Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Oingo BoingoNot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||||
Eligible since: 2006First Recording: 1980Previously Considered? No what's this? |
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Essential Albums (?) | Wikipedia | YouTube | |
Good for Your Soul (1983) | ☆ | ☊ | |
Dead Man's Party (1985) | ☆ | ☊ |
Essential Songs (?) | Wikipedia | YouTube | |
Weird Science (1985) | ☆ | ☊ | |
Dead Man's Party (1986) | ☆ | ☊ |
Oingo Boingo @ Wikipedia
Will Oingo Boingo be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? "Musical excellence is the essential qualification for induction." |
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20 comments so far (post your own)Oingo Boingo was absolutely one of the most talented bands ever. Those who do not agree, just simply didn't get it. Besides look at some of the bands and performers in there. Your telling me that Boingo doesn't deserve induction. Posted by gary walters on Friday, 07/22/2016 @ 08:33am |
Yes Posted by Dezmond on Friday, 07/22/2016 @ 15:57pm |
Oingo Boingo had a few of the most iconic songs from the 80s. They should be in... Much better than Steely "pure crap" Dan... Posted by PD on Sunday, 10/29/2017 @ 10:05am |
I love Oingo Boingo. They did a couple of my favorite songs. Incredibly tight group with a great sound. Everything meshes right where it needs too, and it sounds great. However, I don't believe they will get in the rock hall. Especially after those idiots in Philly opened it up to rap (Tupac). I will put yes though, because they more than deserve this along with King Crimson, Jethro Tull, and Emerson Lake and Palmer. Posted by ThatOnePyroNoob on Thursday, 10/31/2019 @ 08:10am |
ThatOnePyroNoob, Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 10/31/2019 @ 09:31am |
The only noteworthy thing about this band is that a respected film composer was a member. Posted by Follower on Thursday, 10/31/2019 @ 23:53pm |
The only noteworthy thing about this band is that a respected film composer was a member. Posted by Follower on Thursday, 10/31/2019 @ 23:53pm |
There is no question in my mind that Oingo Boingo should be inducted in the R&R HOF. I saw them live three times, and they are the best live performance Band I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot live performances of other Bands. There are very few Bands that can Match Oingo Boingo's musical prowess, musical tightness, unique sound, creativity, inventiveness and intelligence. No one comes close to matching their unique montage of musical styles and no one ever will. Case closed. Posted by Ariel on Sunday, 08/30/2020 @ 19:21pm |
Danny Elfman is a creative genius and deserves to be be in the Rock n Roll hall of fame. Posted by Daniel J. Aptekar on Wednesday, 04/28/2021 @ 19:49pm |
They deserve!One of the best live band ever. And they ain't ridiculous. At least seriously calm even cold behind thier clown-like appearance.Awesome guys.They definitely deserve. Posted by EVERYDAY HERO on Monday, 07/19/2021 @ 04:13am |
Oingo Boingo had two hits. Their hits were "Weird Science" and "Dead Man's Party." Posted by Brian Schonour on Monday, 10/18/2021 @ 21:04pm |
my dad first made me listen to this music but this band deserves to de in the rock and roll hall and fame if they were a great 80s band. they have been eligible since 2005 TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats just messed up!!!! Posted by Big_ potato52 on Friday, 10/22/2021 @ 13:54pm |
Oingo Boingo is one of the best bands to see live. They sound great and the energy was high! Always a great show. Posted by Marco Lopez on Thursday, 01/6/2022 @ 13:01pm |
No One Lives Forever! Posted by Hector Herrera on Thursday, 01/6/2022 @ 19:17pm |
I think the essentials list needs to be expanded; the way it looks now, it gives the impression the site doesn't really care one way or the other if they get inducted. Posted by Alex Stockwell on Monday, 03/7/2022 @ 22:19pm |
Danny Elfman just won Coachella with a mix of Oingo Boingo hits, The Simpsons theme, songs from A Nightmare Before Christmas, and the Batman score. His influence is pretty vast ("we can live like Jack and Sally" anyone? That soundtrack alone is engraved into our culture) and his catalog as a composer is iconic. Give the guy the Award for Musical Excellence. He's an ideal candidate. Posted by mat r on Monday, 04/18/2022 @ 01:26am |
Ongoing Boingo won the Gong Show.! Why not let them in. Just because they have a weird name,? I believe the RRHOF is about the music. Private life little girls and of course Goodbye Goodbye. Posted by Paul Meighen on Monday, 06/20/2022 @ 19:11pm |
As far as I can tell, Rolling Stone never published a single article about Oingo Boingo. Never reviewed a single one of their albums. Jann Wenner was notorious about promoting "his friends" and ignoring his perceived enemies, I always assumed some personal animus on his part towards Danny Elfman or the band. I often wondered if the song "Imposter" was aimed at Wenner. It's pretty scathing and seems eerily apt. Posted by D Sanders on Saturday, 11/12/2022 @ 16:18pm |
Oingo Boingo is one of my favorite bands and I was genuinely surprised when I learned they weren't in the hall of fame yet. I hope they get inducted, their music is truly under appreciated and I feel they deserve induction just as much as Duran Duran or King Crimson. Posted by Apollo Hughes on Tuesday, 11/22/2022 @ 07:36am |
Oingo Boingo Needs to be in the RRHOF. This group was the soundtrack to growing up in SoCal in the 80s & 90s. The Best Live group ever! Just listen to the Alive album. The Horns are tight the riffs are sharp and the percussion is awesome. Posted by Marco Lopez on Wednesday, 02/1/2023 @ 08:28am |
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