And the inductees are…

Suzan has been walking on air the last few days since three of her favorite bands from childhood (The Police, The Clash, and Elvis Costello and the Attractions) have been inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Me, I was much less cool as a teenager so I got an equally big charge out of AC/DC receiving the same honor. It’s about time loud, unironic white boy cock-rock got its due.

I love following the Rock Hall inductions every year because 1) It’s a study in baby boomers coming to terms with their mortality. As each year passes, the eligible class of inductees moves further away from the 1960’s and the Rock Hall establishment must contend with inducting Punk, New Wave and soon Hip Hop alongside the bands of their youth and 2) It inspires endless discussions between my college buddies Justin and Dave over who should be induced and why. We never guess correctly. We’ve picked Patti Smith twice and the Hall has inexplicably passed over her. The fun is in chucking the possibilities around.

Question then: Who do you think should be inducted? The rules are it must be 25 years since the release of your first album. Based on that, who?

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