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Originally Posted by BlanketMan
I'm not saying Stevie isn't deserving, but the timing is certainly coincidental!  |
The hall of fame is about marketing more than anything. It's a publicity tool. It wasn't coincidental that Fleetwood Mac was inducted in 1998—the big year of their reunion and No. 1 album on Billboard. The nominations provoke heated arguments about who's worthy, and thus generate free publicity. The voters and the nominating committee used to be slammed for being too old and out of touch, and the fans of Questlove and Tom Morello and Oasis went on the rampage. So the nominees the past few years are more ecumenical. But being inducted is still as much as ever a function of marketing—which is intended to make a stir over an artist in public. With her magazine covers and TV appearances and never-ending touring and cultish fans, Stevie should be inducted sooner or later.