Great band, deserving 10 years back

Come on guys, just b/c he plays a flute, shouldn't be held against him. If anything that should help!

Top-notch musicianship and showmanship!

Tull yes!

Top 10.

Deserving? Absolutely. Ian Anderson is a great songwriter, singer, flute player and showman. He is nothing if not entertaining at a Jethro Tull show. Yes, Aqualung and Thick As A Brick are masterpieces, but so are their songs "Nothing Is Easy," "My Sunday Feeling," "Living On Hard Times" and "Teacher." My sister had Thick As A Brick and it was like nothing I had ever heard. Imagine a 6-year old hearing a song which is slow and mellow one second and loud and fast the next! Not much more I can say. Hall Of Fame, give this band their due.

"You're never too old to rock and roll if you're too young to die"

The Hall of fame is a joke. Why bands like Tull and many of their contemporaries aren't in there yet is mindboggling.

One of my favorite groups. Ian Anderson as leader had more originality, talent, stage charisma, and sheer rock energy than anyone I can think of. I saw Tull perform in 1974 and bout went wild. I have no idea why the RHOF has kept them out? Its beyond ridiculous.

Uniquely brilliant! No other band sounds like Tull. Aqualung alone makes them HOF worthy.

With Rock classics like Agualung and Thick as A Brick, not to mention music that still stands the test of time, Jt not in the R&R Hall of Fame makes that institution a joke. I guess cleaver, thought provoking music is beyond the scope of the simple minds that make up the selection commitee. Rock on Ian...

One of the only real pioneers in rock music. Their mix of genres is always exciting and exhilarating. Their range and their playing are amazing. Pity they haven't received proper recognition in the Idol obsessed, lowest-common-denominator world of modern music.

Great band should be in here for Aqualung alone.

It is still not objectively clear to me why JT has been ignored for R&R HOF status.  Of course, we can say that of some other deserving groups and individuals as well.  I went to the HOF a few years back, I was not exactly impressed for all of the hullabaloo given the place. So maybe it isn't such a big deal for JT to be quite obviously shunned by this now rapidly becoming a fossilized relic of an organization.

If Tull is not put into the HOF, the whole system is a travesty!

Not my favorites.  But the albums "Aqualung" and "Thick as a Brick" stand out.  I saw them in concert in '93 and Anderson was a man in perpetual motion.  They are a band about the music first and foremost.  They should also be recognized by for their willingness to experiment and to explore many types of music.

They only have one song that I can stand to listen to.

TULL RULLES, but after DEEP PURPLE

AC/DC are in, Deep Purple aren't and you cannot understand why Tull aren't there. With that sort of logic it's a wonder some of the worthies even made it in. I'm an Aussie, like but don't love AC/DC yet their induction baffles me.
It has been stated that Atlantic records artists are disproportinately represented. I don't know if it is true but guess which label AC/DC were on at one stage?

With albums like Thick as a Brick and Aqualung, Jethro Tull (or Ian Anderson) deserves to be in the RnR HoF. No Doubt. His music was, and is still, a big inspiration for many. His succes shows us that he is one of the greatest in rock'n roll history!

I think that singer Ian Anderson is one of the best flute players in the world.

one of the most underrated bands of all time

one of the most interesting bands i've gotten into. i was exposed to them because my father had a fleeting interest in Aqualung. i was interested after hearing that first song, so then went on to purchase a few albums (Songs from the Wood and Heavy Horses) which i thought to be absolutely superb. i adore the early english folk influence and the use of flute/guitar interplay. Anderson's vocals are absolutely phenomenal, passionate and interesting. A Passion Play and Thick as a Brick are probably my favorite Albums. by the way, One Brown Mouse might be the prettiest song i've ever heard, it always seems to make me smile.

THE JETHRO TULL BAND MUST BE INDUCTED TO THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME,MOST BANDS NEVER DID WHAT THE TULL BAND ACHIEVED BY WRITING COMPOSING THEIR OWN MUSIC & DOING MOST OF THE STUDIO WORK.
AND IAN ANDERSON PUTS ON ONE HELL OF A STAGE SHOW.
JOEL FROM CINCINNATI OHIO.

they deserve it

I can hardly imagine that true Rock an Roll fans around the world can embrace the current HOF inductees, Leonard Cohen and Maddonna??? and again no nod to Jethro Tull, Though Cohen is a good listen and a great song writer he has never had the fan base and continued success of JT. listen to any classic rock station in America and you will hear Ian Andersons Flute, I can't remember ever hearing Leonard or Maddonna ever!! I wish I knew what the HOF is really thinking about??

So many different styles blended into an incredible career. This is an example of an amazing core (Anderson and Barre) creating an evolving but stable sound that has continued to be innovative and influential but never copied. Explain to me how this group does not meet and exceed every criteria set forth by the HoF? You can't.

Saw them last night at Prudential Hall in NJ. While the vocals crackled a bit after 40 years of performing, the evening was a clear reminder of the sheer musicality and genius of this band. I grew up with all of it, the fantasy-driven excesses of Zeppelin, the blues-metal onslaught of Deep Purple, the epic works of Yes, and so on. But I'd equally put Tull in the category of ground-breakers like King Crimson, the Stooges, Fairport Convention, and Ten Years After; and while Tull's work is absent the brooding, teen-angst self-pity of Joy Division (no disrespect, I'm a big fan), you hear the praise for the influence of JD on ensuing groups and I'd argue that Tull's influence was no less profound. They showed that rock groups could be literate and articulate.

No question, they should be in, but this is less a tarnish on Tull's reputation as it is on the Hall's.

A travesty of justice in overlooking the group that put out Thick As A Brick. Does anyone remember how phenomenal
that record was for 1972?

Come on, this must be some kind of a joke! Why are Jethro Tull not in? Unbelievable!

Without a doubt.

It makes a sham of the whole concept of a RRHOF that Tull has not been inducted -- particularly when you look at some of those who have been.

The zaniest, most unique and certainly one of the greatest bands of all time. Their lyrics are genius. The music is genius. The flute is genius. Tull are genius. And to think Patti Smith got in ahead of them...

In their heyday, Tull out polled even the Stones as the most popular band in the world. Thirty-five years later, the group is still putting out fresh music and filling moderately-sized venues across the world. Though there have been changes in band members, Tull has never gone away. Many of the potential Hall of Famers have had a quick run at success (see Cheap Trick or the Cars) and disappeared or become an oldies act with whatever musicians they can scrape up.

yes

along with
DEEP PURPLE
YES
GENESIS
MOODY BLUES
SRV
CHICAGO

aqualang best work

One of the most influential bands of the rock era and they are not in? What a joke. And for the pinheads who "blame" Tull for winning the "Metal" Grammy - grab a brain. They won the award through a vote in which they had no input. As for reasons to be in the Hall? Over 60 million albums sold, still successfully touring, their music cuts through numerous genres from classical to hard-rock. One would think a "no-brainer" to be in the Hall. I guess this is what happens when one does not kiss the critics' asses over the years!!

I really don't understand what the R&RHOF is thinking. Miles Davis is obviously one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, but he's just that- a jazz musician. Jethro Tull is one of the longest running and most creative bands in the history of rock, and the HOF is voting in jazz and R&B musicians in their place.

Tull should be inducted into the hall of fame by any criteria... originality, longevity,live performances. Possibly one of the best selling and most viewed bands ever.

All of Metaldom cringed when Jethro Tull won that Grammy. That event proved that the Grammy's knew very little of metal.

No doubt that these guys should be in. Hall of Fame voters need to get with it and recognize progressive rock,70's R&B/soul/funk/disco acts before letting in many 80's bands.

I truly believe that Ian Anderson is one of rock musics greatest song writers and musicians. I mean 99% of every song that this great band has recorded was written and arranged by this brilliant man. As a Tull fan of some 30 plus years and a lover of all types of music, I really doubt we'll see another one like him come along. The Hall Of Fame should be ashamed.

Ian Anderson is the only member of this "band" that will be inducted if they ever are inducted. He belongs. And I hate his music, but I won't deny his influence or talent.

YES, but after Deep Purple, Genesis and Moodys

Tull are one of the most original and interesting bands in rock history.

It's a disgrace they're not already in.

Jethro Tull used to sell more seats then the Rolling Stones. They were the first band in to air live via satellite AROUND THE WORLD in 1978 at the Madison Square Garden. Jethro Tull has 11 gold and five platinum albums to its name. It's sold more than 60 million albums and played more than 2,500 concerts, spanning more than three decades of performing.WAKE UP PEOPLE !!!! This is ROCK HISTORY !!! Tull has over 35 years of touring and fantastic albums !! Who else can pull off playing the flute in a Rock Band on stage for 2 hours? Only Ian Anderson, and let's mention Martin Barre do you know how taxing it is to play Tull's music on guitar with all the time changes? This is a crime Genesis, Yes and Tull there shouldn't even be a debate. How the heck does Garth Brooks get in before these legends. Fubar if you ask me.

Yes, but after others like Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath

More talent in their little finger than all of Metallica combined.

The absolute criminal lack of sincerity on the part of the HOF voters is simply appalling. If the criteria for inclusion requires that the prospect be innovative, popular and overwhelmingly successful, then this group has all three in spades. Rarely has has an entertainer with the creative energy and stage presense of Ian Anderson been seen in the existance of this planet. His brilliant song writing and flute/acoustic guitar stylings combined with the crunhing power of rock's least recognized but often imitated guitarist Martin Barre has made Tull a drawing card throughout the world for nearly four decades. Is the fact that Ian is so intelligent and other-worldly intimidating the the politically correct crowd that wouild reward such stunning acts as Little Eva and Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers, not to mention the Jackson Five (What, no Osmand Brothers?) This band should have gone in on the first ballot. Along with the Lynyrd Skynyrd band, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, Tull are the most deserving outfit to have been snubbed. Afraid of what Ian might say in his acceptance speech boys? Do the right thing and put an end to this bit of larceny.

C'mon y'all. Need to bump Tull up the rankings here. The acoustic/heavy duality has alrady been well covered and is crucial. The TAAB music, concept and road show were ground breakers. Not to mention their jazz/blues breakout in 68 ( amazingly only 1 year after the "Summer of Love") and the fact that as a nasty underground band they had a number of excellent hit singles (at least in the UK). And, Hey, what about the kick-ass electric folk of 77-79? Bu there's more with the return to roots plus world music influences of 88 on. Still touring and recording strong. Aside from the RNRHOF being a load of bollocks, why aren't they already there?