Six of the seven inductees from 1992 were first-time eligibles, leaving only one spot for a previously nominated artist.
The following "Class Of 1992" were inducted in their first year of eligibility:
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Jimi Hendrix is one of the most important guitar players in all of rock n roll and certainly among the most innovative. Then again, so is Joe Satriani, but the Hall won't touch him with a ten-foot pole. What makes Hendrix a legend is more than just the way he changed the way we view the electric guitar, but the bluesy classic rock songs themselves. Tracks like "Foxy Lady" and "Purple Haze" set the stage for a career that was made legendary by his show-stealing performance at Woodstock. The band didn't make many albums before Hendrix's death, but he still left behind one of the most impressive track records in classic rock history.
Cream - Another band that made a huge impact in a very short period of time, Cream perfected psychedelic rock and produced some of the most memorable songs of the 60's such as "Crossroads", "White Room" and "Sunshine Of Your Love". This won't be the last time you see Eric Clapton getting inducted into my Hall, by the way.
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - They were never a terribly popular band, but in the area of inventiveness and creativity, it's hard to argue that Zappa and his crew rank among the most artistic bands to come out of the rock n roll era.
The Jefferson Airplane - Few psychedelic bands were better than The Jefferson Airplane. "White Rabbit" and "Somebody To Love" rank among the best rock songs ever written and Grace Slick's vocals are unforgettable. The band didn't stay at the top for very long, however, and eventually became an atrocity called Starship, but that doesn't detract from their previous greatness.
Bob Seger - A hit machine during the 1970's, Bob Seger got his start as an underground rock star during the 60's. He eventually perfected his sound and became one of the biggest stars of classic rock with his blues rock style and radio-friendly sound.
Janis Joplin / Big Brother & the Holding Company - I'm combining the two artist as one so that Janis' backing band doesn't get screwed out of their place in the Hall as many backing bands have over the years in the actual Hall. Joplin is another tragic figure of rock n roll as she accomplished a lot in only a short amount of time before her death. Joplin is easily the best blues rock singer of the 1960's and created a style of singing that has never been reproduced.
The following artists has been inducted into the Hall Of Fame in 1992:
The MC5 - Along with The Stooges, The MC5 were the grandfathers of punk rock. While Iggy's outfit were a more straightforward punk band, The MC5 were deeply political, which probably has a lot to do with why most people have never heard of them. Their influence throughout the history of punk rock is obvious and they're frequently cited by the best of the political punk bands, Rage Against The Machine.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame "As It Should Be" - 1992, Part Two
The following "Class of 1992" artists are worthy of consideration, but are unlikely to make it in any time soon:
Country Joe & the Fish
Fairport Convention
Family
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
Laura Nyro
Melissa Manchester
Percey Sledge
Tammy Wynette
Ten Years After
The 5th Dimension
The Bar-Kays
The Box Tops
The Move
The following "Class Of 1992" artists are worthy of induction, but may have to wait awhile for their turn:
Canned Heat
Gram Parsons
Harry Nilsson
Jimmy Cliff
Moby Grape
Procol Harum
Sam And Dave
The following "Class Of 1992" artists are worthy of induction and will likely make it in the near future, but didn't quite make the cut this time around:
The Mamas And The Papas
The Young Rascals
Country Joe & the Fish
Fairport Convention
Family
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
Laura Nyro
Melissa Manchester
Percey Sledge
Tammy Wynette
Ten Years After
The 5th Dimension
The Bar-Kays
The Box Tops
The Move
The following "Class Of 1992" artists are worthy of induction, but may have to wait awhile for their turn:
Canned Heat
Gram Parsons
Harry Nilsson
Jimmy Cliff
Moby Grape
Procol Harum
Sam And Dave
The following "Class Of 1992" artists are worthy of induction and will likely make it in the near future, but didn't quite make the cut this time around:
The Mamas And The Papas
The Young Rascals
Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame "As It Should Be" - 1992, Part One
1967 makes it's debut in the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame with a full slate of psychedelic rock legends set to make their mark on the Hall. Seven artists were inducted in 1992 and for many bands this will be their last good shot at making my Hall before the tidal wave of 1968 tears through.
The following artists from the "Class of 1992" have been inducted into the actual RNR Hall Of Fame:
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Sam And Dave
Cream
Frank Zappa
The Jefferson Airplane
The Young Rascals
The Mamas And The Papas
Bob Seger
Percey Sledge
The following artists from the "Class of 1992" have been removed from consideration from my hall:
Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Engelbert Humperdinck
Johnnie Taylor
Sons of Champlin
The Classics IV
The Cowsills
The Electric Prunes
The Nice
The Red Krayola
The Soft Machine
The following artists from the "Class of 1992" have been inducted into the actual RNR Hall Of Fame:
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Sam And Dave
Cream
Frank Zappa
The Jefferson Airplane
The Young Rascals
The Mamas And The Papas
Bob Seger
Percey Sledge
The following artists from the "Class of 1992" have been removed from consideration from my hall:
Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Engelbert Humperdinck
Johnnie Taylor
Sons of Champlin
The Classics IV
The Cowsills
The Electric Prunes
The Nice
The Red Krayola
The Soft Machine
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame "As It Should Be" - 1991, Part Three - The Inductees
The actual Rock Hall inducted seven artists into the Hall in 1991. Five inductees into my Hall this time around are in their first year of eligibility and two have been previously eligible.
The following "Class Of 1991" were inducted in their first year of eligibility:
Bob Marley And The Wailers - When you think of the reggae genre of music, you think of the Marley family, in particular the patriarch Bob, who brought the genre to America and made it popular to this day. Marley and his band the Wailers created some of the most significant music of the classic rock era.
Paul Simon - It didn't take Paul long to release albums as a solo artist and he quickly proved that he could make it without Garfunkel, releasing a string of brilliantly written pop albums that has stretched his career for forty years.
The Byrds - The American answer to the British Invasion, The Byrds' sound could best be described as The Beatles by way of Dylan and while they didn't stay together for very long, they were pretty much the biggest American band of the mid-60's and many of their songs still hold up well to this day.
The Monkees - They aren't in the actual Hall Of Fame, possibly because Jan Wenner is blackballing them because of their early days as posers, but when the band actually started making their own music they were among the more influential bands of the 60's.
Cat Stevens - I'm very surprised that Cat Stevens isn't in the actual Hall. You could make an argument that his music doesn't really fit as "rock", but if that's the case, explain James Taylor. Stevens is a brilliant songwriter with a deep catalog of pop/folk music.
The following artists has been inducted into the Hall Of Fame in 1991:
Donovan - Donovan is sort of a poor man's Bob Dylan. A skilled songwriter who perhaps should be more well-known than he currently is, Donovan enjoyed great success during the psychedelic era of the late 60's, cranking out trippy songs one after another without ever going too far into the freak-out.
The Animals - Another brilliant British Invasion band, The Animals had one of the first big hits of the classic rock era with their cover of "House Of The Rising Sun" and went on to have a short but brilliant career with hits like "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "We've Gotta Get Outta This Place".
NEXT: Debuting bands from the Summer Of Love make their first appearance in the Hall as 1967 is honored with the debut of the "Class Of 1992". If bands want to make the Hall in the near future they'd better do it in 1992, because 1993 is going to dominate the Hall for years to come.
The following "Class Of 1991" were inducted in their first year of eligibility:
Bob Marley And The Wailers - When you think of the reggae genre of music, you think of the Marley family, in particular the patriarch Bob, who brought the genre to America and made it popular to this day. Marley and his band the Wailers created some of the most significant music of the classic rock era.
Paul Simon - It didn't take Paul long to release albums as a solo artist and he quickly proved that he could make it without Garfunkel, releasing a string of brilliantly written pop albums that has stretched his career for forty years.
The Byrds - The American answer to the British Invasion, The Byrds' sound could best be described as The Beatles by way of Dylan and while they didn't stay together for very long, they were pretty much the biggest American band of the mid-60's and many of their songs still hold up well to this day.
The Monkees - They aren't in the actual Hall Of Fame, possibly because Jan Wenner is blackballing them because of their early days as posers, but when the band actually started making their own music they were among the more influential bands of the 60's.
Cat Stevens - I'm very surprised that Cat Stevens isn't in the actual Hall. You could make an argument that his music doesn't really fit as "rock", but if that's the case, explain James Taylor. Stevens is a brilliant songwriter with a deep catalog of pop/folk music.
The following artists has been inducted into the Hall Of Fame in 1991:
Donovan - Donovan is sort of a poor man's Bob Dylan. A skilled songwriter who perhaps should be more well-known than he currently is, Donovan enjoyed great success during the psychedelic era of the late 60's, cranking out trippy songs one after another without ever going too far into the freak-out.
The Animals - Another brilliant British Invasion band, The Animals had one of the first big hits of the classic rock era with their cover of "House Of The Rising Sun" and went on to have a short but brilliant career with hits like "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "We've Gotta Get Outta This Place".
NEXT: Debuting bands from the Summer Of Love make their first appearance in the Hall as 1967 is honored with the debut of the "Class Of 1992". If bands want to make the Hall in the near future they'd better do it in 1992, because 1993 is going to dominate the Hall for years to come.
Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame "As It Should Be" - 1991, Part Two
The following "Class of 1991" artists are worthy of consideration, but are unlikely to make it in any time soon:
? & the Mysterians
Love
Status Quo
The Association
The Count Five
The Grass Roots
The Small Faces
The Troggs
Tim Buckley
Tim Hardin
Tommy James & the Shondells
Toots & the Maytals
The following "Class Of 1991" artists are worthy of induction, but may have to wait awhile for their turn:
Captain Beefheart
Harry Chapin
Jim Croce
Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheel
Scott Walker
The 13th Floor Elevators
The Bee Gees
The Dells
The Lovin' Spoonful
The O'Jays
The following "Class Of 1991" artists are worthy of induction and will likely make it in the near future, but didn't quite make the cut this time around:
The MC5
? & the Mysterians
Love
Status Quo
The Association
The Count Five
The Grass Roots
The Small Faces
The Troggs
Tim Buckley
Tim Hardin
Tommy James & the Shondells
Toots & the Maytals
The following "Class Of 1991" artists are worthy of induction, but may have to wait awhile for their turn:
Captain Beefheart
Harry Chapin
Jim Croce
Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheel
Scott Walker
The 13th Floor Elevators
The Bee Gees
The Dells
The Lovin' Spoonful
The O'Jays
The following "Class Of 1991" artists are worthy of induction and will likely make it in the near future, but didn't quite make the cut this time around:
The MC5
Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame "As It Should Be" - 1991, Part One
1966 wasn't quite the year for rock n roll that 1965 was, but while the heavy hitters were missing this time around, there was a great deal of depth in the "Class Of 1991".
The following artists from the "Class of 1991" have been inducted into the actual RNR Hall Of Fame:
The Byrds
Bob Marley
The Bee Gees
The Lovin' Spoonful
Paul Simon
The Dells
The O'Jays
The following artists from the "Class of 1991" have been removed from consideration from my hall:
James Carr
Janis Ian
Nicky Hopkins
The Blues Project
The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
The Incredible String Band
The Music Machine
The Seeds
The following artists from the "Class of 1991" have been inducted into the actual RNR Hall Of Fame:
The Byrds
Bob Marley
The Bee Gees
The Lovin' Spoonful
Paul Simon
The Dells
The O'Jays
The following artists from the "Class of 1991" have been removed from consideration from my hall:
James Carr
Janis Ian
Nicky Hopkins
The Blues Project
The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
The Incredible String Band
The Music Machine
The Seeds
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame "As It Should Be" - 1990, Part Three - The Inductees
The "Class Of 1990" is one of Rock N Roll's deepest, but fortunately the voters over at the real Hall inducted eight artists this year, opening the door for six newcomers and two previously overlooked artists for my Hall.
The following "Class Of 1990" were inducted in their first year of eligibility:
The Kinks - An under-rated member of the British Invasion, The Kinks would enjoy a great deal of classic rock success in the late 60's and the 70's, but they were also well ahead of their time with their quirky mid-60's pop songs which were, at times, better than what the Beatles were doing at the moment.
Simon And Garfunkel - Aside from Bob Dylan, no folk singers from the 1960's were more popular or more influential than Simon And Garfunkel. The band was only together for a short period of time but nonetheless managed to create some of the best singer-songwriter music of their generation.
The Who - One of rock n roll's greatest bands and certainly one of the biggest bands of the classic rock era, The Who got their start during the British Invasion with their Mod period. Their songwriting was a decade ahead of it's time with songs like "My Generation", "I Can See For Miles" and "The Seeker". The band could have hung it up in 1967 and retired as one of rock n roll's biggest bands, but they only got bigger from there, inventing the rock opera with Tommy and Quadrophenia and then defining classic rock during the 1970's with stadium rocking monsters like "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again". The world would be missing about half a dozen genres of music (in particular punk) were it not for The Who and for that they get into my Hall as soon as possible.
The Guess Who - An overlooked band with great chops and clever lyrics, The Guess Who is perhaps the greatest Canadian rock band, even though they're best known for their USA-bashing hit "American Woman". They've never been seriously considered for the real Hall but in my opinion they're more than worthy of a spot.
Randy Newman - Shockingly, Randy Newman, one of the greatest singer-songwriter in rock n roll is not a member of the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. I'm not sure what it's going to take for them to recognize the quirky brilliance of Newman's sarcastic and witty music, but hopefully they'll figure it out pretty damn soon.
Rod Stewart - He ain't much these days in my opinion, but back in the 1960's, Rod Stewart was such a dynamic performer that he inspired Jimmy Page to hire Robert Plant to be the lead singer of Led Zeppelin because he was looking for a "Rod Stewart type" of front-man. During his years with bands like The Faces and his early solo work, Stewart built up a great reputation as a classic rock legend before pissing all over his legacy with a string of ridiculous cover albums in recent years that sold incredibly well but made him the butt of many well-deserved jokes.
The following artists has been inducted into the Hall Of Fame in 1990:
The Ronettes - Perhaps the best of the girl groups that wasn't affiliated with Motown, The Ronettes had a string of dynamic female vocal performances that inspired artists in a myriad of genres for generations to come.
Martha And The Vandellas - Another Motown act, Martha And The Vandellas had a long line of huge hits in the 1960's, in particular "Dancing In The Streets" and "Heat Wave".
The following "Class Of 1990" were inducted in their first year of eligibility:
The Kinks - An under-rated member of the British Invasion, The Kinks would enjoy a great deal of classic rock success in the late 60's and the 70's, but they were also well ahead of their time with their quirky mid-60's pop songs which were, at times, better than what the Beatles were doing at the moment.
Simon And Garfunkel - Aside from Bob Dylan, no folk singers from the 1960's were more popular or more influential than Simon And Garfunkel. The band was only together for a short period of time but nonetheless managed to create some of the best singer-songwriter music of their generation.
The Who - One of rock n roll's greatest bands and certainly one of the biggest bands of the classic rock era, The Who got their start during the British Invasion with their Mod period. Their songwriting was a decade ahead of it's time with songs like "My Generation", "I Can See For Miles" and "The Seeker". The band could have hung it up in 1967 and retired as one of rock n roll's biggest bands, but they only got bigger from there, inventing the rock opera with Tommy and Quadrophenia and then defining classic rock during the 1970's with stadium rocking monsters like "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again". The world would be missing about half a dozen genres of music (in particular punk) were it not for The Who and for that they get into my Hall as soon as possible.
The Guess Who - An overlooked band with great chops and clever lyrics, The Guess Who is perhaps the greatest Canadian rock band, even though they're best known for their USA-bashing hit "American Woman". They've never been seriously considered for the real Hall but in my opinion they're more than worthy of a spot.
Randy Newman - Shockingly, Randy Newman, one of the greatest singer-songwriter in rock n roll is not a member of the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. I'm not sure what it's going to take for them to recognize the quirky brilliance of Newman's sarcastic and witty music, but hopefully they'll figure it out pretty damn soon.
Rod Stewart - He ain't much these days in my opinion, but back in the 1960's, Rod Stewart was such a dynamic performer that he inspired Jimmy Page to hire Robert Plant to be the lead singer of Led Zeppelin because he was looking for a "Rod Stewart type" of front-man. During his years with bands like The Faces and his early solo work, Stewart built up a great reputation as a classic rock legend before pissing all over his legacy with a string of ridiculous cover albums in recent years that sold incredibly well but made him the butt of many well-deserved jokes.
The following artists has been inducted into the Hall Of Fame in 1990:
The Ronettes - Perhaps the best of the girl groups that wasn't affiliated with Motown, The Ronettes had a string of dynamic female vocal performances that inspired artists in a myriad of genres for generations to come.
Martha And The Vandellas - Another Motown act, Martha And The Vandellas had a long line of huge hits in the 1960's, in particular "Dancing In The Streets" and "Heat Wave".
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