Originally Posted by Mutt

I agree with some of those bands deserving in but Three Dog Night no. It's not really the Rock Hall of Fame, it's a popular music hall of fame. Madonna does deserve in, Staple Singers got in because they're black and gospel, rock and roll people always want to pay respect to the brothers who invented the genre.

Kiss -- NOT in the HOF - MAYBE
Deep Purple -- Not in, come ON people. NO
Rush -- Not in MAYBE
Doobie Brothers -- Not in NO
The Guess Who -- Not in! NO
Chicago -- Not in MAYBE
Emerson, Lake and Palmer NO
The Moody Blues MAYBE
King Crimson NO
Styx HELL NO
Peter Frampton MAYBE
Heart NO
Foreigner HELL NO
Journey NO
Bad Company NO
Three Dog Night NO
Alice Cooper
Moody Blues NO
E.L.O. NO
Def Lepard NO
Cheap Trick NO
Stevie Ray Vaughn YES
Joe Cocker MAYBE
Supertramp MAYBE
Judas Priest NO
George Thorogood & the Destroyers MAYBE

Halls of Fame should be for the elite, those who were trend setters or one of the top few selling artists for a sustained period of time or unanimous critical acclaim.