Yearly Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Debate Thread

how about peter gabriel as a solo artist?

and with genesis

same year

 

Whatever it takes, Roob.

 

Stop talking about Peter Gabriel as a solo artist. I'm gonna have "Sledgehammer" stuck in my head all night.

 

Try "Games Without Frontiers," or "Burn You Up, Burn You Down."

All sorts of possibilities, Pall ...

 

One of the better concerts I saw was Gabriel in his solo peak. Entertaining and very listenable.

 

Whoa there, pardner. Chic is as deserving as any act. It was one of the premier acts of the disco era, not just for its own songs, but for playing session for a zillion other bands. Pittsburgh Pirates fans will thank them for "We Are Family," which they wrote and played on. A lot of rock bands in the 80s and 90s hired Chic to help them replicate the disco/funk/rock sound, including, as ondeadline could tell you, the B-52s. Heck, the first big rap hit, Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight," was three guys rapping over "Good Times." I believe our sixth-grade band played "Good Times," with all the funk a bunch of white suburban kids on saxophones, flutes, clarinets and trombones could muster.

Little Anthony and the Imperials had a bunch of hits in the doo-wop era, most notably "Goin' Out of My Head," "Hurts So Bad" and "Tears on My Pillow." They still had top 100 hits into the 1970s. They are as deserving as just about any doo-wop group already in there.

So they legitimately deserve to get in, IMHO.

 

Rush — Hell yes. Always underrated. Listen to Neil Peart and try to name three other drummers who could pull that shit off. Geddy Lee is pretty sick with the bass, too.

Echo props for Stevie Ray, Yes and Genesis. KISS and Alice Cooper rock, but more for their Shtick than their music. Iron Maiden is another glaring omission.

That it took the Beatles until the third year, Clapton until the 15th year is all you need to know.

For my money, Thin Lizzy and Joe Satriani should both be there.

 

Thin Lizzy is the most underrated rock band of all-time.

 

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Sorry, Bob. A valiant effort with Chic, but being a standout session band doesn't mean they have any business near the RRHOF, especially ahead of many of the aforementioned.

 

(You knew it was coming, Bubbler).

 

I really like Rush, but Thin Lizzy is a tragically -- literally and figuratively -- overlooked rock band. Phil Lynott was a great songwriter and frontman.