The 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees
Fri, Sep 28, 2007
Yesterday, the nominees that have the honor of being inducted in next year’s Rock & Roll HOF were announced. Our of the 9 nominees, only 5 will make the cut; quoted with the best chances are Beastie Boys and Madonna. For a band to be nominated they had to release their first single before 1982, the year that Madonna’s “Everybody” and the Beasties’ punk EP Polly Wog Stew came out.
I have to say that I’m totally surprised acts like Metallica or The Stooges didn’t make the nominee list, instead less influential bands like John Mellencamp or The Dave Clark Five did. I’m beginning to wonder if the judges are a bit biased to say the least, but I’m sure they know best.
And the nominee are….
- Madonna
- Beastie Boys
- The Dave Clark Five
- Leonard Cohen
- Afrika Bambaataa
- John Mellencamp
- The Ventures
- Donna Summer
- Chic
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October 2nd, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Vote for the most deserving but overlooked artists for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at:
Chicago
http://www.rateitall.com/t-2529-deserving-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame.aspx
The top 20 at this point are:
1) Rush
2) Yes
3) Deep Purple
4) The Ventures
5) Stevie Ray Vaughan
6) Genesis
7) Alice Cooper
9) Madonna
10) Pete Townshend (solo)
11) Jethro Tull
12) Dire Straits
13) Duran Duran
14) Moody Blues
15) The Cars
16) The Smiths
17) Peter Gabriel (solo)
18) Neil Diamond
19) Heart
20) The Stooges (Iggy Pop)