Friday, January 8, 2010

Better Late Than Never: The Stooges Get Inducted Into The Hall Of Fame

Since most of the major music publications are still waiting for their writers and critics to stagger back into the office after their (presumed) week-long, post-New Year’s bender, I haven’t been able to put together my first album review yet. As I’m sure you’ve noticed, I’ve been using this down time to post scathing commentary about reader’s polls. However, on a more optimistic note, here’s a news item I should have covered much earlier.

As anyone who’s been reading Pretzel Logic over the past year should know, getting the Stooges into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has been a major, flag-waving cause for me. They’re one of the cornerstones of modern music and they’ve been eligible for induction since 1994. The fact that it took sixteen years to get this legendary band enshrined in Cleveland is reprehensible, but now that they’ve finally made it, I suppose I should celebrate a bit and just be happy. I only regret that this couldn’t have happened while guitarist Ron Asheton was still alive.

Also on this year’s induction list are ABBA, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff and the Hollies, along with a handful of non-performers, headlined by David Geffen. Congratulations to all of them. I can’t wait to see what happens when you put ABBA and Iggy in the same room. For those interested, the actual ceremony will take place on March 15 and be televised on Fuse.

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