It makes you wonder if they should have a moratorium. If you are on the ballot lets say three years in a row, and fail to get in, you shouldn't get a chance on the ballot for, i don't know, another three years.
Interesting idea. I don't think we're at crisis mode yet. Chic is the outlier--no other act has been nominated as many times as it has without being elected. Next is Chuck Willis, with six nominations, and he is a tough one right on the borderline. Next are Paul Butterfield and Joe Tex with four, and someone must be pushing for them, particularly Tex, because neither rise to the honor. Otherwise, there are ten with three nominations and eight with two. Not really a lot of repeat offenders, considering the pool of eligibles overall.
Agreed.... way far from crisis mode...and realistically, and i know i am the one who helped put this site together, it's just a Hall!
Still, Baseball takes people off the ballot after ten years. Maybe after 20 they can't be nominated. If after 45 years after your first album we can't assess you as a Rock and Roll HOF inductee, you just aren't.
Well, it appears that someone (Paul Schaeffer) convinced enough people to put Paul Butterfield Blues Band in the Hall. Not sure how. But we have our class...
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Green Day
Bill Withers
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Lou Reed
Can't stand Sting as a solo, so i'm happy about that.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band were solid, but they didn't hang the world. They are going to be pointed at as one of those if ________ are in then how is ______ not?
I knew Green Day would get in. It makes me feel old but they needed a headliner and they very much deserving.
Glad to see Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Bill Withers, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, and Lou Reed made it. It's a solid undercard.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band though.... was Nine Inch Nails just not ready? Granted I think NIN could headline another class but this just feels off.
Figures Ringo Starr would get in as a singles artist. I'm guessing peoples OCD kicked in and felt like they had to complete the set.
oe cocker should have been in the rrhof a long time ago.i can't believe some of the groups that were put in like the band yes, one of the most annoying sounding bands ever, however joe cocker is probably too much of an icon to be on any type of mere list. he did a live concert in 2013 at the age of 70 yrs old and he and his band members were amazing.link to this concert is below.its on you tube Joe Cocker fire it up live
Can't say that i am personally for Cocker, i would rather him than half of who they did decide.
Hell, i would have rather they just inducted Ringo as a performer (there are far worse solo acts than him who were inducted) than slapping him in a category that should have been reserved for someone who had a good career, but was contributing in other ways.... Like a Brian Eno or Todd Rundgren.
thanks for the welcome. yes, we all have our favorites and Joe C
ocker is one of mine. the simple fact that he did this excellent concert at the age of 70 yrs old is amazing to me. he always seems to do other bands songs with more power and better than the original version imo