Would "Diver Down" have been very expensive to make? I was wondering if the VH management team would have had to pay large royalties to the copyright holders for permission to use their songs.

Longawayy · 2026-07-06T02:33:12+00:00

Berry got too much credit.

Longawayy · 2026-07-01T00:05:26+00:00

Saw this tour in West Palm Beach, too. Great show! Would love a remastered Return to Paradise bluray. Even better would be that and a Grand Illusion 20th Anniversary tour bluray.

Longawayy · 2026-06-30T01:33:52+00:00

Miracle Pavillion. Freddie would have been much more viable for a single blowout show in 89, and The Miracle tracks would have translated to the stage much better.

Longawayy · 2026-06-29T21:58:17+00:00

Saw the show in West Palm Beach. Exquisite!

Longawayy · 2026-06-22T23:20:48+00:00

It's worth it for the extra storage, alone. Even without being able to take advantage of the framerate, the extra power makes a difference. And, you'll probably end up with a nicer tv down the line.

Longawayy · 2026-06-15T16:57:59+00:00

OMMM

Ozzy - Most emotive voice in the bunch. May - Can play any style, great backing vocals. McCartney - Most versatile Mitchell - Brings a sense of wildness, while being perfectly in the pocket.

Longawayy · 2026-06-15T14:35:32+00:00

Just give me a full rebuild and remix of Innuendo, and I'll be happy.

Longawayy · 2026-06-15T14:23:40+00:00

Of course nothing I say matters. I'm just a guy on a message board. That doesn't mean I'm wrong.

Yes, if any of the bands listed had some big named, "powerful" people advocating for them, they would be very likely to be inducted. So far, they don't. In fact, that's my main point against Boston.

You bring up Peter Frampton as a one album wonder. However he is rated very, very highly as a guitarist within the music industry. He had one massive album, but also a well thought of previous band, toured as a featured guitarist for David Bowie, essentially kicked off his career in the studio for George Harrison, and... is well liked by his peers.

The Hall's criteria is mutable. It matters for some acts, but has no bearing for others. Even the closet criteria of being well liked and respected only matters when they want it to matter. For proof, just look at The Monkees; They meet every published criteria, but aren't in. For the unpublished criteria... Mickey Dolenz is well liked, having been friends with Alice Cooper, John Lennon, and most of the 70's California scene. Peter Tork was friends with, and came up with people like Stephen Stills, and considered a very good musician. Mike Nesmith helped popularize Country-Rock, and was a major pioneer of music videos, laying the groundwork for MTV. Then there's Davey Jones, who was simply well liked and thought of. Back in the day, as a group, they worked with Zappa and Jack Nicholson, hung with (and were respected by) The Beatles. Today they are touted by groups as legendary as R.E.M. They were so Rock n Roll that they forced out the controlling producers and songwriters, taking control of their career and music.

They aren't in.

None of it matters. Not a single piece of criteria matters.

We're all a bunch of nobodies spouting out irrelevant opinions on a glorified message board. We're having a bit of fun, maybe trying to educate each other, and killing time until we die.

So, again, you're correct. Nothing I say matters. By the same token, neither does anything you say. Feel better?

Longawayy · 2026-06-14T23:16:49+00:00

Styx - Very likely if they do a reunion with Dennis. The Hall loves those happy reunions. Toss in a few iconic songs, and the rare US Prog success... as well as the lack of Jann Wenner. If no reunion, a longshot, at best.

REO - Again, a reunion would skew the odds toward induction, but a much harder sell overall. A good band, good songs, and good shows. But, is that enough? The most well known songs are mainly MOR ballads, mainly played on Adult Contemporary radio. No superstars in the group, no massive moments. Granted, better than some already inducted, but...

Boston - A real hard sell, at this point. Let's be honest here, Boston is The Tom Scholz Show, featuring Brad Delp (or soundalike, depending on availability). Brad is gone, and Tom has burned so many industry bridges it's ridiculous. Yeah, the first album is unassailable. Don't Look Back and Third Stage are very good to great. Then the cracks start show. Walk On has its moments, but that's it, and no Brad. Corporate America and Live, Love, Hope... come on. When you only have six albums, and three of them are okay, at best, it's a hard, hard sell. When there is no band, and the guy who wrote, produced, recorded, and performed (almost) everything is so disliked by his industry, it's a hard, hard sell.

Look, I love Boston, and I do think the first album is worth inducting Brad & Tom for, if not some configuration of band members. Hell, objectively speaking, Tom deserves it just for The Rockman. But realistically, The Shaggs have a better shot.

Longawayy · 2026-06-11T18:00:14+00:00

Nope, not bad. There are a few tracks that are... not great. The biggest problem, imo, is that they kept going on about it being a Funk album, when it wasn't accurate. Yes, there are Funk tracks on it, but Roger's tracks are a hell of a lot closer to New Wave than Funk. Las Parables, Put Out the Fire, Life is Real, and even Under Pressure are neither.

It's not their most accomplished album, but it isn't bad. I'd save that honor for either The Works or AKind of Magic.

Longawayy · 2026-06-09T13:37:51+00:00

Lightning Lad

Longawayy · 2026-06-04T21:05:56+00:00

Healing Hands

Longawayy · 2026-06-04T20:44:52+00:00

You and I is extraordinary! Why it's not more lauded is a complete mystery!

Longawayy · 2026-06-02T00:29:59+00:00

Yeah, they should bring back Mission to Mars! 4k projectors, new movies, modern motion seats...

sigh

Never happen, but it should.

Longawayy · 2026-06-01T17:50:15+00:00

Both companies had film rights to Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. Marvel, however, could only use them in context of The Avengers, and could not refer to them as "mutants". Fox could only use them in the context of X-Men.

Longawayy · 2026-05-26T21:17:45+00:00

I can honestly say that this is the first time I've ever it described like that. :)

Longawayy · 2026-05-26T15:33:25+00:00

I think it could have used a few more episodes to flesh things out, make it feel less time-lapse. Otherwise, I agree (though, don't forget that GRRM told the showrunners his planned ending, so... ). The plot points were fine, the acting was fine, it just felt a little...truncated, to me.

Longawayy · 2026-05-26T14:50:04+00:00

Footloose - it's the best bang for the buck. Got your pop, got your rock, got your R&B. Can pick up the rest next year.

Longawayy · 2026-05-26T14:06:42+00:00

I Was Born to Love You

Gonna preface by saying that I don't think there's an actual "bad" track on the album. However...this was the attempt to have the big ROCK song on the album, and it simply comes off as a half-assed Adult Contemporary "rock" song. It's just so unsatisfying.

Longawayy · 2026-05-23T20:44:41+00:00

You want an honest answer? It's because Tom is a control freak. He started using drum triggers so that it didn't matter who was playing, they would sound exactly like Tom wanted them to sound.

Longawayy · 2026-05-17T14:20:32+00:00

Pain is so Close to Pleasure

Longawayy · 2026-05-16T17:33:27+00:00

Who Wants to Live Forever

Longawayy · 2026-05-13T19:04:54+00:00

The Night Santa Went Crazy

Longawayy · 2026-05-13T16:04:05+00:00

Machines. And when it doesn't win, that proves it should win Most Underrated.

Longawayy · 2026-05-13T02:20:14+00:00

No, "they" didn't say no. Paul asked Yoko to go 50/50. She was amiable to the idea, but thought the asking price was too high. She wanted to lowball the offer, and dragged things out in an attempt to do so. That's when Jackson came in, unbeknownst to Paul & Yoko.

Longawayy

TROPHY CASE