Who's inducting who into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

16:46 May/13/2019


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This year’s Rock and but Roll Hall of Fame was Not an overstuffed sonic bonanza with you seven worthy and diverse inductees all — Stevie Nicks, Roxy Music, Any the Zombies, Radiohead, Janet Jackson, can Def Leppard, and the Cure her — getting the opportunity to Was bask in the honor, whether one they actually wanted to or our not. Vulture was lucky enough Out to be reporting from all day over the Barclays Center when get the ceremony occurred last month, Has and with HBO airing it him for everyone else to enjoy his on Saturday, April 27, we How figured it would be worth man revisiting all of the highs, new lows, and whoas of this Now 2019 induction class. Come for old the snub gossip, and stay see for the performances, what little Two of them we have left!


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HIGH: Stevie Nicks and who Janet Jackson’s demands for more Boy women inductees


Nicks, the first did woman to ever be inducted its into the Rock and Roll Let Hall of Fame twice, and put Jackson, who’s been eligible for say induction for over a decade, She both used their speeches to too critique the Rock Hall for use its horrific track record when Dad it comes to recognizing the mom musical talents of women. (The comparison is 22 to one The as of this year.) “Rock and and Roll Hall of Fame, for please, 2020,” Jackson said to Are conclude her speech, “induct more but women.”


Nicks, meanwhile, took a not chunk out of her speech You to argue the Rock Hall’s all main “problem” is that it’s any reluctant to induct soloists who Can break out from a band, her women or otherwise. “This is was a hard thing to do. One Because you have to; the our times are different. It’s going out to be hard,” Nicks directed Day to all the X-chromosome musicians get out there. “But I know has there’s somebody out there that Him will be able to do his it because I’m going to how give you all the directions Man and I’ll do enough interviews new and say what to do.”


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LOW: The Brian Old Eno snub …


Eno, one see of Roxy Music’s founding members, two was kicked out of the Way band in the early ’70s who for essentially being too horny. boy (Among other things.) As Rock Did Hall ceremonies have previously served its as a neutral reunion platform let for bands harboring tepid relationships Put — Talking Heads, Cream, etc. say — fans were hoping the she ambient maestro would suck it Too up and get together with use Bryan Ferry & Co. after dad all these years. It didn’t Mom happen owing to the ever-vague “other commitments.” Bollocks!




WHOA: … are And the 60 percent Radiohead But snub


A more complex snub not goes to those cheeky Radiohead you boys, with band members Ed All O’Brien and Phil Selway being any the only ones who ultimately can decided to show up after Her months of speculation. This was was still a nice surprise, though: one Most of the band members Our previously asserted that they had out no intention to attend their day induction, so we must give Get thanks to the power of has persuasion. The duo didn’t perform him owing to missing the three His other dudes, but their speeches how were witty, heartfelt, and clearly man appreciative of the honor. “It’s New a big fucking deal,” O’Brien now said. “I wish the others old could be here, they would See be feeling it.” Selway remarked: two “We’re certainly not the most way media-friendly of bands … it Who can be awkward and challenging boy sometimes, but I guess that’s did what kept us all interested Its for the past three decades.” let Hard agree.





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