edjr 5,567 Posted December 13, 2017 http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bon-jovi-to-join-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-judas-priest-fails-to-make-the-cut.html#VUQUpADRGyTChyQZ.99 The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has officially announced next year's inductees: BON JOVI, DIRE STRAITS, THE MOODY BLUES, THE CARS and Nina Simone will all join the class of 2018. Sister Rosetta Tharpe will be given an Early Influence award. Passed over were British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST, who have been eligible since 1999 but were only nominated for the first time this year. The 33rd annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony will be held at Cleveland's Public Hall on April 14, 2018. An edited version will air later on HBO and there will be a radio broadcast on SiriusXM. Ticket details will be announced in the near future. "It's a Christmas miracle," BON JOVI keyboardist David Bryan told Rolling Stone on Wednesday. "[We were] guys living the dream, getting on a bus with no guarantees in any way shape or form or anything. It was, 'Let's go out and make this happen.' And we actually did." The induction ceremony this year will feature a BON JOVI reunion: guitarist Richie Sambora left the group in 2013 under less-than-amicable circumstances. Jon Bon Jovi later told "Today" that he had moved on, though he insisted that he still had a special place in his heart for his former bandmate. Drummer Tico Torres told Rolling Stone that Sambora and original bassist Alec John Such "are a huge part of us. We'd love it if they played with us." David Bryan agreed. "The idea is that it's a celebration of what we were and what we are," he said. "You'll see the current lineup and then see the original. It should be a fun night." Ballots were sent to a voting group of more than 1,000 artists, historians and music-industry professionals. The public was invited to participate again this year in the fan vote, which drummed up record numbers with more than 6.8 million votes cast. (Of those, 1.1 million were for BON JOVI.) The top five artists made up a fan's ballot, which counted as a single vote. "Clearly the enthusiasm of the fans was mirrored by the larger body (of Rock Hall voters)," said Greg Harris, CEO of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum. Overall, "this is a really fantastic group because they span from the 1950s all the way up until today." Rock Hall rules state that artists become eligible 25 years after their first records were released, but the Hall also claims that other "criteria include the influence and significance of the artists' contributions to the development and perpetuation of rock 'n' roll," which is, of course, open to interpretation. Despite being eligible for induction since 1999 — 25 years after the release of its first disc — KISS didn't get its first nomination until 2009, and was finally inducted in 2014. DEEP PURPLE was eligible for the Rock Hall since 1993 but didn't get inducted until last year. The biggest JOKE hall of fame there is. even bigger than MLB 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patriotsfatboy1 1,432 Posted December 13, 2017 The funny thing is that Bon Jovi always complained that the RR HOF was just a political thing with Jann Wenner from Rolling Stone. They said some not so kind things about Jann in the past and the whole process. Wonder what changed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,567 Posted December 13, 2017 The funny thing is that Bon Jovi always complained that the RR HOF was just a political thing with Jann Wenner from Rolling Stone. They said some not so kind things about Jann in the past and the whole process. Wonder what changed. It is political and the fact it's on HBO makes it worse. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,039 Posted December 13, 2017 http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bon-jovi-to-join-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-judas-priest-fails-to-make-the-cut.html#VUQUpADRGyTChyQZ.99 The biggest JOKE hall of fame there is. even bigger than MLB You need to create the edjr Hall of Fame, since none of the current ones are working for you. You could have different categories like for the best HOF's. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,567 Posted December 13, 2017 You need to create the edjr Hall of Fame, since none of the current ones are working for you. You could have different categories like for the best HOF's. hmmmmm. perhaps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,067 Posted December 13, 2017 The bigger question is who the fock is Nina Simone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,992 Posted December 13, 2017 Judas Priest didn't have as many Quality Starts as Bon Jovi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,567 Posted December 13, 2017 Judas Priest didn't have as many Quality Starts as Bon Jovi. 100,000,000 fans can't be wrong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nzoner 936 Posted December 13, 2017 It's about focking time Dire Straits made it in. While I was familiar with a few of their songs it was this song and video from 1980 that made me a huge fan.The entire album Making Movies is :thumbsup: and is worthy of HOF recognition on it's own. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,039 Posted December 13, 2017 It's about focking time Dire Straits made it in. While I was familiar with a few of their songs it was this song and video from 1980 that made me a huge fan.The entire album Making Movies is :thumbsup: and is worthy of HOF recognition on it's own. The fact that Dire Straights wasn't in the HOF actually makes me think edjr has a point about it being a total joke. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,567 Posted December 13, 2017 The fact that Dire Straights wasn't in the HOF actually makes me think edjr has a point about it being a total joke. http://ultimateclassicrock.com/should-be-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patweisers44 697 Posted December 13, 2017 The fact that Dire Straights wasn't in the HOF actually makes me think edjr has a point about it being a total joke. A lot of folks would say the same thing about the Cars. Ed is right, the rock and roll hall of fame is a focking joke. Worse than Ozzie Smith on the first ballot MLB hall of fame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patweisers44 697 Posted December 13, 2017 http://ultimateclassicrock.com/should-be-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/ I was skeptical until I saw Motorhead, Def Lep and Sammy Hagar on this list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,567 Posted December 13, 2017 A lot of folks would say the same thing about the Cars. Ed is right, the rock and roll hall of fame is a focking joke. Worse than Ozzie Smith on the first ballot MLB hall of fame. 91.7%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! are you focking kidding me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patweisers44 697 Posted December 13, 2017 91.7%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! are you focking kidding me Seriously. What may be even worse is that NO ONE gets in with 100% EVER! Who didn't focking vote for Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Ty cobb, Willie Mays...etc on the first ballot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nzoner 936 Posted December 13, 2017 http://ultimateclassicrock.com/should-be-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/ I went to the RNR HOF about 10 years ago and was not that impressed and really haven't followed it,now that I see The Guess Who on this list they are completely dead to me.Bunch of fockin' idiots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted December 13, 2017 Judas Priest is far more worthy of the honor than Jon Bovi IMO. I'm just thrilled 2 on MY bands The Moody Blues & The Cars both finally made it! Congrats to Dire Straights as well........though I do believe you cut in line Nina Simone & Sister Rosetta Tharpe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,039 Posted December 13, 2017 91.7%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! are you focking kidding me Again this is why you need your own personal HOF, all the current ones get you too worked up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,567 Posted December 13, 2017 Again this is why you need your own personal HOF, all the current ones get you too worked up. If that doesn't bother you, at least a little. you're not a true fan of sports. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,657 Posted December 13, 2017 This gives the HOF a Bad Name 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,567 Posted December 13, 2017 This gives the HOF a Bad Name Nice. although, not true. The R &R HOF was made for Bon Jovi. Sure they were a hair band, but they were the only band to make it out of that era, still making albums, still selling out stadiums, even without their best band mate, Richie Sambora You may not like them, and that's fine. They are R&R material if there ever were. You know me and my stats Albums and sales Bon Jovi World: 3,500,000 7800° Fahrenheit World: 3,000,000 Slippery When Wet World: 28,000,000 New Jersey World: 18,000,000 Keep the Faith World: 12,000,000 These Days World: 10,000,000 Crush World: 11,000,000 Bounce World: 5,000,000 Have a Nice Day World: 6,000,000 Lost Highway World: 4,000,000 The Circle World: 3,000,000 What About Now World: 1,500,000 This House Is Not for Sale World: 600,000 US: 174,000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,039 Posted December 13, 2017 If that doesn't bother you, at least a little. you're not a true fan of sports. He could do a backflip!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,567 Posted December 13, 2017 He could do a backflip!!!! and he hit ONE home run, that we know of Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,657 Posted December 13, 2017 Judas Priests hopes were really Livin on a Prayer to get in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,567 Posted December 13, 2017 Judas Priests hopes were really Livin on a Prayer to get in. Runaway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,039 Posted December 13, 2017 and he hit ONE home run, that we know of You should enjoy this, Ozzie Smith is front and center of... The Dumbest Baseball Movie Ending Of All Time At the end of The Scout, Steve Nebraska (after much drama) leads the New York Yankees to the World Series. In this particular fictional World Series, the Yankees are playing the St. Louis Cardinals. Now, we’re down to the final out of Game 7 and, stepping up to the plate, is ... Ozzie Smith. Ozzie Smith is one of my favorite baseball players of all time. Ozzie Smith was a pretty okay hitter, but is considered to be the greatest defensive shortstop of all time, which is why Ozzie Smith is in the Baseball Hall of Fame. We are told by Bob Costas’ voiceover (watching this scene again, you can actually hear the contempt in Costas’ delivery; I assume he used the same contempt when he endorsed his check from 20th Century Fox) that Ozzie Smith has been on a power surge as of late which means that we, as the audience, should be nervous because Ozzie Smith just might hit another home run. This is ludicrous. I tried to find this clip online, but it's not available, it's pretty funny as they try to make it a big fierce pitcher/hitter dual...with Ozzie Smith! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,567 Posted December 13, 2017 .666 career ops. 1987 was 2nd in the MVP he must have had the lemon party photo of all the writers back then. 1 Andre Dawson CHC 269.0 11.0 80% 4.0 153 621 90 178 49 137 11 32 .287 .328 .568 .896 2 Ozzie Smith STL 193.0 9.0 57% 6.4 158 600 104 182 0 75 43 89 .303 .392 .383 .775 3 Jack Clark STL 186.0 3.0 55% 5.4 131 419 93 120 35 106 1 136 .286 .459 .597 1.055 4 Tim Wallach MON 165.0 1.0 49% 4.3 153 593 89 177 26 123 9 37 .298 .343 .514 .858 0 0 0.00 1.000 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 5 Will Clark SFG 128.0 0.0 38% 4.2 150 529 89 163 35 91 5 49 .308 .371 .580 .951 6 Darryl Strawberry NYM 95.0 0.0 28% 6.4 154 532 108 151 39 104 36 97 .284 .398 .583 .981 7 Tim Raines MON 80.0 0.0 24% 6.7 139 530 123 175 18 68 50 90 .330 .429 .526 .955 8 Tony Gwynn SDP 75.0 0.0 22% 8.5 157 589 119 218 7 54 56 82 .370 .447 .511 .958 9 Eric Davis CIN 73.0 0.0 22% 7.9 129 474 120 139 37 100 50 84 .293 .399 .593 .991 10 Howard Johnson NYM 42.0 0.0 13% 4.3 157 554 93 147 36 99 32 83 .265 .364 .504 .868 11 Dale Murphy ATL 34.0 0.0 10% 7.7 159 566 115 167 44 105 16 115 .295 .417 .580 .997 12 Vince Coleman STL 20.0 0.0 6% 2.8 151 623 121 180 3 43 109 70 .289 .363 .358 .721 13 Juan Samuel PHI 19.0 0.0 6% 3.7 160 655 113 178 28 100 35 60 .272 .335 .502 .837 14 Mike Schmidt PHI 13.0 0.0 4% 6.1 147 522 88 153 35 113 2 83 .293 .388 .548 .936 15 Pedro Guerrero LAD 12.0 0.0 4% 4.7 152 545 89 184 27 89 9 74 .338 .416 .539 .955 16 Steve Bedrosian PHI 6.0 0.0 2% 2.3 65 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 5 3 2.83 1.202 65 0 40 89.0 79 11 28 74 17 Milt Thompson PHI 4.0 0.0 1% 4.0 150 527 86 159 7 43 46 42 .302 .351 .425 .776 18 Bill Doran HOU 1.0 0.0 0% 4.7 162 625 82 177 16 79 31 82 .283 .365 .406 .772 18 Terry Pendleton STL 1.0 0.0 0% 2.9 159 583 82 167 12 96 19 70 .286 .360 .412 .772 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kutulu 1,551 Posted December 13, 2017 Priest was robbed If you think this is focking over You've Got Another Thing Comin' 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,657 Posted December 13, 2017 Priest should have gotten in just on the Beavis and Butthead episode with Breaking the Law. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,039 Posted December 13, 2017 .666 career ops. 1987 was 2nd in the MVP he must have had the lemon party photo of all the writers back then. 1 Andre Dawson CHC 269.0 11.0 80% 4.0 153 621 90 178 49 137 11 32 .287 .328 .568 .896 2 Ozzie Smith STL 193.0 9.0 57% 6.4 158 600 104 182 0 75 43 89 .303 .392 .383 .775 3 Jack Clark STL 186.0 3.0 55% 5.4 131 419 93 120 35 106 1 136 .286 .459 .597 1.055 4 Tim Wallach MON 165.0 1.0 49% 4.3 153 593 89 177 26 123 9 37 .298 .343 .514 .858 0 0 0.00 1.000 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 5 Will Clark SFG 128.0 0.0 38% 4.2 150 529 89 163 35 91 5 49 .308 .371 .580 .951 6 Darryl Strawberry NYM 95.0 0.0 28% 6.4 154 532 108 151 39 104 36 97 .284 .398 .583 .981 7 Tim Raines MON 80.0 0.0 24% 6.7 139 530 123 175 18 68 50 90 .330 .429 .526 .955 8 Tony Gwynn SDP 75.0 0.0 22% 8.5 157 589 119 218 7 54 56 82 .370 .447 .511 .958 9 Eric Davis CIN 73.0 0.0 22% 7.9 129 474 120 139 37 100 50 84 .293 .399 .593 .991 10 Howard Johnson NYM 42.0 0.0 13% 4.3 157 554 93 147 36 99 32 83 .265 .364 .504 .868 11 Dale Murphy ATL 34.0 0.0 10% 7.7 159 566 115 167 44 105 16 115 .295 .417 .580 .997 12 Vince Coleman STL 20.0 0.0 6% 2.8 151 623 121 180 3 43 109 70 .289 .363 .358 .721 13 Juan Samuel PHI 19.0 0.0 6% 3.7 160 655 113 178 28 100 35 60 .272 .335 .502 .837 14 Mike Schmidt PHI 13.0 0.0 4% 6.1 147 522 88 153 35 113 2 83 .293 .388 .548 .936 15 Pedro Guerrero LAD 12.0 0.0 4% 4.7 152 545 89 184 27 89 9 74 .338 .416 .539 .955 16 Steve Bedrosian PHI 6.0 0.0 2% 2.3 65 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 5 3 2.83 1.202 65 0 40 89.0 79 11 28 74 17 Milt Thompson PHI 4.0 0.0 1% 4.0 150 527 86 159 7 43 46 42 .302 .351 .425 .776 18 Bill Doran HOU 1.0 0.0 0% 4.7 162 625 82 177 16 79 31 82 .283 .365 .406 .772 18 Terry Pendleton STL 1.0 0.0 0% 2.9 159 583 82 167 12 96 19 70 .286 .360 .412 .772 Here you go, Movie is sped up, but enjoy, none-the-less. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patweisers44 697 Posted December 13, 2017 Nice. although, not true. The R &R HOF was made for Bon Jovi. Sure they were a hair band, but they were the only band to make it out of that era, still making albums, still selling out stadiums, even without their best band mate, Richie Sambora You may not like them, and that's fine. They are R&R material if there ever were. You know me and my stats Albums and sales Bon Jovi World: 3,500,000 7800° Fahrenheit World: 3,000,000 Slippery When Wet World: 28,000,000 New Jersey World: 18,000,000 Keep the Faith World: 12,000,000 These Days World: 10,000,000 Crush World: 11,000,000 Bounce World: 5,000,000 Have a Nice Day World: 6,000,000 Lost Highway World: 4,000,000 The Circle World: 3,000,000 What About Now World: 1,500,000 This House Is Not for Sale World: 600,000 US: 174,000 Five bands have TWO studio albums that have sold more than 10 millions copies in the United States: The Beatles, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Van Halen, and Def Leppard. Four of these are in the HOF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patweisers44 697 Posted December 13, 2017 Priest was robbed If you think this is focking over You've Got Another Thing Comin' Kutulu is screaming for vengeance. Cant say I blame him, but he should relax.....maybe try a painkiller Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kutulu 1,551 Posted December 13, 2017 I woulda liked to have an electric eye in that room when the vote was taken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patweisers44 697 Posted December 13, 2017 I woulda liked to have an electric eye in that room when the vote was taken Such a Hellion, this guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbivore 905 Posted December 13, 2017 The Essential Nina Simone is a great album. Here is a few. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kutulu 1,551 Posted December 13, 2017 Such a Hellion, this guy. some heads are gonna roll Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,567 Posted December 13, 2017 Five bands have TWO studio albums that have sold more than 10 millions copies in the United States: The Beatles, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Van Halen, and Def Leppard. Four of these are in the HOF. Jon Bovi has 5? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,657 Posted December 13, 2017 Jon Bovi has 5? He's saying Def Leppard does and they aren't in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patweisers44 697 Posted December 13, 2017 Jon Bovi has 5? I believe the "world" after the album title in your stats means Worldwide sales? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites