20yrs+RHOF

[catinthedark]

Originally Posted by tuigirl

Catinthedark put up this question on the Stevie forum and it sounds like a great discussion topic, so hope you don't mind me using it Cat..Here goes

"..today's artists are flashes in the pan. I've often wondered... who's going to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 20 years from now?"

..any thoughts?

Don't mind at all, Tuigirl! It is something I've thought about... I believe the RRHOF just may have to fold in the coming decades. There just won't be artists who qualify unless there's a major shift in the way the industry works right now. I think the 80s is the last decade that saw the birth of true artists (singer/songwriters) - and I don't mean actual birth, I mean when they're careers began. I guess videos are sort of to blame? I suppose one could make an argument for an Eminem, but truly, does he deserve a place in the Rock and Roll HOF? Unless music returns to being about music and lyrics and talent, I'm afraid there will be no lasting artists. It will be an industry only of flashes in the pan, flavours of the week. Boring, uninspiring, and shallow.