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11 November 2010
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I think that people tend to make too much out of it (not responding to anyone in this thread, to be clear).
A couple years ago, Nine Inch Nails was eligible for induction. Because of the rabid fanbase, NIN was far and away taking the lead in the online voting. NIN didn’t get inducted. Ninnies, of course, took it personally and threw a s**t fit. They kept whining because Green Day got in and not what they liked.
It’s supposed to be fun, not something meant to be taken seriously as grim death.
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9.21am
14 December 2009
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Are Kraftwerk in the Hall? They surely deserve to be.
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9.40am
26 January 2017
Offline Dire Straits and Warren Zevon need to be in above all others imo.
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12.54pm
11 November 2010
Offline Von Bontee said
Are Kraftwerk in the Hall? They surely deserve to be.
I don’t know. I know they were nominated a couple times. I kind of don’t think so.
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3.36pm
27 February 2017
Offline Von Bontee said
Are Kraftwerk in the Hall? They surely deserve to be.
No, they aren’t yet, they were nominated this year but didn’t make it if I understood it correctly and I completely agree, they would’ve deserved it.
Others: Joy Division, Tina Turner, Nick Drake
I wonder when Radiohead will be inducted as they’ll be eligible from next year on.
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17 December 2012
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I’m going to be a bit controversial here and say Ringo.
“What the feck you on about?” I hear you cry, “He’s already in the Hall of Fame!”
No, he’s not. John, Paul and George are; Ringo isn’t.
To enter the Hall of Fame, a list is drawn up by a committee of between 9 and 12 artists; that list is then sent out to 600 “rock experts” who vote on it.
That is the process by which John, Paul and George were elected to the Hall of Fame. Ringo was given honorary membership without going through that process.
After much badgering by Paul, Ringo was given the Award for Musical Excellence, selected by committee; replacing the Sidemen award, it “honors those musicians, producers and others who have spent their careers out of the spotlight working with major artists on various parts of their recording and live careers.”
I argued it was an insult at the time, and still think the same. Ringo should be put on the ballot and, at least, given the chance to join the voted on Performers section, which is the section being discussed here.
I, for one, think that if he were put on the ballot, he would secure his place among the Performers; which is where he belongs as one of the most important and influential drummers of all time, and as someone who still attracts interest and an audience.
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5.07am
19 January 2017
Offline Martha said
No, they aren’t yet, they were nominated this year but didn’t make it if I understood it correctly and I completely agree, they would’ve deserved it.
Others: Joy Division, Tina Turner, Nick Drake
I wonder when Radiohead will be inducted as they’ll be eligible from next year on.
I feel that Radiohead would have reservations even if they were selected. I don’t think they have much of a fondness for the ‘rock establishment’.
Joy Division would be cool, unfortunately I don’t think Nick Drake would get selected. He’s still quite a cult artist.
Looking at the list of inductees, I think the following should be included:
Blue Oyster Cult, Jethro Tull, Smashing Pumpkins, Talking Heads…
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7.30am
27 February 2017
Offline Flyingbrians said
I feel that Radiohead would have reservations even if they were selected. I don’t think they have much of a fondness for the ‘rock establishment’.
That’s true,the other day I read an interview with Jonny Greenwood I think it was and he told the interviewer he would rather sit at home in front of the fire or play a gig than to go to a possible induction because as Brits they couldn’t understand something as American as that. Well, I think that says everything about their attitude towards the Hall of Fame. 
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10.04am
14 December 2009
Offline Talking Heads is a good selection – I would’ve assumed they were in already. BOC – I love em to pieces but dunno how “important” or influential they were…at least compared to metal counterparts Black Sabbath (who definitely deserved their induction, and I say this despite personally preferring the Cult).
I suspect Radiohead will make it someday…they’ve possibly been the most “prestigious” rock(?) band of the last coupla decades. If that means anything.
Tull or the Punkins…I don’t think they really have much of a chance.
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10.16am
19 January 2017
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Von Bontee said
Talking Heads is a good selection – I would’ve assumed they were in already. BOC – I love em to pieces but dunno how “important” or influential they were…at least compared to metal counterparts Black Sabbath (who definitely deserved their induction, and I say this despite personally preferring the Cult).I suspect Radiohead will make it someday…they’ve possibly been the most “prestigious” rock(?) band of the last coupla decades. If that means anything.
Tull or the Punkins…I don’t think they really have much of a chance.
Saying that though, looking over the list i’d say there are already quite a few questionable inductees. Green Day and Cheap Trick are just two examples…
I’d say Talking Heads, Jethro Tull & Smashing Pumpkins are more influencial then both of them personally.
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10.36am
26 January 2017
Offline The Smiths, but I also hope they aren’t, because they are typically very anti music establishment and share my dislike of the hall of fame.
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8.50pm
1 December 2009
Offline Lotta Smiths fans here! Maybe they will be inducted, then they can just turn it down…
Green Day pisses me off because there are 316 similar pop-punk bands who came before ’em but didn’t have 1% of their sales despite being way more original!
Tina Turner not in?! Weird
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10.32pm
15 March 2017
Offline Record sales does play a huge part in making it the hall of fame but I think Green Day deserves to be there. I would say that maybe they have been inducted earlier then expected.
I don’t think Deep Purple are in there so I would say them and the Monkees who have been ignored many times because they aren’t considered a real band but I still think they deserve a place.
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12.56am
1 December 2009
Offline There’s at least one (former?) HOF induction committee dude who flat out refuses to consider the Monkees. I’d be happy to see them make it! Deep Purple too, altho again Sabbath deserve that metal slot more. I think.
I do think that record sales play a part! The Eagles are possibly the world’s most mediocre band (and possibly also the worst) yet they’ve sold a half billion units so obviously they’re in the hall!
(I don’t really dislike Green Day, I respect their work ethic and songwriting talent. But they were such immature dicks in a Rolling Stone profile back in ’94 or so…and so I have the right to complain about them being chosen before Husker Du or The Buzzcocks, since those earlier guys kinda helped invent the Green Day sound, I suspect.
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GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty.
8.35pm
15 March 2017
Offline I think it was Jann Wenner who has refused to let The Monkees in because they weren’t a real band at first but there’s a lot of manufactured artist in the hall so I don’t see why The Monkees are such a big deal but you never know they might get in one day.
I’m not a big fan of The Eagles either but they are kind of the ultimate American rock band who have also sold a lot of records so it is no surprise that they are in the hall of fame.
I feel like Deep Purple should be in the hall for Smoke on the Water alone because everyone learns that song on the guitar and plus Deep Purple helped create Heavy Metal along with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.
Green Day were pretty obnoxious in the early days so I could imagine them saying something that would have pissed some people off but they seem to have grown up a bit and take aim at world leaders these days. I think they deserve a spot for Dookie and American Idiot alone.
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3.51pm
1 January 2017
Offline Another one which has occurred to me: Wings! If Eric Clapton can be in there three times (as a member of The Yardbirds, as a member of Cream and as a solo artist), then why can’t Paul!? Unless they included Wings already under Paul’s solo induction…
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24 March 2014
Offline I think these two should be inducted asap:
Robert Moog
Orville Gibson
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7.57pm
1 December 2009
Offline Wow, Bob Moog isn’t in as a builder?! That’s negligent.
Frankly I don’t think Wings were good enough for the hall! Yardbirds and Cream were hugely influential and had many important band members pass through.
xxpost yeah, Wenner is probably the one,..I was thinking Dave Marsh at first, but now I think it was Kiss he was opposed to. Which I kinda agree with.
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24 March 2014
Offline Shamrock Womlbs said
I think these two should be inducted asap:
Robert Moog
Orville Gibson
Plus Joe Meek
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6.44pm
1 December 2009
Offline Ooh, definitely
GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty.
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