Yeah, I know what an atrophied, corporatized fucking joke it's become, but who are your 5 picks out of the following?
(My picks in bold
Kate Bush
Sheryl Crow
Missy Elliott
Iron Maiden
Joy Division/New Order
Cyndi Lauper
George Michael
Willie Nelson
Rage Against the Machine
Soundgarden
The Spinners
A Tribe Called Quest
The White Stripes
Warren Zevon
Bump!
shareIron Maiden
Rage Against the Machine
The White Stripes
Joy Division
Now if we're not using rock like how the Hall of Fame does, I'll include Kate Bush and Missy Elliott.
My 5 would be these:
1) Iron Maiden
2) Cyndi Lauper (I know she's more "pop" than "rock," but if Madonna's in there, then I put Lauper there also...I think her songs were better than Madonna's and she's a much better singer)
3) Soundgarden
4) The Spinners (should be in for "The Rubber Band Man" alone...I love The Spinners...probably not in because they had such a turnover in personnel over the years)
5) Warren Zevon
Two that aren't on the list that should have been in years ago, IMO:
1) Jethro Tull
2) Joe Cocker
Iron Maiden
Willie Nelson
Rage Against The Machine
Warren Zevon
Soundgarden
*they should change their name to something like The Music Hall Of Fame since a lot of the acts are not Rock.
I can only pick 3 from that list.
The Spinners
Willie Nelson
Kate Bush
willie nelson is country
shareAgreed that Willie is generally country, though he has dabbled in other genres from time to time ( he has said he was influenced by jazz, & that comes across in a lot of his early songs)
I will say he's a bit more (what can be called) 'rock" than Dolly Parton ever was.
I'm not even a heavy metal fan and Iron Maiden is the only one I think belongs.
shareCyndi Lauper
George Michael
Willie Nelson
Rage Against the Machine
Soundgarden
A lot of people here picking RATM. I could never get past their (so-called) "singer", even though I thought the musicianship was on point, & Tom Morello is a great guitarist. Plus the hard-left political crap just rubbed me wrong.
Overall, Audioslave were much much better!π