Jumptheshark
Rebooting myself
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2018 inductees are... - CNN
usually there are some bitching and complaining--but this year I have no problelm
One of the key requirements is usually INFLUENCE and everyone going in falls into that catagory
first Sister Rosetta Tharpe--she is going in what would be called the builder category--
In the R and B world she is a god and her influence can be felt in early rock and roll and the british invasion--Builder category
The Moody Blues--music influence. They were always viewed as just being on the outside of being cool and are one of my favorite bands
their influence was how they mixed many style of music into their catalog. Founded in 1964 there were one of the first bands to be tagged prog rock--but off the stage they were somewhat boring and did not get the press other bands did
Bon Jovi might annoy some people--but they took to MTV and and were part of the revolution that was predicted with "video killed the radio star"--Rock and Roll now had a visual style and Bon Jovi managed to balance they style with a substance--that you either love or hate--no middle ground
Dire Straits--ask any musician about this band and how complex some of their works are
The Cars--the help bridge the 70's into the 80's and while not as popular as they once were--if you go beyond their hits--you will hear why they got in
Nina Simone--singer
Next to Billy Holliday one of the most tortured artists who ever sang the blues or Jazz
usually there are some bitching and complaining--but this year I have no problelm
One of the key requirements is usually INFLUENCE and everyone going in falls into that catagory
first Sister Rosetta Tharpe--she is going in what would be called the builder category--
In the R and B world she is a god and her influence can be felt in early rock and roll and the british invasion--Builder category
The Moody Blues--music influence. They were always viewed as just being on the outside of being cool and are one of my favorite bands
their influence was how they mixed many style of music into their catalog. Founded in 1964 there were one of the first bands to be tagged prog rock--but off the stage they were somewhat boring and did not get the press other bands did
Bon Jovi might annoy some people--but they took to MTV and and were part of the revolution that was predicted with "video killed the radio star"--Rock and Roll now had a visual style and Bon Jovi managed to balance they style with a substance--that you either love or hate--no middle ground
Dire Straits--ask any musician about this band and how complex some of their works are
The Cars--the help bridge the 70's into the 80's and while not as popular as they once were--if you go beyond their hits--you will hear why they got in
Nina Simone--singer
Next to Billy Holliday one of the most tortured artists who ever sang the blues or Jazz