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Reply #30 posted 12/17/13 2:03pm

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Linda got in too. smile

I'm convinced the Hall has a singer-songwriter fetish (Cat Stevens). lol

That said, I don't mind this list of inductees. KISS fans can finally shut the fuck up. evillol




If they did then Jim Croce John Denver and e the best one Harry Chapin would be in.

Forget Kiss and Linda hall and freaking Oates finally a decade too late at least

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Reply #31 posted 12/17/13 2:03pm

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Once again, selling records means nothing lol

Lots of artists have decades long works and never get inducted.

There were ground-breaking stage presentations before them (Alice Coooper, David Bowie, Frank Zappa)

In fact Appettite For Destruction by Guns N Roses worldside has sold more than half of Kiss in their entire discorgaphy lol but that's not a reason for GNR to be there... it's the music.

The 80's Kiss was horrible lyrically, but had great musicians. Yet... people only care for the classic line-up. Kiss will always just be a gimmick band too me no matter how you put it razz but they have the ''kiss army'' so they're rapidly loved.

My view is that, no matter what you think of Kiss's music, or of the members as musicians, there's no question that their work has influenced generations of rockers. For that reason alone, they deserve their induction.

Hell, even Nirvana did a Kiss Cover (of Do You Love Me?)

And i realize that, and no one can take that from them. They have inspired lots of musicians (Better musicians too imo.) So, can't really take that from them even if i don't like them.

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Reply #32 posted 12/17/13 2:39pm

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fuck kiss

peter got in solo

I thought you meant Peter Criss for a second.

That would have been a little much.

But KISS is the epitome of rock and roll fame.

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Reply #33 posted 12/17/13 3:42pm

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Gunsnhalen said:

ReddishBrownOne said:

My view is that, no matter what you think of Kiss's music, or of the members as musicians, there's no question that their work has influenced generations of rockers. For that reason alone, they deserve their induction.

Hell, even Nirvana did a Kiss Cover (of Do You Love Me?)

And i realize that, and no one can take that from them. They have inspired lots of musicians (Better musicians too imo.) So, can't really take that from them even if i don't like them.

Yeah i mean like them or not i felt that when Alice Cooper got in that come on KISS has to get in, Alice is cool and i dig him, but he is in for the inlfuence over his music by far, and the same reason for KISS.


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Reply #34 posted 12/17/13 4:01pm

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Lawd, you think Courtney Love will show up and make a scene? Wonder if Frances Bean will show?

Wait, it hasn't been 25 years since Nirvana released the cd that Teen Spirit was on, has it?

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Reply #35 posted 12/17/13 4:01pm

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Who's the guy in the pic wearing the giant flower?

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Reply #36 posted 12/17/13 4:09pm

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ReddishBrownOne said:

Gunsnhalen said:

Once again, selling records means nothing lol

Lots of artists have decades long works and never get inducted.

There were ground-breaking stage presentations before them (Alice Coooper, David Bowie, Frank Zappa)

In fact Appettite For Destruction by Guns N Roses worldside has sold more than half of Kiss in their entire discorgaphy lol but that's not a reason for GNR to be there... it's the music.

The 80's Kiss was horrible lyrically, but had great musicians. Yet... people only care for the classic line-up. Kiss will always just be a gimmick band too me no matter how you put it razz but they have the ''kiss army'' so they're rapidly loved.

My view is that, no matter what you think of Kiss's music, or of the members as musicians, there's no question that their work has influenced generations of rockers. For that reason alone, they deserve their induction.

Hell, even Nirvana did a Kiss Cover (of Do You Love Me?)

Yeah. That! Anyone that thinks that Kiss doesn't belong into the "Rock n Roll Hall of Fame" is a fool and just needs to look beyond the make up and take a look at the whole package! They are going strong since 40 years, have millions of fans around the world and influenced generations of musicians worldwide. They are certainly more influential than several of the other acts, who made it into the hall of fame.

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Reply #37 posted 12/17/13 4:13pm

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lastdecember said:

Gunsnhalen said:

And i realize that, and no one can take that from them. They have inspired lots of musicians (Better musicians too imo.) So, can't really take that from them even if i don't like them.

Yeah i mean like them or not i felt that when Alice Cooper got in that come on KISS has to get in, Alice is cool and i dig him, but he is in for the inlfuence over his music by far, and the same reason for KISS.

Geez. The man has 26 albums under his belt. There is plenty of great music that merits his inclusion into the hall of fame on that basis too.

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Reply #38 posted 12/17/13 4:16pm

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dseann said:

What about the impact of the music?

Aah ... Nevermind! wink

Im not saying that Nirvana wasn't a great band, just saying that th whole "die before I get old" suicide attitude is so RnR.

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Reply #39 posted 12/17/13 4:16pm

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scriptgirl said:

Lawd, you think Courtney Love will show up and make a scene? Wonder if Frances Bean will show?

Wait, it hasn't been 25 years since Nirvana released the cd that Teen Spirit was on, has it?

No. It's only 22 years. I find their inclusion on the first year of eligibility more questionable especially when considering how long it took Kiss to get in. They should have waited until the 25th anniversary of Nevermind. Who cares about Bleach?

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Reply #40 posted 12/18/13 6:38am

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Reply #41 posted 12/18/13 7:21am

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Who's the guy in the pic wearing the giant flower?

Peter Gabriel.

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Reply #42 posted 12/18/13 8:02am

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ZOMG the headline in today's Houston Chronicle was:

"Ronstadt Leads Hall of Fame Inductees"

falloff No disrespect to Linda Ronstadt, but she's not the epitome of this class, Not by a LONG shot, IMO.

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Reply #43 posted 12/18/13 8:37am

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PatrickS77 said:

lastdecember said:

Yeah i mean like them or not i felt that when Alice Cooper got in that come on KISS has to get in, Alice is cool and i dig him, but he is in for the inlfuence over his music by far, and the same reason for KISS.

Geez. The man has 26 albums under his belt. There is plenty of great music that merits his inclusion into the hall of fame on that basis too.

Alice is 1,000 times better than Kiss. He deserve to be there - Kiss does not.

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Reply #44 posted 12/18/13 8:39am

Empress

scriptgirl said:

Lawd, you think Courtney Love will show up and make a scene? Wonder if Frances Bean will show?

Wait, it hasn't been 25 years since Nirvana released the cd that Teen Spirit was on, has it?

Courtney should not even be allowed to attend - IMO.

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Reply #45 posted 12/18/13 10:35am

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If Fame isn't part of the RRHOF criteria, then it's not a Hall of Fame.

Fame is relative. HOFers can make it in on the strength of one iconic song. Others can get in for a short-but-iconic artistic run. Others for mega-commercial success. Others, because their influence and status as beloved artists overcame their lack of sales or popularity in their day.

I fail to see how KISS isn't worthy, because of their commercial success and influence as rock and roll showmen. KISS didn't make a Sgt. Pepper, or break new musical ground, but you can't tell the story of rock without them. They were probably the biggest act of an Arena Rock era that looms large over rock history (for good or ill).

I loved KISS as a kid, rarely listen to their music now, but I think their ticket should be punched.

I'm happiest for Hall and Oates and Peter Gabriel. Nirvana was a done deal years ago, but the sight of them going in will be interesting.

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Reply #46 posted 12/18/13 11:18am

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I wonder which members of KISS are going to attend. I think Gene has called Ace a nazi-sympathizer, or something along those lines, and they're not in speaking terms. Some of those guys from the 1980s have served the band longer than what the original line-up was together.

There was even another version of KISS during the masked years:

[img:$uid]http://data3.whicdn.com/images/6802255/KISS_thumb.jpg[/img:$uid]

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Reply #47 posted 12/18/13 2:08pm

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The RNRHOF loses credibility every year because they HAVE to include new members every year. It's mandated. But what happens when you run out of worthy people? Obviously you have to start lowering the bar. If they actually cared about true merit they'd announce a moratorium for five years, then start up again every two years. If they keep inducting new people every year then they're gonna have to scrape the barrel dry. Seems like they're already getting there (Madonna was inducted a few years ago).

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Reply #48 posted 12/18/13 4:58pm

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RodeoSchro said:

ZOMG the headline in today's Houston Chronicle was:

"Ronstadt Leads Hall of Fame Inductees"

falloff No disrespect to Linda Ronstadt, but she's not the epitome of this class, Not by a LONG shot, IMO.

She can pretty much out sing anyone who just got in, and in every gen of music. I don't get your rant. razz

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Reply #49 posted 12/19/13 5:52am

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JoeBala said:

RodeoSchro said:

ZOMG the headline in today's Houston Chronicle was:

"Ronstadt Leads Hall of Fame Inductees"

falloff No disrespect to Linda Ronstadt, but she's not the epitome of this class, Not by a LONG shot, IMO.

She can pretty much out sing anyone who just got in, and in every gen of music. I don't get your rant. razz

I agree Joe. Linda is awesome. It's sad that she's so ill, but hopefully she will attend and sing her ass off.

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Reply #50 posted 12/19/13 6:34am

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We, the fans of Kiss, are not going to shut up because Kiss should have been included already in 1999...

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Reply #51 posted 12/19/13 6:39am

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I wonder which members of KISS are going to attend. I think Gene has called Ace a nazi-sympathizer, or something along those lines, and they're not in speaking terms. Some of those guys from the 1980s have served the band longer than what the original line-up was together.

There was even another version of KISS during the masked years:

[img:$uid]http://data3.whicdn.com/images/6802255/KISS_thumb.jpg[/img:$uid]

oh, it would be another nasty/tense situation like the ones we lived with Blondie or Guns N Roses...

I predict the current line-up (Stanley, Simmons, Thayer, Singer) will play lazy versions of Rock And Roll All Nite and Deuce, for example, and perhaps (perhaps) we will get speeches by Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, that's all (Bruce Kulick and Vinnie Vincent will be ignored alright)

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Reply #52 posted 12/19/13 8:38am

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JoeTyler said:

novabrkr said:

I wonder which members of KISS are going to attend. I think Gene has called Ace a nazi-sympathizer, or something along those lines, and they're not in speaking terms. Some of those guys from the 1980s have served the band longer than what the original line-up was together.

There was even another version of KISS during the masked years:

[img:$uid]http://data3.whicdn.com/images/6802255/KISS_thumb.jpg[/img:$uid]

oh, it would be another nasty/tense situation like the ones we lived with Blondie or Guns N Roses...

I predict the current line-up (Stanley, Simmons, Thayer, Singer) will play lazy versions of Rock And Roll All Nite and Deuce, for example, and perhaps (perhaps) we will get speeches by Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, that's all (Bruce Kulick and Vinnie Vincent will be ignored alright)

The SS's in their trademarked logo look like the Nazi SS symbols so I wouldn't be surprised if that were true.

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Reply #53 posted 12/19/13 9:28am

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dseann said:

JoeTyler said:

oh, it would be another nasty/tense situation like the ones we lived with Blondie or Guns N Roses...

I predict the current line-up (Stanley, Simmons, Thayer, Singer) will play lazy versions of Rock And Roll All Nite and Deuce, for example, and perhaps (perhaps) we will get speeches by Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, that's all (Bruce Kulick and Vinnie Vincent will be ignored alright)

The SS's in their trademarked logo look like the Nazi SS symbols so I wouldn't be surprised if that were true.

That´s why most KISS album covers in Germany had a different looking KISS logo, at least in the 70s and 80s when they were first released. My teacher hated KISS because of their logo. Little did he know that Gene Simmons is Jewish.

I think the Nazi SS "SS" of their logo was just a cheap provocation, nothing more. Especially when you consider that Gene Simmons is Jewish, so if he had any problems with the use of "SS" he would´ve said so decades ago.

I can´t stand this group and never really understood what people liked about them but still, it surprises me that they hadn´t been inducted into the RnR Hall of Fame ages ago. They ARE an iconic band, regardless of how stupid they are. lol

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Reply #54 posted 12/19/13 6:10pm

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KoolEaze said:

dseann said:

The SS's in their trademarked logo look like the Nazi SS symbols so I wouldn't be surprised if that were true.

That´s why most KISS album covers in Germany had a different looking KISS logo, at least in the 70s and 80s when they were first released. My teacher hated KISS because of their logo. Little did he know that Gene Simmons is Jewish.

I think the Nazi SS "SS" of their logo was just a cheap provocation, nothing more. Especially when you consider that Gene Simmons is Jewish, so if he had any problems with the use of "SS" he would´ve said so decades ago.

I can´t stand this group and never really understood what people liked about them but still, it surprises me that they hadn´t been inducted into the RnR Hall of Fame ages ago. They ARE an iconic band, regardless of how stupid they are. lol

Paul Stanley is Jewish too nod

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Reply #55 posted 12/20/13 3:31am

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The "nazi sympathizer", or whatever Gene called Ace exactly, was because Ace apparently collects World War II memorabilia and did some sort of a drunken nazi salute in front of Gene.

Might be that I don't remember it correctly (too lazy to google it at the moment). I sort of know the type though and have never found that shit funny either.

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Reply #56 posted 12/20/13 4:07am

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So glad Peter, nirvana, and hall got in. It's hilarious! Kiss fans are posses cause nirvana got in first go round. Well, duh! You didn't expect that? Gah... I used to be a huge kiss fan. But there music is silly! It's fun times, nothing more. They put on makeup and out on a huge show. Alice cooper, Frank Zappa, and Bowie did big shows too before that. They didn't invent shit!

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Reply #57 posted 12/20/13 5:40am

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Gunsnhalen said:

So glad Peter, nirvana, and hall got in. It's hilarious! Kiss fans are posses cause nirvana got in first go round. Well, duh! You didn't expect that? Gah... I used to be a huge kiss fan. But there music is silly! It's fun times, nothing more. They put on makeup and out on a huge show. Alice cooper, Frank Zappa, and Bowie did big shows too before that. They didn't invent shit!

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Reply #58 posted 12/20/13 6:50am

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We, the fans of Kiss, are not going to shut up because Kiss should have been included already in 1999...


Actually, KISS did make it into the RRHOF in 2007. You know - when Van Halen was inducted.

(If you are old like me, you will get that joke.)

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Reply #59 posted 12/20/13 6:52am

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JoeBala said:

RodeoSchro said:

ZOMG the headline in today's Houston Chronicle was:

"Ronstadt Leads Hall of Fame Inductees"

falloff No disrespect to Linda Ronstadt, but she's not the epitome of this class, Not by a LONG shot, IMO.

She can pretty much out sing anyone who just got in, and in every gen of music. I don't get your rant. razz


EVERYONE can outsing Bob Dylan but NO ONE would dispute his right to be in the RRHOF, so I guess vocal ability isn't what I was referring to.

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