I did a double take when you mentioned Iron Maiden because I could have sworn they were already in. They’re the first rock band I ever listened to, the kind of band you’d give to someone to ease them into metal, or atleast if Dio had never lived. How on earth do you not have them inducted by now?
Rock and rap are so different they can’t be judged fairly together. It’s like comparing an opera actor to a Mongolian throat singer, they require entirely unique skill sets. Having a rapper inducted should have been a sign it was going nowhere.
The Hall of Fame seems to stop considering acts after 1987 unless its hip hop, and has a bias against any kind of hard rock or metal. A crappy music producer from the '60s has a better chance of getting in than a 90s rock band.
Wasn't sure what I was getting into when I clicked on this, but damn, you brought the fire.
Iron Maiden needs to be inducted.
Never been a fan of the Grunge bands, but I know they were hugely influential in the 90's so I will grant you Soundgarden, but it is criminal that 30ish years later they are just nominated for the first time.
Warren Zevon was someone that I knew from Werewolf in London, but after he passed, I got acquainted with more of his catalog, and he is clearly worthy of induction.
The bias against any rock music from 1985 onward is just galling to me. 90s acts are particularly ignored. I mean, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage, Collective Soul and Weezer, who all pretty much defined the era, NEVER HAVE BEEN NOMINATED.
I did a double take when you mentioned Iron Maiden because I could have sworn they were already in. They’re the first rock band I ever listened to, the kind of band you’d give to someone to ease them into metal, or atleast if Dio had never lived. How on earth do you not have them inducted by now?
Rock and rap are so different they can’t be judged fairly together. It’s like comparing an opera actor to a Mongolian throat singer, they require entirely unique skill sets. Having a rapper inducted should have been a sign it was going nowhere.
The Hall of Fame seems to stop considering acts after 1987 unless its hip hop, and has a bias against any kind of hard rock or metal. A crappy music producer from the '60s has a better chance of getting in than a 90s rock band.
Wasn't sure what I was getting into when I clicked on this, but damn, you brought the fire.
Iron Maiden needs to be inducted.
Never been a fan of the Grunge bands, but I know they were hugely influential in the 90's so I will grant you Soundgarden, but it is criminal that 30ish years later they are just nominated for the first time.
Warren Zevon was someone that I knew from Werewolf in London, but after he passed, I got acquainted with more of his catalog, and he is clearly worthy of induction.
The rap and Hip-Hop stuff? GTFO.
The bias against any rock music from 1985 onward is just galling to me. 90s acts are particularly ignored. I mean, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage, Collective Soul and Weezer, who all pretty much defined the era, NEVER HAVE BEEN NOMINATED.
I am old, and those aren't my bands to love, but you can't seriously talk about rock and roll without the genre.
Side note: I began feeling really old when the "Classic Rock" stations started playing Foo Fighters...