how NBA Hall of Fame inductees should be chosen but how the institution must be reshaped from the ground up, the result being the Pyramid: Simmons's one-of-a-kind five-level shrine to the ninety-six greatest players in the history of pro ", Posted by Dezmond on Wednesday, 10/22/2014 @ 22:04pm, Desmond, 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. Dave Bing, 93. Miles Davis The Book of Basketball was an achievement. Michael Jackson While there are plenty of eligible snubbed artists out there, there are likely very few, if any, who would make it into Level 4 of the pyramid if they were ever inducted (Level 5 is impenetrable at this point by any non-Hall of Famer). Moses Malone, 13. (including Chicago) The Notorious B.I.G: 8/10 Public Enemy: 3 Eminem (Level 4) And I'd love to invent a 0 just for Def Leppard. Joan Jett is currently in last place for her solo career. Baez - 1, Posted by Classic Rock on Thursday, 12/22/2016 @ 18:38pm, Posted by Roy on Friday, 04/14/2017 @ 09:13am. Much as I dislike them, The Byrds ought to go to the fourth level. The Who: 10/10 So really Jimmy Reed: 8/10 226. "Don't Let It End (Till You Let It Begin)-Betty Everett the Studio Group on Friday, 03/8/2013 @ 16:03pm, Responses below it looks like your asking only about Performer inductees, or maybe Early Influence, too. Elvis Presley. The Ronettes: 6/10 I got it mixed up. They never put out more than one outrageously good record. Does The Secret have a shelf life? Level 5 is the top of the pyramid, literally and figuratively. Exactly, Posted by Matthew on Saturday, 05/25/2013 @ 12:13pm. Loudest other than metal: The Kinks Leonard Cohen NIN: 9/10 Roy Orbison: 10/10 Madonna 108. Dave DeBusschere, 52. The Dells For now, he just misses the cut. Blondie "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, Mike and The Mechanics, and She & Him among many others. Bill G., Randy Newman Deep Purple (Level 2) I would've put Whitney Houston at Level 2, or 3 at most, because of how commercially successful she was and influenced a lot of singers to this day. 9/10 = All Time Greats The Notorious B.I.G.-Level 3 Blondie: 8/10 Prince How did the series flip? you like simmons a lot. The Rolling Stones As much as I like SRV as a guitarist, his credentials as a performer (body of work) isn't up to many on the 2nd level. The people at the top are more of the big timers, to me. Lou Reed Bon Jovi - 1 Eventually, the powers that be will finally realize that Rush deserves to have a spot on the third tier, if not the fourth tier. Is Curry STILL underrated? 25. Otis Redding (Level 4), Posted by Jordan Einstein on Sunday, 04/24/2022 @ 14:32pm. "Baby Baby Don't Cry" Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra, Projekt. Just gets cut off from the top level. He's made 3 1st Team All-NBAs, but only made the playoffs twice (this year will be the 3rd). Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps: 7/10 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. Most loudest inductee (outside the Metal genre)? I kept the same ratio. -the Beastie Boys Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Carly Simon, Pat Benatar, Lionel Richie would all be level 1's in I'm afraid. 2017 Lionel Richie 152. For rap artists, I would get rid of Public Enemy and replace them with 2Pac or Eminem and move Run DMC and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five up higher. 130. Percy Sledge: 2/10 Al Green: 9/10 He without question was 'the most political of the Beatles' and I'm sure a lot of future generations looked upon him for that. Janis Joplin: 10/10 The Jackson 5: 9/10 Eurythmics (Level 1) c) their influence on guitar and drum techniques, painstaking production methods, song structure and use of electronic effects extends far, far, FAR beyond the realms of metal. Los Lobos People will still be listening to their music, hundreds, if not thousands of years from now. The ninety-six greatest basketball players of all time, arranged into five tiers: Levels One through Four, then the Pantheon - the best of the best - at the very top. 57. Earth, Wind & Fire: 8/10 Was Kazaam better than Steel? Traffic: 7/10 Their overwhelming commercial success then? 105. Chaka Khan It's good enough to get him in the bottom end of Level III. Duran Duran (Level 1 or 2) Nina Simone 118. By now they could be multiple of 14! Anybody remember songs like "Keep On Pushing", "Choice Of Colors", and "People Get Ready" ? Most snubbed artist who is now an inductee (besides Rush and Alice Cooper*)? 116. Several, though I'll use Bill Haley & the Comets, since they're the first in line here, as I see it. The Cars 224. 127. target="_blank" title="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmoY83GCEAAeR7h.jpg:medium[/img]">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmoY83GCEAAeR7h.jpg:medium[/img], Posted by FRL on Friday, 05/2/2014 @ 08:43am. 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. The one who opened the doors for all of the OTHERSmost of whom THEY wrote songs for. Great survey, John! Percy Sledge: Influenced Al Green and the Allman Brothers Band. Their pioneering work in the folk-rock and country-work scenes is significant enough. I could then see Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, and Aretha Franklin, maybe even Buddy Holly or Neil Young moving up to tier 5. Earl Monroe, 76. Neil Diamond: 7/10 CCR: 9/10 Bowie is so upstream of many, many acts. If he comes back 100% and leads Brooklyn to a title? He's one of the best scorers ever. And how in the hell did Radiohead get on level 4? 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. Dire Straits "(You Can) Depend On Me" The Temptations, There needs to be slightly more room in the 5 space, cause Bowie is 100% a 5. 1999 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Most civilized: One that was added this year, Peter Gabriel. 1. Deep Purple: Level 3 These are basically "L3" guys, only there's something just inherently "greater" about them. Buddy Guy: 8/10 "Save Me" The Undertones Also available in . But as long as they are moved up to the 4th tier, I will not be very disappointed. Level 2: Nina Simone Revising lol, Posted by John R.C. And why couldnt it last? Donna Summer: 8/10 Rock Hall inductees from wanna-bes . Aerosmith I put Costello on the same level as the Pretenders, a critically loved band whose music doesn't hold up. 10. Otis Redding Wilson Pickett: 9/10 I would also move Talking Heads up to the 4th tier. But every 15 that are added should mean one more to Level 5, two more to 4, and so on. He's an 11-time All-Star (everyone with 8 or more appearances is in the actual hall) and was the 3rd best player on two Champs and two Finalists. A half-century ago, Pink Floyd unleashed a classic that still lingers on the Billboard charts and in college dorms to this day. bill Bill Simmons Player Pyramid simmon Today's Top Quizzes in Sports Browse Sports hide this ad Today's Top Quizzes in Basketball Browse Basketball Top Contributed Quizzes in Sports 1 2022 World Cup Stars 2 Name Just One - 10 to 1: Sports 3 Gardiens vs Mbapp 4 World Cup Champions by Poster 5 Name Just One - 10 to 1: NFL 6 Carly Simon: 6/10, Posted by Jordan Einstein on Friday, 05/13/2022 @ 05:01am. Level 5: b) every metal band post-1983 is influenced by them. I watched the entire series. "Lower-tier Bob Dylan"? 194. Lloyd Price: 4/10 The Byrds Wow, thanks for sharing, where do you get all this information from if I may know? How much should Hardens playoff stumbles matter for him historically? Here is how the artists in the pyramid sit relative to the rest of the artists in rock and roll. " Almost all of their hits were self-written, making them unique among Motown acts. Albert King (lower 3rd) The Doobie Brothers: 6/10 Dire Straits (borerline 1/2) I blame the clowns on the committee for it - but Deep Purple should be on this list AND at level 3. 146. 9/10 = All Time Greats "Whatever Makes You Happy"- Jacki Gore, Steve Washington. Young Frankenstein The Isley Brothers: 9/10 2021: this is a statement of fact, no judgement involved. Rodin Hood: Men In Tights Even as he was on the downside of his career, he was still hitting huge shots that swung championships. Metallica Posted by Follower on Wednesday, 01/2/2019 @ 04:20am. Marvin Gaye (Level 5) Duane Eddy: 6/10 Eminem maybe the last artist to hit Level 4. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. 96. "Give Me Just Another Day" Young Jeezy (as the basis for his song, "Mr 17.5"), Schoolboy Q, Wade Waters, Christina Milian, Rick Ross, Marco Polo feat. He was (and still is) well-regarded by just about everyone regardless of genre. Sure, they influenced Green Day and some others. "My Girl Has Gone" Etienne Daho, Bobby Taylor, Edwyn Collins, Ken Parker. He was the best center in the league for 5 years (yes, the competition for that title was, let's say, lacking). 15. Russell, 2. 210. Plebeian, For anyone else that wants to create a pyramid for this year's nominations here is a format for everyone to follow in order to create some structure follow this format. NO WAY should they just be at Level 3. Posted by Mat r on Wednesday, 05/4/2022 @ 16:32pm, Level 1: Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and Bill Stewart WJBF-TV 2015 72. Outside of Biggie and Jay-Z, no one else really needs to be above Level 1. John Fogerty (CCR), Ike Turner, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Van Halen, Axl Rose, and Mike Love (Beach Boys) Kobe Bryant, 8. Eagles: 9/10 Depeche Mode-1 They are certainly not on the level of Bowie, Springsteen, Aretha, or Nirvana, even Michael. I meant the DIRECT influence on later generations of rockers from people who were rockers themselves. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Yes But, he had to join a 73-win team to get there. Public Enemy, then Beastie Boys, then Run-DMC, then Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 (Cant wait to see NWA and LL Cool J get in) To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Bill breaks it down with his former ESPN colleague J.A. If I had to create a pyramid from this year's nominations alone, this is how I would create it. The one who opened the doors for all of their hits were,... Generations of rockers from people who were rockers themselves: b ) every metal band post-1983 is influenced them... A Classic that still lingers on the same Level as the Pretenders, critically... Book of Basketball was an achievement outside the metal genre ) listening their... 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