- Aug 11, 2007
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This is a day of celebration at my house...after many years of being outwardly snubbed and ignored by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rush is finally going to be inducted next spring as part of the "class of 2013". What makes this great is that they were inducted upon their first nomination. What makes this even better is that one of the "big-wigs" in the Hall (Jan Wenner) has said many times, "Rush will never get in as long as I'm alive". Guess what? He's not dead! I wonder if he likes his crow well-done or medium-rare? 
Anyway, you all know my love of Nightwish, but Rush is my first favorite band ever. I grew up on their music and they pretty much laid down the foundation for the kind of music I love, and set the standard for that in music which I find to be exciting and interesting. Even bands like Nightwish who were not influenced by Rush, I would not even know of their music if not for Rush because they are a band who has succeeded while daring to be different, and I have always gravitated to bands like that because of them. So while everyone knows I love Nightwish, for me, Rush is on a separate level altogether: "there's Rush, and there's everyone else". So to see them finally get this well-deserved honor is a happy day for me indeed.
The only people who will probably come into this thread are Enigma and Traxan (and maybe Snowy or Tramz), but I feel this post had to be made because: 1) on a selfish level, it's something that makes me happy, and 2) it's about time the Hall of Fame did the right thing and is at least trying to not be so much of a sham.
I realize that most fans outside the U.S. probably don't know or care what the R&R Hall of Fame is and will probably fail to see the importance of such things, but the fact that Rush has been eligible since the late '90s and have been ignored while bands of lesser talent or not as much seniority have practically waltzed in; maybe you can understand why this moment means so much to the fans.
Geddy has already made a statement; saying that his mom is thrilled about their induction, and that he is glad for the band's hardcore fans. "It was a cause they championed," he says in an interview with Rolling Stone (a magazine that up until recently, played a huge part in the "it's cool to snub Rush" bandwagon). "I'm very relieved for them and we share this honor with them, for sure." He also said they will be attending the ceremony ("It's a terrific honor and we'll show up smiling."), but no word yet as to whether or not they will perform as well (as it is customary for inductees to perform a song or two after officially being inducted into the Hall, as well as doing a "band jam" at the end of the ceremony with all the other artists who were inducted alongside them).
Yes indeed, 12-12-12 is a momentous occasion for me. Definitely a wonderful early Christmas present!
Congrats Rush; you deserve it!!!
Suck it, Jann Wenner and all other Rush haters!
Anyway, you all know my love of Nightwish, but Rush is my first favorite band ever. I grew up on their music and they pretty much laid down the foundation for the kind of music I love, and set the standard for that in music which I find to be exciting and interesting. Even bands like Nightwish who were not influenced by Rush, I would not even know of their music if not for Rush because they are a band who has succeeded while daring to be different, and I have always gravitated to bands like that because of them. So while everyone knows I love Nightwish, for me, Rush is on a separate level altogether: "there's Rush, and there's everyone else". So to see them finally get this well-deserved honor is a happy day for me indeed.
The only people who will probably come into this thread are Enigma and Traxan (and maybe Snowy or Tramz), but I feel this post had to be made because: 1) on a selfish level, it's something that makes me happy, and 2) it's about time the Hall of Fame did the right thing and is at least trying to not be so much of a sham.
I realize that most fans outside the U.S. probably don't know or care what the R&R Hall of Fame is and will probably fail to see the importance of such things, but the fact that Rush has been eligible since the late '90s and have been ignored while bands of lesser talent or not as much seniority have practically waltzed in; maybe you can understand why this moment means so much to the fans.
Geddy has already made a statement; saying that his mom is thrilled about their induction, and that he is glad for the band's hardcore fans. "It was a cause they championed," he says in an interview with Rolling Stone (a magazine that up until recently, played a huge part in the "it's cool to snub Rush" bandwagon). "I'm very relieved for them and we share this honor with them, for sure." He also said they will be attending the ceremony ("It's a terrific honor and we'll show up smiling."), but no word yet as to whether or not they will perform as well (as it is customary for inductees to perform a song or two after officially being inducted into the Hall, as well as doing a "band jam" at the end of the ceremony with all the other artists who were inducted alongside them).
Yes indeed, 12-12-12 is a momentous occasion for me. Definitely a wonderful early Christmas present!
Congrats Rush; you deserve it!!!
Suck it, Jann Wenner and all other Rush haters!
