REACTION! RUSH ByTor And The Snow Dog LIVE 1981 Moving Pictures Tour

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  • @AllAboutRush
    @AllAboutRush Рік тому +25

    You MUST watch the whole 10-minute medley. Arguably the best ten minutes of Rock EVER.

    • @GoblinGuy333
      @GoblinGuy333 Рік тому +3

      Yes! The Grand Finale of 2112 here is outstanding!!!

  • @jhc2093
    @jhc2093 Рік тому +11

    Neil's fills at the tail end, especially that first one in the series is just sick. I was blown away as a 14 year old and watching that as a 50 something, I still am!

  • @rattan3793
    @rattan3793 2 роки тому +22

    During this tour they would stop the song at that point and transition into the song 'In The End', then 'In The Mood', and end it with the 2112 'Grand Finale'. You should watch the whole medley from the ESL concert video.

    • @darrenvanderwilt1258
      @darrenvanderwilt1258 Рік тому

      Yes! That’s how I remember it. They started the show with 2112 Overture and Temples of Syrinx, then went into stuff like Tom Sawyer, Spirit of Radio, Cygnus X-1-Hemispheres, Red Barchetta, Xanadu, Broons Bane/The Trees, etcetera, then do as you describe, finishing with 2112 Grand Finale, then performing La Villa Strangiato for the encore. It was was an epic 3 hours.

  • @robb5921
    @robb5921 3 дні тому

    The sound you can make when youre 3 amazing musicians. 🎵🇨🇦

  • @gypsy2112
    @gypsy2112 Рік тому +6

    "All the World's a Stage" will always be the BEST version IMO...

    • @Jeff-h4j
      @Jeff-h4j 20 днів тому +1

      How true. It's even better, to me, than the studio version.

  • @stevepreece2931
    @stevepreece2931 Рік тому +2

    I was there at Stafford Bingley Hall UK November 81 the concrete ground vibrated your ears compressed and your chest got hit awesome come on one of my favourites live ALEX !!

  • @eddiea3251
    @eddiea3251 Рік тому +1

    Ahhhhh yes, Alex and his Gibson Howard Roberts (fusion) guitar. God I would love to have one.

  • @RockinExperience
    @RockinExperience Рік тому +1

    The "Ric". Yup! One of the most badass basses ever! Those 4001s are just...well, you hear it! They're badass! Do you have one?

  • @juliebrockett3471
    @juliebrockett3471 2 роки тому +9

    Just can’t compare anything to “old RUSH” … doesn’t get any better than that!! That was fun for a Thanksgiving AM wake up!! Well done!!! Be well and God bless…. From Texas!!

  • @nodrush80
    @nodrush80 Рік тому +2

    Have seen most of the big names, Rush were the best live band I've ever seen.

    • @RogueReplicant
      @RogueReplicant Рік тому

      I was 15 y.o. in 1982 when I saw many live acts in L.A. around that time.
      They all came to town; the fat Sunday papers splashed huge full spread ads (collector's items, really) of: AC/DC, Genesis, BOC, Van Halen, Scorpions, Judas Priest, Quiet Riot, Zebra, Triumph, Heart, Rainbow, etc.
      But I never got to see Rush. 😞

    • @nodrush80
      @nodrush80 Рік тому

      @@RogueReplicant What! Triumph but not Rush?😂

  • @obiwanbenobi4943
    @obiwanbenobi4943 Рік тому +1

    This is a prime example of why I love early Rush. Off the wall banger having a riot.

  • @michaelbriefs9764
    @michaelbriefs9764 2 роки тому +6

    You should see the whole medley!! It’s insane!!

  • @jimtatro6550
    @jimtatro6550 2 роки тому +3

    This is from the Exit Stage Left video, I’ll never forget seeing this concert on MTV, yeah MTV used to be about music and not ridiculousness and teen pregnancy.😂

  • @vgspro5365
    @vgspro5365 2 роки тому +1

    There is the Rush we know and love!

  • @youtoo2233
    @youtoo2233 2 роки тому +1

    Loved when Rush was like this!

  • @danielwolski873
    @danielwolski873 2 роки тому +5

    ByTor was the beginning of them going into the prog direction, it never was a favorite song of mine from them but this live version was freaking heavy.

  • @funkster007
    @funkster007 6 місяців тому

    As much as I love the medley from this concert, I wished they would've done the full length By-Tor song live. They were just slaying it here.

  • @martydavis547
    @martydavis547 Рік тому +1

    They are beasts on this song I have the vhs of this concert. Always a favorite of mine!

    • @RogueReplicant
      @RogueReplicant Рік тому

      I also bought the VHS in the late 80's AND I had recorded an HQ version of the audio off an L.A. FM show called the "King Biscuit Flower Hour" in 1982.
      I must've made 20 copies of that HQ chrome tape over the years! Rock on! 👍

  • @mark-be9mq
    @mark-be9mq Рік тому +3

    Neil always had great tone on his drums but this period and kit was my favorite tone. It's pops hard and is so clear & sharp.
    It's a ridiculously good sound. Beat ever.

  • @justineapril7922
    @justineapril7922 Рік тому +1

    This tour was the first time I was able to see Rush live. It was in San Diego when I was in the Navy. All I really remember is being in awe. Yes, they were on fire!! 🔥🔥🔥

  • @richardortiz5625
    @richardortiz5625 7 місяців тому

    Saw the tour. Las Vegas 1981. Senior in high school. I have the album on vinyl. The 80's are gone but the rock lives on.

  • @ResilientOne2112
    @ResilientOne2112 Рік тому +1

    Bytor and the snow dog live in the 70s was ALWAYS fire, even though this is March 1981, the whole show at the Montreal Forum was FIRE

  • @bobcarn
    @bobcarn Рік тому +1

    Man, that song has one of their best jams. They seem to love playing it and always went to town and jammed. Once they got into Moving Pictures, I don't think they played the whole song again, breaking away mid-song to go into other things. Still, it was always great to hear them have fun with that first half.

  • @timlamb6196
    @timlamb6196 Рік тому +1

    The all the world's a stage version owns this one

  • @diverdown631
    @diverdown631 Рік тому

    I've saw Rush 20 times and 20 times they killed it. In the 70's they always did By tor all the way through and man they were loud back then.

  • @DionysusAlS
    @DionysusAlS Рік тому +2

    The abrupt ending was the appropriate point in the song to switch to the next one in the medley. On the studio version, there's an extended section of quiet, atmospheric music until it ends with a rocking final verse. This concert video was filmed when they were at the height of their powers, right before they would go into the studio and create their greatest work, Signals.

  • @Mattrino101
    @Mattrino101 Рік тому +1

    By Tor is ALWAYS better live to me for some reason. Check out By Tor during Rush in Rio (2002). The energy of the crowd that night is amazing!

  • @jameyw98
    @jameyw98 Рік тому

    Thank you Justin. After Presto, and RTB, we needed to hear and see this!

  • @toddc28
    @toddc28 Рік тому +1

    This is my second favorite piece of the ESL show. My favorite is Broons Bane/The Trees/Xanadu piece. Both are amazing.

    • @johnnymegabyte
      @johnnymegabyte Рік тому

      RUSH never put a bad song on a Live album.

  • @sethcashman1011
    @sethcashman1011 Рік тому

    Loved Alex’s Howard Roberts Fusion!

  • @miguelbotelho2613
    @miguelbotelho2613 Рік тому

    Love this clip!! I mean the look like they each had five Red Bulls , and charged with high octane rocket fuel. They are on smoking hot energy

  • @mdu2112
    @mdu2112 Рік тому

    JP: "Jesus!"
    That's the enthusiastic, spontaneous profanity I was talking about that is the hallmark of "Rush song". Onwards and downwards! (except for Counterparts)

  • @biggie25x
    @biggie25x Рік тому

    Good one. Haven’t seen that one yet. Thanks. Enjoy the live in between the albums.

  • @paulstewart6203
    @paulstewart6203 2 роки тому

    The first time I saw Rush was 1981 in St Louis, and luckily they did this song, which was one of my favorite Rush songs at the time.

  • @skawashers
    @skawashers 6 місяців тому

    Still hope out there somewhere is ByTor and the Snow Dog on film from 1976 - All the Wolds a Stage. The full 11 minute version.

  • @tothemoomka
    @tothemoomka 7 місяців тому

    I remember as a 10 year old watching Neil twirl the drum stick between his fingers just before smashing the symbols repeatedly @2:54 , I was blown away, I still am.

  • @Murdo2112
    @Murdo2112 Рік тому

    At that point the opening chords of "In the End" come in.

  • @johncritchlow8156
    @johncritchlow8156 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the oaisis! Nice pick. ✌

  • @byronhubbard1510
    @byronhubbard1510 2 роки тому

    Totally Awesome,just great stuff. The live discs on the 40th anniversary of moving pictures are amazing.

  • @nicholassmith479
    @nicholassmith479 Рік тому

    I always loved it when they played B-Tor and the Snow Dog live. So much alibiing and playing distorted pedals and dragging of picks across the strings to make the craziest sounds. Great concert hall tune for sure

  • @Leo-dd7om
    @Leo-dd7om Рік тому

    I will never ever forget this tour! Madison Square Garden baby!

  • @carlbusque1856
    @carlbusque1856 Рік тому +3

    Great song live, prefer it live. Alex discovered his wawa and Geddy heavy on the cords, Neil being Neil. Love it! Thanks

  • @joethom5205
    @joethom5205 Рік тому

    That was awesome. They were all great but Neil is a maniac. Thanks for doing this video!

  • @jaywitt5171
    @jaywitt5171 Рік тому

    Thanks Justin! You, Me and everyone else here, needed that. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours ~

  • @Dave-ti2ue
    @Dave-ti2ue 9 місяців тому

    Neil's drums sound so great on that record. Throaty and full.

  • @lucasburigo
    @lucasburigo Рік тому

    Mannnn! You made my evening! I was hoping you'd see this version live! My dream is to play the bass of this version… the intro solo with the ricken!

    • @lucasburigo
      @lucasburigo Рік тому

      But hey! The next album (Counterparts) the bass return to be more aggressive!

    • @geddylee501
      @geddylee501 Рік тому

      Which dvd is this from?

  • @donnelson6694
    @donnelson6694 2 роки тому

    What a great video. So much energy in that performance. Thanks Justin.

  • @generoberts9151
    @generoberts9151 Рік тому

    The 2nd song in that medley was about to be In The End ( fly by night) which I think you appreciated in your previous review. This is the Rush I will always remember

  • @kennethmckinney2532
    @kennethmckinney2532 Рік тому

    After listening to HYF, Presto and RTB you not only needed that but deserved it. That's the band I saw many times 79'-87' and love. Ged, Alex and Neil in all their kickass glory...

  • @patcandelora8496
    @patcandelora8496 Рік тому

    Ladies and gentlemen the octopus on the drum kit!

  • @hastiebar
    @hastiebar Рік тому

    Bought this on VHS 83 but did not have a video player .Had to talk my dad into renting one from Granada (UK rental company ).

  • @rushtabconvideo
    @rushtabconvideo 2 роки тому

    They freakin’ were on fire AF!!

  • @katskillz
    @katskillz Рік тому

    great way to cleanse the pallette for Counterparts.

  • @sethcashman1011
    @sethcashman1011 Рік тому +1

    Still the pinnacle for me. Had this on VHS (the recording was remastered for the DVD reissue and the bass sound wasn’t the same) and saw them five times in ‘81. They were just flying at that point.

  • @Babyseal2002
    @Babyseal2002 Рік тому

    Cool. Never seen this one before.

  • @johnord684
    @johnord684 Рік тому

    First time i saw th lads do ByTor was in 79 on the spheres tour

  • @brettking1014
    @brettking1014 2 роки тому

    That’s why all us fans hate it when they do medleys…we wanna hear the whole song!!! Lol

  • @danarchuleta1154
    @danarchuleta1154 2 роки тому

    Lol...I hear the "Roll the Bones" fatigue in your commentary. The ByTor instrumental breakdown has always been cosmic and ranks with Freewill and Working Man, IMO. Rush was a blast during this period (Moving Pic. tour). Intersperse more of these live reactions to avoid ACS (Adult Contemporary Syndrome) Happy Thanksgiving!

  • @joepeinado3035
    @joepeinado3035 Рік тому

    Imagine if they were the opening Act and you were next … I would quite and run far away into the audience and watch like nothing happened

  • @yes_head
    @yes_head Рік тому

    LOL, after Roll the Bones we need some musical mental floss stat -- play old live Rush! 🤣 But yeah -- I remember people getting hooked with "Spirit of Radio" and "Tom Sawyer" around this time, but then after seeing THIS on the Exit... Stage Left video jaws were literally hitting the floor. People could tell they were good, but holy f*ck! 😳

  • @ellavaderknows
    @ellavaderknows Рік тому +1

    This was the weird thing about the late 80's and early 90's Rush albums. You'd get done listening to a new Roll the Bones era "adult contemporary-type' album and think "well, I guess the boys have lost some of their chops", and then you'd go to a Rush concert and see them shred these old songs and wonder "Why aren't they playing like this on their new albums??" Rush's career kind of took the Picasso trajectory. Picasso spent his whole early life learning how to paint like a photograph. He then spent his later life completely breaking that down into basic shapes. To be honest, the later albums are better, but none will catch you like Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures. I think a lot of it was their producer, Terry Brown. He had a way of making it sound raw and powerful, not all reverbed and jingly like later albums. Funny that the band turned away from Terry after Signals. I think they really needed his editing.

  • @casaflores3000
    @casaflores3000 Місяць тому

    ByTor……. And the snow dog!!!

  • @bdc1117
    @bdc1117 Рік тому

    Neil killing it

  • @EvanDander
    @EvanDander 2 роки тому +1

    Great version of this song. Early 80s live was my favorite Rush. They had grown so much but weren’t quite a “radio friendly” band yet

  • @williamhill6447
    @williamhill6447 2 роки тому

    I have watched you evolve as a Rush fan since the beginning. Once upon a time you goofed on the notion that they were rock stars. They were not Rock stars, they were rock gods when they were performing live. I saw them on this tour and every tour they did in the 80s and 90s. They chose two remain the boyhood friends/lovable nerds that were true to themselves, but they owned every stage and every audience they performed on/for.

  • @ZIG4ZAG20
    @ZIG4ZAG20 2 роки тому

    Dude, you should have let it play through😢that’s probably their second best put together medley right after the greatest intro ever on r30. Cool to see the progression from this that was 1981, then the evolution to GUP in ‘84 AND THEN ASOH’s in 1988! This concert featured NO ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION, NO wireless units for their guitars, I don’t believe ANY MIDI digital sequencer or samples, all still moog and Taurus bass pedals providing that bottom end and keyboard patches. In the course of 6 years and as many albums(live ones included)AND tours🤯they transformed ENTIRELY EVERYTHING and became a totally different band but were STILL RUSH! ❤How f’n cool is that?🤘🖖✌️🥁🎸🎹🎤

    • @JustinPanariello
      @JustinPanariello  2 роки тому +1

      I would have but that was the end of the video. Wasnt the full clip just cut off.

  • @bobhope3716
    @bobhope3716 Рік тому

    Watch the whole medley titled: Bye Thor and the Snow Dog, In the End, In the Mood, Grand Finale ! Saw Rush 18 times. !!!

    • @geddylee501
      @geddylee501 Рік тому

      Which dvd is this from?

    • @bobhope3716
      @bobhope3716 Рік тому

      @@geddylee501 Exit Stage Left. I'd just buy the DVD.

    • @bobhope3716
      @bobhope3716 Рік тому

      @@geddylee501 The medley is incredible.

    • @geddylee501
      @geddylee501 Рік тому

      @@bobhope3716 is the yyz drum solo on it, it wasn't on the vhs

    • @bobhope3716
      @bobhope3716 Рік тому +1

      @@geddylee501 Awe man. I'm not sure. I know some of the songs on the album are not on the DVD. You can easily Google it. I know YYZ is on the album.

  • @markferrett700
    @markferrett700 Рік тому +1

    Early 80s RUSH.......it just don't get better than that......hardly a synth in sight!!!!!

  • @mattganci4814
    @mattganci4814 Рік тому

    There best era by far

  • @leemcintyre3943
    @leemcintyre3943 Рік тому

    This is my fav version of Rush but I appreciated everything except for late 90's and early 2000's. I've always liked RTB but have always hated the production especially the snare drum. You've actually made me appreciate Presto more. BTW the Presto tour was my first RUSH concert and I was blown away. One thing that you have to consider is in an age of Poison, Warrant, etc I was accepting of a more "adult" sounding art form. Less Quiet Riot and more Steely Dan in a very amorphous way of speaking.

  • @j_omega_t
    @j_omega_t Рік тому +1

    This one is fire, but I really miss when they did the whole song live. I've never found the full song live on video (they probably couldn't afford video before they switched to the attenuated version). IMO the best audio version of this song came from All the World's a Stage. Alex makes his guitar do things guitars aren't supposed to do in the "slow" section omitted from this version. You've reacted to that already of course since it's part of the discography. I listened to that version of Bytor so much my wife (also a Rush lover) asked me to give it a break. 🤓

    • @johnnymegabyte
      @johnnymegabyte Рік тому

      if only All The World's A Stage version made it to video. Loved that version. Neil makes the middle section shine

    • @GoblinGuy333
      @GoblinGuy333 Рік тому

      What Lerxst did with his guitar during the "Aftermath" section is second only to what Jimi pulled out of his guitar during Machine Gun on Band of Gypsys!

  • @HansMcGruber
    @HansMcGruber Рік тому

    U should have viewed the whole ending medley video, it's out there on UA-cam

  • @davidkneitel1840
    @davidkneitel1840 2 роки тому

    Get ready for some similar stuff in upcoming albums. The harder stuff starts to make appearances .
    Yeah, I knew RTB would be a hard listen for you, but I see you are warming up to Alex a bit more, even though he’s a complete loon. 😂😂😂
    So many great live videos (both older and newer) and audio out there still. Great radio interviews (fan call-in questions too), and instructional/reflective material for you to pick through.
    Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Take care and be well 😊

  • @Alberto_1965_BR
    @Alberto_1965_BR 2 роки тому

    Best live album ever! Stickhits Channel has many remastered videos of Rush live concerts

  • @mpmlopes
    @mpmlopes Рік тому

    Too bad this ended a bit early, there's a great version of this song together with La Villa Strangiato from the R30 tour, the video is named "R30 - Rush 30th Anniversary Tour - La Villa Strangiato/By-Tor and the Snow-Dog [HD]" where they're completely on fire, and Alex is being extra silly trying to get Geddy and Neil to laugh. Even if you don't react to it, it's still worth listening to it in your time because, like most Rush performances, it's great.

  • @critho33
    @critho33 2 роки тому +2

    Feels like someone stole my firstborn not allowing this to continue into In the End!

  • @bradlerh
    @bradlerh Рік тому

    Truncated, but still fantastic!

  • @eidetecker
    @eidetecker Рік тому

    This performance is the paradigm example of Rush's Heavy Metal street cred. Well before Iron Maiden, well before all that, there was this! Here's a little secret, it's The Who doing metal... don't tell anybody, okay?

  • @randybrandon2071
    @randybrandon2071 2 роки тому +1

    Neil was a beast!!

  • @jessew1133
    @jessew1133 Рік тому

    I've always felt that the boys used this song as a "showoff" song especially as they matured as musicians as this came off their second record. 🥰👍🎶🎸🎹🥁🍁👏🤘

  • @enriquemora9272
    @enriquemora9272 2 роки тому

    I guess you got the wrong video. This was kind of a medley of By Tor/In the end / in the mood as far as I remember

  • @stephanechamberland8486
    @stephanechamberland8486 2 роки тому

    From this show you got to watch Xanadu ! Rush at their best on this live version !!

    • @kennethmckinney2532
      @kennethmckinney2532 Рік тому +1

      If I recall he already has. I think it's the first video of Justin's I actually watched. He could use a refresher probably however. It was months ago...

  • @patrigilligan2112
    @patrigilligan2112 2 роки тому

    Yes! We all needed to pay the good 'ol days a visit! It's so fun to watch Alex dance around while playing! Btw, do you actually read these comments, or do you just blindly like them all? Lol!

  • @mjm5081
    @mjm5081 Рік тому

    ❤ ❤... ❤ 🏆

  • @RushSmith65
    @RushSmith65 Рік тому

    Kapow.. one of their best.

  • @lipusesfarquadian5808
    @lipusesfarquadian5808 Рік тому

    stick hits has remastered this tour btw

  • @stevemunro2018
    @stevemunro2018 Рік тому +1

    This song needs a rap section. 😄

    • @katskillz
      @katskillz Рік тому +1

      I'd love The Necromancer more if Neil rapped the spoken word segments.

    • @stevemunro2018
      @stevemunro2018 Рік тому

      @@katskillz Ha Ha. Awesome idea!

  • @TrueEarth2112
    @TrueEarth2112 3 місяці тому

    Short version, you only heard part of the whole song.... review the original from Fly By Night.

  • @LonelyRocker
    @LonelyRocker 2 роки тому

    Check Freewill from this show...you're welcome ;)

  • @gregj1295
    @gregj1295 Рік тому

    The good old days when Rush kicked But!

  • @miguelbotelho2613
    @miguelbotelho2613 Рік тому

    There’s actually more to that clip

  • @PrattFan2112
    @PrattFan2112 2 роки тому

    This is part of a medley and In the end, In the mood and then Grand Finale from 2112 close it out, see here ua-cam.com/video/5h4eY0iH6ls/v-deo.html

  • @geddylee501
    @geddylee501 Рік тому

    Which dvd is this from?

  • @mattbaker5757
    @mattbaker5757 Рік тому

    I have Exit Stage Left on CD it was one of the first half dozen Rush album CD's and LP's that I purchased.
    But I haven't seen the video version of it, so this was the first bit of that video version that I've ever seen. That was pretty damn awesome.
    Though I do have Rush Chronicles on LaserDisc Video I picked up about a month ago, because I'm an old video/audiophile and I still have a laser disc player. I was just cruising eBay looking for different Rush albums and videos and I saw the Rush: Chronicles laserdisc video and it was only 10 bucks, so I got it. It's a pretty awesome tour video.
    It's a good disc of live performances on tour too.
    Now I'm definitely going to have to get Exit Stage Left on video too.
    Out of the live performance audio and video recordings I now own so far, my favorite is the Blu-ray of Rush live in Rio. You definitely got to check that out if you want to see some excellent later day jamming by Rush.
    Of course they play they're older stuff as well as some newer stuff, and it's all one concert, not various songs from different concerts on a tour like Exit Stage Left or All The World's A Stage are...It's from 2003, I believe.
    Anyway, thanks for that, it was a jamming interlude to have before you move on to Counterparts.

  • @rushtabconvideo
    @rushtabconvideo 2 роки тому

    Should have used the StickHits full medley version here: ua-cam.com/video/59lRGtEpZeQ/v-deo.html

  • @Tranquillado
    @Tranquillado 2 роки тому

    The whole medley: ua-cam.com/video/59lRGtEpZeQ/v-deo.html

  • @garylagstrom3864
    @garylagstrom3864 Рік тому

    74-82 is Superior!

  • @NCNelz
    @NCNelz Рік тому

    You have to re do it with the whole medley…..I typically hate medleys but their energy and performance is full bore here …a 10..interesting this performance kind marks the time when it all came together for Rush …youth, expertise and rise in fame on the Moving Pictures tour…..this medley captures it all …Rush had arrived to big peak …..love it

  • @danielnicholls6868
    @danielnicholls6868 Рік тому

    thats going to get played a lot more. sad😥 its only half the song

  • @michaellynch2497
    @michaellynch2497 Рік тому

    You bet your life.... ha ha!