Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame Nominees 2017

Most make sense, while some make you wonder just how they define "rock 'n roll" in Cleveland.
 
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/10/this_will_be_your_rock_roll_ha.html
 
Tupac Shakur
Janet Jackson
Joan Baez
Bad Brains
Yes
ELO
Pearl Jam
The Zombies
J. Geils Band
Steppenwolf
Journey
MC5
Chaka Khan
Chic
Kraftwerk
The Cars
Depeche Mode
 
 

craigb
There's a few there that I can't believe aren't already IN the Hall.
 

If you didn't know, Yes isn't in the hall because Rolling Stone impresario and Hall founder Jann Wenner hates prog and doesn't believe it's "rock music" the way, you know, Patsy Cline had such a big influence on rock that she was inducted many years ago.
 
IOW the Hall is a joke and not to be taken seriously as meaningful of anything.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Brains
 
Rocky

Is Deep Purple still not in it?
 
Edit - looks like they finaly made it last year, shows how much notice i take!
 

bitflipper
How I'd vote, based on rock 'n roll-ness, longevity, innovativeness and overall influence on other musicians.
 
Tupac Shakur      NO. Not rock 'n roll.
Janet Jackson      NO. ditto.
Joan Baez           NO. ditto
Bad Brains          Who?
Yes                     YES, and about time!
ELO                    ABSOLUTELY
Pearl Jam            YES
The Zombies       YES. Respect for keyboard players before it was cool
J. Geils Band       NO. A one-hit-wonder. Huge hit, yes, but there's just the one
Steppenwolf        YES. Ground-breaking proto-metal
Journey               YES. If only for longevity, but also a damn good rock band
MC5                    MAYBE. Influenced a lot of people, or so I'm told
Shaka Khan         NO. Quality sappy pop, but not rock 'n roll
Chic                    NO. Endless respect for Mr. Rogers and company, but it's not the "disco hall of fame"
Kraftwerk            YES. Maybe it's not rock 'n roll but they influenced many rock 'n rollers
The Cars             YES. Sophisticated, inventive productions that influenced the way records are made
Depeche Mode     YES. Poppy but musically inventive
 
Feel free to disagree!

I like that list Bit. I would give Shaka Khan a yes though.

jamesg1213

bitflipper
 

Depeche Mode     YES. Poppy but musically inventive
 
 

 
No. Hanging on the coat tails of Gary Numan/Tubeway Army, The Cure, Ultravox, Human League etc, they didn't break any new ground IMO.

 
Good grief, James.

UbiquitousBubba
Just missing this year's list and a likely shoe-in for next year is Ernie Nergebaum, or Duh as he will be better known. Granted, he won't be born for a few more years and he never will learn to play an instrument, have any sense of rhythm, or be able to recognize a tune as it's being carried past him, but that shouldn't be a problem for the Hall. 

Created from a misguided attempt to clone Justin Bieber? 

Hi,
 
Strange list ... again!
 
Tupac Shakur. Kinda 50/50 on this, but he did have a few more meaningful set of words, than most rap out there.
 
Janet Jackson. Money and ego. Nothing else! Really sad to see this listed amidst the rest.
 
Joan Baez. Not surprised to see her listed, however, this might be more of a sentimental voice of things, than anything else. I doubt she will get 5 votes. She's as liked and disliked as Yoko sometimes, but she does have a voice in folk music, and specially the political side of it.
 
Yes. The most shameless of all, will likely get in this year, but they should have been in while Chris Squire was still alive, because he would have shed a few tears on the stage in front of all of us.
 
ELO. I like to see them win something, and finally see that whole lilst of musicians appreciated, even going as far back as Roy Wood, whose solo work, was not only fun, but ultimately crazy and satisfying. Put on "Eddie and the Falcons" ...
 
Pearl Jam. I'm OK with this.
 
The Zombies. If anything, the musicians in that band went on to many things, which kinda says something about their work. But in the end, nominated for one or two songs?
 
J. Geils Band. Over rated!
 
Steppenwolf. As possibly one of the bigger voices of our generation at the time, it is never too late to put on that album and appreciate "Born to be Wild" and "The Pusher".
 
Journey. Can I fall asleep now? Just hit songs, and to my tastes ... just hit songs.
 
MC5. For what? Loudest band ever?
 
Chaka Khan. Heck, why not do Ella Fitsgerald and Mrs. Respect?
 
Kraftwerk. Not the ultimate thing from Germany, but they helped familiarize everyone with the synthesizer music, and made it fun. But that's like saying that the Pineapple Symphony from an earlier album was not fun, and it was. Should not happen before Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze. Or Can and Amon Duul 2.

bitflipper
Most make sense, while some make you wonder just how they define "rock 'n roll" in Cleveland.

 
Read here how nominees are chosen:
 
https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/induction-process
 
"Ballots are then sent to more than 600 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."
 
 

bitflipper
Most make sense, while some make you wonder just how they define "rock 'n roll" in Cleveland.
 
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/10/this_will_be_your_rock_roll_ha.html
 
Tupac Shakur
Janet Jackson
Joan Baez
Bad Brains
Yes
ELO
Pearl Jam
The Zombies
J. Geils Band
Steppenwolf
Journey
MC5
Chaka Khan
Chic
Kraftwerk
The Cars
Depeche Mode
 
 

I'd like to know how they define hall of fame.  It's like everyone gets a trophy. That's like putting Duane Bobick in the Boxing HOF, Bernie Kosar in the NFL, Adam Dunn in the MLB HOF.