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From murmurs.com. They should get in first try I hope! :cheers

 

 

R.E.M. Nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Submitted by ethank on Mon, 10/30/2006 - 6:40pm.

R.E.M., Patti Smith, The Stooges and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five top the list of nine nominees for this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Five of the nine, to be announced in January, will be inducted at the annual ceremony on March 12, 2007 at N.Y.'s Waldorf-Astoria after more than 500 voters weigh in with their choices. Also on the ballot: Chic, The Dave Clark Five, The Ronettes, Joe Tex and Van Halen. To be eligible for nomination into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an act must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. This year's nominees had to release their first single no later than 1981. (10/30a)

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From murmurs.com. They should get in first try I hope! :cheers

R.E.M. Nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Submitted by ethank on Mon, 10/30/2006 - 6:40pm.

R.E.M., Patti Smith, The Stooges and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five top the list of nine nominees for this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Five of the nine, to be announced in January, will be inducted at the annual ceremony on March 12, 2007 at N.Y.'s Waldorf-Astoria after more than 500 voters weigh in with their choices. Also on the ballot: Chic, The Dave Clark Five, The Ronettes, Joe Tex and Van Halen. To be eligible for nomination into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an act must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. This year's nominees had to release their first single no later than 1981. (10/30a)

 

 

If you take the Snob factor out of the consideration, the following belong:

R.E.M

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

Van Halen

The Ronettes

 

I know Van Halen has descended into the realm of being a sad joke, but EVH at his prime was untouchable as a guitarist.

 

Besides...it would be funny to see the uncomfortable acceptance speeches....

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They are a rock band, yes? They had something mostly original going on there for a while.

 

 

Believe me, I am not dissing it. I have had a Rush affliction for years so I understand.

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They should be too. If you look around, there are various lists out there of bands that are not in there - but are eligible. I mean VH - what's so great about them - outside of EVH guitar playing?

 

 

Never got the fascination with VH myself. I was only exposed to them with the whole Jump thing and it wasn't my bag.

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I mean VH - what's so great about them - outside of EVH guitar playing?

 

While not the best ever or anything, you're taking a lot away from Mike and Alex. Maybe their playing sounded better intertwined w/ Ed's guitar, but they laid out some monstrous rock as a unit. I'm actually more of a Van Hagar guy, but DLR was a hell of a frontman in his prime as well.

 

I'm a huge KISS fan, but i'd put VH in over them in a heartbeat.

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I have never known what criteria they use to decide - must be something like this I suppose:

 

number of records sold worldwide?

originality?

popularity?

influence?

number if years together?

 

While not the best ever or anything, you're taking a lot away from Mike and Alex. Maybe their playing sounded better intertwined w/ Ed's guitar, but they laid out some monstrous rock as a unit. I'm actually more of a Van Hagar guy, but DLR was a hell of a frontman in his prime as well.

 

I'm a huge KISS fan, but i'd put VH in over them in a heartbeat.

 

 

I think those dudes are not very good musicians. At least KISS had a gimmick.

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