Originally Posted by
Freypower
I loved Glenn but the sad fact is he had two top ten singles which appeared on soundtrack albums. His solo albums did not sell. He had nothing like the profile or the visibility Don had except for perhaps one year.
Sentimentality is all very well; When Glenn died his solo career was barely mentioned. There has not been any attempt to create interest in it as often happens with deceased artists. Sadly he did not have a large enough or influential enough body of work to justify him being in the Hall of Fame.
Joe on the other had had his own career before the Eagles & did enough with his pre Eagles bands as well as with his post Eagles solo work to justify being included.
A lot of the Hall of Fame stuff centres on who Jann Wenner thinks is 'hip' at any given time. Glenn was never 'hip' but Don Henley was. (Phil Collins was never 'hip' but Peter Gabriel epitomises the concept). This is one reason why it has taken so long for a lot of British bands, particularly progressive bands, like Yes & the Moody Blues, AND Dire Straits, to get there. They weren't 'hip'.