how is green day on here and not sonic youth????? talk about influential. there would be no grren day, no nirvana, no Radiohead, no alternative anything without sonic youth.
If it isn't strictly Rock n Roll, I could think of many influential artists that belong on this list, including artists I don't even really listen to. Where is the likes of Dolly Parton? There is other country music artists on this list - but no one is more distinct than her!
Others whom I expected to be listed were Freddie Mercury, Chrissie Hynde, Eurythmics, Iron Maiden, and even Linkin Park since they have been one of the highest selling rock bands over the past 10 years.
In my opinion, inducting people like Biggie Smalls and Whitney Houston reeks of a desperate effort to stay relevant. Rock music officially died in 1994 (just like jazz died in 1967).
Agree. I love Whitney's music, but if she is included then when are we going to see Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, etc?
Rock never died. It just went underground. The "unholy trinity" (big labels controlling ~90% of the global market) push garbage (not the band) because it's easy and fast to make and the profit marginal is good. Yes, I worked in the music industry for odd year and another.
You are right @WillemLAif. There is still some decent rock music being made, especially in places like Nashville and Austin. But it's no longer culturally relevant in the way that the Rolling Stones or the Beatles were. Nirvana is probably the last rock band that had a large amount of cultural caché.
Rock is very much alive. Just because it ain't The Doors, Hendrix, or Nirvana doesn't mean it's dead. Ever listened to The Storkes? Mac Demarco? Flaming Lips? Backseat Lovers? Alvvays? Hers? Tame Impala? Radiohead? The Growlers? 311? SWRMS? Helvetia? Wilco? The list goes on and on and on. Old Rock is really good don't get me wrong but just because it isn't your music taste or super popular doesn't mean it's dead. Jazz is also still alive too but I don't want to make another list.
Agree with other commenters: The Rock 'n' Roll HOF has its share of inductees who don't fit that genre. (Whitney Houston - really?) But "rock 'n' roll" as part of the name does sound cooler than the "Pop HOF" (which brings to mind Britney Spears - uh, no thanks). And the term was coined first in Cleveland. (We here in Ohio like to misinterpret that and pretend that rock 'n' roll - the music itself - was born here, because we're cool like that. LOL) Rock 'n' roll as a music form is almost nonexistent these days, sadly. But on a more important point of debate - Genesis is in, Peter Gabriel is in, but not Phil Collins?! What the heck?!
Surprised not to see Supertramp nor Bob Geldorf/Boomtown Rats on here, nor any of the soul divas (apart from Donna Summer and Aretha Franklin) and a few others I can't remember now.
I imagine (desperately hope?) that in the next few years we'll be able to see our first nu metal and rap rock bands included - Korn just passed their 25th year, and most others will be eligible within the next 5. I imagine Linkin Park will be inducted in their first year of eligibility, 2025 (or maybe the hall of fame will continue to be dumb, who knows).
They'll never admit any nu metal bands. Linkin Park is the best bet because they're the most respectable nu metal band, and Rolling Stone likes to pay lip service to genres they hate, lest they seem ignorant. So you get Metallica for metal, the Ramones for punk, Rush for prog rock, plus one or two other token entries for each, but if they don't think a genre is sufficiently hip, no one from that genre is getting in. And given that most nu metal bands are a running joke at this point, I think it's unlikely they'll see any entries. Best not to get too worked up about it. No one familiar with Rolling Stone or Jann Wenner takes the Hall of Fame very seriously. As Arlo Guthrie said when giving a speech at his father Woody's Hall of Fame induction, "I don't know where my father would be tonight if he were still alive, but I can guarantee you he wouldn't be here."
I think it's technically not Rolling Stone, but the Hall's principal officer is Jann Wenner, the founder and chairman of Rolling Stone (and a first-rate goober). He brings the same myopic and selfish approach to the Hall of Fame as he does to his magazine, so a criticism against one is valid against the other. But on the other hand, why celebrate different genres when you can just put Bruce Springsteen on the cover for the fortieth time?
This is always interesting to check back in on. My musical tastes have since (mostly) moved away from nu metal, and I've realized there are a lot more bands that should be there that are missing.
For now, the biggest non-inclusions that actually baffle me as to why they aren't there include Slayer, Iron Maiden, Megadeth (sensing a pattern here), Tool, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Pantera, Rage Against the Machine, Joy Division, and especially King Crimson and The Smiths.
As for bands that aren't eligible yet that I really think deserve a spot, still Linkin Park (about 90% of mainstream rock music since the mid-2000s has been directly influenced by them and I'd argue that they're the most influential rock band of the century so far), Slipknot (same as Linkin Park but for metal), Thrice (one of if not the most consistently amazing catalogue in the history of rock music, although I don't know if they're mainstream enough to merit inclusion), Bring Me the Horizon (apart from Linkin Park, the most innovative and genre-defining rock artist of the century), The Strokes (pioneers of modern indie rock and some of the best hitmakers in the history of the genre) System of a Down (don’t think I even need to explain this one, they’re legends), and maybe Coldplay or Muse. I’d also like to see The Dillinger Escape Plan or Converge but there’s almost no chance of them getting a spot.
...and considering that the hall of fame doesn’t really care about sticking to rock music anymore, I’d also say that Taylor Swift definitely deserves a spot when she’s eligible, easily one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation. Same with Jason Isbell although again I don’t know if he’s popular enough. Probably Twenty One Pilots too.
Well in the last few years with the induction of Depeche Mode, The Cure, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, The Moody Blues, and most importantly Nine Inch Nails, can't say this list is completely irrelevant anymore. But there are still a large number of strange omissions and inclusions.
Because War is good for absolutely nothing. Jann Wenner hates ska and punk, so the Specials are a long shot, but they might have enough cool factor to get in. Amy Winehouse is a lock for admission, but you can't be admitted until 25 years after the release of your first album, so she won't be eligible until around 2030 or so.
There's a lot of personal opinion, critic's darlings and record sales popularity, but I really am shocked Carole King didn't get in until now. She has written well over 100 songs that have made it to the charts since the 1950s when she was still in high school. Her album Tapestry was an enormous seller that ushered in the singer-songwriter era. Any female singer who sticks around for very long eventually covers one of her songs. Personal taste and popularity aside she has been hugely influential.
For conistency: in prior years, the acts have been alphabetized by first name. Thus, Buddy Holly before Chuck Berry, Jackie Wilson before Marvin Gaye, Cat Stevens before Hall & Oates, etc. That seems to have stopped in 2019, where you have Stevie Nicks before Radiohead; in 2020, Whitney Houston before Nine Inch Nails; in 2021, Jay-Z before Carole King. The 2022 order should be: Carly Simon, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Lionel Richie, Pat Benatar.
I don't care if you use first or last name, as long as it's consistent, since that helps us fill in the holes. Going by first name seems to make sense when you have a mix of personal names and band names.
Yeah I guessed like half of those and was surprised some of them weren't on there. I guess for some of those like Ozzy and Diana Ross, they aren't necessarily added as solo performers if their group is added. An exception seems to be that all of the Beatles except for Ringo are included
The rock and roll hall of fame is a joke. Some of these "artists" have done next to nothing and were inducted well before other talents that have 10-20 times the body of work.
Jethro Tull should be there. Aqualung is one of the greatest albums of all time. Acts that aren't rock and roll: madonna, summer, Womack, miles Davis, all of the rap, disco etc. I understand blues because that is the root of rock. Dolly Parton wouldn't know a rock song if it kicked her in the ass.
How is Eminem there and not Sinatra? If you’re gonna just omit that it’s called “Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Fame”…
Artists I think should appear there.
Judas Priest, Steppenwolf, Foghat, Dio, Slayer, Korn, The Sonics, Plastic People Of The Universe, Bauhaus, Devo, Attack Attack!, Architects, Venom, SOAD, Rammstein, Falco.
Also metal bands, like rest of the big 4 and maybe Death and Possesed. You know, those that actually pioneered the genres.
I just grinded to get 100 so I could finally get the Music Badge and it was getting so intense when I was at 90 and 95 and anytime I could think of something I'd super excited, for a bunch of these I just ended up guessing random last names that I thought had a good chance of getting something and when I got to 100 I was so happy I literally tried almost all the bands and old singers I could think of and now I have the badge I'm so happy
I'm pleasantly surprised by no Meatloaf. Maybe Gary Busy trumped him behind the scenes.
Others whom I expected to be listed were Freddie Mercury, Chrissie Hynde, Eurythmics, Iron Maiden, and even Linkin Park since they have been one of the highest selling rock bands over the past 10 years.
For now, the biggest non-inclusions that actually baffle me as to why they aren't there include Slayer, Iron Maiden, Megadeth (sensing a pattern here), Tool, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Pantera, Rage Against the Machine, Joy Division, and especially King Crimson and The Smiths.
Thank you.
I don't care if you use first or last name, as long as it's consistent, since that helps us fill in the holes. Going by first name seems to make sense when you have a mix of personal names and band names.
Boston
Supertramp
Kansas
Jethro Tull
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
Ozzy Osbourne
Poison
Motley Crue
Phil Collins
Megadeth
Pantera
The Guess Who
Grand-Funk Railroad
Wings
Soundgarden
Meat Loaf
Diana Ross
Cher
Paul Rodgers and Bad Company
Styx
REO Speedwagon
Bryan Adams
Foreigner
Blue Oyster Cult
Iron Maiden
Ben E. King
The Scorpions
Thin Lizzy
The Monkees
Badfinger
And so so so so many more.
Artists I think should appear there.
Judas Priest, Steppenwolf, Foghat, Dio, Slayer, Korn, The Sonics, Plastic People Of The Universe, Bauhaus, Devo, Attack Attack!, Architects, Venom, SOAD, Rammstein, Falco.
Also metal bands, like rest of the big 4 and maybe Death and Possesed. You know, those that actually pioneered the genres.
Europe
Scorpions
Iron Maiden
Oasis
Don McLean
Survivor
Village People
Alice Cooper
The Cranberries
No Doubt
Nik Kershaw
The Bangles
Boston
Deep Purple
Linkin Park
Evanescence
The White Stripes
Nickelback
The Killers
Ben E. King
Sting (I know he's in The Police but still)