O/T....Why has the Rock-n-Roll HOF snubbed CHICAGO ?

[packs]

Hall and Oates rules!

[jdmeltz]

Neil Diamond was inducted into the R&R HOF last year. He gave a notable acceptance speech:
"I have no idea where we are… What are we doing here? What the heck is going on right here?”

[buymycards]

Love Chicago. Just the lead guitar playing in 25 or 6 to 4 should be enough to put them in.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by buymycards

Love Chicago. Just the lead guitar playing in 25 or 6 to 4 should be enough to put them in.

Reportedly, Jimi Hendrix said that Terry Kath was better than he was.

[barrysloate]

How come the Fugs aren't in the Hall of Fame?

[kcohen]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

How come the Fugs aren't in the Hall of Fame?

My English teacher in high school in 1966 or so brought the Fugs First Album in to class and played it for us.

Carpe Diem

[Brian Van Horn]

I can't figure out why Chicago isn't in unless it's backlash over the insipid songs Cetera had as a solo artist, i.e., "The Next Time I Fall."

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by kcohen

My English teacher in high school in 1966 or so brought the Fugs First Album in to class and played it for us.

Carpe Diem

Lucky your English teacher didn't get into trouble for doing that.

[Ladder7]

Worthy, When we were adolescents, the machos considered them a chick band, ala LRB and Barry White. But a necessary 8 track for the glovey. Agreed, everyone loved the Doobies x 10 (prior to Michael Mc)

Also for consideration; Grand Funk, Yes, Kansas, Derek and the Dominos, Boston, Rick Derringer, Foreigner, J Geils, Styx and all the others on my playlist.

[tedzan]

Check out this link for the "politics" behind why certain Rock groups (or individuals) have been snubbed by the R-n-R HOF........

http://www.futurerocklegends.com/blo...ry-snubbed.php

Thanks, Peter S.


TED Z

[E93]

Not a comment on who is in, but I had an absolute blast when I visited the R&R HOF about ten years ago.

David,
I think you are safe with Discharge. There was a display on Punk but it was admittedly one of the weaker spots.

JimB

[E93]

P.S. A friend of mine from grad school (He did his Ph.d. in Art History) and former member of Del Fuegos, Warren Zane, used to be a curator there. Not sure if he still is. We've lost touch over the years.
JimB

[Bpm0014]

Hall and Oates should definitely be in. Most successful duo in the history of music. And I think they are in the top 15 of the highest revenue grossing artists of all time. Unbelievable talents.

[vintagechris]

Originally Posted by Ladder7

Worthy, When we were adolescents, the machos considered them a chick band, ala LRB and Barry White. But a necessary 8 track for the glovey. Agreed, everyone loved the Doobies x 10 (prior to Michael Mc)

Also for consideration; Grand Funk, Yes, Kansas, Derek and the Dominos, Boston, Rick Derringer, Foreigner, J Geils, Styx and all the others on my playlist.

Nice to see some love for Boston. To this day, still the best live concert I ever saw.

[RCMcKenzie]

My parents took me and my brother and sister to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in the mid eighties. Chicago was the band that played that night. The Dome's acoustics were awful, but it was okay for what it was. I'd rather see the Meat Puppets, but whatever.

[Al C.risafulli]

Patty Smyth was the singer from Scandal, author of such tripe as "The Warrior" and "Goodbye To You." Best things about Patty Smyth are that she's from New Jersey and that she has a child with the great Richard Hell of Television.

Patti Smith was a tremendously influential poet and singer that was a vitally important cog in the development of punk rock in New York City in the early to mid 1970s. She also co-authored songs for the band Blue Oyster Cult, married Fred "Sonic" Smith of the great band MC5, and has released about a dozen albums. She's noted for the Springsteen song she sang, but her albums "Horses" and "Easter" are absolute classics.

While I agree that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is goofy, if I were to create one myself and start adding people to it, Patti Smith would be in it.

(/geek off)

-Al

[Michael B]

Al,

Richard Hell was leader of the Voidoids which included Mach Bell aka Marky Ramone.

Richard Lloyd was a member of Television. Still performing. Saw him a few years ago in a tiny club in D.C. with Billy Ficca on drums.

Cheers,

Michael

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by vintagechris

Nice to see some love for Boston. To this day, still the best live concert I ever saw.

I had tickets to see them in 1977. They cancelled, stating that one of their band members had the flu, but the actual reason was that our venue was too small. They played the next night at a college in East Texas.

The tickets were super-cool looking - raised images covered with glitter. Hated to turn them back in for my refund.

[Robextend]

Originally Posted by jdmeltz

Neil Diamond was inducted into the R&R HOF last year. He gave a notable acceptance speech:
"I have no idea where we are… What are we doing here? What the heck is going on right here?”

Nice!!

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by jdmeltz

Neil Diamond was inducted into the R&R HOF last year. He gave a notable acceptance speech:
"I have no idea where we are… What are we doing here? What the heck is going on right here?”

Certainly he should have had no idea what he was doing there.

[MVSNYC]

Side note- there's an awesome new Rolling Stones doc on HBO, called Crossfire Hurricane, focuses on their first 20 years...sex, drugs, rock & roll.

ps- biggest R&R HOF void, IMO- Depeche Mode, just sayin'

[bmarlowe1]

Innovative, technically excellent, and wrote a fair number of good songs. Well written and executed arrangements. Kath was an early shredder and was ahead of his time. Cetera's bass playing was tremendous - too bad his career then went in a different direction. Saw them twice with original members in Champaign and in Chicago.

[Robextend]

How come the Archies aren't in?