Yep, an LA Weekly insider reports that Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, Dr. John and Darlene Love are set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
For fans of actual rock bands...such as the criminally ignored Cheap Trick, seeing such names as Neil Diamond and Darlene Love make the cut is a complete slap in the face to anyone who actually knows the definition of "rock & roll". Pop music, yes, rock & roll...uh, no.
I mean, we love it when we wear "Solitary Man" in the grocery store as much as the next guy, but come on. Granted, he's a heckuva lot more "rock & roll" than Percy Sledge.
Sigh.