Yearly Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Debate Thread

Oh, so do I. Very much so. Their musicianship and Anselmo's singing ability is 10 times better than any of today's "metal" bands. BTW, I listened to the first half of Death Magnetic but had to stop about six songs in. The music's pretty good, but I'm no fan of Hetfield's lyrics.

 

There's so much wrong with this sentence, I don't even know where to begin.

 

Another outstanding choice. I believe I've featured that one before. "Firth of Fifth" is easily one of my favorites.

 

I'm just glad AC/DC is in, because I was doing some serious rocking out on a road trip tonight. I need to get the Let There Be Rock album, like, yesterday.

 

Brian Eno deserves a good deal of consideration. That is all.

 

No argument here. I like Eno.

 

It's too bad their legacy is ruined by some half-assed SNL skit.

 

No shit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_cowbell

I guess in the sea of bad SNL from the last two decades, it stands out.

 

The Beatles released their first single in 1962 ("Love Me Do," backed with "P.S. I Love You"), so they should have made it into the Hall in 1987.

And I'm glad no one has yet disputed Wanda Jackson as a worthy hall candidate. If she wasn't the first female rock and roller, as opposed to R&B shouter, she was certainly among the first.....and make no mistake, she knew how to rock. Plus she dated Elvis. Into the hall you go, Wanda, Ms. Jackson if you're nasty.

 

Hey, I said that four pages ago! Doesn't everyone religiously read every line of these threads?

And while I'm here, Eno singing and doing keyboards and treatments as part of Phil Manzanera's 801 project, making "Tomorrow Never Knows" ever freakier:

 

He does have a signature sound for sure. I know you said he was an incredible performer and that alone should hold merit. And, check out Riviera Paradise (from In Step) sometime to get a whole different side of SRV's abilities. IIRC, he also played for David Bowie on an album/tour, which was a big break for him.

To be certain, SRV's hurt by the fact that, despite a mass number of live, GH and assorted albums released since his death in 1990, he only did put out records from 1983-89 (four albums).

It's not worth arguing about, just saying that if I had a ballot for the HOF, SRV would be among my choices.

 

I'm right behind you with SRV. And your Heenan-Gorilla Monsoon tag makes you my favorite poster.