THEY'D HAVE TO HAVE RYAN ADAMS INDUCT HIM, WOULDN'T THEY? Stereogum has the list of this year's newly eligible Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees, and while I think we'd all love to see an All-Star Jam version of "Summer of '69," the guess here is that Paul Shaffer will be leading the assembled musicians in a wankering version of "I Will Follow."
Besides U2, who are a stone-cold, lead-pop lock to be inducted, I'd say of the new performers the Pretenders are the only other band with an outside chance, given the lack of women-led rock bands, their decent collection of hits (who doesn't love "Brass in Pocket" or "Back on the Chain Gang"?), and their appeal to the Hall's demographic. Ironically, Simple Minds, whose lead singer, Jim Kerr, was married to Chrissy Hynde for six years or so back in the 80s, is also eligible this year for the first time.
Of the past bands that have been overlooked, I know the Hall is a ridiculous exercise, but how can Abba, Black Sabbath, and even Van Halen, Chicago, and John Mellencamp, not be members? Yes all of them, save for Abba, have permitted some aural crimes, but at their heights they all were clearly on their game.
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