The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

[Elton-Cetera]

Billy Idol - Billy Idol Should Be Dead (Official Trailer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eByNViJ8388

INXS Celebrates Rock Hall Nomination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vArH3Z6jHm8

Power Ballots and Second Thoughts
Nobody agrees with my 2026 R&R Hall of Fame votes -- including me!
https://chuckeddy.substack.com/p/power- ... d-thoughts

Paul McCartney Still Holds a Grudge About His Belated Rock Hall Induction
https://www.vulture.com/article/paul-mc ... ction.html

Sheryl Crow reveals who’s overdue to join her in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
https://nypost.com/2023/11/02/entertain ... l-of-fame/

[Brian]

Add Phil Collins and Shakira and we have the same top artists. I think both of them are more popular and acclaimed than P!nk.

I'm uncertain about Sharika's relationship to rock, but maybe she should be considered rock, and if she is, then she's probably important enough to be worthy of induction. Collins was very popular, so I can see including her in your first seven. And I agree with putting Lauryn Hill in the top 10.

Are you familiar with her big breakthrough album Dónde Están los Ladrones?, where she was positioned as a kind of Spanish language equivalent to Alanis Morissette?

I agree, that's rock. I do think now that she's worthy of the Hall.

[Brian]

It would be good if you could at least be more selective about the links you post. We already know that every year, rockists will complain about the Hall considering artists that don't fit comfortably into the '70s guitar band mode. In one of the videos, the host didn't even think that INXS was rock. It doesn't broaden our perspective at all to see yet another rockist show how narrow his idea of rock is.

It reminds me of one video that I saw years ago where the host - might have been Eddie Trunk but I don't remember well - didn't think Sinead O'Connor was rock and thought the only thing she did that was rock was "Nothing Compares 2 U", as if they were unaware "Mandinka" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" and all the guitar-driven alternative rock she did even existed. Maybe they got her confused with Enya? I don't see how that's even possible.

INXS are unquestionably a rock band. They were huge on both rock radio formats in the late 80s and early 90s. I don't get how anyone could come to that conclusion that they aren't a rock band.

Yes, that's crazy. If anything, "Mandinka" is more undeniably rock than "Nothing Compares 2 U".

[ManPerson]

Nothing Compares 2 U seems like one of her more adult contemporary songs, if anything.

[Ryan]

That's the issue I have with a lot of Rock Hall pundits online, is that they do not explore the music of the other artists they do not know well, and go based entirely on their assumptions. And I bet they would really hate it if someone did the same thing to their favorite nominee. It would be just as reductive, for instance, to claim that Iron Maiden don't belong in the Hall because they had no real hit songs. Those same pundits would be furious, and they'd have every right to be because Maiden's legacy is in more than just having hit songs on the radio.

It's as annoying of argument as the way that some pundits do not judge an artist on the ballot on their own merits or even the ones of the other nominees in comparison, but will instead reply back with a list of other artists who "should have" been there, including ones from a different genre. That's unfair to the artist, if you're not willing to engage with why they are even on the ballot at all.

This isn't all Rock Hall pundits by the way, I think there's plenty of bloggers and podcasts that do it the right way, but more about the reactionary Youtubers that Taupin Cetera always post that seem to have a very narrow understanding of music history but still somehow make videos about it.

I don't like that the Black Crowes are back on the ballot. But I can understand why they're here at least. I don't think they're completely unworthy of being on the ballot. They just would not get my vote is all.

[Elton-Cetera]

I just noticed this in my email.

https://rockhall.com/2026-nominees

THE 2026 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME NOMINEES
The Black Crowes • Jeff Buckley • Mariah Carey •
Phil Collins • Melissa Etheridge • Lauryn Hill • Billy Idol •
INXS • Iron Maiden • Joy Division/New Order •
New Edition • Oasis • P!nk • Sade • Shakira •
Luther Vandross • Wu-Tang Clan

[Elton-Cetera]

Where is Coldplay?
https://futurerocklegends.com/News/inde ... dplay.html

New Edition Talks Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/ ... l-of-fame/

Fans Turn Their Backs on Rock Artists in the R&R Hall of Fame Fan Votes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWcRY8CgNF8

Paul McCartney Says the R&R Hall of Fame Lied to Him!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A245VRodh1s

[Elton-Cetera]

R'n'R Hall of Fame - OMG This is TRAGIC! (First Week of Voting Results)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7L0awCsZs-g

He wants…

Blue Oyster Cult, The Spencer Davis Group, Grand Funk Railroad, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Humble Pie, Free, Kansas, REO Speedwagon

[Brian]

R'n'R Hall of Fame - OMG This is TRAGIC! (First Week of Voting Results)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7L0awCsZs-g

He wants…

Blue Oyster Cult, The Spencer Davis Group, Grand Funk Railroad, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Humble Pie, Free, Kansas, REO Speedwagon

He wants it to be a Guitar Bands of the '70s Era Hall of Fame.

[ManPerson]

This may just be my ignorance, but, to be perfectly honest, I don't think I could even name one Humble Pie song without looking it up.

[Brian]

I don't think there's any case at all for Humble Pie being in the Hall. There must be over 100 eligible artists not yet inducted that are more deserving than Humble Pie, including all 17 artists on this year's ballot.

[Elton-Cetera]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2026 Nominees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBi6uKnGDhM

2026 ROCK HALL nominations: How many ARE NOT ROCK?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-03f2k1SG2s

Is Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Still Relevant?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reGtF2cEmTE

2026 Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Nominees. My Picks of Who I Think Will Get Inducted!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGK10WuKlqM

Ranking the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees | Tier List
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAY9jWKL1-k

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - You Won't Believe Who's Getting In!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt9-jDKlXiA

SAY WHAT? 2026 Rock Hall of Fame Nominees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4qdbdL-c74

Rock Hall 2026 Nominees BREAKDOWN: Wu-Tang, Phil Collins, Mariah Carey & More!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oBNUq3nH_Y

[Elton-Cetera]

1997 - Parliament-Funkadelic
2012 - The Famous Flames

If The J.B.'s are inducted in the Musical Excellence category in 2026…

29 years between the first and second induction for Bootsy Collins.

14 years between the first and second induction for Bobby Bird.

They would be the first two inductees to take the # 14 and the # 29 spots.

[Elton-Cetera]

What Influence Really Means: My Rock Hall Ballot, Reconsidered
https://kempm.substack.com/p/what-influ ... ns-my-rock

[Brian]

That's a very good ballot by Mark Kemp. If only everyone voted that well.

[ManPerson]

I can at least see the argument for all the people he chose and his reasoning seems fairly sound as well.