I hate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

[Doc ock rokc]

Originally Posted by Magus

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that note was a joke to make fun of the hall of fame. they even show it in their slide show. everyone cracked up laughing when they saw it. and the hall of fame didn't take it seriously.

[POS Industries]

Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

That's a good point. Deep Purple should get in by fame criteria as well though. They were once officially the loudest band in the world.

True, but I could still see Metallica being in before them by virtue of sheer longevity in their notability. Deep Purple was really only big for eight years or so while Metallica spans three decades of active rockstardom.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

That is true. Metallica is more famous overall so I can see them getting in first.

[TheSparrow]

Originally Posted by POS Industries

It's "Hall of Fame," not "Hall of Influence," I'm afraid.

The why is the Hall chock full of people like Jelly Roll Morton, Lloyd Price, Del Shannon, The Moonglows, Solomon Burke, Gene Pitney et. al.

All while missing people like Cher, Kiss, Neil Diamond, Dan Fogelberg, Ted Nugent.

It used to be about what you did, not really how famous you were. But now, It's really "Hall of Whatever Helps us Sell Tickets"

Originally Posted by POS Industries

True, but I could still see Metallica being in before them by virtue of sheer longevity in their notability. Deep Purple was really only big for eight years or so while Metallica spans three decades of active rockstardom.

You have to admit though, their notability over the last decade has pretty much been mostly about how awful they have become with each album. Although this last one had as many people praising it loudly as had ripping it badly, so that's an improvement.

[OctoberRaven]

Wait, Kiss isn't in the Hall of Fame?

...That just makes ZERO sense at all. I mean, seriously, they were pretty much a show band but "Rock and Roll All Nite" is one of the most recognizable songs ever. You can't be older than 10 and not have heard that song at least once, even if only via Guitar Hero III or Tony Hawk unless you live in a county like the one the Christian Childrens Fund shows on TV.