Rush - The Rush Story: Part Two (Full Music Documentary)
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2020
- This is the ultimate critical review of the music of Rush on record, on film and on stage. Drawing on rare archive footage and an in depth interview with Alex Lifeson, a leading team of music critics and working musicians revisit and review every Rush album from 1974 through to 1981.
Part 2 - Hemispheres to Exit Stage Left.
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There will never be another reason Rush. My #1 band. I’ve loved them since i was 16 and I’m 63 now. Still buying their music and books
From the age of 18, and now I am 66 and still loves them. I even made my grandson love them :)
They never gave the fans what they wanted... they gave them what they NEEDED!
I give this documentary 1 star....I'm feeling generous!
That is generous.!!
This is the kind of criticism Rush always had to deal with and listen to from people who don’t get it. All there albums are 10s.
LOL hemispheres 3 stars ,, yup ok these mungbeans are out in left field
@@zippygogo3660yeah my exact thoughts. 3 stars for Hemispheres is laughable. The DJs were typical. The musos worshipped them.
Thanks for posting. People don't realize/appreciate how Internet has changed everything. We used to sit for hours and suffer all those crappy songs/bands on MTV just so we may catch a Rush video!. Now it's just a few clicks! Thank God...
Also Neil's clean n intelligent lyrics made Rush more appealing. RIP Neil...
The three greatest musicians of all time
“"Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read." - Frank Zappa
Right?
Makes for a great sound bite but it’s a sweeping generalisation
@@ntak7716 That's why he said "most rock journalism" not "all rock journalism".
"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture."
@@paulbennett772 www.collapseboard.com/where-the-metaphor-fails-writing-about-music-is-like-dancing-about-architecture/
None of these guys are rush fans, they talked trash about them the whole part 1 and 2
Especially that tool "Danger" ............what a douche!
No idea what you guys are talking about, they raved about Rush throughout the entire video
My favourite band of all time, Hemispheres my favourite album !!
It's absolutely criminal that this doc only has only 58k views. It's very well done!
RIP Professor.
They were a once in a lifetime miracle of musical genius. Dare i say musical GODS ?
Yes..God's...
Hemispheres 3 stars??? WTF LMAO That was a FN incredible masterpiece
La villa Strangiato "Too jammy" . now that's just insane
it's a ridiculous hyperbolic comment...??!! it's a FKN jam!!! best!!!
These bozos are just jealous they can’t do what Rush does with ease. 😎
Dumass comment "too jammy". That guy is certainly no musician.
If you go on and on with a solo like zep use to , you could say it's too jammy. But Strangiato too jammy? Lmfao
That's when I realized these were idiots and stopped there.
You got to love people with vary little talent criticizing others with ten times the amount of talent.
Not sure what you watched, they were gushing about how great the band was.
If you're going to be interviewed on a Rush documentary at least pronounce Neil's name correctly.
Most people dont unfortunately.
Every time I run across another butchering of a simple enough last name to say, I quickly print out ....P👂T or Peeert. Which makes me out to be some kind of ass. I will be that ass.
china type2 bass rocker chill ... bro . 🤦♂️
@@chinatype2bassrocker809 rock on
I heard Dzjeddy in a different doc. Jeez.
IMHO Signals, their next album, was no slacker either. Subdivisions, Analog Kid and New World Man several of my favorites!
I agree with you. I think Signals was experimental because in 80s the Synths were making it big so Geddy wanted to experiment with more keyboard which Alex hated coz as he said "it's not even an instrument and takes up the same freq. As guitar"...but still Signals songs were all good. Countdown analog kid weapon chemistry etc etc the 1 with violin. All of them...
Anyway as I said Rush made a Big mistake by dropping Terry Brown and bringing some British dude who had never heard of Rush and was producing some crap like boy George or some punk synth bands in UK ??
Terry was like the 4th member. He even sings along with Geddy a little in Limelight .
I recently realized that He was the best Rush producer. They should've brought him back after grace under pressure .... :-(
I can't agree more
The Analog Kid tells a great story!
Sadly, with the last of this bands recordings, ends an era of their unique style of musical greatness. Though left with great tracks, I don't believe that such musical greatness, will in my lifetime, ever be witnessed again :(
These three were as one.
Indeed.
True
Sadly for our love of this amazing Rush experience we enjoyed, it shows all of our times on this planet are finite...I would ad when something so powerful as Neil's death happens, it reminds me how it really doesn't matter what the hell we did in the end. No one gets out of here alive, as Jim said!
Agreed.
God sent.
All those “music critics”. The fans were the most important.
Can not even watch this, most interviewed seem negative.....had enough negativity about RUSH for 40 years. THEY ARE THE BEST PERIOD.
This was ok but as usual, beyond Moving Pictures very little mention if any...people talk about how great Rush is but never go beyond Moving Pictures...(ooo we love 2112 because its about rebellion and A Passage To Bangkok about dope!) There's so much more to this band, so much more to love. For the true fans, they can always rediscover something. You dont have to love it all, its not for everyone.But I always said that unless you're a musician or music aficionado, you really wont get Rush. They've pretty much always been an exclusive club, not for everyone, outside the box, defying all category. And...there's more beyond 1981!!!
Hemispheres a mirror story of 2112 ?
Excuse me😖
3 stars?!? Hellloooooweeee
Yes 2112 is a lot more consistent
Right? I was thinking what the fuck does this kid even mean?
The fact that ANY of these "definitive" History of RUSH videos still have EVEN ONE PERSON pronouncing Neil's surname as "Purt" is an absolute embarrassment and instantly discredits the entire thing for me.
It bothers me too, but this is a documentary, and one of the facts that it documents is the prevalence with which Neil's name is mispronounced.
Dumbest gatekeep ever. "Oh you didn't pronounce his name right, you don't know anything about anything now" Really?
@@seandpizzle Well aren't you up on the current lingo! "Gatekeeping"? No, it's a measure of respect to pronounce someone's name correctly, especially when your creating an allegedly professional documentary based on the man's life's work. I'm far from some Rush super fan, but I am a drummer, and Neil went to great lengths in print and film interviews to inform folks how his surname is pronounced. How about for the rest of your life, everyone you know sends you a birthday card on a day that is nowhere near your actual birthday? Or, everytime you go into your favorite bar, the bartender always, and I mean without fail, calls you by some incorrect name that's not even close to your real name? Just by your comment alone, I can tell you are a person that doesn't take any pride in whatever your work is. You're content to cruise on through the day, doing the bare minimum and doing it as unremarkably as can be.
@@toddmorrissey8372 I absolutely agree about the respect thing. All I'm saying is that saying it incorrectly doesn't automatically make everything they say stupid or false. Growing up I always heard it as "Pert", and now, even though I know better, that's the first way I hear it in my head. I'm guessing the situation is similar here
That odd time signature at the beginning of YYZ is morse code for Pearson International Airport call sign Which is of Course YYZ
I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that none of these weekend warrior guitar scrubs realize that they all come off like This is Spinal Tap.
Welcome to my teens in southern Ontario. What a time. Trying to imagine being a teen now is just too depressing.
I listen to HOURS NONSTOP sunk deep into my Bean bag, wearing my Koss headphones that were bigger than my head...with a cord stretched taunt to the 8 track...hours and hours..
Hemispheres 3 of 5 stars? Gimme a break. I readily admit that I'm a homer, but this rating is WAY off. WAAY off.
Pretentious English guys..
i couldn't believe in part 1 they said cygnus x1 and xanadu were too much, then they talk bad about hemispheres :(
Right 3 stars please lol
I wouldn’t lend much credibility to those ratings. The guys they were interviewing were largely idiots to begin with, and the guy playing the guitar parts wasn’t even playing them correctly in most cases.
I've listened to this album sooooo many times, especially on road trips to new canoeing adventures driving in the middle of nowhere at 2:00 in the morning. You are at the peak of alertness when you listen to this from beginning to end. Definitely goes to "11" on my dial !
Nobody has the intelligence musically to make a judgment critically about RUSH and their genius and creativity. If you think so? STEP UP
Exactly Jason Doctor. DJ Tank Montana claims Red Barchetta was actually about Peart's uncles car? If you're a novice RUSH fan, you'd know that Neil wrote this epic mini-story by being inspired by a story in the car mag Car & Driver. Neil & the writer met up years later to share a motorcycle ride. True RUSH fans want to get the facts straight, so future generations can get the story right.
That DJ was clueless
Their creativity was off the charts.
Old RUSH 1976 -1981 super,amazing music !!!
Přesně si pamatuji,jak nastoupila éra této kapely,avšak přerod nastal až albem 2112,to je neskutečná pumelenice.Vůbec v tom období na mě zapůsobil pomp-rock a Kansas,Styx,Reo Speedwagon,Ambrosia,Shooting Star..ale pouze dvě jsou stěžejní-RUSH + KANSAS .
Where did they put together this group of idiots to comment on Rush?
right?!
I’m going to say and I don’t really care what anyone says RUSH is my favourite all time band, I’m a 64 year old Canadian man, I’ve been listening to them for over 50 years and heard a lot of music over the years but I asked myself who is your all time favourite band? I said RUSH 🤟
"Subdivisions" probably, overall their best song. 1982, from their Signals LP
Clockwork Angels was their final and
that’s a fantastic album too
Yes it was!
My PERSONAL opinion ALL their albums were great!!!
Rush are their own genre
13:08 Only a true Scot would pronounce Alex's name as "ALEC Lifeson" :I'm surprised he didn't call him Alec McLifeson ..by the way!
Wouldn't a Scot call him Alec MACLifeson?😊
No...don't think Alex was Catholic...Dutch parents..so...protestant good bet so it is McLifeson I think.....
I love the guy saying how the intro to spirit of Radio is this triplet type thing , Hmmm sounds like 16th notes to me !! 😉
I've never actually analyzed it, but simple counting tells you it's not straight triplets. It's as if they found people who would either do these interviews for free or as cheap as possible.
"It's actually just about the trees" LOL!
I'm sure Neil said that with a wink and a smile. Wondering whether he would get the joke.
(facepalm)
@@laneeric Oh yea! I'm sure he was hoping the guy would get the joke.
Yeah, no! LOL Neil said the song was about French-speaking Canadians vs English speakers, but that he wanted every listener to apply to whatever they imagine.
It seems that the producers spent all their money on getting the rights to some of the songs and none on securing credible critics. This doc comes across as "I asked my buddies from down the street what they think about Rush".
If you have a question , ask me , I was there in the beginning , and I'm here at the end , too .
The first time I’d ever heard of Rush was in 1976 when I saw them open for Bad Company. I’ve been a huge fan ever since.
There should be at least three more volumes in this documentary.
The jam in Freewill is epic, beyond measure!
Makes me wonder how the hell I ever developed such a fine rock and roll taste without listening to a bunch of bobble-headed critics like Robert christgau.
Oh my!! That guitar player didn’t play anything remotely close to how it’s played on guitar. You may want to audition next time. Lol
yeah, guy sucked
I KNOW omG i was literally yelling at the screen.. Lmao! Ha! Thanks for making me feel less insane. Cheers!
I notice discrepancies too !
love when he says a complicated riff when its diatonic thirds in the solo section of Tom Sawyer geez louise
Well, it's close, but still blatantly wrong. Wrong enough that I don't know how he missed it, missing that D on the B string for the Spirit Of Radio is so clear I wonder what his problem is. There are videos of Alex demonstrating how to play it on UA-cam, so there's no excuse for getting it wrong.
Ok, I gotta chime in here, can the duuude in the sunglasses just shut the heck up??? dude's wasted
And embarrasses himself attempting to play the "YYZ" riff.
LMAO...Not one of these guys ,( interviewee's), could play a single riff correctly....now that's a true testament to the bands musicianship
I'm afraid there's some incorrect information in this documentary:
1:17 Hemispheres is not a concept album. The first half has a long piece that tells a story, the second half has three shorter songs that are unrelated to the long piece. By definition it is not a concept album.
3:52 There are no "cowbell flurries" in La Villa Strangiato (at least not on the studio recording).
6:07 No, it's nothing like an opera or musical. With operas and musicals, the focus is specifically on telling the story through singing, therefore the singing and words are the centrepieces. La Villa Strangiato is telling a story without the use of singing and lyrics, therefore it is almost diametrically opposed to operas and musicals in its approach.
10:26 Neil Peart's surname is pronounced incorrectly.
13:07 It's "The Spirit of Radio" not "Spirit of the Radio", it's "Alex Lifeson" not "Alec Lifeson" and that guitar part is 16th notes, not triplets.
18:26 No, the lyrics in Freewill are not "their statement to corporations" on writing what they want to write. They are about general freedom of choice and believing what you want to believe in. The song is talking about big issues far beyond the band's past experiences with corporations.
19:34 There's no shuffle feel in Freewill. It goes into a rolling 6/8 feel right from the start of the instrumental section and remains that way right until the end of the guitar solo. No shuffle to be found there.
19:42 The chorus isn't just in 3/4. It's made up of a loop of 3 bars of 4/4 and a bar of 3/4.
19:44 Again, no shuffle in Freewill. And that 6/8 section isn't even a triplet feel, it's based on 8th notes in groups of 3s. It might sound like a triplet feel but there are no triplets involved.
27:29 Tom Sawyer does not have "a lot of drum solos". It has a lot of drum fills but only one drum solo which occurs just after the guitar solo. And there are no bass solos in Tom Sawyer, the closest thing to a bass solo is when the bass is playing the riff just before the guitar solo starts. That is not a bass solo though.
28:47 The guitar solo in Tom Sawyer is not in 7/4, it's in 7/8 with some bars of 13/16.
32:04 Again, it's "Alex Lifeson" not "Alec Lifeson".
35:25 Again, Neil Peart's surname is pronounced incorrectly and at the beginning of YYZ he is not playing a bell, he is playing a crotale.
35:32 The vast majority of YYZ is in 4/4. The intro and outro are the only sections of the track that are not in 4/4.
36:34 No the lyrics in Witch Hunt are not about censorship at all. They are about an angry vigilante mob gathering together.
36:47 Limelight is not the last song on the album, nor does it begin with a sequencer. Vital Signs is the last song on the album and that song does begin with a sequencer.
38:13 2112 is not 19 minutes long, it's 20 1/2 minutes long.
Very accurate corrections
You , sir, a a true RUSH fan !! And true RUSH fans who watched this “ story so far” agree with every mistake these “ commentators/critics/wannabe musicians “ made….that you were so prudent to point out. True RUSH fans stand behind your observations and - aside from watching anything RUSH and loving watching it….all I hear when most of these guys try to “ nutshell” our beloved trio is…blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah etc etc…to quote Mr Živojinoć
Watching LA Villa always reminds me that I've been playing guitar and copping Rush tunes since 1982 and still don't own a volume pedal. Gotta fix that today.
RUSH,love or hate.they we're always about the the music and the fans.
I'm just here for the comments..
That dude in the wrestlemania shirt is clueless. Rush never became sad rockers. Deep Purple give me a break, good band but nowhere near the greatness of Rush.
Wrestlemania? Probably a KISS fan.
Jules Akers you got that right. There is no band ever to accomplish or sound as tecnical as rush.
So true but obviously not all their albums are ten.
I totally agree. Those guys joyfully pursued their musical journey.
He's a jackass!!!!
There's very few bands you can say life would've been so different without..Life would've been very different without Rush.
I thought it was pretty clear what " The Trees" lyrics meant. It was the small ( poor) vs big ( rich). The big ones consumed everything and they did not understand why the poor complained, when they were given free shade. The poor revolted and demanded more.. and the consequence of this is that they were all brought down by ax, etc. It basically is saying that if the poor do revolt and try to take what they think is just as much theirs.... that everybody will suffer. Great lyrics.. reality discussed in fantasy
Alex has had that 335 forever and in my opinion is the best sounding guitar ever made
The white one? It’s a 355
That's a 345 with the split parallelogram fret markers. The 335 had small block markers.
As a lifelong musician, guitarist, I can say that all the time spent analyzing Rush is nice, but none of the assumptions hit the mark...we enjoy playing music...there is a joy in it nobody who doesn't play or sing can ever truly experience until they do it. I am sure as with me, it is done to simply do your best to express your spirit and joy.
It's good Jeff Woods brought his notes along otherwise he wouldn't have a word to say.
Oh man, there's a Rush one of these? I LOVE these long involved docos that delve deep into the music. Once I saw the font graphics I knew it was done by the same people as the YES, Genesis, & AC/DC ones I've seen. Thank you for this and timely of course.
Thanks for watching! We have a special feature of Neil Peart and Rush in our next issue of Music Legends Magazine - it will be available to read online on 13th February at mlmag.uk/issues. He was an amazing guy - will be missed.
Music Legends Magazine please continue 🙏🏽 love Rockumentaries 🤟🏽
@@jaimecarrillo613 Thanks Jaime! We'll do our best :)
@@shopcodarecords hopefully you can find some people who have concrete knowledge of the subject.
Not people who mangle name pronunciations, song titles, or lyrics.
People who have no clue as to song meanings.
People who don't incite laughter or distrust when they appear on camera.
People who don't dress like coke fiends, fat drunken trailer trash or mom's basement-dwellers.
And people who can play their guitars better than my 13-year old.
Also, when using archive audio clips, try to find something that doesn't sound like a fifth-generation cassette copy recorded onto digital at 32k.
Also, don't give albums total ratings. You only piss people off.
But overall, congratulations, I'm sure your 7th-grade class project got a B+.
Jim Geiger Music Wow Jim 😂😭
Moving Pictures bass tones have to be the best ever recorded for rock. SICK !!
Note to production staff...
The next time you sit someone down to show how a guitar part is played, MAKE SURE THEY KNOW WHAT THE HELL THEY'RE DOING!!
This guy with the southpawed PRS was kinda in the ballpark...a little? But for the most part he wasn't even close.
I TOTALLY agree !!!!
this guy really pissed me off!!!
he's nothing but a bar band rhythm player
He ruined the documentary for me!
The wrestlemania dude must have been at the right place at the right time to get on camera. We as Rush fans have opinions on favorites but we all agree they are masters and profoundly affected our lives. This dude thinks they stopped making a difference in 1981? That computer he's holding to find out the album songs because he doesn't know can fit in his ass with a kick or two.
If I have one regret in life musically, it's not having been there at this Pink Pop gig...
I love the videos and they should've just posted them without talking. I'm not sure if these guys really like Rush and some of their views and tone are kind of dissing Rush. One of the guys says basically Alex is no Jimmy Page and Rush is no Led Zeppelin. They are definitely NOT Led Zeppelin and Jimmy couldn't play some of the Rush songs, but I betcha Alex can play all of the Zeppelin songs.
Part1 yeah, there is something off putting about this documentary. It's almost like some of the compliments from some of the interviewees are back handed. I also don't know who any of these people are. Who are these people? I don't mean to be insulting but I'm literally not familiar with any of these people.
@@ghendar they're hacks who think they know something and a couple pretty stoned especially the guy in the glasses. The balding blond guy now he's clueless and biased against the band
Rush was always awesome live...Zep mostly sucked live, in my opinion.
Part1 Like the Jimmy Page comment, have the same thought, but then again, it’s all about different flavours and personal opinions...
There are definitely people showing great disrespect and dislike for Rush in this video.
Agree patrick, plenty of good stuff after Moving Pictures as well .
These DJ comments are for the most part an absolute cringefest
YEAH right!.
I totally agree with you hamhead2765!
The A holes used to make this documentary , ruined this documentary, (about one of the greatest bands EVER!)
La Villa Strangiato... Magnificent ! I still love to tune out the world with this perfect instrumental through my headphones. I think that when I pass I would like for this piece to be playing on repeat at my wake. (Note to self, indicate this on my will) I hope that I can hear it :)
Where did they find these idiots to interview? Red Barchetta is apparently a hokey story about Neil's uncle. Lmfao
The guitarist guy.... omg average at best... ummm no, that's not even close to how Alex plays it.
I was wondering if anyone else felt the same way lol Total dorks that sound like they don't really know the band or like Rush
Watch the fist part. These guys are idiots. They kept calling one of the albums, "A Farewell to THE KIngs. Gave the album only 3 stars.
Robert Rivers That was funny as hell indeed
Hemispheres and 2112 had very little in common, neither conceptually nor musically. 2112 was a future shock dystopia ruled by a theocratic regime, musically driven by chunky power chords, furious shredding lead guitars and Geddy's shrieking banshee vocals. 9/10
Hemispheres is about the battle between emotion and intellect, expressed as two Gods in conflict over the human plight, leaving humanity in a constant tug-of-war between the two extremes, until a new, third being intervenes as a reconciling force to keep consciousness in balance. Musically, shifting from vast, ambient chordal arrangements to fast hard hitting orchestral power and hypnotic atmospheres. 8/10
These two things are NOT the same!!!
Signals is also great...
The greatest rush time I think was a great album it played out when signals came along.things changed.
@ 37:35 , who is this dude that made the joke about " If they were in a plane crash ,,,,," ? . They don't show his name at the beginning . There are names on the credits at the end @ 40:18 .
Rush are Canadian. On "Moving Pictures" the instrumental song is NOT why-why-ZEE, It why-why-ZED!!
I love listening to DJ's and record producers.....NOT!!!
The only people in this docu who really got Rush were the 2 musicians. The radio guys TRIED to sound like they did but missed the mark. I guess the difference is the perspective of the two.
Gnomes. You will not fault any album. These dudes had a TIME MACHINE.. Some PEOPLE LIKE THAT..STUFF..
The guy in the WrestleMania shirt seriously needs to go.
Robert Kibler, yeah he reminds me of a typical millennial where a song is too long for them to keep focused,
Oh look a squirrel!
What really needs to go is the guy at 12:36 completely mascaraing the intro to Spirit of Radio...
And take Danger with him.
It looks like he's on drugs!
@@Snow-Dog2112 Right on! Waaaayyy too much distortion!😎
These documentaries are cheese
Moving Pictures was a very tight album. Especially Neil. Top notch all the way. Very clean production, excellent compositions thgroughout. Still love listening to it on vinyl
...a few errors from the Dj's… See "Car and Driver". Many more. but love the video. thanks for posting.
Never been an 80s guy but Signals is vying for 1st place over Hemispheres these days.
The intro to YYZ is morse code for YYZ, and YYZ are the sig letters for Toronto Airport
... every Rush fan knows this.
@@JimGeigerMusic Yes i suppose youre right lol I live in Toronto so i like mentioning it. :)
most overstated comment "there is no other band like RUSH" well no shit...
The Trees was simple to decode. It was Canada (Maple) vs America (Oaks)....Oh and btw it's PEARt
Actually, you would be wrong.
BTW...it's peerT!
26:09 this dude plays Tom Sawyer wrong and hes on a Rush doco rofl
I know,I just about spat out my tea when I saw that.I suck and I play it better than him..
Yeah who are these people? They are not really up to RUSH documentary standards.
We had a drummer bring the sheet music to Tom Sawyer to an audition, and proceeded to site read the song... it was awful. He made it sound like a disco beat.
DANGER is a Doophus...sorry, this presentatio n could have done without his imput and negatively.
Agreed
And a puppet
Permanent Waves, Motion Pictures and Exit Stage Left were favorites...the latter being best of .
Hello, is there is a Part Three?
Plz tell me there is parts 3 and 4!!
We will pass on the request! Thanks for watching :)
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease!!!
The Rush story doesn’t end here.
These guys were in their early twenties when they wrote and played La Villa Strangiato . They were better musicians then than 99 % of all the ones that we heard on the radio then and now . These guys comenting are trying to make sense out of something way over their heads .
Everyonr has an opinion of an artist painting, people see things differently as the artist himself .the band has already explained what some of their lyrics mean,just go with that,NEAL WROTE them,leave it at that...to me,every song is now a master peice. ..rest easy Neal. ..
True legends.
l like the guys that can play give there opinions not the DJ's , we all know Rush is a great band just listen there great musicians no question about that .
"If you chose to decide"
"You still have made a choice"....My wife made me a coffee ☕ with that!.
Why didn't they talk about anything after Moving Pictures?
Think you have to go to part 3 !!!
Wow these guys are clueless!
I made it to 11 minutes and realized I wasting my time.
These fuckers weren't even alive when Rush was in their prime to "critique" them so.
How's that? Which "guys" specifically
Hello?
yep
as soon as I saw they were rating the albums I *knew* they were going to give the radio friendly works, the most stars.
typical. No surprise there
Dude in the wrestlemania shirt... please shut up...
The guy who was trying to play the riff of "Spirit of Radio" missed it totally. LOL not even close.
Did these guys actually sit through a Rush album?