It’s clear that someone needs to define two terms: “rock and roll” and “legendary performer.” Rolling Stone reports that Madonna and John Mellencamp will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year, leading a group that includes Leonard Cohen, the Ventures, the Dave Clark Five and several others.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was an incredible idea in theory, but the nominating committee has been really stretching the boundaries lately. The Dave Clark Five?! Seriously? That’s like inducting Len Barker into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was a good pitcher who had one outstanding year, but was he worthy of the Hall of Motherfucking Fame? The only rationale we can come up with is that Dave Clark has the same dirt on Jan Wenner that Isiah Thomas has on James Dolan.
Well, what’s done is done. So someone rouse this man from his longstanding place next to Pete Best on the unemployment line and tell him what he’s wonnnnn…
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Pretty crazy that the Beastie Boys get shut out and the DC5 gets in…not sure why there is even a R&RHOF any more. Where’s Tim McVeigh when you need him.
the dave clark five were actually elected last year. however, douchebag wenner kept them out so that he could produce the overly long tribute to ahmet artegun that was the centerpiece of the show last year.
who cares about the r n r hof anyway. billy fucking joel and james taylor are in it and iggy and the stooges and kiss aren’t.
nuff said.
The DC5 should have been inducted a long time ago.
Obviously, most of you have not heard much of the stuff that
Clark & Co. recorded, which is better than 99% of the dribble
out today. The Beastie Boys? Get the hell outta here. I have
to admit that the HOF is, at any rate, a stinking farce.
Who do you guys really like, anyway? The Partridge Family??
How about Rush, The Stooges, Leon Russell, Genesis and Yes? But it’s funny you mention the Partridge family, as some people think the Monkees deserve induction.