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taterguy

(29,582 posts) Fri Jul 27, 2012, 06:53 AM Jul 2012

Bands whose lack of fame keeps them out of the Hall of Fame [View all]

Who are some of your favorite bands that meet all the criteria for being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, except for the pesky detail that they weren't famous?

I nominate Husker Du. Lots of bands turned to punk because they lacked musical talent. Husker Du kicked ass, but they came along at the wrong time. I defy anyone to watch this clip and tell me it's not better than most of the shlock that's in the HOF.

Who are your nominees?

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Bands whose lack of fame keeps them out of the Hall of Fame [View all] taterguy Jul 2012 OP

The great German avant-gardists CAN hifiguy Jul 2012 #1

nice. BrendaBrick Jul 2012 #20

An absolute favorite of mine. Codeine Jul 2012 #29

Black Flag. HughBeaumont Jul 2012 #2

King Crimson LynneSin Jul 2012 #3

Prog rock is an oxymoran taterguy Jul 2012 #4

I saw King Crimson live in 1974. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2012 #6

Back in 1974 BrendaBrick Jul 2012 #22

"I'd Love To Change The World!" lastlib Jul 2012 #34

Everywhere is... Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2012 #38

"Senators, Stop the War!" lastlib Jul 2012 #41

That version of Crimson was hifiguy Jul 2012 #36

I've always thought that King Crimson would actually get in before other prog bands Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #11

Little Feat & Roxy Music OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #5

Captain Beefheart kwassa Jul 2012 #7

That's who immediately sprang to mind Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #12

Captain Beefheart not recognized? Horrible. Trout Mask Replica should be enough to get byeya Jul 2012 #49

Lothar and the Hand People graywarrior Jul 2012 #8

I haven't seen Tab on the grocery shelves in years taterguy Jul 2012 #9

I dunno graywarrior Jul 2012 #16

Always in stock at Walgreen's Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #19

Oh goody, gut rot! graywarrior Jul 2012 #21

The Replacements RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #10

Phish WilliamPitt Jul 2012 #13

The Pogues WilliamPitt Jul 2012 #14

They were so damn good. kwassa Jul 2012 #27

Still are. WilliamPitt Jul 2012 #32

Fuck yeah. nt Codeine Jul 2012 #31

Pogues: One of my favorite bands of all time. byeya Jul 2012 #50

Apparently The New York Dolls Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #15

and Television, MC5, Motorhead Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #17

Wishbone Motherfucking Ash. EastTennesseeDem Jul 2012 #18

Oh man. Ilsa Jul 2012 #24

Wishbone Ash, Pilgrimage, and Argus EastTennesseeDem Jul 2012 #28

Abso-effin'-lutely hifiguy Jul 2012 #44

They would get my vote n/t IBEWVET Jul 2012 #37

Also, King Crimson,Van Der Graaf Generator hifiguy Jul 2012 #23

Boomerang effect here... BrendaBrick Jul 2012 #25

I'd like to say Hayabusa Jul 2012 #26

Galaxie 500, Low, Television, and probably The Smiths. nt Codeine Jul 2012 #30

Yeah, why aren't the Smiths in there? Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #40

Joy Division; perfect choice. Codeine Jul 2012 #42

Kraftwerk! lastlib Jul 2012 #33

Ja. Codeine Jul 2012 #43

That is pretty damned cool! hifiguy Jul 2012 #45

nice tunage, that. lastlib Jul 2012 #47

The following great circa 1978-83 Los Angeles bands - X... GReedDiamond Jul 2012 #35

Sorry, but Pete Rose belongs in the HoF before Bonds does. madinmaryland Jul 2012 #39

OMG we're agreeing on something - how the hell did that happen LynneSin Jul 2012 #51

I can think of a few bands that need to be taken OUT of the Hall of Fame jmowreader Jul 2012 #46

I agree. HappyMe Jul 2012 #48

The Fall: 30+ years and 29 studio albums of unique music. byeya Jul 2012 #52

Here's a pretty cool example. I'd never heard of them before. Tobin S. Jul 2012 #53

Great song of theirs. Mark E Smith and the Fall are always different and always the same byeya Jul 2012 #54

There seems to be no punk in there at all, as well as no prog rock KamaAina Jul 2012 #55

Emerson Lake and Palmer (or any other keyboard group for that matter) TrogL Jul 2012 #56

They had fame but they didn't Rock taterguy Jul 2012 #57