i was 22 years old when i first heard this interview and it’s like listening to musical scholars of progressive metal coming through my radio…extremely intelligent guys and the best band in the world …🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I got deep into Rush sometime in late 1981 and the 1st new song I heard from them was "Chemistry" I remember where I was when I heard it etc. And that song has remained a favorite to me for over 40 years, Signals wasn't as guitar driven as previous Rush albums so for years it felt weak to me although there were some gems on it, as I got into my 30s I found a new respect for Signals 1st song to last its a great album to jam along with. And there are songs not even recognized as their best, like "Countdown" "Losing it" that speak so much about life. Easily Rush's 2nd or 3rd greatest album its so hard to believe it's Turned 40 . Time goes by so fast.
Well said. As the youngest of a family of 10, my older brothers and sisters were much more into the early stuff (which is absolutely great) and Signals was a turn-off for some of them. I think it's one of their best.
thanks for posting this, never , after 40 years of holding a brand new copy of Signals, i thought I would find the inside thoughts of the band about it
I have always admired Alex Lifeson's guitar playing. He's always very tasteful and creates some amazing textures. He has some very tasty lead licks too.
I love Rush. Much respect. Back in the day, I kind of moved on from Yes to Rush. I saw them at Lake Placid, when I was at college in nearby Potsdam, probably in early 1984. Their most recent album was Signals, which I recognized as being a significant departure from their past, although I did not hate it. It reminds me of Led Zeppelin’s In Through The Out Door album. Anyway, great show, but I was correct in thinking that I had seen them after their prime. As a 22-year-old, this disappointed me.
yes but no big drama (they're still friends), the band was just heading in a direction creatively that he didn't like - there were disagreements over the guitar levels on Subdivisions (he reduced them) and his strong dislike of the song Digital Man
@@RushArchives the host seems very comfortable with Alex, Geddy, and Neil. So probably a good guess - a radio personality who has known them for a bit.
ANDRE TILK - "The All Night Andre" - was on the air at CFNY ( The Spirit of Radio ) in the Toronto area from the very late '70's through its early-80's heyday, where program director David Marsden had put together a gem of a station, throwing out playlists and connecting with real fans and breaking acts locally and around the world. Rush couldn't talk about it at the time, but Neil wrote the Spirit of Radio song about this station, who had been using TSOR as its tagline for years by then. Andre was my favourite DJ through those times. He was the one who informed me of John Lennon's assassination as soon as it happened, and always played an astonishing variety of music from brand new post-punk/new wave to fusion jazz and (what we now think of as) "classic" rock album tracks. When the lustre fell off of CFNY with new owners who moved its transmitter to the CN Tower and aimed at a much bigger commercial audience, Andre moved for a while to hard rock Q107, and even managed to open their musical blandness a little bit for a while. I think he came back for a while in the late-80's or early 90's to CFNY ( by then trying "the Edge" with so-called Alternative Rock format ). Here is a tiny bio link on a Spirit fan site: spiritofradio.ca/Personalities.asp?Show=Tilk%2C+Andre IF anyone knows what Andre is doing these days please comment, as he was a fine broadcaster and even better musicologist.
@Fritha71 Signals had a lot of keyboards, but it still had a rock edge to it. After Signals, their music was dominated by keyboards without the rock edge. Total garbage.
@@joedimaggio3687 They tried their hand at new wave rock for about 7 years before getting back to their hard rock sound from Presto onwards. Counterparts sounds as “Rush” as anything they made in the late 70’s
When this record came out I was amazed. I still am. I can still relate to Analog Kid , it never fails.
i was 22 years old when i first heard this interview and it’s like listening to musical scholars of progressive metal coming through my radio…extremely intelligent guys and the best band in the world …🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The sound of this album was perfect. It got me into music. Dad played it for me when i was a baby. Im 27 now. I hold it dear to my heart.
Those Terry Brown albums sound so good.
The best
Why did they get rid of him? A stupid move.
@@joedimaggio3687because he and the band had creative differences.
@@martyc3447 Rush went all down hill after they fired Terry Brown.
I got deep into Rush sometime in late 1981 and the 1st new song I heard from them was "Chemistry" I remember where I was when I heard it etc. And that song has remained a favorite to me for over 40 years, Signals wasn't as guitar driven as previous Rush albums so for years it felt weak to me although there were some gems on it, as I got into my 30s I found a new respect for Signals 1st song to last its a great album to jam along with. And there are songs not even recognized as their best, like "Countdown" "Losing it" that speak so much about life. Easily Rush's 2nd or 3rd greatest album its so hard to believe it's Turned 40 . Time goes by so fast.
Well said. As the youngest of a family of 10, my older brothers and sisters were much more into the early stuff (which is absolutely great) and Signals was a turn-off for some of them. I think it's one of their best.
@jdmensing I'm so similar. We found our sounds that we liked. Like Lamb Genesis while everyone else is adamant on Zep/ACDC/Stones
thanks for posting this, never , after 40 years of holding a brand new copy of Signals, i thought I would find the inside thoughts of the band about it
Good lord! This channel is like the Rush motherlode.
I have always admired Alex Lifeson's guitar playing. He's always very tasteful and creates some amazing textures. He has some very tasty lead licks too.
Love and miss these guys so much but i have tons of great memories, memorabilia, and music.
Yes at least we have a back catalogue that other bands could only dream about leaving their fans.
RUSH FOREVER!
Very educational
They are very mellow guys.
#RUSH4EVER
Can we get more interviews?
I love Rush. Much respect. Back in the day, I kind of moved on from Yes to Rush. I saw them at Lake Placid, when I was at college in nearby Potsdam, probably in early 1984. Their most recent album was Signals, which I recognized as being a significant departure from their past, although I did not hate it. It reminds me of Led Zeppelin’s In Through The Out Door album. Anyway, great show, but I was correct in thinking that I had seen them after their prime. As a 22-year-old, this disappointed me.
thanks for your comment.. love hearing from people who were there
If you saw Rush live in 1984 then you saw them on the Grace Under Pressure tour, not the Signals tour.
@@vbassone Ah, yes that sounds right. Thanks.
Any more interviews from Permanent Waves to Signals?
Terry Brown was the 4th member of Rush. After this album, they fired him. ???
yes but no big drama (they're still friends), the band was just heading in a direction creatively that he didn't like - there were disagreements over the guitar levels on Subdivisions (he reduced them) and his strong dislike of the song Digital Man
good.
I have this on a CD that I just found. Any info on who the interviewer is or when and where this interview occurred?
@@RushArchives the host seems very comfortable with Alex, Geddy, and Neil. So probably a good guess - a radio personality who has known them for a bit.
@@RushArchives Thanks for figuring it out.
ANDRE TILK - "The All Night Andre" - was on the air at CFNY ( The Spirit of Radio ) in the Toronto area from the very late '70's through its early-80's heyday, where program director David Marsden had put together a gem of a station, throwing out playlists and connecting with real fans and breaking acts locally and around the world.
Rush couldn't talk about it at the time, but Neil wrote the Spirit of Radio song about this station, who had been using TSOR as its tagline for years by then.
Andre was my favourite DJ through those times. He was the one who informed me of John Lennon's assassination as soon as it happened, and always played an astonishing variety of music from brand new post-punk/new wave to fusion jazz and (what we now think of as) "classic" rock album tracks.
When the lustre fell off of CFNY with new owners who moved its transmitter to the CN Tower and aimed at a much bigger commercial audience, Andre moved for a while to hard rock Q107, and even managed to open their musical blandness a little bit for a while. I think he came back for a while in the late-80's or early 90's to CFNY ( by then trying "the Edge" with so-called Alternative Rock format ).
Here is a tiny bio link on a Spirit fan site: spiritofradio.ca/Personalities.asp?Show=Tilk%2C+Andre
IF anyone knows what Andre is doing these days please comment, as he was a fine broadcaster and even better musicologist.
Hush Hush Hush Hush!!
@@AlfPane am I missing something?
Rush should have called it quits after this album.
That would have been unfortunate.
@Fritha71 Signals had a lot of keyboards, but it still had a rock edge to it. After Signals, their music was dominated by keyboards without the rock edge. Total garbage.
@@joedimaggio3687 It's unfortunate you think that. Alex's guitar work on GuP & Power Windows is on another level.
@@joedimaggio3687 They tried their hand at new wave rock for about 7 years before getting back to their hard rock sound from Presto onwards. Counterparts sounds as “Rush” as anything they made in the late 70’s