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Phish Won the Rock Hall’s Fan Vote, But It’s All a Bit of Pishposh
It’s a good sign, but it doesn’t guarantee anything.
Like any good salmon before them, Phish swam upstream and spawned the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s most coveted honor. Bad Company, Billy Idol, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Soundgarden, and Chubby Checker followed Phish to round out the remainder of the allotted slots, with the septet now consisting of one collective “fan ballot” that represents the interests of those not in the official voting body. Well, even if the data doesn’t necessarily correlate between Fan Vote picks and overall inductees, giving one ballot to the general public helps the Rock Hall identify popular interest beyond the influence-and-impact ideology that tends to guide class selection.
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