Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snubs thread.

[Revering4Blue]

Agreed, utterly in a bubble, albeit a big bubble if you know jam band types.. I can't name a Guster song, nor a Taylor Swift song myself. I can name maybe four KISS songs, that's where they were in my world in the late 70's. I do however know a lot of Little Feat songs, a band I'm sure nobody knows or cares about.

I wouldn't go that far. Though I've never really thought of them in the RRHOF vein, they were a tremendously underrated, yet commercially successful band that somehow soldiered on following the untimely death of Lowell George.

[Tony Cloninger]

Japan loves the Jam. Paul Weller. They’re stand alone shops of Beatles. Led Zeppelin memorabilia and vinyl during the 90s was excellent too.

[westofyou]

I wouldn't go that far. Though I've never really thought of them in the RRHOF vein, they were a tremendously underrated, yet commercially successful band that somehow soldiered on following the untimely death of Lowell George.

That was tongue in cheek, but I'll say that when Lowell died that band became less interesting than the Radiators which is hard to do IMO. I was lucky enough to see them when I was 15 at NKU, that along with Commander Cody on my 18th birthday at Bogarts changed my perception of live music

[M2]

Japan loves the Jam. Paul Weller. They’re stand alone shops of Beatles. Led Zeppelin memorabilia and vinyl during the 90s was excellent too.

Speaking of Japan, if the R&RHOF intends to keep spreading its international wings (e.g. Fela Kuti), then I want Shonen Knife in there, stat.

[marcshoe]

I thought the Jam was in. They are or were respected even among the holding their noses at punk/new wave writers and musicians. They were more in line with Who obviously who had more of a punk vibe in the 60s then some of the punk bands that came in 76-78. Motown meets The Who and Small Faces.

The Smiths should be in on Matt’s work alone. Morrisey and his world political views will negate that however for the voters.

Neither Lemon Jelly nor the Jam are in. Marmalade either. Jelly Roll Morton doesn't count.

[Tony Cloninger]

Speaking of Japan, if the R&RHOF intends to keep spreading its international wings (e.g. Fela Kuti), then I want Shonen Knife in there, stat.

Yellow Magic Orchestra

[marcshoe]

There's a certain band that originated in New Zealand, then moved to Australia, changing the 'nds' at the end of their name to 'nz' in the process if you're considering international success. This particular band, who I might have mentioned earlier, was apparently a big influence on Pearl Jam and Radiohead (can't win 'em all).

[Dom Heffner]

Speaking of Japan, if the R&RHOF intends to keep spreading its international wings (e.g. Fela Kuti), then I want Shonen Knife in there, stat.

No on each count. Fela Kuti, no no no. No Shonen Knife....

[Wonderful Monds]

God forbid we disgrace the institution that enshrines Journey with the presence of Fela Kuti.

[OldRightHander]

I'm a big Gordon Lightfoot fan. "Sundown" is one of the best songs of all time. It supposedly refers to Gord's tumultuous relationship with Cathy Smith, who's better known as the woman who injected John Belushi with the drugs that killed him.

“I can't think of any Gordon Lightfoot song I don't like. Every time I hear a song of his, it's like I wish it would last forever." -Bob Dylan

I was a wee fellow when Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald came out and that song haunted me. I had bad dreams about being stuck on sinking ships for weeks. I love his music.

[RedTeamGo!]

I’ve been obsessed with three songs recently:

Roy Orbison - You Got It
Sam Cooke - Bring it on Home to me
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps

Are Roy and Sam in the HOF?

[Revering4Blue]

I’ve been obsessed with three songs recently:

Roy Orbison - You Got It
Sam Cooke - Bring it on Home to me
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps

Are Roy and Sam in the HOF?

Yes on both counts.

And deservedly so.

[westofyou]

I’ve been obsessed with three songs recently:

Roy Orbison - You Got It
Sam Cooke - Bring it on Home to me
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps

Are Roy and Sam in the HOF?

Roy - I Drove all night

Well worth obsessing over

[Strikes Out Looking]

Wasn't You Got It during Roy's Wilbury days? That has a lot of Jeff Lynne production in it, IIRC.

[mth123]

Wasn't You Got It during Roy's Wilbury days? That has a lot of Jeff Lynne production in it, IIRC.

Lynne was producer and its was Orbison's solo album Mystery Girl. I think the Wiburies were what got the ball rolling for him, but it wasn't a Wilbury song.