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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Thu Oct 9, 2014, 01:28 PM Oct 2014

Trent effing REZNOR nominated for the R&R Hall of Fame in 2015? That's a joke, right?

Vote for the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, N.W.A, the Smiths, Lou Reed and Sting have been nominated for the Hall's next class



http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vote-for-the-2015-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-20141009

The nominees for the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are in, and for the third consecutive year, the public gets to vote alongside the artists, historians and music industry insiders of the Rock Hall voting body. From now until December 9th, fans can vote right here for the nominees they'd like to see inducted. The top five acts will comprise a "fan's ballot" that will count as one of the more than 700 ballots that determine the Class of 2015.

As Rolling Stone first reported, nominees for the Hall's next class include Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, N.W.A, the Smiths, Lou Reed, Sting, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Kraftwerk, Chic, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, the Marvelettes, the Spinners, Stevie Ray Vaughan, War and Bill Withers.

In order to be eligible for this year’s ballot, artists or bands need to have released their first single or album in 1989 or earlier.

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Trent effing REZNOR nominated for the R&R Hall of Fame in 2015? That's a joke, right? (Original Post) Miles Archer Oct 2014 OP
He's an Oscar winner so he stands a chance LonePirate Oct 2014 #1
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2014 #2
+1,000,000 Trajan Oct 2014 #6
Every year someone sharp_stick Oct 2014 #3
I love the work he did with Coil. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #4
They should just change the name to Rolling Stone Magazine Hall Of Fame and be done with it. (n/t) Iggo Oct 2014 #5
Trent EFFING Reznor ... Trajan Oct 2014 #7
Not to mention puts on one of the most incredible shows you'll ever see. Initech Oct 2014 #12
I'm still kicking myself OriginalGeek Oct 2014 #16
Indeed ... I saw LITS in Portland Oregon in 2008 Trajan Oct 2014 #26
I went to three shows on the LITS tour. Initech Oct 2014 #27
Basically, the Rock HoF is a joke. malthaussen Oct 2014 #8
Can I get a witness shenmue Oct 2014 #10
The Smiths and the Pixies still aren't in shenmue Oct 2014 #9
Kraftwerk, eh? Ron Obvious Oct 2014 #11
Nine Inch Nails deserves it a lot more than plenty of current members cemaphonic Oct 2014 #13
i'm surprised you're not kvetching about green day fizzgig Oct 2014 #14
I'm not seeing why he doesn't belong there. JVS Oct 2014 #15
After Rush and KISS... Chan790 Oct 2014 #17
Just hold on there, pal! KamaAina Oct 2014 #21
Are you implying Rush didn't deserve a slot? reflection Oct 2014 #22
It's kind of an inside joke... Chan790 Oct 2014 #23
I totally get it reflection Oct 2014 #25
Green Day is eligible?! KamaAina Oct 2014 #18
Lou Reed, Sting and Stevie Ray are gimmes KamaAina Oct 2014 #19
Everyone on that list has earned their ticket. GOLGO 13 Oct 2014 #20
Dude, ABBA is in the RRHOF jmowreader Oct 2014 #24

Response to Miles Archer (Original post)

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
3. Every year someone
Thu Oct 9, 2014, 02:06 PM
Oct 2014

has to start whining about the newest crop of nominees. It's just an online popularity contest but somebody has to take it too seriously.

I guess you get to start the ball rolling this time around but protocol indicates that you at least provide a replacement for "the worst nominee in the history of the world" please.

 

Trajan

(19,089 posts)
7. Trent EFFING Reznor ...
Thu Oct 9, 2014, 02:42 PM
Oct 2014

One of two of the most influential songwriters in rock music today ... The second would be Dave Grohl ...

Trent has altered the landscape for rock music ... His music continues to inspire musicians everywhere ...

Not a big fan of the haters ...

Initech

(100,061 posts)
12. Not to mention puts on one of the most incredible shows you'll ever see.
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 02:50 AM
Oct 2014

I've seen NIN in concert at least six or seven times and Trent gets better and better with each show. The 2014 tour with Soundgarden was amazing, the 2008 Lights In The Sky tour was one of the most spectacular things ever put on stage.

 

Trajan

(19,089 posts)
26. Indeed ... I saw LITS in Portland Oregon in 2008
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 08:04 PM
Oct 2014

Fucking incredible ... the stage lighting effects are legendary .. Fucking epic ...

The Hesitation Marks concert showed a different side of Trent, with more traditional influences, from jazz, blues and even gospel coloring the new songs ... it was superb ...

Initech

(100,061 posts)
27. I went to three shows on the LITS tour.
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 08:09 PM
Oct 2014

I went to the LA, Vegas, and Sacramento shows (glad I live in an area where I have easy access to Southwest Airlines). There's videos on YouTube but the videos just don't do it justice.

malthaussen

(17,184 posts)
8. Basically, the Rock HoF is a joke.
Thu Oct 9, 2014, 11:00 PM
Oct 2014

Not unlike some other Halls of Fame. Not everyone gets in on his merits; not everyone who merits it gets in.

-- Mal

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
11. Kraftwerk, eh?
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 01:00 AM
Oct 2014

I was a big Kraftwerk fan in the seventies - the only one I knew, everybody else hated them - and you can't deny their influence, but do they really belong in the Rock & Roll HoF?

I don't really care for HoFs in any case.

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)
13. Nine Inch Nails deserves it a lot more than plenty of current members
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 02:54 AM
Oct 2014

That being said, the RRHOF is still an embarrassing relic.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
17. After Rush and KISS...
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 11:37 AM
Oct 2014

there is no real argument about merit.

Reznor's merit is vastly greater than theirs...I'm not arguing that he belongs in the RRHoF, but if he doesn't belong there, then they really don't. I mean...fuck, why not just admit the Jonas Brothers, Debbie Gibson, Justin Bieber, and Dexy's Midnight Runners already and get it over with if we're going to let in every high-selling low-talent popular music act of the past 30 years regardless of talent or merit?

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
21. Just hold on there, pal!
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 12:15 PM
Oct 2014

It's "Dexys Midnight Runners". No apostrophe. And how dare you compare them to the JoBros, Debbie Gibson, and Bieber? Let alone comparing Rush to KISS?!

reflection

(6,286 posts)
22. Are you implying Rush didn't deserve a slot?
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 01:55 PM
Oct 2014

if not, my apologies. If so, my word, they've been eligible since 1998 and have one of the most consistent catalogs out there. Not to mention they are some of the most proficient musicians to ever pick up their instruments. Not sure what else would be required to be considered for induction.

(now KISS I somewhat understand, they're better marketers than musicians. But even their imprint on the genre is undeniable)

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
23. It's kind of an inside joke...
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 06:15 PM
Oct 2014

Rush was at one point a hot topic of the Lounge because there are/were some posters here who believe that they're better than the Beatles and a nearly equal number of posters whose hatred for Geddy Lee, Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson is exceeded only by their hatred for Dick Cheney. There is also one poster who felt the need to bemoan that KISS was way more deserving of induction than Rush.

I was, to be honest, stirring the shit for my own amusement trying to start a Rush war. It didn't work, going to show the old comedic adage: "Always know your room."

GOLGO 13

(1,681 posts)
20. Everyone on that list has earned their ticket.
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 12:14 PM
Oct 2014

That's a bad ass list of musicians right there. Their output when they were young, shiny & pissed off stacks like a mountain of pure iron.

SRV is the King Kong in this group.

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