Three guys pushing 60 at the end of a three hour show!!! I never tire of watching this performance. Xanadu from Exit Stage Left is a brilliant performance of a masterpiece.
Love your reactions! I have been a Rush fan since 1980 and honestly I have just sort of drifted away from listening to much music lately. You have no idea how much joy this returns to me.
It was May 1981 in Rochester, NY at the Rochester Community War Memorial Arena… I was a senior in HS and my birthday is the 14th of May… My brothers and my best friend Mike and I drove to See them. Anyways, it was the moving pictures tour, the concert was amazing. The next morning my friend and I went to this place called Chet’s Luncheonette… As we were finishing breakfast I looked up and sitting at the counter was Neil Peart and someone else (roadie or tech?) I knew Neil was a private guy but I idolized him. I knew he didn’t give autographs but I needed to acknowledge him (this was long before phone cams/ or digital cams). I told Mike I’m gonna say something, I went to the register and paid and told the woman “I’d like to pay for those guys at the end of the counters meal as well.” As I got closer I got scared, I stopped and said, “Mr. Peart, thanks for all the music, I’ve been a fan since 76…” He looked up and smiled and said, “Hey man, thanks for the support and being a fan…” I think I said, “Yuh” And walked out… It was one of my fondest memories, it was surreal… Thanks for the warm memory. R.I.P. Neil Peart and long live the mighty Rush! 👊🏻
For Rush, to learn about their story, I would recommend to react to the documentary Beyond The Lighted Stage, one of the best biography of a band ever.
If you'd like to see Alex at his comedic best, be sure to check out his acceptance speech when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013; if you'd like to them opening up a show in true Rush style, be sure to check out Best Intro Ever from their R30 Tour. Cheers from Toronto! 🎤 🎸 🥁 🎸 🐐 🐐 🐐
I'll be honest to say that I hate watching most reaction videos, but I do really enjoy watching yours because you have such a sincere enjoyment and positive energy about your reactions, especially those involving Rush. Keep up the good work.
The ultimate Rush performance is "Xanadu" from the Exit Stage Left tour. You will literally not believe how perfect it is. Geddy plays bass, six string guitar, keyboards & synths, bass pedals, and sings. Alex plays twelve and six string guitars and pedals; and Neil plays an entire orchestral percussion section, including tubular bells & glockenspiel. It is the perfect live performance and incredibly brilliant! Trust me. I call it three geniuses with seven necks. Watch to figure out why.
@@FrenchieQc yeah, my bad...I was being a bit arrogant. Seen both many times, if I had to choose...damn...I guess I'd choose 1981 Xanadu #1 & this one #2.
Wow! Loved your reaction. Rush were incredible musicians & showmen. I've been their fan since 1975 & it's great to see someone genuinely enthusiastic about them discover their music & performances. I second the vote for Xanadu, Exit Stage Left tour, 1981.
How three guys pushing 60 can end a three hour show by rocking out harder than any group half their age. If you check out the lights over the stage during the reggae section they're red, yellow and green for the Jamaican flag, thats how much into detail these guys are. 😊 p.s. that little end riff is off Cygnus XI.
Great reaction to an amazing performance! Rush is always great but I really believe the best way to experience them is to see a live performance. In addition they actually have a few music videos that were made in studio. Those are normally great too because again you get the extra added pleasure of seeing them actually play the music. Please do a reaction to Rush - Xanadu - Exit...Stage Left - Live 1981. It is possibly one of the greatest live rock performances of all time. Take care and enjoy the ride Rush is a very deep rabbit hole with tons of different styles of songs.
Saw Rush 4 times during my high school years in the 70's. First time was when they had released their 3rd album "Caress Of Steel" and were opening for Kiss (Rush's so called "down the tubes tour" when their record label was about to drop them). Then 2112 came out and they were the headliner. My favorite band growing up, no one rocked harder than Rush in those days!
This THE original RUSH song that started it all. The live Jamaican intro was them just changing it up a little and the outro was a little bit of Cygnus X1. The number 2112 is in your future. 😁
Think about the odds of 3 genius musicians from the same area coming together to form a band that lasts for over 40 years. And it's 3. It's just 3 And every one of them considered in lists of greatest on their instruments
Yes, more Rush! Great musicians, great people, great friends! I think a person's appreciation of different styles of music comes with time, so I get what you mean about not being a fan years ago. If you like to read, check out Neil's books and Geddy's "My Effin Life". I'm afraid to think of what Alex may come up with!
Just please keep in mind that Rush is one of the rare bands whose oeuvre actually constitutes its own genre. They were a band that never stood still and ( ... you might remember this from Behind the Lighted Stage) wrote the music they thought they would like, themselves, rather than what record-buyers might like. All of which is to say that, if you want to get to know Rush's music, it's going to take some time - because 19 studio albums and a dozen live ones have left us with A LOT of music!
I never get tired of watching this; my favorite part is the dueling guitars! As I mentioned in your last Rush reaction, I am a new Rush fan, but I am in awe of their live performances especially. How three guys create all of that sound is a wonder to behold! One of my favorite live performance videos is from their "keyboard era" in the 1980s: 'Mission", Live from Birmingham 1988. The lyrics are inspiring, Geddy multitasks at the bass, keyboard, foot pedals and singing, Neil has a xylophone solo. Finally, Alex's guitar solo is especially soulful. It's one of my favorite Rush videos and the live performance has an immediate impact even today.
Great reaction!!! You obviously appreciate artistical musicianship. Rush is absolutely the best 3-piece band ever (quite frankly top five best band ever, no matter the members). Pure musicianship and fluid artistry in each of them and their instruments along with the pure chemistry between them. Welcome aboard the Rush Train!!! Now time to venture down the RUSH rabbit hole. I would suggest the songs below to add to your Rush journey and reactions. All of these are absolutely fire!!! Especially all of the LIVE instrumentals with Geddy’s Bass, Alex’s Guitar, and Neil’s percussive artistry. - La Villa Strangiato - Live in Cleveland from 2011 Time Machine Tour (Instrumental - custom "carnival" intro) - original was 1978. Pure musicianship!!! UNMATCHED - best instrumental EVER. This was performed just BEFORE Working Man at the concert. - Xanadu...Live version 1981 Exit Stage Left tour...will leave you speechless from pure musicianship...original was 1977. - YYZ…live from Rio in 2002 (instrumental)…original was 1981 - Freewill... Live from Snakes and Arrows Tour 2007 - original was 1980 - Best Intro Ever - Live version (R30 tour 2004) - various riffs from their 1970's songs leading into Spirit of Radio - original was 1980 - Leave that Thing Alone - Live in Cleveland from 2011 Time Machine Tour (Instrumental) - original was 1993 - The Garden (Clockwork Angels tour live) - original was 2012 - Malignant Narcissism (instrumental) and Drum Solo - Live 2008 Snakes and Arrows Tour - original was 2007 - Closer to the Heart (Live 1998 Different Stages) - original was 1977 - Limelight...studio version - original was 1981. - Subdivisions...studio version or live version - original was 1982 - Fly by Night - original was 1975 - Also...Neil Peart's Drum Solo Live from Frankfurt 2004. He was The Professor...a pure musician and percussionist...not just a "drummer". Be ready to be amazed by not just his hand coordination...but most of all his foot coordination...basically his feet being completely individual in timing from his hands during segments of this performance. He was the master of this technique.
The comic-book style 2112 with the lyrics and some of Neil's and Ayn's quotes was quite well done - and it is a the studio version I believe - I think that video really adds to the experience for a lot of people as they can actually follow the story of the character. A few liberties were taken I think, but otherwise a great video especially for reaction vids I would say.
Thank you for this reaction. I went through the RUSH journey in the late 70s right up on until the last show. Now I’m on The Warning journey. Let’s keep going with these two great bands. I would love to see Pau do what Neil does at the end of the song lol
I love that too, as well as the final moment of that solo section… it feels like Geddy and Alex have condensed such an intense amount of awesome between them that they both get blown back by the force of it escaping containment. 😆
The very ending was their 'concert sign-off' (it's from Cygnus X1 - that's one for later, a concept album) - this was the finale song of the concert - I saw the concert a few days after this one on the tour (and again a year later on the 2 year tour- had to see this concert twice!), and about 95% of that performance was identically face melting, basically like most of Neil's drum solos - he does have some sections that are improvised at each performance, but mostly they are just that good. Not sure if you've checked out La Villa Strangiato yet - it's an instrumental based off a recurring nightmare Alex used to have - great instrumental, really shows off their abilities - I like the studio version the best but there are quite a few live ones that amaze, some that are just silly. Also a must see if you haven't is YYZ live in Rio - the audience there was amazing - another of Rush's instrumentals - basically a drum/bass groove with some other magic. YYZ is the airport code for their home town airport - Toronto Pearson International airport, and when flying back home into airport they would hear the Morse code for YYZ over the transponder, which is how the song begins - people usually wonder as it has a very strange intro if you go in not knowing.
I totally appreciate the initial ‘barrier’ to getting into Rush. I experienced the very same sentiments, albeit back in the 80s, it wasn’t until my friends encouraged me to see them live (Glasgow then Edinburgh), my mind was blown and immediately got ‘it’, although, with later regret, the last album I bought was Grace Under Pressure. My bad 🙈. Thank you for your reaction ❤. And yes, they seem as lovely as you do 😎
Three of the greatest musicians evah! One of the rare times you see Neil having a little fun. This song and the people of Cleveland via the DJ Donna Halper are what put Rush on the map. So it's kinda cool he gives a shout out to the people in the audience. Even better, they're still close to the DJ. Just some cool down to earth guys who didn't forget the people who got them there. Enjoyed the reaction. It's always fun to see someone discover or rediscover these guys. Take care ✌️
Well thanks! Loved this one..and even the Cleveland show! This has got to be one of the best live performances ever. I call myself old at 42 but these guys in their 60's (RIP Neil) give me hope lol. I say this every time but they are IMO the Goats at their instruments..bass,guitar, and definitely drums. Neil was absolutely the best. And they all ended up in one band. Just amazing..and just real good family oriented men. Can't get much better!
Every Rush fan can tell you.... EVERY TIME you watch/listen to any song.. you hear, you see, you experience... something you never noticed before! You can focus on each guy and hear something new.
New subscriber here too. Love your reaction and enthusiasm. You mentioned having watched some of the Rush documentaries so you might have seen this already but the suggestion above for “Dinner with Rush” is a great way to see their goofy personalities later in their career.
I really enjoyed watching this with you - you have a new subscriber! I think I was one of RUSH's original 50 female fans seeing them for the first time in 1974 and for the last time in 2015. Welcome aboard the RUSH express - from one redheaded girl to another! The boys are definitely jokesters! They love to throw us curve balls with old standards. This is an example of them starting with reggae for fun (not the original beginning of the song). Another example of this is beginning La Villa Strangiato. It opens with a carnival theme during the same concert. Another fun,🔥🔥🔥performance!
I was 22 or 23 years old when this started playing in Cleveland. As most of you know, it was only played to give the DJ time for a bathroom break. I cannot say I heard it the first time, but, well, it took the hell OFF. We didn't really know the name of the band, but, we knew to ask for the one with that singer that sounded like a castrated cat, or, the one with that bad ass guitar riff. Of course, that was John Rutsey on drums, not Mr Peart. We didn't know any of that. We knew it was a kick ass tune, and we knew we identified with what was being said. Cleveland back then was in the death throes of a rust belt town. "Nothing going down here!". We are proud to consider these guys as Clevelands, altho, we know and understand they are all Canadians, from the Ontario.
More Rush! I have been a Rush fan since 1976. I live in Cleveland, Ohio and I was at this concert. They were amazing as usual. If you want to hear a Rush masterpiece, check out the song 2112. It’s like nothing you have ever heard before. It’s over 20 minutes long, but you will really love it.
I discovered your reaction channel watching your reactions to The Warning. Those three ladies are my current favorite band. These three gentlemen are my all time favorite band. They are/were the best live band I have or ever will see. I luckily saw them 19 times including a show they did a week before this Cleveland show in Louisville. They were consummate professional musicians and were a joy to behold. I honestly see some parallels between them and The Warning. Great music, intelligent lyrics, passionate live performance, and a growing rabid fan base. Keep up your good work bringing such great music to the people.
Same - military buddy dragged me to a concert after blaring Rush every weekend when we'd drink excessively in the dorms. Ended up seeing them 6 times, and finally got me to pick up the bass guitar - and get a few rush tats, now I need the rest of them. lol
Live performance of their first hit song redone partially in Reggae style. The original arrangement received massive airplay on a Rock station in Cleveland. That sort of put them on the map, a little ol' 3 piece band from Toronto. This special concert was their way of thanking the city, I think. Their first album did not include Neal Peart who was the drummer and composer for all their subsequent albums.
Glad you got to see this particular performance - one of my favorites & as a Cleveland guy I was happy to see Rush go all-out on Working Man -- my town has a deep connection with these guys. I sometimes think everyone who grew up in the 70s and/or eighties must have at least some Rush in their music DNA...
Cleveland Ohio was a blue collar working town, and the song "Working Man" went hand in hand. When Rush's first album was released they were not very well known at all. In 1974, Donna Halper a DJ at WMMS FM/100.7 in Cleveland, played Rush's "Working Man" on the radio for the first time in the United States. She looked at the L.P. and saw the title of the song so played it in the wee hours of the early am traffic. The station received thousands of calls asking about it, and so it became something they played regularly.
Growing up in the seventies, I was introduced to RUSH by a new kid in my neighborhood! He brought the live album, All the Worlds the Stage, to my house! Told me that he had been to that concert! He showed me how to air guitar and air drum to this album! That kid changed my life!
I love how much music touches your beautiful heart and soul Red💕💕 So is there another artist and or band besides Ren that you would revisit that reminds you of how you felt about Rush? One of mine had been Rush as well here in San Antonio they were always the group to sell out their concerts instantly 🎸🎸🎸#reaction #rush #rushreaction #geddylee #alexlifeson #nealpeart #tomsawyer #redheadedneighbor #bestreactor #redsarmy #beautifulcountrygirl
That was absolutely fantastic!! Yes, let's do more Rush! Like The Warning, it's beyond me how they got so much sound from just three people live. Having had a brief time with Rush, I think it was a greatest hits album in the 90's, I'll have to dig it out and see, then there has to be a ton of songs I don't know. Some bands are just so good live. Rush, The Warning, Nightwish, Iron Maiden, DMB, Midnight Oil, to name but a few.
Seen Rush twice live. They never disappoint. Going to take those memories to my grave. Best band ever and are we not graced to live at this time and share the planet with these boys. Being a musician myself, I have never been so influenced by these masters. You really have to appreciate the musicianship, technicality and true performers that they were. WOW.
Did you notice that Geddy has clothes washing machines swirling behind him? He thought it would be a good joke, especially since with his bass he did not have the big amplifiers, and wanted something to visually balance the look on stage.
This is the song and the city where Rush broke out in 1974. Donna Halper was a DJ at WMMS in Cleveland and was looking for a longer song to take a break during. She found this on Rush’s first album in the studio. The song was over 7 minutes long. After it was over the phones rang of the hook because everybody wanted to know the name of the band. The rest is history.🎸🤘
I love coming back to watch this version of Working Man. For a really way-back look at them and this song, search for "Rush Laura Secord Secondary School, 1974, St Catharines, Ontario", and jump to the 27-minute mark [or watch the whole 39 minute concert]. I think it might be the only footage of their first drummer - John Rutsey. This was held in a high school across town from me, which I thought was cool. In my own little "claim to fame", I actually went to the same high school as Neil did [Lakeport], although I was a decade behind him... lol
Hopefully, you've watched the documentary of them "Beyond The Lighted Stage". If you haven't, you'll learn a lot about them. Also, it helps to listen to them with the lyrics handy.....Neil was a genius/poet/drummer/percussionist, the likes of which the world will never see again, and seeing his poetry as you listen will help. (and yes, this song was one of the few Neil didn't write) Enjoy.
Performance for the ages ( from the aged😂). I will always enjoy working man for its straight ahead, rock style but it’s one of the least nuanced songs in their catalog for that reason and there are others that massage my brain much more effectively. Try Analog Kid, thecamera eye, or, distant early warning for example. Rush on sister!
Try the Garden live Clock work Angels tour , The drummer writes the lyrics this song is emotional , the drummer daughter was killed in a car crash. , his wife passed shortly after after from Cancer , the Bass player parents were holocaust survivors, This song is about looking after the garden the family , They have violins , so emotional
R.H.N. I dont know but I feel you would have loved to be back for if only a few memories many of us were teenagers when this and early rush came out in the seventies, you could easily be seen among other girls around that time with a flower in your hair enjoying the seventies groove but i could be wrong lol. keep doing rush favorite band still to this day try the song freewill studio even from this show great reaction.
I want to grab all the recent younger reactors to Rush and transport them to one of the Rush gigs I went to, to share every living second. Xanadu from Exit Stage Left will blow your mind.
Lucky enough to see them at grace under pressure tour in Toronto you should watch a fear series tune from that show the tune is. The weapon great live song
You're so charming & bubbly, Red! I love how much you're loving my favorite (for decades) band! Do you realize that you are now hooked?! I can tell you're never coming out of that rabbit hole of Rush! Sometimes you may think you've exited it, but then pop! Back down you go! Just giving you fair warning Red. The whole experience of their music can blow your mind, especially when listening with a little 'Passage to Bangkok', wink, wink! I will lay off the blah, blah, blah about so many things that I usually go on and on about when I leave comments to Rush reactions. But I do need to give you my vote for your next Rush reaction video for educational purposes. ua-cam.com/video/PQ5i3KaIPw8/v-deo.html The song, is one of their greatest, but not well known outside rush fan circles. Natural Science, that's my pick for your next Rush reaction video. Following is a great 'sampler' of Rush for anyone wanting to explore this phenomenal band for their own educational purposes. My wife and & I saw this tour for one performance in 2012. Little did we know it would be our last time to see them ever, after going to their concerts for Decades! Sniff, sniff😪 Godspeed, Professor! If anything, I had hoped the band might retire in a few years and 'make it out alive' of the music business. That thought saddened both her & I so it was important to get to time TM tour when it came around. Red, I think you will really enjoy the energy of the TM tour, and the short films during the intermissions are really clever, IMHO. It's time for an intermission for us to have some brain surgery, Hahaha! Geddy makes me laugh with that, especially because I had two surgeries to remove a brain tumor back in '98. But I'm still here and improving every day, thank God!! I'll bet you'll laugh at the short films. The real story of Rash, Lol! ua-cam.com/video/a0sbKY0K5as/v-deo.html Keep those Rush reactions coming, Red! It's ok to be a 'Rush Nerd' these days, unlike back in '76 when I fell down the hole in High School. The world had to kind of 'catch up' with Rush. I just know you're going to enjoy your time doing so! BeGood, BeWell, BeReal.
Rush, the greatest 3 piece rock band in history, no debate, over.
AMEN TO THAT BUT THE WARNING HAD TO BE A CLOSE 2ND
Emerson Lake & Palmer should be in the final list of bands 🎢🎸🎹
Yes indeed. Spot on...
There are three very young ladies from Monterrey Mexico…
let's not for get fellow Canadian band Triumph
Three guys pushing 60 at the end of a three hour show!!!
I never tire of watching this performance.
Xanadu from Exit Stage Left is
a brilliant performance of a masterpiece.
I think one of my biggest regrets in life is not having had the chance to go to a Rush concert with you. I can't imagine anything more fun.
Love your reactions! I have been a Rush fan since 1980 and honestly I have just sort of drifted away from listening to much music lately. You have no idea how much joy this returns to me.
I was at this show in Cleveland. Good times.
They finally get around to the original song @7:30! LOL
You need to see them going out to dinner.... (and you can on youtube)
Worth mentioning, when they did this show, they were nearly 60 years of age, and this was the end of a *3 hour* concert...
It was May 1981 in Rochester, NY at the Rochester Community War Memorial Arena… I was a senior in HS and my birthday is the 14th of May… My brothers and my best friend Mike and I drove to
See them. Anyways, it was the moving pictures tour, the concert was amazing. The next morning my friend and I went to this place called Chet’s Luncheonette… As we were finishing breakfast I looked up and sitting at the counter was Neil Peart and someone else (roadie or tech?) I knew Neil was a private guy but I idolized him. I knew he didn’t give autographs but I needed to acknowledge him (this was long before phone cams/ or digital cams). I told Mike I’m gonna say something, I went to the register and paid and told the woman “I’d like to pay for those guys at the end of the counters meal as well.” As I got closer I got scared, I stopped and said, “Mr. Peart, thanks for all the music, I’ve been a fan since 76…”
He looked up and smiled and said, “Hey man, thanks for the support and being a fan…”
I think I said, “Yuh”
And walked out… It was one of my fondest memories, it was surreal…
Thanks for the warm memory. R.I.P. Neil Peart and long live the mighty Rush! 👊🏻
For Rush, to learn about their story, I would recommend to react to the documentary Beyond The Lighted Stage, one of the best biography of a band ever.
Three musicians so finely in tune with each other🙏
If you'd like to see Alex at his comedic best, be sure to check out his acceptance speech when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013; if you'd like to them opening up a show in true Rush style, be sure to check out Best Intro Ever from their R30 Tour. Cheers from Toronto!
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I'll be honest to say that I hate watching most reaction videos, but I do really enjoy watching yours because you have such a sincere enjoyment and positive energy about your reactions, especially those involving Rush. Keep up the good work.
That means a lot. Thank you!
The ultimate Rush performance is "Xanadu" from the Exit Stage Left tour. You will literally not believe how perfect it is. Geddy plays bass, six string guitar, keyboards & synths, bass pedals, and sings. Alex plays twelve and six string guitars and pedals; and Neil plays an entire orchestral percussion section, including tubular bells & glockenspiel. It is the perfect live performance and incredibly brilliant! Trust me. I call it three geniuses with seven necks. Watch to figure out why.
ARE YOU SURE....it's better than this? lol
@@RottenPoliticiansit's on a whole different level
@@FrenchieQc yeah, my bad...I was being a bit arrogant. Seen both many times, if I had to choose...damn...I guess I'd choose 1981 Xanadu #1 & this one #2.
That is the absolute peak performance. There is no greater performance of a single song In my opinion. So much sound from so few men.
@@TylerLL2112 Three geniuses and seven necks!
Check out the song Xanadu from the 1981 show, Exit Stage Left. Rush fans will love it, The Warning fans will love it and you will love it
I second this! Xanadu live from 1981 "Exit, Stage Left" live album is 1000% amazing!!
Wow! Loved your reaction. Rush were incredible musicians & showmen. I've been their fan since 1975 & it's great to see someone genuinely enthusiastic about them discover their music & performances. I second the vote for Xanadu, Exit Stage Left tour, 1981.
How three guys pushing 60 can end a three hour show by rocking out harder than any group half their age. If you check out the lights over the stage during the reggae section they're red, yellow and green for the Jamaican flag, thats how much into detail these guys are. 😊 p.s. that little end riff is off Cygnus XI.
Omg I love Rush more plz
Might as well dive in, there's 40 years to explore
Great reaction to an amazing performance! Rush is always great but I really believe the best way to experience them is to see a live performance. In addition they actually have a few music videos that were made in studio. Those are normally great too because again you get the extra added pleasure of seeing them actually play the music. Please do a reaction to Rush - Xanadu - Exit...Stage Left - Live 1981. It is possibly one of the greatest live rock performances of all time. Take care and enjoy the ride Rush is a very deep rabbit hole with tons of different styles of songs.
Saw Rush 4 times during my high school years in the 70's. First time was when they had released their 3rd album "Caress Of Steel" and were opening for Kiss (Rush's so called "down the tubes tour" when their record label was about to drop them). Then 2112 came out and they were the headliner. My favorite band growing up, no one rocked harder than Rush in those days!
This THE original RUSH song that started it all. The live Jamaican intro was them just changing it up a little and the outro was a little bit of Cygnus X1. The number 2112 is in your future. 😁
Think about the odds of 3 genius musicians from the same area coming together to form a band that lasts for over 40 years. And it's 3. It's just 3
And every one of them considered in lists of greatest on their instruments
Once in human history so far.
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Rush and Max Webster shows were a staple at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens.
Yes, more Rush! Great musicians, great people, great friends! I think a person's appreciation of different styles of music comes with time, so I get what you mean about not being a fan years ago. If you like to read, check out Neil's books and Geddy's "My Effin Life". I'm afraid to think of what Alex may come up with!
Alex writing a book! 😮 That would be very interesting! LOL
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Just please keep in mind that Rush is one of the rare bands whose oeuvre actually constitutes its own genre.
They were a band that never stood still and ( ... you might remember this from Behind the Lighted Stage) wrote the music they thought they would like, themselves, rather than what record-buyers might like.
All of which is to say that, if you want to get to know Rush's music, it's going to take some time - because 19 studio albums and a dozen live ones have left us with A LOT of music!
if you're going to go down that rabbit hole I'm ready for it.
My favorite Rush performance is "YYZ", Live in Rio. The band is tight, but the crowd is off the chain.
Yes, more Rush please.... I had the pleasure of seeing Rush 53 times including the final show at the Forum.... Love watching your Rush reactions!
I never get tired of watching this; my favorite part is the dueling guitars! As I mentioned in your last Rush reaction, I am a new Rush fan, but I am in awe of their live performances especially. How three guys create all of that sound is a wonder to behold! One of my favorite live performance videos is from their "keyboard era" in the 1980s: 'Mission", Live from Birmingham 1988. The lyrics are inspiring, Geddy multitasks at the bass, keyboard, foot pedals and singing, Neil has a xylophone solo. Finally, Alex's guitar solo is especially soulful. It's one of my favorite Rush videos and the live performance has an immediate impact even today.
Yup, Xanadu live from Exit Stage Left is a mandatory watch. It’s 🤯
Great reaction!!! You obviously appreciate artistical musicianship. Rush is absolutely the best 3-piece band ever (quite frankly top five best band ever, no matter the members). Pure musicianship and fluid artistry in each of them and their instruments along with the pure chemistry between them.
Welcome aboard the Rush Train!!! Now time to venture down the RUSH rabbit hole.
I would suggest the songs below to add to your Rush journey and reactions. All of these are absolutely fire!!! Especially all of the LIVE instrumentals with Geddy’s Bass, Alex’s Guitar, and Neil’s percussive artistry.
- La Villa Strangiato - Live in Cleveland from 2011 Time Machine Tour (Instrumental - custom "carnival" intro) - original was 1978. Pure musicianship!!! UNMATCHED - best instrumental EVER. This was performed just BEFORE Working Man at the concert.
- Xanadu...Live version 1981 Exit Stage Left tour...will leave you speechless from pure musicianship...original was 1977.
- YYZ…live from Rio in 2002 (instrumental)…original was 1981
- Freewill... Live from Snakes and Arrows Tour 2007 - original was 1980
- Best Intro Ever - Live version (R30 tour 2004) - various riffs from their 1970's songs leading into Spirit of Radio - original was 1980
- Leave that Thing Alone - Live in Cleveland from 2011 Time Machine Tour (Instrumental) - original was 1993
- The Garden (Clockwork Angels tour live) - original was 2012
- Malignant Narcissism (instrumental) and Drum Solo - Live 2008 Snakes and Arrows Tour - original was 2007
- Closer to the Heart (Live 1998 Different Stages) - original was 1977
- Limelight...studio version - original was 1981.
- Subdivisions...studio version or live version - original was 1982
- Fly by Night - original was 1975
- Also...Neil Peart's Drum Solo Live from Frankfurt 2004. He was The Professor...a pure musician and percussionist...not just a "drummer". Be ready to be amazed by not just his hand coordination...but most of all his foot coordination...basically his feet being completely individual in timing from his hands during segments of this performance. He was the master of this technique.
Yes, more Rush, please! 2112 in its entirety (20 minutes! Studio/official version)
The comic-book style 2112 with the lyrics and some of Neil's and Ayn's quotes was quite well done - and it is a the studio version I believe - I think that video really adds to the experience for a lot of people as they can actually follow the story of the character. A few liberties were taken I think, but otherwise a great video especially for reaction vids I would say.
YES 2112 ! ! ! PLEASE ! ! !
Great reaction. A symphony of 3, and they will forever be. ❤
Thank you for this reaction. I went through the RUSH journey in the late 70s right up on until the last show. Now I’m on The Warning journey. Let’s keep going with these two great bands. I would love to see Pau do what Neil does at the end of the song lol
I love Geddy's little smile right before they kick in. He knows what's about to hit.
I love that too, as well as the final moment of that solo section… it feels like Geddy and Alex have condensed such an intense amount of awesome between them that they both get blown back by the force of it escaping containment. 😆
Neil once said, "When Geddy isn't singing, we're all soloing,"
Ha!!!
Alex in full on Rockstar mode! RUSH girls Rock! 🤗
The very ending was their 'concert sign-off' (it's from Cygnus X1 - that's one for later, a concept album) - this was the finale song of the concert - I saw the concert a few days after this one on the tour (and again a year later on the 2 year tour- had to see this concert twice!), and about 95% of that performance was identically face melting, basically like most of Neil's drum solos - he does have some sections that are improvised at each performance, but mostly they are just that good. Not sure if you've checked out La Villa Strangiato yet - it's an instrumental based off a recurring nightmare Alex used to have - great instrumental, really shows off their abilities - I like the studio version the best but there are quite a few live ones that amaze, some that are just silly. Also a must see if you haven't is YYZ live in Rio - the audience there was amazing - another of Rush's instrumentals - basically a drum/bass groove with some other magic. YYZ is the airport code for their home town airport - Toronto Pearson International airport, and when flying back home into airport they would hear the Morse code for YYZ over the transponder, which is how the song begins - people usually wonder as it has a very strange intro if you go in not knowing.
I totally appreciate the initial ‘barrier’ to getting into Rush. I experienced the very same sentiments, albeit back in the 80s, it wasn’t until my friends encouraged me to see them live (Glasgow then Edinburgh), my mind was blown and immediately got ‘it’, although, with later regret, the last album I bought was Grace Under Pressure. My bad 🙈. Thank you for your reaction ❤. And yes, they seem as lovely as you do 😎
Three of the greatest musicians evah! One of the rare times you see Neil having a little fun. This song and the people of Cleveland via the DJ Donna Halper are what put Rush on the map. So it's kinda cool he gives a shout out to the people in the audience. Even better, they're still close to the DJ. Just some cool down to earth guys who didn't forget the people who got them there.
Enjoyed the reaction. It's always fun to see someone discover or rediscover these guys.
Take care ✌️
Rush and now The Warning! Red, it gets no better than this!!!
Well thanks! Loved this one..and even the Cleveland show! This has got to be one of the best live performances ever. I call myself old at 42 but these guys in their 60's (RIP Neil) give me hope lol. I say this every time but they are IMO the Goats at their instruments..bass,guitar, and definitely drums. Neil was absolutely the best. And they all ended up in one band. Just amazing..and just real good family oriented men. Can't get much better!
We have been Rushes again thank you Red been Green day is one of my fave ❤️ and acdc is on world tour woow all the golden oldies still goes ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Every Rush fan can tell you.... EVERY TIME you watch/listen to any song.. you hear, you see, you experience... something you never noticed before! You can focus on each guy and hear something new.
Diner with RUSH is a must-watch, I promise you will ❤ it.
New subscriber here too. Love your reaction and enthusiasm. You mentioned having watched some of the Rush documentaries so you might have seen this already but the suggestion above for “Dinner with Rush” is a great way to see their goofy personalities later in their career.
I really enjoyed watching this with you - you have a new subscriber! I think I was one of RUSH's original 50 female fans seeing them for the first time in 1974 and for the last time in 2015. Welcome aboard the RUSH express - from one redheaded girl to another!
The boys are definitely jokesters! They love to throw us curve balls with old standards. This is an example of them starting with reggae for fun (not the original beginning of the song). Another example of this is beginning La Villa Strangiato. It opens with a carnival theme during the same concert. Another fun,🔥🔥🔥performance!
I love Geddy Lee's voice on their first album so much .Great reaction. You should listen on your own their first album .❤ That was so good
I was 22 or 23 years old when this started playing in Cleveland. As most of you know, it was only played to give the DJ time for a bathroom break. I cannot say I heard it the first time, but, well, it took the hell OFF. We didn't really know the name of the band, but, we knew to ask for the one with that singer that sounded like a castrated cat, or, the one with that bad ass guitar riff. Of course, that was John Rutsey on drums, not Mr Peart. We didn't know any of that. We knew it was a kick ass tune, and we knew we identified with what was being said. Cleveland back then was in the death throes of a rust belt town. "Nothing going down here!". We are proud to consider these guys as Clevelands, altho, we know and understand they are all Canadians, from the Ontario.
More Rush! I have been a Rush fan since 1976. I live in Cleveland, Ohio and I was at this concert. They were amazing as usual. If you want to hear a Rush masterpiece, check out the song 2112. It’s like nothing you have ever heard before. It’s over 20 minutes long, but you will really love it.
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. RIP Neil.
This is my favorite song by Rush and I don't think I've seen anyone react to it before - so thanks!
I discovered your reaction channel watching your reactions to The Warning. Those three ladies are my current favorite band. These three gentlemen are my all time favorite band. They are/were the best live band I have or ever will see. I luckily saw them 19 times including a show they did a week before this Cleveland show in Louisville. They were consummate professional musicians and were a joy to behold. I honestly see some parallels between them and The Warning. Great music, intelligent lyrics, passionate live performance, and a growing rabid fan base. Keep up your good work bringing such great music to the people.
One of the greatest bands of the 20th century.
I like lots of different music and like many bands, but I have only one FAVORITE. RUSH ! ! ! ❤
Love that!
I didn’t start liking them until I was in my 30’s…twenty some odd years ago
Same - military buddy dragged me to a concert after blaring Rush every weekend when we'd drink excessively in the dorms. Ended up seeing them 6 times, and finally got me to pick up the bass guitar - and get a few rush tats, now I need the rest of them. lol
Live performance of their first hit song redone partially in Reggae style. The original arrangement received massive airplay on a Rock station in Cleveland. That sort of put them on the map, a little ol' 3 piece band from Toronto. This special concert was their way of thanking the city, I think. Their first album did not include Neal Peart who was the drummer and composer for all their subsequent albums.
RUSH The greatest rock band that ever was or ever will be.
Very 1st Rush song I ever heard was this one off thier 1st album. So cool.
Glad you got to see this particular performance - one of my favorites & as a Cleveland guy I was happy to see Rush go all-out on Working Man -- my town has a deep connection with these guys. I sometimes think everyone who grew up in the 70s and/or eighties must have at least some Rush in their music DNA...
Chef’s kiss indeed. Just incredible. I love your authentic, joyous reaction. They are a lot to take in.
Cleveland Ohio was a blue collar working town, and the song "Working Man" went hand in hand.
When Rush's first album was released they were not very well known at all. In 1974, Donna Halper a DJ at WMMS FM/100.7 in Cleveland, played Rush's "Working Man" on the radio for the first time in the United States. She looked at the L.P. and saw the title of the song so played it in the wee hours of the early am traffic. The station received thousands of calls asking about it, and so it became something they played regularly.
Awwwww. Thank u so much for your reaction. Brought me to tears lol
You are so welcome
Things I'll never hear Red say..."Backup, I need to feel that again ".
Thanks Rush ...you know she's building us up to a 2112/Xanadu reaction ....
I knew it was the documentary!
Growing up in the seventies, I was introduced to RUSH by a new kid in my neighborhood! He brought the live album, All the Worlds the Stage, to my house! Told me that he had been to that concert! He showed me how to air guitar and air drum to this album! That kid changed my life!
I was at this AWSOME show!! For free. 😊 RIP Neil 🙏 and RUSH too. 😢😢
A whole lotta' music for 3 guys. I appreciate your attention to the artistry in the instruments.
40 years of RUSH in one song!! So, so great! Every time I see/hear this song drops of water come out of my eyes.....
Three guys in their 50s ending a three hour show
I love how much music touches your beautiful heart and soul Red💕💕 So is there another artist and or band besides Ren that you would revisit that reminds you of how you felt about Rush? One of mine had been Rush as well here in San Antonio they were always the group to sell out their concerts instantly 🎸🎸🎸#reaction #rush #rushreaction #geddylee #alexlifeson #nealpeart #tomsawyer #redheadedneighbor #bestreactor #redsarmy #beautifulcountrygirl
That was absolutely fantastic!! Yes, let's do more Rush! Like The Warning, it's beyond me how they got so much sound from just three people live. Having had a brief time with Rush, I think it was a greatest hits album in the 90's, I'll have to dig it out and see, then there has to be a ton of songs I don't know. Some bands are just so good live. Rush, The Warning, Nightwish, Iron Maiden, DMB, Midnight Oil, to name but a few.
Geddy leaving the stage on this one always busts me into tears.... ugh!
Man I sure miss the live shows!
Great reaction to one of the greatest bands of all time!
Thanks!
Cleveland was one of the first radio markets to give Rush airplay.
Seen Rush twice live. They never disappoint. Going to take those memories to my grave. Best band ever and are we not graced to live at this time and share the planet with these boys. Being a musician myself, I have never been so influenced by these masters. You really have to appreciate the musicianship, technicality and true performers that they were. WOW.
Did you notice that Geddy has clothes washing machines swirling behind him? He thought it would be a good joke, especially since with his bass he did not have the big amplifiers, and wanted something to visually balance the look on stage.
When this band locks in. it's always epic
They are 🔥🔥
This is the song and the city where Rush broke out in 1974. Donna Halper was a DJ at WMMS in Cleveland and was looking for a longer song to take a break during. She found this on Rush’s first album in the studio. The song was over 7 minutes long. After it was over the phones rang of the hook because everybody wanted to know the name of the band. The rest is history.🎸🤘
Rush is the Greatest Band Ever
RIP Neil, greatest drummer imo.... This was and is my favorite hard rock band since 1977...... Thank You much for sharing !!
Folks have just witnessed a live firecracker getting ready to explode ...duck and cover, or peek if you dare .
I love coming back to watch this version of Working Man. For a really way-back look at them and this song, search for "Rush Laura Secord Secondary School, 1974, St Catharines, Ontario", and jump to the 27-minute mark [or watch the whole 39 minute concert]. I think it might be the only footage of their first drummer - John Rutsey. This was held in a high school across town from me, which I thought was cool. In my own little "claim to fame", I actually went to the same high school as Neil did [Lakeport], although I was a decade behind him... lol
Watch the documentary Beyond The Lighted Stage. The woman named Donna Halper was the DJ who put Rush on the airwaves with Working Man.
Try nobody's hero live 1997. Mission live 1988. Rush on...😊😊😊
You like jam 2112 live 1997. They play the hole 20 min. Song. 3 bitchin dudes...😊
Hopefully, you've watched the documentary of them "Beyond The Lighted Stage". If you haven't, you'll learn a lot about them. Also, it helps to listen to them with the lyrics handy.....Neil was a genius/poet/drummer/percussionist, the likes of which the world will never see again, and seeing his poetry as you listen will help. (and yes, this song was one of the few Neil didn't write) Enjoy.
How did the gods arrange for Alex and Geddy to attend the same Middle-school? Shows the Goddess has compassion for all of us ♥️ ♥️ ♥️
You should listen to the original version from their first album "Rush"...
Performance for the ages ( from the aged😂). I will always enjoy working man for its straight ahead, rock style but it’s one of the least nuanced songs in their catalog for that reason and there are others that massage my brain much more effectively. Try Analog Kid, thecamera eye, or, distant early warning for example. Rush on sister!
Try the Garden live Clock work Angels tour , The drummer writes the lyrics this song is emotional , the drummer daughter was killed in a car crash. , his wife passed shortly after after from Cancer , the Bass player parents were holocaust survivors, This song is about looking after the garden the family , They have violins , so emotional
Loving the Rush journey beautiful.. keep it up ❤
Wow she is pretty
This is one of the greatest life performances ever
R.H.N. I dont know but I feel you would have loved to be back for if only a few memories many of us were teenagers when this and early rush came out in the seventies, you could easily be seen among other girls around that time with a flower in your hair enjoying the seventies groove but i could be wrong lol. keep doing rush favorite band still to this day try the song freewill studio even from this show great reaction.
Dammit, who sent another "bouncy" song?
I want to grab all the recent younger reactors to Rush and transport them to one of the Rush gigs I went to, to share every living second.
Xanadu from Exit Stage Left will blow your mind.
Lucky enough to see them at grace under pressure tour in Toronto you should watch a fear series tune from that show the tune is. The weapon great live song
A radio station in Cleveland was the first station to play any of their songs ( Working man) in 75.
You're so charming & bubbly, Red! I love how much you're loving my favorite (for decades) band! Do you realize that you are now hooked?! I can tell you're never coming out of that rabbit hole of Rush! Sometimes you may think you've exited it, but then pop! Back down you go! Just giving you fair warning Red. The whole experience of their music can blow your mind, especially when listening with a little 'Passage to Bangkok', wink, wink! I will lay off the blah, blah, blah about so many things that I usually go on and on about when I leave comments to Rush reactions. But I do need to give you my vote for your next Rush reaction video for educational purposes. ua-cam.com/video/PQ5i3KaIPw8/v-deo.html The song, is one of their greatest, but not well known outside rush fan circles. Natural Science, that's my pick for your next Rush reaction video. Following is a great 'sampler' of Rush for anyone wanting to explore this phenomenal band for their own educational purposes. My wife and & I saw this tour for one performance in 2012. Little did we know it would be our last time to see them ever, after going to their concerts for Decades! Sniff, sniff😪 Godspeed, Professor! If anything, I had hoped the band might retire in a few years and 'make it out alive' of the music business. That thought saddened both her & I so it was important to get to time TM tour when it came around. Red, I think you will really enjoy the energy of the TM tour, and the short films during the intermissions are really clever, IMHO. It's time for an intermission for us to have some brain surgery, Hahaha! Geddy makes me laugh with that, especially because I had two surgeries to remove a brain tumor back in '98. But I'm still here and improving every day, thank God!! I'll bet you'll laugh at the short films. The real story of Rash, Lol! ua-cam.com/video/a0sbKY0K5as/v-deo.html Keep those Rush reactions coming, Red! It's ok to be a 'Rush Nerd' these days, unlike back in '76 when I fell down the hole in High School. The world had to kind of 'catch up' with Rush. I just know you're going to enjoy your time doing so! BeGood, BeWell, BeReal.