Before we get to the current list, let's review why The Monkees Should be in the RRHF, from our beloved Eric Lefcowitz.
Announcements for nominees into Rolling Stone Magazine's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (And Other Ways to Rewrite History) are posted, and the average human can vote for them here.
(Of the above I only even listen to about 7, and really LOVE only 4)
As always, Our Boys are not included and never will be as long as Jann Wenner has power.
Peter has said (and it is on JW's wiki page):
[Wenner] "doesn't care what the rules are and just operates how he sees fit. It is an abuse of power. I don't know whether The Monkees belong in the Hall of Fame, but it's pretty clear that we're not in there because of a personal whim." Tork believes Wenner doesn't like the fact that The Monkees, who were originally cast as actors for a TV sitcom, didn't play their own instruments on their first two records. "Jann seems to have taken it harder than everyone else, and now, 40 years later, everybody says, 'What's the big deal? Everybody else does it.' Nobody cares now except him. He feels his moral judgment in 1967 and 1968 is supposed to serve in 2007. - New York Post June 10, 2007
He's not the only one to feel that it is an abuse of power. Fans of Chicago and the Moody Blues (and Kiss up until this year) have been rabid about those exclusions.
Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls calls JW out for creating a "Boy's Club" within Rock & Roll.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE LIST. Linda Ronstadt is the ONLY woman. Not the only solo woman, but literally the ONLY WOMAN on the entire list.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE think about where your money goes. Because every dollar IS a vote. We do it all the time. We are ALWAYS surrounded by marketing. Question authority!
Announcements for nominees into Rolling Stone Magazine's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (And Other Ways to Rewrite History) are posted, and the average human can vote for them here.
The nominees are:
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Chic
Deep Purple
Peter Gabriel
Hall &Oates
Kiss
LL Cool J
The Meters
Nirvana
N.W.A.
The Replacements
Linda Ronstadt
Cat Stevens
Link Wray
Yes
Zombies
As always, Our Boys are not included and never will be as long as Jann Wenner has power.
Peter has said (and it is on JW's wiki page):
[Wenner] "doesn't care what the rules are and just operates how he sees fit. It is an abuse of power. I don't know whether The Monkees belong in the Hall of Fame, but it's pretty clear that we're not in there because of a personal whim." Tork believes Wenner doesn't like the fact that The Monkees, who were originally cast as actors for a TV sitcom, didn't play their own instruments on their first two records. "Jann seems to have taken it harder than everyone else, and now, 40 years later, everybody says, 'What's the big deal? Everybody else does it.' Nobody cares now except him. He feels his moral judgment in 1967 and 1968 is supposed to serve in 2007. - New York Post June 10, 2007
He's not the only one to feel that it is an abuse of power. Fans of Chicago and the Moody Blues (and Kiss up until this year) have been rabid about those exclusions.
Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls calls JW out for creating a "Boy's Club" within Rock & Roll.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE LIST. Linda Ronstadt is the ONLY woman. Not the only solo woman, but literally the ONLY WOMAN on the entire list.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE think about where your money goes. Because every dollar IS a vote. We do it all the time. We are ALWAYS surrounded by marketing. Question authority!
FUCK the R&R Hall of Fame (and Rolling Stone Magazine and Jann Wenner).
That is all.
Ladies,
Go out there and make some music!!
