Forget this year’s class.
Thursday morning, the Hall announced thatfive new acts would be inductedvia the ceremony coming up next year.
The freshman class includes N.W.A., Steve Miller, Chicago, Deep Purple, and Cheap Trick.
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should have been a first ballot entry.
The rest of the class is arguable.
So lets flash forward a year to figure out the ideal class for 2017.
Janet Jackson
What does Janet have to do to get in?
Shes got the rare combination of commercial largesse, critical credibility, and artistic feistiness that feels utterly automatic.
Heck, they should get in solely on the basis ofHead.
She belongs in the Hall and should get in eventuallywhy not start the voting sooner rather than later?
Dont believe me?Believe Carrie Brownstein!
Rick Astley
Just kidding.
Pearl Jam
For degenerate gamblers out there, put your money on Pearl Jam making it in next year.
