tinnitus photography wrote:
ok, this is not meant to denigrate your opinion, TC, but top 10? even 20? I love some of Zevon's songs, and maybe i am misinterpreting the "Rock era" boundaries, but i can't see this at all.

without putting too much thought into it... top 20?

Dylan
Neil
Gilmour/Waters
Lindsay Buckingham
Robyn Hitchcock
John Cale
Springsteen
Iggy Pop
Bowie
Joe Strummer
Donald Roeser (yes, i realize this is an unpopular opinion)
Bryan Ferry
Donald Fagen
John Fahey
Jagger/Richards
Ray Davies
Nick Drake
Captain Beefheart
Nick Cave
Johnny Marr

Off the top of my head top 20 with no order really at all

Dylan
Tom Petty
Buddy Holly
Neil
Jagger/Richards
Paul Westerberg
Mark Knopfler
Joni Mitchell
Springsteen
Joe Strummer
Zevon
Bowie
Prince
Van Morrison
Elton John/Bernie Taupin
REM (multiple songwriters but still)
Bruce Cockburn
Hunter/Garcia
Patti Smith
Lou Reed

no love for Elvis Costello, as usual

whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:no love for Elvis Costello, as usual

He's not in? I thought he was in. Fuck Jann Wenner.

Flea wrote:

whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:no love for Elvis Costello, as usual

He's not in? I thought he was in. Fuck Jann Wenner.

He’s in. I was referring to him getting no love/respect up here in 3DD (as seen in the lists on this thread/in general)

whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:no love for Elvis Costello, as usual

He’d be in the next group along with Ray Davies, Nick Lowe, Pete Townshend and Paul Weller among others. All could have easily made top twenty depending on the day.

Solo Stevie Nicks made it in, but still no Zevon.

Radiohead in is awesome

Def Leppard in is lol-worthy

the cure! yay!

GREAT news people!

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Pat Benatar, NiN, Thin Lizzy, Kraftwerk, Motorhead, Depeche Mode, Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G, Rufus w/Chaka Khan, DMB, T-Rex, Soundgarden, Todd Rundgren, Judas Priest, and the Doobie Brothers all nominated for RRHoF class of 2020

NIN really needs to be in there!

I totally support the induction of Todd Rungren, Pat Benatar, Soundgarden and especially Judas Priest but what about Warren Zevon, Little Feat, Foreigner, Blue Oyster Cult, J. Geils Band?

The harsh truth is that Whitney Houston had the right complexion, straight white teeth and could keep pitch and that's it. Never wrote a song a day in her life.

Some other worthy artists that deserve consideration: THE REPLACEMENTS! Cheap Trick, Nick Cave, Wilco, Flaming Lips. There are a lot. You can bet Whitney will get in because they want to stroke Clive Davis. It's sad. He did some good things early in his career but now I call him the man who killed R&B. Instigator of the cookie cutter pop crap.

chuckrh wrote:Some other worthy artists that deserve consideration: THE REPLACEMENTS! Cheap Trick, Nick Cave, Wilco, Flaming Lips. There are a lot. You can bet Whitney will get in because they want to stroke Clive Davis. It's sad. He did some good things early in his career but now I call him the man who killed R&B. Instigator of the cookie cutter pop crap.

Thank you. Agree 100%.

chuckrh wrote:Some other worthy artists that deserve consideration: THE REPLACEMENTS! Cheap Trick, Nick Cave, Wilco, Flaming Lips. There are a lot. You can bet Whitney will get in because they want to stroke Clive Davis. It's sad. He did some good things early in his career but now I call him the man who killed R&B. Instigator of the cookie cutter pop crap.

Cheap Trick isn't in the RRHoF?

That ain't right.

pearlbeer wrote:

chuckrh wrote:Some other worthy artists that deserve consideration: THE REPLACEMENTS! Cheap Trick, Nick Cave, Wilco, Flaming Lips. There are a lot. You can bet Whitney will get in because they want to stroke Clive Davis. It's sad. He did some good things early in his career but now I call him the man who killed R&B. Instigator of the cookie cutter pop crap.

Cheap Trick isn't in the RRHoF?

That ain't right.

I couldn't care less about who's in that shouldn't be. What I do care about is those whose absence makes the whole thing a mockery. Which is why it's about fucking time for Rundgren to get in. And why I'd like to write in Warren Zevon by carving his name into Jann Wenner's forehead.

no offense to anyone, but if the HOF is gonna let in acts like Pat Benatar and Foreigner they must as well just let everyone in- .38 Special, Little River Band, April Wine, The Knack, come on down and get your participation trophies

it's like if Cooperstown was letting in "quite good but by no means great" guys like Willie Wilson, Cecil Cooper, Chris Chambliss, Dusty Baker..... though if I'm being honest it's an insult to those players to say that they are analogs of the musical acts I mentioned

that said, the rock HOF has been extremely watered-down for so long I don't even know why we are wasting one bit of energy talking about it these days. It's about as irrelevant as it gets (though the actual museum/building itself is awesome)

NOT in RRHOF! is a badge of honor these days.