2016 Rock and Roll inductees

• 4cards

  

  ...The Class of 2016
  Cheap Trick
  Deep Purple (way overdue)
  Chicago
  Steve
  NWA
  
  Thoughts?
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Rock and Roll HOF is a joke.
• j_crazy

  

  why is YES not in the HoF?
• SizzlePig

  

  when will led zeppelin and the rolling stones be inducted into the rap hof?
• 4cards

  

  j_crazy;1769901 wrote:why is YES not in the HoF?

  ...my guess is that Yes gets in next year, although a little to late for the great Chris Squire. Bands from that era like Yes & finally Deep Purple getting in are long overdue.
• vball10set

  4cards;1769892 wrote:...The Class of 2016
  Cheap Trick
  Deep Purple (way overdue)
  Chicago
  Steve
  NWA
  
  Thoughts?

  good god
• QuakerOats

  Raw Dawgin' it;1769898 wrote:Rock and Roll HOF is a joke.

  
  Yes; they have completely diluted its value. Maybe one or two truly epic bands or performers should get in each year; if that; and it should be for just the elites of rock.
  
  
  > NWA --- what a disgrace.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  QuakerOats;1769921 wrote:Yes; they have completely diluted its value. Maybe one or two truly epic bands or performers should get in each year; if that; and it should be for just the elites of rock.
  
  
  > NWA --- what a disgrace.

  It's not that weird considering Beastie Boys, RunDMC, and Bob Marley are all in too.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;1769898 wrote:Rock and Roll HOF is a joke.

  This. I mean... N.W.A. in the ROCK AND ROLL hall of fame?
• cat_lover

  Glad to see Cheap Trick and Deep Purple finally in. Yes should be in as well.
• Sonofanump

  Yes is much better than all of those bands. I am fine with Deep Purple. Meh to the rest. It is a joke, look how long until they recognized Rush.
• Tiernan

  j_crazy;1769901 wrote:why is YES not in the HoF?

  Uh...because just NO.
• Wally

  Yes and the Doobie Brothers should be in.
• 4cards

  

  Another band not in yet that should be in as well as Yes and the Doobies is Emerson Lake & Palmer. If not collectively, their individual bodies of work should be enough. I can't think of a better keyboard player than Keith Emerson and vocalist/writer Greg Lake was amazing going back as his early days w/King Crimson.
• Spock

  

  Bands like Yes, albiet great musicians in regards to technical ability......really made no impact on future artists. Never heard another artist talk about how ELO, ELP, Yes etc..... ever made them want to be musicians.
  
  NWA had way more of a cultural impact on music and life to their listeners than Cheap Trick.
  
  Regardless if you like it or not, NWA music was groundbreaking.
• Token

  

  Spock;1770436 wrote:Bands like Yes, albiet great musicians in regards to technical ability......really made no impact on future artists. Never heard another artist talk about how ELO, ELP, Yes etc..... ever made them want to be musicians.
  
  NWA had way more of a cultural impact on music and life to their listeners than Cheap Trick.
  
  Regardless if you like it or not, NWA music was groundbreaking.

  If you grew up in the Midwest in the mid/late 70's many would disagree with you. NWA became more famous and I suppose you could say started the whole gangster rap scene. Cheap Trick is from an earlier time and maybe more regional to just the Midwest.
  
  I like that both NWA and Cheap Trick made it into the HOF but to say "NWA had way more of a cultural impact on music and life to their listeners than Cheap Trick." is debatable.
• Sonofanump

  Spock;1770436 wrote:Bands like Yes, albiet great musicians in regards to technical ability......really made no impact on future artists. Never heard another artist talk about how ELO, ELP, Yes etc..... ever made them want to be musicians.
  
  NWA had way more of a cultural impact on music and life to their listeners than Cheap Trick.
  
  Regardless if you like it or not, NWA music was groundbreaking.

  How is NWA rock? I guess they stole baselines and beats from existing rock.
• GoChiefs

  

  Sonofanump;1770550 wrote:How is NWA rock? I guess they stole baselines and beats from existing rock.

  It's time we get over the fact that they include more than rock bands in the HoF. It's been happening for awhile now.
  
  Hope this helps. [emoji3]
• Sonofanump

  GoChiefs;1770565 wrote:It's time we get over the fact that they include more than rock bands in the HoF. It's been happening for awhile now.
  
  Hope this helps. [emoji3]

  Then it is a misnomer.
• Token

  

  Sonofanump;1770573 wrote:Then it is a misnomer.

  What is your definition of Rock&Roll?
• GoChiefs

  

  Token;1770672 wrote:What is your definition of Rock&Roll?

  The opposite of NWA.
• Spock

  

  Token;1770472 wrote:If you grew up in the Midwest in the mid/late 70's many would disagree with you. NWA became more famous and I suppose you could say started the whole gangster rap scene. Cheap Trick is from an earlier time and maybe more regional to just the Midwest.
  
  I like that both NWA and Cheap Trick made it into the HOF but to say "NWA had way more of a cultural impact on music and life to their listeners than Cheap Trick." is debatable.

  Oh I was around for all of it. Cheap trick impact on music isn't 1/10th of NWA
• Spock

  

  Look at what the individual talent of NWA did after they split up. Dre, Cube and E will likely get in as individuals.
• SizzlePig

  

  so why don't they rename it to music hall of fame?
• cat_lover

  SizzlePig;1770938 wrote:so why don't they rename it to music hall of fame?

  Then people would complain because Mozart isn't in.