Maiden Forgotten in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Remember that Iron Maiden released their first album in 1980 as you read this:Rock Hall Snubs 1980
09/16/2005 5:41 PM, E! Online
Sarah Hall
Apparently, 1980 just wasn't a rockin' year.
In the way of the music world, acts that have seen 25 years elapse since the release of their first record become eligible to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
However, the Rock Hall nominating committee snubbed the newly eligible class of 1980 entirely, seemingly unable to find a band worthy of putting on the ballot sent out to voters this week.
That left room for perennial nominees such as Black Sabbath (now on their eighth bid), Lynyd Skynyrd (seventh bid), the Sex Pistols and the Stooges (five bids apiece).
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, which last year became the first rap act nominated to the Rock Hall, has another chance this year to become the first rap act inducted.
Other holdovers from previous years include the J. Geils Band, John Mellencamp, the Patti Smith Group, Chic and Joe Tex.
First-time nominees to the eclectic ballot include Miles Davis, Cat Stevens, Blondie, the Paul Butterfield Band, the Dave Clark Five and the Sir Douglas Quintet.
Full story here.
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Moved to Iron Maiden News
*Shrugs*
I would be lying if I said I ever cared for this hall of fame, so why start now?
Think the title should be changed, it could be misread as if Iron Maiden didn't want to be in the hall....
To comment on the story: who cares about a rock hole of fame anyway, they're in my hall of fame
Wasn't 1980 also the year of Def Leppard's debut album 'On Through The Night'?
Is AC/DC in there already? Cause um.... Back in Black was 1980.
well thanks to the fact that's the biggest rock album ever i think the'yll have just let them in for that plus that wasn't their first major album they had 1 a year before (highway to hell) plus many more less important albums
They'll probably make it on there eventually, for one of their bigger years like '85.... Don't really care though....
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Yes, AC/DC is in the hall of fame. And Back In Black was not their first album. Their debut was in 1974 with the Austrailian version of High Voltage.
Meh, they'll be in there soon enough.. I don't care too much though.
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Yes it was. In fact, I believe they put Maiden in between Leppard and AC/DC. Steve & Nicko said they thought it was good company.