2022 Rock & Roll HOF induction nominee screechfest

No, coffee sucks, my dude.

Dr Pepper Cream Soda is where it's at.

 

Well, duh.

 

I can see both getting in, simply because they're running out of candidates.

 

Time to let my love of old rock music (aka nerddom) show.

Someone mentioned the Mamas and Papas only having two songs. Sorry, but they had quite a few good ones. John was a strong songwriter and musician, and Cass, Denny and Michelle were great singers. I think their music and talent is overshadowed a bit by some of the drugs and drama that eventually broke up the group.

“Go Where You Want to Go” and “I Saw Her Again Last Night” are great songs.

And @Machine Head, I found an old Wishbone Ash LP a few years ago — “Argus.” Great stuff, especially the song “Blowin Free.”

 

Cool.

 

I think Wilco is a lock.

I don't think the Strokes ever came close to living up to the hype. Wouldn't shock me if they got in but I lean no.

 

Missing Persons or Lady Gaga?

 

Gaga will on the first ballot.

Missing Persons, not a chance.

 

Man, I was into The Strokes, but I was also in my late teens to mid-20s at pretty much exactly the right time for them. Their first four albums, released from 2001 to 2011, all went gold or platinum. Also a great live band, by all accounts. I don't think they're particularly borderline, just depends on how much of a log jam is there when they're up for election.

Of that era, I think The Killers are probably the closest thing to a "dominant rock band," given that the term "rock" has almost no meaning anymore. (Maybe Coldplay would warrant that distinction, but I don't think they ever appealed to a "younger" audience - they just appealed directly to folks who liked U2 that were in their 40s in the 2000s.) Foo Fighters or Green Day are probably the holdover, 90s era bands that actually sold the most tickets and records in the 2000s, I'd imagine.

 

This bugs me. I like Styx, saw them in concert at their hometown venue, Auditorium Theatre in Chicago.

They are building their name, release Equinox. Good album.
Styx is really good.

They release The Grand Illusion. Really good album.
Styx is damn good.

They release Paradise Theatre. Great album.
Styx is a great band.

They release Kilroy Was Here. Album sucks.
Styx sucks.

And that's what stays with them.


Post-jumping. Saw Iron Butterfly in concert a couple of years ago. They played under the name Iron Butterfly. This show was listed on their official website. There is one original member in the band and he never plays with them. Of the guys playing this concert, none were original members.

The way I try to analyze cover bands (and this wasn't a true cover band), if they can play the solos somewhat correctly, they are pretty good. This band couldn't. Most of the cover bands I see, they do play the solos pretty well.

 

I’m interested in how the one- or two-album wonders of that era are treated.

Specifically, Alanis Morrissette, Lauryn Hill, Hootie and the Blowfish, and Matchbox 20.

While they largely have slid into irrelevance (except Darius Rucker), they’re responsible for four of the most successful albums ever recorded.

 

Also, the Black Crowes should be a lock.