OT: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees for 2018
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If the link doesn't work Google sister Rosetta Tharpe "Didn't it Rain" "Manchester Station" and see why she's nominated.
She destroys the guitar like it is nothing.
Fan Vote is in. These only count in case of a tie breaker is needed however:
Top 5:
1. Bon Jovi - 1.16M votes
2. Moody Blues - 947K
3. Dire Straits - 613K
4. The Cars - 552K
5. Judas Priest - 538K
We will know who got in on 12/13
Top 5:
1. Bon Jovi - 1.16M votes
2. Moody Blues - 947K
3. Dire Straits - 613K
4. The Cars - 552K
5. Judas Priest - 538K
We will know who got in on 12/13
Can't say I'm surprised at this outcome. Bon Jovi does have a rabid and large fan base so it certainly makes sense they won the fan vote.
I'm surprised Mr. Bongiovi was willing to shake loose the necessary cash to buy those votes.
It's got to be killing him inside that Bruce is in and he is not being let in . . .
Posters asking who Link Wray is illustrates the fallacy of the HOF. Link Wray set the stage for the guitar styles of power chord artists like Duane Eddy, and introduced early rock-a-billy. Pete Townshend said that without Link Wray he never would have picked up a guitar.
Whether he deserves to be in the HOF or not, how can voters who have never seen or heard of certain nominated artists make educated choices.
Whether he deserves to be in the HOF or not, how can voters who have never seen or heard of certain nominated artists make educated choices.
Even if someone does not know the name Link Wray, surely they must have heard this right? Everyone has heard this before:
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Congrats to:
6 new Inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
Bon Jovi [poop][sick],
The Cars :clap::fistbump:,
Dire Straits:clap::fistbump:,
The Moody Blues:clap::fistbump:,
Nina Simoneo_O and
Early Influencer Sister Rosetta Tharpeo_O
Sorry @bac2therac , no Rage, Radiohead or Eurythmics.
Would have loved to see J. Geils and Judas Priest.
6 new Inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
Bon Jovi [poop][sick],
The Cars :clap::fistbump:,
Dire Straits:clap::fistbump:,
The Moody Blues:clap::fistbump:,
Nina Simoneo_O and
Early Influencer Sister Rosetta Tharpeo_O
Sorry @bac2therac , no Rage, Radiohead or Eurythmics.
Would have loved to see J. Geils and Judas Priest.
total bs no Eurythmics....Dire Straits lmfao
the last two inductees are of course the nod to inclusiveness
anyway I am hoping PJ Harvey gets in soon.
I'm totally with you on PJ Harvey. Little fish, big fish, swimming in the water. . . .
Wonder if Dire Straits will sing the ORIGINAL lyrics to Money For Nothing. There's a part where they use a word that is very taboo in today's world. Maybe they will issue an apology for using those words.
Nah, they've got to install microwave ovens, custom kitchens. .. .
Don't know why you call them a joke. They were as much of a staple in the 1980's on MTV as the Eurythmics.
Kinda surprised it took The Cars so long to get inducted. They were huge in the infancy of the New Wave/Rock movement. They were awful in concert, but have tons of great tunes.
Did not realize how thin their catalog was.
Skateaway is a good song.
Sultans of Swing
Money for Nothing.
Walk of Life.
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Judas Priest, Radiohead or Rage (even J Geils Band) were more deserving.
You guys are missing the whole reason behind Dire Straits' nomination.
Download a copy of Live Alchemy. Pay close attention to the stuff that wasn't Top 40. Once Upon a Time in the West. Romeo and Juliet. Telegraph Road.
bought the double album vinyl of Alchemy when it came out.
interesting note in the inner sleeve, was that everything was as recorded live. no fixes or redos.
when MTV was in it's initial yrs, (early 80s), they had a Fri night, (or was it Sat), 1 hour concert every wk.
no stereo tv at the time, but an FM radio station simulcast it every wk.
one wk it was Dire Straits at the Hammersmith Odeon.
recorded it on my beta machine, and wore out the tape.
haven't seen it in decades, but iirc, in the intro they were playing pool backstage, as in the beginning of The Last Waltz.
still haven't gotten over my Martha Quinn thing.
Knew a guy at RU who was a HUGE Dire Straits fan.
ChemE, as I recall. He used to sit at his kitchen table to do his calc homework with a bong and a beer in front of him and Dire Straits turned up to 11 on the stereo.
I have no idea how he did it.
She's a lot like you the dangerous type
I'm the American misfit kid
Life's the same I'm moving in stereo
I'm the American misfit kid
Life's the same I'm moving in stereo
For those of you of a certain age...
Moving In Stereo was playing during the pool scene with Phoebe Cates in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Moving In Stereo was playing during the pool scene with Phoebe Cates in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
didn't know that.
guess i must have been concentrating on something else at the time.
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always thought Dangerous Type was their best song.
have seen them twice in concert. The Motels opened for them the first time. (Panorama Tour).
always thought Dangerous Type was their best song.
have seen them twice in concert. The Motels opened for them the first time. (Panorama Tour).
Glad to see Sister Rosetta get her long overdue accolades. She was an inspiration to Chuck Berry, Elvis, and Bob Dylan, among others.
Born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas.
Born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas.
She is the type of artist that few have heard. But when people do finally hear some of her work, they get it immediately. Her coolness is readily apparent.
