I’m thinking about working on this design… honest
Great bands that should - but never will be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:
Black Flag
Pere Ubu
The Bonzo Dog Band
Devo
Mission of Burma
Joy Division
Shack
Flipper
Circle Jerks
The Negro Problem
The MC Five
Minor Threat
Husker Du
The Replacements
The Adverts
Nazz
The Modern Lovers
Not so great bands that would totally rock out if they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:
Bachman Turner Overdrive
Grand Funk Railroad
Foghat
You know, Husker Du has gained more and more respect over the years. As the old guard of voters gives way to a newer generation, you may see a band like this hit the Hall. I would even add Pavement to that list.
Hmm, since you have bands like Black Flag, Flipper, Circle Jerks, Minor Threat and Husker Du in that list I’m going to have to check out some of the ones I haven’t heard of in there.
This says it all
“The Replacements were the link between the ’60s creative explosion of the Who and the Beatles and the whole renaissance of the ’90s with Nirvana and Pearl Jam,” said Los Angeles Times critic Robert Hilburn, who is on the nominating committee for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. “They’ll never get to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame because they didn’t sell enough records, but creatively they deserve to be there.”
Black Flag will be inducted. Gary has a point; the complexion of the nominations altogether is bound to change with time.