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defrogYr Rockinrolls Hall Of Fame Class of 2013:
The question, as always, is: does anyone really care?
Or maybe the real question is: what is rock’n’roll?
I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, I’m a big Rush fan, and considering they’ve been eligible for induction since the late 90s, it’s about time they made it in.
Admittedly, lots of fans feel that way about music artists they love. And you wouldn’t want this kind of thing to be decided solely by fans (otherwise bands would get inducted based on how big their fan base is), because we all have our own personal RnRHoF in our heads, and odds are its roster doesn't look anything like the one in Cleveland.
On the other hand, people have complained for years about the official nomination and voting process, and the fact that it reflects (or appears to reflect) the personal tastes of a handful of people in a very set musical demographic. Fair call. The fact that it’s a secret process hasn’t really dispelled that perception.
Neither has the fact that so many pioneers and influential bands still haven’t made it in. Geddy Lee himself thinks it’s a bit weird that Rush has made it when even older, influential bands like Deep Purple and Procol Harum still haven’t been inducted.
And of course there’s plenty of debate about just what counts as rock’n’roll in the first place. Should Donna Summer count? Or Public Enemy? Or Madonna?
Anyway, that’s why I tend to classify the RnRHoF the same way I do the Grammys – subjective industry-sanctioned recognition for a job well done, which is potentially a nice thing for the bands who win, but personally irrelevant to me.
Still, you know, congratulations to everyone and stuff.
It’s only rock’n’roll,
This is dF
The question, as always, is: does anyone really care?
Or maybe the real question is: what is rock’n’roll?
I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, I’m a big Rush fan, and considering they’ve been eligible for induction since the late 90s, it’s about time they made it in.
Admittedly, lots of fans feel that way about music artists they love. And you wouldn’t want this kind of thing to be decided solely by fans (otherwise bands would get inducted based on how big their fan base is), because we all have our own personal RnRHoF in our heads, and odds are its roster doesn't look anything like the one in Cleveland.
On the other hand, people have complained for years about the official nomination and voting process, and the fact that it reflects (or appears to reflect) the personal tastes of a handful of people in a very set musical demographic. Fair call. The fact that it’s a secret process hasn’t really dispelled that perception.
Neither has the fact that so many pioneers and influential bands still haven’t made it in. Geddy Lee himself thinks it’s a bit weird that Rush has made it when even older, influential bands like Deep Purple and Procol Harum still haven’t been inducted.
And of course there’s plenty of debate about just what counts as rock’n’roll in the first place. Should Donna Summer count? Or Public Enemy? Or Madonna?
Anyway, that’s why I tend to classify the RnRHoF the same way I do the Grammys – subjective industry-sanctioned recognition for a job well done, which is potentially a nice thing for the bands who win, but personally irrelevant to me.
Still, you know, congratulations to everyone and stuff.
It’s only rock’n’roll,
This is dF
