You know the butterfly effect? It's the theory that a small change somewhere can cause another change with something else, which leads to another change and after this happens a bunch of times pretty soon something distant and more significant changes. I'm bringing this up because there is no doubt that people like me complaining that Link Wray was not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [sic] lead to his being inducted this year. Let me make it clear that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a piece of crap. It's just a record industry way of pumping itself up. They don't know rock 'n' roll. Case in point, the Bee Gees were inducted in 1997. Would you call any song of theirs rock 'n' roll? And they were inducted twenty five years before Link Wray! Should I twist the knife a little more? Wray was inducted with a Musical Influence Award, not as a performer. What the fucking fuck?!
Link Wray - Rumble mp3 at Internet Archive
Link Wray - The Swag mp3 at Internet Archive
Link Wray - Rawhide mp3 at Internet Archive
Link Wray - Ace of Spades mp3 at Internet Archive
Link Wray - Run Chicken Run mp3 at Internet Archive
Link Wray - The Black Window mp3 at Internet Archive
Link Wray - Jack the Ripper mp3 at Internet Archive
1 comment:
It's all about the fame, with little regard for the history. Link Wray should also be in the Punk Rock Museum, if such a thing (a museum for punk rock) has to exist.
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