With the recent announcement of the latest inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, there leaves a long list of music artists and groups that have been snubbed. The 2015 inductees include Green Day, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Bill Withers. To be voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a music group or artist had to released their first album 25 years prior to nomination.
Here's a )))))))) groups/artists that have been snubbed, despite having waited the appropriate 25 years.
1. Nine Inch Nails: Having released Pretty Hate Machine in 1989, this Cleveland band's first album had four hit songs. Head Like a Hole, Sin, Something I Can Never Have, and Down in It. Since then the industrial metal band has poured out more hits that most bands will ever have in a lifetime. Other hits include Closer, The Perfect Drug, The Hand That Feeds, and Only.
Singer and writer Trent Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails (pictured above) and has been at odds with the corporate music world for years. He formed his own record label called Nothing Records in 1992, to release his own music without the interference of a major label telling him what he could and could not do. Under Nothing Records, he not only released the Nine Inch Nails albums, but also fellow industrial metal artist, Marilyn Manson. Nothing Records became defunct in 2004, but Reznor then formed Null Corporation in 2008 to release more Nine Inch Nails albums.
Reznor and Nine Inch Nails have not always been a favorite of the music industry. After giving away flash drives containing his music, for free at select concerts, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sent cease and desist notices out to the fans who spread the music on the internet, despite the permission of the band and label. Reznor also found himself in a battle with Fox News, when on multiple occasions, they used Nine Inch Nails music on their programming, despite being told they weren't allowed to use any of Reznor's music.
2. Bon Jovi: The second biggest New Jersey rock act behind Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi released their first album in 1984. They have been snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the past five years.
With hits such as Livin' On a Prayer, In and Out of Love, Wanted Dead or Alive, and It's My Life, Bon Jovi has racked up a total of 100 million-plus record sales world-wide. Members Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009, but as a band, have yet to reach that distinction. The pop/rock group has been nominated for nine Grammy awards total.
3. The Cure: The English Goth-emo band has been snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for over a decade now. Releasing their first album in 1979, it wasn't until 1982, when The Cure released Pornography, that they finally started to gain momentum. Pornography was listed number 83 out of the top 100 "albums that changed the world" by Mojo Magazine.
Later on, they released some of the biggest hits of the '80s and '90s, including Boys Don't Cry, Just Like Heaven, Lovesong, Pictures of You, and Friday I'm in Love.
The Cure was one of the first alternative rock bands to chart, before alternative rock went mainstream. With the amount of hits they cranked out, they are still one of the best selling alternative rock bands of all-time.
4. Depeche Mode: The English electronic rock band first released Speak & Spell in 1981, which contained hit single Just Can't Get Enough. For the past eight years of eligibility, they have yet to even been nominated. Having sold over 100 million albums, they are one of the best selling rock bands in history.Depeche Mode hits include Never Let Me Down Again, Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence, Policy of Truth, and Precious. They have been nominated for five Grammy awards and have released 53 singles that have charted on US and/or UK music charts. Q Magazine listed them as one of the top 50 bands "that changed the world."
Despite their success, that still continues 'til this day, Depeche Mode has received no love from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
5. Ozzy Osbourne: Formerly the lead singer of Black Sabbath, the band that laid the foundation for heavy metal, Ozzy has never been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, despite having success in his solo years. Since leaving the hall of fame band in 1979, Ozzy recorded 11 studio albums that resulted in 34 singles.
Hits of Osbourne's include Crazy Train, Mr. Crowley, Bark at the Moon, Mama I'm Coming Home, and I Don't Wanna Stop. The Grammy award winning solo artist has earned the nickname "Godfather of Heavy Metal."
Despite his success, Ozzy will be forever known for his antics including biting the head off a dove after signing a record deal and biting the head off a bat on stage. He also has been accused by various Christian groups for promoting Satanism through his music, despite the fact that he's a practicing member of the Church of England.
6. Steve Miller Band: Forming in San Francisco in 1968, the acid-rock band has released 30 singles from their 18 studio albums. Their album Steve Miller Band's Greatest Hits 1974-1978 sold 13 million copies alone.
Steve Miller Band hits include The Joker, Rock'n Me, Fly Like an Eagle, and Jungle Love.
Despite their success, they have yet to be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame despite being eligible for the past 21 years.
7. Deep Purple: Despite being eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the past 21 years and selling over 100 million albums worldwide, the band has only been nominated twice.
In 1975, Deep Purple was listed in The Guinness Book of World Records for being "the globe's loudest band" for a concert they played in 1972. They have been credited as one of the pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath.
Deep Purple hits include Hush, Smoke on the Water, and Kentucky Woman.
One of the two years they were nominated, they were second place in the fan vote, with over a half of million votes. Various members of other legendary rock bands including Slash, Lars Ulrich, Geddy Lee, Gene Simmons, and Steve Lukhather have all lobbied unsuccessfully on behalf of Deep Purple.
8. Dick Dale: Achievements such as the hall of fame status, should have been a "no brainer," but 27 years after his being eligible, Dick Dale has yet to even have been nominated. The "King of Surfer Rock" was born out of Boston and comes from Lebanese descent.
The lefty guitarist, was known to string his guitar upside-down and has played with his original reverb and Showman amps since 1960.
His song Misirlou is one of the most famous rock songs in history. Let's Go Trippin' is often regarded by music experts as the first official surf rock song in history.
One of the lead bands to fully grasp the potential of the music video, Duran Duran filmed videos at exotic locations such as Antigua and Sri Lanka. They even had future movie director Russell Mulcahy shoot their videos for them.
Duran Duran hits include blockbusters such as Girls on Film, Hungry Like a Wolf, Rio, and The Reflex. In total, they released 39 singles and sold over 70 million albums. Despite their success, they have been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 8 years, but have yet to be nominated.
10. Soundgarden: Forming in Seattle in 1984 and releasing their first album in 1988, Soundgarden became one of the giants to form the grunge rock movement along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains.
Their album Superunknown produced five hit singles, 2 Grammy's, and a "Best Metal/Hard Rock Video" for Black Hole Sun at the MTV Video Awards. Superunknown debuted number one on the Billboard 200 album chart and has been certified five times platinum.
Soundgarden hits include Black Hole Sun, Spoonman, Burden in my Hand, Blow Up the Outside World, and Live to Rise.
They have been nominated eight times total for a Grammy and their involvement with Sub Pop Records, is what inspired Kurt Cobain to convince Nirvana to sign with the legendary grunge label.
11. Dolly Parton: The country pop artist has been recording since 1959 and has released 106 singles over the years. Despite being in the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, she has yet to have been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Parton's hits include Jolene, I Will Always Love You, 9 to 5, and Islands in the Stream.
She has earned eight Grammy's out of 46 nominations. Parton has had 25 RIAA certified gold and/or platinum albums, 25 songs that landed the number one spot in the Country Billboard charts (record for a female artist), 41 top 10 country albums, and over 100 million albums sold.
A multi-faceted performer, she has translated her music career into a stage, film, and a philanthropic career as well.
12. Dire Straits: The blues rock band from England, that released their first album in 1978, has been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the past 11 years, but has yet to receive a nomination.
Their hit Sultans of Swing is a song that can be heard in any baseball stadium across America before and during games.
Brothers in Arms sold over 30 million albums alone and was the very first CD to sell over a million copies. They are one of the world's most commercially successful bands, with over 120 million albums sold.
Dire Straits' hits include Sultans of Swing, Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, Lady Writer, and So Far Away.
Over the years, they have won four Grammy's and have been nominated 9 times total.
13. Jan and Dean: Pioneers in the surf rock craze, over an eight-year period they released 26 hit singles. In collaboration with the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson they released hits such as Surf City and The Little Old Lady From Pasadena.
They have been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the past 29 years, but have yet to receive one nomination. Despite this, they were elected to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.
Their hits include Rock Lobster, Funplex, Love Shack, Roam, and Private Idaho.
15. Massive Attack: The first trip hop group to go mainstream, Massive Attack has two albums that are listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Albums of All-Time."
Eligible for their first nomination this year, Massive Attack was unable to gain a nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Massive Attack hits include Unfinished Sympathy, Protection, Angel, Inertia Creeps, and Teardrop, which served as the theme song for the hit TV show House.
Without Massive Attack, artists/groups such as Portishead, Tricky, and the Sneaker Pimps would have had a harder time making it to the mainstream.
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