They seem about as establishment as you can get, so it's not remotely surprising that they are going to HoF.
That's exactly it. And why I hate the entire idea of a RNRHoF. The very concept is about excising anything cool about the music. Even if in practice it hasn't been rebellious in years and years, that kind of institutionalization is a big ol middle finger to the potential.
Its been argued that hip hop replaced rock n roll for rebelliousness etc but now that hip hop is also being officially enshrined by the establishment..
They seem about as establishment as you can get, so it's not remotely surprising that they are going to HoF.
That's exactly it. And why I hate the entire idea of a RNRHoF. The very concept is about excising anything cool about the music. Even if in practice it hasn't been rebellious in years and years, that kind of institutionalization is a big ol middle finger to the potential.
Its been argued that hip hop replaced rock n roll for rebelliousness etc but now that hip hop is also being officially enshrined by the establishment..
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You’re more likely to hear hip hop than rock in a commercial for shitty pizza or tampons, so, yeah, hip hop’s status as rebellious music is also done.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
Phew! Thank goodness we survived a pandemic so we can see Kansas!
I'm glad I got an update on the latest Wolfgang Van Halen concert.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
Also... I know Im perhaps in the minority here but if you take away Blondie I would be hard pressed to find 5 good songs on this list. Also charts??? Really, this is also how Trump gets elected.
Also... I know Im perhaps in the minority here but if you take away Blondie I would be hard pressed to find 5 good songs on this list. Also charts??? Really, this is also how Trump gets elected.
I can get behind most of those in the top 30 or so that I reviewed. Tears for Fears can fuck off though.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
Also... I know Im perhaps in the minority here but if you take away Blondie I would be hard pressed to find 5 good songs on this list. Also charts??? Really, this is also how Trump gets elected.
Wow, I'd forgotten just how bad 1980's radio was until I read this list. To this day I struggle to ride in the car without my iPod, USB stick or a CD, I just can't listen to the crap on the radio, drives my wife nuts to ride with me.
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
Also... I know Im perhaps in the minority here but if you take away Blondie I would be hard pressed to find 5 good songs on this list. Also charts??? Really, this is also how Trump gets elected.
Wow, I'd forgotten just how bad 1980's radio was until I read this list. To this day I struggle to ride in the car without my iPod, USB stick or a CD, I just can't listen to the crap on the radio, drives my wife nuts to ride with me.
Yeah and I hate that radio is like that because it can be such a cool medium. Sadly even our local college station is pretty lame these days, I still check it every time im driving and am pleasantly surprised from time to time. But yeah I just put my phone on shuffle most of the time.
Also... I know Im perhaps in the minority here but if you take away Blondie I would be hard pressed to find 5 good songs on this list. Also charts??? Really, this is also how Trump gets elected.
Wow, I'd forgotten just how bad 1980's radio was until I read this list. To this day I struggle to ride in the car without my iPod, USB stick or a CD, I just can't listen to the crap on the radio, drives my wife nuts to ride with me.
Yeah and I hate that radio is like that because it can be such a cool medium. Sadly even our local college station is pretty lame these days, I still check it every time im driving and am pleasantly surprised from time to time. But yeah I just put my phone on shuffle most of the time.
I don't think we have a local college station up here that we can pick up, wish we did, the best we can get and it's pretty hard to hear, is a station called 91X that broadcasts in English and is US owned but based in Baja California, Mexico.
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
Also... I know Im perhaps in the minority here but if you take away Blondie I would be hard pressed to find 5 good songs on this list. Also charts??? Really, this is also how Trump gets elected.
Also... I know Im perhaps in the minority here but if you take away Blondie I would be hard pressed to find 5 good songs on this list. Also charts??? Really, this is also how Trump gets elected.
