If there were a rock-n-roll hall of shame, who would you vote for?

[Joe Fields]

Fabian comes to mind....

[Roon]

1. yanni eom

[idgiehkt]

2. I just read that there is a reference to

The Boston Strangler in "Midnight Rambler" by the Stones...if so that sucks. :(

so just that song should be in there.

[Joe Fields]

4. Yes maam, it's a violent song....but the music's good...

Does that make it a wash?:hi:

[idgiehkt]

6. not for me

I just can't enjoy it if I know stuff like that about it. :(

I'd rather remain in the dark about somethings. :hi:

[Joe Fields]

10. Then we'll reserve a section in the hall for specific songs...

:toast:

[idgiehkt]

15. that would be good anyway

let's see...there is "One of Us" by Joan Osbourne; the rest of the songs on that album were amazing and that song was released as a single and ruined her career

"Pretend We're Dead" byt L7, probably the only 'pop' song they sang, not at all representative of their music but of course was released as a single because it was so 'soft'.

"You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morrisette, not at all representative of the rest of her music but released as a single for God knows what reason...

so strange the way the record companies do this...

:shrug:

[Joe Fields]

18. Don't forget Valley Girls, by Moon Zappa...

:thumbsdown:

[bedpanartist]

57. It was by Frank Zappa

his daughter, moon, only added the Valley Girl talk.

[Joe Fields]

75. technicalities, shmechnicalities. The song still was rank...

And she was the reason...:toast:

[KitchenWitch]

70. I love Joan Osborne!

True about that song though.

[Capn Sunshine]

26. well...sort of

he specifically states it's NOT about the Boston strangler types:

Well you heard about the Boston...
It's not one of those
Well, talkin' 'bout the midnight...sh...
The one that closed the bedroom door

I am of the opinion this is one of the greatest rock and roll songs ever written though so I'm a mite prejudiced.

link to a live Stones performance of this tune...ca. 1971
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6tAtau4GPE

[Droopy]

3. Metallica for their shameless and obvious sell out during the 90s

They were already selling a lot of records with almost no air time. They were making long, intricate songs with socially conscious lyrics. Then all of the sudden we have "Enter Sandman" or whatever that song was called and MTV and commercial radio jumps on the wagon.

[idgiehkt]

7. very intriguing post

this is the first time I've ever wanted to listen to Metallica...I really hated "Enter Sandman" and assumed that all their music was like that, if that was there sellout then maybe I will listen to some of the earlier stuff. :hi:

[Droopy]

13. Master of Puppets is considered their best album by many

I think it was made in '86. The music is heavier than the stuff they made in the 90s, but it is strangely melodic. It's classic metal to be sure.

[dogfacedboy]

30. Master Of Puppets

is one of the very few albums of any style of music that I enjoy top to bottom.
Another that comes to mind is BloodSugarSexMagic by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

[NewJeffCT]

50. That is a great album

One of my all-time favorites of any genre. I still remember the rave Rolling Stone review of the album and saying that Metallica should get a titanium record for their album (as opposed to gold record for X sales)
And Rolling Stone used to be pretty tough on heavy metal music.

They opened for Ozzy Osbourne on that tour, and then went out & headlined small places after that (I saw them at the Agora Ballroom in West Hartford, CT)

Their first two albums - Kill 'Em All & Ride the Lightning were very good, too. Ride the Lightning was a strong anti-death penalty song ("who made you God to say, I'll take your life from you?")

[slj0101]

37. Thank you.

Most people say they hit the wall after the Black Album. I, like you, think the Black Album was the beginning of the end for them.

[DS1]

5. Poison

Gawd I hated them. Still do.

[Downtown Hound]

46. Ditto

How they ever became famous is beyond me.

[SeattleGirl]

8. Milli Vanilli

[swag]

9. Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Jefferson Starship

for the first year's inductees.

[Joe Fields]

11. They all get voted in on the first ballot...

:thumbsdown:

[ghostsofgiants]

12. Nickelback and every other band I've heard on the radio that I thought was Nickelback but wasn't.

[Droopy]

14. Have you heard that song by them called

"Leader of Men"? I think it was their first hit. I like that one. I don't know what happened to them after that.

[ghostsofgiants]

17. Yeah, way back in the day.

I don't like it, but they've gotten shittier since then.

[idgiehkt]

16. amen to that

they all kind of sound that way and it is getting really creepy because since that song 'rock stars' they are sounding very close to contemporary country and now alot of bands that aren't alternative are being played on alternative radio (like Hinder, etc) but to me I can't tell the difference between that and contemporary country most of the time.

[ghostsofgiants]

19. Haha, Hinder is one of the ands I've mistaken for Nickelback.

I gave up on the radio a long, long time ago though (we don't have an "alternative station here, but it'd probably suck if we did). I only ever hear it when I'm in a car with someone.

[Droopy]

20. It's strange that you should say that

Because Hinder's hit, oh I can't think of it now- something about him calling up his ex-girlfriend and talking about how they never really got over each other- was immediately remade by a country artist and is a big hit on country radio.

[ghostsofgiants]

21. What's the deal with that trend?

I've noticed it since I was little. Country artists seem to love to cover pop acts that are big at a given time.

[Droopy]

23. I don't know

Lack of creativity? Riding coattails?

But the person who brought that up is right in that some of the new rock acts have a country influence to them. I look for "Hey there, Delilah" by the Plain White T's to be remade as a country song next. Throw in some twangy vocals and voila- country song.

[ghostsofgiants]

24. At least they're choosing shitty songs to make worse.

It's almost universally ballads I've noticed they cover. Weird.

[idgiehkt]

29. it has to be a deal with the record companies

squeezing that dollar for all it's worth. I am a fan of country, but not the contemporary, 'pop' country

(Hank 3 puts it best here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SC-ZFUC9R-U )

and I like alternative, but this is not alternative, it's something kind of genre-less stuff that is kind of all-purpose nothing.

[idgiehkt]

22. "Lips of an Angel"

and there have been several out since that one that sound more like "Big & Rich" than alternative...it's the last gasp of grunge.

[wildhorses]

25. kiss, captain and tenille, bay city rollers

[Joe Fields]

28. OMG, the Bay City Rollers...roflmao!!!!

:rofl:

[mainegreen]

35. edited: dammit, wrong spot AGAIN!

[Capn Sunshine]

27. Badfinger

just because they were SO overproduced

[enigmatic]

31. The All Sports Band

http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2003/allsportsband/

I actuallt remember them performing on Solid Gold, and I even bought the record in the bargin bin a few years later at a record store. Bad doesn't begin to describe it...

[HughBeaumont]

32. Nickleback, Whitesnake, Spin Doctors and Blues Traveler.

Bi-di-bi-dip! Di-dip-dip-di-dip, bah-dee-bah-dee-bah-dobba-dobba-dobba-dobba-dobba-dobba-dobba . . .

Every damned station. All the time. People for some weird reason loved vomity bullshit like "Two Princes" yet cringe at hearing this song today. Is it any wonder I hated the 90s?

[taterguy]

33. Bands that tour without crucial original members

A Who without Keith Moon is not the Who
Lynyrd Skynyrd needs Ronnie Van Zant

And lots of those oldies tours with bands like the Temptations are comprised of just random guys

Shame
Shame
Shame

[peacefreak]

34. Paul Anka

for one of the biggest pieces of drek of all time--"She's Having My Baby" & Pat Boone for being a sanctimonious prig (yeah, yeah I know he played golf with Alice Cooper). And while we're at it, Ted Nugent for killing Bambi & anything else he can shoot. (Oh dear, I think I need more coffee).

[mainegreen]

36. RATT

[LynneSin]

38. Creed

nuff said

[Initech]

72. Second that nom!!!

[matcom]

39. Aerosmith

tops my list

[maveric]

64. Before they sobered up they were good.

Then they sold out big-time!

[Rabrrrrrr]

40. Billy Joel, Rick Springfield, N'Stink, New Kids on the Block, Paula Abdul, Celine

and, my God man, the list would include thousands.

I can't possibly list them all here.

[mitchum]

41. Rod Stewart post 1975...for throwing it all away

[Joe Fields]

47. Agreed. He had a good shot, prior to that, then took a very sharp

right turn...He blew it bad.

[jpgray]

59. Camouflage may be the worst album ever

For serious.

[kwassa]

42. Jefferson Starship

let's kill the once-great Airplane, why don't we.

[EstimatedProphet]

44. With the exception of the Red Octopus album

I agree, after that they dropped off the face of goodness. I like that album though.

[regularguy]

45. Jorma : MVG

Most valuable guitarist. One of the great bands becomes one of the worst ever after his departure. I agree with others that "Red Octopus" was a pretty nice album, though.

[Joe Fields]

49. It was a good album, but a very transitional album, and a complete

departure from anything they had done, as Jeff Airplane. I love Jorma, and like him and Jack in Hot Tuna.

[EstimatedProphet]

43. Bay City Rollers come to mind...

[NewJeffCT]

48. Sammy Hagar

ew

[Joe Fields]

53. Nope. Sammy's not allowed in. Neither is Aerosmith...

[NewJeffCT]

51. Def Leppard, Journey, Duran Duran

3 bands I never liked one bit.

[taterguy]

52. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For providing a sub-standard deli tray when Spinal Tap performed there.

Just a Cracker University indeed

[MistressOverdone]

54. Michael Jackson in his

young days. Some of his songs are way past his range and make me want to clench my teeth. Songs like "I'll be there" which is a nice song..but the voices...oh God, the voices!

[geardaddy]

55. Oasis.

:evilgrin:

[bedpanartist]

56. The Eagles

they stole Gram Parsons act and added a little Wal-Mart to it for safe consumption by the masses.

[Joe Fields]

58. What a disappointment. They had such promise, too.

And the unkindest cut was when one of my music heroes, Joe Walsh joined the group. It was a sad day....;(

[bedpanartist]

63. Nah, there were lots better bands before and after

who never got any of the attention The Eagles got.

Wilco?

The Ass Ponys?

The Handsome Family?

The Star Room Boys?

Whiskeytown?

I could name many, many more who were shunned by the American corporate music beast.

[Joe Fields]

67. Didn't say there weren't. I said they showed a lot of promise, and they did.

[bedpanartist]

74. oh I know...

I just get so pissed sometimes when I see greatness ignored on purpose by those who have the power to expose it.

[laylah]

60. Ted Nugent n/t

[Blue-Jay]

61. Skynard. They are the bottom-dwellers of rock.

Gimme three steps to plant my foot in your stupid ass.

[Joe Fields]

68. I can't think of very many bands that didn't make a few bad ones...

Skynyrd definitely belongs in the hall of fame, IMO.:toast:

[maveric]

62. ABBA

Eddie Money
RATT
Pat Boone
Ted Nugent

To name a few

[guitar man]

65. Gary Glitter

for being a pedophile fuckwad, and for sucking major ass as a performer :thumbsdown:

[dembotoz]

66. remember some guy named Gilbert o sullivan

[KitchenWitch]

69. Rick Springfield. And Loverboy.

[Initech]

71. Guns N' Roses

They were a great band led by one of the biggest ego-maniacal douchebags in music history.

[Alexander]

73. Steely Dan, Van Hagar, Eagles, Tool, Sublime, later Fleetwood Mac...

All are terrible.