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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  richie,

Hard to predict, so I do not want to do this. Lots of things may change in a longer time span.
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 17:22pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, richie wrote:
  Power,

What are your predictions for inductees in the next five years (2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029) (If 8 inductees each year)?.
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 16:42pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  richie

Probably
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 16:20pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, richie wrote:
  Power,

I think that Mariah Carey, Phil Collins, Roberta Flack, INXS, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Luther Vandross would get in from your current predictions for the 2025 nominees if it's 7 and Coldplay would only get in if it's 8 inductees again.

What do you think?.
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 16:17pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  richie

Agree to disagree
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 16:05pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  Return Nominees:
Beck (22)
Mariah Carey (24)
Soundgarden (20, 23)
Eric B & Rakim (12, 24)
Cyndi Lauper (23)

New Nominees:
INXS
Coldplay
No Doubt
Motley Crue
Luther Vandross
Roberta Flack
Outkast
Phil Collins
Alanis Morissette
TLC

Inductees: Phil Collins, Cyndi Lauper, Luther Vandross, Outkast, Roberta Flack, Mariah Carey, Coldplay, INXS (if 8)

Musical Excellence: Warren Zevon, Devo, Ashford & Simpson

Musical Influence and Non Performer often come from nowhere so I do not want to guess. These two categories are extremely hard and rootless to predict
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 16:01pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, richie wrote:
  Power,

As much as I love Coldplay, I just have a really hard time seeing them get in FYN especially if Radiohead and The White Stripes both couldn't get in FYE and Oasis couldn't get in FYN, so I see Coldplay doing the same.

What do you think?.
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 16:01pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  Return Nominees:
Beck (22)
Mariah Carey (24)
Soundgarden (20, 23)
Eric B & Rakim (12, 24)
Cyndi Lauper (23)
Devo (19, 21, 22)

New Nominees:
Coldplay
No Doubt
Motley Crue
Luther Vandross
Patti Labelle
Outkast
Phil Collins
Alanis Morissette
TLC

Inductees: Phil Collins, Cyndi Lauper, Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey, Outkast, Coldplay, Motley Crue, Devo (if 8)

Musical Excellence: Warren Zevon, New York Dolls, Ashford & Simpson

Musical Influence and Non Performer often come from nowhere so I do not want to guess. These two categories are extremely hard and rootless to predict
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 15:48pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, KING wrote:
  KING Quick 20 Nominees 2024-2025.
1. Billy Idol
2. Scorpions
3. Diana Ross
4. The White Stripes
5. Soundgarden
6. The Bangles
7. Phil Collins
8. Mariah Carey
9. Joy Division/New Order
10. Emmylou Harris
11. Iron Maiden
12. Cyndi Lauper
13. Blue Oyster Cult
14. Salt N Pepa
15. Lenny Kravitz
16. X
17. Rick Springfield
18. Smashing Pumpkins
19. Luther Vandross
20. Bad Company

KING
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 14:40pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, Alec Tess wrote:
  I guess a Monkees nomination MIGHT be down the road soon?
https://x.com/onetakenews/status/1786585091721896056?s=46&t=sOaE2ooXGWYBfm5i3mQiKA
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 14:26pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, richie wrote:
  Elle Dee,

What are your early predictions for the 2025 nominees/inductees (If 8 inductees again)?.
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 14:11pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, Elle Dee wrote:
  Now, as for the snubbed acts for the 2024 class, these are the ranking numbers if they were inducted:

Mariah Carey - #93

Sinead O'Connor - #156

Lenny Kravitz - #202

Sade - #113

Oasis - #108

Jane's Addiction - #132

Eric B. & Rakim - #80
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 14:02pm
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About Television, JOHN wrote:
  It's shameful , this band should've
been in the Hall of Fame many years ago, best guitar band for sure , studio or live , 3 albums, all stunning. Tom Verlaine , Fred Smith , Richard Lloyd , Billy Ficca, top class musicians. None of the people they influenced came even close to Television and Verlaine's talent , and they know it ! . God bless Tom , you were a true original .
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 13:49pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, Alec Tess wrote:
  The Rock Hall is honoring act through the Influence route that are usually now in their 90s or late 80s like Harry Belaftone and John Mayall or are alive but are in very bad health DJ Kool Herc

Which makes me wonder who next will be honor in these scenarios?

Chubby Checker? Taj Mahal?
Cliff Richard? Sonny Rollins? Herbie Hancock? Cissy Houston? Carol Kaye? Paul Anka? Bobby Rush? Dean Ormsby from Jan & Dean? Kris Kristofferson?
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 12:37pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, Alec Tess wrote:
  One of the living legends of Jazz Ron Carter turns 87 today

You maybe know him from his days in the 2nd Great Miles Davis Quintet but he did some double bass work with A Tribe Called Quest on their album The Low End Theory
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 12:23pm
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About MC5, Jordan Einstein wrote:
  Well looks like my statements about them getting backdoored came true! Then again, finally inducted after three decades of eligibility & six nominations.
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 10:26am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Will m wrote:
  Mat r,

Fair on you but if I had a vote, I wouldn't vote for any nominees whose music I don't like.
Fortunately, there's not a lot of music I don't like.
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 07:28am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Will m wrote:
  Xc,

I'll admit I was rude in my initial comment but how was anything I said idiotic? I have extremely minimal knowledge on vandross, that's just my experience and I'll want other soul acts that I know more about in before him.
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 07:25am
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About the 2024 Inductees, XC wrote:
  Having been a longtime lurker in this site, I will say that while respect people's opinions I will never take Will M's opinions seriously after he made some idiotic remark about Luthor Vandross a few days ago.

And it doesn't help that he openly proclaimed to be a rockist.
Saturday, 05/4/2024 @ 04:10am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Mat r wrote:
  Will m

I'll say this. I think Kool and the gang's music sucks hard but I would have voted for them cause they belong in the hall
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 22:42pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, richie wrote:
  GuestG,

Out of your early predictions for the 2025 nominees (Beck, Boston, Mariah Carey, Tracy Chapman, Coldplay, Phil Collins, Devo, Eric B. & Rakim, Iron Maiden, Cyndi Lauper, No Doubt, OutKast, Pink, Sade, Thin Lizzy and War). Which ones do you see being inducted (If 8 inductees again)?.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 19:30pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, GuestG wrote:
  Before I lose interest and don't post as frequently, a very early 2025 nominee prediction

1. Coldplay
2. Pink
3. Tracy Chapman
4. Devo
5. War
6. Iron Maiden
7. Eric B & Rakim
8. Outkast
9. Phil Collins
10. Boston
11. Mariah Carey
12. Sade
13. Cyndi Lauper
14. Beck
15. No Doubt
16. Thin Lizzy
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 19:20pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, Alec Tess wrote:
  Reposting this

My way too early 2025 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame nominee predictions

Returning from 2024
Mariah Carey
Oasis
Lenny Kravitz

Returning from previous ballots
Iron Maiden
Soundgarden
Joy Divison/New Order
Cyndi Lauper
War
Warren Zevon

Newcomers
Styx
OutKast
Diana Ross
Phil Collins
Coldplay
Linkin Park
Smashing Pumpkins
Lauryn Hill
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 14:51pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, will m wrote:
  mat r,

exactly (tho I quite like the big Kool and gang hits). I cant stand Radiohead, I remember a flame war started over that lol.

its all opinions we can be peaceful about them. Elles ranking is perfectly fine no matter any disagreements anyone else has. powers chart (idk if they made on) is perfectly fine. me hating Radiohead, mat r hating Kool, its all completely acceptable as long as were peaceful and respectful about them
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 13:20pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, richie wrote:
  Elle Dee,

Out of your early predictions for the 2025 nominees (Mariah Carey, Tracy Chapman, Melissa Etheridge, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Lenny Kravitz, Patti LaBelle, Cyndi Lauper, No Doubt, Oasis, OutKast, Diana Ross, Sade, Salt-N-Pepa, Soundgarden and Warren Zevon). Which ones do you see being inducted (If 8 inductees again)?.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 13:15pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, Mat r wrote:
  Power

Who cares? Let Elle enjoy life

I think Kool and the gang are a trash band and would rank them hella low but no one has ever given me shit for that
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 13:14pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, Elle Dee wrote:
  power

I don't appreciate you being rude to me. For what it's worth, if Maiden were inducted already and had Priest gone into the main category instead of musical excellence, I would've ranked Maiden #86 and Priest at #94.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 12:28pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, will m wrote:
  eh sure but its not like it matters. not worth a big paragraph over it

I've frequently defended that behavior of my own, I've got no problem when other people exhibit it.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 12:17pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  She's just exhibiting a double standard. Many of the people she ranks higher also don't have a direct influence on today's youth but rather an indirect one (like influencing those who influence the youth but not having a direct impact on young musicians). She diminishes others simply because she doesn't like them. It's laughable that Metallica and Sabbath are not even in the top hundred. She ranks Duane Eddy higher than Sabbath and Van Halen, but which young person today reminisces about or is directly influenced by Eddy? This is a clear double standard; let's not deny it.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 12:15pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  She's just being hypocritical. Many of the people she ranks higher also don't have a direct influence on today's youth but rather an indirect one (like influencing those who influence the youth but not having a direct impact to young musicians). She diminishes others just because she doesn't like them. It's laughable that Metallica and Sabbath are not even in the top hundred. She ranks Duane Eddy higher than Sabbath and Van Halen, but which young person today reminisces about or is directly influenced by Eddy? This is hypocrisy; let's not deny it.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 12:13pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, will m wrote:
  hence why I never made a rank of all inductees,,, I'd be getting heat for having like the o jays at like #240 or something.

this is so needlessly contentious. it was clearly dumb to suggest that Elle wouldn't know about hard rock and metal after she kept talking about her knowledge of it'


can we please move on to something that wont cause a flame war?
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 12:04pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, Elle Dee wrote:
  power

Also Queen at #32
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 12:02pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, Elle Dee wrote:
  power

Bias against heavy metal?? I literally ranked Zeppelin at #10, AC/DC at #76, and Kiss, Metallica, and Sabbath way, way higher than Deep Purple. The reason why I ranked Van Halen low is because, again, their influence doesn't seem to resonate with today's younger bands. Eddie Van Halen as an influential individual, yes. But as a band??
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 11:58am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Elle Dee wrote:
  power

Bias against heavy metal?? I literally ranked Zeppelin at #10, AC/DC at #76, and Kiss, Metallica, and Sabbath way, way higher than Deep Purple. The reason why I ranked Van Halen is because, again, their influence doesn't seem to resonate with today's younger bands. Eddie Van Halen as an influential individual, yes. But as a band??
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 11:56am
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About the 2024 Inductees, will m wrote:
  even if she does have an anti hard rock bias, that's fine. everyone's got taste.

I'm biased against the rappers, funk bands, pop stars etc. cause idk about them. if everyone abided by objective standards of influence then wed all have the same rankings listed.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 11:48am
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  will m

I think there's no need to continue this discussion. It seems we (elle dee and I) have a significant disagreement. I'm sorry for using strong and unfriendly words, that was my mistake. I apologize to Elle Dee.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 11:47am
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  You might as well just say you have a bias against heavy music and hard rock, because influential artists like Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Metallica, and Van Halen all rank very low in your assessments.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 11:44am
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About the 2024 Inductees, will m wrote:
  power,

its just opinions at the end of the day. not really worth and "are you kidding me?"

although i love Van Halen and I'd never have em that low, its all opinions
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 11:44am
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  But you also rate Van Halen too low, which is absurd.

Eddie Van Halen greatly influenced many guitarists in that era. He popularized the tapping technique—I know he didn't invent it, but he made it famous. You can see his impact across genres, including heavy metal and hair metal. Without Eddie Van Halen, their sound would be drastically different. He also helped drive the popularity of heavy metal in America.

And you rate him below Peter Frampton? That's almost at the bottom. I don't understand how a band with one of the top ten greatest guitarists in history (often in the top five on many lists), known for their revolutionary impact, can be so undervalued by you.

Are you kidding me?
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 11:39am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Elle Dee wrote:
  power

I would respectfully ask you not to question my taste in music. All of my tastes in music are eclectic. As I said before I like Deep Purple. I just don't think their influence on today's younger generation of metal is as big as Zeppelin, Sabbath, Maiden, Motörhead, Priest, Metallica.

I'm a fan of Ghost, Disturbed, System of a Down, In This Moment, Code Orange, August Burns Red, Spiritbox and they always, always, always cited Zeppelin, Sabbath, Maiden, Metallica as influences. Even Code Orange and Spiritbox cited non-metal acts like Kate Bush and Tori Amos as influences.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 11:27am
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