One day these nattering naybobs will be delt with!
KISS omitted again? Unbelievable.
neil diamond in on this list but not the Moody Blues??? give me a break....
And what about DEVO and the Monkees?
Big “agree” on Stevie Ray Vaughn. Texas Flood sounded great when I was a kid and still does.
Sheesh how could they leave out The Flying Lizards, The Dead Milkmen, and Ebn-Ozn?
Laura Nyro passed over? Even most male songwriters are unworthy to bear her slippers but in the immortal words of David Lee Roth, “The reason why most rock critics like Elvis Costello is because most rock critics LOOK like Elvis Costello!”
On NEITHER the RRHOF’s list OR the “great omissions” list was one TED NUGENT.
I mean...come ON!
Worst omission? Chubby Checker!
Unbelievable!
They forgot Vanilla Fudge, one of the top powerhouse bands of the late 1960s who pioneered “orchestral rock.”
Regardless of this list, a visit to the HOF is fantastic. I’ve been twice and spent the entire day both times. Absolutely love the exhibits and the wealth of information available.
No B-52s? Damn. That’s lame.
Jeff Lynne is the only Traveling Wilbury not in the R&R HOF and arguably the most talented of all five.
Not to mention his massive work as ELO front man as writer, singer, lead guitarist and producer. Collaborative works with The Beatles as a group, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Helen Reddy, Olivia Newton John and Del Shannon individually. Oh yea, also rated as one the top 5 producers ever in Rock n Roll. When the Beatles could have picked anyone to produce Free as a Bird, they went to Jeff.
Should be in the R&R HoF without question, but no, the likes of Madonna being in before Lynne makes this thing a joke.
No Emerson, Lake & Palmer? Heresy!
No Alice Cooper, Rush, Dire Straits, Kiss, Def Leppard, Deep Purple, Flying Burrito Brothers, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lesley Gore, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Boston, The Cadillacs among others. So it is sad they get shafted because they are great.
One day these nattering naybobs will be delt with!