I find it incredible that The Cure have not been inducted as of yet.

They not only have been making music for nearly thirty years,they are STILL selling out large venues when they tour!

They are also one of the bands most cited by other bands as being an influence on them(the new bands).

Certainly seems like more than enough to warrant induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!

For all you Cleveland bashers the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation in NEW YORK selects the inductees (NOT the Rock Hall in Cleveland) - This is the biggest reason most deserving artists aren’t in. RUSH is the most deserving of all non-inductees.

Out of all of them Beck, runDMC, and the Stooges deserve it the most. Metallica lost all credibility when they started prosecuting their fans, and they destroyed their reputation with that act. Hence their new album sounding like their older stuff - no one wants them around anymore. Further, Metallica doctored their sound to appeal to a ‘pop’ crowd. They didn’t bring anything to the table that was no or inventive, they don’t deserve it. Selling out is not rock and roll. The Stooges, Beck, and runDMC on the other hand all had a signature sound which was wholly unique and inventive, and they never compromised for popularity.

I loved early Metallica, and consider Master of Puppets one of the finest rock albums ever. They belong there.
However, it is perplexing why a band like YES, without whom bands like Metallica never would have existed, are not in there.
The power and aggression found on “Fragile” in tracks like “South Side of the Sky” or “Heart of the Sunrise” relative to “Master” was far superior considering it was made 15 years prior, with far more commercial success despite having 4 instrumentals and 3 tracks over 8 minutes long.
And keep in mind “Fragile” wasn’t even their best album !

Evidently the people in charge of this bogus Hall of Fame don’t know a Damn thing about Rock’n Roll! Another reason for me NOT to go to Cleveland!!!

Metallica has EVERY RIGHT to be inducted. They are the absolute BEST EVER! You guys are naming all these people that either don’t fit in the rock criteria, haven’t put out any decent songs in years, or that SUCK! I think that you guys are pissed off because your bands aren’t there. Well too bad! I admit, I don’t think that EITHER ONE of the other groups that were inducted were deserving, but I definitely think Metallica belongs there and when you guys are making the money and selling out every show like they are, then you can run your mouths, but until then, take a chill pill, ok? I love CLIFF (RIP), glad Jason was there too, cuz he was awesome, too, but CONGRATS JAMES, LARS, KIRK, and ROB!!!! You guys are AMAZING! You were amazing when I was a teenager, and you’re still amazing today! Much deserved, and I am totally THRILLED!!!!

Rundmc is not rock and roll and neither is grandmaster flash, this is not the hip-hop hall of fame. Induct artists that write their own music and not just the lyrics, anybody can put words over other peoples songs. OH about Mariah Carey having more num #1 hits than Elvis or the Beatles, that maybe true but Elvis and the Beatles worked hard for their number one hits, Carey hasn’t worked hard since her 3rd CD…All the number ones after that were manufactured and apparently so was her voice too, because she is not half the singer she used to be.

It’s supposed to be the
“Rock ‘N’ Roll” Hall Of Fame, right?? Well. what defines
“Rock ‘N’ Roll”, anyway????
Do James Taylor, Bob Marley
& Run DMC even belong in
this genre??
Granted, the whole idea of
what is or isn’t this style
has grown more ambiguous with the decades, but how broad are the criteria going to be??
Just for the record,
in the early days, there were
legitimate white rock ‘n’ rollers
as well as black ones & even some integrated groups. If you don’t believe me, do your research.
A few names off the top of my head:
Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran,
Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps (all of whom
wrote & performed original songs).
Plus, if history has been accurate
(of which there’s no guarantee), the phrase “Rock ‘N’ Roll” itself was coined by a white DJ,
Alan Freed, who made lots of sacrifices to get musicians heard
because he thought they deserved
widespread attention. Many were
black, but some were white (not all
white music stars were phonies like Pat Boone).
Different sub-categories notwithstanding (the possibilities are endless–punk, alternative, progressive, to name a few), maybe we need to come up with a new name for this “Hall Of Fame”, if so many different entirely separate genres are going to be spotlighted.
If the name is going to be
retained (which is almost certainly
going to be the case), then the
pioneers who made the most important musical & cultural contributions to the genre (as accurately as can be determined) as its progressed need to be acknowledged before any “related” genre is allowed to take
center stage.
That said, I think the most blatant omissions include (but certainly are not limited to):

Alice Cooper
Yes
Rush
Sound Barrier
Genesis
Suzanne Vega (okay, so she might be
considered borderline R ‘N’ R,
but I think she qualifies)
The Stooges (who, according to
the list I saw, have not, in fact,
been inducted, but I also don’t see
any historical listing for
Pat Benatar, who I could swear
was an inductee a couple of years ago–what’s going on??????)
The MC5
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
The Monkees—-to reiterate
Kon Krypton, YES, The Monkees,
one of the most underrated groups ever, who, in fact, could & ultimately did write some of their own songs & did play their own intruments after protesting that they were being shut out of making musical decisions that directly affected their career & who personally invited Jimi Hendrix
to open for them (the audience just
kept screaming for The Monkees, though, & Hendrix quit the tour).

Finally, if separate genres (or,
better yet, artists who refuse to be limited to one genre, are going to be included, how about LONG
overdue acknowledgement of
(in no particular order):

Tom Waits
Carla Bley
Todd Rundgren
Conlon Nancarrow
Tom Lehrer
& I know I’m forgetting a whole lot
of other deserving people, too (most of whom are not included in the posts above), but this is a good starter list.
By the way, R ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame inductees have to have been in the business for at least 25 years. Has Blink 182 been around since 1984???
Is anyone still reading this????
I guess I made the stupid mistake
of taking all of this WAAAAAYYYYY
too seriously. Sorry.

I’ve gotta put in a word for “The Monkees”.. they were put together for a tv show after all by Don Kirshner. But consider

1) Madonna was a young fan of theirs and yet SHE’S already in
2) Had 2 huge albums at no. 1 in 1967 and nearly shut out Sgt. Pepper from the top spot entirely. Outsold everyone else that year.
3) Used popular songwriters, session musicians(so did the Beach Boys..so did Motown..in fact the SAME musicians in many cases), and producers for their first records.. one of those musicians was billy preston who of course would appear three years later on the Beatles Get Back and work with the Rolling Stones from 1970 - 1976. Songwriters like Neil Diamond,Harry Nilsson(friend of John Lennon), Carol King(who wrote several singles for the Animals! etc.)
4) Battled their producers and handlers and fought for creative control and the right to play from their 2nd album on! Mickey Dolenz is one of the great voices in rock… with a quality to his voice similar to “Dream On” era Steven Tyler… the guy did some fine work..nothing fake about that!
5) Yeah they were a product.. but just like a trip to the guitar store … the Monkees were a cool funny vision of rock and roll.. as seen through the eyes of a jaded tv sitcom… but hey.. how many OTHER tv shows had an episode which opens with the Beatles “Good Morning Good Morning” or can boast that members of the group were in attendance when the Beatles recorded “A Day in the Life”?

The Monkees should be in the Hall..

6) The Sex Pistols covered WHICH band’s song on their first album?

Meat Loaf, Journey, Styx, Kiss, Three Dog Night, Genesis, Rush, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Judus Priest, Def Leppard, Motorhead, Bad Company, ABBA, Deep Purple, Steppenwolf, Yes, Alice Cooper, Chicago, Motley Crue, Moody Blues, Cheap Trick, Billy Squire, REO Speedwagon, Kansas, Air Supply, Herman’s Hermits, Huey Lewis and the News, Rainbow, Uriah Heap, The Scorpions, James Gang, Asia, Bryan Adoms, Neil Diamond, Boston, Foreigner, Culture Club, Doobie Brothers, Grand Funk Railroad, Foghat, AC/DC, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Hall & Oats, The Guess Who…just a few band that should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame over stupid motherfuckin’ Metallica.

Steve Miller, Neil Diamond, Jethro Tull, Grand Funk, ELO, TED NUGENT for christ’s sake, KISS, Tommy James and the Shondells—not in the rrhof????….WTF!!!!!….oh and Alice Cooper and Deep Purple too…..this whole thing sucks as bad as Cleveland does itself…we all know this should have been built in Detroit “Rock City” and the buuttheads in charge shoukld be fired.

I think that Blink-182 should bee inducted in the hall of fame,because they have worked there asses off with a lot of projects and there newer stuff still stays true to the old.

theres alot of other metal bands deserve 2 get in and never will like maiden preist def leppard motorhead anything glam shouldn’t get in cuz i overheard someone say motley crue should get in when i think different and im surprised that no1 said anything about CCR cuz they are another great band that deserves 2 get in or either bad company another great band that deserves 2 get in shit i can go on all night naming bands but i been waitin for metallica 2 get in cuz i been a really huge fan for years

No progressive rock inductees = no credibility. Sorry, but the Bangs/Xga/Marsh axis does NOT constitute arbiters of taste or style.

What the hell… DMC!! the rnrhof is officially dead if they get in. They might as well add the bay city rollers and fuckin 50cent. Hell why not add thomas edison and fucking martha fucking stewert too. They are about as rock as DMC. Atleast martha stewert has good taste.

Its great reading all of this buzz about rock n roll, which was created by black Americans and totally stolen from them by whites…During that time whites listened to Pat Boone. Whites have the nerve to steal black Americans music in the first place, and then the nerve again to say what rock n roll is. Too funny.

Halls of Fame and awards are often just canning life for tourists of music, something which honest Rock has been so successful in releasing music from before big money got wind - and now we have so much insider corruption. So, no lament for those free of “induction” - what a word, sounds like a funeral. Think about it! Someone gets an idea with big bucks and the world makes it into a shrine. Great to preserve the best and all. But you can’t compare ABBA - not my taste - who Bono puts among the top bands of all, and Canned Heat. Yet, who’s the most talented? ABBA. Ever heard of Focus? Pick up “Hamburger Concerto”. Probably the best instrumental band of all. It’s a sunburst of variety and beauty. Let’s not whittle it down to someone’s idea of entombment and argue about who should be interred.

Halls of Fame and awards are often just canning life for tourists of music, something which honest Rock has been so successful in releasing music from before big money got wind - and now we have so much insider corruption. So, no lament for those free of “induction” - what a word, sounds like a funeral. Think about it! Someone gets an idea with big bucks and the world makes it into a shrine. Great to preserve the best and all. But you can’t compare ABBA - not my taste - who Bono puts among the top bands of all, and Canned Heat. Yet, who’s the most talented? ABBA. Ever heard of Focus? Pick up “Hamburger Concerto”. Probably the best instrumental band of all. It’s a sunburst of variety and beauty. Let’s not whittle it down to someone’s idea of entombment and argue about who should be interred.

MetallicA…………..its about time!

FRANKLY IF YOU SOLD MORE THAN ONE RECORD YOUR IN…WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE IT REALLY DOESN’T AMOUNT TO A HILL OF BEANS

Madonna? Run Dmc? What the hell? where is Cheap Tricks nom? Most 90’s bands will tell you(nirvana pearl jam STP etc…) HUGE influence! they were rock and punk at the same time!! Hello 12 string bass anyone? this thing is a joke!!!!!!! catering to the kiddies

Procal Harum isnt inducted SHAME!
HUMBLE PIE ISNT,,,SHAME
I was not a ALICE COOPER FAN but he belongs in the R&R hal of FLOP
YES isnt inducted? notabig fan eiter but stil thy were huge and a huge influance
Deep Purle too not abig fan butdeserve to be honored
BLIND FAITH STEVIE WINDOWOOD..musical genius
there not in
not Steven ray vaugh
and NO IGGY POP AN THE NEW YORK DOLLS
NO TELEVISION
NO JOHNNY THUNEDERS?
angain NO IGGY POP
this is supposedto be about arit and influence and how an artist change d musical history with there art
but it seems who ever is voting is who made them money
CHIC
f that crap!
NEW YORK DOLLS AND IGGY AND HUMBLE PIE AND PROCAL HARUM
dam it took them long enoughto indictthe ronnettes
are the dhagralias in cos they sure belong
and DION
well what do expect the first indiction didnt include HENDRIX
so you couldsee it was bull
did they indict ELVIS THE BEATLES STONE AND JIME HENDRIX the firsttime?
chucky berry little richard
awh who gives acrap
its all about the money now
NOTTALENT
at leat they have the incredible JEFF BECK…………finally
shame on the hall of fame well actually the fat cats that hold the major votes and nominations
shame on them andya if your gonna have rap them put in PAVOROTTTI
he was a KING

NEW YROK DOLLS
IGGY POp AND THE STOOGES
what is wrong withthese people not inducting them
JOHNNY THUNDERS ON HiS OWN MERIT WHO EVER FREAKING HAIR BAND WORSHIPED and other BANDS
and MC5
CHIC
pleeeeze give me a freakin break
total crap
also TERY REID AND RORY GALLERGER
IS JOHN MAYHALL IN OR LONG JOHN BALDRY?
thank god for JEFF BECK ON his own
shame on the hall of fame
all the garbage they inducted and not JEFF BECK
or the NY DOLLS IGGY AND MC5
its like saying PAVAROTTI was a two bit dude who sang commerical jingles which we all know he WASNT DOING
he was a master
F the HALL OF SHAME

The hall & Cleveland is a joke. It has low lighting, the display descriptions are in tiny type, & when you ask the Cleveland yahoos about why KISS is not in there yet, they all act like its Kiss’s fault. Madonna is not rock & roll. They say the only living member of Skynrd is Gary Rossington. Billy Powell is still stroking the keys. Place needs help.

i hope the rock n roll hall of fame gets there worst rating ever because of all the crap that is nominated this year except jeff beck and danm it put rush in and f the rest

why the hell is everyone dissing metallica they are the best metal band ever
u guys are jus haters cuz ur favorites havent gone in yet
anf im glad thaf cliff burton an jason newsted are gonna get honored too
rip cliff

It all started back in the 50’s kicked up via a a non-stop rocker chick endlessly rocking in Europe and South Pac. Suzie Quatro puts the rock n’ roll subsequent chicks to shame. The Hall of Fame is corrupted forever……

Metallica before Priest and Maiden? Don’t get me wrong, nothing against Metallica but I would expect they would put the founders of the genre in first…

turtles..monkees…paul revere and the raiders..

moody blues and badfinger

This is the list in my opinion of the top ten bands/people who should be inducted:1.Deep Purple 2.Steppenwolf 3.Moody Blues 4.Blue Oyster Cult 5.Alice Cooper 6.Humble Pie 7.Heart 8.Judas Priest 9.Iron Maiden 10.(tied).Journey/Supertramp

No disrespect to Run-Dmc but this is the rock ‘n’ roll hall of fame right? I know there’s lots of debate about what rock music is but I think everyone can agree what it’s not. It’s not rap. I think the committee lost focus a long time ago. Why not reach out to jazz and let’s induct Miles Davis and John Coltrane. How about some country? Hand Williams Sr. anyone? My point is it’s not supposed to be the pop music hall of fame…or the talented musicians hall of fame. It’s for rock music. Even including all deserving rock bands has proved challenging to these clowns (see all the posts here). They act like there’s a shortage of acts to nominate and they have to scramble to reach reach out to non-rock music genres just to fill the spots. I for one am glad they stuck this thing in Cleveland. Who would want this abominable hall in their town anyway? It’s embarrassing. If I were an artist, I would look at not being in it as a badge of honor and a proof of real rock n’ roll credibility. Only a sell out would accept a nomination from this joke of a hall these days. The early - and mostly legitimate inductees should all ask to be removed and leave this nonsense to Madonna, ‘artists’ of her ilk, and the corporate monkeys that run the music business. Real rock n’ roll is not about halls of fame.

I see the Stooges got snubbed again. You should have put them in last year while Ron would have still been alive to enjoy it. So they’re good enough to cover Madonna songs but not good enough to be in your hall.

Why the hell have King Crimson, Yes, Alice Cooper, Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band or Deep Purple not been inducted or been nominated yet?

The Hall of Shame…how many great people have been ignored. No offense to the people in it but truthfully, how are these “people” who select? Because they are not doing a very good job. So many have been passed over because certain “people” don’t like them, have a personal thing against them, or whatever stupid reason. Kiss, Linda Ronstandt, Chicago, The Runaways, Motley Crue, Journey, Moody Blues, Cheap Trick, Yes and the list goes on….The selection panel needs some new blood in there…

Weird Al. What’s the matter, is rock afraid to make a little fun of itself?

I see allot of you critisizing the fact that Metallica is inducted before their influence’s…
A few of the bands like Maiden have been around for ages…but Metallica has been touring and making music non stop for over 27years…no breaks, no stops, and dont even mention the Saint Anger this with James, the majority of the songs were laid down basically before that, and that is why they will be inducted first.

I agree though that any other form of music has no right to be in the Hall of Fame, Rock is Rock.

Not rap, not pop neither R & B.

This is a very exclusive club for those who have paid their dues and have been there and will always have their mark on the music industry.

Metallica…all i’ll say is that they deserve this way more than allot of the so-called influences who made music for 10years and then faded away. They should make the eligability for bands who have been rocking for 25years, not for those who’s name has been around that long.

Then we will get to see real bands get their dues.

METAL!!!!!

p.s: Madonna…WTF??????

In addition to my previse comments(for those of you who read them) I also belive that we, all the rock and roll music fans, should decide who gets into this hall of fame for what qualifies these so called journalists and ‘’experts'’ too decide what music is good and worthy for such a hall.Like the bands on my lists below who sometimes are even forgotten by the people writting these comments,why are they not good enough?Or the bands that almost everyone complains about on this forum.If only we the actual people who have stuck by this music for better or worse, not the opinionistic critic,could decide who belongs in this place.If our,yes our not the critics and not only mine, our voice could be heard then the Moody Blues fan,the Steppenwolf fan,the Deep Purple fan,the Judas Priest fan,me the Humble Pie fan,the Rush fan,and every other kind of fan could be a happy man.

Glad to see that The Stooges will likely get some respect. Now how about the New York Dolls?

New editions to my list below:Billy Squier,REO Speedwagon,Procal Harum,Jimmy Buffet,Triumph,Television,Rich ard Hell and the Voidoids,Sammy Hagar.solo,Ten Years After,Sprit,Gentle Giant,Peter Frampton.solo,Spooky Tooth,13th Floor Elevator,Frijid Pink,Boz Scaggs,The Kingsmen,The Edgar Winter Group,Motley Crue,Gary Lewis and the Playboys,Focus,The Joe Perry Project,The Replacements,The Flamin’ Groovies,J.D. Souther,The Marshall Tucker Band,Fairport Convention,Air Supply,Status Quo,America,Ultimate Spinach,Husker Du,Utopia,Kansas,Bachmen-Turne r Overdrive,Poco,Dire Straits,.38 Special,Pat Benatar,Canned Heat,Bad Brains,Grass Roots,The Damned,Gary Glitter,Blind Faith,Nazareth,Amboy Dukes,Cactus,Manfred Mann,Montrose,The Strawberry Alarmclock,Sir Lord Baltimore,Buzzcocks,Herman’s Hermits,Quill,Gerry and the Pacemakers,Hanoi Rocks,The Pretty Things,Huey Lewis and the News. Once again Thank you for listening.

Well since I just mentioned Humble Pie I have made a list of rock artists who have been mentioned very little or who have not been mentioned at all on this forum who might deserve to be inducted:Rainbow,Blue Oyster Cult,Uriah Heep,Ted Nugent,Pat Travers,Geogre Thorogood,The MC5,UFO,Vanilla Fudge,Mountain,Wishbone Ash,The Zombies,The Troggs,Styx,Free,Motorhead,The Scorpions,The Sweet,Dead Boys,James Gang,Rick Derringer,Joan Jett,Don Mclean,Chubby Checker,Meat Loaf,Richie Havens,Yngwie Malmsteem,Fotomaker,Dan Fogelberg,Suzi Quatro,Brownsville Station,10cc,Steve Perry.solo,Joe Walsh.solo,The Flying Burrito Brothers,Asia,The Alan Parsons Project,Blue Cheer,Bryan Adams,Iron Butterfly,Queensryche,The Goodrats,Argent,Golden Earring,Supertramp. This is not based on my opinion on the person or band. Also,Judas Priest,Iron Maiden,Moody Blues,etc. have not been mentioned on my list because many people have already mentioned their names.Thank you for reading

What about bands that haven’t even been mentioned yet like Humble Pie

Why is Rush not in here. All of the acts nominated are deserving I’m sure. Here’s an idea…why don’t you ask the nominess if Rush should be in… then they will get in for sure. 40 years together? 60,000 plus in RIO?? Most great musicians can say RUSH is a great band and should be in there. Let’s noe forget what music is about… It is not about what you like or dislike.. or how much money you bring in… it is about the expression of ideas brought together with sound in order to tell a story or make a statement. Rush has clearly done this over the years. No one can deny that. There is no greater 3 man band.

The Hall of fame is a joke without Deep Purple.How in the name of all that’s holy have they not been nominated yet?

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As a Founding member of the RRHOF, I ashamed that Neil Diamond has not been inducted. He is the most deserving of single artists left out. Why isn’t the Moody Blues on that Induction list? Let’s get this show on the road, folks.

why would a rap group ever be nominated? its in the title ROCK N ROLL hall of fame. Not HIP HOP. Fuck rap.

Are you serious?! No Rush, Genesis, Deep Purple or Yes?! These bands have all been eligible for 10 years; some of them 15. What a shame. Why does it seem that the hall of fame has to so blatantly degrade all bands that are somewhat progressive rock oriented? All of them are unbelievably talented. In my honest opinion, Fuck the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. What a laugh!

No Judas priest,Maiden,kiss or deep purple this is complete bullshit. Without these bands Metallica would not exist.

I agree that Deep Purple should definely be on the list. Smoke on the Water was one of the first songs I learned on many instruments (flute, sax, guitar,and bass guitar).
I also think that metal has been overlooked…judas priest, iron maiden, slayer, etc.
I am happy with the Metallica choice, but i agree their are others who may have deserved it first.

Stooges
Chic
Wanda Jackson
Little Anthony and the Imperials
Jeff Beck

All others may go now.

And Heart and ELO most definitely for the next couple of years…

Stooges
Chic
Wanda Jackson
Little Anthony and the Imperials
Jeff Beck

All others may go now.

And Heart and ELO most definitely for the next couple of years…

Most overdue for the RNR Hall:

1. STOOGES
2. MC5
3. New York Dolls
4. Chicago
5. ABBA

Yeah, you read me right–ABBA. In terms of worldwide sales and popularity, ABBA are only second in history to the Beatles. They’ve sold a quarter billion records! And they’ve managed to stay relevant in popular culture (Mamma Mia! musical and movie) and make money without reuniting ONCE EVER! Other bands struggle on stage performing while in their 60s and 70s, while Bjorn and Benny write songs for musicals in the studio and make bank! And without the Swedish ABBA, no band that didn’t come from America or England could ever have a shot to make it in the music business, even today! They deserve it! And yes they could rock fairly well (listen to their early albums). And “Weird Al” Yankovic should make it based on his singular contribution and longetivity as a “novelty act” alone. He’s amazing. I know I’m a dark horse here, at least based on my last two picks…

The RnR HoF is not what it seems. Qualified artists are left out quite often. It’s kinda like, well, remember high school? As far as Rolling Stone magazine, since the 70’s they’ve been out of touch. I’m not sure who the nominees and some inductees had to suck off but the HoF will not be getting any of my hard earned $. I’m not going to worry about what some corporation justifies!

why don’t you guys just throw “darts” @ a board or close your eyes and point to a group, makes as much sense as run dmc being nominated.

Hey, if we’re talking about honoring those who made Rock what it is today, we need Moody Blues, ELO, Monkees (YES, the Monkees), Rush, Styx, Boston, Foreigner. NOW, please!

KISS and Cheap Trick. C’mon already.

The Hall of Fame is run by the same people who run this magazine so if you have complaints file it with Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone hates KISS therefore KISS will never be in the Hall of Fame. Do not view the Rock and Roll Hall the same as sports hall’s for instance because the Rock one is basically run by a very small group with extreme agendas.

Hello? Are you kidding me ?

New kids on the block should be in before Metallica .

And Pet shop boys before Jeff Beck.

Village people should be before stooges.

Culture Club should be before stevie ray vaughn.

Dj Jazzy jeff and the fresh prince
should be inducted before Deep Purple.

These bands should never be allowed in they are not rock and roll! see list below

Rush ,deep purple, thin lizzy,
alice cooper ,doobie brothers , grand funk railroad, cheap trick ,
elo, moody blues ,war,rush, yes,
motorhead ,genesis,iron maiden ,ozzy solo, judas priest, rainbow, foghat,

Demand NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK for the ( Rock Hall of fame) Now!
End of story

metallica are you kidding me?

Does anyone have a clue what rock is ? Nkotb is the real deal greatest rock band in history
better than the beatles,rolling stones ,led zeppelin etc.

Metallica are you kidding me ?
Thay are not rock at all

As long as Link Wray and the Wraymen aren’t in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it really isn’t The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was recording proto-metal in the 50’s. Practically invented the Power Chord. Got an instrumental banned because it sounded dangerous. A lot of people are listing fine choices, but how many are really more influential than Link Wray? Ask Jeff Beck or Pete Townsend. They owe a lot of their style and sound to Link Wray…

yay for metallica!

i think metallica is the band who run on first place this year for the rock and roll hall of fame.

Since everybody and their brother gets into this ridiculously overhyped and over rated “rock n roll” hall, I nominate The Fragments. That was a band I had back in high school. We did Beatles/Stones and pop covers of the time and were pretty good. So…..since no-one knows what the criteria is……..I nominate my former band because we deserve it as much as some of the acts that are in there.

Where’s Ministry? Without Al Jourgensen’s unit, there is no NIN!

Metallica, yes.

..but before their influences, Maiden, UFO, Scorpions just to name a few.

Lots of bands should be in, many of those mentioned…In terms of glaring omissions: Moody Blues have had the widest influence and possibly the longest career.

I agree, what about Rush? That said, hell yes The Stooges before Rush. Jesus people, learn some music history.

I agree, what about Rush? That said, hell yes The Stooges before Rush. Jesus people, learn some music history.

Yertle, don’t get way ahead of yourself. The Chili Peppers are a real good band but the Beatles or Led Zep they AIN’T!

they need RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS in the rock hall of fame
they are the best there is,
the best there was and,
the best there ever will be…..

they need RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS in the rock hall of fame
they are the best there is,
the best there was and,
the best there ever will be…..

Chicago,Doobie brothers,Moody Blues, and even the Monkees. Or even Mike Nesmith. come on!!!!

What about Pat Boone? He’s the 2nd best selling artist of the 50’s next to Elvis with 38 top ten hits, 6 #1’s 45 million sold and is listed as the #7 singles artist of the rock era. Also where’s Connie Francis and Paul Anka?

The Sex Pistols didn’t show up in 2007……yawnn………I’m so over these middle age has been-never was-out of tune playin’-always angry at something-rage against anything-talentless anarchists….just go away already….

Metallica
The Stooges - Long overdue
Jeff Beck - Guitar legend

They all deserved to be in

Run DMC…ummm ok, But where’s Public Enemy, 25 year eligibilty hasn’t come around yet?

What! No Black Flag,No Germs,No Dead Kennedys? and Chic is in,
I rather see Ohio Players in before Chic!!! at least they were
funky as hell and influenced by bunch of HipHop artists.,
Personally, I have no problem with
Rap/HipHop artists being there.

BUT STEVIE RAY,DEEP PURPLE,ALICE COOPER,MC5,CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, LOVE,RUSH,YES,KING CRIMSON,(just to name a few), even Kiss(even though not a big fan of them)
ALL DESERVE TO BE THERE &
STILL HASNT BEEN INDUCTED YET WTF!!!.

Who had the last laugh when Sex Pistols refused to show up at the R&R Hall of Fame back in 2007.
IN YO FACE!!!

Christ… induct Cheap Trick already! Don’t believe me? Here’s just one piece of data for you - Foo Fighters myspace - list of influences: Cheap Trick AND the lovely Robin Zander mentioned in the first breath. Theres a million other reasons but I’m too lazy to do your research for you unless you can pony up some cash. Its enough already - tis ludicrous. I’m done asking nice - I DEMAND INDUCTION!

What about KISS?!? They’ve been eligible for TEN FREAKIN’ YEARS!!! And never a nomination! If they ever got into the R&RHOF, they’d need to build a new wing onto the place just for them! (Oh, and Rolling Stone: Why, in the history of your rag, have they never made the cover?)

Moody Blues Steppenwolf
Linda Ronstandt Bad Company
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
Jethro Tull Neil Diamond
The Guess Who Deep Purple
Tommy James Chicago
Three Dog Night ALICE COOPER
Marc Bolan/T.Rex

WANDA JACKSON!!!!!!!!!!!! IT’S ABOUT TIME!!!!!!! YAY!

It will indeed be a travesty if the first woman to ever record rock ‘n’ roll doesn’t get inducted. … While she’s still living and performing. NOW IS THE TIME!!!

i feel bad for the intern that has to file all these comments.

For the love of God will you induct Cheap Trick already! They’ve been eligible since 2002! What more does this band have to do to prove that they’re worthy?

Agreed:
RINGO!!

Agreed:
RINGO!!

If I’m correct, Nariah Carey hasn’t passed the Beatles yet. And while I appreciate her great talent and with her being nice to look at, she doesn’t deserve to be said in the same breath as The Beatles. It should never have been called the Rock andf Roll Hall Of Fame. Maybe the Pop/Rock Music Hall Of Fame. No Stevie Ray, no Ringo but we have the Stooges (I prefer Moe, Larry and Curley) and Little Anthony?!
Make mine a double…
D

What about RINGO STARR?! What’s the criteria to get in, record sales? If that’s the case, Ringo on his own has sold more records than half the hall! Aside from being one of the most influential rock drummers of all time and being part of the greatest show on earth, it’s a disgrace that he’s not in. Oh yeh, I guess War, Womack and Chic took up all the room. WTF????!!!!

Cheap Trick should have been inducted long ago. I’ve never heard a good reason why they are not. I have no use for the R&RHofF and won’t be busting my ass to get to Cleveland any time soon.

Cheap Trick should be in the hall.

The fact that Stevie Ray Vaughan isn’t even nominated is an absolute travesty. He was without doubt one of the top blues/rock musicians of the last 50 years. He should have been elected the minute he was eligible. A clear example of why popular music is so screwed up these days.

And…With the 40th Anniversary of the original 1969 “WOODSTOCK”, a special Rock & Roll Hall of Fame award should be given to all the musicians involved, and to the people that put it together. I also recommend to everyone that reads Rolling Stone Magazine to visit The Woodstock Museum in Bethel, N.Y. They truly managed to capture the era and the Woodstock event. They also built a great musiv venue on the property, and purposely they didn’t build anything on the property where the actual stage was. It’s as if it’s sacred ground. It will be interesting to see what will be done to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of “Woodstock”.

Everyone’s choices are all valid and great, but the most overlooked are Beatle “Ringo Starr”. He had more solo hits than the rest of The Beatles, and he was the drummer of The Beatles, and another Apple Records band “BADFINGER”. This band went through a lot of bad times, but still managed to knock out such hits as “Come & Get it”, “No Matter What”, “Day After Day”, “Baby Blue”, and the song that Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey covered “Without You”. Hey…What about Harry Nilsson?

METALLICA!!

Wait a minute.. don’t you have to play rock-n-roll in order to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

No, you don’t. I’d have to say about 40 to 50% of the inductees in the Rock Hall are not truly Rock acts. Look at all the R&B (including many Motown acts), Blues, Country and other types of music in there.

The Rock Hall really salutes the music of the last 50+ years, not just Rock.

And the Hall of Fame itself is beautiful - Janis’ hand painted car hanging from the rafters, Elmore James’ beautifully banged up National guitar, Hank Williams white emboidered suit, Jimi’s childhood drawings, Mr. Rottens handwritten lyrics for God Save the Queen,Becks ‘64 Fender Esquire, Johnny Thunders Les Paul, Paul Simonon’s bass he’s breaking on the cover of London Calling, Jimi’s hat with scarf, Roy Orbison’s glasses…and on and on. And the building is a perfect glass design by I.M Pei, overlooking the water, it’s magnificent. And again it’s a Popular music hall, blues, country, R&B. You saying Otis Redding, Hank Williams, Muddy Waters, and Robert Johnson shouldn’t be in there ? Pleeeeze..

Oh crap, the yearly Rush and Kiss fan whining is here. As always - Rush is officially The Worst Band of All Time, drum solos, prog rock, pseudo-intellectual lyrics, that guy with the super mullet yodeling like a dying cat to top it all off. And sales and longevity don’t equal quality, Mariah Carey has more #1’s than the Beatles or Elvis, Barry Manilow has warbled for 35 years, Celine Dion, shall I go on ??? And again it’s a hall of fame for “Popular Music”, i.e. non classical and jazz. RUN DMC is an easy choice, they rocked like mutha’s in the synthesizer 80’s. Iggy should have been in on the first ballot. Beck should be in. The rest our close calls, except for Metallica, metal is a silly joke,a notch below Yodeling and Prog rock in music quality. And Deep Purple ? Yes ? Lot’s of old burnouts out there blogging.

INDUCT RUSH YOU EH-HOLES!

stooges, deep purple, bobby womack, wanda jackson, metallica, jeff beck, run dmc, but isnt there a hip hop hall of fame? I’m just sayin if there was they wouldnt have any rock acts in there.

A Jeff Beck induction is imperative because he’s the world’s greatest living guitarist. Jeff Beck’s revered by Page, Clapton, Gilmour, May, Iommi, Vai, Satriani, Scholz and Slash. He’s also an animal loving vegetarian, a hot rod fanatic and a British guitar God.

I for one will NEVER EVER visit the RNRHOF. It’s nothing but corporate BS run by a bunch of Gordon Gekko types who just wanna make a buck. They don’t deserve great bands like Rush, The Coop, AC/DC, Kiss, etc.

Seriously, SRV should be number 1 on this list this year. then Bon Jovi number 2. Rush shouldn’t even get recognized.

come on induct the monkees!!!!!!

Rush may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but 35 years of sellout concerts and gold records, and a rabidly faithful fan base, almost no airplay, surviving trends of punk, hair metal, disco, bad 80’s brit pop, etc., personal tragedies, and the 3 of them are still going strong. Give credit where credit is due.

I was actually thinking of watching the awards this year..believing Stevie Ray Vaughan would be elected easily. You’re kidding right? Vaughan is one of the premier blues-rock musicians of the last 50 years..he doesn’t even get nominated? No wonder popular music is so screwed up.

How did Run DMC get in? I like hip-hop, but DMC should not get in before SRV, Steve Miller, Skynrd, ELO, Jeff Beck or any solo Beatle. Is this a politically correct move? If so, I’de prefer War and/or Tupac or Biggie over DMC!

people, AC/DC is in the Rock Hall of Fame. They came in same year as the Police did back in 04 or 05.

New York Dolls
Iggy and the Stooges
Roxy Music
King Crimson
Kiss
AD/DC
Rush
Tom Waits
SRV
Iron Maiden
Joy Division
The Cure
Metallica

So many bands that deserve this. Hard to take it seriously with Madonna over Iggy last year. And RunDMC is not Rock&Roll.

Johhny Lydon was on the right path when he told the RARHOF to “fuck off”.

rock n roll is dead

Siouxsie and the Banshees
The B-52’s
Kate Bush

Metallica deserves it. You guys are just a bunch of haters.

RUSH
KISS
Deep Purple
Jethro Tull
Steve Winwood (Solo)
Pete Townshend (Solo)
Chicago
Journey
Grand Funk Railroad

Deep Purple
Jethro Tull
Steve Winwood (Solo)
Pete Townshend (Solo)
Chicago
Journey
Grand Funk Railroad

Er, Motorhead already???

Another vote for Rush-they rock harder than many bands already inducted. R&R Hall of Shame strikes again. Typical big ego exec-has no clue as to what talent is and what ROCK really is. Kiss, Genesis, Yes-the list could go on for deserving bands. If I ever get to Cleveland, I’ll use their building as a urnal!

Don’t knock metallica, DMC, stooges or wanda jackson. Chic are not deserving. I could see Rush, the cure, tom waits, Maiden, Yes, and definitely AC/DC. This also means Slayer is coming around the bend. On and On south of heaven.

Run-DMC in the “Rock and Roll” Hall of Fame. Something about this is odd. You know just a little.

The Hall of Fame blows.

Metallica and RUN DMC are eligible on the ballot before Rush, Roxy Music, Yes, King Crimson, Pete Townshend solo, Mott the Hoople, Free, Jethro Tull and Deep Purple? It’s so wrong. What a bloated, richy-rich country club sham. Boo on the Hall of Fame.

Come on now… KISS, Genesis, Def Leppard and Judas Priest have all received VH1’s Rock Honors… Metallica are MTv Icons… What more do you people want?!?

Seriously though, the fact that Yes, Rush, Genesis (at least the incarnation with Peter Gabriel) and more importantly DEEP PURPLE haven’t been inducted is a travesty… Sure the whole Prog thing hasn’t been in vogue for a couple of decades now, but the body of work (not mention depth and breadth of styles and talent) should be celebrated… Same with Deep Purple… They produced an iconic body of work and Ritchie Blackmore himself is probably responsible for launching the careers of tens of thousands of guitarists (who hasn’t learned the intro to “Smoke on the Water” when first picking up the instrument?)… Besides, I’d like to see the Purps reunite for the ceremony, just to find out if Ritchie still has the pilgrim hat…

It will be another travesty if Wanda Jackson is not FINALLY inducted!

Honestly, The Stooges before Rush and Stevie Ray Vaughn???!!!! Hall of Shame just keeps getting worse. Next you’ll see Britney Spears and Berlin in there before any of the actual talented bands. Now, I like the Stooges, but they’re not deserving before Rush and SRV.

Where are RONSTADT - YES - MOODY BLUES -TOM WAITS - WARREN ZEVON -

THE RRHOF has become a joke

no Yes?

40 years of selling out stadiums Yes is among the fathers of Prog rock.

no Yes?

40 years of selling out stadiums Yes is among the fathers of Prog rock.

But, you knew already what a crock of shit it is. I’m just sayin’.

Anyone that says Billy Joel and James Taylor are more important to the history of Rock and Roll than Black Sabbath and KISS are deserves a beatdown.

The fact that Alice Cooper, Kiss and Deep Purple are constantly being ignored by the glorified Hard Rock Cafe is inexcuseable. They’ve refused to acknowledge the massive influence these bands have had, while inducting bands that have cited them as direct influences. Makes no sense.

When is Britney Spears going to be inducted? Such great talent there.

Uh, I think AC/DC got in a couple years ago. KISS and the Stooges are long overdue. Joy Division needs to be nominated too.

Lost Turntable Great List ACDC was put in 2003. but your right on with the rest.

Slayer is eligible now, and they haven’t got in.

Metal bands who haven’t gotten in:
Deep Purple
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Slayer
Def Leppard
AC MOTHERFUCKING DC

Gee thanks guys for ignoring Prog Rock again. Rush AND Genesis should be in there ya know.

Not to mention the INSULT you made by leaving Stevie Ray Vaughn off the list!

What about Kate Bush??? Who is Chic?

Still no Warren Zevon? no Tom Waits?

How can you induct Metallica without inducting Maiden? Just sayin’.

Wait a minute.. don’t you have to play rock-n-roll in order to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? How are rappers Run DMC a nominee? In that case you might as well throw in Luciano Pavarotti to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame too.

Yes, what about Rush. Rush deserves to be in. As do quite a lot of the bands and artists mentioned in the comments. The Hall of Fame really needs to get its act together.

This is crap. What about Menudo? Pimpinella anyone?

If you visit the rrhof website today you can click a link called,
‘The Jones Brothers Visit The Rock Hall!’

WHAT THE FUCK ARE THE JONAS BROTHERS????

hahahhahah aha WHAT A JOKE

Rush… ‘Nuff said.

I think in response to this, they should name their next album, “Bullshit.”

Who’s ‘the best’ lists? …Really?

Why get bent out of shape over a glorified Hard Rock Cafe??

I can’t believe that Rush, Tom Waits and DEEP PURPLE haven’t been inducted. This is just as big of a sham as the grammy’s.

NO Hall and Oates? No Guess Who?

NO Hall and Oates? No Guess Who?

Tom Waits is long overdue….i think Metallica wasn’t first ballot because at this point last year no on knew if they could even coexist at an induction ceremony and the RRHOF probably didn’t want another Van Halen situation…either way Metallica is way deserving of this…

It is unfathomable that Kiss has not been inducted yet. No one with a straight face can say that Chic rocks more than Kiss.

Well, hm. Run-DMC is a no-brainer. Chic SHOULD be a no-brainer (although where the hell is Donna Summer?). I’m not the world’s biggest Metallica fan, but they belong. I’m just curious: Is ’80s indie rock ever gonna get its due? Or will the voters continue to treat Husker Du, the Replacements, et al as irrelevant? And how are they going to explain that decision when Nirvana becomes eligible?

Iggy and the Stooges belong. Iggy’s solo work, just for releasing the awful “Candy” with that B-52’s crotch, does not. HAHAHA

Deep Purple not even being nominated yet is ridiculous!! So many artists have cited them as influences and they are true icons.

Uh, how exactly were Metallica not a first ballot hall-of-famer?!? That’s like making Cal Ripken or Mickey Mantle wait a year.

Metallica
Run DMC
Stooges
Chic
Jeff Beck

That’s it.

WANDA JACKSON!!!!!!!!!!!! IT’S ABOUT TIME!!!!!!! YAY!

Get KISS & RUSH!

What about the Cure… They influenced many people out there.

Captain Jack is correct. No Tom Waits, no credibility for the RRHOF. It’s a travesty that he isn’t in.

metallica should’ve gone in last year, but better late than never. iggy and the stooges, jeff beck, and run-dmc are great choices. motley crue deserves induction, where are they?

Chic, Wanda Jackson and War but no ELO?

Until Tom Waits is inducted, the whole thing is a sham.

The Rock Hall is more about who’s not inducted than who’s inducted.

if the stooges don’t go in this time, i give up on the hall of fame. for God’s sake. iggy pop should be in there TWICE: once with the stooges and once for his solo work. HALL OF FAME–GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER AND VOTE IGGY AND THE STOOGES IN. PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES.

what about Rush, come on!