Here are my responses: Run-D.M.C. Crosby, Stills & Nash: 7/10 Fela Kuti (Level 1) Little Richard (Level 5) That's all I have. "I'll Try Something New" Diana Ross & the Supremes with the Temptations, Barbara McNair, A Taste of Honey, Spyder Turner (as an excerpt from his cover of "Stand By Me") Alice Cooper: 7/10 They both were a lot closer to the rock world than Ray Charles was during the bulk of their careers. Oh Wait, those dimwhits on the election committee have overlooked them again! Percy Sledge: Influenced Al Green and the Allman Brothers Band. 2 our lives, from the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia. Can't wait until 2pac and Eminem are inducted! https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/04/ranking-every-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductee-by-tiers.html Wow, thanks for sharing, where do you get all this information from if I may know? 2. Pei, also designed the most famous modern pyramid, the controversial 1988 addition to the Louvre., 3. That's at least 70+ years of music I'm combing through and constantly digging up gems. Little Willie John Russell, 2. Yes- 4 Dezmond, Otis Redding (Level 4), Posted by Jordan Einstein on Sunday, 04/24/2022 @ 14:32pm. These questions and more are broken down in our third Pyramid Podcast with Bills former Grantland colleague, ESPNs Zach Lowe. ", Posted by Dezmond on Wednesday, 10/22/2014 @ 22:04pm, Desmond, I still have no idea how Dirk managed to get that group to the Finals and then win the whole thing. I like a lot of them. , Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 10/23/2014 @ 09:02am. "Whatever Makes You Happy"- Jacki Gore, Steve Washington. But if there was an "Early Influences" pyramid, then Sister Rosetta Tharpe would at least be a 4. Green Day Depeche Mode-4 The Cure Lennon's massive hypocrisy shouldn't be overlooked either. Rolling Stone Magazine recognizes The Miracles' importance: They are the HIGHEST-RANKING Motown group in their list on their list of the The Beach Boys: 10/10 I think the Doors and Grateful Dead should be in the fourth level of the pyramid. I didn't ask for it. Blondie Def Leppard A lot of the acts in Level 1 and 2 should be upgraded too. Most weird inductee? 2. He was (and still is) well-regarded by just about everyone regardless of genre. Favorite inductee outside of the U.S. and the U.K.? Tupac Shakur Steve Nash, 41. You hate the way he plays. I meant *borderline. The Zombies: 5/10 You could even include acts who broke significant individual records (though, personally, I say no). Allen Iverson, 42. Kareem, 3. Albert King This might be the most controversial placement. Ray Charles: 10/10 See the rankings as for this Basketball Hall of Fame Sets set on 2/1/2022 1:11:50 PM. Paul McCartney: 8/10 NWA pulls a 2 and everyone else a 1. Nicest: According to an Indianapolis limo driver who interviewed with the Indpls. T. Rex The Beatles Chicago- 4 He was a musical revolutionary for whom the record industry had to create new marketing terms to describe. Skip to primary content. If he comes back 100% and leads Brooklyn to a title? They gave her a Jehova's Witness pitch and when they left they just drove off. Level 3 ?? Journey: 3/10 "Love Machine" Wham!, Thelma Houston As a link between boogie-woogie, jump blues, and rhythm & blues, he is a highly important name and should not be ranked lower than less relevant names like Buffalo Springfield, The (Young) Rascals, Jackson Browne, The Righteous Brothers, and Gene Pitney. Shaq, 12. Parliament - Funkadelic (Level 3) This site is not affiliated in any way with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum 95. Was this OKCs Apex Mountain? 1990 2001 2. Jerry Lee Lewis Since then, he has mentioned in episodes of his podcast numerous changes that he has made to this list. 2018 Bobby Darin: 5/10 U2: 10/10 Tier 4 is their place. "Bad Girl" Dazz Band. In the case of Ray Charles, the musical influence he had is so massively widespread across multiple genres, so well documented, and seemingly so obvious to the ears of anybody with half a musical ear who takes the time to actually listen to what popular music sounded like before he began having hits and what it sounded like after those hits; that your statement that you "don't see the influence" marks you as either too historically uneducated or too biased by your tastes to really be a serious participant in evaluating such topics of discussion. The Sixth Man award almost always goes to the NBAs highest-scoring bench player. Their pioneering work in the folk-rock and country-work scenes is significant enough. "Who's Gonna Take The Blame" Capone N. Noreaga (as the basis of their song "Live On Live Long"). Journey, Posted by Donnie on Monday, 09/24/2018 @ 22:34pm. "Determination" The Contours. Actually what I initially wrote about them here still works: In 2010, Bill Simmons published The Book of Basketballs paperback edition in which he updated his Hall of Fame Pyramid, a list of the top 96 greatest mens basketball players. ELO - 1 Most mean inductee? Posted by Plebeian on Wednesday, 05/12/2021 @ 23:27pm, 2020 Aerosmith: 9/10 "Got A Job" The Marcels Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Eurythmics: 7/10 ELO: 6/10 Posted by Mike on Tuesday, 02/9/2016 @ 17:04pm, Posted by Classic Rock on Friday, 04/22/2016 @ 20:34pm. See More by this Creator. Ike & Tina Turner Ramones Patrick Ewing. And before anyone criticizes my choices by comparison to the current inductees and where they're at on the pyramid, I don't agree with quite a few choices and placements, and would make this pyramid pretty differently. 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). Heart: 1 Lloyd Price: 4/10 NIN: 9/10 2009 We already have the news to educate ourselves on sociopolitical affairs anyway. Steely Dan: 8/10 Jimi Hendrix. Paul McCartney at 2? Most weird inductee? Posted by some guy on Friday, 03/27/2020 @ 16:59pm. 9/10 = All Time Greats Proper evaluation of influence can certainly be biased by opinion; but overall it is rather easy to research to see historically the impact an artist had by tracking musicians that copied them, or directly cite them as major influences. ZZ Top: 7/10 T. Rex-1, maybe 2 I slotted him in next to McAdoo since their careers have some similarities so far in terms of pure accolades. Posted by The Dude on Friday, 01/11/2019 @ 18:40pm, Posted by The Dude on Friday, 01/11/2019 @ 18:43pm. move to 2: 197. 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. Posted by Bill G. on Monday, 02/26/2018 @ 01:01am. -I've heard stories that James Brown was a ballbuster. Dave DeBusschere, 52. Pearl Jam Impossible to answer (aka the effects of various substances) - if you just mean flamboyant, then Little Richard. The Moonglows: 6/10 Dolly Parton (Level 2) 1. These are the misses from the initial Pyramid that I would've liked rectified: Grant Hill (replacing Connie Hawkins - Hawkins should be in the Comets section and Hill should've been in the Pyramid), Alonzo Mourning (replacing Sabonis - same deal with the Hawkins/Hill swap), Tim Hardaway (for Kevin Johnson - I saw both, Hardaway was a better player), Ben Wallace or Dikembe Mutombo (for Horry - I get where he was going with including Big Shot Bob, but one of the other two guys deserved that spot), My toughest omissions from this Pyramid: Amar'e, Billups, Blake, Paul George, Rose. "Whatever Makes You Happy"- Jacki Gore, Steve Washington. Here are the questions: Hell, one of the most commercially successful pop-rock bands of the 21st century (Nickelback) consider Metallica as their biggest influence. "Do It Baby"- Jimmy Ponder, Red Holt (of Young-Holt Unlimited). Led Zeppelin: 10/10 Musical understanding cannot be static. 205. Whitney Houston-5 Roxy Music: 8/10 4. Posted by KXB on Wednesday, 08/3/2016 @ 12:10pm. "More, More, More of Your Love" Bob Brady & the Con Chords Level Four: Brendan Fraser (we can't really have him above anyone else here) on Thursday, 05/20/2021 @ 02:05am. Posted by Michael W on Friday, 05/21/2021 @ 14:58pm. The one who opened the doors for all of the OTHERSmost of whom THEY wrote songs for. Ritchie Valens 11. My recent finds include Whispering Jack Smith, Billy Eckstine (What a voice this man had! Level 4 67. Journey - 1 In my honest opinion, Rush should also be placed a lot higher, at least, preferably in the middle of the 4th tier, slightly lower than Pink Floyd and slightly below, soon to be inducted, Yes. It's that "X" Factor that separates true legends from also-rans.The Men from the Boys. I'm also with you on the Byrds being where they are. I would replace Percy Sledge with another soul artist like Patti LaBelle. Replace "Were they just dominant at times?" Mike Roberts WVEE-FM & WQMJ 2015 70. Bonnie Raitt: 7/10 Posted by Shrek on Friday, 01/4/2019 @ 18:59pm. Posted by Follower on Friday, 01/11/2019 @ 18:50pm. Heart 2005, 1999 like I said, a lot of great years, Posted by Philip on Saturday, 03/9/2013 @ 21:58pm. They have 18 acts in their top tier, and based on this David Bowie should be in Level 5. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Art19 / Spotify / Google Podcasts. "Can You Love a Poor Boy" Bobby Vee, Softones, Gil Bernal, Ronnie Walker. 14. Chic Queen and Black Sabbath, by far. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: 9/10 Does The Secret have a shelf life? I love this site and all the work you do. [1] They also have the distinction of having more songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame than any other Motown group." 111. King Absolutely nothing you can learn from a song that can't already be ascertained from a documentary or history lecture. I would like to do the # ratings of performers of every class, for this I'll be giving them a number between 0 -10 out of 10 based on influence & innovation on popular music. "Who's Gonna Take The Blame" Capone N. Noreaga (as the basis of their song "Live On Live Long"). Ike and Tina Turner Big Joe Turner: 9/10 196. They wrote 95 % of their OWN HITSplus hits for THE TEMPTATIIONS , MARVIN GAYE, MARY WELLS, THE MARVELETTES,and NUMEROUS OTHERS !! "Love Machine" Wham!, Thelma Houston 2014 -This is covered under "most civilized", don't you think? Hank Ballard (and the Midnighters) Fats Domino Nine Inch Nails (Level 2) Does ninety-six players sound like a good number? Billy Joel: 9/10 We are talking about Rock music here, right? -Weirdest? Isaac Hayes According to the picture, that's where Level 5 is. -First ballot? And, while you're thinking about THAT, Consider THIS: ***. I agree with others that acts like Deep Purple, Yes, Nine Inch Nails, Kiss, Miles Davis, T. Rex, Whitney Houston & Nina Simone should be at 2. 7/10 = Solid Picks James Brown didn't either but he was arguably much closer to rock than Ray Charles was while he was performing, same goes for Stevie Wonder. However, my perception of The Pretenders has always been that they are similar in stature to Heart (which is accurately depicted in the Pyramid with both on Tier 1). Respect: +177. Buddy Guy "The Tears of a Clown" La Toya Jackson, The Beat, The Rocking Chairs, The Re-Bops, Nnenna Freelon, The Flying Pickets, Caligula, Human Nature, Enuff Z'Nuff, Eumir Deodato, Brian Ray, Marc Cohn, Phil Collins. "I Don't Blame You At All" - Rosetta Hightower. a) metal is actually such a huge genre and scene, easily the largest and most enduring underground music scene. 99. Cliff Hagan. If youre trying to make a case for him being dumb, then KD over those guys is not the way to do it. Tom Chambers, 109. Ruth Brown Is Curry already the greatest shooter of all time? 12. "Nowhere To Go- Kanye West (as the basis of his song "About An Angel"), Beanie Sigel (as "Got Nowhere"), Freeway Still recording new material and performing around places. 1/10 = Not even worth of mention 166. Posted by astrodog on Thursday, 10/31/2013 @ 03:26am. Albert King: 1, Posted by Classic Rock on Monday, 02/11/2013 @ 20:53pm. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. 179. David Thompson, 80. 62. Topic: Bill Simmons NBA Hall of Fame Pyramid (Read 15782 times) armand_a. Outside of Biggie and Jay-Z, no one else really needs to be above Level 1. I actually think that every act up there is almost exactly where they should be. The Book of Basketball - Bill Simmons 2010-12-07 . Were they the greatest team of all time? The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 17. The Ronettes: 6/10 Heckthe first Motown act, PERIOD. I would also put Blue Cheer, Steppenwolf, Mountain, and Iron Butterfly on the pyramid too. Tom Waits: 8/10 Have at it. 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. Hal Greer, 54. Radiohead: 10/10 Most weird inductee? 26. The Zombies Bob Marley, too. N.W.A I mean does anyone (be honest) go home and listen to a Ramones record? 2005 Radiohead a.k.a. Elton John: 10/10 Sure. 4. I'm coming up with a questionnaire/survey on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's inductees. The purpose of these rules are to keep it even, in order for one artist to go up a level another artist has to go down a level. The Beatles should be level 0, abd Poison moves up to level 5. (This is an incomplete list, as songs by the Miracles continue to be covered by more artists each year) t. rex - 2, Posted by Michael on Tuesday, 03/24/2020 @ 17:21pm, When this pyramid was constructed, there were (IIRC) approximately 180 performer acts in the R&R HoF. I agree with all the placements this year except Radiohead. "Come On Do The Jerk" The Righteous Brothers [64], The T-Bones We rank historical figures just as Google ranks webpages, by integrating a diverse set of measurements about their reputation (including PageRank, article length, and readership) into estimates of their fame, explained by a combination of achievement (gravitas) and celebrity. The Dells "Shop Around" Captain & Tennille, Don Bryant, The Astronauts, The Allusions, and Georgie Fame, Neil Merryweather and Lynn Carey, among numerous others. 11. Needless to say, Young will be high on the short list (I'm limiting it 10 picks, as I'd rather not expend too much time on what I loathe). Buddy Guy: 8/10 198. Whitney Houston: 9/10 Pearl Jam Based on my top 100 Favorite Artists list and looking at the ones who are in the RRHOF, I'll go with Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Chuck Berry, Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five, David Bowie, Fats Domino, Nat King Cole/The Nat King Cole Trio, and Little Richard. Retired Col. Eric Toler received the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit and two Bronze Star Medals during his 27-year military career. Jimmy Cliff Gladys Knight and the Pips Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Carly Simon, Pat Benatar, Lionel Richie would all be level 1's in I'm afraid. Cheap Trick: 6/10 Hilarious. Metallica also, but stance is just that -stance. The L-shaped, bi-level building houses more than 18,000 square feet of . The Cars Jason Voigt, Little Anthony and the Imperials 124. Dwayne Wade [up from Level 3, below Walton]. Except on Neil Young, of course. Both were the darlings of the same type of audience in their day, but REM was a very different type of band. Thought of doing something interesting. 145. Where would you change things up? Should have been first ballot: Black Sabbath! 78. Cream's rhythm section couldn't stand each other. The Supremes: 10/10 Almost all of their hits were self-written, making them unique among Motown acts. 13. ISBN: 978-0345511768 and 034551176X. 12. I was reviewing a post which I had written some time ago. Wilson Pickett 80. People will still be listening to their music, hundreds, if not thousands of years from now. Is Harden the NBAs best scorer since Michael Jordan? Madonna: 10/10 Alice Cooper Pat Benatar: 6/10 Chicago: Level 2 Was the Harden trade the NBAs biggest what if? ever? Van Morrison: 10/10 -Hard to say ultimately, it's really about the music and their commitment to it. ELO "The Hurt is Over" The DT's Partially covered up there, but Tony Iommi comes across as quite humble when I've seen him interviewed. Joan Baez: 6/10 22. "From Head to Toe" Elvis Costello, Chris Clark The most obvious one to me is Metallica, who are no brainers for level 4 at least, and could possibly mount a case (admittedly a weak one) for level 5. Feel free to argue about the order in the comments below, but remember, you can't move someone up without moving someone else down.. "A Fork in the Road " Rebbie Jackson The Yardbirds: 9/10 Anyways, hope you browsed through. Sly & The Family Stone: 10/10 Finished season 1 of it, its not over. 1986 and 1986. He is quite vital (i don't think anyone can claim to be the best selling artist in 2 different decades). HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES. The Jackson 5: 9/10 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. 1997 ARE YOU KIDDING ME ? And I agree on John Lennon (or any Beatle) as a solo artist. Bill Simmonss new podcast breaks down the NBAs most important games, players, and teams, extending and reinventing his New York Times no. Carole King-2, but could also be 1 since most of her best known stuff is on Tapestry If that was your point, it wasn't well made previously; but was overall well stated in this latest response. Andrew - Just so you know, this Pyramid only includes acts that are in the actual Hall of Fame. Paul Simon Questions 6 &7 are differnet type of questions. Thanks, SHREK, for your bullshit opinion. 163. I know, they did it with the strength of ONE album. Second floor of The Pyramid. 156. The Stooges (Level 3) Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 10/23/2014 @ 09:09am. As for who I think next year will be: Nirvana, Deep Purple (long overdue, though I wouldn't complain if KISS went instead), some combination of The Cure/Depeche Mode/The Smiths, N.W.A., Chic, Posted by Sam on Thursday, 04/11/2013 @ 12:25pm. Were they just dominant at times? Martha and the Vandellas Wilt, 6. The Beach Boys 5 Inductee that should have been first-ballot (again, don't answer Rush*)? Aretha Franklin (Level 5) Heart- 4 As of 2012, there are 180 inductees in the performer category, which divides up nicely into 5 groups, each with multiples of 12 artists (Level 1 has 60, Level 2 has 48, etc.). Most influential besides Beatles, Elvis and Chuck: 1987 Louis Jordan Deep Purple Dennis Johnson, 61. 87. 18. N.W.A He didn't make ESPN's recent list of the 74 best players ever which is straight dumb. And where does Harden rank on Bills 100-player Hall of Fame Pyramid? Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. They are certainly not on the level of Bowie, Springsteen, Aretha, or Nirvana, even Michael. Probably Patti Smith, though any of the acts that had one legendary hit (7 that's all) could also be placed here. Arvydas Sabonis, 98. I wouldn't put KD over KG or Dirk, but he's definitely over Curry. Aretha Franklin 129. I'd at least move up Aretha, the Boss, and Bowie, Posted by Mike on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 14:50pm. ARE YOU KIDDING ME ?? Let me know if my analogies don't work as well. Posted by Bill G. on Tuesday, 10/23/2018 @ 14:25pm. 224. The former MVP has adapted and evolved to become an excellent conductor of Phillys offense. -the Beastie Boys Since I joined RateYourMusic over the summer, I've compiled some lists detailing my likes and dislikes in music. All the Lord of The Rings films Seriously? 108. 118. Bill Walton. 2001 17. would be thrown in here. Joni Mitchell: 9/10 223. Kiss: 7/10 1999 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Posted by Tommy Wimmer on Monday, 09.24.18 @ 01:42am James Taylor: 8/10 "Save Me" The Undertones 101. He's a better scorer, a slightly worse distributor, and a better defender over the course of his career. Eminem (Level 4) 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. Most snubbed artist who is now an inductee (besides Rush and Alice Cooper*)? What;s the first song ANY kid learns on guitar?? 2 America - a secret airline run by the CIA - flew missions no one else would touch, from General Claire Cennault's legendary Flying Tigers in WW II We correct for the passage of time in a principled way, so we can fairly compare the significance of historical figures of different eras." Santana: 8/10 Dire Straits Carl Perkins The Book of Basketball - Bill Simmons 2010-12-07 Clyde McPhatter: 8/10 Most quiet inductee? None of them were saints though. Lou Reed: 7/10 T.Rex-Level 3 Posted by shrek on Friday, 01/11/2019 @ 20:45pm. 1988 Future Hall of Famer Steve Kerr joins Bill to discuss a quarter-century of learning The Secret in Chicago (with Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson), San Antonio (with Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich), and Phoenix (with Steve Nash), and then how Kerr watched it unfold during his historic run as the coach of the three-time champion Golden State Warriors. "More, More, More of Your Love" Bob Brady & the Con Chords - The initial pyramid had 96 players after 64 NBA seasons, so 1.5 players per season. Talking Heads: 9/10 Underrated, or too low: John Mellencamp, Mamas+Papas, Temptations, Frank Zappa, The Rascals, The Hollies, Posted by Bill on Tuesday, 08/19/2014 @ 19:29pm. Miles Davis Connie Hawkins, 99. Posted by Tommy on Saturday, 01/17/2015 @ 23:32pm. 54. Check out the sidebar on the left for many more excursions into wormhole that is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Gail Goodrich, 100. :) Planes, Trains, & Automobiles Eurythmics (Level 1) 147. Posted by Bill G on Wednesday, 05/8/2019 @ 06:56am. 180. You can rattle the L5 guys off the top of your head: The Beatles. Most quiet inductee? I too personally dislike thier music except "Express Yourself" and I just don't understand why so meny praise them when all they did was steer rap down a more gangester and racist path. Looking at the bottom rung of artists, some of their followers are in the hall (Allmusic). "Commenting to Rolling Stone Magazine, Bob Seger said: "I used to go to the Motown Revues, and the Miracles always closed the show. Bill breaks it all down with The Ringers Joe House. 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