2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees and Snubs

[Yesspaz]

The 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is tonight. Lots of articles are up discussing the notable snubs. Just thought I'd post a list and see what people thought.


The 2011 Inductees

Performers:
Alice Cooper
Neil Diamond
Dr. John
Darlene Love
Tom Waits

Non-Performers:
Jac Holzman
Art Rupe

Sidemen:
Leon Russell




Notable snubs (From a variety of sources, so opinions may vary.)
Cheap Trick
New York Dolls
The Cars
Grand Funk Railroad
Phil Collins
Peter Gabriel
The Smiths
The Replacements
Styx
Big Star
Kraftwerk
Kiss
Rush
Joy Division
Iron Maiden
Depeche Mode
Motley Crue
Weird Al Yankovic
ELO
Dead Kennedys
Bad Brains
Roxy Music
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Grand Funk Railroad
Duran Duran
Billy Idol
Ben E. King
The Ohio Players
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Kool & the Gang
Brian Eno
The Damned
Peter Tosh
Gang of Four
Rick James
Beastie Boys
Donna Summer
Donavon
Chic
Bon Jovi
Afrika Bambaataa
T. Rex.
MC5
Roxy Music
Def Leppard
Yes
King Crimson
Jethro Tull
The Moody Blues
Heart
Pat Benetar
Boston
The Doobie Brothers
The Monkees

[zvinki]

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke. That's my opinion.

[ProgressivePaul]

The good groups get screwed over every time. Alice Cooper is a step in the right direction if its the whole band not just him.

[TheFish]

Neil Diamond over Yes, JT, Roxy, Rush, Grand Funk, Donovan, etc......... Madness!:aua:

[Yesspaz]

Notable snubs (From a variety of sources, so opinions may vary.)
Cheap Trick
Grand Funk Railroad
Phil Collins
Peter Gabriel
Styx
Kraftwerk
Kiss
Rush
Iron Maiden
Weird Al Yankovic
ELO
Bad Brains
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Grand Funk Railroad
Duran Duran
Billy Idol
Ben E. King
The Ohio Players
Beastie Boys
Donavon
Bon Jovi
MC5
Def Leppard
Yes
King Crimson
Jethro Tull
The Moody Blues
Heart
Pat Benetar
Boston
The Doobie Brothers

Those are the ones I think should be in the hall of FAME.

[VAXman]

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke. That's my opinion.
Crock and Droll hall of Shame. Hollywood elitism in the heart of Cleveland.

[NorCalKurt]

A total joke. What more does one expect with a tool like Jann Wenner involved.

[Yesspaz]

Okay, okay, okay. I agree that the RnR HoF is pretty sad. My point is to ask who you think should actually be in a good RnR HoF. Alice Cooper? I say yes. Neil Diamond? I say no.

[emperorken]

How many prog bands are actually in the hall? Genesis got in last year, probably based on their pop releases. Pink Floyd is in, but who else?

[Yesspaz]

I think Zappa's in. And I think that's it.

[Yesspaz]

I just checked and this is what I found:

David Bowie
Genesis
The Grateful Dead
Parliament-Funkadelic
Pink Floyd
Talking Heads
Traffic
Frank Zappa

These are the proggiest inductees.

[VAXman]

I just checked and this is what I found:

David Bowie
Genesis
The Grateful Dead
Parliament-Funkadelic
Pink Floyd
Talking Heads
Traffic
Frank Zappa

These are the proggiest inductees.

The Grateful Dead? Prog?
Parliament-Funkadelic? Prog?
Talking Heads? Prog?

[Yesspaz]

The Grateful Dead? Prog?
Parliament-Funkadelic? Prog?
Talking Heads? Prog?
I said "proggiest" - not prog! :flutter:

I hope that makes my point!

[KeithieW]

Errrrrrr............What IS Prog????? :D

<Keithie runs and hides from the barrage of furniture raining down upon him from a great height.>

[Yesspaz]

KW, Don't start. I know where you live (generally).

[podakayne]

free yo mind, and yur arse WILL follow!

[TheFish]

free yo mind, and yur arse WILL follow!

Deep Poda, Damn deep!:yougo 8-)

[Thor]

I did't know Weird Al Yankovich was even worthy of notice... but Zvinki is right, the R&R HoFame is a friggin joke.

[Yesspaz]

Since "Rock and Roll" isn't a copyrighted thing, and since it's not officially affiliated with an organization, like the various sports halls of fame, I still hold by my idea I had last year. Someone should start a competing hall of fame that will not be agenda-based and tied into one magazine (Rolling Stone in this case). This new hall would obviously need a different name, due to copyright and legal stuff. I'm thinking "The Rock Hall." Anyway, this one would focus on ROCK alone, not country or rap (Sure, there's the Grand Ole Opry, but shouldn't there be a Rap Hall by now? Why stick them in the Rock Hall?). If the RnR HoF wanted to raise a stink about, a couple of lawyers threatening anti-monopoly lawsuits would quell that nonsense. The Rock Hall could do it right.

It's time to blow it up and start over.

[KeithieW]

It's time to blow it up and start over.
Seriously! Moves are afoot to do just that over here in Europe. Watch this space. I hope something comes out of all the discussion.

That reminds me....I must get Skype working again or I might fall by the way-side.