Wrong Element
Sentient Onion
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I never thought this was a question we'd have to deal with, but thanks to the good people at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this has actually come up.
When inducting groups that have had changing membership, the Hall of Fame generally acknowledges all members that have contributed to the meaningful part of its legacy. For example, Pete Best is not included as a member of The Beatles, but the Rolling Stones inductees include not just the 5 original members, but also Mick Taylor and Ron Wood (correctly in my opinion).
Usually these calls are pretty obvious, but I think the Hall of Fame really fucked up by choosing to induct Sammy Hagar along with the 4 original members of Van Halen. True, the Hagar-era VH was as commercially successful as the Roth version was, but how well has that stuff held up 15-20 years later? Seems to me that the period where Van Halen was interesting artistically (i.e. when Eddie still gave a shit) was almost entirely 1984 and before.
But of course, one may disagree (and I'm thinking people younger than me just might), which is why there's a poll.
When inducting groups that have had changing membership, the Hall of Fame generally acknowledges all members that have contributed to the meaningful part of its legacy. For example, Pete Best is not included as a member of The Beatles, but the Rolling Stones inductees include not just the 5 original members, but also Mick Taylor and Ron Wood (correctly in my opinion).
Usually these calls are pretty obvious, but I think the Hall of Fame really fucked up by choosing to induct Sammy Hagar along with the 4 original members of Van Halen. True, the Hagar-era VH was as commercially successful as the Roth version was, but how well has that stuff held up 15-20 years later? Seems to me that the period where Van Halen was interesting artistically (i.e. when Eddie still gave a shit) was almost entirely 1984 and before.
But of course, one may disagree (and I'm thinking people younger than me just might), which is why there's a poll.
