Join My Protest Against the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Well, the list of this year's nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is out, and once again Cheap Trick is conspicuously absent. Adding insult to injury, the Hall snubbed the long-toothed lads of Rockford, IL while potentially opening its venerable vestibules to, among others, Chic.
This madness must end, and it must end now. I don't feel strongly enough about this to go on a hunger strike, I must confess, but I am willing to go on a diet, which is pretty close. I invite you to join me in this temperate crusade. Simply recite the following oath--"Until Cheap Trick is granted its rightful place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I swear to eat only sensible portions of healthy foods"--and then do it! We will be lean and we will be righteously angry.
Might not be such a bad idea for the guys in the band to join us. You know, so they'll look good for their induction.
PS I will start my protest--which I am terming a "hunger job action," as should you--on Sunday, right after the 'Homage to Pork' dinner party I had, unfortunately, already planned for Saturday night.
This madness must end, and it must end now. I don't feel strongly enough about this to go on a hunger strike, I must confess, but I am willing to go on a diet, which is pretty close. I invite you to join me in this temperate crusade. Simply recite the following oath--"Until Cheap Trick is granted its rightful place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I swear to eat only sensible portions of healthy foods"--and then do it! We will be lean and we will be righteously angry.
Might not be such a bad idea for the guys in the band to join us. You know, so they'll look good for their induction.
PS I will start my protest--which I am terming a "hunger job action," as should you--on Sunday, right after the 'Homage to Pork' dinner party I had, unfortunately, already planned for Saturday night.
Labels: music
posted by Tom Meltzer @ 3:53 PM
11 Comments:
At 5:03 PM ,
Anonymous said...
The fact that you provided a link to Chic undermines your political message supporting the boys from Rockford.
--Brains
At 9:25 AM ,
John Albin said...
Hey, don't mess with Chic. Hated 'em in high school (disco sucks!), but learned better. I once did a recording session creating karaoke backing tracks for "Le Freak" and "Good Times" and had to figure out all the guitar parts note for note. Nile Rogers roolz! Bernard Edwards deserves his props, too.
Always a trip to take a second look at something you once dismissed, figure it out, and gain new respect. Cheap trick is probably in this category for our beloved blog author
At 12:51 PM ,
Tom Meltzer said...
Glad to see some others are signing on, even hesitantly.
John--amen to the late bloomers comment. I was indeed late to the Cheap Trick party; the missus had to show me how great they were. Didn't really get Zep and Lynyrd Skynyrd were until about 10 years after the fact either; previous bias was based on the fact that that was the preferred music of the kids who beat me up in school. These days I'm digging the great pop music a la Cheap Trick. Anyone interested in hearing something in a similar vein, check out Nashville's fabulous The Shazam.
At 1:18 PM ,
John Albin said...
I never stuck around after the beatings to compare record collections. I think those guys lacked the fine motor skills for record players, in any event. For me, if my big sister liked it, it had to suck. Kept me away from Bonnie Raitt and Little Feat for way too long.
At 1:29 PM ,
Tom Meltzer said...
John, those guys would hum "Kashmir" and "Gimme Back My Bullets" while pummeling me. Very traumatic.
The latest Cheap Trick album, Rockford--which I am currently spinning--is very good. Not 'any of Little Feat's first three albums' good, but very little is.
At 10:50 AM ,
Anonymous said...
Tom: I CAN NOT possibly be reading that last statement of yours' regarding Little Feat's first three albums correctly. Can I? Get ready for our first music disagreement if I am. That pork must have went directly to your brain, and caused your mind to write something just plain wrong, bro'. Please crank "Easy to Slip" up to 10, shake your ass and then apologize. I'll guide you through the rest of the stuff once the pork is completely out of your system.
At 11:06 AM ,
Tom Meltzer said...
My command of the English language is sketchy. I was trying to say that the latest Cheap Trick album is wonderful, but not as good as any of the first three Little Feat albums, because almost nothing is that good.
The pork clogged my arteries good, but I don't think it went to my head. We had:
homemade pancetta and caramelized parsnip ravioli
lemon pork tenderloin scaloppini with lemon-and-oil dressed Italian lentils
pork shoulder rubbed with pancetta, garlic, and parsley and braised in Chianti and tomato sauce
orange-tinged olive oil cake with ice cream and no pork
At 11:43 AM ,
John Albin said...
I got the drift of you syntax and agree. Not much equals those first records. Inspired by your example, I just strolled over to Chinatown and a Vietnamese pork sandwich. No all I got a do is get these dream police out of my head ...
At 1:35 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Ah, I see now, and will rest so much easier as a result. That first Little Feat LP is hard to locate, but since only 11,000 of them sold, I guess that's understandable.
Regardless, you're officially back on my "good graces but bad grammar" list. Since it's not in alphabetical order, you'll find yourself placed just below Yogi Berra.
At 1:48 PM ,
Tom Meltzer said...
The first Little Feat album may be my favorite of the three, although Sailin' Shoes is a close second. Hard to beat "Strawberry Flats," "Snakes on Everything," "Crack in Your Door," the achingly beautiful "I've Been the One"--hell, the album's damn near perfect from get to go.
At 3:05 PM ,
Jeff Hart said...
tom,
for the sake of context, you may need to post a link to your old blog's little feat (at carolina theatre) review from earlier this year.
the pork was marvelous by the way.
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