:D Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/Canadian+rock+band+Rush+among+Rock+Roll+Hall+Fame/7342717/story.html NEW YORK - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced this year's nominees on Thursday including hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy, the late Donna Summer and rock bands Deep Purple and Rush, and it said the public for the first time would be able to vote on who should be inducted. Music fans will have until Dec. 5 to vote and their ballots for the top five artists will be combined with those from a committee of music experts to decide which artists will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at an April 18 ceremony in Los Angeles. In the past, that decision has been taken solely by a Hall of Fame committee of some 600 artists, historians and members of the music industry. Hopefuls on this year's list include Heart, N.W.A, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Randy Newman, Albert King, The Marvelettes, The Meters, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Procol Harum, Chic and influential German electronic music group Kraftwerk. Others got their nods after death, including Deep Purple co-founder and keyboardist Jon Lord, who died in July aged 71. British heavy metal rockers Deep Purple released 18 studio albums over their career spanning six decades. Disco queen Summer also died earlier this year from cancer at age 63. The sultry-voiced singer won five Grammy awards and sold more than 130 million records worldwide. While some of nominees, such as Jett and California hip hop group N.W.A., have stayed under the radar in recent years, others such as rockers Rush and Public Enemy, are still going strong, releasing albums this year and performing live. American hard rock band Heart's new album "Fanatic" was released this week. Singer Randy Newman, 68, has forged a successful career writing film scores, most recently for 2010's "Toy Story 3" and for the upcoming 2013 Disney Pixar animation "Monsters University." To be eligible for nomination, a band must have released its first single or album at least 25 years before the year of nomination. This year, that meant the band's first recording was no later than 1987. Music fans can cast their vote starting on Thursday at websites rockhall.com, hbo.com, CNN.com and rollingstone.com. The April induction ceremony will be broadcast on cable TV channel HBO later in 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Great - now why not Heart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 They might not be a favourite band of many people, especially outside of Canada and with the younger crowd, but they are three of the most talented rock musicians around. They deserve it for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 They might not be a favourite band of many people, especially outside of Canada and with the younger crowd, but they are three of the most talented rock musicians around. They deserve it for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustavo Fring Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Ace of Base snubbed again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Hand Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 You know a band is good when their least talented member is Alex Lifeson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Those young people just haven't heard 2112, that's all. They'll come around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 You know a band is good when their least talented member is Alex Lifeson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 You know a band is good when their least talented member is Alex Lifeson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph. Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 About damn time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Stamkos Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Saw them in Edmonton on Sunday and it was pretty nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodzillaDeuce Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 inb4 ex_bert_worshipper asks for good music suggestions then immediately shoots down Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 It's about friggin' time. I love how the fan vote counts for 1/600th of the total vote. Their show in Vancouver July 2011 was awesome. You definitely get your money's worth when you go to one of their shows. Though it was mere days after the SCF defeat they showed they are not above pandering to the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Slappin Da bass man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I remember hearing "Tom Sawyer" for the first time when I was a wee one, and being in absolute shock that the singer was a man Great band, they deserve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 About 20 years late, but better that than never... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 About time. There are many bands you can make a case that should be in there but Rush to me is the most baffling how they got snubbed year by year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C52wsxuZT0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woot Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 The real question is, "why did it take John Lord dying to get Deep Purple nominated?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gumballthechewy Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Rush should have nominated when they played the first note of 2112. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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