Television, 1974 |
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Freaks Hall honors artists, groups and contributors who have not been recognized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Commercial success and/or critical acclaim are not factors in choosing candidates or inductees. Rather, we seek to spotlight those people who embody the true spirit of rock ‘n’ roll in their recordings, performances, and in the lives they’ve lived. In fact, we often strive to recognize those who are not likely to ever be invited to one of the establishment’s made for TV galas – the forgotten heroes, the renegades, and the free spirits who have left a unique imprint on the history of rock ‘n’ roll.
Welcome to the Rock 'n' Roll Freaks Hall election for our Class of 2019.
Earlier today, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the nominees for their class of 2019, and as is tradition, real rock 'n' roll fans found the list to be off-target and lacking. This annual certainty is the motivation behind a big rule change this year for the Rock 'n' Roll Freaks Hall.
For the first five years of the Freaks Hall, we made artists and groups eligible 35 years after their first release, basically with the idea that we were going to give the Rock Hall a full decade to do the right thing by the artists before we fixed their mistakes. Well, from now on, we're dispensing with that courtesy, and we're going to the same 25-year requirement for our 2019 election, considering artists and groups that made their debut in 1993 or prior. There has been little evidence in that institution's history to suggest that they would take any kind of serious look at the more underground figures who emerged from the late 80s onward, so why wait, right?
HOW TO VOTE:
Our 2019 election features a total of 30 nominees. Select up to 15 (minimum of 10) and send your votes to rocknrollfreaks@gmail.com to be counted. The top five vote getters will join our class of 2019. The polls close on Sunday, December 9 at 12:00 PM EST.
Nominees:
The Birthday Party
The Blasters
Can
Billy Childish
Jayne County
Esquerita
The Gories
The Gun Club
Hawkwind
Richard Hell
Husker Du
L7
Moby Grape
The Monkees
The Music Machine
The Oblivians
Pussy Galore
The Replacements
Rockpile
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
Doug Sahm
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
The Shadows of Knight
Suicide
Screaming Lord Sutch
Sonic Youth
The Sweet
Television
The Trashmen
Johnny Winter
Hawkwind, 1973 |
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