Hokeyboy

Donna Summer? Rock?

Terminal

SO happy Rush and Heart are finally in. Looking forward to watching it this year.

nothingfails

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhgKJXJrBE8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esMvhmKz8Ds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1iILthz2rU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8NwEeiQrxg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kkbLwCqJ1M

I don't see how anyone can argue these songs aren't rock. Rolling Stone even gave "The Wanderer" a rare five star review in 1981. She received some of the strongest acclaim of her career when she let her rock side out briefly. But David Geffen signed Donna the disco diva, not Donna the rocker and pretty much forced her and Moroder to cut ties because she wasn't selling like she was doing in her disco days (Bad Girls was a #1 album with lots of hit singles, The Wanderer peaked at #13 and only had one top 10 single).

If anything, that little period in her career alone pretty much gives "rockist" people no ammo to use on her because Madonna, ABBA, etc... never actually did all out rock albums, Donna did.

Barth

Sorry, but if any of those songs qualify as rock then I'm mistaken in the fact that I like rock music. I must like something different. On top of that, I don't think any of those songs would have got Donna in to any hall of fame...rock, pop, disco, or otherwise.

Howie2000

So I am wondering how much playing Leather Toscadaro on Happy Days and her only hit song in the US being a pop ballad has killed Suzi Quatro's chances of making the rock and roll hall of fame. She was the 1st female rock star who also played an instrument and she predates a lot of females already in she paved the way for and Joan Jett who probably will get inducted some day modeled her look and sound directly from her.

K&AJones

I won't bash Donna Summer because I think she actually deserves it far more than some already in there. Her career didn't have say the overall success and popularity as Tina Turner, she did have a pretty big impact of the 70's. She blended sounds of rock, disco, R&B in the 80's.

I'm just thrilled RUSH got in as my faith in the R&RHOF was being less and less each year. The addition of Heart makes it even better and both are well deserved.

Now if we can work on getting KISS, Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer in I'll be happy.

Hokeyboy

^If there's anything Wenner, Marsh, and the entire Nutsucker Gang despise more than Kiss, it's prog rock.

palebluedot

What's the deal with Neil Peart's fucking bulbous purple nose?

majorjoe23

I would guess alcohol.

Josh-da-man

If anyone was drunk there, it was Lifeson.

auto

I know! WTF!?

The Dude

Truth.

auto

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