Bad Company, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Cyndi Lauper would be my first 4` Archived Message Posted by DanSaint on February 12, 2025, 7:18:20, in reply to "2025 Rock Hall Nominees… meh?" I do think Joy Division/New Order for what they did for the new wave scene Previous Message Bad Company Black Crowes Mariah Carey Chubby Checker Joe Cocker Billy Idol Joy Division / New Order Cyndi Lauper Maná Oasis OutKast Phish Soundgarden The White Stripes Message Thread: | This response ↓ 2025 Rock Hall Nominees… meh? - SurfTheBoneyard February 12, 2025, 7:00:44 If Chris Cornell’s voice isn’t in your rock Hall of Fame then you got a bad HOF. - illini February 12, 2025, 20:51:06 if you don't got Mojo Nixon, then your rock hall of fame could use some fixin'* - Sammich February 13, 2025, 8:56:41 I have no desire to visit a rock HoF that doesn’t include Soundgarden * - PapaDels February 12, 2025, 22:20:45 JD/NO should be in. * - harb February 12, 2025, 19:59:13 Pretty meh on a lot of them. I'm not sure, but what has the following accomplished long term - Taz February 12, 2025, 11:37:54 New Order is one of the greatest bands of all time* - Sounder February 12, 2025, 13:49:10 This* - Quiz February 12, 2025, 19:49:27 Depeche Mode, The Cure, and New Order are the holy trinity - Sounder February 12, 2025, 19:56:03 Being popular at Stage 2 in the 80s is not a HoF criteria* - PapaDels February 12, 2025, 22:19:32 *for queers - complainant February 12, 2025, 20:16:29 that would be erasure, pet shop boys, and ...OMD?* - torinese February 12, 2025, 21:04:28 Modern English or maybe Bronski Beat* - TarheelIllini February 13, 2025, 5:43:37 Dead or Alive* - Sounder February 12, 2025, 23:29:42 Them too, yes.* - complainant February 12, 2025, 21:09:10 I definitely wasn't hanging out in any bars, straight or gay, in the 80s - Taz February 12, 2025, 21:00:34 That would have been old enough if you were a twink with an older friend. - complainant February 12, 2025, 21:11:29 My life isn't a Queer as Folk episode* - Taz February 12, 2025, 21:18:16 In that case, maybe I have more Indigo Girls and Sarah McLachlan albums than you do. - complainant February 12, 2025, 21:24:04 I love me some Melissa Etheridge, how about that?!* - Taz February 12, 2025, 22:11:41 She was at Parx Casino when I was there. Didn’t go. War on Drugs Asbury Park next night* - JeffFrank February 12, 2025, 22:15:32 I've seen her in concert several times. Her and the indigo girls are playing in Chicago - Taz February 12, 2025, 22:20:56 Saw Indigo Girls with my band around 25 years ago. Men’s room empty* - JeffFrank February 12, 2025, 22:44:47 I love me some Melissa Etheridge, how about that?!* - Taz February 12, 2025, 22:11:28 The White Stripes have a song that is played at every college sporting event - bjl63 February 12, 2025, 11:43:50 Mana is a very popular and influential Mexican rock band* - Sounder February 12, 2025, 14:17:21 I know the white stripes, I just want real longevity for hall of fame* - Taz February 12, 2025, 13:18:42 Also longevity??? - Quiz February 12, 2025, 20:32:38 It's not longevity per se, it's just avoiding the one hit wonder and contributing* - Taz February 12, 2025, 21:01:35 A lot of these were relatively unique at their time and influential long past* - Quiz February 12, 2025, 19:52:49 They were around as long as Led Zeppelin was a functioning band. I'm including them.* - Warrin'_Illini February 12, 2025, 13:21:29 Longer than the Beatles. * - haighter February 12, 2025, 13:26:57 Longer than Taylor Swift* - HamptonSki February 12, 2025, 14:16:16 Who cares, put them all in.* - Warrin'_Illini February 12, 2025, 8:35:34 I saw someone carried out on a stretcher when Soundgarden was playing* - JeffFrank February 12, 2025, 8:23:51 #wisch* - SurfTheBoneyard February 12, 2025, 9:03:44 Crowes, Phish, Soundgarden, Stripes - snipes824 February 12, 2025, 8:19:08 Based on that I’d vote for JD/NO & Soundgarden* - Tortillini February 12, 2025, 8:26:54 Stripes are awful* - JeffFrank February 12, 2025, 8:25:04 LMFCO ok* - Jackie February 12, 2025, 9:23:34 You like Donna the Buffalo * - haighter February 12, 2025, 9:11:43 Using “would I want to go see an exhibit about them,” Soundgarden, Bad Company, Outkast* - PapaDels February 12, 2025, 7:46:50 Surprised Joe Cocker wasn't already in* - RSMBob February 12, 2025, 7:31:51 I had that thought about Chubby Checker - DT February 12, 2025, 7:33:21 ^^^000~~~>* - torinese February 12, 2025, 8:17:06 2 knocks against him held him back… - SurfTheBoneyard February 12, 2025, 7:43:50 Bad Company, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Cyndi Lauper would be my first 4` - DanSaint February 12, 2025, 7:18:20 If popularity and influence are both weighted: Mariah, Oasis, New Order, Soundgarden, OutKast* - DT February 12, 2025, 7:12:16 Mariah is one hit wonder* - JeffFrank February 12, 2025, 8:24:39 What is the one?* - PDO February 12, 2025, 13:25:40 She literally had 19 #1 hits… - SurfTheBoneyard February 12, 2025, 9:06:19 That Christmas song is annoying* - JeffFrank February 12, 2025, 21:07:20 She's a she, so Jeff immediately dismisses her as inconsequential.* - Illiniphil February 12, 2025, 9:31:15 Love Liz Phair* - JeffFrank February 12, 2025, 22:16:03   Searching