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Forostar said:
People in lesser successful periods are heroes. The band carried on, they were part of the struggle.
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To say people who were playing to big, albeit diminishing, audiences were heroes is a bit of an exaggeration, isn’t it?

If we are going to see things through that prism, Paul and Dennis were significantly more heroic playing smaller shitholes with the band when success was not even guaranteed.

At the end of the day, being part of this museum is worth shit. That being said, Blaze should be inducted if the other band members who recorded albums with the band are.
 
GhostofCain said:
If we are going to see things through that prism, Paul and Dennis were significantly more heroic playing smaller shitholes with the band when success was not even guaranteed.
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Counter argument: Blaze was thrust in a tough situation and made the best of what the band gave him. He also didn’t gamble with drugs like Paul did.
 
Diesel 11 said:
Counter argument: Blaze was thrust in a tough situation and made the best of what the band gave him. He also didn’t gamble with drugs like Paul did.
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Tough because he did not have the range to replace Bruce or because metal was not as popular when he fronted Maiden as during the 80s? We should not forget the guy left a struggling band to join one of the most successful metal bands of all time.

By the way, what do drugs have to do with the argument?
 
GhostofCain said:
To say people who were playing to big, albeit diminishing, audiences were heroes is a bit of an exaggeration, isn’t it?

If we are going to see things through that prism, Paul and Dennis were significantly more heroic playing smaller shitholes with the band when success was not even guaranteed.
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Their success grew with every concert they did.
 
I don't think Maiden will be even voted. They haven't shared a link or created a button on official site. But probably if even they'd do this - no way HOF will induct them. RNRHOF nomined Maiden just to please persons/musicians who stated it's a shame not to put Maiden on the list. That's the main reason.
 
People who were already inducted get to nominate as well, so I don't think it's cynical Maiden being nominated now, it's just guys from metal and metal leaning bands who have been inducted are there to nominate more so than in the past.
 
Dennis Stratton about Maiden's RARHOF nomination

''The first reaction, I've gotta be honest with you, is that I thought, 'It's not gonna include me''.

''I've never had a lot of luck with MAIDEN and certain things that have gone on over the years, like the gold discs from the first album. I never actually got what I was due. I think I got two or three gold discs, and there should have been about 20. And I never actually get anything, you know. It was only down to Steve Harris texting me about the re-release of the first album, which was the 40-year anniversary, that the office actually sent me a copy of the of the 40-year anniversary picture disc. So I was happy about that. But this was a bit of a shock, because to include me and the other two, Clive and Paul, it's quite a nice gesture, from my point of view - very exciting, in my point of view.''

Blaze not included: ''I noticed that afterwards, because I went on Facebook, and when I saw that, I thought, well, that's gotta be down to the organizers of this event. But when I found out it involves certain years, they have to draw a line somewhere, don't they? They make the rules, so I don't know. I'd be surprised if we get involved with it, if we do get inducted, because after a couple of disparaging things that Bruce had said [about the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in the past], I'm a little bit thinking, well, are the organizers gonna look at them quotes, and are they gonna punish us for what Bruce had said? I don't know. I'm just very excited to be actually nominated."
 
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