![]() And the hard rock acts got completely left out, which is surprising since that seemed to be the general flavor of the ballot in the first place. Straight up classic rock fans are going to hate this class, as only the Doobies and T. I get the Whitney induction, even if I wouldn't have put her in myself. I think I'd have liked the class better If they had just one more artist inducted. My personal top two (Pat Benatar and DMB) didn't make it, so I'm disappointed about that, but the ones who got in are all deserving enough. I've got mixed emotions about this group. I also originally posted on the nominees page. #8TRACKS RADIO GALA DARLING PLUS#2021 is shaping up to be 1 of the best classes with DMB, Soundgarden, Judas Priest, Pat Benatar returning plus no-brainer selections Jay-Z and The Foofighters. Pat Benatar and Judas Priest I was pulling for their induction. REX and their large influence on the voting block. They check most of the boxes for Induction. This paves the way for a Mariah Carey nomination. I wonder if Kevin Costner will be 1 of her presenters with Clive Davis. Whitney Houston is bittersweet as she has been dead several years now but deserves this honor. I don't think many of the rock or metal bands voted for him. I'm surprised Notorious BIG was inducted with this stacked ballot. Richie finally got one right with Dave Matthews Band not receiving Induction. ![]() She's had plenty of support since October in the FAN voting and general support here from the FRL Regulars. Very surprised by Pat Benatar falling short on her 1st nomination. All those The Cure voters and Roxy Music members probably helped both groups vault towards Induction. Both should put on an exemplary set at Induction Ceremony. Quick thoughts! Congrats to Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails after a few nominations. This bodes better for Bjork and Beck than it does for Weezer and Soundgarden. Clearly the voters are emphasizing groundbreaking innovation over mass popularity when it comes to 90s acts. An acolyte of theirs, NIN, getting in is truly something to behold and akin to Radiohead getting inducted last year. ![]() A voting body that inducts The Cure will obviously induct The Mode. Real progress out of all this is that New Wave-era acts continue to get in easily at this point if they were a big name. The only truly borderline candidate proved to be Janet Jackson. The black voters vote for them en masse and then some critics and guitar band inductees join in to get them over the line. My point about black artists being above a certain line of overall influence stands true in that they are easily inducted. Benatar, Soundgarden, Motorhead, Priest and Thin Lizzy all stabbed each other in the neck. The least "hard" act of the bunch was the only one to make it through (T Rex - a band with Roxy Music-like credentials that was sorely underrated in people's predictions, just like the former). The Heavy Metal/Hard Rock logjam is the real story here as it ended up being so much worse than we thought. Had a run of hits and not much of it has aged particularly well. I can see why everyone just assumed Pat Benatar = Classic Rock and figured she was an automatic inductee, bit she isn't really much of an icon like Joan Jett or Stefie Nicks. But whatever, it's still a pleasure to know them early now and probably going forward. Had I discovered the way the inductees leak before last year, we may have been able to know them a day in advance for years now. ![]()
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