One of the more abrasive “in your face” bands of the 90’s, Hole delivered some of the better Alternative based sounds of their day.  It wasn’t without controversy as they were fronted by the polarizing Courtney Love, who had as many admirers as detractors.  Despite some of the solid material that they produced it is well within the realm of possibility that the Hall would keep them out to keep Courtney out.  Regardless of the Courtney Love factor they could easily be behind some of the 90’s Alt powerhouses, which would be totally understandable.

Easily one of the most important Alternative bands of the 1990’s, the Smashing Pumpkins were able to become Alternative stars without sounding like the Grunge stars that they were often lumped in with.  The Pumpkins could master varying emotions effortlessly easily delivering songs with unparalleled sorrow to tunes of blistering rage.  They delivered these skills to the video medium, and their overall videos of the 90’s are on par with any other band that could be named.  Billy Corgan and company may not get in on the first year of eligibility, but for a few years they were right there at the top. This could be anywhere from a quick induction to a twenty year wait.