Rock Hall fucks up royally again, nominates Chic instead of Rory Gallagher

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      The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has done it again. It's made a complete ass of itself by nominating, for the eighth time, Chic. 

      When you consider that somebody like Irish guitar hero Rory Gallagher hasn't once been given the nod, it's utterly preposterous.

      No less a rock icon than Slash himself has petitioned for Gallagher to be inducted, but instead you've got jokers like Rock Hall cofounder Jann Wenner tirelessly working to honour the disco band that first hit it big with the single "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)".

      It's a fucking disgrace.

      But at least the Hall of Fame—which can't be called Rock and Roll anymore—redeemed itself somewhat with its other nominations for 2014.

      For one thing, a couple of nerds on the nomination panel must have finally broken down and given Link Wray's revolutionary 1958 instro-rock track "Rumble" a listen. Or maybe they came across this old video of "Rawhide".

      I'm also gonna give credit to the Hall of Fame for finally nominating Deep Purple, which got shafted last year, and has been eligible for two decades. What the hell took so long? Did the nerds get their noses out of joint 'cause they couldn't master the riff to "Smoke on the Water"?

      It was also cool that they nominated the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, although they should have given guitarist Mike Bloomfield his free pass ages ago anyway. (They finally inducted Albert King last year, so what's the holdup with Mike?)

      Another no-brainer was the nomination of Nirvana, and speaking of no brains, KISS got nominated too, so now Gene Simmons can quit pretending he doesn't care about being barred from the joint.

      Other nominees include the Replacements, Cat Stevens, Hall and Oates, Linda Ronstadt, NWA, Yes, the Meters, the Zombies, Peter Gabriel, and L.L. Cool J.

      And oh yeah—the morons forgot about Thin Lizzy again.

      Comments

      20 Comments

      Aaron

      Oct 16, 2013 at 4:03pm

      It really is a disgrace that he still hasnt been nominated. Even putting aside all of the big names who have confirmed him as an inspiration, you only have to hear the guy play to know he was one of the greatest of all time.

      The administrators showing themselves as the jokes they are once again!

      Mike T

      Oct 16, 2013 at 5:28pm

      Screw em'--They have not a clue.

      LunaJune

      Oct 16, 2013 at 7:45pm

      here is all I have to say... they choose who they want and that is clear, so I just ignore the whole thing all together. Rory would not care, he cared about the music and sharing it, not awards. He'd be touched by all the votes.

      Bibi

      Oct 17, 2013 at 4:15am

      Who needs them? The R&R Hall of Fame is a joke anyway...!
      Let's all concentrate on the petition to rename Cork Airport!!!
      Please sign/share http://www.rorygallagherairport.com/
      Actual status is 9.624 signatures...

      Gustavo

      Oct 17, 2013 at 5:06am

      Is this all really hilario more anyway Rory will always be underground, so it is better, perhaps someday if appointed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, transform it into something superficial, Rory has perhaps been more faithful to the musician his art, and these posts stardom for him were always irrelevantes.Longa life to your music, and lucky us, because we know and admire the work that deixou.Que fuck hall of fame ....

      dave moir

      Oct 17, 2013 at 10:52am

      What's the guys name anyway, 'Wiener' ?

      THE RORY PAGE on 'facebook

      Oct 17, 2013 at 12:01pm

      A COMPLETE AN UTTER DISGRACE TO NOT EVEN CONSIDER RORY..BUT WE RORYFANS ARE NOT BOTHERED WE TRIED..LET THE MISGUIDED MUSICAL MOGALS THAT RUN RRHOF WALLOW IN THEIR BUBBLE GUM POP NOMINATIONS THEY CALL ROCK N ROLL, YOUR'E WELCOME TO IT!

      Gary

      Oct 18, 2013 at 3:09am

      Well - bright lights and fame never went to his head - and wise men (and women!)took note of each word he said - fashion and fortune with him held no sway - that was clear to those who heard him play - and now that hes gone we know he isnt dead hes been taken to the place the lonely are led.

      Thanks - Rory was a bluesman and they dont really set out to be famous - just to play

      Steve Newton

      Oct 18, 2013 at 9:41am

      Nice. I like that. Thanks Gary

      Danny Frederick

      Oct 18, 2013 at 1:05pm

      I knew that the RRHOF was going to be a farce when ABBA was inducted around the same time the movie version of "MAMA MIA!" came out,nothing but a commercial rip off! I'am an American and it bothers me to no end how the sharks & bean counters in this country have trivialized the things in my life that I hold as the most sacred,the "Free enterprise" system gone out of control,Even God and spiritual beliefs are under attack in this country by a handful of unscrupulous "entrepreneurs". I live here in Detroit,a city that prides itself as a "Rock& Roll city",even going as far as some advertisers labeling it as "The home of Rock & Roll". When I was a kid growing up here,I grew up on "The Motown sound",Bob Seger,Ted Nuggent and other great acts visited here and entertained us. It seemed though rock in Detroit was overshadowed by the "Motown sound" but during the late 60's and early 70's held it's own till the 80's and disco,when Detroit rockers revolted and drew lines of distinction,culminating with the infamous Disco Demolition Night. From Wikipedia:Disco Demolition Night was an ill-fated baseball promotion that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. At the climax of the event, a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field between games of the twi-night doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Many of those in attendance had come to see the explosion rather than the games and rushed onto the field after the button was pressed. With the playing surface damaged both by the explosion and by the rowdy fans, the White Sox were required to forfeit the second game of the doubleheader to the Tigers.

      A disco craze swept the United States in the late 1970s, with the dance-oriented music featured in hit films such as Saturday Night Fever (1977). Although disco was popular, it also sparked a backlash from rock and roll fans. Disco and the pushback against it were prominent enough that the White Sox, seeking to fill seats at Comiskey Park during a lackluster season, engaged Chicago shock jock and anti-disco campaigner Steve Dahl for the promotion at the July 12 doubleheader. Dahl's sponsoring radio station was 97.9 WLUP-FM, so attendees would pay 98 cents and bring a disco record; between games, Dahl would destroy the collected vinyl in an explosion.

      White Sox officials had hoped for a crowd of 20,000, about