Most Egregious "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame" Snubs?

[BuddyRey]

Did you know that Madonna, Run DMC, The Bee Gees, and The Beastie Boys are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; but RUSH, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Supertramp, Deep Purple, and The Moody Blues are not???

In fact, there are literally hundreds of seminal rock bands being passed over by the kingmakers in favor of artists whose "rock" credentials are spotty, at best. What bands or artists do you think have been unfairly overlooked?

 

[phill4paul]

Pretty much all you listed.

 

[JK/SEA]

Steppenwolf not being in there is the one reason i will not visit the Hall.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppenwolf_(band)

 

[Anti Federalist]

Soundgarden > The Beastie Boys.

 

[cjm]

Meh, who cares? Rock and roll is for car stereos and the live stage. Let the black tie poseurs make their lists. We each have our own decentralized halls of fame in our record cabinets. And mine includes Rush

 

[wannaberocker]

megadeth is also not in the rock n roll hof.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Did you know that Madonna, Run DMC, The Bee Gees, and The Beastie Boys are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; but RUSH, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Supertramp, Deep Purple, and The Moody Blues are not???

In fact, there are literally hundreds of seminal rock bands being passed over by the kingmakers in favor of artists whose "rock" credentials are spotty, at best. What bands or artists do you think have been unfairly overlooked?

Among those listed EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER not being in the hall of fame makes the "rock and roll hall of fame" a big fat 0.Then again a "hall of fame" is for people who give a shit. Honeybadgers dont give a shit.

 

[Flirple]

KISS

 

[Schifference]

Jethro Tull

 

[cjm]

Jethro Tull

They may not be in the RnR Hall of Fame, but at least they were recognized with a Grammy in 1989. Oh wait, right award, but wrong reason. That was just more fail from the central planners and official recognizers of art.

As a tribute to the Grammies (which I haven't watched since that night), I think I'll throw in ...And Justice for All when I clean the kitchen after dinner tonight.

 

[Tiger35]

The Hall is no longer relevant IMHO.

 

[cjm]

Here's Jefferson Starship's commentary on industry experts and the hall of fame. I thought it was cool in my youth that the FM album rock stations would play a song with the F-word without bleeping it. Now that I'm older, a parent, etc, I apologize to the forum for the language in the song. But since the kids of today may have missed this one, I proudly present...

Stairway to Cleveland!




/thread

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Did you know that Madonna, Run DMC, The Bee Gees, and The Beastie Boys are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; but RUSH, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Supertramp, Deep Purple, and The Moody Blues are not???

In fact, there are literally hundreds of seminal rock bands being passed over by the kingmakers in favor of artists whose "rock" credentials are spotty, at best. What bands or artists do you think have been unfairly overlooked?

I knew this. It's pretty pathetic how that org is run anymore. I haz teh sad. ETA: They've also overlooked Yngwie Malmsteen and Yes.

 

[BuddyRey]

Oh my gosh, ABBA is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! ABBA!?!?!?!

 

[tfurrh]

The Moody Blues - biggest snub in my opinion.

 

[seyferjm]

Rush should be there for sure