Grunge icons Pearl Jam, progressive rock leaders Yes, the experimental Electric Light Orchestra and arena packers Journey also were inducted into the rock shrine at the gala in New York. They can't take this away from you, homey," Snoop Dogg said as he hoisted the Hall of Fame trophy toward the sky. Snoop Dogg called Tupac "the greatest rapper of all time" and described themselves as "two black boys struggling to become men." - Moments of humor -====================Introducing Electric Light Orchestra was Dhani Harrison, the son of late Beatle George Harrison, who described the band's leader Jeff Lynne as among his father's closest friends. Harrison said that the Electric Light Orchestra was the first concert he attended as a child and it felt "more like witnessing a 21st-century exterrestrial spaceman wielding bizarre instruments."

Source: The Nation Bangkok April 08, 2017 03:45 UTC