10 Great Rock Bands Snubbed From The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

10. MC5-29 years

The Motor City 5 burst out of the rock scene in Detroit in the late 60's along with alums The Stooges and Alice Cooper. With their raucous live shows, the band delivered the spirit of rock and roll at its most feral.

Along with inventing garage rock, the band wrote what has got to be one of the definitive rock live songs with "Kick Out the Jams." As a result of the MC5's power, music started to shift to heavier genres and tested the boundaries of what was allowed in the hard rock sphere. One could make the argument that without the MC5, the genres of punk rock and metal would not exist as it is today.

The influence of the MC5 can be felt in later years, when the band has reunited and performed with rock stars like Slash, Jerry Cantrell, and Ian Astbury (all of whom list them as an influence). While the band has been on the Hall of Fame ballot numerous times throughout the years, their lack of true star power has led to them slipping under the bar year after year. If you're going to describe the unfiltered power of hard music, you can't do much better than this band.