Kraftwerk nominated for Rock&Roll Hall of Fame.

[Diametro]

I dunno ... In some ways Kraftwerk is as far from ROCK as possible while still being in the same galaxy ... Probably just lucky to be nominated ...

And still, their influence cannot be denied on any band that went beyond drums, guitars and vocals ...

I was very pleased to read about this ...

[Rogue Ai]

Kraftwerk and Public Enemy among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees | Music | guardian.co.uk

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[Dubtek71]

I agree they ate quite removed from Rock and Roll. What's interesting is all the connections. I recall an interview where Kraftwerk state how they were influenced by the Beach Boys. They said something to the effect of when they hear the BeachBoys they think of California. Kraftwerk then tried to recreate that idea to portray Germany. (I am paraphrasing here) or being sampled by AfrikaBamBata.

[Dubtek71]

Originally Posted by Rogue Ai

Kraftwerk and Public Enemy among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees | Music | guardian.co.uk

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Thanks, just out for my morning cafe.

[cramseur]

I think they needed to put 500 bands in right away, then start the annual process.

All this time and still:
No Steppenwolf, T Rex, Barry White, ELO, Steve Miller Band, Nilsson, Moody Blues, DICK DALE !!, Link Wray, The Clovers?
No Ronnie James Dio, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, The Scorpions, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi or Slayer?

NO Meters, Smiths, Cure, Chic, Chicago, Freddie King, or Sonic Youth.

C'mon man!

[lineofcontrol]

Wow. That is quite the "ignore" list.

[acealive]

I suppose Kraftwerk don't want to have anything to with rocknroll or this R'n'R hall of fame, whatever that is.

[lovekrafty]

I think Deep Purple should get this.
They are Rock and Roll

LK

[alkor]

ffs, techno music is the counterpart of the rock movement imo

[jspitza]

Originally Posted by cramseur

I think they needed to put 500 bands in right away, then start the annual process.

All this time and still:
No Steppenwolf, T Rex, Barry White, ELO, Steve Miller Band, Nilsson, Moody Blues, DICK DALE !!, Link Wray, The Clovers?
No Ronnie James Dio, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, The Scorpions, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi or Slayer?

NO Meters, Smiths, Cure, Chic, Chicago, Freddie King, or Sonic Youth.

C'mon man!

Agreed but the biggest disappointment in hearing Kraftwerk's nomination was the total and complete over site of Klaus Nomi.

[jspitza]

Originally Posted by lovekrafty

I think Deep Purple should get this.
They are Rock and Roll

LK

OMG they are not? I just assumed by default as in a birthright.

[bluegreengold]

Originally Posted by jspitza

Agreed but the biggest disappointment in hearing Kraftwerk's nomination was the total and complete over site of Klaus Nomi.

[login]

Time for a Electronic music hall of fame.

[pearlywhites]

Time for a Krautrock hall of fame.

[plikestechno]

Originally Posted by cramseur

I think they needed to put 500 bands in right away, then start the annual process.

All this time and still:
No Steppenwolf, T Rex, Barry White, ELO, Steve Miller Band, Nilsson, Moody Blues, DICK DALE !!, Link Wray, The Clovers?
No Ronnie James Dio, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, The Scorpions, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi or Slayer?

NO Meters, Smiths, Cure, Chic, Chicago, Freddie King, or Sonic Youth.

C'mon man!

The problem with those bands is that they're quite imitative. All rock is to a certain extent but nothing stands out for me with those quys.

I'm just glad Rush finally got nominated and there's a lot of hype that they'll finally get in. True originals.

[cramseur]

Show me who Dick Dale imitated, please.

And if that was the criteria then a lot of people who are in would be out.

[plikestechno]

True enough. I kind of glossed over him. And for all the garbage that's in there (Red Hot Chili Peppers, seriously?) he deserves to be there as well. But while it was a big thing for a couple of decades, does anyone care about surf rock now? I mean it pokes its head out from time to time but Rush and Kraftwerk had far greater influence on the music industry.

They should also maybe start ramping up the number of bands getting in. A lot of the most influential bands of the 50s, 60s and 70s aren't going to be around much longer.

[beingmf]

Originally Posted by lineofcontrol

Wow. That is quite the "ignore" list.

Except for the Meters, and maybe Dick Dale and Link Wray.