The dystopia Neil is describing here is our own world, circa 2007 when the Snakes and Arrows album dropped. At least in my opinion, the song is about the contrast between the hopeful vision of the 2000s that they grew up with in the 50s and 60s, and the reality of what that decade ended up being. There are other songs off that album that get at similar ideas Glad you guys enjoyed this one! Snakes and Arrows is probably my favorite Rush album, mainly thanks to Neil's exceptional lyrics and subject matter Armor and Sword, The Main Monkey Business, and Hope are some other songs if you want to dig more into S+A. It's their 2nd to last album, and one that's very overlooked imo Thanks again boys!
Rush is my favorite band/group. Triumph is my second favorite. It just worked out that way, nothing to do with both being Canadian or both being only a trio (Triumph did bring in a fourth member guitarist/singer later on to back-up Rik Emmit). Those facts are just coincidence, though I was impressed at the fact that both bands put out so much sound with just 3 members, it might have had about a 1-2% contribution to the reasons they became my two favorite bands. My top ten favorite bands represent rock from the 60's through the 90's. For the most part (at 56 years old), I stopped discovering new bands after the 20th century, but I still listened to new material from twentieth century bands that were still around, and started discovering other bands from the 20th century I had heard of or didn't know much about before. It just seemed to me, that post 20th century, modern music took a huge nose dive in every way possible musically. There are a few exceptions, very few, that aren't rick n roll, like the A Capella group HOME FREE.
@@bobrush4217 I would put the guess who over them as a band. He's a good guitar player but he ain't writing things like natural science and freewill. I've heard lay it on the line enough to make me sick.
Rush returned to their heavier roots on their later albums. Snakes and Arrows was from 2007. Stick it out Headlog Flight The Way the wind blows are a few more of their later heavier songs. Far cry is about how the world didn't turn out like the vision we had in the 60's. The chorus has a bit of a 60's feel. I love their heavier vibe! ❤❤❤
Try Headlong flight from their last album, very good song, pretty heavy sound... they still had plenty of gas in the tank at 60y-o after almost 20 albums
Great reaction y’all!! This was one of the songs written toward the end of the recording session!! Everything just seemed to come together and they ended up putting it together and recording it in 1 day!! They are so talented and just all around great guys!! Enjoyed it! Be well and God bless… from Texas!!!
Rush released the album 'Snakes & Arrows' in 2007... 'Far cry' was the 1st single... However, the heaviest Rush song is (in my opinion): 'One little victory'... from their 2002 comeback album 'Vapor trails'... which is the heaviest Rush album in their catalog. I think Neil Peart wrote 'Far cry' regarding the aftermath of his 2 yr journey on his motorbike after losing his family... and seeing the world as it is... In 1996, Peart was riding high on the success of Rush... In 1998, he had lost everything: "One day I feel I'm on top of the world, And the next it's falling in on me... I can get back on... I can get back on... One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel, And the next it's rolling over me...I can get back on... I can get back on..." It's no secret that the lyrics to Rush's 2002 album 'Vapor trails' were entirely about Neil Peart's 2 yr journey on the road... healing from the loss of his wife and daughter... He admitted that he heard a lot of his anger and confusion on that record... The lyrics to songs like 'Vapor trail'... 'Ceiling unlimited' ... 'Peaceable kingdom' ... 'Earthshine'... 'One little victory'... captured his experiences during the worst times in his life. Rush never got political but Neil Peart did write the songs - "Where the wind blows" ... 'The larger bowl'... 'Bravest face'... on the album 'Snakes & Arrows' about his views of the world. He wrote the lyrics to the Rush song 'Totem' ... about his view on religions.
Some have regarded "The Trees" as a metaphor for Canada - U.S. relations, with the oak trees representing the U.S. and the maple trees representing Canada; additionally, the lyrics of "Distant Early Warning" reflect the Cold War tensions of the mid 1980s, and the title refers to the Distant Early Warning Line, a defensive perimeter that was established in the Canadian Arctic to warn us of a Soviet invasion.
Tea party is another power trio that is like a blend of Rush, Zeppelin but with vocals that sound a bit like the doors. Heavy sounding with a hint of mid-eastern undertones. Great f**kin band !!!!
I was one of the lucky people to be in the front row in Regina , Saskatchewan at the Snakes and Arrows show , between Geddys bass and Neils drums the floor never stopped shaking . They always gave 150% at every show .
"Far cry" is a phrase that suggests we are very far from where we should be, in our personal or societal lives. Like, "That Supreme Court ruling is a far cry from what precedent historically allows".
Whirlwind life of faith and betrayal Rise in anger, fall back, and repeat Slow degrees on the dark horizon Full moon rising lays silver at your feet 🤘🖖✌️🎸🥁🎤🎸
Not as big as Rush but you guys have to checkout The Tea Party !! Start with Temptation, fire in the head, Sister awake and psychopump. Really good stuff. Second favourite Canadian band for sure !!!
The Tragically Hip was probably biggest Canadian band in Canada itself. Had a 35 year run (1984-2018) peaking in the early 90’s. Sang many great song with truly Canadian themes and stories. Performed final tour after lead singer Gord Downey was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and final show in their hometown of Kingston was epic with all of Canada watching coast to coast to coast. A few tears were definitely shed in Canada that day and again when he died the next year. Similarly like RUSH, all 5 members in the band meet and went to same high school together in Kingston, Ontario
I had absolutely no time at all for Rush through the 70s, mainly down to what I thought of as Geddy's thin shriek. From 'Spirit of Radio' and 'Moving Pictures', which I jammed along with when a housemate brought it home newly released, starting on side 2, hitting a wall and taking a breath at YYZ, I've only grown in appreciation of their versatility, musicianship and supreme listenability. Effing 🔥🔥🔥, boyz. Deuces. ✌🏼😊🎶❤️🍁❤️✨️🕊
Rush's last three albums were among the most aggressive work in their catalog. Especially their last, Clockwork Angels, a Steam-punk inspired epic about a dystopic world controlled by austere, faceless time keepers, measuring out and tracking tbe minutes and seconds of every life, while the human levels of society below are subject to a restless, gypsy-like existence in a constant state of hazard and flux.. It is one of their most aggressive and progressive albums and it was the climactic impeccable finish that only Rush could deliver. You MUST check it out, they ended their long career in an explosive, thunderous finale..
There are no other Canadian bands that are as big or bigger than Rush. They are Canada's version of The Beatles. There are other bands from Canada which are very well loved and respected. You should check out Triumph, Saga, and Pat Travers. Great bands. This song is from the Snakes & Arrows album from 2007. Check out the lyrics, brothers! You will love them!
Their last album, Clockwork Angels (a steampunk concept album), has some of the heaviest songs they ever created. Check out Headlong flight, & B2B). Fire!
Lorne Wheaton, was Neil's lead drum tech and almost exclusively set up his kit for years. You can Google a video of him doing it for I believe the R40 tour.
Bands / singers from Canada: Triumph, April Wine, Bryan Adams, The Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO), Nickelback, Helix, Anvil, Three Days Grace, Saint Asonia, Loverboy, Killer Dwarfs, Our Lady Peace, Red Rider, Tom Cochrane, Sum 41, Saga, Finger Eleven.
On a lighter side, did you catch the "Alex fan club" surrounding his effects board? There are about a dozen Barbie dolls holding signs. LOL These guys are fun along with everything else! Great reaction, guys! Keep more coming. For Halloween, please consider reacting to Witch Hunt. You will be impressed all over again, I promise. Peace!
Lorne Wheaton was responsible for assembling Neil's kit. There IS a diagram of his kit with everything (30 pcs.) labeled. I'd post it here, but don't know how. As for the song, it about the difference between the world people thought they would inherit and the way it actually is....."It's a far cry from the world we thought we'd inherit. It's a far cry from the way we thought we'd share it"
Lorne Wheaton set up that drumkit for every show, video or other performance, and took it apart, for many years, and there was no guess work, everything had it's specific place.
Canadian Women singers. Sass Jordan, Shania Twain, K.D. Lang, Nelly Furtado, Alanis Morrisette, Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, Joni Mitchell, Amanda Marshall and many more.
The heaviest Rush song is probably "Stick It Out". I saw the video on Headbanger's Ball and honestly thought Rush was a metal band 😂 Went to a record store and bought the previous album (they didn't have Counterparts) and remember being very confused. A song called "Virtuality" has the heaviest metal riff that they ever did but I can't stand the chorus.
Almost all Rush songs for me take at least 3 or 4 listens before I lock in and decide I really like them, or sometimes, maybe not. But not this song. First listen when it was released: Loved it. Still do.
Triumph is from Canada and while not as big as Rush, they had their heyday and were amazing. Also check out Half the World by Rush for a political song.
You have to understand what the phrase "far cry" means in order to understand the song. It means - very different. The song's about Neil's Baby Boomer generation starting off strong, but then getting sidetracked and derailing as they got older. IMO, this is the best late era/2000's Rush song there is!
you MUST check out Rush - Jacob's Ladder (Live R40). R40 stands for Rush fourty. Their 40th anaversity tour. fourty years and they still sound fantastic! ua-cam.com/video/JBCMSmF1G1o/v-deo.htmlsi=vaLGNCwAGMfm3nHe
Is Hong Kong still independent? The territory was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems.
Thanks for coming back to RUSH, fella's!!! Snakes and Arrows is an awesome record!! although heavily influenced by Ayn Rand writings, there are no political or mushy love songs (overtly, anyway) in Peart's lyrics. another great song from RUSH is "BU2B".
The dystopia Neil is describing here is our own world, circa 2007 when the Snakes and Arrows album dropped. At least in my opinion, the song is about the contrast between the hopeful vision of the 2000s that they grew up with in the 50s and 60s, and the reality of what that decade ended up being. There are other songs off that album that get at similar ideas
Glad you guys enjoyed this one! Snakes and Arrows is probably my favorite Rush album, mainly thanks to Neil's exceptional lyrics and subject matter
Armor and Sword, The Main Monkey Business, and Hope are some other songs if you want to dig more into S+A. It's their 2nd to last album, and one that's very overlooked imo
Thanks again boys!
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Triumph is another incredible Canadian rock band. If you haven't checked them out you should listen to "Fight The Good Fight"
Rush is my favorite band/group. Triumph is my second favorite. It just worked out that way, nothing to do with both being Canadian or both being only a trio (Triumph did bring in a fourth member guitarist/singer later on to back-up Rik Emmit). Those facts are just coincidence, though I was impressed at the fact that both bands put out so much sound with just 3 members, it might have had about a 1-2% contribution to the reasons they became my two favorite bands.
My top ten favorite bands represent rock from the 60's through the 90's. For the most part (at 56 years old), I stopped discovering new bands after the 20th century, but I still listened to new material from twentieth century bands that were still around, and started discovering other bands from the 20th century I had heard of or didn't know much about before. It just seemed to me, that post 20th century, modern music took a huge nose dive in every way possible musically. There are a few exceptions, very few, that aren't rick n roll, like the A Capella group HOME FREE.
Do not mention triumph in the same breath as Rush. They have a couple good songs but no.
@@bobrush4217 I would put the guess who over them as a band. He's a good guitar player but he ain't writing things like natural science and freewill. I've heard lay it on the line enough to make me sick.
They have.
@@listenup7284I agree. I like Glass Tiger better than Triumph.
Rush returned to their heavier roots on their later albums.
Snakes and Arrows was from 2007.
Stick it out
Headlog Flight
The Way the wind blows
are a few more of their later heavier songs.
Far cry is about how the world didn't turn out like the vision we had in the 60's. The chorus has a bit of a 60's feel.
I love their heavier vibe!
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Try Headlong flight from their last album, very good song, pretty heavy sound... they still had plenty of gas in the tank at 60y-o after almost 20 albums
Snakes & arrows came out in 2007,far cry is a cracking opening song.
I sa them on this tour in the uk,it was brilliant as they usually were.
I saw them for the second time on the Snakes and Arrows tour in Dallas it was incredible!
Greatest rock band of all time ❤
Great reaction y’all!! This was one of the songs written toward the end of the recording session!! Everything just seemed to come together and they ended up putting it together and recording it in 1 day!! They are so talented and just all around great guys!! Enjoyed it! Be well and God bless… from Texas!!!
Just love this one. Always pertinent. And hopeful. Glad I get to chance to hear your reactions.
Love you two..LONG LIVE RUSH ❤
Rush released the album 'Snakes & Arrows' in 2007... 'Far cry' was the 1st single... However, the heaviest Rush song is (in my opinion): 'One little victory'... from their 2002 comeback album 'Vapor trails'... which is the heaviest Rush album in their catalog.
I think Neil Peart wrote 'Far cry' regarding the aftermath of his 2 yr journey on his motorbike after losing his family... and seeing the world as it is... In 1996, Peart was riding high on the success of Rush... In 1998, he had lost everything:
"One day I feel I'm on top of the world, And the next it's falling in on me... I can get back on... I can get back on...
One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel, And the next it's rolling over me...I can get back on... I can get back on..."
It's no secret that the lyrics to Rush's 2002 album 'Vapor trails' were entirely about Neil Peart's 2 yr journey on the road... healing from the loss of his wife and daughter... He admitted that he heard a lot of his anger and confusion on that record... The lyrics to songs like 'Vapor trail'... 'Ceiling unlimited' ... 'Peaceable kingdom' ... 'Earthshine'... 'One little victory'... captured his experiences during the worst times in his life.
Rush never got political but Neil Peart did write the songs - "Where the wind blows" ... 'The larger bowl'... 'Bravest face'... on the album 'Snakes & Arrows' about his views of the world. He wrote the lyrics to the Rush song 'Totem' ... about his view on religions.
I believe beneath, between and behind was fairly political!
Some have regarded "The Trees" as a metaphor for Canada - U.S. relations, with the oak trees representing the U.S. and the maple trees representing Canada; additionally, the lyrics of "Distant Early Warning" reflect the Cold War tensions of the mid 1980s, and the title refers to the Distant Early Warning Line, a defensive perimeter that was established in the Canadian Arctic to warn us of a Soviet invasion.
@@lindaward5376 Some are thinking too hard...
@@lindaward5376The Trees metaphor between 🇨🇦the maples and🇬🇧the oaks
triumph would be another 3 piece band from Canada
Tea party is another power trio that is like a blend of Rush, Zeppelin but with vocals that sound a bit like the doors. Heavy sounding with a hint of mid-eastern undertones. Great f**kin band !!!!
From Canada? Tons of major artists - Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bryan Adams, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, Drake...
Bands from Canada besides Rush? April Wine... The Guess Who... Bachman Turner Overdrive ... Triumph ... Loverboy ... Sum 41 ... Barenaked Ladies ... Voivod... Annihilator ... Anvil ... Exciter ... Nickleback ... Theory of a Deadman ... Finger Eleven ... Helix ... Saga ... Killer Dwarfs ... etc.
i'll add; Goddo, Moxy, Frank Marino, Max Webster....
The Tragically Hip 😊
I was one of the lucky people to be in the front row in Regina , Saskatchewan at the Snakes and Arrows show , between Geddys bass and Neils drums the floor never stopped shaking . They always gave 150% at every show .
"Far cry" is a phrase that suggests we are very far from where we should be, in our personal or societal lives. Like, "That Supreme Court ruling is a far cry from what precedent historically allows".
Love this song! Still amazes me that it’s only 3 people in Rush. Great stage show as well. 👍👍
Whirlwind life of faith and betrayal
Rise in anger, fall back, and repeat
Slow degrees on the dark horizon
Full moon rising lays silver at your feet
🤘🖖✌️🎸🥁🎤🎸
Not as big as Rush but you guys have to checkout The Tea Party !! Start with Temptation, fire in the head, Sister awake and psychopump. Really good stuff. Second favourite Canadian band for sure !!!
We're not where we thought we'd be. Good analysis.
This explosion midsong was massive! You could feel it hit you.
The Tragically Hip was probably biggest Canadian band in Canada itself. Had a 35 year run (1984-2018) peaking in the early 90’s. Sang many great song with truly Canadian themes and stories. Performed final tour after lead singer Gord Downey was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and final show in their hometown of Kingston was epic with all of Canada watching coast to coast to coast. A few tears were definitely shed in Canada that day and again when he died the next year. Similarly like RUSH, all 5 members in the band meet and went to same high school together in Kingston, Ontario
I had absolutely no time at all for Rush through the 70s, mainly down to what I thought of as Geddy's thin shriek. From 'Spirit of Radio' and 'Moving Pictures', which I jammed along with when a housemate brought it home newly released, starting on side 2, hitting a wall and taking a breath at YYZ, I've only grown in appreciation of their versatility, musicianship and supreme listenability. Effing 🔥🔥🔥, boyz. Deuces.
✌🏼😊🎶❤️🍁❤️✨️🕊
love this song...nice one chaps
Rush's last three albums were among the most aggressive work in their catalog. Especially their last, Clockwork Angels, a Steam-punk inspired epic about a dystopic world controlled by austere, faceless time keepers, measuring out and tracking tbe minutes and seconds of every life, while the human levels of society below are subject to a restless, gypsy-like existence in a constant state of hazard and flux..
It is one of their most aggressive and progressive albums and it was the climactic impeccable finish that only Rush could deliver. You MUST check it out, they ended their long career in an explosive, thunderous finale..
There are no other Canadian bands that are as big or bigger than Rush. They are Canada's version of The Beatles. There are other bands from Canada which are very well loved and respected. You should check out Triumph, Saga, and Pat Travers. Great bands. This song is from the Snakes & Arrows album from 2007. Check out the lyrics, brothers! You will love them!
This is such an awesome performance! Another heavy song that is great live is 'Between the Wheels' live from the R30 tour in Germany.
Great song! One of my top five from my all time favorite band
Their last album, Clockwork Angels (a steampunk concept album), has some of the heaviest songs they ever created. Check out Headlong flight, & B2B). Fire!
I saw them in 2011. Amazing show
Lorne Wheaton, was Neil's lead drum tech and almost exclusively set up his kit for years. You can Google a video of him doing it for I believe the R40 tour.
Your Vital sign reaction was fire !!! Would love you to react to Middletown dreams (studio version) !!!
Malignant Narcissism/De Slagwerker Snakes and ArrowsTour..it has Neil's very best drum solo after the instrumental which is Grammy nominated❤🇨🇦
Bands / singers from Canada: Triumph, April Wine, Bryan Adams, The Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO), Nickelback, Helix, Anvil, Three Days Grace, Saint Asonia, Loverboy, Killer Dwarfs, Our Lady Peace, Red Rider, Tom Cochrane, Sum 41, Saga, Finger Eleven.
Great reaction! Highly recommend checking out some Triumph. Another fantastic Canadian rock 3 piece
On a lighter side, did you catch the "Alex fan club" surrounding his effects board?
There are about a dozen Barbie dolls holding signs. LOL
These guys are fun along with everything else! Great reaction, guys! Keep more coming.
For Halloween, please consider reacting to Witch Hunt. You will be impressed all over again, I promise.
Peace!
Nice Canadian boys. I saw Lou Thesz wrestle Bruno Samartino in the 60s in Toronto, the home to Geddy, and Alex
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Wow- did Edouard Carpenthier do any back flips off the ropes? Great reference!
@@mikewoodrow5878 Du flying Frenchman 🍁
Lorne Wheaton was responsible for assembling Neil's kit. There IS a diagram of his kit with everything (30 pcs.) labeled. I'd post it here, but don't know how. As for the song, it about the difference between the world people thought they would inherit and the way it actually is....."It's a far cry from the world we thought we'd inherit. It's a far cry from the way we thought we'd share it"
Lorne Wheaton set up that drumkit for every show, video or other performance, and took it apart, for many years, and there was no guess work, everything had it's specific place.
This song came out in early 2000's snakes and Arrows allbum
There's no band from anywhere bigger than RUSH!
This is my favorite RUSH song, I find it reminds me a little bit like it was inspired by TOOL!
top 5 for me
You need to check out Danko Jones - Baby Hates Me (official video). Another under the radar Canadian band
They are the biggest but The Tragically Hip was huge too❤🇨🇦
Canadian Women singers. Sass Jordan, Shania Twain, K.D. Lang, Nelly Furtado, Alanis Morrisette, Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, Joni Mitchell, Amanda Marshall and many more.
The guess who, BTO, triumph, April wine, Neil young, Steppenwolf, the tragically hip, Barenaked ladies, sum 41....all big Canadian bands
Saw this at R40!
The heaviest Rush song is probably "Stick It Out". I saw the video on Headbanger's Ball and honestly thought Rush was a metal band 😂 Went to a record store and bought the previous album (they didn't have Counterparts) and remember being very confused. A song called "Virtuality" has the heaviest metal riff that they ever did but I can't stand the chorus.
Stick it out and Earthshine are very heavy riffs indeed !!
Have you heard Earthshine? My vote for hesviest Rush song.
@@romankoltun5935 I don't consider Earthshine to be nearly as heavy, but people hear these things differently.
And an honorable mention to Double Agent for pushing the horizons of what is considered 'the Rush sound'...
@@petrilampela exactly.
The Band
Almost all Rush songs for me take at least 3 or 4 listens before I lock in and decide I really like them, or sometimes, maybe not.
But not this song. First listen when it was released: Loved it. Still do.
Triumph is from Canada and while not as big as Rush, they had their heyday and were amazing. Also check out Half the World by Rush for a political song.
You wanna hear heavy? BU2B. From Clockwork Angels. It's HEAVY
If you want one of the great heavy songs, try headlong flight from their last album. Do the studio and catch all the nuances
The Guess Who, Shania Twain, Triumph, Celine Dion and Gordon Lightfoot Oscar Robertson
You have to understand what the phrase "far cry" means in order to understand the song. It means - very different. The song's about Neil's Baby Boomer generation starting off strong, but then getting sidetracked and derailing as they got older. IMO, this is the best late era/2000's Rush song there is!
Now that we are doing more and more prog....come on guys... Pain of Salvation - On A Tuesday pretty please 😅
Btw...smokey where did you get that shirt...I need that shirt.😂
you MUST check out Rush - Jacob's Ladder (Live R40). R40 stands for Rush fourty. Their 40th anaversity tour. fourty years and they still sound fantastic! ua-cam.com/video/JBCMSmF1G1o/v-deo.htmlsi=vaLGNCwAGMfm3nHe
The trees could be taken politically
Chec out his drum solo
Drake . Justin B Neil Young . Are from Canada
Is Hong Kong still independent?
The territory was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems.
Check out Tragically Hip
Thanks for coming back to RUSH, fella's!!! Snakes and Arrows is an awesome record!! although heavily influenced by Ayn Rand writings, there are no political or mushy love songs (overtly, anyway) in Peart's lyrics. another great song from RUSH is "BU2B".
Not one of their best, but I like your enthusiasm for the sake of SOFT Rush fans.
Putting Rush on the small screen is wrong
Driven
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Malignant Narcissism/De Slagwerker Snakes and ArrowsTour..it has Neil's very best drum solo after the instrumental which is Grammy nominated❤🇨🇦