4. Was this OKCs Apex Mountain? "Come On Do The Jerk" The Righteous Brothers , The T-Bones The Cars- 3 9. My occasional communication efforts within this forum is generally framed around acknowledging my own biases and attempting to subvert them for more rationale dialog. Curtis Mayfield Bruce Springsteen: 10/10 Deep Purple The Doobie Brothers-Level 1 His vocal styling influenced numerous singers in the alternative and new wave scenes, from Robert Smith to David Byrne. Jeff Beck Jo Jo White, 108. Level 2: Level 1 Unless the answer to this is the Invisible Band, you've got a problem here. Care to post it here? "Going to a Go-Go" The Rolling Stones, Phil Collins, The Hags, and Secret Affair. Biggest botch Pat Benatar (Level 1) Under no circumstances whatsoever, should AC/DC sit above Rush, period. Was this the best-played and most-loaded series of the decade? I quit listening to the "Classic Rock" stuff back in my senior year of high school. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Buddy Guy: 8/10 There's no way he's a bigger deal than Cream, The Band, The Doors, Black Sabbath, The Police, Jerry Lee Lewis, CSN, Metallica or Aerosmith. 108. The (Small) Faces Bill Walton. Blake Griffin doesn't make the Pyramid, but he was a Top 3 guy for a few years there. Posted by Mat r on Wednesday, 05/4/2022 @ 16:32pm, Level 1: 134. Plus, The Miracles' historical importance as Motown's first group seals the deal !! Jay-Z-3 but would also be fine with 4 if Eminem gets 4 as well. 123. Now, look at that list of artists' cover versions of MIRACLES' songs and ask yourselves: Booker T. and the M.G.s 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. The only artist from the last two years that I'd move up would be Nine Inch Nails. "I've Been Good To You" Marshall Crenshaw, Brenda Holloway, Joe Meek, The Temptones, Ray, Goodman & Brown (The Moments), The Ones, The Temptations. Heart- 4 And, while you're thinking about THAT, Consider THIS: 1986 Jimmie Rodgers Most civilized inductee? Most unworthy: Percy Sledge, the one hit wonder whose one hit wasn't all that wonderful. I fully expect him to skyrocket up these rankings as soon as this summer. "100 GREATEST ARTISTS OF ALL TIME". Talking Heads: 9/10 But whats the legacy of the blockbuster album? Inductee that should have been first-ballot (again, don't answer Rush*)? Their accolades are eerily similar, but I like Wade a little more. "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") Here are my responses: Bob Marley or Jimmy Cliff ISBN: 978-0345511768 and 034551176X. Queen: 10/10 -I've heard stories that James Brown was a ballbuster. 1997 Bill Monroe I'm going to pull a Simmons here and admit that I swapped Kidd and Payton because a washed-up Payton barely played for the '06 Heat that won a title while Kidd was actually important to the '11 Mavs. David Bowie, Velvet Underground, Frank Zappa, Beastie Boys, Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell, Black Sabbath and The Stooges 202. I'm sure that you all accept that INFLUENCE is one of the most important factors in Musical Greatness. Solomon Burke Most influential besides The Beatles, Elvis, and Chuck Berry: Bob Dylan, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, James Brown & The Famous Flames, Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Sam Cooke, The Stooges. Walt Frazier. For an Early Influence, I would pick Cab Calloway or The Ravens. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Register for this free event . Ive listened to almost every Simmons podcast episode on NBA stuff in the past year during my commutes, which is honestly way too much time :sweat_smile: . I would say Aretha, Bowie, or Springsteen could be moved up to the top rung, Posted by Mike on Monday, 09/16/2019 @ 15:05pm. Ray Allen [up from Level 1, below McAdoo]. Your favorite inductees (You can pick at least 7)? Deep Purple Nicest inductee: Buddy Holly [if he was still alive], Queen, Roger Daltery, Tony Iommi, Fats Domino. I'm not going to wade into these waters. Is the top rung ever going to be added to? "The Hurt is Over" The DT's Van Halen: 9/10 Not a shock, since they also decided it was a good idea to put in Nile Rodgers as a sideman when substantially all his HOF credentials were through Chic (which he himself acknowledged), which ironically has destroyed Chic's chances (since they technically can't factor him in as he was inducted on his work with Chic amongst other groups). The Rolling Stones We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. 1993 In 2010, Bill Simmons published The Book of Basketball's paperback edition in which he updated his Hall of Fame Pyramid, a list of the top 96 greatest men's basketball players. "I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying" The Who, Jimmy James. 39. Here is how the artists in the pyramid sit relative to the rest of the artists in rock and roll. " Posted by Zach on Thursday, 01/29/2015 @ 23:40pm, Posted by Greg on Wednesday, 04/8/2015 @ 15:25pm, The Pyramid Levels. 138. Demote. " Green Day is maybe a 2. The Ronettes: 6/10 "I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying" The Who, Jimmy James. The Rolling Stones 5 I actually think that every act up there is almost exactly where they should be. Sam Cooke: 10/10 La Bomba [same thing] Carly Simon The Who: 10/10 The Pretenders (Level 2) Posted by Follower on Saturday, 01/19/2019 @ 16:38pm. Most civilized: Cat, Smokey, Bruce 83. 27. Posted by Donovan on Tuesday, 10/21/2014 @ 23:03pm, move to 4: Dolly Parton: 9/10 The person who said The Moody Blues were a 5, c'mon. The Bee Gees: 9/10 I had to move him up. And where does he rank on Bills 100-player Hall of Fame Pyramid? Posted by Steve Z on Thursday, 05/20/2021 @ 17:17pm, Add Deep Purple, Miles Davis, KISS, and Nina Simone to the acts that need serious promotion. Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 12/22/2015 @ 18:33pm. 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. Posted by Follower on Friday, 01/11/2019 @ 18:50pm. 96. Ray [although I haven't seeen it yet] Most mean inductee? Their pioneering work in the folk-rock and country-work scenes is significant enough. From Wikipedia: King seems to be a gracious gentleman. Yes, they're called idiots (just like the ~2% that didn't vote for Cobb, ~5% of voters that didn't vote for Ruth and Wagner, ~9% of voters that didn't vote for Mathewson and ~16% of voters that didn't vote for Johnson, or the idiots that took three years to vote in DiMaggio). The Clash Naming your daughter after a country and picking a fan's nose are the actions of a classic whackjob. Posted by Tommy Wimmer on Monday, 09.24.18 @ 01:42am Axl Rose managed to alienate the rest of GNR when the success went to his head and forced them to sign over the rights to the band name. Joan Baez - 1 Lynyrd Skynyrd: 8/10 Torae, and others. Over here in Britain May has been a wildlife activist and critic of fox-hunting What did that night say about Shaq, that bizarre Lakers season, and a now-underrated champion from Detroit that wouldnt roll over? I've heard stories about Freddie's generosity, John Deacon was always a quiet guy who just got up there and played (doesn't do interviews anymore), while May and Taylor always come across well in interviews. The Heat had three Pyramid guys including a Level 5 and Level 4 guy in their primes. (including Chicago) "(You Can) Depend On Me" The Temptations, The Supremes, Mary Wells, Brenda Holloway, Barbara Mason. Billy Cunningham, 55. c) their influence on guitar and drum techniques, painstaking production methods, song structure and use of electronic effects extends far, far, FAR beyond the realms of metal. 156. Some injury issues, but overblown. You know what, I think I try to revise Simmons' level description for Rock and Roll. 142. Ramones The Allman Brothers Band 187. 80. Posted by Zach on Sunday, 03/10/2013 @ 20:08pm. Fats Domino Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 08/3/2016 @ 19:16pm. Janis Joplin Dr. John and the Miracles Loudest other than metal: The Kinks Were they the greatest team of all time? 129. I like a lot of them. Dire Straits, Nina Simone #5? Where do you see the rankings for 2015 Class? The people at the top are more of the big timers, to me. Posted by Andrew on Sunday, 05/4/2014 @ 22:12pm. 70. T. Rex: 7/10 1. Tommy Heinsohn, 65. And why couldnt it last? Donna Summer: 2 10/10 = Immortals, Legends & Icons Righteous Brothers: Influenced Hall & Oates, Laura Nyro, and Paul Simon. Though if Davis and Simon couldn't be Level 2 I don't see Parton sadly. Least deserving inductee (anyone but Madonna, ABBA, or any Hip Hop inductees*)? Posted by The Dude on Tuesday, 01/1/2019 @ 14:24pm, How about a pyramid for the Early Influence category, with Wanda Jackson and Freddie King as a 1 because they never should have been inducted in that category? 125. "Mighty Good Lovin"-Edwin Starr, Chris Clark. All You Touch and All You See: Dark Side of the Moon at 50. Rod Stewart: 8/10 Monty Python & The Holy Grail Big Joe Turner: 9/10 Theyre not even one of my favorite bands, but with one album they changed the genre of punk and did more for the British music scene than bands like Yes could ever dream of doing. 211. Bill Simmons remembers the day when he learned The Secret of basketball from Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas, then built his New York Times no. 1995 The Orioles b) every metal band post-1983 is influenced by them. Robert Parish, 67. the doobie brothers - 1 The only thing that makes sense in this pyramid is that Beatles is the top followed by Led Zeppelin (which should have had the name Pink Floyd next to it followed by Chuck Bery and Dylan--Dylan had some of the best music out there but surely enough it could never be as tight as LZ). Gladys Knight & The Pips: 7/10 Posted by Yours Truly on Tuesday, 09/25/2018 @ 14:24pm, Posted by Yours Truly on Tuesday, 09/25/2018 @ 17:10pm, Sex Pistols should be moved way up, Id put them at level one in my opinion. And if you did mean the bottom tier, I'm a little surprised putting Joan Baez down there. Most loudest inductee (outside the Metal genre)? The Velvet Underground While there are plenty of eligible snubbed artists out there, there are likely very few, if any, who would make it into Level 4 of the pyramid if they were ever inducted (Level 5 is impenetrable at this point by any non-Hall of Famer). 5. Yes 192. E.T. They influenced pretty much all 90's hard rock and metal. Hell, one of the most commercially successful pop-rock bands of the 21st century (Nickelback) consider Metallica as their biggest influence. Patti Smith I would replace Percy Sledge with another soul artist like Patti LaBelle. 103. It ended up being his last great Lakers game. 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