Today the nominations for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's class of 2013 were revealed. Among the 15 nominees, there are the mighty Rush and Deep Purple.

2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame other nominees: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Chic, Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Albert King, Kraftwerk, The Marvelettes, The Meters, Randy Newman, N.W.A, Procol Harum, Public Enemy and Donna Summer.

For the first time, the public gets to vote. Beginning on Thursday, October 4th, and continuing through December 3rd, the public can vote for the five nominees they believe to be most deserving of induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The top five artists, as selected by the public, will comprise a "fans' ballot" that will be tallied along with the other ballots to choose the 2013 inductees. The results will be announced in mid-December. You can vote here.

Rush responded to the nomination: "We are honored to be among the nominees for this year's Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame. We are especially thrilled for the many, many dedicated Rush fans to whom this nomination is so very important."

The ceremony will be held on April 18th at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles for the first time since 1993. It's usually held in New York at the Waldforf Astoria, but it was held in Cleveland in 1997, 2009 and 2012.

There is no accounting for taste, after all, but who is more rock and roll, Rush or Donna Summer?

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rollingstone.com