Dave Matthews Band Fans react to Snub by Rock Hall of Fame

Dave Matthews Band Hall of Fame Snub - Rebuttal by the fans 

Places listening - France, USA, UK, Australia, Sweden, Canada, Austria, Spain, Latvia, Italy

In terms of cities listening - a place called O’Brien, Florida check in for the first time ever. Interesting name, especially since two of our recurring guests have the last name. 

Big Lar, his wife Christina, Bob Piano, Rosco P and maybe even Dan Ruttle bumping in at the end. It’s madness, I think we got all of Christina’s impassioned language aka cursing editing out. It was a free for all.

The point on Dave Matthews Band getting snubbed — Rock Hall of Fame has a “short bench” of interesting and more importantly famous in the moment acts coming up in future years. Dan O’Brien covered that fact on episode 301.

So, if they make Dave Matthews and someone like Pat Benatar both wait (despite being #1 and #2 in the fan vote) - it helps them set a good pace for inducting big pop acts every year instead of having the well run dry. 

But, Dave Matthews Band won the fan vote - and this was the first time in 7 years that the winner of the fan vote didn’t get in. So it really got people by surprise. Especially DMB fans. Because they rallied and “stuffed the ballot box” - they assumed based on the past 6-7 years, that Dave was a shoe-in. 

So, the Rock Hall Officials Zigged when the Fan Vote Zagged. It’s a good one-time trick. But, as you’ll hear on the pod — if you mess with the fan vote, then fans might stop voting if they don’t think they matter. 

Anyway - here’s a mini pod - very impromptu - live from Barlow’s in South Boston, MA. 

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Rock Hall of Fame 2020 Inductee Podcast

2020 Rock Hall of Fame 

Place listening Paris France - continues to lead the list, Mountain View, CA and San Jose CA, Amsterdam and long lost friends in Ashburn VA all checking in the top 5 or 10 places listening this week 

France, USA and Netherlands are the top 3 countries - also UK, Spain, Australia, Iran, Turkey and Iraq - based on episode 299 - not shocked on those countries listening 

Bad Boys for Life aka part 3, I’m all over it. Feel like it’s rare in hollywood to take like 7 years before part 2 and then like 17 more years before part 3. Both Spiderman and Batman have been rebooted twice each between Bad Boys 2 and Bad Boys 3

For the first time in 7 years the winner of the fan vote didn’t get inducted. And this year it was first time nominee, Dave Matthews Band.

Fans are up in arms, 1,000,000 people voted for them, USA Today is covering it — and frankly — I’m not a big fan of snubs — but this Manufactured Controversy is probably good for the Rock Hall’s awareness in the public consciousness.

Getting In: 

Whitney Houston — the second biggest oversight of the past 3-5 years after Janet Jackson and now they are both in

The Notorious BIG - this is a no-brainer for me - but the Hall Has snubbed LL Cool J - so it’s great to see them get one right. 

Depeche Mode

Nine Inch Nails

Doobie Brothers 

T. Rex - they are about to spur on a spinoff podcast titled “Who is the worst act inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame”.

I voted on November 7th - My Votes were Biggie, Whitney, Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden (soft spot for Cornell), Dave Matthews Band. I felt the biggest LOCK was DMB. 

At the Time of My vote in November: 

DMB was leading with 385,656 votes  (Only the beatles and rolling stones have had more #1 albums)

Pat Benatar was 2nd with 363,191 votes (this is a huge snub as well) - 8 gold albums from 1979-1988 including 6 straight going platinum. Her “You better run video” was the 2nd ever to be on MTV. 4 straight GRAMMYS for female performer of the year. 

The Doobie Bros were 3rd with 328,435 votes  HOF 

Soundgarden was 4th with 325,264 votes (first Seattle grunge band to sign to a major label)

Judas Priest was 5th with 286,131 votes 

Depeche Mode was 6th with 265515 votes  HOF (arguably the best version of synth-pop out there) 

Whitney Houston was 7th with 247,791 votes  HOF  (Basically invented the national anthem as a spectacle at Super Bowl 25)

8th Thin Lizzy 

9th Motorhead

10th Nine Inch Nails  200,116 votes  HOF  (Godfather of pop/ industrial rock)

11th Todd Rundgren

12th T Rex 150,692 votes  HOF  (There are people saying they essentially invented Glam Rock when they left “Psychedelic Folk Music”- welp 

13th Biggie Smalls 148,173 votes HOF  (Biggie is what this is all about. Larger than life persona who did his version of music at the highest level possible). He’s always listed on the mount rushmore of MC’s - he’s gotta be in. I’m stoked and shocked that they got this right. 

14th Kraftwerk 

15th Rufus ft. Chaka Khan 68,852 votes 

Most Overrated Bands of all-time (prep show)

Most overrated bands/performers of all time

places listening: Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Canada, UK, UAE, Russia (high vladimir), France, Ireland, Brazil, Switzerland, Mexico, Iran, New Zealand, Trinidad & Tobago.

top cities: Ashburn, VA, Seattle, WA, Charlotte, Alingaro Philippines, Dubai, Brisbane, Montreal, Karang Indonesia, Auckland NZ, Carmona Philippines, Monterrey MX and plenty more 

Red Zone Channel is marvelous — there’s no game I’d rather watch on it’s own, instead of watching 7 hours of the Red Zone channel passively. 

Tom Coughlin owns Bill Belicheck like Matt Damon owned Teddy KGB in Rounders.

Rap beef with Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly ( Mac Miller // unfortunate comments made about his demise and a rap beef from Curtis Fingers)

Post Malone, G Easy

people essentially have come in at different periods and ruined genres of music — jazz, the blues, disco (bee gees, are we finally at a point in hip-hop, in which the next generation of performers go to a different genre?

Inherently every overrated artist is classified as “pop” - because you really can’t be overrated if nobody collectively knows who you are. Is that fair? 

So, i’m not sure we need a pop category — but i think 4 quadrants of music are worth placing people in

The Foo fighters are properly rated — I had them as slightly overrated, then saw them live and realized they are so great live that i had underrated them — i think they’re properly rated.

Legends = Includes Classic Rock, Hip Hop, Country, Singer Song writer, Etc:  Pre 1991

The Doors, Bruce Springsteen, Kiss, The Ramones, Pink Floyd, Eagles

Can we quickly discuss the hot take cindy harrington had, related to your disdain for Bruce Springsteen

Steve Perry alledgedly has a new song — I’m shocked and amazed at this news 

Alt Rock and Newer Rock

Stone Temple Pilots are overrated but Scott Weiland is either properly rated or under rated 

What’s your thought on Sublime / Bradley Nowell ? Properly rated 

Limp Bizkit (3 dollar bills ya’ll was ok), Godsmack 

Linkin Park 

Green Day??????

Blink 182? 

Radiohead 

Dave Matthews Band 

U2

Bob Dylan

Hip Hop

Pitbull (as an entertainer maybe not, as a rapper… yup)

Warren G

Kanye? (Not as a producer)

Soulja Boy 

Akon - was replaced in like 20 mins 

Lil Wayne, Beastie Boys??? That’s a hot take! 

Country / Boy Bands / Teen Sensations / Etc 

Britney Spears, N’Sync (Here’s my hot take on this one, no Justin Timberlake, that band would have been less successful than 98 degrees and O-Town. Amy Winehouse, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith  

Rosco’s list - Dr. Dre. / Mary J Blige 

1992-2015 — anything in 2016 -now is too in flux in my opinion. 

Ultimate Tailgate Party Playlist

Ultimate Tailgate Play list  from Parking Lot Carl

This has a heavy “northeastern US” influence and heavy Pro-football influence

College Football and College Baseball (for southerners) is clearly going to be a lot more country influenced

This original playlist has some songs that I think are perfect for Eagles Games, but not say Patriots Games or New York Giants games. (So I made a couple of substitutes) 

Replace “Fly like an Eagle” with Outkast’s “Bombs over Baghdad” 

Replace “Dropkick Murphy’s” Barroom hero with “I’m Shipping Up to Boston”

We also need a Ballard and/or Power Ballard for comedic irony purposes — I’m Thinking “Oh Sheri” By Steve Perry — or perhaps a better Choice is “Unforgiven" by Metallica

And I need “Symphony of Distraction” by Megadeth on here.

I need “One More Time” by Daft Punk

We gotta have “Beautiful People” by Marilyn Manson

We gotta have some Tribe called quest - so I’m going with “Award Tour” 

Love the “Everybody’s working for the weekend” call - how about “Smells Like Teen Spirit” right after it

“Nuttin but a G thing” — and depending on the time of year — “Summertime” by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

Any song from RHCP “Californcation” and most early “U2” hits also are tailgate worthy

Sprinkle in some Dave Matthews any time too. 

The rocker and beer run are off my personal list