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 2012-12-15 8:57 PM |
Elite  6387    |  Subject: Long LONG overdue!!!In other news RUSH was FINALLY inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Not that that is a big honor for them, but at least it brings some respectability to the RRHOF. As a group, Rush possesses 24 gold records and 14 platinum (3 multi-platinum) records.[1] Rush's sales statistics place them third behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band.[2] Rush also ranks 79th in U.S. album sales, with 25 million units.[3] Although total worldwide album sales are not calculated by any single entity, as of 2004 several industry sources estimated Rush's total worldwide album sales at over 40 million units. Edited by powerman 2012-12-15 9:01 PM |
| 2012-12-15 11:44 PM in reply to: #4536615 |
| Subject: RE: Long LONG overdue!!! Now I can take my wife to that bottom state of Ohio to the R&R hall of Fame. I have refused up to this point. I mean really, Blondie before Rush......maybe I won't go |
| 2012-12-16 1:37 AM in reply to: #4536615 |
Champion 10668  Tacoma, Washington | Subject: RE: Long LONG overdue!!! I know! It IS about time. |
| 2012-12-16 7:59 AM in reply to: #4536615 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Long LONG overdue!!! Ah, so they've finally gotten around to inductiing the third-tier performers! |
| 2012-12-16 8:01 AM in reply to: #4536615 |
Pro 4838 | Subject: RE: Long LONG overdue!!! Neil Peart is one of the top 5 drummers of all time. IMO |
| 2012-12-16 8:04 AM in reply to: #4536615 |
Elite 4547 | Subject: RE: Long LONG overdue!!! I think it's ridiculous and proves there is a political bias with the HOF decision panel. There is no way Limbaugh deserves to be in the RRHOF!!!
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| 2012-12-16 8:07 AM in reply to: #4536615 |
Pro 4838 | Subject: RE: Long LONG overdue!!! |
| 2012-12-16 8:25 AM in reply to: #4536761 |
| Iron Donkey 38643 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Long LONG overdue!!! the bear - 2012-12-16 7:59 AMAh, so they've finally gotten around to inductiing the third-tier performers! . Haters will always hate. |
| 2012-12-16 8:35 AM in reply to: #4536761 |
Elite 6387 | Subject: RE: Long LONG overdue!!! the bear - 2012-12-16 6:59 AM Ah, so they've finally gotten around to inductiing the third-tier performers! No, they started that a long time ago. |
| 2012-12-16 9:17 AM in reply to: #4536788 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Long LONG overdue!!! powerman - 2012-12-16 8:35 AM the bear - 2012-12-16 6:59 AM Ah, so they've finally gotten around to inducting the third-tier performers! No, they started that a long time ago. So then, this is fourth? |
| 2012-12-16 9:37 AM in reply to: #4536615 |
Elite 6387 | Subject: RE: Long LONG overdue!!! ^^^You could consider progressive rock not rock... but since Bee Gees and Madona are in, I guess that does not really matter anymore. So just help me out, I can't tell if you are serious. Did you foget to use the sarc font or smilies?
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| 2012-12-16 10:38 AM in reply to: #4536844 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Long LONG overdue!!! powerman - 2012-12-16 9:37 AM ^^^You could consider progressive rock not rock... but since Bee Gees and Madona are in, I guess that does not really matter anymore. So just help me out, I can't tell if you are serious. Did you foget to use the sarc font or smilies?
Not sure how you can consider anything with rock as part of its name "not rock." I really think some have come to define the genre too closely. To your question, serious. In the scheme of things, Rush is at best a third-tier band, dozens are more worthy of HoF status, many are already in. Thus they Hall is getting down to the third (or lower) tier of inductees. The two examples you've thrown out there, while I'm not a huge fan of either, I would place ahead of Rush in the rock hierarchy. Just using the metric you used above (record sales), both are significantly ahead of Rush, at 64.5million sold for Madonna and 220Million for the Brothers Gibb. I don't expect Rush fanboys to agree, but it is the reality. |
| 2012-12-16 11:25 AM in reply to: #4536888 |
Elite 6387 | Subject: RE: Long LONG overdue!!! the bear - 2012-12-16 9:38 AM powerman - 2012-12-16 9:37 AM ^^^You could consider progressive rock not rock... but since Bee Gees and Madona are in, I guess that does not really matter anymore. So just help me out, I can't tell if you are serious. Did you foget to use the sarc font or smilies?
Not sure how you can consider anything with rock as part of its name "not rock." I really think some have come to define the genre too closely. To your question, serious. In the scheme of things, Rush is at best a third-tier band, dozens are more worthy of HoF status, many are already in. Thus they Hall is getting down to the third (or lower) tier of inductees. The two examples you've thrown out there, while I'm not a huge fan of either, I would place ahead of Rush in the rock hierarchy. Just using the metric you used above (record sales), both are significantly ahead of Rush, at 64.5million sold for Madonna and 220Million for the Brothers Gibb. I don't expect Rush fanboys to agree, but it is the reality. That's cool. It a subjective thing. I do not agree with some that are in. I see rock as "rock" and don't consider pop or disco versions of it to be the same thing.... even though both the examples given are incredibly accomplished and I actually like them both. Rush is a part of "rock" history and they deserve to be in. Even as the token band of prog rock. But they have a very large influence in rock musicians and great respect as one of the most talented trios in history and a huge body of work to show for it. But ya... this debate has gone on for 30 years now and it will probably go another 30. So it's all good. |
| 2012-12-17 10:41 AM in reply to: #4536615 |
Supersonicus Idioticus 2439 Thunder Bay, ON | Subject: RE: Long LONG overdue!!! Could also be a regional thing.
I moved 1500km away from Toronto and I find Rush on the radio almost every day. |
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