CubbiefanMike Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 It is almost a crime that these bands are not in yet:RaspberriesThe MonkeesGenesisRushTriumphJourneyStyxKissReo SpeedwagonDeep Purple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy K. Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I think there was one Madonna song that actually sounds like rock(not pop or disco)....."Gambler", which was on the soundtrack of some second-rate movie, if I recall correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Nathan Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I know this is an Eric Carmen board, but... The Raspberries??? Are you kidding? I mean, I love them, but I love a lot of bands that I wouldn't consider for the RRHOF. Heck, I loved Ron Swoboda too, but I wouldn't send him to Cooperstown, except for a visit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Well...at the same time, The Dells and Percy Sledge AND The Buffalo Springfield ARE in...so...The bar is not exactly set at the The Beatles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy K. Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Marc, I do enjoy Bachman-Turner Overdrive's music, but do I think they should be in the hall?No.Hollies, it really puzzles me about Percy Sledge and the Dells....had two great soul hits....but why the heck are they in there??Neil Diamond is technically not a rocker. I am not a huge fan of Neil's. But does he belong? Yes! Influence on many rock artists......songs being recorded the likes of UB40 to Deep Purple, as well as a good chunk of the Monkees' catalog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubbiefanMike Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Neil Diamond... yes.. definitely but what category do you file him under? Not Rock, Oldies?, Pop? hmmm.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 Diamonds material from the 60s on the Bang lable are Rock. That and his songwriting make him a shoo in. Jann Wenner and his gang of idiots will never vote him in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy K. Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Diamond is ever-present as an influence for rockers......and nominating him has just as much validity as picking Johnny Cash or Ray Charles or Bob Dylan or Van Morrison....neither are actually "rockers" per se....but the presence among rockers is there.And I think Joy Division should be nominated. Their music is ugly, had only one real hit and hard to listen to, but they were definitely influential on many artists.Oh, Waylon Jennings--though primarily a country artist---had more to do with Rock and roll than either Leonard Cohen or Grandmaster Flash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Off the top of my head..here's a fewAlice CooperThe HolliesThe Moody BluesThree Dog NightChicagoThe Doobie BrothersHeartCheap TrickELOThe Guess WhoRushStyxBad CompanyJethro TullDeep PurpleThe TurtlesGrand Funk RailroadPat BenatarThe GrassrootsBlue Oyster CultThe RaspberriesI'm sure they're more I'm not thinking of right now ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy K. Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Another non-rocker that should be nominated, due to the influence he has had on rockers is Bob Marley.......considerably more than Nat King Cole, Leonard Cohen, AND Grandmaster Flash combined!Sting's music definitely would have sounded different, if Bob Marley never existed, to cite an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnO Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Billy - Not to burst your bubble, but Bob Marley WAS inducted into the HoF, and deservedly so, in 1994! (And God help us if one of the main reasons is/was his influence on Sting........) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Harlock Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 One guy you can make a strong case for is Marc Bolan. He was at the forefront of the Glam Rock movement in the early 70's and was an influence on guys like David Bowie, Elton John and you can even hear his influence on songs like "It's Only Rock N' Roll" by the Rolling Stones and "New York City" by John Lennon. The Berries you can make a case for because Overnight Sensation as named one of the greatest singles of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. They've also influenced people like Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, and much of the power pop of the 70's right through today. If you're going to let in non-rock n' roll acts like Madonna then just about anybody else is fair game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 TRex should be in without a doubt...British bands...non US bands in general get the shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy K. Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 JohnO, did he really? Another thing that got "under my radar"----didn't seem to hear about that one....but Marley did deserve it! I'm so used to Wenner and company making crappy decisions, that I assumed that Marley was never considered. And Hollies65 is also correct about British and other non-US bands not being inducted. And yes, I am a strong supporter of seeing Bolan in the Hall.He was a huge influence on many people, and also help expose new acts in the 70s, on his broadcast programs.The UK has some people who whose names are not all that well known in the US, but helped make rock and roll what it is. John Peel(broadcaster)is one, and Alexis Corner(club owner)being another. Both were instrumental in breaking new acts in the UK....some of which made it big in America, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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