Rush and Deep Purple.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rock-roll-hall-fame-nominees-2013-376251 I especially liked this comment from the above:
“As for Rush, often called the world's most popular cult band despite amassing two dozen gold or platinum albums, its long-overdue inclusion is a bone-toss to keep the Canadian trio’s rabid fans from launching a mulleted mutiny.”
Hey, I haven’t worn a mullet (we actually used to call them shlongs for short/longs at the time) since the mid 80’s.
“ … in a likely nod/wink to the recent EDM explosion in the U.S. -- German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk will vie for plaque-dom for the first time since 2003.”
And what is “EDM”? … That’s not that Sprockets Dance that Mike Meyers used to do on SNL? Well, in any event, I must have been ahead of my time. When I was in college I knew a guy that was into Kraftwerk and I remember listening to Fun Fun Fun on the Autobahn a couple of times.