Foreigner finally in. Wonder if that was due to the push from Mark Ronson (the guy who wrote “I’m just Ken” from Barbie and whose father-in-law is none other than Mick Jones).

Styx needs to be next.

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why havent they changed the name to music hall of fame.... or did i miss the part of mary k blige's career where she did rock and roll? literally no one would care if the name changed

They should be in before the fucking Dave Matthews Band that’s for sure

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

I was far too young to appreciate any kind of music scene when Foreigner was in its heyday. Were they considered to be a serious band? I've always placed them in the REO Speedwagon/Cheap Trick (definitely the valedictorian of this group)/Styx bucket.

Journey is more in that group than Cheap Trick.

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You're probably right, and Cheap Trick seems to enjoy more respect from rock critics than anyone else on the list. However, I think you can classify all of them as pop rock.

foreigner was considered rock until foreigner 4 came out and then it became a girls' band. head games vs. i've been waiting for a girl like you.

lou gramm did have an excellent voice.

"Corporate rock" was the label I always associated with Kansas, Boston, REO Speedwagon, Styx, Journey, and Foreigner. Asia, too British, too nerdy (too fast, TOO good!). Good litmus test: did they, in some ship-of-Theseus form, go on to play state fairs?

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It would be hard to enshrine a shittier band than DMB. While the RRHOF is a ridiculous joke to begin with there is still no justification for honoring and celebrating the complete ass end of music that is DMB.

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I had to Google Ship of Theseus. I got about two sentences into the Wikipedia description and started laughing. Well done.

Fuuuuuck Boston

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I don't know about calling most of those bands corporate rock. Sure, at some point they got into a studio with a producer but most like Styx, REO and Cheap Trick were bar and school gym bands a long time. Boston was a genius in a basement no matter what Boyd thinks. Santana was pieces of youngsters leaving the great Santana. Kansas were road warriors until Don Kirshner bought them

Sure they made a ton of LPs and money but corporate seems a bit off.

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I thought it had more to do with being played on "mainstream" rock stations than REO Speedwagon having, like, a board of directors to report to or something.

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Gotcha. Agreed, opposite of indie etc.

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"Geniuses" can make shitty music too.

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Foreigner blows

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Kansas, Boston, REO Speedwagon, Styx, Journey, and Foreigner.

And Smashing Pumpkins.

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