2022 Rock & Roll HOF Nominees

[BigDHornfan 6545]

Full list of 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees:

Asterisks mark first-time nominees.

Beck*

Pat Benatar

Kate Bush

DEVO

Duran Duran*

Eminem*

Eurythmics

Judas Priest

Fela Kuti

MC5

New York Dolls

Dolly Parton*

Rage Against the Machine

Lionel Richie*

Carly Simon*

A Tribe Called Quest*

Dionne Warwick


 

[BigDHornfan 6545]

Give me Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, and Lionel Richie for sure.  Wouldn't hate to see RATM or the Eurythmics in.

[WhatTheBuck 28775]

Definitely Devo, Dolly, and Duran Duran.

[Pato del Muerto 52485]

NY dolls aren’t in?  Wtf?  

[South Austin 52449]

Annual "Rock & Roll HOF Nominees" thread with the obligatory "Rock & Roll HOF Is An Absolute Joke" reply.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

25 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Annual "Rock & Roll HOF Nominees" thread with the obligatory "Rock & Roll HOF Is An Absolute Joke" reply.

Yup. Get off my lawn.

 

That being said, fuck it, let these in:

Pat Benatar

Duran Duran

Eurythmics

MC5

New York Dolls

Carly Simon

Dionne Warwick

 

[AnotherUTFan 9729]

How is Judas Priest not already in?

[dcar00 14153]

If I were the RR HOF I would have trolled by putting Bonds and Clemens on the list.

[CooterBrown 18003]

How is Judas Priest not already in?

They should’ve been in the inaugural class or at least among the first 3 metal bands to get in.

[alincoln 2371]

2 hours ago, South Austin said:

Annual "Rock & Roll HOF Nominees" thread with the obligatory "Rock & Roll HOF Is An Absolute Joke" reply.

It is but the list is better than usual

[Deej 76754]

Benatar deserves it.

Since they've been letting rap acts in, Tribe definitely deserves it.

 

[Gil Bang 25915]

I saw Lionel Richie in Vegas a few years back.    The GF wanted to go.  I was like "sure, OK, Lionel Richie is OK, it shouldn't be horrible".

Holy fuck.  Hit after hit after hit after hit.  I knew all of the songs, but I never really put it together just how deep the dudes catalog is.  He's a take, for sure. 

Carly Simon?  Meh.  Nice career, for sure.  But HOF?  I say not. 

[Kennythetiger 9375]

You probably think this thread is about you. 

[Post Oak 20208]

49 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

I saw Lionel Richie in Vegas a few years back.    The GF wanted to go.  I was like "sure, OK, Lionel Richie is OK, it shouldn't be horrible".

Holy fuck.  Hit after hit after hit after hit.  I knew all of the songs, but I never really put it together just how deep the dudes catalog is.  He's a take, for sure. 

Carly Simon?  Meh.  Nice career, for sure.  But HOF?  I say not. 

I fuckin love Lionel Richie.  Always have. Always will

[dcar00 14153]

Ritchie, Duran Duran, Priest, MC5

If Johnny Cash is in, then Dolly should be in.

I was kinda meh on Benatar, just because never really listened to her much and Love is a Battlefield is seared in my "the 80's had some shitty overplayed MTV songs" brain, so I looked her up. 

6 Platinum(3 multi platinum) albums and 3 Gold albums.  absolutely should be in.

[Deej 76754]

44 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

I fuckin love Lionel Richie.  Always have. Always will

"Hello..."

[WhatTheBuck 28775]

6 hours ago, dcar00 said:

I was kinda meh on Benatar, just because never really listened to her much and Love is a Battlefield is seared in my "the 80's had some shitty overplayed MTV songs" brain, so I looked her up. 

6 Platinum(3 multi platinum) albums and 3 Gold albums.  absolutely should be in.

Pat Benatar was huge. Also, there were three girls at Ridgemont High who cultivated the Pat Benatar look. 

[Scooter Monzingo 820]

1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Pat Benatar was huge. Also, there were three girls at Ridgemont High who cultivated the Pat Benatar look. 

Well that, and I wanted to fuck her really bad.

[Napoleon 8660]

8 hours ago, Post Oak said:

I fuckin love Lionel Richie.  Always have. Always will

But will you love him…

…all night long?

[South Austin 52449]

Carly Simon sucks. She’s not a good singer and she’s not even hot.

[The University 851]

anyone actually visited the hof? is it as exciting as eating a burger in a hard rock cafe?

Edited February 3, 2022 by The University

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

3 hours ago, South Austin said:

Carly Simon sucks. She’s not a good singer and she’s not even hot.

She hasn't got time for this pain.

[TexPx 2322]

Beck should get in.

[South Austin 52449]

35 minutes ago, The University said:

anyone actually visited the hof? is it as exciting as eating a burger in a hard rock cafe?

I mean, it requires a trip to Cleveland, which isn't exactly a destination city for many.

[smuggs 9352]

Just induct the whole goddamned list. Seriously they are all great and deserving.

 

I also can't wrap my head around the fact that The Commodores are not in already and Lionel is just now a first time nominee. Wtf.

Edited February 3, 2022 by smuggs

[Pato del Muerto 52485]

Are the commodores in?  

[dcar00 14153]

4 hours ago, South Austin said:

Carly Simon sucks. She’s not a good singer and she’s not even hot.

this is true. I don't even know who Fela Kuti is and he/she should be in before Carly Simon.

[dcar00 14153]

2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Are the commodores in?  

no. crazy huh.  but we are gonna put fucking Beck or Carly Simon in?

[The University 851]

1 hour ago, South Austin said:

I mean, it requires a trip to Cleveland, which isn't exactly a destination city for many.

i've been led to believe for most of my life that cleveland rocks -- that travel advice is very curious.

[South Austin 52449]

6 minutes ago, The University said:

i've been led to believe for most of my life that cleveland rocks -- that travel advice is very curious.

 

[TexPx 2322]

no. crazy huh.  but we are gonna put fucking Beck or Carly Simon in?

Beck’s resume looks better to me than Benatar’s.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

3 hours ago, smuggs said:

I also can't wrap my head around the fact that The Commodores are not in already

Whelp that seals it. I'm not going to Cleveland.

[dcar00 14153]

57 minutes ago, TexPx said:

Beck’s resume looks better to me than Benatar’s.

no. but I was kinda half joking about Beck.  He's fine.  I just like to shit on Beck because Beck fans are like OMG Beck, like he's the second coming of Dylan or something.  He'll just be the Harold Baines of the RR HoF.  someone has to be.

that said no Beck or Carly Simon before Commodores.

[Deej 76754]

On 2/3/2022 at 12:47 AM, WhatTheBuck said:

Pat Benatar was huge. Also, there were three girls at Ridgemont High who cultivated the Pat Benatar look. 

And she's been married to her guitarist, Neil Giraldo, for 40 years, which is pretty amazing.

[DougO 5243]

There needs to be a not in the Hall  Of Fame Hall Of Fame.

[DougO 5243]

That's  the most LOL garbage list yet. I'll take DEVO, though.

[WhatTheBuck 28775]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

And she's been married to her guitarist, Neil Giraldo, for 40 years, which is pretty amazing.

There was a piece about them on CBS Sunday Morning 2-3 weeks ago. It was really good. He was a total partner in writing and producing all of her music. They’re still together and completely happy. Nothing controversial about them at all. They just made a lot of great music together. 

[Deej 76754]

5 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

There was a piece about them on CBS Sunday Morning 2-3 weeks ago. It was really good. He was a total partner in writing and producing all of her music. They’re still together and completely happy. Nothing controversial about them at all. They just made a lot of great music together. 

I saw some hour-long interview Dan Rather did with them a few years ago. They are a great story.

[WhatTheBuck 28775]

On 2/3/2022 at 9:43 AM, The University said:

anyone actually visited the hof? is it as exciting as eating a burger in a hard rock cafe?

I suppose it depends on your definition of exciting. It’s way more exciting than eating a hamburger. Or even a cheeseburger in paradise. (That restaurant sucks, btw.)

I’ve been there a number of times but haven’t visited in years. The little film they showed in the theater about the history of rock was, I thought, worth the price of admission. That was pretty cool even though it was maybe just 15-20 minutes long. As I recall it was mostly music with very little narration. And then you’ve got just tons of memorabilia from throughout the ages, from guitars to wardrobe to cars and anything else. Furthur isn’t there but the hot dog Phish rode in on at the old Boston Garden at midnight on NYE 1994 is (I was at that show.)

They have different exhibits that occupy the main space and it depends on whether you’re interested in them or not. You can whisk in and out pretty easily and have a decent time but there are a lot of little nooks and crannies that you can explore if you want to spend the time.

It’s an impossible challenge. It’s imperfect. Everyone is always going to bitch, there are other museums, this artist belongs, this artist doesn’t, blah blah blah blah blah. I think it’s worth a look.

And yes, Cleveland rocks.

[CooterBrown 18003]

On 2/3/2022 at 8:43 AM, The University said:

anyone actually visited the hof? is it as exciting as eating a burger in a hard rock cafe?

I've been to it. It'll pretty cool. I don't know if it warrants return visits but it's definitely worth going to once if you're in Cleveland. 

[Wally Pryor 5261]

2 hours ago, DougO said:

That's  the most LOL garbage list yet. 

 

Yeah, reaching - running out of acts to / that should be inducted. 

[HouTex 1866]

On 2/3/2022 at 8:43 AM, The University said:

anyone actually visited the hof? is it as exciting as eating a burger in a hard rock cafe?

I probably wouldn't make a special trip, but I was in Cleveland on business several years ago and I had an afternoon to kill so I went.  It was worthwhile.  The Springsteen exhibit was showing and it was very cool for a Springsteen fan.  That said, with non-Rock and Roll acts getting in now I probably wouldn't go.

[Scooter Monzingo 820]

I obviously define what is R&R much differently then the HOF. 

[Underdog 28562]

Carly makes it in just for having the best Bond theme alone…. Carly >>> Duran-Duran. 

[South Austin 52449]

4 hours ago, Underdog said:

Carly makes it in just for having the best Bond theme alone…. Carly >>> Duran-Duran. 

That song sucks and she sucks.

[Underdog 28562]

False. 

[Deej 76754]

nvm

Edited February 5, 2022 by Deej

[Dennis Taylor 18809]

15 hours ago, Scooter Monzingo said:

I obviously define what is R&R much differently *then the HOF. 

* than

[Dennis Taylor 18809]

On 2/2/2022 at 4:49 PM, Gil Bang said:

I saw Lionel Richie in Vegas a few years back.    The GF wanted to go.  I was like "sure, OK, Lionel Richie is OK, it shouldn't be horrible".

Holy fuck.  Hit after hit after hit after hit.  I knew all of the songs, but I never really put it together just how deep the dudes catalog is.  He's a take, for sure. 

Carly Simon?  Meh.  Nice career, for sure.  But HOF?  I say not. 

He should be in the pop hall of fame 

[Beantown Express 2.0 6559]

Is there a reason the HOF hates classic rock from the 1970’s/1980’s?  Groups like Foreigner, Boston, Bad Company, Judas Priest, Motörhead, Iron Maiden, Grand Funk Railroad, seem to be HOF worthy yet the HOF is more interested in rap/pop acts or obscure acts.  That being said, Lionel Richie is a musical genius and he and the Commodores should be in along with Pat Benatar and A Tribe Called Quest.

Also, Underdog’s take on Carly Simon having the best Bond song is absolutely correct.  Nobody does it better is great and a close second would be For Your Eyes Only.  Older folks might go with something like Goldfinger but I digress.