Re: 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
Sad after Steve Howe's speech that Yes would choose as one of their two songs, Owner of a Lonely Heart. :down:
I can't stand Journey but it was too bad Steve Perry couldn't join the band in some capacity. And the dude that came out with Jeff Lynne apparently wasn't offered the chance to perform. Weird. |
Re: 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
Originally Posted by CRM114
(Post 13066815)
Sad after Steve Howe's speech that Yes would choose as one of their two songs, Owner of a Lonely Heart. :down:
What did you expect? Heart of the Sunrise? Maybe Don't Kill the Whale? |
Re: 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
Originally Posted by Jason
(Post 13066936)
It's their biggest hit.
What did you expect? Heart of the Sunrise? Maybe Don't Kill the Whale? Imagine Fleetwood Mac doing 'Hypnotized' to acknowledge Bob Welch or 'Oh Well' to acknowledge Peter Green at their induction. |
Re: 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
Originally Posted by rw2516
(Post 13067168)
I think also they wanted to acknowledge Trevor Rabin era.
Imagine Fleetwood Mac doing 'Hypnotized' to acknowledge Bob Welch or 'Oh Well' to acknowledge Peter Green at their induction. |
Re: 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
Originally Posted by Jason
(Post 13067185)
Maybe, but Yes don't have the casual fan/top forty hit playlist that Fleetwood Mac does. Lonely Heart was pretty much a given for them to play.
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Re: 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
It also isn't just giving a nod to Rabin, which was the right thing to do. It's also not disrespecting Squire. He was instrumental in keeping Yes alive during those years. If not for him an Rabin, we probably would have ended up with those side projects becoming permanent. There are also some pretty awesome songs on those Rabin albums that are not a top 40 radio bait.
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Re: 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
Originally Posted by Jason
(Post 13067185)
Maybe, but Yes don't have the casual fan/top forty hit playlist that Fleetwood Mac does. Lonely Heart was pretty much a given for them to play.
Not claiming to be an authority on the subject - just personal feelings about it. |
Re: 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
Originally Posted by CRM114
(Post 13068212)
The 90125 crowd isn't buying the new 5.1 release of Close To The Edge..
In all seriousness, while I understand why they chose "Owner of a Lonely Heart", I wish Yes could have pulled out another one of their "hits", where "hit" = "rock radio mainstays", like "I've Seen All Good People" or "Long Distance Runaround", etc. Does induction into the RRHoF have any discernible impact on album or digital sales? |
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