Rush ~ Stick it Out ~ Time Machine - Live in Cleveland [HD 1080p] [CC] 2011
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"Stick it Out" is the second track from Rush's fifteenth studio album titled "Counterparts", recorded at Le Studio (Morin-Heights, Quebec) and McClear Pathé (Toronto, Ontario) from April-June 1993 and released on October 19, 1993. Rush chose English producer Peter Collins who had co-produced Power Windows (1985) and Hold Your Fire (1987) with the band. Lee said that the band had remained friendly with Collins, and noticed he had developed as a producer since they had last worked with him, including his work with more American rock bands. "As soon as we talked. We knew it would be great [...] and he agreed with the vision of what we saw; and his comments, criticizing the last couple records, sonically anyway, were very much in line with the direction we wanted to go, and we thought, 'Bingo! Here you go, this is what we need."
Counterparts marks a continuation in the band's transition from synthesizers to guitar-oriented music which had started on Presto (1989). Lifeson said that this was the first time since Moving Pictures (1981) that there was a conscious decision to have the guitar take a predominant role which resulted in a more satisfying album for him. The writing sessions were met with increased tension between Lee and Lifeson, matters of which began on the Roll the Bones Tour over musical differences. Lifeson had constantly asked for Lee not to use any keyboards for the album but Lee brought them into the studio which created "an immediate atmosphere". Lee maintained that keyboards were used on Roll the Bones merely to embellish the songs and wished to use them in the same manner for Counterparts. "But Alex was making assumptions that I wanted keyboards all over the place."
"Stick It Out" developed from a guitar riff that Lifeson had come up with which Lee had liked, so they "stretched it out a bit, added a few more things and it became that song".
With its lyric - a simple exploration of the title's double meaning - the song that the band claim "verges on parody" is one of the heaviest the band would record.
With guitars tuned down to Drop D, Lee and Lifeson provide the key motif of the song in its uncomplicated, heavy riff. While the riff in itself straightforward, it's ambiguous rhythmic placement is the first hint that this song is significantly more complex than it initially seems. With its jazzy interlude and complex percussive turnarounds, "Stick it Out" is considerably more interesting than its simple hard-rock tropes may initially suggest. While the band have spoken somewhat unkindly about the song, they did go on to perform it live during their retrospective Time Machine tour, suggesting that some fondness does remain for this swaggeringly heavy track.
"Stick it Out" has the dubious honor of being the only Rush song to have been critiqued by MTV's Beavis and Butthead, who were unimpressed with the song's promo-video and its star, "a dude with dreadlocks and tattoos strapped to a chair".
Neil Peart (from Modern Drummer magazine, February 1994): "How could I approach that song properly and yet give it a touch of elegance that I would want a riff-rock song to have? I don't want it to be the same type of thing you'd hear on rock radio. So I started bringing in Latin and fusion influences. There's a verse where I went for a Weather Report-type effect. I used some tricky turn-arounds in the ride cymbal pattern, where it goes from downbeat to upbeat accents--anything I could think of to make it my own. That song verges on parody for us, so we had to walk a careful line. We responded to the power of the riff, yet still found some ways to twist it to make it something more."
Like other action titles, (Show Don't Tell, Face Up), this song is quick witted in it's word play.
Neil Peart (from the Counterparts World Radio Premiere): "It's just a play on the words, really. 'Stick It Out' meaning both a kind of arrogant display, 'stick it out', but also the endurance thing; if you have a difficult thing to endure, stick it out and you get to the end. It was the pun on both of those, really, so again the duality in the song is a bit leaning both ways. The sense of forbearance, of holding back, and also the idea of fortitude: stick it out, you know, survive. But that was more of a piece of fun, that song I would say, both lyrically and musically it verges on parody, and that was one I think we just had fun with, and lyrically I certainly did, too. 'Stick it out' and 'spit it out' and all that was just a bit of word play."
Lead singer and bassist Geddy Lee said: I love the riff. It’s a great riff song. I love playing it, and it’s a very bass-heavy song, which always makes me happy. Lyrically, it’s kind of so-so. I don’t know. I think the best thing about it is the vibe and that it’s stripped down to a trio, back to doing riff rock.
Geddy Lee - Vocals, Bass
Alex Lifeson - Guitar
Neil Peart - Drums, Lyrics
#MysticRhythmsLive
*Lyrics* *[Click on "CC" icon for Closed Captioning] (Lyrics on Screen)*
Trust to your instincts
If it's safely restrained
Lightning reactions
Must be carefully trained
Heat of the moment
Curse of the young
Spit out your anger
Don't swallow your tongue
Stick it out
Don't swallow the poison
Spit it out
Don't swallow your pride
Stick it out
Don't swallow your anger
Spit it out
Don't swallow the lies
Natural reflex
Pendulum swing
You might be too dizzy
To do the right thing
Trial under fire
Ultimate proof
Moment of crisis
Don't swallow the truth
Stick it out
Don't swallow the poison
Spit it out
Don't swallow your pride
Stick it out
Don't swallow your anger
Spit it out
Don't swallow the lies
Don't swallow the lies
Stick it out
Stick it out
Each time we bathe our reactions
In artificial light
Each time we alter the focus
To make the wrong moves seem right
You get so used to deception
You make yourself a nervous wreck
You get so used to surrender
[Guitar Solo]
Heat of the moment
Curse of the young
Spit out your anger
Don't swallow your tongue
Stick it out
Don't swallow the poison
Spit it out
Don't swallow your pride
Stick it out
Don't swallow your anger
Spit it out
Don't swallow the lies
Stick it out
Stick it out
Stick it out
Spit it out
Stick it out
Stick It Out is a very good example of the absolute brilliance and advanced lyrical song writing ability and talent for the nearly every song he ever wrote!!!!!!
Although a lot of tracks from Counterparts--and T4E--became rare after they made their comeback in 2002, they were always a welcome addition in the setlist whenever they got seldom played. CP is definitely their best album from the 90s....
Just bought Counterparts on CD - Blast this on the way to my factory job at 5am! 🤙
One song I always wished they would’ve brought back was double agent
This legendary concert just turned 10
Time has flown by; thankfully we have the musical legend continued in these days .... Thanks Daniel!
I was there! Great show, and it sure was cool to witness the filming of this concert video of my all-time favorite band.
Ooooooooooooooooooh Yeah ……… Geddy getting down and dirty. ✨ 🎸 🥁 🎸 🔥
Rush had a 40 plus year career and they changed their sound with the times but always sounded like Rush.
Suggestions
Bytor and the Snow Dog studio version
2112 comic book or lyric version. This is one of their masterpieces
Natural Science from the Molson Amphitheatre Toronto
Xanadu from Exit Stage Left
Another of their masterpieces
Analog Kid from the Clockwork Angels tour
Digital Man from the Snakes and Arrows tour.
Secret Touch from the Snakes and Arrows tour
Resist Acoustic version from R30
Stick it out from the Time Machine Tour
Caravan from the Time Machine Tour live in Cleveland
Cheers 🇨🇦
Again, this was one of those tracks that I was not familiar with Dan - I have told you that there are gaps in my knowledge of Rush.
I did enjoy it - doesn’t sound like a stereotypical Rush track.
It doesn't sound like a stereotypical Rush track to me either (if there is such a thing, LOL). This is not one of my favorites, but I was happy to see them getting back into guitar based songs and away from synth based. The lyrics to this one are not what you would expect from Neil.
The entire Counterparts album is pretty different
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@@bd5933 LOL here I am listening to this again.🤘
It was their shift from the 80's keyboard albums back to something organic. They must've approved of some 90's grunge bands, as I believe geddy does this song in drop D. For me, there are some favorites, and then the other albums, but it's still Rush so I'll take it lol
Big Rush Neil Peart Trivia Question about THIS song!!! Name the thing that is completely unique to something Neil does on this song and no other?
Rapping... vocals!
@@robbi2021Bethany nope
I don't recall him doing many rimclicks in other songs. Is it that?
@edwardspencer-small7021 nope that's not it. It's amazing when you realize.
counting with the hi-hat (1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4)? I remember he counted "1, 2, 3, 4" to "The Enemy Within" (GUPT video).