2022 Rock Hall of Fame Nominee Breakdown Show
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Dolly Parton withdrawing but still on the ballot.
Our Votes: Tribe, Benatar, Eminen, Rage, Duran Duran (Fela Kuti always)
America’s Votes: Duran Duran, Eminem, Pat Benatar, Dolly Parton, Eurhythmics are top 5
Followed by: Judas Priest, Carly Simon, Lionel Richie, Kate Bush , Devo, Rage, Dionne, Tribe, NY Dolls, Beck, MC5, Fela (LAST PLACE)
Who’s your top choice? A Tribe Called Quest — they are the sound of NYC (especially Queens, Brooklyn) in the 1990s. When ride the subway will listening to tribe in your head phones, or walk around the city in those Boros, even today but certainly 15 years ago, you feel like they provided the soundtrack for the entire vibe of the City for a decade and a half… that’s impact
Who is your bottom choice? MC5, Judas Priest, NY Dolls — you’ve all been nominated over and over again, you’re the 10th best version or worse of your genre, at some point you just need to realize that even John Mellencamp (the worst selection of all-time) is better than you.
What’s the most impassioned take you have on support of a band that might or might now get inducted?
Pat Benatar is solo female identifying ROCK & ROLL Artist — She never should have had to wait for a second nomination.
In 2020: her first nomination year (which also was several years too late to be nominated based on her debut)
But in 2020 the class was Biggy, Whitney, Nine in Nails, Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers and T. Rex.
No offense to The Doobies and Depeche Mode - but Pat is bigger that you are — but T REX!?!?! Can anybody name a T Rex song right now? (Bang a Gong)
The problem with the Rock Hall is that putting in Whitney meant it was ok to not put in Pat, cuz good forbid two female solo artists get in at once…
And I bet the same thing will happen this year — when Eminem gets in but Tribe doesn’t, cuz God forbid two hip hop artists get in at the same time
If Pat doesn’t get in - that is the biggest snub possible — she literally helped pioneer a piece of the genre that you actually started out honoring - ROCK MUSIC!
Pat Benatar never should have needed a second ballot
Beck — An artistic who Broke when I was young — Songwriter Hall of Fame Yes! Rock Hall Maybe some day but not 2022
Pat Benatar - 2nd nomination, also in 2020.
Kate Bush 3rd Nom, 2018, 21 and 22 — Didn’t make the cut for me in 2021, still the case
Devo 3rd Nom 2019, 21 and 22
Duran Duran first time nomination — soft spot in my heart for for these dudes.
Eminem first time nomination— how does he not get in
Eurythmics (also nominated in 2018) - with all due respect to Dave Stewart… Is Annie Lennox the real HOF candidate here? Should we be looking at her entire body of work, instead?
Judas Priest — 3rd time Nom - 2018, 20 and 22
Fela Kuti — This year’s field is stacked — but the love for Fela is forever
MC5 — 6th nomination - 2003, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22
NY Dolls — 3rd time 2001, 21, 22
Dolly Parton — a slice of americana - arguably bigger than the Rock Hall herself
Rage Against the Machine 4th time - 2018, 19 21, 22
Lionel Richie (love the guy and he’ll get in eventually)
A Tribe Called Quest - This has to happen
Dionne Warwick (21 Nominee)