Rich Zweiback: January 23, 2011

Ten Bands That SHOULD Be In the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame

When pure horseshit such as Genesis, Billy Joel and Madonna (when exactly was she rock n roll?) infest the r n r hof, it negates the validity of even having a hall of fame. The only saving grace is that many of these bands could care less. Here are ten acts that SHOULD be in.

1. Rush

   Genesis is in the hof… and Rush isn’t? WTF?
   

2. KISS

   Pure anti-semitism on the voters part!!!!!
   

3. The Replacements

   Oh I get it. Because the most rock n roll band of the 80’s SHOULDN’T be in the HOF. It actually makes total sense.
   

4. Husker Du

   And the band that pretty much created an entire blueprint for The Pixies/Nirvana/etc shouldn’t be in either. Okee-dokee.
   

5. MC5

   I can’t even be sarcastic about this. If Jann Wenner and his cronies’ heads weren’t so far up the ass of the West Coast 60’s/70’s pablum, these guys woulda been in before the Dead, Airplane, etc.

   KICK OUT THE JAMS MUTHAFUCKAS!

6. Cheap Trick

   Hmm… classic albums? Check. classic singles? Check. Influenced a million bands? Check.

7. Big Star

   Maybe they’re waiting for Jody Stephens to cash out first? And then induct the entire band posthumously?
   

8. The Cramps

   Somewhere up high (or deep below) Lux Interior is cackling.
   

9. Gang Of Four

   Critics can’t dance. So how can they appreciate bass n drum heavy post punk?
   

10. The Sonics

    How do they leave the freakin’ Sonics out when they are the three chord forefathers of The Stooges, Ramones, etc.