Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020
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The Rock Hall Class of 2020 was unveiled Wednesday (Jan. 15) morning, with six artists and one behind-the-scenes player joining the storied ranks of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And for many, the list – which includes four first-time nominees – will be fairly surprising. Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G. and T. Rex will join the Rock Hall at the 35th annual induction ceremony, with Jon Landau (longtime industry manager who guided Bruce Springsteen's career) earning the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
Of the six musical acts entering the Hall, only Depeche Mode and NIN were previously nominated; each gets in on its third try. The rest are first-time nominees, with all but Biggie having been eligible for many years. Dave Matthews Band, despite winning the fan vote, will not see induction in 2020 (the online-centric fan vote is a contributing factor to the final induction lineup).
Moody synth-pop pioneers Depeche Mode will be represented in the RRHOF by Vince Clarke, Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Alan Wilder; blue-eyed soul rockers The Doobie Brothers will bring Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, John McFee, John Hartman, Michael Hossack, Tiran Porter, Keith Knudsen, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and Michael McDonald into the Hall; and for psych-folk-tinged glam rockers T. Rex, Marc Bolan, Mickey Finn, Steve Currie and Bill Legend enter the Rock Hall. Late East Coast hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace), departed pop/R&B vocal GOAT Whitney Houston and Trent Reznor of industrial rock outfit Nine Inch Nails enter the RRHOF as solo individuals.
The Class of 2020 will become official on May 2 at the 35th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Presented by Klipsch Audio, which for the first time ever will be broadcast live on HBO. This year's ceremony takes place at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland. Tickets go on sale Feb. 27 and performers and inductees will be announced at a later date.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Bucky Badger
Hey Jon Landau! Good for him.
Hey Jon Landau! Good for him.
and LOL Dave Mathews Band gets rightfully snubbed
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jonaspond
Mark Mothersbaugh sits back
Mark Mothersbaugh sits back counting his loot....'yep...'
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Jay
Pardon my ignorance but who's
Pardon my ignorance but who's T. Rex?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Barrel Aged
Whitney Houston, Nine Inch
....Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails...
Ha-ha nice combo
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T Rex one of the fore runners
T Rex one of the fore runners if not the first of the genre known as glam rock, taught Bowie how to.. IMO, you have heard them on the radio, Bang a Gong, Electric Warrior, 20th Century Boy
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jonaspond
>Pardon my ignorance but who
>Pardon my ignorance but who's T. Rex?
Bang a Gong was their most popular. Marc was basically the pioneer of the androgynous glam rock look. Im sure a quick wiki look would say the same.
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Bruce beat me too it.
Bruce beat me too it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Philzone Refugee
Jeepster gets a lot of play
Jeepster gets a lot of play too. Pick up copies of Electric Warrior and The Slider LPs.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Bucky Badger
But I drunk myself blind to
But I drunk myself blind to the sound of old T-Rex
To the sound of old T-Rex, oh and who's next
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D.
Irving Azoff is also getting
Irving Azoff is also getting a special award. I am reading Don Felder's book right now and Azoff (who was the Chairman of Ticketmaster and merged it with Live Nation) comes across as the very personification of everything wrong with the music industry.
Figures the RRHOF would choose to honor the dude.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Bucky Badger
>>>>Irving Azoff
>>>>Irving Azoff
you mean the guy who came up with Dead And Co.?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Tim
No love for team Todd
No love for team Todd
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There is a god
There is a god
drunken frat boys n girls denied
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thumbkinetic
Pardon my ignorance but who's
Pardon my ignorance but who's T. Rex?
They used to open for Buck Henry
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: DaBreeze
They also used to close for
They also used to close for The Doobie Brothers.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Richard Cranium
Is anybody really interested
Is anybody really interested in this sham anymore?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thumbkinetic
Cranky DMB fans?
Cranky DMB fans?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: krab
Is anybody really interested
Is anybody really interested in this sham anymore?>>>
No different than the NFL letting in Namath and Stabler, both had more career interceptions than touchdowns.
Depeche Mode is a good choice, not a fan, but have been around almost 40 years, huge influence.
Of course, without Krafwerk in the hall, the Godfathers of the genre, their election is tainted.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Vann Kliburn
No different than the NFL
No different than the NFL letting in Namath and Stabler, both had more career interceptions than touchdowns.<<<<<<
2 of the more dynamic and exciting QB's / characters of all time- with super bowl rings.
The NFL and the HOF was a better place with them.
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I've always found Depeche
I've always found Depeche Mode more derivative than influential. You can hear them wearing their influences, like on different tracks they were trying to imitate Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, Tears For Fears or The Cure.
I prefer Vince Clarke's work in Yaz.