Artists who should be the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but aren't

[Del Tachi]

I could think of quite a list, but one name tops them all:

LESLEY GORE

Seriously, people?  The original 1960s "teen queen" doesn't make the cut?

Also, now would be the perfect time to add her because of all the GLBT love out there right now.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

The most obvious one is Jawbreaker.

[bedstuy]

Never listened to Lesley Gore or heard of Jawbreaker.  But, I have a few ideas as the the more obvious candidates.

The Replacements
The Pixies
Captain Beefheart
Husker Du
Sonic Youth

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Never listened to Lesley Gore or heard of Jawbreaker.  But, I have a few ideas as the the more obvious candidates.

The Replacements
The Pixies
Captain Beefheart
Husker Du
Sonic Youth

I'm assuming that you don't go to Williamsburg much. You'd at least see people wearing their shirts quite frequently.

But yes on Replacements and Husker Du! Husker Du is probably up there with Jawbreaker in influence in my scene after all.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

Rock hall has more Hip-Hop than Heavy Metal. Fix that.

[bedstuy]

Never listened to Lesley Gore or heard of Jawbreaker.  But, I have a few ideas as the the more obvious candidates.

The Replacements
The Pixies
Captain Beefheart
Husker Du
Sonic Youth

I'm assuming that you don't go to Williamsburg much. You'd at least see people wearing their shirts quite frequently.

But yes on Replacements and Husker Du! Husker Du is probably up there with Jawbreaker in influence in my scene after all.

I'm in Williamsburg fairly often.  I don't see a lot of band t-shirts of any kind.

[patrick1]

Never listened to Lesley Gore or heard of Jawbreaker.  But, I have a few ideas as the the more obvious candidates.

The Replacements
The Pixies
Captain Beefheart
Husker Du
Sonic Youth

I'm assuming that you don't go to Williamsburg much. You'd at least see people wearing their shirts quite frequently.

But yes on Replacements and Husker Du! Husker Du is probably up there with Jawbreaker in influence in my scene after all.

I'm in Williamsburg fairly often.  I don't see a lot of band t-shirts of any kind.

^Yes, this. 

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

So then do I have a misconception that Williamsburg is the same as central southwest Minneapolis despite the reputation?

[Simfan34]

So then do I have a misconception that Williamsburg is the same as central southwest Minneapolis despite the reputation?

I haven't a clue what central southwest Minneapolis but I can assure you that no, it's not the same as Williamsburg.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

So then do I have a misconception that Williamsburg is the same as central southwest Minneapolis despite the reputation?

I haven't a clue what central southwest Minneapolis but I can assure you that no, it's not the same as Williamsburg.

Remember the people in my Pokémon art exhibit thread? Basically that. Also the type of place where someone else in my apartment (no not me) has one of their favorite records prominently displayed in their window and as I stated elsewhere complete strangers will tell me "nice shirt" if wearing a Jawbreaker shirt at the grocery store.

[bedstuy]

So then do I have a misconception that Williamsburg is the same as central southwest Minneapolis despite the reputation?

I haven't a clue what central southwest Minneapolis but I can assure you that no, it's not the same as Williamsburg.

Remember the people in my Pokémon art exhibit thread? Basically that. Also the type of place where someone else in my apartment (no not me) has one of their favorite records prominently displayed in their window and as I stated elsewhere complete strangers will tell me "nice shirt" if wearing a Jawbreaker shirt at the grocery store.

That might happen in Williamsburg.  But, it might happen in any big city in America.  Those details are so trapped in anecdote and individual experience that trying to extrapolate from them is a useless endeavor.

But, I think the overall point is that people in NYC don't wear band t-shirts.  People here are more fashionable than in Minnesota.

[7,052,770]

[dead0man]

looking at a list of snubs.....some that stand out to me are:
B52s
Black Flag
The Cure
Dead Kennedys
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Depeche Mode
Dire Straits
Doobie Bros
Duran Duran
ELO
Green Day
Iron Maiden
Jane's Addiction
Jethro Tull
Judas Priest
MC5
Megadeath
Monkees
Moody Blues
Motorhead
NWA
Nick Cave
NIN
Pantera
Pixies
Replacements
Slayer
Sonic Youth
Soundgarden
Steve Miller Band
T.Rex
Thin Lizzy
Weird Al
Yes


Some more than others...how can you have a Rock and Roll HoF and not have Weird Al or Steve Miller in it?

[PiMp DaDdy FitzGerald]

Puddle of Mudd

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

^^ A few of those bands are too young right now.

[rejectamenta]

Deep Purple's continual rejection is probably the most absurd example.

[Oakvale]

Never listened to Lesley Gore or heard of Jawbreaker.  But, I have a few ideas as the the more obvious candidates.

The Replacements
The Pixies
Captain Beefheart
Husker Du
Sonic Youth

I'm assuming that you don't go to Williamsburg much. You'd at least see people wearing their shirts quite frequently.

But yes on Replacements and Husker Du! Husker Du is probably up there with Jawbreaker in influence in my scene after all.

Husker Du are one of my favourite bands of all time so I wouldn't like to see them  as part of something as embarrassing as the "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame".

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

None (eliminate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

[angus]

Never listened to Lesley Gore or heard of Jawbreaker.  But, I have a few ideas as the the more obvious candidates.

The Replacements
The Pixies
Captain Beefheart
Husker Du
Sonic Youth

Whoa.  That's impressive, bedstuy.  Except for Captain Beefheart, I have CDs from all those groups.  And I like Captain Beefheart as well.  (Just never bought their stuff.) 

As for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I really don't know and I really don't care.  I've been to Cleveland.  Stayed there three weeks, in fact.  Had a great time.  Never went to the Hall of Fame, though.  I honestly don't know who's in it and I'm not sure that it makes any difference to me who is and who isn't.  But I did want to tell you that I think your list of musical acts meets with my approval.

[DINGO Joe]

Never listened to Lesley Gore or heard of Jawbreaker.  But, I have a few ideas as the the more obvious candidates.

The Replacements
The Pixies
Captain Beefheart
Husker Du
Sonic Youth

I was just saying to myself the other day, that Del Tachi he's gotta be a huge Leslie Gore fan.  Are you really 19?

If any of you have never seen the TAMI show, watch it, it's an utterly riveting document of a time and place that may or may not have existed.  Had the Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Smoky Robinson, James Brown and the Rolling Stones all on one stage and the big centerpiece of the show was....Lesley Gore.  Also had the Wrecking Crew w/Glen Campbell as the house band and Teri Garr and Toni Basil as two of the dancers.

Another big Husker Du fan here.  Hard to believe that the run from Zen Arcade to Warehouse was 2 and 1/2 years.  Five albums, two of the double albums, in 2 1/2 years. It's an excellent list of bands, but Husker Du in my opinion, was something  more than the others. Still a big fan of Bob Mould.  His last album, which was a throwback, made me very happy.

[Eraserhead]

Off the top of my head (and not really in any particular order):

Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band
Phil Ochs
King Crimson
Love
Nick Drake
The Smiths
Mountain
Ringo Starr (as a solo artist)
Television
The United States of America
Joy Division
The Flying Burrito Brothers
My Bloody Valentine
Boston
The Pixies
Kalediscope
The Smoke
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Blue Oyster Cult
Gin Blossoms
Townes Van Zandt
Marshall Crenshaw
The Bats
Richie Havens
The Monkees (yes really... I mean if Kiss can get in...)

[Knives]

Katy Perry

[Miles]

Katy Perry

[morgieb]

Katy Perry

LMAO.

[Kushahontas]

Beyonce