tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219836196183200787.post1202365583279140507..comments2024-03-22T17:16:45.373-07:00Comments on "The Charbor Chronicles": Pearl Jam's Rock Hall Induction Speeches & Performances The Charbor Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834960856531538870noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219836196183200787.post-23987454348020210382017-04-10T16:27:20.606-07:002017-04-10T16:27:20.606-07:00As per your suggestion I'm watching parts of t...As per your suggestion I'm watching parts of the ceremony on YouTube, and some of the narcissistically self-indulgent "Hey check it out everyone I'm not going to shut up this entire evening because it's all about me!" imbeciles in the audience make it hard to focus on the speeches. Drunken blowhards. But it's nonetheless gratifying to see band members – particularly those who aren't usually front and center like Eddie Vedder or Steve Perry – have a chance to get some recognition, and to thank the fans.Some Guy in Jerseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060966365329157247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219836196183200787.post-19149376146354876552017-04-09T22:24:06.381-07:002017-04-09T22:24:06.381-07:00Yeah, I would have liked to have watched it live, ...Yeah, I would have liked to have watched it live, as well. That said, it seems these days that most of these things are available within hours of the event right on Youtube, if you look for it. I posted a blog entry on Pearl Jam's entry, and added some video from Youtube that was available a few hours, really, after it had taken place. As for Journey, I agree that they should have been in a long, long time ago, and the same holds true for Yes. The Charbor Chronicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16834960856531538870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219836196183200787.post-19649614095761691362017-04-09T17:13:59.317-07:002017-04-09T17:13:59.317-07:00To see them and the other inductees, I would have ...To see them and the other inductees, I would have loved to watch the ceremony. As much as I'm perennially baffled by the almost laughable cluelessness of the people overseeing the nomination process (Madonna and a number of hip-hop acts have been inducted, but it took you this long to induct Journey – seriously???), there are always at least one or two artists I'm happy to see inducted, and this year was no different. Unfortunately, it's no longer broadcast on VH1, which I get, but on HBO, which I don't. I guess VH1 wasn't satisfied with a line-up merely consisting of 98 or 99% godawful, brain cell-eroding "reality television", so they rounded it off to 100% – might as well make it a clean sweep. I read online that Steve Perry showed up for Journey's induction, but declined to perform with the band, which is a shame. Their detractors can dismiss them as "arena rock" or "corporate rock" all they want, they must really have been something to see back in their late seventies/early to mid-eighties heyday. I'll have to check all of this out on YouTube, including Letterman's induction of Pearl Jam.Some Guy in Jerseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060966365329157247noreply@blogger.com