Music: Re: [Classic_Rock_Forever] Hall of fame nominee's for 2012

No doubt this list will create some controversy, more for whose missing rather than who is there.

The only thing it does to me is make me feel old ;)

I was in my mid 20's when GnR came out and I was quite taken with the first album. I'd been ignoring new music for a while at the time and they seemed like a damn good group that was making some serious waves. I still think the Appetite for Destruction is an excellent debut album.

They held my interest fairly well up to and including the Use Your Illusion set. I liked both albums, even though there was some 'lesser' than content.

I was pleasantly surprised with Chinese Democracy, and yes I'm well aware that the personel was substantially different after all these years. What the hell, its good music and truly that's all I really care about.

Clint

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Heart and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are among the acts nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.

The list of 15 potential inductees put forward Tuesday by the Cleveland-based Hall of Fame is unusually strong on women who rock.

American-born sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson formed Heart in Vancouver in the 1970s and had enduring hits with Magic Man and Barracuda.

Jett, who created rock anthem I Love Rock 'n Roll, is a first-time nominee. Her leather-clad persona, formerly with the Runaways, is an icon for women rockers. The Blackhearts was formed in 1982.

Also nominated:

Beastie Boys
The Cure
Donovan
Eric B. & Rakim
Guns 'N Roses
Freddie King
Laura Nyro
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rufus with Chaka Khan
The Small Faces/The Faces
The Spinners
Donna Summer
War

The Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Donna Summer, Laura Nyro, Donovan and War have all been nominated before, but not made it to the final list.

Guns 'N Roses, the 1980s rockers led by Axl Rose with Slash on lead guitar, are first-time nominees. They sold 100 million albums and had hits such as Welcome to the Jungle and Paradise City.

An act must have released its first single or album 25 years ago to qualify for induction. The final list of inductees is determined by voters.

New members will be inducted at a ceremony at the hall of fame in Cleveland on April 14, 2012.