# 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees announced (Rush made it!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 11, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736 "2012-12-11T19:50:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/1 "2012-12-11T19:50:32Z")
> **[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees of 2013](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-rock-hall-of-fame-inductees-2013-pictures-photogallery.html)** > > A look at this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees.More: 2013 Hall of Fame nominees Rush Donna Summer Randy Newman Albert King Heart Public Enemy Quincy Jones Lou Adler ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/2 "2012-12-11T19:56:02Z")
I’m not a huge Rush fan, but they certainly deserve it. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/3 "2012-12-11T20:03:10Z")
STILL no Deep Purple? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/4 "2012-12-11T20:44:39Z")
Final-fucking-ly. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/5 "2012-12-11T20:52:18Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > [Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees of 2013](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-rock-hall-of-fame-inductees-2013-pictures,0,1626570.photogallery) > > Rush > Donna Summer > Randy Newman > Albert King > Heart > Public Enemy > Quincy Jones > Lou Adler Good list. I can see people getting annoyed at the inclusion of Donna Summer, but they really need to listen to songs like “Hot Stuff” and “Bad Girls” and tell me _to my face_ that they don’t rock. Never was a Rush fan myself, but agree that they deserve to be in. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/6 "2012-12-11T21:16:10Z")
Is anybody outside of the most diehard Rush fans looking forward to an inaugural concert made up of those groups? I’d say it’s the first inductee line-up I would actively avoid. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/7 "2012-12-11T21:26:28Z")
I can hardly wait to hear how they feel about it. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/8 "2012-12-11T21:42:52Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I can hardly wait to hear how they feel about it. As posted on the band’s Facebook page (that’s where I first heard the announcement): [Quote=Rush] “We are honored to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 3 of us are especially appreciative of our loyal fans whose support and dedication has gone a long way to making this possible. P.S. And special thanks to our moms for voting 6000 times!” - Alex, Geddy, & Neil [/quote] Now, to what extent that was written by them, versus their PR agent – or if it represents their unvarnished POV on the topic – who knows, but they’re being publicly gracious, and a little tongue-in-cheek. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/9 "2012-12-11T21:49:13Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Good list. I can see people getting annoyed at the inclusion of Donna Summer, but they really need to listen to songs like “Hot Stuff” and “Bad Girls” and tell me _to my face_ that they don’t rock. > > Never was a Rush fan myself, but agree that they deserve to be in. I can give a pass on Donna Summer, Disco sucks but it came from Rock and Roll, but I refuse to accept Public Enemy as Rock and Roll. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/10 "2012-12-11T22:32:39Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > STILL no Deep Purple? > **[Deep Purple](https://rockhall.com/inductees/deep-purple/)** > > Despite their rotating lineup, Deep Purple could be counted on for consistency and innovation in equal measure. They drew inspiration from both orchestral music and harder rocking sounds to create riffs that left an indelible mark on music history. Not sure if this means they’re an official nominee or not. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/11 "2012-12-11T22:35:14Z")
Wow! I didn’t see that one coming at all. I figured they were this year’s KISS, a nomination to shut up the vocal fans, but not an inductee. Back in the [nominations thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=667599) I had predicted (pretty much going on political considerations and not personal opinion of merit): Public Enemy - lock (got in) Donna Summer - lock due to recent passing (got in) Either Heart or Joan Jett, but not both. (Heart’s in) Deep Purple (wrong) Kraftwerk (wrong) I predicted “no” for Rush, and Albert King. I had Randy Newman as “eventually, but not this year”. All my other "no"s didn’t get in. So I predicted 9/14 (64%). Not exactly the Nate Silver of Rock and Roll. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/12 "2012-12-11T22:46:52Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Wow! I didn’t see that one coming at all. I figured they were this year’s KISS, a nomination to shut up the vocal fans, but not an inductee. > > Back in the [nominations thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=667599) I had predicted (pretty much going on political considerations and not personal opinion of merit): > Public Enemy - lock (got in) > Donna Summer - lock due to recent passing (got in) > Either Heart or Joan Jett, but not both. (Heart’s in) > Deep Purple (wrong) > Kraftwerk (wrong) > > I predicted “no” for Rush, and Albert King. I had Randy Newman as “eventually, but not this year”. > All my other "no"s didn’t get in. > > So I predicted 9/14 (64%). Not exactly the Nate Silver of Rock and Roll. My predictions were just so-so, too. I had Donna Summer and Randy Newman as locks, which they were. I said either NWA or Public Enemy was a lock, but not both (I was right, but that was a bit of a hedge). I also said either Rush or Deep Purple (but not both) would get in, and I thought it would be Deep Purple. I find it bizarre that so many bands that were OBVIOUSLY hugely influenced by Deep Purple are in already, but Deep Purple isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/13 "2012-12-11T23:10:19Z")
I’m so proud of my boys! They really do deserve this. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/14 "2012-12-11T23:19:38Z")
They should turn it down. Screw them (the RRHOF, not RUSH) ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/15 "2012-12-11T23:35:10Z")
There’s an interview over at Rolling Stone where that’s suggested. Teddy says that would be mst ungracious and that’s not their thing. Ged also says that his mom is very happy. ---
**Author:** ![Mattie\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@Mattie\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mattie_Blue)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/16 "2012-12-11T23:40:48Z")
To quote my husband: “First Obama gets releected and now Rush gets in the RRHOF. Yes Virginia, there IS a Santa Claus”. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/17 "2012-12-12T00:38:38Z")
Rush should be inducted with an asterisk explaining that the band gets in minus Geddy Lee’s voice. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/18 "2012-12-12T00:52:03Z")
Good for Heart. Any R&R HOF without Ann Wilson would be incomplete. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/19 "2012-12-12T16:30:26Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Is anybody outside of the most diehard Rush fans looking forward to an inaugural concert made up of those groups? > > I’d say it’s the first inductee line-up I would actively avoid. Ditto ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736/20 "2012-12-12T16:48:05Z")
PE and Quincy Jones are really the only ones that are important… and neither are "Rock’n’Roll."Such a lackluster group. The NY Dolls, The Replacements, Cheap Trick, ELO, The Cure, The Smiths, Joy Division, and Brian Eno all are waiting. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-rush-made-it/643736.md?page=2)