Should (list of bands) Be In The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

[OldFogey]

Here's my list of bands. Some should be in the HoF, some should not. Some are old enough, some not. Do they deserve it? Which ones do? Which ones don't? BBEWARE-List is long.

Eligible, not in and should be:

Yes
Genesis
Heart
T. Rex

Pretty much sure bets to make it, I'd guess:

RHCP
Metallica
Green Day
Pearl Jam
Nirvana
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Radiohead

I'm not a big enough fan to judge, but I can see there's a case:

Iron Maiden
Rush
KISS
Alice Cooper
Megadeth
Beck

Really good bands, but not "monumental" enough:

Deep Purple
Little Feat
Squeeze
XTC

[a21schizoidman]

ZZ Top

they did get in already

[OldFogey]

they did get in already

D'oh -- got confused with those VH1 honors again, couldn't remember which was which. Fixed...

Guess my opinion they're not monumental enough doesn't count, huh?

The more I read about the Hall the more disillusioned I am.

[a21schizoidman]

Fogey, I have seen you mention Squeeze before also, very good band, have you heard Animotion? another 80s new wave group, they are also pretty good

[OldFogey]

Fogey, I have seen you mention Squeeze before also, very good band, have you heard Animotion? another 80s new wave group, they are also pretty good

They're the group who did Obsession, right? Nice 80's pop punk. In the same vein as Human League, maybe Simple Minds, or Tears for Fears. Of that lot, TfF is my fav. Songs from a Big Chair is a great album.

Squeeze is different in my mind. Closer to Elvis Costello (in fact, Glenn Tillbrook appears on Elvis' From a Whisper to a Scream). Tillbrook and Difford were considered to be the best songwriting duo since Lennon and McCartney by most critics I know of at the time. Squeeze's sound is more guitar-based although they always had keyboard. And Difford's lyrics are very sophisticated. Squeeze also have had quite a long career. I think they're actually touring again.

For those not familiar, here's one of my favorite songs of theirs:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jaEcUMrsBhU

[JukeBoxHero]

The list:
RHCP-Probably
Deep Purple-Yes for influence
Alice Cooper-Yes, as the collective band yes
Metallica-Probably without my opinion
Megadeth-Perhaps for influence
Anthrax-Perhaps for influence
Slayer-Perhaps for influence
Iron Maiden-Yes
Judas Priest-Yes
Radiohead-Yes
Rush-I would say most definitely(they should have been in a long time ago)
Yes-Yes
Genesis-I don't know
King Crimson-I would say yes in terms of influence
Blind Faith-I can't say
Bluesbreakers- I can't say
Alice In Chains-probably
Pearl Jam-yes
Soundgarden-I would say yes
Television-I can't say
Guns N Roses-I would say...no
KISS-I would give the spot to Alice Cooper over KISS
Captian Beefheart-I can't say
Beck-Jeff Beck? If so probably.
The Smiths-I can't
The Cure-I can't say
Small Faces/The Faces- I can't say
New York Dolls-I can't say
Nine Inch Nails-Probably
The Pixies-I can't say but probably
The Replacements-I can't say
Stevie Ray Vaughn-I can't say(probably with time)
T. Rex-I think they help shaped glam rock so I guess they deserve a spot
Weezer- I wouldn't think so
The White Stripes-I can't say
Boston-Probably
Heart-Yes and think they would deserve that spot
Journey-I can't say(probably will come in time)
Bon Jovi- I can't say(
Dire Straits-I can't say
Blink-182-no(if All the Small Things is the best song they got )
Green Day-I haven't listen to them much, but I can see it both ways by observation
Limp Bizkit-Probably not
Def Leppard-Probably
Stone Temple Pilots-I can't say
Beastie Boys-I can't say
Linkin Park-I can't say(most likely no)
Live-I can't say
Nickelback-no
Smashing Pumpkins-I can't say but I like the group's work
Backstreet Boys-No(Come on this it's a Rock Hall of Fame )
Meat Loaf-I can't say
Motley Crue-no
Poison-no
Blue Oyster Cult-Definite yes for me, deserving band as any
Foo Fighters-Their are somewhat good and deserve a chance
Devo-I can't say
Spinal Tap-Probably not(won't deny that they weren't funny though ).
"Wierd" Al Yancovick-Same as Spinal Tap


I heard of almost every band on this list but I haven't listen to them all enough to make a bias judgment. Some of these bands like King Crimson, Deep Purple, and Alice Cooper should be in before some of the others for the work they did in their genre.

[zDisturbedOnez]

The list:
RHCP - yes
Deep Purple - yes
Alice Cooper -yes
Metallica - yes
Megadeth - yes
Anthrax- yes
Slayer - yes
Iron Maiden - yes
Judas Priest - yes
Radiohead - yes
Rush - yes
Yes - yes
Genesis - yes
King Crimson - maybe (argument either way)
Blind Faith - no
Bluesbreakers - no
Alice In Chains - no (first answer was yes, due to Layne's early death I say no)
Pearl Jam - no
Soundgarden - no
Nirvana - no (same reason as AIC)
Television - no
Guns N Roses - yes
KISS - yes
Captian Beefheart - no
Beck - no
The Smiths - no
The Cure - yes
Small Faces/The Faces - no
New York Dolls - no
Nine Inch Nails - yes
The Pixies - yes
The Replacements - no
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Hell yes!
T. Rex - no
Weezer - no
The White Stripes - no
Boston- yes
Heart - yes
Journey -yes
Bon Jovi - yes
Dire Straits - yes
Blink-182 - no
Green Day - no
Limp Bizkit - no
Def Leppard - yes
Stone Temple Pilots - maybe (depends if they can sustain their re-united state and bring some new blood into their music)
Beastie Boys - no
Linkin Park - no
Live - no
Nickelback - no
Smashing Pumpkins - yes
Backstreet Boys - no
Meat Loaf - yes
Motley Crue - yes
Poison - no
Blue Oyster Cult - yes
Foo Fighters - no
Devo - no
Spinal Tap - no
"Wierd" Al Yancovick - no

[Kimura]

The list:
RHCP - yes
Deep Purple - yes
Alice Cooper -yes
Metallica - yes
Megadeth - yes
Anthrax- yes
Slayer - yes
Iron Maiden - yes
Judas Priest - yes
Radiohead - yes
Rush - yes
Yes - yes
Genesis - yes
King Crimson - maybe
Blind Faith - no
Bluesbreakers - no
Alice In Chains - no
Pearl Jam - no
Soundgarden - no
Nirvana - no
Television - no
Guns N Roses - yes
KISS - yes
Captian Beefheart - no
Beck - no
The Smiths - no
The Cure - yes
Small Faces/The Faces - no
New York Dolls - no
Nine Inch Nails - yes
The Pixies - yes
The Replacements - no
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Yes
T. Rex - no
Weezer - no
The White Stripes - no
Boston- yes
Heart - yes
Journey -yes
Bon Jovi - yes
Dire Straits - yes
Blink-182 - no
Green Day - no
Limp Bizkit - no
Def Leppard - Hell Yes!
Stone Temple Pilots - maybe
Beastie Boys - no
Linkin Park - no
Live - no
Nickelback - no
Smashing Pumpkins - yes
Backstreet Boys - no(if they're in their my eye is going to start twitching)
Meat Loaf - yes
Motley Crue - yes
Poison - yes
Blue Oyster Cult - yes
Foo Fighters - no
Devo - no
Spinal Tap - no
"Wierd" Al Yancovick - no

ok now that is out of the way, i'm curious as to why i've seen several no's to def leppard. Anyone care to give reasons?

Def Leppard(with Steve Clark, RIP) - definitely yes

Def Leppard(with Vivian) - im waiting till the beginning of next month to give judgement. A new album comes out at the end of the month and I want to see if Vivian has the stuff. So far from what i've seen of Vivian im leaning towards no, his style is too different from Steve's on top of that his voice doesn't do any good for the live performances.

[Rockbandfan23467]

The list:
RHCP-yes
Deep Purple-yes
Alice Cooper-HELL YEAH!
Metallica-yes
Megadeth-Mabye
Anthrax-Mabye
Slayer-No
Iron Maiden-Yes
Judas Priest-yes
Radiohead-yes
Rush-YES!!!!!!!
Yes-See name
Genesis-Yep
King Crimson-sure
Blind Faith-no
Bluesbreakers-no
Alice In Chains-mabye
Pearl Jam-yes
Soundgarden-mabye
Nirvana-Yes
Television-Yes
Guns N Roses-Yes
KISS-Yes
Captian Beefheart-No
Beck-No
The Smiths-yes
The Cure-yes
Small Faces/The Faces-yes
New York Dolls-yes
Nine Inch Nails-yes
The Pixies-yes
The Replacements-yes
Stevie Ray Vaughn-HELL YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
T. Rex-Sure
Weezer-Mabye
The White Stripes-Mabye
Boston-No
Heart-Yes
Journey-Mabye
Bon Jovi-No
Dire Straits-Mabye
Blink-182-Mabye
Green Day-Mabye
Limp Bizkit-No
Def Leppard-Mabye
Stone Temple Pilots-Yes
Beastie Boys-Mabye
Linkin Park-No
Live-no
Nickelback-no
Smashing Pumpkins-mabye
Backstreet Boys-NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Meat Loaf-NO
Motley Crue-Yes
Poison-no
Blue Oyster Cult-yes
Foo Fighters-yes
Devo-no
Spinal Tap-NO
"Wierd" Al Yankovic-If Madonna can be in, so can he.

[ActionJackson]

Absolutely:
Deep Purple
Megadeth
Iron Maiden
Boston
Nirvana
SRV

Yes:
RHCP
Metallica
Judas Priest
Rush
Bluesbreakers
Heart
Dire Straits
Pearl Jam
BOC

Iffy:
Anthrax
Slayer
Alice in Chains
GNR

Either I don't know the others well enough to decide or don't think they should be in at all.