Rush ~ Time Stand Still ~ Time Machine - Live in Cleveland [HD 1080p] [CC] 2011
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"Time Stand Still" is the second track from Rush's twelfth studio album titled "Hold Your Fire", recorded from January 5 - April 24, 1987 at The Manor Studio in Oxfordshire, Ridge Farm Studio in Surrey, Air Studios in Montserrat and McClear Place in Toronto. It was released on September 8, 1987. Peart wanted to do something in the same vein as Power Windows, this time working around the theme of time. However, after writing lyrics for the first song he wrote, "Time Stand Still", Peart started to create more material that would turn the theme into "Instinct," which was the reason for titling the album Hold Your Fire.
"Time Stand Still" was the first track Neil Peart wrote for Hold Your Fire. According to Peart, he wrote the lyrics for "Time Stand Still" based on his time with Rush: "All through the '70s our lives were flying by; we spent so much time on the road that it became like a dark tunnel. You start to think about the people you're neglecting, friends and family. So the song is about stopping to enjoy that; with a warning against too much looking back. Instead of getting nostalgic about the past, it's more a plea for the present."
"Time Stand Still" is in the key of E major. The tempo is moderately fast. The song starts in 7/4
before going to common time by the first verse. 'Til Tuesday bassist and frontwoman Aimee Mann briefly sings in each chorus of the song, marking Rush's first collaboration with another vocalist, with Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson adding that the band thought a female singer "would suit the song". Initially, the band had hoped to recruit Cyndi Lauper to sing the part, then later approached the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde because, according to Lifeson, "we thought she'd be perfect. But Chrissie was unavailable at the time." Rush later recruited Mann & paid her $2,000 to sing on the track, with Lifeson saying that "her voice blends with Geddy [Lee]'s perfectly and I think it creates the right atmosphere for the song. It's just something new for Rush."
Lifeson's metallic faux-acoustic guitar begins this song with his signature use of arpeggiated chords. An unusual blend of AOR, pop, and, as the subtle use of unusual time signatures from the outset reveals, progressive rock. "Time Stand Still" was the lead single for the album.
Lyrically, a perfect continuation from the preceding track "Force Ten", the first lines "I turn my back to the wind/to catch my breath" immediately bring to mind the violent and awesome storms that were mentioned in "Force Ten".
The album's fast-paced opening stride gives way, with this second track, to a more considered, almost sombre tone. Lee sings Peart's lyrics with a convincing yearning, willing to stop for a moment, long enough for some of life's better experiences to truly sink in and for the good times to last a little longer.
The endless ticking of a clock is brought to mind by Peart's percussion in the chorus. Wood blocks and high-pitched toms are carefully placed around the melody and add an additional unsung layer of meaning to the song.
While the song's emotional resonance is hard to fault, the music video has aged particularly poorly. Directed by experimental Polish director Zbigniew Rybczyński, the video's bizarre use of green screen to give the impression that the band were floating around a studio is a strange and unintentionally amusing image. Geddy Lee remarked on the video later on in the band's career: "“My daughter saw this video for the first time because they featured some of it in [Beyond the Lighted Stage],” Geddy Lee told Rolling Stone in 2013. “She just thought it was hilarious that we were flying through the air.It's such a strange video. It was just a bizarre day... This is my hair at its worst. It's a bad 'do. I don't even think we ever really nailed music videos. The funny thing is just watching this giant drum kit flying through the air. It's one thing to see humans. They have a form. But here's this whole drum kit floating through space. Who says we don't have a sense of humor?"
The video helped the song reach #3 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart. It was a regular part of their live set in the 1980s and early 1990s, returning in 2010/11 for the Time Machine Tour. The song was not played since then, though they did name their 2015 tour documentary Time Stand Still. It chronicled the R40 Live Tour, which they billed as their last tour ever. It was.
* Aimee Mann appears with the band in the video, which was filmed over the course of an entire day.
* Neil Peart (1988): "My first idea was to write about time and the first song I wrote was 'Time Stand Still'. But the more I thought about it and played around with the ideas, the more expanded idea of temperamental barriers took shape. 'Time Stand Still' applies to that concept in that it deals with the attitude of enjoying life & not letting it whisk by without appreciating it."
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I turn my back to the wind
To catch my breath
Before I start off again
Driven on
Without a moment to spend
To pass an evening
With a drink and a friend
I let my skin get too thin
I'd like to pause,
No matter what I pretend
Like some pilgrim
Who learns to transcend
Learns to live
As if each step was the end
Time stand still
I'm not looking back
But I want to look around me now
Time stands still
I'm not looking back
But I want to look around me now
(Time stands still)
See more of the people
And the places that surround me now
Time stands still
Freeze this moment
A little bit longer
Make each sensation
A little bit stronger
Experience slips away
Experience slips away
Time stands still
I turn my face to the sun
I close my eyes
Let my defenses down
All those wounds
That I can't get unwound
I let my past go too fast
No time to pause
If I could slow it all down
Like some captain
Whose ship runs aground
I can wait until the tide comes around
Time stand still
I'm not looking back
But I want to look around me now
Time stands still
See more of the people
And the places that surround me now
Freeze this moment
A little bit longer
Make each sensation
A little bit stronger
Make each impression
A little bit stronger
Freeze this motion
A little bit longer
The innocence slips away
The innocence slips away
Time stands still
Time stands still
Time stands still
I'm not looking back
But I want to look around me now
(Time stands still)
See more of the people
And the places that surround me now
Time stands still
Summer's going fast
Nights growing colder
Children growing up
Old friends growing older
Freeze this moment
A little bit longer
Make each sensation
A little bit stronger
Experience slips away
Experience slips away
The innocence slips away
I don't care what "real Rush fans" say about 80's Rush. This is one of their best songs. And it only gets more relevant as the years pass, and children grow up and old friends grow older.
Summer's going fast, nights growing colder
Ain't that the truth.
" summers going fast, nights growing colder....children growing up, old friends growing older...
Time stand still...."
Words that become more meaningful as each day passes..
" All those wounds that I can't get unwound " Pretty much sums up the human condition in 8 words. Superb Mr P.
I sure do miss "my band". 11 years ago and several family deaths, the demise of my marriage, the growth of my children, the catapult of my own mortality ahead. Time Stand Still. Every one of us chooses a memory to hold our humanity in place for warmth of the past. For a visitation of years gone by. I miss the band that narrated my carnal exploration and curiosity in life. I miss the moments that I thought life was perfect and infallible. Then Neil died. Then I realized that I must continue to relish every second this life is offering. Time Stand Still. It can and it does.
When I was around 18, some guy told me this song made him cry, I laughed, ignorant to what music really could do back then. Fast forward, I’m 33, with a Daughter, sadly divorced, but this song? Brings tears to my eyes every time now. It’s beautiful and one of my all time favourite songs.
Asking myself if i ever could watch (or even hear) this without tears in my eyes.... This was my son´s choice to his Graduation ceremony. And just makes this song even more special, if it could be possible. R.I.P. Professor Peart.
I know that I can't hear it with out tearing up. Neil is my drum hero. I've been playing 40 years...RIP Neil
I totally relate. It's wierd that although i never actually met Niel Pert, he was a huge part of my life...especially when i just wanted to kick back and let the music take me away, even if only temporarily . Your son has excellent taste!
One of my dear friends took his own life and we used to jam to everything RUSH. It took me years to be able to enjoy their music again. Now with the Professor gone, it is all so bittersweet. RIP Mr. Peart. Thanks for the inspiration and monumental music. (I can only imagine what Geddy & Alex feel like).
😂i feel ya
So much Rush makes me tear up.. even before Neil passed on.
Loved it that they retained Aimee Mann’s backing vocal when performing live.
Totally agree. The song is overall so great but her short backing vocals make the magic
2020 was the worst milestone year EVER! First, we lost Neil Peart, perhaps the greatest drummer in Rock history. Then, Covid was born, and the world was never the same. Then, we lost Eddie VH.
I am glad we have the vids of Rush, where Neil showed his dexterity behind the drum kit. Such happy times seeing him alive!!
Who is the greatest band of all time? You just watched them!
How can 3 men performed an incredible music like this...unbelievable
Tears well up every time I hear this song. "Freeze this moment a little bit longer....."
Life goes so fast! Live it well, people! ❤️❤️
Song means more to me now at 58 than it did when it came out... I LOVE this song.
True enough! At 64 it means even more! :-)
The only band I can think of that got that level of sound from only 3 people. Nothing was EVER wasted. The showmanship, energy, presence, pacing.. Everything in sync and harmony. We were truly blessed with this band.
I know they got into the Hall of Fame, but they deserve even more respect.
That bit in the guitar break when Geddy is making faces at Neil and Neil smiles back at him, beautiful moment and makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up everytime...... RIP Mr Peart ❤️
Three of the best musicians to ever walk this earth. This song always makes me emotional. My son just turned 6 months old, and whenever I listen to this song it makes me think how fast life goes.
Experience slips away......the innocence slips away......
Rings truer as every year passes.
But as another very wise man once said...." Don't be sad that they're gone.....be happy they were here...''
If you ask what's my biggest regret, I'll say it's being not able to see RUSH play in live concert.
Bummer, they were spectacular
@@normanhazen1099 I know. Only blueray concerts I keep here. Lucky you
Pains me greatly 💔 😢
Time stood still the day Neil left us. Amazing rock by amazing people.
I wish we could've froze those moments a little longer....MISS YOU GUYS❤❤❤
❤❤❤
I’ve listened to Rush for AGES and I’m still always blown away each time I listen to Alex’s guitar playing. It’s truly on a whole another level and really difficult to put into words just how much work he’s putting in to each song. It’s crazy and seriously a one man show on the guitar. Creating layers and a full atmosphere to creating a blistering solo and then back to a blend of technical and rhythm. AMAZING
Everytime i watch this i get sad knowing these three will never play as a trio. I know we have the moments and the vids but to not feel the magic that manifests during a show is hard to accept. ❤❤❤
You said it brother... you really did. Extremely hard to accept. Sometimes I wonder if it's selfish of me to think that even... with everything those 3 guys have given us, it's more than enough. But when you're the best in the world, people are always going to want to see more... except I think with Rush fans... it's for the right reasons.
I’ve always loved this song, yet I never have listened to it much, mostly on the radio (which i don’t do as much as I used to) but today, at 28 years old, stressed out by the adult life, is the first time I actively searched it.
I almost cried on the bus on my way to visit my mom. It hits like a brick.
46 year old with big fat tears in his eyes, checking in. The lyrics punch you in the brain. Be well.
When I listen to Rush my neighbors do too
Perhaps my Dad's favourite song by Rush, tied with "Kid Gloves". He passed in late 2022, so listening to the tracks always have a bit of a bittersweet energy to them but it's always a treat to go and listen to them every once in a while. Wonderfully composed and orchestrated. Love it!
Absolutely love this song
Nós amamos
One of their best songs lyrically. Neil, you were a master
@3:39 that smile from the Professor gives me chills i miss him play that amazing set
Getty and the whole Rush band...GOAT
Love the little smile from "The Professor". RIP
Neil Peart Is a tremendous drummer.😮
One of the legend song compositions created by the Canadian Trio is still enjoyable to listen to today and has not been eroded by the passage of time .. 👍🎶👍🎵👍
Geddy wearing that RASH shirt is just amazing!
❤❤ this song resonates more and more with each passing day. My eyes fill up with tears as I listen with goosebumps down my arms and neck. Thank you ❤️
I'm in the barn with many goats. And when I play this song it makes me cry and realize life is truly short.
Given the sentiments beautifully & passionately expressed by Neil Peart in this song (..facing the cold harsh truth of our mortality, making the most of our limited time on Earth, the continuous river of change & time, etc..) this song gets me even more choked-up now than when it was first released. Such a poignant & prescient work of art!
One of my favorite RUSH songs.
My favorite is Red Barchetta.
Same! I love Rush
I am just crying now...🤩
You are not alone! \o/
This song means so much to me!. Forever Rush.
R.I.P. Neil Peart.
I've seen every show since moving pictures I' completely wore out every album before moving pictures. This band has been a huge part of my life and it was a better time in my life when they were around. I miss them so much you have not seen a concert until you see Rush live.
For me they're last show was when time Stood Still. Love this band ❤
This song reminds me of a friend that I’ve known since the 3rd grade when we were in summer school. I went to a different school. 6 grade we both went to the same school all the way through hi school. It’s been 38 years from the end of hi school and thank God At times I see them .
Makes one reflect upon the past Covid years.
Love the intimate dynamic Neil and Geddy have...the rhythm duo of the band. Its both musical as well as emotional. You can see it in their faces...and hear it in their music.
I was on my way to cycle around Bali and bought a Rush tape in Singapore with this song on it and every time I hear it I'm transported back to my 20's and the island of Bali. It was an incredible trip and even though I have been back numerous times this song always brings me back to that trip and the words now have the exact meaning for me as when they wrote them!
My first concert was RUSH on their Moving Pictures tour in 1981. So many memories growing up listening to this iconic band. Their music lives on forever!
Best live band ever
NEIL WE LOVE YOU FOREVEERRRR!!!!!!!!
I remember going to the Snakes and Arrows, Time Machine, Clockwork Angels, and R40 tours. Saw them 3 times each tour.
You are one lucky rocker, Coltan! That's awesome!
3:38 - Neil Peart... smiles!
Geddy e Alex sempre faziam o possível e o impossível para que Neil sorrisse! ❤
I liked the blend with Aimee’s vocals.
I haven’t seen Alex play the keyboards before😊
Thanks for the background information too.
I'm really glad you enjoyed it, BD! I did a bit of research for this one! As usual, I always when you, and others notice! 😊!
Big AL hates the keyboard stuff. Lol
The best three piece band ever!
Now I know I'm getting old... My boss was born the year this song came out!
I hear ya!
My all time favorite song by them....as I grow older...may time...please stand still...Hold Your Fire...my favorite album
Time Machine was my favorite tour of all. I didn't "discover" Rush until 2006. The next year they went on tour for "Snakes and Arrows". That was my first Rush show… Actually, my dad and I were so blown away by how good the concert was, we went to a second show spur of the moment and it happened to be Madison Square Garden in New York in September of 2007. Ever since that year, I made sure to see at least one or two Rush shows every time they came around. The "Clockwork Angels" tour was pretty amazing, as well as R40. But, the Time Machine tour was definitely my favorite, the way they went back in time and played stuff they hadn't in decades was awesome, and for the shows I saw, they were the most on point performance wise. Not to mention the amazing/hilarious introduction videos!
My god, what a beautiful piece of music this is. BeautifuI music, beautiful lyrics, that beautiful female voice... i get tears in my eyes every time ❤
The older I get, the more poignant these lyrics become. Geddy still pops up here and there, but this is how I want to remember the band.
If I can add a few lines from another song on Hold Your Fire, Mission really hits home for me.
It's cold comfort
To the ones without it
To know how they struggled
How they suffered about it
If their lives were
Exotic and strange
They would likely have
Gladly exchanged them
For something a little more plain
Maybe something a little more sane
We each pay a fabulous price
For our visions of paradise
But a spirit with a vision
Is a dream with a mission
Not sure I have EVER seen Alex on keyboard, not that I'm complaining, just caught off guard.
What a amazing band!
Masters of their craft. RIP Neil. I wish I could have seen these 3 live in concert atleast once. But alas it was not to be so.
I saw them once, on their last tour, R40. May 22, 2015 in New Orleans, LA. They didn't play this song, but I wish I could've frozen that moment a little bit longer. RIP NEIL😢
@@stevenhall8373 You are lucky. I live in India and have never gotten the chance to see Rush or any of my other fav bands live.
Oh man, what a tune! One of their best, for sure. Beautiful. And the drumming..😢
When i hear this song i always remember Neil....requescat in pace Niel
And may Neil. RIP. AS IN THE SONG FROM WAY BACK.... IF THERE'S A ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN THEN YOU KNOW THEY GOT A HELL OF A BAND
I wish 😊😮if i could go back to those few moments so few and far between...
Un poderoso trío que parece una poderosa orquesta sinfónica...RUSH...!!
It's cool how they had Aimee Mann backstage singing the background vocals for this song. I wonder why they didn't bring her out front.
@Dax P Some jokes go over like a lead balloon. :)
'TIME STANDS STILL' Very True! But BEAUTIFUL Song! 💞 🥺...
The perfect band for me. 👏👏👏👏👏👍
I saw RUSH in 1982 and the concert is still fresh in my mind. Brilliant then and now.
This song has always brought me to tears.
i agree brother 🤘
My sons are 6 and 4... Huge Rush fans 😀
I would rank Geddy right up there with Steve Harris as one of the best bass players in the business!
Anybody else laugh at 1:49 ? Geddy acting out the lyrics 😄God I miss these guys 🥰
Todos nós 😢
With no question the best band since the bugs
Tears in my eyes…grace in my heart. Thank You Forever Geddy Alex and Neil ❤️
This reminds me of a road trip I took in the spring of 1990 to the four corners/ telluride area right after I bought my 1971 VW bus in bend ore…driving over lizard head pass and into telluride for bluegrass festival and just generally tripping about the umcompagare mountains.. partying at a geodesic dome house outside of Durango 5:30 hold your fire was on repeat throughout those days!
RIP Neil…truly amazing performance, thanks guys
They always look like they’re having fun playing this song
RUSH always renews itself without fear of taking risks with excellence
the best Band
Time Stands Still
My favorite Rush song -- so well done 24 years after its release.
Agreed this is a masterpiece. They have many. I’m a lifeline fan. Something about this hits all the emotions. Perfectly crafted lyrics, music
36 years ago
@@travisboley8521 this performance was in 2011
@@badredfinn2982 but the song was released in 1987.
@@travisboley8521 right. A 2011 performance of their 1987 song would make my statement read "So well done 24 years after its release.".
Certainly a beautiful number, an emotional tour de force.
Wonderful song brings back so many beautiful memories, not only of Rush shows ive been to but of life in general
RUSH FOREVER
We miss the HELL out of you, Mr Peart
At university in the 80s, my neighbour' played indie rock like The Smiths really loud. I played this back twice as loud 😂
The best band
Excellente par excellence time stands still experience and innocence slips away clean. Great post thanks mystic rhythms
You're welcome, David! ROCK ON!!!
Que buena rola me gusta ese grupo Rush
No words
The drummer's kit is amazing!
The drummer?? That's Neil Peart buddy show respect
@@curragh4635 Calm down! He might have just discovered the band. Don’t be cruel to potential new Rush fans.
Ahhh❤😅😅 just what I needed was to hear this song 😮 right now...thank you RUSH for making it 😅 😊😊
A mais genial banda que pintou nesse planeta.
Gracias a estos genios por crear tan magnífica canción, ritmo y contenido.para mí es sino una de las mejores canciones e interpretaciónes a nivel mundial gracias Rush por todo❤
Geddy's top cracks me up,subtle and brilliant. ;-)
So sweet ... no matter how many times 😅
It takes a special kind of musician to play that well, entertain a crowd, and write a flawless and earnest pop song. I defy any of the prog purests watch this and not have the time of their lives. Also, Neil at 3:38. We miss you, Professor.
This and 1979 by the pumpkins always make me emotional. I never lived in the 70s but it’s a relative thing.
Well, Cleveland rocks.
perhaps one of the best story telling songs on the planet or ever written!!! So true
I miss my band.
Wonderful Song 😢☺️! RiP Neil 😭😌!
Freaking masterpiece!