, once again missed the cut — they’ve been nominated an astonishing six times without making it in — their influence is palpable among the artists who will be getting inducted this spring. Kraftwerk formed half a century ago in Düsseldorf and settled into lineup of four musicians who stood in a neat row and performed their mechanical masterpieces like robots — and it’s incredible.
, but it was Kraftwerk and a few of their peers who made that sound undeniably cool and a viable avenue for music creation in the Seventies. Even so, some artists resisted.
All these choices reflect something that John Sykes, the new chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,last year about the changing nature of the institution. “I’ve always thought that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — having been involved in it myself for 25 years now — is no longer about a single genre of music,” he said. “It’s about a spirit that connects with young people.”
What’s more extraordinary is that that spirit is appealing to the Rock Hall’s once-rockist voters, and electronic music is finally getting a foothold in the Hall. In recent years, synth- and sample-friendly artists like the Cure, Radiohead, Roxy Music, 2Pac, N.W.A, Public Enemy, and Madonna, among many others, have helped open the doors for this year’s class, and the definition of the Rock Hall will surely keep evolving in the years to come.
That change is something that especially appeals to one of this year’s inductees, Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor. “[The spirit of rock] can be a turntable, a computer, a synthesizer, sequencer,” he recently told. “They are all tools. It’s the spirit of expression and, to me, freedom and no limits to expression. That’s my version of what rock means and the method of achieving doesn’t need to be quantified to where it has to have this instrument.
Btw, it’s only because your push for diversity on the RRHOF board forced the board to select artists that were at the bottom of the public voting. Totally pathetic leftism.
Sorry, but WeCallBS. VOTERS ranked Dave Matthews 1 and Pat Benatar 2. Not even close to the rest. And neither made it in. Shame! 😡🤬😡🤷♂️
What about triangles....?
This week's sign that the apocalypse is upon us.
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One for the playlist Parachute 🎶 Courtesy LeahWestMusic 😉
It doesn’t matter the instrument. Attitude, creativity and legacy matters. Well deserve it.
The most progressive class of inductees in ages. All rise.
So are they now finally gonna change the name of hall?
This hasn’t beeen the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for decades... it is just a music hof..... sad because i spent a lot of blood sweat and money to get in in Cleveland. Piss off
R&RHOF has officially jumped the shark. What’s up with Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G.,.....what’s next, Man ‘O War WTF!
The real story then becomes why wasn’t Kraftwerk in first?
Depeche Mode is one if the few amazing bands we have left
I agree. Music creation should have no boundaries. There should be no limits to expression. Nice to see that Rock Hall has been evolving recently with some outstanding electronic inductees.
Should be called music hall of fame. 🤔
And they won’t even consider Ted Nugent due his politics
Crap 💩 is now considered music
And yet no Billy Preston? The RRHOF is a mockery of a travesty of a sham.
Terrible. Now it’s just who’s turn is it to let anyone in.
Depeche Mode made it and not the smashing pumpkins. Ok
Very disappointed by the voting structure this year. rockhall let a lot of fans down. Perhaps a discussion needs to take place before next year. They should how exactly vtoing will go and should honor that voting system. Not change once it has been completed. disappointed ✌
Depeche Mode should have been in the Hall of Fame long time ago... Pretty much when they were using synthesisers exclusively.
Rock Hall of Fame is a joke. No judaspriest ?
This so called magazine is horse shit.
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Disgusting.
Not rock n roll.
And that is a sin
And a band with a great drummer got screwed. davematthewsbnd
None of them belong in the Rock + Roll Hall of Fame
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