Scarlett O'Hara

Well, I mean if we are to include everyone then she must get a chance. The standards are so high today as it is with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, what difference would it make?

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Soulflower

I was pretty clear with my points regarding the statement you posted.

You should not falsely make a claim that I said something that I clearly did not say.

Just because you might disagree with my opinion does not give you the right to boldly make a claim that I said something that I clearly did not say.

Soulflower

This was not what you were referring to in your last post



Those are very different points. So I am a bit confuse with the point you are trying to make because I never imply this at all.

I am referring to the way they snub acts that they nominate themselves not every single other act that is not nominated because they might not be eligible.

Key

So now you're making the assumption that I disagreed with your statement without me actually saying that I disagreed with your statement. See the problem?

Frownland

@Soulfower So is there no possibility that the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame might stick to it's theme for once? Or is it because it went beyond that a few times that it's impossible and because they once or twice inducted non-rock acts into the HOF that they're exhibiting an outright hatred towards disco?

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Soulflower

That is not the logic I used. What I said was that they have no credibility because they are biased in terms of who they choose to induct. It is clearly not an exclusive rock oriented organization anymore because they have inducted non rock acts but they insist on snubbing certain acts over others based on their own agenda or political criteria.

No it could not.

I am not posting it as a fact. I am using it as an example to support why Disco is underrated. I have used other examples as well not just this one.


I think you should take your own advice.

Neapolitan

If that was true then Whitney would be inducted the same year along with Donna Summer. There is no rhyme or reason to who they induct. Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens died the same day but were inducted 15 years apart.

I don't get the Disco argument. Disco was a fad or a trend (depending how you feel about it) that happen during the late 70s. There weren't many artists or bands that were strictly Disco for the sake of Disco. And some of the biggest names in Disco were cross overs from R&B and bands that were either from Rock or Funk camps that release Disco songs. Donna Summer even though she was dubbed Queen of Disco, really was artist that had many styles R&B, Pop, Gospel, etc. Gloria Gaynor felt that Disco ruined her career, because she was initially an R&B singer and she was pinned as a Disco artist and was passed over cause of that. Barry Gibbs vehemently denies that the Bee Gees were a Disco band. And a lot of musicians were critical of it because they took the rhythms found in Soul and Funk and made it straight 4/4 dance beat.

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Soulflower

No because I never said that you specifically made that statement.

It would have been a problem if I had said, "Ki you said that you disagreed with my statement". I did not do that.

I simply expressed an opinion about how you derived to your assumption which I am technically entitled to. I am entitled to my opinion.

Frownland

So because they abandoned their main theme of rock 'n' roll in the past they should ignore it in the future? I'm trying really hard to make your vague points clearer, but I doubt that'll ever happen.

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Key

This thread has reached it's point for me. I'm done.