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Here are the Inductees as posted on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Website ~

The performer inductees are:
Jeff Beck – Official Website
Little Anthony & the Imperials –
Metallica – Official Website
Run-D.M.C. - Official Website
Bobby Womack – Wiki

Early Influence Category Inductee:
Wanda Jackson

Sidemen Category:
Bill Black
DJ Fontana
Spooner Oldham

You can read the Press Release here.

People Get Ready ~ Jeff Beck

I would place a my favorite Metallica Videos here, but well…. they are not so full of sharing with the fans except from the Official Web Site so here is that link. I will tell you as far as I am concerned, the most influential Metallica Album IMHO is the Black Album and the most thought provoking songs from that album are Nothing Else Matters, The Unforgiven, and Sad but True. You can not listen to Sad But True and not have it go deep inside. Nothing Else Matters was to me, a totally romantic song. This album came along at a time in my life when I was just starting to think of matters that were not about ‘me’, about things that were about the how I was connecting to others who were in my life. Yeah, I love that album. ** I still think that they burned their fans not allowing the videos to be placed on websites, I mean that is the whole point of being a band, connecting to your fans right? What ever**.

Glad to see Run DMC on it as Inductees for sure, they were a valuable part of our musical heritage! I would go on abit more about the lack of material for use by website and blog owners but, I don’t want to make the Music Nazis mad at me. So for now, we the fans will just have to be willing to go to the official websites, hopefully these bands and music companies will see that we are far more valuable to them as PR then they realize.

To see the Induction ceremony make a note that it will be televised on Fuse and also avaliable on the Fuse website on April 4th 2009!

And to close for the evening ~ Paint it Black from the Stones

rock on

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So I was watching VH1 the other morning (reasons for a true Rock Fan to be watching VH1? 5 am and sick of CNN) and watch the show 40 Greatest Metal Songs with Sebastian Back as Show Host. Note for the ladies, he still looks nice…… very nice.

I think I caught the show at number 30 something. I have huge issues with who they placed in each slot and decided to make my own list, a shorter one but better. Do you remember Head Bangers Ball, I mean when it was originally on? I lived for Saturday evenings, I would get my kids so tired by running them around the park a gazillion times. They would be ready for bed by 9 or so, and then I was free! But sadly, that was when MTV actually was a great station to watch, too bad they had to go and conform the way they did.

So without any further fanfare……… the ten greatest Metal Songs of all time ~

10. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap ~

Why this song in number 10? Because I cut out all the damned fluff VH1 decided to line that show with and well, some one had to be in this slot.

9. Metallica – Enter The Sandman ~

I loved this album, to me Metallica came across as philosophers almost. I would listen so intently to each song and place it into events in my life.

7. Quite Riot – Mental Health ~

Definitely a song I listened to just to have fun. Some tunes do not have to be deep just head banging, am I right?

6. AC/DC – Back in Black ~

Beats that make u feel like you could beat up the Hulk, nuff said.

5. Judas Priest – Metal Gods ~

4. Metallica ~ My Friend of Misery ~

If asked what song off Metallicas Black Album was the all time best ( and it would be hard to choose just one) I would have to say My Friend of Misery. Check out the words ~

You just stood there screaming
Fearing no one was listening to you
They say the empty can rattles the most
The sound of your voice must soothe you
Hearing only what you want to hear
And knowing only what youve heard
You youre smothered in tragedy
Youre out to save the world

3. Scorpions – Animal Magnetism ~

While I could have chosen many of thier songs, this one opens with the most deliousous of sounds which is my love in all things metal, how the song opens…. does it pump through my blood and make me feel unreal?

2. Dio – Rainbow In The Dark ~

1. Ozzy – Crazy train ~
Okay here VH1 and I totally disagree, the Oz man takes the cake for metal anything each and every time. I bow to the King of Metal.
And I have to say this, Ozzy is the happiest man I have ever seen and I loved watching his show.:-)

And while I could not fit it into the 10 best, this song is just a plain cool memory of my early days of Rocking………. so here ya go.

So there you have it, my choices for the best of Metal. I hope everyone had a great day today, with lots of kids running around screaming in ecstasy as all mine were. It is not Christmas morning with out squeals of happiness from the kids.

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