Imperial Points Of View
A couple of quick points on the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductions.
Sex Pistols. Way overrated as a group. More image than substance. But I can see why they're in.
Black Sabbath. Their induction was wayy overdue. One of the most important and influential bands in the history of Rock. The most important hard rock act after Led Zeppelin.
Miles Davis. One of the most important artists this country has produced this century. One of the few people that could say that he changed the face of music several times and mean it. Nuff said.
Lynyrd Synyrd. Great Southern Rock Band. But not as good as the Allman Brothers. Even after Duane Allman passed. But a great band.
I liked Blondie and Debbie Harry....but take a look at some of the acts that have been around longer that are still waiting to get in the Hall.
1)Dionne Warwick
2)The Spinners
3)The Carpenters
4)Barry White
5)Genesis
6)Neil Diamond
7)Bill Withers
8)Diana Ross (as a solo artist)
9)Smokey Robinson (as a solo artist)
10)Steve Winwood (as a solo artist)
11)Hall & Oates
12)Chicago
13)Electric Light Orchestra
14)Deep Purple
15)Roberta Flack
16)Donnie Hathaway
17)Minnie Ripperton
18)KISS
19)Carole King (as a solo artist, she's in as a songwriter)
20)Quincy Jones
Just to name a few. I could name more if I really tried but those were the ones that I named off the top of my head.
All of these acts predate Blondie. All of them have had commericial success. All of them are as influential as Blondie was in their way. What did they lack that Blondie has? Aside from a hot blonde lead singer? Some of them were too commercial for the writers taste. Some weren't cool enough for the writers to consider.
When will these voters start voting for artists that people actually listened to instead the ones in their CD collection?
Just wondering.
I was at last night's double overtime game at the Garden was a perfect example as to why the Nets need to move to Brooklyn.
In a meaningless regular season game, the building was rocking in a way that Meadowlands can only come close to sounding like during big playoff games.
The Nets can win 70 games a year and they won't attract the sort of interest the Knicks can on a regular season game on a Wednesday night.
I went to a Nets-Spurs game at the Meadowlands last month. You'd think that that game like that with two playoff teams (a rematch of the 2003 NBA Finals) would have had a live amped crew right? On a Friday night?
The turnout was weak and so was the crowd. Didn't come close to what the Garden had last night.
Hell, when the Knicks were playing Kobe and the Lakers at the Garden, Jay-Z was in the house...even though the Nets had a home game that night!!!
Can imagine if George Steinbrenner was at Shea Stadium for a Mets/Braves game while the Yankees were facing off with the Red Sox in the Bronx?
If Bruce Ratner ever needed an excuse to get out of the swamp. He's got it.
Sex Pistols. Way overrated as a group. More image than substance. But I can see why they're in.
Black Sabbath. Their induction was wayy overdue. One of the most important and influential bands in the history of Rock. The most important hard rock act after Led Zeppelin.
Miles Davis. One of the most important artists this country has produced this century. One of the few people that could say that he changed the face of music several times and mean it. Nuff said.
Lynyrd Synyrd. Great Southern Rock Band. But not as good as the Allman Brothers. Even after Duane Allman passed. But a great band.
I liked Blondie and Debbie Harry....but take a look at some of the acts that have been around longer that are still waiting to get in the Hall.
1)Dionne Warwick
2)The Spinners
3)The Carpenters
4)Barry White
5)Genesis
6)Neil Diamond
7)Bill Withers
8)Diana Ross (as a solo artist)
9)Smokey Robinson (as a solo artist)
10)Steve Winwood (as a solo artist)
11)Hall & Oates
12)Chicago
13)Electric Light Orchestra
14)Deep Purple
15)Roberta Flack
16)Donnie Hathaway
17)Minnie Ripperton
18)KISS
19)Carole King (as a solo artist, she's in as a songwriter)
20)Quincy Jones
Just to name a few. I could name more if I really tried but those were the ones that I named off the top of my head.
All of these acts predate Blondie. All of them have had commericial success. All of them are as influential as Blondie was in their way. What did they lack that Blondie has? Aside from a hot blonde lead singer? Some of them were too commercial for the writers taste. Some weren't cool enough for the writers to consider.
When will these voters start voting for artists that people actually listened to instead the ones in their CD collection?
Just wondering.
I was at last night's double overtime game at the Garden was a perfect example as to why the Nets need to move to Brooklyn.
In a meaningless regular season game, the building was rocking in a way that Meadowlands can only come close to sounding like during big playoff games.
The Nets can win 70 games a year and they won't attract the sort of interest the Knicks can on a regular season game on a Wednesday night.
I went to a Nets-Spurs game at the Meadowlands last month. You'd think that that game like that with two playoff teams (a rematch of the 2003 NBA Finals) would have had a live amped crew right? On a Friday night?
The turnout was weak and so was the crowd. Didn't come close to what the Garden had last night.
Hell, when the Knicks were playing Kobe and the Lakers at the Garden, Jay-Z was in the house...even though the Nets had a home game that night!!!
Can imagine if George Steinbrenner was at Shea Stadium for a Mets/Braves game while the Yankees were facing off with the Red Sox in the Bronx?
If Bruce Ratner ever needed an excuse to get out of the swamp. He's got it.
posted by Darth Marc at 6:03 PM
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