and the guess who. Tull, Steppenwolf. some of these people are not RR.
2026 Rock and Roll HOF nominees.....
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Props, Tgar. These are EXACTLY the three nominees that I thought are deserving as well. A number of the other listed nominees are also decent musicians, but tell me how Sade, Luther Vandross, New Edition, Shakira, and Wu-Tang Clan are "Rock and Roll" artists. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is trying to be too all-embracing, IMHO. Why can't they have a separate Soul/R&B/Rap Hall of Fame? Put it in Detroit and give Detroit a new tourist attraction.
A "tortuous friend zoner?" Ouch. Methinks there is a pretty good story there.
I didn’t claim it, they said it, better laugh at them.Sorry - I’m too busy laughing after seeing your post where you claim Bon Jovi as a musical influence of George Lynch / Dokken
Agree, but since they are including R&B artists, Luther Vandross should be there.
Yes because lousy bands that no one listens to are actually quite talented. And if five people in the world like them, that must mean they’re awesome and belong in the HOF.
Other than your opinion, why shouldn’t he be there? Too many hits? Too many top selling albums? Too much success?
They’re doing it for the eyeballs and money. Rock and Roll is a spirit as much as it is a genre; and while I love Wu Tang and Sade I agree - not really a fit for the RRHOF. I guess the good news is you can go to Cleveland and see everything in one spot as opposed to going to Nashville, Detroit, etc.
Jon Bon Jovi was still John Bongiovi and barely had pubes when George Lynch and Don Dokken were working the Sunset Strip in the late seventies…. Lynch’s influences = Jeff Beck, Blackmore, EVH, Randy Rhoads and Sunset Strip contemporaries like Warren DeMartini/Jake E. Lee/Dave Miniketti etc … phocking Ritchie Sambora was dilly dallying in New Jersey and influenced nobody, no less any player on the Strip
Don Dokken is 10yrs older than JBJ, hardly influenced by him - and the only thing they had in common was tight pants and a propensity for writing really bad lyrics
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Better let them know then, so they stop saying it. Not to mention, bands change and evolve and as they evolve they often incorporate other bands style and sounds. Not sure why you’re so down on Bon Jovi…if you don’t think they belong in the RRHOF, then I’m not sure you know what a hall of fame is.Jon Bon Jovi was still John Bongiovi and barely had pubes when George Lynch and Don Dokken were working the Sunset Strip in the late seventies…. Lynch’s influences = Jeff Beck, Blackmore, EVH, Randy Rhoads and Sunset Strip contemporaries like Warren DeMartini/Jake E. Lee/Dave Miniketti etc … phocking Ritchie Sambora was dilly dallying in New Jersey and influenced nobody, no less any player on the Strip
Don Dokken is 10yrs older than JBJ, hardly influenced by him - and the only thing they had in common was tight pants and a propensity for writing really bad lyrics
The man with the worst musical taste in history speaks.
I’d argue I have the most versatile music taste on this board. I’d love to know the last 5 live acts you’ve attended.
And JBJ was in four other bands prior to Bon Jovi starting in 1975…just throwing that out there.Jon Bon Jovi was still John Bongiovi and barely had pubes when George Lynch and Don Dokken were working the Sunset Strip in the late seventies…. Lynch’s influences = Jeff Beck, Blackmore, EVH, Randy Rhoads and Sunset Strip contemporaries like Warren DeMartini/Jake E. Lee/Dave Miniketti etc … phocking Ritchie Sambora was dilly dallying in New Jersey and influenced nobody, no less any player on the Strip
Don Dokken is 10yrs older than JBJ, hardly influenced by him - and the only thing they had in common was tight pants and a propensity for writing really bad lyrics
Dean Martin was his last. Before that Mitch Miller and Lawrence Welk.
The rrhof's leaders refuse to admit to their mistakes. Now they can't take them back - like all of the 68-80 actual rock bands (progressive, southern, everything) they have sh*t on for decades now. Admitting them - even in some stupid historical category - would be admitting they were wrong.
Their vision is straight ahead with zero consideration for what was much better, that they have overlooked from the past.
None of Styx, Kansas, or Supertramp have ever even been nominated ffs.
Their vision is straight ahead with zero consideration for what was much better, that they have overlooked from the past.
None of Styx, Kansas, or Supertramp have ever even been nominated ffs.
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Yes - and as a 14yr old in 1975 , pimply-faced John Bongiovi’s band was highly influential, as well as his three other bands as a teen …
still sitting here eating popcorn waiting for you to produce a citation from George Lynch acknowledging Bon Jovi as an influence on his playing
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Wow you actually put people on ignore based on disagreements over music? Wow
No from before. The only music fan on here who triggers me is that guy who blew Glenn Campbell one summer while on his crew.
Glad Billy Idol got into the HOF. As a young kid, anytime his music video “Rock the Cradle of Love” came on MTV or VH1 it was time to crank up the 12” RCA and hope that my mom wouldn’t put a dish towel over the screen to block the incredible view.
Nope. Never did that. I'm sure Bobbie Gentry and Tanya Tucker probably did though.
Some sort of projection from you I guess. You should seriously get your hearing checked though. Your inability to detect whether a song is played or sung "in tune" could be something an accomplished doctor could address for you.
Hard to believe there's a bigger GC (with one n, btw) admirer - along w/ Jimmy Webb - here than me. Good to hear though.
Just Google it, that’s what I did…believe me, I certainly didn’t just make up names out of thin air.Yes - and as a 14yr old in 1975 , pimply-faced John Bongiovi’s band was highly influential, as well as his three other bands as a teen …
still sitting here eating popcorn waiting for you to produce a citation from George Lynch acknowledging Bon Jovi as an influence on his playing
Why? Out of all the bands in the world, if I was going to make one up why would it be that one? Why?
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Dude, the only influence Bon Jovi had on Dokken was Don’s purchase of a fringed leather jacket in 1988Oops. Pretty sure I didn’t.
I don’t want to be condescending (that means to talk-down-to) but Bon Jovi was not a thing or nothing but a fledgling Jersey-based east coast pop rock act with very little street-cred , and ZERO impact on Sunset Strip acts of the late 70s / early 80s … as someone who has followed George Lynch (and his contemporaries) for 40yrs - Mr.Scary has had some obligatory nice things to say publicly about Richie Sambora (who is overrated. If anything) but has never been quoted as citing he nor JBJ as a musical influence. Never.
It’s like saying Josh Allen is inspired by Fernando Mendoza