Tragically Hip to be inducted into Canadian Rock N Roll Hall of Fame

by Nosferatu 8 Replies latest social entertainment

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  Nosferatu

  Okay, I can think of many more Canadian bands that rock more than the Tragically Hip. These guys suck. Their music sucks. Their singer sucks. Are Canadians this dumb or just tone deaf? Or do they just fall for over-promotion of bad music?

  I couldn't find a website that lists the Canadian Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductees, but I'd rather see any of these inducted instead of the Tragically Crap:

  Prism
  Headpins
  Helix
  Streetheart
  Harlequin
  Kick Axe
  Honeymoon Suite
  Doug & The Slugs

  I'm only guessing the following is already in there:

  Kim Mitchell
  Bryan Adams (yes, even he is more deserving)
  Rush
  April Wine

  Sorry if I offended anyone. I just needed to rant.
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  Scully

  What? No Burton Cummings?? No Guess Who??

  oh the shame of it.
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  GetBusyLiving

  Give em a break man.. yeah I agree they are overly hyped but they have had some terrific albums. "Day for Night" was musical fusion man! The new cd is quite good too.

  GBL
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  talesin

  Sorry for the cut-and-paste, I don't know how to embed it! link: http://www.carasonline.ca/HOF_past.php Introduction The Canadian Music Hall of Fame was established in 1978 by CARAS to honour individuals or groups who have made an outstanding contribution toward the greater international recognition of Canadian artists and music. Following is a complete list of Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees. Download PDF Year Recipients 1978 Guy Lombardo (posthumously) Oscar Peterson 1979 Hank Snow 1980 Paul Anka 1981 Joni Mitchell 1982 Neil Young 1983 Glenn Gould 1984 The Crewcuts The Diamonds The Four Lads 1985 Wilf Carter 1986 Gordon Lightfoot 1987 The Guess Who 1989 The Band 1990 Maureen Forrester 1991 Leonard Cohen 1992 Ian & Sylvia 1993 Anne Murray 1994 Rush 1995 Buffy Sainte-Marie 1996 David Clayton-Thomas Denny Doherty John Kay Domenic Troiano Zal Yanovsky 1997 Lenny Breau Gil Evans Maynard Ferguson Moe Koffman Rob McConnell 1998 David Foster 1999 Luc Plamondon 2000 Bruce Fairbairn (posthumously) * deceased 2001 Bruce Cockburn 2002 Daniel Lanois 2003 Tom Cochrane 2004 Bob Ezrin

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  *google class*
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  Nosferatu

  Thanks Talesin. I figured The Guess Who and Rush would be in there. But really, no Kim Mitchell, Bryan Adams or April Wine? They've been around longer than Tragically Hurl and had much better songs.
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  talesin

  Although I like the Hip, I wholeheartedly agree on the exclusion of April Wine. But of course, they are a home-town band. It's good to hear someone from 'out west' express the same opinion! I was also a big fan of Doug & the Slugs (RIP Doug Bennett, passed away 3 weeks ago), having seen them many times at the club here. Wassup with them being left out?

  Hope you are well, Nos, you old married man, you. ;)

  tal
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  Nosferatu

  Hope you are well, Nos, you old married man, you. ;)

  Yeah, I may be old, but I'm losing weight! Don't worry, it's a good thing. I've been on a diet for about a month and I've lost over 10 lbs!
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  talesin

  ::lost over 10 lbs!

  Good stuff! Get in shape now, you won't regret it. Obviously, married life is agreeing with you. I'm happy to hear that.

  take care,

  t
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  SixofNine

  The Hip are an absolutely great rock n' roll band that are not recognized nearly enough in the States.