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About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote:
  Alec T

Collective soul are not ranked in top 3000 historical streamed artists in Spotify.
Sunday, 08/23/2026 @ 21:54pm
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About the 2026 Inductees, Alec T wrote:
  Collective Soul just hit 1 billion Spotify stream listens
Sunday, 08/23/2026 @ 18:13pm
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About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote:
  "Oh, they're so popular" 90s rock acts... Some of them will inevitably be inducted, just like 70s/80s arena rock/AOR acts.

Slipknot #222
Rammstein #286
Nickelback #326
Three Days Grace #429
Avenged Sevenfold #438
Disturbed #457
Five Finger Death Punch #481
Limp Biskit #497
Skillet #573
Evanescence #614
Goo Goo Dolls #664
Papa Roach #677
Breaking Benjamin #784
3 Doors Down #834
Shinedown #837
Marilyn Manson #938
Creed #1084
Seether #1325
Godsmack #1552
Matchbox Twenty #1563
Staind #1738
Sunday, 08/23/2026 @ 13:05pm
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About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote:
  Spotify Streaming History Ranking of All 90s Rock Nominees and Inductees

Red Hot Chili Peppers #92
Nirvana #147
Green Day #165
Pearl Jam #449
Radiohead #141
Nine Inch Nails #1731 (Shockingly they are lower than I thought considering they are arena touring act)
Foo Fighters #301
Rage Against the Machine #858
Sheyrl Crow #2067
Dave Matthews Band #2024
Soundgarden #1460
The White Stripes #873
Oasis #276

Beck #1680
Jeff Buckley #1737
Phish N/A
Lenny Kravitz #1038
The Black Crowes N/A
Melissa Etheridge N/A
Sinead O'Connor N/A

On the verge of 80s/90s:
Jane's Addiction N/A
Sunday, 08/23/2026 @ 12:24pm
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About the 2026 Inductees, J C Souljah wrote:
  Matthew,

Re TJ&Shondells, I think there influence might be strongest with "Mirage". It is basically a blueprint for the Cars and a lot of 70's/80's synth bands. Plus they had a big garage rock hit ("Hanky Panky") and psychedelic hits ("Crimson & Clover", "Crystal BLue PErsuasion"). They were sufficiently respected to have been invited to play Woodstock. Too bad they passed, otherwise I think they would be in. Side note, Tommy James has credibility as a producer/writr with Alive and Kicking. And no less than Bob Dylan heaped prsie on "I'm Alive", a James composition performed by Johnny Thunder. They belong.
Sunday, 08/23/2026 @ 11:56am
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About the 2026 Inductees, Matthew wrote:
  The 60s induction is still pretty confusing. You have Dave Clark Five, The Young Rascals, then you have to ask why Tommy James & the Shondells, Steppenwolf, The Turtles, Paul Revere & the Raiders, and Herman's Hermits are not in? Their success at that time is comparable.

Probably it should be blamed on Little Steven, why he prefers some acts over the others. So yeah, DC5 and The Rascals were pushed in successfully when oldies still controlled the nomination and voting committee, and some of the others mostly won't be nominated because oldies are not as powerful as before. I could see most of the latter names being voted in if they were in the latter spots (DC5 or The Young Rascals).

Also have to mention that most of these acts are, of course, a tier below the A-tier acts of the 60s. And of course, some of this level (DC5, The Rascals) were pushed in at the right time, while some of them will be snubbed for no explainable reason. Then you will have, "Why are The Rascals in, but X/Y/Z... are not?"

Steppenwolf is probably the most arguable case among these acts. "Born to Be Wild" is probably the single most impactful hit among the songs of that group. They were also kind of pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal (not direct fathers of heavy metal). Yeah, I think they are the most deserving among that group.

Talking about Tommy James & the Shondells, I have always felt they were snubbed because they were not in New York or Los Angeles, that kind of more connected circle. They were a Michigan band, so yeah, they were isolated. That was probably part of the reason they were forgotten.

Also, talking about "influence", I do not see covering their songs and having a hit with them as "huge influence". Joan Jett and Billy Idol covered the songs and made them hits, but that was not decisive to their careers, especially for Billy Idol. Joan Jett had "I Love Rock n Roll" first, and the Tommy cover helped her maintain her success. Billy Idol had multiple other big hits before "Mony Mony".

You can still argue that Tommy James should be in. I won't totally disagree, and yes, he has a case. You have The Young Rascals and DC5 in, and Tommy James of course has a case compared to them. But it is not that much of a crime if he is not in. His songs were covered by future stars and became hits, but they were not that important to the style and sound of those future stars. He did not alter the music direction as Kate Bush or Bjork.

Realistically, yes, their case may be improved a bit, especially if Billy Idol says something good about Tommy at the ceremony or even invites Tommy on stage. That could be somewhat similar to how Def Leppard and Roxy Music's inductions reminded people of T. Rex.

How about The Monkees? The Monkees should be the single most deserving 60s snub. I know John Sykes has openly expressed his bias against them in interviews, but still, The Monkees are a better candidate than every other 60s rock act that is not in yet.
Sunday, 08/23/2026 @ 10:43am
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About Crosby, Stills and Nash, Roy wrote:
  "@LawnRanger60:
@thedavidcrosby
What band/artist not in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, do you wish were inducted?"
CSNY

https://x.com/thedavidcrosby/status/577117171110694913

-David Crosby on Twitter
Sunday, 08/23/2026 @ 10:32am
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About the 2026 Inductees, richie wrote:
  TheCorriynial,

What are your current predictions for the 2027 nominees?.
Sunday, 08/23/2026 @ 10:30am
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About the 2026 Inductees, TheCorriynial wrote:
  I've been thinking on Tommy James & The Shondells and wonder if with Billy Idol now inducted if their case for perhaps MI has shot up, since the 80s ended up being a good time to be a songwriter/group with already known hits, then having several acts cover their hits and have them on the charts again (in some cases, higher then the originals) with their already existing catalog ( Joan Jett "Crimson and Clover", Billy Idol "Mony Mony", and Tiffany "Think We're Alone Now"). And although they were popular in the 60s, it seems like to me today they felt a bit like outsiders, a track which seems to find itself in music often (Enya, Kate Bush, Bjork, etc). And something that usually took years to correct.
Sunday, 08/23/2026 @ 09:51am
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About Humble Pie, Matthew wrote:
  "How can Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple be in the RRHOF and not Humble Pie!? "

Are you joking? Humble Pie are definitely an excellent band, but they should not be in the same conversation as Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. Not every excellent but not that important band needs to be inducted. Don't be subjective just because this is a band you enjoy... Great Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton don't need a second induction. They belong to hall of very good not hall of great when talking about influence and historical importance.
Sunday, 08/23/2026 @ 09:51am
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About The Immortals, Roy wrote:
  JOINT NOMINATIONS AND INDUCTIONS INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

1. 1988 - The Drifters
2. 1997 - The (Young) Rascals
3. 1997 - Parliament-Funkadelic
4. 2012 - Small Faces/Faces
5. 2026 - Joy Division/New Order

Should have been joint nominations and inductions

1. 1996 - Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship
2. 1997 - Crosby, Stills & Nash/Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3. 1997 - The Jackson Five/The Jacksons
Sunday, 08/23/2026 @ 06:05am
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About Crosby, Stills and Nash, Roy wrote:
  I think CSNY deserves to be in Hall of Fame separately from CSN Completely different band
As different as chicken and cheese
Both good

-David Crosby ON TWITTER 2015

https://x.com/thedavidcrosby/status/575665023596371968
Sunday, 08/23/2026 @ 05:46am
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About the 2026 Inductees, Matthew Richmond wrote:
  Sorry, change the Smiths to Coldplay
Saturday, 08/22/2026 @ 23:47pm
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About the 2026 Inductees, Matthew Richmond, wrote:
  Richie,

The Guess Who
Styx
Bryan Adams
Beyonce
Diana Ross
Lauryn Hill & The Fugees
INXS
The Smiths
Saturday, 08/22/2026 @ 23:42pm
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About the 2026 Inductees, KING wrote:
  KING AUGUST 22-23, 2026. Right Now 20 KING Nominees. Moving closer to September.
1. Alice In Chains
2. Bryan Adams
3. Diana Ross
4. INXS
5. Smashing Pumpkins
6. Boston
7. Scorpions
8. Dr. Dre
9. DEVO
10. The Bangles
11. Alicia Keys
12. Steve Winwood
13. Barry White
14. Linkin Park
15. Shakira
16. The Guess Who
17. Lenny Kravitz
18. The Smiths
19. Beyonce
20. Coldplay

Special Awards
1. Emmylou Harris
2. Los Lobos
3. Herbie Hancock
4. Chic
5. Suzi Quatro
6. Tom Jones
7. X
8. The Sonics

KING
Saturday, 08/22/2026 @ 21:40pm
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About King Crimson, Charles Crossley Jr wrote:
  With Angine de Poitrine taking over the internet by the storm this year, and with their musical style of microtonal math rock, shouldn't the band that created math rock be inducted as having relevance on today's music?

Shouldn't King Crimson finally be inducted?

When it comes to influence, I consider Robert Fripp to be the most underrated influencer in rock history.

That's different from the most snubbed. As snubbed as Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'N' Roll Trio are, the most snubbed artist is probably Ivory Joe Hunter, with Roy Brown right behind.

But all three of them do not have a problem with being underrated. Robert Fripp, who has been all over the place these last six decades, is easily the most underrated influencer in rock history. No one gives him credit for all the artists he has influenced.

The wildest story I have is that Robert Fripp was so impressed with the guitar playing of Dave Bainbridge of the Celtic Christian progressive rock band Iona (yes, they are exactly that) that he contributed his Frippertronics to their album Journey Into The Morn. LOL!

But you will find Robert Fripp has been all over the place over the years.

Mind you, Angine de Poitrine do not name King Crimson as one of their influences. They name the progressive rock band Gentle Giant as one of them, along with others like acid jazz guitarist John Scoefield.

Even so, King Crimson was the first to create math rock.

And it would be wild to have Angine de Poitrine induct King Crimson with a presentation speech spoken in their invented language. . .
Saturday, 08/22/2026 @ 20:29pm
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About the 2026 Inductees, richie wrote:
  Matthew Richmond,

Out of your predictions for the 2027 nominees, Which ones do you see being inducted (If 8 inductees)?.
Saturday, 08/22/2026 @ 19:19pm
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About Crosby, Stills and Nash, Roy wrote:
  David Crosby once tweeted that Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young should be inducted. I wish I had copied it. Still trying to find it.
Saturday, 08/22/2026 @ 19:03pm
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About the 2026 Inductees, Alec T wrote:
  Sting as a solo act now stays in the way of Bryan Adams

Especially with Phil Collins finally in now

I'm sure Sting will also get more NomCom support
Saturday, 08/22/2026 @ 16:12pm
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About Rock Hall Projected, Darren wrote:
  Here is the link for the Performer Ballot via Google Form Polls.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewYw7y2gQYEjD4X6S2P5ySp1QW2IzRP-1Hm5ao9KA516xojw/viewform
Saturday, 08/22/2026 @ 15:55pm
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About the 2026 Inductees, Matthew Richmond wrote:
  Prediction:

The Bangles
De La Soul
Motley Crue
Styx
Bryan Adams
Usher
Coldplay
The Guess Who
Beyonce
Diana Ross

Lenny Kravitz
INXS
The Smiths
Beck
Lauryn Hill & The Fugees
P!nk
Shakira
Saturday, 08/22/2026 @ 11:26am
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About the 2026 Inductees, Charles Crossley Jr wrote:
  To Roy and anyone else who is interested. . .

In case you didn't catch my post on Bluesky, earlier this week, a server went down at Tapatalk taking all forums offline. When the Tapatalk staff got the server working the next morning, it turned out that for all of us to be able to access our forums, like Our Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, we had to clear our history and cache first. Then we can access our forums. The Our Hall forum is up and running. Currently, Cliff has been posting stuff.
Saturday, 08/22/2026 @ 06:46am
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About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote:
  Little Steven still thinks that Tommy James & the Shondells, Herman's Hermits, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Jr. Walker & the All Stars, the Searchers, the Raspberries, Badfinger, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, the J. Geils Band, and Gary U.S. Bonds should be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

https://x.com/StevieVanZandt/status/2078533340324376964

I am proud of what we have accomplished at the Rock Hall, bringing attention to the more obscure artists. But the original voters never respected the Pop stars. Unless it was Michael Jackson or Madonna or someone that would help the tv ratings. Or else Tommy would be in, Herman's Hermits, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Junior Walker & the All Stars, the Searchers, the Raspberries, and Badfinger would all be in.

https://x.com/StevieVanZandt/status/2078877350502998478

The Beatles went to the next level with A Day In The Life. The Stones critical assessment changed completely with Sympathy For The Devil. The Who were finally appreciated when they elevated the Artform to its zenith with Tommy. All great. But some bands never made the transition to "important." It's the reason I had a lot of trouble getting the Rascals and The Dave Clark Five into the Rock Hall Of Fame. And still haven't gotten the J Geils Band in because they never stopped being the greatest Blues-based bar band of all time. Or Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes who were the 2nd best Blues-based bar band of all time. Or Gary Bonds inventing Party-Rock. Or god forbid you dressed in a fun creative way like Paul Revere & The Raiders. Forget it! If they were able to look past the fun clothes and hear the brilliance of Just Like Me, Steppin' Out, Kicks, Hungry, Good Thing, and Him Or Me, they'd be in. It's the only possible explanation for why Junior Walker & The All Stars aren't in, arguably the greatest sax player in the history of popular music, punished for having too many Pop hits!
Friday, 08/21/2026 @ 21:27pm
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About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote:
  Looking like Little Steven is not in main committee anymore

https://x.com/StevieVanZandt/status/2078533340324376964

"I am proud of what we have accomplished at the Rock Hall, bringing attention to the more obscure artists. But the original voters never respected the Pop stars. Unless it was Michael Jackson or Madonna or someone that would help the tv ratings. Or else Tommy would be in, Herman's Hermits, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Junior Walker & the All Stars, the Searchers, the Raspberries, and Badfinger would all be in. It was an argument we had all the time until they threw me out."

https://x.com/StevieVanZandt/status/2078575447579689270

"I'm in one of the side committees. (I think I still am)."
Friday, 08/21/2026 @ 21:01pm
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About Goo Goo Dolls, Paul in KY wrote:
  My post back in 2018 more specific, but another great act that I've seen. The lead singer has a special picture in his attic. Can definitely see them going in before Matchbox Twenty.
Friday, 08/21/2026 @ 13:11pm
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About the 2026 Inductees, Paul in KY wrote:
  I've seen Matchbox Twenty twice and it's a damned good act. Their best songs span 3 or 4 albums too. Not just all in 1st 2. Will be surprised if they're inducted in next 30 years.
Friday, 08/21/2026 @ 13:08pm
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About Steppenwolf, Paul in KY wrote:
  They're in My Hall. Should be in. Their songs (several more than their 2 epic masterpieces) were ubiquitous on radio in late 60s and 70s.
Friday, 08/21/2026 @ 13:04pm
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About The Sir Douglas Quintet, yukio wrote:
  Probably could be an Early Influence, as they pioneered the Tex-Mex sound, but yeah, it will never happen because their supporter was actually Dave Marsh. Fantastic band, though.
Friday, 08/21/2026 @ 12:39pm
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About The Flying Burrito Brothers, yukio wrote:
  They are done. Gram Parsons' induction covers this band's work.
Friday, 08/21/2026 @ 12:32pm
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About Ten Years After, yukio wrote:
  Alvin Lee was a hugely talented and skilled guitar player, and Ten Years After gave the world several fantastic blues-rock records that I enjoy a lot. But still, they belong in the hall of good/very good, and not every classic rock band some oldies love needs to be inducted... Your favorite band, or a band that made some good music, does not mean they are that important.
Friday, 08/21/2026 @ 12:12pm
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About Johnny Rivers, yukio wrote:
  Of course, Johnny Rivers' Rock Hall candidacy is no different from, for example, Gene Pitney. But yeah, it did not happen in 1990–2010, and at this point, it seems unlikely that it ever will.
Friday, 08/21/2026 @ 12:06pm
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About Johnny Rivers, yukio wrote:
  Johnny Rivers' induction window has probably passed, unless he was given an Early Influence Award. He probably should have been nominated sometime between 1990–2010. Now, no one younger really remembers his prime, when he was one of the rare popular American rockers during the British Invasion era. But yeah, his main argument is still that he was a rare popular American rocker during the British Invasion. Still, he was not innovator who impacted the culture at the time like some of the American psychedelic rock acts did. He was just popular at that time and nothing else. Even his popularity has declined a bit, and currently his streaming numbers are a bit lower than lower-tier 60s inductees like the Lovin Spoonful and the Young Rascals.

So yeah, maybe some boomers may still want him in, but he is basically forgotten.
Friday, 08/21/2026 @ 11:58am
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About Rock Hall Projected, Darren wrote:
  Please note, because there are 10 ballot spaces available and 3 rounds of General nominations, this first General vote will include the top 4 vote-getters (the other two will be the top 3).
Friday, 08/21/2026 @ 11:13am
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About TV Girl, omar wrote:
  TV Girl is an indie pop act with 23M monthly listeners on Spotify, three songs with over 1 billion streams, and one between 900M and 1B streams. They'll soon have four songs in the billion-stream club. They're insanely popular for an indie pop act. Even a lot of mainstream musicians don't have numbers like that.

I don't think they'll be part of the Rock Hall conversation, but the way some oldies talk about rock being dead in the 2000s and there being almost no 00s rock acts left that need to be inducted is insane and disgusting. Of course, rock isn't the most dominant form of music anymore, but there are still tons of indie rock (adjacent) acts that have pretty substantial followings and are very much alive!
Friday, 08/21/2026 @ 10:50am
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About Rock Hall Projected, Darren wrote:
  Nominations are now closed and the list of nominees is now up for review.

Here are the Performers nominees:

Amy Winehouse
Arctic Monkeys
Blink-182
Bryan Adams
Chubby Checker
Dream Theater
Florence + The Machine
Gorillaz
Huey Lewis And The News
Joan Armatrading
Lucinda Williams
Meat Loaf
Midnight Oil
Ministry
Modest Mouse
Muse
Phish
Ringo Starr
Robert Palmer
Small Faces / Faces
Sting
Tangerine Dream
The Alan Parsons Project
Usher


There will be 1 day of review. If there are any errors or missing performers on this list, please point them out ASAP.

The links to the google polls for this month's ballot will be posted after 8 PM Central on Friday.

For this round, voters will be required to vote for the following number of nominees per category:

Performers - 8

The top four vote-getters in the poll will be nominated to the ballot.
Tiebreaker votes will take place during the next round of nominations if necessary.

The polls will close at 8 PM Central on Monday.


Here is the current list of registered voters:

0pac Big
Alex Voltaire
Andy
Antler Queen Carson Shaw
BSLO
Casper
Chris Lyons
Christian
Cliff
Corey Finn
Darren
Dave
DMG
Doo-Wop Phil
Dr. W
Elle Dee
GothGuy2021
Greg F
Ian W.
J.W.
Jennifer
Joe S.
JoelWhyRock
Johnny
Joker
Jtrichey
Kenmil
KING
Kurtal
Lax38
Maddie Wagon
Mason
Mat R
Michael W.
MichaelEU
Naz P
Nick B.
ntndeacon
Omar
Ozma
Paul in KY
Paul K.
Philip
Raichu
Ralib
Ray
Rhiannon JM
Rick Vendl II
RyTheSensation
Skylanderlord3
SotN
The Towerman
Tom H.
Zechariah

If you're not on this list, please email Nick at rockinretrospectpodcast@gmail.com from the email address that use on FRL to register your FRL user name as a voter.
Friday, 08/21/2026 @ 10:11am
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About The Marshall Tucker Band, amy wrote:
  The Marshall Tucker Band are another very good act. I enjoy their music, but are they HOF worthy? Pretty marginal case.

The same could be applied to the likes of Little Feat. Pretty good acts making good music, but ultimately, they are not important enough.

Maybe if there were an Americana Music HOF, they should be HOFers in that.
Thursday, 08/20/2026 @ 23:50pm
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About the 2026 Inductees, amy wrote:
  https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2026/08/19/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-mendoza-line

Troy L Smith: Rock & roll's Mendoza Line: How good is good enough for the Hall of Fame?
Thursday, 08/20/2026 @ 23:16pm
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About the 2026 Inductees, amy wrote:
  It is kind of ''confirmed" by Peter Hook that other New Order members won't appear

"I'm really looking forward to getting in there. I don't know what the hell's going to happen. As far as I know, the others aren't coming."

https://highway81revisited.com/peter-hook-reflects-on-new-order-joy-division-and-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-induction/
Thursday, 08/20/2026 @ 23:14pm
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About Rock Hall Projected, SotN wrote:
  I'm going to go with Ministry. I thought of OMD again, possibly even Sublime, but I think I'll try swinging for them this round.
Thursday, 08/20/2026 @ 18:31pm
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About Rock Hall Projected, Jennifer wrote:
  My nomination is one who is long overdue both here and in the main Rock Hall: Meat Loaf


I also strongly considered:

Cliff Richard and the Shadows
Herman's Hermits
Air Supply
Train
Supertramp
Styx
Thursday, 08/20/2026 @ 18:08pm
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