8 bands who continue to be snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

[rags747]

Album sales and charts, I imagine. Also, probably add in opinions of their peers and technical music experts.

Based on album sales the Ramones would never have made it to the HOF. Music is a tough one I’m thinking.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

For sure. I was just transitioning from pop to rock when that first album hit and it is one of the first albums I spent my paper route money on. I agree that if you're going to put Joan Jett in you have to put Boston in. Alice in Chains, as well. "My" R&R HoF would be more exclusive and longevity would be a factor, though.

You might be able to talk me into Boston because of the groundbreaking stuff Scholtz did, though. Maybe.

Ya at the rate they are inducting people wont be long until almost everyone is in. I can't wait, Poison for RRHOF 2029.

 

[nobody]

The only problem I have with Boston is that, to me, most of their songs sound pretty much the same.

I like Boston, but a truer description of their music was never made.

 

[SlammedZero]

I never understood why people get mad when other genres get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Yeah, I get that it's called rock & roll, but rock has always been more than just a sound. It’s a movement, an energy, a rebellion that shaped the future of music. It helped give birth to other genres and inspired countless artists. The Hall of Fame isn’t just about a specific genre; it’s about influence, impact, and legacy. If an artist has shaped music, redefined what’s possible, or inspired generations, they belong there.

 

[Hardline]

Green Day is quite a kick azz band no doubt.

Green Day belongs in the dumpster.

 

[Hardline]

No one ever mentions Tool

Danny Carey alone should put them in the RRHOF

 

[Hardline]

The Biggest RRHOF snub is Grand Funk Railroad.
Heavy Metal should have its own HOF

The only other genre's of music that belongs in RRHOF is blues and Motown.

 

[Creeper]

I think people are missing my point about the HoF. I am not suggesting that any of the inductees are bad, I am just saying the selection process for a HoF should be more stringent. There are lots of good players not in the football HoF or the baseball HoF. And those Halls go back a lot further than the R&R HoF. No one would argue The Beatles and Stones don't belong in the HoF. But I would argue that equating the Beatles with the Ramones is comical.

 

[Runwildboys]

Danny Carey alone should put them in the RRHOF

Right, but Green Day belongs in a dumpster.

 

[Runwildboys]

I think people are missing my point about the HoF. I am not suggesting that any of the inductees are bad, I am just saying the selection process for a HoF should be more stringent. There are lots of good players not in the football HoF or the baseball HoF. And those Halls go back a lot further than the R&R HoF. No one would argue The Beatles and Stones don't belong in the HoF. But I would argue that equating the Beatles with the Ramones is comical.

I'm not a Ramones fan, but they have a rather large following. Would I put them in the HoF? I don't know, I'd have to research their album sales, influence, etc.

 

[DFWJC]

I like Boston, but a truer description of their music was never made.

"More Than a Feeling", "Peace of Mind", "Foreplay/Long Time", "Rock and Roll Band", "Smokin'", "Don't Look Back", "A Man I'll Never Be", "Hitch a Ride", "Party", "Amanda" and "Feelin' Satisfied"

Very good songs, but many did sound alike

 

[DFWJC]

Ya at the rate they are inducting people wont be long until almost everyone is in. I can't wait, Poison for RRHOF 2029.

Fwiw, I liked the "hair band" Cinderella (Tom Keiffer et al) better than Poison.

And no, that isn't an RRHOF endorsement.

 

[DFWJC]

Speaking of "Hair Bands". Which ones, if any, got in the RRHOF?

The Scorpions being considered at all?

 

[Hardline]

Right, but Green Day belongs in a dumpster.

Yes. Tool is an amazing band.
Green Day is nothing more than bed wetting cry babies.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Fwiw, I liked the "hair band" Cinderella (Tom Keiffer et al) better than Poison.

And no, that isn't an RRHOF endorsement.

Cinderella was much better than poison, they got lumped in with hair metal when they had more in common with 70s era Aerosmith

 

[Runwildboys]

Yes. Tool is an amazing band.
Green Day is nothing more than bed wetting cry babies.

Tool has one decent song, IMO - Schism.

Green Day has quite a few good songs, IMO.

That's how opinions work.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Speaking of "Hair Bands". Which ones, if any, got in the RRHOF?

The Scorpions being considered at all?

They should be, been around since the early seventies which is actually the decade of their music which I prefer. Sold a ton of albums too

 

[Runwildboys]

Cinderella was much better than poison, they got lumped in with hair metal when they had more in common with 70s era Aerosmith

I would have liked to have their lead singer take over AIC, when Staley died.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

I would have liked to have their lead singer take over AIC, when Staley died.

Ya he is a talented cat, he really made Cinderella.

 

[DFWJC]

I would have liked to have their lead singer take over AIC, when Staley died.

Tom Keifer was a talented musician, all-around