It's the Time of the Season

Three months ago yesterday, we filled you dedicated readers in on the latest batch of nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  In addition to the roster of talent, I gave you my predictions as to who would get the nod this year:

And here are the results:

12 out of 15 nominees correct.  That's 80%, a C average.  We will take another crack at it next year and see how we measure up -- perhaps including all of GTB's Music Department staff. Which we said last year.

In the meantime, we present you the soon-to-be-inducted rockers:

• The Cure
• Def Leppard
• Janet Jackson
• Radiohead
• Roxy Music
• Stevie Nicks
• The Zombies

I was actually pretty enthused by the announcement, even as more and more people take aim at the RnRHoF as being a pointless, off-the-mark institution run by cheap, biased jackasses. Or, as Johnny Rotten put it, a piss-stain. Here's an amusing recent article chronicling 17 awkward, insulting, and off-putting moments from the induction ceremonies of the last 30 years. Guess who was mentioned first???  You know who it was.

Eh. It's fun.  And it's not like it's the goddamn Grammys.

So The Zombies got in! It was wishful thinking on my part to make that call, but I'm glad for them. I mean, there's every chance that ubiquitous Walking-Dead-and-the-like zombie-mania over the last few years led to a surge in popularity, or maybe someone even thought that's what they were voting for, but hey, they're in. They're great fun and were likely the first to sing "Who's your daddy?" on the radio.

And The Cure! I'm a big fan and yet didn't think they had the Hall voters swayed. Very glad for Robert Smith & Co. It's just like a dream.

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me came out a couple of months before Hysteria, but they might as well have emanated from different planets. Their fans certainly did . . . though I can claim to have owned both albums. On cassette.

Back to the modern era... here's a Spotify playlist of tunes from those that got the call.  Enjoy.