REM, Van Halen, grand master flash& the furious five, The Ronettes, & Patti Smith will have the star on the rock & roll hall of fame.

just wanted some of ya fans to know, think it's march 12th ceremony.

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Looks like KISS got screwed again....   And Gene discovered Van Halen.....

REM's entry should be a no-brainer - they're simply brilliant.

Van Halen I heard were re-forming recently with Lee-Roth for a concert tour...but looking at their website looks like there's trouble before they even started.  If it's not personal bickering this time, I'm guessing it has something to do with a 50 yo trying to squeal out the essential notes from some of their classics.  How could that happen without some sort of operation?

Grandmaster Flash...ok.  Not my taste, but I guess so.

Ronettes etc - sorry, I listen to a range of music, but I don't recall them.

My thoughts exactly. I already knew about Stipe and Co., but Patti Smith is news to me.

Also, the rumor is that Bill Berry will be reuniting with them on stage.

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What the hell happen to Eddie Van Halen?????

^^^That's (the decomposed corpse of) Eddie Van Halen. This is Eddie Vedder:

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Ronettes - nope.

Patti Smith - nope.

But I will try and have a listen to some of their gear now you mention it...

As for Van Halen (one of the most overrated bands of all time),

I don't think they were musical geniuses, or that their songs are timeless classics, but their guitar-work in particular did set a new standard, and their music, fashion etc muscially marked a moment in time.  Back that up with their longevity and they have a case for the HOF.

I'm sure it's an ego thing. Roth is way too full of himself to let his voice or his body go (unlike Eddie, see pic).

That's a shocking pic of Eddie - I guess living hard does take it's toll.  Yep it's probably ego - but is it the clashing egos of the band members, or Roth not wanting to tour in a sub-standard state?

As for your age-ist nonsense, uhhh, of the Famer vocalists Roth is 52, Stipe 47, Flash 48, Smith 60, & Spector 63.  Bet Ronnie'll sing the pants off of ALL of 'em.

Age-ist nonsense?  For suggesting Roth may not be able to hit the same notes as he did 20+ years ago?  I thought that was fair speculation actually...

Listen to Jump again, or half of their collection in fact - the squealing, the high pitch notes - I'd be very impressed if he could still belt those out to a standard worthy of a concert.  I would love to be wrong though...that's not being an age-ist, but a realist.

Looks like Eddie converted his garage studio into a meth lab.

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Apparently I'm a cynical asshole.  It's actually oral cancer.

"Every day holds a new beginning and every hour holds the promise of an Invitation to Love." 

Grandmaster Flash deserves his spot if only for this masterpiece . I'm only serious. Love this song! But not this version .

Susan

     
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very touching about what michael stipe's grandmother said to him about what R.E.M. meant to her.

(remember every moment)