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2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee screechfest

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Cosmo, Oct 15, 2019.

  1. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    What is the T-Rex/The Who connection?
     
  2. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    You Better You Bet

    T-Rex gets a shout out in the song.
     

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  3. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    I’d like to see your list of the 100 above him.

    I don’t think that there has ever been a rap album which was more ubiquitous than Ready to Die. Life After Death was pretty close. Obviously, his career was ridiculously short and I think that the ceremony being in his old neighborhood this year prodded his induction. If you are going to induct rappers, he’s a no brainer.
     
  4. Tweener

    Tweener Well-Known Member

    Agree with this entire list, which deviated quite a bit from some of the earlier posts. Shouts.
     
  5. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    Also from Mott the Hoople in "All the Young Dudes."
     
  6. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

     
  7. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    No rapper has ever understood the metrical structure of verse better than Biggie Smalls.

    He was a writer's rapper, all the way.
     
  8. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    Pretty much every UK punk and pub rock band acknowledges Mott The Hoople as a direct influence. Same with a lot of hair metal, though they certainly sanitized the Mott sound down to a lowest common denominator essence. (See Great White and their watered down version of “Once Bitten Twice Shy”, done originally by Mott lead singer Ian Hunter.)

    The Clash were so enamored with Mott they sought out Mott’s pre-Dudes producer, Guy Stevens, to do “London Calling”.

    Dudes may have been their only hit here, though “All The Way From Memphis” was used prominently in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”, but they were much bigger in England.

    Their glam period albums - “All The Young Dudes”, “Mott” (especially) and “The Hoople” are all excellent albums. Pre-glam “Brain Capers” is also choice.

    RRHOF? I’d love it, but as with the Raspberries and Big Star, I’m not holding my breath. Mott is pretty damn great though. If you want a sampler, “The Ballad Of Mott” compilation is the way to go.
     
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  9. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    I like you but stop with this nonsense.
     
  10. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    You're trying to say Biggie was better than Rakim? LOLOLOLOL.

     
  11. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

  12. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    That's the song you chose to make the case for Rakim was better than Biggie?
     
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