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MisterDDDD
The Cars getting the nod before J Geils Band illuminates the farce the hall has become. Glad to see Sister Rosetta Tharpe get the respect.
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MisterDDDD
The Cars getting the nod before J Geils Band illuminates the farce the hall has become. Glad to see Sister Rosetta Tharpe get the respect.
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frenki09
"With Chuck Berry or The Rolling Stones, the decision was a no-brainer," adds a nominating committee veteran. "There aren’t many no-brainers now," says Jann Wenner, 69, chairman of the Rock Hall Foundation and founder, editor and publisher of Rolling Stone.
A few no-brainers that still have not been inducted -- and I am being very objective here:
Ten Years After (A personal favourite of mine, but even if you don't like them you know they should have been inducted into the Hall a long time ago! Long, long time ago! Alvin Lee is one of the few guitar Gods! It just hurts that I would see Bon Jovi being inducted before these legends. BJ may have been commercially more successful, but that should matter the least when nominating artists, musicians.)
Jethro Tull
Black Crowes
ELP
Canned Heat (never even nominated much to my surprise)
Willie Nelson
Doobie Bros.
Monkees
Procol Harum
Bad Company
Steppenwolf
Nazareth
Mott the Hoople
And how about Uriah Heep or Blood Sweat and Tears? Rory Gallagher?
No John Mayall or Alexis Korner???!!!!!!!!!!
The Troggs never even nominated? Not once?!
Outrageous!
[Not In The Hall Of Fame]
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bam
They seem to be scraping the bottom of the barrel. Bill Mazeroski may be next.
(American baseball HOF joke. May not translate over the pond.)
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They seem to be scraping the bottom of the barrel. Bill Mazeroski may be next.
(American baseball HOF joke. May not translate over the pond.)
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They seem to be scraping the bottom of the barrel. Bill Mazeroski may be next.
(American baseball HOF joke. May not translate over the pond.)
Mario Mendoza deserves it more than Mazeroski IMO. (Sorry, another baseball reference). Heck, Mendoza probably deserves it more than some of the artists inducted just for his historical contribution to popular culture.
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They seem to be scraping the bottom of the barrel. Bill Mazeroski may be next.
(American baseball HOF joke. May not translate over the pond.)
Mario Mendoza deserves it more than Mazeroski IMO. (Sorry, another baseball reference). Heck, Mendoza probably deserves it more than some of the artists inducted just for his historical contribution to popular culture.
I wonder what is the "Mendoza line" for the RRHOF . . . I think we've reached it long ago.
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bitusa2012
Bon Jovi??? C'mon.....
....ahead of the Moody's or Dire Straits? Or Nina Simone? NO way.
Bon Jovi, like Huey Lewis to me, would struggle as a PUB band in Australia, just so generically awful.
Could not agree more. Bon Jovi is quite possibly the worst band ever.
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frenki09
"With Chuck Berry or The Rolling Stones, the decision was a no-brainer," adds a nominating committee veteran. "There aren’t many no-brainers now," says Jann Wenner, 69, chairman of the Rock Hall Foundation and founder, editor and publisher of Rolling Stone.
A few no-brainers that still have not been inducted -- and I am being very objective here:
Ten Years After (A personal favourite of mine, but even if you don't like them you know they should have been inducted into the Hall a long time ago! Long, long time ago! Alvin Lee is one of the few guitar Gods! It just hurts that I would see Bon Jovi being inducted before these legends. BJ may have been commercially more successful, but that should matter the least when nominating artists, musicians.)
Jethro Tull
Black Crowes
ELP
Canned Heat (never even nominated much to my surprise)
Willie Nelson
Doobie Bros.
Monkees
Procol Harum
Bad Company
Steppenwolf
Nazareth
Mott the Hoople
And how about Uriah Heep or Blood Sweat and Tears? Rory Gallagher?
No John Mayall or Alexis Korner???!!!!!!!!!!
The Troggs never even nominated? Not once?!
Outrageous!
[Not In The Hall Of Fame]
I was about to mention Ten Years After when I saw your post. Did anyone associated with the RRHOF ever watch Woodstock? TYA just killed it, that was pure rock and roll! Their "Live at the Fillmore East" recording is brilliant. For some reason, Alvin was often criticized for his playing style, but he played some incredible ROCK AND ROLL, which is what this supposed institution is all about.
I also agree that Procol Harum should be in. Both these bands should have been inducted long ago.
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marianna
Ten Years After should be in for "I'd Love to Change the World."
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RollingFreak
Love Ten Years After, and while it is slightly funny that Bon Jovi gets the nod, I do understand it. Ten Years After had a moment. A phenomenal moment with Woodstock and a couple hits around it (I think Ssssssh is one of my favorite albums ever) but they never truly broke out, which I do think is an aspect of the Hall Of Fame. Bon Jovi, for all of their silliness, were more of a moment. They do still out arenas and some stadiums whether many like them or not (and I really don't) and they survived many fads and had consistent hits and lasting popularity. I do think that means something. No they're no Zeppelin and shouldn't be in the same sentence as them, but neither are Ten Years After. And unfortunately, I think Ten Years After and bands like that are fantastic bands that are for fans and of that moment. Bon Jovi, like them or not, have proven otherwise and while I wouldn't necessarily put them in, I understand why they are in the discussion.
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ChrisG
yes finally the moody blues!
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RollingFreak
I do think Green Day is more deserving than T Rex
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James Kirk
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke.
How can pop rock like Bon Jovi be considered Hall of Fame worthy? Bon Jovi joins such undeserving acts as Madonna, ABBA, Donna Summer (just to name a few) and any rap artist that is in there. Should Led Zeppelin be in the rap hall of fame? Which lightweight is next? Poison, Motley Crue, Warrant? #zerocredibility
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James Kirk
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke.
How can pop rock like Bon Jovi be considered Hall of Fame worthy? Bon Jovi joins such undeserving acts as Madonna, ABBA, Donna Summer (just to name a few) and any rap artist that is in there. Should Led Zeppelin be in the rap hall of fame? Which lightweight is next? Poison, Motley Crue, Warrant? #zerocredibility
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James Kirk
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke.
How can pop rock like Bon Jovi be considered Hall of Fame worthy? Bon Jovi joins such undeserving acts as Madonna, ABBA, Donna Summer (just to name a few) and any rap artist that is in there. Should Led Zeppelin be in the rap hall of fame? Which lightweight is next? Poison, Motley Crue, Warrant? #zerocredibility
what about the lightweight bands from the 60's that are in?
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keefriffhard4life
short answer
dire straits earned it and radiohead hasn't