Are you as thrilled as I am? Rush in RRHOF?

[Lost In Xanadu]

That is to say really couldn't care either way. I'm happy for them, but it doesn't change anything for me. I have a personal relationship (as I'm sure many many people here do) with their music, and public accolades do nothing as far as that goes. Edited December 11, 2012 by Lost In Xanadu

[marlinsfan]

meaningless. wayyy overdue. bunch of other bands much less worthy have been in for years. but good for them....

[losingit2k]

:drool: :drool: :drool:

[Lost In Xanadu]

:drool: :drool: :drool:

 

Yeah, nobody saw this vote coming

[Babycat]

:drool: :drool: :drool:

 

Yeah, nobody saw this vote coming

 

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

[default236]

meaningless. wayyy overdue. bunch of other bands much less worthy have been in for years. but good for them....

It's great and all, but th RRHOF can still go suck a bagful. Even though Rush was the obvious choice, thats still awesome news.

[Lerxster]

Mild cheddar on the cheese scale. Initially I was pepperjacked, however.

[The Owl]

I am if course glad Rush got in (finally), but still cannot fail to notice that Deep Purple was passed over and Public Enemy gets in.... What a f***ing joke.

[CygnusGal]

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[TheAccountant]

Extremely excited. Grinning ear to ear. Never thought they would get in.

[ColdFireYYZ]

Meh. At least they'll get a little more exposure from this.

[Principled Man]

It would mean something to me if the RRHoF were a true Rock & Roll Hall of Fame......but it isn't, so I couldn't care less about it.

[GeddyRulz]

It's sad actually, how excited I am. I'm beginning to chill out, but this afternoon I was on Cloud Nine.

[Maverick]

For me, one of the things associated with being a Rush fan, or a fan of this kind of music in general, was that I it didn't matter to me what other people thought about it. I didn't like Rush because they were popular, or because I wanted to be popular; I liked it because of how it made me feel and think. The fact that it wasn't popular made it all the more special for me because it made me feel like I was enjoying something very special with a group of people who felt like I did.

 

Don't get me wrong: I'm very happy for the band that they received this honor, especially if it is something that makes them feel more appreciated. And I'm even happy for all the Rush fans out there who have felt snubbed by the Hall for all these years.

 

But for just myself, I know that I don't need this for the band for me to know that they are my favorite band of all time. I didn't need their induction into the Hall to validate my devotion to them.

[thirteen]

I had not heard of the RRHOF until I came onto these boards.

 

 

Congrats to the guys.

 

Hope they play La Villa at the induction and Alex does a rant about how much of a joke the RRHOF is lol.

Edited December 12, 2012 by thirteen

[Maverick]

I had not heard of the RRHOF until I came onto these boards.

 

 

Congrats to the guys.

 

Hope they play La Villa at the induction and Alex does a rant about how much of a joke the RRHOF is lol.

 

:goodone: :goodone: :goodone:

[greg2112]

Totally excited. Literally got chills reading that my favorite band for the last 30 years is finally getting its due.

[bluefox4000]

Meh....I just want on with my day. I could not even tell you who else is in the thing. I guess it's sorta kinda good...if you're into that sorta thing.

 

Mick

[J2112YYZ]

Didn't change my day at all. After I read they got in i just thought "oh ok" and nothing else. I may have had some kind of reaction to this if I ever gave a damn weather they got in or not.

[Tommy Sawyer]

Mildly excited. :) :rush:

[softfilter]

You know what is amazing, the amount of idiots who are really pissed Rush got in.

Reading some of the comments on Cleveland.com range from they padded attendance figures for the Time Machine filming at the "Q" Gave away tickets, and arena curtained off. (not the TM tour) moron only seats that were empty BEHIND THE STAGE which were not on sell in the first place!! And then the comment rush fans have mullets and still listen to them in some of the trashy bars that still play that Rush crap.

[thizzellewashington]

There's certainly no downside to them being in. Doesn't mean a thing to me personally or change my relationship with the band, but it's only going to raise their cultural cache and expose more people to their music, which is only a positive.

 

A lot of the sarcastic comments about "how great an honor it is to share a prestigious award with [insert pop or rap-leaning act that's inducted but not popular with classic-rock purists]" are pretty hilarious in their closed-mindedness and narrow understanding of the scope of rock music, and these threads make that clear every year.