Time to Close the Rock n Roll HOF

[Rohirrim]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Musi...ef=igoogle_cnn

Abba? Puhleeeeeez! Close the place. Shut it down. It is now, officially, a joke.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

OMG - that's awful.

[Hogan11]

The place was always a joke, Johnny Rotton was 100% right......again.

[BroncoBuff]

Chicago's not in ... so what's the point of it anyway?

[BroncoBuff]

The guitar player's boots are amazing ... he might be an astronaut in his spare time.

[Rohirrim]

"'We're having a good time tonight but we're going to kill a lot of people next week. So let's not forget about that. I don't want to ruin this but it's too real not to mention it. And music used to be about this. And it still is about this, it's a human thing. And these are human beings over there and we're making a big mistake. I feel like I'm riding in a giant gas guzzling SUV and the driver's drunk as a ****ing skunk. He's drunk on power.'

Name that inductee.

[BroncoBuff]

I Googled the quote - part of it - and found out. Won't spoil it though.

[Hogan11]

I didn't Google it and have no idea.

I do think it's funny that they're inducting ABBA and The Stooges at the same ceremony....the thought of ABBA running into Iggy Pop backstage is interesting to say the least.

[Rohirrim]

Neil Young.

[Hogan11]

Originally Posted by Rohirrim

Neil Young.

I can see that. Good one, I was too honest to google it.

[Los Broncos]

After seeing that photo I agree, how awful.

[Hogan11]

Originally Posted by Iron Clady

After seeing that photo I agree, how awful.

C'mon Man, how can you not love all that polyester and those Kiss/Ziggy Stardust boots??

I saw one of the local opening bands at a Dead Milkmen show years ago do a punked up version of "Knowing Me Knowing You"...it was pretty funny. The DM loved it and talked about it throughout their entire show

[Los Broncos]

Originally Posted by hogan11

c'mon man, how can you not love all that polyester and those kiss/ziggy stardust boots??

I saw one of the local opening bands at a dead milkmen show years ago do a punked up version of "knowing me knowing you"...it was pretty funny. The dm loved it and talked about it throughout their entire show rofl!

rofl!

[Hogan11]

Well, in all fairness, ABBA is pretty funny to hear now. IMHO, it hasn't aged well at all and clearly is a pop product of it's time. Strangely enough, they're a lot of people's guilty pleasure...Sid Vicious (of all people) was on record as being a huge fan, believe it or not.

The ABBA trip almost totally escapes me though, not my thing at all.

As for the others, I liked The Hollies, Genesis is what it is, Jimmy Cliff is pretty cool and then there's Iggy, who is probably the most intense senior citizen in recorded history. Too bad The Stooges guitarist just passed away a few months ago, it would've been worth it to tune into this thing just for that performance (if they were allowed to perform, that is).

[UberBroncoMan]

... yeah... Rock n Roll they are not.

Pop YES.

Is there a Pop music HOF...?

[Hogan11]

Originally Posted by UberBroncoMan

... yeah... Rock n Roll they are not.

Pop YES.

Is there a Pop music HOF...?

It's really only "rock 'n' roll" in name only....they've inducted pop stars, bluesmen, jazzmen, etc. It should be renamed the "Music Hall of Fame" but it wouldn't rake in as much profit with that moniker I suppose.

[ghwk]

They can't close it until Hillis gets in. I hear that dude rocks harder than David Lee Roth.

[Hogan11]

Another year's worth of nominees and still no Kiss, Rush, Monkees, Cheap Trick, etc.

[Los Broncos]

Originally Posted by Hogan11

Another year's worth of nominees and still no Kiss, Rush, Monkees, Cheap Trick, etc.

I was happy that Little Walter got in a few years ago.

Other than that it sucks, didn't Modonna get it too?

[ghwk]

I hear Milli Vanilli is a lock in next year.

[loborugger]

Originally Posted by Hogan11

It's really only "rock 'n' roll" in name only....they've inducted pop stars, bluesmen, jazzmen, etc. It should be renamed the "Music Hall of Fame" but it wouldn't rake in as much profit with that moniker I suppose.

That's what it really is. Although they dont have, I dont think, any country stuff. But otherwise, it's trying to appeal to everyone. And that really is a detractor. Make it the Rock and Roll HOF. Then have a Blues HOF (which I would visit). Etc, etc.

I went there a few years back, and found it to be grossly disappointing. Not only was it so diluted as to focus on everything - it also really focused on nothing. To wit, we were in a section where they had an outfit next worn by the Backstreet Boys right next to an outfit worn by Elton John, right next to an outfit worn by James Brown. That put outfits from three different genres and three different eras right next to each other. It was completely disorganized and had no flow... be it by timeline, by genre, whatever. And on the clothing note, my daughters liked the place the most because that was what it was really all about - clothing. It seemed that 75 percent of the place was clothing.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Yeah, the R&R HOF is still a joke.

Still no Peter Frampton - despite the fact that "Frampton Comes Alive" still ranks as the best-selling live album of all time (it was the best-selling record of all time for quite a while there.)

[Hogan11]

Originally Posted by loborugger

That's what it really is. Although they dont have, I dont think, any country stuff. But otherwise, it's trying to appeal to everyone. And that really is a detractor. Make it the Rock and Roll HOF. Then have a Blues HOF (which I would visit). Etc, etc.

I went there a few years back, and found it to be grossly disappointing. Not only was it so diluted as to focus on everything - it also really focused on nothing. To wit, we were in a section where they had an outfit next worn by the Backstreet Boys right next to an outfit worn by Elton John, right next to an outfit worn by James Brown. That put outfits from three different genres and three different eras right next to each other. It was completely disorganized and had no flow... be it by timeline, by genre, whatever. And on the clothing note, my daughters liked the place the most because that was what it was really all about - clothing. It seemed that 75 percent of the place was clothing.

They do have C&W stuff, but as you say, it's about 75% clothing and the rest is mainly guitars. Even much of the clothing is on the questionable side....I mean, do I really need to see Jim Morrison's boy scout uniform?

The place has always been a ripoff. One time through it is more than enough to satisfy any curiousity one may have.

For anyone who hasn't gone and are toying with the idea of going, go to a Hard Rock Cafe instead. It's cheaper on the wallet (although not by much) and you'll see the same type of artifacts (and in some cases, even better ones).

[Rohirrim]

If you want to relive the history of R&R, just listen to some Eddie Cochran songs.

[Los Broncos]

Originally Posted by loborugger

That's what it really is. Although they dont have, I dont think, any country stuff. But otherwise, it's trying to appeal to everyone. And that really is a detractor. Make it the Rock and Roll HOF. Then have a Blues HOF (which I would visit). Etc, etc.

I went there a few years back, and found it to be grossly disappointing. Not only was it so diluted as to focus on everything - it also really focused on nothing. To wit, we were in a section where they had an outfit next worn by the Backstreet Boys right next to an outfit worn by Elton John, right next to an outfit worn by James Brown. That put outfits from three different genres and three different eras right next to each other. It was completely disorganized and had no flow... be it by timeline, by genre, whatever. And on the clothing note, my daughters liked the place the most because that was what it was really all about - clothing. It seemed that 75 percent of the place was clothing.

I'll be going next year, also going to visit some graves out there as well.