2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees - Music

baystateoftheart · 2021-04-11T21:26:37-04:00

Which five artists would you pick out of these options? ~~~~~ I'd go with Kate Bush, The Go-Go's, Iron Maiden, JAY-Z, and Fela Kuti. (Carole King and Tina Turner are already inductees, just not for their solo work.)

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RoundTheBend wrote:

I was certain you said Otis Rush from the beginning or you edit it?

Rush was on my list of 'should be'. Redding was an example of who got inducted early on who wasn't necessarily standard 'rock'.

All my edits at this point have been typos or missing words... 8-[. Need to proofread better.
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Hayden wrote:

Rush was on my list of 'should be'. Redding was an example of who got inducted early on who wasn't necessarily standard 'rock'.

All my edits at this point have been typos or missing words... 8-[. Need to proofread better.

oops on my part - thanks!

Also standings - past 4 days the top 5 haven't changed. I imagine the popular vote only plays kinda a role?

https://vote.rockhall.com/results

Side note I thought this was a funny response from a punk band being inducted (sex pistols)... I mean how could you not do this as a punk?
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-doors-jim-morrison-arrest-new-haven-incident-stage-1967/

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Hayden wrote:

Eric Clapton's in there three times, but how many riffs has he taken from artists who haven't been included once? Big Bill Broonzy wants a word :lol:

🤣

Also I hate to say it, but I struggle to find Eric Clapton interesting. Cream, for me, for example, is "good" more because of the other members of the band... 🤣

I feel like Eric Clapton is more like right place right time musician, not because he did anything interesting himself... somehow just rubbed shoulders with the right people. I mean from 100k feet, it sure feels that way.

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RoundTheBend wrote:

Also standings - past 4 days the top 5 haven't changed. I imagine the popular vote only plays kinda a role?

https://vote.rockhall.com/results

Damn, the Rock Hall fans REALLY don't like rap... 🤔

The fan vote plays a laughably small role though: 1% of the total vote.
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RoundTheBend wrote:

:lol:

Also I hate to say it, but I struggle to find Eric Clapton interesting. Cream, for me, for example, is "good" more because of the other members of the band... 🤣

I feel like Eric Clapton is more like right place right time musician, not because he did anything interesting himself... somehow just rubbed shoulders with the right people. I mean from 100k feet, it sure feels that way.

Very fair. Disraeli Gears is one of the most overrated albums in the rock canon imo.
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baystateoftheart wrote:

RoundTheBend wrote:

:lol:

Also I hate to say it, but I struggle to find Eric Clapton interesting. Cream, for me, for example, is "good" more because of the other members of the band... 🤣

I feel like Eric Clapton is more like right place right time musician, not because he did anything interesting himself... somehow just rubbed shoulders with the right people. I mean from 100k feet, it sure feels that way.

Very fair. Disraeli Gears is one of the most overrated albums in the rock canon imo.

Yeah it's not the best for sure. I do freaking love Sunshine of Your Love, arguably their best song, really is to be thanked to Jack Bruce, not Eric Crapton. (I'm kidding about the name, I don't hate him that much, but thought it funny).

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baystateoftheart wrote:

RoundTheBend wrote:

Also standings - past 4 days the top 5 haven't changed. I imagine the popular vote only plays kinda a role?

https://vote.rockhall.com/results

Damn, the Rock Hall fans REALLY don't like rap... 🤔

The fan vote plays a laughably small role though: 1% of the total vote.

Yeah... 900% likely a boomer rock crowd for sure.

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Hayden wrote:

Not who I (necessarily) want, who I'm predicting:

- Jay-Z
- Tina Turner
- Iron Maiden
- Chaka Khan
- Carole King

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Inductees—

Foo Fighters
The Go-Go’s
JAY-Z
Carole King
Todd Rundgren
Tina Turner

I'm legit surprised Iron Maiden didn't make the cut, especially considering six were inducted. They feel like R&RHOF canon. Only interesting sidenote is Gil Scott-Heron is getting an 'early influence award'. Kraftwerk did as well, which feels like a weird cop out tbh. Should just be in the hall.

Looking at the first few pages, I don't think BEA will be too happy with this selection 🤣 (which was... predictable).
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Kate Bush
Devo
Fela Kuti
Jay Z
Rage Against the Machine

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I was gonna say Foo Fighters seem to early, but then again, they've been around for over 2 decades now, about as long as Jay-Z's been making music. Funny how Jay's 90s albums seem so much farther away than Foo Fighters, idk.

I think the inductees make sense, shame about Chaka Khan and Fela Kuti not getting in but I'm sure they'll get there.

Agree that the "early influence award" seems odd.
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