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Some people enjoy, no,love,the annualRock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
(I am one of them.)
Others,not so much.
(A few sporadic years are, sadly, devoid of jams.)
Either way, let the power of rock compel you, and enjoy this trip down sonic memory lane.
At least they look like theyre delighting in the dysfunction!
(Poor Crowe is just wandering around the stage half the time.)
Dont take our word for it, though.
Joe Elliott didnt even think it was all-star jam material when introducing everyone: This is a little different.
Its more up to date, less messy, more classic.
Tier 3: Epic?
(Lets hear the Edge from U2!
!Can someone bridge the Edge up here???)
The person in charge of sound shouldve also been fired.
2005: Let Me Love You Baby B.B.
I dont feel like I should stop.
We wish they didnt.
Its a sweet, simple treat, with Nicks as their de facto leader.
Hes probably the god of spreading the gospel of peace and love, and this performance does just that.
Tier 2: Nearly too epic to handle!
The energy shift from the other late-80s jams is palpable, though.
(Just compare Richards and Jaggers facial expressions to their all-star jams in the years prior.
They look … pretty unhappy!)
Still, with a lineup like that, we cant nitpick too much.
(Honestly, find somebody wholl look at you the same way Rose looks at Springsteen.)
Come for McCartneys amusing guitar-less hand motions, and stay for his skeptical look at Robertsons guitar solo.
(Claptonwasthere, after all.)
I dont have to compete with this.
And he kept his word!
Points are only deducted because Lars Ulrich decided to unexpectedly stop drumming (???)
Everyone knew their place and left any temptations of one-upmanship at the door.
What more could you want?
(With Berry as their overlord, of course.)
This is joy personified, right down to Harrison doing the wooooos!
bobblehead style, and Jagger and Springsteen switching off tambourine duty.
Is that even a rare smile on Dylans face?
We like to think so.
And frankly, how could itnotbe?
(George Harrison was inducted as a soloist that year.)
You see me nodding at him, to say, Go on, go on,he recalled.
I remember I leaned out at him at one point and gave him a This is going great!
He just burned it up.
You could feel the electricity of something really bigs going down here.
