recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show

## genres

country rock

soft rock

## significance

* Two albums nearly made the top forty with two others being country hits.
* Best known for their novelty hit *Cover of the Rolling Stone*, in which they claim to be absolute superstars but "will not have achieved true greatness until they get their picture on the cover of *Rolling Stone Magazine"*. The song was such a hit *Rolling Stone* did in fact put them on the cover, albeit in caricature form instead of a photo.
* Numerous hit singles

## Note

Only considered using their shortened name "Dr. Hook".
Crazy Horse

## genres

* garage rock
* hard rock
* folk rock
* country rock

## significance

* Best known for their collaborations with Neil Young on *Cinnamon Girl, Down By the River*, and *Into the Black* as well as several live albums.
* Their debut album was a minor hit.
* *I Don't Want to Talk About it* was covered by Rod Stewart while other songs were covered by Nazareth
* Former member Jack Nitzsche also worked with The Rolling Stones
Bonnie Raitt

## genres

* blues rock
* country rock
* folk rock
* roots rock
* soft rock

## significance

* Three gold albums. *Fundamental* went platinum. *Longing in Their Hearts* went double platinum. *Nick of Time* went five times platinum. *Luck of the Draw* went seven times platinum. Three other albums were also hits.
* Two gold compilations.
* Four hit singles with *Something to Talk About* being her biggest at number five. Numerous rock hits.
* First predominantly nineties musician inducted into the actual Hall of Fame.
* Hollywood Walk of Fame

## recommended songs

* Something to Talk About
* Runaway
* Thing Called Love
* Love Sneakin' Up on You
* Rainy Day Man
Blue Öyster Cult

## Genres

* hard rock
* metal

## Significance

* They had three gold studio albums with *Agents of Fortune* going platinum. Cultösaurus Erectus was a hit.
* The live album *On Your Feet or On Your Knees* went gold while *Some Enchanted Evening* went platinum.
* They had several rock hits.
* *The Reaper* was a pop hit at number twelve and *Burnin' for You* at number forty.

## Trivia

* Their name uses a heavy metal umlaut which makes them look Nordic or German when in fact they are American.
* *The Reaper* became famous as the subject of the *Saturday Night Live* sketch "More Cowbell", exaggerating the song's "need for more cowbell" (the song actually does have some subtle cowbell).
* Some of their hits have since become classic rock staples.

## Recommended Songs

* The Reaper
* Godzilla
* Burnin' for You
* Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll
Meat Loaf

## genres

* metal
* hard rock
* progressive rock

## significance

* has appeared in film and on television
* his work has been used in film and on television
* Album *Bat Out of Hell* went diamond. The sequel went five times platinum. *Welcome to the Neighbourhood* went platinum. *Bat Out of Hell III* went gold. *Hang Cool Teddy Bear* was also a hit.
* *The Very Best of* went gold
* Numerous hit singles, with *I'd Do Anything for Love* being a chart topper

## recommended songs

* I'd Do Anything for Love
* Paradise by the Dashboard Light (Let Me Sleep on It)
* Bat Out of Hell
Linda Ronstadt

## genres

* blues rock
* soft rock
* folk rock
* pop rock
* blue eyed soul

## significance

* numerous platinum albums with *Don't Cry Now* going gold
* Collaboration album *Trio* went platinum while its sequel went gold.
* three platinum compilations and two gold with *Duets* also a hit
* numerous awards and accolades
* numerous hit singles with *You're No Good* a chart topper
* with her folo rock group Stone Poneys, she had the hit single *Different Drum.* The song became a counterculture staple

## recommended songs

* You're No Good
* Just One Look
Alice in Chains

## Genres

* grunge
* hard rock
* alternative
* folk rock
* soft rock

## Significance

* They had three platinum studio albums with *Black Gives Way to Blue* going gold. *The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here* was also a hit.
* Their acoustic live album *MTV Unplugged* went platinum and *Live* went gold.
* Their extended play *Sap* went gold while *Jar of Flies* went triple platinum.
* They had two gold compilations with *Nothing Safe* going platinum.
* They had numerous rock hits.
* All of their video albums went gold.

## Trivia

* They are a part of the Seattle Sound of the early nineties.
* They were named after Alice from Alice in Wonderland

## Recommended Albums

* Dirt
* Facelift
* Alice in Chains

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Rooster
* Man in the Box
* Would? (By My Master)
* Them Bones
* Sea of Sorrow
* Down in a Hole
* Heaven Beside You
* Rotten Apple
* Angry Chair

### Other

* What the Hell Have I
* No Excuses
* I Stay Away
* Got Me Wrong
* Grind
* Don't Follow
* Nutshell
* Dirt
Madonna

## significance

* numerous hit singles, many going at least gold with *4 Minutes* going double platinum
* six promo hits
* all of her albums went at least gold with *Like a Virgin* going diamond
* three phenomenally successful soundtrack albums
* three hit live albums
* most of her compilations went at least platinum with *The Immaculate Collection* going diamond
* provided the theme to the Bond film *Die Another Day*

## Trivia

* part of the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show
* queen of pop
* provided the theme song to *Die Another Day*

## recommended songs

* Like a Virgin
* Material Girl
Billy Joel

## Genres

* soft rock
* jazz rock
* folk rock
* pop rock
* piano rock
* blue eyed soul
* hard rock

## Significance

* He had two platinum albums, two double platinum, two going four times platinum, *River of Dreams* going five times platinum, three going seven times platinum, and *The Stranger* going diamond.
* He had two platinum live albums with *2000 Years* going gold.
* He had three platinum compilations with *Greatest Hits* going double diamond.
* Four video albums went gold with *Live at Yankee Stadium* going platinum.
* He had numerous hit singles, several going at least gold. Three were chart toppers.

## Trivia

* Noted for his *We Didn't Start the Fire*, which lists notable parts of history up to that point.
* He is nicknamed "The Piano Man" after his hit song.
* He participated in the rockabilly revival.
* He helped revive interest in piano rock.
* He contributed to the soundtrack of the Disney film *Oliver and Company.*
* He was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
* Some of his hits became classic rock staples.
* He was a part of the USA for Africa charity supergroup.

## Recommended Albums

* Glass Houses
* An Innocent Man
* The Stranger
* Storm Front

## Recommended Songs

### Top Ten

* We Didn't Start the Fire
* Why Should I Worry?
* Uptown Girl
* Piano Man
* You May Be Right
* It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
* Movin' Out
* My Life
* Only the Good Die Young
* Tell Her About It

### Favorites

* Don't Ask Me Why
* Say Goodbye to Hollywood
* Miami 2012 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
* Allentown
* Big Shot
* Just the Way You Are
* She's Always a Woman
* Goodnight Saigon (We Will All Go Down Together)
* Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)
* Captain Jack

### Other

* The Ballad of Billy the Kid
* Summer, Highland Falls
* Root Beer Rag
* The Entertainer
* Honesty
* Sometimes a Fantasy
* She's Got a Way
* Pressure
* The River of Dreams
* And So it Goes
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

## Genres

* punk
* hard rock
* glam rock

## Significance

* They had two platinum studio albums, with *Album* going gold.
* They had several hit singles, with *I Love Rock 'n' Roll* being a chart-topper. A few have since become classic rock staples.

## Trivia

* She had a hit with *Crimson and Clover*, despite the line "I don't hardly know her, but I think I can love her."
* She is often noted for her punkish, "riot girrrrl" image.
* She is formerly of The Runaways.
* They were parodied by Weird Al Yankovic.

## Recommended Albums

* Bad Reputation
* I Love Rock 'n' Roll

## Recommended Songs

* I Love Rock 'n' Roll
* Do You Wanna Touch Me?
* Crimson and Clover
* Bad Reputation
* I Hate Myself for Loving You
BD-01 3500

A high population system, with activity centred at the earth like planet BD-01 3500 3. An important agricultural and tourism based economy means the system sees a lot of trade. Several well established colonies are also found on the other planets in the system.

## System Overview

**BD-01 3500 *(K class star)***

* BD-01 3500 1 *(high metal content)*
	+ https://elite.majkl578.cz/station-icons/station-icon-coriolis-25x25.png **Stafford's Progress *(colony)***
	+ https://elite.majkl578.cz/station-icons/station-icon-coriolis-25x25.png **Griffin Prospect *(colony)***
* BD-01 3500 2 *(high metal content)*
* BD-01 3500 3 *(earth-like world)*
	+ https://elite.majkl578.cz/station-icons/station-icon-coriolis-25x25.png **Bosch Dock *(station)***
* BD-01 3500 4 *(icy body)*
* BD-01 3500 5 *(icy body)*
* BD-01 3500 6 *(icy body)*
	+ BD-01 3500 6A *(icy body)*
		- https://elite.majkl578.cz/station-icons/station-icon-coriolis-25x25.png **Liska Prospect *(colony)***
		- https://elite.majkl578.cz/station-icons/station-icon-coriolis-25x25.png **Bergerac Survey *(colony)***

## Factions

**BD-01 3500 Electronics Services**, an independent computer technology company that produces hologram screens and ship HUD displays.

I**ndependent BD-01 3500 Liberals**, a democratic group representing the Federation colonists in the system.

**BD-01 3500 Travel Partners**, a tourism company that offers sightseeing tours on several earth-like worlds in the area.

## Economy

Imports > Biowaste, Clothing, Hydrogen fuel, Surface stabilisers, Grain, Polymers, H.E. suits, Aluminium

Exports > Grain, Fruit and vegetables, Limpets, Scrap, Hydrogen fuel
Dick Dale and His Del Tones

## significance

* He is often labeled as the King of the Surf Guitar
* performed the most popular version of *Misirlou*, covered or sampled by many artists and used in soundtracks
* influenced the development of what would become heavy metal as well as Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen.

## note

Only Dick Dale, without the Del Tones, has been considered by the Hall of Fame.
Oingo Boingo

## Genres

* new wave
* alternative
* dance rock
* hard rock

## Significance

* album *Dead Man's Party* went gold with the next three being minor hits as well as their first three
* three rock hits while *Weird Science* was close to being a top forty pop hit
* frontman Danny Elfman went on to have great success in film direction
* they have been tributed and referenced many times in pop culture
* participated in the rockabilly revival
* parodied by Weird Al Yankovic

## Recommended songs

### favorites

* Dead Man's Party
* Weird Science
* Grey Matter
* Just Another Day
* Violent Love
* Only a Lad
* Private Life

### other

* Little Girls
* We Close Our Eyes
* Wild Sex
* Dead or Alive
* When the Lights Go Out
* No One Lives Forever
* Not My Slave
Johnny Rivers

## genres

* rockabilly
* country rock
* rock and roll

## significance

* Album *Realization* went gold with four others being hits and *In Action* nearly making the top forty
* His first three live albums were hits
* Compilation *Golden Hits* went gold while *A Touch of Gold* was also a hit
* Numerous hit singles with *Poor Side of Town* a chart topper
* Monterey Performer
Peter Gabriel

## genres

* progressive rock
* post punk
* alternative
* pop rock

## significance

* former member of Genesis
* most of his albums went at least gold
* his soundtrack album for *Passion* went gold
* *Secret World Live* went gold
* his work with Genesis has a notable cult following
* compilation *Shaking the Tree* went double platinum
* numerous hit singles, with *Sledgehammer* being a chart-topper
* performed at the Woodstock silver anniversary festival
* parodied by Weird Al Yankovic

## recommended songs

* Sledgehammer
* I Have the Touch (Shake Those Hands)
* Solsbury Hill
* In Your Eyes
* Shock the Monkey
* We Do What We're Told
* Biko
* A Wonderful Day in a One-Way World
Pixies

## genres

* college rock
* alternative
* hard rock

## Significance

* Their debut album went gold and their second went platinum. *Indie Cindy* was also a hit.
* Compilation *Wave of Mutilation* was an indie hit
* Several rock hits

## Recommended songs

* Wave of Mutilation
* Where is My Mind?
* Here Comes Your Man (Out By the Box Car)
* Monkey Gone to Heaven
* Debaser
Porcupine Tree

## genres

* Neo-Progressive Rock
* space rock
* neo-psychedelia
* hard rock
* progressive metal

## significance

* Album *The Incident* was a hit while *Fear of a Blank Planet* was a minor hit
* Live album *Octane Twisted* was a minor hit
* Phenomenal in Europe
* member Steven Wilson also performed for King Crimson and Yes
* member Gavin Harrison also performed for King Crimson

## recommended albums

In Absentia

The Sky Moves Sideways
(Eta Serpentis) Qurra Ring

Main page: Eta Serpentis

A busy industrial port orbiting a desert world Eta Serpentis 5, a candidate for terraforming. Irrigation and crop harvesting systems are produced and exported to the neighbouring Eta Serpentis 6 and to other agricultural worlds in nearby systems.

Huge population station, wealthy industrial economy.

## Station Services

* Commodities Market
* Refuel
* Repair
* Restock
* Outfitting
* Shipyard

Main page: Eta Serpentis
Howlin' Wolf

## significance

* five R&B hits
* his *Spoonful* was successfully covered by Cream
* his *Smokestack Lightning* received numerous awards and accolades and has been covered by numerous artists
* multiple halls of fame

## note

Although primarily a fifties musician, he was inducted into the actual Hall of Fame as an early influence.
Peter Frampton

## significance

* he is noted for his "talk box", where he speaks through a device which has the guitar "play" what he is saying, making it sound like the guitar is talking.
* Two gold albums with *I'm in You* going platinum
* *Frampton Comes Alive!* went eight times platinum and set a standard for concert albums
* several hit singles

## recommended songs

* Do You Feel Like We Do
* Show Me the Way
* Don't Fade Away
* White Sugar
* (I'll Give You) Money
Dion and the Belmonts

## Genres

* doo wop
* rock and roll

## Significance

* He had three hit albums as just *Dion.*
* *Dion Sings His Greatest Hits* made it to number 29.
* He had numerous hit singles with and without the Belmonts, with *Runaround Sue* being his only chart topper.

## Note

Only Dion by himself was inducted into the actual Hall of Fame.

## Recommended Songs

* I Wonder Why
* A Teenager In Love
* Lovers Who Wander
* Lonely Teenager
Electric Light Orchestra

## Genres

* progressive rock
* power pop
* soft rock
* pop rock

## Significance

* They had two gold albums, two double platinum, with *Discovery* going double platinum.
* Their compilation *Olé ELO* went gold and *Greatest Hits* went four times platinum.
* They had numerous hit singles. *Don't Bring Me Down* was their biggest hit at number four.
* They participated in the rockabilly revival of the eighties.

## Trivia

* Their song *Fire on High* features a deliberate backwards message created in response to accusations of placing subliminal messaging in their songs.
* Many of their songs have since become classic rock staples.

## Recommended Albums

* Secret Messages
* Out of the Blue
* A New World Record
* The Electric Light Orchestra
* Face the Music
* Eldorado

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Evil Woman
* Don't Bring Me Down
* Livin' Thing
* Hold on Tight
* Do Ya
* Strange Magic
* Rock and Roll is King

### Other

* Telephone Line
* Can't Get it Out of My Head
* Showdown
* Sweet Talkin' Woman
* Fire on High (played backwards)
* Turn to Stone
* Shine a Little Love
Wildlife

## Bear

Large bears can still be found in the forests of The Great Mountains, but they are fairly rare. Captain Schmelli's Good Time Bear Spray is used to defend against bear attacks.

## Cat

Domestic cats are a common in The Accord.

## Chicken

Chickens are still kept in The Accord for their eggs, meat and feathers.

## Crab

Several species of crab live in the Only River and are harvested for their meat and shells.

## Cricket

Crickets are raised for food all around The Accord. They are the primary ingredient of Sticky Cricket Drinking Sauce.

## Dog

The people of The Accord keep a variety of dog breeds specialized for different tasks. Notably, the people of Dustown keep spitehounds to maintain their ongoing feud.

## Firetrap Buzzard

A large desert vulture that cooks its prey in wildfires. These birds have been observed transporting burning brush to spread grassfires and flush out prey.

## Fish

The Only River hosts a variety of freshwater fish.

## Iguana

A large reptile bred throughout The Accord for meat. In Dustown, iguana droppings are used as fertilizer to convert the Dusty Waste into arable land.

## King Rattlesnake

A massive, three-stride-long snake with a rattling tail and a venomous bite.

## Pig

Pigs are ancient animals who went extinct in The Accord. They are remembered for being dirty and delicious.

## Pony

The Accord's primary work and food animal. Pony-brusher is an honourable and much sought after profession.

## Prickly Pine

A small desert plant that is lethally poisonous in its mature form, but has tasty and nutritious shoots as a young plant.

## Razor Gecko

A small lizard with razor-sharp scales along its back. Females carrying eggs swell up to three times their normal size when they are carrying eggs. These eggs are edible.

## Screech Owl

A small owl with a distinctive, trilling call.

## Spices

Many plants are collected in The Accord for their use as herbs and spices. These include beanroot, bittergrass, red higgins, and succulent bitterwort.

## Stingrat

A rodent with a barbed tail that produces a toxic venom. They can grow up to a stride long.

## Stinksprout

The main crop of Bandolier. Stinksprouts are a large, nutritious plant that make up the majority of calories eaten in The Accord. Despite their name, they have a sweet smell.

## Tree

Trees are rare in The Accord, found mostly in the fertile area around Bandolier and in the dangerous Great Mountains. The inhabitants of The Accord get along without trees as a resource by cleverly making due with alcohol, bone and tar from the Bill's Pit Tar Pits.

## Torchbug

A flying insect with an abdomen full of phosphorescent liquid. They use these lights for mating.

## Tumblescrub

A hearty desert bush. The roots are harvested to make Feldman's Chewin' Root.

## Water Nut

An aquatic vegetable that used to grow in the shallows of the Only River. It was desperately over-harvested in the early days of The Accord and is now thought to be extinct.

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Mott the Hoople

## genres

* glam rock
* psychedelic rock

## significance

* albums *Mott* and *The Hoople* were hits
* Their debut live album was a hit
* Phenomenal in their native Britain
* *All the Young Dudes* was a top forty hit
* Mick Ralphs became a part of Bad Company, with whom he would perform the most popular version of *Ready for Love*

## recommended songs

* All the Young Dudes
* Ready for Love
Uzumeru

This modest system supports both extraction and refinery economies. Its central gas giant is often visited by xenobiologists studying the water based life found in its upper cloud layers.

## System Overview

**Uzumeru *(M class star)***

* Uzumeru 1 (*high metal content)*
* Uzumeru 2 (*high metal content)*
	+ https://elite.majkl578.cz/station-icons/station-icon-outpost-25x25.png **Lorentz Plant *(outpost)***
* Uzumeru 3 (gas giant*)*
	+ Uzumeru 3A (*icy body)*
	+ Uzumeru 3B (*icy body)*
	+ Uzumeru 3C (*icy body)*
	+ Uzumeru 3D (*icy body)*
	+ Uzumeru 3E (*icy body)*
		- https://elite.majkl578.cz/station-icons/station-icon-coriolis-25x25.png **Makarov Bastion *(colony)***
	+ https://elite.majkl578.cz/station-icons/station-icon-outpost-25x25.png **Dirac City *(outpost)***
* Uzumeru 4 (gas giant -with life*)*
	+ Uzumeru 4A (*icy body)*
	+ Uzumeru 4B (*icy body)*
	+ Uzumeru 4C (*icy body)*
	+ Uzumeru 4D (*icy body)*
* Uzumeru 5 (gas giant*)*
	+ Uzumeru 5A (*icy body)*
	+ Uzumeru 5B (*icy body)*
	+ Uzumeru 5C (*icy body)*

## Factions

**Uzumeru Netcoms Incorporated**, a federal communications and prospecting company.

**Movement for Uzumeru Partnership**, a confederacy of colonies in the system.

## Economy

Imports > Bauxite, Rutile, Methane clathrate

Exports > Copper, Polymers, Synthetic fabrics
The Accord

The Accord is the primitive nation in which The Pack takes place. It sits in an ancient river valley some forty stretches wide. It is bordered by the Great Mountains to the west, the East Mountains to the east, the Dusty Waste to the north and the Southern Badlands to the south. Running through the territory is the narrow Only River as well as an ancient line of rail tracks, called the Old Rail Line.

## The Dusty Waste

The Dusty Waste is an extremely hostile desert region north of The Accord. The ground is a fine, salty silt in which nothing grows. The area is so unlivable that its sand is actually sterile.

## The East Mountains

A range of very tall mountains. There are many cave systems in this area, often populated by cannibal tribes. In the northern area of this range stands a very tall cliff called Devil's Peak that the Jet Pack Cops use for training.

## The Great Mountains

A steep and dangerous range of mountains populated by hostile wildlife.

## Only River

A narrow, deeply polluted river that runs from Russett through Oldenburg, Mutantown, Bandolier and Leslie in a great arc.

## Old Rail Line

The tracks of an ancient railroad line that still run from Leslie through Oldenburg and into the Dusty Waste.
Johnny Cash

## genres

* rockabilly
* country rock
* rock and roll

## significance

* five gold albums with *The Man Comes Around* going platinum
* two straight live albums went triple platinum and one gold
* collaboration album *Highwayman* went platinum
* several compilations went at least gold
* he has been tributed many times
* Hollywood Walk of Fame

## trivia

* he has provided music for many soundtracks
* formed the basis for "outlaw country"
* the film *Walk the Line* was made about him, and is named for one of his best known hits
* His *Ring of Fire* was successfully covered by Social Distortion

## recommended songs

* Ring of Fire
* I Walk the Line
* God's Gonna Cut You Down
* Folsom Prison Blues
* A Boy Named Sue
* On the Road Again
* Personal Jesus
* I Won't Back Down
Kansas

## Genres

* hard rock
* progressive rock
* heartland rock

## Significance

* They had four gold studio albums and three platinum.
* Their live album *Two for the Show* went platinum.
* Their compilation *The Best of* went four times platinum.
* They had numerous hit singles, with *Carry On Wayward Son* going gold and *Dust in the Wind* going platinum.

## Trivia

* Some of their hits have since become classic rock staples.
* Jam band Moe. based the cover of one of their albums on the Kansas album *Point of Know Return.*

## Recommended Albums

* Point of Know Return
* Leftoverture
* Kansas
* Song for America
* Masque
* Monolith

## Recommended Songs

* Carry On Wayward Son
* Dust in the Wind
* Play the Game Tonight
* Point of Know Return
* Fight Fire with Fire
Plasmatics

## genres

* punk
* hard rock
* shock rock
* metal

## significance

* Their producers worked with several other major artists
* Their album *Coup d'Etat* was praised by the L.A. Times, claiming it made Heart and Pat Benatar look softer.
* The recurring Mario boss Wendy Koopa was designed and named after lead vocalist Wendy O. Williams.
* opened for Kiss
MyFantasyRockHall Wikia

## Welcome to the MyFantasyRockHall Wikia

Just my fantasy Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, featuring artists I deem worthy of induction. Over the past decade the Hall has inducted artists who clearly do not perform a type of rock (pop group Chic has been nominated a record eleven times). These artists are chosen over artists who clearly have a better criteria and actually perform rock. Jann Wenner, head of *Rolling Stone Magazine* and owner of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has provided evidence that some artists are chosen simply to attract guests to the ceremony rather than whether they are actually deserving.

In order to be eligible for nomination, an artist's first record must have been released at least 25 years ago. I make sure to verify that before adding the artist. Demos and promos count.

Another criticism of the Hall is that they tend to neglect backing groups, such as inducting Bob Seger but not the Silver Bullet Band. They have occasionally made up for this (a special committee in 2012, the The E. Street Band receiving the Award for Musical Excellence in 2014), but continue even today to neglect backing groups (Steve Miller was inducted without his band in 2016).

## rules

* the artist's first record must have been released at least 25 years ago
* the artist's primary genre(s) must be a form of rock (except for the early influences)
* radio formats ("classic rock", "oldies", etc) are not genres and are not allowed as categories
* significance must focus on artist success and notability. Trivia has its own section. Enough significance must be given in order to add an artist.
* vandalism will result in a warning. A second instance will result in a suspension. A third instance will result in a banning.
* American spelling is preferred, with some exceptions.

## Class of 2018

* Bon Jovi
* The Cars
* Dire Straits
* The Moody Blues
* Nina Simone
* Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Early Influence)
Phil Collins

## genres

* pop rock
* power pop
* soft rock
* jazz rock
* progressive rock

## significance

* numerous hit singles with several going gold
* most of his albums have gone at least gold with *No Jacket Required* going diamond
* two platinum video albums

## trivia

* replaced Elton John as the main soundtrack composer for Disney
* Hollywood Walk of Fame
* part of the Super Bowl XXXIV halftime show
* provided percussion for the charity supergroup USA for Africa
* former member of Genesis, where he replaced Peter Gabriel as lead vocalist. Fans are divided on which era is better. Some claim Collins ruined the band by turning it into a sellout pop group.

## recommended songs

* In the Air Tonight
* You Can't Hurry Love
* Don't Lose My Number
* Another Day in Paradise
* You'll Be in My Heart
* Sussudio
* Strangers Like Me
* Easy Lover
* Two Hearts
LeAnn Rimes

## genres

* country rock
* folk rock
* soft rock

## significance

* her debut album went six times platinum. The followup went four times platinum. Two others went platinum, two gold, and three others being hits
* compilation *Unchained Melody* went double platinum while *Greatest Hits* went platinum. *I Need You* went gold
* her holiday albums were country hits
* her extended play was a country hit
* numerous hit singles with *How Do I Live* her biggest at number two
* promotional single *soon* was an adult contemporary hit
* four holiday singles were AC hits
* collaborated with several artists
* her music has been used in film
Guns N' Roses

## Genres

* metal
* hard rock

## Significance

* Their debut studio album nearly went double diamond. The rest of their albums went platinum.
* Their live album went gold.
* Their compilation *Use Your Illusion* went platinum while G*reatest Hits* went five times platinum.
* They had numerous hit singles, with *Sweet Child O' Mine* being a chart topper. Several singles went gold with *Sweet Child O' Mine* going platinum and several others also being hits.

## Trivia

* Their song *Welcome to the Jungle* is a popular sports anthem.
* Their frontman Slash was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
* The main characters of the Mega Man video game series are named after the members of Guns N Roses.
* Many of their hits have since become classic rock staples.
* They contributed to the *Terminator 2: Judgement Day* soundtrack.
* They are noted for preserving dirty metal when everyone else was going glam.
* Slash was a part of the halftime show for Super Bowl XLV.
* member Axl Rose went on to become the frontman for AC/DC, to much criticism

## Recommended Albums

* Appetite for Destruction
* Use Your Illusion
* G N' R Lies

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Sweet Child O' Mine
* Welcome to the Jungle
* Paradise City
* Knockin' on Heaven's Door
* Live and Let Die
* My Michelle
* November Rain

### Other

* Nightrain
* You Could Be Mine
* Don't Cry
* Patience
* Yesterdays
* Pretty Tied Up
* Mr. Brownstone

## Note

*Use Your Illusion* was released in two volumes, but at the same time.
Kraftwerk

## genres

post punk

synthrock

## significance

* Helped popularize the "krautrock" scene
* *Autobahn* was a major hit album at number five, while *Computer World* was a minor hit.
* The song *Autobahn* was a hit single at number 25 while *Trans-Europe Express* was a minor hit
* Phenomenal in Europe.
* Noted for their electronic sound

## recommended songs

Autobahn

Pocket Calculator
Jimmy Page

## genres

* blues rock
* hard rock
* folk rock
* metal

## significance

* formerly of The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin
* three gold albums with *Coverdale•Page* going platinum and *Mean Business* also a hit
* live album *No Quarter* went platinum and *Live at the Greek* went gold
* also a member of The Honeydrippers
* collaborated with several artists, including The Black Crowes and Robert Plant
* featured on the Donovan hit *Sunshine Superman*
Moe.

## genres

* neo-psychedelia
* neo-progressive rock

## significance

* They have hosted various jam band concerts which have attracted the likes of The Flaming Lips, Violent Femmes, and Blues Traveler.
* Cult following calling themselves moe.rons
* Their album *L* was a hit on the heatseekers chart. *Dither* was praised by *Rolling Stone Magazine*.
* They have won Jammy Awards

## note

The band's name is usually written uncapitalized ("moe."). The fact that it is capitalized here is due to technical limitations.

## recommended songs

* Head
* Okayalright
* Crab Eyes
* Puebla
* Kids
Iron Butterfly

## genres

* stoner metal
* hard rock
* psychedelic rock

## Significance

* Best known for their *In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida*, considered the ultimate psychedelic rock song. Most popular are the long versions, designed for tripping out to. The song made it to number thirty. It is also considered the first metal song.
* Considered the first metal band.
* Three hit albums, with *Ball* being their biggest at number three
* *Live* made it to number twenty.

## recommended songs

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Unconcious Power
Kid Rock

## genres

* rap rock
* country rock
* blues rock
* rap metal
* hard rock

## significance

* four platinum albums with *Devil Without a Cause* going diamond and *Rebel Soul* going gold. *First Kiss* was also a hit
* his live album was a hit
* his compilation went double platinum
* numerous rock hits with three pop hits and *All Summer Long* going gold
* part of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show

## recommended songs

* All Summer Long
* Bawitdaba (dee dang dee dang)
Gordon Lightfoot

## genres

folk rock

soft rock

## significance

* Two gold albums and two platinum with two others being hits and *Don Quixote* nearly making the top forty. *Harmony* was an indie hit.
* Compilation *Gord's Gold* went double platinum. Volume 2 went gold. His *Complete Greatest Hits* went gold.
* Numerous hit singles with *Sundown* being a chart topper and going gold.
* Phenomenal in his native Canada.
Little Richard

## Genres

* rock and roll
* blues rock
* country rock
* rockabilly

## Significance

* He had numerous hit singles, with *Long Tall Sally* being his biggest hit at number six.
* His debut studio album was a hit.
* He was a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inaugural inductee.
* He was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
* He was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

## Trivia

* His *Keep-A-Knockin'* provided the inspiration for the drumming in the Led Zeppelin song *Rock and Roll* and his *Good Golly Miss Molly* provided the inspiration for the drumming in the Creedence Clearwater Revival song *Travelin' Band.* The song was also successfully covered by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels.
* He was often noted for his wild playing style.
* He provided the theme song for the educational TV program *The Magic School Bus.*

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Tutti Frutti
* Long Tall Sally
* Good Golly Miss Molly
* Lucille
* Keep A-Knockin'
* Jenny Jenny
* Slippin' and Slidin'

### Other

* Rip it Up
* Ready Teddy
* Ooh! My Soul
* Heeby Jeebies
* The Girl Can't Help It
* Baby Face
Les Paul

## genres

* blues rock
* country rock
* jazz rock

## significance

* revolutionized the electric guitar and even had his own line
* numerous awards and accolades
* multiple halls of fame
* numerous hit singles, some chart toppers
* has his own standalone exibit at the actual Hall of Fame

## note

Although predominantly a fifties musician, Les Paul was inducted as an early influence
Metallica

## genres

* thrash
* hard rock

## significance

* Most of their albums have gone platinum with *Metallica* going diamond
* live album *S&M* went six times platinum
* cover album *Garage Inc.* went five times platinum
* *Lulu*, with Lou Reed, was a hit
* extended play *The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited* was a hit
* EP *Beyond Magnetic* was a hit
* numerous hit singles, several of them going gold, with *Until it Sleeps* being their biggest hit at number ten
* four promo singles were hits
* most of their video albums went platinum

## trivia

* performed at the Woodstock silver anniversary festival
* *Enter Sandman* helped pioneer "groove metal"
* Their debut album *Kill 'em All* was originally going to be named *Metal Up Your Ass* with a hand clutching a dagger emerging from a toilet bowl, but the band was advised to change this as the head of their record label believed the album would not be stocked. The name is a statement against such censorship.

## recommended albums

* The Black Album
* Kill 'em All

## recommended songs

* Enter Sandman
* Turn the Page
* The Unforgiven
* Nothing Else Matters
* One (Oh Please God Wake Me)
Jim Croce

## genres

folk rock

soft rock

## significance

* Three straight gold albums with *You Don't Mess Around With Jim* a chart topper
* Compilation *Photographs & Memories* went platinum
* numerous hit singles with two chart toppers

## recommended songs

* Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown
* Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels)
* You Don't Mess Around With Jim
* I Got a Name
* Time in a Bottle
* I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
Missing Persons

## genres

* post punk
* alternative
* pop rock
* hard rock

## significance

* album *Spring Session M* went gold with *Rhyme & Reason* almost making the top forty
* four rock hits and three dance hits

## note

although often found on 80s new wave compilations, they are not categorized as such here because I define "new wave" as any band with a style similar to that of Devo, Talking Heads, or The B-52's
Mötley Crüe

## Genres

* glam metal
* hard rock
* glam rock
* shock rock
* shock metal

## Significance

* They had five straight multi-platinum studio albums and two gold.
* Their *New Tattoo* was almost a hit album.
* *Carnival of Sins Live* went platinum. The DVD went triple platinum.
* They had two platinum compilations with *Greatest Hits* going gold.
* Several pop hits and numerous rock hits. *Dr. Feelgood* was their biggest pop hit at number six.
* They had four platinum video albums and two gold.
* They were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

## Trivia

* Their name uses a "heavy metal umlaut" to make themselves look German or Nordic when in fact they are from California.
* *Kickstart My Heart* was inspired when member Nikki Sixx "died" for two minutes and then came back to life.

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Looks That Kill
* Dr. Feelgood
* Smokin' in the Boys Room
* Kickstart My Heart
* Shout at the Devil
* Girls, Girls, Girls
* Home Sweet Home

### Other

* Don't Go Away Mad
* Too Young to Fall in Love
* Same Old Situation
* You're All I Need
* Wild Side
* Helter Skelter
Lou Rawls

## genres

funk

blues rock

## significance

* six hit singles
* Grammy Award for best R&B Vocal Performance in 1967
* Monterey performer
* Hollywood Walk of Fame
* numerous awards and accolades

## trivia

* sang at the 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala before the second inauguration of President Ronald Reagan
* He has his own charity organization
* he had cameo appearances in various television programs
Jefferson Airplane

## Genres

* psychedelic rock
* folk rock
* soft rock
* hard rock
* garage rock

## Significance

* They had six hit studio albums with five of them going gold.
* Their compilation *Bless Its Pointed Little Head* went gold and made it to number seventeen. *The Worst of* went platinum and also made it to seventeen. *Flight Log* made it to number 37.
* Their song *Somebody to Love* made it to number five and *White Rabbit* made it to number eight.
* They performed at the Woodstock Music Festival of 1969.
* They performed at the Monterey International Pop Festival of 1967.

## Trivia

* They were formed out of former members of The Great! Society.
* They were a part of the Haight-Ashbury sound of the sixties and seventies.
* They continued to have success later on as the updated Jefferson Starship and Starship.
* The counterculture staple *Wooden Ships* was also successfully performed by Crosby, Stills, and Nash.
* They provided the counterculture staple *Volunteers.*
* Some of their hits have since become classic rock staples.
* 3/5 of a mile in ten seconds is 216 miles per hour.

## Recommended Albums

* Surrealistic Pillow
* Volunteers
* After Bathing at Baxter's
* Crown of Creation
* Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
* Bark
* Long John Silver

## Recommended Songs

### favorites

* White Rabbit
* Somebody to Love
* Volunteers
* Wooden Ships
* Plastic Fantastic Lover
* 3/5 of a Mile in 10 seconds (Do Away with People)
* Lather

### other

* It's No Secret
* Embryonic Journey
* Greasy Heart
* Pretty As You Feel
* Comin' Back to Me
* Good Shepherd
Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels

## genres

* rock and roll
* blue eyed soul
* hard rock

## significance

* Influenced Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, and John Mellencamp. Also influenced Ted Nugent. Springsteen has for years covered their work.
* Several hit singles with *Devil With a Blue Dress on* being their biggest at number four. Ryder would go on to have another hit single with *What Now My Love* with *Joy* nearly making the top forty

## note

Only Ryder by himself has been considered by the actual Hall of Fame.

## recommended songs

* Devil With a Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly
Joy Division

## Genres

* post punk
* goth rock
* alternative
* hard rock

## Significance

* They are phenomenal in their native Britain.
* Considered a major influence on modern indie bands, including the hit single *Let's Dance to Joy Division* by The Wombats. Also, *Shadowplay* was successfully covered by indie band The Killers.
* They have a notable cult following.
* They are considered the first post punk band
* They helped develop what would become goth rock.
* UK Music Hall of Fame inductee

## Recommended Songs

* Love Will Tear Us Apart
* Transmission
* She's Lost Control
* Shadowplay
* Disorder
* Dead Souls
* Atmosphere
* Digital (Day In, Day Out)
* Colony
Neil Young

## Genres

* folk rock
* hard rock
* soft rock
* country rock

## Significance

* He had nine gold albums, two platinum, two double platinum, *Harvest* going four times platinum, and numerous others also hits.
* He had two gold live albums with *Live Rust* going platinum.
* His compilation *Decade* went platinum with *Greatest Hits* going gold.
* He had three archive hits.
* He had numerous hit singles. *Heart of Gold* is his only chart-topper.

## Trivia

* He is noted for joining Crosby, Stills, and Nash for awhile, with whom he recorded the counterculture staple *Ohio*.
* With CSN, performed at the Woodstock Music Festival.
* A former member of Buffalo Springfield.
* the documentary *Heart of Gold* was made about him. *Year of the Horse* was made about his work with Crazy Horse.
* With Buffalo Springfield, he performed at the Monterey International Pop Festival.
* Several of his hits have since become classic rock staples.
* He collaborated with Devo.

## Recommended albums

* Harvest
* Everybody Knows This is Nowhere

## Recommended songs

### Favorites

* Old Man
* Heart of Gold
* The Needle and the Damage Done
* Cinnamon Girl
* Southern Man
* Sugar Mountain
* Into the Black
* Harvest Moon
* Rockin' in the Free World
* Everybody Knows This is Nowhere

### Other

* Down by the River
* Helpless
* Like a Hurricane
* Don't Let it Bring You Down
* Only Love Can Break Your Heart
* Out of the Blue
* I've Been Waiting for You
* Are You Ready for the Country
* Cowgirl in the Sand

## Note

*Into the Black* and *Out of the Blue* are actually the same song. The former is the electric version while the latter is the acoustic version. The actual titles are hard to distinguish, so I simply use the subtitles.
Marvin Gaye

## Genres

* rock and roll
* psychedelic rock
* funk
* jazz rock
* soft rock
* pop rock
* psychedelic soul

## significance

* numerous awards and accolades
* numerous tributes
* album *What's Going On* went gold while *Midnight Love* went triple platinum with several others also hits
* postumous album *Dream of a Lifetime* nearly made the top forty
* album *Together* with Mary Wells nearly made the top forty and an album with Diana Ross was a hit
* two live albums were hits
* two compilations went platinum
* numerous hit singles with two going platinum

## trivia

* his *I Heard it Through the Grapevine* was successfully covered by Creedence Clearwater Revival and Gladys Knight and the Pips
* also a member of the Moonglows, but was not inducted with them
* known for his work with Tammi Terrell
* provided the counterculture staples *What's Going On* and *Mercy Mercy Me*

## recommended songs

### Favorites

* I Heard it Through the Grapevine
* Ain't No Mountain High Enough
* Sexual Healing
* How Sweet it Is (To Be Loved By You)
* What's Going On?
* Ain't That Peculiar
* Mercy Mercy Me

### Other

* Inner City Blues
* Let's Get it On
* Got to Give it Up
* You're All I Need to Get By
* Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
* It Takes Two
* Can I Get a Witness
Mahalia Jackson

## significance

* mentored Aretha Franklin
* Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
* There is a Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts in New Orleans
* Lincoln Academy of Illinois laureate
* six Grammys
* Grammy Hall of Fame
* 32¢ postage stamp
* Hollywood Walk of Fame
* Gospel Music Hall of Fame
* Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
Jackson Browne

## Genres

* country rock
* folk rock
* soft rock

## Significance

* He had two gold albums, four platinum, *Hold Out* went double platinum, *The Pretender* went triple platinum, and *Running on Empty* went seven-times-platinum.
* Compilation *The Next Voice You Hear* went platinum while *The Very Best of Jackson Browne* went gold. Solo acoustic vol. 2 was also a hit.
* Numerous hit singles with *Somebody's Baby* being his biggest at number seven.
* Some of his hits have become classic rock staples.
* His hit *Doctor My Eyes* was successfully covered by The Jackson 5.

## Trivia

His album *Jackson Browne* is noted for its title confusion. It is often mislabeled as "Saturate Before Using" because of those words appearing at the top of the vinyl and on the spine of the CD. This is because the album is designed to resemble a water bag that would require saturation in order to cool its contents.

## Recommended Songs

* Running on Empty
* Doctor My Eyes
* Somebody's Baby
* Rock Me on the Water
* That Girl Could Sing
* Jamaica Say You Will
* Stay
* The Road and the Sky
Hank Williams Jr.

## genres

* blues rock
* Southern rock
* country rock

## significance

* Son of country legend Hank Williams
* dominated the country charts for decades in both albums and singles, with numerous albums going at least gold
* *Hank Williams Jr's Greatest Hits* went five times platinum. Volumes two and three also went platinum.
* Compilation *America (The Way I See It)* went gold.
* *That's How They Do it in Dixie* went gold
* Single *Family Tradition* went gold. *A Country Boy Can Survive* went platinum.
* Numerous awards and accolades
* Helped pioneer "outlaw country"
Joni Mitchell

## Genres

folk rock

soft rock

## signfiicance

* five gold albums and three platinum
* her first live album went gold
* several hit singles with *Help Me* as her biggest at number seven
* Wrote the song *Woodstock,* famously performed by Crosby, Stills, and Nash

## recommended songs

* Both Sides Now
* Big Yellow Taxi (Put Up A Parking Lot)
* This Flight Tonight
* Woodstock
* Car on a Hill
* Ladies of the Canyon
New Order

## Genres

* post punk
* synthrock
* alternative

## Significance

* They had two gold studio albums with *Music Complete* and *Technique* also being hits.
* Their *Get Ready* was nearly a hit album.
* Their compilation *Substance 1987* went platinum.
* They had numerous dance hits with *True Faith* and *Regret* being pop hits.

## Recommended Albums

* Power, Corruption, and Lies
* Low-Life

## Recommended Songs

* Blue Monday (How Does it Feel?)
* Bizarre Love Triangle (Every time I see you falling)
* True Faith (I Feel So Extraordinary)
* Age of Consent
* Ceremony
* Regret (Have a Conversation on the Telephone)
* Your Silent Face
* Dreams Never End
* Love Vigilantes (I want to see my family)
Paul McCartney and Wings

## Genres

* hard rock
* pop rock

## Significance

* Most of his albums went at least gold.
* He had three platinum live albums with *Good Evening New York City* going gold.
* most of his compilations went platinum
* numerous hit singles, several going gold and *FourFiveSeconds* going double platinum
* Provided the theme song to Bond film *Live and Let Die*.
* he is formerly of The Beatles
* he was given knighthood
* Is heard in the David Bowie song *Fame*.
* He was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

## Trivia

* With the Beatles, he was the subject of the "Paul is Dead" conspiracy
* *Live and Let Die* was successfully covered by Guns N Roses.
* McCartney performed the Super Bowl XXXIX halftime show

## Note

Only McCartney was inducted into the actual Hall of Fame, without Wings.

## Recommended albums

* Ram
* Flowers in the Dirt
* Tug of War
* Pipes of Peace
* Venus and Mars

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Band on the Run
* Uncle Albert
* Live and Let Die
* Another Day
* Jet
* Maybe I'm Amazed
* Venus and Mars/Rock Show

### Other

* Eat at Home
* Let Me Roll It
* Man We Was Lonely
* Singalong Junk
* Teddy Boy
* Hot as Sun/Glasses
* Hi Hi Hi
Manfred Mann's Earth Band

## genres

* progressive rock
* hard rock
* progressive metal
* jazz rock

## significance

* two hit albums
* three hit singles
* phenomenal in their native Britain
* *Blinded by the Light* is noted for having one of the most famous misheard lyrics of all time

## recommended songs

* Blinded by the Light
* For You

## note

While the Earth Band has never been considered by the actual Hall of Fame, the original pop group known simply as "Manfred Mann" (best known for their hit *The Mighty Quinn*) was.
No Doubt

## genres

* ska punk
* alternative
* pop rock
* hard rock
* reggae rock

## significance

* Album *Tragic Kingdom* went diamond with two others going platinum and *Push and Shove* also a hit
* compilation *The Singles: 1992-2002* went double platinum
* two gold video albums with *Live in the Tragic Kingdom* also a hit
* numerous hit singles with *It's My Life* going gold
Iron Maiden

## Genres

* power metal
* hard rock
* shock rock
* shock metal

## Significance

* They had three gold albums, four platinum, and six others also hits.
* Their concert album *Live After Death* went platinum with *Flight 666* also being a hit.
* They had four rock hits.
* The extended play *No More Lies* was a hit.
* Most of their video albums went at least gold.

## Trivia

* They helped develop what would become known as "power metal".
* often noted for their Satanist image, although the band claims to not be Satan worshipers themselves.
* Their song *Iron Maiden* is one of only a few instances where the song title, album title, and artist name are all the same. Other examples include Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Damn Yankees, and Bad Company.

## Recommended Albums

* The Number of the Beast
* Powerslave
* Killers

## Recommended Songs

* 2 Minutes to Midnight
* The Trooper
* Children of the Damned
* Run to the Hills
* Flight of Icarus