For my first post on the Oxy Music Library’s blog, I thought I’d try to report on something as up to date and poignant as I possibly could. Well, some might argue poignant is a too strong word for the Rock and Roll hall of fame. However, they are inducting the class of 2010 Right Now (as I write this!), and it’s a pretty heavy hitting class. Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Stooges and, surprisingly, ABBA. It looks like even the Rock and Roll hall of fame wasn’t enough to get ABBA over it’s fussing and feuding, and they won’t all be in attendance for the show, let alone putting together a live set like Genesis, Jimmy Cliff and the Stooges. For anyone who questions the validity of the Rock and Roll hall of fame, A 62 year old shirtless Iggy Pop just referred to Billie Joe Armstrong and Eddie Vedder as “some kid[s]”. While you can argue over the validity or the importance of the Rock and Roll hall of fame, there is still something very cool about anything that can pull together a Wyclef John-Jimmy Cliff duet, or drag one of the most influential front-men of all time on stage to hassle the leading rockstars of today.
Monday, March 15, 2010
As We Speak: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
For my first post on the Oxy Music Library’s blog, I thought I’d try to report on something as up to date and poignant as I possibly could. Well, some might argue poignant is a too strong word for the Rock and Roll hall of fame. However, they are inducting the class of 2010 Right Now (as I write this!), and it’s a pretty heavy hitting class. Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Stooges and, surprisingly, ABBA. It looks like even the Rock and Roll hall of fame wasn’t enough to get ABBA over it’s fussing and feuding, and they won’t all be in attendance for the show, let alone putting together a live set like Genesis, Jimmy Cliff and the Stooges. For anyone who questions the validity of the Rock and Roll hall of fame, A 62 year old shirtless Iggy Pop just referred to Billie Joe Armstrong and Eddie Vedder as “some kid[s]”. While you can argue over the validity or the importance of the Rock and Roll hall of fame, there is still something very cool about anything that can pull together a Wyclef John-Jimmy Cliff duet, or drag one of the most influential front-men of all time on stage to hassle the leading rockstars of today.
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Iggy Pop is absolutely insane. It's sort of like watching a train wreck that you want to look away from, but you just can't
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