cungar

Pretty much 0 chance. Simple Minds has a better chance.

Duh Vuh Duh

Thanks for proving my point.

Decker

Nick Danger

Lots of good choices already. I'll add Captain Beefheart.

rw2516

Johnny Winter

Dan

I agree with this, but I'll add that I think the Hall of Fame is past the point of no return. It's a joke, anyway. Finally adding Rush now would only give it that extra bit of validity that it most definitely doesn't deserve.

Decker

Here's one that I know has no support, involves a long-dead inductee, and would really make no overall impact, but still seems like an glaring omission : Frank Sinatra. The R&R HoF has gone out of their way to embrace their Country, R&B and Soul roots but have purposely avoided acknowledging their Pop influences. On some level I get that -- Rock and Roll was in some sense a rebellion of the baby boomers to their parent's staid musical tastes. But I sincerely believe that if there was no Sinatra, there would be no Elvis. Frank was maybe the first bigger-than-life singing superstar and had a huge influence on popular music from that point forward. If they were quick to induct Ray Charles, Etta James, Johnny Cash, Miles Davis and The Staples Singers, Old Blue Eyes should be there as well.

statcat

Where the hell is Link Wray, Johnny Burnette, Dick Dale, and a lot of the other early rockers? It seems pretty ridiculous to even use the term "rock n roll" anymore.

Josh-da-man

It's not really the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" it's more the "Whatever Popular Music the Rolling Stone Editorial Staff Fellates Hall of Fame."

Jason

Yep, the Rolling Stone Magazine Music Hall of Fame.

arminius

Pretty much all the groups I think should be in there are. But The New York Dolls, The MC5, Mitch Ryder, The Dead Boys, Television, Richard Hell and the Void Oids, Slade, The Dead Kennedys, The Residents and the Gang of Four among others should be in there instead of alot of the acts that are. But the one I can't believe is not there is Ten Years After. They were a great band especially live. And Lee was a great guitar player.

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B5Erik

This one's easy...

The first three bands/artists I would induct:

Deep Purple
KISS
Rush

al_bundy

Did deep purple play for 25 years? I thought that was one of the standards

William Fuld

Acts are eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first album.

islandclaws

You don't have to play for 25 years; your first album has to be at least 25 years old.

Edit: 4 minutes late to the party.

cungar

Think of a famous group from the 60s that starts with a B and were together for 8 years.

The Cow

It's a good thing Jimi Hendrix starting putting out music at 2 years old!

The Cow

Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
Rush
Kiss

for the obvious big ones.. plenty of others. it's a joke.