RUSH - La Villa Strangiato | OUR FIRST TIME LISTENING | COUPLE REACTION
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- See how Nick (🇩🇪) and Lex (🇺🇸/🇲🇽) listen to the much awaited track by this epic trio band. We are truly becoming fans the more we listen. We love the Rush Army and their warm welcome!
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Enjoying your RUSH journey...
Simply the greatest band of all time.. RUSH IS THE TRUTH!
Time for you to experience them live.. WORKING MAN LIVE IN CLEVELAND is an awakening to the genius of RUSH..
Rush army will show up for you..
Great reaction guys.. RESPECT
You guys are the best. Thank you all! We love your positivity and warm welcome :) - Lex
@@NicknLex if you want a quick journey through the first 7 Rush albums in less than 12 minutes, check this out: ua-cam.com/video/YSToKcbWz1k/v-deo.html
If you want to continue the Rush experience, check out the Rush cover band YYNOT! Alex and Geddy endorsed them! Even their original music has a very heavy Rush influence!
Danny Boy, you said it the best, plainly and simply: RUSH IS THE TRUTH! Cheers my man.
The are great but…Alan Parsons Project is my jam😜💜🤗
This song should be played for anyone who thinks Alex Lifeson is less than a guitar virtuoso.
reporter asked Eddie Van Halen what it was like to be the best guitarist on the planet, his response...I dont know ask Alex Lifeson
My personal favorite for 45 years.
Alex Lifeson, definitely one of, if not the most underrated guitarists in history of rock! Both him and Tom Morello! Saw Rush over 10 times. And watching Alex play was beyond Amazing!
Criminally under rated
Then make them watch Working Man Live in Cleveland to show he's still got it 35 years later
I NEVER get sick of this song. I’m 60 years old and have been listening to Rush for 44 years. This was the first song I ever heard by them at a friends house. I became fascinated by them. Alex Lifeson is my favorite guitarist. He doesn’t get the recognition,but true musicians know how talented he is.
I don't care what other people feel about this song but in my book this is the best instrumental rock song ever recorded in history. The band that will top this one off has not been formed yet.
And it will never be formed. 😁😎
In Rush's documentary, several famous 90's musicians though, if they could master this song, then they could have a career in the music industry.
Particular,. YOU ARE SPOT ON!
GREATEST INSTRUMENTAL IN HISTORY!
There's only one other instrumental that I would rate in the same category, and it's a vastly different song - and that's the 16+ minute version of Interstellar Overdrive by Pink Floyd from the Tonite Let's All Make Love in London soundtrack, but other than maybe that, best instrumental of all time easily. A stone cold masterpiece!
@@GorgonTheHybrid I never really got into Floyd though they’re a top notch band, one of a kind, but I’m gonna check out the song you just recommended. Who knows, hopefully I’ll be pleasantly surprised. 😎
Alex Lifeson is responsible for more eargasms than anyone in history.
david gilmour possibly more
Very possibly the most underrated of all the major guitarist of the past two generations. He is consistently wonderful.
@@brucedickinson12 Gilmour is a class of his own :). The signature Artist of the Gaps. It's something all of us who play 'know' ... that it's the spaces that make the music; but none have the touch of the god of the fretboard :). My three playing influences are Gilmour, Iommi and Lifeson - with those three you hit pretty much every foundation stone of what it takes to be a good guitar player.
@@FURDOG1961 {Obiwan Voice} Now there's a name I've not heard in an age {/Obiwan Voice} :D.
I never got into Mahogany Rush as a young fellow ... maybe time for another listen ...
longevity yes J Page over Hendrix, evh...
Guys, when you find a girl who 'gets emotional' over Rush......grab on and don't let go ;)
All 5 of them are taken
Wait… since when did the ladies start listening to RUSH? 😎. Cool
I don’t know about you, my fellow RUSH fans, but honestly I get so emotional when listening to these songs from my youth...its so amazing watching people hear them for the first time.
You can feel Alex's pain in the first solo. Heart breaking.
I get to remember in sequence and it is very powerful
Well said. That is how I was truly introduced to Rush. On headphones. That album is why I'm a Rush fanatic.
Dude you ain’t alone you’re absolutely correct sometimes it breaks tears to my eyes feel so fortunate that I got to experience rush and their greatness from the beginning to the end. And you’re also correct to witness somebody here them for the first time with today’s technology and see them start to experience things that I experienced a very young age and they will always be a part of my life now until the day I die and I probably will be playing rush when I’m buried with Van Halen.
Agreed.
I truly feel sorry for anyone that never saw Rush live. They have so much fun playing these epic songs and sending there audiences on a journey.
R.I.P. Neil
amen.. I saw this on the time machine tour 6 times live.. including the classic "still no guitar" in Boston.... arguably one of the best tours.. all of MP.. I wish I could see them one more time.. rip rush
12 times for me
This is the very first Rush song I ever heard... and my life was never the same. Possibly the greatest instrumental of all time from what I consider to be the greatest album ever recorded by what has to be the greatest band ever.. but that’s just me.
✌️☝️☝️✌️
it is THE greatest rock instrumental.
If you want to continue the Rush experience and the music of the greatest prog rock band ever! Check out the Rush cover band YYNOT. Alex and Geddy endorsed them. Even their original music has a very heavy Rush influence!
@@celticblood4010 I would agree that YYNOT is the best Rush cover band that I have heard. Their young female vocalist is a true talent.
No it’s not just you my friend. 😁😎
I'm with you
greatest on the greatest by the greatest
This band: Legendary in talent
This song: Epic
This album: 🤯
Humble guys that could play like madmen...
@@scottshields113 well said... well said👍
The whole band shines on this song but this is Alex Lifeson's tour de force.
Absolutely
I think that Neil Peart on this here really equals Tom Sawyer and then some. His strength - just
so many fills and the jazz technique in this is right where Alex is. Geddy is just tremendous too
he puts some runs that are perfect for the piece. It is a piece not a song, it is a progressive rock masterpiece.
That guitar solo in the middle is for me one of the most exquisite things ever recorded.
43 years later I still get chills during that first guitar solo.
She started tearing up & I totally understand. To think they had reached this level of musicianship and creativity by the age of 25 or 26 years old is crazy. Good Lord. I believe they peaked as musicians at this point. They may have learned new styles & techniques or improved in some areas of their craft but they never again displayed it in full like they did on Hemispheres. Just perfection and kick-ass-ness.
Peaked? Growth, that's wat I think you are looking for. They NEVER stopped growing.
I see Rush, I click
his name was neil peart. he's back in heaven now after coming here for a while and making billions of us happy . thanks neil, loved it. you guys really nailed this . you both sound like my brain . p.s i literally was that teenager laying on the floor with headphones gone on another Rush journey .
Nothing says RUSH more than this......it's based on the dreams and nightmares of Alex. It actually has 12 parts:
I-- Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds!, II-- To Sleep, Perchance To Dream, III-- Strangiato Theme, IV-- A Lerxst in Wonderland, V-- Monsters!, VI-- The Ghost of the Aragon, VII-- Danforth and Pape, VIII-- The Waltz of the Shreves, IX-- Never Turn Your Back on a Monster!, X-- Monsters! (Reprise), XI- Strangiato Theme (Reprise), XII-- A Farewell To Things.
Peace out and RUSH on
The official video for this song is actually a live recording of them playing it from 1978
They're playing without a crowd in the official video. The live version on Exit...Stage got a electric opening , some vocals and extra bass from Geddy Lee !
Definitely need to watch that 1978 live version. Because it's, well LIVE!
The live version of this song on Exit Stage Left is actually better in my opinion.
@@Jelsick Rush wuzz badass before badass was badass!
@@ericclay5428 unfortunately it’s not on the video but yeah it’s on the album. Woulda loved to have seen it on video.
What a trio... each brought 200 percent to the mix. Lifeson was not only humble, but Rush wold be impossible without his spectacular contribution to each and every song! And his great sense of humor too. What a tremendous musician and sunny human being!
1978 hemispheres tour was the first time I saw rush live . I thought I died and went to heaven. It was great to be a teenager back then.
Recording this masterpiece in 1977 is like breaking the sound barrier in a biplane.
They create such mature music and to think they wrote this when they were like 22.
Great reaction guys.
I think they were a bit older than that to be honest!
Geddy and Alex were 25 and Neil was 26 when Hemispheres was released
@@rickwheeler5496 But Lerxst wrote most of the music for La Villa when he was still a teenager. 17 y o , I believe was his age at the time. NONETHELESS, A TRUE MASTERPIECE THAT HASN'T BEEN EQUALLED YET! I've been to see Rush 18 times before their retirement and Neil's subsequent passing. (One of the saddest days of my entire life 😭😭😭😭). I am indeed a fortunate man to have been to see their mastery live as many times as I have. I've heard guys say they have been to 100 Rush concerts! Yes, a Rush head fanatic, but also dedication to some of the best music ever played! Hold the Red Star proudly high in hand!
Almost forgot... Lexi, if you ever see that you're going to have to leave Nick...FOR GOD'S SAKE, LET ME KNOW!! Nick, you struck gold there son! A great heart and soul, and a GODDESS TOO? I'm sure you have known all of this for years!! Best of luck to your channel in the future! And please let me know what you saw and felt in your minds while listening to Entre Nous It's Billy Corrigan's (former Smashing Pumpkins' lead vocalist) favorite Rush song. He played it for his mom at home, and she had to sit down and cry uncontrollably. TRUST ME! GET OUT A FAREWELL TO KINGS, AND REACT TO XANADU. YOU WILL HAVE MORE THAN ONE LIFE-CHANGING MOMENT WHEN YOU LISTEN TO IT. THE LIVE VERSION FROM 1981 (EXIT STAGE LEFT), IS SOME OF THE BEST MUSIC EVER RECORDED!! GET YOUR BUTTS DOWN THAT RUSH RABBIT HOLE!! ❤️U BOTH! 😁😍😮😮😲🤯😢
Exactly
Hearing “LaVilla” live & watching just 3 guys play this was life changing for me and all of us RUSH fans.
Welcome to the world of RUSH.
I have been listening to this song and seeing it live since 1978.....it STILL gives me goosebumps!!
The short bass solo melts my face every damn time
One of the things I love about geddy lee is that he's not only an amazing bass guitarist & vocalist, but he plays the keyboard parts with foot peddles while playing bass. This is one of those bands that will be really missed but never forgotten.
THIS IS THE BEST INSTRUMENTAL EVER BY ANY BAND IN THE WORLD
The Hemispheres album was my introduction to Rush. A friend had it on cassette and said, you have to listen to this. It was immediately clear that there was something special happening just a minute or two into the title track. That spring they were the first band I ever saw live on their Power Windows tour. They were and always will be my favorite band. Now it is a joy to be able to log into UA-cam and see so many young people show appreciation for the coolest uncool band in the world!
I know it's premature, but when you do live Rush reactions, I can't wait to see you react to Xanadu from the Exit Stage Left tour in 1981. It's amazing to see how they make all of that sound, especially live.
And of course, thanks for sharing this reaction with us! It was great watching you listen to La Villa Strangiato for the first time!
We promise Xanadu Exit Stage Left is on the list of countless songs we can’t wait to react to by Rush. Thanks for joining us on the journey; we’re glad to have you! :)
Nick you will have field day with this performance
@@generoberts9151 I am sure I will. Thanks so much for being so nice 🙏
@@NicknLex The thing to remember while watching the 1981 live rendition of Xanadu is that it is three people pulling it off live, long before digital overlays ruined live music. One of the best live pieces I have ever seen.
@@NicknLex The sheer amount of precision musicianship and expertise on instruments from Xanadu (Live 1982 Exit Stange Left) will leave you breathless... and (BEST OF ALL) watching them get pure enjoyment and satisfaction out of playing it live with each other - is an absolute joy to watch... and then: remembering that this happened in the early 80s? Hole-E-Shit....
In the 80’s I told a Rush sceptic friend to listen to this track 3 times. Once for bass, once for guitar and once for drums. He did. In my presence. He converted.
That's exactly what I feel I need to do with a lot of Rush songs! I try to catch as much as I can on the first run, but that's such a great idea; good for you! :) Thanks for watching and sending peace, Lex.
I'm shocked at how many reaction videos there are of this song on UA-cam. I bought this album when it first came out in '79 when I was a teenager! And yes, I had the same reactions you guys did, amazed! Welcome to the Rush club. 😊
Growing up back then (I'm 56), we loved the music, but we didn't realize that we were listening to some of the greatest music EVER made in all the various genres. We could just turn the knob on the radio from one end to the other. R&B, Rock, Reggae, Jazz, Disco, New Wave, Punk, hell whatever you were into. Real instruments. Real voices. Actual lyrics. It was awesome. Great reaction!
43 years on a Rush journey. One of my favorites Rush songs. "La Villa" Alex is amazing. I saw Rush play this song in concert many times. Live version is a must Pink Pop 1978. Spirit of Radio is a must reaction.
it's not by accident it's considered the greatest rock guitar solo ever.
Actually, the solo to Steely Dan's "Kid Charlamagne" is usually given that nod, but there's no denying the importance of this solo. I think Kirk Hammett said it was a pivotal inspiration to him as a young guitar player.
I don’t hear people say that too often, but I might be inclined to agree. I usually hear people say that about Stairway or Comfortably Numb instead
@@BittersweetDuality
Add Firth of Fifth to that list and pick a winner! Impossible!
Then there's No Quarter (live), The Lamia, Beyond the Realms of Death live (KKD solo)- take your pick...
When you consider that this album came in the middle of a stretch of nine epic releases in eight years from their debut in 1974 through Signals in 1982, it’s hard to think of another band who’s put out so much incredible and inspiring work in a lifetime, never mind in less than a decade. I’m lucky to have been an early adopter to this band, and can remember the time I played each of their albums through for the first time.
Arguably - Rush's greatest instrumental ever. Im getting chills from watching you guys experiencing it.
I am 54 in a couple of weeks, I've been listening to Rush since I was 10, I still get the butterflies in my stomach listening to this
I was 13-14 when this came out and Rush was my world as I was just getting into rock music in my freshman year of high school. You are listening just like we did back then, perfect. I've listened to them every day since.
Mike Portnoy (former drummer from Dream Theater) said that you knew you had accomplished something really special when you could play this song straight through with no errors. My high school band tried, but we never could get this song right, so we stuck to Working Man and 2112-Overture!
Rush is truly a journey. It is an adventure around the world without ever leaving your seat. They are truly a gift.
That bit you were dancing to was from was the 1936 song "Powerhouse". Of course Rush gave credit where it was due. Most of us know that from Loony tunes cartoons, whenever they showed a factory or some sort of Rube Goldberg machine.
Actually, what I read was that they didn’t give it credit initially, because they just didn’t know where it was from. They’re of the age that they probably heard it first on Looney Tunes, as I did. But they did step up and give the composer, Raymond Scott, credit after his estate contracted them about it.
Scott was an interesting guy himself. He sold the rights to most of his 1930’s music to Warner Brothers, then went on to be an early pioneer in advent-garde electronic music in the 1950’s and ‘60’s.
That Powerhouse bit has been used in tons of other songs, including by another of my favorites bands, They Might Be Giants (“Rhythm Section Want Ad”). The Wikipedia entry does has a huge listing of references.
Raymond Scott’s original, quoted section starts at 1:14: ua-cam.com/video/qaC0vNLdLvY/v-deo.html
@@JohnBrooking4 I’ve been listening to Rush since 1981 and I never realized I new that Powerhouse melody! Glad they found their way to give credit where it’s due.
By Raymond Scott.
Rush being Rush made a payment to the Scott estate for the use of his work even though the statute of limitations had expired on the piece. Did the right thing by choice, not by force.
Your tears made me cry, too. Thanks again so much for listening to the original studio version. Love you guys.
11 years old. My babysitter brought this album over to play on my dad's decent stereo. First rock album I bought. Listened to it over and over, sitting on the floor between the speakers, or on headphones.
I call BS on your story... unless you had a male babysitter back then???? We all know girls do not like Rush.
@@CJINW lol. well, it was a male babysitter. Jeff Uher from across the street, who was 5 or 6 years older.
@@CJINW Haha!
What a great story thanks for sharing
My wife of 42 years turned me onto RUSH. This is one of our favorite albums. Thanks again.
I'm so happy to see young people really enjoying a 40+ year old song. But its kind of normal : Rush's music is ageless! A few more and you'll be hardcore members of Rush Army!
Me too. But a little sad you will never get the chance to see them live.
You literally hear something new every time you listen to the same Rush album! There are so many layers in the music and the lyrics! Great reaction!
GUYS!!! One of our fellow subscribers gave us a great idea (thank you, Mr. Mojo Risen), we will be doing a LIVE WATCHPARTY so that we can share our reaction to the documentary RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage with you! Check out the details here: ua-cam.com/video/_uLAU6uP3ok/v-deo.html
It's this Saturday (3/6/21) at 6pm MST (8pm EST)! Would love to see as many of you and chat! :)
Sending peace and can't wait, Lex
What a great idea. I dare & defy anyone to watch that film and NOT come away liking the band, even if you don't like the music. It is a fantastic piece of work. Top draw.
Sounds awesome if you haven't heard Xanadu yet please do. I promise you will be blown away. And I know your policy for live videos but exit stage left live version of Xanadu is one of the most impressive live performances of all time
This is the 2nd vid of you two I have watched. This is one of my all time favorite bands and one of my favorite records and one of my favorite songs. I have seen Rush live many, many times over the years. I'm still not over the fact that I will never see them again. Neil was one of the greatest ever, as are the rest of the band. I saw Lex get chill bumps during a song I have heard thousands of times. It made me cry. To think you are experiencing something for the 1st time that I have loved for so many years made me very emotional in the moment. I wept for Neil I think for the first time since his passing. Music can heal us all.
best part is 8:00 in when Alex starts his solo, and she rubs the chills on her arm, i get it. I've been listening to this song for 35 years and I still do the same thing.
Can't tell you how much I enjoy watching you two react to Rush and Tool and some others ! It feels like listening to music with friends ! It's great !
And the entire album is fantastic, their final true prog album. But you can’t listen to Cygnus X1: Book II without first listening to Cygnus X1: Book I from the previous album.
Rush was a band ahead if it's time. The fact that all the decades of music they made was done by 3 people is mind-boggling. I have been listening to Rush since my childhood, when music was artistic, deep and meaningful. RIP Neil Peart, you are truly missed.
Remember getting this album when I was 15 in 1978 seeing them the following year come to my city Nanaimo on Vancouver Island i got Neil's drum skin thrown to me music so far ahead of its time RIP Neil 🙏
You all had to pause it because the mind can't keep up! It means you are very appreciative of the incredible talent! Thanks you so much for bringing this thought to me!
Alex's best guitar solo. His style his bends it's absolutely perfect.
I have listen to this dozens of times- each time is like the first always something new to hear- chills after the swells and the leads kick in!
My two favourite Rush albums are "Hemispheres" and "Moving Pictures" both of which feature stunning instrumentals. This one on "Hemispheres" and "YYZ" on "Moving Pictures".
I saw the hemispheres tour at the arena in North Bay
I am a new subscriber to your channel- I saw the Rush Hemispheres concert in Austin Texas in 1978 when I was like 13- it was my first ever concert- so I can totally relate to seeing you Nick and Lex being blown away just like I was. That show was so good, they are consumate live performers, that is where they really shine as artists. Thank you for sharing your video reactions of one of my all time favorite bands. Keep the faith
Xanadu and By-Tor and the Snow Dog by Rush are also spine tingling and breathtaking epics that don't get the appreciation they deserve. Could you please react to these songs as well?
What was it like hearing a lot of this 60s and 70s music when it first came out?
I heard of Rush before this album came out but I didn't have any of their albums. We had a couple great rock stations where I grew up that during off hours, mostly night they would play all KINDS of music including what you would call fusion, almost jazz.
The first time I heard this I was driving alone after getting off work late in the eve, taking the Long Way Home, and THIS song comes on the radio. Now, the long way home was driving around a small lake, so almost no traffic, no lights, just a slow drive to calm the mind so just like a person who gets to lay on a bed and put on headsets and listen to this for the first time my brain was allowed to engage with the music, and having listened to classical, jazz, rock and prog rock through my childhood, this song was a musical feast.
I proceeded to the record store the next week and bought every Rush album up until that point and learned the lyrics of almost every song on every album, except the first. I only liked about 3 or 4 songs off the first album.
Also...
Alex:
Everyone: Wow, that's so beautiful
Alex:
Everyone: Mommy, I'm scared.
I bought this album when it came out. I was given A Farewell To Kings by my Uncle's Father-in-law who worked at a pressing plant. I loved it. I bought Hemispheres and saw RUSH on that tour at the Hammersmith Odeon. I saw them in 1980 when Permanent Waves came out and met them backstage after waiting outside the stage door (Fast Eddie Clarke from Motorhead was also waiting outside) I've still got my signed programme.
This song is pure ear candy for everyone. Close your eyes and listen. Rush were so amazing...
Nick and Laz, you express the purest form of JOY here, what a treat to see! Glad you enjoyed La Villa!
You're so kind; these are the comments we just love to see. Thank you for your support and glad you're enjoying the channel! :) - Lex
You're ready for 2112 now...if anyone is ever truly ready for their first encounter with something THAT epic.
Listening to these songs for so long I still get emotional when I listen to them
Nice going, you two! You both have an appreciation for excellence of instrumentation, and Rush joins the inner circle of rock greats- Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Supertramp, The Who, The Kinks, Mott the Hoople, Eurythmics... you know, the G.O.A.T.s. Be safe.
Thanks so much; we truly love music and have had so much for sharing it. Thanks for joining us! :) - Lex
This was my first RUSH album, I was 12 in 78 and it changed my life. The moment I heard this I knew I would be a Bass player. You guys are a pleasure to watch, I always enjoy your reactions. Thank you
Love your reaction. 👍 I remember when I bought this in 1978. Blew my parents headphones and wore the record out. It still gets to my soul all these years later. I'm glad you guys can appreciate it.
70's Rush is the best !!!!!!!!
Agreed, J.C.A. but I think they, like Yes, had to evolve to survive the "end times" of prog rock which saw its unfortunate fall from music stage after the horrid disco era. People just lost the capacity to patiently listen to great music unfold over the course of 10+ minutes or so. Rush did an excellent job morphing into a tremendous prog/rock hybrid band in the 80s and 90s and I personally enjoy much of what they played over some 20 years after "Moving Pictures."
I'm 26. I have listened to this song no exaggeration upwards of ~300 time's.. Your reaction reignited my chills!!!
i used to go to sleep listening to this in around '83, from the exit stage left live version.
We smoke a lot of “vegetation” listening to Exit Stage Left back in the day.
Never tire of seeing someone blown away hearing La Villa Strangiato for first time.
Love your reaction and commentary on this song! You are both quite insightful about the music. P.S. There really is La Villa Strangiatto in Italy, which Alex visited.☮☮☮
You know what? I still make those exact faces and get those same chills every time so listen to this song - no matter how many times I’ve heard it! Loved watching you experience it for the first time.
Great reaction guys. You guys are becoming my favorite reactors.
Just found your channel and I have to say that it really warms my heart to see young people enjoying music I grew up with.
Thank you and welcome! :)
Also: the pleasure is all ours!!
- Lex
Coming from a rush fan, who seen them in concert many times you missed out, but I am in total admiration actually as a young couple recognize what great music this is
Dude Alex Lifeson was something else in his twenties
And 30s 40s 50s 60s
Nick and Lex, I've enjoyed watching your channel for a few weeks now. It was 1978 my HS grad year. It was as you imagined Lex. For me and my friends there was a sense that something very special was coming from our head phones, turntables and the 8-track decks of our cars. My first Rush concert was the year prior, "A Farewell to Kings" (1977) and nothing was gonna keep us from "Hemispheres" and a chance to see them play this epic live in 1978. Rush was and still is a San Antonio favorite. We never missed a show whenever they came our way. Our late great radio disc jockies would say, "Three guys from Canada......just three guys!" Can you beleive it. They surely made beleivers of us all. Thanks Nick and Lex
Thanks guys for doung this its a total classic you can never get tired listening to it there us so much going on everything is so crisp and clean.Wait till you see it live!
For perhaps the best live version of this, look to their live in Rio version....
between 1975 to 1982, albums fly by night to signals is a run of 6 albums that are impeccable and flawless, saw 16 of my 24 Rush shows in this time period, they sit 3rd behind only the Beatles and the Stones for the most CONSECUTIVE gold/platinum albums ever, and they are ALWAYS spot on live as you will see when you dive into live performances, Rush had ANOTHER GEAR compared to any other act live in the mid to late 70s, I am SO FORTUNATE to have witnessed these icons perform live those days, simply incredible human beings also.
Thank you for the awesome reaction!
70's Rush is my favourite Rush. The Necromancer off the Caress of Steel album is fantastic as well!
So, the great thing about Rush, and I say this as a fan of the band for 40 years (since I was 11), is that while it's truly special to watch people like you hear this for the first time, this song, like much of their music, literally NEVER gets old. It's fantastic every single time. Their musicianship and creativity is incomparable, and it's a sheer pleasure every damn time! Write to me 40 years from now (God willing I'm still alive) and tell me I'm wrong. ;)
Quick background story. I bought this album after hearing Permanent Waves in 1980. Went to a friends house and smoked some great 1980s bud. Put this album on with 2 sets of headphones. After it was over my mind was completely blown. I am 59 now, saw the band live at least 20 times, all thanks to that day. Keep listening it is a great catalog of music.
Someone below listed all of the "parts" of the song. If you listen to it again while following the Roman Numeraled sections, you can actually "see" in your mind the story that is being told. The song is a dream that Alex (nickname "Lerxt") had set to music. He was known to have bizarre dreams, and I guess this one was particularly bizarre so it inspired a song. The section titled "Monsters!" actually resulted in a copyright snafu that was settled by the band, who paid (I believe) the widow of the composer as it was "the right thing to do" as stated by them. It seems they borrowed the riff from a Bugs Bunny cartoon (one with the loveable "Marvin the Martian" character. You can find the clip on UA-cam!). The section invokes not big, scary monsters but rather the comic type reminiscent of "Monster's Inc." or any number of Disney movies. The dreamy section is called "A Lerxt in Wonderland", in which Lerxt (Alex) finds himself in an "Alice in Wonderland" type dreamscape. Listen again with this new context and you'll be blown away ALL OVER AGAIN !
I was going to mention about the copyright issues they ran in to with this song. The piece in question is called "Powerhouse" by Raymond Scott and the section played here is often referred to as "Powerhouse B", being the second part of the two-part song. (The first part, "Powerhouse A", was often used in older cartoons as background music during chase scenes.)
The 70's were a time when music was made that could make you weep ...but today you weep for the 'music' that is made.
Rush are just on a level that very few could hope to achieve. And to think they went on for 40years and still had the skill and talent to end with a masterpiece like Clockwork Angels and not only that wrote their most beautiful song 'The Garden' ....now that is a song to bring a tear to your eye.
Grateful to life for giving me the opportunity to see them live not once but twice
This, my friends, is what we call "Real Music by Real Humans"... The solo is the heart of a gypsy violinist in the heart of Bohemia.
I've been here more than once, because watching you react to this, is one of my happy places on the internet.
Neil Peart is the reason I got into drumming
He was referred to as your favorite drummer's favorite drummer.
I was a drummer before I ever heard Neil. Changed me forever.
Me too!
Welcome both of you and we appreciate you listening to the best of progressive hard rock ever!
Your reactions made me smile. Especially when you imagined listening to this as a teenager. That was my experience as a fourteen year old boy. A friend brought round the vynil he had just bought and I listened to it lying on my bed. Life was never the same again. Hemispheres was my introduction to Rush. What followed was a lifetime of enjoyment and emotional adventure. Seeing them live was very emotional.
Their artistry and virtuosity has never been equaled in rock music. True artists.
I've been listening (and jamming along) to this song for 30+ years. I got emotional knowing that this was your time hearing it. Great stuff.
That’s sweet; thank you for sharing! :) - Lex
Literally in tears of joy for you two!!!
You got to listen the Exit Stage left version: A masterpiece!!
That solo is officially on my all-time top-5 list!
My goodness and everything else good in my life.......that slow..slow progression is on the top shelf of all guitar stories in music history. Paige,Gilmore,Hendrix,Healy....Lifeson changed my life with this! I now play guitar differently. Thanks for this extremely entertaining coupleship.
I love how much you guys are digging it lol. A true classic by the mighty Rush! 😊
I don’t know which expression I enjoyed more, the nonstop smile on your lovely face, or the nonstop stink face on your husbands. Either way your reaction was awesome.
Aww thanks! It's such great music... can't help but smile! :) Thanks for joining us and for your positive vibes. Sending peace, Lex.