Another year in the early 80's, another great year for alternative rock, which was still in it's infancy at the time and 1982 was the year it got it's first superstar, R.E.M. and one of it's best, Sonic Youth.
The following "Class Of 2007" were inducted in their first year of eligibility:
R.E.M. - The reigning indie rock kings of the 80's essentially kick-started the college rock scene that would develop more fully into alternative rock and indie rock with their brilliant independently-produced albums before bringing alternative to the mainstream in the late 80's and early 90's, kicking the door open for the grunge revolution to come.
Sonic Youth - Although not as popular as R.E.M., Sonic Youth was as important to the alt rock scene and as influential to the future greats of the genre. One of the truly great bands of the 1980's.
The Violent Femmes - Another sensational college rock band from the early 80's, The Violent Femmes never enjoyed mainstream success, but they did put together a long string of great indie rock songs, the greatest of which was "Blister In The Sun", which has been featured prominently in popular culture in recent years.
The Beastie Boys - The first and some would say only respectable white rappers in the history of rock n roll, The Beastie Boys combined rap with hard rock on their breakthrough album "License To Ill" and then made great strides in advancing rap as an art form through their revolutionary use of samples in the work from the early 90's.
The following artists have been inducted into the Hall Of Fame in 2007:
Depeche Mode - One of the great New Wave bands of the 80's, Depeche Mode is one of the most popular and acclaimed bands of the last quarter-century and they have a long string of hits to prove it.
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