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Post by Michael Crowe on Apr 14, 2014 12:38:57 GMT -5
I would have singled out Kiss back then as having a short shelf life, but Alice was one of the first to do the Glam/shock thing and didn't appear at the time to be so much of a fad or bandwagon jumper. Alice Cooper was a pretty good band early on, whereas Kiss (as they've admitted) couldn't really even play their instruments very well. It was about the "show" for them and being as big as possible. But there's no accounting for taste (I certainly question my own). Recently I sat and watched (for ten minutes anyway) a fellow that failed our band auditions a few years back because he basically couldn't play - on Live From Lincoln Center on PBS. Seems somebody thought otherwise. Garth Brooks sold more records than Carter has liver pills, and Neil Young is in the R&R HOF where I think he deserves to be, based on my opinon of that fabulous establishment, along with his one note guitar solo being ranked among the best of all time in .... Rolling Stone I think it was, or maybe not. So when it comes to stats I don't think, from an artistic point of view, it proves anything other than who had the best management, catchiest hook that appealed to the lowest human denominator, or the most money behind them - exceptions not withstanding. But then I may have not understood the question. It was simply a question about longevity and Ian used those two as examples of American bands who while popular at the time, would soon fall by the wayside. I didn't read the introduction and came in in the middle on the fourth chapter it seems. But I would say he was right. They, along with Tull, fell by the wayside. Tull and Alice became survivers (Tull managing a moderate comeback), and Kiss, like Arrowsmith, Tina Turner, and a few others, managed a mainstream comeback. I'm still waiting on Herman's Hermits to take the charts again.
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Heavy Horse
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Post by Heavy Horse on Apr 14, 2014 12:54:40 GMT -5
Tull and Alice became survivers (Tull managing a moderate comeback), and Kiss, like Arrowsmith, Tina Turner, and a few others, managed a mainstream comeback. I'm still waiting on Herman's Hermits to take the charts again. I'd rather listen to Herman's Hermits than Tina Turner, Alice Cooper OR Kiss!
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Post by TM on Apr 14, 2014 12:59:27 GMT -5
It was simply a question about longevity and Ian used those two as examples of American bands who while popular at the time, would soon fall by the wayside. I didn't read the introduction and came in in the middle on the fourth chapter it seems. But I would say he was right. They, along with Tull, fell by the wayside. Tull and Alice became survivers (Tull managing a moderate comeback), and Kiss, like Arrowsmith, Tina Turner, and a few others, managed a mainstream comeback. I'm still waiting on Herman's Hermits to take the charts again. What? Both Kiss and AC are still going! Hang on while I go and get us a new emoticon..... bash-head
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Post by Michael Crowe on Apr 15, 2014 0:24:11 GMT -5
I didn't read the introduction and came in in the middle on the fourth chapter it seems. But I would say he was right. They, along with Tull, fell by the wayside. Tull and Alice became survivers (Tull managing a moderate comeback), and Kiss, like Arrowsmith, Tina Turner, and a few others, managed a mainstream comeback. I'm still waiting on Herman's Hermits to take the charts again. What? Both Kiss and AC are still going! Hang on while I go and get us a new emoticon..... bash-head LOL. I know they are. Falling by the wayside doesn't mean they ceased to exist. Is it me? It's you isn't it. Nice emoticon, very fitting. Okay, it's me. I've had this debate going with the rocket sicientist "friend" of mine and it was peaking last night. If a new space shuttle is sent into orbit, it's eventual return is called re-entry. I maintain that the correct term should be "Entry," as the shuttle had never entered the atmosphere before. Therefore, how could it be a re-entry if it hadn't entering the first time yet. My friend doesn't get that. So that was going on whilst I was reading all this HOF stuff last night. Guess I shouldn't debate via email whilst conversing here at the same time, Not after midnight anyway.
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Post by Michael Crowe on Apr 15, 2014 0:25:15 GMT -5
Tull and Alice became survivers (Tull managing a moderate comeback), and Kiss, like Arrowsmith, Tina Turner, and a few others, managed a mainstream comeback. I'm still waiting on Herman's Hermits to take the charts again. I'd rather listen to Herman's Hermits than Tina Turner, Alice Cooper OR Kiss! That's why we are special.
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Post by Stjerky on Apr 15, 2014 1:27:08 GMT -5
But my question really was focused on the band members and whether or not the fact that Tull has had 28 of them is detrimental to them being inducted. I think there should be Ian Anderson Martin Barre Glenn Cornick Clive Bunker John Evan Jeffrey Hammond Hammond Barriemore Barlow And Possibly Mick Abrahams and Dee Palmer, but I guess that might be too many... I'd like to see them play a song together.
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Post by Lucas on Apr 15, 2014 2:46:16 GMT -5
Dee Palmer would be essencial. Take this guy out and Tull from the 60's and 70's would loose MUCH of it's quality.
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