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anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
7. Joy Division/New Order & Kraftwerk!!!
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 07:56 PM
Oct 2012

Of course Rush and Deep Purple and Yes should be in the hall of fame. The R&R Hall of Fame is a joke for excluding mega bands like this in the first place. There has been such a massive outcry about Rush and DP that they (Wenner, et al.) are finally giving in due to the pressure. I agree about Jeff Lynne also.

They have also neglected the great electronic and new wave bands -- Kraftwerk (German band founded in 1970) invented electronic music, and they have inspired literally thousands of other bands (electronic bands and hip hop artists who have sampled their music) in terms of the use of synths and electronics. Joy Division/New Order (after JD's gifted lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980 the original three members formed New Order, so I think there would be an argument for a "two-fer" as this has been done before) could be considered the most influential band as far as new wave was/is concerned. They also inspired a huge shift in music and many, many imitators. Plus "Love Will Tear Us Apart" is just one of the best damn songs ever.

i have stated that idont see the justification of going to the hall. they can put in whomever they leftyohiolib Oct 2012 #1
Genesis, King Crimson, Deep Purple, Camel, ELO, They Might Be Giants, and the list goes on. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #2
Deep Purple is also a candidate for admission this year KamaAina Oct 2012 #3
Good. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #5
Genesis is in there. dawg Oct 2012 #11
Good. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #24
They Might Be Giants, or did you mean Gentle Giant? Systematic Chaos Oct 2012 #31
Well, I'll go with both. Gentle Giant is awesome too. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #32
Slayer Tobin S. Oct 2012 #4
My peeve is no Little Feat. I don't care for all of these acts, but here's a good list. bluesbassman Oct 2012 #6
The Chili Peppers and Beasties were inducted last year. Heart & Journey - I totally agree. anneboleyn Oct 2012 #8
Good catch, you're right. This list was from 2011. bluesbassman Oct 2012 #12
BOC isn't in? Really? taterguy Oct 2012 #9
Joy Division/New Order & Kraftwerk!!! anneboleyn Oct 2012 #7
Kraftwerk is one of the nominees this year LynneSin Oct 2012 #25
Kraftwerk should have been inducted long ago. hifiguy Oct 2012 #36
+1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Tom Ripley Oct 2012 #40
I love prog rock.. sendero Oct 2012 #10
I see "2112" and the early Rush albums as prog... Amerigo Vespucci Oct 2012 #14
Gen X'ers like myself needed the prog-pop of the 80s to find the golden age prog. Systematic Chaos Oct 2012 #19
I don't have any Rush albums other than hits collections right now, but ... dawg Oct 2012 #15
Yes and Kiss both really need to be in there. dawg Oct 2012 #13
MOST people who did NOT grow up in the 70's 'burbs don't understand KISS. Amerigo Vespucci Oct 2012 #16
At least one of the Rush members is/was a hard core looneytarian Major Nikon Oct 2012 #18
They've often described themselves as liberal libertarians. Same as I do. Systematic Chaos Oct 2012 #20
I have libertarian leanings when it comes to civil liberties Major Nikon Oct 2012 #23
Neil Peart abandoned libertarianism hifiguy Oct 2012 #34
Absolutely! (n/t) Tom Ripley Oct 2012 #27
I thought Kiss was a joke. A novelty act. I had no idea anyone TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #17
It's hard not to take "Beth" seriously, even if you don't like it Major Nikon Oct 2012 #21
They're no virtuosos, I'll give you that. dawg Oct 2012 #22
KISS suck. They have always sucked. hifiguy Oct 2012 #35
Kiss are garbage, but they certainly belong in there. More than any band since the Beatles... Tom Ripley Oct 2012 #26
The Monkees. mac56 Oct 2012 #28
Matthew Sweet Dr. Strange Oct 2012 #29
Jethro Tull! Trailrider1951 Oct 2012 #30
King Crimson, Yes, and The Moody Blues hifiguy Oct 2012 #33
King Crimson, Yes, Moody Blues, ELP--I agree. TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #37
Iron Maiden. TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #38
I didn't know Limbaugh played any instrument. cliffordu Oct 2012 #39
No, she means the other Rush... Although the same complaint could be lodged. jobycom Oct 2012 #41
Blue Oyster Cult Yavin4 Oct 2012 #42
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