This was an encore performance, you should really follow this up with the next song that they close the show with, Working Man from the same show. They KILL it!
Every single time I hear that solo, it gives me what I can only describe as a *BRAIN-GASM!* The subtitle says it ALL - "An exercise in self-indulgence."
This is one of my favorite videos of them performing. They're just so relaxed and having so much fun. Alex's main guitar solo is one of the most beautiful solos most "rock fans" have never heard. Also often overlooked are little details like during Alex's solo, Geddy is playing a keyboard part, but also playing bass drone notes on his Taurus pedals which add so much texture.
Agreed, and Alex really cut loose and his goofy "Lerxst" personality came out with the Monsters! section where the camera even catches him acting out the part of Frankenstein or the Mummy, with they way he's walking around as he plays. I also love how they roll it back to just the core notes and drop the volume to almost nothing in the 30's jive reprise section, based on, the cartoon song entitled “Powerhouse” by Raymond Scott, right before the big finish. So fun! Wish I could have been there for that show. For the record, here is the song broken down into sections from Wikipedia: I: Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds! - (0:00) II: To sleep, perchance to dream... - (0:27) III: Strangiato theme - (2:00) IV: A Lerxst in Wonderland - (3:16) V: Monsters! - (5:49) VI: The Ghost of the Aragon - (6:10) VII: Danforth and Pape - (6:45) VIII: The Waltz of the Shreves - (7:26) IX: Never turn your back on a Monster! - (7:52) X: Monsters! (Reprise) - (8:03) XI: Strangiato theme (Reprise) - (8:17) XII: A Farewell to Things - (9:20)
The carnival music at the beginning was them having fun. If you listen to the studio version Alex is shredding on an acoustic guitar. On the official music video for this song he is shredding on an electronic guitar. At the beginning the music is slowly getting louder , the layers representing Alex falling asleep. The ending is abrupt as that is Alex waking up. Alex would have some pretty wild dreams on the road. In Geddy's book he described how Alex had a dream where he was driving an ocean liner down Yonge Street LOL ( Yonge street is a main street in Toronto) My next song suggestion is Digital Man from the Snakes and Arrows tour. Also if you want to see how funny and down to earth guys these guys are please react to Dinner with Rush. Cheers 🇨🇦
Yeah, I much prefer the studio version or official video. The opening guitar riff and the beautifully slow buildup are cut out here in favor of the carnival. No doubt it was awesome in concert, but the studio version is so much better, sorry live fans.
The reason you see so many in the crowd air drumming in time with Neil is because Neil's goal was to match his drumming from the album, he stated his drumming on Tom Sawyer was his most difficult to repeat night after night.
As previously mentioned La Villa Strangiato was based on a series of nightmares that Alex had, and in their performances in Rio and Frankfurt, the Strangiato Theme Reprise would be preceded by a comedic rant from Alex, which someone recently compared to a person babbling while dreaming. If you'd like to see another amazing instrumental performance, including a killer bass and more amazing drum work from Neil, I'd like to recommend Leave That Thing Alone/The Rhythm Method Drum Solo from their 1997 Toronto show. Have a great evening, and Rush on! 🎤 🎹 🎸 🥁 🎸 🐐 🐐 🐐
The cartoon parts (from the song "Powerhouse," as someone has already noted) weren't intentionally lifted by Alex and Geddy, but they were eventually notified by the rights holder of what was clearly an unauthorized "use" of the main riff from Powerhouse. They had their lawyers look into it, who determined that the copyright for Powerhouse had expired and, as such, Rush wasn't obligated to make any payment. Nevertheless, Rush did make what was styled as a "one time penance payment" to the widow of the song's composer, Raymond Scott, anyway. Just another indication of how "nice " (i.e. ethical) these three Canadians are (were)!
@@AceofBadeReacts Currently they are good for something like 70 years, might have been different back in 1937 when this was recorded, some claim it was protected during the life of the creator who passed in the mid 90's
The "cartoon" portion is the jazzy piece about 2/3 of the way through. It is taken from the jazz song "Powerhouse", which has been used in a number of Looney Tunes cartoons as background music. As a previous commenter already stated, the intro here was the guys just being goofy, but it does replace Alex's wonderful classical guitar intro. The "official" music video is a live, electric version which I don't like as much. There is a UA-cam video that has the studio version that flashes the part names as they change. I highly recommend that, if only as a comparison to this version.
I didn't realize this until just now. Getty looks at Neil to get his cues to hit that next note to be right on. I heard a quote from a drummer something like "the tempo is what I decided to be. Rip Neil. Don't get me wrong, Neil takes cues from his band also.
They wanted the album version to be a live performance, but after many attempts they ended up splicing together three sections. When they returned to Canada to mix the album they recorded music videos (this was several years before MTV hit the air) for several songs from Hemispheres at an empty Massey Hall, where they frequently performed. Neil absolutely hated doing 'mime' videos to the album version, he wanterd the video of them actually playing. They captured this video in ONE take. While it's slightly different than the album it's worth seeing them in their mid 20's kill this masterpiece.
My Brother in law paid for tickets. 😊😊😊😮 middle center on the floor. I bought the band books and we got the shirts too. Awsome Concert.😮😮😮😮😊😢 RIP Neil Peart and the band.
So, Ace, they changed it up a little live. That 1st part is actually them goofing a bit, playing it polka style 😂 before entering the song proper. You'll have to check out the studio version to hear the difference. The monster theme is from Bugs Bunny cartoons when the big orange monster would chase him (if I remember correctly, it's been a while). This song is so complicated that at the time of recording, they had to put it together in three parts because they couldn't get it recording in one take. The is possibly the greatest instrumental rock composition ever recorded and I highly suggest that you check it out on your own. This is a song idea from Alex who said he had a nightmare and wanted to put it to music 🎶 🤘👏
@AceofBadeReacts Rush takes liberty with their own music live all the time 😄 Idk if you've watched it yet, but Working Man Live in Cleveland 2011 is a good example, as the 1st verse and a half are played Reggae style, then regular way for the rest. They are funny guys 😂 It's the song right after this one and I recommend if you haven't seen it. 🤘🎶
Been a Rush fan since the age of 8....now 54!!!!! Took my eldest girl to Rush on their Clockwork angels tour, first gig aged 14! La Villa is a work of genius.....but then so to are (imho) Bastille Day ( carress of steel ) Scars ( Presto), Bravado ( Presto), Jacobs Ladder ( Snakes and Arrows i think )....hard pressed to find a "bad" one lol Rush are unique..... RIP Professor 😍
That polka intro was just the boys having fun, at the start of the concert they played a video call the history of Rash featuring a polka band so it's sort of a nod to that. This was the first of two encores in Cleveland, the other being Working Man which is also an awesome performance if you haven't already reacted to it. P.s. those were tee shirts Alex and Geddy were tossing to the crowd.
The one time that I saw Rush was in early 1980. Rush (and I) were much younger then. Set List FM told me that La Villa Strangiatto was the final encore that night.
thanks for only one pause this is their top version I've seen for me, (performance) anyhow try caravan if haven't already same show I believe great reaction well wishes to you and yours
I typically only do 1, maybe 2 pauses during a reaction. I've only had a couple people mention they can't hear what I'm saying during the reaction itself (I repeat what I'm saying because I'm not going to talk over the song) and I had 1 person complain that anything over 3 minutes between pauses was too much. Like bro, I have things to say. Just go watch the music video instead.
@@AceofBadeReacts wasn't meaning to diss you brother was glad you were enjoying one of my favorites rush videos. don't normally view your channel so wasn't aware your rules, a lot of reactors do more pauses, so I was surprised cause that song is like trying to hold a beast down right lol and you did an excellent job on the release my apologies take care
YYZ should be on your list to watch Alex crush his drum kit. It is the airport code for Toronto and the song has the morse code that would indicate they were "home". Neil was very humble and well read. Great line: Neil may not be your favourite drummer, but he very likely is your favourite drummer's favourite drummer. Cheers from Canada! 🇨🇦
I am not a musician, but I was told by a friend who is a musician that this song has something crazy like 19 tempo changes. Though, not sure if that's true.
ua-cam.com/video/9HXrU2p8e5U/v-deo.html Here is another song I would like to see you to react to. Mystic Rhythms. Neil only plays the electronic section of his kit & the song itself is completely different than they usually play. ua-cam.com/video/uYC4tIO6clQ/v-deo.html And another one. Ghost of a Chance which is what i would call a romance song. Another one that completely surprised me but I would call it a hidden gem like Mystic Rhythms.
That is completely up to you. Sometimes people forget to like and subscribe (I'm guilty of it as well) so a reminder at the beginning and end never hurts
This was not all 12 parts as the beginning is missing the original solo acoustic. The song is based on a series of Nightmares that Alex Lifeson was having. If you listen to the original, it takes you through the full process of falling asleep, hoping to have good dreams, but then the Nightmares begin. The sudden and abrupt end to the song had always reminded me of that moment you suddenly wake up from a nightmare in a daze for about 10 seconds before you gain your bearings. It's that... what the heck... oh, it was just a nightmare moment. The reason why monsters sound familiar is that it is similar to Raymond Scott’s “Powerhouse”. It is a tume that was used in many cartoons starting back in the 1940s, including Ren & Stimpy and the Simpsons. Rush said they were unaware that they had used it as it was just something they created without knowing where it came from. After, it was pointed out to them, they felt it was only right to pay the original author for the unintentional use, so they settled it without any demand.
Oh wow. Yeah it sounds like I missed out on some context. Yeah that's what it was. I just went back and listened to Powerhouse. Core memory unlocked. And what Rush did by paying for unintended use is exactly why they are great dudes.
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This was an encore performance, you should really follow this up with the next song that they close the show with, Working Man from the same show. They KILL it!
That one has been added to the list and has also been pretty highly requested
Every single time I hear that solo, it gives me what I can only describe as a *BRAIN-GASM!*
The subtitle says it ALL - "An exercise in self-indulgence."
This is one of my favorite videos of them performing. They're just so relaxed and having so much fun. Alex's main guitar solo is one of the most beautiful solos most "rock fans" have never heard. Also often overlooked are little details like during Alex's solo, Geddy is playing a keyboard part, but also playing bass drone notes on his Taurus pedals which add so much texture.
Agreed, and Alex really cut loose and his goofy "Lerxst" personality came out with the Monsters! section where the camera even catches him acting out the part of Frankenstein or the Mummy, with they way he's walking around as he plays. I also love how they roll it back to just the core notes and drop the volume to almost nothing in the 30's jive reprise section, based on, the cartoon song entitled “Powerhouse” by Raymond Scott, right before the big finish. So fun! Wish I could have been there for that show.
For the record, here is the song broken down into sections from Wikipedia:
I: Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds! - (0:00)
II: To sleep, perchance to dream... - (0:27)
III: Strangiato theme - (2:00)
IV: A Lerxst in Wonderland - (3:16)
V: Monsters! - (5:49)
VI: The Ghost of the Aragon - (6:10)
VII: Danforth and Pape - (6:45)
VIII: The Waltz of the Shreves - (7:26)
IX: Never turn your back on a Monster! - (7:52)
X: Monsters! (Reprise) - (8:03)
XI: Strangiato theme (Reprise) - (8:17)
XII: A Farewell to Things - (9:20)
A band with 3 members having this much depth is rare.
It's so great when you can just tell musicians are having a great time and loving what they are doing
The carnival music at the beginning was them having fun. If you listen to the studio version Alex is shredding on an acoustic guitar. On the official music video for this song he is shredding on an electronic guitar.
At the beginning the music is slowly getting louder , the layers representing Alex falling asleep. The ending is abrupt as that is Alex waking up.
Alex would have some pretty wild dreams on the road. In Geddy's book he described how Alex had a dream where he was driving an ocean liner down Yonge Street LOL ( Yonge street is a main street in Toronto)
My next song suggestion is Digital Man from the Snakes and Arrows tour.
Also if you want to see how funny and down to earth guys these guys are please react to Dinner with Rush.
Cheers 🇨🇦
Yeah, I much prefer the studio version or official video. The opening guitar riff and the beautifully slow buildup are cut out here in favor of the carnival. No doubt it was awesome in concert, but the studio version is so much better, sorry live fans.
Oh I see. Everybody said to react to this specific version so it sounds like I missed out on some context
I saw Rush live here in Canada 🇨🇦many times throughout the 70s 80s 90s and 2000s. Always phenomenal!!!!❤❤ 🇨🇦
That's awesome
The reason you see so many in the crowd air drumming in time with Neil is because Neil's goal was to match his drumming from the album, he stated his drumming on Tom Sawyer was his most difficult to repeat night after night.
As previously mentioned La Villa Strangiato was based on a series of nightmares that Alex had, and in their performances in Rio and Frankfurt, the Strangiato Theme Reprise would be preceded by a comedic rant from Alex, which someone recently compared to a person babbling while dreaming. If you'd like to see another amazing instrumental performance, including a killer bass and more amazing drum work from Neil, I'd like to recommend Leave That Thing Alone/The Rhythm Method Drum Solo from their 1997 Toronto show. Have a great evening, and Rush on!
🎤 🎹 🎸 🥁 🎸 🐐 🐐 🐐
They were throwing balled up t shirts. Great reaction, thank you.
The cartoon parts (from the song "Powerhouse," as someone has already noted) weren't intentionally lifted by Alex and Geddy, but they were eventually notified by the rights holder of what was clearly an unauthorized "use" of the main riff from Powerhouse. They had their lawyers look into it, who determined that the copyright for Powerhouse had expired and, as such, Rush wasn't obligated to make any payment. Nevertheless, Rush did make what was styled as a "one time penance payment" to the widow of the song's composer, Raymond Scott, anyway.
Just another indication of how "nice " (i.e. ethical) these three Canadians are (were)!
Oh I didn't know the copyright had expired. It's so weird that copyrights can actually expire
@@AceofBadeReacts Currently they are good for something like 70 years, might have been different back in 1937 when this was recorded, some claim it was protected during the life of the creator who passed in the mid 90's
Album version is a must.
The "cartoon" portion is the jazzy piece about 2/3 of the way through. It is taken from the jazz song "Powerhouse", which has been used in a number of Looney Tunes cartoons as background music. As a previous commenter already stated, the intro here was the guys just being goofy, but it does replace Alex's wonderful classical guitar intro. The "official" music video is a live, electric version which I don't like as much. There is a UA-cam video that has the studio version that flashes the part names as they change. I highly recommend that, if only as a comparison to this version.
It's also a nod too their full length RASH video intro they used in concert brilliantly poking fun of themselves.
I might circle back to it in the future actually
Absolutely check out Working Man live in Cleveland (the last song of this concert). It's lit!
Thanks Ace, RUSH is always appreciated!!!
More Rush please
More live Rush please, YYZ ,the trees, natural science, hemispheres!
I actually did react to YYZ not too long ago
I didn't realize this until just now. Getty looks at Neil to get his cues to hit that next note to be right on. I heard a quote from a drummer something like "the tempo is what I decided to be. Rip Neil. Don't get me wrong, Neil takes cues from his band also.
"Geddy"
@@wadesworld6250 Thank you. I got that wrong for many years now.
Great eye for detail right there
🤗 Seeing this live never got old! 🥰🐰
They wanted the album version to be a live performance, but after many attempts they ended up splicing together three sections. When they returned to Canada to mix the album they recorded music videos (this was several years before MTV hit the air) for several songs from Hemispheres at an empty Massey Hall, where they frequently performed. Neil absolutely hated doing 'mime' videos to the album version, he wanterd the video of them actually playing. They captured this video in ONE take. While it's slightly different than the album it's worth seeing them in their mid 20's kill this masterpiece.
Wow that's incredible. I always wondered if bands played for real in music videos or if they just faked it. I guess it could be a little of both
Best rock instrumental of all time.
My Brother in law paid for tickets. 😊😊😊😮 middle center on the floor. I bought the band books and we got the shirts too. Awsome Concert.😮😮😮😮😊😢 RIP Neil Peart and the band.
In Cleveland Ohio
Wow that's awesome!
Part 5 "Monsters!" and part 10 "Monsters! (Reprise)" are most likely familiar to you because they are the "cartoon" part(s) of the instrumental.
That's exactly what it was
So, Ace, they changed it up a little live. That 1st part is actually them goofing a bit, playing it polka style 😂 before entering the song proper. You'll have to check out the studio version to hear the difference. The monster theme is from Bugs Bunny cartoons when the big orange monster would chase him (if I remember correctly, it's been a while). This song is so complicated that at the time of recording, they had to put it together in three parts because they couldn't get it recording in one take. The is possibly the greatest instrumental rock composition ever recorded and I highly suggest that you check it out on your own. This is a song idea from Alex who said he had a nightmare and wanted to put it to music 🎶 🤘👏
I might actually circle back to it in the future. It does sound like I missed out on some context and the beginning of the song
@AceofBadeReacts Rush takes liberty with their own music live all the time 😄 Idk if you've watched it yet, but Working Man Live in Cleveland 2011 is a good example, as the 1st verse and a half are played Reggae style, then regular way for the rest. They are funny guys 😂 It's the song right after this one and I recommend if you haven't seen it. 🤘🎶
@@jonathanspahn7308 I haven't yet. It is on the list to check out
Been a Rush fan since the age of 8....now 54!!!!! Took my eldest girl to Rush on their Clockwork angels tour, first gig aged 14!
La Villa is a work of genius.....but then so to are (imho) Bastille Day ( carress of steel ) Scars ( Presto), Bravado ( Presto), Jacobs Ladder ( Snakes and Arrows i think )....hard pressed to find a "bad" one lol
Rush are unique..... RIP Professor 😍
Monsters = Frankenstein
That polka intro was just the boys having fun, at the start of the concert they played a video call the history of Rash featuring a polka band so it's sort of a nod to that. This was the first of two encores in Cleveland, the other being Working Man which is also an awesome performance if you haven't already reacted to it. P.s. those were tee shirts Alex and Geddy were tossing to the crowd.
The one time that I saw Rush was in early 1980. Rush (and I) were much younger then. Set List FM told me that La Villa Strangiatto was the final encore that night.
It's awesome when you see musicians having a blast on stage, doing what they love
thanks for only one pause this is their top version I've seen for me, (performance) anyhow try caravan if haven't already same show I believe great reaction well wishes to you and yours
I typically only do 1, maybe 2 pauses during a reaction. I've only had a couple people mention they can't hear what I'm saying during the reaction itself (I repeat what I'm saying because I'm not going to talk over the song) and I had 1 person complain that anything over 3 minutes between pauses was too much. Like bro, I have things to say. Just go watch the music video instead.
@@AceofBadeReacts wasn't meaning to diss you brother was glad you were enjoying one of my favorites rush videos. don't normally view your channel so wasn't aware your rules, a lot of reactors do more pauses, so I was surprised cause that song is like trying to hold a beast down right lol and you did an excellent job on the release my apologies take care
YYZ should be on your list to watch Alex crush his drum kit.
It is the airport code for Toronto and the song has the morse code that would indicate they were "home".
Neil was very humble and well read.
Great line: Neil may not be your favourite drummer, but he very likely is your favourite drummer's favourite drummer.
Cheers from Canada!
🇨🇦
I actually did react to YYZ recently from their South America performance. Be sure to check that one out!
I am not a musician, but I was told by a friend who is a musician that this song has something crazy like 19 tempo changes. Though, not sure if that's true.
I wouldn't doubt it in the slightest
ua-cam.com/video/9HXrU2p8e5U/v-deo.html
Here is another song I would like to see you to react to. Mystic Rhythms. Neil only plays the electronic section of his kit & the song itself is completely different than they usually play.
ua-cam.com/video/uYC4tIO6clQ/v-deo.html
And another one. Ghost of a Chance which is what i would call a romance song. Another one that completely surprised me but I would call it a hidden gem like Mystic Rhythms.
Oh wow. That is really interesting. I'll add them to the list
HEY..... there were 4 FEMALES in the CROWD.... I Think That's a RECORD!!!!!!! hyuk-hyuk
Lol what?
"Instrumental song" is an oxymoron! 😊
Either it's a song (with vocals and lyrics in it) _or_ an instrumental (with _no_ singing in it)! 😉
I am a walking oxymoron
@@AceofBadeReacts - 😂👍
only AFTER WE SEE YOUR REACTION SHOULD WE LIKE or SUBSCRIBE???? RIGHT????? ♥
That is completely up to you. Sometimes people forget to like and subscribe (I'm guilty of it as well) so a reminder at the beginning and end never hurts
Exit stage left is a much better performance. Just saying.
Everybody said to react to this specific performance
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Rush just has too many notes. I just can't figure out which ones don't belong!
Sorry signore Salieri, all of the notes belong, and create a masterpiece.🎶😍
I believe everything belongs and is intentional
LOVE the reaction!! :) Romans 10:13 Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Thank you!
This was not all 12 parts as the beginning is missing the original solo acoustic.
The song is based on a series of Nightmares that Alex Lifeson was having. If you listen to the original, it takes you through the full process of falling asleep, hoping to have good dreams, but then the Nightmares begin. The sudden and abrupt end to the song had always reminded me of that moment you suddenly wake up from a nightmare in a daze for about 10 seconds before you gain your bearings. It's that... what the heck... oh, it was just a nightmare moment.
The reason why monsters sound familiar is that it is similar to Raymond Scott’s “Powerhouse”. It is a tume that was used in many cartoons starting back in the 1940s, including Ren & Stimpy and the Simpsons. Rush said they were unaware that they had used it as it was just something they created without knowing where it came from. After, it was pointed out to them, they felt it was only right to pay the original author for the unintentional use, so they settled it without any demand.
Oh wow. Yeah it sounds like I missed out on some context. Yeah that's what it was. I just went back and listened to Powerhouse. Core memory unlocked. And what Rush did by paying for unintended use is exactly why they are great dudes.