Comments on: 2007 Inductees: The Rock Hall’s Blatant Bias and Hatred Towards Entire Genres http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/ Celebrity gossip from our lips to yours Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:38:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: GlossLip » Fox News’ Roger Friedman Manages To Slam Cruise AND Jann Wenner In One Fell Swoop http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-52543 GlossLip » Fox News’ Roger Friedman Manages To Slam Cruise AND Jann Wenner In One Fell Swoop Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:44:52 +0000 http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-52543 [...] have railed about Jann Wenner before on Glosslip. His choke-hold on the Rock Hall Inductees reeks of cronism, [...] [...] have railed about Jann Wenner before on Glosslip. His choke-hold on the Rock Hall Inductees reeks of cronism, [...]

]]> By: Rob http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-2713 Rob Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:13:15 +0000 http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-2713 At the risk of following up my own comment...may I ask why Bonnie Raitt is in but Paul Revere and the Raiders aren't? Something wrong with that picture. Acts that are now deemed uncool are ignored too. Three Dog Night were a hit machine but are now taboo, apparently. At the risk of following up my own comment…may I ask why Bonnie Raitt is in but Paul Revere and the Raiders aren’t? Something wrong with that picture. Acts that are now deemed uncool are ignored too. Three Dog Night were a hit machine but are now taboo, apparently.

]]> By: Rob http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-2699 Rob Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:58:59 +0000 http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-2699 Not to mention the current omission of Link Wray (the guy who basically invented fuzztone) and the Zombies, whose transcendent "Odessey and Oracle" alone warrants their inclusion. (Also the equally transcendent voice of the Zombies' Colin Blunstone, one of the most distinctive and musical in all rock). Not to mention the current omission of Link Wray (the guy who basically invented fuzztone) and the Zombies, whose transcendent “Odessey and Oracle” alone warrants their inclusion. (Also the equally transcendent voice of the Zombies’ Colin Blunstone, one of the most distinctive and musical in all rock).

]]> By: GlossLip » Some Punks Never Die: The Buzzcocks Celebrate 30 Years Of Rock At SXSW http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-2675 GlossLip » Some Punks Never Die: The Buzzcocks Celebrate 30 Years Of Rock At SXSW Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:59:40 +0000 http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-2675 [...] seems like just yesterday that I was lamenting how eggregious it is that certain bands have never been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, [...] [...] seems like just yesterday that I was lamenting how eggregious it is that certain bands have never been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, [...]

]]> By: dmdo1016 http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-1484 dmdo1016 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:21:01 +0000 http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-1484 "Gardening at Night" is one of my favs. DJR's post about REM is one of my favs also. Oh, don't cry DM, we always have next year! “Gardening at Night” is one of my favs. DJR’s post about REM is one of my favs also.

Oh, don’t cry DM, we always have next year!

]]> By: DJRadiohead http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-1405 DJRadiohead Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:59:08 +0000 http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-1405 And then R.E.M. played "Gardening at Night!" And then R.E.M. played “Gardening at Night!”

]]> By: The Domestic Minx http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-1233 The Domestic Minx Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:45:41 +0000 http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-1233 I'm getting all teary and emotional and VERY VERY ANGRY just reading this!! WTF!!! *gnashing and grinding of teeth as contemplates storming Hall of Fame oneself, armed with velvet revolver or similar weapon* I’m getting all teary and emotional and VERY VERY ANGRY just reading this!! WTF!!!

*gnashing and grinding of teeth as contemplates storming Hall of Fame oneself, armed with velvet revolver or similar weapon*

]]> By: DJRadiohead http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-1224 DJRadiohead Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:49:45 +0000 http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-1224 I'm totally with you on The Cure. The HoF is very, very flawed. I’m totally with you on The Cure. The HoF is very, very flawed.

]]> By: Tim http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-1207 Tim Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:36:06 +0000 http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-1207 Rap and hip hop are not rock and roll but they are, along with mtv the 3 biggest reasons of true rock's demise. At best let them get their own hall. Many of the bands you mentioned are not rock and roll, only "pop" musicians. A fad, or short flavor of time. Unfortunatly many pop bands have already been inducted. It's all just politics, money and advertising. Another reason the sun is setting fast on real rock. Rap and hip hop are not rock and roll but they are, along with mtv the 3 biggest reasons of true rock’s demise. At best let them get their own hall. Many of the bands you mentioned are not rock and roll, only “pop” musicians. A fad, or short flavor of time. Unfortunatly many pop bands have already been inducted. It’s all just politics, money and advertising. Another reason the sun is setting fast on real rock.

]]> By: Eric Olsen http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-1173 Eric Olsen Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:51:45 +0000 http://glosslip.com/2007/03/12/2007-inductees-the-rock-halls-blatant-bias-and-hatred-towards-entire-genres/#comment-1173 very nice analysis and I agree with your assertions! very nice analysis and I agree with your assertions!

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