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| About the 2026 Inductees, Paul in KY wrote: | |
| Gram was finally back doored in when (I guess) the inductees who hated his guts have either died or have much less influence. I did say he would get in when that happened. If Paul Westerberg doesn't think his band is Hall worthy, then I don't either. He does have an informed opinion. I saw them years ago at Forecastle. Was a great set. | |
| Thursday, 07/23/2026 @ 09:52am | |
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| About Joe Tex, Paul in KY wrote: | |
| Pretty sure Zuzu is dead. I love Chicago and have visited many times. Glad I never ran into her in meatspace. | |
| Thursday, 07/23/2026 @ 09:46am | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, townes wrote: | |
| Paul in KY Another musician you dissed about "not hard working", Gram Parsons, got in this year. Don't know what is your problem with a lot "underground" musicians? | |
| Thursday, 07/23/2026 @ 09:37am | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, Paul in KY wrote: | |
| I'm pretty sure Mr. Westerberg doesn't think The Replacements should be inducted. If he thinks not, then I sure do too. | |
| Thursday, 07/23/2026 @ 09:34am | |
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About the 2026 Inductees,  omar wrote: | |
| Yeah, I agree that System of a Down are pretty likely now. 1. Most popular among nu-metal peers, compared to Deftones, Limp Bizkit, Korn... Only stadium level act in that line now. Others are arena level. 2. Pretty acclaimed unlike Limp Bizkit .. 3. Serj is Tom Morello's buddy. After AIC (and Jane's Addiction in either early influence or main entry), I feel Tom Morello will push for either SOAD or Tool. I don't Tom Morello will be that enthusiastic about Pumpkins but sure other people in the room will push for Pumpkins at some point (feel it will happen after AIC inclusion, and maybe before Tool/SOAD) | |
| Thursday, 07/23/2026 @ 07:05am | |
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| About The Album Project, Kenmil wrote: | |
| Greg F. I would definitely vote for The Tubes - Remote Control (1979) and also the Tommy Bolin album. Cheers! Kenmil | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 21:00pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, Casper wrote: | |
| Forgot to toss in 1990s R&B: Lauryn Hill, Mariah Carey. If the Hall really has moved beyond the 1970s and before, then the above list shrinks to just 31. There would then be 34 names predominant from the 1980s onward waiting right around the corner that then are much more electable now than previously thought. This would even include such groan-inducing names as P!nk, New Edition and Melissa Etheridge. Other previous and now electable noms from this group would include Jane's Addiction, Shakira and The Replacements. | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 19:06pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, Casper wrote: | |
| Performer inductees will be 1-2 from the R&B column depending on if they rightfully acknowledge that Beyonce is eligible. 1 from the Rap column 2 from the Alternative column 1 from the classic rock column (yeah, I don't think it's quite over yet) Last 1-2 could be Wild Cards either from the Other column, not listed, or an extra from the aforementioned four columns. | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 18:57pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, Casper wrote: | |
| * Alicia Keys/Usher should have been under a separate category: 2000s R&B | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 18:53pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, Casper wrote: | |
| The very next tier: Black Flag, John Coltrane, King Crimson, Nick Drake, Sonic Youth, The Replacements | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 18:52pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, Casper wrote: | |
| My Top Tier Names By Key Decade/Genre: 1970s R&B: Barry White, Diana Ross, Donny Hathaway, Patti LaBelle, Roberta Flack 2010s R&B: Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Usher 1990s Rap: De La Soul, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg 2000s Rap: Kanye West 1980s Alternative: The B-52's, Devo, INXS, Tears For Fears 1990s Alternative: Alanis Morissette, Alice In Chains, Beck, Björk, No Doubt, Sinead O'Connor, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer 2000s Alternative: Coldplay, Fiona Apple, The Strokes 1980s Indie: Devo, Pixies, The Replacements, The Smiths 1960s Classic Rock-Adjacent: The Monkees 1970s Classic Rock-Adjacent: Boston, Harry Nilsson, Jethro Tull, Thin Lizzy 1980s Classic Rock-Adjacent: Mötley Crüe, Motörhead 1970s Other: Carpenters, Glen Campbell 2000s Other: Daft Punk | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 18:49pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, James C. wrote: | |
| Goo Goo Dolls are going to the ballot sooner than later. They are working with the IHeartRadio people / Disney (New Year's Eve) - they aren't going to get the votes, but they could finish high on the fan-vote. They are a women's band. They are uncool etc but they have the biggest streaming hit of the 90s and they used a ton of weird guitar tunings (gives them something extra). The Strokes with the autotune on their album went from one of my most anticipated records to not even caring anymore. They are even using auto-tune in the concerts. 2026 has been an excellent year for new music overall. System of a Down is my dark horse pick. Morello is buddies with Serj -> it is only a matter of time. Flaming Lips should near the top of the indie group. If they do a new album, they might get a look. Rock Hall is going pick buddies of the nomination committee. Can anyone tell me what makes Frampton a HOFer? The talkbox? Who used it for any big hit besides Bon Jovi? | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 18:47pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, Casper wrote: | |
| Omar, the ballot is basically always going to lean to Group #2 and a lot of those indie acts will have enough support from inductees/voters going forward 10-15 years from now. Currently, the Hall is averaging about 9 Performer inductees a year via the ones that they also side-door. Practically the entire "reasonable" crop that is both critically acclaimed/commercially successful will be enshrined in the next 7-10 years at this rate. Sonic Youth on track to be one of the most "electable" acts in about 6 years. | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 18:38pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, Casper wrote: | |
| Might as well call it a genre at this point, Omar. The J. Geils Band, Steve Winwood and Sting were previously nominated failures in that wing. | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 18:35pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote: | |
| Of course, expect retro rock acts that white boomers or older industry execs can relate to (Black Crowes, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Etheridge, and then Counting Crows and some others) will also be brought up every year for some reason. DMB and Sheryl Crow are most influential in this group and they are in. Will see how many of others in this group will gain their entry | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 14:16pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote: | |
| At this point, the Rock Hall still needs another 10–15 years to finish inducting most of the 90-00s rock acts that have both somewhat respectable critical acclaim (not too bad commercially) and somewhat respectable commercial success (not too badly reviewed), such as Smashing Pumpkins, Coldplay, Weezer, Alice in Chains, Linkin Park, No Doubt, Beck, Björk... Maybe even slower given committee is still very conservative. However, after that, where will the Rock Hall go? There are two obvious camps: 1. Commercially successful but poorly acclaimed modern butt rock acts: Limp Bizkit, Nickelback, Creed, Goo Goo Dolls, and many others. 2. Commercially not so obvious but critically well-acclaimed indie acts: earlier acts like Jeff Buckley, Pavement, and later acts like Wilco, Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and others. The Strokes somewhat fit into Group 2, but I believe they are big and influential enough to transcend that category and will be inducted anyway, regardless of whichever direction the Rock Hall ultimately goes. Which direction rock hall will go will depend on the makeup of next committee (after current head John Sykes and Rick Krim stepping down). Then it will decide the fate of lots of candidates falling into but not transcend over two groups. I am also curious to see for example Creed vs Vampire Weekend, and with most younger voters, who can get more votes? | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 14:05pm | |
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| About Benson Boone, Jake Morin wrote: | |
| A tad early I'd say | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 13:44pm | |
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| About Benson Boone, Jake Morin wrote: | |
| A tad early I'd say | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 13:44pm | |
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| About The Song Project, Greg F wrote: | |
| Also Mono - Life in Mono (1996) Nanci Griffith - Love at the Five and Dime (1987) Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection (1976) Janis Ian - Stars (1974) Cher - Save Up All Your Tears (1991) Deanna Carter - Strawberry Wine (1996) Jungle Brothers - I'll House You (1988) Iron Butterfly - Soul Experience (1969) | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 12:47pm | |
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| About The Album Project, Greg F wrote: | |
| Also The Tubes - Remote Control (1979) Kim Carnes - Voyeur (1982) Iron Butterfly - Ball (1969) 10,000 Maniacs - The Wishing Chair (1985) Tracy Chapman - New Beginnings (1995) Patty Griffin - Living with Ghosts (1996) Wendy and Lisa - Wendy and Lisa (1987) Donovan - Cosmic Wheels (1973) Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones in the Road (1994) Mono - Formica Blues (1997) | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 12:37pm | |
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| About Rock Hall Projected, Lax43 wrote: | |
| I am nominating for the electronica ballot, with the hope that this artist is considered legitimate for the ballot: Vangelis I mention this hope for legitimacy since Vangelis was never an artist that could be considered as part of one genre or another. Even so, his best-known works used synthesizers and engineering breakthroughs that were unique for the time. In addition, Vangelis did dip into the rock field with Aphrodite's Child. So, this should be sufficient. Let me know what all of you think, Lax43 | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 12:36pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, .. wrote: | |
| Thankfully I have blocked Jim C using some help from AI code already Don't need to see his shit | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 12:14pm | |
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| About Rock Hall Projected, Tom H. wrote: | |
| Artists that were on last year's electronica ballot that have not been nominated yet Avicci Boards Of Canada Orbital Portishead Scissor Sisters SOPHIE The Crystal Method The KLF Throbbing Gristle | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 12:10pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, .. wrote: | |
| Can Jim C and his buddy stop putting their shits here | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 12:08pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, Jim C. wrote: | |
| Tim -> you are sidestepping the argument. Frampton is not HOF worthy period. He had a career peak that lasted all of 3-4 years and his huge album ended in bargain bins and yard sales everywhere. You can't induct someone like that because they got ill and Tom Morello / Sheryl Crow wanted to record a song with him over a contemporary band to him that has two songs with more streams than his WHOLE catalog combined. In addition to selling more overall records and selling more tickets. With the snubs left, I'd argue it is more about who is available than who really deserves the honor. | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 11:12am | |
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| About Joe Tex, Philip wrote: | |
| Yes, Mason, those were special times. Funny how she said Janet,.Carole, and Tina would never show up on a ballot. I will admit this though: being a White male with the privilege I've had my whole life, I now see how incensing it can be for someone like me to only call a song like "I Gotcha" 'creepy.' I don't think it could be a hit now. But as I also tried to point out, it's only one song in a 15-year stretch of hits. As for Zuzu, maybe she beat cancer, maybe she didn't. That was eight years ago. Either way, I hope she has peace now. Slightly vindictive of me, but if she didn't beat it, I hope she was buried in Springfield. | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 10:24am | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, Lynntilla wrote: | |
| Wow, a lot has happened since I was last on here. To those griping about "true rock and roll bands": what makes a group a "true rock and roll band" and why are punk and alternative acts excluded from this? I don't claim to be an expert by any means, but I do enjoy looking into the artistic influences of the bands I listen to and I can't think of any historical rationale for having this distinction. It seems like you have private definitions of these concepts based more on your personal interests than any historical record, which doesn't really have a place in a discussion about curating a museum. Frankly, I have a lot of problems with the rock hall as a concept because I don't think it's effective to try to maintain one singular artistic canon, especially when you consider the biases held by those who decide what gets canonized (for example, women still make up less than 10% of inductees and that does not happen in a vacuum), but the argument being made on here seems to be that having a singular canon would be good if it was solely based on the tastes of whoever's commenting. And frankly, those of you making this claim do not seem to like music very much; you deny the influence of acts simply because you don't like them, you have written off all music made in the last 20-30 years, and you cling to standards of "technical ability" that allow you to ignore wide swatches of music from any place and time. This seems like it's less about music and more about the act of canonization in and of itself, so why even talk about music at all? | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 08:46am | |
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| About The Album Project, Greg F wrote: | |
| Any interest in these albums? KMFDM - Naïve (1990) Ministry - Twitch (1986) Phoenix - Bankrupt! (2013) Orleans - Orleans (1973) Renaissance - Song for All Seasons (1978) The Human League - Reproduction (1979) Black Sabbath - Mob Rules (1981) Bonnie Raitt - Bonnie Raitt (1971) The Beach Boys - Holland (1973) The Bee Gees - Main Course (1975) Miles Zuniga - These Ghosts Have Bones (2011) Tommy Bolin - Private Eyes (1976) Nazareth - Close Enough for Rock and Roll (1976) UFO - Phenomenon (1974) Melissa Manchester - Melissa (1975) Painted Hills - Painted Hills (2010) Silver Sunshine - Silver Sunshine (2004) Ayers Rock - Beyond (1976) Joan Armatrading - Me, Myself I (1980) Janis Ian - Miracle Row (1978) | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 04:59am | |
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| About The Song Project, Greg F wrote: | |
| Any interest in these songs? Frou Frou - Must be Dreaming (2002) Ministry - So What (1989) Of Montreal - it's different for girls (2016) Ann Pebbles - I Can't Stand the Rain (1974) Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick (1978) Neil Sedaka - Solitaire (1972) Dusty Springfield - In Private (1989) Steely Dan - Showbiz Kids (1973) The Impressions - Preacher Man (1973) Gene Pitney - Looking Through the Eyes of Love (1965) Magazine - Shot by Both Sides (1978) Orleans - Please be There (1973) Renaissance - Northern Lights (1978) Melissa Manchester - Midnight Blue (1975) Raspberries - Let's Pretend (1972) Olivia Newton-John - Come on Over (1976) Gino Vannelli - People Gotta Move (1974) Nazareth - Telegram (1976) KMFDM - Naïve (1990) Natalie Cole - Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady) (1976) Poco - Rose of Cimarron (1976) Miles Zuniga - Wicked (2011) Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins Singers - Candles in the Rain (1970) | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 04:45am | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, Timothy Pernell wrote: | |
| Remember it's called the Rock & ROLL Hall of Fame, not the ROCK Hall of Fame. It's very distinct. But rockists are too blind to notice it, hence their soapbox rants about why Meat Loaf and Kansas ain't in it. LOL Sean, I think the bias when it concerns Mariah is because Tommy Motolla is still hovering around though that may be an easy cop out? Maybe she's a very polarizing figure and the polarizing is strong enough where it's split on those wanting her in and those who don't. | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/2026 @ 00:28am | |
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| About Rock Hall Projected, Dave wrote: | |
| Kylie Minogue | |
| Tuesday, 07/21/2026 @ 22:34pm | |
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| About Joe Tex, Mason wrote: | |
| Jesus wtf happened back in 2018? Was this forum really plagued by racist radfems back then? I would've never been able to keep my cool like Philip did lol | |
| Tuesday, 07/21/2026 @ 22:16pm | |
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| About Rock Hall Projected, jtrichey wrote: | |
| Nomination: Erasure | |
| Tuesday, 07/21/2026 @ 20:08pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, Jim C. wrote: | |
| Pat Benatar only co-wrote 3 of her hits (and they weren't even close to her best). Was she irreplaceable? Those lead vocals could easily have went to Ann Wilson, Patty Smyth, or Laura Branigan. Neil Giraldo shaped the songs more than she did. It is fair to downgrade Meat Loaf because other Steinman songs were big hits for Bonnie Tyler, Air Supply, and Celine Dion. Meat Loaf did have some writing credits on his 80s albums, but those albums flopped in America. He did better in Europe / UK in the 80s, but his level of success was quite poor after a blockbuster. To people against George Thorogood, you are basically ending blues rock inductions because he is the biggest fish in that very small pond. | |
| Tuesday, 07/21/2026 @ 19:07pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, Sean wrote: | |
| Sure, I wasn't arguing the rap acts who got inducted weren't deserving. And I wasn't arguing that classic rock had more snubs left than rap does because obviously that isn't true. I was just saying rap acts tend to do better than equivalent artists in any other subgenre over the same time period (a time period that the Hall tends to be biased against), and a lot of people seem to think there's a bias against all black subgenres when I think it's primarily a bias against R&B specifically. There are people clearly campaigning to get rap acts in via the special subcategories and it doesn't seem like anyone is fighting for snubbed indie acts. | |
| Tuesday, 07/21/2026 @ 18:30pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, David Richman wrote: | |
| Rap and Hip Hop can not be one's cup of tea, but so far everyone whose gotten in has been super influential and high quality. Whereas some seriously weak Butt rock acts have gotten in solely on sales but not artistic merit. | |
| Tuesday, 07/21/2026 @ 18:26pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, David Richman wrote: | |
| In terms of spotify album streams, The Smiths and The Pixies do quite well. So I feel like they will get in sooner or later. | |
| Tuesday, 07/21/2026 @ 18:23pm | |
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| About Rock Hall Projected, KING wrote: | |
| July 2026 Electronica Genre Nomination The Human League KING | |
| Tuesday, 07/21/2026 @ 17:09pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote: | |
| With JD/NO getting in this year, similar acts with huge influence and critical acclaim, and lower-than-average but not horrendously bad U.S. commercial success (at least one gold or platinum-selling album), like Devo, The Smiths, and Pixies, should all be able to be voted in now. But for The Replacements and Sonic Youth, their commercial performance is really poor, without even one gold-certified album... So there may still be huge hurdles for them to gain main-entry induction. It might become possible if ballot quality continues to drop in future years. As for less influential yet still pretty influential acts (a number of American 80s underground rock acts), I would say their chances are currently near zero unless someone pushes them for entry via the Early Influence category. I feel probably in the end Sonic Youth/Replacements will be the most "underground" act rock hall will accept for 80s alternative/underground/punk rock scene. Need to be a top level pioneer to make breakthrough from poor level commercial performance | |
| Tuesday, 07/21/2026 @ 14:44pm | |
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| About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote: | |
| I would say a 80/90s rock inductee would more likely to vote for Sonic Youth/Replacements than a 60/70s white boomer inductee voting for MC5/NY Dolls/Stooges Different age groups have different preference and standard for worthiness | |
| Tuesday, 07/21/2026 @ 14:25pm | |
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