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In Reply to: Re: As if it were ever anything but... posted by mauimusicman on March 19, 2007 at 00:22:39:
My issue with Wenner begins & ends with his hit piece on BW, and after that I have no desire to spend any time being concerned about what he thinks or does. I've spent far too much time, actually, having to explain why I don't give a sh*t about the RRHOF, RS, or the absurd view of rock put forth by these entities. You know: BBs bad, Hendrix good; McCartney bad, Lennon good; punk bad, Eagles good (substitute 'uncool' for bad and/or 'cool' for good if you wish). Now the PC aspect of it has gotten ridiculous. Most of the rap I listen to is from a long long time ago, and I saw Grandmaster Flash perform nearly 25 years ago. Suckage aplenty, in spite of how good the singles were. There was only one act that deserved to be the first rap inducted, and Flash weren't it. That would be Run-DMC. And I daresay the Hall could've waited two more friggin' years.As for Wenner, considering how long ago it was that he revealed himself to be a guy who cares more about cozying up to rock stars than to doing anything resembling critical thinking when it comes to music, I find it near-impossible to believe that anyone in the business could take this nonsense so seriously.
Oh, and I'm no expert on the subject, but I do believe there are some who would suggest that Clark did screw himself to an extent by operating outside what might be known as 'playing the game' and thereby enriching the types who control the RRHOF. Me, I have no problem with either 'selling out,' or 'not selling out,' depending on circumstances, and not including commercialism to the point of crassness. However, it might've behooved him to allow some use of DC5 material in ways that have benefited other acts of the same vintage, don't you think? Maybe I missed it, but I've seen far lesser work returned to the public consciousness due to placement in, say, popular Hollywood movies. DC don't go much for that sort of thing, do he? Maybe that's part of why there's no reason for oldies radio to play his music, because their audiences don't even recognize any of it.
All of which tells me that you care more about his being f*cked than he does.
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