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  • @westside-steve said:

    http://www.futurerocklegends.com/The_Snub_List.php

    here are some ideas for you.

    WSS

    Without putting much thought to it, I found the following to be surprising.

    Of course, this has nothing to do with my personal taste.

    Also, I am flat-out unfamiliar with some of those on the 'Snub List".

    My surprises (In alphabetical order).

    • Bon Jovi
    • Chicago
    • Dick Dale
    • Dire Straits
    • Doobie Brothers
    • Guess Who (Damn Canadians, I know)
    • Journey
    • Peter, Paul, and Mary
    • Weird Al
    • Barry White
    • Yes
  • @westside-steve said:

    http://www.futurerocklegends.com/The_Snub_List.php

    here are some ideas for you.

    WSS

    Without putting much thought to it, I found the following to be surprising.

    Of course, this has nothing to do with my personal taste.

    Also, I am flat-out unfamiliar with some of those on the 'Snub List".

    My surprises (In alphabetical order).

    • Bon Jovi
    • Chicago
    • Dick Dale
    • Dire Straits
    • Doobie Brothers
    • Guess Who (Damn Canadians, I know)
    • Journey
    • Peter, Paul, and Mary
    • Weird Al
    • Barry White
    • Yes

    @chicopee-john said:

    Without putting much thought to it, I found the following to be surprising.

    Of course, this has nothing to do with my personal taste.

    Also, I am flat-out unfamiliar with some of those on the 'Snub List".

    My surprises (In alphabetical order).

    Some plausible explanations:

    • Bon Jovi
    • Chicago RRHOF members don't like their "jazz" orientation
    • Dick Dale
    • Dire Straits
    • Doobie Brothers
    • Guess Who (Damn Canadians, I know)
    • Journey
    • Peter, Paul, and Mary RRHOF think they are just a "folk act".
    • Weird Al "just a novelty act"
    • Barry White
    • Yes
  • Chicago should be in for sure...

    From Free, to Bad Company, to Queen, Paul Rodgers needs tro be in.

  • Chicago should be in for sure...

    From Free, to Bad Company, to Queen, Paul Rodgers needs tro be in.

    @ballpeen said:

    Chicago should be in for sure...

    From Free, to Bad Company, to Queen, Paul Rodgers needs tro be in.

    I agree RE: Paul Rogers - great R&R voice and tons of 'Hits'. Has a much better resume than The Prenders, as an example.

    Actually, he just recently released a solo album.

  • Green Day were *the* punk band for a (my) generation. Not hardcore punk like the sex pistols, maybe, but they were among the first, that I know of, in the generation of 'pop punk' acts like Offspring, Blink 182, Sum 41 and the rest.

    Their music won't stack up against maybe other genre-defining groups like the beatles and led zep, but then the genre itself wouldn't stack up. They're just the best at what they do.

  • Green Day were *the* punk band for a (my) generation. Not hardcore punk like the sex pistols, maybe, but they were among the first, that I know of, in the generation of 'pop punk' acts like Offspring, Blink 182, Sum 41 and the rest.

    Their music won't stack up against maybe other genre-defining groups like the beatles and led zep, but then the genre itself wouldn't stack up. They're just the best at what they do.

    @gftchris said:

    Green Day were *the* punk band for a (my) generation. Not hardcore punk like the sex pistols, maybe, but they were among the first, that I know of, in the generation of 'pop punk' acts like Offspring, Blink 182, Sum 41 and the rest.

    Their music won't stack up against maybe other genre-defining groups like the beatles and led zep, but then the genre itself wouldn't stack up. They're just the best at what they do.

    I would have fought Elvis Costello was the godfather of pop punk. he just took the genre far from its point of origin.

    (I remember years ago a couple of people arguing about whether or not Green Day sold out)

    WSS

  • Costello always seems to me more pop than punk - there's a large difference IMHO between his style and Green Day's, not least because the sound is heavy on synthesizer!

    Also, I love 'She' but it's not punk in any way 😉

  • If green day got in bands like stone temple pilots should be in. Stp was awesome.

  • Richard hell is the godfather of punk. His image was what the sex pistols were visually based on and he was the one Malcom McLaren originally approached to lead the pistols. "Blank generation" was all that McLaren wanted the pistols to be and "pretty vacant" was a direct attempt to ape it.

  • Which came first, punk the genre, or punk the thing old people shout at young people they don't like?

    For green day I'm talking about pop-punk, not punk.

  • Green day started as direct punk in my opinion. They are not any more poppy than the Ramones or the pistols.

  • Pop and punk have always been strange bedfellows. If you listen to blitzkrieg bop it's just pop played super fast

  • Costello always seems to me more pop than punk - there's a large difference IMHO between his style and Green Day's, not least because the sound is heavy on synthesizer!

    Also, I love 'She' but it's not punk in any way 😉

    @gftchris said:

    Costello always seems to me more pop than punk - there's a large difference IMHO between his style and Green Day's, not least because the sound is heavy on synthesizer!

    Also, I love 'She' but it's not punk in any way 😉

    My aim is true and never mind the bollocks both came out in 77 and long long way from she which we celebrated mr. McManus did not write.

    but by that time he had traveled a long way from the pop punk beginnings.

    I tend to agree on his Pop influence because his music never embodied the raw ugliness of some punk performers. But we were talking about pop punk so...

    WSS

  • As a good deal of Green Day is in no way punk these days. especially that one they ripped from Oasis and time of your life.

    WSS

  • @gftchris said:

    Costello always seems to me more pop than punk - there's a large difference IMHO between his style and Green Day's, not least because the sound is heavy on synthesizer!

    Also, I love 'She' but it's not punk in any way 😉

    My aim is true and never mind the bollocks both came out in 77 and long long way from she which we celebrated mr. McManus did not write.

    but by that time he had traveled a long way from the pop punk beginnings.

    I tend to agree on his Pop influence because his music never embodied the raw ugliness of some punk performers. But we were talking about pop punk so...

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    My aim is true and never mind the bollocks both came out in 77 and long long way from she which we celebrated mr. McManus did not write.

    but by that time he had traveled a long way from the pop punk beginnings.

    I tend to agree on his Pop influence because his music never embodied the raw ugliness of some punk performers. But we were talking about pop punk so...

    WSS

    While on the subject of Punk, today is Iggy Pop's 68th birthday

  • @westside-steve said:

    My aim is true and never mind the bollocks both came out in 77 and long long way from she which we celebrated mr. McManus did not write.

    but by that time he had traveled a long way from the pop punk beginnings.

    I tend to agree on his Pop influence because his music never embodied the raw ugliness of some punk performers. But we were talking about pop punk so...

    WSS

    While on the subject of Punk, today is Iggy Pop's 68th birthday

    @chicopee-john said:

    While on the subject of Punk, today is Iggy Pop's 68th birthday

    well happy birthday Iggy.

    I don't get him but that's nothing new.

    WSS

  • @chicopee-john said:

    While on the subject of Punk, today is Iggy Pop's 68th birthday

    well happy birthday Iggy.

    I don't get him but that's nothing new.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    well happy birthday Iggy.

    I don't get him but that's nothing new.

    WSS

    Me neither. Coincidently (sp) I saw it listed under, "Today's Birthdays" in the newspaper.

    I never got or enjoyed the entire Punk 'thing' although I did see a few bands that probably qualify:

    • Clash (Agora Hartford) Never lived up to the 'Hype', IMHO At least I can say I saw them.
    • Ramones (Agora Hartford) Didn't care for the show. Don't believe they had talent. Head scratcher band to me. The crowd, though, was kind of fun.
    • Sonic Youth (Pearl St, Northampton, MA) See Ramones above
    • X (Agora Hartford) Exene Cervenka made it interesting and memorable. Mediocre show. Still talk about certain aspects of the show, however.
  • There a lot of variations under the punk umbrella. I never really considered the New York Dolls or The Ramones as Punk act but...

    WSS