Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Biggest and Worst Snubs rock hall Updated Feb. 2, 2023 The Worst Snubs in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame History (So Far) By Joe Rock She was the poster child of 80s New Wave music and her music videos saw heavy rotation on MTV! Same with Ted Nugent. Guitarist Mick Box - who is the only original member of the prog rock band left in the current line-up - revealed their fans are keen to launch a petition to get them honoured. Or one song? Ink had the hit How Much is Enough. Thanks for your suggestions, I am familiar with some of those acts but not all of them, and youre right that Americans just arent familiar with most of them. Nine Inch Nails A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and Gang Starr all deserve to be in. On their best day, theyre a B-plus, and they dont have enough best days. Im there for it 100 percent. She has definitely left her mark in Rock & Roll history plus has definitely influenced a legion of other female artists who come after her. Morning 5-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snubs | Republican The induction ceremony traditionally alternates between New York City and the Halls hometown Cleveland. It tells the story of an iconic rock band in the '70s that rose to fame at breakneck speed, then fell apart just as quickly. If theres a genuine and passionate enthusiasm, whether I get it or not, Im perfectly willing at times to take a backseat and say, Okay, fine, I dont get it, and I dont have to get it. Absolutely ridiculous. In addition to his work as a civil rights advocate, Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Sometimes those awards have been awarded to people who were also major artists nominated for the Hall proper, sometimes becoming a sort of problematic consolation prize for oft-nominated acts. Chicago Ive taken it as a badge of pride Ive voted for artists that mean nothing to me. I write about one blog post a month on this subject, but all of those bands are on my lengthy list. Voter 2: This is a textbook example of somebody who shouldnt be on this ballot. Rock Unbelievably influential to generations of guitarists. Today, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced that 15-time Grammy winner Eminem and 11-time Grammy recipient Dolly Parton will join the class of 2022. While the Hall won't announce the 2022 nominees until January, an early tally of some 23,000 votes from This email will be used to sign into all New York sites. Look, country music has its own value. Scorpions The Cars, Bon Jovi, Dire Straits, and the Moody Blues were inducted in 2018. Ive never heard anything have hostility against them, and they managed to make great music in a variety of genres over the span of several decades. This is in attention to causing awareness of Alex or Nia Nervosa, and, being selected chairmen of The American Cancer Society for 1973. I would consider The Carpenters to be a jazz band, but I agree that a case can be made for them as a white R&B group as well. Again. Theyre a rock band for people who think that rock should be a form of theater. Ill be writing about the Fixx. And thats fine theres a whole world of stuff thats not for me. Screamin Jay Hawkins Shes got a Greatest Hits CD that contains 20 solid tracks. Others just think its a cool museum in Ohio with a lot of famous names tethered to it and move on with their lives. 6. Whitney Houston had an amazing voice, but she didnt write any of her lyrics. Not a chance. Congratulations! You've Been Snubbed One album? Went to rrhof recently and was really surprised he wasnt there. The current roster of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Snubs (In Order Of Writing): 1. Ah yes, thats good to hear. Now you can understand the speed bumps being faced by Bonds and In terms of hits and album sales, they are higher than many who have been inducted. Nothing would be different today. Shes not Patti Smith. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Garbage Yeah, that would be a good choice. Voter 2: I like Devo. . Karen selected by Drummer and Musician magazine as Greatest Drummer. Its indescribably great. They are fantastic and top-of-the-heap conceptualists. He did it all- fronted the James Gang and Barnstorm, was/is a successful solo artist and vaulted the Eagles to what they became. I must have missed your Luther Vandross post. Walkabout had the hit Secret Separation. But, the facts here are stubborn. [Gags again.] She is finally getting a star on the Hollywood Wwlk of Fame. What I guess Im saying is I voted for them because there was nobody else I could see voting for. What about the great southern rock bands? No. I hope your voice gets heard and appreciate your posts! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Nice to see the Jan & Dean stans in my comments section. One of rocks greatest guitarists. Rock Shes a lovely person. The others I havent written about: Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks, Cyndi Lauper, Carly Simon, and Carole King as an artist, are on the list and I will get to them eventually. Here are his Top 100 Solo Songs http://supergroup.netfirms.com/index7.htm This list blows away the solo material of Ringos Top 100, and George and Johns Top 100 as well. And because my respect for her is infinite, if she didnt want to be in, then I wasnt going to force her in and vote for her against her will. Their first album, Shuttered Room had Stand or Fall and Red Skies. Calm Animals had the hit Driven Out. 10 years after were at Woodstock and Jan and dean. I would have to add Jethro Tull to this list, even if the critics who run the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame hate Ian Andersons guts. For every semi-dark lyric about killing his wife or his mother, theres 15 songs that are a string of pop-culture bullshit and fart jokes. Ill have to do some research, but this one will get done, as I dont see any groundswell of support for him at present concerning the RRHOF. Rock It is my unproven belief that those who make the decisions as to who do and dont make it in have never studied music seriously nor do they have an appreciation for technical skill. Jon Landau, whos on the nomination committee, poorly produced their second record. For the moment I am focusing on writing about this years nominees, but after that is done I plan on writing about other acts as time and energy permit :p. Bernie Taupin as a songwriter, though, seems like a pretty obvious choice. Bjrk But no, those songs are dark as fuck. Chicago (Inducted 2016) https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/22-worst-rock-roll-hall-180004594.html People like to talk, Why are they nominating people like Fela Kuti and Dolly Parton? Congratulations! You've Been Snubbed Unbelievable, I would also want to get more people behind Styx and them getting into the Hall. Dear Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Induct Tori Amos Already! New cd and recording a new French cd and will tour Canada in May. With the originals of Rainy Days And Mondays, Superstar, Goodbye To Love, This Masquerede. GOOD- Solid album with a few great songs 5. How about Joe Walsh/James Gang. Thank you for your blog on Billy Squier. George Michael should be honored. I really dont understand that logic at all either. I think thats all I can really say about Eurythmics. Thats what it is. Fair enough; Im not familiar with them but I have heard of them and will work to make myself more familiar with them before I write about them. The stuff that Im closest to liking is his very early stuff. All rights reserved. Eminem, Duran Duran, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie and Carly Simon Lead Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Steve Miller Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snubs Parton has been eligible the longest, for 29 years, and this is Becks fourth year of eligibility. 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"But I think over the years, and maybe we deserve a place, but they have a selection committee that chooses what bands go in and what bands don't. Im in favor of their induction. Enthusiastically so. I must admit, Ive never heard of the band myself. Theyre a band. By the way, here are a couple of British bands snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame simply because not enough Americans have heard of them: The Graham Bond Organisation (Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker played in this band before forming Cream with Eric Clapton), Family (featuring the manic singing of Roger Chapman and the perfect timekeeping of drummer Rob Townsend; original bassist Rick Grech left to join Blind Faith), Streetwalkers (the R&B-based rock band formed by Roger Chapman and Family guitarist Charlie Whitney after Family broke up; it included Bob Tench, late of the Jeff Beck Group, and future Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain), Lindisfarne (a Newcastle folk-rock group featuring the songwriting of leader Alan Hull; if David Crosby and Stephen Stills had come from the north of England like Graham Nash did, Lindisfarne is what Crosby, Stills and Nash might have sounded like), And heres a group many Americans have heard of: Fairport Convention, the greatest English folk rock band of all time, which once included as a member Richard Thompson). The Monkees need to be in. Kansas is a huge snub to me, up there with the Moody Blues, Yes, and Deep Purple. It blows my mind that somebody was willing to make a case for Pat Benatar and they couldnt make a case for, lets say, PJ Harvey or Miriam Makeba. Maybe around 1982, because at that point, David Byrne and Brian Eno, among others, had discovered those rhythms. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Biggest and Worst Snubs - Vulture Gordy founded the fabled record label Motown in 1958 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. Rock The Ryman, powered by PNC Bank and sponsored by Gibson Gives, celebrates the collision of rock & roll and country music, honoring the legacy and music of our Hall of Fame Inductees who have graced the Ryman stage. I just noticed that the class of 2012 had 17 inductees. Winter brothers grand funk railroad. Their influence in the power ballad genre is undeniable. I know they were in television, but they became a real band soon after. Youre very welcome; Petula Clark is a good choice. By Merle Ginsberg. Reach the Beach is one of the shining stars of the 1980s along with Dire Straits Brothers in Arms and The Police Synchronicity. Check out her recent cd.the woman entertained troops in 500 shows as a child, scored #1 records in five languages, Lennons favorite singer, great song writer, many rock and roll songs recorded by her, 159 top 40 hits worldwide, Grammy winner, sang on Give Peace a Chance at bed in, first woman to touch a black man on tv controversy, saved play Blood Brothers on broadway, Jimmy Page played guitar on many of her hits, has the longest worldwide span of charted recordings, her songs are used in countless tv, ads and movies up to 2016, and still tours, records, writes some terrific music! Hes a James Brownlevel genius. Three artists that are also favorites of mine that are not included in the Hall of Fame are Barry Manilow, Asia, and Styx. Shes just not for me. I dont know why theyre nominated other than that they sold a lot of records. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame I have no idea who 10 Years After are. Some of the names you list are definitely ones I plan on writing about at some time. really? This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google ASONG FOR YOU first album with five top 12 hits and four other Bsides. At any rate, I think this is a group I will take some time to write about. Likewise, music that is of obvious cultural importance to the cognoscenti concerning how music changed over time deserves to be recognized no matter how obscure it is to the general public (Velvet Underground, Laura Nyro, etc). The Go-Gos It wont disturb me. Cheap Trick Did they have a certain visual style that has been profoundly influential over the last 50 years? Theyre good at what they do. This is the thing that bugs me: The Country Music Hall of Fame knows who theyre letting in and not. It was repulsive to me. Some of the biggest acts that have been eligible for years without a nomination include Motley Crue, Outkast, Jethro Tull, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Alice In Chains, and Boston.