The Smiths not being already in is kinda disgusting.

Posted by GFW on Monday, 07/29/2013 @ 15:16pm

There's a pattern here: The Smiths, Joy Division, The Cure... C'mon! They ae MAJOR ROCK INFLENCES AND INNOVATORS! AND GREAT MUSICIANS!

Posted by BulmaPunkRocker on Sunday, 07/6/2014 @ 22:43pm

The Smiths are at the top of the list (#1) on the FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS site, but are near the bottom (#12). If all you Smiths fans want to see the band inducted, you better place your votes there instead of here! Here, the list doesn't matter.

Posted by Barry on Monday, 11/24/2014 @ 10:27am

The Smith's NOT inducted?...! This is beyond criminal. Perhaps a REAl RRHOF needs to be established, and we can leave the Lawrence Welk gang behind

Remember....Its about the Music FOOLS !

Posted by tgreen on Tuesday, 12/22/2015 @ 15:09pm

I want to see them in, too. Posts like this do nothing to help the cause, though.

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 12/22/2015 @ 18:32pm

There appears to be a lot of bias in the selections over the years. Red Flag 1# Chic being nominated. Flag 2# Run DMC, ect.....

The fact that Artist such as the Smiths, Todd Rungren, Yes, Joy Division, and more importantly KRAFTWERK are not in by now is a travesty. All of these artist have made more an impact and influence on ROCK music that most of the inductees! Each one over these artist individually has made more an impact that most of the inductees combined.

I really don't care for the RRHOF that much but, occasionally seeing HOF inductees gets under my craw.

The Smiths have influence more rock musicians in the past 25 years than recent inductees did with their 25 yrs past their peak.

Posted by One Trick Pony on Monday, 01/4/2016 @ 19:26pm

Yeah, let's not drag the Smiths, Joy Division and Kraftwerk into a lowbrow rockist argument.

Rockism has been done already and thoroughly mocked and debunked as a valid and respectable viewpoint. Starting a new generation of it isn't going to do anybody any favors.

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 01/4/2016 @ 19:44pm

I had no idea until tonight that Hans Zimmer and Johnny Marr playing together live is a thing. Seems that it's been happening for a few years now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQvM4EM0lO8

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 05/17/2016 @ 05:03am

This just in, the Smiths are (were) a fantastic band. Hall or no hall, they made some of the best and original music of all-time.

Posted by Classic Rock on Friday, 09/16/2016 @ 23:09pm

Absolutely - best band of the '80s!!

Posted by Tim on Saturday, 01/21/2017 @ 11:56am

NME named these boys as the most influential band of all time a little while back, and quite frankly, that alone earns them a spot in the Hall. While many Americans know nothing of the Smiths (the least they know possibly being that Morrissey is vegan), they are gods in the UK and Europe. All four of their albums frequently rank amongst the best of all time, and for good reason. The powerhouse duo of lyricist/poet Morrissey and the orchestral and masterful guitar and songwriting of Johnny Marr, combined with the melodic bass-lines of Andy Rourke and the inventive and rhythmic percussion of Mike Joyce make covering a song by the boys a near impossible task for most bands to handle. They found the holy grail of songwriting with classics like “This Charming Man”, “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now”, “Bigmouth Strikes Again”, “Ask”, “Panic” and “Stop Me If You Think That You’ve Heard This One Before”. Bands like Oasis, Blur, Kasabian, Pulp, and just about every important act from the past 30 or so years certainly owes a round and a nice meal to these boys...just as long as it’s vegan.

Posted by Tyler Partnow on Tuesday, 05/8/2018 @ 18:52pm

Is "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" the most romantic rock song ever written??? I've come to the realization that I think so.

Posted by Classic Rock on Wednesday, 05/23/2018 @ 22:50pm

Just induct them already, they deserve it plus it would be worth it jsut to see the incredible snubs and back-stabbing that come out of it. If anything, you get Johnny Marr performing and singing with Andy Rourke on bass. Mike Joyce is persona non grata since he took the lawsuit all the way, Rourke at least took a settlement offer. Mozzer won't show up, it would offend his sensibilities. Or else he might get sick a day beforehand. I'm lucky I saw him thrice before the constant illnesses started to roll in. Nope, it would be up to Marr and Rourke, methinks.

Posted by Gary on Saturday, 01/5/2019 @ 03:46am

Pretty certain Morrissey pissing off pretty much everyone in the music industry at some point or another has made their induction substantially more difficult than it should have been.

Posted by Handsome Bob on Saturday, 01/5/2019 @ 16:38pm

They are probably going to get in the next couple of years.

Posted by David on Thursday, 08/1/2019 @ 11:10am

I think it's doubtful the Smiths would get in sooner than what I'm expecting, since they were sort of a British Invasion throwback band with some punk influences. I could see members from the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, the Zombies, the Moody Blues, the Kinks, the Stooges, the Clash, U2, Green Day, and even Nirvana - to name many as I could - vote for them.

However, at this point, there's something problematic about them that could hurt their chances of getting in. Right now, Morrissey is flirting with fascism unless he go through some changes like it happened to Bowie and Clapton. The Hall's management and Nom Com are mostly liberal minded guys who don't want to induct acts that are too controversial and out of the element for them politically.

Posted by The Dude on Thursday, 08/1/2019 @ 11:34am

With The Cure and Depeche Mode already in back to back each year, the committee will opening the slot to the next major post punk act The Smiths to get in.

Posted by jay k on Friday, 01/17/2020 @ 11:30am

They WERE and ARE popular in the U.S. Whatever....whoever thinks there's a "bias" against non-U.S. bands has their head up their ass. Yes. Rock music as an art form was born in America. Get over it. Look at the English, Irish and other British and European bands already in the Rock Hall. I am TOTALLY against handing out awards for art, be it painting, sculpture, writing, acting, music, ANYTHING. It's patently absurd. And it flies in the face of the entire point of art; the whole reason humans create. But since we're going to be doing it, the least we can do is make sure the artists who deserve to be recognized get that recognition.

Posted by James Rocco on Tuesday, 04/21/2020 @ 16:18pm

@ James Rocco

There is no biased towards the British bands, but there are some reasons why the Smiths aren't In yet.

1. Morrissey's reputation: He's actually a bratty asshat who pretty much pissed everyone off. It's no wonder a reunion has never happen when it should already. If he was an easygoing guy, they would be in now.

2. Lack of radio airplay: They're one of those bands you don't hear on the radio regularly (at least here in the states). I don't recall hearing "Charming Man" from my local alternative and classic rock stations. Maybe the college stations still play some of their stuff occasionally, but I don't think it happens regularly. And no, Radio is NOT "dead." It's the number one reach in America.

3. Lack of MAINSTREAM popularity: It's kinda the same as number two, but unlike other bands who have higher demands from the general public like Dave Matthews Band and Mötley Crue, the Smiths had never been huge commercially in the States. They're still a niche-level band and casual listeners don't care about them at all cause they're too unfamiliar to them. Every time when the Hall inducts a small act, they always get roasted by the masses. I've noticed some people complaining about T. Rex when this year's class was revealed, saying stuff like "Who the hell are T. Rex" and "Why would the Hall waste a bit of space on a one-hit wonder band?"

Posted by The Dude on Tuesday, 04/21/2020 @ 20:41pm

Can't quite believe they've not yet been inducted as they pretty much defined a whole generation of music. Morrissey/Marr were the Lennon/McCartney of their day.

Posted by Jason Marley on Monday, 08/10/2020 @ 07:12am

Cult band in USA, influence mainly in indie circuit, Morrissey is abrasive d*ckhead who polarizes some voters. RRHOF has USA bias. Might get in eventually, but more of Gen X band and up than the boomer gen. I don't think that old guard really gets The Smiths, plus they didn't have many chart hits. "How Soon is Now" and "There is a Light" might be the most well known tracks in the states but how well known? They absolutely should be in, but hall may be biased against them.

Posted by James X. on Tuesday, 01/26/2021 @ 22:06pm

So as huge of an ashole as Morissey is now they need to be inducted in 2022.

Posted by David on Thursday, 02/25/2021 @ 11:26am

The Smiths are a great, skilled band and because they have the post-punk chic and hipster cred people think they sold a lot less than they did. They were big overseas and have sold about 3 million in the USA. They should totally be in. A 12 year snubbing with back to back nomination failures in 2005 and 2006 and never considered again surprises me.

Posted by Neckbeard on Tuesday, 05/18/2021 @ 17:01pm

The hall of fame need to start recognising bands that were influential in the U.K. The Smiths were undoubtedly a very quintessentially English band that maybe didn't do too well in the U.S. but their influence on music, songwriting and culture can't be denied. It makes me furious to think The Sex Pistols have been inducted whilst bands such as The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Crowded House, The Waterboys, Big Country etc. are left out in the cold. Bands who could actually WRITE and PLAY proper MUSIC and weren't all just about image. And don't even get me started on the hall's propensity towards inducting (c)rappers.

Posted by StunningStocktaker on Monday, 09/6/2021 @ 11:10am

I feel two minds 1) yes the Smiths are a hall of fame band by every freaking metric and Morrissey and Marr need to be in the Hall 2) I don't think an organization as political and PR focused as the Hall will induct Morrissey, especially when the band is guaranteed not to reunite to perform, and risk him showing up with a "For Britian" pin or mentioning honor of the hall would be if "certain genres that promote black supremacy" weren't in it. He's undoubtedly a nightmare to induct and I would not be shocked if they wait on inducting the Smiths until after he dies.

Like New Order-Joy Division, Kate Bush, Stone Roses, Oasis, Blur (or at least Damon Albarn for ME), Human League, Pet Shop Boys, Primal Scream, PJ Harvey, and Tears for Fears are all incredibly influential and of a similar cultural and commercial standing. If the goal is to represent alternative Britian of the 80s and 90s you don't necessarily need to induct the Smiths and with the changing demos of the Hall you might be better for it optically.

Posted by mat R on Tuesday, 01/11/2022 @ 00:10am

The Smiths and King Crimson will be entering the Top 10 in voting on Future Rock Legends when Devo, Duran Duran, and Eminem are inducted.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 02/23/2022 @ 07:46am

The Smiths are a massively influential Indie/Alternative band and deserve to be in the HOF. Period! It shouldn't matter that Morrissey is a pain in the ass or the band doesn't talk. Many rock stars are pains in the ass. It is about their body of work, not their personalities. If Depeche Mode and the Cure are in (and deservedly so) then the Smiths HAVE to be included.

Posted by GW on Tuesday, 05/17/2022 @ 18:19pm

Get ready to see a certain song to spike up a bit for a few days' lads.

Posted by Raichu on Thursday, 09/8/2022 @ 13:05pm

The Smiths I could see going in the between next year to the next 5 years as long as Moz keeps his mouth shut. With New Order/Joy Division being nominated this year and the Cure, Depeche Mode and to a small extent Duran Duran all being inducted already, it is much easier for 80s british alternative/new wave music to get in than it was 10 years ago.

Posted by jay kay on Thursday, 02/2/2023 @ 14:21pm

Rip Andy Rourke: https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/19/andy-rourke-bassist-for-the-smiths-dies-aged-59

Posted by Raichu on Friday, 05/19/2023 @ 06:23am

Rest in peace, Andy Rourke

Posted by J.W. on Friday, 05/19/2023 @ 08:20am

Rest in Peace Andy Rourke, 1964-2023.

Posted by Joe S. on Friday, 05/19/2023 @ 16:45pm

Rip Andy Roarke 1964-2023.

Posted by Tyler Helt on Monday, 05/22/2023 @ 11:06am

They are likely to be nominated in 2024 and make rotation with Joy Division / New Order.

Posted by joyful noise on Tuesday, 05/30/2023 @ 19:39pm

If Morrissey were to tragically perish I guarantee this band would be nominated that same year or the year after, I think him being alive still is the biggest detriment to their induction.

On an unrelated note That Simpsons episode he tried to sue over is gold.

Posted by Mikhail on Sunday, 03/17/2024 @ 16:26pm

If Morrissey were to tragically perish I guarantee this band would be nominated that same year or the year after, I think him being alive still is the biggest detriment to their induction.

On an unrelated note That Simpsons episode he tried to sue over is gold.

Posted by Mikhail on Sunday, 03/17/2024 @ 16:27pm