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S-L-A-V-E ...Dayton Ohio funk!

How about Afrika Bambaata?

The Gap Band

Rod Temperton (Heatwave, and producer and writer of several hits for MJ)

Cameo

Teddy Pendergrass

Jam & Lewis

Stanley Clarke & George Duke

The Whole SOLAR Records movement: Leon Sylvers III, Dynasty, Shalamar, Lakeside

Babyface

Ace said:

I dunno who's the third guy...
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I love to see Tina, Mary Wells, the Marvelettes, Chicago and Chaka Khan get in. Hopefully Donna Summer can get in next year too.

Full Force.

c'mon guys, let the girls in

try a ladies night or something

it'd be hot

2Jay said:

That's only four.
You're short by six.
The dynamic of this thread is completely ruined.

1. Billy Squier -- even if for Don't Say No alone
2. Mutt Lange -- one of the best producer-songwriters the industry's ever known
3. Joan Jett -- broke down doors throughout the industry for many to follow
4. Jam & Lewis -- songwriting-producing powerhouse!
5. Pat Benatar -- broke the mold of what female singers were supposed to do

okay, those were easy enough
it's too tough for me to decide the rest

Moonbeam said:

They need to be in the HOF as soon as they're eligible.

Moonbeam said:

As a matter of fact, I know an artist that has been eligible for quite some time:

Amy Grant.

THINK ABOUT IT! Amy is the first artist to have Top 20 hits singles in the Contemporary Christian Music & The Hot 100 Singles Charts.

Amy is responsible for making it OK for Christian artists to crossover to the pop & rock charts despite the controversy that comes in doing so.
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Living Colour
Bad Brains
Fishbone
Run-DMC
LL Cool J
Rick James
Kiss
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
The Stooges
Herbie Hancock

Cheek said:

Jonathan Richman. And what happened to my Joan Jett pic?

TonyVanDam said:

Hard to argue with that. But I don't see that coming for a while, even though she'll be eligible very soon.

Moonbeam said:

DEPECHE ARE NOT NEW WAVE!!!!!

Rick James
The Barkays
Lakeside
Cameo
Roger and Zapp
The Gap Band
One Way
The Isley Brothers (if they aren't already in)
Slave
Skyy

They will never make it in though because they were too damn funky.
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The Isley Brothers were inducted in 1992, vainandy.

Ace said:

OMFG. Best. Irony. Ever.:

Lou's inducting Lenny.

Rick James
INXS

ugh...why isnt this "The Hall Of Talent"?

Iggy & The Stooges



Raw Power is one of the most influental records of all time...

MikeMatronik said:

Yes they are!!!!

Cheek said:

These guys aren't in yet? It's hard to tell rock's story without the Stooges.

damosuzuki said:

Good choices. I'd add Television, John Prine, Gang of Four and X

namepeace said:

They aren't.

It's so obvious to me!

Cheek said:

Passion alone should be his ticket to entry. It's the closest thing to A Love Supreme that rock music has.

namepeace said:

NWF said:

Actually, Mike is correct... DM are not new wave. You're using the bastardized American definition of new wave. The original term from the late 70s/very early 80s only encompassed artists like The Police, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, etc. Groups like The Cure, Joy Division, Siouxsie were post-punk. DM sometimes get lumped in with new romantic movement (roughly 79-82 - Ultravox, Duran, Japan, Spandau), but DM themselves can't stand that tag (because they didn't care for most new romantic bands). I'd say early synthpop, electropop or electronic is more accurate (as with Kraftwerk, YMO, Human League, OMD, etc.) I know you live by the "new wave forever" moniker, but it's technically not accurate when referring to some of the bands you like. Sorry!

That being said, here's my top 10 for the Hall of Fame (although I don't place much value in the RRHOF)...

1. Kraftwerk (how sad is that they keep passing them by)
2. The Cure (more influential than the mainstream RRHOF wants to admit)
3. Depeche Mode (brought electronic music to the masses and yet still remained "alternative", not a bad album in the bunch)
4. Hall & Oates (criminal that such a great duo has been passed by)
5. Trevor Horn (the Spector of the 80s)
6. Petra (laugh if you will, but they did more for Christian Rock than any other band -- there simply was no Christian Rock before them)
7. Peter Gabriel (look how brilliant his catalog is)
8. Yes (the grandfathers of progressive rock -- still going after almost 40 years)
9. Cocteau Twins (probably the furthest band from HOF voters' minds -- unique, influential and gorgeous -- no one has a voice like Liz Frazier)
10. Havin' a hard time with no. 10 -- although the last twenty-some years haven't given us much to talk about, I'll have to say Kool & the Gang's 70s and early 80s output warrants some merit (if not K&TG, the RRHOF needs some other funk bands in there and several are worthy - Cameo, Barkays, etc.)

I'm sure I could think of dozens more, but sadly it won't help with the HOF's choices.

You know, Hall and Oates would be in my second 10, in all likelihood. They were one of the most successful duos of their generation and had iconic hits in the 70's and 80's with different styles, but they still kept that pop and soul sound.