Chris Griffy | Music Examiner
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The list of 2012 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced. They include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns N’ Roses, Donovan, Laura Nyro, The Beastie Boys, and Freddie King. As always, the list has generated much more talk about who was not included than who was. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has a host of bands who aren’t inductees who so obviously should be that most people don’t even know they aren’t already in.
Here is a list of who we see as the biggest snubs in Rock Hall history:
Kiss
Kiss is one of the world’s most polarizing bands. People either love them or hate them and there is very little middle ground. Yes, they’re extremely derivative and we were opposed to their inclusion until the two bands they cribbed their gimmick from, Black Sabbath and Alice Cooper, were in. But both now are and it’s time for Kiss to be as well. We consider a proper Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act to be one that combines longevity, sales, and influence. Kiss has them all in spades. They’ve been in continuous existence in some form since 1973. Their worldwide album sales top 100 million. And original or not, there’s hardly a Heavy Metal artist around since the 1980’s who won’t admit to air guitaring to Ace Frehley on Alive as a kid. It’s long past time to make this happen while all four original members are still alive.