It's just annual nonsense, but I've got to say I love The Zombies. I've loved them since their first single played on the radio long ago, and we saw them here in Madison in 2017. Here are my "Notes from the Zombies concert at the Barrymore."
Why weren't they already in?! From the first link above (Rolling Stone):
For Colin Blunstone of the Zombies – who have been eligible since 1989 and have appeared on three previous ballots – this was the result of incredible patience and persistence. “You do start to doubt that it could happen,” he tells Rolling Stone. “I’ve tried to be fairly philosophical about it and tell myself that if we don’t get inducted, it’s just a bit of fun. Don’t take it too seriously. But of course when you’re actually inducted, everything changes. You think, ‘This is a career-defining [and] life-defining moment.'”
His longtime bandmate Rod Argent echoed Blunstone’s sentiment. “I know it’s fashionable in some circles to say, ‘I don’t mind whether I get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or not,'” he tells Rolling Stone. “But that is not how I’ve ever felt. When we were first nominated, that felt like a huge honor in its own right. And this time to turn the corner and get inducted, feels fantastic … I’m just so delighted.”
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Do they ever evict anyone? You know, for saying the wrong thing or being grabby 20 years ago? Or worst of all, going out of fashion.
now they (or at least R. Argent) can take their own advice:
"hold your head up,
hold your head up, higheeee!"
I've never heard of Roxie Music and the Zombies.
I assume Fleetwood Mac is in the hall of fame, right? Still nice to see Nicks make it in on her own name.
All solid choices- I have loved the music of all the inductees.
The best thing about getting in the RRHOF is that people go out and buy music from the acts who are enshrined. Roxy Music was a wonderful band that never did a lot of business in the U.S., so I'm especially pleased for them.
tcrosse,
Well, if one of them shows up with a MAGA hat, you might see a public eviction.
The Zombies were a good choice that otherwise could have lost their window.
Not sure JJ fits the rock genre; the rest were inevitable.
It's enough to get Keith Richards to stop drinking.
I'm boycotting so long as Tiffany Eckhardt isn't in.
You had me at "The Cure."
The rest is baggage.
Once again, heavy metal is snubbed by the ancient hippies making these decisions. No Judas Priest, no Iron Maiden, no Thin Lizzy, no Deep Purple. Not that I much care, but I know it means a lot to some of these artists for some reason.
"I assume Fleetwood Mac is in the hall of fame, right? Still nice to see Nicks make it in on her own name."
Yes, and Nicks is the first woman to get in twice.
Roxy Music all day long.
Baby Jane's in Acapulco / We are flying down to Rio...
I am Laslo.
We saw the Zombies last year in concert. They were FANTASTIC. Colin's voice has held up marvelously. Good for them.
The Zombies belong.
If you're not familiar, do yourself a favor and change that.
I don't get Radiohead. I like their music, but HOF worthy?
To me, HOF worthy is simply a band/musician that influenced future great bands/musicians....Like Roxy, The Cure, Def Leppard in this class.
It's not hard-
Is hall of fame status higher than an Academy Award? There are many in the hall of fame that I never heard of. As hall of fames go, it's no Pantheon of Olympus.......Which is the most devalued honor of our era: Academy Award for Best Picture, Nobel Prize for Literature. Emmy Award for comedy? Which honor retains its luster?
I wish it were a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It is really an American Music Hall of Fame as they nominate quite a few non-Rock and Rollers.
Doobie Brothers, Jethro Tull, Pat Benatar, Duran Duran....not good enough to get in. But Janet Jackson is.
BINGO Michael Brand!!!
"Once again, heavy metal is snubbed by the ancient hippies making these decisions."
Always with the Boomers, a little patience. Baby steps. Def Leppard is inching towards metal.
It's a great class. No clunkers at all this time. And some long running snubs corrected.
The Cure! Finally. Speaking of forbidden genres.
Janet Jackson?
eric said...
I've never heard of Roxie Music and the Zombies.
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Back in the late 60's they opened for the 1910 Fruit Gum Company.
I am still miffed that the Beau Brummels haven't been inducted. I am a huge fan of the Lindsey-Buckingham Fleetwood Mac era and loved Stevie Nicks. I remember attending the night of a thousand Stevies party in NYC with a drag queen friend of mine years ago.
And as for Janet Jackson's induction, the Hall of Fame uses a very loose definition of "rock and roll." Madonna has been inducted, as well as a lot of soul/R&B artists (e.g. Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, etc.).
Roxy Music, although Bryan Ferry's solo crooning degraded their reputation. Eno better damn well get his due.
Funny clip of Lester Bangs discussing Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry.
Janet Jackson? I thought shame was the opposite of art?
Also, I'm glad Radiohead was inducted. When I was younger, I thought of myself as the kind of person who would like Radiohead. I hated them, but I liked to think that I was the kind of person who would like them.
Now I'm older and like to think of myself as the kind of person who would like jazz. Of course, I hate jazz, but I like to think of myself as a person who would like jazz.
I like country music, but I'm not the kind of person who likes country.
Zombies are awesome.
I've never heard of Roxie Music and the Zombies.
You probably have heard this one.
Bryan Ferry is The Man!
More genres in one song than most musicians do in an entire career.
JSM
The Cure - A Forest (Live 1992)
Best version. Good stuff.
These things are like the Oscars anymore, I just don't care and don't know why anyone would. There's nothing really "Rock and Roll" about Janet Jackson (let alone Run DMC, Public Enemy, etc.). It's actually quite antithetical to the whole notion of rock 'n roll.
I still campfire play all those minor key hits of the Zombies. One night one of our friends said it's amazing how she can remember all the lyrics to so many songs from so long ago but can't seem to remember what she did yesterday.
When all her troubles seemed so far away.
Sorry. Couldn't resist the trite...
Is Argent in the RRHOF? Doobie Brothers should have been inducted decades before Janet Jackson, but being rock n roll doesn't matter, I guess. Beau Brummels definitely belong also.
Is Argent in the RRHOF?
Ha. I think 2013's induction of Rush was supposed to be a sop to all the prog rock fans in the universe.
@J. Farmer "I think 2013's induction of Rush was supposed to be a sop to all the prog rock fans in the universe."
Rush doesn't make that happen.
Roxy Music all day long.
Bryan Ferry Nuits de Fourvire Live in Lyon excellent evening
Well, if one of them shows up with a MAGA hat, you might see a public eviction.
Johnny Ramone ended his acceptance speech with 'God bless President Bush and the USA' (which is about the most transgressive, punk thing that could be said to that crowd), and they didn't kick him or the Ramones out.
I was one of the first Americans to fall for the Cure.
I was a Cure nut job. No more tho -they bore me.
Roxy Music - Avalon. I mean really that is the best bath tub album.
oops - I deleted Push.
Roxie Music? What a joke.
The list of non-inductees is shorter. No longer anything special about being in the “hall of fame”.
Still no Shangri-las, best girl band of the 60's.
Why weren't (the Zombies) already in?!
Whenever they announce the new inductees, I'm always surprised that half of them aren't already in.
Still waiting on the Monkees (eligible since 1991!), guys...
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