"I don't listen to rock," said a jazz professor I once had, with a sort of cutting smugness that drew a firm line in the sand. He wanted to make it known, loudly and proudly, which camp he belonged to! I can only assume he was freezing cold on account of the extremely tall pedestal upon which he was standing.
Accompanying this morning's announcement of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2015 induction class was the usual head shaking and open-mouthed disbelief that some of classic rock's oldest and most worthy bands were passed up once again.