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Originally posted by Rick and Roll
And deep down, I don't think Jon Anderson & co give a rat's ass whether they're in the hall of fame.
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Wrong. I read an interview once where Steve Howe was quite exasperated that Yes had been snubbed again.
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Originally posted by Rick and Roll
Do you really want Yes in with the likes of Tom Petty and the travesty that is Bruce Springsteen?
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Yes, I do! Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen are both GREAT! Ya'll honestly think Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen should NOT be in the "Rock and Roll" hall of fame? There are certain artists that just transcend, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, and the recently inducted Jackson Browne all are representative of the "rock" singer-songwriter ilk, and Yes should be there too to represent their genre. The RnRHoF should have a prog section with Yes, KC, PF, Rush, ELP, and Mike Oldfield (those as the minimum).
Rock started in America? Britain? I'm pretty sure it's both. As Muddy Waters said, "The Blues had a baby, and they named the baby Rock and Roll." Yet the first BIG rock band were the Beatles. American had Buddy Holly. I'd say it pretty much evolved in both places simultaneously.