Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi among nominees for Rock Hall of Fame

[Sweetleaf22]

Alice Cooper is among the 2011 nominees announced today by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.The nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011 are Alice Cooper, Beastie Boys, Bon Jovi, Chic, Neil Diamond, Donovan, Dr. John, J Geils Band, LL Cool J, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, Donna Summer, Joe Tex, Tom Waits and Chuck Willis.



To be eligible for nomination into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an act must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. This year's nominees had to release their first single no later than 1985.

Seen the ones in Bold Live........................


Who gets in?

[Bobtheicon]

Alice Cooper is a lock. Surprised he's not already in. He invented theatrical rock and roll and has been ripped off by other bands for the past 40 years.

[Cali Roots]

I think Cooper, Bon Jovi (25+ years of hits), and Neil Diamond all deserving.

[Eleven]

Itd be good if Donna Summer gets in, she had a very important career. When they call you a 'King' or a 'Queen', you got to be a shoe-in.

[Mendoza Line]

Alice Cooper, Beastie Boys, Bon Jovi, Neil Diamond, Donovan, Dr. John, Donna Summer, and Tom Waits all deserve it. Changed or heavily influenced music of their era, or just did it really big for a long time.

Tom Waits has been doing it for a real long time, plus he was Mr. Nick in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

LL, maybe, but I lean no. He peaked musically from 86 to 93 or so, and is probably known more for TV and crappy movies that I'm Bad and Goin' Back to Cali.

Joe Tex and Chuck Willis, no.

Chic and J Geils? A couple of big singles each. Chic wasn't even a real band. Peter Wolf left and J Geils never did much after that.

I don't even know who Darlene Love or Laura Nyro are.

[Sweetleaf22]

Doze,,,,,good call on dr. John, I completely skipped over his name on the list,,,,,,,great live show right there........................

[PHILLYBIRDS20]

Used to like the beastie boys but they are an absolute pos. Also add rage against the machine to my list of hatred

[Mendoza Line]

Seen Dr. John, too, Leaf. Jazzfest and when he's played at Tip's in the Quarter. Been one of the real sounds of NO for 30 or 40 years.

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by Bobtheicon

Alice Cooper is a lock. Surprised he's not already in. He invented theatrical rock and roll and has been ripped off by other bands for the past 40 years.

was thinking the same thing...dude has been around for aeons

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by PHILLYBIRDS20

Used to like the beastie boys but they are an absolute pos. Also add rage against the machine to my list of hatred

beastie boys do blow...but rage against the machine rocks

[mikkii10]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

was thinking the same thing...dude has been around for aeons

he should have been in the hall years ago

[teekay209]

Originally Posted by PHILLYBIRDS20

Used to like the beastie boys but they are an absolute pos. Also add rage against the machine to my list of hatred

you dislike rage as people or for the music they produced?

but anyway.. alice, bon jovi, neil diamond, should all be locks..

personally I would but the beastie boys in too but I would be surprised if they made the cut