With the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announcing its Class of 2018 on Wednesday, it's time once again to banter about the names of those who should be inducted.
Here are some of New York's Daily News compiled list:
Alice In Chains: "While Alice in Chains calls the Pacific Northwest home, they are louder and heavier than the bands they are frequently compared too. And looking at the lack of hard rock acts in the hall of fame, that clearly has hurt Alice in Chains' chances. As does the fact that lead singer Layne Staley's drug addiction limited the band to releasing only three records from 1990-2008."
Bad Company: "A supergroup whose music is still played on classic rock stations across the country... The band's first three efforts, Bad Company, Straight Shooter and Run With the Pack were Top 5 albums in the UK and U.S.
Blue Öyster Cult: "Four of their studio albums have at least 500,000 copies in the U.S. One of the band's two live albums -- Some Enchanted Evening -- is certified platinum. Not to mention, they are forever immortalized in pop culture because of Saturday Night Live."
The Cure: "The only thing sadder than Robert Smith's lyrics is The Cure still not being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame... Smith paved the way for goth rock, influenced some of the biggest bands to come out of the 1990s and 2000s (The Smashing Pumpkins, Interpol) and is still the poster boy of sad music."
Depeche Mode: "The band has had 50 singles chart in the U.K. and 13 of their albums have hit the Top 10. Without Depeche Mode, electronic music may not exist in the form it does today."
Peter Frampton: "The Humble Pie guitarist and singer who made the talk box guitar effect cool became an international solo star with 1976's Frampton Comes Alive... It sold better than any album, live or studio, in 1976."
Iron Maiden: "Many modern hard rock and metal acts, like Avenged Sevenfold and Metallica, were heavily influenced by Maiden."
Judas Priest: "Like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest fits more in with the metal niche. They have sold more than 45 million records and many critics, like MTV, ranked them as one of the top metal acts ever."
King Crimson: "One of the first ever progressive rock bands, King Crimson led to the sound that Rush and other acts made mainstream."