ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME | Why it is sh!te

[@danceswithcritters]

The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame is just a building in Cleveland. No one gave them the ultimate authority. I have my own Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in my mind, and I am the ultimate authority.

[@benjaminhawthorne1969]

You are exactly correct! Anyone who knows ANYTHING about music simply laughs at Jann Wenner's lists (Top 100 Artists of All Time, Top 10 Songs, Bands, Drummers, Guitarists, Singers, Producers, yadda, yadda, yadda of All Time.) Music is NOT Gymnastics. It is an "Artform" NOT a "Competition." An Olympic medal denotes success in a defined, measurable CONTEST. The judges' ratings represent how closely the athlete's performance matched the "Perfection" defined by the sport or who was fastest in completing the activity or who defeated their opponents. My favorite band R U S H was ignored by "Rolling Stone" magazine their entire career because Mr. Wenner NEVER liked them. He refused to induct them for DECADES until it became obvious to all that his snubbing of the greatest rock trio of all time was ridiculous. Many bands would have ignored the induction ceremony invitation when it finally arrived, but R U S H are mature men who understood that although they personally could NOT give a rat's ass about Mr. Wenner's "personal record collection," their inclusion meant a lot to some of their fans. So, on the airplane ride to the shore of Lake Erie, guitarist Alex Lifeson penned his rather long acceptance speech that contained the only word that R U S H had heard every time they read anything in RS: "BLAH!" 😂

[@andrew13yt]

Apologies for repeating your point (below), which was already (well) made months ago. Its a poor excuse but I've only just signed up.

[@JB-ti7bl]

Do tell...

[@ornamentidoro]

I also have one in my mind and it has Carcass, Living Colour and UK Decay in it, not a Dave Matthews in sight.

[@robertfiorellino6070]

Amen

[@johncleary6126]

Bloody Foreigner, coming over here, demanding to know what love is

[@thepagecollective]

I see what you did, there :D

[@trevorhoward2254]

Hahaha!

[@PaulLoughrin]

LOL!

[@attichatchsound-bobkowal5328]

It was apparent pretty early on that the RRHOF was Jan Werner's " authenticity" HOF. Finally pressured into accepting" less worthy" acts, It was delicious watching him forced to acknowledge Rush's significance. The bizarre inductee choices made over the years are too long to list. What finally made me dismiss the RRHOF altogether was Donna Summer being inducted. You don't expect Metallica to be in the Rn'B HOF. ALL nonsense at this point.

[@pauldecoster]

Blame Mick Jones…..he started it!

[@patrickmoore6159]

I suppose they should just rename it, The Popular Music Hall of Fame. I truly enjoy your perspective.

[@mountbrocken]

No. The popular sounds called 'music' hall of fame.

[@DjangoThunders]

In fairness to Frampton, he was in Humble Pie.

[@lindsaycrawford6540]

Frampton shined in Humble Pie, and his early solo work wasn't bad. In 1987 he was in Bowie's Glass Spider tour band, covering the Velvet Underground White Light White Heat I think. I saw it television so it must have happened.

[@rotmusic8505]

My rock and roll Hall of fame is the shelves and crates of records and CDs that live in my house. Whatever happens in Cleveland means nothing to me.

[@meldonbrindley7093]

The hall of fame puts in all kinds of non rock groups. Todd Rundgren was inducted but he considered the whole thing a sham and refused to even recognized the induction.

[@exitthelemming145]

The entertainment industry never tires of patting itself on the back.

[@meldonbrindley7093]

Why this is used as a standard for greatness is beyond me. Greatness is what makes you happy when you listen to the music.

[@markperry9427]

Good for him

[@keithparker1346]

​@@markperry9427he understands the music industry rather well

[@donalddrewel7862]

To show how rediculous the RNR HOF is, one of Lenny Kravitz's biggest hits is a cover of a Guess Who song. Guess Who has never been nominated.

[@yinoveryang4246]

Kravitz is such a ridiculous nomination. Nothing musically half-decent about that. One of those artists that got away with taking the innovations of previous decades. And selling it to a younger audience. Who'd all been deceived into not realising what a rip-off artist he was. With the passage of time that music sounds even worse than it did originally.

[@markphillips3186]

How can The Guess Who not have been inducted?

[@treff9226]

Agreed! Kravitz puts me to sleep. Karaoke act! Listen to the real geniuses - James Brown, Sly & Family Stone, Parliament/Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder, Al Green etc. The bar is WAY TOO LOW FOR THESE ACTS GETTING IN!

[@4tuneagent]

Good Point! I've been wanting the Guess Who to get in for over 10 years now..

[@kenjohnston1257]

If you pout and lobby hard enough any band can get in. Just ask Journey

[@davefieramosca6974]

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame needs to change it's name to the Music Hall of Fame period. Enough with the " we are edgy by inducting a rap or country artist" bull crap. The Hall of Fame " in my opinion" is an extension of the corporate controlled music industry that for the last 30 yrs has done nothing but churn out pop techno radio friendly garbage. The development of great music artists doesn't exist anymore. It's not worth the time or money to a record label, quick dollar hits is where it's at. Induct every music artist on the planet and be done with it. My Hall of Fame is in my heart and mind and if I deem you worthy, your in.

[@malegrissusran8847]

NOBODY -- NOBODY NEEDS THIS BORING HALL OF COMERZ ! I need the music that i love ! here by me to listeneing NOT in this .... MUSEUM !

[@trashyraccoon2615]

Ah but you’re out of touch. There’s been incredible Rock music over the last 30 years, especially in the early 2000s with all the Jack White stuff, great bands like Arcade Fire, it goes on and on. And Rap is the new Rock, so there’s no reason not to include some. You’re just not dialed in, there’s always something interesting out there.

[@davefieramosca6974]

@@trashyraccoon2615 not out of touch at all. If you look at the state of "Rock" pop has out weighed it. The evolution has dwindled. There have been good bands over the years, but the way the Hall of Fame has overlooked so many deserving bands. There isn't even a standard that they follow. That's why I said it should be called the Music Hall of Fame.

[@trashyraccoon2615]

@@davefieramosca6974 Ya know what? I’m cool with that. And I’m gonna concede that you’re correct. They are the ones out of touch

[@stevenorman612]

You hit the nail on the head when you described it as a corporate controlled music industry. Everyone is saying they should call it the music hall of fame, but I think it should be reformed and kick out everyone who doesn't belong and put the one who do belong in.

[@SB-kr1dw]

Iron Maiden and Jethro Tull not being in are the biggest head scratchers for me. Two of the most influential bands in history. Maiden even covered Cross Eyed Mary.

[@trashyraccoon2615]

Jethro Tull isn’t really considered Rock in the US. More Prog

[@SB-kr1dw]

@@trashyraccoon2615 This is probably just me being trolled, but I am living witness to Jethro Tull being a mainstay of AOR rock radio in the US in the 70's and 80's. They won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Recording in 1989, 18 years after their amazing rock album Aqualung was released. Ian Anderson was even on the cover of Rolling Stone in 1971. They are decisively considered a rock bank in the US.

[@trashyraccoon2615]

@@SB-kr1dw But everyone laughed when Tull beat Metallica for that Grammy. It made sense to nobody. I guess I missed out on their popularity, none of my friends could even name a Jethro Tull song when that happened. I guess the standards of what is considered Rock and Metal changed a lot in a few short years. I’m a huge Prog Rock fan and I just consider them prog, but maybe I am wrong. They definitely seem like a band lost to time to me though. It would be like putting Gentle Giant in the Rock Hall of Fame lol

[@mariuspoppFM]

​Gentle Giant are great and totally deserve a place

[@andrew13yt]

It's all about Money, popularity, editorial bias, pandering to whatever is trending culturally and whatever the algorithm and marketing department determine which Music and Artists must be seen to be rewarded and championed in their Annual awards to keep the organisation "relevant." I'm genuinely not trolling when I say that, imho, if Prog Rock was, culturally speaking, predominantly a MOBO instead of predominantly a White, Middle Class phenomena, then Wenner and the R&RHOF would be falling over themselves to display their total and unequivocal, love, respect and deep appreciation for the genre and the bands and artists who created that music. The greatest ever moment in the history of the R&RHOF is, and will always be, Alex Lifesons acceptance "speech" when Rush when inducted in 2013....Skip to 4.35 for Alex's part but it's more impactful if you watch from the beginning imho. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3ucfoSerLqjic0

[@mojobag01]

You missed out Free. A hugely influential band, adored by musicians and posting one of the most radio-played songs in history.

[@gillan5]

Mid tempo blues rock- the best musician was the guitar player. Bad Company was much better.

[@timarmstrong3251]

@@gillan5 Erm. The best musician was the bass-player

[@tonym994]

Peter Frampton was , at one time, a genuine rock guy. HUMBLE PIE (let's consider them), 'Frampton's camel' and other solo work, before he was marketed as a 'pop idol', out of the blue..

[@MARIO-uf1no]

I'm from Cleveland and refused to visit the Rock Hall of Fame until Black Sabbath was inducted. I've never been there since.

[@CasperLCat]

I knew the HOF was “off” even before it was built, when I heard they’d hired I M Pei to design his usual sleek monument to high culture. They should’ve put the HOF in a block of mismatched rundown buildings, to capture the TRUE spirit of rock - gritty, black, working class, improvised, and patched together from many different humble roots. The HOF is the least Cleveland thing in Cleveland, making it the least ROCK thing in Cleveland.

[@jnagarya519]

Of the city hall monstrosity in my city a friend long ago said it was designed by "You No Pay".

[@harpoharris8919]

My first rock show was King Crimson. I'd never heard of them, but I never forgot.

[@richardeast3328]

I bet you remember, mine was Pink Floyd back in 1973.

[@existentialmeltdown]

Brilliant episode. Please check your blood pressure. We need you fit and ready to go for the next episode.

[@Peter_S_]

I worked for the design company who designed the building and watched it evolve from early sketches and models. Years later I had art in there as part of an exhibit for several months and while it felt like a feather in my cap in a way, it was always a sh!ite feather. We always called it the Hall of Lame or Hall of Shame.

[@yinoveryang4246]

Good job. Didn't the ancient Egyptians bury people in structures shaped like that?

[@tonym994]

interesting. I envisioned a statue outside, of Chuck Berry, so you can understand the long list I could make of people who have no business being in there at all. I really thought someone had a great idea of a Hall for R&R. WRONG again. if it weren't for their annual HBO show (which rocks), I'd want it torn down.

[@grahamclutterbuck583]

I ignore all these awards. Total Bull in my view.

[@gospelaccordingtojohn8959]

I went to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame about 23 years ago while on a work trip to Cleveland. It was dreadful. I want my $19.95 back. It’s worse than the Hard Rock Cafe and more expensive. The only reason it exists, is because, there’s nothing else to do in Cleveland except get mugged.

[@Lengsel7]

You are literally the FIRST person ANYWHERE who I have heard of going to the RHOF! At least at the Hard Rock, you can get some fries.

[@mitchellkitts6444]

Still no Thin Lizzy - as shocking as it is disgraceful.

[@kentkearney6623]

We need to start our own. 😂

[@mitchellkitts6444]

@@kentkearney6623 - one that actually has some rock n rollers in it - don’t think it would every catch on!? Still, I can totally see the inclusion of people like Jay Z and Whitney Houston over chancers like Iron Maiden.

[@YtuserSumone-rl6sw]

​@@kentkearney6623 " The Olympian Temple of Rock " 😂

[@edwardyazinski3858]

Should have been in long long ago! Pure balls out rnr! Phil the ultimate front man, much replicated twin guitar attack, and Downey, an extremely underrated drummer who could play heavy, could play with funk, and always swings.

[@willdenham]

That is very un-rock & roll. There's a statue of Phil in Dublin at least. I think that's classier than what TRRHF has to offer.

[@demonsbutterfly]

What a magnificent rant. Fantastic!!!

[@LordHasenpfeffer]

Brian Setzer has made great strides with pushing the envelopes of both Big Band and Rockabilly - at the same time.

[@sveinoleaase]

This is hillarious! You ve really got me now!

[@t.seank.529]

Zappa was “inducted” posthumously in 1995, and he also got a posthumous Grammy for life time achievement. But he never had an album or a song even nominated during his lifetime. But they gave Grammies to Milli Vanilli! All award shows suck.

[@tonym994]

@t.seank.529 I think I'm about to be sick...but ol' Frank cared as much about the Hall as he did about next Tuesday's supper.

[@jnagarya519]

An award show is the industry celebrating itself.

[@bunsw2070]

Chris Cross won 5 Grammys in 1979 for his debut album. The same year Pink Floyd's The Wall and Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures came out.

[@jnagarya519]

@@bunsw2070 And that means what?

[@robderiche]

Was stuck in Cleveland for work meeting and my host insisted I check it out. Kind of a cross between a mall and a mausoleum-a monument to commercialism. The only exhibit I remember were some looseleaf sheets covered in blue ink-rap lyrics by Ice T. That one relic had an aura about it.

[@ZARMUSIC-hx3gh]

The day we purchase our first house, me and the wife went out to dinner, and the drummer in the piano lounge was Steve Wahrer, the guy who sang 'Surfin' Bird', (Bird is the Word) back when he was in 'The Trashmen'! He passed away in 1989.

[@ZARMUSIC-hx3gh]

Love this channel....so interesting, and informative! 💖

[@stevelogan1699]

Great stuff: impassioned, outspoken, outraged, apoplectic, spot-on.

[@jazzpunk]

...and hilarious.

[@OttawaNow]

The Kingston Trio * The Spencer Davis Group * Jan & Dean * The Monkees * Jethro Tull * King Crimson * Emerson, Lake & Palmer * Blood, Sweat & Tears * Kool & The Gang * Commodores * Foreigner

[@videogemsproductions]

The Monkees inspired just about everyone who came after them !

[@antoniorosales136]

Missy Elliott, give me a break

[@thornbird6768]

Rap stars don't belong in there 😮

[@painless465]

Captain Beefheart,Jethro Tull, Blue Oyster Cult,Wire,Motorhead,Hawkwind,Television,Pere Ubu,Brian Eno all should be in

[@stuartmccormick5372]

they just can't ?

[@richardeast3328]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@stuartmccormick5372Not until selected, seems pretty complicated from your perspective I’m guessing.

[@bunsw2070]

Nobody knows who Brian Eno is over here. None of those artists have much of a profile over here. What about the Eagles? Should they be in? What about Motley Crew or Sammy Hagar or Guns 'n' Roses or INXS? That's more their speed over here.

[@johnmccartney3819]

I would love to see Hawkwind play at the induction. But what to play? Surely it's got to be Silver Machine...

[@painless465]

@@bunsw2070the Eagles are in… unfortunately

[@jamesswapinski9190]

The Guess Who!!!

[@umbertoyltp]

The dust blows forward and the dust blows back. Now that is worth an award ;-)

[@markocarroll5746]

Tuned in for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame critique, stayed for the epic Grumpy Old Chipmunk rant.

[@tonym994]

the RAMONES did a great cover of 'Surfin' Bird'. particularly Joey. they understood what our host is saying.

[@tonym994]

as long as you're going to mention all the bands who will never have a shot, TheJAM is worthy of mention. but they didn't sell records here in the USA. big obstacle right there, but they were a great power trio, as were the band who ,in the record stores, is right next to them, The JAMES GANG, named for an American family of bank robbers. THEY are worthy. TheJAM were worthy, especially by the time they banged out 'News of the World'. MOTORHEAD absolutely in a perfect World, would own the HALL. The RAMONES are in there because they toiled in poverty for years while playing every nite, for decades. a sympathy vote(I'm a fan), if I ever saw one. Mike Love now includes 'Rockaway beach' in HIS act. 2 acts paying tribute to each other, w/ an original RAMONES tune. it's far too late to repair the damage the Hall hath wrought. getting back to Dolly Parton, I remember Ray Charles openly being clueless, as to why he was being inducted, if memory serves. a big 'if'. but I don't have a huge problem w/ him. saw him once. safe to say, it wasn't a rock show. a showbiz show. but his contributions are there.

[@treff9226]

@@tonym994 Cool to see you're a Ramones fan, but they didn't get in due to a sympathy vote, The Ramones ARE punk rock, total trailblazers who pretty much invented three chord blasts of sonic fury, but with a pop sensibility, directly taken from early rock and roll. They are as important as it gets! ......."one, two, three, four...."

[@tonym994]

@226 I agree w/ you. WE know what you just stated, but I don't think the Hall has a clue about it. they're in. that's what matters. 'legs' McNeil's scene in "end of the Century''puts on the CLASH record which followed the RAMONES' emergence, and no offense to them, but the influence of the kids from Queens is evident. thanx, Legs. BTW, I have always said that they were as original as a rock band can be. they admired people like the BEACH BOYS, THE STOOGES, MC5, but they never sounded derivative. they sounded like themselves. 'Rockaway Beach' (which is now covered by Mike Love), is purposely a tribute to the Beach Boys. rock on,@treff.

[@treff9226]

@@tonym994 Yeah, you nailed it with Ramones having a singular sound all their own! My buds and I played the hell out of their first four or five albums, greatest party music ever! Saw them in concert more than any other band (I'm a metal guy, but love a wide array of music) and they never failed to deliver. The Jam were incredible, so important for literate punk rock, with great touches of soul and rhythm and blues. Very British, though, and didn't always translate here in the states, it took myself awhile to understand their greatness. Motorhead are sacred to me, they are the sound of unadulterated freedom! I own every album, all 347 of em', ha ha, and their sonic fury and speed, with killer riff after riff, never fails to deliver! RIP Lemmy and Phil! The Rock and Roll Hall Of Shame needs to change name to The Music Hall Of Fame and it would be cool to see an alternative institution pop up! Your posts were great reading - keep it up! 🤘🎸🎶

[@BenDowdy]

The Popular Music Hall of Fame.

[@foobar476]

Shawaddywaddy are not in the Hall of Fame? You could have broken it to me gently.

[@BusinessEnglishSuccess]

If we're honest, the Rock and Roll Hall of Lame hasn't been taken seriously for decades. They're more interested in being trendy than genuine. For years and years, Rush weren't considered because one idiot didn't personally like them. When they finally did get in, Alex Lifeson made his feelings known in the famous Blah Blah acceptance speech - check it out if you want to see something truly weird.

[@Darrylizer1]

Peter Frampton was also in Humble Pie as a founding member. Then he went solo. I don't think there's enough compassion in me to forgive him for "I'm In You" however, dear god that was wretched.

[@lindsaycrawford6540]

His work with Humble Pie was more than worthy. Solo albums prior to comes alive were more rock than the live album. He played I'm waiting for my man (VU) on the Glass Spider tour with Bowie. 1997 was youngest member of Ringo's all Starr band, with Jack Bruce, Simon Kirke, and the piano player and singer from Procul Harem, who chose The Devil went to Kansas as one of his 2 songs. Not bad. It's a plain shame, judging musicians by their least appealing work.

[@youarefreetodoaswetellyou1371]

I'm in you. didn't zappa do a skit song just for that?

[@Darrylizer1]

@@youarefreetodoaswetellyou1371 Yes he did!

[@stevebloomer2920]

This weekend, KZbin suggeted a video of Ray Davies speech at the RRHOF. Paraphrasing, he said, that looking out at the crowd he realized that rock and roll had become respectable. Followed by "what a bummer".

[@SuperNevile]

Is this the same person as Sir Raymond Douglas Davies, "Knight Commander of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire"? Is so "what a hypocrite". (and I love The Kinks). A British Knight trumps anyone in RRHOF, inspite of the fact The British Empire finished in 1997. Jagger is a Knight as well. The horror of it.

[@rakeshadhin]

URIAH HEEP and GRAND FUNK RAILROAD

[@funecheeseofficial3576]

Didnt gfr get in?

[@davewaterford281]

Thanks Andy for cheering me up. I haven’t laughed this much or agreed with you firmly enough before. Your comment on Chris Cornell and Soundgarden was so true. What a voice.

[@VincentBautista365]

This episode was hilarious! You can get a second career as a stand-up comedian. I'm 60 years old, so you and I are from the same time in music. I watch this channel for your insight and humor on the music we love.

[@Captain_Rhodes]

"Is it worth the aggravation, to find yourself a job when theres nothing worth working for? I was looking for some action, but all I found was cigarettes and alcohol" - That is not a shallow lyric. Oasis wrote lots of good lyrics on the first record which is a great album

[@erikheddergott5514]

Cher was married to Greg Allmann. Her „Abuse“ of Autotune was so early that „Avant-garde“ Musicians claimed that she „burned“ Autotune for them for 10 Years. But now, to Sonny & Cher and Jazzrock: Look up how many early JazzRockers took Sonny & Cher, Mamas & Papas and Donovan Tunes and then remember that Sonny & Cher left Studio Time they did not use up to the Producer Harrold Battiste who produced Gris Gris by Dr. John in that Time Slot.

[@gospelaccordingtojohn8959]

I nominate Sonny, not Chet

[@kengemmer]

You put into words which I have always felt. Thank you! And you were hilarious too!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@TonyMoore-q6t]

Andy Edwards, you kill me! Just watched this one and have to comment : I agree with everything you said (except about the rap stuff, I have no idea) What a great laugh. I don't have to rant, I could just push you up to the mike safe in the knowledge that you could speak on my behalf. Thanks man.

[@4tuneagent]

Excellent rant and great points on the RRHOF! I was more involved with it a few years back, but every year, the nominations leave me very disappointed. Way too many deserving bands/artists not being recognized. Iron Maiden and Soundgarden have been nominated a few times, but the Foo Fighters and Rage Against the Machine were voted in instead. Joy Division/New Order were nominated last year, but Sheryl Crow was inducted over them. Motorhead has been nominated a few times. Hell, The Cure, T. Rex, Roxy Music, Judas Priest, Kate Bush, The Go-Go's, and Pat Benatar have just finally been inducted in the past 3 or 4 years. But this year, very little Rock bands are represented, and it seems to get worse every year.

[@Velvet_Torpedo]

Step 1: If you went into a record store, would you find the artist in the "Rock" section? 🤔

[@evanshear5378]

Andy found your channel late. Now one of my favourites. Your honesty screams through the screen. Good on you! (and I'll keep watching!)

[@thebuxtstopshere]

Amazing take Andy.. Greets from South Africa. Love the take and humor... thx Squire!

[@joegrant413]

Hey, are you also going to talk about Napster, Spotify, and streaming? I feel like things are so fragmented in pop culture that it's hard for any band to get a big name. And great exciting rockers who were climbing and well-known or well-hated were part of the ride. My two cents.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Check out my DEATH OF ROCK video

[@bakeone4406]

Joan Jett, Dolly Parton, Joan Baez, Nat King Cole and Harry Belafonte are so much more rockin' (and have done way more to shape rock music) than King Crimson, Can, Captain Beefheart, Soft Machine, Blue Oyster Cut, Rory Gallagher, The Scorpions, Thin Lizzy, The MC5, The Mahavishnu Orchestra or John Coltrane. You'd have to believe that a cat fart has more concussive power than an atom bomb to think that the RRHOF is merit based or worth following.

[@richwest6282]

Awww, man, don't bust on Foreigner, lol. The great Mick Jones, one of the most underrated rock guitarists ever, and even for a couple of years, the late great Ian McDonald, (King Crimson) as multi-instrumentalist.

[@jeffreyromain7336]

I can't understand why John Shuttleworth hasn't been nominated. I mean, "Pigeons in flight" and " Y reg" are pure class.

[@martinhughes2549]

"Can't go back to savoury now".....

[@kelvinmann1058]

It is shite, simply because they accept people that don't play Rock and Roll and ignore for years true Rock and Roll artists. Just change the name to the Music Hall of Fame.

[@jayumble8390]

You are a creative genius!! Bravo! Your comments on the Dave Matthews Band are so spot on. The word 'vanilla' comes to mind front and center! - double bravo Andy!! Oh...yes, I do feel somewhat depressed by this video but at the same time refreshed!

[@bunsw2070]

They've got about 3 really good songs on their Crash album. I know that doesn't justify them making the $25 million a year they made touring one year.

[@wambugumassive]

I think you've proved that it's actually far more "rock & roll" NOT to be in the "Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame [TM]"

[@davidguy209]

'Gary Numan and Tubeway Army' for the HoF!

[@klmullins65]

Sever Jann Wenner from The RHoF, and its legitimacy will increase instantly! Im convinced he uses people who were featured in the highest selling editions of Rolling Stone magazine for nomination. Thats why we have Mariah Carey, yet The MC5 get passed over numerous times!

[@philbertb]

I just discovered your videos a couple of days ago, and haven't watched anything else since then. I wondered what you thought of my favourite band, Motörhead, so I'm so pleased about what you said about them here. But I don't think Lemmy would have given a shit about being in the R'n'R Hall of fame!

[@heinzmuller159]

Hello Andy, first of all, thank you very much for your very profound contributions. For me, these are very entertaining and also pure joy. I laugh to dead every time they throw big artists and Bands into the pan and then some of their viewers get upset about it, personally I always have a lot of fun with it, even if it concerns Bands which I like very much myself (by the way: I'm a big fan of the music of Yes, Genesis, Gentle Giant and King Crimson - so much for that). About the 'Hall of Fame': You are absolutely right here: most artists and Bands have no business here, in a real one 'Hall of Fame'. But the founders of 'The Hall of Fame' were never interested in Art, it was always just about business for them - and nothing else. It's as sad as it is true, unfortunately. Because if it weren't so, then why didn't they take it to this day, for example Gentle Giant and King Crimson, because they really deserve to be in here - in this so-called 'Hall of Fame'. That really says it all, or not? Conclusion: This is not 'The Hall of Fame'; it is the 'Hall of Disgrace'! 😐 Kind regards Heinz (Munich/Germany). 🌳🌲🌷⚘🌱✨P. S.: By the way: The same thing as with the 'Grammys & 'Oscars'. It's exact the same sh..! 😐

[@uapuat]

Love that Gallagher brothers picture. Its worth watching just for that!

[@f.k.3762]

Had a great laugh and admittedly you're right almost all of the time here. And by the way I like seeing you ranting

[@SteveClarkeSongs]

According to Andy Partridge, there were discussions / negotiations to put XTC in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame but they were expected to cough up money for it so he told them where to stuff it 🤔

[@tylerboley1786]

Beato has done a lot of great content, and well intended, including wonderful interviews with very significant artists. But I can’t stand his celebration of some utterly vacuous music, that happens to be well crafted

[@youarefreetodoaswetellyou1371]

who is or was beato. always sew his vids pop on KZbin just refused to watch. always avoid mainstream 😂

[@andrew13yt]

​@@youarefreetodoaswetellyou1371 KZbin IS Mainstram

[@craigfazekas3923]

Last worthwhile speach at the RRHOF was Rick Wakeman, or not.... I think poor Steve Howe had a totally different take on the night, and possibly was aghast at Rick's performance. 🚬😎👍

[@tonym994]

Andy, you were the picture of ROCK & ROLL in that MOTORHEAD jersey.

[@747jono]

What a fantastic video Andy

[@elmanoazul]

Andy you’ve done it again!! I couldn’t agree more the RRHoF is and has always been completely irrelevant. And you’re killing me with Lenny K. pop ups!! lol!! Top work sir.

[@andyovan]

Rock is not dead. It’s just starting to smell funny.

[@Larrymh07]

Frank Zappa speaking of Jazz!

[@leechild4655]

Frank`s greatest contribution to humanity is we should be a bit cynical and skeptical of what some would have us believe is true. Consider the source.@@Larrymh07

[@kenjohnston1257]

Rock and Roll as a cultural movement is definitely dead and has been since about 1980 (ok it had a pulse again briefly in the 90s)

[@tonyfanfarone]

Always has, that's part of the charm.

[@bryanhale5254]

Absolutely HILARIOUS GOOD SHOW BLOKE

[@DjangoThunders]

Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Cleveland native, innovator of shock rock. Not in. In Ohio we call it the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Mausoleum.

[@jasonardler8373]

Harsh but fair, Andy, harsh but fair.

[@ulfskjol]

That start was amazing! 😂

[@mattw8332]

The Goombay Dance Band not already in the R&R Hall Of Fame? I'm stunned.

[@tomasom4497]

I do agree with your final conclusion. The newest artists I can think of that I respect are Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, and they have been around a while already. It sure looks like we are done producing bands like we once did.

[@Monetize_This]

Nice to hear someone else refer to Noel Gallagher’s songs as derivative and his lyrics as “twaddle”😆

[@CasperLCat]

Amen, brother. Here in the US, we have loads of overrated, derivative, faux “genius” artists, but so does the UK, and Oasis is Exhibit 1.

[@dylanolson4600]

Their lyrics are very beatlesque so if your saying their lyrics are bad… so are the beatles 🤷‍♂️

[@YtuserSumone-rl6sw]

​@@dylanolson4600Some might say that sunshine follows thunder Go and tell it to the man who cannot shine Some might say that we should never ponder On our thoughts today ‘cos they hold sway over time Some might say they don’t believe in heaven Go and tell it to the man who lives in hell Some might say you get what you’ve been given If you don’t get yours, I won’t get mine as well Some might say we will find a brighter day, yeah ‘Cos I’ve been standing at the station In need of education in the rain You made no preparation for my reputation once again The sink is full of fishes ‘Cos she’s got dirty dishes on the brain It was overflowing gently but it’s all elementary my friend And my dog’s been itchin’ Itchin’ in the kitchen once again -Liam Oasis

[@Monetize_This]

@@dylanolson4600 calling something “Beatlesque” doesn’t make it good. The Beatles Lyric even at their most obtuse still have a wonderfully creative sense of wordplay (I am the Walrus, Glass Onion, Happiness Is a Warm Gun, Come Together- all Lennon btw) but they actually tried writing meaningful songs and those lyrics are Often quite good (A Day in the Life, Eleanor Rigby, Something, In My Life) I know nothing by Oasis that compares to those. Not even close. Champagne Supernova? Great title though… Noel is not talentless, just lazy

[@johnwatts8346]

@@dylanolson4600the beatles wrote A LOT of truly sh *te lyrics, self indulgent meaningless tri pe, frar worse than anything by oasis

[@jeffkortsch8276]

Agree on Iron Maiden but why have three of their influences (Jethro Tull, Thin Lizzy and UFO) not only not been inducted but have never even been nominated? Surely they deserve recognition over many of those that have already been inducted.

[@4tuneagent]

Thin Lizzy was nominated 2 or 3 years ago..

[@jeffkortsch8276]

@@4tuneagent I stand corrected. Apparently I pay even less attention to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame than I thought I did.

[@richeaton5752]

The RnR Hall of Cash is a joke. Rory Gallagher, Alvin Lee, JJ Cale, Jethro Tull, Steppenwolf... on and on...

[@markruthin]

Another great video. XTC, yes!

[@chrisdher65]

Uriah Heep should be in the country hall of fame

[@CraigHollabaugh]

Yeah and Jethro Tull should get a heavy metal Grammy.

[@erikheddergott5514]

Rock is Piazza, oh sorry, Pizza Culture: You take an African-American Style Bottom, throw some Red, White and Green on it and then you can throw everything but the Garbage Bin over it. No Music Style (Pop is no Style, it is a Multitude of Styles), not even Jazz or Brasilien Pop is so openenly „adolescent“ as Rock, so to throw Country and Salsa and Hip Hop in the Mix is Rock. Most of Rock is Pop but some Rock ain‘t - like some of this Channels beloved Progrock. Concerning the Rock‘n Roll Hall of Fame: I usually do not cite the German Bundeskanzler Adenauer but he nailed it: That is so unimportant that we do not even ignore it. I know it exists but most of the Time I don‘t hear about it and if I do I take it as Gossip, like right now. Don‘t need no Hall of Fame vor Beefheart or Björk or Belgian Super Progrocker Present, I love em either Way.

[@Dilley_G45]

​​@@erikheddergott5514 yeah Jethro Tull should win a metal award while the other nominee Metallica... oh wait

[@erikheddergott5514]

I saw Metallica and it was a great Concert. Fast and to the Point. So eventhough Johnny Cash sung Heavy Metal don‘t sound like Rock’n’Roll to me but then he was Country and never Rock‘n‘Roll either. Dolly Parton after her Induction to the Hall decided to Record a Rock‘n‘Roll Album to „earn“ it.

[@familydogg1234]

I thought Hard Rock Cafe was great- memorabilia, models as Servers and $10 hamburgers.

[@patrickdoherty1966]

"Go Berserk Mode" Has to be the prerequisite for admission into the R&R Hall of Fame !

[@buckfred1]

Don’t forget ELP! Keith Emerson should get in for spinning around 15 feet up in the air with a concert grand piano!!! Saw him do it!

[@waynechapman9823]

Apparently prog rock is one of those genres that gets mostly shut out by the RnRHoF. I think they said no to Yes as well. Hopefully that’ll change at some point, not that it really matters.

[@massimomarchesin8708]

Bèh di musicisti artisti del PROG ROCK entrati nella RNR Hall of FAME Ve ne sono MOLTO POCHI..... purtroppo..... !!!!!!!! Però esiste il premio apposta per il PROGRESSIVE ROCK che è un riconoscimento ASSAI più CREDIBILE!!!!!!!!! Qui si premia veramente chi ha TALENTO e che fa' VERA MUSICA!!!!!!!!!!!

[@larryzink8978]

Rock and ROLL stopped rolling when Sgt. Pepper came out. It became RAWKKKKKKKKKKK.

[@jvpresnall]

Rock Hall is a “piss stain” as Lydon had it.

[@williamking7420]

It really is absurd that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame carries the name that it does. It should have been called the "Music Hall of Fame" instead. It seems that today many of the music awards that they hand out are often given to artists who really have little or nothing to do with Rock and Roll. That is the consequence of over-commercialization. Sadly the RNR HOF has become little more than a curiosity, akin to the traveling circuses and side shows of the past, more than a legitimate institution.

[@micolsen9824]

I remember a bunch of my friends and I thinking the rock and roll HoF was a bad idea from the very start and especially after a few years when most of the key rock and rollers were in.

[@TheFierceAndTheDead]

The only man to compare Kravitz with Orville

[@yellowjackboots2624]

"It bypassed what i like and what i don't like and went straight to berserk mode." 😄

[@bruce6014]

Got to be your best ever. I laughed all the way through. Thanks Andy.

[@daverigby23]

Caligula's Horse - I'm gonna form me a band called Caligula's Horse

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

caligulashorse.com/

[@daverigby23]

OK, then The Mandelbrot Set. Once we're famous and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame come a'knockin' we'll say, ' Shove your award right up your fat yankee ass '

[@patsow4797]

The rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame stopped existing to me the moment they let in wrap and hip-hop stars, they literally have their own. They don’t need to infringe on rock ‘n’ roll. They are not rock ‘n’ roll, nor is Dolly Parton!!

[@davidwright9318]

Frampton should be in the RRHF…The Herd, Humble Pie and solo…yes he should be.

[@malegrissusran8847]

NOBODY -- NOBODY NEEDS THIS BORING HALL OF COMERZ !

[@Therocker-kw1tz]

I agree I saw Peter Frampton as my first concert in 1979 at the Oakland coliseum in California I had won free tickets from radio station KMEL. Much later I discovered humble pie and I like them even more than Frampton solo stuff

[@of6594]

Humble Pie - Yes! Frampton solo - no!

[@jazzpunk]

Surprised Frampton is already in...as a solo act. My opinion of the Hall's brain trust is they would hate a band like Humble Pie.

[@brianparsa7794]

My grandmother lived in Cleveland, Ohio, for most of her life. She passed away in February of 1994, and before her funeral ceremony took place, some of our family decided to visit the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame the day before. Back then I was flabbergasted that neither Deep Purple nor Rush was in that HoF; I actually took the time to type out a letter and sent it to them complaining about that fact. I actually got a response back from somebody at the Rock HoF, whomever it was that wrote back gave me the bad news that Rush wasn't yet eligible (they had not released a record at least 25 years prior to 1994), but that person agreed with me that they probably ought to go in. They had no explanation for Deep Purple, and agreed with me again that Deep Purple ought to be there. It only took until the late 2010's that Rush and Deep Purple got in . . . ) Probably Sex Pistols had it right -- the Rock "Hall of Fame" is such shite that none of them attended the induction ceremony.

[@roberthussey595]

Alex Lifeson of RUSH let the HOF know what he thought about them in his speech - BLAH - BLAH - BLAH - Rick Wakeman of YES did nothing but tell jokes … his induction into the hall was hilarious

[@nancywyatt821]

@@roberthussey595 Steve Perry's speech came off like he was trying to use all of George Carlin's 7 words.

[@docsketchy]

Brilliant video! However, just one tiny bone of contention: I don't believe that big band jazz is dead. It is still a potentially viable artistic force. Take, for example, the Dave Holland Big Band from the early 2000s, and their brilliant albums What Goes Around (2002) and (especially) Overtime (2005). This is new and vital big band jazz. Otherwise, I'm in complete agreement with you.

[@pontifexvonhummer9459]

Two things: I agree with everything you say. You also say things I’ve never thought before but also agree with. This is highly compelling to an old dude like myself. If ever I disagree with you, I’ll let you know. For now, that’s seems an unlikely possibility, making your ranting not actually rants but pleasant.

[@ornamentidoro]

The example of big bands is spot on. By the way Peter Murphy sang "dancing on rock and roll's grave" in 1981 🙃

[@JB-ti7bl]

Warren Zevon is so overlooked that even Andy overlooks him in a video about overlooked rock artists.

[@karachaffee3343]

Terence McKenna said that one day he was listening to some rock music, and realized that it was fully elaborated. It was as complete as Gregorian chants. The conditions and people who gave rise to it were long gone. We can only look back upon it.

[@peterandrade3630]

DMB "...but what is their following? Nerds." Love it.

[@aliensporebomb]

Wait - you KNOW Bev Bevan? You should interview him for your channel and ask him what it was like playing in ELO arguably one of the most overdubbed bands in the UK at the time they were getting the big hits.