Ok so do you want to know why RUSH didn't get in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame any earlier or when they were eligible for an induction in 1998? Well RUSH didn't get in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame until this year on 4/18/2013 because all of the bands that are in the RRHOF aren't together anymore and RUSH are still together, still writing new music and releasing new albums and still touring. so because of that, its why they didn't get inducted any earlier, because the RRHOF only inducts bands that aren't together as a band anymore and that makes Rush the first band to be inducted in the RRHOF that are still together. So thats why, hope this helps you understand how the RRHOF runs and why they didn't induct RUSH any earlier.