RRHOF inductee ratings & observations #15

RRHOF inductee ratings & observations #15 


This is the class of 2007, where I give out my ratings & observations on the 5 inductees. 

Ratings: 

10/10 = Immortals, Icons & Legends 
9/10 = All Time Greats 
8/10 = No Brainers 
7/10 = Proven Performers 
6/10 = Best of the Rest 
5/10 = Average/Borderline 
4/10 = Marginal 
3/10 = Mediocre 
2/10 = Not even worth mentioning 
1/10 = Not deserving without a ticket 
0/10 = 💣  

Performers: 


Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five 

8/10 

As the first hip hop act to be inducted into the RRHOF, Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five's impact on the genre was very huge. The production style & socially conscious lyrics proved a major force in rap music. 

R.E.M 

10/10 

An underground college rock band to global sensations, R.E.M established what would be alternative/indie rock. They went to mainstream with albums as Out of Time & Automatic for the People as well songs like Losing My Religion, Everybody Hurts & The One I Love. Their impact is so huge that the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Sonic Youth would cited the influence of R.E.M on their discography. 


The Ronettes 

6/10 

Not on the same level as The Supremes & others, The Ronettes were an act who pushed the wall of sound production style to masses. That would definitely serve as an inspiration fellow girl groups later on.

Patti Smith 

9/10 

With her debut album Horses, Patti Smith became an integral figure to punk rock in the 70's, her revolutionary sound & lyrics would leave a mark for countless artists of alternative & indie as years come & go. 

Van Halen 

9/10 

A band who revolutionized guitar playing while having separate runs with different frontman, VH were a band who made hard rock more fun than serious & having one of the most important guitarists at the forefront seems a incredible match. 

Pretty remarkable induction class, each of them have contributed to the landscape of rock & roll. 

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