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Some might question whether some already on the list fall into the Rock and Roll category, so I think "Pop Music" might be a more accurate term. With that in mind, these are the names that stand out in my mind as missing and worthy beyond debate. This is just scratching the surface, but I guess a line must be drawn somewhere. I could have easily doubled this list.
Al Hirt
Pat Benatar
The Carpenters
Barry McGuire
The Association
Foreigner
Frankie Avalon
Barry White (Love Unlimited Orchestra)
Peter Cetera
Paul Revere & the Raiders (Mark Lindsay)
Peter, Paul, and Mary
John Denver
Yes
The Kingston Trio
Jimi Hendrix
Jan & Dean
Huey Lewis
Duran Duran
Boston
Leslie Gore
Most of those should be in, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is imo a bit of a joke.
Didn't check but I bet Humble Pie is missing too. Great band.
I'm glad for Deep Purple ...they certainly deserve it.
I just remembered another one....a glaring omission from the hall and from my previous list. I missed it because it is one of very few of my all-time favorites that I now realize I never downloaded. Will remedy that shortly. My 45 rpm vinyl version that I've had for 45+ years is packed away in a box somewhere.
I think it's terrible that Yes is not in yet... but, it took far too long for Rush to get in as well.
This year's class does very little for me - I saw Cheap Trick at a radio station festival a few years ago - they were horrific. It was truly cringeworthy.
Deep Purple should have been in years ago, Chicago is just meh to me, and NWA? Really? Not my cup of tea at all. Won't be watching the ceremony broadcast next spring.
That said, Pearl Jam will be eligible and on next year's ballot. If they get in (as I believe they should) I'll be watching that ceremony, hopefully from a seat in the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn in 2017.
Seems clear that the process is flawed, based on the omissions that most would agree upon. And also based on the many inductees that no one (but industry insiders) has ever heard of. Seems to me that if you're going to call it a Hall of Fame, criteria number one would be that you are famous. Behind the scenes contributions could be recognized in some other way.
I think it's terrible that Yes is not in yet... but, it took far too long for Rush to get in as well.
This year's class does very little for me - I saw Cheap Trick at a radio station festival a few years ago - they were horrific. It was truly cringeworthy.
Deep Purple should have been in years ago, Chicago is just meh to me, and NWA? Really? Not my cup of tea at all. Won't be watching the ceremony broadcast next spring.
That said, Pearl Jam will be eligible and on next year's ballot. If they get in (as I believe they should) I'll be watching that ceremony, hopefully from a seat in the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn in 2017.
These days I surprise myself with my reaction to Pearl Jam. My son loved them, but I couldn't stand them when they exploded onto the scene in the early 90s. Just didn't like that sound - at all.
But recently I've heard radio plays of "Even Flow" and, for some reason, my reaction is different. So I've listened with greater interest and come to appreciate that that song is nothing short of a masterpiece. Still not a fan of that vocal style generally, but "Even Flow" is one of the great ones and probably wouldn't be with any different voice.
I'll get into the prog rockers later as that subject is really touchy with me
Bringing this thread up to date.
The subject of progressive bands have come up before, IIRC pretty much every year at this time there has been discussions on it. The Yes and Moody Blues have been brought up again and again. But there are a few bands that haven't been brought up in this thread I want to address.
1. Jethro Tull. This group, with Ian Anderson as it's leader, has not and never will be known as a "singles" band. They aren't getting the airplay on their newer releases like they used to, but they still are packing in the venues. Their first 3 lp's (This Was, Stand Up, Benefit) showed the band more and more exposure. Then the band hit the ball out of the park with Aqualung, released in the Spring of '71. Even the 1973 clunker "A Passion Play" did not dim the enthusiasm of the group. And then they came back strong with Songs From The Wood" from 1976. They've had their ups and downs, I've seen them in concert in three different decades. They always gave a great concert.
2. Alan Parsons Project. In the bands earliest beginnings, they never even toured. Finally in 2001, I caught them in concert. And Parsons had a hand in a couple of noted and absolute hallmark lp's--Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and Dark Side Of The Moon. I was really saddened when long time lead vocalist Eric Wolfson passed, but actually there were some noted vocalists who worked on Parson's lp's besides Woolfson. Anybody remember Arthur Brown? The song (I Am The God of Fire) Fire. Listen to Parsons initial lp Tales Of Mystery And Imagination, released in 1976. Brown does lead vocals on some of the tracks. Another distinctive vocalist is Gary Brooker from the great UK group Procol Harum. Brooker does vocals on a couple tracks off the 1987 lp Gaudi. More on Brooker and Procol Harum coming up later!
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...they certainly deserve it.
