It's that time of year again...

Time for the inductees of the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame to be announced!!!
And this year, I'm happy with almost all of them.
Here is the list:

• Black Sabbath
• Miles Davis
• The Sex Pistols
• Blondie
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Also, Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, who founded A&M records in 1962, will receive a lifetime achievement award in the non-performer category.

Now, I really can't understand Skynyrd. I mean, sure, they did Freebird, but that is not a good thing, at least in my opinion! What else did they do for music. Help promote Southern Rock? Is that Good? Well, whatever. I just don't agree.

Sabbath is a given, absolutely. Miles, no question, even though this isn't the Jazz hall of fame, let's be realistic. It's more the Modern Music hall of fame, and by modern, i'm talking the last 60 years. So, yeah, Miles. Great. Blondie? Abso-fucking-lutely. If you haven't considered Blondie seriously as a band, just thought of them as fluffy 80's new wave, go listen to X-Offender or Hanging on the Telephone. Blondie kicked ass! (note the past tense!). And of course, our lovely Sex Pistols. I finally put Bollocks on my ipod last night. The Pistols most certainly made a huge dent in the music industry that reverberates to this day. No, kids, they didn't invent Punk Rock (go see Iggy Pop for that!). They simply used their antics and offensive banter to bring it to the forefront, without going Pop like the Clash (sorry, but they really were the first pop act of Punk! I love songs like White Riot, but I just don't see the value of the Clash nearly as much as others. Sue me). The Pistols short lived career brought a new activism and individuality to music. It showed the kids that they could say Fuck You to the system without peace and love. Showed kids that you didn't need to play well, or at all, to make music (of course, we are now seeing the Negative effects of that). In a time of bloated prog rock bands, the Pistols helped bring back pure rock and roll, and added a much needed dose of social commentary to it! So, I am happy to see them finally inducted. Better late than never.

FYI: Musicians, industry professionals and journalists vote on the nominations. Artists are eligible to be inducted into the Rock Hall after at least 25 years have passed since their first record was released.

FYI: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation will hold its induction ceremony March 13 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, the organization announced Monday.