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| From | KEVIN MATHEWS <kevin@powerofpop.com> |
| Subject | Re: RRHOF |
| Date | Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:29:10 +0800 |
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did roxy music ever make it?
On Dec 16, 2009, at 9:54 PM, David Eddy wrote:
> I may be totally cynical on the subject, but it seems to me that
> with the vast majority of inductees, the question isn't the style of
> music but rather how much money did you make for the industry. On
> that front, ABBA and Genesis (the fabulous Phil version) are the
> perfect fits and The Stooges are the odd-balls to make it.
>
> If things went strictly on artistic merit, many who are in the hall
> would still be in place but some who have made piles of cash would
> be sitting on the outside looking in. And some who didn't make that
> much money at all would certainly be in, perhaps King Crimson????
> How about Big Star, with a very similar amount of output as the
> Stooges? How about Todd Rundgren?
>
> Just saying.
Kevin
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