2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
 

Bad Brains
Chaka Khan
Chic
Depeche Mode
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
The J. Geils Band
Janes Addiction
Janet Jackson
Joan Baez
Joe Tex
Journey
Kraftwerk
MC5
Pearl Jam
Steppenwolf
The Cars
The Zombies
Tupac Shakur
Yes

https://www.rockhall.com/vote

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Wow, what a lineup. A few no questions - Pearl Jam, Journey, Cars, Zombies, Baez, JJ, Depeche Mode, ELO and probably Tupac given his lasting influence. I do expect MC5 and Steppenwolf and YES to get in eventually.

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19 acts that all should have made it in before KISS.

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I'm no KISS fan but they were always going to get in.

One of my favorite pure cheese songs is Heaven's On Fire. It's just raunchy and stupid that I dig it.

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My votes would go to:

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
Journey
Kraftwerk
The Cars
Yes

edit - didn't know it's limited to 5 votes

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My 5 votes:

Depeche Mode
Journey
Pearl Jam
The Cars
Yes

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It would be a travesty if Depeche Mode got inducted before The Cure or The Smiths. I find them whiny and monotonous.

I'd go with :

ELO
Jane's Addiction
Janet Jackson
Pearl Jam
The Cars

Plus you just know they will feel they have to pick one disco act, either Chaka Kahn or Chic.

Journey is the interesting one, a bubble gum pop band that was super-successful with staying power.

I've never even heard of Bad Brains.

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Bad Brains were an early black punk band out of DC, i think.

my picks would be any 5 that does not include Pearl Jam

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"Bubble gum pop band"? Journey? They started out as a weird prog/jazzy/blues thing and ended up as 80s FM rock a la Foreigner, Styx, etc. I don't think anyone would refer to them as "bubble gum". They weren't exactly the Bay City Rollers.

If I had to choose (not necessarily my favorites):

Depeche Mode
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
Journey
Pearl Jam
Yes

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Yeah, maybe Bubble Gum Pop wasn't what I meant. Just very commercial pop-rock that was dismissed by critics. I mean if Hall & Oats got in, I can live with Journey getting inducted as well.

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Journey absolutely deserves to be in there. They had their own Atari 2600 game!

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To add to this, I believe they were one of those bands who were more influential than popular. I recall many metal bands listing them as an influence.

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Bad Brains
ELO
MC5
Yes

Screw the rest. :)

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Tough choices...My picks...

Depeche Mode
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
Pearl Jam
The Cars
Yes

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No Iron Maiden?

No Judas Priest?

No Ronnie James Dio?

They still don't get it.

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Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Ronnie James Dio
Motorhead

Just do it, and we'll stop bitching. Tear the band-aid off quickly.

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My five favorites
ELO
Steppenwolf
Cars
Yes
Zombies

My five predictions
ELO
Pearl Jam
Joan Baez
Tupac Shakur
Cars

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Joan Baez
Pearl Jam
The Cars
Tupac Shakur
Yes

And Chic? Again? They just won't give up, will they? The other nominees could be Bobby Sherman, The Starland Vocal Band, Insane Clown Posse, The Chipmunks, The B-Sharps, and Nickelback and Chic STILL wouldn't get voted in.

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How is Kraftwerk not already in?

How are Yes not already in?

How are The Cure not even nominated?

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I admit I'm not too well versed in her pop genre, but did Janet Jackson really do that much, or Jane's Addiction, for that matter?

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Not a clue. Both are major influences on bands many enjoy today.

Probably just a matter of time. They'll get to that era eventually.

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Because they still don't get it?

For my money The Cure was a first ballot Hall of Famer. A no-brainer (so even I would be qualified to say that they deserve to be in).

I'm more personally attached to Iron Maiden, Ronnie James Dio, and Judas Priest, but I absolutely recognize the quality and influence of The Cure. (I can't stand them, for the most part, but I do recognize well written songs when I hear them.) All of those groups/artists should already be in.

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Voted
Yes- Pity people don't know how damn good their early stuff is
Kraftwerk
2Pac
MC5
Pearl Jam

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Janes Addiction were a major part of the early 90s alternative music. They (or at least the singer) started Lolapolooza.

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I guess Joy Division and The Damned will have to wait, again.

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No love for J. Geils Band??? Great Rock and R&B Band, especially their stuff from 1970-1980 (Not a fan of their most popular album Freeze Frame).

Blow You Face Out one of my favorite Live albums of all time. Was too young to see them in their prime, but have seen them live 4 times since the late 1990's and they never disappoint.

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Kraftwerk
Journey
Depeche Mode
Chic
Pearl Jam

Chic is pretty much Nile Rodgers, who belongs in there.

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Huh, Kraftwerk or Depeche Mode.

I love them both, but it's a tough call. IMO, Kraftwerk were MUCH more influential on other artists and music in general, but I think DM were much better songwriters and have a superior body of work.

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Trouser Press published a review of their first record right before they blew up (as much as JA "blew up") and excoriated them. Much later, they had to review Porno for Pyros. I expected a walk-back on their original Jane's Addiction review, especially when the review began with lavish praise of Perry Farrell and Lolapalooza. But after all the praise, they then stated "none of this success and influence excuses the pure shittiness of his music"

So I like that Trouser Press at least stuck to their guns even after the band found success...

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Bad Brains
ELO
Kraftwerk
The Cars
Yes

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Wait a minute. Bad Brains? Are the Dead Kennedys and Black Flag in? I don't think so. If not, the Bad Brains have no business being on this list. It's kind of insulting.

I voted for Kraftwerk, ELO, The Cars, and Yes. I had trouble picking a 5th but selected The Zombies because Odyssey and Oracle is one of the greatest albums of all time. :)

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Strongly concur. Who makes these decisions? Its insane.

(But then I believe The Smiths were one of the greatest bands of all time.)

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As a fan of all 3, I disagree. Even though BB are the godfathers of hardcore punk, their musical talent transcends the genre.

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Every year I ask:
Why isn't Kraftwerk already in? Massive influences.
Why is Journey even on the list? The godfathers of glossy, soulless rock. The progenitors of the worst characteristics of hair bands.

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If the Bad Brains get in I wonder if there will be a shitstorm over their anti-gay songs and views.

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Jethro Tull, eligible since 1993, 23 years ago. The HoF is a joke.

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I highly doubt they will get in. Who knows if that incident with the Big Boys or that one song (which they both regret and apologized for) will have any effect. I don't remember anyone protesting Guns N' Roses' induction for writing the racist/homophobic song One in a Million which was even covered by neo-Nazi/white supremacist Ian Stuart of Skrewdriver.

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It's hard to deny their success though, and the hall is in the business of rewarding success as well as being influential it seems.

I know Journey is very "cotton candy", but I've never really felt they were soulless. They did what they did very well.

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I can't take the RNR HOF too seriously anymore, as these guys have never been nominated: