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Deep Purple, Chicago, Cheap Trick Among 2016 Rock Hall Inductees
The 31st annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is set for April 8 at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., which marks the second time the venue will host the event. I have always done what I love to do, so to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is unreal. The movie about the origins of the rap group N.W.A and their rise to fame generated stellar critical review, acclaim and is even getting Oscar buzz. The rest of the voting is done by a panel of over 800 people, including previous winners, critics, music experts, and industry executives. To be considered, 25 years must have elapsed from the artist’s first official release.
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Pop singer Janet Jackson, English progressive rock band Yes and Britain’s The Smiths were among those on the short list but who failed to make the cut this time. And, for the tenth time, Chic was snubbed.
“With over 21 top 10 singles, five consecutive number one albums, 11 number one singles – fans that stretch across the globe and countless bands that have followed in their wake, Chicago’s legacy is unquestionable”. Numerous inductees have been waiting for inclusion for several years, but it doesn’t change the fact that this year’s list of inductees is disturbingly slanted towards male White rockers from the ’70s, a sort of last gasp for the “classic rock” generation and another thumbing of the nose at the stars and genres that emerged later.
“So many people were opinionated about N.W.A.”, Ice Cube told Rolling Stone. They were followed by inductees Deep Purple with 25.54 million votes (15.9 percent) and Miller, who collected 25.51 million votes (15.9 percent).
Cheap Trick is working on the forthcoming album with Grammy-winning producer Julian Raymond, whose credits include a few of the band’s previous records. The group has been nominated thrice before but they never got in.
“They somehow bridge the gap between the fierce clowning of early punk and the accidental-on-purpose humor of metal, without ever sounding a bit like either”, the Hall of Fame said in its induction announcement. Also, gangsta rap is apparently rock n’ roll now.
N.W.A. (minus the late Easy-E, wearing shades) will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next April.
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He had however had no idea who his fellow inductees were. The rock group produced hits such as “I Want You To Want Me”, “Surrender”, and “The Flame”.