# The SDMB Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! -\>Latest Poll in post 342 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [February 27, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060 "2026-02-27T19:26:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/323 "2026-10-02T17:18:53Z")
I don’t think it matters who I vote for in this round, because none of my choices will be anywhere close to the top 3. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/324 "2026-10-02T17:23:54Z")
My guess is Pearl Jam and Yes will get in easily this week. I could really see almost anyone making it to third, though. Edit: well, while I was writing that three more people voted, and still no votes for PJ or Yes, so maybe I’m wrong. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/325 "2026-10-02T18:55:46Z")
**Yes** was such an amazing group, but gets little love. There is still a version of them touring. Steve Howe is now the center of the group with Squire gone & Anderson mostly retired. They are one of my 4 favorites. The other 3 were automatic Hall of Famers, being Zep, Floyd & The Beatles. Yes just isn’t in the same league for popularity but the main 70s line-up was beyond amazing in talent. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/326 "2026-10-06T04:01:07Z")
Joan Jett leading the pack? Really, guys? I mean I like Joan Jett. But at the end of the day she at least started out as a straight Suzi Quatro knock-off, right down to the hair and clothes. Which I’m sure she would agree with, she idolized Quatro. But while Jett was absolutely an influencer, she wasn’t exactly an innovator, more just very solid representation. I Love Rock and Roll is a dumb song - fun, but dumb 😀. [Fanny](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SftgE1vfwbk) was a more talented and earlier all-woman rock band than The Runaways (well, at least live). Anyway Beasties and NWA. My off-kilter and idiosyncratic vote is for ELO, but I’m not going to defend that one too hard. It was a coin-flip between them and Yes and I just like ELO more. Yes out-bombastized and out-talented them, but at the end of the day I preferred ELO’s pop hooks. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/327 "2026-10-09T15:34:36Z")
“It’s absolutely crazy that I’m not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” – Suzi Quatro. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/328 "2026-10-09T15:35:28Z")
31 Beastie Boys Joan Jett and the Blackhearts ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/329 "2026-10-09T15:48:04Z")
We have a special runoff election this week: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/329))_ The regular ballot is a bit more manageable this week, as quite a few acts dropped off. Here we have the 2018 class, and Van Morrison returns for a second bite at the apple. Vote for three. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/329))_ ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/330 "2026-10-09T15:53:26Z")
Relatively weak ballot. Odd to see Nina Simone randomly popping up after decades of eligibility, but I’ll certainly vote for her here. The Cars and Booker T were the other acts I considered voting for. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/331 "2026-10-09T16:10:13Z")
My easy votes were The Cars and Green Day. They both changed the direction of music in their time. After that, I’m a bit baffled. Nina Simone is probably the best choice for cultural influence and artistry, but I’m having trouble pulling the lever for her. I like Yes, the Moody Blues, and Dire Straits well enough, but innovators? Plus, Genesis and King Crimson did the prog rock thing better and with actual emotion. I’m tempted to vote for Bon Jovi, but I’m only halfway there. He defines stadium rock (which isn’t really my thing) and can write a catchy hook. But it’s pretty bog-standard music. Then again, he’s a nice guy. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/332 "2026-10-09T16:28:37Z")
I see the argument that Green Day brought in a short burst of “bands trying to sound like Green Day” but the burst didn’t last, provided only bad music, and Green Day themselves are one of the most overrated bands in the history of rock music. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/333 "2026-10-09T16:36:50Z")
You have an argument for their first album _Dookie_. It certainly was influential, but it’s pretty simple. But _American Idiot_ is at an entirely different level. If it’s not your thing, that’s fine. But there’s a good reason they are regarded so highly. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/334 "2026-10-09T17:06:11Z")
So in a narrow hall I’m kind of on the fence with both ELO and Pearl Jam. As big of a fan of 90’s alternative rock as I am, I’ve never been a big fan of Pearl Jam. I think it might just be Eddie Vedder’s kinda garbled and dark voice. Yet I like The Smashing Pumpkins and Billy Corgan sounds like a strangled cat half the time, go figure. Anyway, I think I enjoy ELO more and influence verges on six of one, half-a-dozen of the other. On the other hand Pearl Jam has their own Sirius radio station 😀. I guess Pearl Jam is more important, but it’s pretty close to a wash for me. Van Morrison should be in, cranky prick though he is. I think The Cars are too influential on late New Wave, synthesizer pop-rock and emerging alternative rock not to be in. Green Day…maybe. Nine Simone is another sentimental pick, I’m kind of giving her the nod based on longevity and breadth of influence. I think Green Day was more important in the moment, but it was a much briefer and I suspect narrower moment. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/335 "2026-10-09T18:43:22Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Nine Simone is another sentimental pick, I’m kind of giving her the nod based on longevity and breadth of influence. I think Green Day was more important in the moment, but it was a much briefer and I suspect narrower moment. I’m voting for both of them, but I think Nina is more likely to still have listeners in fifty years. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/336 "2026-10-09T19:21:49Z")
Per Google, Green Day are the most popular punk rock band in history, which certainly sounds like it should describe a Hall of Fame act. OTOH, the next two in line are The Offspring and Blink-182, so I don’t want to lean too hard on that argument. But I agree with TroutMan that GD are clearly on a different level artistically than those bands. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/337 "2026-10-09T19:28:50Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > OTOH, the next two in line are The Offspring and Blink-182, so I don’t want to lean too hard on that argument. You really shouldn’t 😄. Green Day are important in terms of influence on pop-punk in the 2000’s, which was definitely a thing. But I think it’s a slightly limited, niche importance like a lot of more “modern” bands. I think they’re almost bigger for being big as it were. Like KISS, only less sucky 😉. As a modern inductee in the current hall, I think they’re perfectly worthy. In this limited one they feel more borderline than slam dunk to me. ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/338 "2026-10-09T20:14:46Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > But I think it’s a slightly limited, niche importance like a lot of more “modern” bands. I think this is going to be the nature of the beast for acts from the 90’s onward. The world of rock starts getting pretty diverse and a lot of the innovation is outside of traditional rock music (e.g. hip hop). ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/339 "2026-10-09T20:52:10Z")
Well, slam dunks are few and far between at this point. They’re certainly not The Clash or The Ramones. I like Green Day, but there are dozens of 20th century punk bands I like better. In fact, I give Green Day and their ilk credit for drawing renewed attention to the far better bands that influenced them. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/340 "2026-10-09T22:21:58Z")
Green Day brought punk into mainstream, which is why they are so popular. It’s also why they are thought of as “sell-outs” in some circles. (That is a label I truly abhor - any niche band in any genre gets called “sell-outs” when they become popular. R.E.M. is a classic example.) I’m an old-school late-phase punk who grew up on bands like Husker Du, Black Flag, and Social Distortion. Nevertheless, I like Green Day, and definitely think they are HOF-worthy. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/341 "2026-10-12T20:05:12Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > I’m tempted to vote for Bon Jovi, but I’m only halfway there. He defines stadium rock (which isn’t really my thing) and can write a catchy hook. But it’s pretty bog-standard music. Then again, he’s a nice guy. I see what you did there… ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060/342 "2026-10-16T15:05:37Z")
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