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Originally Posted by 4ZZZ
Maybe I am missing the point as to what a Hall Of Fame is but a combination of popularity, innovation and influence would be the key to selection IMO.
So if a Hall Of Fame is to have any credibility the Beach Boys being rejected would be a travesty. It is not a matter of liking or disliking them when discussing their place in the history of music. They were both popular and innovative. They were and still are influential. Even bands as far removed from their sound and as diverse as say Air, for example, have admitted an influence. They are genuine hall of fame material.
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That's a horrid f*cking ethos. For one, "innovation" and "influence" are subjective terms, and another: if we don't reserve our personal opinions, there's little point to voting in the first place.
That being said the use of pop hooks doesn't exactly quantify "innovation."
