The Prodigy were one of the most successful electronic bands of the 1990’s, but there were many who did not necessarily view them as electronic.

For a good two years, the Cranberries were a very successful run before the BritPop explosion.   The Irish group found success on both sides of the Atlantic with their melodic blend of Alternative music, though the key to their sound was the distinctive and beautiful voice of Dolores O’Riordan who gave the Cranberries both their edge and their beauty.  Despite those attributes, the Irish stars will struggle to find serious consideration for the Hall.

There have been many bands that were known for their experimentalism, but we are hard pressed to find a band that used more non Rock genres to create music that found its way into the Rock canon.  In a decade that celebrated independent music, Stereolab may have had the most “independent” sound of all.  Like much of the Krautrock sound that seemed to inspire them, Stereolab had to settle for devoted fans and acclaimed albums but a position rooted in the underground.  Underground can make the Hall, but it will be a tall order for it to happen.

If Nirvana were the Beatles of grunge, then Pearl Jam were the Rolling Stones.

The band that was originally named Mookie Blaylock, would be the largest beneficiary of the grunge movement, and of the genre easily the most principled.  Perhaps the embodiment of American music for decades, Pearl Jam would become a huge band, but arguably could have been more successful had they “played by the rules”.