Obviously this thread is quite specific to people that have been there. I was recently in Cleveland so I obviously had to make time to see it, but I have to say I was very unimpressed and had two big issues.
First is that it was simply a terrible layout. There was no flow at all and I very well could have missed sections of it because of how confusing it was. It's a big pyramid and there must have been 5 or 6 floors, but there what no rhyme or reason to where anything was. There was one small section that went in chronological order, while I was figuring that the whole thing would do so. I just wish it was set up with a little more order.
Second, there was not NEARLY enough Led Zeppelin. In one section there were giant displays for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Hendrix, and then slightly smaller ones for U2, and several other bands I can't recall, but no Zeppelin display. I figured for sure they would be given their own section. There were countless guitars all over the museum but I never found one from Jimmy Page, although maybe I missed one somewhere along the line. I just felt as though they were slighted.
One section I did enjoy was the chronological displays of the different movements in american rock, especially grunge in the 90's. Anyways, other thoughts for people that have seen it? Maybe I'm in the minority?
haha yes I was not at all excited when I found out I'd be going to Cleveland of all cities, but the Hall Of Fame is the only thing that made me remotely excited. But hey glad to hear at least the Country Hall Of Fame is decent.
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I think they're doing a pretty good job on the inductees, though there are some truly baffling exclusions such as Deep Purple, Kraftwerk and Joy Division.
After I've gone through all the inductees, I've realized that there's not a single krautrock band in this hall. Strange, as krautrock was one of the most innovative and influental movements in the history of rock music. At least Kraftwerk (and maybe Can) deserves to be among the inductees.
They don't seem to be very friendly to progresive rock either.
It's a complete waste of time. How bands like Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Rush, Thin Lizzy, Kiss, etc... can be ignored is just a disgrace. Similar to the mindset of Rolling Stone magazine (which is the last music mag I would buy), its very clicky and thinks Run DMC, the Beastie Boys, and Jackson Browne should be in before the legends I mentioned. I love Springsteen, but he could wipe his ass all over a copy of RS, or piss all over the HOF and they would still worship him. Maybe tbose ancient dope smoking hippies should get out of there, so the bands that really inspired people to pick up a guitar can get in.
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It's a complete waste of time. How bands like Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Rush, Thin Lizzy, Kiss, etc... can be ignored is just a disgrace. Similar to the mindset of Rolling Stone magazine (which is the last music mag I would buy), its very clicky and thinks Run DMC, the Beastie Boys, and Jackson Browne should be in before the legends I mentioned. I love Springsteen, but he couldwipe his ass all over a copy of RS, or piss all over the HOF and they would still worship him. Maybe tbose ancient dope smoking hippies should get out of there, so the bands that really inspired people to pick up a guitar can get in.
Well. I agree with most of this if you got rid of Thin Lizzy, Kiss, Deep Purple & Judas Priest in the first line.
I actually think it's an insult to the history of rock music. It completely ignores underground music. (or what most of society thinks is 'obscure'). Joy Division, Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth & Radiohead, etc...At least the Talking Heads are in it, which is surprising.
There's only few good artists in the inductees right now. Tom Waits being a recent one. Miles Davis shouldn't be there, for he isn't rock. 🙄 Same with Run-DMC. Madonna is fucking in it 🧱 Bonnie Raitt, Tom Petty, Rod Stewert, Ruth Brown & Dion 🙄 ugh. Like, WTF? 🤡
They should just tear down the entire think and forget it existed. _________________ Doubles & Conch
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