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Originally Posted by aleuzzi
In terms if public perception, and very likely in Mick's mind, much of the Burnette years were seen as a holding pattern, keeping the band afloat while the members of the Rumours lineup worked out their issues. The band appeared to take Behind the Mask seriously and maybe at the start there was an attempt to fully relaunch the band sans Lindsey. But when it became clear that 4/5 of that lineup were not enough to hold the same level of public interest as 5/5 had, the momentum seems to have petered out.
There's no question Welch should have been inducted as an important member of the band. I do not feel equally enthusiastic about Burnette, Vito, Walker, Bramlett, or Mason, despite liking them all and really enjoying much of the music on Time.
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Really, the only two who weren't inducted that deserved it were Bob Welch and Billy Burnette. Billy was on nearly three albums worth of new material (one selling more than all of the Welch-era albums combined, at least prior to 1975) and a live video during his eight years with the band. Substitute or no, eight years is a long time to be in a band and get passed over.