Posted on 09/22/2008 8:21:30 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache
The 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees list was just released this morning and the nominees are:
Metallica Jeff Beck The Stooges Run DMC War Bobby Womack Wanda Jackson Little Anthony and The Imperials
Skipped over again:
Rush Boston Kiss Journey Yes Chicago Genesis Phil Collins The Moody Blues Kansas Alice Cooper Deep Purple Abba Neil Diamond Styx Thin Lizzy Heart Hall and Oates Cheap Trick
ETC....ETC...
Run DMC? Seriously?
I could say this about a lot of bands, but how does a band with the track record of Chicago not get nominated?
Needs to be changed to the Pop Hall of Fame. Even Rock bands with significantly more success are being passed over for less successful poptart acts.
Run DMC? I can’t wait until Snoop Dogg gets nominated.
/s
:^)
The members of most rock bands are sniviling guilt-ridden libs who can’t think much beyond their fingertips. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Oscars, Emmys...they’re all the same to me. But if you want to talk Cooperstown.....
Where’s Stevie Ray Vaughan? He’s eligible this year.
The Gert Jonnys have to wait yet another year?
What is their "track record" exactly?
30+ albums of the same formulaic stuff?
Take a Cream-style blues rock rhythm section and dial down the intensity, add a Blood Sweat And Tears-style horn section and rip all the funk out of it, throw in some sappy love ballads and call it an album.
Very safe, very consistent, very boring.
Their collaboration on "Walk This Way" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AKaV911uJA) with Aerosmith literally kicked down the wall between rock and rap. They influenced the genre in many more ways.
Rock music would not sound the same today if not for Run DMC.
Cooper and Simmons are both die-hard conservatives but I’m sure that doesn’t have anything to do with the snubs.
/sarcasm
[frankly, I am mortified to find out that Alice isn’t ~already~ in the HOF...the man is the grandfather of a number a rock genres]
Metallica probably bought the trademark for the phrase “Rock’N Roll Hall of Fame”
and then threatened to sue to get the nomination.
I'd say up to Chicago V, they were pretty good, then started going downhill when they gave more of the singing duties to Peter Cetera, and then after Terry Kath's death, it really went downhill after that.
Exactly. Of course, that also means that Run DMC are to blame for Linkin Park. With great freshness comes great responsibility.
He’s dead, Jim ;-)
Beck goes back a long ways, and has put out a lot of good tunes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4HIgqFnvik&feature=related
Beck and SRV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UIptI2rcjg&feature=related
Artists that are and have been eligible for years if not decades that are still NOT in:
Anthrax, The Art of Noise, Billy Bragg, Bon Jovi, Butthole Surfers, Corey Hart, Corrosion of Conformity, Cyndi Lauper, D.R.I., Dead Milkmen, Dio, The Escape Club, Europe, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, The Golden Palominos, Howard Jones, James, John Cafferty, Johnny Gill, Jules Shear, Julian Cope, k.d. lang, Katrina and the Waves, Naked Raygun, New Edition, NOFX, Pantera, Paul Rodgers, Pulp, Queensrÿche, Ratt, Run DMC, Skinny Puppy, Slayer, The Smiths, Social Distortion, Steinski, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Style Council, Suicidal Tendencies, Surface, Wendy O. Williams, Zebra,10,000 Maniacs, Adrian Belew, Asia, Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, Berlin, Big Black, Big Country, Bobby McFerrin, The Chameleons, Cocteau Twins, Culture Club, Dokken, Don Henley, Donald Fagen, The Dream Syndicate, Everything But the Girl, Falco, The Fixx, Gene Loves Jezebel, George Clinton, Glenn Frey, Great White, Ice-T, Janet Jackson, Jeffrey Osbourne, Jennifer Holliday, Jimmy Page, John Waite, Kajagoogoo, Kenny G, King Sunny Adé, Lee Aaron, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, The Lords of the New Church, Marillion, Marshall Crenshaw, Men at Work, Mercyful Fate, Metallica, Michael McDonald, Nena, Night Ranger, Paul Young, Prefab Sprout, Rain Parade, Robert Plant, Scandal, Shonen Knife, Sonic Youth, SSD, Steve Earle, Sting, Swans, Talk Talk, Violent Femmes, W.A.S.P., The Waterboys, Wham!, Whodini, Yaz (Yazoo), A Flock of Seagulls, ABC, Aztec Camera, Bad Religion, Bananarama, The Bangles, Billy Idol, Bow Wow Wow, Daniel Johnston, David Byrne, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Hanoi Rocks, Hüsker Dü, James Ingram, Kix, Laura Branigan, Lionel Richie, Lita Ford, Meat Puppets, Ministry, Minor Threat, Mission of Burma, Mötley Crüe, New Order, Peter Cetera, Phil Collins, The Replacements, Robyn Hitchcock, Sheena Easton, Soft Cell, Stevie Nicks, Stray Cats, Tears for Fears, The The, Thomas Dolby, Thompson Twins, Tom Tom Club, Afrika Bambaataa, Billy Squier, The Blasters, Christopher Cross, Dead or Alive, Donnie Iris, The Durutti Column, English Beat, The Go-Betweens, The Go-Go’s, Huey Lewis and The News, INXS, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Kurtis Blow, Loverboy, Men Without Hats, Minutemen, Modern English, Oingo Boingo, Orange Juice, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Cray, Roky Erickson, The Romantics, The Sisters of Mercy, The Smithereens, The Teardrop Explodes, Treacherous Three, UB40, Willie Nile, ...
2004 Adam and the Ants, The Adicts, Au Pairs, The B-52’s, Bauhaus, Bryan Adams, The Buggles, The Chesterfield Kings, The Dead Kennedys, Def Leppard, Descendents, Dexys Midnight Runners, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Fad Gadget, Harlequin, Iron Maiden, Killing Joke, Lucinda Williams, Madness, The Motels, Pat Benatar, The Psychedelic Furs, Rickie Lee Jones, Rosanne Cash, Simple Minds, The Slits, The Specials, Sugarhill Gang, Survivor, Teena Marie, Twisted Sister, “Weird Al” Yankovic, ...
2003 The Birthday Party, Black Flag, The Blues Brothers, The Cars, The Cramps, Crass, The Cure, David Gilmour, Devo, Dire Straits, The Fall, Gang of Four, Gary Numan, Generation X, Harry Connick Jr., The Human League, Japan, Joe Jackson, Joy Division, Kate Bush, Los Lobos, Magazine, Midnight Oil, The Misfits, Molly Hatchet, The Neville Brothers, Pere Ubu, Public Image Ltd., Rick James, Ronnie Montrose, The Rutles, Saga, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Squeeze, Steve Forbert, The Television Personalities, Tim Curry, Toto, The Undertones, Whitesnake, X, ...
2002 .38 Special, Amy Grant, Andy Gibb, The Boomtown Rats, The Buzzcocks, Cheap Trick, Chic, The Dead Boys, Eddie Grant, Eddie Money, Foreigner, George Thorogood, Iggy Pop, The Jam, Levon Helm, The Mekons, Motörhead, Peter Gabriel, Quiet Riot, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, The Soft Boys, Suicide, Teddy Pendergrass, Television, Throbbing Gristle, The Village People, Wire, XTC, ...
2001 Air Supply, Alabama, Bootsy Collins, Boston, Cabaret Voltaire, Charlie Feathers, The Damned, Graham Parker, Heart, Kenny Loggins, Luther Vandross, Max Webster, The Modern Lovers, Nick Lowe, Peter Tosh, The Runaways, Sammy Hagar, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Triumph, ...
2000 The Alan Parsons Project, Alex Chilton, Billy Ocean, Blackfoot, Captain & Tennille, Crystal Gayle, The Dictators, The Dynamic Superiors, Eddie Rabbitt, Eric Carmen and the Raspberries, Grace Jones, Journey, Juice Newton, Little River Band, Mannheim Steamroller, Michael Bolton, Natalie Cole, Outlaws, Peabo Bryson, Rainbow, Sister Sledge, Split Enz, Ted Nugent, The Trammps, The Tubes, ...
1999 Bad Company, Brian Eno, The Commodores, Donna Summer, The Gap Band, Gloria Gaynor, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Jefferson Starship, John Hiatt, Judas Priest, Kansas, KC & the Sunshine Band, KISS, Marc Bolan, Petra, The Residents, Robert Palmer, Rufus & Chaka Khan, ...
1998 ABBA, Ashford and Simpson, Augustus Pablo, The Average White Band, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Barry Manilow, Barry White, Bryan Ferry, Dan Penn, Doug Sahm, The E Street Band, Gary Glitter, John Fogerty, Lindsey Buckingham, The Marshall Tucker Band, Mike Oldfield, Montrose, New York Dolls, The Pointer Sisters, Robin Trower, Rush, Stealer’s Wheel, Suzi Quatro, Tina Turner, Tom Waits, ...
1997 10cc, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Bette Midler, Big Star, The Blossoms, Blue Öyster Cult, Dan Fogelberg, Foghat, Hall & Oates, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Joan Armatrading, Joe Walsh, Kim Carnes, Loggins & Messina, Lou Reed, Pete Townshend, Peter Frampton, Richard Thompson, Roxy Music, Scorpions, Styx, Triumvirat, ...
1996 America, April Wine, Bill Withers, Black Oak Arkansas, Budgie, Carly Simon, The Doobie Brothers, Dr. Hook, Electric Light Orchestra, England Dan and John Ford Coley, Faust, Fela, The Funk Brothers, Gerry Rafferty, J.J. Cale, Kraftwerk, LaBelle, Little Feat, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Meat Loaf, Mudcrutch, Olivia Newton-John, The Osmonds, REO Speedwagon, Robert Wyatt, Rory Gallagher, The Sparks, Steve Winwood, The Stylistics, Thin Lizzy, War, Wings, Yoko Ono, ...
1995 Badfinger, Bruce Cockburn, Charlie Daniels, Dennis Wilson, Derek and the Dominos, Diana Ross, Don McLean, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Faces, Gentle Giant, Gil Scott-Heron, Hawkwind, Helen Reddy, Hot Tuna, The J. Geils Band, Jimmy Buffett, The Last Poets, Mick Jagger, Mountain, The Partridge Family, Ringo Starr, Ry Cooder, Steeleye Span, Supertramp, Sweet, Tangerine Dream, Todd Rundgren, Tower of Power, UFO, Uriah Heep, Wild Cherry, Wishbone Ash, ...
1994 Alice Cooper, Blind Faith, Bread, The Carpenters, The Chi-Lites, Chicago, Coven, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Garland Green, Garland Jeffreys, Grand Funk Railroad, Humble Pie, Joe Cocker, John Denver, Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge, Johnny Winter, King Crimson, Kool & the Gang, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Linda Ronstadt, Melanie, Mercy, The Meters, Mott the Hoople, Nick Drake, NRBQ, Poco, Ray Stevens, Renaissance, Rick Springfield, Roberta Flack, Seals and Crofts, Sha Na Na, Slade, The Stooges, Strawbs, Ten Wheel Drive, Three Dog Night, Warren Zevon, Wigwam, Yes, ...
1993 Al Kooper, Anne Murray, Blood Sweat & Tears, Blue Cheer, Brian Auger, Can, Deep Purple, Dr. John, Electric Flag, Emmylou Harris, Free, Genesis, Iron Butterfly, The Jaggerz, Jennifer Warnes, Jethro Tull, Larry Norman, Leon Russell, Nazz, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Rare Earth, Robert Fripp, Silver Apples, The Sir Douglas Quintet, Spirit, Spooky Tooth, Steppenwolf, Steve Miller Band, T. Rex, ...
1992 The 5th Dimension, The Bar-Kays, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Bobby Womack, Canned Heat, The Classics IV, Country Joe & the Fish, The Cowsills, Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Electric Prunes, Fairport Convention, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Gram Parsons, Harry Nilsson, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Cliff, Johnnie Taylor, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Moby Grape, The Move, Procol Harum, The Red Krayola, The Soft Machine, Ten Years After, ...
1991 The Association, The Blues Project, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Captain Beefheart, Cat Stevens, The Count Five, The Grass Roots, Harry Chapin, The Incredible String Band, James Carr, Janis Ian, Jim Croce, Love, MC5, Mitch Ryder, The Monkees, The Music Machine, ? & the Mysterians, Scott Walker, The Seeds, The Small Faces, Tim Buckley, Tim Hardin, Tommy James & the Shondells, The Troggs, ...
1990 Albert Collins, Boz Scaggs, Cher, The Chieftains, Don Ho, Donovan, The Easybeats, The Fugs, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Golden Earring, The Guess Who, Herman’s Hermits, Joe Tex, John Cale, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Junior Walker & the All-Stars, Junior Wells, Merle Haggard, Nico, The Pretty Things, Randy Newman, Richie Havens, The Shangri-Las, The Sonics, Sonny & Cher, The Spencer Davis Group, Tom Jones, The Turtles, ...
1989 The Dixie Cups, The Hollies, Johnny Rivers, Marianne Faithfull, The Moody Blues, P.J. Proby, Peter and Gordon, The Shadows of Knight, Son House, The Standells, Them, Waylon Jennings, The Zombies, ...
1988 Billy Preston, The Chiffons, The Crystals, Darlene Love, Dionne Warwick, Dolly Parton, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Jackie DeShannon, Lesley Gore, Loretta Lynn, Manfred Mann, Neil Diamond, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Rocky Fellers, Rufus Thomas, The Searchers, Tammi Terrell, ...
1987 Albert King, Arthur Alexander, Barbra Streisand, The Contours, Dee Dee Sharp, Dick Dale, Glen Campbell, Gordon Lightfoot, Jay Black, The Kingsmen, Peter, Paul & Mary, The Surfaris, Tommy Roe, ...
1986 The Angels, Ben E. King, Brian Hyland, Carla Thomas, Gary U.S. Bonds, Judy Collins, Larry Chance and the Earls, Lee Dorsey, The Marvelettes, Mary Wells, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Slim Harpo, The Spinners, Willie Nelson, ...
1985 Bobby Rydell, Bobby Vee, Chubby Checker, Cliff Richard & the Shadows, Jan & Dean, Joan Baez, Johnny Hallyday, Link Wray, ...
1984 Brook Benton, Carole King, Conway Twitty, Eric Dolphy, Frankie Avalon, Huey “Piano” Smith and the Clowns, Jerry Butler, Little Anthony & the Imperials, The Miracles, Neil Sedaka, The Penguins, Roy Brown, The Skyliners, Sonny Boy Williamson, ...
1983 The Big Bopper, The Chantels, Connie Francis, The Dominoes, Fabian, Junior Parker, The Kingston Trio, Nina Simone, Ornette Coleman, Paul Anka, Serge Gainsbourg, Wanda Jackson, ...
1982 The Cadillacs, Chuck Willis, Danny & the Juniors, George Jones, Johnny Mathis, Patsy Cline, Petula Clark, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, ...
1981 The “5” Royales, Bill Evans, The Clovers, Ella Fitzgerald, The Famous Flames, The Five Satins, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio, Lee Morgan, Sonny Burgess, ...
1980 Jack Scott, Johnny Ace, Pat Boone, ...
p.s...Pick up “Along Came A Spider” yet? He’s -still- got it...:)
No Butthole Surfers?
Not suprising, that hall of fame is getting a little bit too picky for its own good.
Are they still miffed that Jethro Tull beat them out at the Grammys?
:))
Wow that is a huge list, and some of my favorites are on that list too for shame ;-{
Rock and roll has long been dead, Guns and Roses was the last true band, it’s over people.
Chicago and Kansas has a similar slide...an over-commitment to sappy ballads.
Didn’t make the cut...also...RUN DMC got in first year of eligibility (this is a sign of things to come with pop/hip hop/rap), Metallica got in on second year eligible, The Stooges were expected to get in because of them being tight with Jann Wenner and they did the tribute t Madonna last year.
I was shocked they left out The Beastie Boys to be honest. I thought they would go in on first shot as well.
You say that like it's a good thing.
One of the greatest Rock albums of all time.
....Or even Springfield, MA, home of the Basketball Hall of Fame, which has got now a state-of-the-art building I will talk. :-)
It’s beyond disgraceful...it’s like Jann Wenner goes out of his way to snub the biggest acts of the 70s and 80s because he enjoys sticking it to them year in and year out.
Steven Colbert had Rush on his show about 2 months ago and they performed on his show...first live TV appearance for them since 1975...he asked them about not being in the hall of fame yet and said “So is your next album going to be called “That’s Bullshit”?
Metallica, The Stooges, Run DMC.. cool, may be fun to watch..
Sure. They were big for a few months about 16 or 17 years ago.
I believe that this "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" is basically an ego trip for the goofball homosexual who made his fortune with 'Rolling Stone' (remember that?) and he tries to balance classic rock-and-roll inductions with rap, hip-hop, and rhythm-and-blues inductions.
So this year he pulled Run DMC out of the hat. People remember Run DMC because they're on that Very Special Christmas CD, the one with the Pretenders truly great version of 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'.
Don't worry - - nobody over the age of 17 actually takes this "induction" crap seriously. The old rockers show up to schmooze and party. That said, I have been to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and it really is pretty cool. There's lots of interesting stuff to see. You can make a day of it. I recommend the trip.
Awesome, the Stooges and Run DMC! Metallica kind of lost me after And Justice, but their new record is pretty solid. Sounds like a mixture of Puppets and Justice with maybe a little black album thrown in on some choruses. Lars’ drumming is stellar on the record.
I was looking for them too.
The Rock & Roll HOF seems to have the same problem as many rock critics - they prefer quantity sold over quality. The critics might not like a popular band, but they’ll waste a lot of ink on them, neglecting a better band which is less known.
In the name of all that is holy do not allow Styx into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The ultimate wuss band.
No kidding
geesh
Run DMC’s history was back when rap was good. They almost invented the genre of the rap/rock fusion. They are considered the pioneers of rap, IMHO, a well deserved nomination. It may be good to have folks reminded what good rap was instead of the gangsta crap.
I saw a “documentary” on TV that mentioned Tolstoy almost named “War & Peace” as “War, what is it good for?”
Metallica, Pop? You have got to be kidding.
Is that a young Benny Hill sitting in front of Chris Cornell?
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