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What do the voters of the Rock Hall have against Mariah Carey, Oasis and Phish?
This year Soundgarden, Outkast and the White Stripes In the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame recorded. DOh, some big names from the nomination list did not make it. Especially among them Mariah Carey (for the third time!), Oasis and Phish.
Mariah Carey not recorded for the third time-despite pop legend status
Carey is an undisputed pop legend. Oasis recorded some of the biggest songs from the nineties and is about to be excited in excitement. And Phish is now Phish, a band that has created its own universe and has been playing in arenas for decades. So what happened?
In the new episode of our weekly podcast “Rolling Stone Music Now“Andy Greene speaks with moderator Brian Hatt about this year’s newcomers (to which Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Salt-N-Pepa and Warren Zevon also belong). And the omissions. hereTo find the podcast provider of your choice, stop Apple podcasts or Spotify Or click on “Play”.
Oasis and the Hall of Fame Dilemma British 90s bands
Oasis falls in two categories, which sometimes seem to be a challenge for the Hall of Fame. For one thing, they are British. The Smiths never made it. And even the merging of New Order and Joy Division into a place on the ballot paper did not help these bands. Just as problematic: their hit parade leaders come from the nineties. Despite the recording of Soundgarden this year, other important acts from the nineties, including Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer and Pavement, have never been nominated.
The possible problem with Mariah Carey in the eyes of older voters
As far as Carey is concerned, Greene suspects that the problem lies with the older voters that hers her Meaning may not understand. As well as the voters who also look for a certain intangible “rock ‘n’ roll spirit” for non-rock acts. He heard of at least one voter who thinks that Carey somehow lacks this essence, in contrast to, for example, outkast who made it this year. Maybe Carey can clear these doubts when she finally lost alternative rock album Published that she spoke in another episode of our podcast.
Phish: Polarizing Jam band without radiohits-chance of late rehabilitation?
Phish, on the other hand, could have suffered from the dynamics “either you love them or you hate them” and their opaque for non-fans. In contrast to their direct predecessors, the Grateful Deadthe band was never able to place a song on the radio. And the prospects for a late career song à la “Touch of Gray” seem dark. However, if you start from previous examples such as rush, a humanized, well -published documentation could be the key to overcome the skepticism of voters towards Phish.
Listen now: Rolling Stone Music Now with Brian Hatt
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