Ive thought to myself several times, Shouldnt she have been inducted 25 or 30 years ago? Alright, Steve, I looked it up and I couldnt believe that Barbra Streisand hadnt yet been inducted. 4. How you get from people like that to the all-over-the-place crud that typifies a lot of these ballot selections is weird and unfortunate. After a beat, they added with a laugh, There are too many dumb voters now.. CLASSIC- Among the best albums ever 9. & performed with Beatles on Let It Be) Kraftwerk Scorpions ASONG FOR YOU first album with five top 12 hits and four other Bsides. If we were voting for seven or eight people instead of five, I mightve checked the box. The recent inductions of Depeche Mode and The Cure have cleared the way for more 80s British bands like Duran Duran and Eurythmics to get their first nominations. Deep Purple should have been in there eons ago! He could write, sing, play killer rhythm, lead and slide. MASTERPIECE- The pinnacle of the artists career 8. They are so much known for their live shows that they had three live album make the charts, one certified platinum and one gold. The Baseball Hall of Fame in historic Cooperstown, NY announced last week that not a single player will be inducted into their hallowed halls in 2021. May 12, 2021 | 2:21pm | Updated. Pingback: Why Arent They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam | Edge Induced Cohesion. Nice to see the Jan & Dean stans in my comments section. So talented and he is a Christian guy too. There are some groups I have queued up for later this year, for example, that I am sure many people will loathe, but they were influential and will be eligible and so they have an article. That is the general approach I work with, celebrating both overlooked mainstream artists and those artists whose underground influence deserves to be better recognized. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google The post The 20 Worst Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snubs appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Theyre underrated in the sense that they had a couple of big hits, but their absolute best album is probably the one that nobody listens to, Savage. Search long enough and youll find some fan somewhere lobbying for their favorite artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Ill add Donovan to the list of acts I will be researching, though . Soundgarden absolutely belongs in the RRHOF. Grass roots the turtles. GOOD- Solid album with a few great songs 5. Los Lobos The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has finally announced the Class of 2022! Im not sure I would turn it into a popularity contest either. Voter 1: I definitely voted for Judas Priest. Thanks :). The records for the most part hold up. His career both inside of Wham and as a solo artist is definitely worthy of recognition. First American Band with ten million or more selling singles goes, and ten or more million selling albums. REGISTER to access your 5 FREE ARTICLES a week. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is generally made of Americans and Brits. Dear Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Induct Tori Amos Already! First, no one dominated the 70s music like Barry Manilow. Billy Preston (solo work Have you read my post about them? (2006). As a person who studied classical piano in high school, I gravitated towards artists who aimed for excellence. Lets say in the car-advertising sense. Let's talk through the winners and losers! RECOMMENDED VIEWING- Watch my other Rock Hall videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnbgIQIfJEyYpueac7Z0nAZikoX8MnnfK#rockhall2022 #rockandrollhalloffameDISCLOSURE: This channel uses affiliate links, meaning if you click the links below and make a purchase, Track X Track may earn a commission from that sale at no additional cost to you. Still looking beautiful and still singing with strength.what an omission again! I dont think its likely to happen, but its definitely possible. The Fixx is another band from the 1980s that I liked. That said, there are plenty of singers/bands in the R&R HOF who did not write their own lyrics, especially for their most significant songs, including (ironically) the Patti Smith Group, whose biggest hit was written by Bruce Springsteen. Nothing would be different today. Privacy Policy and document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Morning 5-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snubs. Q-Tip is a very smart dude as well as a great lyricist and a great performer. 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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. Perhaps there should be two ways to get in : you sell over a certain number of copies,for example or you are tied to changing the way we view music. GenX girls for the first time had role models who played guitars and drums. When is Jan and Dean going to get their chance? The Bangles Runaways Black Sabbath is in there, which is great, but other than that, metal has been very snubbed. How about Pat Benatar???? Its so youll have a better idea where Im coming from. Thank you for what you wrote about him on your list here. I think thats all I can really say about Eurythmics. I have thought for a while about the Bangles, but Im on the fence about whether they have done enough to be inducted. But again, theres nothing rock and roll about Dionne Warwick. Not a chance. When you actually listen to his songs, theres not all that much there. She should have been inducted with Dusty. Bernie Taupin (Elton Johns lyricist) Unbelievably influential to generations of guitarists. Enthusiastically so. BAD- Hard to listen to all the way through 2. Voter 2: Beyond the fact that Im not sure its totally cool that Tom Morello is on the nominating committee, Ive always found them to be artistically insubstantial. Now an official Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Landmark, the Nashville institution hosted a night of reimagined songs by Hall inductees performed by Charlie Worsham, Caitlyn Smith, The War & Treaty, Gavin DeGraw, the Cadillac Three and More It didnt feel to me that there was any reason I should vote for him now. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Reveals Class of 2022 Dolly Parton, Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Lionel Richie & Carly Simon lead the Class of 2022. Now that Meredith is gone, it is business as usual at Grey Sloan Memorial. Hell say it he got a huge boost from being a white rapper and being transgressive. The way in which he was embraced by critics, put on the cover of Spin dressed as the guy from A Clockwork Orange, and all this other horseshit early on? Chaka Khan ')[1] ? Guess what, he got inducted this year, so I didnt need to write about after all. Their last album, Beautiful Friction was release in 2012. During his career, the prolific actor inhabited an array of troubled characters. And I go into every album wanting to love it, so thats my starting point for every review. They were nominated for two Grammys. Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, the Eurythmics, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon were inducted in 2022. Then theres his political message and the importance of that the oppression he fought against in Nigeria, to the point where the military blew his house up and killed his mom. Voter 1: [Making gagging sound.] Still others belong in other categories. The current roster of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Snubs (In Order Of Writing): https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-chicago/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-kraftwer/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2011/04/26/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-the-steve-miller-band/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-rush/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-the-moody-blues/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-heart/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-bryan-adams/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-paul-carrack/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-sweet/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-the-doobie-brothers/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-donna-summer/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-the-carpenters/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-joy-division-new-order/, 14. Karen selected by Drummer and Musician magazine as Greatest Drummer. Its indescribably great. Luther Vandross, On the fence: Link Wray I suppose his sexuality has hurt him. Electric Light Orchestra (Inducted 2017)/Jeff Lynne/The Traveling Wilburys, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-elo-jeff-lynne-traveling-wilburys/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/07/18/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-bon-jovi/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-gerry-rafferty/, https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/why-arent-they-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-the-cars/, 18. A lot of their approaches and ideas are strong and clear at this point. Felas work seems canonical to me. If she had sold 10 million records in the United States as opposed to the rest of the world, we wouldnt be having this conversation.