Petition to get Yes into R&R HOF

[Mike413]

I kind of side with Rick on this one. I say why stop with Yes? The Moody Blues aren't in there and neither is Rush, Genesis, ELP, Jethro Tull or King Crimson. WHy stop there? Camel, Gentle Giant, PFM, VDGG, the list goes on and on. I disagree that it's a popularity contest. RUsh have sold tons of records(more than Yes)and ditto Genesis. Neither are in there. It seems that any band who is associated with prog even moderately gets in there which is why I'm not sure how Pink Floyd and especially Frank Zappa got in there.

One shouldn't need to prove their love for a band by signing a petition that only "feeds the machine" so to speak. I love Yes and also like the other bands that I mentioned but to quote on these groups songs: "really don't mind if I sit this one out......"

[Rick and Roll]

Originally Posted by Mike413

I'm not sure how Pink Floyd and especially Frank Zappa got in there.

Everyone knows Dark Side of the Moon and the Wall....

and anything FZ is considered "cool".

Speaking of ELP, they were the $2,000 question in Jeapordy! today. The category was "H2o Music", and the question was something like "Keith Emerson's and Carl Palmer's bandmate in ELP". Actually, they may have only given Palmer and wanted the other two.