# 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Announced **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 19, 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018 "2016-10-19T12:13:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/21 "2016-10-19T23:49:31Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > You’d think they’d be a lock. How many bands were more influential? Totally agree, but do people outside electronic music know that? I don’t actually know who the voters are. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/22 "2016-10-20T00:00:58Z")
When did Tupac play rock music? ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/23 "2016-10-20T00:02:42Z")
I suppose I can be the first to ask: “ **Bad Brains**?” ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/24 "2016-10-20T00:12:40Z")
> [@minlokwat](#): > > I suppose I can be the first to ask: “ **Bad Brains**?” Super influential DC hardcore punk band, made up of African Americans. Listen to Pay to Cum. ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/25 "2016-10-20T00:49:42Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Super influential DC hardcore punk band, made up of African Americans. Listen to Pay to Cum. OK. Did that. And I’m going to have stick with my original question. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/26 "2016-10-20T01:01:01Z")
Pearl Jam should be an automatic. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/27 "2016-10-20T03:18:23Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > What? > > Actually, there was an episode of _Eight is Enough_ where they did a Who’s On First routine with, IIRC, The Who, Yes, and Guess Who. > > And, of course, there’s [this](http://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/10/19). > [@Telemark](#): > > The Credibility Gap did that routine in the 1970’s. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BmTYpVtICE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BmTYpVtICE) And course, there’s the Animaniacs with “Who’s on stage?” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Mdqv5xIsFLM/hqdefault.jpg "Slappy Squirrel - Who's on Stage?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdqv5xIsFLM) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/28 "2016-10-20T06:05:58Z")
> [@minlokwat](#): > > OK. Did that. And I’m going to have stick with my original question. Well, if you’re of a certain age and of a rock inclination, they’re huge. Probably one of the first bands to combine that level of technical playing with that level of hard edge, if not the first. My two favorites are [I Against I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCEkuo94X6I) and [Big Take Over](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mhP4zfa3qc). I’m actually pretty excited about their inclusion. Still no Link Wray. ETA: hehehe, and Ric Ocasek produced Bad Brain’s _Rock for Light_ ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/29 "2016-10-20T07:31:54Z")
I actually know more than one person on that list, which is kind of cool. ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/30 "2016-10-20T08:30:42Z")
I’d pick: 1 - **Kraftwerk** : visionaries and a huge influence and everything electronic. Plus, they also had some really great tunes and a very distinctive, innovative soundworld. 2 - **Chic** : Come on, that sterling guitar and bass work must be acknowledged. Solid, catchy songs to boot. 3 - **Depeche Mode** : started out as forgettable poppy idols but grew deeper and darker really quickly. Very influencial, too. 4 - **Electric Light Orchestra** : Lots of catchy tunes and a refined, very distinctive sound. 5 - **The Cars** : Again, some really good songs and a sound that defines the mid-80s. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/31 "2016-10-20T09:22:34Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > She’s the one that sticks out for you? I mean, listen, I like rap and loved Tupac. But rock and roll? I guess the R&R HOF has already set precedent with hip hop and R&B artists, but I don’t get it. To paraphrase Gene Simmons, rappers should be inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame when _Led Zeppelin_ gets inducted into the Rap Hall of Fame. The truth is, you don’t remotely have to be a rock and roller to get into the R&R Hall of Fame these days. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/32 "2016-10-20T10:19:44Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > I actually know more than one person on that list, which is kind of cool. Stories, please! ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/33 "2016-10-20T18:53:17Z")
Oh yay, they’re going to screw over Yes yet again. It’s obvious those people hate prog so why even bother nominating Yes? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/34 "2016-10-20T19:28:29Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > Oh yay, they’re going to screw over Yes yet again. It’s obvious those people hate prog so why even bother nominating Yes? Hey, Rush got in so there’s hope. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/35 "2016-10-20T20:50:18Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > To paraphrase Gene Simmons, rappers should be inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame when _Led Zeppelin_ gets inducted into the Rap Hall of Fame. > > The truth is, you don’t remotely have to be a rock and roller to get into the R&R Hall of Fame these days. It has been well established that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is about all popular music that stemmed from the early pioneers. And frankly, that’s how it should be. It’s much easier this way that engaging in unwinnable arguments as to whether something rocks enough. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/36 "2016-10-20T22:23:42Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > It has been well established that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is about all popular music that stemmed from the early pioneers. > > And frankly, that’s how it should be. It’s much easier this way that engaging in unwinnable arguments as to whether something rocks enough. so any anyone who sold a lot of records gets in. :rolleyes: I listened to the Bad Brains song suggested up thread and frankly my car made better sounds when the water pump froze up and sheared off. I think it actually hit more notes and the percussion was waaaaaay better. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/37 "2016-10-20T22:45:16Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > What? > > Actually, there was an episode of _Eight is Enough_ where they did a Who’s On First routine with, IIRC, The Who, Yes, and Guess Who. > > And, of course, there’s [this](http://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/10/19). > [@Telemark](#): > > The Credibility Gap did that routine in the 1970’s. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BmTYpVtICE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BmTYpVtICE) > [@cochrane](#): > > And course, there’s the Animaniacs with “Who’s on stage?” > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdqv5xIsFLM&app=desktop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdqv5xIsFLM&app=desktop) And [this.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WToCce62BZw) (Poor video quality, but the only one I could find.) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/38 "2016-10-20T22:48:34Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > It has been well established that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is about all popular music that stemmed from the early pioneers. > > And frankly, that’s how it should be. It’s much easier this way that engaging in unwinnable arguments as to whether something rocks enough. Exactly. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/39 "2016-10-20T23:29:39Z")
Thomas Pynchon, Saul Bellow and Philip Roth have been robbed again. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018/40 "2016-10-21T01:15:34Z")
I think the best solution is to change the name to _Jann Wenner’s Hall of Favorite Musicians_. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-announced/769018.md?page=3)