I still can't believe it... It is impossible... My drum and lyrics guru is dead😥😥😥I cry and I'm in mourning😪😪😪Condolence for the family, friends and all fans of Rush😓😓😓R.I.P Neil... My Brother🧡🧡🧡
Also, Snowdog....you can't possibly know how much your work and uploads have meant me and countless others. I'm still with you as we sorrowfully ache. Please know that. I am as devastated as you, my Rush brother. Please feel free to send me a message if you'd like to connect. It's extra hard alone. Love, Meg
Neil and Rush was important too so many of us growing up. The immortal work of the three geniuses has been recorded for all time. That's a lot better than just a sad memory of lost greatness. Neil is not as dead as you might think. He was an athiest, but I know he's in heaven. God does not require anything, including belief in God, to get back home. So cheer up and crank it up! I'm going to setup a PC with a sound system and just keep it rockin on a channel like yours. Thanks!
extroverts like Van Halen and 110 degree weather, their skin soon leathers up. introverts love the galaxy grey sky and smart drums and intricate instrumentals.
I think the greatest band ever was Genesis. With Peter Gabriel and the first 3 albums after he left. Subdivisions is Rush's best song and one of the best songs ever.
My uncle has been a freelance photographer since the late 70’s and was shooting a Rush show in the Buffalo area sometime in the mid 80’s. Also a BIG Rush fan. He said “I was standing 10ft away from Geddy Lee, the guy was singing, playing chords on a keyboard with one hand, hitting open strings on his bass with the other, and hitting bass pedals with his feet…all at the same time…seen a lot of bands but never seen something like that!”
This is my favorite, most listened to, most studied RUSH song and this is my favorite performance of Subdivisions. Individual perfection from each band member and perfection together as a group.
Can we just take a moment and appreciate how hard these guys worked to do what they do? The timing, multi-instrumental play and singing at the same time. Incredible.
My head is still spinning trying to figure out how talented he is..... I mean the overall musicianship in this band is appalling .... my eardrums are ejaculating and trying to figure out all the beautiful sounds but they just keep playing and advancing to other levels greater and more glorious....... let it be said again ..... RUSH , THE BEST BAND IN THE GALAXY 🌍🌎🌏🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌌🌌🌌🌬🌀🌈
I was Blessed to be Touring with Judas Priest and able to stay awake to see Rush many Times. I was also Blessed to see them in Seattle at the R40 Tour. Even got a Drum Stick from Neal before a Rehearsal Before the Show.
Neil peart, the absolute best drummer to ever take the stage, many have tried to replicate but never succeeded RIP.. geddy looks the same and Alex looks like a guy who wants to jam Duran Duran haha
I miss this group of Canadians so much. 3 years without RUSH now, nothing fills the void. I was so lucky to see them throughout their incredible career. Thank you to their parents for bringing them into the world.
@@60hzmasterrace17 Actually, he later realized that he could be even better and sought out a master to help him. He took time away from the band to study and practice so that his technique was more fluid and natural.
Not only is his a near-flawless application, voice and concept of drumming; but Peart's execution - on this very evening - sounds even better than studio version. Preternatural....
My favorite cut from Signals. Spun the vinyl version countless times. When I listen now I'm reminded of my closest friend who passed in 2020. He was an expert in all things rock. Rest in peace Dale.
I lost one of my best friends too recently and we were only in our 20's, it sucks man honestly. Thankfully we have amazing bands like Rush to help us through the emotions 😁
I was at this show. Mr Big opened up. It rained all day, but stopped shortly before the show. A light fog set in around intermission and really made the laser show from Rush look spectacular!! One of my favorite concerts of all time!!! I miss Alpine Valley!!!
Saw this show at merriweather post pavillion in maryland. Saw every tour since grace under pressure. Last show austin, second row in front of geddy. I miss them!😊😊😊😊
I was at this concert. It was amazing!!!! Also saw them on the Presto tour in Orlando from the sixth row, dead center stage. No words can describe this experience. RIP Mr. Peart, you will never be duplicated.
Geddy added chimes to the chorus synth. It sounds like a Sega Genesis game. It's dope AF. Also the bass just blasts you with a beastly roar in this version. Absolutely brilliant. Not to mention the song is a red pill .... Damn..
RIP Neal.....Thanks for the Best Musical Years in my Life! Observation: While Neil and Alex focus on their instruments, I almost feel sorry for Geddy performing this song live: Pedals, Keyboards, Singing and his specialty, the Bass....
Dear Neil Peart: dicen que fuistes el mejor baterista del mundo y yo creo que nadie puede decir lo contrario, pocas personas ,pueden llorar con solo ver la magestuocidad de tu forma de tocar la bateria..
No, Fish is right. In any terms you wish. Voted on by his peers, magazine awards, votes by other professional drummers. Generally, other musicians agree with the premise by a large margin.
Many bootlegs later, I have to say my new favorite thing is learning, throughout their career, Geddy can’t help but hum or la-la along with instrumental sections when he’s feeling the groove. LOVE this 😊
Rush will always be in my top three in no order with Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin. From childhood I can't stop listening to these three bands. I'm lucky to have seen Rush four times live in Montreal, and went to Roger Waters front row center on the "Us and them" tour
Absolutely perfect live performance of Subdivisions. It just doesn't get better than this. RIP Neil. It's been almost 2 months and I still can't believe it.
This was a period of RUSH I wish I was an adult for. I was 10 when they toured, and oblivious to their existance. I listened to counterparts when I was 11 and was taken back by the complexity. It was too much for me to appreciate. Heard Closer to the Heart and Manhatten Project when I was 14 and It forever set me on a course of discovery. By 18 I had every album. I found the greatest musicians of the 20th Century. I found my bliss.
I've listened to this song so many x This is probably my favorite version My dad got me into rush I can't say enough about my favorite band 3 people, that much music 🎶 NEILLLL Gedddy Lifeeson
I've only become a Rush fan in the past one or two years, but in the past couple months, I've mourned the fact that I never got to see them perform. My dad got that privilege haha. This recording makes me wish I had a time machine so I could experience this for myself. Something about the mixing of the synth and guitar sounds SO good.
I'm groovin on Peart's smokin' drum pattern after the final chorus and i'm looking at the power & intensity he's wailing on his drumset! Man, his drums are literally shaking! lol 💪🥁😯 A great large stadium performer who can project sound when needed!
I was a freshman in college during this tour. I remember being put in charge of calling (only telephones at that time) to get tickets for me and three of my friends. I was trying to get tickets for the show in Oakland CA. I finally got through, and the operator told me the tickets had just sold out. I was really bummed and about to hang up when she said "wait, they just added a 2nd show!". I purchased four tickets. I can't recall how much they cost, I think about $30 or $40 each. There was no seat picking or anything like that. Just bought the tickets and that was that. Several weeks later when we arrived at the venue the staff kept sending us closer and closer to the front and down to the floor. When we finally found our seats, they were in the 4th row on Geddy's side! We were blown away. We had no idea how close we were going to be. For the next 3 hours, Geddy dazzled us with his skills. The whole band sounded great, of course, however, being that close to his side and all his equipment, the mix for us was heavy on the Ged. I was 20 years old at the time and had been a huge Rush fan my whole life. This was the first time, I'd had the opportunity to see them live. I went from huge fan, to raving fan that day. I'll never forget just being in awe of Geddy's talent. It is one thing to hear him, and quite another to see him do his thing live and up close. I've seen Rush many times since then, including the very last show in 2015 in LA. I never got the chance to get that close again. Fast forward to now, and reading Geddy's book, I'm really glad to have seen them on the Presto tour. Based on what he says, it seems like this was a really good time for them. They were all happy and healthy and playing at the top of their game. Such and amazing, yet somehow underrated band.
!st song I have listened to by Rush since THE PASSING OF NEIL PEART. Toooooo many memories of high school and college listening to this awesome awesome group!!!!!!!!! Mr Peart YOU WILL BE MISSED SO MUCH - did not know he had brain cancer but found out that the group had stopped touring before he contracted it
I RESPECT THESE THREE GUYS SO MUCH AND HAVE FOR DECADES FOR THEIR MUSICIANSHIP AND THEIR ATTITUDES -- A GROUPS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE HAUGHTY OR CONCEITED ACTING OR PUFFED UP - RUSH EXEMPLIFIES MANNERS!!!!
Yes Indeed new comers to this Brilliant band, RIP Neil, this was a 3 piece band... I was lucky enough to catch them in Dayton Ohio many many moons ago when moving pictures was released 81-82ish Ungodly, Max Webster opened for these gents. Just could not get over the fact they sounded identical to there studio record(sound) and better. Unbelievable performance the music was fresh. All Business just amazing that's all I can say life changer for any musician and or Rush addict/Fan. RIP Neil you my friend hands down was the best and it was a honor to watch you Alex, Geddy, just tear it up.. RUSH= "Perfection" nothing Less!!!!
49 years old..dismissed Rush all my life after been given Power Windows on its release..I was a Aerosmith,Kiss,Journey and a Ozzy fan.Power Windows at the time was horrendous for me..By accident I listened to Signals 5 weeks ago..omg..Subdivisions is now my all time favourite song..it's epic.I went out the next week and bought the entire Rush catalogue..My what the fuck have I missed..best band on the planet..Rush have touched me in the last few weeks like no other..I'd say it's been spiritual..incredible.
Good points. They lost me at Power Windows, but I LOVED Grace Under pressure. All time favorites would have to be Spirit of Radio and Limelight. (Those two songs sound great together back to back--in that order.)
I stopped listening to new Rush in 1982 after buying Signals. One day in late 1989 (The year of the Ontario College Teachers strike and the TTC Work To Rule 'Slow Down") I heard this great song on the radio - Show Don't Tell. Even before Geddy sang I knew it was a new Rush song. A band I had ignored for 7 years. I went out and bought my first new Rush release in a long time. So I went back in time: Hold Your Fire, then Power Windows (blew me the fuck away), and then I bought Grace Under Pressure (WOW!). In May 1990 I saw my first Rush concert. I had fallen in love with the band all over again. I use to hate new Rush but it was just different. I guess I finally matured like the music did. Just my Rush story.
cramthe man They are legendary to say the least and I hate you didn't get to hear them live. I had the chance to see them in 96, 10 and 12!!! They aged well and now it's over...
This has to be my fav Rush song and Neil is simply an ANIMAL in this IMHO contrary to the other comments in this thread. Geddy's synth lead is great but Neil's drumming is what makes this song shine!
In more recent tours, Ged brought the Mini-Moog back which out which is the original synth sound. And Alex's guitars got thicker later too. For my tastes, their mid-90's and on live sound is the best they have ever sounded. I like the live versions of the songs better than the studio. Especially the early stuff. The albums were a hair thin, especially Alex's guitar. In the more recent live versions they are so much more sonically full sounding.
Corsairforu: I, too, am a long time Rush fan, having seen them live many, many times. Their sound never gets old to me, they are a sonic hurricane on stage! Layers and layers of sound...
I had just heard Rush as a 13 year old around this time and this song really hit me hard as it described my high school experience to a tee at the turn of the 90s, especially as I had skipped several grades and really didn't fit in.
By FAR the single, most important and profoundly wise collection of musicians in the last forty years. Neil’s lyrics molded my young mind into what it is today. Ged and Alex made sounds that also shaped my mind. Everything seems so perfect…..
This is the best live one I've heard since the original CD version. Been a fan for almost 28 years!! Geddy, Lifeson and Peart, If you read this, I love you and you were my guide to so many aspects in my life, musically and spiritually. I've got all your CD's and Recorded shows when they were recorded on VHS videotapes. No ordinary band here you really made me comeback for more every day, every year for 28 years and counting! -Ofer from Jerusalem, Israel.
I still can't believe it... It is impossible... My drum and lyrics guru is dead😥😥😥I cry and I'm in mourning😪😪😪Condolence for the family, friends and all fans of Rush😓😓😓R.I.P Neil... My Brother🧡🧡🧡
Yes. Yes. Yes. :((((((
Also, Snowdog....you can't possibly know how much your work and uploads have meant me and countless others. I'm still with you as we sorrowfully ache. Please know that. I am as devastated as you, my Rush brother. Please feel free to send me a message if you'd like to connect. It's extra hard alone. Love, Meg
We understand completely. We're in this together!!!!
Neil and Rush was important too so many of us growing up. The immortal work of the three geniuses has been recorded for all time. That's a lot better than just a sad memory of lost greatness. Neil is not as dead as you might think. He was an athiest, but I know he's in heaven. God does not require anything, including belief in God, to get back home. So cheer up and crank it up! I'm going to setup a PC with a sound system and just keep it rockin on a channel like yours. Thanks!
Breaks my heart. Neil's mind and talent were everything a young mind thrived on. Rest easy, professor.
"Subdivisions" is one of the greatest songs of all time.
Agree
The greatest. My fave
Hardly.
Amen to that !
I have a theory that the extrovert outcasts were drawn to punk rock while the introvert outcasts were drawn to Rush.
Hmmm, very interesting theory. I appreciate this post, its got ponderance.
Like Geddy, Alex & Neil!..
extroverts like Van Halen and 110 degree weather, their skin soon leathers up. introverts love the galaxy grey sky and smart drums and intricate instrumentals.
Extroverts like David Lee Roth era Van Halen and introvert spirituals like Sammy Hagar era Van Halen...
Great theory. However not just introvert outcasts but also genius introverts
The deeper I go into Rush, the more convinced I am that they're the greatest band ever.
Well, one of the greatest prog-rock bands!...
Yes
I think the greatest band ever was Genesis. With Peter Gabriel and the first 3 albums after he left. Subdivisions is Rush's best song and one of the best songs ever.
@@kevinkline7242 Natural Science ...
kevin kline just say all of genesis 🤦🏼♂️ all of genesis is genesis and not just the three albums after he left, love songs aren’t bad songs
Geddy doing three things at once...bass, sing, keyboards. So much sound for just 3 guys. Amazing
Yeah, but can he lip sync like Cardi B???
while wearing sunglasses. My favorite song of all time. I got to see them in Detroit before Neil die. Absolutely amazing
Yes, Geddy to Neil and Alex after every Rush gig: "You guys had one job, ONE JOB!"
Oh yeah brother,And this song and performance,Just incredible!!
My uncle has been a freelance photographer since the late 70’s and was shooting a Rush show in the Buffalo area sometime in the mid 80’s. Also a BIG Rush fan. He said “I was standing 10ft away from Geddy Lee, the guy was singing, playing chords on a keyboard with one hand, hitting open strings on his bass with the other, and hitting bass pedals with his feet…all at the same time…seen a lot of bands but never seen something like that!”
Was there for this. Happiest 17-year-old in the world that night.
And still you got that look in your eyes!...
@@carlosalomar7877 rush will do that lol
Saw 'em in '91. Eric Johnson opened. Talk about a show.....
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@@forgotmyname4971 oh dear that sounds like a hell of a show.
This has to be the cleanest live version of Subdivisions that I have ever heard... they sound so crisp and sharp
This is my favorite, most listened to, most studied RUSH song and this is my favorite performance of Subdivisions. Individual perfection from each band member and perfection together as a group.
Youth. Even tho they were like 40 here lol
Yeah, the synth is a bit lower, less effected and raw.
The first thing i was thinking for the first 20 seconds. 👍
Agree.
Love seeing Peart in this era. He looks like a community college teacher and performs like a Stradivarius.
Sandwiched between the Doug Henning and Tom Hanks eras...
He WAS The Professor.
@@EBinCA stop with the tom Hanks garbage
@@curragh4635 TOM HANKS GARBAGE.
grace under too, was the best full version on stage.
Neil Peart:
The living metronome.
Can we just take a moment and appreciate how hard these guys worked to do what they do? The timing, multi-instrumental play and singing at the same time. Incredible.
Geddy seamlessly weaves between vocals, synths and bass. Truly impressive.
Always been the man of my dreams!
My head is still spinning trying to figure out how talented he is..... I mean the overall musicianship in this band is appalling .... my eardrums are ejaculating and trying to figure out all the beautiful sounds but they just keep playing and advancing to other levels greater and more glorious....... let it be said again ..... RUSH , THE BEST BAND IN THE GALAXY 🌍🌎🌏🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌌🌌🌌🌬🌀🌈
And pedals for bass during synth action
@@mikebythesea45that’s Alex . Alex played synth pedals when geddy was occupied and vice versa.
‘We don’t take ourselves seriously but we take our music VERY seriously’ - Alex Lifeson
I'll never ever ever EVER get tired of this tune. Nor any of Rush's music for that matter.
Rush's music is timeless, the kind that you can't just say is 80s music. It transcends the decades and fits in even today.
@@ericcutrer1467 Indeed
@ericcutrer1467 on that note, I'm going to pass an evening with a drink and a friend
RIP Neal. You will be missed. Saw RUSH 7 times as a young man, 62 now. Prayers for family and friends. Thanks for the music.
I was Blessed to be Touring with Judas Priest and able to stay awake to see Rush many Times. I was also Blessed to see them in Seattle at the R40 Tour. Even got a Drum Stick from Neal before a Rehearsal Before the Show.
Alex's guitar tone is bad asss
Yup thats the tone of the 80's. Would of been awesome to have been alive than.
Sounds phenomenal!!!
where you there?
Alex had the best guitar tones of all time. 70’s and 80’s
Evans active single coil pickups through a rack of chorus and delay units
Honestly one of the greatest, underrated rock bands of all time.
That keyboard gives me chills!
you'll have to define "underrated'
If somebody underate this band he doesn’t deserve listening and understanding this music
Don't worry -- their long time fans have spent decades talking as if they are the only 3 humans who make music, so it kinda all balanced out.
They may have been underrated, but they always filled the stadiums, even with their final tour. The fans knew them. That’s all that matters
in what world are they underrated.. jeez.. amateurs
Neil peart, the absolute best drummer to ever take the stage, many have tried to replicate but never succeeded RIP.. geddy looks the same and Alex looks like a guy who wants to jam Duran Duran haha
Geddy said in an interview that Alex had a Simon LeBon hairstyle 🤣
Knut N Skår🤣🤣😂
I miss this group of Canadians so much. 3 years without RUSH now, nothing fills the void. I was so lucky to see them throughout their incredible career. Thank you to their parents for bringing them into the world.
Now THAT'S a drummer!!
He's good, but I can't help thinking that he is constantly really stiff and tense when drumming.
That's just the tension he makes in the music, watching him live I swear he's reading a book or ready to fall asleep he plays so relaxed.
@@60hzmasterrace17 Actually, he later realized that he could be even better and sought out a master to help him. He took time away from the band to study and practice so that his technique was more fluid and natural.
...and a drum set!
REST IN PEACE NEIL PEART YOU WILL BE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
Jesus the musicianship here...
Not only is his a near-flawless application, voice and concept of drumming; but Peart's execution - on this very evening - sounds even better than studio version. Preternatural....
My favorite cut from Signals. Spun the vinyl version countless times. When I listen now I'm reminded of my closest friend who passed in 2020. He was an expert in all things rock. Rest in peace Dale.
I lost one of my best friends too recently and we were only in our 20's, it sucks man honestly. Thankfully we have amazing bands like Rush to help us through the emotions 😁
Subdivisions remains my all time favorite Rush Song and this performance is beauty eh 😅 🎉
Yes eh...😊
I was at this show. Mr Big opened up. It rained all day, but stopped shortly before the show. A light fog set in around intermission and really made the laser show from Rush look spectacular!! One of my favorite concerts of all time!!! I miss Alpine Valley!!!
Saw this show at merriweather post pavillion in maryland. Saw every tour since grace under pressure. Last show austin, second row in front of geddy. I miss them!😊😊😊😊
Greatest band ever
I was at this concert. It was amazing!!!! Also saw them on the Presto tour in Orlando from the sixth row, dead center stage. No words can describe this experience. RIP Mr. Peart, you will never be duplicated.
Mr big opened in Oklahoma City ,remember those rabbits excellent show
Now this is a live performance
On this day, 37 years ago on September 9, 1982, Signals was released with Subdivisions being the first track on the album. Amen.
Watching this 11/29/20 in amazement
@@mr3n10 It really is amazing. It's my favorite RUSH song and my favorite version (1990 Live).
Still love them so much.
I Believe Geddy could probably play bass and keyboards at the same time 3 of the most talented and gifted musicians to ever walk planet earth.
Rush, Canada's beloved trio admired around the world. Cheers eh!
!!!!👍🤟✌🍻🇨🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇨🇦🍻👍🤟✌!!!!
Epic live performance with Rush. Neil Peart is drum god. 42 year old Rush fan for life here from Sweden ;)
AMAZING Truly one of the Greatest Bands Of All Time.
That voice. It's on fucking point here. PURE TEXTBOOK.
probably my favorite performance of Subdivisions. they gel so well together it’s unreal.
Nah, show of hands version by far.
Se adelantaron a su época esa canción lleva demasiados significados 😎
Three guys making a heck of a lot of beautifully choreographed noise. Long Live Rush!
The Toronto Hurricane!
Geddy added chimes to the chorus synth. It sounds like a Sega Genesis game. It's dope AF. Also the bass just blasts you with a beastly roar in this version. Absolutely brilliant. Not to mention the song is a red pill .... Damn..
RUSH rules the earth.......and beyond!
One of the best songs there is. So deep and introspective.
RIP Neal.....Thanks for the Best Musical Years in my Life!
Observation: While Neil and Alex focus on their instruments, I almost feel sorry for Geddy performing this song live: Pedals, Keyboards, Singing and his specialty, the Bass....
This is the way we do it in Canada !! !
YES WE DO!
!!!!👍🤟✌🍻🇨🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇨🇦👍🤟✌🍻!!!!
This was from the one tour that got to see Rush. RIP Neil.
Dear Neil Peart: dicen que fuistes el mejor baterista del mundo y yo creo que nadie puede decir lo contrario, pocas personas ,pueden llorar con solo ver la magestuocidad de tu forma de tocar la bateria..
Peart is bar none the best drummer that ever rocked.
Gavin Harrison :-)
Him and Carl Palmer of ELP are the two best I can think of for Rock and Roll drumming.
MrFishzilla What about Danny Carrey??
No, Fish is right. In any terms you wish. Voted on by his peers, magazine awards, votes by other professional drummers. Generally, other musicians agree with the premise by a large margin.
John Bonham, Neal Peart and Jimmy Chamberlin make my holy trinity. Just my opinion so don`t hate me.
Many bootlegs later, I have to say my new favorite thing is learning, throughout their career, Geddy can’t help but hum or la-la along with instrumental sections when he’s feeling the groove. LOVE this 😊
wow, they fucking nailed this one that night...
was just thinking that, spot on
They nail every song every night.
Yes. Spot on.
they sure as hell did.... Perfection !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rush will always be in my top three in no order with Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin. From childhood I can't stop listening to these three bands. I'm lucky to have seen Rush four times live in Montreal, and went to Roger Waters front row center on the "Us and them" tour
Absolutely perfect live performance of Subdivisions. It just doesn't get better than this. RIP Neil. It's been almost 2 months and I still can't believe it.
This was a period of RUSH I wish I was an adult for. I was 10 when they toured, and oblivious to their existance. I listened to counterparts when I was 11 and was taken back by the complexity. It was too much for me to appreciate. Heard Closer to the Heart and Manhatten Project when I was 14 and It forever set me on a course of discovery. By 18 I had every album. I found the greatest musicians of the 20th Century. I found my bliss.
I've listened to this song so many x
This is probably my favorite version
My dad got me into rush I can't say enough about my favorite band
3 people, that much music 🎶
NEILLLL
Gedddy
Lifeeson
So lucky to grow up in 80s.. Love these guys...Rush... There is no substitute
Without Rush in my life, there is no life for me!
Excelente tema.....bravo, me fascina esta banda....Caracas, Venezuela.
RIP Neil!!!! Best drummer ever in my book
Geddy's voice here was phenomenal
I've only become a Rush fan in the past one or two years, but in the past couple months, I've mourned the fact that I never got to see them perform. My dad got that privilege haha. This recording makes me wish I had a time machine so I could experience this for myself. Something about the mixing of the synth and guitar sounds SO good.
God I love Geddy's synth tone on this show!!!
I'm groovin on Peart's smokin' drum pattern after the final chorus and i'm looking at the power & intensity he's wailing on his drumset! Man, his drums are literally shaking! lol 💪🥁😯 A great large stadium performer who can project sound when needed!
Neils playing is an awesome sight to see. We love this band
I was a freshman in college during this tour. I remember being put in charge of calling (only telephones at that time) to get tickets for me and three of my friends. I was trying to get tickets for the show in Oakland CA. I finally got through, and the operator told me the tickets had just sold out. I was really bummed and about to hang up when she said "wait, they just added a 2nd show!". I purchased four tickets. I can't recall how much they cost, I think about $30 or $40 each. There was no seat picking or anything like that. Just bought the tickets and that was that. Several weeks later when we arrived at the venue the staff kept sending us closer and closer to the front and down to the floor. When we finally found our seats, they were in the 4th row on Geddy's side! We were blown away. We had no idea how close we were going to be. For the next 3 hours, Geddy dazzled us with his skills. The whole band sounded great, of course, however, being that close to his side and all his equipment, the mix for us was heavy on the Ged. I was 20 years old at the time and had been a huge Rush fan my whole life. This was the first time, I'd had the opportunity to see them live. I went from huge fan, to raving fan that day. I'll never forget just being in awe of Geddy's talent. It is one thing to hear him, and quite another to see him do his thing live and up close. I've seen Rush many times since then, including the very last show in 2015 in LA. I never got the chance to get that close again. Fast forward to now, and reading Geddy's book, I'm really glad to have seen them on the Presto tour. Based on what he says, it seems like this was a really good time for them. They were all happy and healthy and playing at the top of their game. Such and amazing, yet somehow underrated band.
!st song I have listened to by Rush since THE PASSING OF NEIL PEART. Toooooo many memories of high school and college listening to this awesome awesome group!!!!!!!!! Mr Peart YOU WILL BE MISSED SO MUCH - did not know he had brain cancer but found out that the group had stopped touring before he contracted it
I RESPECT THESE THREE GUYS SO MUCH AND HAVE FOR DECADES FOR THEIR MUSICIANSHIP AND THEIR ATTITUDES -- A GROUPS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE HAUGHTY OR CONCEITED ACTING OR PUFFED UP - RUSH EXEMPLIFIES MANNERS!!!!
Yes Indeed new comers to this Brilliant band, RIP Neil, this was a 3 piece band... I was lucky enough to catch them in Dayton Ohio many many moons ago when moving pictures was released 81-82ish Ungodly, Max Webster opened for these gents. Just could not get over the fact they sounded identical to there studio record(sound) and better. Unbelievable performance the music was fresh. All Business just amazing that's all I can say life changer for any musician and or Rush addict/Fan. RIP Neil you my friend hands down was the best and it was a honor to watch you Alex, Geddy, just tear it up.. RUSH= "Perfection" nothing Less!!!!
Neil Peart absolutely flawless…mesmerizing
Amazing video footage for 1990. Like it's HD in 2020s. Of course they're all in prime form. RIP Neil, Rush forever
They Bounced off each other....that comes once in a lifetime if you are blessed to experience that.....you lived!!!!
Now that’s a band... musicianship...composition...execution...synchronicity...awesomeness...and whatever else... 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Objectively, this is a top ten Rush song all day...
This song is the anthem of the disenfranchised!
Excellent sound quality here.
It's insane how tight they are. Timeless greatness
49 years old..dismissed Rush all my life after been given Power Windows on its release..I was a Aerosmith,Kiss,Journey and a Ozzy fan.Power Windows at the time was horrendous for me..By accident I listened to Signals 5 weeks ago..omg..Subdivisions is now my all time favourite song..it's epic.I went out the next week and bought the entire Rush catalogue..My what the fuck have I missed..best band on the planet..Rush have touched me in the last few weeks like no other..I'd say it's been spiritual..incredible.
Good points. They lost me at Power Windows, but I LOVED Grace Under pressure. All time favorites would have to be Spirit of Radio and Limelight. (Those two songs sound great together back to back--in that order.)
I stopped listening to new Rush in 1982 after buying Signals. One day in late 1989 (The year of the Ontario College Teachers strike and the TTC Work To Rule 'Slow Down") I heard this great song on the radio - Show Don't Tell. Even before Geddy sang I knew it was a new Rush song. A band I had ignored for 7 years. I went out and bought my first new Rush release in a long time. So I went back in time: Hold Your Fire, then Power Windows (blew me the fuck away), and then I bought Grace Under Pressure (WOW!). In May 1990 I saw my first Rush concert. I had fallen in love with the band all over again. I use to hate new Rush but it was just different. I guess I finally matured like the music did. Just my Rush story.
Good for you. Their catalog should keep you busy and inspired for the rest of your life.
cramthe man
They are legendary to say the least and I hate you didn't get to hear them live. I had the chance to see them in 96, 10 and 12!!! They aged well and now it's over...
I "Looked like I should fit in" I didn't...I thought too much. Rest in Peace, Neil.
Best version of this song, Neil absolutely tearing up his kit & it's only the first song of the show.
I saw them on this tour. Epic performance! RIP Professor Peart.
Rock music is untouchable for bringing your dead soul back to life, long live The Heist
This has to be my fav Rush song and Neil is simply an ANIMAL in this IMHO contrary to the other comments in this thread. Geddy's synth lead is great but Neil's drumming is what makes this song shine!
All three are perfect!...
Amazing that this band does Subdivisions better in 2016 than in 1990. A testament to honing your craft to near perfection.
Marty C keep on dreaming
Different over time, which isn't a bad thing, but they are getting on in years and it does change the sound
In more recent tours, Ged brought the Mini-Moog back which out which is the original synth sound. And Alex's guitars got thicker later too. For my tastes, their mid-90's and on live sound is the best they have ever sounded. I like the live versions of the songs better than the studio. Especially the early stuff. The albums were a hair thin, especially Alex's guitar. In the more recent live versions they are so much more sonically full sounding.
My fav Rush tune, love it as much in 2017 as 1982!..damn that's like 35 years!
Corsairforu: I, too, am a long time Rush fan, having seen them live many, many times. Their sound never gets old to me, they are a sonic hurricane on stage! Layers and layers of sound...
Geddy i just casually singing his synth melodies while playing them! I love it!
My favorite rush song ever
Ladies and Gentleman we have reached the top of the Mountain.
Alex Lifeson's satisfaction face! "My bro are perfect musicians, I like this"
Yeah, Alex looked like he was having fun up on stage. The Boys from Canada no how rock. Subdivisions has to be me all time fav song from the boys.
Ain't it the truth?
That was actually recorded during the Roll the Bones tour (Oct. 1991-June 1992).
My first Rush show was from this tour and I only missed them on one tour ever since, including tenth row seats on the final one. Best band ever.
These guy were always off the charts with artistic greatness. Many never had the ability to understand how great these guys were.
What a band. I intent to say something smart, but all I get is be speechless in front of the talent of each of them ! Rip Neil.
I had just heard Rush as a 13 year old around this time and this song really hit me hard as it described my high school experience to a tee at the turn of the 90s, especially as I had skipped several grades and really didn't fit in.
hall of famers right here!
By FAR the single, most important and profoundly wise collection of musicians in the last forty years. Neil’s lyrics molded my young mind into what it is today. Ged and Alex made sounds that also shaped my mind. Everything seems so perfect…..
If you listen to this song from the last three years...it's ten times better. It just shows how great they are.
Neil playing “pre” perfection drums the same as he always did. The man always transcended rhythms and grooves.
I was Fortunate enough to See Them in Concert Twice in Wisconsin
I love Rush so much. RIP - Professor.
Presto was my first rush concert, i was a HS sophomore then...this was my anthem. I LOVE RUSH MORE THAN IS REASONABLE.
Simply out-fucking-standing. I miss these guys in concert so much I want to cry.
Roland D50, I had one of those. I do not recall touring with it, or playing bass and singing to my bands most iconic song. Maybe I got a lemon.
a 3 man rock symphony, nothing more and nothing less!!!!! Rest in Peace Neil, Long Live Rush!!!!!
I was there. Triumph opened. Storm passed, dropped acid and it turned out righteous and kick ass!! Canadian trio's are alive!
This was 27 years ago? Geddy looks exactly the same!
I think if we all "slapped da bass" every night we would look as young as he does!
red wine helps too!
A nice paint job on the hair helps even more. :)
...just think about how Mr Weinrib became "The Wine Baron"..."...walk on corps...".
My thought exactly!
Three elements that form perfection. Listen and enjoy.
Tom Hanks is my favorite drummer ever and Neil Peart of course, favorite actor!
This is the best live one I've heard since the original CD version. Been a fan for almost 28 years!! Geddy, Lifeson and Peart, If you read this, I love you and you were my guide to so many aspects in my life, musically and spiritually. I've got all your CD's and Recorded shows when they were recorded on VHS videotapes. No ordinary band here you really made me comeback for more every day, every year for 28 years and counting! -Ofer from Jerusalem, Israel.
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