A couple of months ago, I analyzed what I thought were the singers and bands that had the best chance of induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.
So with that in mind, my vote would include Kiss, the Hollies, Genesis, Darlene Love and Red Hot Chili Peppers, with the Stooges and LL Cool J getting more consideration in next year’s balloting.
So how well did I do as a pop music prognosticator?
The 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class includes:
- ABBA
- Jimmy Cliff
- Genesis
- The Hollies
- The Stooges
A separate set of inductions for songwriters and producers meant that David Geffen, Otis Blackwell, Jesse Stone, Mort Shuman, the songwriting team of Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, and the songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, all got in as well.
So I picked two of the five (Genesis and the Hollies) as well as hedged my bet on a third (The Stooges). Jimmy Cliff, well, I guess if you’re going to put Bob Marley in, you may as well add Jimmy Cliff. This probably means Peter Tosh will get in the Hall in a few years.
But ABBA? ABBA?!?
I thought this was the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, not the Eurovision-winning disco-pop Hall of Fame. To consider ABBA ahead of Kiss or the Red Hot Chili Peppers (both of whom were up for induction as well) is just lame. I’m still smarting from when my wife dragged me to see the Mamma Mia! movie (and we ended up going to the “Sing-A-Long” version, where the song lyrics appeared at the bottom of the film, karaoke sing-a-long style).
That being said… congratulations to the inductees of the Class of 2010. I just hope in 2011 somebody actually considers inductingt the Moody Blues, the Guess Who, Boston and acts that actually PERFORM rock and roll music.
Chuck The Writer 
2 popular acts, 1 edgy act, 1 old act and 1 act that doesn’t belong in a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…just like they do every year. It’s another award for and from people who give themselves awards practically every month. Theres’a a R&R HOF annex in NYC…don’t forget your wallet if you go.
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The R&R HOF Annex in NYC closes early January. I just took my 9 year old son to see the John Lennon exhibit provided by Yoko that is now part of the Annex. It was amazing to see all the Lennon stuff, in addition to the others.
Everytime some band like ABBA gets inducted, Cheap Trick fans all across the globe (like me) curse loudly.
What a joke.
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Hey, how do you think I feel? I’m still waiting for the Moody Blues, the Guess Who, Boston, Styx, the Runaways, and KISS to get in.
Guess I gotta wait until 2011… 😦
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How can Alice Cooper not be in the R&R HOF!
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Abba above Alice Cooper, Kiss and the Moody Blues……what a joke. Call it the “Pop Culture Hall of Fame”
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the biggest problem with the hof is the lack of any chronological order. they skip not only years but entire decades.this is what creates all the confusion and hard-feelings.also,the influence aspect is not followed. for instance,how can kiss be even nominated before alice cooper??? they need to find a method to the madness.we can all name at least ten acts that should have been inducted by now.
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