Sitting here watching the 2015 Rock-n-Roll HOF induction on HBO and I'm pissed Green Day is being inducted.
I like Green Day- they have a few great songs. They are solid. Maybe in 2025- they would be perfect inductees. But to be inducted this year in 2015???? Holy shit- thats a stretch. They are my age. They arent HOF worthy yet
Somebody give us a list of bad ass bands that aren't in the hall of fame. The R and R HOF is a joke
I disagree... They've been around for almost 30 years and first charted over 20 years ago. Multiple Grammys, Billboards, People's Choice, MTV, etc...
They're a great and infulential band. Totally worthy of the HOF.
I feel they deserve it. They are super influential. Their music is fresh, original and compelling. They expanded their reach to the theater in a powerful way.
I thought the rule was you couldn't be inducted until 25 years after your first album was released. Could have sworn Dookie didn't come out until 94 or 95. I agree that it seems a little early for their induction.
I'm not saying they arent good enough- I'm just saying its too damn earlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Dawgpile
Dookie's not their first album it's just the first one that anyone's heard of. I think they had been around a few years before Dookie.Quote:
Originally Posted by HSVDawg
39/Smooth released on April 30, 1990. Hit the 25 almost exactly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/39/Smooth
I've never understood the reasoning behind some of the choices the RRHOF makes... Miles Davis? When did he make a rock album? And Rush didn't make it in until last year and Dire Straits isn't in yet? Herb Alpert is in?
Green Day may seem too early, but they're more deserving that some that are in.
Dire Straits not being is is an absolute travesty. Must be some personality or political issues there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgpile
It just feels to me like the NFL putting Drew Brees in the HOF this year. He's getting in- it just needs to be in 8-9 years from now
agree 100%Quote:
Originally Posted by drunkernhelldawg
People that were playing college football while I was in college are in the pro football hall of fame and bands I listened to in college are now in the Rock and Roll hall of fame. I guess the just means I'm old.
As far as bands that are left out Motorhead is the epitome of rock and roll and they aren't in.
Motorhead, The Cars, Deep Purple, and even Boston aren't in. There are plenty of great bands who haven't gotten a sniff... Journey, Jethro Tull, Squeeze... But we do have Donna Summer, Leonard Cohen, and Cat Stevens. They rock!
It's hard for me, a guy your age, to realize how long ago 1990 was. Crazy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
We are getting older, middle age is a bitch.
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Originally Posted by Howboutdemdogs
The Motor City Madman isn't in either. Nor will he be. Politics and all.
Congrats Green Day, very well deserved. Dookie (among their other albums) had a huge influence on me. If anybody deserves getting in as quickly as they did its them imo. They paid their dues in a very tough business and deserve whatever they get. But I can see how you might feel the way you do. I just actually prefer all artists and bands to be honored earlier than later before they get too old and start dying out.
Never been a Green Day fan. They aren't horrible, but their sound is extremely generic and boring. If I had to vote for a rock band that plays all power chords, it'd be Helmet.