Maiden snubbed again by RnR Hall Of Fame... Ridiculous

lustycourtier

I do love the boomer outrage EVERY May over the RNR HOF. 

Boromedic

Gen X mate, not a boomer, the best gen too! YMMV but you'd be wrong

Philly_Q

lustycourtier said:

I do love the boomer outrage EVERY May over the RNR HOF. 

Since no-one's eligible for the Hall of Fame until 25 years after their first recording, there's not likely to be much Millennial or Gen Z outrage.  They'll all be getting outraged in another couple of decades.... if the HOF (and indeed popular music) is still a thing by then.

randella

It's meaningless anyway. I expect Maiden won't be crying too hard into the drinks they're being served whilst flying to another stadium gig on their private 747.

Music is music, it doesn't become any more or less important if half a dozen people decide they like it or not.

randella

lustycourtier said:

I do love the boomer outrage EVERY May over the RNR HOF. 

This lot? Not exactly cutting-edge even given that 25 year requirement:

Kate Bush
Sheryl Crow
Missy Elliott
George Michael
Willie Nelson
Rage Against the Machine
The Spinners

EricTheWeary

I know the RnRHoF exists in some way and people get inducted. That's it. That's my entire knowledge base, in 40 years of having an interest in rock/pop that's as much as it has impacted on me. 
Had to look it up but I am a Boomer apparently, MrsTheWeary is Gen X. I haven't checked with her but I'm fairly sure neither of us is outraged. 

Philly_Q

The Spinners must be relieved to finally get in, they've been going around for about 100 years.

lustycourtier

Boromedic said:

Gen X mate, not a boomer, the best gen too! YMMV but you'd be wrong

It wasnt really a dig at you, but every year at same thing, same complaints. Theres pop, and theres rock n roll. Everyone whos on that list is rock n roll in some way, and made a difference.

Yorkie

Ah, the Hall of Fame. It’s true bypass. 

darthed1981

Not a huge fan personally, but they clearly deserve a place in a rock and roll "hall of fame".

ICBM

randella said:

I expect Maiden won't be crying too hard into the drinks they're being served whilst flying to another stadium gig on their private 747.

*That* is the real Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame.

Offset

randella said:

lustycourtier said:

I do love the boomer outrage EVERY May over the RNR HOF. 

This lot? Not exactly cutting-edge even given that 25 year requirement:

Kate Bush
Sheryl Crow
Missy Elliott
George Michael
Willie Nelson
Rage Against the Machine
The Spinners

Who is Missy Elliott?

Boromedic

Offset said:

randella said:

lustycourtier said:

I do love the boomer outrage EVERY May over the RNR HOF. 

This lot? Not exactly cutting-edge even given that 25 year requirement:

Kate Bush
Sheryl Crow
Missy Elliott
George Michael
Willie Nelson
Rage Against the Machine
The Spinners

Who is Missy Elliott?

What you don't remember the classic, Get Yer Freak On?!

prowla

I wasn't into them back in the day.

However, now I think they are a great band and excellent musicians.

Boromedic

I'm pretty sure Maiden aren't fussed either way too, that wasn't really the point of my post I guess. It's just they've been eligible since 2005 and that was 18 years ago, they should have been inducted by now (sorry that there's a RnR HOF btw, I didn't invent it like). Priest are one of those that I think are a bit less obvious for induction, especially for their 80s crimes against heavy music. Maiden have influenced so many others and they're still doing occasional good stuff now, if you erase their Blaze years..... It's an impressive run

Litterick

What is their status in the States? Do Americans dig them? 

Creed_Clicks

Litterick said:

What is their status in the States? Do Americans dig them? 

I think even when they went off the radar a bit in the 90s they were still big in America.