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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 07:29 PM Apr 2013

Rush jams into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

By DERRIK J. LANG,


Alex Lifeson, center, Neil Peart, left, and Geddy Lee, right, of Rush accept their band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Nokia Theatre on Thursday, April 18, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)


LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rush fans can relax. The band is now officially in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Canadian rockers were welcomed into the musical fraternity at Thursday's 28th annual induction ceremony by the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins. At the beginning of the Nokia Theatre event, the audience was already administering a standing ovation to the group.

"We've been saying for a long time that this wasn't a big deal," drummer-lyricist Neil Peart told the crowd, most of whom came out to specifically support the band. "It turns out, it kind of is."

Rush gained entry following its first appearance on the ballot after repeatedly being left off the list since gaining eligibility in 1998, to the great consternation of the legion of Rush fans who cried bias against progressive rock. The long wait didn't seem to matter at Thursday's star-studded concert event, which ran over five hours. Peart, lead singer Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson made up for lost time by launching into a rambunctious rendition of "Tom Sawyer" in front of the more than 7,000 attendees.


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Rush-jams-into-Rock-and-Roll-Hall-of-Fame-4447178.php

Haters can go stuff themselves.

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Rush jams into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Original Post) n2doc Apr 2013 OP
Re: the haters, "All that you can do is wish them well..." ms liberty Apr 2013 #1
I'm seeing them next Saturday OriginalGeek Apr 2013 #2
Good for them, Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #3
+1000 n/t n2doc Apr 2013 #4
When the fuck did Rush become cool? Dr. Strange Apr 2013 #5

ms liberty

(8,479 posts)
1. Re: the haters, "All that you can do is wish them well..."
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 11:34 PM
Apr 2013

I can be generous today, because Friday after next me and mr liberty will be standing in front of two excellent seats in Raleigh jamming to Rush live. We saw them on the night before Halloween in Charlotte and I'm excited - they're always great live, and Clockwork Angels is a great CD. And as for the RR HOF...Rush deserves it, but does it deserve them? And what need have the Rock Gods for this thing they call a hall of fame, anyway?

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
2. I'm seeing them next Saturday
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 12:20 AM
Apr 2013

We saw the first leg of the tour too but I'm more excited this time because it's a better venue and I have much better seats.



And they've always been in my Hall of Fame. The first concert I ever took my wife (then girlfriend) to was Rush Grace Under Pressure tour. Her loving the show was a large part of why she transitioned from GF to wife.

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