"I've Been Good To You" Marshall Crenshaw, Brenda Holloway, Joe Meek, The Temptones, Ray, Goodman & Brown (The Moments), The Ones, The Temptations. The Platters Run-DMC "You're So Fine and Sweet" - The Undertakers. (I would say second or third). c) their influence on guitar and drum techniques, painstaking production methods, song structure and use of electronic effects extends far, far, FAR beyond the realms of metal. Frankie Lymon: Influenced Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, Beach Boys, and The Miracles. Dire Straits 33. ZZ Top Stevie Nicks I don't where to post this ever since that "Current Hall of Famers" doesn't have a comments, so I have to post it here or in the "The Immortals" page. It's not the first time I've seen them being underrated. Bob Cousy, 23. 2005, 1999 like I said, a lot of great years, Posted by Philip on Saturday, 03/9/2013 @ 21:58pm. The Yardbirds: 9/10 Etta James Hank Ballard & The Midnighters: 8/10 The Outsiders The Stooges: 10/10 Oscar Robertson, 10. My favorite inductees: Elton John, Billy Joel, Rush, Sam Cooke, Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Eagles, Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Neil Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors and several others. The present facility was officially dedicated May 26, 1973 and has since had two additions. And how the hell could OKC ever trade James Harden after Game 5? 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If we remove people who probably killed someone from contention, Paul Stanley's complete lack of grace during the induction process stands out. Bruce Springsteen: 10/10 Do you know when he mentioned this? 201. 192. According to the picture, that's where Level 5 is. Neil Young: 10/10 Big Joe Turner: 9/10 The Jackson 5 By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. But the Celtics Brogdon is mounting a well-rounded campaign that hearkens back to some of the earliest Sixth Men. Join us for a Stathead virtual panel to kick off the 2022-23 NBA Season on October 12 at 7pm ET. ), and Chuck Willis. Whitney Houston: 9/10 1999 GNR: 9/10 The Bee Gees A couple others like AC/DC 11. I was given first money of $2,000.000.00 US Dollars and on monthly basis am now paid $20,000.00 USDollars for working for the hood. I actually think that every act up there is almost exactly where they should be. 13. The Van Halen brothers managed to get rid of both their main lead singers. This high? Stevie Wonder. "We've Come Too Far To End It Now"-The Escorts Cheap Trick The Allman Brothers Band: 9/10 James Taylor The Mandalorian Season 3 Premiere Is a Slick Reminder of What Makes Mando Work, "The Apostate" is designed to reorient the audience after a lengthy layoff, but the familiar formula ensures we want to keep taking the trip, Malcolm Brogdon Is a Throwbackand DeservingCandidate for Sixth Man of the Year. 116. David Bowie, Velvet Underground, Frank Zappa, Beastie Boys, Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell, Black Sabbath and The Stooges Check out the sidebar on the left for many more excursions into wormhole that is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 145. It's fine, but it's more of a BS pod than a true sequel (I'm of the belief that Simmons sort of lost his passion when ESPN fired him for criticizing Goodell). Cheap Trick: 6/10 Least deserving inductee (anyone but Madonna, ABBA, or any Hip Hop inductees*)? 139. 90. The Pretenders 218. Jay-Z -Level 3 Jerry Lee Lewis and The Everly Brothers should both go up in their rankings. Note: Emails will not be visible or used in any way, but are required. The Mamas & The Papas: 6/10 The Moody Blues: 5/10 9/10 = All Time Greats I do think the pyramid needs serious changes cause gaye, prince, franklin, jackson, bowie, and maybe tupac have overtaken taken some of the 5 in recent years in many ways. Journey Del Shannon I could have sworn it was the other way around. -Quietest? Black Sabbath I'm a musician myself, my band plays a mix of originals and 70s/80s/90s rock covers, and Radiohead's name never comes up between any of us. Most mean inductee? Despite the juvenile attacks, this argument you have made is much more interesting. 175. 15. Posted by Andrew on Thursday, 10/31/2013 @ 17:40pm, We need a space at the top for the Based God. Van Halen Ruth Brown The Who, The Kinks, Public Enemy, Sex Pistols and Muddy Waters Either you have the music and the accomplishments or you don't. 124. I think all of the others were placed appropriately. 2)The Ramones-They need to be demoted. Public Enemy (Level 4) 11. Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 12/18/2015 @ 08:03am, Deep Purple/NWA- Level 2 "Special Occasion - Jim Gilstrap. Most civilized inductee? "Mighty Good Lovin"-Edwin Starr, Chris Clark. Beyond that, a proper redesigning would go something like this: Electric Light Orchestra - 1 1. 118. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I didn't ask for it. Linda Ronstadt -Hard to say. a lot of good years for inductions. Genesis: 7/10 Most weridest inductee: Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Sly Stone, Prince, and Michael Jackson. "I Don't Blame You At All" - Rosetta Hightower. Since Deep Purple is ranked #69 on your Rock Rankings (with some acts above them yet to be inducted), yet are no more than a Level 1, can we take it that the Rankings (or Pyramid) are totally meaningless now? They gave her a Jehova's Witness pitch and when they left they just drove off. George Gervin, 39. Is the top level EVER going to have more than twelve? What about Public Enemy?). Posted by Joe on Friday, 12/18/2015 @ 02:56am, For what it's worth (and my guess), the levels for the new inductees would be: The Flamingos: 6/10 Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Book of Basketball : The NBA According to the Sports Guy by Bill Simmons. Laura Nyro You could even have 5 levels of 3 artist at each level) Michael Jackson: 10/10 Wait, you'd put Bon Jovi and Journey in the top tier with the Beatles? It ended up being his last great Lakers game. Dr. John King I slotted him in next to McAdoo since their careers have some similarities so far in terms of pure accolades. Nine Inch Nails-Level 2 The main ones: Most weird inductee? Bob Marley or Jimmy Cliff Jerry West, 9. We are talking about Rock music here, right? Lynyrd Skynyrd 179. 174. Press J to jump to the feed. Gene Vincent (and the Blue Caps) Stevie Nicks: 3/10 135. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Ray Charles. Robert Horry, 97. 1988 Lead Belly Please if you are tired of poverty and you want to change your status or you are already weathy and you need protection of life,wealth,properties and family member please come and join the help iluminati now and get what you need. Elvis Presley: 10/10 9. If he keeps pushing for 3-4 more years and the Warriors get back to being contenders and Steph stays as a Top 10 guy in the league, he's moving up into the Dirk range and maybe the Pantheon. Cat Stevens 2020 The Go - Go's: 7/10 No. 113. Bob Marley: 10/10 2) THE TEMPTATIONS at # 67 77. Crosby, Stills & Nash: 7/10 If you consider what the Velvet Underground did to not be metal, then the Velvets. 56. The charter of the Pyramid states no MVP can drop below Level 3 unless it's for a good reason. 1/10 = Not even worth of mention 226. The Ronettes: 6/10 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Art19 / Spotify / Google Podcasts. astrodog brings up a reasonable point about Elvis Costello, especially in his comparison to The Pretenders. 11. Because of the lamestream press' overhype of the Pistols, several people actually think they started punk rock, which of course they didn't. Most weird inductee? 112. In fact, that statement is the only exception to the rule that Rush should even share the same sentence with that other band. They had just released Kid A, and since they were the most written about band at the time, I gave it a listen, and I just don't see it. For rap artists, I would get rid of Public Enemy and replace them with 2Pac or Eminem and move Run DMC and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five up higher. Steve Nash, 41. 91. 14. "5)Elvis Costello-Alison, and I cannot name another song. Most snubbed before being inducted: Black Sabbath, The Stooges, Hall & Oates, Neil Diamond, Alice Copper, Buffalo Springfield. John Lennon: 10/10 186. And, while you're thinking about THAT, Consider THIS: Public Enemy (lower 2nd) Tupac - 3 104. 3)John Lennon-Imagine being so overrated, it isn't hard to do, too much love being in the Beatles, but that should have been all for you. Chicago: Level 2 ---------------------------------------------- Gene Vincent: Influenced The Beatles, The Clash, Jeff Page and Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin). Re: Bill Simmons NBA Hall of Fame Pyramid, Quote from: Josh on June 02, 2010, 10:22:44 pm, Quote from: cheloLP on June 02, 2010, 10:18:57 pm, Quote from: Josh on June 02, 2010, 11:17:05 pm, Quote from: Josh on June 02, 2010, 11:31:51 pm, Quote from: t-mac357 on June 02, 2010, 11:38:30 pm, Privacy Notice/Your California Privacy Rights, Topic: Bill Simmons NBA Hall of Fame Pyramid (Read 15826 times). 6)Patti Smith-Why is she in the hall again? Meanest: Ike Turner! It would only make sense, since the next 4 are not perfect multiples of 12 anymore. Tom Waits Yes, this high. Neil Young target="_blank" title="http://www.beat.com.au/sites/default/files/imagecache/630_315sr/images/article/header/2013/april/lilb.jpg[/img]">http://www.beat.com.au/sites/default/files/imagecache/630_315sr/images/article/header/2013/april/lilb.jpg[/img], Posted by GFW on Thursday, 10/31/2013 @ 18:26pm. Crosby, Stills & Nash: 7/10 Bernard King, 66. Frank Zappa: 9/10 Has any modern superstar ever had more career-related what ifs? 8. 46. Curtis Mayfield: 9/10 Both have had three great years. Animal House Pearl Jam (they stay the same, I meant for them to be in the middle) 10/10 = Immortals, Legends & Icons 55. And where does Shaq rank on Bills 100-player Hall of Fame Pyramid? Loudest other than metal: The Kinks 1989 The Soul Stirrers KISS Posted by The Dude on Friday, 01/11/2019 @ 18:40pm, Posted by The Dude on Friday, 01/11/2019 @ 18:43pm. Almost all of their hits were self-written, making them unique among Motown acts. The Kinks 2001 Both are hugely important in roots rock and country rock scenes. Distantly tied for third includes Flavor Flav, Lennon ("I'm starting a new religion, and I'm calling it baggism"), Sly Stone. 7/10 = Solid Picks AC/DC Was it based on their diversity and creativity? Most of them look like 1s or 2s. 83. Wilt, 6. -U2 Posted by Donnie on Monday, 09/24/2018 @ 03:18am. 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