That’s only part I care about these days. Why can’t HBO or some other outlet put together similar live shows featuring veteran acts without it being framed around the Hall of Fame? Is it just because the Hall can get the inductees and speakers to play for free?
I can’t wait until a few more years have passed when we can start debating the merits of J-pop and K-pop nominees. Will BabyMetal get in before Weird Al?
They’re pretty much the same band. How many Hall of Fame artists replaced one member? Both were pretty influential individually.
Still no Link Wray or Dick Dale? I don’t care if they burn it down.
I feel bad about certain session musicians who have been the “backbone” of Rock & Roll, yet don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of getting in. Jesse Ed Davis comes to mind. Played guitar for just about everyone in the 70s, yet largely forgotten today.
Jann Wenner stepped down as head of the Hall of Fame in 2019. Secret ballots were introduced in 2015 to produce the list of names given out to the c1000 voters. Talk about being stuck in the 60s.
Speaking of which, Nicky Hopkins played every great piano riff you remember from the 60s. He would have been a member of the Stones if he weren’t too sick to tour. If there is a Hall of Fame for session musicians, his name is unskippable.
Motörhead should have been in a long time ago. The Fugs should absolutely be in, but that ship has sailed. I would vote for the Cramps in a heartbeat.
Soundgarden was either 3rd or last of the big 4 grunge bands (and I like Soundgarden) while RATM doesn’t have someone else that did their thing better.
The MC5
I don’t remember a lot of rapping in Kick Out The Jams
Couldn’t be worse than Johnny Rotten’s response to getting inducted;
RATM covered “Kick Out The Jams”, though there’s also no rapping in their version.
Since I’m sure the Hall of Fame judges are reading this to pick up any last minute suggestions for wild card entries, should the White Stripes get trapped in an elevator, can I respectfully suggest:
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Ry Cooder
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B-52s
That’s hilariously pathetic. He probably wrote that in the back seat of his Jaquar.
John Lydon has always been a troll to the “establishment”, mostly a funny troll, but maybe also a hypocrital troll (advertising butter!?!).
Willie Nelson is a little more rock than you’d think. In the 70’s he formed “The Outlaws” with Waylon Jennings, Tom T. Hall, and Jessi Coulter. They were a staple at southern rock concerts, and were loved by the same people who worshipped Lynyrd Skynyrd and thr Allman Brother.
Willie’s solo stuff back then rocked harder as well. I can’t tell you how many times I heard “Whisky River” at some party full of people who wouldn’t be caught dead listening to straight country. He also had the ‘outlaw’ attitude: at a time when country was buttoned down and traditional, Willie and Waylon were growing their hair long, smoking pot, and singing about stuff other country artists wouldn’t touch. So if Dollie Parton can get nominated, Willie should be there.
Warren Zevon? It’s about time. I never thought he’d get nominated, as Jan Wenner hated him with the burning fire of a thousand suns. But he deserves it. He didn’t sell as many records as some others, but he was a huge influence on artists as diverse as Bob Dylan, R.E.M., Eagles, Springsteen and others. As one reviewer said, Zevon showed up in the Laurel Canyon music scene in the 70’s, and kicked it in the ass.
If I were choosing, I’d pick those two, plus Rage Against the Machine, Joy Division, and Iron Maiden.
Yep. And Joy Division.
I’m not much interested in any of the others on that list.
If we’re doing our 5 personal favorites, I’ll go Missy, Willie, Quest, Stripes, Zevon.
Yes, they only worshipped one of them.
Odd that Smashing Pumpkins have never been nominated. Hard to picture the 90’s without them. I would say just as much as Soundgarden and RATM.