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Post by Timeblue on Jan 7, 2018 16:26:50 GMT
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Post by eloneen on Jan 7, 2018 17:40:31 GMT
Yes, sad news!  |
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Post by unomusette on Jan 7, 2018 18:17:41 GMT
RIP Ray, at least he would have known about the induction which must have pleased him.
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Post by Timeblue on Jan 7, 2018 19:17:24 GMT
Another Brummie legend bites the dust, I'm not a great fan of the Moodies but I respect their music and where they are in the annals of rock and roll. I only saw them once and that was at 'Heartbeat 86' but they certainly put on a show that lives on in my mind. A bit like Mik a rock violinist which is a rare thing, Ray was also unique in being a rock flautist. RIP Ray....
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Post by Chippa on Jan 7, 2018 21:25:16 GMT
Ray's flute solo on Nights In White Satin is iconic. He also sang one of the bands best songs, Veteran Cosmic Rocker. RIP to the legend.
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Post by BSJ on Jan 8, 2018 0:20:25 GMT
Nights In White Satin popped in my head, too. This year is not starting off very well.
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Post by fourlittlediamonds on Apr 6, 2018 3:02:28 GMT
Love the (totally unpretentious) intro to this. I can't understand why they were never considered hip or cool or why the "Menswear salesmen in a department store" look never caught on??
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Post by galesgal on Apr 6, 2018 9:14:59 GMT
It seems that Mark Knopfler will not be attending the ceremony, only John Illsley, Guy Fletcher and Alan Clark, so there wont be any performance from Dire Straits, such a shame for all their fans.
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Post by fourlittlediamonds on Apr 16, 2018 19:18:36 GMT
As expected, Mark Knopfler was a no-show with no explanation. His brother David was also set to attend but withdrew, it is claimed, because they wouldn't pay his travel expenses! Amazing, a member of one of the biggest selling bands of all time and he can't afford a flight to Cleveland and a couple of nights in a Best Western or a Motel 8? Consequently there was no performance from the three who did turn up. The show dragged on a bit (four and a half hours) but the Moodies got to headline and do their thing. Here is quite a good review from Rolling Stone, with clips. www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hall-of-fame-bon-jovi-the-cars-moody-blues-recap-w519146 |
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Post by BSJ on Apr 16, 2018 20:05:01 GMT
Great performance by the Moody Blues.  |
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Post by queenofthehours on Apr 18, 2018 18:50:00 GMT
Apparently singles are now being inducted into the RARHOF - www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/04/rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_int.html .
One of the songs will be 'A Whiter Shade of Pale'. After hoping for a long time that Procol Harum would join ELO, the Moody Blues etc in the Hall, I wonder if this means that the band isn't good enough but the song is? Is this the RARHOF's way of telling everyone on the list "your band had one good tune but that's not enough to induct you - we'll just have the tune thank you"?
If the song is in will this mean the band will never get in? This must be some kind of booby prize for the bands forever left out of the HOF.
Maybe the way to get into the Hall is by having a long career of unexceptional hits (ELO, Moodies excepted!) rather than a long career with only one mega-hit? Which is better? |
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Post by orioles70 on Apr 25, 2018 0:58:22 GMT
I read an article last year that basically said the RRHOF was running out of "elite" artists to induct. They need a half dozen or so to fill the bill at each year's induction ceremony - and that means probably twice that for nominees. So "singles" might be their solution. Up until the mid '70s, it was the hits on the radio that defined music. No internet, spotify, youtube - even FM radio was just catching on. One of the early singles I remember liking was Play that funky music, white boy. Can't imagine Wild Cherry getting into the HOF as a group, but the song might make it.
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Apparently it's quite hard to see them with the naked eye, you need to be looking through a camera or other type of lens?