Rock and Roll Hall of Fame accepts...ABBA!?

[Tev]

Yeah, ‘cause they so totally rock.... :brow:

That sound you hear is rock 'n' roll purists smashing their vinyl collections against their heads now that ABBA has just been certified as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-approved act.

While KISS and Red Hot Chili Peppers fans will have to wait until next year, the Swedish foursome responsible for the decidedly unrocking "Dancing Queen," "Knowing Me, Knowing You," "Waterloo" and the Broadway musical-launching "Mamma Mia!" will be getting a pass to the Cleveland shrine.
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In an interview with Rolling Stone, Andersson said even he was shocked by their election.

"I didn't think this would happen, because we were a pop band, not a rock band," he said. "Being a foreigner from the North Pole, this feels really good."
But he put the odds at "99 to 1" that ABBA would show up.

"It's very tricky because Agnetha is not flying," said Andersson. "The people who are really fond of ABBA for what we did, I think we are doing them a favor by not going out."

There's also no word yet whether Peter Gabriel will rejoin Genesis mates Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford.

Meanwhile, leading the list of nonperformers tapped for enshrinement is Geffen Records mogul David Geffen.

Per tradition, this year's crop of inductees were decided by over 500 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Artists are eligible for enshrinement 25 years after their first recording is released.

So just how long has the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame been a joke anyway? Even ABBA doesn't think ABBA belongs there.

[Nightshine]

Originally Posted by Tev

Yeah, ‘cause they so totally rock.... :brow:


So just how long has the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame been a joke anyway? Even ABBA doesn't think ABBA belongs there.

I said the same thing about Genesis being inducted:


It's not the Rock and "Roll Hall of Fame", it's the "These are the Bands We Like Institution"

[Tev]

Originally Posted by Nightshine

I said the same thing about Genesis being inducted:

Wait, you mean this Genesis?

Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Phil Collins (lead vocals and drums), Mike Rutherford (guitar and bass guitar), and Tony Banks (keyboards). Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett also played major roles in the band in its early days. Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists of all time with approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide,[1] including 21.5 million albums sold in the United States.

Because that Genesis can be in a Hall of Fame for Rock and Roll bands that matter....

[Lost in Time]

Hey, no one can turn down the powerful feelings generated by Fernando.

[Nightshine]

Originally Posted by Tev

Wait, you mean this Genesis?



Because that Genesis can be in a Hall of Fame for Rock and Roll bands that matter....

Yes, that Genesis. I have an incredible, passionate hatred for them.

[Tev]

Would you mind going into that a little deeper? Just because I'm curious.

[Osterbaum]

Nightshine: But that doesn't make them any less Rock 'n' Roll.

[Green Spanner]

Originally Posted by Nightshine

I said the same thing about Genesis being inducted:
It's not the Rock and "Roll Hall of Fame", it's the "These are the Bands We Like Institution"

Yes, that Genesis. I have an incredible, passionate hatred for them.

So you want it to be a "These are the Bands Nightshine likes Institution" instead?

[EDIT] I should clarify that I am in no way in favour of ABBA's induction either.

[Tev]

I mean I'd be accepting of ABBA in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame if ABBA were a Rock and Roll band. I wouldn't really like it, but I'd accept it.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Rock adn Roll hall of fame has pretty much always been about selling tickets to the induction dinner. It's pretty much their key metric.