They need to take a ticket and get in line...
Neil also recently stated his Ayn Rand influence was something from 40 years ago. He started wearing his agnositicism/atheism on his sleeve since Snakes and Arrows, then the whole Rush Limbaugh thing this year. I didn’t buy the new record, as it or S&A just didn’t speak to me. I could be wrong, but I sense they want that Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
Regardless, they deserve it. The same lineup for all these years, plus some of the best musicians in the world in their respective fields.
Heck, Iron Maiden hasn't yet been inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame, and they inspired an entire generation of metal bands almost single-handedly. Without Maiden, there's no Helloween; without Helloween, there's no power metal. Likewise, without Dream Theater mixing Rush and Iron Maiden as influences, there's no progressive metal.
A huge, huge part of rock would not exist today without Rush.
They need to take a ticket and get in line...