Nirvana, the Replacements, N.W.A., Chic, Peter Gabriel Nominated for Rock and Roll Ha

Gavin B. · 10-21-2013, 07:21 PM

From Pitchfork:

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The 2014 class of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced via Rolling Stone, and at long last, Nirvana are eligible for the honor. They've been longlisted along with the Replacements, N.W.A., Chic, Peter Gabriel, Kiss, LL Cool J, the Zombies, Cat Stevens, Hall and Oates, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Deep Purple, Link Wray, the Meters, Linda Ronstadt, and Yes.
In order to be eligible for induction, artists need to have released their first single or album 25 years ago. Nirvana are the only artist in the group of nominees that are in their first year of eligibility—their cover of Shocking Blue's "Love Buzz" came out in 1988.

It's going to get interesting over the next few years as many of the grunge, Brit rock and electronica bands meet the 25 year eligibility requirement for induction.

I was shocked that Linda Ronstandt was never nominated as she was the best selling female vocalist of the 70s.

I'm personally hoping that two of the underdog bands, the Replacements and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band will finally be acknowledged by the R&R Hall of Fame.