Georgy Zhukov Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 (edited) Here's what I think. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a whole does not make sense. Edited April 5, 2012 by BirdCatcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunko12345 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Here's what I think. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a whole does not make sense.Same here, im not from the USA so I havent grown up on the sports hall of fame etc. So when I hear the rock and roll hall of fame I picture a vast room where every legendary rockstar who ever lived sits on a plinth. When a new person gets allowed in they all gather round and congratulate them on being famous enough to be allowed into the sacred hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnR Chris Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Here's what I think. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a whole does not make sense.Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Except they exclude sub genres like Prog rock and metal. They favor pop stars and rappers. GN'R getting inducted their first year is very unusual, which can only mean they were hoping to get a reunion and sell more tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packersnroses Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 (edited) KOHD was better cover than LALD. Estranged should also be there.Yay for Better!! So which of you masturbate to Appetite for Destruction? Steven. Edited April 5, 2012 by packersnroses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ88 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 RQ should be on there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Except they exclude sub genres like Prog rock and metal. They favor pop stars and rappers. GN'R getting inducted their first year is very unusual, which can only mean they were hoping to get a reunion and sell more tickets.I've listened to and read enough from the committee members that this was the case, but not so much now. Wenner had talked about wanting the criteria to be 20 years. It never happened. It's come out that this isn't the case anymore, it was Wenner, Dave Marsh, and a woman who was on the committee that were trying to get more commercial acts on the list so they'd have more people tuning in. It's going to be on HBO - tuning in is irrelevant because it's pretaped. Wenner's no longer the head of the RRHOF, Springsteen's manager is. Rap and hip hop being inducted - keep in mind this is a consensus, not any boycott to keep KISS out, it's just when they start looking through names, certain ones are chosen over others. KISS was on the list, but the voters just decided to go with other acts. I do think it's possible the committee put them in first time up for political reasons, but I just think they saw the name and most of the people just decided that they should be in the running, because of what happened in the late 80s. I also think there's favoritism - Slash has some friends in the committee, Springsteen sang with Axl at a past induction, GNR's been on RS a bunch of times, and most of the critics are current or former writers, including Jon Landau, Springsteen's manager. The RRHOF is really more to recognize Laura Nyro or Wanda Jackson, people who get forgotten in time that made some sort of impact in music. There's a bunch of bands not in - Styx, REO Speedwagon, Todd Rundgren/Utopia, Dire Straits, Rush, etc.. some bands you would assume were in but aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Lol maybe not Styx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruel Intentions Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Estranged has to be on that list. Take out "Live and Let Die" since they didn't even right it.Agreed 110%. LALD doesn't deserve to be on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnicky Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 How in gods name did Better get on this list. Yes, it's a good song, but let's face it, anything on CD does not belong on this list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 really awesome to see better on the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatsHerface Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) Estranged has to be on that list. Take out "Live and Let Die" since they didn't even right it.*writeBut yeah. I never really liked that song, McCartney's or otherwise. Estranged would work, or if they insisted on a cover KOHD.For sure. LALD is a great song live, but shouldn't make the top 10 "essential" GnR songs. And if any cover, KOHD, no doubt.And nice to see "Better" get recognition. B) Edited April 6, 2012 by WhatsHerface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Flower Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 started well but 8, 9 and 10 were poor choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaida Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Use To Love HerCivil warLive and Let DieBetterPatienceShoudln't be on the list.-NightrainEstrangedDon't CryYour CrazyMy Michelle..are all better than any of the songs listed above.says you.+1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 how can they say Better is an essential GNR song then not induct the CD lineup that recorded it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wreckless Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 how can they say Better is an essential GNR song then not induct the CD lineup that recorded it?There is not enough space for 30 people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 In this fictional space there's no room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damn_Smooth Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) how can they say Better is an essential GNR song then not induct the CD lineup that recorded it?Unlike the misinformation the reunionists like to spread; the hof means absolutely nothing.I will be the first to admit that the former band belongs there if it did, but it doesn't. Just take a look at the jokes that are in there and you'll see what I mean.Axl should treat it like the joke that it is. The worst that can happen is the same people will whine about the same things they were whining about before it took place. Edited April 6, 2012 by Damn_Smooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner927 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I like the list except for LALD and UTLH, I feel Nightrain. Brownstone, Estranged, Michelle, or Rocket Queen would've fit better.Better being on is cool though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkuk04 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Coma over let and let die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikkii6 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Coma over let and let dieAgreed! Also- Mr Brownstone over UTLH. Good to see a new song in there, I'd have gone: Better, If the World or Street of Dreams....Anyway- these lists are usually record company sponsored ads- GH made Top 3 Billboard 100 recently- must be looking to bolster flagging sales with HOF induction round the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailaway Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 how can they say Better is an essential GNR song then not induct the CD lineup that recorded it?Unlike the misinformation the reunionists like to spread; the hof means absolutely nothing.I will be the first to admit that the former band belongs there if it did, but it doesn't. Just take a look at the jokes that are in there and you'll see what I mean.Axl should treat it like the joke that it is. The worst that can happen is the same people will whine about the same things they were whining about before it took place.Yes,and I will be glad when It's over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Better will always be #1 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Get rid of Used to Love Her, Live and Let Die & Better for Estranged, Coma/Don't Cry (pick one) and TWAT as the token nu-GN'R mention. TWAT definitely ranks among the creme de la creme of the old band. If I had a hat on I'd take it off to Bucket for that outro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashoride Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Better is one of GN'R's best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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