2018 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees Announced

[Richland123]

2018 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees Announced - Vote Here

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Induction Process

Ballots are then sent to more than 900 historians, members of the music industry and artists—including every living Rock Hall inductee—and the five performers receiving the most votes become that year's induction class. Beginning in 2012, fans were given the chance to vote for the nominees they'd like to see inducted into the Rock Hall. The top five vote-getters in the public poll form one ballot, which is weighted the same as the rest of the submitted ballots.

Induction Process

The final inductees will be announced in early 2018.

Bon Jovi
Kate Bush
The Cars
Depeche Mode
Dire Straits
Eurythmics
The J. Geils Band
Judas Priest
LL Cool J
MC5
The Meters
The Moody Blues
Radiohead
Rage Against The Machine
Rufus
Nina Simona
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Link Wray
The Zombies

 

[Gorn]

LL Cool J is my favorite rock and roll artist.

 

[Richland123]

LL Cool J is my favorite rock and roll artist.

Yeah, and still no Jethro Tull.

 

[GregC]

LL Cool J is my favorite rock and roll artist.

*Insert dead horse emoji here*

 

[ptg]

Yeah, and still no Jethro Tull.

I'm not into the whole R&R HOF but how is that possible?

 

[repoman]

Dire Straits had a couple great albums early on...

 

[mellowinman]

How are the Moody Blues not already in?

 

[Richland123]

How are the Moody Blues not already in?

Good question. Can you believe this is the first time they have ever been nominated and they have been eligible since 1989?

 

[mellowinman]

Good question. Can you believe this is the first time they have ever been nominated and they have been eligible since 1989?

Hard to believe. Mega album sales. Quite a number of hits. Early prog; didn't get saddled into the genre; more or less invented orchestral rock; legions of loyal fans for decades; Wednesday Thursday Friday?

 

[Fishheadjoe]

Hard to believe. Mega album sales. Quite a number of hits. Early prog; didn't get saddled into the genre; more or less invented orchestral rock; legions of loyal fans for decades; Wednesday Thursday Friday?

Maybe check on Tuesday Afternoon!
Fishheadjoe

 

[BaltBass5]

Priest helped invent Heavy Metal.
Radiohead seriously pushed the Envelope.
Rage evolved and pushed boundaries.
The Cars....nothing else needed to be said.
Depeche Mode influences a ton of modern artists.

Other than that maybe MC5 due to influence? Could argue Moody Blues or Dire Straits just based on seniority. Same for JG.

Everything else....pretty much laughable

 

[Jeff K]

Maybe check on Tuesday Afternoon!
Fishheadjoe

If not, "Evening" will be the "Time To Get Away..."

 

[Richland123]

If not, "Evening" will be the "Time To Get Away..."

Or, during a night in white satin

 

[osv]

Judas Priest!

 

[FatStringer52]

I say they just boycott the whole event and spend their "Nights in White Satin."

 

[TimBukToo]

How are the Moody Blues not already in?

Prog rock gets no respect from most rock journalists. I have a book, Rolling Stone's 500 greatest rock albums. There is not one Moody Blues album in there. There's not one Yes album in there.

 

[FatStringer52]

Dang, Richland123 beat me to the pun! Guess I'd better "Go Now!"

 

[I am Soma]

radiohead!

 

[roller]

Can't wait to see what kind of schlock Jann Wenner is going to be inducting in 20 years... eeeeeesh.

 

[Richland123]

Dang, Richland123 beat me to the pun! Guess I'd better "Go Now!"

Yeah, and The Moody Blues covered "Go Now" from the Bessie Banks original and she isn't in the R&R Hall of Fame either. Shame on them.