Time once again for the annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame debate. Nominations are out for the class of 2014, and, for a couple of days, everyone is talking rock’n’roll. Speaking of which why the hell isn’t it called the “Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame”? Maybe that explains a lot. Until December 5th you can vote online for your five faves, and the public vote will be used (in a very, very small way) towards the final count.
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Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock’n’Roll – G is for Going In/Going To Wait
Posted in Opinion with tags Cameron Carpenter, Cat Stevens, Chic, DBAWIS, Deep Purple, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Hall and Oates, Kiss, Linda Ronstadt, Link Wray, LL Cool J, music, music videos, N.W.A., Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, Records, Rock and Roll Hall of fame 2013 Nominees, The Meters, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Replacements, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013, The Zombies, Yes on October 17, 2013 by segariniCameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock And Roll – Hall Of Fame
Posted in Opinion with tags Albert King, Cameron Carpenter, Chic, DBAWIS, Deep Purple, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donna Summer, Heart, Joan Jett, Kraftwerk, music, N.W.A., Paul Butterfield, Procol Harum, Public Enemy, R&R Hall of Fame, Randy Newman, Rush, Shanghai Cowgirl, The Marvelettes, The Meters on October 11, 2012 by segariniIt’s that time of year again; let the debates begin as the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ready their class of 2013. There is no pleasing everyone and the HOF is no different. Now even calling it the “Rock And Roll” Hall of Fame is a bit of a stretch. My definition of rock is pretty narrow and would not include 90% of hip-hop, 99% of disco (I will give a pass to “I Was Made For Loving You” by Kiss), very little funk and almost no folk. Their definition seems to be constantly fluid and I can only agree or disagree with their choices by means of my own internal rock’n’roll barometer.