Re: The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame is Full of

[maiullo@tms.attmail.com (Gary Maiullo)]

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>Personally, I am sick to death of the first list of songs, and the only
>reason that these are "typical who songs" in the first place is due to
>heavy-radio-play-to-the-point-of-vomiting.

Ummm...yeah, I guess...but isn't that what "fame" means?  That something is
famous; i.e. widely known?
>There are much better Who songs >(such as those I mentioned) that more
"represent" the Who.

Absolutely true.  But this isn't a "Hall of Critically Important Music";
it's a Hall of Fame.  And it must appeal to a wide range of fans, including
those who don't know much about, or (gasp!) even LIKE, The Who.

>I also get the feeling that the Who's inclusion was more or less gratuitous.
>I know this sounds wierd, after all it's the Who: the greatest Rock and Roll
>band ever.  But that is exactly my point!  I just have this feeling that the
>induction comitee kind of said. "well it's the Who, they get played on
>classic rock stations.  Yeah, I remember that song...Pinball Wizard.  Isn't
>Tommy playing on broadway."

So they should have omitted them entirely?  Then how would you feel?

I guess they should have consulted this list before including The Who.
Management by committee...oy.

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        Stephen, 
I don't think the point last made in the msg above was that the Who should 
not have been recognized at all by the Hall of Fame (and your point about
it being the "Hall of *FAME*" is well taken)... I think the point of the
writer was that he is suspect of the general attitude of those who are 
responsible for choosing who to induct, and may be suspect of those 
persons' motives..... (of course, I may be wrong....)

        "how many friends have I really got ... (you can count 'em on 1 hand)"

        gary.