The 2014 R & R HOF Inductees

[OmahaBlueDog]

http://rockhall.com/inductees/

Cat Stevens
Hall & Oates
Nirvana
Kiss
Linda Ronstadt
Peter gabriel
Andrew Loog Oldham
Brian Epstein
The E Street Band

[MissMillie]

1. interestingly enough

Some of these were not top vote-getters on their online poll

http://donations.rockhall.com/inductionpoll.htm

[OmahaBlueDog]

2. Loog Oldham & Epstein were lifetime achievement awards

The E-Street Band was a musical excellence award.

The controversy this year will be that Deep Purple was passed over again.

[MissMillie]

3. as for me

I'm thrilled to see Peter Gabriel on the list, and very disappointed that Yes was passed over.

[pinboy3niner]

4. The Zombies didn't make it? I hope somebody told them...

[KamaAina]

5. Another No to Yes

[OmahaBlueDog]

8. What's worse, they lost out to Hall & Oates

I agree -- that was bad.

[Archae]

6. Nirvana?

Who are they kidding?

Nirvana is not "Hall Of Fame material."

Nirvana was just another MTV-manufactured attempt to be "trendy."

In reality, they suck.

[OmahaBlueDog]

7. Defined an era

I'm not a huge fan, but Nirvana was one of the defining groups of the early 90s.

[Archae]

9. Yup.

Nothing but shit shoveled in our faces, no wonder "classic" rock (which including the bland MTV stuff from the 1980's) was doing so well.

[bluesbassman]

12. Yes, and Deep Purple was one of the defining groups of the late 60's/70's. While Kiss...

Was just a circus act IMHO.

Speaking of defining an era, Yes not only sold tons of albums, but packed arenas too.

The RRHOF continues to prove what a joke it is.

[Chan790]

10. You keep making this argument and getting owned on it.

It might be time to concede you're wrong about Nirvana.

[Archae]

13. Nirvana gets into the HOF. Yes doesn't.

Nirvana was a bunch of MTV-manufactured talentless hacks.

Yes had Rick Wakeman.

[NightWatcher]

15. they need to turn down that music and get a job

Sorry but Nirvana was huge. They opened the door for countless grunge/ alternative bands, many of whom are still relavent today.

[LynneSin]

11. Where the fuxk is Yes?

Rush is not enough to make us Prog Rock fans happy!

Get Yes in there.

And while you're at it add in Jethro Tull, Moody Blues and King Crimson to name a few!

[Archae]

14. Moody Blues isn't in the HOF?

Why?

[Mike Daniels]

16. There was a strong anti-prog bias due to Jan Wenner's loathing of the genre

Even though that bias subsided somewhat with the Genesis and Rush inductions it's still there.

Even going forward, I'd be surprised if more than one prog band is even up for nomination per year.

My guess is that the only remaining bands that even have a chance at induction would be Yes, Tull and King Crimson as the Moody Blues seemed to be only slightly less critically reviled than ELP.

[Avalux]

17. I didn't expect the Replacements to get in; but that doesn't keep me from wanting it.

I mean seriously...Hall and Oates? They didn't influence anyone or do anything cutting edge. They just regurgitated lukewarm 80s pop crap ad naseum.

Maybe I need to review the rules of induction.

[jessie04]

18. YES should absolutely in in.