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Another Travesty With The RRHOF Induction Choices [Post a Comment]
It has become a sad joke now where the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is concerned. More snubbery.
Guns n Roses, Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, the late Laura Nyro, and The (Small) Faces (featuring Rod Stewart) are in. Who are not? Rufus & Chaka Khan, The Spinners, WAR, Eric B. & Rakim, Donna Summer, and Heart.
While it is true that the Beastie Boys opened the door for Eminem by being the first White rap act to be truly accepted by hip hop listeners for their innovative blend of punk and rap, I feel that Eric B. and Rakim should have made it in because of Rakim’s groundbreaking lyrical style of rapping amid Eric B’s creative James Brown scratches on the turntable.
Since Parliament-Funkadelic made it in back in 1997, I’m not mad at the Red Hot Chilli Peppers making it in.
However, what about Donna Summer? She can’t seem to catch a break with this organization. It is almost as if they only see her as a “disco act” and therefore dismiss her as being worthy. They forget certain facts about the, yes, Queen Of Disco.
Such as the fact that she held solid hits in every decade that she has been active (that’s the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s). Such as the fact that she is the only artist to have multiple double-album sets top the album charts — something which may, unfortunately, be obscured by the fact that old double LPs now fit onto single CDs and that true album structure no longer exists in today’s music scene.
Rufus and Chaka Khan were groundbreaking in their own right, and Chaka Khan as a solo artists definitely earned her place.
The Spinners should have been a shoo-in, especially following the wonderful installment of TV One’s Unsung on them. They epitomized Philly Soul after their brief stint with Motown.
The biggest snub is probably WAR. While the band itself may be splintered due to the dissension between Lonnie Jordan and the other surviving, founding members (who operate under the name Lowrider Band), their musical legacy is irrefutable. Spill The Wine, Slippin’ Into Darkness, The World Is A Ghetto, Why Can’t We Be Friends, Low Rider, Cisco Kid, Galaxy, Outlaw, Peace Sign, East L.A.. I mean, come on — that is just way too much good music to ignore.
With the exception of the late Laura Nyro (who worked with Labelle in 1970) and the late blues musician Freddie King (as an early influence, not as a performer), there are no Blacks and no women. So now the organization is not only elitist but racist and sexist.
Maybe its name should be changed to “IST”. SMH.
It has become a sad joke now where the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is concerned. More snubbery.
Guns n Roses, Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, the late Laura Nyro, and The (Small) Faces (featuring Rod Stewart) are in. Who are not? Rufus & Chaka Khan, The Spinners, WAR, Eric B. & Rakim, Donna Summer, and Heart.
While it is true that the Beastie Boys opened the door for Eminem by being the first White rap act to be truly accepted by hip hop listeners for their innovative blend of punk and rap, I feel that Eric B. and Rakim should have made it in because of Rakim’s groundbreaking lyrical style of rapping amid Eric B’s creative James Brown scratches on the turntable.
Since Parliament-Funkadelic made it in back in 1997, I’m not mad at the Red Hot Chilli Peppers making it in.
However, what about Donna Summer? She can’t seem to catch a break with this organization. It is almost as if they only see her as a “disco act” and therefore dismiss her as being worthy. They forget certain facts about the, yes, Queen Of Disco.
Such as the fact that she held solid hits in every decade that she has been active (that’s the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s). Such as the fact that she is the only artist to have multiple double-album sets top the album charts — something which may, unfortunately, be obscured by the fact that old double LPs now fit onto single CDs and that true album structure no longer exists in today’s music scene.
Rufus and Chaka Khan were groundbreaking in their own right, and Chaka Khan as a solo artists definitely earned her place.
The Spinners should have been a shoo-in, especially following the wonderful installment of TV One’s Unsung on them. They epitomized Philly Soul after their brief stint with Motown.
The biggest snub is probably WAR. While the band itself may be splintered due to the dissension between Lonnie Jordan and the other surviving, founding members (who operate under the name Lowrider Band), their musical legacy is irrefutable. Spill The Wine, Slippin’ Into Darkness, The World Is A Ghetto, Why Can’t We Be Friends, Low Rider, Cisco Kid, Galaxy, Outlaw, Peace Sign, East L.A.. I mean, come on — that is just way too much good music to ignore.
With the exception of the late Laura Nyro (who worked with Labelle in 1970) and the late blues musician Freddie King (as an early influence, not as a performer), there are no Blacks and no women. So now the organization is not only elitist but racist and sexist.
Maybe its name should be changed to “IST”. SMH.
Posted by T-Mad on 12/09/2011 at 2:46 PM
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