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Tom Morello is one of the greatest guitarists of all time, IMO, and very glad RATM made it, although it’s be more fitting if they skipped the induction ceremony.
 
Randolphkeys said:
Currently deep diving on The Spinners... Okay, they are very listenable. Swirl a glass of wine and party like a grown up listenable.
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Very experimental.

Right up someone’s alley I can think of. :rolleyes:
 
col63onel said:
Tom Morello is one of the greatest guitarists of all time, IMO, and very glad RATM made it, although it’s be more fitting if they skipped the induction ceremony.
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Band's statement:

"In 1991 four people in Los Angeles formed a musical group to stand where sound and solidarity intersect. We called ourselves RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. A band who is as well known for our albums as we are for our fierce opposition to the US war machine, white supremacy and exploitation. A band whose songs drove alternative radio to new heights while right wing media companies tried to purge every song we ever wrote from the airwaves. A band who wrote rebel songs in an abandoned, industrial warehouse in the valley that would later dethrone Simon Cowell's 'X Factor' pop monopoly to occupy the number 1 spot on the UK charts and have the most downloaded song in UK history. A band who funded and organized delegations to stand with Mexican rebel Zapatista communities to expose the Mexican government's war on indigenous people. A band whose experimentation in fusing punk, rock and hip hop became a genre of its own. A band who shut down the NY Stock Exchange for the first time in its history. A band who was targeted by police organizations who attempted to ban us from sold out arenas for raising our voices to free Mumia Abu Jamal, Leonard Peltier and other political prisoners. A band who sued the US State Department for their fascist practice of using our music to torture innocent men in Guantanamo Bay.

"Many thanks to the Hall Of Fame for recognizing the music and the mission of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE," the band added. "We are grateful to all of the passionate fans, the many talented co-conspirators we've worked with and all the activists, organizers, rebels and revolutionaries past, present and future who have inspired our art."

Sounds like Morello confirmed he'll be there. With Zach's injury and the band's cancelled tour dates, I doubt they'll perform.

The topic you bring up "You should skip it" is always an interesting topic in leftist circles. Is it more effective to boycott something you don't align with, or should you use the platform they provide you to spread your message? I think the young people lean more towards the former, while the wiser people lean more towards the latter. I expect RATM to be there (with or without Zach) and if they don't perform, to at least pick up the mic to spread a message.
 
The Oi said:
Jokes aside, it was a 70s R&B group. This is their first album cover.
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I take back what I said about young people no longer listening to the lyrics in songs as a source of something profound...

She definitely looks like she's preparing herself for the rubber band man.
 
Gordon Lightfoot was mentioned in the celebrity deathpool thread, but I'm going to give him a mention here anyway just because I think he was one of the best at the whole singer-songwriter thing.

For me, any list of "perfect" songs would include Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
 
The Human Q-Tip said:
Gordon Lightfoot was mentioned in the celebrity deathpool thread, but I'm going to give him a mention here anyway just because I think he was one of the best at the whole singer-songwriter thing.

For me, any list of "perfect" songs would include Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
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I think Bob Dylan paid him the ultimate compliment when he said "When you hear a Gordon Lightfoot song, you never want it to end." High praise indeed.

Love The Spinners btw...Working My Way Back To You is one of the all-time great jams.
 
The Human Q-Tip said:
Gordon Lightfoot was mentioned in the celebrity deathpool thread, but I'm going to give him a mention here anyway just because I think he was one of the best at the whole singer-songwriter thing.

For me, any list of "perfect" songs would include Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
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It would. And as you’ve pointed out many times, that same list would end with Fire on High by none other than ELO.
 
The Human Q-Tip said:
Gordon Lightfoot was mentioned in the celebrity deathpool thread, but I'm going to give him a mention here anyway just because I think he was one of the best at the whole singer-songwriter thing.

For me, any list of "perfect" songs would include Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
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I was introduced to Lightfoot because of Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Loved how WMMS would work it into a play set as soon as the sky looked like a storm was brewing. I've always felt Lightfoot has a special connection to Clevelanders because of WMMS.

I then picked up Sundown on vinyl at some point in my early 20s. My roommates before getting married sent me condolences when they heard Lightfoot passed, so I guess I might have overplayed his stuff for a few years. RIP.
 
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