Rock & Roll Hall of Fame picks Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beastie Boys
Better luck next year: Heart, Joan Jett, Donna Summer and the Cure
The Beastie Boys no longer have to fight for their right to be in the Rock n'Roll Hall of Fame.
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Welcome to the Rock Hall, baby: the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will will induct Guns N’ Roses as one of its six honorees for the class of 2012.
Joining them will be the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, ‘60s folksinger Donovan, singer-songwriter Laura Nyro, and the Small Faces.
An artist is eligible 25 years after his or her first album or single comes out.
Guns N’ Roses’ selection will immediately get tongues wagging on whether Slash and the other original members, including Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler, will reunite on stage with co-founder Axl Rose, who tours under the original G N'R name despite being the only founding member left. Although Guns N' Roses quickly distinguished itself from the other hairbands working the Sunset Strip in the late '80s to become a trailblazing rock band best known for Rose's howl and Slash's electrifying guitar work, their inclusion in their first year of eligibility will certainly rankle some folks who feel a number of long-ignored artists should have gone in first.
Among those on this year’s ballot who were snubbed are the Cure, Heart, Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Freddie King, The Spinners, War and Eric B & Rakim.
The Rock Hall continues to ignore a legion of acts, including Hall & Oates, Todd Rundgren, Rush, Roxy Music, Iron Maiden, Kiss, Electric Light Orchestra and the Doobie Bros.
The final ballot goes to more then 500 music industry executives and journalists. The class of 2012 will be inducted in a ceremony held at the Hall of Fame in Cleveland, April 14, 2012.
What do you think of this year's inductees? Share your thoughts below.
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December 7, 2011 at 9:32AM EST Reply to CommentGN'R are well-deserving of induction, regardless of those who think otherwise. They were the biggest band on the planet for half a decade, had real musical chops, and represented the very best of their musical genre. Congratulations to all of them. Now to see who shows up on that stage...
Andrei
December 7, 2011 at 9:45AM EST Reply to CommentMy only issue with this class is Donovan - all of the others were big influences on those who came after (which is really what the HOF should be about, more than record sales...)
Steve spore
December 7, 2011 at 9:48AM EST Reply to CommentAgain...Rush is snubbed. Third in consecutive gold albums behind the Beatles and Stones. Still making great music live and in studio. Whats the deal??
mcspinelli
December 7, 2011 at 12:35PM EST Reply to CommentEric B and Rakim deserve to get in soon. Why? Because EVERY rapper/hip-hop star has either sampled their beats or repeated their lyrics. Their songs still hold up today against any current rapper/hip-hop star. Their beats are legendary. They laid the foundations for "the street" being incorporated in Hip-hop songs. They weren't crude, didn't swear too much, and always got their point across with clever rhymes. There isn't one popular MC, DJ, or producer that doesn't list them as influences.
Russ
December 8, 2011 at 12:25PM EST Reply to CommentAs long as Rush and...yes, I'll say it, Kiss are excluded from even being considered for the ballot, nothing the R&R HOF has to say has the least bit of credibility.