Well this is kind of a downer.
Dave Mustaine was the best part of Metallica.

/Likes Megadeth more.

Geddyhead: Well this is kind of a downer.
Dave Mustaine was the best part of Metallica.

/Likes Megadeth more.

How?

I mean how was "Dave Mustaine was the best part of Metallica?"

Uh...it's up to Metallica who can come? Not the Hall of Fame?

That would be silly.

Geddyhead: Well this is kind of a downer.
Dave Mustaine was the best part of Metallica.

/Likes Megadeth more.

Your name implies you like Rush most of all.

And while we're in a charitable mood, Metallica, can we re-release ...And Justice for All with an audible bass track? Kthxbye.

/Can't believe Geddyhead posted and didn't mention the RNRHOF's worst omission

You think Ron McGovney can give up his shift at the Circle K in order to attend?

clkelley5v1: You think Ron McGovney can give up his shift at the Circle K in order to attend?

Who?

Dr. Steve Brule: And while we're in a charitable mood, Metallica, can we re-release ...And Justice for All with an audible bass track? Kthxbye.

Everyone comments on the barely-audible bass, and this begs the question: Why does it need a bass track again?

Maybe that's the sound they were going for. Maybe it was in homage to Burton. I think it sounds nastier without the bass. Metallica get their groove on in the 90s - the next 3 albums have tons of bass. It's nice to hear them experiment with a different sound.

/unless you're Newkid, then you were probably pissed

The only justice would be if they did "The Mechanix" with Dave Mustaine at the show. Oh, and with Newstead singing.

King Something: clkelley5v1: You think Ron McGovney can give up his shift at the Circle K in order to attend?

Who?

Ron McGovney=original bassist before Cliff Burton

Interweb BADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!

I know I'm not the first to say this but I'll say it anyway. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke.

No KISS
No Alice Cooper
No Rush

Is the reason their inducting Metallica because they were the first rock band to sue their fans? Because I can think of many other modern rock artists who hold a far greater understanding of their medium, starting with Megadeth, Pantera and hell, even Queens of the Stoneage.

clkelley5v1: You think Ron McGovney can give up his shift at the Circle K in order to attend?

and you're my new favorite person.

/nearly fell out of my chair

Tron Lafontaine: I know I'm not the first to say this but I'll say it anyway. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke.

No KISS
No Alice Cooper
No Rush

Is the reason their inducting Metallica because they were the first rock band to sue their fans? Because I can think of many other modern rock artists who hold a far greater understanding of their medium, starting with Megadeth, Pantera and hell, even Queens of the Stoneage.

Screw Kiss, but Alice Cooper was incredibly influential. Even Dylan was lauded his songwriting ability.

Marla Singer's Laundry: Tron Lafontaine: I know I'm not the first to say this but I'll say it anyway. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke.

No KISS
No Alice Cooper
No Rush

Is the reason their inducting Metallica because they were the first rock band to sue their fans? Because I can think of many other modern rock artists who hold a far greater understanding of their medium, starting with Megadeth, Pantera and hell, even Queens of the Stoneage.

Screw Kiss, but Alice Cooper was incredibly influential. Even Dylan was lauded his songwriting ability.

The real issue here is that the Misfits haven't been inducted.

/obvious troll is obvious

Nah. Hold out for the dead guy. It'll give the event some cachet

Tron Lafontaine: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke.

We can all agree on this at least.

Geddyhead: Well this is kind of a downer.
Dave Mustaine Cliff Burton was the best part of Metallica.

FTFY

uncledeercamp: Tron Lafontaine: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke.

We can all agree on this at least.

It leaves a lot to be desired, to be sure, but it gave me the opportunity to see David Byrne's "big suit" in person.

jiaxiaobo: Dr. Steve Brule: And while we're in a charitable mood, Metallica, can we re-release ...And Justice for All with an audible bass track? Kthxbye.

Everyone comments on the barely-audible bass, and this begs the question: Why does it need a bass track again?

Maybe that's the sound they were going for. Maybe it was in homage to Burton. I think it sounds nastier without the bass. Metallica get their groove on in the 90s - the next 3 albums have tons of bass. It's nice to hear them experiment with a different sound.

/unless you're Newkid, then you were probably pissed

Sorry, but even the members of Metallica have admitted they treated him like shiat because of guilt they felt over replacing Cliff.

ComicBookGuy: Uh...it's up to Metallica who can come? Not the Hall of Fame?

That would be silly.

If the HoF invited member(s) who weren't welcome by the rest of the band, there's a good chance the rest of the band would simply not show up.

Therefore, it's up to the band (or at least the majority of the members who are still talking to each other) to decide who gets to accept.

Metallica isn't that bad; Van Halen and Creedence Clearwater Revival were much worse. I don't think any of the members of Pink Floyd showed up when they were inducted because the logistics were simply impossible at that point

They're holding the induction in Cleveland instead of NYC this year (first time in 12 years), will anyone show up?

Tron Lafontaine: I know I'm not the first to say this but I'll say it anyway. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke.

No KISS
No Alice Cooper
No Rush

Is the reason their inducting Metallica because they were the first rock band to sue their fans? Because I can think of many other modern rock artists who hold a far greater understanding of their medium, starting with Megadeth, Pantera and hell, even Queens of the Stoneage.

This. Now, I do not like KISS at all, but they certainly belong in the HoF. More so than Madonna.

Nemo's Brother: Tron Lafontaine: I know I'm not the first to say this but I'll say it anyway. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke.

No KISS
No Alice Cooper
No Rush

Is the reason their inducting Metallica because they were the first rock band to sue their fans? Because I can think of many other modern rock artists who hold a far greater understanding of their medium, starting with Megadeth, Pantera and hell, even Queens of the Stoneage.

This. Now, I do not like KISS at all, but they certainly belong in the HoF. More so than Madonna.

This. Again. Alice Cooper, the band version, had some absolutely fantastic tunes. The albums "Killer" and especially "Billion Dollar Babies" alone make them/him worthy.

/Fark Wenner and the HoF.

James and Kirk should be inducted as members of Spastik Children instead.

Nemo's Brother: Now, I do not like KISS at all, but they certainly belong in the HoF. More so than Madonna

No, they don't.

The Rock and Roll Pretty much every Hall of Fame is a joke.

FTFY

srhp29: The Rock and Roll Pretty much every Hall of Fame is a joke.

FTFY

Surely you don't mean the Volleyball Hall of Fame? The Swimming Hall of Fame? The Official Rockabilly Hall of Fame? The Anagram Hall of Fame? Surely you have some respect for the Photoshop Hall of Fame?

Tron Lafontaine: I know I'm not the first to say this but I'll say it anyway. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke.

No KISS
No Alice Cooper
No Rush

KISS and Alice Cooper weren't so much rock 'n roll as they were theatrics with a rock 'n roll soundtrack. I've seen them both and both times I came out of it thinking they were more like a Broadway style show instead of a concert.

I'll agree with Rush though. They should defiantly be in there.

I'll agree with Rush though. They should defiantly be in there.

Farking 174% THIS.

Like 'em or not, hate Geddy's voice or not, their influence on innumerable bands over the decades canNOT be denied. And they've sold a few albums here and there as well. Hell, the S&A tour was the 6th biggest of the 07-08 concert season.

As a group, Rush possesses 24 gold records and 14 platinum (3 multi-platinum) records. According to the RIAA, Rush's sales statistics place them fourth behind The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith for the most consecutive gold or platinum albums by a rock band. Rush also ranks 78th in U.S. album sales with 25 million units.[5] Although total worldwide album sales are not calculated by any single entity, as of 2004 several industry sources estimated Rush's total worldwide album sales at over 40 million units.

This doesn't qualify them for the R&RHOF?

metallica died when they released the commercial and justice for all.

it is pretty difficult to develop the angst their music required when your a multimillionaire.

and the bass track on and justice for all is alive and well. you just need a system that can accurately reproduce the below 40hz tones.

KISS, RUSH, and Cooper need to be indited even though KISS will probably make the KISS Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or something like that.

It'll be interesting to see if Mustaine or Newsted show up, They may still be pissed at the other guys but they still showed up on Some Kind of Monster. Mustaine helped write a few of their songs and kind of got royally screwed when they kicked him out but for what it's worth I like Kirk a lot better. Jason really needs to be there though.

Does that mean Metallica will actually be in Cleveland? Wait; they do the induction in New York, don't they?

Good. Got nervous there for a second. I download music illegally & didn't want Lars stoppin' by with a Cease & Desist.

Really; I think Metallica puts out more C&Ds than CDs anymore.

Bad Brains and Misfits need to be in this supposed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Has anyone mentioned that Metallica is irrelevant?

OK, I will.

Metallica is irrelevant.

Love the old stuff, feel like throwing up after hearing anything after justice.

Did anyone see Dave Mustaine at the NAMM show???

Wow! He looked REAL sick, and he looked like a woman. I mean no joke. Not saying that because of his long hair.. but he did NOT look normal. Something was up with him.

Sorry, I can't consider someone (Mustaine) as "the best part of a band" when he isn't on a single farking album from the band.

I'm sure some of you feel that Pete Best was the greatest Beatle as well

Dr. Steve Brule: And while we're in a charitable mood, Metallica, can we re-release ...And Justice for All with an audible bass track? Kthxbye.

/Can't believe Geddyhead posted and didn't mention the RNRHOF's worst omission

Google 'And Justice For Jason'.

And Rush, come on. The only place I ever hear anyone mention Rush is Fark. I'd not know a thing about them if it weren't for this place, and I'm a music geek.

Master of Puppets got me through some tough times in college. I would get in my car, turn that shiat up, and just scream my lungs out. Probably kept me from going bezerk on some random stranger. I actually met James and Kirk during a couple of un-public moments and they were cool as hell when they didn't have to be. Say what you want about them, but back in the day they spoke to many.

Lars is a douche bag, IMHO.

danduran: Google 'And Justice For Jason'.

I just did. That was horrible, it sounded like funk.

danduran

"and I'm a music geek."

Believe me, you are not.

/came in for the stills of Dave crying in the couch to the drummer and was quite frankly let down.

zvoidx: Geddyhead: Well this is kind of a downer.
Dave Mustaine was the best part of Metallica.

/Likes Megadeth more.

How?

Well he did write like half of Kill 'em All and a few songs off Ride the Lightning. There are rumors some of his stuff made it on to later albums too.

I have a recording of them performing with the original line-up (where they play Mechanix), Dave was great, Ron not so much.

danduran

And Rush, come on. The only place I ever hear anyone mention Rush is Fark. I'd not know a thing about them if it weren't for this place, and I'm a music geek.

Apparently you aren't.

Rush, much like Blue Cheer and Mountain for metal bands, are frequently listed as an influence for almost all those college alterna-bands that have been churned out by "small" labels with a "few" acts.

Also - if you're going to induct a legitimate metal band since you just entered Black Sabbath in 2006, there's only two that should, no, MUST get that honor:





/From the only albums by them that those old, fat douchebags have even heard of by them.
//Otherwise it would be two of the greatest metal albums recorded: Judas Priest's "Painkiller" and Iron Maiden's "Powerslave".

I seem to recall reading something from quite awhile ago where James mentioned that everyone that appeared on a released Metallica album should come up on stage if they made it into the RNRHOF. I do hope Jason can do it, that would be a pretty cool moment.

darch: I'll agree with Rush though. They should defiantly be in there.

Farking 174% THIS.

Like 'em or not, hate Geddy's voice or not, their influence on innumerable bands over the decades canNOT be denied. And they've sold a few albums here and there as well. Hell, the S&A tour was the 6th biggest of the 07-08 concert season.

As a group, Rush possesses 24 gold records and 14 platinum (3 multi-platinum) records. According to the RIAA, Rush's sales statistics place them fourth behind The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith for the most consecutive gold or platinum albums by a rock band. Rush also ranks 78th in U.S. album sales with 25 million units.[5] Although total worldwide album sales are not calculated by any single entity, as of 2004 several industry sources estimated Rush's total worldwide album sales at over 40 million units.

This doesn't qualify them for the R&RHOF?

While some things may meet certain qualifications, those can be spoiled by other factors which even them out. In this case, Rush being lame.

Jedekai:
Also - if you're going to induct a legitimate metal band since you just entered Black Sabbath in 2006, there's only two that should, no, MUST get that honor:
/From the only albums by them that those old, fat douchebags have even heard of by them.
//Otherwise it would be two of the greatest metal albums recorded: Judas Priest's "Painkiller" and Iron Maiden's "Powerslave".

I would like to second the metal gods, thank you much.

Dr. Steve Brule:
/Can't believe Geddyhead posted and didn't mention the RNRHOF's worst omission

I'm aware. However, I believe the RNRHOF is a giant pile of fail, and would be insulting Rush to accept them.

And I believe Dave Mustaine is a better musician than any other who has been Metallica.

Hetfield went into rehab and returned with St. Anger.
Mustaine went into rehab and returned with Rust In Peace.