Rush – Living Legends Award
I can remember sitting in my buddies attic and rockin out to some RUSH. They had and still have one of the most unique sounds in music. Nobody has ever uttered the phrase "Hey man, is this RUSH"? If RUSH is playing, you know it!
It’s the typical Rush reaction: “It’s a little embarrassing for me. The whole award thing is still not super comfortable…” The words of frontman Geddy Lee are perfectly in line with what we’re all accustomed to when someone or some organization wants to compliment or honor them in one way or another.
In this particular case it is the the “Living Legends” award that will be bestowed upon the Canadian trio at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards which takes place tonight in London. Although Rush is obviously honored to receive this award, Lee falls back on his sense of humor, as members of the group often do when faced with these admittedly uncomfortable moments in the spotlight.
“We are thrilled to receive the ‘Living Legend’ award from Classic Rock. It’s much better than the alternative! Seriously, we are humbled and very appreciative,” Lee was quoted as saying.
Despite decades of performing in front of packed venues and selling millions of albums, the attention Rush has been on the receiving end of in recent years seems as if it may be a bit of a surprise for them.
Finding themselves invited to be part of a major motion picture (I Love You Man), asked to appear and perform on Comedy Central’s Colbert Report and finding themselves directly in the crosshairs of a critically-acclaimed documentary (Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage) arguably marked the group’s emergence from their status as a cult band and nudged them into the mainstream.
Not many bands can rock out for over 40 years and still sound as good as they did when their career launched.
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