Because the next sentence is the best news you're going to get all year.
Rush are about to return to the studio.
The Rush news broke when guitarist Alex Lifeson gave an interview to the website Mackietone News . Lifeson revealed to Mackietone's Christopher Buttner that the band would return to the studio in October 2000. It will be their 17th studio album. Music contacted Rush's management company to confirm the news. He is sounding more positive, trying to put his life back together.