[MacedonianHero]

The title says it all. Alice Cooper made up a large part of my high school years in the '80s and I'm glad that they're in (the group, not just Uncle Alice). Now, how about Rush? Can't be because they're Canadian as both Neil Young and Leonard Cohen are in (and neither have great voices

).
 
Here's the breakdown over their 30 years:
 
24 Gold Albums
14 Platinum Albums
3 Multi-Platinum Albums
Over 40 million albums sold worldwide
 
This places them in the top 3 of consecutive  gold albums by a rock band.
 
This is getting ridiculous now!

 

[balderon]

Alice Cooper spends much of his time in Arizona. I have seen him in person a few times at sporting events and he's not getting any younger (who is). Glad he was inducted when he can still enjoy the recognition.
 
X2 for RUSH. It's unfortunate that mainstream critics have never liked RUSH even though their fan base has remained loyal for a very long time. Deja vu all over again.

 

[KnightK]

I concur as well. Their song writing style and prose is particularly endearing to me.

 

[pigmode]

They made my hall of fame.
 
 

 

[ArmAndHammer]

Tom Waits got in too...well deserved.

 

[zotjen]

There are a lot of deserving rock artists that still aren't in (e.g. KISS), yet they're now starting to include other genres, like Hip Hop. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, and I will be the first to defend the inclusion of such acts as ABBA and Madonna, but it is a Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. A lot of questionable choices have been made in recent years and I have to wonder who's going to be in 20 years from now (Maroon 5? Train? Good Lord!).