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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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About the 2024 Inductees, lc wrote:
  richie

I am correct again this year

So you can believe in me more

I think Luther will be slam dunk
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 11:25am
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  Also, yes, women art pop has more enduring effect on popular music than heavy metal and hard rock.

There are almost no main hard rock/heavy acts in 10s. Whereas now we have a ton of women art pop and indie acts.

Heavy music heavily relies on guitar and now does not have power before where as women art pop indie acts can use electronic sounds to make more modern music

So it is somewhat incomparable.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 10:19am
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  Elle Dee

No, actually, Deep Purple's influence is still huge on modern heavy acts, Slipknot, Dream Theater, Opeth, Children of Bodom, Black Label Society, Symphony X.

And Jack White and Flaming Lips are also influenced by Purple (they are not heavy acts)

It is possibly because you are not huge heavy music fan (I think you hear way more indie music than heavy music), so you do not know heavy music that well.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 10:02am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Elle Dee wrote:
  power

I guess I wasn't being specific when I said they're not as big of an influence as Zeppelin, Sabbath, Maiden, Motörhead, and Metallica because while Maiden, Motörhead, Metallica cite them as an influence, you rarely hear Deep Purple's name as an influence by modern day, younger generation of hard rock / metal acts.

For example, Laura Nyro influenced the likes of Joni Mitchell, Elton John, Rickie Lee Jones, Todd Rundgren, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, but also modern day singer/songwriters like Feist, Regina Spektor, Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson, Esperanza Spalding.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 09:41am
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About Teena Marie, Tracey Johnson wrote:
  Do the right thing! Put Teena Marie in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. Don't you recognize real talent? I know life can be hard but it's even harder when you are stupid.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 09:40am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Elle Dee wrote:
  power

I guess I wasn't being specific when I said they're not as big of an influence as Zeppelin, Sabbath, Maiden, Motörhead, and Metallica because while Maiden, Motörhead, Metallica cite them as an influence, you rarely hear their name as an influence by modern day, younger generation of hard rock / metal acts.

For example, Laura Nyro influenced the likes of Joni Mitchell, Elton John, Rickie Lee Jones, Todd Rundgren, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, but also modern day singer/songwriters like Feist, Regina Spektor, Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson, Esperanza Spalding.
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 09:39am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Mat r wrote:
  Willie

Yea as much as the internet loves king crimson the larger public and music press doesn't really know them, even in the UK when it comes to non itcotck and red. Like Fripp got more coverage for his antics with his wife doing cover songs than KC did for their recent tour.

Not everyone watches fantano or uses Rym. Even pitchfork doesn't seem to have a hard on for them.

They're respected and seen as influential but they're not a band people seem to go to bat for irl.

They got passed over for Genesis, rush, yes, peter Gabriel, yes, and Kate Bush. I suspect supertramp, ELP, or meat loaf is more likely than them to show up on a ballot
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 09:26am
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About the 2024 Inductees, willie wrote:
  It should be noted that none of KC album appears on RS 500 list (which is shocking), and MC5 and New York Dolls all have, which may reflect the tastes and tendency of RS people (who are related to rock hall)
Friday, 05/3/2024 @ 09:06am
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