Why Has FOREIGNER Not Been Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME? The Reason Is 'Very, Very Simple,' Says JEFF PILSON

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[DallasBiff]

FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson says that there is a "very, very simple" reason his band has not yet been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single. Criteria for inclusion includes "the influence and significance of the artist's contributions to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll."

[dayglored]

> back when i grew up there were 3 male role models in our part of town. Ronald Reagan Evel Kneivel Ted Nugent

That's an excellent, All-American list.

• Ronald Reagan: Inspiring leader, statesman, patriot, national visionary
• Evel Kneivel: Fearless and courageous champion of the physically impossible
• Ted Nugent: The very personification of balls-to-the-wall Rock-n-Roll.

I envy your part of town. :-)

[muir_redwoods]

I have several (many) amusing mental defects. I keep confusing Foreigner with Journey and The Doobie Brothers with Steely Dan. I know there’s been some cast sharing so I’ll blame that instead of all the birthday cake I’ve had.

[sit-rep]

Lol..

[ShadowAce]

Most importantly, who the heck wants to go to Cleveland???

Well, they built a Stairway to Cleveland

[sit-rep]

Their rendition of Your Cash Ain’t Nothing But Trash will always be in my favorites list!!

https://youtu.be/CYwh9VYNNFU

[Mr. K]

Grand Funk would be in my top 10 selections.

I could listen to “I’m your Captain/Closer to Home” all day.
“Heartbreaker”
“Some kind of Wonderful”
And the song that can be identified within a few beats of the opening drums: “We’re an American Band”

Is “The Guess Who” in there?

[Dr. Sivana]

I fell asleep during a Styx concert.

I get Styx confused with Supertramp. I'm waiting for the lead singer's voice to change.

[subterfuge]

Well said!

[Lurker]

Because they sucked?

L

[Georgia Girl 2]

“I prefer they stick with American bands”

Yeh, because the Beatles, Stones, Elton John and Rod Stewart were so horrible. 😉

[dfwgator]

Foreigner got their name, because they were half-British half-American.

[Georgia Girl 2]

They’re as cold as ice. 😉

[perfect stranger]

Thank you. Yes, that’s right.

[Oystir]

Actually, I thought I’d get more opposition to my Rush inclusion in the marginal bands list. I see them as more of an acquired taste I never acquired.