I wasn’t going to write anything
about the Rock Hall and the inductions this year. I really wasn’t. I thought I pretty
much said it all in the last year with my thoughts on bands that have been
repeatedly snubbed (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Week: Rock Hall Snubs),
this year’s nominated bands (Rock Hall Nominations - Could They Finally Get Something Right?),
even my fix to the whole induction process (The Definitive Answer to the Rock Hall Induction Process). I didn’t
really have anything new to say. I’m glad to see Rush and Heart get in. The
rest I couldn’t care less about. It was actually a pretty quiet build up to the inductions this week with no Axl or Guns 'n' Roses type drama. That is, until this
article came out in this past Sunday’s Plain Dealer, What is Rock? by Emmet Smith.


But, I've got the solution for them. I don't want this to be a simple complain about their choices and processes without offering them a solution. So, here goes. They are NOT (and I can’t emphasize
it enough) the pop hall of fame or the music hall of fame! They are the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame. So, at the very least, just come out with THEIR definition of rock and roll for bands to be considered. They can make it as
broad as they want (as they already do…). But, at least then, it’s documented
and they can stand by it. So when people ask “What is Rock?” or “How did
(insert name of every non-rock band inducted…Madonna, Abba, Michael Jackson,
etc.) get inducted?”, they can point to their definition and say they fell into
that criteria. They can go by that definition, and to those that don’t like it
(and I’m sure I’d be in that group) , we can go to hell because it is what they
say it is and they don’t care if we like it. That would be the most rock and
roll stance the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has ever made. Ironic,
huh?
So, I know this is a very controversial and
(probably overly) debated topic. Tell me your thoughts. Am I wrong in thinking
that rock and roll should be rock and roll?
Most of my suggestions to the Hall seem pretty simple, common sense
thinking…at least to me. Tell me if I’m wrong or right! Hell, even tell me that no one even cares anymore. Thanks for reading! Be sure to sign up to get my blog updates by email and share it with your friends and family. They'll be glad you did! Well, I'll be glad you did anyway...
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