>It's the artificial creation of a canon, an approved list of
>artists that we're supposed to hold in some higher esteem
>because they made the list when so many others didn't. But
>good music is art: you don't need an artificial canon when
>time and appreciation will inevitably make the final judgment
>of an artist's music's worth.
>
>And I don't understand what's being measured by this
>institution. Like, okay, the Stooges are in, but why not MC5?
>Why not New York Dolls? Why not __________? Where and why is
>this line being drawn?
>
>And there are a ton of artists who have that one excellent
>track in an otherwise brief and/or pedestrian career. I mean,
>to me, Dexy's Midnight Runners HAVE to get in, right? And
>doesn't "Vehicle" alone earn The Ides of March entry?
>
>It's fucking artificial, and it reeks of old men in suits with
>too much power. The real Hall of Fame is when people listen to
>your music a century after you're dead.