"Forget Yes - The R&R HoF Still Hates Prog"

moshkito wrote: Maybe, some 75 years later, it might seem like a better idea for a Hall of Fame ... but the name itself, ruins the clarity and ideology of the whole thing.

What clarity? What ideology?

^I care. It's the principle of the thing. It's the need to right something that is wrong. Artists deserve to be honored for their artistic merits as well as the enjoyment they give to millions. Some are, but many that are truly deserving of it are not.

Edited by SteveG - December 23 2016 at 06:47

^Rush seemed pretty honored by their induction. It what's the artist makes of it, not what you or I make of it, imho.

Let me quote the great Eric Lifeson: "Blah, blah, bla blah, blah bla..."

Edited by SteveG - December 23 2016 at 08:54

I think Rush were very, very clear they were honored to be inducted because it was another way for them to pay tribute to their fan base. Geddy said it many times, he knows for the fans this was very important. I don't recall either Geddy, Alex or Neil saying this was not important to them, I never expected them to diss the induction or not show up or not perform..I knew they would accept it with grace and honor, and what Alex did was his snub to the whole process I think and also the boredom of acceptance speeches, he gave it a progressive spin .

Just like the Grammy's indeed. An article in the Toronto Sun newspaper noted that Jeff Beck, A guitarists guitarist recently released an album that apparently is freaking amazing. He didn't even get a nod but of course Justin Beiber did. The Writer asked the question, "On what planet does Justin Beiber write an album better than Jeff Beck?"

'nuff said. It ain't about quality, it's about the cash grab.

Never been to the R&RHoF but if the owners actually paid heed to the name of the place, Hip Hop wouldn't be in there.

Politics...... as usual run by idiots who think they are cool....Rolling Stone has been a negative source of musical press from the early 70s til today. The very definition of ELITIST. 

For all the justified carping about the Hall it does mean much to many. The whole thing is riven with faults which everyone points out.

The reason why people care, whether they say they don't is that in name it represents their musical cultural identity.

And people get riled whether band members get omitted (stupid and insensitive by the Hall); bands get ignored (...again)... non-rock based artist get included (puzzling especially when many of these artists have disdained rock in the first place).

Now if there were a hall of fame for pop hacks, er, I mean rock journalism, who should be inducted... omitted?

Start with the Teen Beat office boy and ignore Rolling Stone? Tempting is it not?