I’m really glad you liked them. They’re really cool

Still no love for Jethro Tull? Not even here in the comments? Or is it too ridiculous to even bring them up anymore?

One of the most underappreciated bands in history, there really needs to be a documentary or docu-series about them so people realize just how important they were

DEVO and The B-52's need to go in, both fantastic bands who truly changed the scape of music. They could easily put DEVO in under early influences, and I'm positive The B-52's could rack up just enough votes to squeeze in if the ballot is somewhat weak.

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Hey, Piano is a great foundation, and it’s never too late! But I’m glad you’re discovering all of this music now though. One song will lead to another, and before you know it your Spotify likes will be dominated by rock 🤘🏼

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Man, you’re really in for it. So much good music to discover!

Classic rock: my favorite—The Cars. Amazing musicians. Start with their self-titled album, but go wild and listen to whatever you can find. They have so much great material! Next, The Doors - I think you’d like “Roadhouse Blues.” Pink Floyd - try “Young Lust”, the various sections of “Another Brick in the Wall” (especially Part 2)

80s Rock: My favorites—Van Halen and Ratt. To test em out: Van Halen - “Unchained” “Panama” “Best of Both Worlds” Because you like Queen, you’d probably like the albums made with Sammy Hagar. Very 80s and synth-heavy. Ratt’s best albums are Out of the Cellar and Invasion of Your Privacy

Have you listened to any of Metallica’s Kill em All album? Check out “the Four Horsemen” and “Jump in the Fire”

I’m sorry if I’m overwhelming you—I’m a guitarist and rock music is my favorite! I also love sharing music

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!

You can thank me later. One of the most underrated albums, ever.

OK, so it's on purpose then.

Oh give me a break. NO ONE knows who L7 and Shonen Knife are unless they're a grunge head, and a DEEP TRACK grunge head at that.

Look at the first 20 "top hits of the 80s" playlists on YouTube and I doubt Kate Bush would be on a single one. If she is, it's going to be "Running up that Hill" AND it will have been added to the playlist AFTER Stranger Things, because no one knew who she was pre-Stranger Things. Her name was never mentioned before 1 year ago

L7 and Shonen Knife largely unknown? Running up that Hill is Bush’s only hit?

Now I know you’re just being daft but I can’t tell if it’s on purpose.

She has had less influence on rock and music in general than L7 and Shonen Knife (who are STILL releasing bangers), as largely unknown as they both are.

Not even a huge Type O Negative fan, but even I recognize that a deep-track band like them has had more influence than Kate Bush.

Running up that hill was literally her only hit, and it wasn't even a BIG hit until Stranger Things integrated the song into a popular storyline in 2021.

The fact that Ozzy hasn’t been in there for 17 years already for his solo career is a disgrace. He’s been eligible since 2005 and he’s Ozzy. That alone should make everyone disregard the whole thing.

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Iron Maiden it’s an absolute joke they’re after Dolly Parton and jay-z

I still love you. Thanks for the non jerky response that we've all become accustomed to with social media.

Check out Biffy Clyro!

Here's my list of worthy artists that should be in the Hall: Nominated for RRHOF before:

• Iron Maiden
• Jane's Addiction
• MC5
• Motorhead
• New York Dolls,
• Rage Against the Machine,
• Replacements
• The Smiths
• Steppenwolf
• Soundgarden
• Thin Lizzy

Never Nominated:

• Free/Bad Company
• Blur
• Oasis
• Alice in Chains
• The Runaways
• Motley Crue
• Styx
• Boston
• Grand Funk Railroad
• Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
• Ronnie James Dio (whole career)
• Whitesnake
• Poison
• Stone Temple Pilots
• Smashing Pumpkins
• Primus
• Megadeth
• Anthrax
• Slayer
• Black Flag
• Blue Oyster Cult
• Dream Theater
• Foreigner
• No Doubt
• Hole
• Kansas
• Living Colour
• The Offspring
• Ozzy Osbourne solo career
• Tool
• Scorpions
• Sublime
• Supertramp
• Toto
• Weather Report
• Weezer
• Yngwie Malmsteen

I always say that you should prioritize older artists because #1 They've waited much longer than some of the artists who got in their first year eligible whose careers only go back to the mid eighties to mid nineties at this point. And #2 if some of these artists keep waiting, there's a good chance that they could die before they potentially get inducted. This has happened before with examples including Jon Lord of Depp Purple, and Chris Squire of Yes, both men were key founding members of their respective bands, but because the Rock Hall dragged their feet in inducting them, they died before they could see their bands get inducted. So it's important to honor older artists before it's too late. One thing that really irritates me is this attempt to redefine what "Rock n' Roll" is, i.e. places like the Rock Hall or the Grammys defining Rock as not a musical genre with key elements that set it apart from other genres, but into an "attitude", of a "mindset", of a "lifestyle". Now it can be those things, but what I'm talking is when people say someone like NWA, who I am a fan of BTW so I don't want to hear people call me bias or whatever, is Rock n' Roll, when they are obviously a rap group. I'm willing to bet nobody would call Metallica "Rap", because that would be ridiculous and it wouldn't make sense because those two genres have characteristics that make them different. At the end of the day, the Rock Hall can induct whoever they want, I'm just saying either live up to their name, or change it to something more broad.

I know I did.

She most certainly began as a rock and roll artist (watch the concert video, really) and only then slowly transformed her style into something uniquely her own as many talented rockers do.

I never said she wasn’t a good artist with a bunch of talent. She’s just not a Rock N Roll artist. They just need to change the name to the Music Hall of Fame and be done with the pretense.

Please go watch her concert Live at Hammersmith Odeon and then come back here and try to explain how this woman does not rock.