It really needs streamlining, with more country artists who contributed, for starters, and fewer of the populist inductees like Madonna. What did she contribute to rock'n'roll anyway? They really need to purge people put in for spurious reasons like unit sales and put some real rock'n'roll in.

Just out of curiousity, what Jazz musicians contributed to rock'n'roll's genesis? 

John Battles said:

I agree , a Hip Hop Hall of Fame would be the ticket....I have'nt seen the complete list , but , there's so many non - Rock'n'Roll artists. Woodie Guthrie's in there. That's cool , but is Leadbelly? Are Jimmy Rogers or Gene Autry in there for being the first (Known) White Country singers to incorporate Blues in their repertoirre , back in the 20'S.   I'm sure George Jones , as well as Johnny Cash and Hank Williams , is in there. But , what of Buck Owens , Hank Thompson , Bob Wills ,Tennessee Ernie Ford? They brought the Rock. OK , they've got a Country Music Hall of Fame, but so many Country artist were crucial in the evolution of Rock'n'ROLL.....I can't say Rap did the same thing......From RAp ANDhIP hOP , WE GET KORN , BEASTIE BOYS, Eminem , Kid Rock.....yeesh.  Also Louis Prima should be there ,if he is'nt (I doubt he is.) aalong with THE TRENIERS , only the first real Rock'n'Roll band , Wynonie Harris , Roy Brown , Amos Milburn..........

Has anyone mentioned Robert Johnson yet? Surely the gawdfather of all we listen to??? Hope not too controversial. If anyone has mentioned him.... Well done!

I agree , a Hip Hop Hall of Fame would be the ticket....I have'nt seen the complete list , but , there's so many non - Rock'n'Roll artists. Woodie Guthrie's in there. That's cool , but is Leadbelly? Are Jimmy Rogers or Gene Autry in there for being the first (Known) White Country singers to incorporate Blues in their repertoirre , back in the 20'S.   I'm sure George Jones , as well as Johnny Cash and Hank Williams , is in there. But , what of Buck Owens , Hank Thompson , Bob Wills ,Tennessee Ernie Ford? They brought the Rock. OK , they've got a Country Music Hall of Fame, but so many Country artist were crucial in the evolution of Rock'n'ROLL.....I can't say Rap did the same thing......From RAp ANDhIP hOP , WE GET KORN , BEASTIE BOYS, Eminem , Kid Rock.....yeesh.  Also Louis Prima should be there ,if he is'nt (I doubt he is.) aalong with THE TRENIERS , only the first real Rock'n'Roll band , Wynonie Harris , Roy Brown , Amos Milburn..........

Shame they shut the fans out, as they made the band who they are. It begs the question of how they choose their nominations and inductees. Inducting NWA or Public Enemy has an element of mission creep, which I think a hip-hop hall of fame could rectify. The Genre's big enough in size and popularity to warrant it.

I'd rather see GG Allin, The Smiths, The Sonics or The Cramps in there.

John Battles said:

Meters , I don't listen to much , but , I can respect the idea, tho' there's a lot more acts to consider before you get to them.....KRAFTWERK? I like 'em , to a point , but , they have WHAT to do with Rock'n'Roll ? I'd say Suicide and Silver Apples have more to do  with it......

The thing , too , is that Kraftwerk's had more influence on Hip Hop than R'n'R.

Yeah , NWA and Public Enemy , I don't get that at all. Believe me , I caught some grief for openly admitting I did'nt like Rap or Hip Hop. I have to hear it EVERY DAY , except days when I stay inside.  I don't make anyone listen to Rock'n'Roll , or Blues , or Country , or whatwever has real instruments and people at least trying to sing......

I can get behind Albert King and Deep Purple . Others , I don't hate , but , could'nt get behind. As if we have a voice.

Meters , I don't listen to much , but , I can respect the idea, tho' there's a lot more acts to consider before you get to them.....KRAFTWERK? I like 'em , to a point , but , they have WHAT to do with Rock'n'Roll ? I'd say Suicide and Silver Apples have more to do  with it......

The thing , too , is that Kraftwerk's had more influence on Hip Hop than R'n'R.

Yeah , NWA and Public Enemy , I don't get that at all. Believe me , I caught some grief for openly admitting I did'nt like Rap or Hip Hop. I have to hear it EVERY DAY , except days when I stay inside.  I don't make anyone listen to Rock'n'Roll , or Blues , or Country , or whatwever has real instruments and people at least trying to sing......

I can get behind Albert King and Deep Purple . Others , I don't hate , but , could'nt get behind. As if we have a voice.

Good Choice, Sir.

John Spokus said:

Captain Beefheart

Radio What Wave Playlist Nov 30/2012

1. The Shanks...Killing Tune...from The Dark Richard CD from 2010. The Shanks are on a German tour right now...congrats guys!!

2. The Viletones...Don't Lie To Me...live at The Horseshoe 1978 and this is the beginning of our tribute to drummer Motor Mike who passed away last week.

3. The Viletones...Never Feel Sad...from A Taste Of Honey CD on OPM.

4. The Secrets...I'll Cry Tomorrow...from the Teenage Rampage CD on OPM.

5. The Secrets...All The Words...as above.

6. Arson...Coho Coho...from their only 7".

7. Blackie and The Rodeo Kings...Lean On Your Peers...from The Kings Of Love CD. Blackie is in town today at Aeolian Hall.

8. Florida Razors...Slow Down...recorded live at Bullwinkles 1/16/86. Tom Wilson was singer/guitarist in this band.

9. Chachi On Acid...Barbra...recorded live at Call The Office 4/13/96 and they are playing tonite at Brennan's here in London.

10. The Subhumans...I Got Religion...from the New Dark Age Parade CD.

11. The Terminals...D Generation...from Slippery's Club Hits, the cassette that comes with What Wave 24 now available at stores.

12. NFG...Weekend Punx...recorded live late 70's.

13. NFG...Cowboy Rock...from Slippery's CLub Hits...

14. NFG...Teenage Kicks...recorded live at Call The Office 10/27/12 and they open tonite for the Forgotten Rebels at Call The Office.

15. Forgotten Rebels...Oh Girl...from the Welcome To My Basement CD, Mickey Desadist demos and early recordings.

16. Forgotten Rebels...I Think Of Her...recorded live at The Cedar, Fall 1980.

17. Forgotten Rebels...England Keep You Stars...from the This Ain't Hollywood LP.

18. Ills....Joe Is Dead...from their brand new Turning Out CD.

19. Los Chicos Problema...El Plan...from a demo they sent us. 2 piece outta Mexico!!

20. Barbacans...Hug Hug...from their No Hits For The Kids CD on Boss Hoss.

21. The Skeptics...High On A Cloud...from their brand new CD.

22. Viv Sun and The Black Holes...Hobo...mid 90's demo.

23. Pretty Things...Buzz The Jerk...from their 2nd LP, Get The Picture and goes out to Psycho Daisies who covered this song last weekend.

24. Uranus...Motorbikin'....from Slippery's Club Hits.

Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, messages etc!! 

Next week we go from 5 to 7PM, it's all female voices as we commemorate The Montreal Massacre from 1989. Ashley D will be doing the yammering next week, and i'll be spinning the disks in the background.

Here's a link to the archived show:

http://chrwradio.ca/content/radio-what-wave#prev-shows

I listened all day long to the song. Maybe it's funny, but are this the lyrics? I didn't understand everything well:

Strong come on

1. We've settled apart
don't teach you how that goes
no, and i never know why
how should I main work there

Ref.
We've had a srong come on - come on, come on
We,ve had a strong come on - come on, come on
We've had a strong come on - come on, come on
Oh i'm coming, i'm coming for you!
I'm coming, I'm coming for you!

2. I don't know how that goes
but i know the reason why
We now sit here alone
Yeah, i sit here and cry

Ref.
We've had a srong come on - come on, come on
We,ve a strong come on - come on, come on
We've s strong come on - come on, come on
Oh i'm coming, i'm coming for you!

Allright, here i come!

Ref.
We've had a srong come on - strong comon
We,ve a strong come on - strong
We've s strong come on
Oh i'm coming, i'm coming for you!

You can listen to the soothing (or is it seething) garage-punk sounds of the Jeff of the Future Radio Show on Saturday December 1^st from 1:00-3:00PM EST at 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or streaming live at http://witr.rit.edu

 CLAPTRAP PROBABLY SURMISED THAT THE JAMC WERE'NT "PROPER GUITAR PLAYERS' like he....when his departure from The  Yardbirds opened the door to real innovation. He was all right with John Mayall , I thought ,but , Peter Green was better (And the sky is blue , and "American Idol" is a crap program.).

Chris Henniker said:

I love JAMC, but why would Crapton slag 'em off? Wonder what Slowhand would have made of Primal Scream?

dave said:

I assume that someone has already contributed the Rod Stewart story of our youth, so I won't mention that.

How many Tablespoons go into a quart, anyway?

Here's one that will only appeal to the hardcore rock and roll fan...

The Jesus and Mary Chain were slated to appear on British television w/ Eric Crapton. They had just gotten new guitars, but didn't like the colour, so they took flat black cans of spray paint, and gave 'em a new paint-job backstage, strings an' all!

Clapton was supposed to be so appalled that he gave the guys a tongue-lashing (I can just imagine what little effect it had on 'em, staring at him w/ 1000 micrograms of Love coursing through their bodies, haha!).

I love JAMC, but why would Crapton slag 'em off? Wonder what Slowhand would have made of Primal Scream?

dave said:

I assume that someone has already contributed the Rod Stewart story of our youth, so I won't mention that.

How many Tablespoons go into a quart, anyway?

Here's one that will only appeal to the hardcore rock and roll fan...

The Jesus and Mary Chain were slated to appear on British television w/ Eric Crapton. They had just gotten new guitars, but didn't like the colour, so they took flat black cans of spray paint, and gave 'em a new paint-job backstage, strings an' all!

Clapton was supposed to be so appalled that he gave the guys a tongue-lashing (I can just imagine what little effect it had on 'em, staring at him w/ 1000 micrograms of Love coursing through their bodies, haha!).

Oh, come on, John (wheedle), do please tell us, hanh? 

[elbows John]

I could say something terrible , but I won't......(Beg me.).

dave said:

Ouch. Capitalized on the death of his son, too. 

But I digress...

Ouch. Capitalized on the death of his son, too. 

But I digress...

I only remember , a friend of mine told that story to his PARENTS. His mom said "That would take about FIFTY MEN!" , THEN SHE RAN OUT OF THE HOUSE. I MADE THAT LAST PART UP.

THE JAMC SHOULD HAVE TOLD CLAPTON , "BUT , YOU'VE BEEN PERFORMING IN BLACKFACE FOR YEARS !".

I assume that someone has already contributed the Rod Stewart story of our youth, so I won't mention that.

How many Tablespoons go into a quart, anyway?

Here's one that will only appeal to the hardcore rock and roll fan...

The Jesus and Mary Chain were slated to appear on British television w/ Eric Crapton. They had just gotten new guitars, but didn't like the colour, so they took flat black cans of spray paint, and gave 'em a new paint-job backstage, strings an' all!

Clapton was supposed to be so appalled that he gave the guys a tongue-lashing (I can just imagine what little effect it had on 'em, staring at him w/ 1000 micrograms of Love coursing through their bodies, haha!).

Yeah! Stoned again (same same;), is really good made!

This would be my favorite, I wish, I made this video!

Go With the FloooooooooooW

THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS "Up and Down"

One of my personal favorites from a musical and quality production standpoint. Call it rock n roll. Call it garage. The sound quality is amazing. My pet skunk told me so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryl2mKnbu5s

my first repley/comment/everything. be happy and enjoy

:D

to KK, you´re not seriously comparing Jake Bugg with Justin Beiber, aren´t you?

Andy Climax said:

With a big stick hopefully, hehe

KK Dirty Money & Las Drogas said:

Jake Bugg: sure beats Justin Beiber!

Casey Reid - Big Muddy Records, St. Louis

"I have see the future of Rock'n'Roll , but , that's all in the past.".

I USED TO SEE THOSE AT OSCO. i LIKED THE CARTOON COVERS , BUT , i ONLY HAD A VAGUE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN THE '60s , And , IT WAS ONLY A FEW YEARS EARLIER , FOR ME. I ALSO FIRST SAW "WHO'LL SAVE THE WORLD....THE MIGHTY GROUNDHOGS" LP WITH THE COOL COMIC ART AT OSCO.

Even w/ the Payola scandal, music from '55 'til '67 was loaded w/ super stuff!!

The best DJs alone made listening an experience! Most of us here are too young to have heard 'em. For instance, I came of age in the early 80s, when Empty Vee was starting its rise to ubiquity (but does any self-respecting kid nowadays watch that crap?).

If you can find the Cruisin' series it would be well worth your while. Going from '55 up 'til '71 or so, they take a top DJ of that year and give you ads, songs, and disc-jockey patter. The sleeves were comics depicting that year, illustrated by Dick Royer, and the liner notes  give you news for that year. Really cool...

My fave volume is 1962, from Dallas with Russ 'Weird Beard' Knight (who just passed away). Damn near everything he said rhymed, and he never paused for so much as a breath.

Check it out.

Stuff like the Wailers 'Tall Cool One' made the charts, Tri-state smashes, and regional one-off singles would snowball into minor hits. Good luck finding that today!

{Grouchy Old Man voice} The record industry and the Hippies killed off the cool, and the fun.