Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snubs thread.

[goreds2]

Pat Benatar has had two multi-Platinum albums, five Platinum albums, and 15 Billboard Top 40 singles while in Canada she had eight straight Platinum albums.

[NebraskaRed]

We haven't taken a dive into this year's class.

On the ballot we've got the Go-Go's, Devo, Todd Rundgren, the New York Dolls, Carole King, Dionne Warwick, Tina Turner, Fela Kuti, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, Rage Against the Machine, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan and Kate Bush.

I'm going to guess Tina Turner and Jay-Z are automatics, and I'm a bit surprised Carole King isn't in there. Going on the theory that max two of the guitar groups has a chance, I'll say the Go-Go's and Foos, in that order, have the best shot. Fela Kuti's one of those "Is he rock and roll?" candidates that I assume is a sure thing, kind of like Nina Simone last year. I don't have a lot of hope that Iron Maiden will make it, but it would be nice to see them get in while they can still ride the lightning. I'd think Devo would be a critic's darling, but if they were they'd have been in decades ago.

On a separate note, I want Guided By Voices on the ballot.

Agree about Tina Turner, not sure about Jay-Z, at least this year. I think Carole King is a lock. Todd Rundgren probably doesn't make it, but he has that critic's darling thing going for him, so it's possible.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Iron Maiden actually makes it in. Metal is sorely underrepresented, and enough non-metal fans like them that I can see it happening.

[Strikes Out Looking]

No Warren Zevon, no Squeeze, therefore the nominations are just more garbage. The HOF jumped the shark when they put Journey in a few years back.

[goreds2]

I voted for:

Go-Go's
Todd Rundgren
Carole King
Tina Turner
Iron Maiden

[919191]

i just perused the list of members. No Townes Van Zandt. Hmmm..

[mth123]

Pat Benatar has had two multi-Platinum albums, five Platinum albums, and 15 Billboard Top 40 singles while in Canada she had eight straight Platinum albums.

Yeah. It makes no sense that she's not in. So many lesser known performers have made it.

[GAC]

How can Carole King not already be in the HOF? Just ridiculous.

[redsfandan]

How can Carole King not already be in the HOF? Just ridiculous.

She IS in the HOF:

In 1990, King was inducted, along with Goffin, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the non-performer category for her songwriting achievement

I'm guessing that if she's inducted again it will be as a performer.

Kinda like how Tina Turner is also already in the HOF but she's in for her work with Ike. If she's inducted again it would be for her solo work.

Now, it's a matter of if those two deserve a 2nd induction.

[Dom Heffner]

No Warren Zevon, no Squeeze, therefore the nominations are just more garbage. The HOF jumped the shark when they put Journey in a few years back.

This isnt a hall of bands some people really like.

Journey is in over Squeeze every time. Dont Stop Believin' has a billion listens.

I dont think Squeeze has 100,000 Americans that know one single song.

[westofyou]

This isnt a hall of bands some people really like.

Journey is in over Squeeze every time. Dont Stop Believin' has a billion listens.

I dont think Squeeze has 100,000 Americans that know one single song.

I'd take that bet. The other stuff you said is correct

[marcshoe]

I'd take that bet. The other stuff you said is correct

I'm tempted, but. . . .

[westofyou]

I'm tempted, but. . . .

You wish you had a motor boat
To pose around the harbor bar

[Strikes Out Looking]

This isnt a hall of bands some people really like.

Journey is in over Squeeze every time. Dont Stop Believin' has a billion listens.

I dont think Squeeze has 100,000 Americans that know one single song.

I'm fairly certain you left a few 0's of 100,000. And I really hate Journey, so I'm not a neutral observer. Almost every stupid High School dance with a dumb Journey title as a theme...Ugh.

[M2]

This isnt a hall of bands some people really like.

It kind of is. Arguably, one of the main flaws with the RRHOF is it needs better snobs as its gatekeepers.

[Dom Heffner]

i just perused the list of members. No Townes Van Zandt. Hmmm..

^^^^^^^

Why should Townes Van Zandt be in a hall of fame?