2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

**GuitarHailz** · Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 4910 Location: Austin, Texas

Didn't see this mentioned anywhere and I thought some folks would be interested.

http://rockhall.com/inductees

For the lazy:

Guns N' Roses
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Donovan
Laura Nyro
The Small Faces/The Faces
Beastie Boys
Freddie King
Don Kirshner
Cosimo Matassa
Tom Dowd
Glyn Johns

As with every year, people complain about how the whole thing is a joke and it's not just rock and roll anymore (I'd like to think it just spans artists who are influential of various genres, just like Rock Band doesn't just have rock music :p). But it's still an honor and I'm happy to see the Chili Peppers get a nod. Beastie Boys as well.

Looks like Rush got snubbed again, anybody know what the reason could be? (And I mean a cited, stated reason - not your opinion about how "they just hate prog because they're biased, maaaan!"

Because believe me, we've all heard it before)
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**thecaptainof** · Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 7571 Location: ¯\(°_o)/¯

Good for RHCP and Axl & The Randoms. I've not heard of anything below the Beastie Boys on that list. As for whether that says more about me or the list, I'll let you decide.
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**GregoryZero** · Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 2338 Location: California

Glad to see RHCP and the Beastie Boys getting the recognition they deserve.
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**Quakmybush** · Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:32 am Post subject:

It's an absolute joke that Rush isn't in.

RUsh has never really been lauded as "good" by the media (Rolling Stone magazine, for example, never includes Rush on their lists)

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**boss1592** · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:18 am Post subject:

I agree with everyone else, the fact that another year has gone by without Rush being recognised is shocking, Rush are one of the greatest rock bands ever, no, one of the greatest bands ever, accross any genre. How many more kittens do they have to save from burning buildings to get some love?

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**GuitarHailz** · Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 4910 Location: Austin, Texas

Lists like that are definitely a popularity contest for sure, but I'm wondering what's the wording of it. Like, "Top 100 Guitarists" is interpreted on ScoreHero as meaning most talented or "best" but in my mind I would put in guitarists who were influential in the music world. Which while I wouldn't put Kurt Cobain at the top or anything, he definitely fits that role (whether you like Nirvana or not, which I particularly don't). George Harrison is another one that's always on that list that everyone complains about, which is too bad. Just because a band doesn't play crazy riffs or solos doesn't mean the guitarist isn't talented or innovative (or even incapable of such solos... I think many of you would be surprised by the musical capabilities of musicians in bands you consider "boring").

It does bug me though when people assert that a band like KISS doesn't have very much musical talent because their concerts are more about the show than the music... there are a few songs you need to hear if you really think these dudes can't rock

Not that I'm defending the legitimacy of such lists or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but it never hurts to look at things from another angle.
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**Nubnut** · Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 2078 Location: Denver, CO

Aye that's true it is entirely personal opinion when it comes to top 100 lists.

Personally I judge off a combination of technical skill, influence, and emotion (hence why S.R.V will always be the greatest guitarist in the world to me).

And I definitely have to add that KISS, although I've never liked them at all, should definitely be in the Rock and Roll hall of fame by now as well. They truly revolutionized the idea of a live rock concert, and it still very apparently shows today.
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**blingdomepiece** · Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 4358 Location: Ottawa ON Canada

Kirshner was the host of Don Kirshner's Rock Hour which helped put out a lot of live music in the late 70s by all sorts of good bands including Rush. I see that he died this year so that's probably why he's getting the nod now.
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**ready2rock** · Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:19 am Post subject:

...and still no Chicago.
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