Caress of Steel as a whole is always dismissed. I love it. I got it on vinyl when I first got into Rush about 1981ish. I think it has some of Alex's best playing.
I got it from record club when it first released. It wasn't even available in America yet. The only Rush record I can still listen to. I'm glad that they don't mention it and ruin it.
It has become impossible for me to understand WHY people dislike this album....the more I listen to it, the more I realize what a f***n masterpiece it is
My Rush album: 1. Anthem 2. By Tor 3. The Necromancer 4. 2112 5. Xanadu 6. Cygnus X1 7. Hemispheres 8. Circumstances 9. Jacob’s Ladder 10. Natural Science 11. The Camera Eye 12. Between The Wheels
Rush's Ultimate Album: 18:14 - By-Tor and the Snow Dog 21:25 - Red Barchetta 23:45 - Subdivisions 26:19 - Countdown 28:08 - Jacob's Ladder 30:24 - 2112 34:05 - Animate 36:13 - La Villa Strangiato (An Exercise In Self-Indulgence) 40:58 - Xanadu 46:12 - Marathon 49:52 - YYZ 53:02 - Mission The 12-track album clocks in at 97 minutes, and encompasses 18 years of Rush's career. 1:04:30 - Track sequence by Mike Honorable mentions: Mike & John: 54:47 - Natural Science, The Trees, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, Freewill, The Spirit of Radio, A Passage to Bangkok Geoff: 55:31 - Red Tide, Distant Early Warning, Anthem Roie: 56:18 - The Analog Kid, Bravado, Caravan
I created a UA-cam Music playlist of the songs they all picked too if anybody wants it... music.ua-cam.com/play/PLMYAKPA_7lytiTjnqpD4cUrNCoK7PM5Ko.html&feature=share
if i would pick my own ultimate album it would've been different, but there's nothing wrong with this album. fantastic choices and i'm glad there's stuff post-81. i love veriety. if someone gave me this album i would've been perfectly happy.
I know that Exit Stage Left gets criticized sometimes. But, that Side 3...Broon's Bane, The Trees, and Xanadu is just so perfect! That transition from the end of The Trees into that long atmospheric intro into Xanadu is pure RUSH in full flight! It is so beautifully done, and sounds great.
I liked Exit Stage Left at the time but didn't LOVE it. Plus when I got to see them on the Signals tour they were EVEN BETTER! BUT.....I listened to it recently and decided it was a 5 out of 5 album. Enjoyed every moment.
@@joepplaysdrums Some fans have said that it sounds almost too good. Crowd is in the background, and the songs have been touched up, or re-recorded. But, I've never felt that way.
John's pic for countdown brings me this story to tell... For nearly 40 years I listened to Countdown... imagined what a launch would be like... played that RUSH song over and over and over.... I got my pilot's certificate when I was older. Studied science in school... I actually saw Discovery just before its maiden flight in 1984 as it sat on the pad weeks before its first flight. I vowed then as a small child I would return to see Discovery fly, witnessed in person. Well I got to see a shuttle launch, in person, from the VIP seating at the Saturn V building. 3 miles from the launch pad. It was STS-127, Endeavor's launch. I was now 39 years old. I was pumped... I listened to Countdown over and over leading up to the launch... and now here I stood 3 miles from the pad waiting to see my first ever launch with Neil's descriptive words in my head "a thunderous roar like the whole world exploding... Scorching blast of golden fire as it slowly leaves the ground ... tears away with a mighty force as the air is shattered by the awesome sound" 5-4-3-2-1 .... nothing..... then the golden fire... ok here it comes, the thunderous roar... nothing.... just a distant rumble.. so I waited... again... just a little louder, but not much... a rumble... like the sound of distant thunder from a far off storm. That's it? That's all the sound there is? From 3 miles away? OMG talk about anti-climatic... It was NOT AT ALL how Neil described it. No thunderous roar... No air being shattered by the awesome sound..... just a distant rumble. But.. and this is a BIG BUT.... the blast of golden fire.... now that was VERY ACCURATE!! It was like a Golden welding arc... it was so bright it blinded us, in the day light. So that was very true.. but the sound.. that was a disappointing thud... nothing but a rumble. Maybe the wind blowing away from us had something to do with sound? Who knows? But it was Not loud at all.
My fave 12 songs from Rush on One Album: 1) By Tor and the Snow Dog 2) Fly By Night 3) Lakeside Park 4) Xanadu 5) The Trees 6) La Villa Strangiato 7) Spirit of Radio 8) Freewill 9) YYZ 10) Camera Eye 11) Subdivisions 12) Countdown
My personal track-listing: 1. 2112 2. Tom Sawyer 3. The Spirit of Radio 4. Xanadu 5. Closer to the Heart 6. La Villa Strangiato 7. Subdivisions 8. YYZ 9. Limelight 10. Cygnus X-1, Book I: The Voyage 11. Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres 12. The Garden
I put a UA-cam Music playlist of all the songs they picked here (in order of how they picked it) if anybody wants it too... music.ua-cam.com/play/PLMYAKPA_7lytiTjnqpD4cUrNCoK7PM5Ko.html&feature=share
My 12 All-Time List 1). Free will 2). Between The Wheels 3). Ghost of a Chance 4). Anthem 5). La Villa Strangiato 6). After Image 7). Something For Nothing 8). Fly By Night 9). Limelight 10). Vital Signs 11). The Enemy Within 12). The Garden (Easily could be first)
I’ve been a Rush’s fun since I first listened to them, in the very early 80’s; after discovering “Moving Pictures”, that opened the gates to searching for everything Rush❤❤❤❤❤❤ And I’m open to accept Mike Portnoy as their new drummer; Dream Theater can always bring back that Mangini dude, who is very good too.
Glad to see the love for the 80's era - it usually gets a lot of flack, but it is my favorite era - even "Hold Your Fire" (I'll admit that is probably nostalgia, but I still appreciate it.)
Xanadu was the song that got me into Prog... like that was it, then I discovered Dream Theater because of that. Marathon is my current favorite song it just brings me back to my highschool years, very nostalgic. I love the middle instrumental part with the powerful keyboards. My all time favorite song of any band is Red Barchetta and they pretty much covered why. My ultimate Rush Album: 1.-Xanadu 2.-Red Barchetta 3.-Mission 4.-The Pass 5.-Marathon 6.-A Farewell to Kings 7.-The Trees 8.-Cygnus X-1 9.-Time Stands Still 10.-The Big Money 11.-Tom Sawyer 12.-Natural Science
Yes , Pink Floyd , King Crimson and then RUSH blew my mind. DTR are my favorite band and debate adding them to my Tattoo adornment.... Fantastic artists who make me smile outward and inward all the time....
@@Justrespect2112 Yeah, two hits that still get tons of airplay even today. Where are your hits? Radar Love and Twilight Zone both get covered extensively. Fun fact, they get more airplay than dream theater and liquid tension experiment put together. And those two bands had one hit put together. Sounds like a big deal especially from where they're from.
This list is great! Love seeing the mention of Countdown, that song is super underrated. My 12:) 1. Cygnus X-1 book ll: Hemispheres 2. Subdivisions 3. Natural Science 4. Losing It 5. Countdown 6. Red Barchetta 7.The Necromancer 8. 2112 9. A Farewell to Kings 10. The Analog Kid 11. Different Strings 12. Cygnus X-1 book 1: the voyage (Honorable Mentions: The Trees, Lakeside Park, Mystic Rhythms, Limelight, YYZ)
Great list. My Top 10 1. Xanadu 2. Trees 3. YYZ 4. La Villa 5. Cygnus X-1 Book 1: the voyage 6. Tom Sawyer 7. Subdivisions 8. Necromancer 9. Limelight 10.The Spirit of Radio Cheers!
Marathon, along with the rest of Power Windows is my go-to choice for RUSH listening. Very sentimental. I met my wife in '85, graduated in '85 etc. I love the booming lower end foot pedal synths and textures in those songs. As an amateur drummer, I think Neil's drums were perfectly produced. His snare really "cracked" and cut through. His 24 inch bass drums were up front in the mixes. Just a great sounding album altogether.
Was very interesting to hear Mike and John geek out about my favorite band. Also happy with the choices all four of you made! My ultimate album would go something like this: subdivisions tom saywyer yyz natural science bravado marathon second nature la villa strangiato the spirit of radio earthshine hemispheres
Great show!! My first album was Hemispheres, La Villa Strangiato will always be my most fav. Saw them Nov. 85 at the Forum in Inglewood (LA), California on the Power Windows tour with Steve Morse Band opening, nose-bleed seats with the binoculars glued to my face the whole show, watching Neal. Thanks for the memories. 😎
Speaking to Red Barchetta how amazing that Neil wrote these lyrics 40 years ago and how relevant they are now. I am fifty one and knew that this would happen eventually but never in my lifetime. Crazy! Great show and thany you all! Also I have been a Dream Theater fan from When Dream and Day Unite and that is my favorite record fom you guys and in my lifetime top five. Cheers from Canada!
When Neil died the first thought that came into my head was.. Mike Portnoy. Yes we are all crushed by the loss. But the time for Geddy and Alex is also short. The thousands of people that were employed by the Rush behemoth. The music and legacy, their ability to put on that big live production. Mike, make it happen
What a joyous exploration through the wonder of Rush's back catalogue. "It was all Rush and Maiden back then!" So it was for many of us. My deep cuts not mentioned would include: Circumstances Rivendell Losing It Show Don't Tell Kid Gloves The Twighlight Zone Force Ten I could go on...
You went with By-Tor, but I love Beneath, Between and Behind. Those drum parts never fail to make me drive too fast and feel young again. That’s my soul viagra.
I agree, especially since Dream Theater did an incredible cover of the Necromancer live, Petrucci looked like he was orgasming during the solos... it was absolutely monstrous.
Love this video! My top 12 would be: 1 Anthem 2 Camera Eye 3 Digital Man 4 The Body Electric 5 Between The Wheels 6 Ghost of a Chance 7 Circumstances 8 Xanadu 9 Cold Fire 10 Natural Science 11 Turn The Page 12 New World Man
So many incredible choices but it would have been nice to bookend the list with The Garden. To spotlight how incredible of writers they were through their last studio work. Such a beautiful song and solo by Alex. To have to pick 12...
Great list. AND I have to add... the late career of RUSH deserves more respect. I would have liked to see The Anarchist from Clockwork Angels. It rocks so hard, and the writing is fantastic.
with the exception of Animate, the last 30 years were ignored. I get it, we love the music we grew up on, but the latter half of the Rush catalouge is fantastic
@@jetydosa1 One of my favorite tracks from the 90s that nobody ever really talks about is "Driven". "Test For Echo" seems to be a largely underappreciated album by most Rush fans.
I grew up in Kingston, Ontario, a small city east of Toronto. I went to a concert to hear Nazareth, a band who had a radio hit at the time. The other band that night was Rush, nobody had ever heard of them, they had just released their first album and radio stations hadn't picked up on them yet. Nazareth played first and my buddy and I were somewhat disappointed by their performance, then Rush came on. To say we were blown away is an understatement. We both went out the next day and bought their album which the store had just gotten in and kept playing it over and over. The real kicker to this story is a short time later Rush played at my high school. I still have to pinch myself to believe it
No mention of Freewill. This opened my mind to feel ok to question it all. It has remained one of my mantras for 40 years. Mentally life changing for a kid raised with forced fundamentalism . Neil inspired me to search out literature.
Listening back to the 80s catalogue, cuts like Between The Wheels, Analog Kid, Show Don't Tell, Open Secrets, Middletown Dreams or anything from A Show Of Hands sounds even better that I remembered. Such beautiful melodies, such brilliant lyrics.
My perfect Rush album: from the first album, keep only Working Man and cut the rest. Then follow it by every thing Rush ever recorded and there you go....the perfect Rush album. It’s long but you’ll be okay.
Awesome show! Congrats to Mike and John. The new LTE sounds amazing so far and can't wait to hear the rest of it. Here is my list...and in order Anthem A Passage to Bangkok By-Tor & the Snow Dog Xanadu Something For Nothing The Trees Cygnus X-1 Cygnus X-1 Book II Complete Closer to the Heart Circumstances A Farewell to Kings La Villa Strangiato Sticking just to 12 tracks this list is only PART of the exact set list I saw on December 15, 1978 at the Chicago International Ampitheater. By far....the single best concert I have EVER seen. BUT..here is the rest of the show I left off... 2112 parts I, II, III, IV, VI and VII Working Man Bastille Day - In The Mood - Drum Solo. Unstoppable magic!
As a 53 year old amateur drummer and RUSH fan, Subdivisions is still my favorite RUSH song to drum along to. And, yes they could of filmed the video at my high school as well. What great times to grow up in.
I totally agree. I'm lovin Presto more and more as I get older. Loved it when it came out too. Still sounds solid and fresh today. A Show of Hands too.
Great podcast guys--serously, one of the best I've heard....really fun and it felt good. No awkward moments that can sometimes happens with some guests.
My favorite Rush song is "Losing It" actually. The lyrics are just so powerful! Honorable mentions for me are "Red Sector A" and "Natural Science" and lastly "The Garden"
@@rickeaton3085 I used to go to every Rush tour not looking at the set list(s). So every song was a surprise to me. I pretty much knew they weren't going to play Losing It, but when it came on I broke down right there. The best Rush moment I ever had.
@@klantic2 Music can really pluck on emotional strings but Rush really hits you at your core. They've been the soundtrack to my life and I know I'm not a rare case. I listened to my Signals album so many times in my room as a kid. Reading the lyrics. Absolutely great album for a 7th grade nerd in 1982... and 51 year old nerd in 2021. 😀
The instrumental jam on Freewill (short as it is) still blows me the fuck away! 2112 & Hemispheres (sides 1) always thought could make some really cool Sci-Fi Rock operas specially with todays CGI, or even animated film (like the 80's Heavy Metal)
Loved Mike choices, no typical favs. By tor, Jacob and Xanadu are just perfect. The first 5 tracks of Fly by night are perfect too. So it's Bastille day as an opener
Guys I really loved the picks and background shared by each. No doubt there is so much left out, but that just leaves room for the second disc of the double album
Liquid Tension Experiment was the Quintesential Progressive Metal band. It was even better than Dream Theater at the time. To this day no other metal band has pushed so radically the limits of the genre overnight. Opeth, Messhugha, Mastodon, BTBAM, Ayreon, Pain of Salvation, Riverside, Dillinger Escape Plan, Devin Townsend Project etc. They CHANGED the Prog Metal Style because no one can Improve LTE, not even Dream Theater.
@@nexuslang My favorite version of almost any song is the one I heard(and loved) first. I like the versions from ATWAS except anything from 2112. Those, I like the studio version.
I love this. An impossible task to narrow it to 12 songs. But I agree with each choice. If you did this again next week, you’d most likely get 12 different songs. There are NO WRONG ANSWERS. Well done.
Reminiscences about some of their choices: Countdown: As an engineering student at the time Signal came out, I loved Countdown. It captured every reason that I went into engineering. "Technology high on the leading edge of life." Jacob's Ladder: Seems to be every Rush fan's favorite deep track. It's really just a piece of Neil's poetry about a rainstorm set to music, as only Rush could do it. Too many time signatures to count. When I first heard it, I thought "Whoa, that one's out of left field, even for Rush." And I saw them perform it live on the Permanent Waves tour. They weren't afraid of that beast. 35 years later, I saw them perform it again on the R40 tour, and the crowd erupted; I think with the biggest ovation of the show. 2112: Had to be in there. My first Rush album. Heard it once, and I was a fan for life. Animate: Opening song on Counterparts. To me, it was the first indication they were coming out of the 80's trip through synth purgatory and the banishment of Alex's guitar to the background.
My favorite early albums are hemispheres and caress of steel. Listening to these albums makes me realize Rush was not meant to be the prisoner of 70s and 80s radio. These guys were not hit makers they were movie score composers. In essence they write the soundtrack for the books that Neil read. Listening to Geddy and Alex provide the voicing on the Fountain of Lamneth is beyond description. It's one part somewhere out of a memory and another part look into the eye of the storm.
I was hoping when they were talking about Animate from Counterparts, they'd discuss why Neil counts it in when he's the only one starting it. I want to know :)
I would have had to have added "Analog Kid" to this list. It is so awesome to finally see Rush getting the respect they deserve. Always thought I was weird for being such a Rush fan and now I feel like I was right all along!
I'm glad you guys put the final sequence at the end! I was wondering if I had to hunt down a random Tweet from Mike regarding it! Wonderful choices, picking just 12 Rush songs is quite a task!
I want a triple album. I want two more episodes of this. Watching MP and JP talk about Rush is one of my favorite things. Two of my favorite musicians talking about my favorite band is quite a delight. I gotta agree with John. I fucking hate when Rush does medleys. It makes me feel like Medley Schmedly
I remember Paul McCartney in an interview saying he didn't like medleys. I can totally understand that. The idea is either play the song or dont play it. Go big or go home. I think Rush figured that out too. Especially when they started doing " An Evening With" concerts with no opening act. At that point they no longer needed to do medleys for the most part. Ok on Vapor Trails they sort of did with By Tor/Cygnus/Working Man. But at least they played big portions. On R40 they did a lot more of Cygnus book 1
Great stuff. So glad to hear Red Tide mentioned. What a great song. What's interesting is the comments on the 80s (synth) period of Rush. This was my awakening of Rush also, saw all the tours in the 80s. Rush was experiential in that era and that is what we love about them. I have always said, the fans that departed during this period missed some of the amazing writing from Neil. They also missed the return of the hard rock sound with Counterparts 1994. There were two live versions of Xanadu, one that was a live on the floor official video thing in the studio from the AFTKs sessions 77. ( ua-cam.com/video/1I2gmT3rarY/v-deo.html ) and the ESL version that we all know and love, in 81. Don't forget the R40 version also! Xanadu was inspired by the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem Kubla Khan. Medley's - I get what JP is saying but I saw the R30 tour and the opening medley was awesome to see live and one of my fav jams. Thanks for making my Sunday morning awesome! WRP 🧠🧠🧠
My dad turned me on to rush when i started taking a real intrest in playing bass. Being born in 84 i really missed all the great music of zep floyd rush and you know the list lol. And If time machines existed i would be well on my way back to see all of my favorites...
I've been playing drums for over 50 years, and have been a Rush fan for nearly that long, and I still have never figured out the middle section of Jacob's Ladder. As a matter of fact, I'm not even sure Neil played it the same live as he did on the album!
Not in the version I saw which was around Test For Echo era. I don't know how the band keeps in time with the snare not landing on those off beats. Believe it or not it's unsettling to listen to it played wrong, even by Neil. That Quirky snare was the beat by virtue of volume and we got used to it (Quantized it in our heads).
John BEARDrucci Here is my album - The Necromancer - 2112 - Xanadu - Cygnus x-1 book 1 & 2 (Counting these as 1 song LOL) - La Villa Strangiato - The Spirit of the radio - Jacobs Ladder - Natural science - Tom Sawyer - YYZ - The weapon - The enemy within
Three songs for me that should be on this album were huge statement songs later in their careers. The first is Stick it Out. When that song came out it was like hey, we are done with the 80s keyboard synth stuff and now we are going to kick your ass! The second is Test for Echo. This was the big statement song after their hiatus while Peart worked through his issues. The final song is The Garden, the final song from their last album. This in fact should be the closer of this ultimate album.
Side 1 1. Xanadu 2. Red Barchetta 3. Between the Wheels 4. Signals 5. A Farewell to Kings 6. Fly by Night 7. La Villa Strangiato 8. YYZ Side 2 9. Closer to the Heart 10. 2112 11. Cygnus X1 12. Hemispheres
Having seen this episode much later after its posting, perhaps my perspective differs with the hindsight prompted by Rush appearances & collaborations at Taylor's benefit concerts, Geddy's book, Alex's appearance with Tool, & being more distant from Neil's passing, but a few 'must haves' on such a hypothetical optimum Rush album, along with most of those that the roundtable chose, include: Natural Science Spirit of Radio Tom Sawyer Limelight Working Man Territories One Little Victory Passage to Bangkok and The Garden Being the best possible closing track to an album, three careers, a life, a band, and an epoch, 'The Garden' needs to also be the closing track on this hypothetical optimum Rush album. P.S. Congrats on reuniting, John & Mike. May the musical examples noted in this video & among its comments inspire DT to create future music of that highest caliber.
My track listing(at least for today): 1) Anthem 2) Digital Man 3) Red Barchetta 4) Jacob's Ladder 5) La Villa Strangiato 6) The Analog Kid 7) Limelight 8) Free Will 9) Between the Wheels (live) 10) YYZ 11) Working Man 12) The Garden (bonus track :) ) - Bravado (from Different Stages)
Wow! I have such a great story about camping out overnight for tickets on the Power Windows tour in the middle of a cold, Canadian winter. Perhaps I'll get to share it sometime. Awesome video!! Thoroughly enjoyed this!!!
My Rush album (no particular order): 1. BU2B 2. Bravado 3. YYZ 4. 2112 5. Closer to the Heart 6. Circumstances 7. Vital Signs 8. Tom Sawyer 9. Mystic Rhythms 10. Ghost of a Chance 11. Afterimage 12. Spindrift
I completely agree with you. I always felt that Book II was overlooked among the epics and even across all the songs. Unparalleled storytelling about an extremely intelligent concept, legendary opening chord and my favourite part, the solo section between the Apollo and Dionysus sections when all 3 go crazy which is definitely my favourite section in all of rock n roll.
I'm with you, that overture gives me chill every time. I suspect many Rush fans feel that way, even though 2112 usually gets all the attention. I'm also a huge fan of Fountain of Lamneth and Necromancer (I'm susprised they weren't mentioned by the guys, btw).
I love that Portnoy is back in DT. And I love that Petrucci picked Mission.
The Necromancer is such a criminally overlooked song.
caress of steel is top 5 best album ever recorded imo
Caress of Steel as a whole is always dismissed. I love it. I got it on vinyl when I first got into Rush about 1981ish. I think it has some of Alex's best playing.
Completely agree!
I got it from record club when it first released. It wasn't even available in America yet.
The only Rush record I can still listen to.
I'm glad that they don't mention it and ruin it.
It has become impossible for me to understand WHY people dislike this album....the more I listen to it, the more I realize what a f***n masterpiece it is
Xanadu was inspired by the poem Kubla Khan, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge!
So nice to see these 2 dudes communicating and having their friendship repaired..
Why? What happened?
@@sansubrMike's exit from Dream Theater wasn't mutual or amicable iirc.
what heppened?? i think mike is ex boyfriend of john and they broke up because mike got jelous
@@krioni86sa Huh???????
@@pauljordan8033 yout mom
"Losing it"
All time fave.
And every single one of us will have to accept it one day
That song took a while to click for me, but once it did, it definitely found its way to my favorites from them.
My Rush album:
1. Anthem
2. By Tor
3. The Necromancer
4. 2112
5. Xanadu
6. Cygnus X1
7. Hemispheres
8. Circumstances
9. Jacob’s Ladder
10. Natural Science
11. The Camera Eye
12. Between The Wheels
Anthem would be my # 1 as well 🙂
That's a solid album.
Rush's Ultimate Album:
18:14 - By-Tor and the Snow Dog
21:25 - Red Barchetta
23:45 - Subdivisions
26:19 - Countdown
28:08 - Jacob's Ladder
30:24 - 2112
34:05 - Animate
36:13 - La Villa Strangiato (An Exercise In Self-Indulgence)
40:58 - Xanadu
46:12 - Marathon
49:52 - YYZ
53:02 - Mission
The 12-track album clocks in at 97 minutes, and encompasses 18 years of Rush's career.
1:04:30 - Track sequence by Mike
Honorable mentions:
Mike & John: 54:47 - Natural Science, The Trees, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, Freewill, The Spirit of Radio, A Passage to Bangkok
Geoff: 55:31 - Red Tide, Distant Early Warning, Anthem
Roie: 56:18 - The Analog Kid, Bravado, Caravan
Thank you
Very cool!! Great list!
I like that you added "Animate" ...love that
I created a UA-cam Music playlist of the songs they all picked too if anybody wants it... music.ua-cam.com/play/PLMYAKPA_7lytiTjnqpD4cUrNCoK7PM5Ko.html&feature=share
if i would pick my own ultimate album it would've been different, but there's nothing wrong with this album. fantastic choices and i'm glad there's stuff post-81. i love veriety. if someone gave me this album i would've been perfectly happy.
I know that Exit Stage Left gets criticized sometimes. But, that Side 3...Broon's Bane, The Trees, and Xanadu is just so perfect! That transition from the end of The Trees into that long atmospheric intro into Xanadu is pure RUSH in full flight! It is so beautifully done, and sounds great.
I liked Exit Stage Left at the time but didn't LOVE it. Plus when I got to see them on the Signals tour they were EVEN BETTER!
BUT.....I listened to it recently and decided it was a 5 out of 5 album. Enjoyed every moment.
Why does it get criticized?
@@joepplaysdrums Some fans have said that it sounds almost too good. Crowd is in the background, and the songs have been touched up, or re-recorded. But, I've never felt that way.
Olivia Newton John did Xanadu, I liked her version better.
Tony Orlando and Dawn did Xanadu on TV before Rush.
Exit Stage Left is still my favorite Rush live album.
when are we going to see Lee, Lifeson and Portnoy?
I'd rather Gavin Harrison play with them. He's more from the Peart mould.
Dude we need Geddy, Petrucci, I don’t know enough drummer to name one lmao,
@@tmc1054Gavin is probably the least like Peart of any of the modern greats lol
Portnoy would be the guy if Alex and
Geddy decided to do some shows but sounds like Mike's gonna be a busy guy
John's pic for countdown brings me this story to tell... For nearly 40 years I listened to Countdown... imagined what a launch would be like... played that RUSH song over and over and over.... I got my pilot's certificate when I was older. Studied science in school... I actually saw Discovery just before its maiden flight in 1984 as it sat on the pad weeks before its first flight. I vowed then as a small child I would return to see Discovery fly, witnessed in person. Well I got to see a shuttle launch, in person, from the VIP seating at the Saturn V building. 3 miles from the launch pad. It was STS-127, Endeavor's launch. I was now 39 years old. I was pumped... I listened to Countdown over and over leading up to the launch... and now here I stood 3 miles from the pad waiting to see my first ever launch with Neil's descriptive words in my head "a thunderous roar like the whole world exploding... Scorching blast of golden fire as it slowly leaves the ground ... tears away with a mighty force as the air is shattered by the awesome sound" 5-4-3-2-1 .... nothing..... then the golden fire... ok here it comes, the thunderous roar... nothing.... just a distant rumble.. so I waited... again... just a little louder, but not much... a rumble... like the sound of distant thunder from a far off storm. That's it? That's all the sound there is? From 3 miles away? OMG talk about anti-climatic... It was NOT AT ALL how Neil described it. No thunderous roar... No air being shattered by the awesome sound..... just a distant rumble. But.. and this is a BIG BUT.... the blast of golden fire.... now that was VERY ACCURATE!! It was like a Golden welding arc... it was so bright it blinded us, in the day light. So that was very true.. but the sound.. that was a disappointing thud... nothing but a rumble. Maybe the wind blowing away from us had something to do with sound? Who knows? But it was Not loud at all.
Pretty cool that I was at a Rush show in Worcester Mass Power Windows Tour 85 in the same building as a young Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci. :)
My fave 12 songs from Rush on One Album:
1) By Tor and the Snow Dog
2) Fly By Night
3) Lakeside Park
4) Xanadu
5) The Trees
6) La Villa Strangiato
7) Spirit of Radio
8) Freewill
9) YYZ
10) Camera Eye
11) Subdivisions
12) Countdown
Xanadu is my favorite song. My family knows to play it at my funeral.
My personal track-listing:
1. 2112
2. Tom Sawyer
3. The Spirit of Radio
4. Xanadu
5. Closer to the Heart
6. La Villa Strangiato
7. Subdivisions
8. YYZ
9. Limelight
10. Cygnus X-1, Book I: The Voyage
11. Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres
12. The Garden
That's effin amazing!!! 👏
I put a UA-cam Music playlist of all the songs they picked here (in order of how they picked it) if anybody wants it too... music.ua-cam.com/play/PLMYAKPA_7lytiTjnqpD4cUrNCoK7PM5Ko.html&feature=share
My 12 All-Time List
1). Free will
2). Between The Wheels
3). Ghost of a Chance
4). Anthem
5). La Villa Strangiato
6). After Image
7). Something For Nothing
8). Fly By Night
9). Limelight
10). Vital Signs
11). The Enemy Within
12). The Garden (Easily could be first)
I’ve been a Rush’s fun since I first listened to them, in the very early 80’s; after discovering “Moving Pictures”, that opened the gates to searching for everything Rush❤❤❤❤❤❤ And I’m open to accept Mike Portnoy as their new drummer; Dream Theater can always bring back that Mangini dude, who is very good too.
It's very cool to see that Mike and John are working , and getting along well again.
Glad to see the love for the 80's era - it usually gets a lot of flack, but it is my favorite era - even "Hold Your Fire" (I'll admit that is probably nostalgia, but I still appreciate it.)
I saw Rush in 75 as they led off for Frank Zappa. Incredible concert
Rush opened for Zappa??!!
This was pre 2112, makes sense they opened for Frank ad they were not as well known then
Woah! Rush and Zappa on the same bill!?
I think I could sit and talk Rush with Mike for about 10 days and not get bored!
Xanadu was the song that got me into Prog... like that was it, then I discovered Dream Theater because of that. Marathon is my current favorite song it just brings me back to my highschool years, very nostalgic. I love the middle instrumental part with the powerful keyboards. My all time favorite song of any band is Red Barchetta and they pretty much covered why.
My ultimate Rush Album:
1.-Xanadu
2.-Red Barchetta
3.-Mission
4.-The Pass
5.-Marathon
6.-A Farewell to Kings
7.-The Trees
8.-Cygnus X-1
9.-Time Stands Still
10.-The Big Money
11.-Tom Sawyer
12.-Natural Science
Yes , Pink Floyd , King Crimson and then RUSH blew my mind. DTR are my favorite band and debate adding them to my Tattoo adornment.... Fantastic artists who make me smile outward and inward all the time....
Here is one band that went longer in the same linup: Golden Earring from the Netherlands. 50+ years.
Two hit wonders
@@Justrespect2112 Not in the Netherlands. They are huge there. It's where they are from.
@@Justrespect2112 Who cares about the hits?
@@Justrespect2112 Yeah, two hits that still get tons of airplay even today. Where are your hits? Radar Love and Twilight Zone both get covered extensively. Fun fact, they get more airplay than dream theater and liquid tension experiment put together. And those two bands had one hit put together. Sounds like a big deal especially from where they're from.
This list is great! Love seeing the mention of Countdown, that song is super underrated. My 12:)
1. Cygnus X-1 book ll: Hemispheres
2. Subdivisions
3. Natural Science
4. Losing It
5. Countdown
6. Red Barchetta
7.The Necromancer
8. 2112
9. A Farewell to Kings
10. The Analog Kid
11. Different Strings
12. Cygnus X-1 book 1: the voyage
(Honorable Mentions: The Trees, Lakeside Park, Mystic Rhythms, Limelight, YYZ)
Great list. My Top 10
1. Xanadu
2. Trees
3. YYZ
4. La Villa
5. Cygnus X-1 Book 1: the voyage
6. Tom Sawyer
7. Subdivisions
8. Necromancer
9. Limelight
10.The Spirit of Radio
Cheers!
Marathon, along with the rest of Power Windows is my go-to choice for RUSH listening. Very sentimental. I met my wife in '85, graduated in '85 etc. I love the booming lower end foot pedal synths and textures in those songs. As an amateur drummer, I think Neil's drums were perfectly produced. His snare really "cracked" and cut through. His 24 inch bass drums were up front in the mixes. Just a great sounding album altogether.
In my opinion, one of Rush's finest albums.
My car has power windows too.
Was very interesting to hear Mike and John geek out about my favorite band. Also happy with the choices all four of you made!
My ultimate album would go something like this:
subdivisions
tom saywyer
yyz
natural science
bravado
marathon
second nature
la villa strangiato
the spirit of radio
earthshine
hemispheres
Great show!! My first album was Hemispheres, La Villa Strangiato will always be my most fav. Saw them Nov. 85 at the Forum in Inglewood (LA), California on the Power Windows tour with Steve Morse Band opening, nose-bleed seats with the binoculars glued to my face the whole show, watching Neal. Thanks for the memories. 😎
Speaking to Red Barchetta how amazing that Neil wrote these lyrics 40 years ago and how relevant they are now. I am fifty one and knew that this would happen eventually but never in my lifetime. Crazy! Great show and thany you all! Also I have been a Dream Theater fan from When Dream and Day Unite and that is my favorite record fom you guys and in my lifetime top five. Cheers from Canada!
When Neil died the first thought that came into my head was.. Mike Portnoy. Yes we are all crushed by the loss. But the time for Geddy and Alex is also short.
The thousands of people that were employed by the Rush behemoth. The music and legacy, their ability to put on that big live production. Mike, make it happen
Nah. Tony Carey is the logical choice and before MP I’d say Chad Smith.
It's awesome to hear Mike and John talk about their first Rush show being Signals! That was mine also, I was 12! Saw them in Detroit.
JP at the end with Mission ! Love the Hold Your Fire album ..
So glad to see Power Windows and Marathon get love. Underrated album. Hands down.
Such a grrrreat albun Power Windows
I think it's one of their very best albums.
All cars have power windows now.
Is so nice they talk back and forward in and out DT career!!!
What a joyous exploration through the wonder of Rush's back catalogue. "It was all Rush and Maiden back then!" So it was for many of us.
My deep cuts not mentioned would include:
Circumstances
Rivendell
Losing It
Show Don't Tell
Kid Gloves
The Twighlight Zone
Force Ten
I could go on...
Circumstances is awesome!
You went with By-Tor, but I love Beneath, Between and Behind. Those drum parts never fail to make me drive too fast and feel young again. That’s my soul viagra.
Surprised by the lack of Caress of Steel!!!
Agreed. Bastille Day, Lakeside Park, The Necromancer
I know.... but lets faced, us on the same position, the choices would be SO different...! :)
Yes! Bastille Day, Lakeside Park, and others.
That is the thing about Rush fans. You ask 10 of them their favorite song from Rush and you will have a good chance of having 10 different songs.
I agree, especially since Dream Theater did an incredible cover of the Necromancer live, Petrucci looked like he was orgasming during the solos... it was absolutely monstrous.
Love this video! My top 12 would be:
1 Anthem
2 Camera Eye
3 Digital Man
4 The Body Electric
5 Between The Wheels
6 Ghost of a Chance
7 Circumstances
8 Xanadu
9 Cold Fire
10 Natural Science
11 Turn The Page
12 New World Man
Man, finally Countdown gets some love, thank you John. Loved this upload.
So many incredible choices but it would have been nice to bookend the list with The Garden. To spotlight how incredible of writers they were through their last studio work. Such a beautiful song and solo by Alex. To have to pick 12...
Completely agree. I'm sure "The Garden" wasn't planned that way, but I can't imagine a better epitaph for Rush collectively or Neil in particular.
That live version had me sobbing like a baby after Neil passed.
I can't listen to The Garden since Neil passed. I tried and couldn't do it.
Great list. AND I have to add... the late career of RUSH deserves more respect. I would have liked to see The Anarchist from Clockwork Angels. It rocks so hard, and the writing is fantastic.
with the exception of Animate, the last 30 years were ignored. I get it, we love the music we grew up on, but the latter half of the Rush catalouge is fantastic
@@jetydosa1 One of my favorite tracks from the 90s that nobody ever really talks about is "Driven".
"Test For Echo" seems to be a largely underappreciated album by most Rush fans.
I grew up in Kingston, Ontario, a small city east of Toronto. I went to a concert to hear Nazareth, a band who had a radio hit at the time. The other band that night was Rush, nobody had ever heard of them, they had just released their first album and radio stations hadn't picked up on them yet. Nazareth played first and my buddy and I were somewhat disappointed by their performance, then Rush came on. To say we were blown away is an understatement. We both went out the next day and bought their album which the store had just gotten in and kept playing it over and over. The real kicker to this story is a short time later Rush played at my high school. I still have to pinch myself to believe it
"You bought me that kit many years ago" JP... sounds like MP bought the kit with the intention to invite himself to play at JP's house, lol.
No mention of Freewill. This opened my mind to feel ok to question it all. It has remained one of my mantras for 40 years. Mentally life changing for a kid raised with forced fundamentalism . Neil inspired me to search out literature.
If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice...
It is literally an honorable mention at the end of the video. :)
@@nathanfreeman3217 That is correct, but not on any of their lists. It would be my first. 👍
I believe “The Pass” was the band’s own favorite. At least over a certain period.
it's a sick song, probably best Rush 90's song
Yes, they were very proud of Presto, and rightly so.
Listening back to the 80s catalogue, cuts like Between The Wheels, Analog Kid, Show Don't Tell, Open Secrets, Middletown Dreams or anything from A Show Of Hands sounds even better that I remembered. Such beautiful melodies, such brilliant lyrics.
Saw those tours with DT in Toronto and my fave was the Camera Eye... They did it justice
Love watching this , anytime it’s about rush I love watching it
My perfect Rush album: from the first album, keep only Working Man and cut the rest. Then follow it by every thing Rush ever recorded and there you go....the perfect Rush album. It’s long but you’ll be okay.
Awesome show! Congrats to Mike and John. The new LTE sounds amazing so far and can't wait to hear the rest of it.
Here is my list...and in order
Anthem
A Passage to Bangkok
By-Tor & the Snow Dog
Xanadu
Something For Nothing
The Trees
Cygnus X-1
Cygnus X-1 Book II Complete
Closer to the Heart
Circumstances
A Farewell to Kings
La Villa Strangiato
Sticking just to 12 tracks this list is only PART of the exact set list I saw on December 15, 1978 at the Chicago International Ampitheater. By far....the single best concert I have EVER seen. BUT..here is the rest of the show I left off...
2112 parts I, II, III, IV, VI and VII
Working Man
Bastille Day - In The Mood - Drum Solo.
Unstoppable magic!
As a 53 year old amateur drummer and RUSH fan, Subdivisions is still my favorite RUSH song to drum along to. And, yes they could of filmed the video at my high school as well. What great times to grow up in.
That is probably my favorite Rush song to listen to.... The isolated bass and drums track... Totally incredible...
Nobody ever mentions "a show of hands" which represents all the synth era in an amazing way and "presto" with such amazing songs
I totally agree. I'm lovin Presto more and more as I get older. Loved it when it came out too. Still sounds solid and fresh today. A Show of Hands too.
Repeat after me "Available Light is the best Rush song. Available Light is the best Rush song. Available List is the best Rush song."
I absolutely love Presto.
Great podcast guys--serously, one of the best I've heard....really fun and it felt good. No awkward moments that can sometimes happens with some guests.
My favorite Rush song is "Losing It" actually. The lyrics are just so powerful! Honorable mentions for me are "Red Sector A" and "Natural Science" and lastly "The Garden"
It was so cool that they pulled Losing It out for the last tour.
@@rickeaton3085 I used to go to every Rush tour not looking at the set list(s). So every song was a surprise to me. I pretty much knew they weren't going to play Losing It, but when it came on I broke down right there. The best Rush moment I ever had.
@@klantic2 Music can really pluck on emotional strings but Rush really hits you at your core. They've been the soundtrack to my life and I know I'm not a rare case. I listened to my Signals album so many times in my room as a kid. Reading the lyrics. Absolutely great album for a 7th grade nerd in 1982... and 51 year old nerd in 2021. 😀
Yes, especially Natural Science!
Me too! Favorite song of all time. So cool to see that someone else loves it as much as I do.
The instrumental jam on Freewill (short as it is) still blows me the fuck away! 2112 & Hemispheres (sides 1) always thought could make some really cool Sci-Fi Rock operas specially with todays CGI, or even animated film (like the 80's Heavy Metal)
Loved Mike choices, no typical favs. By tor, Jacob and Xanadu are just perfect. The first 5 tracks of Fly by night are perfect too. So it's Bastille day as an opener
Hey guys I just subscribed so thank you for letting me join. I love prog & I especially love the Holy Trinity RUSH
I do believe Mike is wraring a Letterkenny shirt.....classic Canadian show....love it
My first concert was Rush moving pictures. They were peaking. They had mastered their art in all phases.
Guys I really loved the picks and background shared by each. No doubt there is so much left out, but that just leaves room for the second disc of the double album
Liquid Tension Experiment was the Quintesential Progressive Metal band.
It was even better than Dream Theater at the time. To this day no other metal band has pushed so radically the limits of the genre overnight. Opeth, Messhugha, Mastodon, BTBAM, Ayreon, Pain of Salvation, Riverside, Dillinger Escape Plan, Devin Townsend Project etc. They CHANGED the Prog Metal Style because no one can Improve LTE, not even Dream Theater.
Well that's one hot take.
Don't forget Watchtower.
I love the endless Rush debate. Rush means so much to so many people.
The middle section of Bytor on the All the Worlds a Stage live album is so haunting. It’s epic!
That live version is the best in my opinion.
@@DF-ee8vt Agreed! The live version of Working Man from this album is also waaaay better than the Cleveland video that's going around UA-cam.
@@nexuslang My favorite version of almost any song is the one I heard(and loved) first. I like the versions from ATWAS except anything from 2112. Those, I like the studio version.
I love this. An impossible task to narrow it to 12 songs. But I agree with each choice. If you did this again next week, you’d most likely get 12 different songs.
There are NO WRONG ANSWERS.
Well done.
One of the best videos about music that I ever saw.
2 heroes from Dream Theater value their major influence which was Rush.
Fantastic.
Reminiscences about some of their choices:
Countdown: As an engineering student at the time Signal came out, I loved Countdown. It captured every reason that I went into engineering. "Technology high on the leading edge of life."
Jacob's Ladder: Seems to be every Rush fan's favorite deep track. It's really just a piece of Neil's poetry about a rainstorm set to music, as only Rush could do it. Too many time signatures to count. When I first heard it, I thought "Whoa, that one's out of left field, even for Rush." And I saw them perform it live on the Permanent Waves tour. They weren't afraid of that beast. 35 years later, I saw them perform it again on the R40 tour, and the crowd erupted; I think with the biggest ovation of the show.
2112: Had to be in there. My first Rush album. Heard it once, and I was a fan for life.
Animate: Opening song on Counterparts. To me, it was the first indication they were coming out of the 80's trip through synth purgatory and the banishment of Alex's guitar to the background.
My favorite early albums are hemispheres and caress of steel. Listening to these albums makes me realize Rush was not meant to be the prisoner of 70s and 80s radio. These guys were not hit makers they were movie score composers. In essence they write the soundtrack for the books that Neil read. Listening to Geddy and Alex provide the voicing on the Fountain of Lamneth is beyond description. It's one part somewhere out of a memory and another part look into the eye of the storm.
I love the fact that they included Marathon. Easily one of my absolute favorites of theirs.
1.between the sun and moon 2.secret touch 3.grand designs 4.earthshine 5.time and motion 6.double agent 7.afterimage 8.natural science 9.cygnus x1 book1 10.driven 11.chemistry 12.mission 13.vital signs 14.the garden 15.yyz
I was hoping when they were talking about Animate from Counterparts, they'd discuss why Neil counts it in when he's the only one starting it. I want to know :)
Maybe it originally started with the snare fill being accompanied by guitar and or bass and they decided to cut it
RUSH RULES AND MY TATTOO DEFINES MY PASSION FOR THEM ......
Great interview. This made me geek out on Rush again! lol Awesome band.
Jacob's Ladder was at Massey Hall, John. ;) I know because I was there (for all those jaw-dropping Toronto Rush covers!)
I would have had to have added "Analog Kid" to this list. It is so awesome to finally see Rush getting the respect they deserve. Always thought I was weird for being such a Rush fan and now I feel like I was right all along!
Props to you Gentlemen!
I was hoping for "The Garden" to close, but, good pick John, "Mission" is my all-time favorite.
I'm glad you guys put the final sequence at the end! I was wondering if I had to hunt down a random Tweet from Mike regarding it! Wonderful choices, picking just 12 Rush songs is quite a task!
Roll the Bones is S Tier amazing and so underrated, top 5 for sure!
I want a triple album. I want two more episodes of this. Watching MP and JP talk about Rush is one of my favorite things. Two of my favorite musicians talking about my favorite band is quite a delight. I gotta agree with John. I fucking hate when Rush does medleys. It makes me feel like Medley Schmedly
I remember Paul McCartney in an interview saying he didn't like medleys. I can totally understand that. The idea is either play the song or dont play it. Go big or go home. I think Rush figured that out too. Especially when they started doing " An Evening With" concerts with no opening act. At that point they no longer needed to do medleys for the most part. Ok on Vapor Trails they sort of did with By Tor/Cygnus/Working Man. But at least they played big portions. On R40 they did a lot more of Cygnus book 1
This was really really awesome. Respect to DT and of the great RUSH!!!
Great stuff. So glad to hear Red Tide mentioned. What a great song. What's interesting is the comments on the 80s (synth) period of Rush. This was my awakening of Rush also, saw all the tours in the 80s. Rush was experiential in that era and that is what we love about them. I have always said, the fans that departed during this period missed some of the amazing writing from Neil. They also missed the return of the hard rock sound with Counterparts 1994. There were two live versions of Xanadu, one that was a live on the floor official video thing in the studio from the AFTKs sessions 77. ( ua-cam.com/video/1I2gmT3rarY/v-deo.html ) and the ESL version that we all know and love, in 81. Don't forget the R40 version also! Xanadu was inspired by the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem Kubla Khan. Medley's - I get what JP is saying but I saw the R30 tour and the opening medley was awesome to see live and one of my fav jams. Thanks for making my Sunday morning awesome! WRP 🧠🧠🧠
Signals was my first Rush tour. Capital Center, Landover MD.
My first concert was RUSH Moving Pictures outdoors on a 4th of July night.
My dad turned me on to rush when i started taking a real intrest in playing bass. Being born in 84 i really missed all the great music of zep floyd rush and you know the list lol. And If time machines existed i would be well on my way back to see all of my favorites...
I've been playing drums for over 50 years, and have been a Rush fan for nearly that long, and I still have never figured out the middle section of Jacob's Ladder. As a matter of fact, I'm not even sure Neil played it the same live as he did on the album!
Not in the version I saw which was around Test For Echo era. I don't know how the band keeps in time with the snare not landing on those off beats. Believe it or not it's unsettling to listen to it played wrong, even by Neil. That Quirky snare was the beat by virtue of volume and we got used to it (Quantized it in our heads).
John BEARDrucci
Here is my album
- The Necromancer
- 2112
- Xanadu
- Cygnus x-1 book 1 & 2 (Counting these as 1 song LOL)
- La Villa Strangiato
- The Spirit of the radio
- Jacobs Ladder
- Natural science
- Tom Sawyer
- YYZ
- The weapon
- The enemy within
Welcome home Mike
...and BOOM! A new playlist is born! Just for fun.
Three songs for me that should be on this album were huge statement songs later in their careers. The first is Stick it Out. When that song came out it was like hey, we are done with the 80s keyboard synth stuff and now we are going to kick your ass! The second is Test for Echo. This was the big statement song after their hiatus while Peart worked through his issues. The final song is The Garden, the final song from their last album. This in fact should be the closer of this ultimate album.
Side 1
1. Xanadu
2. Red Barchetta
3. Between the Wheels
4. Signals
5. A Farewell to Kings
6. Fly by Night
7. La Villa Strangiato
8. YYZ
Side 2
9. Closer to the Heart
10. 2112
11. Cygnus X1
12. Hemispheres
34:50 Counterparts was late 93/94 as I saw them with Candlebox opening in January 1994.
Having seen this episode much later after its posting, perhaps my perspective differs with the hindsight prompted by Rush appearances & collaborations at Taylor's benefit concerts, Geddy's book, Alex's appearance with Tool, & being more distant from Neil's passing, but a few 'must haves' on such a hypothetical optimum Rush album, along with most of those that the roundtable chose, include:
Natural Science
Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Limelight
Working Man
Territories
One Little Victory
Passage to Bangkok
and
The Garden
Being the best possible closing track to an album, three careers, a life, a band, and an epoch, 'The Garden' needs to also be the closing track on this hypothetical optimum Rush album.
P.S. Congrats on reuniting, John & Mike. May the musical examples noted in this video & among its comments inspire DT to create future music of that highest caliber.
Best podcast episode ever
THANKS!
My track listing(at least for today): 1) Anthem 2) Digital Man 3) Red Barchetta 4) Jacob's Ladder 5) La Villa Strangiato 6) The Analog Kid 7) Limelight 8) Free Will 9) Between the Wheels (live) 10) YYZ 11) Working Man 12) The Garden
(bonus track :) ) - Bravado (from Different Stages)
Wow! I have such a great story about camping out overnight for tickets on the Power Windows tour in the middle of a cold, Canadian winter. Perhaps I'll get to share it sometime. Awesome video!! Thoroughly enjoyed this!!!
My Rush album (no particular order):
1. BU2B
2. Bravado
3. YYZ
4. 2112
5. Closer to the Heart
6. Circumstances
7. Vital Signs
8. Tom Sawyer
9. Mystic Rhythms
10. Ghost of a Chance
11. Afterimage
12. Spindrift
Smiled through this entire video! Great guys all around!
I'm sure someone has mentioned this but I can't find it, but I believe the song Xanadu is from the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Kubla Khan.
Masters of their trade !!!! Skillzzzzzzzz.....
Xanadu has gotta be my favorite rush song. So so goddamn hard to choose though, Every song they have ever released, I love.
Xanadu is based on the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem Kubla Khan
6:29 John started to talk about old lover... you can see the glow in his eyes.
we get to see the gears turning red hot in MP's head as he is putting the list in order.
Call me crazy but I much much prefer Cygnus X-1 Book II Hemispheres over 2112 as far as Rush epics go.
Same here, but both are so great. I find Hemispheres more musically interesting, but 2112 is very iconic and unique.
Same
I completely agree with you. I always felt that Book II was overlooked among the epics and even across all the songs. Unparalleled storytelling about an extremely intelligent concept, legendary opening chord and my favourite part, the solo section between the Apollo and Dionysus sections when all 3 go crazy which is definitely my favourite section in all of rock n roll.
I'm with you, that overture gives me chill every time. I suspect many Rush fans feel that way, even though 2112 usually gets all the attention. I'm also a huge fan of Fountain of Lamneth and Necromancer (I'm susprised they weren't mentioned by the guys, btw).
Hemispheres has always been my favorite Rush album. Saw the Hemispheres tour @ the Fox in Atlanta. Incredible.