| Web Site Review | The Journal of American History, 92.2

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Web Site Review

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum <http://www.rockhall.com>. Created and maintained by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio. Reviewed Oct. 2004.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum walks the tired path of celebrity nostalgia. The opening screen, predictably an image of Elvis Presley, establishes that the museum celebrates performers and celebrity, not audience; rock and roll as hero worship, not as community or as a dialogue between audience and performer, music company and store owner, critic and fan. A quotation from Buddy Holly cements this approach: "Without Elvis," says Holly, "none of us could have made it." Who is "us"? Other performers? Or a generation of listeners? If the latter, why have Holly as the speaker?	1
On the main screen, each day brings a featured member of the hall of fame, as well as a scrolling link to a rotating series of inductees and links to ongoing exhibitions and general museum information. But the site contains little archival depth—nearly all links lead only to brief biographical entries on individual hall of famers.	. . .

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