So begins my annual sojourn through all of the bands first eligible for the Rock Hall for the coming year. Usually, this is a list of 30, sometimes 40 at the outside. But 1994, the year that all of these bands had their first major release was a banner year for music. As a result there were nearly 90 bands that I considered before making this countdown. Ultimately, I thought 50 was the appropriate number for this year (and hopefully this year only).
To show you how hard the cuts were, here is a partial list of some of the bands that did not make this countdown:
At the Drive In, Braid, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Christie Front Drive, Converge, Cradle of Filth, Deadeye Dick, Econoline Crush, Fu Manchu, Fuzzy, Gogoroth, Grandaddy, Harvey Milk, Ida, In Flames, Jaime Walters, John Digweed, Knapsack, Low, MK Ultra, Mouse on Mars, MxPx, Orphaned Land, Paul van Dyk, Refused, Robbie Fulks, Sasha, Shellac, Soul Coughing, Symphony X, The Mountain Goats, The Van Pelt, Tortoise, and Vitreous Humor.
Once again, this is not a ranking of how much I like these bands. This is an attempt to create a ranking of how much the Hall and nominating committee will like these bands based off of what the bands have accomplished and what the Hall seems to value in their nominees. All opinions are my own and if your favorite band isn’t high enough for your liking, know that it is that I have always harbored a deep seated hatred for you in particular, random person I will never meet reading this somewhere I will never be.
Now that that is all settled… On to part 1 of 5 of the list. 50 through 41, “The Thought Of, But Not Getting In Ever”.
- The Wrens
Hometown:Seacaucus, New Jersey
Date formed:1989
Eligible Based on:Debut Album Silver (1994)
Top Selling Record:The Meadowlands (2003)
Top Hits:None
Underrated Track:Everything they ever did. Just listen to The Meadowlandsalbum
In Line Behind:Many, many other bands
Induction would Help:Forgotten 90s indie bands
Odds of Nomination This Year:0%
Odds of Nomination Ever:0%
Will they Be a Rock Hall of Famer?:No
Facts:
The pride of Seacaucus, New Jersey, The Wrens are both one of the best live bands ever and also a tale as to how hard it is to make money in the music business. Founded in the late 1980s by brothers Greg and Kevin Whelan, guitarist Charles Bissell, and drummer Jerry McDonald. They originally started performing under the name Low, but found there was a Canadian slow core band (who also are eligible this year and just missed out on making my countdown) by the same name and changed to The Wrens in 1994.
Their first two albums Silver (1994) and Seacaucus(1996) were released by Grass Records to critical acclaim. Despite their fans and positive critical feedback, their Indie Rock musical style had limited radio airplay. When a new CEO came into Grass Records, the band was offered a $1 million contract provided that they change their music to a more “radio friendly” sound. The band balked and was essentially blackballed from getting another contract.
They ended up trying to make their living without a record deal while simultaneously fighting the record companies to get the rights to their first two albums. Fortunately, they were able to stick together long enough to produce 2005’s Meadowlands, which is one of the best albums you have most likely never heard of. That whole album is fabulous and I have posted a link to it below so you can enjoy it for yourself.
Meadowlandsleft fans hopeful that the band had finally been able to breakthrough on their own and the band promised more music on the horizon. Unfortunately, the fourth album was not finished until 2014 and as of this point has not been released (except for one song Three Types of Ambiguity, released in November 2015).
So how does a band with three albums, no real commercial success, and well real jobs outside of music make the list? Honestly, based on the strength and love for Meadowlandsand the overall acclaim and place in the New York music scene that may give them some love within the voting block. Will they get in, no. But they’ve never really fit into the system anyway, so that’s probably fine with them.
- Bouncing Souls
Hometown:New Brunswick, NJ
Date formed:1989
Eligible Based on:Debut Album The Good, the Bad, and the Argyle (1994)
Top Selling Record:Comet (2012)
Top Hits:Never charted
Underrated Tracks:Lean on Sheena (2007), Gone (2001)
In Line Behind:Tons, although they have a lot of good will for the work they have done for other bands
Induction would Help:East Coast Indy Bands
Odds of Nomination This Year:0%
Odds of Nomination Ever:0%
Will they Be a Rock Hall of Famer?:No
Facts:
Two bands into the list and already two bands from New Jersey. Unlike the softer sound of The Wrens however, the Bouncing Souls are a much more upbeat band with a power pop/punk sound that just makes you want to dance.
Founded in 1989 in the shadows of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey by vocalist Greg Attonito, guitarist Pete Steinkopf, bassist Bryan Keinlen, and drummer Shal Khichi. They were four kids who had no interest in college, but figured they’d need a college town if they ever were going to make it in music. They took their names from the Doc Martens they (and the rest of the punk scene) wore, which advertised that they had “bouncing soles”.
The Bouncing Souls have been one of the most prodigious bands of their era. Starting with their wonderfully lo-fi first album The Good, the Bad, and the Argyle(1994), the band has released 10 albums in the past 25 years. Among these are their third album, and first on Epitaph Records, the eponymous Bouncing Souls(1997) which contains three of their best known songs Cracked, Kate is Great, and East Coast F*ck You!, all of which are widely considered staples of the East Coast punk scene. Other albums, including their two most recent 2012’s Comet, and 2016’s Simplicitywould chart at #1 and #2 respectively on the Heatseekers list, but the band has not yet hit the Billboard chart with any single.
While there was a falling out between the band and Khichi around 2000, which led to his being replaced by former Skinnerbox drummer Michael McDermott (who was replaced in 2013 by George Rebelo), the band has been incredibly consistent in creating music and performing and touring at a near constant rate. More important than that, however, is what they have done for the music community, particularly in New Jersey, opening as many clubs and venues as they could to give other up and coming bands places to perform.
It has not been easy for punk bands to get into the Hall and even less so those bands that have never charted. That said, there are a lot of Bouncing Souls fans up and down the East Coast and all over the world. And they seemingly have made a lot of friends on the way, who might help them get some consideration. Unfortunately, there are just too many folks between them and the Hall for them to ever get in. Still, they are awesome.
- Jamie Foxx
Hometown:Terrell, TX
Date formed:1989
Eligible Based on:Debut Album Peep This (1994)
Top Selling Record:Unpredictable (2x Platinum, 2005), Intuition (Platinum, 2008)
Top Hits:Blame It (#2, 2009), Unpredictable (#8, 2005), Fall for Your Type (#1 R&B, 2010), She Got Her Own (#2 R&B, 2008); As Featured Artist Slow Jamz (#1, 2003), Gold Digger (#1, 2005)
Underrated Track: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down (1994)
In Line Behind:If he wasn’t an actor first, it would be a lot shorter. But most major R&B artists
Induction would Help:Don Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Adam Sandler, Bruce Willis, Patrick Swayze and every other actor with a Top 40 hit
Odds of Nomination This Year:0%
Odds of Nomination Ever:0%
Will they Be a Rock Hall of Famer?:No
Facts:
Don’t laugh about this one. Jamie Foxx is an immensely talented dude. Born Eric Marlon Bishop in 1967, Foxx has won an Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG, MTV Movie, BET, American Music, Critics Choice, Image, and Soul Train Award among many others. Oh, and he has also won a Grammy. He is certainly the most decorated actor in music history and probably the most talented.
When it comes to music, Foxx released his first album Peep Thisin 1994, recorded while he was in the cast of In Living Color. And while that album had limited commercial success, it was his greatest personal success, his role of Ray Charles in 2005’s biopic Raythat catapulted both his acting and singing career.
Because also in 2005, Foxx had two major things happen. First, in July he was featured in a little song called Gold Diggerwith Kanye West. That song would go 5x platinum and remain at #1 for 10 weeks, pretty much the entire summer of 2005. He would follow that up with an album of his own in December 2005, Unpredictable, which would go 2x platinum and whose title track would hit #8 on the charts. His follow up album, 2008’s Intuition, would also go platinum as would it’s biggest hit Blame It(feat. T-Pain), which would hit #2 on the charts and be a club staple for the next decade.
In terms of accolades, he has them despite only releasing five albums. He also has the industry clout having worked with Kanye, T-Pain, Drake, Ludacris, T.I., Chris Brown, NeYo, 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, Justin Timberlake, Rick Ross, Ludacris, and the Black Eyed Peas among others. But he is an actor first and the voters of the Hall take their job far too seriously to ever let an actor in (Tom Waits being the notable exception, though he was more counter culture than movie star).
So there is almost no chance he gets in. But there’s nothing wrong with that. He has so much going on for him already he doesn’t need yet another accolade. Although it would be amazing if he solidly dedicated himself to music for a while, just to see what else he could do. My guess is he can do pretty much anything.
- Bowling for Soup
Hometown:Wichita Falls, Texas
Date formed:1994
Eligible Based on:Debut Album Bowling for Soup (1994), self-released. First major label release was 2000’s Let’s Do it for Johnny!!
Top Selling Record:A Hangover You Don’t Deserve (2004) (Gold)
Top Hits:1985 (#24, 2004), Almost (#46, 2005), Girl All the Bad Guys Want(#64, 2002), Highschool Never Ends(#97, 2006)
Underrated Track:Ohio (Come Back to Texas) (2005)
In Line Behind:Sublime, Madness, No Doubt, Bad Brains, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Killing Joke, etc.
Induction would Help:Other Punk, Ska, and Hardcore Bands
Odds of Nomination This Year:0%
Odds of Nomination Ever:0%
Will they Be a Rock Hall of Famer?:No
Facts:
Named after a Steve Martin comedy spot, the members of Bowling for Soup met growing up in Wichita Falls, Texas in the mid 1980s. Four local kids: Jaret Reddick (vocals, guitar), Chris Burney (guitar, backing vocals, Erik Chandler (bass, backing vocals), and Lance Morrill (drums) originally formed a group called Rubberneck, before changing it in 1994. They released their first album later that year, the eponymous Bowling for Soup. Shortly thereafter Morrill left the band and was replaced by Gary Wiseman, making up the classic Bowling for Soup lineup.
Bowling for Soup is a band that kind of lands at the intersection of a whole bunch of genres. From punk to pop and ska to hardcore it’s all in there. It’s a upbeat, guitar driven sound combined with a whole bunch of irreverent lyrics. Take their top selling album, 2004’s A Hangover You Don’t Deserve.It’s top two tracks, which coincidentally are their top 2 hits, the platinum 1985and gold Almostare incredibly upbeat and farcical takes on love and the way people wish their lives had turned out. I’m not going to lie, I particularly love both the music and humor of this band and that album. In fact, my favorite song from that album is an incredible love song for Texas, which of course is named Ohio.
In all they’ve released ten albums and charted four times. And they are still touring (although Erik Chandler left the band earlier this reason for personal reasons) and incredibly popular wherever they go. However, it is incredibly hard to imagine them ever getting in with how many other people and bands would have to get in first. And while ska has had a few bites at induction now (Bad Brains for example), there is no sign that they will be breaking through any time soon.
So like they say in Ohiothey really love Drew Carey and they’d love to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but it is likely they are going to need a ticket to see either. Still, they are an awesome band to listen to when you need a pick me up and that has to be worth something.
- Bloodhound Gang
Hometown:King of Prussia, PA
Date formed:1988
Eligible Based on:Debut EP Dingleberry Haze (1994)on Cheese Factory Records
Top Selling Record:Hooray for Boobies (1999) (Platinum)
Top Hits:The Bad Touch (#6, Platinum, 1999), Fire Water Burn (Gold, 1997), Along Comes Mary (Gold, 1999)
Underrated Track:If you like them, then FoxtrotUniform Charlie Kilois most likely your jam
In Line Behind:The Rock Hall having a particular sense of humor
Induction would Help:Cypress Hill, Limp Bizkit, Faith No More, Everlast
Odds of Nomination This Year:0%
Odds of Nomination Ever:0%
Will they Be a Rock Hall of Famer?:No
Facts:
Oh the Bloodhound Gang, a band that when my wife saw they made this countdown caused her to say “you don’t actually have to include them you know.” True, but there is something irresistible about these oversexed weirdos that requires memorialization.
James Moyer Franks (Jimmy Pop) and Michael Bowe (Daddy Long Legs) were friends at Perkiomen Valley High School in Central Pennsylvania who decided to form an alternative rock band. They originally called themselves Bang Chamber 8 and with a rotating cast of characters around them released a demo tape on their own. In 1991 they changed their name to the Bloodhound Gang (after the fictional detectives on the PBS Show 3-2-1 Contact) and would release a second demo tape, which got them signed by Cheese Factory Records. Their debut EP Dingleberry Hazewould come out in 1994.
In 1995, they would sign a bigger deal with Columbia Records and release their first album Use Your Fingers, but a disagreement with Columbia would lead to a complete reshuffling of the band, most notably the departure of Daddy Long Legs to form a new group. The reconstructed group, consisting of Jimmy Pop, Evil Jared Hasselhoff on bass, Lupus Thunder on lead guitar, Spanky G on drums, and DJ Q-Ball on turntables and as a hype man would be the group responsible for their biggest hit in 1999.
And what a hit that is. What can you say about The Bad Touchexcept that there has never really been a song like it? It uses euphemisms for sexual intercourse that somehow seem dirtier than if they have used the original terms themselves. And they are not subtle about it, everything is a single entendre for doing the deed (which honestly is a common theme in pretty much any song they had that got popular). Plus, that video of the band in monkey suits capturing people in Paris to put on display is one of the most iconic ones of the 90s. The song itself would go platinum and would vault their third album Hooray for Boobiesto platinum status as well.
They would release two more albums, the better of which, 2004’s Hefty Fine, would give them their last two mini hits with Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo andUhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss, before maybe breaking up for good in 2015. I say maybe, because while the band doesn’t play together any more, they never actually called it quits. They just kind of drifted apart after an incident in the Ukraine where they peed on the Ukrainian and Russian flags on stage and were subsequently booed out of Kiev and banned from Russia. Which honestly, seems pretty par for the course for these guys.
Still, they were one of the best-known rap rock bands of the 90s and have some degree on influence on those who have come after them. I just don’t think there is anyway that gets them anywhere near the hall.
- Martin Page
Hometown:Southampton, England
Date formed:1981
Eligible Based on:Debut Album In theHouse of Stone and Light (1994)
Top Selling Record:In theHouse of Stone and Light (1994)
Top Hits:In theHouse of Stone and Light (#14, 1994), Keeper of the Flame (#19 Contemporary, 1995)
Underrated Track:Blessed (2008)
In Line Behind:A huge line of songwriters who have been ignored
Induction would Help:Songwriters in general
Odds of Nomination This Year:0%
Odds of Nomination Ever:0%
Will they Be a Rock Hall of Famer?:No
Facts:
An army brat and former member of Southampton FC’s juniors teams, Martin Page started playing bass with various bands as a sideman starting in the 1980s, mainly with British synthpop group Q-Feel (with whom he would finish 6thin the Eurovision competition) and later with Earth, Wind, and Fire.
It wasn’t until a trip to the Grand Canyon that he was inspired to write his own music. The result is one of the most loved mid-90s contemporary pop hits In the House of Stone and Light (1994). A second single Keeper of the Flameoff of that album would also chart. He began work on his second album, when he suffered a series of deaths of people close to him in rapid succession, this included both of his parents.
Unable to cope, he took a hiatus for 14 years before finally finishing his second album In the Temple of the Muse(which includes Mi Morena, later covered by Josh Groban) in 2008. He has since put out four more albums, including an ambient music album in 2018 called The Amber of Memory.
While he had one huge high surrounded by minimal other commercial successes, Page still resonates with many people he worked with in the industry before setting off on his own. That, plus the deference that the Hall tends to give to “songwriters”, is enough that he is on the Hall’s radar. It is just a long, long way down the list.
- Seven Mary Three
Hometown:Williamsburg, VA
Date formed:1991
Eligible Based on:Debut Album Churn (1994)
Top Selling Record:American Standard (1995)Platinum
Top Hits:Cumbersome (#39, #1 Main, 1996), Water’s Edge (#1 Main, 1996), Over Your Shoulder (#7 Main, 1998)
Wait (#7 Main, 2001),
Underrated Track:RockCrown (1997)
In Line Behind:Bush, Collective Soul, Candlebox, Sponge
Induction would Help:Audioslave, Creed, Fuel, Godsmack, Nickelback
Odds of Nomination This Year:0%
Odds of Nomination Ever:0%
Will they Be a Rock Hall of Famer?:No
Facts:
Originally a college band from William & Mary, Seven Mary Three is definitely the best band named after the show CHiPs (7 Mary 3 being main character Officer Jon Baker’s call sign). It began when students Jason Ross and Jason Pollock met and started writing songs together. Ross took lead vocals and rhythm guitar, with Pollock taking lead guitar and back up vocals. They added bass player Casey Daniel and drummer Giti Khalsa and started playing clubs in the Northern Virginia/DC area.
Their original album Churnwas self-produced, but their song Cumbersomegot the attention of a radio station in Orlando which played the song on regular rotation. The band decided to pack up and head to Orlando to build on this success and was successful, landing a record deal with Mammoth Records. The band rerecorded much of Churnand added a few more songs to come up with their second album American Standard (1995). Cumbersomeexploded with it’s major record release and became the band’s biggest hit.
The band would release two more albums in rapid succession, 1997’s RockCrownand 1998’s Orange Ave.Neither had the success of American Standardand it began to wear on the band. In 1999, feeling burnt out, Pollock left the band and was replaced by Thomas Juliano. They would release another album in 2001, The Economy of Sound, the lead single of which Waitserved as the lead single for the Crazy/Beautifulsoundtrack. The band would release two more albums before suddenly breaking up without warning in 2012.
Seven Mary Three is solidly in that Post Grunge era of groups that produced some great music with slightly less flannel than what came before it. Unfortunately for them when it comes to the Hall, none of those bands are in the Hall yet and there seem to be a good number of them to get through before 7M3 is going to even get into consideration, including a couple of the bands yet to come in this countdown. That said, a college band that makes it 20 years and sells a couple of million records is a pretty damn good result.
- Sister Hazel
Hometown:Gainesville, FL
Date formed:1993
Eligible Based on:Debut Album Sister Hazel (1994)
Top Selling Record:… Somewhere More Familiar (1997)Platinum, Fortress (2000) Gold
Top Hits:All for You (#11, #1 Adult 40, 1997), Change Your Mind (#59, #5 Adult 40, 2000)
Underrated Track: Mandolin Moon (2006)
In Line Behind:Dave Matthews Band, Barenaked Ladies, Pantera, Doobie Brothers
Induction would Help:Fleet Foxes, Mumford and Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show, Drive By Truckers
Odds of Nomination This Year:0%
Odds of Nomination Ever:0%
Will they Be a Rock Hall of Famer?:No
Facts:
The second greatest band to come out of Gainesville, Florida (after some dudes named Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), Sister Hazel rides that line between alternative and southern rock. Sister Hazel was founded in 1993 by Ken Block (vocals & acoustic guitar), Andrew Copeland (rhythm guitar), and Jett Beres (Bass). They would pick up drummer Mark Trojanowski and lead guitarist Ryan Newell in 1994 afer releasing their self-titled album Sister Hazel. The band was named after a local Catholic nun who ran a homeless shelter in Gainesville.
Their second album was also released through their own label, Croakin’ Poets, and sold 30,000 copies with its initial pressing. This caused Universal to sign the band and rerelease the album, which would go platinum for them in 1997. This was on the strength their single All For You, which was ubiquitous in the spring of my senior year of high school (and honestly always sounded to me like my old a capella group member Chris Maddox was on lead vocals).
They have released seven more albums since then with a moderate success. While several hit the Adult Top 40, they’ve never made the Top 40 chart again. They did have a few interesting twists and turns along the way including being the official band of the Ford Motor Company in 2009 when they released their sync drive.
And while they never reached the heights of that hit again, they have some of the most devoted fans in the industry the “Hazelnuts”. If they ever were going to get into the Hall, those Hazelnuts are what is going to do it. The Hall cares more than ever about the popular movements behind bands than they ever have before. That’s why KISS and Bon Jovi and Rush finally got into the Hall. I don’t think all the Hazelnuts in the world are actually going to make a difference for a band that is widely considered a one hit wonder, but they sure are going to try.
42.Unwritten Law
Hometown:Poway, CA
Date formed:1990
Eligible Based on:Debut Album Blue Room (1994)
Top Selling Record:Elva (2002)
Top Hits:Seein’ Red (#1 Alternative, 2002), Save Me (Wake Up Call) (#5 Alternative, 2005)
Underrated Track: Denied (1994)
In Line Behind:Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, Lemonheads
Induction would Help:Eve 6, Get Up Kids, Paramore, NO FX
Odds of Nomination This Year:0%
Odds of Nomination Ever:0%
Will they Be a Rock Hall of Famer?:No
Facts:
Part of the early 1990s San Diego music scene, the beginnings of Unwritten Law are kind of murky. The band started with drummer Wade Youman backing a rotating cast of characters over several months before settling on a more stable lineup in 1990 with Scott Russo (vocals), Steve Morris (Lead Guitar), Rob Brewer (Rhythm Guitar), and Jeff Brehm on bass. I say fairly stable, because Brehm was gone by 1992 to be replaced by John Bell, who himself was replaced in 1997 by Pat Kimm.
Unwritten Law started as a punk rock band and has always had the typical punk rock sound and issues working their way through the band. The lineup has been in constant flux due to what can politely be called physical altercations between the members of the band. Their first two albums Blue Room (1994)and Oz Factor (1996)have a prototypical mid-90s punk sound with Russo’s mellow singing style over the top.
By their fourth album, the band decided they needed a change of direction and 2002’s Elvamoved in a much more prototypical rock direction. This is where they saw their greatest success. The lead single Seein’ Redwould hit #1 on the Modern Rock charts. The success of Elvawould also lead to recording a live album for VH1’s Music in High Placesseries, which would feature Rest of My Life, which would hit #14 on the Alternative charts in 2003. They would go on to make two more albums and are still touring today (with a remade lineup around Russo’s vocals)
All in all, they have been an incredibly talented constantly changing band who has been a major part of the development of the pop/punk and alternative/punk sound. And while they certainly haven’t had the success of their San Diego music scene and former touring partners Blink-182, they have made quite a name for themselves and are incredibly respected within the industry. Do I think that will be enough to get them through the door? No, I don’t. But they will at least come up in discussion.
41. The Cardigans
Hometown:Jönköping, Sweden
Date formed:1992
Eligible Based on:Debut Album Emmerdale (1994)
Top Selling Record:First Band on the Moon (1996)Platinum, Gran Turismo (1998)Platinum
Top Hits:Love Fool (Gold, Alternative #9, 1997), My Favorite Game (Gold, Alternative #16, 1998)
Underrated Track: Erase/Rewind (1999)
In Line Behind:The Cranberries, 10,000 Maniacs, Pulp, Everything But the Girl
Induction would Help:Natalie Imbruglia, Belle and Sebastian, Super Furry Animals, The Postmarks
Odds of Nomination This Year:0%
Odds of Nomination Ever:0%
Will they Be a Rock Hall of Famer?:No
Facts:
Did you know that this band was Swedish? I did not before I started doing research on this. I just presumed that they were another alternative pop band from the UK. But in actuality, The Cardigans were formed in Jönköping, Sweden in 1992 by five roommates with Nina Persson as lead singer, Peter Svensson on lead guitar, Magnus Sveningsson on bass, Bengt Lagerberg on drums, and Lars-Olof Johansson on keyboards. Looking at those names I feel like a complete moron for not realizing they were likely not from Leeds.
Their first album Emmerdale (1994)was largely a hit in their home country and Japan. It was their second album however, 1995’s Lifewhich had four charting singles in the UK, that raised their profile throughout Europe. And it took them to album three, 1996’s First Band on the Moon, for them to truly conquer America. The push for this was the success of Love Fool, which was featured in both Romeo + Julietand later in Cruel Intentions, and would chart in ten countries. First Band on the Moonwould go Platinum.
Their follow up to First Band on the Moon, 1998’s Gran Turismo, would also go Platinum on the strength ofMy Favorite Game, another ten country charting hit. And perhaps most importantly, they would play themselves as the band at the graduation for Donna Martin and her classmates in Beverly Hills, 90210. They would release two more albums, including 2003’s Long Gone Before Daylightwhich is much more a Country Pop record and quite a departure from their pop origins, before taking a six-year hiatus starting in 2006.
The Cardigans have been back making music together since 2012 (although they haven’t released in album in almost 15 years). And continuing to be a working band helps generally when it comes to the Hall. Honestly, to get in you either want to be still touring or dead, those things help you more than pretty much anything else. But there are just too many other bands between them and the Hall. Particularly since most people think of them for just one song. That song is great, but unlikely to get them into the Hall. No fooling on that one.
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