Fame? Fame! Ranking 80s & 90s Stars for the Rock Hall

About this episode

Dave and Milt rank the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees while discussing listener feedback and notable artist snubs.

Dave and Milt open with shout-outs to a five-star review from the mysterious “BeanieGirl6” and an email from listener Jack (now in Houston) defending Edward Bear and sharing trivia about Roberta Flack’s inspiration. They then rank the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 17 nominees by “worthiness,” focusing on their top 10 while also predicting who will be inducted, using athlete analogies and ChatGPT-generated sandwich comps. Their top 10 includes Iron Maiden (#10, their biggest disagreement), Joy Division/New Order, Billy Idol, Pink, Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan, Black Crowes, INXS, Phil Collins (solo), and Mariah Carey. They briefly discuss the seven left out—Jeff Buckley, New Edition, Melissa Etheridge, Lauryn Hill, Shakira, Luther Vandross, and Sade—debating genre boundaries and noting snubs like the B-52s, Coldplay, and Devo. Topics 00:52 Listener Reviews Mailbag 05:28 Rock Hall Premise 08:08 Take Us to the Iron Maiden 16:19 Old Band, New Order 22:59 Idle Thoughts on Billy 29:51 ‘P!nk,’ We Exclaim! 36:35 Water, Water Everywhere, but an Oasis? 42:05 Wu-Tang: Not Your Grandparents’ Clan 47:18 Back in Black Crowes 51:22 Peak Value And Sandwich Talk 53:55 Hey Hall, What You Need is INXS…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave, Milt

Topics covered

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• 1980s music
• 1990s music
• music rankings
• listener interaction
• artist snubs

Keywords

• Rock Hall
• 80s stars
• 90s stars
• music rankings
• listener mail
• artist snubs
• Iron Maiden
• Mariah Carey
• Wu-Tang Clan
• Phil Collins

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Coldplay, Devo

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