The 2014 RNR HOF was horrible...and frankly, I blame Kiss. And I'm a Kiss fan!
I'm a Rush fan too...and it was pretty apparent that 2013, the night was about them...even with all the other talent there.
I think Kiss messed EVERYTHING up.
They couldn't agree to perform, so after their predicable speeches, they just....walked away.
They didn't even have someone else come out and do a couple songs. The empty space was like a turd in a punch bowl.
I think Kiss wanted to go last, so they could do the big production. Which would have been fine...but the HOF was soooooo hot and bothered to get Nirvana crammed in their first year....you now have TWO bands that deserved the last spot.
THEN....the HOF made the mistake of cramming in the E Street Band. I like Bruce....but man, these guys are like the party guests that don't know when to go home.
One song? Sure....we'll just make it 47 mins.
That's just shitty....it's a night for ALL artists being honored.
So...there was NO all-star jam at the end...likely because there was a stand off created by Gene Simmons wanting to "rock n roll all nite". In his lame voice..."what? Everyone loves that song, they can play along"
I felt the various lead singers for Nirvana was pretentious and pandering. All they needed to do was a short acoustic set of the two surviving members.
I think Kiss' prissiness log-jammed the whole production....but it started with the HIF trying to ram too much in and not spacing out these inductees over a few years.
My two cents....