On the 10th March of this year, Madonna, The Ventures, John Mellencamp, The Dave Clark Five and Leonard Cohen became the latest artists to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Few can argue with Madonna’s inclusion, having had more impact across the pop culture landscape than all but a handful of names, male or female, in rock history. Or the Ventures inclusion, 23 years eligible and finally getting in after their first nomination. Dave Clark Five – solid if unspectacular and Mellencamp – steady and often under appreciated also went in. It was Cohen’s inclusion funnily enough that caused the most fuss. Always more of a hit with the critics than the record buying public, Leonard is the first inductee in the Hall of Fame’s 23 year history never to have scored a Billboard chart album or Top 100 single.
The 54 tracks on this mix represent artists who are all eligible ( having made their first recording 25 or more years ago ) who I believe should also have been included into the Hall Of Fame by now.
- Big Star - O My Soul
- MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
- Television - See No Evil
- Sonics - Have Love Will Travel
- Marc Bolan & T.Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action
- Link Wray - Run Chicken Run
- Love - The Daily Planet
- Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Diddy Wah Diddy
- Deep Purple - Black Night
- Canned Heat - Rollin' And Tumblin'
- Herbie Hancock - Bring Down The Birds
- Bar-Kays - Soul Finger
- Carla Thomas - B.A.B.Y.
- Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get It If You Really Want
- Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop
- Lee "Scratch" Perry - Tighten Up
- Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street (Part 2)
- The Delfonics - Ready Or Not, Here I Come
- Shadows - Foot Tapper
- Chic - Open Up
- Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby
- Lee Dorsey - Confusion
- The Moody Blues - Ride My See-Saw
- Harry Nilsson - I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City
- Cat Stevens - Matthew And Son
- Zombies - A Rose for Emily
- Donovan - The Sun Is A Very Magic Fellow
- The Stooges - 1969
- Joy Division - Digital
- X - The Once Over Twice
- Faces - Ooh La La
- Monkees - Michigan Blackhawk
- Ben E King - Stand By Me
- Shangri-Las - The Dum Dum Ditty
- Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light
- Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
- Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture
- Roxy Music - Editions Of You
- Kraftwerk - Tour De France
- Sugarhill Gang - Rapper´s Delight
- Beastie Boys - Sure Shot
- Ohio Players - Trespassin'
- Quicksilver Messenger Service - Light Your Windows
- Willie Nelson - Matador
- The Flying Burrito Bros. - Do You Know How It Feels
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Frenzy
- Moby Grape - Hey Grandma
- Dr. John - (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away
- Country Joe & the Fish - Porpoise Mouth
- Genesis - Harlequin
- Jethro Tull - Living In The Past
- Tom Waits - Clap Hands
- Irma Thomas - Take a Look
- Nick Drake - Fly
1 comment:
I always knew the blogs were too expansive to really keep up with, as opposed to the vertical alignment on AotM. These are of course a real shame for their lack of recognition, but really it just means that the Hall has no credibility and it is a knock to the deserving artists who have been "allowed" in when everyone Jann Weiner (because he eats meat) wants to suck up to. Madonna! ¡Dios mío! Good for a wank back in the day and for white boys to get up and dance with their ladies, but hall of fame?
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