December 7, 2011

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Identity said:

December 7, 2011

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Three musical iron fists meet a pair of velvet gloves as Guns N' Roses, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Beastie Boys are joined by Donovan, Laura Nyro and England's Small Faces as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's slate of performer inductees for 2012.

Hall officials announced the news Wednesday.

In addition, blues musician Freddie King will join the hall's roster of early influence honorees, while veteran pop star maker and erstwhile TV impresario Don Kirshner has been chosen as recipient of the Ahmet Ertegun Award, given each year to an influential nonperformer.

Producers Tom Dowd and Glyn Johns and pioneering New Orleans engineer and recording studio owner Cosimo Matassa round out the new batch of inductees with awards for musical excellence.

“It's really nice to be part of a community of musicians we respect,” Chili Peppers bassist Michael “Flea” Balzary said from a tour stop in Vienna shortly after getting the news. “I feel very emotional about it, and it makes me reflective about our career. I think back about when we just started out as this little band and we kept it going, pouring our heart and souls into it. Pride isn't the healthiest thing, but I feel proud.”

Acts among the 15 final nominees that didn't make the cut were disco queen Donna Summer, Seattle rock band Heart, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, goth-pop group the Cure, rap duo Eric B. & Rakim, and R&B groups Rufus with Chaka Khan, War and the Spinners.

The arrival of GNR into the hall prompts the question of just who will represent the group at next year's induction ceremony, scheduled for April 14 at the Rock Hall in Cleveland, rather than its usual site at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

Frontman Axl Rose has long been at odds with most of his band's former members, notably lead guitarist Slash, raising the issue of whether he — or they — will participate in a reunion of the original lineup for the event, which is a tradition of rock hall induction dinners.

Guns N' Roses and the Chili Peppers, both of which emerged in the 1980s from L.A.'s explosive hard rock and alternative club scene, scored entry into the Hall of Fame during their first year of eligibility.

The Beastie Boys could have been granted hall membership earlier this year under the hall's requirement that acts become eligible 25 years after the release of their first recording.

Donovan, Nyro and the Small Faces have been bypassed for hall induction multiple times.

The Rock Hall ceremony began in 1986, and the 2012 class will bring the total number of performers inducted to 302.

Inductees:

Guns N’ Roses
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Beastie Boys
Donovan
Laura Nyro
Small Faces

Also, bluesman Freddie King, TV producer Don Kirshner, producers Tom Dowd and Glyn Johns, and engineer Cosimo Matassa.

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Replace them for Donna Summer, The Cure and Joan Jett.

First three are great but those others are not really worth it , imo.

So fucking stupid! Really Donna and The Cure are huge influence in music.

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xLiberiangirl said:

Identity said:

Inductees:

Guns N’ Roses
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Beastie Boys
Donovan
Laura Nyro
Small Faces

Also, bluesman Freddie King, TV producer Don Kirshner, producers Tom Dowd and Glyn Johns, and engineer Cosimo Matassa.

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Replace them for Donna Summer, The Cure and Joan Jett.

First three are great but those others are not really worth it , imo.

So fucking stupid! Really Donna and The Cure are huge influence in music.

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Especially Donovan and Small Faces.

I'm not understanging how the Beastie Boys made it in before Donna Summer, Rufus, The Cure and Joan Jett

props 2 my boys the chilli peppers!

Oops! I just noticed the below thread.

http://prince.org/msg/8/372077

I mean was there ANY doubt GNR wouldn't make it? Come on, now!

xLiberiangirl said:

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Replace them for Donna Summer, The Cure and Joan Jett.

First three are great but those others are not really worth it , imo.

So fucking stupid! Really Donna and The Cure are huge influence in music.

[Edited 12/7/11 7:39am]

You're gonna be waiting a long time, because they still haven't inducted bands like Kiss, Deep Purple, Rush, and Judas Priest.

Paris9748430 said:

xLiberiangirl said:

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Replace them for Donna Summer, The Cure and Joan Jett.

First three are great but those others are not really worth it , imo.

So fucking stupid! Really Donna and The Cure are huge influence in music.

[Edited 12/7/11 7:39am]

You're gonna be waiting a long time, because they still haven't inducted bands like Kiss, Deep Purple, Rush, and Judas Priest.

or Rush!

daPrettyman said:

This has got to the most boring group of inductees

SoulAlive said:

daPrettyman said:

This has got to the most boring group of inductees

4 sure! Don't get me wrong, I have an appreciation for each of the acts (except Small Faces, which I've never heard of), but this show is going to be boring as hell.

I like the "Beastie Boys" but they should not have been inducted in before Rufus/Chaka Khan & Donna Summer...

I have RESPECT for the Rock Committee's nominating rule that regardless of "Fame, Popularity, Album sells or # of hits" an artist can still be nominated 25yrs after their first recording...Every year when I view the list of " new hopefuls VS past nominees still waiting for votes" I cant help but think POLITICS still play a role....

Donna Summer has been on the "stand-by-list" waiting for ENOUGH votes for at least 3 or more years now...Enough already, induct her...

dupe.

See http://prince.org/msg/8/372077