Hail, hail rock and roll. Once again, the illustrious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame committee has put its middle finger right in the face of the legendary rock bands and artists, who are not only deserving of induction, but are far more elite than most of this year's inductees.

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Lou Reed, Green Day and the Paul Butterfield Blues band will be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2015.

I supposed you could make a case for a few of these groups and I'm not saying that these artists didn't make their contribution, but there is no denying that at least 50 others (or more) should have their day on that stage before the groups going in this year.

The legends of rock, Boston, Journey, Yes, Jethro Tull, Deep Purple and many others are very rarely even considered! How can that be?

Plain and simple, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction process is a solidified joke. Need more proof? Madonna, Donna Summer, ABBA ...enough said.

Here are a few more selections the Hall has not acknowledged:

  • Journey
  • ELO
  • Peter Frampton
  • Kansas
  • Iron Maiden
  • Todd  Rundgren
  • Bon Jovi
  • Soundgarden
  • Procol Harum
  • War
  • Little Feat
  • Steppenwolf
  • Blue Oyster Cult
  • Motley Crue
  • Supertramp
  • Electric Light Orchestra
  • Thin Lizzy
  • The Guess Who
  • Eurythmics
  • Mott The Hoople
  • Badfinger
  • The J. Geils Band
  • Stevie Nicks
  • Joe Cocker
  • Blood Sweat and Tears
  • Billy Idol
  • REO Speedwagon
  • Poison
  • Grand Funk Railroad
  • Joe Walsh
  • Phil Collins
  • Ted Nugent
  • Sweet
  • Iron Butterfly
  • George Thorogood
  • Huey Lewis & The News
  • Robert Plant
  • Don Henley
  • Canned Heat
  • BTO
  • Free
  • Ten Years After
  • Robert Palmer
  • Robin Trower
  • Mountain
  • Manfred Mann
  • Bryan Adams
  • Whitesnake
  • Eddie Money
  • Rainbow
  • Johnny Winter
  • The Alan Parsons Project
  • Uriah Heep
  • Golden Earring
  • Foghat

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