First off, the name should be changed to the “Music Hall Of Fame”, as it’s ridiculous to let in artists aren’t Rock & leave out those who are the epitome of great Rock when your name is the Rock & Roll Hame Of Fame.  Tupac Shakur has no business being in a Hall Of Fame for Rock & Roll, but there are a ton of other artists in there who contradict that term also.

The RRHOF in 2016 just agreed to induct a band (Electric Light Orchestra – “ELO”) known for its “light orchestra”, yet omitted the light orchestra & its conductor (Mik Kaminski, Melvyn Gale, Hugh McDowell & Louis Clark) from the honors!

But leaving out bassist Kelly Groucutt was a cold slap in the face by Jeff Lynne for him, Mik & Louis doing ELO II/The Orchestra, which Bev was a part of.  Jeff Lynne surely could have refused the honor or used his influence to have them included, but it shows how childish & stupid he really is after all these years.

Bev, Mik, Kelly & Louis wanted to continue playing & needed to make a living in the 90’s, and yet Jeff had all the money he needed & didn’t want them to use the name, which severely limited their chances of making good money, even though Bev Bevan owned half of the name.  Once Bev quit ELO II, the band was forced to use “The Orchestra”, and their money & ticket sales went down.

Groucutt died a few years ago and luckily won’t be able to have to deal with this, but these other guys contributed a lot to all the successful albums.

I don’t have a problem with Roy Wood being included as he’s the one who envisioned the band & the concept of a small “light” orchestra in a rock band, but he quit in the middle of the 2nd (unsuccessful) album & the band would’ve been defunct if Jeff Lynne didn’t kept it going, and the hits didn’t start until Mik & Kelly & Louis came onboard for the 4th album under Jeff’s direction, vision & songwriting, which was more accessible to the masses than Wood’s.

Now let’s talk about Pearl Jam — more political infighting by a band allows someone who’s a vital part of the band to be omitted.  Dave Abbruzzese played on the 2nd & 3rd albums, “Vs” & “Vitalogy”, yet wasn’t included because of a disagreement he had with the band over 20 years ago, and also omitted drummer Jack Irons who played on the 4th & 5th albums, “No Code” & “Yield”.  Instead, they inducted latecomer Matt Cameron who didn’t join until 1998 & didn’t play on a recording with them until 2000 when they had become relics & had literally nothing to do with the band’s recordings when they were relevant in the 90’s.

For anyone who thinks Matt Cameron should be included with Pearl Jam, note that the RRHOF typically ALWAYS excludes members who weren’t in the classic or first-popular lineup (note that I didn’t say “most-popular”).  The band Chicago was super popular in the 80’s as well as the 70’s & sold a ton of albums in each decade — in fact, they sold 17 million in the US of the 70’s output & 17 million in the US of their 80’s & later output, yet the 2 integral members of the group’s 80’s & beyond sound, Jason Scheff & Bill Champlin, weren’t inducted with the group.  Tremendous oversight & just shows you that they don’t use facts & figures — they use their short-sighted opinions & emotions to determine who gets in, and a hefty dose of socio/business politics as well.

Another solid screwup by the RRHOF.