RRHOF inductee ratings & observations #8

RRHOF inductee ratings & observations #8 

I'm back & today we're going to look at the RRHOF Class of 2018 performers. 

Number Ratings: 
10/10 = Immortals, Icons & Legends 
9/10 = All Time Greats 
8/10 = No Brainers 
7/10 = Proven Performers 
6/10 = Best of the Rest 
5/10 = Average/Borderline 
4/10 = Marginal 
3/10 = Mediocre 
2/10 = Not even worth mentioning 
1/10 = Not deserving without a ticket 
0/10 = 💣 

Performers: 

Bon Jovi

4/10 

Big band that had a lot of popularity but nowhere near as the best of the creme of the crop: U2, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Prince & others based of "overall influence", but they have sales so that's good obviously I guess. 

The Cars

7/10 

They're one of the most misunderstood but defining bands we have, The Cars combine new wave with classic rock hooks & electrifying sounds of keyboards. They paved way for bands like Weezer, The Killers & Nirvana with their innovative sound. 

Dire Straits 

6/10 

Dire Straits only had one huge album & have other hits but their career has most well-known members with Mark Knopfler being one of the most influential guitarists of his time. They influenced  few acts like DMB & Sheryl Crow with their guitar based sound. 

The Moody Blues 

5/10 

Good band however they're not in the league of others due to most people knowing them for that one remarkable album & few singles in terms of influence & innovation alone nevertheless they were considered as one of the pioneers of Prog Rock & have inspired past Hall of Famers like Deep Purple, Yes, Genesis & ELO. 

Nina Simone 

8/10 

Considered as one of the most important artists of all time, Simone could sing anything as Mary J. Blige told Rolling Stone. She was trained classically & cited Bach as an influence, her songs reflect on social & racial issues that is still going on today unfortunately but her sound changed so much in society. Her sound had an impact on artists like Whitney Houston, David Bowie & Elton John. She left an incredible legacy in music. 

Outside of Nina Simone, the class of 2018 was more non memorable than historic & that's only because the Hall went too far with so many classic rock veterans. That's exactly why they pretty much moved on from it. 

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