Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Men at WorkNot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||||
Eligible since: 2008First Recording: 1982Previously Considered? No what's this? |
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Essential Albums (?) | Wikipedia | YouTube | |
Business as Usual (1981) | ☆ | ☊ |
Essential Songs (?) | Wikipedia | YouTube | |
Down Under (1981) | ☆ | ☊ | |
Who Can It Be Now? (1981) | ☆ | ☊ | |
Overkill (1983) | ☆ | ☊ |
Men at Work @ Wikipedia
Will Men at Work be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? "Musical excellence is the essential qualification for induction." |
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6 comments so far (post your own)I Saw them twice on SNL (October 23 1982, and October 22,1983) and almost collapsed. They deserved to be at least somewhere. But Unfortunaley they didn't do enough to be in the R&RHOF Posted by darren on Thursday, 02/21/2013 @ 11:41am |
Men at Work was categorized as "new wave" only because that's the era in which they came from. However, I think that was not the right lable for the band. I always considered them a "tight rock n roll pub band." They remind me a lot of Dire Straits (pre-MTV). Some critics actually considered them as "The Police wannabes" but I don't think they have anything in common with the Police... although Colin Hay was sort of the front man, on par with Sting. Posted by Barry on Monday, 08/26/2013 @ 10:05am |
DOWN UNDER-MEN AT WORK 1982 Posted by Aaron O'Donnell on Sunday, 02/23/2014 @ 03:24am |
Really, no Men At Work in the hall of fame? Oh please! Posted by Jay Cope on Tuesday, 11/24/2020 @ 21:36pm |
I do seriously think people should consider Men At Work for a nomination. The lack of popularity in a lot of their songs doesn't mean they are any worse, as a matter of fact I would say the only song by this band I didn't enjoy whatsoever was "Maria". The craftsmanship on all of their albums, including "Two Hearts" is magnificent. And Colin Hay himself is a wonderful figure to behold. I recommend the song "How Long Will It Last." Wonderful really, and I just can't bring myself to enjoy a lot of the music from the bands in the RRHOF, where as this band who was possibly the most popular band in 1983, and one of the largest in '82 and '81, wasn't even considered for a nomination. I wish they had more recognition, they have a song for everyone. Posted by Blake on Friday, 05/28/2021 @ 23:18pm |
Men At Work were from Australia and they had two hits. Their hits were "Down Under" and "Who Can It Be Now?". Posted by Brian Schonour on Sunday, 11/7/2021 @ 18:33pm |
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