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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: It's About Time |
| Date | Tue, 29 Nov 2005 07:30:02 -0500 |
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AT Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:47:05 Josh wrote:
>Are the Doors in? That bottom-lines the HoF for me.
>
>Putting the Sex Pistols in the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame renders the concept
>absurdist (if it wasn't already). Their induction only works as a big
>meta-textual joke. I mean, what are they going to do-- put their plaque
>between Pink Floyd and the Eagles? The only way they belong is because of
>the anti-big-rock statement they made; them joining the HoF by definition
>invalidates their qualification.
Even nominating the Pistols shows how much the committe DIDN'T get what the
Pistols were all about. Unlike The Clash, who were actually trying to be a
card-carrying rock band, The Sex Pistols' existance was predicated on
killing the "establishment" -- not on making music or winning a Grammy
Award. And how much more 'establishment' can you get than a bunch of
corporate wags deciding what's cool and what's not....and giving out
trophies to underscore these decisions?
As someone else mentioned, John Lydon is surely going to burst a blood
vessel over this one.
Jaimie Vernon,
President, Bullseye Records
"Not Suing Our Customers Since 1985!!"
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
Author, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/
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