It was announced this week that Motorhead has been nominated for a 2020 induction to the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. Motorhead\u2019s Three Amigos (Lemmy Kilmister, \u2018Fast\u2019 Eddie Clarke and Phil \u2018Philthy Animal\u2019 Taylor) have been included for 2020 contention. Though the nominated lineup is undoubtedly the classic and essential Motorhead trio, the exclusion of Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee is a glaringly obvious mistake.<\/p>\n
Following the departure of Eddie Clarke in 1982, after six years of service, Motorhead recruited Brian Robertson before eventually landing Phil Campbell in 1984. Campbell remained Motorhead\u2019s guitarist until the death of Lemmy Kilmister in 2015, giving Campbell a 31-year career with the band and cementing him as Motorhead\u2019s second-most longstanding member after Lemmy.<\/p>\n
Campbell performed on Motorhead classics such as \u201cKilled by Death,\u201d \u201cOrgasmatron\u201d and \u201cHellraiser,\u201d with the guitarist\u2019s accolades including a Grammy Award for his performance on \u201cWhiplash.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mikkey Dee also won the Grammy for \u201cWhiplash,\u201d and as the drummer for Motorhead since 1992, Dee is the third-most longstanding member of Motorhead\u2019s history, having served 23 years behind the kit. Dee\u2019s chops elevated Motorhead instantly after he joined, helping to revitalize an aging band with the release of Bastards in 1993.<\/p>\n
The omission of Campbell and Dee is further puzzling after glancing at Soundgarden\u2019s list of members nominated for the Rock Hall. Each longstanding member of the \u201890s alt band has been included, as has Hiro Yamamoto, who spent five years with Soundgarden and recorded just two albums (Ultramega OK and Louder Than Love) with the band.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re not arguing that Yamamoto should be excluded, but the achievements of Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee in Motorhead certainly match if not supersede the contributions of Yamamoto to Soundgarden.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, drummer Scott Travis has been nominated for the Rock Hall as a member of Judas Priest. While Travis undoubtedly deserves the nod, his tenure with Priest spans just 26 years (considering Priest\u2019s four years of inactivity from 1992-1996) compared to Phil Campbell\u2019s 31 years with Motorhead.<\/p>\n
Travis also has played on fewer Judas Priest albums (seven) than both Campbell and Dee have recorded (16 and 12, respectively) with Motorhead.<\/p>\n
Classic Priest drummer Dave Holland has been nominated, despite being found guilty of attempted rape and indecent assault of a 17-year-old drum student in 2004. The Rock Hall have also nominated Les Binks, despite the drummer lasting only two years with Judas Priest.<\/p>\n
And did you hear the Dave Matthews Band were nominated? With all eight core members? Cool, just checking.<\/p>\n
Finally, Motorhead have only made the list of nominees, much like Judas Priest and the MC5 did last year before ultimately being rejected from the final group of inductees. This led to Rob Halford hilariously reading his Rock Hall rejection letter live on the radio, while we later learned Judas Priest were among the least-voted-for nominees in 2019. Janet Jackson and Roxy Music, however, made the cut.<\/p>\n
The 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony will be held May 2 at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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