In any event, of all of the rock groups not in the Hall of Fame that I think there’s a very strong case that they should be there, I think the one that really disappoints me the most is Keith Emerson. He was as brilliant a rock keyboardist as the genre has ever seen and had no limits — and his virtuoso playing abilities allowed him to do whatever…Read More

Yeah, my point was that country, classical, jazz, rap, hiphop, etc. are not Rock’n’Roll and a lot of true rock artists and acts that belong there are overlooked…my meaning of social engineering is that Jann Wenner has basically destroyed the notion of Rock’n’Roll and just puts in groups he likes.

Appease who?

Am I correct in thinking what you’re saying is that you feel eg with Dolly Parton, a country artist, and the various hip hop artists being inducted is that these genres are clearly not rock — as Parton herself pointed out when she was nominated. Is that right? Basically, stick to rock, not country, hip hop, jazz, EDM, and other gen…Read More

On March 10, 2026 at 11:01 am Brian said

… at’s a fantastic deal for the Lifetime Deal buyers. I did not expect that. Considering that you bought the lifetime deal, I am guessing this makes you pretty happy. Is that right, @bluescat?

Yes, I definitely think they did “the right thing” to treat us “early supporters” fairly.  There is discussion a…

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