Don't be Stooges; vote them in

Iggy PopThe folks who pull the lever on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees got a big dose of The Stooges last year when Madonna helped Iggy and company crash the party.

Now it's time for them to do the right thing and open the door to The Stooges, a band that sounded like punk rock years before the Sex Pistols and The Clash came along.

Those also nominated for the Class of ‘09 are Metallica, Run D.M.C. (the second rap act), Jeff Beck, Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, War, Bobby Womack and Chic.

Five will make it - and you can bet on Metallica, Run D.M.C. and probably Beck.

Among those newly eligible that the Hall passed over are Stevie Ray Vaughan, who revived the blues-rock scene in the early '80s and generally blew people away; the never-popular-with-critics Bon Jovi; and The Smiths, left off just to make Morrissey feel even more martyred.

Of course, there notable snubs from the list of the already eligible: shock-rockers Kiss and Alice Cooper, plus the whole art-rock crowd: Genesis, Yes, Peter Gabriel, King Crimson and Rush.

Now that we're on our second rap act, isn't it time for Peter Gabriel to be in the Hall of Fame in one way or another?

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Posted Sep 23 2008, 03:09 PM by Scott Mervis
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Rusty Spanner wrote re: Don't be Stooges; vote them in
on Sun, Sep 28 2008 11:11 AM

Congrats to Iggy and his Stooges.  I obviously am of the opinion that the Smiths were a major oversight in this year's nominations, and I agree that Genesis and King Crimson should also have been nominated.  But there are two other groups that should be in the Rock Hall by now:  Roxy Music and Dire Straits.

What do these five groups of artists have in common?  Besides each having their own distinctive, influential sound, the groups contain some of the world's most talented musicians (Ferry, Eno, Fripp, Gabriel, Knopfler, Marr, Morrissey) who recorded and performed during the last quarter of the 20th century.  But, is it significant (my view) or just a coincidence that none of these groups of artists are American?

Oh, one other reason to induct all of these groups while their original members are still alive -- seeing their interaction (or seeing who's a no-show) after years of separation.