As we say time and again, awards and ceremonies are often popularity contests and don't reflect true achievement and merit, so the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are no surprise.
Headlining the group is Guns N' Roses, followed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The reset of the class is comprised of singer/songwriter Laura Nyro, Donovan, the Beastie Boys, and The Small Faces/The Faces (which included Rod Stewart and Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood). Donna Summer, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Heart, Rufus with Chaka Khan, Eric B. & Rakim, War, the Cure and the Spinners were on the ballot too but did not make the cut.
Admission is determined by more than 500 votes by a secret and select group of of music critics, historians and recording artists. Acts are eligible 25 years after the release of their first recording.
Given the selection, I can see why Joan Jett would get passed over, but even if Guns N' Roses and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are deserving, how can you put them in before Rush or KISS? Both have been eligible for more than a decade, and while not as hot a commodity, it does the "Hall of Fame" no service in credibility. Eric Clapton's three separate entries are excessive compared to who's been omitted...
There's still no Jethro Tull, Hall & Oates, The Doobie Brothers, Chicago, The Cars, The Moody Blues, King Crimson or Yes...and there are many, many more. And given the 36 members coming and going between the two bands, who the hell do you have play at that "all-star" jam?
Headlining the group is Guns N' Roses, followed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The reset of the class is comprised of singer/songwriter Laura Nyro, Donovan, the Beastie Boys, and The Small Faces/The Faces (which included Rod Stewart and Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood). Donna Summer, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Heart, Rufus with Chaka Khan, Eric B. & Rakim, War, the Cure and the Spinners were on the ballot too but did not make the cut.
Admission is determined by more than 500 votes by a secret and select group of of music critics, historians and recording artists. Acts are eligible 25 years after the release of their first recording.
Given the selection, I can see why Joan Jett would get passed over, but even if Guns N' Roses and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are deserving, how can you put them in before Rush or KISS? Both have been eligible for more than a decade, and while not as hot a commodity, it does the "Hall of Fame" no service in credibility. Eric Clapton's three separate entries are excessive compared to who's been omitted...
There's still no Jethro Tull, Hall & Oates, The Doobie Brothers, Chicago, The Cars, The Moody Blues, King Crimson or Yes...and there are many, many more. And given the 36 members coming and going between the two bands, who the hell do you have play at that "all-star" jam?
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