2015 Rock Hall Of Fame Class Includes Lou Reed, Joan Jett, Green Day

[listopencil]

Loooooooooooou!

Both The Smiths and N.W.A. were left off the list of new inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as Hall voters instead chose acts such as Lou Reed, Bill Withers, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. They'll be welcomed to the Hall in April.

"About 700 music journalists, performers and other industry insiders spent two months deciding on the six inductees," David C. Barnett of member station WCPN in Cleveland reports.

Barnett adds, "Artists are eligible for induction 25 years after their first recording. Los Angeles soul singer Bill Withers' first album came out in 1971, but this is his first time on the ballot."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...jett-green-day

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Not sure why the douche comment was necessary, but the comparison with Sinatra is just silly. You brought him up. I'm not interested in defending him. But when she sustains 60 years of popularity singing her 4 cover songs (1 major hit), let me know. And whether she delivered the best interpretation of songs someone else had already written, recorded and performed is debatable. She had the one huge hit. Some of her other covers probably weren't as popular as the originals.

Again, I'm not saying she sucks. But is her music really is "Hall of Fame" level? Come on...

I have neither the time nor desire to continue the discussion with someone so utterly ill-informed.

Go argue with your mirror.

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

W.A.S.P. gets stung by news of shunned RRHOF induction

Would have been better with the Scorpions. Try harder.

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I have neither the time nor desire to continue the discussion with someone so utterly ill-informed.

Go argue with your mirror.

Ill informed...yeah. As if I said something that wasn't true.
Your insider knowledge about how nice she is or that she helped produce some minor punk album is doesn't overcome her body of work that is weak as hell.

Kim Gordon/Sonic Youth > Joan Jett
Wilson Sisters/Heart > Joan Jett
Pat Benatar > Joan Jett
Siouxsie Sioux > Joan Jett
Chrissie Hynde > Joan Jett

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Ill informed...yeah. As if I said something that wasn't true.
Your insider knowledge about how nice she is or that she helped produce some minor punk album is doesn't overcome her body of work that is weak as hell.

Kim Gordon/Sonic Youth > Joan Jett
Wilson Sisters/Heart > Joan Jett
Pat Benatar > Joan Jett
Siouxsie Sioux > Joan Jett
Chrissie Hynde > Joan Jett

Meh. Joan Jett rocked her ass off, and still does last I checked. I'd rather listen to her than any of those other artists.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Green Day has sold more than 85 million records.

That doesn't mean that they don't suck.

[Crying Ramtard]

LOL Green Day gets in but the Smiths don't ? what a joke.

Green Day is just a rip off candy wannabe post punk band with catchy riffs here and there

[Crying Ramtard]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

She's a pioneer. Cherry Bomb was a huge hit and the Runaways were the first all-girl punk rock band. Her solo career produced several major hits and "I Love Rock & Roll" has been an anthem since he covered it more than 30 years ago. She also stayed relevant in the scene, helping out other artists and bands as well as producing.

She's literally the first girl Rock Star. She may not be known as a great songwriter but she's a great artist. That's every reason to belong in that dopey hall of fame.

I love rock and roll-

was the least of her work and career. That was the commercial over produced poppy crap she had to do for the business.

here early stuff is really why she's in

[Nzoner]

Personally I very much like Joan's song Riddles that she wrote and released in '06

[alpha_omega]

Joan Jett...well, at least we know they aren't selecting based on breast size.

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by alpha_omega

Joan Jett...well, at least we know they aren't selecting based on breast size.

Meat Loaf isn't in.

[Easy 6]

Riddles was cool, a good sing along, it reminded me quite a bit of Social Distortion... liked the Rumsfeld "known unknowns" spiel in the back ground at the end.

[big nasty kcnut]

Still pissed that depeche mode not in yet and new order.

[Coochie liquor]

I wish Green Days plane would take a dive into the Everglades! Bunch of bitches!
I won ticket for my son and daughter to go see them with a backstage meet n greet prob 6 years ago. When I dropped them off at the arena eat there were roughly 40 people that had also won. Many had been following them for a few shows, ALL were decked out in Green Day everything. Lots of seemingly big fans of there's. Their bus was out back, so they were there. But when it come time for the meet n greet they announced that GD didn't have time to come meet them. ****ing bullshit! They could have easily made 5 minutes to come say hi to their fans, but they were douches. Then when they did their sound check, all the people who won the contest were informed they couldn't take any pics or even have their cameras/phones out. Those guys aren't punk, they're pussys who don't give a **** about their fans or where they came from. They can take their shitty bubble gum fake punk music and **** right the **** off!!
/rant

[Easy 6]

Why does that story not surprise me, never liked those guys at all... they may have sold a lot of records, but first ballot HOFers?

PLEASE.

KISS sold way more records and it took them forever to be let in... Green Day sucks ass.

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Chrissie Hynde > Joan Jett

Holy shit YES! Nothing to do with the HOF discussion, but I agree with this. Chrissie Hynde's recent album is bananas. She is still writing great songs.