faba Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Madonna Nominated for Rock Hall of Fame By Associated Press 40 minutes agoUPDATED 22 MINUTES AGO NEW YORK - Here's something Madonna can really celebrate: a nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Madge joins heartland rocker John Mellencamp, the puckish rappers Beastie Boys and premier dance acts Donna Summer and Chic among the nine nominees for the hall. The five leading vote-getters will be inducted in the annual ceremony March 10, 2008, at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The other nominees are rap pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, literate songwriter Leonard Cohen, the original British Invasion combo The Dave Clark Five and surf rock instrumentalists The Ventures. The nominations illustrate how far the Hall of Fame has stretched its definition of rock 'n' roll to incorporate a variety of musical styles. It's certainly the case with Madonna, the Detroit-area native who burst out of New York dance clubs in the early 1980s with "Holiday" and soon became a pop culture icon. She scored 17 Top 10 hits in the 1980s alone and is due to put out an album next year, working with the likes of Timbaland and Justin Timberlake. The Beastie Boys molded punk rock and rap into the goofy hit "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right to Party." They became critical favorites and are still together, releasing an instrumental album this year. Indiana's own Mellencamp can fill a barrel with rock hits like "Hurts So Good," "Pink Houses" and "R.O.C.K. in the USA." Like Chic and the Dave Clark Five, he's been nominated before without getting into the hall. Some 500 musicians, industry professionals and journalists vote on the inductions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor99 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 The Beasties and Afrika from that group. That's it. I may have gone for Johnny Cougar, but I know who's country this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 The Beastie Boys??? WTF??? They don't have an ounce of musical talent between them. They sound like a bunch of drunken fools trying to screech out a song at last call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Dave Clark Five should be a lock. I've never understood Madonna's appeal, but there's no denying the impact she had on the industry. Mellencamp earned his spot, too. The Ventures were too derivative and didn't have enough hits. As for the rest - are you friggin' kidding me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share Posted September 28, 2007 This can not be called the Rock and Roll hall of Fame for the purists out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Dave Clark Five should be in. Mellencamp will probably get in as well. Leonard Cohen is interesting. I had never even heard of the guy until about three months ago while watching the Bon Jovi unplugged on VH1. They did a cover of a Cohen song called Hallelujah. It is one of the best songs ever written. Bon Jovi did a great job with it, but the first time he had heard it was from a local guy Jeff Buckley who does even a better job with the song. Jeff Buckley version AratTMGrHaQ Bon Jovi version v8jpNiUuwcw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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