Game 6 of the 2016 WCF gets him to this point almost by itself. Read our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy to get more information and learn how to set up your preferences. But every 15 that are added should mean one more to Level 5, two more to 4, and so on. 12. Jackie Wilson (Level 3) 81. Pink Floyd Thought of doing something interesting. ------------------- Journey The pyramid depicted above is what the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame might look like if the inductees were organized into five increasingly elite levels. Were they the greatest team of all time? Whitney Houston "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" Percy Sledge, Barbara McNair, The Beatles, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Zombies, Aidan Smith, Sonny & Cher, Mickey Gilley, Eddie Money, Cyndi Lauper, The Bobs, Greg Brown, Small Faces, Bobby McFerrin, Derrick Harriott, UFO8, and She & Him among many others. By kbarbs37. 7. In THE ART OF BASKETBALL, he shows young men & women of all ages . Van Morrison: 10/10 Posted by Donovan on Tuesday, 10/21/2014 @ 23:03pm, move to 4: The ultimate example of a band that had lots of hits but did nothing to develop rock 'n roll (Jackson Browne, John Mellencamp, Buffalo Springfield, Percy Sledge, Laura Nyro, Donovan, The Lovin' Spoonful, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, Neil Diamond, and Randy Newman are all runners-up for the title of least qualified inductee) Both bands have always struck me as being out of place as 1st-year inductees, and it could be a case of their influence or perceived importance decreasing over time, even their induction. 211. Dusty Springfield: 8/10 Dylan, The Stones, Sabbath, Zeppelin, The Velvet Underground, Bowie, Queen, The Miracles, Pink Floyd, James Brown SHOP AROUND, YOU'VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME, OOO BABY BABY, THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS, MORE LOVE, THE TEARS OF A CLOWN, I SECOND THAT EMOTION,BABY BABY DON'T CRY, LOVE MACHINEand MORE !! Foo Fighters-1, but since they're a first ballot HOFer 2 might be more befitting The Beatles: 10/10 77. 88. Best hip hop: Public Enemy. 2/10 = Failure 192. CCR (Level 3) Most influential besides The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and Chuck Berry? Clyde McPhatter Hall & Oates: 7/10 Level 3 144. These are basically "L3" guys, only there's something just inherently "greater" about them. Gene Pitney: 5/10 62. Too many, though I'd probably say the Stones for starters. Manu was damn good and didn't get the traditional accolades to back it up. Posted by Joe on Friday, 12/18/2015 @ 02:56am, For what it's worth (and my guess), the levels for the new inductees would be: Chicago: 6/10 The impressions Most unworthy inductee: Percy Sledge, Prince, Madonna, Randy Newman, Laura Nyro. Miles Davis (Level 2) 1987 1994 Willie Dixon Also available in . King seems to be a gracious gentleman. 54. The Hollies: 3/10 On which levels do you think each of these artists belongs? Posted by Follower on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 18:34pm. Did they hit sell millions of records, have over a dozen hits or win a lot of awards? Posted by Ry Guy on Tuesday, 10/13/2015 @ 18:12pm. Can't see any update yet. 110. John Mellencamp Electric Light Orchestra- 3 Tupac Shakur "That's What Love Is Made Of" Michael Jackson, Bobby Vee, Choker Campbell, The Magicians. Best outside The US and UK: U2, Neil Young, Rush, Joni Mitchell, Bob Marley. Hey, Zach, have you looked at the comment that I posted? "I've Been Good To You" Marshall Crenshaw, Brenda Holloway, Joe Meek, The Temptones, Ray, Goodman & Brown (The Moments), The Ones, The Temptations. I didn't ask for it. Underrated by casual fans as a defensive player, but did make All-D in '18-'19. Very, very influential among a myriad of genres and artists. The Staple Singers: 8/10 Both were the darlings of the same type of audience in their day, but REM was a very different type of band. 156. It's Bill's idea and his rankings, I'm simply putting a fresh coat of paint on the building. Exactly, Posted by Matthew on Saturday, 05/25/2013 @ 12:13pm. I can forgive MJ being ranked above the King (though I disagree), but Madge over the Fab Four? Posted by Plebeian on Thursday, 05/20/2021 @ 16:09pm. Posted by Tommy Wimmer on Monday, 09/24/2018 @ 01:42am. Part of the best shooting backcourt of all-time and a key part in the Warriors dynasty. 13. Dusty Springfield Star in 1972, The Jackson Five. Lyrics to me are merely a supplement to music. 46. "Doggone Right" Bobby Davis. Eventually, the powers that be will finally realize that Rush deserves to have a spot on the third tier, if not the fourth tier. Posted by Jordan Einstein on Tuesday, 05/10/2022 @ 21:00pm, Here's part 2 of the rating the performers. Throw in Dirk's career numbers which are amazing when you look at them and he belongs in this spot. Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 03/10/2013 @ 00:04am. Muddy Waters (Level 5) Neil Diamond Topic: Bill Simmons NBA Hall of Fame Pyramid (Read 15787 times) chelo. Musical understanding cannot be static. 1987 Hank Williams Bill Simmons Hall of Fame Pyramid Author Bosco Tung About 96 of the Greatest Basketball players of all time, as selected by Bill Simmons in The Book of Basketball in 2010. 7. Roy Orbison My point is that there are many other people who influenced the influencers farther down on the pyramid. -Kindest? Even bands and genres that would be offended by the thought of being influenced by Metallica (punk and emo, for example), are influenced by Metallica. 6. Please keep comments relevant to the topic. Alex English. -Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, James Brown, Aretha Franklin Is Paul a better athlete than Stockton? One thing I will say about Young's music is that his attempt at electronica in the early 1980s was completely laughable and ill-advised. Radiohead were around then. The Go-Go's-Level 1 Their overwhelming commercial success then? 15. The success of the Miracles actually launched the Motown Records label, and, according to Motown Records founder, Berry Gordy, without the Miracles,the Motown Record Corporation would not have been possible." Eagles: 9/10 Elton John: 10/10 Despite the juvenile attacks, this argument you have made is much more interesting. Level 4 The Byrds: 10/10 26. Nate Thurmond, 51. 10/10 = Immortals, Legends & Icons The Doors FJD's Book Reviews. Chaka Khan Favorite inductee outside of the U.S. and the U.K.? Nicest: According to an Indianapolis limo driver who interviewed with the Indpls. Talking Heads: 9/10 The Animals: 8/10 131. 4. Posted by Jordan Einstein on Tuesday, 05/10/2022 @ 16:06pm. Elvis Presley My hatred of him is well documented, but I objectively can't see him as anything more than a lower-tier Bob Dylan. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Under no circumstances whatsoever, should AC/DC sit above Rush, period. 2002 The J.B.'s Dire Straits Their music and songs have influenced artists all over the world in every major musical genre over the last 50 years. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Book of Basketball : The NBA According to the Sports Guy by Bill Simmons. My recent finds include Whispering Jack Smith, Billy Eckstine (What a voice this man had! I have compiled all of them into the list below with corresponding dates. The Ronettes: 6/10 Is it fair to swap players based on one series at the tail end of their careers? Del Shannon: 5/10 -Philip Bob Dylan A great scorer, but I'm not sure he was ever a good enough all-around player to be the best player on a champ despite that one year with the Nuggets. The Buddy Holly Story [same thing here] 2010 Favorite Hip-Hop inductee? 4/10 = Marginal AP Player of the Year Award; John R. Wooden Award; Naismith Men's College Player . The luxury of time is that it dispenses with the nonsense, the hipsterism, the favoritism, and leaves the music to stand on its own. Buddy Guy: 8/10 The Doobie Brothers In 2010, Bill Simmons published The Book of Basketballs paperback edition in which he updated his Hall of Fame Pyramid, a list of the top 96 greatest mens basketball players. Def Leppard: 6/10 Why was the last minute of Game 6 so emotional? Rush: 2 You are pleased to answer anytime you want. For an Early Influence, I would pick Cab Calloway or The Ravens. Seriously. Muddy Waters: 10/10 Posted by Jason Voigt on Monday, 09/24/2018 @ 16:47pm. Hakeem Olajuwon, 11. Elvis Costello and the Attractions Except perhaps Bon Jovi, which I would put in the sub-basement if it were within my power to do so. Randy Newman: 1 Joan Baez: 6/10 Tupac Shakur 170. 79. 2007 Moses Malone, 13. The "Lovin Spoonful: 5/10 Jackie Wilson: 10/10 The Allman Brothers Band: 9/10 78. 2021 I think this is perhaps because they are an entitled bunch of dicks and no-one likes them as human beings, but also because people don't realise: :), Posted by Cheesecrop on Friday, 03/8/2013 @ 15:51pm. For now, he just misses the cut. Elvis Presley. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. "Determination" The Contours. Re: Bill Simmons NBA Hall of Fame Pyramid, Quote from: Josh on June 02, 2010, 10:22:44 pm, Quote from: cheloLP on June 02, 2010, 10:18:57 pm, Quote from: Josh on June 02, 2010, 11:17:05 pm, Quote from: Josh on June 02, 2010, 11:31:51 pm, Quote from: t-mac357 on June 02, 2010, 11:38:30 pm, Privacy Notice/Your California Privacy Rights, Topic: Bill Simmons NBA Hall of Fame Pyramid (Read 15826 times). Lynyrd Skynyrd You know what, I think I try to revise Simmons' level description for Rock and Roll. Santana: 8/10 Del Shannon: 5/10 If someone HAD to go for him, it would probably be Ray Charles. Level 2 Clyde McPhatter: 8/10 The (Young) Rascals: 5/10 Dallas now has a costar alongside Luka Doncic but has precious little time to make it all work, Plus, Jonny Lazarus talks Patrick Kane joining the Rangers, Tyson and Riley are joined by Reiman (Spencer) Bledsoe to compare first-timers and reoccurring competitors, as well as the different types of advantages this season, Plus, the guys later close the show with Americas favorite segment: Two Jargons, One Lie, Justin, Rob, and Wos talk the Lakers, the Pelicans, Nikola Jokic, and more, There is also discussion of Alabamas Brandon Miller and his connection to the case of a fatal shooting, By submitting your email, you agree to our. "After All" The Supremes, The Marvelettes. Posted by Follower on Monday, 09/24/2018 @ 17:52pm, Posted by Jason Voigt on Monday, 09/24/2018 @ 17:56pm, Yeah Phillip, you're right. 6. Nina Simone: 9/10 Bob Marley, too. Bobby Darin Led Zeppelin: 10/10 The L-shaped, bi-level building houses more than 18,000 square feet of . Bill Simmonss new podcast breaks down the NBAs most important games, players, and teams, extending and reinventing his New York Times no. 80. Dire Straits Sex Pistols: 9/10 Just gets cut off from the top level. Electric Light Orchestra - 1 ", Posted by Dezmond on Wednesday, 10/22/2014 @ 22:04pm, Desmond, A Tribe Called Quest (Level 2 or 3) Level 4: Fats Domino. Bob Seger 2007 We already have the news to educate ourselves on sociopolitical affairs anyway. He was a Top 10 guy for basically the entire 2010s. I kept the same ratio. So what happened? Anybody read his book and know the ranking? Dire Straits (borerline 1/2) Jerry Lee Lewis: 10/10 The Staple Singers: 8/10 Like everyone else, there's a few changes I would make. The Clash CCR: 9/10 93. Percy Sledge: Influenced Al Green and the Allman Brothers Band. Any thoughts? R.E.M. Sometimes his team wasn't good enough. Wait, you'd put Bon Jovi and Journey in the top tier with the Beatles? 191. Rush- 4 Bobby Womack: 7/10 Carl Perkins Level 4: And where does he rank on Bills 100-player Hall of Fame Pyramid? And I agree on John Lennon (or any Beatle) as a solo artist. Chuck Berry. Eric Clapton: 9/10 Al Ciraldo Voice of Georgia Tech Athletics. The former MVP has adapted and evolved to become an excellent conductor of Phillys offense. Radiohead T. Rex: 7/10 Level 3 , Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 10/23/2014 @ 09:02am. Bill Simmons Hall of Fame Pyramid; ABA All-Time Team; NBA & ABA All-Star Game. Judas Priest would have been a Level 2 if they were inducted as performers. 189. I'm tempted to group him with Dominique in Level 2, but Carmelo didn't run into Bird ever year. Eminem: 10/10 Bill Withers The Cars- 3 1988 Woody Guthrie I'd also drop Tina Turner down to Level 1. 10. 2019 KISS Carole King: 5/10 N.W.A James Worthy, 56. 11. Duran Duran: 8/10 141. Rod Stewart: 8/10 "Ooo Baby Baby" Linda Ronstadt, Brenda Holloway, Shalamar, Ruby Turner, Sylvester, Spirit Traveler, Five Stairsteps, Zapp, Laura Nyro, Ella Fitzgerald, Honey Cone, Human Nature, Fingazz 118. You missed question #5 Neil Diamond: 7/10 Some great musicality But, say, Aerosmith is #3 ? Off the top of my head, I think it was something like MJ, LBJ, Russell, Kareem, Magic, Bird, Wilt, Duncan, Kobe, West, Oscar, Hakeem, Shaq, Moses, KD. Meanest: Ike Turner! Scott Slade Cox Media Group. Bob Seger: 7/10 The Stooges (Level 3) Deep Purple- 4 Playing off the NBAs dramatic changes during the past decade, Bill uses new commentary and fresh interviews with players and top media members to determine how the league has evolved and where its headed. They wrote 95 % of their OWN HITSplus hits for THE TEMPTATIIONS , MARVIN GAYE, MARY WELLS, THE MARVELETTES,and NUMEROUS OTHERS !! To tell you the truth, outside of 1950s rock 'n roll (which I will love to my dying days) and some later eras/genres of rock 'n roll, I'm growing increasingly bored with rock 'n roll music. But I was thinking of Dr. John too. BB King: 10/10 Update the pyramid. Beyond that, a proper redesigning would go something like this: These are the misses from the initial Pyramid that I would've liked rectified: Grant Hill (replacing Connie Hawkins - Hawkins should be in the Comets section and Hill should've been in the Pyramid), Alonzo Mourning (replacing Sabonis - same deal with the Hawkins/Hill swap), Tim Hardaway (for Kevin Johnson - I saw both, Hardaway was a better player), Ben Wallace or Dikembe Mutombo (for Horry - I get where he was going with including Big Shot Bob, but one of the other two guys deserved that spot), My toughest omissions from this Pyramid: Amar'e, Billups, Blake, Paul George, Rose. His vocal styling influenced numerous singers in the alternative and new wave scenes, from Robert Smith to David Byrne. But the biggest question about Harden remainsand it wont be answered until the playoffs. 68. Cliff Hagan. The Supremes, Mary Wells, Brenda Holloway, Barbara Mason. Now, look at that list of artists' cover versions of MIRACLES' songs and ask yourselves: Sex Pistols: 9/10 185. The "most civilized" question is mostly on how the artist acts in society or performances. Posted by Kyle on Monday, 04/23/2018 @ 05:37am. Best outside US and UK: If Joni Mitchell and Neil Young still count as Canadian, I'm going with them. Ritchie Valens The Sixth Man award almost always goes to the NBAs highest-scoring bench player. The 2017 and 2018 inductees are not in the pyramid yet! Plebeian, Billy Joel Roy Orbison: 10/10 "Happy Landing" - The Temptations. Duane Eddy: 6/10 2. the doobie brothers - 1 Nina Simone 14. If you would like, I can document is influence on a great many artists. The (Young) Rascals 92. I want to see Chicago. Heart- 4 Hardcover. Mike Roberts WVEE-FM & WQMJ 2015 70. These are basically "L3" guys, only there's something just inherently "greater" about them. 75. The Mandalorian Season 3 Premiere Is a Slick Reminder of What Makes Mando Work, "The Apostate" is designed to reorient the audience after a lengthy layoff, but the familiar formula ensures we want to keep taking the trip, Malcolm Brogdon Is a Throwbackand DeservingCandidate for Sixth Man of the Year. I would say Aretha, Bowie, or Springsteen could be moved up to the top rung, Posted by Mike on Monday, 09/16/2019 @ 15:05pm. Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Carly Simon, Pat Benatar, Lionel Richie would all be level 1's in I'm afraid. Hal Greer, 54. 5/10 = Average/Borderline "I've Been Good To You" Marshall Crenshaw, Brenda Holloway, Joe Meek, The Temptones, Ray, Goodman & Brown (The Moments), The Ones, The Temptations. Nine Inch Nails Elvis Costello & The Attractions: 9/10 Good point, Bill G. Let's also remember Percy Mayfield's 1950 blues classic Please Send Me Someone to Love, with its plea for tolerance and unity among the peoples of the world. Nope! Because of the lamestream press' overhype of the Pistols, several people actually think they started punk rock, which of course they didn't. Posted by shrek on Friday, 01/11/2019 @ 20:45pm. Neil Young Marvin Gaye: 10/10 Blondie: 8/10 Rating Numbers: The comments in this section have also been helpful, and of course, my own personal opinions, tastes and whatnot. "(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man In You" Chuck Jackson Most unworthy: For me, Percy Sledge, Laura Nyro, and Del Shannon stand out. I agree with others that acts like Deep Purple, Yes, Nine Inch Nails, Kiss, Miles Davis, T. Rex, Whitney Houston & Nina Simone should be at 2. Who isn't? Otherwise, the other groups I like althrough I disagree with you on Linda Ronstadt because I happen to like her music and her voice. Lionel Richie There's no way he's a bigger deal than Cream, The Band, The Doors, Black Sabbath, The Police, Jerry Lee Lewis, CSN, Metallica or Aerosmith. Posted by Dan on Wednesday, 07/24/2013 @ 17:34pm. Peter Gabriel: 7/10 R.E.M: 10/10 Bonnie Raitt That said, the O'Jays' and the Mamas And The Papas' scores of O.000 is absolutely ludicrous, if for no other reason than saying they have no "Fame" to their name is utterly absurd. 10/10 = Immortals, Legends & Icons All I ask is that you don't put Bon Jovi or Journey in last place. Jason Kidd (see above), 46. Whitney Houston-Level 2 Bob Pettit. Oh found NIN. Zach, most of your comments make sense to me. Very good insight expect Dolly should be Level 2 mostly because she's one of the most important women in popular music as a whole. Bo Diddley: 10/10 All-Star Game Selections by Player; All-NBA and All-NBA Team Selections by Player; All-Defensive Team Selections by Player; Referee Awards. 2012 Big Joe Turner: 9/10 Lou Reed Posted by williams on Monday, 10/21/2019 @ 09:31am, The 2020 inductees 154. Pearl Jam Second floor of The Pyramid. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers: 6/10 27 Johnny Cash -Quietest? Isaac Hayes: 7/10 The main ones: Artis Gilmore, 87. -the Four Seasons, Black Sabbath, Queen, AC/DC Randy Newman (middle 2nd) :) Todd Rundgren-Level 1 I don't have a good reason to not have Westbrook here. Lastly, I would move Big Joe Turner to the top of the first level or the bottom of the second level. James Brown (and the Famous Flames) Bill G., 1987 Louis Jordan Bruce Springsteen Frankie Lymon: Influenced Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, Beach Boys, and The Miracles. Depeche Mode (Level 2) 152. ), Dolly Parton, Boyz II Men, Human Nature, among many others Under no circumstances whatsoever, should AC/DC sit above Rush, period. Donna Summer (middle 3rd) "If You Can Want" The Dirtbombs, Barbara McNair, Chazz Dixon. 1986 Robert Johnson 8/10 = No Brainers The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy. Shaq, 12. Posted by Bill G. on Tuesday, 10/23/2018 @ 14:25pm. Billy Joel: 9/10 Were they just dominant at times? I love Elton John, but he does not deserve to be ranked higher than Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Black Sabbath, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, Little Richard, The Byrds, The Doors, and others who are more innovative and influential. The Four Tops Pei, also designed the most famous modern pyramid, the controversial 1988 addition to the Louvre., 3. All-Time Finest View entire all-time finest list Current Finest 116. 11. Tier 3 - Tupac Shakur, Pearl Jam He was one of the first rock and rollers to incorporate politics and social issues and he mostly did that during his solo career. Anyways, hope you browsed through. Little Willie John Talented as hell, but weird as hell. Joan Baez - 1 47. The Four Seasons: 7/10 Honestly, when you're talking about those three, any order you put 'em in could be justified. Janet Jackson This was a hard one to boil down to just one pick, but I decided on The Eagles as the unworthiest act in the hall. Rage Against the Machine (Level 1 or 2) Duran Duran (Level 1 or 2) 45. 2000 I agree The Miracles are definitely a Level-4 act and agree with every word of your post. Two Oscars, helped gave popularity in industrial rock, and be a mostly one man band (where at the time was unheard of) to say the least. I quit listening to the "Classic Rock" stuff back in my senior year of high school. Did the management of this establishment put you up to this? Kiss: 7/10 Most snubbed before being inducted: Black Sabbath, The Stooges, Hall & Oates, Neil Diamond, Alice Copper, Buffalo Springfield. Lovin' Spoonful The DC5: 5/10 There are many, many 2000s and '10s era bands that are more engaging. People will still be listening to their music, hundreds, if not thousands of years from now. David Robinson, 33. 84. The Mamas & The Papas: 6/10 I can't put a guy in Level 4 who never got to the Finals. They both were a lot closer to the rock world than Ray Charles was during the bulk of their careers. -First ballot? He is quite vital (i don't think anyone can claim to be the best selling artist in 2 different decades). Posted by Follower on Thursday, 05/16/2019 @ 20:33pm. 163. Rush I also searched Twitter and Google to find updates before then. Either you have the music and the accomplishments or you don't. 1) THE MIRACLES at # 32 Posted by Roy on Friday, 01/26/2018 @ 07:27am, And here is my opinion about the position of the 2018 inductees: Sorry but the Sex Pistols are way overrated. The charter of the Pyramid states no MVP can drop below Level 3 unless it's for a good reason. Demote. 24. Personally, I think they're overvalued in the rankings and undervalued on the pyramid. So really "We've Come Too Far To End It Now"-The Escorts The (Young) Rascals: 5/10 depeche mode - 2 or 3 11. In the since this pyramid was first devised the lower levels have been filled with new inductees and they are certainly not multiples of 12 anymore. 176. Rush (middle 4th) Rush: 7/10 Most civilized: Cat, Smokey, Bruce Bull. Robert Horry, 97. 160. Heart (high 3rd) Red Hot Chili Peppers Happy New Year! 41. "Doggone Right" Bobby Davis. The Stooges ELO T.Rex-Level 3 Madonna should not even be there and in the pyramid's scheme she is higher that Frank Zappa and Jefferson Airplane? Bill Simmons' Hall of Fame Basketball Pyramid Basketball Hall of Fame Sets Number of Required Items 95 Current Finest Possible Set Rating 09.816 View Set Checklist Shop Set Start Set Notes: This set requires official rookie cards for each player. "Whatever Makes You Happy"- Jacki Gore, Steve Washington. 10.. Posted by FRL on Tuesday, 01/1/2019 @ 10:05am. * This only goes to the Rockist group who mostly bash on these types of artist and keep saying that the formerly snubbed-artist should be in already. Dave Bing, 93. Just two months into 2023, Majors has already come crashing into franchises like Creed and Ant-Manas well as Sundance, for good measure. Is there any way we can realign the pyramid with the artist rankings we did over the course of last year? De Bravo, Little Willie G., Oran "Juice" Jones. I would also move Talking Heads up to the 4th tier. But Elvis Presley was known for his kindness and generosity (up to the mid-50's) If he keeps pushing for 3-4 more years and the Warriors get back to being contenders and Steph stays as a Top 10 guy in the league, he's moving up into the Dirk range and maybe the Pantheon. 5. Anyone voted in simply because they reached a benchmark (sold lots of records, had a lot of hits, etc.) Not to be too much of a Ramones basher, but look at the bands they rated above. on Thursday, 03.7.13 @ 23:05pm Posted by Yours Truly on Tuesday, 09/25/2018 @ 14:24pm, Posted by Yours Truly on Tuesday, 09/25/2018 @ 17:10pm, Sex Pistols should be moved way up, Id put them at level one in my opinion. Their career ended through poor records and/or changing tastes. The Dells: 5/10 Lloyd Price "Do It Baby"- Jimmy Ponder, Red Holt (of Young-Holt Unlimited). Al Green: 9/10 MC5 (Level 1) I would think acts like Parliament - Funkadelic, Sex Pistols, Frank Zappa, Curtis Mayfield, The Stooges, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses & The Yardbirds should move up to Level 3 because they have defined genres in their own right. 8. James Brown. The Miracles, Motown's first group, are the most covered Motown group of ALL TIME. Every single one. Designated for marginal acts who are considered "Borderline Hall of Famers," either because of the Zombies Factor (great career, not long enough) or the Bon Jovi Factor (very good for a long time, rarely great). The Who, The Kinks, Public Enemy, Sex Pistols and Muddy Waters 7/10 = Solid Picks The Doobie Brothers: 6/10 "Don't Let It End (Till You Let It Begin)-Betty Everett . Fats Domino, Smokey Robinson, Carole King and Curtis Mayfield 7. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Bill Withers: 6/10 Bill Stewart WJBF-TV 2015 72. 209. 199. 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