The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, although it celebrates a lot of good rock and rollers, is misguided regarding rock and roll as essential a pop music category. Sade, an artist I absolutely love and enjoy, isn't a rock and roll artist at all. Garland Jeffereys, a great rock and roller both musically and Lyrically, belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame decades ago. He's what one can consider a no brainer. But I suppose it's become like a lot of things that don't age well in a world of essential obsolescence. Living the lie because belief and fantasy are more valuable than truth and authentic consideration. There is no actual criteria for what is rock and what is not. Then again, I enjoy the music regardless. Halls of Fame are not founded on any strict allegiance. Maybe that's a good thing. Just a thought.
George Thorogood is the latest act people are demanding to get in because they have songs currently on rotation on boomer rock radio and that is the only criteria apparently. They feel like a repeat of J Giles, but also a bit of Black Crowes in that they did noting innovative with a genre way past its innovation era and sales prime. Strangely enough, while I do not care for sales in the slightest, the boomer rock crowd likes to tout chart success but Thorogood had none. Zero songs on Billboard Hot 100 and no albums in top 30. He fails their own metrics too
"Bad to the Bone" seems to be their only sell as that is pop culture relevant, but one song is not a Hall of Fame career (unless said song is insanely influential for the direction of music, this song is not). Musically if George Thorogood never existed music would have not changed, just some pop culture younger gen relevance, just some admittedly generic blues standards far past its prime. That pop culture relevance makes them not the potential singular worst inductee ever, but he would be a very low to bottom tier inductee. Possibly lower than J Giles.
Nominations are now closed and the list of nominees is now up for review.
Here are the Performers nominees:
Air Supply
America
Bert Jansch
Brandi Carlile
Dan Fogelberg
Elliott Smith
Gordon Lightfoot
Indigo Girls
Jason Isbell
Jeff Buckley
Jimmy Buffett
John Denver
John Prine
Kenny Loggins
Kenny Rogers
Little Feat
Marianne Faithfull
Melissa Etheridge
Roger Miller
Shania Twain
Sir Douglas Quintet
Steve Earle
Sufjan Stevens
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Tim Buckley
Here are the Non-Performers nominees:
Allee Willis
Cousin Brucie
David Foster
Dianne Warren
Don Was
Godley and Creme
Howard Greenfield
Hugh Padgham
Jim Steinman
Jimmy Miller
Kool DJ Red Alert
Lester Sill
Madlib
Mark "Flood" Ellis
Michael Nesmith
Mustard / DJ Mustard
P.F. Sloan & Steve Barri
Raphael Saadiq
Rick Dees
Stephen Street
T-Bone Burnett
Toni Basil
Van Dyke Parks
Here are the Influences nominees:
Andy Williams
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Jay McNeely
Chick Corea
Donny Hathaway
Ennio Morricone
Garth Brooks
Jackie DeShannon
John Williams
Julie London
Kenny Rogers
Liberace
Lonnie Johnson
Marty Robbins
Os Mutantes
Ryuchi Sakamoto
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Sons of the Pioneers
Tampa Red
Here are the Side Performers nominees:
Billy Sheehan
Biz Markie
Bruce Hornsby
Buckethead
Chuck Rainey
Ellie Greenwich
Grady Martin
J.J. Cale
James Ingram
Joe Sample
John McGeogh
Liberty DeVitto
Michael Brecker
Neil Finn
Nico
Paul Jackson Jr.
Pino Palladino
Rita Coolidge
Rory Gallagher
The Applejacks
The Blackberries
The Dreamlovers
There will be 1 day of review. If there are any errors or missing songs on this list, please point them out ASAP.
The links to the google polls for this month's ballot will be posted after 8 PM Central on Friday.
For this round, voters will be required to vote for the following number of nominees per category:
The top two vote-getters in each poll will be nominated to the ballot.
Tiebreaker votes will take place during the next round of nominations if necessary.
The polls will close at 8 PM Central on Monday.
Here is the current list of registered voters:
0pac Big
Alex Voltaire
Andy
BSLO
Casper
Chris Lyons
Christian
Cliff
Corey Finn
Darren
Dave
DMG
Doo-Wop Phil
Dr. W
Elle Dee
GothGuy2021
Greg F
Ian W.
J.W.
Jennifer
Joe S.
JoelWhyRock
John RC
Johnny
Joker
Jtrichey
Kenmil
KING
Kurtal
Lax38
Maddie Wagon
Mason
Mat R
Michael W.
MichaelEU
Naz P
Nick B.
ntndeacon
Omar
Ozma
Paul in KY
Paul K.
Philip
Raichu
Ralib
Ray
Rhiannon JM
Rick Vendl II
RyTheSensation
Skylanderlord3
SotN
The Towerman
Tom H.
Zechariah
If you're not on this list, please email Nick at rockinretrospectpodcast@gmail.com from the email address that use on FRL to register your FRL user name as a voter.
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