# 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 29, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486 "2010-09-29T16:41:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486/261 "2010-11-14T04:19:50Z")
My criteria would be as follows: Lemmy goes in first, then anybody else who wants to go in has to fight Lemmy. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486/262 "2010-11-14T04:33:21Z")
Lemmy would also have to earn his way in by biting the head off of Ozzie. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486/263 "2010-11-14T11:37:13Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > My criteria would be as follows: > > Lemmy goes in first, then anybody else who wants to go in has to fight Lemmy. I hope they don’t have to win, or no one would ever get in again. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486/264 "2010-11-15T02:02:55Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > They ruled music for a chunk of the 70s Maybe they ruled 13 year old boys for a good chunk of the 70s. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486/265 "2010-11-15T05:14:58Z")
Since Alice is a nominee I’ll be content that Rush and Kiss didn’t get nominated this year. HOWEVER. We are still not amused. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486/266 "2010-11-15T16:31:56Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Except for Frehley they are merely adequate. They could all be replaced with players from an average pub band. But that is not the point. It’s certainly true that Gene Simmons was no great shakes as a bassist and Peter Criss wasn’t a virtuoso on drums. But you’re right, that’s not the point. I mean, how much better could “Detroit Rock City” have sounded with Jaco Pastorius on bass and Terry Bozzio on drums? Probably no better, and maybe a lot worse. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486/267 "2010-12-15T10:06:11Z")
Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Dr. John, Darlene Love and Tom Waits are the inductees for 2011. Short article [here](http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/londonnewsdesk/view/16568/). ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486/268 "2010-12-15T10:12:31Z")
Not bad at all, really. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486/269 "2010-12-15T10:14:12Z")
I agree, pretty good choices. The only one of the nominees I was really rooting for was Donna Summer and I’m sure she’ll get in eventually so I’m not too fussed about her missing out again. ---
**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486/270 "2010-12-15T14:43:45Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > They’d be better witout any of that horseshit, actually. Piano is horseshit! Now that is hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486/271 "2010-12-15T18:59:57Z")
> [@LH75](#): > > Once again, Leon Russell is not on the list… And yet he was inducted anyway. [http://rockhall.com/inductees/leon-russell/](http://rockhall.com/inductees/leon-russell/) ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486/272 "2010-12-15T19:03:36Z")
> [@DfrntBreign](#): > > And yet he was inducted anyway. [http://rockhall.com/inductees/leon-russell/](http://rockhall.com/inductees/leon-russell/) As a _sideman?_ Damn, that’s almost more of a slap in the face than an honor. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486/273 "2010-12-15T19:15:42Z")
I [called](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12968998&postcount=1) four of the five inductees! Go me! I thought LL Cool J would get the nod over Tom Waits, but it seems there was no hip-hop love this year. Especially delighted for Dr. John. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/555486.md?page=13)