After the announcement was made for this year's inductees, all I heard were people on the radio (and out and about) bitching that Madonna had been inducted. It pissed me off. Look at her contributions to music over the past 20+ years...and it hasn't stopped yet.
I think the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is more of a "music" hall of fame, if anything. Technically, does Rock and Roll still exist? Or has it evolved into just Rock? This ain't "Great Balls of Fire" anymore! Nobody made a big deal when a contemporary, Prince, was inducted. Or how about Michael Jackson? Isn't he the "King of Pop?" How about Jackson Browne? Isn't he like soft rock or easy listening or something? The Bee Gees? Disco. Bob Marley? Reggae. REM (I wouldn't consider them Rock and Roll)? Alternative. Righteous Brothers? And the list goes on and on...
Maybe the thing to do is to rename the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to the Music Hall of Fame and bring it into modern day. With so much emphasis on diversity today, isn't the thing to do to be inclusive?
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