I Don't Believe This

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NIKKI SIXX: MÖTLEY CRÜE Was Told By ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME That It Will Never Be Inducted https://t.co/vu6LPANtjI pic.twitter.com/oyhlYzpdQB

— BLABBERMOUTH.NET (@BLABBERMOUTHNET) March 30, 2019

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[steverox]

With Van Halen, KISS, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard all in now ... Motley Crue should be a no-brainer really, regardless of their shenanigans. It's probably tame vs. some of those other artists.

Over $40M albums sold, 13 songs on the billboard top 100 charts at one point in time, plus an insane live show, and longevity... not sure what more they could have done.

The only other "glam" era acts that should also be in (my opinion) are the Scorpions and Whitesnake, both are huge global brands that deserve it. I draw the line there and as much as I love Poison and the other glam bands, I think the genre would be very well represented with the above bands!

[Metalboy!]

Mötley Crüe will get in, regardless of what The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame supposedly told them, as well as Judas Priest, as we’ve said before. It’s probably more like one member, who is probably just some self-important a*shole on the selection committee speaking for himself and not formally on behalf of The Hall.

If behavior really is a factor, how the h*ll did the Sex Pistols get in, even though they refused the award?

p.s. Vince Neil better start losing weight now not just for appearances sake or for whenever they’re inducted but also because, if he doesn’t, he’ll wind up dead before they’re nominated.

[Gary]

No way could this be "Nikki Simmons" generating publicity for The Dirt in a foreign country...

[Him]

No way, Gary. No way at all. This is just Sixx finally being ahead of the curve on something. He decided to pull an April Fool's prank a few days early. The farce is strong with this one.

I will indulge the useless RaRHoF banter if but for a moment. There are far finer bands that aren't in the hall at this point. Can anyone say Slade? (The) Sweet?

But that is just me moving chairs around the deck. I really, truly, honestly, don't care. Do I mean that? Sure I do. I mean it as much as the enthusiasm level that Robert Smith expressed at being 'honored' (his word: "subsumed") by the drafty chasm that is the hall. I mean, sure. Why not The Cure. But why not Siouxsie Sioux? Hell, let's even welcome in Sigue Sigue Sputnik. I mean, come on. Tony James deserves a bit of love.

Thankfully, the dust will settle down forthwith. And I won't have to deal with the frenzy of 'what ifs' again for another ten or so months. When picking fleas off the back of a monkey, the monkey shouldn't be surprised that they are fleas. Neither should we.

Take good care.

[fletch]

I actually believe/not believe this.

I do believe that it's not an April fools joke and that Nikki Sixx was told this by someone in the RARHOF camp, because for years, whenever Howard Stern asked Jon Bon Jovi why his band wasn't indicted, Jon would explain that Jan Wenner told him that it would never happen. Petitions used to fly around the Internet demanding Bon Jovi's nomination each time he appeared on Howard. Additionally, for years David Lee Roth used to tell Howard that Rolling Stone "hated" him and his music.

I don't believe that Motley Crue will never get inducted. It's just a matter of time.

I don't know who all is on the nominating committee, but I do know two judges: Gary Dell'Abate and Jon Hein from The Howard Stern Show. Gary Dell'Abate is "affectionally" known as "Baba Booey" and Jon Hein's claim to fame is coining the catch phase and formerly running the website, "Jump The Shark".

I will say though, if it was up to them (and Jan Wenner) only, Motley would probably never get in. Jan tends to have a stick up his ass when it comes to our type of music, and Baba Booey and Jon Hein simply have an horrendous taste in music- other than for their love of Bruce Springsteen. I'm telling you, based on how Gary talks about hair bands throughout the years and the bands that he thinks are influential, I'm surprised that he voted for Def Leppard. I'd think that Bow Wow Wow had a better shot of induction. I hate to be cynical, but unfortunately, I believe that Gary and Jon voted for Def Leppard as a way to get them onto the Howard Stern Show and not because they are fans of their music, despite what they've been saying for the past couple of months or so leading up to DL's appearance.

Bk: you're an aficionado of the Howard Stern Show. Thoughts???

[Metalboy!]

Indeed, HIM! You’re right! Hey SLADE and Sweet should TOTALLY get in, as well!

[Metalboy!]

Aside from Judas Priest, Motley Crüe, Sweet and Slade, what about all of those other incredible bands that are being overlooked? ...

1) Steppenwolf
2) Tod Rundgren
3) T. Rex
4) The New York Dolls
5) The Monkees
6) Harry Nillson
7) MC5
8) Grand Funk Railroad
9) Thin Lizzy
10) Roxy Music
11) Bad Company
12) Emerson Lake & Palmer
13) Blue Oyster Cult
14) LOVE
15)The Damned
16) The Jam
17)The Stranglers
18) Generation X (Billy Idol’s original band)
19) The Dickies
20) Buzzcocks
21) Ted Nugent
22) The Cult
23) DIO
24) Big Star
25) Jane’s Addiction
26) Misfits