The greatest Rush song not written by Neil Peart. Imagine being 20 years old and after hearing 2112, Hemispheres, By Tor and the Snow Dog, Closer to the Heart, La Villa Strangiato, and Xanadu during your first Rush concert, you hear this masterpiece as an encore. What happens is you become a Rush fan for life! The best band I have ever seen live. 19 times. I wish it were more.
A few things to remember about the live performance: All three guys were just shy of being 60 years old. This performance was at the END OF A THREE HOUR SET. The reggae intro was an acknowledgement of their appreciation for reggae and (IMHO) a tasty way to express their talent and versatility. You did exceptionally well by playing both back to back to see the differences and how the song has remained the same after 40+ years. Great job! See you again soon.
@@TheMoosebreath24 thank you so much, glad you appreciated my doing that. I find hearing them was incredible how close yet how different they were. Thats such a fun fact, what a fantastic way to end the show🤗🤟
I've seen RUSH live 7 times, one of the greatest times was in the last tour I was with my 15 year old daughter. Rush will listened to Forever. The Greatest band EVER !!!
If you want to see some more high-energy live performances, Rush has plenty, but next on your list should be their live performance of 'YYZ' in RIO. 60,000 (not a typo) fans worth of high energy and the best live performance of 'YYZ' bar none!
Actually 2112/Limelight in Rio was even better if you can believe it. Brazilians LOVE Rush! I'm married to one and visit there every year. They know every word to every song despite speaking portuguese 😂 😂
Not many bands could pull that off. I was lucky enough to see them on this tour in Newcastle UK. Geddy said this was his favourite song to play live as it allowed them to really cut loose & improvise. Great reaction as usual young Whimsy xx😉
Lyrics and Music by Alex and Geddy. Studio version with John Rutsey (RIP) on drums, good solid rock drummer, loved ya man. Too bad the studio video did not feature John, Alex and Ged cared about him long after he had to leave the band. Rock SOLID Canadian boys!
It’s really cool to see how they modernized the song later in their careers to make it enjoyable and refreshing to play live. The middle section where the two guitars are battling is really amazing to see. You can tell they have played together for many years as they are so in synch with each other. Now that is what you call an encore !
Great reaction! The original album version will ALWAYS be spectacular - and kudos to original drummer John Rutsey (RIP) - he was more than just 'capable', that debut album was full of tasty licks & grooves from him. Was he Neil (also RIP)? No, but he certainly wasn't a weak link. However, Rush would've never progressed with him. They needed The Professor to complete the trio! I think they started doing the 'reggae' opening back in 1980. Got to figure, playing that song, every night, it was a great way to change it up! Neil was getting into ska/reggae beats at the time (listen to Vital Signs!) Just think of it...that live version, each member is in their early 60's - absolutely KILLING it!! Love that little snippet of Cygnus X-1 at the end! Long live Rush!! Cheers from Canada, eh!!
@@EchoesDaBear I have had those same thoughts about RUSH! Without the lyrics from Neil, I don't think they would have become the band they became! I saw them in late 1974 before Fly By Night was released. RUSH played before Ted Nugent! At that time they were very blues based rock, but very good & tight even then. Once I heard 2112 in 76, I was hooked for life!
AWESOME!! Working Man was about the only song that RUSH ever changed-up during their LIVE performances. The LIVE performance from RUSH IN RIO is also a bit different but just as epic!☮
This is always an exhilarating song, especially the live version! The guitar and bass duel between Alex and Geddy was like nothing I'd heard before. You mention wishing you could give them a hug; that reminds me that you may enjoy reacting to something special: The video called 'Dinner with Rush' shows them drinking wine, having dinner together and joking around. It really shows their enduring 40-year friendship, and how they were bandmates but also the best of friends. You will also really see Alex's sense of humor in 'Dinner with Rush.'
Great song!!! It broke Rush into the US market in 1974! As the previous comment noted, this isn’t Neil on the studio version and Geddy wrote the lyrics on their first album. Neil joined Rush shortly afterwards 🇨🇦🇨🇦
Rush is always better live imo I was blown away the first time I saw this video and I still am 100 times later. That lttle riff at the end is from Cygnus X1 book l. 😊
@@kevinmcgiffin10 omg wasn't it? I totally was NOT expecting that lol. Alex was so cute and wow him and Geddy incredible together and Neils drumming was off the hook WOW!!!🤗🤟
The studio version, & all of the songs on the first album have John Rutsey as the drummer. Neil joined the band after RUSH was released in early 1974. While John's drumming is great, his style & Neil's at the time he joined in late July of 74, was more of a standard "Rock" style! Great song, performance & reaction.
Just a head's up the studio version was with their original drummer John Rutsey. So, subsequent performances of this song will have the snap and percussive melody of Neil Peart.
Compared the songs between John Rutsy and Neil Peart, Neil took this song, updated it a little but added his unique spin on the drums. Then Alex and Geddy just doing their own solos but making it all come back to finish the song. Man, all the times I got to see them live, this was always a phenomenal song. Great reaction.
@@williamgrice4790 their brilliant work together is mind blowing. Treasure each of those moments you got to see them perform. This is the closest ill ever get 😔
Very cool approach. Side-by-side reactions to the "same-ish" song in the same video. Especially considering the liberties they take with the song, so much later in their career.
Rush is like the 807 horsepower Dodge Hellcat. You need 807 horsepower like you need a hole in your head so you rarely ever call it up. But if you need to, you know it's there. 😊
@@romankoltun5935 i think its amazing when I've seen so many youth today walking down the street looking like teens of the 70s and 80s. I know its partly due to their parents or grandparents. And those turn out to be pretty cool people.
@@shannonherb2048 i don't just like it, I omg LOVE it lol. Im hooked and there's no turning back now lol. Look for new Rush uploads every Friday ( weather permitting lol)
One of the best guitarist that ever lives
@@anthonyboyko3686 I'm a fan for life now. He plays like the guitar is a part of him🤗🤟🎸
Cleveland, OH, is special for RUSH, as Donna Halper a DJ at a radio station there is credited with first playing Working Man over the air!
"When's the new Zeppelin album coming out?" 😁
@@funkster007 ZEPPELIN!!!!!
@@winstonhewett6679 and im so glad she did. WOOHOO
That radio station was WMMS, it's still on the air!!
@@patriciaellis4848 its almost my name. WHIMS 😁 maybe ill call my podcast that once I start it lol
The greatest Rush song not written by Neil Peart. Imagine being 20 years old and after hearing 2112, Hemispheres, By Tor and the Snow Dog, Closer to the Heart, La Villa Strangiato, and Xanadu during your first Rush concert, you hear this masterpiece as an encore. What happens is you become a Rush fan for life! The best band I have ever seen live. 19 times. I wish it were more.
@@kenbourne8011 you are so lucky to have seen them that many times. I would have loved to have seen them at least once lol. But ill take this 🤗🤟❤
A few things to remember about the live performance:
All three guys were just shy of being 60 years old.
This performance was at the END OF A THREE HOUR SET.
The reggae intro was an acknowledgement of their appreciation for reggae and (IMHO) a tasty way to express their talent and versatility.
You did exceptionally well by playing both back to back to see the differences and how the song has remained the same after 40+ years.
Great job! See you again soon.
@@TheMoosebreath24 thank you so much, glad you appreciated my doing that. I find hearing them was incredible how close yet how different they were. Thats such a fun fact, what a fantastic way to end the show🤗🤟
Love that you did both versions! Yes, I love all the guys but Alex is just so darn adorable!
Rock on Rush sister! ❤🇨🇦
@@debbieplato5107 right?? He was so gosh darn cute with his movements. If I was there I would have doing all kinds of cat calls and howling 🤣
@@WhimsyMeadows LOL, I am with ya sister!
I've seen RUSH live 7 times, one of the greatest times was in the last tour I was with my 15 year old daughter. Rush will listened to Forever. The Greatest band EVER !!!
Favorite tour?
@@AlfredMedina-k8u awww what a priceless gift you gave your child. May she cherish that moment forever! 🤗🤟
They’re just so damn good!!!
@@byronness7385 Amen to that!! I'm falling head over heels for these guys 🤗😍🤟
Working man in reggae style is as if played by The Police, another of the great trios that rock has left
@@Andres-mp7jn maybe I can react to them soon. 😊
If you want to see some more high-energy live performances, Rush has plenty, but next on your list should be their live performance of 'YYZ' in RIO. 60,000 (not a typo) fans worth of high energy and the best live performance of 'YYZ' bar none!
@@mattbaker5757 oh wow, that sounds insane lol . Can't wait!!!🤗🤟
Actually 2112/Limelight in Rio was even better if you can believe it. Brazilians LOVE Rush! I'm married to one and visit there every year. They know every word to every song despite speaking portuguese 😂 😂
@@jedsall2010 All the songs they played in Rio were incredible and the crowd was incredible. I have the Blu-ray of the Rio concert!
@@mattbaker5757 I watch the videos on UA-cam all the time!!
Now that's how you do an encore!
@@1639danmcc so much energy, I was blown away!🤗🤟
Thank you very much for the great job, Whimsey. John Howard Rutsey (R.I.P.) is on drums in the studio version.
@@atpat480 oh wow...we lost two amazing drummers. That just hurts my heart 🤗🤟💔
@@WhimsyMeadows 💔
I believe Geddy wrote the Working Man lyrics. Cool to see the two versions together.
Not many bands could pull that off. I was lucky enough to see them on this tour in Newcastle UK. Geddy said this was his favourite song to play live as it allowed them to really cut loose & improvise. Great reaction as usual young Whimsy xx😉
@@michaelatkinson8291 aww thank you for kind words, I had a blast as usual. They had so much fun performing this song, you can tell 🤗🤟
Lyrics and Music by Alex and Geddy. Studio version with John Rutsey (RIP) on drums, good solid rock drummer, loved ya man. Too bad the studio video did not feature John, Alex and Ged cared about him long after he had to leave the band. Rock SOLID Canadian boys!
@@WeDanceWestie sad we had to lose two of the finest drummers ever! 😔💔🥁
This song did make me emotional, and I've seen it a million times. RUSH is special for sure.
@@sirsuse and now I feel happy knowing I'm part of this family now 🤗🤟
@@WhimsyMeadowsWelcome to the family! ❤
Simply put, this is one of the greatest live performances ever 👍
@@jimtatro6550 and im so grateful somebody put it on the radio
Welcome to Rush Nation
@@JohnBelcher-v7z WOOHOO AND IM SO HAPPY TO BE HERE LOL 🤗🤟
Around 11:43 in this video, Neil is looking in Alex's direction. I imagine he's thinking, "What the actual eff is he doing???"
@@Agg1E91 lmao I saw that. Their looks to eachother sometimes thrills me cause you can feel their camaraderie 🤗🥰🤟
Keep up the great reactions for RUSH, the GREATEST BAND OF ALL TIME!!
@@robrodarme1730 i will, there's no stopping me now! 🤗🤟
It’s really cool to see how they modernized the song later in their careers to make it enjoyable and refreshing to play live. The middle section where the two guitars are battling is really amazing to see. You can tell they have played together for many years as they are so in synch with each other. Now that is what you call an encore !
@@gregcormier2379 the relationship these two have, is truly a gift from God. Not many of us have such a gift that spans so many decades
Great reaction! The original album version will ALWAYS be spectacular - and kudos to original drummer John Rutsey (RIP) - he was more than just 'capable', that debut album was full of tasty licks & grooves from him. Was he Neil (also RIP)? No, but he certainly wasn't a weak link. However, Rush would've never progressed with him. They needed The Professor to complete the trio!
I think they started doing the 'reggae' opening back in 1980. Got to figure, playing that song, every night, it was a great way to change it up! Neil was getting into ska/reggae beats at the time (listen to Vital Signs!)
Just think of it...that live version, each member is in their early 60's - absolutely KILLING it!! Love that little snippet of Cygnus X-1 at the end!
Long live Rush!! Cheers from Canada, eh!!
@@EchoesDaBear cheers eh 🍻!! Amazing their age doing this, so much energy and passion. 🤗🤟
@@EchoesDaBear I have had those same thoughts about RUSH! Without the lyrics from Neil, I don't think they would have become the band they became! I saw them in late 1974 before Fly By Night was released. RUSH played before Ted Nugent! At that time they were very blues based rock, but very good & tight even then. Once I heard 2112 in 76, I was hooked for life!
Kinda like 'Aerosmiths' Dream On, from their first album, this, from Rush.s first album brought them into the Rockers Den permanent...
@@riff8114 and im so glad it did. And I'm so happy someone filmed and uploaded the live version 🤗🤟
AWESOME!! Working Man was about the only song that RUSH ever changed-up during their LIVE performances. The LIVE performance from RUSH IN RIO is also a bit different but just as epic!☮
@@theG-man-p2h Alex was so gosh darn cute with his guitar playing and Geddy sang it with so much personality. And Neil killed it on drums🤗🤟
I Love you! “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
This is always an exhilarating song, especially the live version! The guitar and bass duel between Alex and Geddy was like nothing I'd heard before. You mention wishing you could give them a hug; that reminds me that you may enjoy reacting to something special: The video called 'Dinner with Rush' shows them drinking wine, having dinner together and joking around. It really shows their enduring 40-year friendship, and how they were bandmates but also the best of friends. You will also really see Alex's sense of humor in 'Dinner with Rush.'
@@sarastromseth-troy3323 i love that sense of humor and maybe ill do a reaction to this seemingly famous dinner. Ill call and make reservations 😆🤟
@@WhimsyMeadows whenever I watch the Dinner with Rush video, I wish I could have been there, too. They had so much fun together!
@@WhimsyMeadows I highly recommend Dinner with Rush also. 😂😊
@@debbieplato5107 guess I better look for something nice to wear 🙃
Great song!!!
It broke Rush into the US market in 1974!
As the previous comment noted, this isn’t Neil on the studio version and Geddy wrote the lyrics on their first album. Neil joined Rush shortly afterwards 🇨🇦🇨🇦
@@Michael-rm8xl i love the similarities and differences. So much talent in these guys!
Rush is always better live imo I was blown away the first time I saw this video and I still am 100 times later. That lttle riff at the end is from Cygnus X1 book l. 😊
@@Fred-vy1hm awesome! Did you see my action to that book?
IF THAT LIVE VERSION ISN'T OFF THE CHARTS CRAZY I DONT KNOW WHAT IS ❤❤❤😂😂❤😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@kevinmcgiffin10 omg wasn't it? I totally was NOT expecting that lol. Alex was so cute and wow him and Geddy incredible together and Neils drumming was off the hook WOW!!!🤗🤟
This song is from their first album Neil was did not join the band until their second album "Fly by Night".
The 1st album was mostly written by Geddy.
@@dragonage2112 this is so amazing, I am learning so much from you guys. I love these guys and how they recreated this song live!!🤗🤟
TRY YYZ live in Rio!! Electric performance!!
@@edgarpacifico3421 I've got that one on my list. And I can't wait to hear it. I'm def looking forward to it 🤗🤟
@@WhimsyMeadows awesome 😎
The studio version, & all of the songs on the first album have John Rutsey as the drummer. Neil joined the band after RUSH was released in early 1974. While John's drumming is great, his style & Neil's at the time he joined in late July of 74, was more of a standard "Rock" style! Great song, performance & reaction.
@@winstonhewett6679 i had a blast for sure. And I love learning more and more about this fabulous trio 🤗🤟
These guys never fail to sell out shows. RUSH FOREVER!! ❤
@@sirsuse how many times did to get you see them?
@WhimsyMeadows Unfortunately, only once. But I listen to them almost daily.
@@sirsuse at least you got to see them once. The energy you must have felt 🤗🤟
@@WhimsyMeadows Saying it was awesome is an understatement.
The personal theme song for every male Rush fan....like ever.
i felt this song, the lyrics, perfection!
Just a head's up the studio version was with their original drummer John Rutsey. So, subsequent performances of this song will have the snap and percussive melody of Neil Peart.
Yep, you need to watch the entire Live in Cleveland concert. I was there and yes it was awesome
@@Slice_The_Elder it looked so much fun and filled with such great energy!🤗🤟
Compared the songs between John Rutsy and Neil Peart, Neil took this song, updated it a little but added his unique spin on the drums. Then Alex and Geddy just doing their own solos but making it all come back to finish the song. Man, all the times I got to see them live, this was always a phenomenal song. Great reaction.
@@williamgrice4790 their brilliant work together is mind blowing. Treasure each of those moments you got to see them perform. This is the closest ill ever get 😔
@@WhimsyMeadows I'm sorry that you won't ever to experiencethem live. Took me many years to be able to see them live.
Love the beats to this song, kinda Black Sabbath sounding, amazing how different studio n live is
@@gypsyhughes30 ikr! There are other great sounding rock bands ill eventually react to. 🤗🤟
Very cool approach. Side-by-side reactions to the "same-ish" song in the same video.
Especially considering the liberties they take with the song, so much later in their career.
@@Agg1E91 i had a blast. The live version was such a sweet surprise lol
minds blowen
@@BrendaHughes-e6s each and every time lol
And they were almost in their 60’s when they performed this! Amazing.
@@paulwilkinson8308 thats amazing, so much energy, I would never have guessed it. Alex was such a cutie with his playing in this. Kids at heart
AHH WELL WORTH THE WAIT WHIMSY...THANK YOU KINDLY. ✌😁
@@kevinmcgiffin10 lol so glad you enjoyed this my friend. These guys blow me away lol 🤗🤟
Rush is like the 807 horsepower Dodge Hellcat. You need 807 horsepower like you need a hole in your head so you rarely ever call it up. But if you need to, you know it's there. 😊
@@joesixpack8305 woo hoo and so happy its here for us when we need them
Heh Gen z'ers welcome to the world of real music!
@@romankoltun5935 i think its amazing when I've seen so many youth today walking down the street looking like teens of the 70s and 80s. I know its partly due to their parents or grandparents. And those turn out to be pretty cool people.
Nice job
@@thatsnice99 thank you so much. This is much appreciated. Im loving my new Rush family 🤗🤟
Yeah we all slaves to the grind. I subbed due to Rush and you seem like you like it.
@@shannonherb2048 i don't just like it, I omg LOVE it lol. Im hooked and there's no turning back now lol. Look for new Rush uploads every Friday ( weather permitting lol)
@@WhimsyMeadows well. Down the hole you go. You may never return but you will meet the best friends ever. XO
The original was not Neil. It was original drummer John Rutsey on drums. Neil came on the next album. He didn't write any of that song.
@@paulmayden7344 i think its sad we lost them both 😢 😔
What a blast live...lol...you work too hard hun...a foot massage?
@@utubberize lol from my foot stomping to this? I am literally dancing in my chair lol
HARDEST WORKIN ROCK BAND IN HISTORY.
@@kevinmcgiffin10 i def see that. They are so amazing together. And I'm not gona stop reacting till I hear them all lmao
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Great post...
@@ChronicExcessiveManliness thank you so much for watching and commenting. Its much appreciated 🤗🤟
that wasnt Neal, that was John Rutsy .he was the drummer on the first album and obviously the drummer before Neal,