Musicians Whom You Believe Should Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Posted on Aug. 7, 2016, 1:25 p.m. by DemonDragonJ

Being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is one of the greatest honors that a musician can achieve, as doing so is a recognition of their talent and influence on the world of music. Many great musicians have already been inducted into the hall of fame, and deservedly do, but there are a significant number of artists who have not been inducted into the R&RHoF, despite their undeniable talent and influence, so I wish to discuss that subject with the users of this forum, here. An artist is eligible for induction twenty-five years after the release of their first album, and many artists, such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, and Led Zeppelin, were inducted as soon as they were eligible, but others, most notably Black Sabbath (first eligible in 1995, inducted in 2006) and Deep Purple (first eligible in 1993, inducted in 2016) had to wait over a decade each for their induction, a wait made even more glaring when one considers that Metallica was inducted in 2009, only a year after they first became eligible in 2008.

Here are the artists whom I wish to see inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the year in which they first were eligible.

-Judas Priest (eligible since 1999)

-Motorhead (eligible since 2002)

-Iron Maiden (eligible since 2005)

-Def Leppard (eligible since 2005)

-Diamond Head (eligible since 2005)

-Ozzy Osbourne (eligible since 2005); although Osbourne has already been inducted as a member of Black Sabbath, his solo career has been very prolific and influential, so I believe that he deserves to be inducted a second time.

-Motley Cure (eligible since 2006)

-Pantera (eligible since 2008); as a side note, if Pantera is ever inducted, I hope that original vocalist Terry Glaze is included among the members inducted, since he was the vocalist for their first three albums and deserves recognition for that; after all, Rod Evans, the vocalist for Deep Purple's first three albums, was inducted as a member of that band, despite Ian Gillian being much better-known than him.

-Slayer (eligible since 2008)

-Anthrax (eligible since 2009)

-Exodus (eligible since 2010)

-Megadeth (eligible since 2010)

-Ronnie James Dio could theoretically be inducted into the hall of fame three times; while he was not inducted as a member of Black Sabbath (and I definitely believe that he should have been), he still is eligible as a member of Rainbow (since 2000) and also as a solo artist (since 2008), so I remain hopeful that he shall be inducted.

What does everyone else here have to say about this? Who are artists whom you believe should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

PepsiAddicted says... #2

Elite Tauren Chieftains

August 7, 2016 1:42 p.m.

Onion_duck says... #3

Besides pretty well all the ones you've mentioned I would love to see Boston make it in.

August 7, 2016 1:58 p.m.