>>We probably got the most restrained version of his thoughts
>>he was capable of giving based upon what we know about the
>>backstory.
>
>That may be true. I dunno, if he's as 'at peace' as all the
>media reports have said he is, I wouldn't have expected him to
>be kind of an asshole... guess I was thinking more Zen
>monk-like esoteric and quixotic, but what do I know.
>
>>If only his music had the edge his personality did.
>
>ah, don't tell me you're on that dalecooper anti-Cat stance? I
>don't know man, a little corn can be good for you now & then.
>
Nah, he's got some cuts, I got no beef with him.

Didn't mind the snark in the speech either, don't mind him shitting on Kiss or snarking on the institution, that felt 'rock & roll'.

He didn't become a Zen Buddhist doing yoga, he became a devoted Islamic practitioner living in the Middle East.

>>Funny, it was like the year of inductees-with-axes-to-grind
>>and all took the opportunity to do so which gave what can be
>a
>>stodgy affair a bit of palpable energy and edge in the room.
>
>it would be better if the axes weren't all BS
>
True.

>>And I don't care who's singing, Nirvana without Kurt Cobain
>is
>>the Jimi Hendrix Experience without Jimi.
>
>yep.
>
>Their guitarist seemed pretty good, but he was bouncing around
>and smiling in a way that felt weird, considering the music.
>But yeah, the show kinda felt flat and Novoselic stopping
>playing to put his hat back on to hide his bald spot was about
>the most un-rock-and-roll thing I've ever seen. And I don't
>even give a shit about rock and roll being 'rock and roll.'
>
>>Hall needs to put The Meters and Thin Lizzy in ASAP.
>
>I'm kind of opposed to the idea of a Hall simply because the
>criteria seems to be 'whoever Jann and his cronies like a
>lot.' For the life of me I don't see an argument for Thin
>Lizzy but then again I'd be the first to say Fairport
>Convention should be in any Hall of Fame (hell, if Laura
>Nyro's been inducted...)

Thin Lizzy were the first major band to use dual lead guitar harmonies that Southern Rock later adopted.

They were also the most obvious bridge between the early 70's classic rock and 80's metal.

And Phil Lynott was a legit great rock vocalist with a unique amalgamation of the ole Irish mysticism and working-class pub rocking spirit.

There's just a hell of a lot of
>leeway either way and it's truly impossible to determine any
>legitimate standards.
>
sure.....but they're so often steeped in that Rolling Stone-ism.

I will never believe The Hollies have made a greater musical impact than the Meters.

And I'd be good with Richard Thompson in as a catch-all with Fairport & since.