For those saying Zombies, why? A few great songs, no long lasting band time making hits and albums, no major innovations. So why do you say they should be in?
For me, “Odessey and Oracle” is one of my favorite albums of all time. For that album alone, I would put the Zombies in. (Heck, the first dance at our wedding was “This Will Be Our Year” from that album.)
I wonder if a young Townshend saw that film and copped the move from her?
This is a known, famous story told by Pete: he went to see the Stones at the Marquis I think. He idolized Keith. While the curtain was coming up, Keith was warming up, for including a windmill move, completely without thought.
Pete thought it looked badass and started doing it for show, thinking he was copping Keith’s move. Eventually it became part of his sound because it has a unique sound for all the reasons you’d imagine, coming up from below up the neck like that.
He later went up to Keith and apologized for copping the move and Keith looked at him like he had three heads.
You’re first eligible 25 years after you put out your first major release. Twenty-five years ago was 1992. That list does not scream 1992. (Radiohead and Rage Against the Machine are 92ers.)
Shut it down. It’s over. Start another institution for whatever Gen Xers call music. 
I don’t know enough of Knopfler’s solo work, but with Dire Straits he was an absolute genius.
The Moodies really had better make it this time. Over the last few months I’ve really gotten back into them in a big way. Yes, there are rather ordinary cuts on pretty much any album post-Days of Future Passed, but when they hit one out it’s long gone.
Living up (or down, rather) to your user handle, eh? 
I vote for Pat Benatar!
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If Dire Straits and Sister Rosetta get in I’ll be a happy man.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
It’s interesting to think why this doesn’t happen. There would have to be something else to replace it with, and there never has been, based on fraying affiliations and genrefication. Will the new name be post-racial? Also it would have to kick rock and roll off and say it’s over. Talk about upsetting the Status Quo.
Musicians are doing the same thing they did by 1962, anyway. Bob Dylan, Kurt Vile, it’s the same thing still. There is no rupture in the art so why should there be a change in the name?
No, just retire the HOF, call it history and say let’s move forward into modern music.
That’ll be kinda like when I gave up on the Oscars forever when Tom Hanks won for Forrest Gump.
Yes. And you can no longer claim it’s stylistic-- that they’re not “rock” enough if you are going to start nominating the Eurythmics-- who I like, don’t get me wrong, but they were really that sort of fence-straddling punk-for-non-punks/new wave, that was really sideways from straight-up rock.
You might be right. “Rock ‘n’ Roll,” per se, isn’t really being made anymore.
BTW: Is there a rule about something like length of time since release of first album, before a performer or band can be nominated?
Yes.
[Yeah, I’ve done it too.]
For reference, some acts who are not in the hall:
Nick Drake
Nick Cave
Television
Roxy Music
Brian Eno
Kate Bush
The Cure
The Smiths
Joy Division
So, if you insist on taking the thing seriously, just be aware…
I remember Link Wray. In 1958, he made it to number 16 with “Rawhide”, a guitar solo, and never got that high again on the charts. In 1958, Cincinnati Reds catcher Edgar Bailey hit 28 home runs, ranking 16th in the majors, and he never hit that many again .
I do not consider either of them to be Hall of Fame candidates.
Dude, you’re walking past Link Wray’s Rumble, so pivotal to the life of so many guitar players, especially British kids taking up guitar, like Jimmy Page. He did something more like pitch a no hitter in a pivotal World Series game - his career overall may not be Hall material, but they need to display the last ball pitched or something.
Dire Straits
Eurythmics / Judas Priest (both hugely influential, to very different populations. Annie’s image to women in music was as influential as Priest’s on metal)
Rage
Radiohead
Sister Rosetta
WordMan, are you referring to Rage against the Machine?
Bon Jovi
Radiohead
LL Cool J
Rage Against the Machine
Nina Simone
Bon Jovi is one of the best selling, longest lasting bands in the spotlight.
Radiohead and Rage Against the Machine were major innovators in their genres
LL Cool J has more longevity in the spotlight than any other rapper. He started out when Run DMC was big and he’s still big today
Yes. The only folks to get out of Nu Metal with their dignity intact. Super influential on a number of levels. Love the music.