It's a good time of year. QI is back on, for it's 16th season. The Nobel Prizes were last week. Midterms are coming up in a month, with a chance to change the country through a nonviolent revolution we take for granted every two years called 'elections'.
And, of course, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its potential 2019 inductees:
Def Leppard
Devo
Janet Jackson
John Prine
Kraftwerk
LL Cool J
MC5
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Roxy Music
Stevie Nicks
The Cure
Todd Rundgren
Rufus & Chaka Khan
The Zombies
So. First off, great list. Five acts are added annually. Here are my rankings, some of which I've rooted for for a decade now.
Best Options:
Janet Jackson
Kraftwerk
Radiohead
Roxy Music
The Zombies
The other great choices:
Def Leppard - I admittedly am not a fan, but I totally support their inclusion.
LL Cool J - I mean, with the other 80s hiphop acts in there, it's hard to say he should be left out.
Rage Against the Machine - Like Def Leppard, this is a genre the RRHoF needs to improve on.
Stevie Nicks - More women in the Hall would be good, yes. Especially a double inductee.
Todd Rundgren - Underappreciated, perhaps, for a very skilled musician.
Good picks:
Devo - Why not? I'm not sure how innovative they were (and not silly), but I can get behind them.
John Prine - Not a fan, but I acknowledge he should probably be in there.
The Cure - I would not be disappointed at all if they make it.
Bleh:
MC5 - I just don't like these guys, but clearly someone at the Hall wants them in, and keeps putting them up year after year. But even they'd still be better than other perennial nominee...
Rufus & Chaka Khan - The. Worst.
And, of course, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its potential 2019 inductees:
Def Leppard
Devo
Janet Jackson
John Prine
Kraftwerk
LL Cool J
MC5
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Roxy Music
Stevie Nicks
The Cure
Todd Rundgren
Rufus & Chaka Khan
The Zombies
So. First off, great list. Five acts are added annually. Here are my rankings, some of which I've rooted for for a decade now.
Best Options:
Janet Jackson
Kraftwerk
Radiohead
Roxy Music
The Zombies
Have you ever seen someone more deserving?
The other great choices:
Def Leppard - I admittedly am not a fan, but I totally support their inclusion.
LL Cool J - I mean, with the other 80s hiphop acts in there, it's hard to say he should be left out.
Rage Against the Machine - Like Def Leppard, this is a genre the RRHoF needs to improve on.
Stevie Nicks - More women in the Hall would be good, yes. Especially a double inductee.
Todd Rundgren - Underappreciated, perhaps, for a very skilled musician.
Knock you out?
Good picks:
Devo - Why not? I'm not sure how innovative they were (and not silly), but I can get behind them.
John Prine - Not a fan, but I acknowledge he should probably be in there.
The Cure - I would not be disappointed at all if they make it.
...Sure.
Bleh:
MC5 - I just don't like these guys, but clearly someone at the Hall wants them in, and keeps putting them up year after year. But even they'd still be better than other perennial nominee...
Rufus & Chaka Khan - The. Worst.
"Stop trying to make 'fetch' these two crappy bands happen."
If any of these bands deserve entry, in your opinion, go over to their website and vote. You can vote once a day between now and the close of the nomination period. Currently, near the end of day one, Stevie Nicks leads, followed by Def Leppard, The Cure, The Zombies (yay!), and Radiohead. Each group has a full bio and, new this year (?) curated playlists to listen to.
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