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#is it buddy holly from 1950s or buddy holly from the weezers
auffilet · 2 years
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JOE HILLS: Hey, what’s that thing that has “be the change you want to see in the world”? I think that’s just Ghandi.
CLEO: Yeah, that is just-
JOE HILLS: Boom! Low budget spoof.
CLEO: (laughing) Ohh, Joe!
XISUMA: That’s like that Michael Jackson song. “If you wanna make the world a better place… take a look at yourself, and make a change.”
CLEO: Man in the Mirror.
XISUMA: Yes.
CLEO: I think- I think we may have gone out of our key demographic there.
XISUMA: Yeah, I was- I was watching-
JOE HILLS: (overlapping) I don’t know, Michael Jackson was a real Thriller.
XISUMA laughs.
CLEO: (groaning) Ohhh, Joe!
XISUMA: I was- I was watching a- uh, video by- I think it was Guude and BDoubleO- and, those guys love Michael Jackson.
CLEO giggles.
XISUMA: And I sort of read the comments a bit… and noticed that there is a real generational gap there.
CLEO: Massive.
XISUMA: And it’s-
CLEO: It’s ridiculous.
XISUMA: It’s quite scary… kind of.
CLEO: Yeah, I think- I mean... At school, you can make references and just- just… be completely oblivious. Quite scary how- how fast…
JOE HILLS: Don’t worry, TV Tropes-
XISUMA: Well- (inaudible)
JOE HILLS: TV Tropes will remember forever.
CLEO: That’s partly what scares me.
XISUMA: He was- he was the biggest selling artist of all time, like- no one’s overtaken him. Very likely, no one ever will. And… uh, I don’t think, like- every time he was on, I don’t think these kids don’t see the kind of impact he had on the world with his music, and… now- now, do you know what I mean?
CLEO: I do. I do, and- and-
XISUMA: (overlapping) It’s time to move on, innit?
CLEO: (overlapping) -see it on a regular basis. It’s- can be quite. It makes you feel old.
XISUMA: Yeah.
JOE HILLS: See, I’m okay with it, because it gives the kids room in their lives to enjoy what we make. Like, if a kid was like, “I gotta listen to every best selling album ever constructed-”
XISUMA laughs.
JOE HILLS: “-since 1920, I’m gonna start with this swing, move into this jazz, there’s a little bit of blues here. Okay, now I’m catching up to the 40’s and 50’s- oh hey! Buddy Holly doesn’t have- uh, one of those cool synthesizers yet, so he’s using one of those, so he’s using a xylophone for one of the synthesizer part of the song- that’s kind of neat!” And then, y’know, by the time they’re dead, they’re like, “Oh, maybe I’ll watch a video by ZombieCleo.”
XISUMA and CLEO laugh.
CLEO: You’re not like-
JOE HILLS: I’m okay with this! We directly benefit from these kids not having time to know who The Beatles are.
XISUMA laughs.
JOE HILLS: I mean, they- they might be The Bee-attles, I don’t know! Maybe I’m pronouncing it wrong!
XISUMA: That’s so very true. Very true.
CLEO: Oh, Joe... Joe… positive spin on everything!
JOE HILLS: Well, no- I mean, if it benefits me, then I can spin it positively. Otherwise, y’know, it’s terrible.
XISUMA and CLEO laugh.
XISUMA: Ohhh…
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Buddy Holly" is a song by American rock band Weezer. The song was written by Rivers Cuomo and released as the second single from the band's debut album, Weezer (The Blue Album) on September 7, 1994, which would have been Buddy Holly's 58th birthday. The lyrics reference the song's 1950s namesake and actress Mary Tyler Moore. It reached number two and number 34 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, respectively. The song also reached number six in Canada, number 12 in the United Kingdom, number 13 in Iceland and number 14 in Sweden.
Rolling Stone ranked "Buddy Holly" number 484 in its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" (2021), raising it 15 spots from number 499 (2010), and raised from around 19 years prior, being ranked number 497 (2004).[5][6] The digital version of the single for "Buddy Holly" was certified gold by the RIAA in 2006.[7] VH1 ranked it as one of the "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s" at number 59 in December 2007.[8]
Songwriter Rivers Cuomo wrote "Buddy Holly" after his friends made fun of his Asian girlfriend.[9] He originally planned to exclude it from the album; he felt it was "cheesy" and perhaps did not represent the sound he was pursuing for Weezer. Producer Ric Ocasek persuaded him to include it. In the book River's Edge, Ocasek is quoted saying: "I remember at one point he was hesitant to do 'Buddy Holly' and I was like, 'Rivers, we can talk about it. Do it anyway, and if you don't like it when it's done, we won't use it. But I think you should try. You did write it and it is a great song.'" Bassist Matt Sharp recalled: "Ric said we'd be stupid to leave it off the album. We'd come into the studio in the morning and find little pieces of paper with doodles on them: WE WANT BUDDY HOLLY."[10]
An early demo of "Buddy Holly" recorded by Cuomo in 1993 has a different feel, as the song is played at a much slower tempo than the version that appears on the album. This version appeared on Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo. The liner notes for Alone explain that the chorus, in its most primitive form, originally was sung as: "Oo-wee-oo you look just like Ginger Rogers / Oh, oh, I move just like Fred Astaire". The rest of the chorus stayed the same as the Blue Album version.
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harveyguillen · 3 years
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tagged by @optimismrpt !! tysm, kay :3
1. favorite song at the moment: ‘ kyoto ’ by phoebe bridgers, tied with ‘ kiss me more ’ by doja cat and sza. both absolute bangers!! they’re currently my go-to aux songs too 
2. a song you associate with your favorite ship: just one ship?? i cannot narrow it down to that so here are a few of them ' like real peope do ’ by hozier, ‘ buy the stars ’ by marina, ‘ cosmic love ’ by florence + the machine and some others. 
3. a song that could be about you: ‘ so hot you’re hurting my feelings ’ by caroline polachek and/or ‘ she ’ by dodie ( this one always gets me, damn those unrequited queer crushes that feel like straight out of a coming-of-age movie ).
4. a song you think is overrated: dUDE okay listen,,,, i love ABBA but living on a dutch uni campus you hear ABBA songs being played FAR ! TOO ! MUCH ! ‘ dancing queen ’ is not even enjoyable anymore. just sit down, brenda, we know you’re the dancing queen wE GET IT
5. a song that reminds you of a good memory: ‘ pony ’ by ginuwine ( an inside joke between my friends and myself about having either made out to this song or whether we could bring ourselves to have s3x to it ), ‘ careless whisper ’ ( also a nice memory about a trip with my friends to mykonos ), ‘ 1950 ’ by king princess ( being in 1st semester of uni, at the bar during a party, hearing this song starting to play and thinking it’s gonna get skipped or people won’t know it.... only to have the sea of 20-y.o’s sing along loudly ) 
6. the last song you listened to: ‘ funeral ’ by phoebe bridgers. not to be That Bitch but i listened to it on the car ride back from getting my 1st covid jab yEE
7. a song that makes you laugh: ‘ help let me go ’ by danny gonzalez. the lyrics are so funny and linked to his videos, and the song itself is so bonkers. 
8. a song you want your mutuals to listen to: ‘ jackson ’ by orville peck & trixie mattel ( don’t think about it too much, just let it play full volume and embrace the cowboy vibes ), ‘ shadow ’ by chromatics ( shoutout to twin peaks: the return ), ‘ luna ’ by zoe, and  ‘ buddy holly ’ by weezer ( it’s fun ). 
tagging: tbh anyone who wants to do it !! go crazy aAaaaAAAh go stoopid wAaAah  
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mannytoodope · 5 years
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Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, who was a central figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. You may have heard his name from The Weezer song with the same name. You probably had that one teacher that was singing on his songs to themselves. He grew up in a musical family first playing music with his siblings. He was influenced by the music that was played around him including gospel, country, and r&b music. He started a band with his high school friends. He formed his second band The Crickets before going solo. During his short career, he wrote, recorded, and produced his own material. On February 3, Holly, Richie Havens and, J.P. Richardson( The Big Bopper)all died in a plane crash along with the pilot. The event is commonly referred to as” The Day Music Died”.He is seen as one of the artists that helped define traditional rock and roll and pop music.
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missfoodie2shoes · 5 years
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Buddy Holly, Weezer. 1994.
This video was groundbreaking. It doesn’t look like it to watch it now, but it was. This was the time when we had just created the technology to insert people from now into old footage of tv shows and movies. Another great example of this is the old vacuum commercials with Fred Astaire in them. Though that, is the technology in reverse. Anyway, this video inserts the band into the 70′s tv show, Happy Days, set in the 1950′s. It still holds up over time pretty well, imo.
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bm2ab · 6 years
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Arrivals & Departures - 07 September 1936 Celebrate Charles Hardin [Buddy] Holley Day!
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950's rock and roll. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, to a musical family during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his siblings. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts, and he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school. He made his first appearance on local television in 1952, and the following year he formed the group "Buddy and Bob" with his friend Bob Montgomery. In 1955, after opening for Elvis Presley, he decided to pursue a career in music. He opened for Presley three times that year; his band's style shifted from country and western to entirely rock and roll. In October that year, when he opened for Bill Haley & His Comets, he was spotted by Nashville scout Eddie Crandall, who helped him get a contract with Decca Records.
Holly's recording sessions at Decca were produced by Owen Bradley. Unhappy with Bradley's control in the studio and with the sound he achieved there, he went to producer Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico, and recorded a demo of "That'll Be the Day", among other songs. Petty became the band's manager and sent the demo to Brunswick Records, which released it as a single credited to "The Crickets", which became the name of Holly's band. In September 1957, as the band toured, "That'll Be the Day" topped the US "Best Sellers in Stores" chart and the UK Singles Chart. Its success was followed in October by another major hit, "Peggy Sue".
The album Chirping Crickets, released in November 1957, reached number five on the UK Albums Chart. Holly made his second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in January 1958 and soon after, toured Australia and then the UK. In early 1959, he assembled a new band, consisting of future country music star Waylon Jennings (bass), famed session musician Tommy Allsup (guitar), and Carl Bunch (drums), and embarked on a tour of the midwestern U.S. After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa, he chartered an airplane to travel to his next show, in Moorhead, Minnesota. Soon after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing him, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson in a tragedy later referred to by Don McLean as "The Day the Music Died".
During his short career, Holly wrote, recorded, and produced his own material. He is often regarded as the artist who defined the traditional rock-and-roll lineup of two guitars, bass, and drums. He was a major influence on later popular music artists, including Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Weezer, and Elton John. He was among the first artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in 1986. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 13 in its list of "100 Greatest Artists".
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thisisheavynews · 4 years
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25 worst Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees ever
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — It’s that time of year again for people to get enraged. That’s because the nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020 are due any day now.
But before we get to whether newly eligible acts like Oasis, The Notorious B.I.G. and Weezer will make the cut, or if longtime snubs like Depeche Mode, Doobie Brothers or Kraftwerk will finally get in, let’s take a look back.
Like most Halls of Fame, the Rock Hall can be polarizing. While, you can make an argument for just about any artist that has been inducted, there are a few dozen fans will swear have no business in music’s hallowed ground.
In an effort to upset as many people as possible (Not really, but it’s inevitable), we ranked the 25 worst Rock and Roll Hall of Fame selections of all time. You know, the ones that had you scratching your head wondering why them and not [insert snub here].
This is just one man’s opinion, of course. Just remember: They’re all good, if not great artists. But were they Rock Hall worthy?
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25. Ritchie Valens
Inducted: 2001
Better option: Link Wray
Associated with “American Pie” (“The Day the Music Died”) after passing away tragically in a plane crash alongside Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper, Valens is a legend. But digging deeper, his Rock Hall resume is pretty light. Yes, he was the pioneer of Chicano rock. And yes, “La Bamba” was a huge hit. But that alone should not have earned him induction when you consider other genre pioneers/one-hit wonders such as Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and Big Mama Thornton have never even been nominated. There were several better options for the Class of 2001 when it comes to 1950s rock and roll pioneers, top among them being Link Wray.
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24. Darlene Love
Inducted: 2011
Better option: Mary Wells
You’d be hard pressed to find a Rock Hall Inductee more lovable than Darlene Love. An essential figure in Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound, Love was (and still is) a great singer. That, along with “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” are her two main arguments for Rock Hall Induction. But you can’t help but wonder why her and not The Marvelettes or Mary Wells, two essential acts for early Motown with bigger hits to their names.
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23. The Dave Clark Five
Inducted: 2008
Better option: Lonnie Donegan
Well, this is sure to upset a lot of baby boomers who still geek out to “Glad All Over.” The Dave Clark Five was a very popular British Invasion act of the 1960s, and the second British act after The Beatles to appear on the “The Ed Sullivan Show.” But The Dave Clark Five’s resume, even compared to just other acts of the 1960s, makes them a borderline Rock Hall candidate. Are they that different from The Crystals, Tommy James & The Shondells, The Shangri-Las or Paul Revere & the Raiders: All acts you could argue for or against? A better choice would have been Lonnie Donegan, the most influential recording artist in British history before The Beatles came around.
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22. Cat Stevens
Inducted: 2014
Better option: Nick Drake
Cat Stevens had a great run during the first half of the 1970s, with two very essential albums and a string of hits. But you have to wonder how the Rock Hall landed on his name instead of a wide variety of 1970s acts that have never even been nominated, from Doobie Brothers to Emerson, Lake & Palmer to Jim Croce. Even in his own genre, you could make a better case for Nick Drake who, as time goes on, feels like a better choice than Stevens, given how the former’s influence continues to be felt in the artists of today.
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21. Small Faces/Faces
Inducted: 2012
Better option: New York Dolls
It’s easy to see why fans of bands like Mott the Hoople, J. Geils Band or Little Feat might cry foul that their favorite act isn’t in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Small Faces/Faces are. We’re dealing with a combination of two acts here, a la Parliament-Funkadelic (Though, far less significant). The talent and, to a lesser extent, influence are there. Both the Small Faces and, more so, Faces’ back-to-back to basics style and care-free attitude would influence several acts of the 1970s. But in that regard, the impact of, say, the New York Dolls was much greater. After all, Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood were going to get in anyway.
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20. Donovan
Inducted: 2012
Better option: Phil Ochs
A lesser Bob Dylan? Sure. But you could say that about any folk artist really. Donovan’s impact runs deeper, primarily in his merger of folk music with psychedelic pop. But where Donovan falls short is in having just a handful of hits that resonated in the States. That’s not enough to justify his induction over artists who came before such as Phil Ochs or Judy Collins. And how the Nominating Committee saw fit to nominate Donovan years before Joan Baez is beyond me.
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19. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Inducted: 2015
Better option: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
Let’s face it. Before being nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame multiple times, most mainstream music fans had never heard of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. That doesn’t mean the band wasn’t impactful. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was integral in bringing Chicago blues to white, suburban audiences in the 1960s. But the band’s lack of “Fame” and the fact that an landmark blues artist like Son House shockingly can’t get a nomination makes you question how The Paul Butterfield Blues Band got on the ballot, let alone chosen over Kraftwerk, Nine Inch Nails, Chic and others nominated for the Class of 2015.
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18. Electric Light Orchestra
Inducted: 2017
Better option: Jethro Tull
When you take into account Jeff Lynne’s production legacy, then you can make a solid case for Electric Light Orchestra’s Rock Hall worthiness. But the band on its own — I’m just not seeing it. ELO got in as part of the Nominating Committee’s surge in recent years to include B (or maybe even C) level classic-rock acts. But nothing really puts Electric Light Orchestra ahead of other 1970s acts s like The Guess Who, Bad Company or Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Then again, I wouldn’t induct those bands either.
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17. Laura Nyro
Inducted: 2012
Better option: Judy Collins
Laura Nyro is one of the first names that comes up when people list the least deserving members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And it’s easy to see why. It feels like her nomination was plucked out of thin air. That doesn’t mean she wasn’t a great artist. Nyro most certainly was. But she feels somewhat fringe compared to almost any other inductee. She’s sort of like a lesser Randy Newman, where as the Rock Hall could have opted for someone with more influence like the aforementioned Judy Collins.
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16. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Inducted: 1993
Better option: Billy Ward and His Dominoes
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers were nominated for the Rock Hall every year since the beginning until they were inducted in 1993. Why did the Nominating Committee have the group on par with the greatest rock and roll acts of all time. Sure, Lymon has a compelling story as a child star who died young. But while the lack of noteworthy catalog has kept other influential 1950s acts out of the Rock Hall, namely Johnny Ace and Jesse Belvin, it didn’t affect Lymon. Maybe in the “Early Influences” category this makes sense. Otherwise, can most people name anything besides “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?”
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15. Little Anthony and the Imperials
Inducted: 2009
Better option: Ben E. King (solo)
Little Anthony and the Imperials’ longevity is impressive. Of all the acts come out of doo-wop and move into R&B, few, if any, had a longer run. But the significance of that run is debatable, especially when you start rifling off the list of influential R&B artists that aren’t in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Joe Tex, Mary Wells, Junior Walker & the All Stars, Ben E. King (solo), The Crystals, etc.
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14. Del Shannon
Inducted: 1999
Better option: Chubby Checker
It must have been easy to get behind the idea of Del Shannon being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when artists like Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne practically worshiped the ground he walked on. But Shannon is one of those artists whose legacy is really built around just one song in “Runaway.” Yes, it was a No. 1 hit and Shannon had a distinct style. But why him and not someone like Chubby Checker or Tommy James & The Shondells.
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13. Bobby Darin
Inducted: 1990
Better option: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Looking at the list of successful artists of the 1950s, Bobby Darin certainly has some of the deccade’s biggest hits, including “Splish, Splash” and “Mack the Knife.” But how much those songs resonated in the decades that followed? Darin was a famous star who became an actor. But musically, it would have benefitted the Rock Hall to have pushed for an artist with a more unique style and sound.
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12. Chicago
Inducted: 2016
Better option: Procol Harum
Saying Chicago was a successful band during the 1970s would be an understatement. But even after selling all those records, they never really felt like a larger than life act. And when they came close, they morphed into a lame soft rock act with songs like “You’re the Inspiration” and “Hard to Say I’m Sorry.” Yes, Chicago brought horns into rock in the 1970s. But they weren’t the first or, arguably, the best at it, considering the Mothers of Invention and Electric Flag haven’t been nominated.
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11. The Lovin’ Spoonful
Inducted: 2000
Better option: The Shangri-Las
I’m okay with kicking The Lovin’ Spoonful out of the Rock Hall based on the band’s Induction Ceremony performance alone. Yes, the band had some hits during the 1960s. But they weren’t a game-changer the level of peers like Grateful Dead or The Mamas and the Papas. And in terms of the 1960s as a whole, you have to imagine the impact of act like Joe Tex or The Shangri-Las stretches much further. Heck, I’d take The Monkees over these guys all day, everyday.
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10. Bon Jovi
Inducted: 2018
Better option: Iron Maiden
If we’re talking just commercial appeal, record sales and longevity, by all means Bon Jovi belongs in the Rock Hall. Influence and authenticity? Not so much. I could get behind the band’s induction more had Desmond Child been included, since there’s something to be said for the songwriting on choruses to songs like “Livin’ on a Prayer.” As it stands, however, I don’t see any significant changes to the history of rock music if Bon Jovi never existed, other than the Goo Goo Dolls never becoming a band or there being fewer songs to sing along to at weddings. Why Bon Jovi and not Boston, Thin Lizzy or Bad Company?
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9. Journey
Inducted: 2017
Better option: Duran Duran
The arguments for and against Journey and Bon Jovi are the same. Only, Journey fans are even more passionate, and, thus, more likely to slash the tires on my car. Yes, “Don’t Stop Believin'” is an indelible pop song. But you know who else made at least one indelible pop song? Duran Duran, Whitney Houston, the Go-Go’s and INXS, each not in the Rock Hall despite having more influence on today’s music landscape than Journey. Whose getting in next: Nickelback?
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8. Gene Pitney
Inducted: 2002
Better option: Harry Nilsson
There’s a case to be made for Pitney in a specialty category, considering his work as a sound engineer and songwriter on hits like “He’s a Rebel” and “Hello, Mary Lou.” But as a “Performer” it doesn’t make much sense. His impact during the 1960s doesn’t measure up to other acts that aren’t in the Rock Hall like Love, Dick Dale or Jan and Dean.
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7. The Moody Blues
Inducted: 2018
Better option: King Crimson
The Moody Blues made good (if not boring) music, some of it great. But this an example of the Nominating Committee and its Boomer voters preferring a second- or third-tier classic rock act rather than a top-tier band from a later decade. The Moody Blues certainly weren’t the kind of groundbreaking act snubs like T. Rex, The Jam or Kraftwerk were.
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6. Bill Withers
Inducted: 2015
Better option: Lionel Richie and the Commodores
Bill Withers is a fine R&B act with a handful of great soul songs. But even within his own genre, maybe (MAYBE) he rates as one of the 100 most important R&B acts of all time and certainly isn’t in the top 50. The Nominating Committee seemingly pulled Withers’ name out of thin air and voters went for it, despite there being several better options in the forms of Chic, Luther Vandross, Kool & the Gang, Barry White, Rick James, The Commodores and The Ohio Players. I could go on.
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5. Jeff Beck
Inducted: 2009
Better option: Dick Dale
If prior to 2009, Jeff Beck felt like a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, it’s because he was as a member of the Yardbirds, and rightfully so. But there was no reason for him to become a two-time inductee, other than the Rock Hall wanting to put together a guitar showcase at its annual ceremony. Beck is undoubtedly one of the greatest guitarists of all time. But his solo career leaves something to be desired in terms of significance.
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4. The Dells
Inducted: 2004
Better option: Teddy Pendergrass
If you find something significant that separates The Dells from a large group of other like-minded R&B/doo-wop acts from the same period, please let me know what it is. The Dells have one (“Oh What a Nite”), maybe two (“Stay In My Corner”) essential hits, which somehow got them into the Rock Hall ahead of The Dramatics, The Stylistics, Harold Melvin, Teddy Pendergrass, The Dramatics, The Spinners, The Del Vikings and The Chi-Lites, among others.
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3. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Inducted: 2015
Better option: The Runaways
This concept of Joan Jett as the archetype of the female rock star is a bit weird. Yes, when you think of a woman with a guitar, she comes to mind. But she did not invent that or do anything with it that hadn’t been done before. In fact, her two biggest hits are cover songs. The fact that Joan Jett & the Blackhearts are in the Rock Hall and The Shangri-Las aren’t is a bit absurd. That’s not to say Jett doesn’t belong in the hall. She’s just in there with the wrong group. The Runaways were far more essential.
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2. Percy Sledge
Inducted: 2005
Better option: Joe Tex
There’s a thought among some people that a push for Percy Sledge to get into the Rock Hall was made after he performed at Steve Van Zandt’s wedding. I’m going to ignore that, only because, if true (which it may very well be), it’s INSANE! Sledge has one hit. That’s not discredit his other work. That’s just a fact. “When a Man Loves a Woman” is all anyone knows. Does that make him influential? Sledge was an important artist in terms of southern soul in the 1960s or, better yet, “When a Man Loves a Woman” was an important song, one of the essential hits of the decade. But, in terms of body of work, there just isn’t much else there.
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1. Stevie Nicks
Inducted: 2019
Better option: Tina Turner
If the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were to admit Stevie Nicks was nominated because she finished first in the “Voice Your Choice” in-museum fan vote, I’d let this go. However, the Rock Hall Foundation has said the vote had no influence on the committee. So we’re left to wonder why Nicks was worthy of becoming the first two-time female inductee. To say Nicks has more than one essential album or song would be a reach. And while she’s an influential figure, most of that (if not all of it) can be chalked up to her time with Fleetwood Mac. The list of women who have had better solo careers than Nicks is too long to list here. So, I’ll just list the women who would have made better two-time inductees, which includes Tina Turner, Diana Ross and Grace Slick.
from Heavy News https://thisisheavynews.com/25-worst-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-ever/
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