Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Latest FRL Bluesky Posts
FRL on Twitter (Archive)
Future Rock Legends gear available in our store at Teespring. FRL community members get a 20% discount on anything by using the Promo Code FRL20 at checkout. Thank you so much for supporting Future Rock Legends!
Latest Community Comments
If you're looking for the latest comments and voting for the Song Project, Album Project and Revisited Projected Rankings, check out the Project Comments page.
About Rock Hall Projected,  KING wrote: | |
| I'll nominate Pop artist GENRE #8 POP August 5, 2026. Olivia Newton-John KING | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 14:51pm | |
| Leave your own comment about Rock Hall Projected here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, Jim C. wrote: | |
| Neil Young, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, The Who, five of the so-called "greatest legends," are nobody compared to Kansas -> Kansas are a way bigger deal than them -> Carry On Wayward Son is way bigger than any song these "legends" have done -> Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Neil Young, The Who and The Beach Boys were boosted by the Rock Hall and critics, and Kansas are the real deal and one of the true GOATs of music and no one except for critics and rock hall cares about these nobodies, and everyone hears Kansas timeless hits -> You can't rewrite history, Kansas are obviously a top 10, even top 5, rock artist in music history. ...Ch—charge on... W-Wayyad Son... bzzt ...there's... a wonky... bun ahead... krrshhh ...keep the... noodle... thunder rolling... banana... laser... kingdom... ffffzzzzt ......Attention... static ...the so-called... legends... please remain... on standby... awaiting... critic authorization... gold star pending... signal lost ......Meanwhile... Kansas... already... riding... banana lightning... across the... univ— krrrzzzzt ...no further explanation required... carrier tone ......Woooo... waaayyyy... yyyaaad... sssonnnn... BEEEEEP | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 14:36pm | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About Rock Hall Projected, Tom H. wrote: | |
| Nominees from last year's genre vote that have yet to be nominated Aaliyah Bananarama Blink 182 Christina Aguilera Chubby Checker Johnny Rivers Justin Bieber Melissa Etheridge Neil Sedaka New Edition Olivia Newton-John Paramore Pulp Steve Winwood The Crystals | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 12:54pm | |
| Leave your own comment about Rock Hall Projected here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, morello wrote: | |
| This shows the exact reason why we need to get rid of the influence and engagement of white boomer rawk fans as soon as possible. They are the most annoying, gatekeeping, narcissistic, patronizing, illogical, repetitive, racist, and misogynistic type of fans ever. Without them, music discussion would be way better. | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 12:42pm | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, morello wrote: | |
| Could we stop talking that boomer rock shit, it is again and again and I am tried. | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 12:35pm | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, e wrote: | |
| He is not just trolling, he is spamming | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 11:31am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, KING wrote: | |
| Great discussion and topics! It probably makes sense Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey are inducted in New York. They were in the same music circles in NY starting out and probably would be great ticket sellers for the NY ceremony. They still are good friends I've heard. Blue Oyster Cult will eventually be inducted like Roxy Music and T. Rex due to their influence. Just about every big hard rock band and heavy metal band in the 80's and early 90's has cited BOC as an influence. Blue Oyster Cult has different pathways on the ballot. Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Metal, Classic Rock, 1970's era etc. I think their intelligent lyrics and interesting subject matter sets them apart from the average hard rock and metal bands. Some good points on Boston and Jethro Tull. Both deserve nomination and induction. Jethro Tull is a head scratcher. They check off many of the boxes a nominee should have. Boston doesn't have the depth of discography of other bands but they have memorable songs that have stood the test of time. Hard to believe Amanda has been around 40 years now. Remember it on the jukebox as a teenager. Amanda was a very popular song. No doubt, the Boston 1st album was pioneering and innovative and just excellent songs. More Than A Feeling a classic song. NO doubt about it. KING | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 11:27am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, The Towerman wrote: | |
| we have GOT to obliterate Jim C | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 11:25am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, The Real Jim C. wrote: | |
| Look at the actual numbers instead of the mythology. REO Speedwagon currently has higher monthly listeners on Spotify than Jimi Hendrix's entire catalog. "Keep On Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling" still pull tens of millions of streams a year. Hendrix gets occasional nostalgia spikes. REO is still getting regular classic-rock radio spins, still selling soft-rock package tours, still the wedding/karaoke staple. Streaming is the only objective metric of present-day relevance. Towerman, I don't get your comment that I hate "modern heavyweights", because the likes of Kansas and REO are very much still heavyweights in modern times and they haven't even been nominated. Relevance is who's still being played right now, and the streams say REO is moving more attention in 2026 than Hendrix is. And th-the numbers don't lie, either. You can check Spotify for Artists or Chartmetric, REO's catalog is still-nnngh… actively streamed while a huge portion of Hendrix's listens are just… ah… legacy playlists… People act like… hnn… like guitar solos from 1969 are somehow more "relevant" than songs people still actually put on in 2026. That's not how… ahh… that's not how culture works anymore. Streaming data is the closest thing we have to a real-time popularity metric and REO is… mmph… is clearly ahead right now. You can argue historical influence all day but current relevance is a different question and the data is… oh god… the data is pretty clear. REO's still moving. Hendrix is… hnngh… mostly archival at this point. That's not disrespect, it's just… ahh… just what the numbers show. I mean if we're being honest about… nngh… about what people are actually listening to right now instead of what we're supposed to pretend is important… ngghhh… then REO is simply… simply more present in the cultural bloodstream than… ahh… than Hendrix is in 2026. …streaming stats… whimper… still the best… ah… best measure we have of… of… ah, I can't fight this feeling anymore!~ get me pregnant! Breed me like it's the only thing you know how to do! | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 10:42am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote: | |
| It seems that boomer rock fans didn't support INXS as strongly in the last round. Obviously, most of them voted for Iron Maiden (and rightfully so), but some still didn't vote for INXS, which makes it seem like they consider Billy Idol to be more of a "boomer rock" artist. Yeah, even INXS seems to be a bit "new music" for them despite they were heavily played on rock radios. I'm still a little shocked that even boomers didn't fully embrace The Black Crowes (blues rock/southern rock) or Melissa Etheridge (heartland rock). I still think that if boomers really liked them, at least one of them would have been voted in. White boomers also supported Dave Matthews Band and Sheryl Crow (and of course they are two best candidates from that retro rock crowds), but the same didn't happen for The Black Crowes or Melissa Etheridge. Talking to next few years, I think Bryan Adams will be 100% nominated at some point...This year he was obvious put aside to wait for Phil Collins. | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 10:37am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, The Real Jim C. wrote: | |
| Kansas has 2 songs over 100M -> you mean 2 songs over 1 Billion. And those songs were played to death on radio (you can't argue their longevity). Jimi Hendrix popularity has massively declined. He had a resurgence in the 90s -> since then the estate gatekept him off YouTube and he has diminished greatly. His style of guitar playing isn't really heard much or successful today in modern rock. He had numerous biopics that did zero box office. Woodstock is a distant memory and really that cultural event / film sustained him in popular culture more so than his actual music (his biggest hit was an enhanced Dylan cover). You want to argue that huge acts that were snubbed aren't that popular today (when the evidence is obvious that they still are doing extremely well 50 years later -> most have been reduced to glorified cover bands and they are still selling tickets). | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 10:17am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, K-Dawg wrote: | |
| Boston is the only rock band left from the 70s classic genre who will be a slam dunk in the RRHOF. Others, like BOC, have a case, but it's not guaranteed. You knew they were going to try to find a way to at least get BC and Foreigner in because of their personnel. Kansas does have Robbie Steinhardt, and he is influential, but I don't know how they're going to put him in. That being said, the tide has turned on the RRHOF over the past few years as it seems most are now willing to accept the difference between rock music and rock and roll proper. Where do we go? The Monkees are still out there. Jethro Tull is a glaring omission as well. Metal has barely been scraped even though Priest and Maiden are now represented.I think the attention is going to turn to the 80s band to get what few remain. Crue, INXS, and solo guys like Bryan Adams are the biggest contenders. The important thing is we let people have their say, because no one knows (kweens of the stone age incidental reference) who is going to get appreciated next. It's about prestige and pet projects as much as it is who is deserving. That said, some people like to hear themselves speak. | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 07:25am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About Rock Hall Projected, Ian wrote: | |
| Gonna nominate Robbie Williams this go round. | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 06:56am | |
| Leave your own comment about Rock Hall Projected here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, PZ wrote: | |
| "He's definitely just out here trying to get under people's skin." An exact definition of troll. | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 05:03am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, e wrote: | |
| The Towerman Nah, you thought too much. Jim C is clearly doing it on purpose, talking all snarky and messing around just to drag and insult Jimi Hendrix. Basically he's acting like Jimi's influence is nothing, not even worth taking seriously, like Hendrix is a total joke who doesn't deserve a serious word out of him. He's definitely just out here trying to get under people's skin. | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 04:31am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, The Towerman wrote: | |
| Jim C. was doing a pretty good job appearing as someone who genuinely values irrelevant arena rock bands over modern heavyweights, but now he's playing in our face. In case you forgot what he said (and I feel like I'm going crazy because HOW is nobody talking about this): "Also, let's look at some of the artists currently in the hall. For example, Jimi Hendrix. He was a good guitarist with some good songs, but he's not nearly as influential as critics and the Rock Hall like to say. You look at his current streaming numbers, and it's clear his influence has fa-mmph… s-stop… we can't, we're… both b-boys… ngh… oh god, keep going… I-I'll be a good boy for you… nya~" He's not hiding it anymore. Even he's tired of his own bit. | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 04:01am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, Lilly C. wrote: | |
| Heck, he called us dumb last for liking so called "junk music"; ie artists he doesn't like. Like, why does he still post here when all he can do is mock almost everyone's music tastes? | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 02:30am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, e wrote: | |
| Lilly C. He does not enjoy music at all. What he does is just "my favorite musician is the best and others favorite musicians are garbage" then "my knowledge, awareness, and taste is better than everyone else's, and lots of other people have cognitive dysfunction." and then "I am superhuman and you are subhuman." He came here just to show off and act like a know-it-all. | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 01:52am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, Lilly C. wrote: | |
| The reason why we pay attention is because it's impossible to ignore him. Him writing his posts in essay form, and also keeps spamming in multiple pages doesn't help as well. One of the most frustrating things about Jim C. is that he seems to hate al ost every form of music ever created. I noticed in the past that all he does is say something negative about the artists. It seemed fine at first, but then his posts has evolved into delusion that even a hater of certain artists won't support him. But whenever he does talk talk about his favorites, it's never about the music. It's always the streaming numbers and made up data. | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 01:39am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, e wrote: | |
| He is either trolling or simply a moron. Why does anyone here pay attention to this moron's bullshit posts anymore? He is just happy whenever we are disgusted enough to angrily engage with his bullshit. Just ignore him and let him shout into the void. That's best. | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 01:25am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, PZ wrote: | |
| Jim's grabbing a low hanging fruit as we speak. It's not hard to believe that moron is acting like his favorite dinosaur rock bands from yesteryear are considered to be the greatest acts to ever exist in music. As such according to him, those old rock radio boomer groups who he held in such high esteem should be graced & recognized as the true G.O.A.T.S of rock & roll. Never mind the fact they were a flavor of the decade or flash in a pan given their popularity not lasting all the way through the 21st century. Also never mind that no artist or band under the ages of 40 - 50 have cited those bands as inspiration for their own careers in the industry. This is what happens when people blindly followed fandom instead of using critical thinking skills. There's always gonna be idiotic creatures who won't understand that Jimi Hendrix, The Velvet Underground, The Stooges & Frank Zappa are more revered to rock than Survivor, Kansas, REO, Rick Springfield among others. Jim's among those misfits. | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 00:52am | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About Arctic Monkeys, omar wrote: | |
| Like it or not, their popularity is on par with Linkin Park and their acclaim is a lot better, so it will be just a matter of time thay they will be inducted. The debate should be whether or not they should/will be first ballot HOFer (datawise they should be). "I Wanna Be Yours" is gonna going to have 4 billions streams soon, more than "Iris" or "Numb" (3,924,605,643 as of today). | |
| Wednesday, 08/5/2026 @ 00:25am | |
| Leave your own comment about Arctic Monkeys here. | |
| About The Song Project, Rick Vendl II wrote: | |
| Nick, FYI, just noticed this, couple of corrections... 1970-1979 Barbra Streisand - Stoney End (1971) Should read as... Barbra Streisand - Stoney End (1970) Rock Hall Performer inductees 1986-1999 Elton John - Empty Gardens (Hey Hey Johnny) (1982) Should read as... Elton John - Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) (1982) | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 23:45pm | |
| Leave your own comment about The Song Project here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote: | |
| Really you are just handpicking data to support your argument. No doubt Kansas have two big songs and that is it. Using Spotify data, Jimi Hendrix has 7 songs over 100M and has 42 songs over 10M, while Kansas has 2 songs over 100M and 4 songs over 10M. Historical streaming number ranking is Jimi Hendrix #936 and Kansas #1881. Jimi Hendrix is still a bigger act among the younger generation than Kansas. I don't think the popularity/streaming part means shit when talking about an act's legacy, but it is frustrating to see you just handpick data to twist the argument, it is frustrating. It's as if your data is just farted out, shifting however you please. | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 23:12pm | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, The Towerman wrote: | |
| Now, hang on a moment. What the HELL was that last message he sent? Did someone bottom out in Jim C mid-speech? Trying for a wayward son, it seems. | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 22:18pm | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, morello wrote: | |
| Regardless of what this know-it-all thinks, I'm just happy that so many of his favorite marginal case boomer radio rock bands will rightfully never make induction. He can only stay mad all he wants as his favorites keep getting passed over every day. All that yelling into the void does is show that he can't keep up with the times, can't accept that music and real world keeps evolving, and is raging because he's getting older while the world moves on without him. Thankfully as time goes on we will have less of influence from this kind of person. | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 22:13pm | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About Audioslave, Jim C. wrote: | |
| Tom Morello's guitar abilities are fundamentally overrated. Much like The Edge, he substitutes genuine technical depth with hardware gimmicks, specifically relying on volume kill-switching to mask remarkably basic licks. Actually learning his catalog exposes a hollow core devoid of mechanical complexity. The rhythm parts are highly repetitive, while his chaotic solos feel entirely disconnected from most tracks. His weak soloing is undeniably the most disappointing aspect of his playing (strumming the high e string during "Show me how to live", he ruined "The Ghost of Tom Joad" from High Hopes with musically disconnected screeches and string-scratching). Audioslave was a pretty disappointing band overall (every album was totally brickwalled to death), and it really felt like Chris Cornell wasn't completely invested in the project. | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 22:01pm | |
| Leave your own comment about Audioslave here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, Jim C. wrote: | |
| Also, let's look at some of the artists currently in the hall. For example, Jimi Hendrix. He was a good guitarist with some good songs, but he's not nearly as influential as critics and the Rock Hall like to say. You look at his current streaming numbers, and it's clear his influence has fa-mmph… s-stop… we can't, we're… both b-boys… ngh… oh god, keep going… I-I'll be a good boy for you… nya~ | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 21:28pm | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, Jim C. wrote: | |
| Despite the people out there impersonating me to mock my views, the data speaks for itself. Kansas managed to get two of the top 30 rock songs to ever hit the airwaves. Look it up: "Carry On" was literally the #1 most-played track on classic rock radio in 1997 (#2 in 1995). They endured without visual appeal (ugly guys, one with an eye-patch) during and beyond the MTV era. Their history is also pivotal due to executive backing. A top label executive risked his job for them. By standing by the band through their early flops, his gamble paid off and convinced record labels to give other underperforming artists more time to develop. | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 21:16pm | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About The Album Project, Nick B. wrote: | |
| Voting is now open for this month's General, Decades, and Rock Hall Votes. Here are the links to vote: General Vote Ballot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQ4bRnjvlWtMFXyQ0D8cVqXn0P3t-3T0-euW72RmKlCJkdjA/viewform Decades Vote Ballot (1970-1979): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf87ASPw98hBwWsVsz69rXPBs2A07JtcfMh9kSmXb_iNXObjA/viewform Rock Hall Vote Ballot (Performers Inductees - 1986-1999): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfj4oDCjQmpv0xA0bIgHpzyN7G_EBtjLRS-wR2M3iSreot7xg/viewform There are four days to vote. Ballots expire at 8pm Central Time Zone on the 8th. | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 20:49pm | |
| Leave your own comment about The Album Project here. | |
| About The Song Project, Nick B. wrote: | |
| Voting is now open for this month's General, Decades, and Rock Hall Votes. Here are the links to vote: General Vote Ballot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckZgXFt-CuxWxX_PcMT5egAh5xRazqHhiSlet3Lam-zDvcKw/viewform Decades Vote Ballot (1970-1979): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1LQgzc1k8uoPSndWfL6-JEwDrhMF8fpV43G5r0fgHFvHz_A/viewform Rock Hall Vote Ballot (Performers Inductees - 1986-1999): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfiublMOUJGULvfv4GaVQvvu97tdL5QJEn1tTlnX9epcBasQ/viewform There are four days to vote. Ballots expire at 8pm Central Time Zone on the 8th. | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 20:47pm | |
| Leave your own comment about The Song Project here. | |
| About The Album Project, Nick B. wrote: | |
| Above was meant for the Song Project page. Please ignore. | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 20:46pm | |
| Leave your own comment about The Album Project here. | |
| About The Album Project, Nick B. wrote: | |
| Voting is now open for this month's General, Decades, and Rock Hall Votes. Here are the links to vote: General Vote Ballot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckZgXFt-CuxWxX_PcMT5egAh5xRazqHhiSlet3Lam-zDvcKw/viewform Decades Vote Ballot (1970-1979): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1LQgzc1k8uoPSndWfL6-JEwDrhMF8fpV43G5r0fgHFvHz_A/viewform Rock Hall Vote Ballot (Performers Inductees - 1986-1999): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfiublMOUJGULvfv4GaVQvvu97tdL5QJEn1tTlnX9epcBasQ/viewform There are four days to vote. Ballots expire at 8pm Central Time Zone on the 8th. | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 20:45pm | |
| Leave your own comment about The Album Project here. | |
| About Rock Hall Projected, Rick Vendl II wrote: | |
| Progressive Pop The Alan Parsons Project | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 20:35pm | |
| Leave your own comment about Rock Hall Projected here. | |
| About The Song Project, Greg F wrote: | |
| Johnny Hot Chip - Shake a Fist is already nominated. That was why I changed my Hot Chip song. | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 20:11pm | |
| Leave your own comment about The Song Project here. | |
| About Rock Hall Projected, jtrichey wrote: | |
| Nominee: Huey Lewis and the News | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 20:10pm | |
| Leave your own comment about Rock Hall Projected here. | |
| About Rock Hall Projected, Lax43 wrote: | |
| I have put her name up for nomination a few times, so once more in the pop category I will nominate: Barbra Streisand An artist that would not be thought of as overlooked here, and yet she is, Lax43 | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 19:19pm | |
| Leave your own comment about Rock Hall Projected here. | |
| About Rock Hall Projected, Nick B. wrote: | |
| Bruno Mars | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 17:57pm | |
| Leave your own comment about Rock Hall Projected here. | |
| About the 2026 Inductees, morello wrote: | |
| Who the fxxk said rock hall is in declining? Ceremony tickets will be sold well this year, also the amount of fan vote engaging is way better this year than last several years. | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 16:35pm | |
| Leave your own comment about the 2026 Inductees here. | |
| About Rock Hall Projected, Chris Lyons wrote: | |
| My nominee is Selena. It's absolutely embarrassing that we still haven't inducted her yet. | |
| Tuesday, 08/4/2026 @ 16:29pm | |
| Leave your own comment about Rock Hall Projected here. | |