Seven Bands/Musicians that Need to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
One of the biggest bands in the 70's and early 80's, ELO was an English band that had much more success in the United States. After a career selling more than 50 million albums worldwide, including 12 different studio albums and more than four dozen singles, is there really any doubt that they belong in the Hall of Fame? And what abot the crazy spaceship?

Journey
Journey's music is so uber-popular, it is hard to believe that they keep getting overlooked. Just one song, Don't Stop Believin', is the largest selling downloaded tune on iTunes, and has been used in the Sopranos, Family Guy, and Glee, as well as helped the Chicago White Sox focus on their World Championship in 2005. Frontman Steve Perry is also eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame as an individual, and most fans of the band would be satisfied with that, as Steve Perry IS Journey.

Joan Jett
Often called the Queen of Rock, Joan Jett is best known for belting out I Love Rock 'n Roll, her number one smash hit for two months in 1982. With three albums certified platinum or gold, and a score of other hits, including I Hate Myself for Loving You, Light of Day, and Bad Reputation, Jett is a hard-driving, guitar-playing rocker that just happens to be a beautiful woman. She has made appearances on TV shows, starred in the movie Light of Day with Michael J. Fox, and played in Broadway musicals, in addition to touring with the USO for the past twenty years.

Peter Frampton
Astounding that voters seem to have forgotten his little double live album that sold more than six million copies just in the United States, and led to sold out arenas and stadiums around the country in the late 1970's. Frampton Comes Alive! made Peter an instant superstar and spawned hits that are still played regularly on every classic rock station around the country.

Def Leppard
Hysteria, released in 1987, had seven top 100 hits-one of the only albums ever to do so. Def Leppard sold more records in the United States in the 1980s than any other band. They also won American Music Awards for best heavy metal artist and best heavy metal album (Hysteria, 1989). The band is well known for standing by their drummer, Rick Allen, when he lost his arm in a car accident in 1984. They continue to tour and perform today, and are expected to release a new live album in 2011.

Kiss
Yes, they are goofy with their crazy platform boots and makeup, but the music speaks for itself. Kiss is one of the highest-selling bands ever, having sold over 100 million albums around the world, with 24 gold albums in the United States alone. They are well known for their makeup, fire breathing, smoking guitars, blood spitting, and pyrotechnics during live shows, believing that when people pay to be entertained, they should give it their all.

Motley Crue
Motley Crue is a little edgy, and yes they are even quite grungy at times, in other words these guys are the epitome of true rock stars. From all the hard partying days, scrapes with the law, through rehab and getting sober in the late eighties, they rocked! This band influenced scores of later bands, and deserves to be in the hall for that reason alone.