About the 2026 Nominees,  richie wrote:
Alec T,
Yes, Gene Bartholomew is Btravll/Poseidon/shriversage/Brucewayneofgotham. I now finally know his real name. Anyway, Here's what he's thinking for this year:
1st ballot automatics Wu, New Edition, Luther, Lauryn -----automatics because they should have been inducted on their 1st ballot Mariah, Oasis, Sade .......so that is 7 , if they do 8 , add Shakira
Next Year : Billy Idol, Black Crowes, P!nk
Slim to zero chance: Iron Maiden (they finish either last or 2nd to last every time they are on the ballot, The Committee Vote has happened 4 times, and again never even close...............Phil Collins has been on the committee ballot 3 times, last year he lost out to Jimmy fking Buffett, Phil really hasn't been close on the committee ballot, the general ballot (I think they will think Genesis, and that is enough for Phil, also the backlash for Stevie Nicks induction, she usually is dead last in ranking the HOF inductees...she had no business being inducted solo.
Zero Chance: INXS (3 Aussie acts that should be in before them : Men at Work was bigger, and better, and haven't been considered, also Rick Springfield who was about 5X more popular than INXS) , and then Kylie Minogue who is at least 10X more popular than INXS ever was, and if we are being honest, the catalog of songs by these 3 is superior to INXS...................Jeff Buckley, might be the worst nomination of all-time, 1st thing his Dad is not in and he actually had a career, Jeff Buckley's biggest song is a cover of a song that every American Idol season, someone performs
Future Committee selections: Joy Division/New Order (sucks they constantly embarrass both these bands by putting them on the Voting Ballot)... (the committee votes have been fairly close, so eventually the committee will give...... (long shot as a future committee selection): Melissa Etheridge reminds me of Sheryl Crow, who when she was voted in on the first ballot, rumor has it that people felt sorry for her, and didn't think anyone else would vote for her....Sheryl now rests 2nd above Stevie Nicks, as the 2nd worst inductee..... so forget about Melissa unless the committee takes a look at her down the line, and feels sorry for her ....but the normal voters will not want to embarrass themselves, again, they are tired of looking stupid, as she would easily slot in-between Stevie and Sheryl as one of the 3 worst inductees |
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