Why they’re not in the Rock Hall: Not enough success.
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Plus we sneed more LGBT representation in the Rock Hall and Chris Bell was gay. Cheap Trick’s cover of their song “In The Street” was used as the theme song for That 70s Show. Critics also have praised their albums #1 Record, Radio City, and Third. and KISS citing them as influential to their sound. While they didn’t have a lot of success when they were together in the 70s, they got recognition and appreciation after the fact over time with groups like R.E.M. Both groups deserve a lot more credit and pioneered the genre in the early 70s. Why? What Badfinger were to power pop in the UK, Big Star were to the US. Because of the evergreen approach I take to my writing, you might be reading this in the future and things may have changed for the better. Note: It goes without saying that time moves forward. Without further ado, here’s a list of 20 more classic rock bands and musicians who are still not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as of 2023.
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While I don’t think the Rock Hall is the be-all end-all, I still think it’s important to talk about and that’s why I wrote this series of blog posts. If a band’s in the Rock Hall, they’re going to be more remembered than one that isn’t. That shouldn’t be necessary, but it’s true. When they got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 they felt like it opened a lot of doors for them and increased their profile and made industry people take them more seriously. That said, there is something I read in Def Leppard’s book Definitely, which I reviewed on my blog. Every awards show is a popularity contest and that’s why I couldn’t give a crap about Grammys or Oscars. It’s absolutely not about merit or quality of music, but about who’s popular and what musicians will bring in tourists. I’d also add that at the end of the day, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a tourist attraction and of course, the induction process is going to be a popularity contest. To reiterate from my first blog post in that series, published back in 2019, there are a few reasons that your favourite musicians haven’t been inducted, or even nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Americanocentrism, the quota, rock and roll no longer being dominant, and certain subgenres like prog and heavy metal being historically snubbed. It’s also a great opportunity to write some short, but sweet tributes to classic rock bands that deserve much more appreciation. So why not return with another blog post/update of sorts sharing bands? That last blog post, 20 More Classic Rockers who aren’t in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but should be, has blown up recently and I might as well give the people what they want, another blog post about Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snubs. As you can expect, some bands on the list have since been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The last time I wrote a blog post about this was back in 2020 and in the classic rock world, a lot can change in three years. By popular demand, I’m back again with another instalment of classic rock bands that should be in the Rock Hall, but aren’t for some reason or another.
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