Should Cher be in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame?

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Mr. Fernando, Sep 10, 2017.

  1. kaztor

    kaztor Music is the Best

    No Can, certainly no Cher!
     
  2. lonelysea

    lonelysea Ban Leaf Blowers

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    Only if she wears this to the induction ceremony:

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  3. kaztor

    kaztor Music is the Best

    It's a sad state of affairs if even the last original thing you got born with needs to be phony (auto-tuned voice).
     
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  4. Jimmy B.

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    There should be none if it includes artists that aren't rock and roll!
    Rap didn't come from rock and roll. [Mod: Music genre bashing remark removed]
     
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  5. grbl

    grbl Just Lurking

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    No! A few hit singles shouldn't get you in. Not a large enough or substantive enough body of work, IMO.
     
  6. Blimpboy

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    Listen to this album, which she mostly co-wrote, and then tell us she's not an artist. It was recorded in the 90's and released in 2000.

    Not.com.mercial

     
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  7. Einar Einarsson Kvaran

    Einar Einarsson Kvaran King of his castle

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    At least the early part of her career was backed (on record) by the Wrecking Crew, parts of who are in so why not her?
     
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  8. Manapua

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  9. DesertChaos

    DesertChaos Forum Resident

    Given what the RRHoF has become, yeah for sure she belongs there...fit right into that little echo chamber.
     
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  10. Moshe

    Moshe "Silent in four languages."

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    Her and Sonny both.
    Yes.
     
  11. Manapua

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    I can't speak to her inclusion based on her catalogue because it's subjective and everyone's got their opinion. However, if there is any question about her large body of work here are a few stats:

    She placed 33 records on the Singles chart
    21 of those went Top 40
    11 Top 10s
    4 #1s
    She is ranked #66 on the Top 500 artists chart.
    She has placed a record in the top ten for 4 decades from the 60s to the 90s.

    C'mon already. Give it up.
    You know my first sentence? Screw it:

     
  12. Grant

    Grant Life is a rock, but the radio rolled me!

    That's a good idea. To late, though.

    WE wanted to honor our musical legacies over the last 60-some years, but, somehow, a lot of people got in their heads that it only means electric guitar rock.
     
  13. robertk

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  14. Larry Mc

    Larry Mc Forum Dude

    Johnny Winter should be in
    Glen Campbel should be in.
     
  15. antonkk

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    Are you even serious? I bought a turntable in the 90's just to get vintage Cher records.
     
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  16. DesertHermit

    DesertHermit Now an UrbanHermit

    Hell, yes. She was a trailblazer for women in popular music and "rock credentials" have not counted for anything in a long while, although I'd argue Cher has more of them than some inductees.

    And hell YES to Pat Benatar too. I agree, they have obviously pissed off someone high up...but I doubt either of them really cares.
     
  17. Picca

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    I love this song. And the video too. It's one of my fave guilty pleasures. And yes, she should be in.
     
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  18. keyse1

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    Only if they take away the words rock n roll
    Hall of Fame would cover it
    And a lot of current nonsense posing as music
     
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  19. keyse1

    keyse1 Forum Resident

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    has she been nominated?
    Can't decide if I would be more surprised if she had or hadn't
     
  20. 12stringbassist

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    Absolutely yes.
    She probably doesn't give a fig about inclusion, though.
     
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  21. Phillip Walch

    Phillip Walch Forum Resident

    I would say definitely, her middle period stands taller than for instance Tom Petty and he is in. Sometimes sales are not what defines an artist. She has a rich history in pop and I see no reason for her exclusion.
     
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  22. antonkk

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    Her 60's stuff was pure folk rock and there were tons of rock'n'roll in her 70's and 80's work, not to mention Gregg Allman. Plus if this is not a superb rock'n'roll record I don't know what is.

     
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  23. antonkk

    antonkk Senior Member

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    Talking about guitars and rock'n'roll

     
  24. antonkk

    antonkk Senior Member

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    Plus I think Sonny had an answer for that all along

     
  25. Todd W.

    Todd W. It's a Puggle

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    Ice-T might disagree..........I guess you could argue rap/metal.
     
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