My first post

Hello there, my name is Joe Stacknik. I am a music lover. Have been for many many years. I know there are a lot of music lovers out there so I would like this to be a place where we can just talk about whatever is going on musically. From alternative music, which is a broad brush stroke because it is hard to classify music, to rap, to pop music. I was just reading that Rush (a great Canadian Iconic band) will be named this year's Legend of Live at the 2010 Billboard Touring Awards in New York on November 4.

This is what Billboard.com had to say about the bands accomplishments:

Rush -- Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart -- have moved millions of concert tickets in their current lineup in place since 1974. The band's 2010 Time Machine tour played 45 shows in the U.S., Canada, and South America to sold out houses. Still a huge global concert draw, Rush have sold more than 2 million tickets in the past five years.  

Classic Rush albums include 1976's 2112, 1981's Moving Pictures (played in its entirety on their '10 tour), 1996's Test for Echo, 2002's Vapor Trails and the latest studio album "Snakes & Arrows," which debuted in the #3 spot on the Billboard 200 upon its initial release in 2007, Rush's highest chart debut since 1993. This summer saw the release of "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage", a documentary on the band's 40 year career, and the band's 20th studio album "Clockwork Angels" is due next year.  

"With a remarkable body of live work over the years, altering the course of rock music and raising the bar as to what can be done onstage, along with the band's continued commitment to playing live, we think Rush are uniquely deserving of this award," says Ray Waddell, Billboard's executive director of content and programming, touring and live entertainment. "From the early days in the bars and clubs of Toronto to stadiums, amphitheaters and arenas around the world, Rush have epitomized professionalism and the spirit of live rock 'n roll, and they boast some of the most passionate and loyal fans in rock."

It is nice to see a band that has worked so hard to give people great music over a 40 year career and still sell out every venue. Also they have never really had a top billboard hit. Congratulations to Rush.