The Rock Hall is continually behind in inductions and the times. As of now thousands of bands and fan favorites, still being played on the radio are not inducted. Its time us, the fans that support them, sign this petition to get these bands inducted.
“We the People of the Rock and Roll Capitol of the World and the fans of Rock all over the world hereby decree…
We want The Bands in our Rock Hall Immediately”
It’s incomprehensable that Jethro Tull, primarily Ian Anderson and Martin Barre, have not been inducted. Ian Anderson is one of THE most talented musicians (he plays at least a half dozen instruments, prolific on the flute and acoustic guitar) and composers in the past 45 years, and he’s still writing music and selling out shows. If you haven’t seen his collaboration with orchestras, search YouTube for orchestral Aqualung or Bouree. The guy is a musical genius with more talent than MANY inductees. It’s time Jethro Tull was ackknowledged for their contribution.
Holy gamole! Those kooks at the R’n’R H.O.F. aught to have their ears and history books checked!
Some REAL rockers:
Steppenwolf (A no-brainer, wrote the anthem for an entire segment of the population as well as selling millions more records than many bands already in the “Hall”)
Spirit (One of the premier bands of the sixties, when Rock was saved from becoming Elvis in Vegas)
13th Floor Elevator/Roky Erickson (If you have to ask, you are on the wrong site)
Paul Revere and the Raiders (If it wasn’t for the goofy costumes, they’d be recognized as one of the heaviest bands of the Sixties (Kicks, Hungry, Good Thing, Just Like Me…)
Dire Straits (another no-brainer)
And maybe even Blue Cheer, the FIRST heavy-metal band, virtually invented Acid Rock)
Rush, kiss, Maiden. This should be a no-brainer. Obviously selection committee has no brains
Weird Al Yankovic Needs to in the rock and roll hall of fame! His career has outlived most musicians he’s parodied! He also write many timeless original songs as well!!!! The monkey’s need to be in there as well.
D-E-V-O deserves to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Who will ever EVER! forget about those energy dome hats, the yellow radiation suits and the robotic jerky movements that they do on stage and overall inventions that they have done to their instruments? A band way ahead of their time, they are also one of the first groups to go wireless on stage and they have a hit song “Whip It” that EVERYONE on this PLANET EARTH loves!!! (Not to mention this group has bunch of other great songs as well.) They were about de-evolution and the funny thing is —– 30 years later—–THEY WERE RIGHT!!!!!!
In short, I will sum it up with this: YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!…..YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
(youtube DEVO’s Uncontrollable Urge and you will know what I mean. One of the best rock performances I have ever seen.)
Up the Irons!
Kiss, Rush, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Styx, Boston, Heart, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, Jim Keltner, Wolfman Jack, Donna Summer, Hall and Oates, Rick Rubin, Megadeth, The Cure, Willie Nelson, New Order, The Smiths
Considering previous entrants? No offense to anyone mentioned or not-mentioned, but if Blondie .. The Pretenders….Traffic ..(the list goes on) make the cut? Considering the sample sizes of these and so many more artists already inducted, there are SO MANY acts that have been overlooked. Major snubs that are obvious to anyone with common sense include .. Kiss, Deep Purple, Yes, Rush, Moody Blues, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Cheap Trick, The Cars etc … Obviously the ridiculous bias of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock is blatant and ignorant. Specifically … Iron Maiden – Rush – Kiss – Deep Purple. I can only think that it was conspired long ago by the people behind The supposed Hall of Fame that you cant induct one of these, or you would have to induct all. Hopefully a time will come when it truly is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Can U believe that the Pretty Things,Troggs,Golden Earring,Seeds,Beau Brummels, and Them have been overlooked?.
Deep Purple too!!
Judas Priest, KISS, RUSH, and Moody Blues RIGHT NOW !
JUDAS PRIEST
Sheer nonsense the absurd absence of such Heavy Metal icons such as IRON MAIDEN and Judas Priest..I want them in!!
I am very surprised that a number of very influential bands hae not been inducted. Deep Purple’s innovative techniques and singer rated as one of the top ten voices in rock and roll demonstrate that it is high time this band was recognized!
All the bands mentioned should have been inducted into the Rock Hall lonnnnggggg before Madonna and Abba. A crime indeed.
Has Heart been inducted ?
Slighting Rush and Deep Purple is a crime against Humanity.
really ZZ TOP before kiss???
Judas Priest!!!!
I support this petition. Several of the bands listed have musicians that are in the top ten all time in their specific instruments. Many blazed the trail that current members followed. Leave the corporate politics out of it.