Annual time to pretend the rock and roll hall of fame matters?

Question

2018 nominees are up, pick 5 artists from the following list:
https://www.rockhall.com/fan-vote/2018-fan-vote?_ga=2.44473124.1272367247.1507305594-1317827081.1507305594
Bon Jovi
Depeche Mode
Dire Straits
Eurythmics
J. Geils Band
Judas Priest
Kate Bush
Link Wray
LL Cool J
MC5
Moody Blues
Nina Simone
Radiohead
Rage Against The Machine
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The Cars
The Meters
The Zombies

BQ: shouldn't sister rosetta tharpe have been inducted to the early influences category 20 years ago? is it just me or is that one both way too late and the wrong category to boot?
BQ2: what tourist trap do you think is the most rock and roll, given that it isn't the rock and roll hall of fame. i nominate the mutter museum.

Answer 1

Hey Wire, hope all is well with you.



Link Wray

Nina Simone

Radiohead

Depeche Mode

MC5



I just picked the five musicians who I think were the most influential and innovative for music.



BQ: Yes. Yes.

BQ2: Sun Records

Answer 2

Judas Priest

MC5

Moody Blues

Radiohead

Rage Against the Machine

Answer 3

Fu*k the R&RHoF



It hasn't been relevant since the 70s, if at all.

Where is John Kay & Steppenwolf?

Where are 100 other artists that should have been there for decades?



How about these people:

Carole King.

Duran Duran.

DIRE STRAITS !!!!!

Three Dog Night.

The Zombies.

And so many more.



So May The Cucumber Of Fate Land In The Rectum Of The R&RhOF

Answer 4

The Cars

The J. Geils Band

The Moody Blues

Bon Jovi

Judas Priest

Answer 5

I see. You thought it was more than something for people in Cincinnati to spend a few hours in. But it's not, you see. All of the Halls of Fame are fan centers and why not?

Answer 6

Moody Blues! Their core 7 is probably some of the best music ever recorded!

Also The Zombies's Oracle and Odyssey is a great album, that alone should put them in to the hall of fame.

Why isn't Jethro Tull on here, one the greatest bands of all time in my opinion.





Don't care too much for a lot of the rest, but see some other stuff I like, and see a lot of other bands not mentioned on the list.

Answer 7

I see. You thought it was more than something for people in Cincinnati to spend a few hours in. But it's not, you see. All of the Halls of Fame are fan centers and why not?

Answer 8

Dire Straits (their induction is inevitable, and rightfully so)

Radiohead

Link Wray (should have been inducted long ago)

The Cars (they deserve it, maybe their time has come now)

Moody Blues (long overdue)



Judas Priest is too much of a "niche" act, they may never make it

Eurythmics are worthy. They probably need to wait a few more years though.

J. Geils probably isn't worthy of RRHOF but they may get in on sympathy this year.



Rock and Roll Tourist Traps: Graceland comes immediately to mind.



No opinion on Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Answer 9

Moody Blues. I Know You're Out There Somewhere Somewhere Somewhere In Your Wildest Dreams!

Answer 10

Depeche Mode, Dire Straits, Moody Blues, Judas Priest. No of course not the Hall had to wait all this time to do nominate her. Look at what they did to Deep Purple. They wait all this time and than say see we did not forget. Also just like the Hall itself almost all of the categories are meaningless. Only a few make sense and less so now because who has entered the last 10 years. The last good class that there where no head scratchers was 15 to 20 years ago. The hall still makes money thats why its there, a lot of its clientele are not necessarily into music. If they are its more for the history of whos in there than anything else. Its still standing because the money keeps rolling in. As for the tourist trap the Grand Canyon and the Houston part of NASA both come to mind. But the Mutter Museum is nota bad choice either. There is so much better things to do in Philly than go there. The Hall still stands because of greed. Money is an extremely powerful motivational tool.

Answer 11

lol more hip hop artists as candidate why does anyone still care about r&rhof

Answer 12

It hasn't mattered since 1960.Since then some dreadful garbage has been called rock and roll.

Answer 13

No, it's time to not give a f**k again.



I stopped giving a f**k back when they started adding disco ducks, folk hippies and rappers to the inductee list. And that was a long time ago.

Answer 14

Elvis is king.

Answer 15

LOL. That should sum it up but you did ask -. and -1. (-) since I don't pay much attention to this campaign of popularity, I did not know they had sub categories. Of course Sister R T should have been there. Probably on the premier occasion, IMO. (B) Can't input much as the world is much to big a place. I also would not be drawn into the lure to only be disgusted. Popularity has bogarted those joints long ago. My footnote to all this would be: The Three Big Skipped: IMO: Warren Zevon, Canned Heat, Steppenwolf. Also I know Cleveland, as I lived near by and attended many Concerts there in the 70's. It is a Great City that I would Call, a Great Rock and Roll Town. Don't let the HOF society tarnish that reality.

Answer 16

Dire straits, radiohead, the 1975, the struts, coldplay

Answer 17

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Answer 18

No rapppers. Its not real music

Answer 19

Avenged Sevenfold

Answer 20

Moody Blues! Their core 7 is probably some of the best music ever recorded!

Also The Zombies's Oracle and Odyssey is a great album, that alone should put them in to the hall of fame.

Why isn't Jethro Tull on here, one the greatest bands of all time in my opinion.





Don't care too much for a lot of the rest, but see some other stuff I like, and see a lot of other bands not mentioned on the list.

Answer 21

Music bores me.

Answer 22

i thinkl

Dire Straights

The Cars

Moody Blues

Dire Straights



One not on the list: The Monkees

Answer 23

he Zombies's Oracle and Odyssey is a great album, that alone should put them in to the hall of fame.

Why isn't Jethro Tull on here, one the greatest bands of all time in my opinion.

Answer 24

Judas Priest is too much of a "niche" act, they may never make it

Eurythmics are worthy. They probably need to wait a few more years though.

J. Geils probably isn't worthy of RRHOF but they may get in on sympathy this year.



Rock and Roll Tourist Traps: Graceland comes immediately to mind. ,....

Answer 25

I do not know the answer but I want to know

Answer 26

If RATM aren't inducted that would be a crime.

Answer 27

Moody blues and zombies

Answer 28

Annual time to whine that some mediocre band from forty years ago isn't in yet.



Just as they control the radio, baby boomers still make the picks and focus on crappy bands that influenced nobody.



I call for

Dick Dale

Nine Inch Nails

The Cure

Motorhead

Black Flag





How the **** Black Flag is not recognized, I have no idea.

Answer 29

I don't know I don't care

Answer 30

Link Wray

Dire Straits

The Cars

Judas Priest

The Zombies

Answer 31

Radiohead, NSYNC, 98 Degrees, Journey, Aerosmith, No Doubt, Bon Jovi, Backstreet Boys, Rage Against The Machine, Jessica Simpson, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, P!nk, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Mandy Moore, Christina Aguilera, & Britney Spears.



I am sure it is. That being said, living in Ohio my whole life and never been to it. I like my list better, but I am the "eternal optimist, though more of a realistic optimist" now. I am sure they have Restaurants and stores that are expensive. But if I do settle down, I would love to go to the other 44 Continental and outside states at least once in my life.

Answer 32

No

Answer 33

Moody Blues! Their core 7 is probably some of the best music ever recorded!