After awhile, you'll understand the feeling that long time Rush fans get when a new fan is introduced to what is probably some of the greatest music ever made!! This band is my youth and adulthood, and will continue to be, until the pearly gates open up and welcome me to their never ending heavenly concert! (Yes, that's how I imagine Heaven) LOL!!!
I wholeheartedly agree with you. Rush is the only band who were good enough to become part of me. Sounds odd I know, but the immense respect and love for them is unequaled. Their music has helped make me who I am today.
I have to agree with the commenters here, John! Your enthusiasm and appreciation for the musicianship, passion, and originality of this three piece group of monster musicians who remained friends and maintained their humility and sense of humour is very heartening! We older Rush fans had to bear the brutal insults hurled at out heroes all through the 70’s through 90’s so it is gratifying to see young people, like yourself, who understand and appreciate the care they put into their craft. Hard to also believe that commercial radio would not touch this band in North America until 1980, after seven albums. Incidentally, this song is based on a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Neil based a lot of his lyrics on literature and this was yet another example of how literate this band were. Thanks for your enthusiasm - I envy you - you get to hear a lot of wonderful music for the first time. Almost 50 years later, Most of it sounds as fresh to me now as it did when I was 14 years old!
56 here, loved, adored, worshipped Rush since first hearing them aged 12. A unique trio of pure musical genius that is very rarely seen in music of any era. Technical, passionate, delicate & powerful. There will never be another Rush! 🇬🇧
Totally agree with you and must add that I'm truly sorry that these folks will never have the experience of feeling them live. They are truly the Working Mans band, they did it with hard work and always moving the bar to be better. Forty plus years later the messages are still relavent, unfortunatly we are failing to learn from history.
Neil playing an entire percussion pit in the days before quality samples were available, Geddy playing All The Things as usual, and Alex Lifeson (as in live your "life, son") teleporting his hands seamlessly between 12- and 6-string without dropping a fucking note. Xanadu is based on an incomplete poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge after he had a dream in an opium den, about finding eternal life only to descend into madness after discovering that it gets lonely when you live forever. Immortality is very much a double-edged sword and not all it's cracked up to be. Neil is an exquisite storyteller; a true bard.
Loving your reactions to Rush, John - your genuine expression of what your feeling seems to really shine. It’s really rewarding to sit back and watch younger people discover for the first time what some of us waited with eager anticipation for back when these albums were being released. Their sound grew and matured as did their growth as musicians and performers - you’ll witness a true evolution of this band. ✌🏻
Love seeing reactions from younger musicians discovering RUSH. Enjoy the ride and discovery. From a longtime follower of this Magnificent band from 1974-present.
From Finding My Way to The Garden... my favorite rock and roll journey through time. I count myself fortunate to see these boys play live a few dozen times over the last forty-some years, all the way to their final show at the LA Forum in 2015. As glad as I am for having all those memories, I find myself wishing I could experience them again for the first time like you are. I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I did.
One of the few songs that gives me frisson multiple times as it plays, usually starting on my arms, and then running across my back and up my neck. Rush was the most important band in my life, and I'm so grateful to have found them back in 1980.
I've been a Rush fan for over 40 years and this is my absolute favorite from them. Its a total joy for me to see YTubers react to this and all their songs because it always reaffirms to me that after all these years Rush is still the cream of the crop. NOBODY has ever shown me a better live performance better than Xanadu. No band, let alone a mere 3 piece, has ever shown me better musicianship than Rush. Good job dude. You have much more to discover from this band, enjoy.
Really enjoying your reactions John...keep checking out the catalogue..I just turned 54 and these guys have been changing my life since I was 13 or barely 14 years old. in a serious....and not so serious way...
The thing that has amazed me for over 40 years is how a trio has a sound as full as a 10 piece band. Check out Caravan or The Garden from the Clockwork Angels tour and you will hear them with a string section accompanying them.
not to take anything from Rush but Triumph was a different genre but just as good as was Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush trio - check out his playing on Aint Dead Yet live
It is interesting that Rush always found ways to end their songs far more often than fade-outs. As much as they were great technicians and musicians, they were also great composers, and "Xanadu" was a reflection of their talent as creators. They repeat musical themes, and each musician's performance compliments that of the others.
Dang, I got all emotional watching this. I LOVE THIS BAND. Watching them live, around this time, take me back to 1979 when I first went to a Rush Concert. I remember every second. IT WAS AMAZING. I saw them a few more times in the early 80's. But, nothing is like the first time. Getty said to us, We have the most aromatic audiences. lol. All smoking weed and having the time of our lives. NOT ONE BIT OF VIOLENCE AT OUR CONCERTS EITHER. JUST SAYING. THEY ARE AMAZING. We had the best of the best back then. LUCKY US.
I always say RUSH fans are the most genuine, friendliest group of people I've ever had the pleasure to meet. Concerts are the best because everyone is Rush's no.1 fan Lol, if that makes sense, haha. I always say RUSH fans are the only fans I would let stay in my home if they were visiting my city. Lol.
@@lvgelfling72 All so true. I would gladly open my doors and welcome any Rush fan into my home for a drink and talk about those three Canadian gentlemen. And I use the word gentlemen deliberately, unlike many ego-laden, narcissistic musicians!
Rush has 3 eras....the 80s had more keyboards, but there are songs from that era that are concert staples, and fan favorites , despite some fans not liking their musical direction at this time. Rush was navigating changing times , and exploring their outside influences. Eventually they returned to a more guitar oriented sound , but the journey is worth it. Their really is some great songs between 1980 - 1995.
To be fair, Geddy's double neck isn't a true double bass, it's a bass & 6 string guitar. There's a short bit toward the end where he plays it. Also, Alex's last name Lifeson isn't his real name; his family came to Canada from Serbia & his real last name is Zivojinovic, Serbian for "son of life", or anglicized, Lifeson, not "Leifson". Just an fyi.
Not to mention that "Geddy" Lee isn't Geddy's first or last name. HIs real name is Gary Lee Weinrib. It is believed that "Geddy" was how his Polish immigrant mother (a holocaust survivor, by the way) pronounced 'Gary'. The bastardization of this name kind of stuck with his friends.
Waking up with Rush. :) I can't remember which Rush concert was my last one but it was somewhere in the later 70s and this song was on the playlist. :)
The next phase of your learning/appreciation comes with counting the time signatures they’re moving between. Nobody does it like them and pulls out catchy tunes. SUBDIVISIONS, TOM SAWYER, LIMELIGHT…SPIRIT OF RADIO are probably the only hit radio tunes in history that move through time changes as they do. It’s under studied and under appreciated on reaction channels.
This was based on Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He didn't finish it because of an interruption from a man from Porlock, so Neil tried his hand at finishing it.
I have been around a long time and have listened to pretty much every genre of music including classical, opera etc. but I truly believe that this particular performance is one of the best live performances I have ever seen period. People often talk about how good John Bonham was playing in "the pocket" and this is a case of all three of them at once being in that same place and what's more, you can tell by the look on Alex's face throughout this song that he knew they were on it that night.
I am enjoying your videos. Watching you, listening to Rush, for the first time, takes me back to when I was introduced to them. A Farewell to Kings, was my introduction to them, and Hemispheres was my first concert with them. Xanadu was, and still is my favorite song from them, followed by Trees. I permanently borrowed a book from my high school library, from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, just for the poem. Lol Enjoy your trip down the rabbit hole, lol
Perhaps the finest Lifeson guitar solo recorded on video, besides all the other things he does with that 12/6 string double neck Gibson leading up to it. Amazing.
Hey John, new here. It's amazing how many reviewer channels are just discovering Rush, I'm loving it! I think what you're looking for is Where’s My Thing? / Here It Is. Giddy carries the theme on his bass, and there's a Neil solo 💗 . 8+ minutes of them just jammin'! 🙆♂🎼🎵🎶
I was fortunate enough to see them perform this at the British leg of the Exit Stage Left tour at Wembley Arena. It was my first Rush concert and I would see them twice more - once in the mid eighties and again on the R30 tour. This song, in particular, left me astounded by their sheer musicianship, the absolute wall of sound created by three people and the obvious enjoyment they derived from playing it. I was an aspiring drummer at the time and I was amazed at the way Neil would be playing an intricate fill, toss a stick 30 feet in the air, catch it and continue playing as if nothing had happened. I'd develop similar tricks myself, though not as impressive. Unfortunately, the band I was playing in at the time (jazz rock fusion) didn't appreciate it and sacked me for trying to upstage them. C'est la vie.
Back in 82 when th Pictures tour was doing their second leg promoting EXIT my school music teacher and us pupils saw the tour advertised in Sounds magazine here in the UK .Cut a long story short we went to see Rush at Ingleston Edinburgh in the November, and there were more young teachers on the trip than pupils(and they said we could call them by their first names and smoke too lol).If memory serves the Lads said they want to play a couple of tracks from their forth coming album,turned out to be Subdivisions and the Analog kid of Signals.
Morin John, I am thrilled this was an amazing 1st live performance for you to see and hear!!!! The boys were in their prime here...Omg Geddy's voice..... There was nothing better live..... they had an amazing time on stage and loved it so..... Neil was a lyricist..... You are right about Alex unfortunately he was so underated.... Spirit of the radio would be awesome..... Don't forget about the synth master song 2 ELP fanfare for the comman man... The live video they are practicing in a empty football field..... From the 1st few notes.....Cheers
Yes, and still Geddy had and has so many detractors for his voice. Just as Rush is unimaginable without each of the three gentlemen, so it was, is and will be without Geddy's voice. Remember "My spirits are low in the depths of despair, my life blood...oooooo...spills ooooover!"? My goodness, what a band.
Great reaction video once again! Welcome to Rush and the Exit... Stage Left Concert Tour! 🥁👍 They're musicality and personality are"reflected in their art"...✌️🤗
This song is so powerful. Full of greatness, magic and wonder. I watched them play this live. ...saw them 4 or 5 times. These guys put on the greatest show I've ever seen and I've seen quite a few bands. I'm probably biased because they're my all time favotite band. There's really no one else that comes close in my view.
The song is based on Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem Kubla Khan. It's a Cautionary Tale abt searching for a paradise w everything you can dream of a immortality, but attaining it finds it's also a monotonous prison. Careful what you wish for.
You’re right! It IS a poem, but a poem inspired by another... Look up Samuel Coleridge’s poem Kubla Khan to get to the heart of this song, and hoow Neil transformed it into a cautionary tale.(be careful what you wish for...!)
Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction here dude. I like to brag that Rush was my FIRST rock concert in 1978 at the Checkerdome in St. Louis when I was just an adolescent. I saw them again in like 1983 at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. I will never forgive myself for not catching another show of theirs in the 2000s or 2010s. I put Rush right up there with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. Probably their most classically influenced album of theirs was "A Farewell to Kings," which was my introduction to Rush "back in the day." Definitely check out these following classics from Rush: "By-Tor and the Snow Dog," "Cygnus X-1," "Spirit of Radio," "Tom Sawyer," "Limelight," and be sure to listen to their performance of "Working Man" in Cincinnati during their 2011 Time Machine tour for some take-no-prisoners hard rock. Sooner or later, you will HAVE TO listen to their magnum opus, "2112." Then "flip the album over" to listen to side 2. If you want to listen to a band that Rush jammed to in their teenage years, listen to some Yes. "Siberian Khatru," "I've Seen All Good People," Starship Trooper," and "Heart of the Sunrise" are just a few of the masterpieces that Yes put out. I saw Yes on their 901210 tour in the 80s, and once again at a mind-blowing concert in the mid-90s that opened up with the last glorious part of Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite." Looking forward to your journey dude. If you want to get an idea of what goofily normal people that Rush were/are, check out their video "Dinner with Rush."
The Working Man video you're referring to was in Cleveland not Cincinnati but ya they really tore it up in that one and that was the encore to a three hour show when they were all 57-58 years old.
Hi from Brasil! I still recommend the videos for "Red Barchetta" and "Freewill" in this same live show. I also recommend watching the official video for "Tom Sawyer" !
The protagonist in this tale goes to the Pleasure Dome decreed by Kublai Khan, then later "a thousand years have come and gone." But Khan lived 700 years ago, so this song was written... in the future!
what's amazing besides the general level of musicianship is that Neil has orchestral chimes behind drum set and triangles LOL then you have Geddy playing keys and using bass pedal for bass while doing it
Because there are so many Rush songs, I want to help you navigate that sea of madness. I am a 40 year Rush fan and musician (Drummer) and I though I should give you a road map of their career. So from start to finish.... These are the quint essential songs from each record. After going through these songs you will have a very good understanding of the band and their growth over the years. Hop you enjoy them as much as I have. Keep Rushin' !!!!!!! Oh yeah, and please read the lyrics as Neil is one of the best lyricist to ever put words to music. Fly by night : Anthem - Fly by night - In the end - By-tor and the snow dog** Caress of steel : Bastille day - Necromancer **- Fountain of Lamneth 2112 : Passage to Bangkok - 2112 Farewell to kings : Xanadu** - Cygnus X-1** Hemispheres : The trees** - Circumstances** - La villa Strangiato** - Hemispheres** Permanent waves : Spirit of radio** - Freewill - Jacob’s ladder** - Different strings - Natural science**** Moving pictures : Tom Sawyer - Red Barchetta - YYZ - Limelight** - Witch Hunt** - The camera eye - Vital signs** Signals : Subdivisions** - Analog kid** - Losing it*** - The weapon** - Countdown Grace under pressure : Distant early warning - The enemy within** - Red sector A** Power windows : The big money - Marathon** - Territories** - Mystic rhythms - Middletown dreams** Hold your fire : Force ten** - Open secrets** - Second nature** - Prime mover - Turn the page - Lock & key Presto : Show don’t tell** - The pass** - Presto* - Available light*** Roll the bones : Dream line - Bravado - Where’s my thing** - Ghost of a chance** Counterparts : Animate** - Stick it out - Cut to the chase - Leave that thing alone** Test for echoes : Driven - Test for echoes Vapour trails : One little victory** - Ceilings unlimited** - Earthshine*** - Secret touch Snakes and arrows : Far cry** - Good news first** - The main monkey business - Malignant narcissism Clockwork Angels : The wreckers - The garden
Although there isn't a recording studio version of The Camera Eye" from their Moving Pictures album, it's definitely a MUST listen to ... The lyrics and artistry are incredible!!
If you want to see a good exposition of Alex's guitar-playing and Geddy's bass-playing, check out their Live in Rio performance of 'YYZ'. La Villa Strangiato is also a must-see.
Dude you should definitely not be looking at the lyrics while this video is on every second they are doing something amazing on stage. The best way to take in rush is a studio version, a live version, a lyric video then watch a live one three more times keying in on each guy individually. Rush is shear perfection in this song and as many times as ive seen it I still notice things I missed before.
They were heavily influence by Yes (Geddy's Rickenbacker), and it showed during the Terry Brown (producer) years. Not derivative at all, though. Chris Squire actual has a custom triple neck that he plays on "Awaken." This is my second fave after La Villa Strangiato. Man! Those were the days. You guys are keeping the 70s/80s alive! Not a good history of Rush concerts, though :-( I went to the Kings tour and the people who promised me tickets screwed me. Then we got our bong confiscated when we went back to van to wait for the dbags who screwed us. Second tour I got elbowed in the throat, knocked down and almost trampled. Front row, festival seating. Sigh.
Dude, take it from me, you need to go back to the first Rush album, and take it all in! You will have such an appreciation for their progression over the years, it will be amazing!
Geddy's doubleneck is a Rickenbacker 4080/12 which is 4 string bass and 12 string guitar. He uses the 12 string for the last minute and a half of the song beginning when Alex starts his outgoing solo.
@@gold98gtp It is indeed a 12 string, do a little research. It's also well documented in Geddy's Book of Bass Guitars, page 386. Rickenbacker doubles up the tuners on the headstock on their 12's - 6 tuners on the side of the head and 6 on the back of the head.
We call this being "in the pocket". RUSH was "in the pocket" for 4 decades whether it was live or in the studio. We will never hear anything like this again.
So proud to be from Geddy Lee’s home town of Welland, Ontario. There’s actually overview shots of Welland in the video for Subdivisions! That’s about the only cool thing from Welland though lol.. a few Stanley Cups though!
Good job on the Patreon.👍 They hated the double neck guitars, and it was the reason this song disappeared from the live sets, or they just did sections that didnt need 25 lbs of metal and wood slung over their shoulders on stage. The other "militartesque ending" you're thinking of is the end to La Villa. Flurry of snare notes. 'Course, if you want real militaryesque rock drums...you need a guy named Steve Gadd in your life. Have fun with THAT one.🤘
Geddy has to lug that heavy double neck the whole song just to use the 12 string for the last min or so of the song A friend taught me this song in 79 i think it was and was tricky to sync up with him to make that ending work. As a teen in school the first time my teacher mentioned Xanadu in class i bugged the shit out her till she let me bring a tape deck to play the song in class
@@gold98gtp I said the same thing you say I was corrected by someone who said you cant see the other 6 tuners on the Rickenbacker he played there on the back .
After awhile, you'll understand the feeling that long time Rush fans get when a new fan is introduced to what is probably some of the greatest music ever made!! This band is my youth and adulthood, and will continue to be, until the pearly gates open up and welcome me to their never ending heavenly concert! (Yes, that's how I imagine Heaven) LOL!!!
I wholeheartedly agree with you. Rush is the only band who were good enough to become part of me. Sounds odd I know, but the immense respect and love for them is unequaled. Their music has helped make me who I am today.
Here,here. Mine as well. GBOAT!!!!!!
I have to agree with the commenters here, John! Your enthusiasm and appreciation for the musicianship, passion, and originality of this three piece group of monster musicians who remained friends and maintained their humility and sense of humour is very heartening! We older Rush fans had to bear the brutal insults hurled at out heroes all through the 70’s through 90’s so it is gratifying to see young people, like yourself, who understand and appreciate the care they put into their craft. Hard to also believe that commercial radio would not touch this band in North America until 1980, after seven albums. Incidentally, this song is based on a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Neil based a lot of his lyrics on literature and this was yet another example of how literate this band were. Thanks for your enthusiasm - I envy you - you get to hear a lot of wonderful music for the first time. Almost 50 years later, Most of it sounds as fresh to me now as it did when I was 14 years old!
#Facts 🥰🐰
Damn right Brother!
Rush broke the mold, no other like them!
One of my favorite bands. I'm 54 now. I got their first 8 albums.
56 here, loved, adored, worshipped Rush since first hearing them aged 12. A unique trio of pure musical genius that is very rarely seen in music of any era. Technical, passionate, delicate & powerful. There will never be another Rush! 🇬🇧
Totally agree with you and must add that I'm truly sorry that these folks will never have the experience of feeling them live. They are truly the Working Mans band, they did it with hard work and always moving the bar to be better. Forty plus years later the messages are still relavent, unfortunatly we are failing to learn from history.
Neil playing an entire percussion pit in the days before quality samples were available, Geddy playing All The Things as usual, and Alex Lifeson (as in live your "life, son") teleporting his hands seamlessly between 12- and 6-string without dropping a fucking note. Xanadu is based on an incomplete poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge after he had a dream in an opium den, about finding eternal life only to descend into madness after discovering that it gets lonely when you live forever. Immortality is very much a double-edged sword and not all it's cracked up to be. Neil is an exquisite storyteller; a true bard.
they are 3 master musicians doing what comes natural and its fucking wonderful!
The Trio still leave me speechless!
Have seen this a million times never get tired of it saw them every time they came to town never seen a bad show
Loving your reactions to Rush, John - your genuine expression of what your feeling seems to really shine. It’s really rewarding to sit back and watch younger people discover for the first time what some of us waited with eager anticipation for back when these albums were being released. Their sound grew and matured as did their growth as musicians and performers - you’ll witness a true evolution of this band. ✌🏻
Thank you so much J. We love you... awesome reaction!!!
🥰 What a pleasant surprise to wake up to this Rush Reaction! 🤗 Happy Easter Everybody! 🐣🐰
Love seeing reactions from younger musicians discovering RUSH. Enjoy the ride and discovery. From a longtime follower of this Magnificent band from 1974-present.
Loving that you’re discovering music I grew up with. I’m reliving my amazement through you..😃
I appreciate the sentiment!! Really glad to have you along as well Tarkushead haha.
From Finding My Way to The Garden... my favorite rock and roll journey through time. I count myself fortunate to see these boys play live a few dozen times over the last forty-some years, all the way to their final show at the LA Forum in 2015. As glad as I am for having all those memories, I find myself wishing I could experience them again for the first time like you are. I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I did.
To paraphrase a very wise man: I wouldn't trade tomorrow for today, but Oh I wish I could live it all again...
One of the few songs that gives me frisson multiple times as it plays, usually starting on my arms, and then running across my back and up my neck.
Rush was the most important band in my life, and I'm so grateful to have found them back in 1980.
I saw them play this song during this tour and they’d fine tuned it to the level you hear on E.S.L.
Pure goosebumps through the whole song.
You hit gold here John. My my I miss the days of originality and musical genius that Rush embodied as the prog rock Gods they were and still are!!!!
Great reaction, John!! This is one of the greatest live performances EVER!! Keep em coming!! Be well and God bless… from Texas!!!
My first concert was Rush in 1977. I was 15. BTW it's pronounced Alex "Life"-son. Welcome to the club.
I've been a Rush fan for over 40 years and this is my absolute favorite from them. Its a total joy for me to see YTubers react to this and all their songs because it always reaffirms to me that after all these years Rush is still the cream of the crop. NOBODY has ever shown me a better live performance better than Xanadu. No band, let alone a mere 3 piece, has ever shown me better musicianship than Rush. Good job dude. You have much more to discover from this band, enjoy.
Really enjoying your reactions John...keep checking out the catalogue..I just turned 54 and these guys have been changing my life since I was 13 or barely 14 years old. in a serious....and not so serious way...
Rush Natural Science live at Molson Amphitheater in Toronto Canada.
Loved watching you absorb Canadas greatest trio, subscribed.
The thing that has amazed me for over 40 years is how a trio has a sound as full as a 10 piece band. Check out Caravan or The Garden from the Clockwork Angels tour and you will hear them with a string section accompanying them.
Great job Son! Love your reaction to Rush! 💞
YEAH…….just 3 guys.
It doesn’t get any better than RUSH!!
The best band ever created!!!! 🤘🤘
not to take anything from Rush but Triumph was a different genre but just as good as was Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush trio - check out his playing on Aint Dead Yet live
It is interesting that Rush always found ways to end their songs far more often than fade-outs. As much as they were great technicians and musicians, they were also great composers, and "Xanadu" was a reflection of their talent as creators. They repeat musical themes, and each musician's performance compliments that of the others.
40 years ago. Wow
Dang, I got all emotional watching this. I LOVE THIS BAND. Watching them live, around this time, take me back to 1979 when I first went to a Rush Concert. I remember every second. IT WAS AMAZING. I saw them a few more times in the early 80's. But, nothing is like the first time. Getty said to us, We have the most aromatic audiences. lol. All smoking weed and having the time of our lives. NOT ONE BIT OF VIOLENCE AT OUR CONCERTS EITHER. JUST SAYING. THEY ARE AMAZING. We had the best of the best back then. LUCKY US.
I always say RUSH fans are the most genuine, friendliest group of people I've ever had the pleasure to meet. Concerts are the best because everyone is Rush's no.1 fan Lol, if that makes sense, haha. I always say RUSH fans are the only fans I would let stay in my home if they were visiting my city. Lol.
@@lvgelfling72 All so true. I would gladly open my doors and welcome any Rush fan into my home for a drink and talk about those three Canadian gentlemen. And I use the word gentlemen deliberately, unlike many ego-laden, narcissistic musicians!
Rush has 3 eras....the 80s had more keyboards, but there are songs from that era that are concert staples, and fan favorites , despite some fans not liking their musical direction at this time. Rush was navigating changing times , and exploring their outside influences. Eventually they returned to a more guitar oriented sound , but the journey is worth it. Their really is some great songs between 1980 - 1995.
Welcome to the glorious world of Rush, friend!
To be fair, Geddy's double neck isn't a true double bass, it's a bass & 6 string guitar. There's a short bit toward the end where he plays it. Also, Alex's last name Lifeson isn't his real name; his family came to Canada from Serbia & his real last name is Zivojinovic, Serbian for "son of life", or anglicized, Lifeson, not "Leifson". Just an fyi.
Wow thank you for this info. Very handy! appreciate the knowledge :]
@@JohnSlopReacts always happy to help a new Rush fan, especially a fellow Canadian
It’s a four string bass and a 12 string guitar, not a 6 string.
I learned something new from you this evening, Mr. Chehowski - Alex's "true" last name. Cool!✌
Not to mention that "Geddy" Lee isn't Geddy's first or last name. HIs real name is Gary Lee Weinrib. It is believed that "Geddy" was how his Polish immigrant mother (a holocaust survivor, by the way) pronounced 'Gary'. The bastardization of this name kind of stuck with his friends.
Love your response man! Thanks for the close listen.
Waking up with Rush. :) I can't remember which Rush concert was my last one but it was somewhere in the later 70s and this song was on the playlist. :)
The next phase of your learning/appreciation comes with counting the time signatures they’re moving between. Nobody does it like them and pulls out catchy tunes. SUBDIVISIONS, TOM SAWYER, LIMELIGHT…SPIRIT OF RADIO are probably the only hit radio tunes in history that move through time changes as they do. It’s under studied and under appreciated on reaction channels.
This was based on Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He didn't finish it because of an interruption from a man from Porlock, so Neil tried his hand at finishing it.
The guitar solo at the end is so good. This is a quiet summer day jam, put on the headphones and close your eyes.
I am happy that you have been discovering Rush I was fortunate to have grown up with them!
Rush Working Man live in Cleveland.
Rush has no bad songs. Just better songs.
I have been around a long time and have listened to pretty much every genre of music including classical, opera etc. but I truly believe that this particular performance is one of the best live performances I have ever seen period. People often talk about how good John Bonham was playing in "the pocket" and this is a case of all three of them at once being in that same place and what's more, you can tell by the look on Alex's face throughout this song that he knew they were on it that night.
Saw them 30 or so times. They were always ON. Geddys voice ….. well yea, he had some rough nights.
It's just glorious! If a sunrise were music, it would be this.
simply epic.
Geddy is insane...bass, keyboards, and hitting every note. Once in a lifetime talent. He was so fun to watch in concert.
These three musicians were connected on a quantum level.
The bottom neck on Geddy'sguitar is a six sting, he plays it during Alex's solo near the end of the song.
Geddy's doubleneck is actually bass and 12 string, it's well documented in his book of bass guitars.
Nothing beats the remastered studio version.
I like this live version better, it sounds so full and thick
One of the band's best songs ever. Just amazing stuff.
I have been to over 100 concerts over the years and when I saw Rush in the 80's, its still in my Top3 concerts of all time.
And we will never see their like again in what passes for `music` these days , so enjoy !
Super song for the time it was released and even now. Lyrically, sonically and visually they are hard to beat.🤘🖖✌️🎸🥁🎹🎤🥇🇨🇦👍👌
I am enjoying your videos.
Watching you, listening to Rush, for the first time, takes me back to when I was introduced to them. A Farewell to Kings, was my introduction to them, and Hemispheres was my first concert with them.
Xanadu was, and still is my favorite song from them, followed by Trees.
I permanently borrowed a book from my high school library, from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, just for the poem. Lol
Enjoy your trip down the rabbit hole, lol
Exit Stage Left was my first concert at the age of 15.. Xanadu became my favorite song
Jacobs ladder live is another great one
Loving your reactions. Keep it up
It's very hard for me to pick a favorite song from their huge catalog, but this one would be in the top ten for sure
Perhaps the finest Lifeson guitar solo recorded on video, besides all the other things he does with that 12/6 string double neck Gibson leading up to it. Amazing.
He has so many but id say La Villa was slightly better, and thats saying something because this was perfection.
Hey John, new here. It's amazing how many reviewer channels are just discovering Rush, I'm loving it! I think what you're looking for is Where’s My Thing? / Here It Is. Giddy carries the theme on his bass, and there's a Neil solo 💗 . 8+ minutes of them just jammin'! 🙆♂🎼🎵🎶
I was fortunate enough to see them perform this at the British leg of the Exit Stage Left tour at Wembley Arena. It was my first Rush concert and I would see them twice more - once in the mid eighties and again on the R30 tour. This song, in particular, left me astounded by their sheer musicianship, the absolute wall of sound created by three people and the obvious enjoyment they derived from playing it. I was an aspiring drummer at the time and I was amazed at the way Neil would be playing an intricate fill, toss a stick 30 feet in the air, catch it and continue playing as if nothing had happened. I'd develop similar tricks myself, though not as impressive. Unfortunately, the band I was playing in at the time (jazz rock fusion) didn't appreciate it and sacked me for trying to upstage them. C'est la vie.
Having the lyrics on hand for ANY Rush song is a must! Without getting into Neil’s head, you’re missing fully half the experience.
Lesson of this song: "Be careful of what you wish for. You just might get it."
I saw their 40th anniversary tour. The show had an intermission-that gives you an idea of how many songs they played.
Back in 82 when th Pictures tour was doing their second leg promoting EXIT my school music teacher and us pupils saw the tour advertised in Sounds magazine here in the UK .Cut a long story short we went to see Rush at Ingleston Edinburgh in the November, and there were more young teachers on the trip than pupils(and they said we could call them by their first names and smoke too lol).If memory serves the Lads said they want to play a couple of tracks from their forth coming album,turned out to be Subdivisions and the Analog kid of Signals.
Neil is his own percussion section, Temple blocks, bell towers, chimes, triangles, tubular bells The Professor at his best
With Alex and Geddy both on double guitars, plus Geddy on synth, and Neil on drums, that's the equivalent of 10 people on stage. . .
i saw them live on this tour.i was 14.1977.a farewell to kings.Chrysler hall,Norfolk,Va.
actually thois is from exit stage left.1980.
Morin John, I am thrilled this was an amazing 1st live performance for you to see and hear!!!! The boys were in their prime here...Omg Geddy's voice..... There was nothing better live..... they had an amazing time on stage and loved it so..... Neil was a lyricist..... You are right about Alex unfortunately he was so underated....
Spirit of the radio would be awesome.....
Don't forget about the synth master song 2 ELP fanfare for the comman man... The live video they are practicing in a empty football field..... From the 1st few notes.....Cheers
Yes, and still Geddy had and has so many detractors for his voice. Just as Rush is unimaginable without each of the three gentlemen, so it was, is and will be without Geddy's voice. Remember "My spirits are low in the depths of despair, my life blood...oooooo...spills ooooover!"? My goodness, what a band.
He was breathtaking!
We are all Space Wizards..
Great reaction video once again! Welcome to Rush and the Exit... Stage Left Concert Tour! 🥁👍 They're musicality and personality are"reflected in their art"...✌️🤗
Love your reactions john next check out working man live in cleveland you wont be disappointed
OH I miss those magical days when ROCK was king (great pop and R&B too)! Everywhere you go now, they play Country music... UGH!
This song is so powerful. Full of greatness, magic and wonder. I watched them play this live. ...saw them 4 or 5 times. These guys put on the greatest show I've ever seen and I've seen quite a few bands. I'm probably biased because they're my all time favotite band. There's really no one else that comes close in my view.
First time I heard this song it blew my friggin mind...I was 13 in 1981 ...I was a convert to Rush at that point
The song is based on Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem Kubla Khan. It's a Cautionary Tale abt searching for a paradise w everything you can dream of a immortality, but attaining it finds it's also a monotonous prison.
Careful what you wish for.
Epic. Simply Epic in every way.
You’re right! It IS a poem, but a poem inspired by another... Look up Samuel Coleridge’s poem Kubla Khan to get to the heart of this song, and hoow Neil transformed it into a cautionary tale.(be careful what you wish for...!)
Masters or their art.......simply amazing
Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction here dude. I like to brag that Rush was my FIRST rock concert in 1978 at the Checkerdome in St. Louis when I was just an adolescent. I saw them again in like 1983 at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. I will never forgive myself for not catching another show of theirs in the 2000s or 2010s. I put Rush right up there with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. Probably their most classically influenced album of theirs was "A Farewell to Kings," which was my introduction to Rush "back in the day."
Definitely check out these following classics from Rush: "By-Tor and the Snow Dog," "Cygnus X-1," "Spirit of Radio," "Tom Sawyer," "Limelight," and be sure to listen to their performance of "Working Man" in Cincinnati during their 2011 Time Machine tour for some take-no-prisoners hard rock. Sooner or later, you will HAVE TO listen to their magnum opus, "2112." Then "flip the album over" to listen to side 2.
If you want to listen to a band that Rush jammed to in their teenage years, listen to some Yes. "Siberian Khatru," "I've Seen All Good People," Starship Trooper," and "Heart of the Sunrise" are just a few of the masterpieces that Yes put out. I saw Yes on their 901210 tour in the 80s, and once again at a mind-blowing concert in the mid-90s that opened up with the last glorious part of Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite."
Looking forward to your journey dude. If you want to get an idea of what goofily normal people that Rush were/are, check out their video "Dinner with Rush."
The Working Man video you're referring to was in Cleveland not Cincinnati but ya they really tore it up in that one and that was the encore to a three hour show when they were all 57-58 years old.
Hi from Brasil! I still recommend the videos for "Red Barchetta" and "Freewill" in this same live show. I also recommend watching the official video for "Tom Sawyer" !
The protagonist in this tale goes to the Pleasure Dome decreed by Kublai Khan, then later "a thousand years have come and gone." But Khan lived 700 years ago, so this song was written... in the future!
what's amazing besides the general level of musicianship is that Neil has orchestral chimes behind drum set and triangles LOL then you have Geddy playing keys and using bass pedal for bass while doing it
The quintessential Rush tune.
Because there are so many Rush songs, I want to help you navigate that sea of madness. I am a 40 year Rush fan and musician (Drummer) and I though I should give you a road map of their career. So from start to finish.... These are the quint essential songs from each record. After going through these songs you will have a very good understanding of the band and their growth over the years. Hop you enjoy them as much as I have. Keep Rushin' !!!!!!! Oh yeah, and please read the lyrics as Neil is one of the best lyricist to ever put words to music.
Fly by night : Anthem - Fly by night - In the end - By-tor and the snow dog**
Caress of steel : Bastille day - Necromancer **- Fountain of Lamneth
2112 : Passage to Bangkok - 2112
Farewell to kings : Xanadu** - Cygnus X-1**
Hemispheres : The trees** - Circumstances** - La villa Strangiato** - Hemispheres**
Permanent waves : Spirit of radio** - Freewill - Jacob’s ladder** - Different strings - Natural science****
Moving pictures : Tom Sawyer - Red Barchetta - YYZ - Limelight** - Witch Hunt** - The camera eye - Vital signs**
Signals : Subdivisions** - Analog kid** - Losing it*** - The weapon** - Countdown
Grace under pressure : Distant early warning - The enemy within** - Red sector A**
Power windows : The big money - Marathon** - Territories** - Mystic rhythms - Middletown dreams**
Hold your fire : Force ten** - Open secrets** - Second nature** - Prime mover - Turn the page - Lock & key
Presto : Show don’t tell** - The pass** - Presto* - Available light***
Roll the bones : Dream line - Bravado - Where’s my thing** - Ghost of a chance**
Counterparts : Animate** - Stick it out - Cut to the chase - Leave that thing alone**
Test for echoes : Driven - Test for echoes
Vapour trails : One little victory** - Ceilings unlimited** - Earthshine*** - Secret touch
Snakes and arrows : Far cry** - Good news first** - The main monkey business - Malignant narcissism
Clockwork Angels : The wreckers - The garden
Although there isn't a recording studio version of The Camera Eye" from their Moving Pictures album, it's definitely a MUST listen to ... The lyrics and artistry are incredible!!
This is what happens when three independent musical geniuses happen to get together and form a band.
If you want to see a good exposition of Alex's guitar-playing and Geddy's bass-playing, check out their Live in Rio performance of 'YYZ'. La Villa Strangiato is also a must-see.
That's Good Stuff!!!!! Epic Ethereal Masterpiece
Listen to the isolated guitar track of “limelight” to hear Alex Lifeson’s amazing solo.for a mind blowing experience
Dude you should definitely not be looking at the lyrics while this video is on every second they are doing something amazing on stage. The best way to take in rush is a studio version, a live version, a lyric video then watch a live one three more times keying in on each guy individually. Rush is shear perfection in this song and as many times as ive seen it I still notice things I missed before.
They were heavily influence by Yes (Geddy's Rickenbacker), and it showed during the Terry Brown (producer) years. Not derivative at all, though.
Chris Squire actual has a custom triple neck that he plays on "Awaken."
This is my second fave after La Villa Strangiato. Man! Those were the days.
You guys are keeping the 70s/80s alive!
Not a good history of Rush concerts, though :-(
I went to the Kings tour and the people who promised me tickets screwed me.
Then we got our bong confiscated when we went back to van to wait for the dbags who screwed us.
Second tour I got elbowed in the throat, knocked down and almost trampled. Front row, festival seating.
Sigh.
Geddy plays the 6 string part at the end
Dude, take it from me, you need to go back to the first Rush album, and take it all in!
You will have such an appreciation for their progression over the years, it will be amazing!
Geddy's doubleneck is a Rickenbacker 4080/12 which is 4 string bass and 12 string guitar. He uses the 12 string for the last minute and a half of the song beginning when Alex starts his outgoing solo.
Not a 12 string, you can clearly see the 6 tuning knobs.
@@gold98gtp It is indeed a 12 string, do a little research. It's also well documented in Geddy's Book of Bass Guitars, page 386. Rickenbacker doubles up the tuners on the headstock on their 12's - 6 tuners on the side of the head and 6 on the back of the head.
The start sounds like YES"
We call this being "in the pocket". RUSH was "in the pocket" for 4 decades whether it was live or in the studio. We will never hear anything like this again.
So proud to be from Geddy Lee’s home town of Welland, Ontario. There’s actually overview shots of Welland in the video for Subdivisions! That’s about the only cool thing from Welland though lol.. a few Stanley Cups though!
Prog Rock cured my classicaly trained ego, and I don't regret it.
And they played 3 hour shows for years.
Good job on the Patreon.👍
They hated the double neck guitars, and it was the reason this song disappeared from the live sets, or they just did sections that didnt need 25 lbs of metal and wood slung over their shoulders on stage.
The other "militartesque ending" you're thinking of is the end to La Villa. Flurry of snare notes. 'Course, if you want real militaryesque rock drums...you need a guy named Steve Gadd in your life.
Have fun with THAT one.🤘
God I love their older longer epic songs......2112, natural science, la villa strangiatto, by tor and the snow dog, Xanadu, camera eye, etc
Geddy has to lug that heavy double neck the whole song just to use the 12 string for the last min or so of the song A friend taught me this song in 79 i think it was and was tricky to sync up with him to make that ending work. As a teen in school the first time my teacher mentioned Xanadu in class i bugged the shit out her till she let me bring a tape deck to play the song in class
Geddy just wanted a double neck to match Alex's.
It's NOT a 12 string, you can clearly see the 6 tuning knobs.
@@gold98gtp I said the same thing you say I was corrected by someone who said you cant see the other 6 tuners on the Rickenbacker he played there on the back .
you have to do 2112 and Natural science and Cygnus x1 book 1 and watch a rush documentary to get who and what they are