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Rock Hall Snubs Revisited

albatrossumi Sep 06, 2010 12:35

I've been involved, for the past couple months or so, in an internet site voting project in which the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is being re-selected year by year.... and some of the omissions in the real hall are being corrected by this "revisited" hall of fame project.

The voting is still going on and is currently a bit in the future... voting ( Read more... )

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Chuck Berry at UMass

albatrossumi May 01, 2008 19:49

It was exactly 20 years ago that I saw Chuck Berry play an outdoor concert at Umass...

Chuck Berry 1988 Southwest Fields, UMass

This was so great. The best concert I'd been to, as I really considered Chuck Berry to be a living legend... he still is... This free concert was another great one for atmosphere at UMass. The last one before ( Read more... )

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albatrossumi Dec 06, 2006 12:58

Into the ever-expanding Hall of Fame of my mind goes.... DEVO.

Devo are from Akron, OH... and have more than a handful of songs that I really like. Among these are Mongoloid, Girl U Want, Beautiful World, Uncontrollable Urge, Through Being Cool and many others.

I went to a Devo concert late in high school circa 1983 in Boston. It was cool, but ( Read more... )

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Darrin's Song Hall of Fame

albatrossumi Oct 11, 2001 18:12

The following songs have made it into my "Song Hall of Fame" by being deemed superior to 16 other songs in an on-going random competition being run on my portable music player. Songs that make it into the Hall of Fame are ones I like a lot (obviously) and usually have meant something special to me at some point in my life.

See the chronologically ( Read more... )

derek and the dominos, ramones, nat king cole, robbie williams, elton john, traffic, eric clapton, christmas, beatles, rod stewart, talking heads, films, public enemy, frank sinatra, boy george, cat stevens, john lennon, elvis costello, donovan, frank black, beach boys, pixies, dead milkmen, hank williams, squeeze, joni mitchell, god, stevie wonder, gang of four, '70's music, t. rex, jackson 5, isley brothers, big audio dynamite, adam ant, sex pistols, al green, temptations, jethro tull, byrds, b-52's, run-dmc, neil young, paul simon, cheap trick, buddy holly, jesus christ superstar, jerry lee lewis, george harrison, richard and linda thompson, prince, chuck berry, otis redding, harry nilsson, band, who, clash, '60's music, leonard cohen, neil diamond, lists, sly and the family stone, creedence clearwater revival, jesus, pontius pilate, jimi hendrix, vincent van gogh, devo, doors, brian wilson, bob dylan, layla, weezer, jam, michael jackson, steve miller, woody guthrie, ike and tina turner, elvis presley, rem, richard wagner, leadbelly, van morrison, david bowie, '50's music, james brown, robert johnson, bill monroe, eddie cochran, bruce springsteen, dennis wilson, simon & garfunkel, blondie, radiohead, dean martin, nirvana, johnny cash, bing crosby, yoko ono, beck, pink floyd, paul mccartney, rolling stones, abba, led zeppelin, james taylor, song list - darrin's song hall of fame, moby, kinks

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DRAHoF List

albatrossumi Sep 11, 2001 14:01

Darrin's Recording Artist Hall of Fame (DRAHoF) - Inductee List
Each recording artist making it into the Hall of Fame has gone thru a rigorous selection process in which they are chosen as more worthy than at least 16 other candidates in a semi-random way. Worthiness is a measure not only of sonic excellence but also of how much the artist has been ( Read more... )

derek and the dominos, ramones, nat king cole, carpenters, beatles, talking heads, drahof, public enemy, frank sinatra, cat stevens, john lennon, elvis costello, donovan, frank black, beach boys, billie holiday, grateful dead, alice cooper, dead milkmen, hank williams, joni mitchell, stevie wonder, supremes, crosby stills nash and young, gang of four, t. rex, cream, jackson 5, isley brothers, big audio dynamite, sex pistols, al green, jethro tull, ravi shankar, al jolson, green day, marvin gaye, run-dmc, neil young, paul simon, little richard, cheap trick, buddy holly, everly brothers, jerry lee lewis, george harrison, prince, chuck berry, otis redding, alanis morissette, who, clash, aerosmith, leonard cohen, lists, sly and the family stone, creedence clearwater revival, monkees, jimi hendrix, doors, devo, brian wilson, bob dylan, madonna, weezer, jam, michael jackson, steve miller, woody guthrie, ike and tina turner, elvis presley, debbie harry, rem, richard wagner, ringo starr, flatt & scruggs, leadbelly, van morrison, david bowie, james brown, robert johnson, bill monroe, bruce springsteen, eddie cochran, simon & garfunkel, blondie, dean martin, nirvana, johnny cash, bing crosby, beck, pink floyd, carter family, paul mccartney, rolling stones, abba, nwa, bob marley, led zeppelin, james taylor, drahof list of inductees, moby, janis joplin, kinks

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DRAHoF List

albatrossumi Sep 10, 2001 12:40

As you know...

Each recording artist making it into Darrin's Recording Artist Hall of Fame (DRAHoF) has gone thru a rigorous selection process in which they are chosen as more worthy than at least 16 other candidates in a semi-random way. Worthiness is a measure not only of sonic excellence but also of how much the artist has been a part of my ( Read more... )

derek and the dominos, ramones, nat king cole, carpenters, beatles, rod stewart, talking heads, drahof, public enemy, frank sinatra, cat stevens, john lennon, elvis costello, donovan, frank black, beach boys, billie holiday, grateful dead, alice cooper, dead milkmen, hank williams, joni mitchell, stevie wonder, supremes, crosby stills nash and young, gang of four, '70's music, t. rex, cream, jackson 5, isley brothers, big audio dynamite, sex pistols, al green, temptations, jethro tull, ravi shankar, al jolson, green day, b-52's, marvin gaye, run-dmc, neil young, paul simon, little richard, cheap trick, buddy holly, everly brothers, jerry lee lewis, george harrison, prince, chuck berry, otis redding, alanis morissette, who, clash, '60's music, leonard cohen, neil diamond, lists, sly and the family stone, creedence clearwater revival, monkees, jimi hendrix, doors, devo, brian wilson, bob dylan, madonna, weezer, jam, michael jackson, steve miller, woody guthrie, ike and tina turner, elvis presley, debbie harry, rem, richard wagner, ringo starr, leadbelly, flatt & scruggs, van morrison, david bowie, '50's music, james brown, robert johnson, bill monroe, bruce springsteen, eddie cochran, simon & garfunkel, dean martin, nirvana, johnny cash, bing crosby, beck, pink floyd, carter family, paul mccartney, rolling stones, abba, nwa, bob marley, led zeppelin, james taylor, drahof list of inductees, moby, janis joplin, kinks

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Chronological List of my Hall of Fame Songs (so far)

albatrossumi Jul 21, 2001 15:40

I put my list of favourite songs (so far) in chronological order by year of release ( Read more... )

derek and the dominos, ramones, nat king cole, robbie williams, elton john, traffic, eric clapton, beatles, marx brothers, rod stewart, talking heads, films, public enemy, frank sinatra, boy george, cat stevens, john lennon, elvis costello, donovan, frank black, beach boys, pixies, dead milkmen, hank williams, squeeze, joni mitchell, stevie wonder, gang of four, t. rex, jackson 5, isley brothers, big audio dynamite, sex pistols, al green, temptations, jethro tull, byrds, b-52's, run-dmc, neil young, cheap trick, buddy holly, jesus christ superstar, jerry lee lewis, george harrison, richard and linda thompson, prince, chuck berry, otis redding, harry nilsson, band, who, clash, leonard cohen, neil diamond, lists, sly and the family stone, creedence clearwater revival, jimi hendrix, doors, devo, brian wilson, bob dylan, weezer, jam, michael jackson, woody guthrie, steve miller, ike and tina turner, elvis presley, rem, richard wagner, leadbelly, van morrison, david bowie, james brown, robert johnson, bill monroe, eddie cochran, bruce springsteen, simon & garfunkel, blondie, radiohead, dean martin, nirvana, johnny cash, song hall of fame, bing crosby, yoko ono, beck, pink floyd, paul mccartney, rolling stones, abba, led zeppelin, james taylor, song list - darrin's song hall of fame, moby, kinks

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