Kate Bush Sheryl Crow Missy Elliott Iron Maiden Joy Division/New Order Cyndi Lauper George Michael Willie Nelson Rage Against the Machine Soundgarden The Spinners A Tribe Called Quest The White Stripes Warren Zevon
The only one out of this group I'd give a HOF thumbs up to is the Spinners and Willie and they're soul and country, not rock.
Love Kate Bush! My favorite female artist and composer. She was Female Artist of the Year in Melody Maker magazine about six years in a row, hasn't made as big a splash here as in the UK. This would be great whipped cream topping added to the success of "Running Up That Hill."
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Joy Division and Soundgarden should definitely be in there.
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Kate Bush Sheryl Crow Missy Elliott Iron Maiden Joy Division/New Order Cyndi Lauper George Michael Willie Nelson Rage Against the Machine Soundgarden The Spinners A Tribe Called Quest The White Stripes Warren Zevon
The only one out of this group I'd give a HOF thumbs up to is the Spinners and Willie and they're soul and country, not rock.
maiden and zevon i can see but since everyone gets in the other B listers can wait for a slow year
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its proven to be more of a "Pop Music Hall of Fame", historically...so based on past inductees, I would vote for:
Kate Bush Missy Elliot (seriously...she is a pioneer) Willie Nelson Soundgarden (at last a rock group) the Spinners (so many great songs) White Stripes Warren Zevon
with an emphasis on Warren Zevon
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It must be hard to make these nominations because of how segmented music is. I don't really listen to metal, so I don't know how significant Iron Maiden is in its development. For all I know, they could be highly, highly innovative.
I think it's definitely a challange. I mean, is it people who have been popular? Is it genre-defining or expanding artists? Where do you draw the lines, I guess?
I think rap and hip-hop and EDM definitely deserve a place in the Hall. The fact that all the people of my age that I know don't understand it or like it much tells me that it should be in there. What was the rock spirit other than a big middle finger to the last generation?
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I don't think Iron Maiden is any less significant than any other of the names on the list of nominees. They influenced many, if not all the euro-metal that came out after them. They also influenced bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slayer and others in the genre. I like their stuff until Powerslave (1984). Everything after that started sounding the same to me. Their first 5 were great IMO. They were like a more progressive Judas Priest.
