O/T....Why has the Rock-n-Roll HOF snubbed CHICAGO ?
 

Since we are taking polls on such irrelevant topics as legalizing "Mary-Jane"...... then I think this subject is worthy of discussion on this forum,
especially since the R & R HOF this month is permitting the populace to participate in voting for the 2013 inductees into the R & R HOF.

Anyhow, I have followed "Rock" ever since Bill Haley & the Comets' "Rock Around The Clock"....circa 1954.

My all-time favorite band is CHICAGO. They started with this classic 1st album of their's in 1969....The Chicago Transit Authority


http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...bumchicago.jpg
Notable Songs...... “Beginnings,” “Saturday In The Park,” “Feeling Stronger Everyday,” “Just You ‘N’ Me,” “Call On Me,” “You’re The Inspiration",
“If You Leave Me Now,” “Baby What A Big Surprise,” “Hard To Say I’m Sorry”

Which includes their 2 signature Songs "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is ?" & “25 or 6 to 4". The meaning of this song remained
a mystery to me for many years. Several years ago, Frank Wakefield clarified the significance of "25 or 6 to 4".


Whatever, today's question to any of you......Why isn't this tremendous Jazz-Rock group in the R & R HOF ?

Furthermore, why not the.....Doobie Brothers, or Hall & Oates, or Kiss, or Three Dog Night.....or other great Rock groups ? ?


T-Rex TED

I'm guessing it has to do with Peter Cetera's
hairdo.

Edit to Add: CTA is one of my fave albums. Past that
not too much.

Doobie Brothers
 

Ted,

You could have just started this post with The Doobie Brothers and combined it with the legalizing pot thread!

I have seen Chicago 3 times, 2 of them with original members, and they were absolutely awesome in concert. Not sure why they aren't in the Rock and Roll HOF....

I can't believe they aren't in...thats really weird. Also Neil Diamond isn't in...another joke in my opinion.

i'm not old enough to remember all of chicago's songs but i do know their hits and i'm not sure they made a big enough impact on music which is one of the requirements to getting in as well as the others you mentioned.

kiss on the other hand i think made a huge impact with their antics, make up, big stage shows with the fire, blood and what-not, but i dont think their music had the quality. but i do like their music since it's borderline heavy metal.

with that said, seeing some of the other bands they let in, chicago and kiss should be inducted...hall 'n oates and doobie bros, 3 dogs and a cat...not so sure

My two favorite bands Jethro Tull and Rush are both not in...makes absolutely no sense when consider how much of an impact they have had in Rock 'n Roll and their longevity. And if anyone didn't know, Geddy Lee (Rush) is a major collector of baseball memorabilia.

Rock 'N Roll HOF is for loser commercial bands. I'd be embarrassed if one of my favorite bands ever made it. Luckily, I don't think Discharge is on the short list.

Actually, it's true. I take Rock N Roll Hall of Fame very unseriously. And with quite a bit of disdain and sneering. I rank it up there as an idea with a Rock N Roll Amusement Park and the Rock N Roll Wax Museum. Voting by the public? Ooooh, that's makes it that much more legitimate. Can't wait for Backtreet Boys' induction.

Leon

Your...."absolutely awesome in concert"....best describes the experience of seeing Chicago perform.

I saw the original guys in the 1970's at the Nassau Coliseum (NY). The modern group in the 1990's at the Valley Forge Music Fair.....TREMENDOUS !


TED Z

Dialogue is one of my favorite songs from any band. Terry Kath left us way too soon :( And yes, Chicago's contributions to music were more than enough to earn them enshrinement.

i think
 

had they continued to make records as good as their first they would have been a shoe in. Many critics see them as incredibly talented but also see them as sell-outs.

+1, well said...

Most likely because Jann Wenner doesn't like them.

I don't like Rush or Neil Diamond, but they, along with Chicago, should be in the HOF.

Sounds like it's even more full of bullshit than baseball's HOF.

Peter

I know of Wenner (and, his politics); but, what does that have to do with Chicago not being in the R-n-R HOF ?


TED Z

The Rock 'n Roll exists to make money. It's not as there was a pressing public need to give The Beatles, the Rolling Stones or Black Sabbath more attention and awards. They are having the public vote not because they think it will produce better selection, but for $$ and exposure-- which right there makes a selection illegitimate from the start.

There's nothing wrong with that stuff, I suppose. Just don't expect me to to take it seriously.

And, for the record, there are bands in the HOF that I like and think are good. I'm not saying that being inducted means a band sucks.

Turn off your computer and go get on the bus

Actually the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame should be in Detroit anyway, not Cleveland.:D

I believe he had some feud with the band or its manager, and it is claimed that he is very influential in terms of who gets in. Google Chicago Hall of Fame Wenner and you will see what I mean.

chicago
 

I saw them perform when i was an undergraduate---1970 or so--- and have loved them ever since. They should definitely be in the HOF.
all the best,
barry

Hall and Oates rules!

Neil Diamond was inducted into the R&R HOF last year. He gave a notable acceptance speech:
"I have no idea where we are… What are we doing here? What the heck is going on right here?”

Chicago
 

Love Chicago. Just the lead guitar playing in 25 or 6 to 4 should be enough to put them in.

Worthy, When we were adolescents, the machos considered them a chick band, ala LRB and Barry White. But a necessary 8 track for the glovey. Agreed, everyone loved the Doobies x 10 (prior to Michael Mc)

Also for consideration; Grand Funk, Yes, Kansas, Derek and the Dominos, Boston, Rick Derringer, Foreigner, J Geils, Styx and all the others on my playlist.

Check out this link for the "politics" behind why certain Rock groups (or individuals) have been snubbed by the R-n-R HOF........

http://www.futurerocklegends.com/blo...ry-snubbed.php

Thanks, Peter S.


TED Z

Not a comment on who is in, but I had an absolute blast when I visited the R&R HOF about ten years ago.

David,
I think you are safe with Discharge. There was a display on Punk but it was admittedly one of the weaker spots.

JimB

P.S. A friend of mine from grad school (He did his Ph.d. in Art History) and former member of Del Fuegos, Warren Zane, used to be a curator there. Not sure if he still is. We've lost touch over the years.
JimB

Hall and Oates should definitely be in. Most successful duo in the history of music. And I think they are in the top 15 of the highest revenue grossing artists of all time. Unbelievable talents.

Nice!!

Reportedly, Jimi Hendrix said that Terry Kath was better than he was.

How come the Fugs aren't in the Hall of Fame?

Certainly he should have had no idea what he was doing there.

O/T from the O/T
 

Side note- there's an awesome new Rolling Stones doc on HBO, called Crossfire Hurricane, focuses on their first 20 years...sex, drugs, rock & roll.

ps- biggest R&R HOF void, IMO- Depeche Mode, just sayin'

Is Jim Kaat in that one yet?

Innovative, technically excellent, and wrote a fair number of good songs. Well written and executed arrangements. Kath was an early shredder and was ahead of his time. Cetera's bass playing was tremendous - too bad his career then went in a different direction. Saw them twice with original members in Champaign and in Chicago.

How come the Archies aren't in? :)

My English teacher in high school in 1966 or so brought the Fugs First Album in to class and played it for us.

Carpe Diem

I can't figure out why Chicago isn't in unless it's backlash over the insipid songs Cetera had as a solo artist, i.e., "The Next Time I Fall."

.....and the post-Kath Chicago catalog of "No Tell Lover" - "If You Leave Me Now" and the such.

Lucky your English teacher didn't get into trouble for doing that.:)

Of my favorite bands, I think two have a chance to good chance getting in some day: Roxy Music and The Cure. Against my wishes, of course. I'd be surprised if Roxy Music isn't in there some day.

Forget this Rock HOF debate. To me the real crime is that my favorite player was snubbed out of an ESPY :)

It's hard to to take the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame seriously when one hit wonders like Patti Smith and Dr. John get in and groups like Chicago don't. I guess at the end of the day, who cares? It won't change who I listen to.

I think Patti Smith got in for "Best Female Armpit Hair."

Patti Smith and Patty Smyth are different rock singers. The latter was the proverbial one hit wonder.

Grrrr....Rock N Roll Hall of Fame...why u no select Roxy Music? -_-

Btw...I love Chicago...because old days mentions baseball cards...

Ricky Y

I like Dead Kennedys because half their song titles are so blatantly offensive that Leon wouldn't like me list them here.

Actually, Dead Kennedys' first album is an acknowledged punk classic, but it was their gleeful intention to lyrically shock uptight people. Those who were seriously offended (and there were quite a few) missed it that they their songs were satirical and often humorous.

Music appreciation is pretty subjective stuff. Chicago is not my cup of tea but I presume they belong in the HOF due to a boatload of cd sales over many years.

I'm unfamiliar with their music, so offer no opinion.

My all time favorite band is The Psychedelic Furs. I'm confident they won't be in the Hall of Fame.

And, yes, art appreciation is personal and subjective.

Yeah... lines like "Crushed little kids adorn the Boardwalk" are hard to sell to the masses. Most don't have the capacity to appreciate good satire or anything more complex or different from the mainstream.

I've always viewed the R & R Hall of Fame as a "lowest common denominator", and pay no attention to who they enshrine. If Chicago is out, that probably bodes well for the band's true worth.

The fact that Dion is "in", but bands like Squeeze, Depeche Mode and The Cure are not demonstrates the HOF's lack of diversity and imagination. I guess the Chili Peppers somehow got in, so perhaps there's hope for other innovative/alternative bands. Not that it matters much...

I thought they got confused and thought she was actually Mick Jagger.