Hall of Fame running out of candidates

Hall of Fame running out of candidates

Same problem for Queen Elizabeth.

 

I think the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame sure can induct more non-performers. Is there any mastering engineer inductee?

 

Nobody's mentioning Traffic here. They definitely deserved to be in the HOF, even if they did treat Dave Mason badly last night. They virtually ignored him during the presentation, and he was off in a corner when they performed "Dear Mr. Fantasy".

It's true that virtually all of rock's "classic" performers are already in. It's too bad they have the "25-year" rule(meaning you can't be inducted until 25 years after the first record). They could put quite a few people in.

Next year: Kate Bush(hopefully)!

Evan

 

From what I've read in the news reports, he performed "Let's Go Crazy," "Sign 'O The Times" and "Kiss."

 

What about Sigue Sigue Sputnik?! Pay credit where credit is DUE!

 

I'm glad to see all the Prince supporters here. I think the original poster's bias was showing through as far as he goes. Personally, I loathe CCR but would have a hard time ignoring their contributions to music.

 

I could not possibly have been more articulate.

 

Here are a few of my favorites that seemed to have been overlooked:
Sex Pistols
Buzzcocks
Television
Big Brother & the Holding Co.
Blue Cheer
Roxy Music
Little Feat
Lynyrd Skynyrd (What are they waiting for, Gary Rossington has been very ill)
Faces
Tom Waits
Stooges
Patti Smith
Ohio Players
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Rick James
Rufus
Mott the Hoople
X
Los Lobos
Blasters
MC 5

 

What does Frank Sinatra have to do with Rock n Roll

The Monkees were nothing but the Back Street boys of the 60's

 

Let's not forget this RNR HOF is purely subjective to the committee that makes the choices. I agree with most missing artists that should be here. Some even say if Jann Wenner doesn't like you, it may take longer for an artist to be inducted.
I think Chicago should be in there.

 

Which is an interesting statement, considering Wenner was inducted into the hall as a non-performer last night.

 

The Pretenders first album was released in 1980. Let's hope someone's working on their nomination now.

Although Peter Gabriel as a solo act has been eligible since 1993, if he too isn't nominated for 'Peter Gabriel' (1980) next year something will have gone wrong.

Based on 'Who Came First' Pete Townshend should have gotten in in 1997 but 'Empty Glass' will also be twenty-five years old next year.

P.S. I'd hope that the induction of Pink Floyd and Talking Heads have made it possible for other progressive bands like Yes, Genesis, and Jethro Tull to be inducted.

 

Prince has been playing lots of old stuff for YEARS - it's not new. He briefly stopped doing many of the hits in the mid-Nineties, but by 1997, he was back at them. He never really ceased churning out the oldies, which actually bugged me - I wanted more challenge from the shows, not just greatest hits...

 

No way Pete T. should be in as a solo act.

What did Pete G. do in 1968 as a solo act?

 

Believe it or not, Frank was part of the rock era, and influenced MANY rock singers (just ask Bono). Same goes for the Monkees. Michael Stipe has said he doesn't want R.E.M. to get in till the Monkees get in because they meant more to him than the Beatles. (Unlike the Backstreet Boys, the Monkees went on to perform, write and produce their own material.)

There are plenty of non-rock performers included in the Hall: Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Bessie Smith, The Soul Stirrers, Louis Armstrong, Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James, Professor Longhair, Dinah Washington, etc.

Frank should be in as an early influence, just as they are.

 

Townshend: Way. Empty Glass was one of the great rock albums of the 1980s (IMHO).

Gabriel: oops, should have read "eligible since 2002" IAC, his first album worthy of nomination would have to be the third one.

 

IMO, it's just not right that the DC5, the Ronettes and the Shangra-las are not in but Jackson Browne is. I have plenty of Jackson Browne records but he is not Rock and Roll to me. Since the induction ceremonies are broadcast, I will speculate that there is a bias toward artists that are still performing and can "boost the box office" so to speak. Maybe they should take a page from the Baseball HOF. Have a veteran's committee which will recognize cornerstone artists who have been unjustly overlooked and who don't attract the attention given to artists in their first years of eligibility.

 

I have a couple of thoughts that won't be popular:

1. Pete Townsend is not a legend for his non-Who work. I absolutely agree that Empty Glass is a brilliant album, but his solo work has not been consistently memorable or influential to merit induction into the HOF as a solo artist. He's there with the Who, and that's what matters.

2. George Harrison was a sentimental pick, and again I can't argue with ATMP being one of rock's enduring albums, but that's not enough to allow him entry as a solo artist. He's famous because he's a Beatle, not because he did Gone Troppo - or ATMP for that matter.

3. Someone mentioned Television...again, great band, but one great album should not be enough to get you in the hall.

I don't think it should be as exclusive as the Baseball Hall of Fame, where several worthy candidates are denied entry each year because their statistics aren't "good" enough ("You have 299 wins? You don't qualify!"), but it dilutes the importance of induction if everyone who released at least one great album becomes a member of the HOF. Using that criteria, Derek & the Dominoes should get in.

Let me put it this way...Elvis Costello & The Attractions are members. Should Elvis also be inducted as a solo artist? I'm willing to bet there are people in this forum who say yes. I think that would be crazy. As far as I'm concerned, Elvis Costello is already in the HOF, as is Pete Townsend.

 

I'm confused why you think The E Street Band, who never released any records on their own, should be in over the Parliament/Funkadelic collective, which released a couple dozen records, and proved a lot more influential.

Or do you just mean to say that Bruce Springsteen's induction should have included The E Street Band by name?

 

Hmm, nobody mentioned David Cassidy. We need more of the teen idol type.

 

Give it time, everybody will get in.