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About The Allman Brothers Band, Dan wrote:
  Thank you Mr.Betts you singing lead on Ramblin Man is legendary.
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 13:18pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, will m wrote:
  KING,

IMO both Sammy and Dave are appropriately covered by the van halen induction. for my view, a solo acts has gotta transcend their work with a band/s. Lee Roth and Hagar are awesome solo but neither go beyond VH.

the 3 Beatles (Ringo was AME), Rod Stewart, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, all absolutely transcend Faces/Velvets/Genesis/Beatles, hence are all double inductees.

previous nominee, Sting does not transcend the police imo but he's pretty borderline, a warranted nomination that may occur at some point.

Winwood was a journey man like Rod, I'm glad he went in with Traffic cause his solo career is not as wide ranging to get a hall induction just off that

Robert Plant is a fantastic example of someone who's solo career DOES NOT transcend his prior band, and would be a foolish double inductee, will never be nominated on his own.

Stevie Nicks solo is like Sting, borderline but I have zero issue with her solo induction like I've seen some other people do
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 13:14pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, Timothy Pernell wrote:
  King,

After Ozzy (if he's inducted), they definitely can nominate Sammy and DLR in the future for solo induction.
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 13:08pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, Timothy Pernell wrote:
  The three nods he thinks could jockey for induction but (might) come up a bit short:
Ozzy
Mariah
Dave
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 13:07pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, Timothy Pernell wrote:
  Rock Hall Monitors' top 7 picks:
Cher
Kool and the Gang
Foreigner
Peter Frampton
Lenny Kravitz
A Tribe Called Quest
Sinead O'Connor

https://rockhallmonitors.blogspot.com/2024/04/sowing-seeds-hastily-2024-predictions.html
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 13:05pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, KING wrote:
  Would like to see Sammy Hagar earn a 2nd Induction for his work in Montrose and solo artist work. He's very likable and enjoys his life. I think he's also very respected in the Rock world. Some good points that there aren't many solo artists in heavy metal who would be sure fire Inductees. It was smart for the Committee to nominate Ozzy. I think he earns induction. David Lee Roth is an interesting name. He had a good run during Eat Em And Smile and Skyscraper. Incredible and dynamic type personality.

KING
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 12:56pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, Alec Tess wrote:
  Ozzy is the exception though
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 12:51pm
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About The Allman Brothers Band, Joe S. wrote:
  Rest in Peace Dickey Betts, 1943-2024.
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 12:48pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, Timothy Pernell wrote:
  ^ DOH! I meant nominated lol
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 12:42pm
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About Sonny and Cher, Yvette LeChance wrote:
  Time will tell but the Gods appear finally inlined with her. First get our favorite Divette in, then her and Sonny. Cher deserves her solo induction and Sonny deserves his as the brains behind Sonny & Cher.
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 12:35pm
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About Cher, Yvette LeChance wrote:
  Time will tell but the Gods appear finally inlined with her.
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 12:33pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, Timothy Pernell wrote:
  Alec,

Yeah, LL just got inducted in difficult years with so many potential inductees that hadn't been recommended before. I mean he was inducted one year with 2-FREAKING-PAC LOL there was no way they were gonna induct LL over Pac that year. I guess they would be the Mary J and Mariah of 2017 (Mariah over Mary in this case).
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 12:33pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, will m wrote:
  Lee Roth is definitely not Ozzy level but he's a massive step above Tommy Lee
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 12:24pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, Timothy Pernell wrote:
  I missed him in my last post. Which again goes back to how hard it will be for other nominees. Ozzy definitely still has a clear shot but I didn't make it clear in my last post.

Actually Ozzy is rare because he's probably the first and only one to have a successful solo career as a heavy metal artist. I mean we had had famous names like David Lee Roth, Tommy Lee and such try solo careers but none were at Ozzy's level of success.
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 12:17pm
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About The Allman Brothers Band, will m wrote:
  RIP Dickey Betts
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 11:51am
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About The Allman Brothers Band, J.W. wrote:
  RIP Dickey Betts
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 11:42am
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About the 2024 Nominees, Alec Tess wrote:
  I don't why most Hall watchers are doubting Ozzy's chances?

Despite metal acts never doing the best in Hall voting Ozzy should be a exception to that
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 11:40am
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About the 2024 Nominees, will m wrote:
  RIP dicky betts, my favorite Allman brother. jaimoe is the last standing of the original lineup :(((
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 11:13am
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About the 2024 Nominees, Alec Tess wrote:
  The difference between LL Cool J and Judas Priest is that

LL Cool J very well would have been inducted as eventually as a a Performer and it's unknown to most of us expect a very few but I am sure Todd Rundgren got the final spot over him in the Performers category as they didn't want to fullly exclude Classic Rock in the Performers spot

Judas Priest unfortunately had little to no shot to get in as a Performers and probably were always bound to be a Musical Excellence inductee
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 11:09am
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About Bad Company, Don wrote:
  All I will say is that it is a crying shame when a crappy, derivative band like Beastie Boys gets in the Hall when they did, and Bands like Bad Company cannot even get a nom.

Sad World.
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 10:51am
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About the 2024 Nominees, Timothy Pernell wrote:
  ^^ "Top 5" WTF I meant top 10... LOL

Anyway, I don't know why my thoughts keep changing. This definitely was a hard list to figure out. A lot of us could be wrong on who goes in.

The way I look at it, the ones that seemed to be locks (or should be) are:
Cher
Lenny
Foreigner
Kool and the Gang
Mariah is in the "SHOULD BE A LOCK" list (only reason I kept her out of here is because I'm nervous)

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I think I've been kinda clear on that. After that, I don't know.

We have biases, the history of the Hall and how it votes for minority artists (women, urban artists) that makes it difficult to figure out. Also, there's never been a class where only the first ballot nominees get in.

So I'm expecting a mostly first ballot class with two previous nominees.

In this case, it would be:
Mary J. Blige (2nd)
Jane's Addiction (2nd)
Dave Matthews Band (2nd)
A Tribe Called Quest (3rd)
Eric B and Rakim (2nd)

Everyone else:
Sinead, Mimi, Cher, Lenny, Foreigner, Oasis, Kool & the Gang, Sade, Ozzy

Are first ballot nominees. And all first year nominees as opposed to first year eligible (even Oasis isn't FYE).

Too many scenarios can happen here.

Let's say the surefire locks are the ones I picked. Who will round it out if there were two previous nominees. I think that's why I've been a bit bullish about Mary's chances. She could go in and this can continue the Hall's three women a year class. But who will be the seventh??? Tough decision.

DMB could be the 7th just so they could make up for 2020.
Or Jane's Addiction somehow defies all odds and be the shocker of this and get in (a'la Rage Against the Machine).
Or any of the two rap acts make a stab at it.

I have to be honest guys, this is one class I'm stumped on!!! "Boring list" my ass LOL
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 10:45am
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About the 2024 Nominees, Michael W. wrote:
  My predictions for induction are (in order of confidence level):

Foreigner
Mariah Carey
Ozzy Osbourne
Kool & The Gang
A Tribe Called Quest
Cher
Sinead O'Connor

And the class I'd most WANT to see inducted is:

Kool & The Gang
A Tribe Called Quest
Dave Matthews Band
Jane's Addiction
Foreigner
Mary J. Blige
Sinead O'Connor
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 10:35am
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About the 2024 Nominees, xwing1212 wrote:
  I generally don't like it when artists are shoved into side categories when they're also on the ballot. That means all of the votes that went their way were wasted.
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 10:22am
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About the 2024 Nominees, Alec Tess wrote:
  The thing about the side categories is that they can be very surprising

I don't think anyone or most had Link Wray as a Early Influence inductee in 2023

Or Judas Priest as Musical Excellence inductee or Harry Belafonte as a Early Influence inductee in 2022


Or LL Cool J as a Musical Excellence inductee or Kraftwerk as a Early Influence inductee in 2021

Or wayback in 2017 when Nile Rodgers got Musical Excellence

Thats why if IDK The Smiths get Musical Excellence some how in 2024 I wouldn't rule that out
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 10:01am
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About the 2024 Nominees, Poseidon wrote:
  richie,

Last I have heard,

Mary J Blige aleady recieved some phone calls, sounding good for her.

Sounds like my list posted in Steve Hoffman Forum using same username is accurate again.
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 08:08am
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About the 2024 Nominees, richie wrote:
  Leitern.

I agree with you, you source makes sense and will be precise.
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 08:01am
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About the 2024 Nominees, Leitern wrote:
  Based on my information source Poseidon's information, I think these 7 acts are getting in this year for the 2024 class:

Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey
Cher
Foreigner
Kool & The Gang
Lenny Kravitz
A Tribe Called Quest

What do you think?.
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 07:59am
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About the 2024 Nominees, K-Dawg wrote:
  My final picks remain unchanged despite this nonsense

Mariah Carey
Cher
Ozzy Osborne
Foreigner
Lenny Kravitz
ATCQ
Kool & the Gang

If 8, Oasis
If 9, Sade
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 07:34am
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About the 2024 Nominees, Timothy Pernell wrote:
  Here's something quite crazy when you review these lists:

From the 1999 list, 45 of the 100 women are currently in the RRHOF. But in the list I saw, Sade is below Whitney at number 66, Cher is 43. Mariah is not on this list so I don't know which list you saw, Rialb lol

From the 2012 list, I only counted 5 of the women that got inducted and 3 of them are in the top 5:

Madonna (1)
Whitney Houston (6)
Janet Jackson (7)

Then:
Annie Lennox - Eurythmics (22)
Sheryl Crow (25)

The rest are from artists mostly still ineligible for induction with only a few who have passed the year of eligibility.

Also interesting to note, Mariah's not in the 1999 list but she's number 2 in the 2012 list. Mary J. Blige is also not on the list from 99 but in the 2012 list, she's number 9.
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 02:54am
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About the 2024 Nominees, Timothy Pernell wrote:
  Ralib,

Yeah I saw Sade being listed that high (which is incredible, really). They're actually higher than Whitney (61) in that list. But I'm sure the numbers would have reversed by now had VH1 decided to make a new list now because Sade hasn't been much in the spotlight in the last 14 years. But also, I think it can get confusing because the media and the industry are split in how to present them: either as the front woman being a solo artist with a backing band or as the band itself (in reality, they're the latter, rather than the former). And that could definitely lead to voters being confused.

As for the listings of the non-inductees on that list, that's always the trick question: you just never know what might happen. All indicators do have Mariah likely being a first ballot inductee but who really knows? I would be lying to say I was surprised by Mariah's position but this came at the end of the 90s so it's understandable she'd be that low. If VH1 was to do a list now, Whitney and Mariah would likely be somewhere, if in not the top 5, top 10 at least by now.
Thursday, 04/18/2024 @ 02:42am
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About the 2024 Nominees, Philip wrote:
  Richie, how is your mom doing? I have been gone quite awhile, and last I heard, she was expecting the worst. I am sorry if I am bringing up a painful subject, but I have been away from this forum for awhile, and I'd like an update, if that's alright to ask.
Wednesday, 04/17/2024 @ 22:41pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, richie wrote:
  Poseidon,

I agree with you that the Top 7 (Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Cher, Foreigner, Kool & The Gang, Lenny Kravitz and A Tribe Called Quest) are pretty solid and Eric B. & Rakim could sneak in as well and and Oasis and Sade are fading in terms of their chances of getting in this year for the 2024 class.
Wednesday, 04/17/2024 @ 22:39pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, Poseidon wrote:
  richie

Just ask me on Steve Hoffman Forum.

I think I will update information there using this username.
Wednesday, 04/17/2024 @ 22:33pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, richie wrote:
  You say he is wrong, but he is actually right. You looking for faults in him is just being unreasonable. The so-called mistakes in his words are just your imagination.

He is definitely always real and correct.

What do you think?.
Wednesday, 04/17/2024 @ 22:32pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, richie wrote:
  You are all bullying me.

I just talk with my true information source Poseidon and you all are so mean to me.

You all just are bully me as Poseidon saying the truth that Kate Bush was manipulated. "
You Kate Bush fans are just freaking out and make very evil activity toward me.

His information is always true and reliable, I will forever believe in him. End of the story.

What do you think?.
Wednesday, 04/17/2024 @ 22:29pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, Mat r wrote:
  Richie

Do you want one of us to actually reach out to your family?
Wednesday, 04/17/2024 @ 22:25pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, Poseidon wrote:
  richie

As of now, top 7 is pretty solid, EBAR could sneak in. Oasis, Sade is fading
Wednesday, 04/17/2024 @ 22:25pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, xwing1212 wrote:
  Good God RIchie made ANOTHER username to agree with him. Good lord.
Wednesday, 04/17/2024 @ 22:14pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, richie wrote:
  Poseidon,

Which acts are going to be the 2024 inductees?.
Wednesday, 04/17/2024 @ 21:58pm
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About the 2024 Nominees, Philip wrote:
  GuestG, no sweat. You can't always infer what's an afterthought and what isn't, especially when it's rushed in its writing.
Wednesday, 04/17/2024 @ 21:56pm
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