Has anyone ever thought that maybe, deep down, quokkas are really monumentally pissed off?
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2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions were announced today. Artists become eligible for the Hall 25 years after their debut. Jay-Z is going into the Hall, continuing the tradition of honoring artists who, whatever their relative merit, are not what you would call “Rock and Roll” artists. I am not making any judgments—good, bad, or indifferent—on the musical talent of Jay-Z or such other inductees as NWA or Run-DMC, but I still don’t think they belong in a Rock Hall of Fame, any more than Bruce Springsteen belongs in a Hip-Hop Hall of Fame or Ted Nugent belongs in polite society.
Another inductee, Tina Turner. How is Tina Turner only NOW being inducted? Granted, she was previously honored as the better half of Ike and Tina Turner, but still, it’s been way more than 25 years since she burst onto the scene as a soloist. And a world where Run-DMC is apparently considered more rock and roll than Tina Turner is not a world I want to live in.
First off, hip-hop and rap. etc., are all legitimate offspring of rock (they are ALL "Black" music) and to deny them would be like a child being denied USAA insurance because it was their father who served in the military
ReplyDeleteMore important: "Polite" society? You can think of a society to which Ted Nugent SHOULD be allowed?