It's All About Me, Man: [CanYoAssDigIt] Rock and Roll Hall of Shame

Monday, April 23, 2007

[CanYoAssDigIt] Rock and Roll Hall of Shame

As somebody who records for Kill Rock Stars, do you suppose that in
the middle of this all-star jam, Ronnie Spector pulled out a knife and
attempted to kill Sammy Hagar?

I just find it bizarre that they will put a marginal figure like Patti
Smith, and even more marginal figures like the Ronettes in the Rock
and Roll hall of fame, but year after year they snub Yes. Love them or
hate them, they were an extremely important band, and they moved a
hell of a lot of product for the industry. As somebody who loves
them, I think they recorded several masterpieces.

I love the Ronettes songs, too (both of them) but the Ronettes without
Phil Spector are like Milli Vinilli without hair extensions.

*****

R.E.M. Inducted into Hall of Fame: If you missed it (and that's
understandable due to the ceremony's length), R.E.M. was inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, March 12. The band was
inducted by Eddie Vedder with a touching and humorous - if somewhat
lengthy - speech. The band then thanked tons of the people who helped
them, gave a shoutout to those of us watching in Athens at the Melting
Point and proceeded to play "Begin the Begin," "Gardening at Night,"
(dedicated to Michael's father) and "Man on the Moon," before a
rendition of The Stooges' "I Wanna Be Your Dog" and fellow inductee
Patti Smith's "People Have the Power." The former was a bit of a kick
to the Hall's voters, who didn't vote in The Stooges, who were up for
this year's class. The latter was an all-star jam that included the
odd combination of the likes of R.E.M., Patti Smith, Sammy Hagar,
Stephen Stills, Keith Richards, the Ronnettes, and Eddie Vedder.