moody blues vs rock hall of fame

I recently posted on this topic over on the Radio Paradise web site, so I get to cut and paste and save some typing:

"RRHOF does not like "progressive rock" and they categorize the Moodies that way.

No Moodies, Yes, King Crimson, Tull, or ELP I'm pretty sure.

Procol Harum?

Good luck!

Nitwits!

I think they recently broke down and inducted Genesis.

I think Pink FLoyd is in.

THat's about it.

The further away in style you are from rock's R&B roots, the less likely you are to get in.

So much for innovation in rock.

Double Nitwits!"

We went to see the show "jersey Boys" the other day.

There was a line in there towards the end in reference to The Four Seasons being inducted into the RRHOF where the band member says something along the line of what an honor it was to be inducted to RRHOF by "the people".

I had to snicker at that line!

My understanding is that there is a small group of decision makers affiliated with the RRHOF that decide who gets in. "The people" have little to do with it at least directly as I understand it. Its more about what that group likes and dislikes it seems.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is in your record collection not theirs!

No Moody Blues in RR HOF.

The Moodys should be in if for no other reason than they were the masters of the concept album, the flow from one song into the next. They were/are all real, talented musicians. They actually played all of the instruments heard on their albums.

"The Moodys should be in if for no other reason than they were the masters of the concept album, the flow from one song into the next. They were/are all real, talented musicians. They actually played all of the instruments heard on their albums."

All true.

Also, in addition to being one of the key early innovators of album rock music, along with the Beatles, Kinks, etc., they have stayed together, occasionally deliver new quality recordings and toured to enthusiastic crowds for over 40 years despite having no real advertising or marketing machine behind them for over 20 of those years now.

What in the blue h-- else could the RRHOF ask?

Not that I really care all that much. I do not relate to the RRHOF at all really. I am a life long Moodies fan though and just have to point these things out.

They should qualify based on the popularity and influencial nature of "Days Of Future Passed", their first album together in their enduring popular form from 1967 (post Denny Laine), alone.