“R.E.M.’s music is truly all-encompassing. They used every color on the palette, they invented colors on their own and they put up this huge mural of music and sound and emotion.” I neglected to post this during my West Coast vacation, but in case anyone is still interested, via Youtube: Eddie Vedder inducts R.E.M. into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [Part 2 | Part 3 | Gardening at Night | Begin the Begin | Man on the Moon (w/ Eddie Vedder) | I Wanna Be Your Dog (w/ Patti Smith)]
Tag: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
A Carnival of Sorts.
“Gentlemen don’t get caught, cages under cage.” Congrats to Athens’ finest, R.E.M., who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this March, in the first year of their eligibility. The rest of the class of 2007 includes Van Halen, Patti Smith, The Ronettes, and the Hall’s first rappers, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. (By way of WebGoddess.)
Elvis is King.
Elvis Costello, The Police, and The Clash will all be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. To my mind, that’s the most worthy induction class in recent memory.