WARNING: THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG RESPONSE... cuz... I mean, it's Rush. So... okay guys, so you've made your way into the wonderful world of Rush. They were a rare band that held together with the same three members for 40 years+. So, let me set the band members for you. Sadly, we lost Neil Peart (pronounced like "ear"), their drummer, to brain cancer earlier this year. Neil was a true master of his craft. He continually found new ways to innovate as well as new variations on an established beat within a song. So, no two fills were the same. Just lots of fun "ear candy" for anyone who likes to hear good drums and a challenging gauntlet for anyone who wants to learn how to play drums. In addition, he grew to become one of the most thoughtful lyricists in rock history. As you noted, Geddy Lee does in fact sing, play keyboards, synthesizer, bass guitar, and bass pedals, and a little six string rhythm guitar (at the end of their epic song, Xanadu). Along with the change in Neil's writing style in 1980, Geddy's approach to vocals matured with Permanent Waves. He left behind his penchant for screaming the highest notes from earlier albums; and beginning in 1980, he attacked the vocals from a more natural register, which I believe paid huge dividends in terms of the band's overall sound. Alex Lifeson is the guitarist. He also works some foot pedals and does a little background vocal work on rare occasions. He's also known as kind of the goofy, clown / prankster of the band. So, you started out on what I consider to be one of their "sweet spot" albums. Starting in 1980 with the album Permanent Waves, Neil made a sharp departure from mythology/fantasy based lyrics to the natural world, science, society (i.e. Subdivisions) and relationships. Basically, he shifted his lyrics focus from fiction to non-fiction. And personally, I loved it. So, Permanent Waves (1980) Moving Pictures (1981) and Signals (1982) are my three favorite Rush albums. Signals began a "softening" of their sound which I did not care for but the guitar was still fat enough with Signals that it still falls into the "sweet spot" of their discography for me. Grace Under Pressure (1984) began a trend toward thinning out of Alex's guitar sound and the keys began to take on a larger role for Geddy, as they began to experiment with a new brands of guitars and basses and a new record producer. And though there are many songs that I enjoy from 1984 forward, they never quite found that early 80's sound again. Subdivisions is one of the softer songs on Signals from a guitar standpoint. I really like Analog Kid, New World Man, and Digital Man the most from this album. I also like Countdown a lot. I think it's often overlooked but it's excellent. It chronicles the very first NASA space shuttle launch. It's great lyrically, but also the music fits the power of a space shuttle launch. I'd recommend reviewing that one tomorrow as a warm up just before Space-X launches tomorrow (tentatively scheduled for 3:22 PM eastern). Also, Losing It is another underrated ballad from Signals that addresses what it's like to be the very best at your craft, novelist, dancer, etc. and then to see your skills begin to fade with age and/or sickness, which is unfortunately exactly what Neil experienced as he became too sick to play drums and tour as the effects of the cancer became more debilitating. It's a very moving song with a powerful guest violin solo. To sum up, I would put Moving Pictures at the top of the list. The entire album is magical. So anything you react to from that album would be a great experience for you. Everybody loves Limelight and Tom Sawyer, (including me). But I really love Red Barchetta, Vital Signs, and The Camera Eye. YYZ is an absolute melt your face off instrumental. Next in line for me would be Permanent Waves, followed by Signals. Earlier albums 2112 (1976), A Farewell to Kings (1977), and Hemispheres (1978) would be my next three best Rush albums. From Permanent Waves, I highly recommend "The Spirit of Radio", "Freewill", "Jacob's Ladder", and "Natural Science". Like Losing It, Entre Nous is a bitter sweet (near) ballad with a moving message. I think after you've heard the three sweet spot albums, you can appreciate the earlier albums more and get a feel for their evolution as a band through that time in the band's history. An excellent documentary if you're interested is "Beyond The Lighted Stage". So much great music available from the amazing 40-year discography of three musical geniuses, so little time.
Great assessment for a great song that turned out to be really good for the band. This was a tough choice, to select this song from the many that were suggested. I hope you're happy with the results.
I lived in that subdivision, in one of the houses that that they drove by filming. Also went to that high school (L'am) in 1982 when they filmed the video.
I also grew up in east end Scarborough as well (went to Woburn 84-89). This is one of the songs I identify.most with due to.growing up in the subdivisions (Orton Park area). Will always be one of my favorite Rush songs. Sadly, Rush is hardly ever heard in Australia where I now live. RIP Neil 😪
True Story : In 1989 ( i was 19 ) my Mom came into the living room and I was playing a Rush video of " a show of hands " . My mom looked at Geddy and said thats the ugliest man ive ever seen ! Lol
Alex Lifeson doesn't get enough recognition for being an incredible guitar player because of Neil and geddy being so great. I love you Alex, and I miss you Neil. Rush is one of the greatest of all time
A song that goes to prove the circumstances between generations might change but the basic root of the struggles never change. Claire hit the nail square on the head with this one with her interpretation of the lyrics.
3:50 Yes he is. Geddy Lee sings, plays bass, and keyboards - and even does this live on stage. Neil Peart - their drummer (who is sadly no longer with us) - plays an out-of-this-world drum solo.
Claire nailed it when she talked about communities needing to be more accepting of everyone, not just the "cool" people. A credit to solid parenting. It's also worth noting that the great lyrics are those of the late, great drummer, Neil Peart.
Greetings youngsters, this song was released in 1982. Three men creating spectacular music. The lead singer Geddy Lee also plays the bass guitar and the keyboards, Alex Lifeson the lead guitarist, and the late Neil Peart was the drummer. Neil passed away in January, after a battle with brain cancer.
The 2003 SARS benefit concert in Toronto, headlined by The Rolling Stones, is now my favorite live version of The Spirit of Radio. That crowd is staggeringly huge. They open with the intro to Paint It Black as a nice nod to the Stones.
Subdivisions comes from the 1982 (good call Claire!) Rush album "Signals" and revolves around the concepts of both physical subdivisions as in a suburban housing development and the more metaphorical subdivisions that organically grow between groups of people, especially in High School. The first is laid out in the verses as a picture of an idyllic suburban neighborhood is painted and the latter in the chorus that pictures subdivisions at school, at the mall, at a party, etc. It's a well-crafted song with a message that doesn't beat the listener over the head. Geddy Lee does play the bass line on both the guitar and the keyboards, switching as needed during a song. All three members also use pedals to activate instruments to play certain parts in some songs as needed.
That "drummer man" is the best percussionist to ever live .. I highly recommend you kids learn the history of RUSH and the musicians. You will be amazed! .. unbelievable history. Like no other.
This brought a tear to my eyes. RIP Neil. This song is timeless and amazing. Wonderful to think of future generations listening to it and loving it. A gift.
You kids could really learn something through all of Rush’s songs, because pretty much all the songs are all very socially relevant and very relatable because that’s also what Rush does they write songs that you can have a connection with where as the lyrics really speak to you make you feel like your experiences heard. So the song subdivisions is basically all about individualism and conformity. So yeah I highly recommend you guys listen to some more Rush so here’s another song for you to react to it’s called 2112 which is a 20 minute song but it is so worth your time.
I love the “It’s so relatable” comment. Yep! Subdivisions In the high school halls In the shopping malls Conform or be cast out Subdivisions In the basement bars In the backs of cars Be cool or be cast out
The envelope, please! The winner is: All of us! I knew you would enjoy this one. It's amazing how this song is still relatable over 35 years later. More Rush!
Countdown......Space Shuttle Columbia...incredible song about them watching its inaugural liftoff. The story behind was they went, it was scrubbed, they flew to Texas for a show, then flew right back to watch live. Was blaring it as Falcon 9 took off last week.
Neil Peart and Carl Sagan are my Heros may they rest in peace , Im 56yrs young seen Rush 13 times Im Mexican American Born in San Antonio raised in Chicago at age 5 My wife is 50% Italian 50% Irish I have a Son and Daughter snd they love Rush OK i can go on and on just do your best and enjoy life !!!! Rock on Amigo !!!
Neil Peart was an outstanding drummer and huge inspiration to me (even though I am a guitar player). He also wrote pretty much all Rush lyrics since he joined in 1975. Subdivisions is such an awesome example of his insightful lyrics and technical drumming, with awesome fills, lots of variations throughout the song and just a characteristic style proper to him only. I related (and still do to a certain degree today) to this song during my teenage years. I'd also like to comment on Claire's thoughts of "techno vibes" on this song. This song is from 1982, at the height of New Wave, Synthpop which really paved the way to what we now know as techno. Although synhtesisers were not new to Rush at that point, they really adopted the "synthpop" (if I can call it that way) that was characteristic of the 80s and was a transition between the Prog Rock that characterized them in the 70s and early 80s to a more synth-driven sound throughout the rest of the 80s. So Claire is not really wrong on her statements, so it was a nice and interesting observation. Also, I totally agree with Walker on the bass and drums being awesome. That's what makes Rush so special (love for Alex too!). Awesome video! RIP Neil Peart.
How bout fairly early YES, Yours Is No Disgrace, live 71. They were doing RUSH hairdos worldwide while RUSH were still playing sock hops... ua-cam.com/video/93y9wfB3EM8/v-deo.html
The rotisserie chicken was for the Snakes and Arrows tour. Those were real chickens cooking on stage. Occasionally during the show a young woman dressed as a Bavarian barmaid would come onstage and baste them. After the show the chicken was shared with the local and travelling stage crews. The dryers on the Vapor Trails and R30 tours each contained a number of T-shirts with slogans on them identifying which dryer they came from. Midway through a song three guys with an uncanny resemblance to Rush in the early 80's would take the shirts out of the dryers while the band members watched in apparent confusion. The shirts were later tossed to the audience.
I'm a retired musician/performer. I went to high school in the 1980s. Subdivisions is basically a double meaning. The subdivisions a lot of people lived in and the way people would separate into cliques (social groups) in high school. This song was EXACTLY what it was like growing up as a teen in the 1980s. It was basically one of our anthems! The movie 'Breakfast Club' is also pretty accurate about how it was as a teenager in the 80's! But, DO NOT see that movie unless your parents say you can! Some parts are kind of controversial.
Neil not only an incredibly talented drummer but he was also the principle lyric writer for the band. Saw them once and was up front and spent nearly the whole show watching him!
The song is about the difficulties of growing up, especially in High School. It talks about being in a "clique" and how discriminating they can be, and how cruel kids can be towards each other. This song came out in 1982 after my High School experience (78-81) and when I first heard it I knew exactly what it was about. I ran with the "cool" kids for a while, and then was later ostracized because of various reasons. I came to learn about people and how they can be false faced, and about true friendship with people that were honest with each other. Neil Peart was a very intellectual and deep thinker. Listen to Rush's song's and you will hear the experiences of Neil, Geddy, and Alex in their lives and as bandmates. RIP Neil (The Professor), you and your gift of words are greatly missed.
When I hear this song I often think of the movie Over the Edge - if you can find it, it's a great early Matt Dillon movie about this (although I think they were junior high kids at the time).
@@FormulaKimball, that movie was filmed in Colorado and I knew one of the actors (Tim Lalich played "Tip"). Grew up with him. Eric's mother played Tip's mother in the movie as well.
Go drummer man! Love that. The Professor, Neil Peart, who we lost in January 7 this year, RIP, not only the greatest rock drummer of all time, but a world-class lyricist, too. This song certainly spoke to a generation of kids in the 80’s and still does to this day.
I wish today's teenagers spent more time diving into some of the great music from their parent's formative years. RUSH has such a deep catalogue of songs and great lyrics that give you that sense of wonder, imagination and life messages.
I watched him play guitar with his left hand, keyboards with his right, and bass on pedals under the keyboard. Geddy Lee. Oh, yeah, and he was singing at the same time. CRAZY!!!
The video game he was playing was called Tempest. It was my favorite game back in the early 80's. Back when Chuck E. Cheese's was pizza, an arcade and some poor soul in a rat costume.
Nice to see young people embracing the art of a by-gone era. The drummer, Neil Peart (pronounced "Peert") was not only the idol of many drummers, he was also the band's lyricist.
Alex's haircut was badass, and that was definitely his coolest look. I had the exact same cut, ca.1984. But today... not enough hair, so I keep it much, _much_ shorter, like
I first heard this song in 1982 while riding with my brother, in a beat up Chevy pickup, through the Ozarks during a massive storm. We were moving my oldest brother from Texas back to Wisconsin. This song hit me so hard that, thirty eight years later, I still remember that moment as if it happened yesterday. I've been a Rush fan since that day and "Signals" is still my favorite album.
It's nice to see you guys checking out all kinds of music, it's good for the soul. And remember all the artists you two mentioned recorded to analog tape, no digital cut and paste stuff with computers. So imagine playing this song in the studio and you screwed up your part in the last seconds of the song, you'd potentially have to re record the whole thing. Nuts
Kinda glad kids in this age range listened to this song today. This song is pretty much about them. And, yes, Geddy plays bass, synth, synth pedals, and sings.
Glad you guys picked up on the epic drumming! Neil Peart is a legend! I read a quote about him that says it best. "Neil is your favorite drummers favorite drummer". So many great songs for you to choose from with Rush. Enjoy the ride!
Sprawling on the fringes of the city In geometric order An insulated border In-between the bright lights And the far, unlit unknown Growing up, it all seems so one-sided Opinions all provided The future pre-decided Detached and subdivided In the mass-production zone Nowhere is the dreamer Or the misfit so alone Subdivisions In the high school halls In the shopping malls Conform or be cast out Subdivisions In the basement bars In the backs of cars Be cool or be cast out Any escape might help to smooth The unattractive truth But the suburbs have no charms to soothe The restless dreams of youth Drawn like moths, we drift into the city The timeless old attraction Cruising for the action Lit up like a firefly Just to feel the living night Some will sell their dreams for small desires Or lose the race to rats Get caught in ticking traps And start to dream of somewhere To relax their restless flight Somewhere out of a memory Of lighted streets on quiet nights Subdivisions In the high school halls In the shopping malls Conform or be cast out Subdivisions In the basement bars In the backs of cars Be cool or be cast out Any escape might help to smooth The unattractive truth But the suburbs have no charms to soothe The restless dreams of youth
In high school I was an outcast. I never got accepted til I saw combat in Vietnam. All my pent up anger came out.I had no fear. A stone cold killer. I paid later when I came home. War is Hell.
I work at SFO airport and remember when Clemson came to the Bay to play Bama at Levi's and I told Bama fans and Clemson fans that "we don't wanna talk about the elephant in the room". Anyway, yes, Subdivisions is a theme song for any kid who grew up in the burbs who lived in the city in their 20s as I did. I went back to the burbs. Yes kids, Geddy is playing bass by hand and keyboards by footpeddals. My dad plays music and ive seen how he does Rush music live.
I was around your ages (14) when I first discovered Rush, back in 2008. Music has never been the same for me anymore, and today was the first time I actually managed to listen to them after the passing of Neil Peart earlier this year without the heart wrenching feeling of remembering his death as a tragedy. Seeing you both discovering and enjoying their music made me see myself in you guys back in the day (it hasn't been that long, granted, but still) and it reminded me that Rush and their work should be celebrated and rocked to. Thanks for putting out this video, earned a sub from me!
Now be careful, guys! If you follow your father further into Rush, you'll get addicted and will never get enough. And hardly any music will ever be good enough afterwards. Just say NO... maybe one more song! As for the lyrics that you got caught by: watch this, if you can, and make other watch it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosedive_(Black_Mirror)
This, and many many other songs of there's transcends the ages. I can pick out any one song to match my mood and reflect on it on any given day, that's the magic of Neil Peart and the melody and sound is the bonus. Enjoy
You two remain true. I love the way you are watching with us for the first time. You guys are real. It's fun watching young kids today. They are growing up and learning about the music that I grew up with. How cool. Let's keep it ALIVE.
Great to see a brother and sister doing things together. My sister is 5 years older than me and although I could be a bit of a pest sometime, we always had a lot of fun together. She even took me to my first concert. I'm in my 50's now and she's still a huge part of my life.
Nice reaction to the greatest band in the world (in my humble view). 3 musicians who not only created first class music and thought provoking lyrics but are decent and funny guys who live are more than willing to take the Michael about themselves in their videos and actions. They also RAWK! For over 40 years these guys (with Neil "the new guy" as they jokingly called him) making music and selling out arenas with hardly any radio play or indeed magazine promotion. They made it on TALENT! I always loved Neil's comments about "fame" and how it was to him a side product of trying to be "good at my job". He said he wanted to be the best drummer and writer that he could possibly be. As a lifelong fan (I got into them in 1978, saw them first time in 1980 and have travelled all over the UK as well as the US and Canada till the last tour in 2015 to watch them live... they never disappointed me) I can say that Neil succeeded in both. Really chuffed to see a couple of young people get them lyrically and enjoy the playing. I hope it leads you down a path to really check them out and enjoy some excellent music. Well done dad in raising your kids so well. Oh and by the way when it comes to looks and hairstyles the band themselves have made some fun collage videos for the live shows showing of some of their most eccentric! Man I loved this band. Professor thank you for the music... RIP (Just an aside 7 years ago to this very day Rush played their last show on UK soil in Glasgow! Some memories last forever!)
They were the first band I ever saw live in concert. It was back in 2004, and I was only 12 at the time. I was lucky enough to see them 4 times all together. It's an amazing concert as well. No opening band, and the shows were 3 hours long.
I loved this song yet I was 22 in 1982 so long left High School. Subdivisions were spreading all over Sydney NSW Australia just as the song sang about. Ironically I was in Toronto before the increase of Subdivisions in the 70s 80s!!! It related everywhere!!! My cousins in Toronto ON obviously lived through High School during this period!!!
It was from the Signals album from 1982. This was the first Rush I really got into and they went on to be my favorite band of all time. I finally got to see them on their final tour in 2015. RIP Neal Peart.
I remember reading a guitar magazine that had a section about the best guitar players and when it got to Alex Lifeson it point blank said "When your drummer writes most of the music for the band your guitar player better bring their A Game."
Ah 1980s rush that's when they started getting into synthesizers. Personally not a fan of the synthesizers but rush made it sound good. Love your guy's reactions to continue rush I would recommend fly by night, the trees, 2112 overture/ temples of syrinx, and working man. After rush react to king crimson another pioneer of prog rock
I like when they hear the chorus the first time and they both just listen to the lyrics. Still so relatable. This was an anthem for a generation of kids.
I was 14 when this song was released, living about 60 miles to the west of Toronto (Rush's home town and the city pictured in the video). I'm not surprised that you could related to the song and video, because I sure did. It made me a lifelong fan (seeing my first Rush concert two years later, just after I had turned 16.
You need to take some time, and explore the Rush catalog. They have made some wonderful music, with incredible lyrics. After you finish exploring Rush, you will be ready for Pink Floyd.
Something I noticed that had changed so much between the first time I saw Rush (and most of the 20 or so Rush concerts I saw over the years,) and their final R-40 concert. As their later albums became more thoughtful, more women began to go to Rush concerts. Even the band used to joke that older Rush concerts were "sausage fests." But at the R-40 concert, I saw not only guys with their girlfriends, many of whom were Rush fans themselves, but entire FAMILIES seeing Rush on their final concert to their town. It was something special and sad, but something that needed to be seen and shared with the people you loved. I saw one family with 4 children, from teens to a girl who couldn't be older than 5 or 6 (all of the kids had hearing protectors - good parenting!) I sat never to a couple who hadn't seen Rush before, but her boyfriend had liked them for a few years, and they were asking me about the songs and albums. The R-40 concerts were a retrospective, where they actually played songs from just about every album, in reverse order, changing their stage set along the way, so the first songs have the most elaborate stage set up, when the last songs and the encore had them playing in a high school gym. Every one of their concerts were high energy, they put everything they had into their shows, and the audience walked out of their shows felling both exhilarated and exhausted. You KNEW you just had a once in a lifetime experience.
I read a comment once where a guy was bragging about his great seating at a Rush concert saying he was front row, stage left, right under Geddy’s nose and someone replied saying that everyone out to the 27th row was right under Geddy’s nose. I had to laugh at that. Caught me completely off guard.
I appreciated the fact they really dug deep into the lyrics, thanks for that. I thank you for reacting to RUSH and hope you give more of their music a chance.
The Rush album "Signals" came out in 1982, and is Rush's 9th studio release. Drummer Neil Peart (RIP, 1953-2020) wrote almost all of Rush's lyrics, and get this; he's the only member of Rush who graduated from high school. Bassist, keyboardist and lead vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson formed Rush with then drummer John Rutsey (RIP, 1950-2008) when they were 16, in 1968, then dropped out. Peart joined the band in 1974 as they were about to go on their first major tour, opening for bands like Blue Oyster Cult, Uriah Heap, ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy and KISS! Not saying that's for everyone, but I just think its interesting.
I would rather had your take on something like the Camera Eye or Witch Hunt on the moving pictures album... The live versions of those songs are second to none on the "Time Machine" tour.
Yes! The lyrics to Witch Hunt are just as relatable today as they were when the song came out. (And even long before the song was even written as throughout history humans have remained pretty consistent in their intolerance)
@@skovol007 the lyrics from witch hunt, scribbled on the front of a fellow students work book way back in college in 81 were my introduction to Rush. Huge, huge fan here
Subdivisions from the album Rush - Signals (1982) Rush is : Geddy Lee (Gary Lee Weinreib) Singer, Bassist, Keyboardist; Alex Lifeson (Aleksandar Živojinović), Guitarist ; and Neil "The Professor" Peart (Neil Ellwood Peart), Drummer, Percussionnist, Lyricist. One Legendary band ,One hell of a Power Trio.
Relatable? Oh yes it is. I was in high school when this came out in September 1982, and this song just spoke to me. You quoted "Growing up it all seems so one sided..." I used that passage as my senior quote in the school yearbook. It just seemed perfect for the time. This review put a smile on my face, great job guys!
Great lyrics analysis and overall reactions from both of you. Claire, I’m totally with you on digging those cool keyboard chord progressions and Walker good eye to notice the excellent drumming. Thanks, guys.
Fantastic Band, has been my fav since I started listening to music in the early 80's.. Rush is over now according to Lee in an interview on Sirius Radio. Considering one of the best drummers in the world and the principal songwriter died in January from brain cancer (RIP -- Neil Peart)
You just watched 3 of the most talented musicians to ever grace the stage.
YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And being such a big band, the stage was graced under pressure, we can say.
Yes they did!!!!
Saw them at least 7 or 8 times. 82 moving pictures tour. First 1
I am one of the lucky teenagers to of seen them live
WARNING: THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG RESPONSE... cuz... I mean, it's Rush. So... okay guys, so you've made your way into the wonderful world of Rush. They were a rare band that held together with the same three members for 40 years+. So, let me set the band members for you. Sadly, we lost Neil Peart (pronounced like "ear"), their drummer, to brain cancer earlier this year. Neil was a true master of his craft. He continually found new ways to innovate as well as new variations on an established beat within a song. So, no two fills were the same. Just lots of fun "ear candy" for anyone who likes to hear good drums and a challenging gauntlet for anyone who wants to learn how to play drums. In addition, he grew to become one of the most thoughtful lyricists in rock history. As you noted, Geddy Lee does in fact sing, play keyboards, synthesizer, bass guitar, and bass pedals, and a little six string rhythm guitar (at the end of their epic song, Xanadu). Along with the change in Neil's writing style in 1980, Geddy's approach to vocals matured with Permanent Waves. He left behind his penchant for screaming the highest notes from earlier albums; and beginning in 1980, he attacked the vocals from a more natural register, which I believe paid huge dividends in terms of the band's overall sound. Alex Lifeson is the guitarist. He also works some foot pedals and does a little background vocal work on rare occasions. He's also known as kind of the goofy, clown / prankster of the band.
So, you started out on what I consider to be one of their "sweet spot" albums. Starting in 1980 with the album Permanent Waves, Neil made a sharp departure from mythology/fantasy based lyrics to the natural world, science, society (i.e. Subdivisions) and relationships. Basically, he shifted his lyrics focus from fiction to non-fiction. And personally, I loved it. So, Permanent Waves (1980) Moving Pictures (1981) and Signals (1982) are my three favorite Rush albums. Signals began a "softening" of their sound which I did not care for but the guitar was still fat enough with Signals that it still falls into the "sweet spot" of their discography for me. Grace Under Pressure (1984) began a trend toward thinning out of Alex's guitar sound and the keys began to take on a larger role for Geddy, as they began to experiment with a new brands of guitars and basses and a new record producer. And though there are many songs that I enjoy from 1984 forward, they never quite found that early 80's sound again. Subdivisions is one of the softer songs on Signals from a guitar standpoint. I really like Analog Kid, New World Man, and Digital Man the most from this album. I also like Countdown a lot. I think it's often overlooked but it's excellent. It chronicles the very first NASA space shuttle launch. It's great lyrically, but also the music fits the power of a space shuttle launch. I'd recommend reviewing that one tomorrow as a warm up just before Space-X launches tomorrow (tentatively scheduled for 3:22 PM eastern). Also, Losing It is another underrated ballad from Signals that addresses what it's like to be the very best at your craft, novelist, dancer, etc. and then to see your skills begin to fade with age and/or sickness, which is unfortunately exactly what Neil experienced as he became too sick to play drums and tour as the effects of the cancer became more debilitating. It's a very moving song with a powerful guest violin solo.
To sum up, I would put Moving Pictures at the top of the list. The entire album is magical. So anything you react to from that album would be a great experience for you. Everybody loves Limelight and Tom Sawyer, (including me). But I really love Red Barchetta, Vital Signs, and The Camera Eye. YYZ is an absolute melt your face off instrumental. Next in line for me would be Permanent Waves, followed by Signals. Earlier albums 2112 (1976), A Farewell to Kings (1977), and Hemispheres (1978) would be my next three best Rush albums. From Permanent Waves, I highly recommend "The Spirit of Radio", "Freewill", "Jacob's Ladder", and "Natural Science". Like Losing It, Entre Nous is a bitter sweet (near) ballad with a moving message. I think after you've heard the three sweet spot albums, you can appreciate the earlier albums more and get a feel for their evolution as a band through that time in the band's history. An excellent documentary if you're interested is "Beyond The Lighted Stage". So much great music available from the amazing 40-year discography of three musical geniuses, so little time.
So good it had to be pinned. Thanks for taking the time share your well thought out response.
This is unquestionably one of THE best explanations of what Rush was/is all about. Great job Kurtis.
Great assessment for a great song that turned out to be really good for the band. This was a tough choice, to select this song from the many that were suggested. I hope you're happy with the results.
Mark Gram thanks Mark!
Can u get a lil more detailed 😉👍
Also, "Drummer Man," Neil Peart- Best Drummer Ever- Rest In Peace.
Idk John Bohneme was pretty bad ass too
I’m a huge music fan, I love Peart but there are other drummers who are badasses too.
Amen
Came to same the same thing.......not going through all the comments, but I'm going to bet this is said alot.
Hey, that's 'Ace Drummer Man' to you. 🙂🙂
I lived in that subdivision, in one of the houses that that they drove by filming. Also went to that high school (L'am) in 1982 when they filmed the video.
That's super cool
That's really cool!
That's awesome
The suburbs really have no soul
I also grew up in east end Scarborough as well (went to Woburn 84-89). This is one of the songs I identify.most with due to.growing up in the subdivisions (Orton Park area).
Will always be one of my favorite Rush songs. Sadly, Rush is hardly ever heard in Australia where I now live. RIP Neil 😪
Geddy Lee is aware of his face..lol . And yet it hasn't stopped him from being the king of prog rock and all things Bass.
Geddy endured a LOT of criticism. His looks and his singing. But, he ignored it all and Rush are among the greatest bands of all time! RIP Neil.
True Story : In 1989 ( i was 19 ) my Mom came into the living room and I was playing a Rush video of " a show of hands " . My mom looked at Geddy and said thats the ugliest man ive ever seen ! Lol
@@drstupid4366 true story: "a show of hands" got me into Rush, and have worn out 3-4 cds of it😁.
The live version of "subdivisions"... soooo good!!
And he is today one of the coolest cats around, so chilled and at peace with himself and the world. And looks better at 60 than ever before!
He cannot be accused of having achieved his success just by being handsome without having talent.
Alex Lifeson doesn't get enough recognition for being an incredible guitar player because of Neil and geddy being so great. I love you Alex, and I miss you Neil. Rush is one of the greatest of all time
Fuxk you U ... True... In any other band, save a few, he would be the standout. He really colors the songs with interesting chordal voices.
XHuntinatorX his tone and phrasing go together perfectly
Hear, hear!!!!
Not one of...but the greatest EVER!😀
Well said. I totally agree. Alex is one of my all-time favorite guitarists, and definitely one of the all-time greats in rock!!
A song that goes to prove the circumstances between generations might change but the basic root of the struggles never change. Claire hit the nail square on the head with this one with her interpretation of the lyrics.
Thanks Jim.
True, she could be speaking from 1960, 1980, 2000 or now, and it would still relate.
The more that things change, the more they stay the same
3:50 Yes he is. Geddy Lee sings, plays bass, and keyboards - and even does this live on stage. Neil Peart - their drummer (who is sadly no longer with us) - plays an out-of-this-world drum solo.
And plays Taurus bass pedals at the same time... 🎶
Claire nailed it when she talked about communities needing to be more accepting of everyone, not just the "cool" people. A credit to solid parenting. It's also worth noting that the great lyrics are those of the late, great drummer, Neil Peart.
Greetings youngsters, this song was released in 1982.
Three men creating spectacular music. The lead singer Geddy Lee also plays the bass guitar and the keyboards, Alex Lifeson the lead guitarist, and the late Neil Peart was the drummer. Neil passed away in January, after a battle with brain cancer.
The Spirit of Radio will teach you about Rush and music in general.
I agree! Spirit of Radio is one of the best songs to see all of the band's talents. RIP Neil Peart!
I think they mentioned they already heard that and a few other Rush songs.
The 2003 SARS benefit concert in Toronto, headlined by The Rolling Stones, is now my favorite live version of The Spirit of Radio. That crowd is staggeringly huge. They open with the intro to Paint It Black as a nice nod to the Stones.
They have a new video for the spirit of radio as a tribute to Neil 💖
Oh, without question, too!
The look on your face when you caught the lyric and realized what the song touched on. You immediately said this song is so relatable.
"I love the drums" Great taste! The late great Neil Peart was one of the best drummers of all time.
Subdivisions comes from the 1982 (good call Claire!) Rush album "Signals" and revolves around the concepts of both physical subdivisions as in a suburban housing development and the more metaphorical subdivisions that organically grow between groups of people, especially in High School. The first is laid out in the verses as a picture of an idyllic suburban neighborhood is painted and the latter in the chorus that pictures subdivisions at school, at the mall, at a party, etc. It's a well-crafted song with a message that doesn't beat the listener over the head.
Geddy Lee does play the bass line on both the guitar and the keyboards, switching as needed during a song. All three members also use pedals to activate instruments to play certain parts in some songs as needed.
That "drummer man" is the best percussionist to ever live .. I highly recommend you kids learn the history of RUSH and the musicians. You will be amazed! .. unbelievable history. Like no other.
This brought a tear to my eyes. RIP Neil. This song is timeless and amazing. Wonderful to think of future generations listening to it and loving it. A gift.
Keep listening to Rush! This is a good song to start with.
Yes, Geddy Lee is playing both Bass and Keyboards. You guys need to cover a Neil Peart drum solo. Prepare to have your minds blown! :)
You kids could really learn something through all of Rush’s songs, because pretty much all the songs are all very socially relevant and very relatable because that’s also what Rush does they write songs that you can have a connection with where as the lyrics really speak to you make you feel like your experiences heard. So the song subdivisions is basically all about individualism and conformity. So yeah I highly recommend you guys listen to some more Rush so here’s another song for you to react to it’s called 2112 which is a 20 minute song but it is so worth your time.
I love the “It’s so relatable” comment. Yep! Subdivisions
In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Conform or be cast out
Subdivisions
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out
The envelope, please! The winner is: All of us! I knew you would enjoy this one. It's amazing how this song is still relatable over 35 years later. More Rush!
More so today.
Neil Peart wrote all the lyrics for the band, Not just a drummer. RIP.
Countdown......Space Shuttle Columbia...incredible song about them watching its inaugural liftoff. The story behind was they went, it was scrubbed, they flew to Texas for a show, then flew right back to watch live. Was blaring it as Falcon 9 took off last week.
Most of the lyrics.
Well he wrote most of the songs. The lyrics for Different Strings was writing by Geddy Lee in addition to a few other songs.
Neil Peart and Carl Sagan are my Heros may they rest in peace , Im 56yrs young seen Rush 13 times Im Mexican American Born in San Antonio raised in Chicago at age 5 My wife is 50% Italian 50% Irish I have a Son and Daughter snd they love Rush OK i can go on and on just do your best and enjoy life !!!! Rock on Amigo !!!
This song about fitting in with the crowd. Be comform or be cast out. Life of ten age kids the pressure's
Neil Peart was an outstanding drummer and huge inspiration to me (even though I am a guitar player). He also wrote pretty much all Rush lyrics since he joined in 1975. Subdivisions is such an awesome example of his insightful lyrics and technical drumming, with awesome fills, lots of variations throughout the song and just a characteristic style proper to him only. I related (and still do to a certain degree today) to this song during my teenage years.
I'd also like to comment on Claire's thoughts of "techno vibes" on this song. This song is from 1982, at the height of New Wave, Synthpop which really paved the way to what we now know as techno. Although synhtesisers were not new to Rush at that point, they really adopted the "synthpop" (if I can call it that way) that was characteristic of the 80s and was a transition between the Prog Rock that characterized them in the 70s and early 80s to a more synth-driven sound throughout the rest of the 80s. So Claire is not really wrong on her statements, so it was a nice and interesting observation.
Also, I totally agree with Walker on the bass and drums being awesome. That's what makes Rush so special (love for Alex too!).
Awesome video! RIP Neil Peart.
Also if you like Geddy on the Bass I might also suggest listening to Yes. They’re bassist Chris Squire was Geddy’s biggest influence
How bout fairly early YES, Yours Is No Disgrace, live 71. They were doing RUSH hairdos worldwide while RUSH were still playing sock hops...
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Geddy played bass with Yes on Roundabout, at their induction of RRHF, didn’t he?
@@cubbysrig He did and it was glorious!! I instantly wanted him to tour with Yes! :)
Chris Squire was an awesome bassist!! One of my favorites of all time! Sadly, another of my favorite musicians gone to the great gig in the sky!
Rush is very close to the pinnacle of lyrical art. Neil Peart is a ridiculous word smith.
It's tough being a teenager, no matter what era you live in.
The great Canadian trio. When I saw them live they had about a dozen rotisserie chickens cooking on stage lol.
LOL!! Love their sense of humor.
When I saw them they were doing their laundry.
The rotisserie chicken was for the Snakes and Arrows tour. Those were real chickens cooking on stage. Occasionally during the show a young woman dressed as a Bavarian barmaid would come onstage and baste them. After the show the chicken was shared with the local and travelling stage crews.
The dryers on the Vapor Trails and R30 tours each contained a number of T-shirts with slogans on them identifying which dryer they came from. Midway through a song three guys with an uncanny resemblance to Rush in the early 80's would take the shirts out of the dryers while the band members watched in apparent confusion. The shirts were later tossed to the audience.
They progressed to dryers.
I'm a retired musician/performer. I went to high school in the 1980s. Subdivisions is basically a double meaning. The subdivisions a lot of people lived in and the way people would separate into cliques (social groups) in high school. This song was EXACTLY what it was like growing up as a teen in the 1980s. It was basically one of our anthems! The movie 'Breakfast Club' is also pretty accurate about how it was as a teenager in the 80's! But, DO NOT see that movie unless your parents say you can! Some parts are kind of controversial.
I firmly believe 'The Breakfast Club' should be required viewing for high-school seniors and Sociology majors.
@@n5iln 100%!!!
Neil not only an incredibly talented drummer but he was also the principle lyric writer for the band. Saw them once and was up front and spent nearly the whole show watching him!
The song is about the difficulties of growing up, especially in High School. It talks about being in a "clique" and how discriminating they can be, and how cruel kids can be towards each other. This song came out in 1982 after my High School experience (78-81) and when I first heard it I knew exactly what it was about. I ran with the "cool" kids for a while, and then was later ostracized because of various reasons. I came to learn about people and how they can be false faced, and about true friendship with people that were honest with each other.
Neil Peart was a very intellectual and deep thinker. Listen to Rush's song's and you will hear the experiences of Neil, Geddy, and Alex in their lives and as bandmates. RIP Neil (The Professor), you and your gift of words are greatly missed.
When I hear this song I often think of the movie Over the Edge - if you can find it, it's a great early Matt Dillon movie about this (although I think they were junior high kids at the time).
@@FormulaKimball, that movie was filmed in Colorado and I knew one of the actors (Tim Lalich played "Tip"). Grew up with him. Eric's mother played Tip's mother in the movie as well.
Remember: eerie synthetizer = 80's. I still suggest Mystic Rythms.
The Cure:Disinegration.The keyboards, add texture and depth
Seconded. Mystic Rhythyms.
My all time favorite RUSH track. So glad you gave these guys a listen.
Same.
In fact my favorite single song of all time and I’m a music fanatic
"Go Drummer Man"
Subbed
Geddy Lee has aged like a fine wine. RIP Neil Peart.
Amusingly, Geddy is a wine collector. Actually, he's just generally a collector, but wine is among the things he studies and gathers.
So happy to see kids like Rush and also understand the lyrics
Go drummer man! Love that. The Professor, Neil Peart, who we lost in January 7 this year, RIP, not only the greatest rock drummer of all time, but a world-class lyricist, too. This song certainly spoke to a generation of kids in the 80’s and still does to this day.
I edited the post - had crazy mid-typing 🤷🏻♂️👍🏻😎
I wish today's teenagers spent more time diving into some of the great music from their parent's formative years. RUSH has such a deep catalogue of songs and great lyrics that give you that sense of wonder, imagination and life messages.
I watched him play guitar with his left hand, keyboards with his right, and bass on pedals under the keyboard. Geddy Lee. Oh, yeah, and he was singing at the same time. CRAZY!!!
The video game he was playing was called Tempest. It was my favorite game back in the early 80's. Back when Chuck E. Cheese's was pizza, an arcade and some poor soul in a rat costume.
Mike Scott 🤣🤣🤣🤣 good times
Nice to see young people embracing the art of a by-gone era. The drummer, Neil Peart (pronounced "Peert") was not only the idol of many drummers, he was also the band's lyricist.
Alex's haircut was badass, and that was definitely his coolest look. I had the exact same cut, ca.1984. But today... not enough hair, so I keep it much, _much_ shorter, like
I first heard this song in 1982 while riding with my brother, in a beat up Chevy pickup, through the Ozarks during a massive storm. We were moving my oldest brother from Texas back to Wisconsin. This song hit me so hard that, thirty eight years later, I still remember that moment as if it happened yesterday. I've been a Rush fan since that day and "Signals" is still my favorite album.
the 3 most talented Canadians
It's nice to see you guys checking out all kinds of music, it's good for the soul. And remember all the artists you two mentioned recorded to analog tape, no digital cut and paste stuff with computers. So imagine playing this song in the studio and you screwed up your part in the last seconds of the song, you'd potentially have to re record the whole thing. Nuts
The "three wise men"
I miss you Neil.
Check out Rush's: Spirit of Radio, Freewill, Tom Sawyer, Limelight, Fly By Night, etc.
Cool song. “Red Barchetta” is another fun one 👍🏼
Gotta have them look up the origin of the lyrics ... 2112 too, but red barchetta isn’t as involved, kinda fun
Great song
Basically anything off Moving Pictures, limelight has some of the best Rush lyrics, YYZ is unmatched musicality and Tom Sawyer is an absolute classic!
Kinda glad kids in this age range listened to this song today. This song is pretty much about them.
And, yes, Geddy plays bass, synth, synth pedals, and sings.
Glad you guys picked up on the epic drumming! Neil Peart is a legend! I read a quote about him that says it best. "Neil is your favorite drummers favorite drummer". So many great songs for you to choose from with Rush. Enjoy the ride!
Three of the finest and most innovative musicians that ever walked the planet. Take that from me!
Sprawling on the fringes of the city
In geometric order
An insulated border
In-between the bright lights
And the far, unlit unknown
Growing up, it all seems so one-sided
Opinions all provided
The future pre-decided
Detached and subdivided
In the mass-production zone
Nowhere is the dreamer
Or the misfit so alone
Subdivisions
In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Conform or be cast out
Subdivisions
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out
Any escape might help to smooth
The unattractive truth
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe
The restless dreams of youth
Drawn like moths, we drift into the city
The timeless old attraction
Cruising for the action
Lit up like a firefly
Just to feel the living night
Some will sell their dreams for small desires
Or lose the race to rats
Get caught in ticking traps
And start to dream of somewhere
To relax their restless flight
Somewhere out of a memory
Of lighted streets on quiet nights
Subdivisions
In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Conform or be cast out
Subdivisions
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out
Any escape might help to smooth
The unattractive truth
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe
The restless dreams of youth
This song came out in 1982.... the years change but the message is as relevant now as it was even before it was written.
In high school I was an outcast. I never got accepted til I saw combat in Vietnam. All my pent up anger came out.I had no fear. A stone cold killer. I paid later when I came home. War is Hell.
I work at SFO airport and remember when Clemson came to the Bay to play Bama at Levi's and I told Bama fans and Clemson fans that "we don't wanna talk about the elephant in the room". Anyway, yes, Subdivisions is a theme song for any kid who grew up in the burbs who lived in the city in their 20s as I did. I went back to the burbs. Yes kids, Geddy is playing bass by hand and keyboards by footpeddals. My dad plays music and ive seen how he does Rush music live.
RIP Neil Peart. Truly incredible drummer. Saw them live in 93. Best concert I ever saw. Check out Closer to the Heart great lyrics on that track
I was around your ages (14) when I first discovered Rush, back in 2008. Music has never been the same for me anymore, and today was the first time I actually managed to listen to them after the passing of Neil Peart earlier this year without the heart wrenching feeling of remembering his death as a tragedy. Seeing you both discovering and enjoying their music made me see myself in you guys back in the day (it hasn't been that long, granted, but still) and it reminded me that Rush and their work should be celebrated and rocked to. Thanks for putting out this video, earned a sub from me!
RIP Neil Peart. Perfection plays on.
My favorite band of all time and you both gave really insightful commentary about one of my favorite songs. You just gained a new fan.
Now be careful, guys!
If you follow your father further into Rush, you'll get addicted and will never get enough.
And hardly any music will ever be good enough afterwards.
Just say NO... maybe one more song!
As for the lyrics that you got caught by: watch this, if you can, and make other watch it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosedive_(Black_Mirror)
Neil, Getty, and Alex were the best for 45+ years. Great post. 👍 ~~Marz
This, and many many other songs of there's transcends the ages. I can pick out any one song to match my mood and reflect on it on any given day, that's the magic of Neil Peart and the melody and sound is the bonus. Enjoy
Rush. My favorite band of all time. That's Neil Peart on drums who died last January 8 of brain cancer. One of the best of all time.
Once they showed a school hallway, they had your attention. Then an outcast, that would have any kid's attention.
Thank you so much for everything and for your channel. Awesome song, awesome band they were. Got to see them finally before they were done forever.
Canada's finest export to the music world.
No doubt.. Totally agree
The local classic rock station describes RUSH as the best thing to ever come out of Canada but Triumph as "the other band from Toronto."
@@The_Dudester some triumph wouldnt be a bad thing
What? Even more so than Martha and the Muffins?
Perhaps. But I don't think Rush would have existed without Neil Young and the Guess Who.
You two remain true. I love the way you are watching with us for the first time. You guys are real. It's fun watching young kids today. They are growing up and learning about the music that I grew up with. How cool. Let's keep it ALIVE.
I like walkers chill serious manly funny ways and Claire clever and cute
Great to see a brother and sister doing things together. My sister is 5 years older than me and although I could be a bit of a pest sometime, we always had a lot of fun together. She even took me to my first concert. I'm in my 50's now and she's still a huge part of my life.
That's awesome. We should all appreciate our siblings.
Nice reaction to the greatest band in the world (in my humble view).
3 musicians who not only created first class music and thought provoking lyrics but are decent and funny guys who live are more than willing to take the Michael about themselves in their videos and actions. They also RAWK!
For over 40 years these guys (with Neil "the new guy" as they jokingly called him) making music and selling out arenas with hardly any radio play or indeed magazine promotion. They made it on TALENT!
I always loved Neil's comments about "fame" and how it was to him a side product of trying to be "good at my job". He said he wanted to be the best drummer and writer that he could possibly be. As a lifelong fan (I got into them in 1978, saw them first time in 1980 and have travelled all over the UK as well as the US and Canada till the last tour in 2015 to watch them live... they never disappointed me) I can say that Neil succeeded in both.
Really chuffed to see a couple of young people get them lyrically and enjoy the playing. I hope it leads you down a path to really check them out and enjoy some excellent music.
Well done dad in raising your kids so well.
Oh and by the way when it comes to looks and hairstyles the band themselves have made some fun collage videos for the live shows showing of some of their most eccentric! Man I loved this band.
Professor thank you for the music... RIP
(Just an aside 7 years ago to this very day Rush played their last show on UK soil in Glasgow! Some memories last forever!)
They were the first band I ever saw live in concert. It was back in 2004, and I was only 12 at the time. I was lucky enough to see them 4 times all together. It's an amazing concert as well. No opening band, and the shows were 3 hours long.
Lol Walker Geddy does look sorta like a bird and I'm sure he's aware. Great reaction like always guys!
I loved this song yet I was 22 in 1982 so long left High School. Subdivisions were spreading all over Sydney NSW Australia just as the song sang about. Ironically I was in Toronto before the increase of Subdivisions in the 70s 80s!!! It related everywhere!!! My cousins in Toronto ON obviously lived through High School during this period!!!
Now try "Spirit of Radio" and "Limelight" two of Rush's best IMHO
It was from the Signals album from 1982. This was the first Rush I really got into and they went on to be my favorite band of all time. I finally got to see them on their final tour in 2015. RIP Neal Peart.
We ALL like the drums!!!
I remember reading a guitar magazine that had a section about the best guitar players and when it got to Alex Lifeson it point blank said "When your drummer writes most of the music for the band your guitar player better bring their A Game."
Ah 1980s rush that's when they started getting into synthesizers. Personally not a fan of the synthesizers but rush made it sound good. Love your guy's reactions to continue rush I would recommend fly by night, the trees, 2112 overture/ temples of syrinx, and working man. After rush react to king crimson another pioneer of prog rock
King Crimson blocks any reactions, sadly.
If ya gonna do any of 2112.. ya gotta do ALL of 2112.. not just overture/temples. Need the whole story or else ya missing out.
@@uoabigaillevey well I say overture and temples just to get them started out you know to get a feel for it then they can dive into the entire album
I like when they hear the chorus the first time and they both just listen to the lyrics. Still so relatable. This was an anthem for a generation of kids.
Yes guys geddy plays bass guitar, keyboard and sings,
actually he plays all of those, plus foot peddles all at the same time. there is none better!
I was 14 when this song was released, living about 60 miles to the west of Toronto (Rush's home town and the city pictured in the video). I'm not surprised that you could related to the song and video, because I sure did. It made me a lifelong fan (seeing my first Rush concert two years later, just after I had turned 16.
I love the fact that there reviewing the great bands, and song's, must be dad influenced way to go dad !
Good call, Claire. The album "Signals" was released in 1982.
You need to take some time, and explore the Rush catalog. They have made some wonderful music, with incredible lyrics. After you finish exploring Rush, you will be ready for Pink Floyd.
Something I noticed that had changed so much between the first time I saw Rush (and most of the 20 or so Rush concerts I saw over the years,) and their final R-40 concert. As their later albums became more thoughtful, more women began to go to Rush concerts. Even the band used to joke that older Rush concerts were "sausage fests." But at the R-40 concert, I saw not only guys with their girlfriends, many of whom were Rush fans themselves, but entire FAMILIES seeing Rush on their final concert to their town. It was something special and sad, but something that needed to be seen and shared with the people you loved. I saw one family with 4 children, from teens to a girl who couldn't be older than 5 or 6 (all of the kids had hearing protectors - good parenting!) I sat never to a couple who hadn't seen Rush before, but her boyfriend had liked them for a few years, and they were asking me about the songs and albums. The R-40 concerts were a retrospective, where they actually played songs from just about every album, in reverse order, changing their stage set along the way, so the first songs have the most elaborate stage set up, when the last songs and the encore had them playing in a high school gym. Every one of their concerts were high energy, they put everything they had into their shows, and the audience walked out of their shows felling both exhilarated and exhausted. You KNEW you just had a once in a lifetime experience.
listen the song "time" from Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
That drummer man was the world's best. He died a few months ago
There's literally a UA-cam channel out there called "Geddy Lee's Owl Nose". Just saying.
hehehehe That is awesome in and of itself.
I read a comment once where a guy was bragging about his great seating at a Rush concert saying he was front row, stage left, right under Geddy’s nose and someone replied saying that everyone out to the 27th row was right under Geddy’s nose. I had to laugh at that. Caught me completely off guard.
I appreciated the fact they really dug deep into the lyrics, thanks for that. I thank you for reacting to RUSH and hope you give more of their music a chance.
Can u do grand funk inside looking out from 1970 please
The Rush album "Signals" came out in 1982, and is Rush's 9th studio release. Drummer Neil Peart (RIP, 1953-2020) wrote almost all of Rush's lyrics, and get this; he's the only member of Rush who graduated from high school. Bassist, keyboardist and lead vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson formed Rush with then drummer John Rutsey (RIP, 1950-2008) when they were 16, in 1968, then dropped out. Peart joined the band in 1974 as they were about to go on their first major tour, opening for bands like Blue Oyster Cult, Uriah Heap, ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy and KISS! Not saying that's for everyone, but I just think its interesting.
I would rather had your take on something like the Camera Eye or Witch Hunt on the moving pictures album... The live versions of those songs are second to none on the "Time Machine" tour.
Yes! The lyrics to Witch Hunt are just as relatable today as they were when the song came out. (And even long before the song was even written as throughout history humans have remained pretty consistent in their intolerance)
@@skovol007 the lyrics from witch hunt, scribbled on the front of a fellow students work book way back in college in 81 were my introduction to Rush. Huge, huge fan here
Subdivisions from the album Rush - Signals (1982)
Rush is :
Geddy Lee (Gary Lee Weinreib) Singer, Bassist, Keyboardist;
Alex Lifeson (Aleksandar Živojinović), Guitarist ; and
Neil "The Professor" Peart (Neil Ellwood Peart), Drummer, Percussionnist, Lyricist.
One Legendary band ,One hell of a Power Trio.
I actually went to that highschool for a bit
Relatable? Oh yes it is. I was in high school when this came out in September 1982, and this song just spoke to me. You quoted "Growing up it all seems so one sided..." I used that passage as my senior quote in the school yearbook. It just seemed perfect for the time. This review put a smile on my face, great job guys!
Awesome stuff, would recommend Limelight next R.I.P Neil
Great lyrics analysis and overall reactions from both of you. Claire, I’m totally with you on digging those cool keyboard chord progressions and Walker good eye to notice the excellent drumming. Thanks, guys.
They should watch Neil’s drum solo
Yes guys, he plays Bass, Keyboards AND he sings, oh and also the Bass-Pedals, Taurus-Pedals, Classical Guitar and Baseball...
hello guys.,please react to Ac/Dc - Highway to hell .Live at River plate..
Fantastic Band, has been my fav since I started listening to music in the early 80's.. Rush is over now according to Lee in an interview on Sirius Radio. Considering one of the best drummers in the world and the principal songwriter died in January from brain cancer (RIP -- Neil Peart)