The 2009 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominees were announced this morning, and again prog get no respect. However, cheers to The Stooges for finally getting the nod (Iggy Pop’s Madonna tribute put him in the Hall’s good graces) along with Metallica, who we haven’t heard from in a while. Also nominated: Jeff Beck, Chic, Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Run-D.M.C., War, and Bobby Womack. Only five of those acts will be announced as inductees in January; the event, which has gotten considerably tamer since VH1 started televising it, takes place in April (this year in Cleveland). To be eligible for the Class of 2009, artists had to release their first single or album no later than 1983 — so Kings of Leon have a while to go. Still, this means a whole new crop of great bands were snubbed today. A partial list I will update with your suggestions so we can refer back to it next year:
Beastie Boys
Depeche Mode
Bon Jovi
Peter Gabriel
Cyndi Lauper
Rush
XTC
Slayer
The Smiths
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Duran Duran
The Cure
Sonic Youth
Billy Idol
LL Cool J
The Replacements
Tom Waits
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Sonic Youth!
How about some Billy Idol love? OK, maybe he’s not worthy of induction, but regardless, his music is (or, at least, was) great, and his first solo album came out in ’82.
While I’m not a fan, LL Cool J’s first single was in ’84, so he’ll be eligible next year.
And I’m sure someone mentions them every year, but no love for the Replacements?
I’m guessing The Replacements have never been nominated?
first that comes to mind is joy division, though the smiths, the cure and sonic youth are also far more deserving than some of the nominees.
joyyy diivvvision. yes, please.
they have joy division stuff in the rock hall… does that mean they are already inducted or not necessarily?
they may have stuff in, but they are definitely not inducted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_inductees
Joy Division have never been remotely considered by the Nominating Committee since they were eligible in 2003/2004, so it is unlikely that they will be inducted in the future. The same seems ot be true of the Smiths and Sonic Youth, though we will have to wait.
The Cure (and Depeche Mode) I have long thought will get in and are on the list of the Nominating Committee, and with the next three ceremonies likely to be almost exclusively of backlog artists those two have quite a good chance.
How are The Smiths and The Cure not in?
Another low blow to the KOL…….you guys are douche bags…give it up they’re good!
I’m still waiting for Tom Waits to get the respect he deserves from these idiots.
the b52′s!
how about t.rex or the modern lovers?
black kids!
ha ha ha- just kidding.
awesome gratuitous KoL bash.
is Yes in the hall of fame?
Holy cow, Jeff Beck is finally nominated! There is some justice in the world
I agree on the call re Tom Waits
Man, I’d elect like 2/3s of this class, so I know I’m bound to be disappointed when the list of nominees comes out. It’s a blessing and a curse.
That said, I’m also disappointed at no love for Genesis or Yes.
genesis!*
*- not ironic.
i nominate ben kingsley’s rendition of minor threat
R.E.M.
They were inducted last year, since “Chronic Town” came out in 1982.
Another year, another Tom Waits snub. Banish the hall.
I think it’s time for many punk acts to get the nod: Bad Religion, Minor Threat, The Descendents, Hüsker Dü, Bad Brains etc etc.
^ lmao is that you in your avatar?
Rush deserves to be in, even under the most corporate, wanker-ish criteria. 18 albums, platinum stacked upon platinum, and they never really sold out. Plus they still bring it for real, unlike other 30-year old acts that are parodies, greatest-hits acts, or shells of themselves. Rush does it right, and they need to be in the hall.
My theory as to why they aren’t in is that nobody will volunteer to introduce them for fear of being ass-whipped on stage by ‘em. How rock N roll is that?
That seems like a reasonable theory.
Still no love for The Hollies,Zombies or Donovan? And Jeff Beck’s already in(as a member of The Yardbirds)…why a solo nod?
seriously the zombies need to be nominated.
The rock and roll hall of fame is a joke. I actually believe that some left out major bands should sue. Their lack of admittance is costing them money. There are no set of consistant requirements, it’s just ad hoc. I new there was a big problem with the r&r hof when the inducted the beatles on the second year and not the initial year.