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

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 01:00:34 Phil Collins: I Don’t Care Anymore. Or do I? 01:06:03 Also Rans Quick Hits 01:06:21 Jeff Buckley? Hallelujah! New Edition? WTF? 01:09:52 Melissa And Lauryn’s Mild Adventure 01:14:18 Shakira Don’t Lie; Luther Doesn’t Play, All the Marquis Love Sade 01:22:39 Hello, Diva! Mariah Carey 01:29:15 Wrap Up And Snubs. And Cheese.