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Grace Under Pressure was my introduction to Rush, and the first album/cassette of theirs that I purchased… with paper route money. There was not a song on this album that I tempted to fast forward. While not a true “concept” album, the dark themes that run through all the songs tie it together nicely. Between the Wheels is probably my favorite single tune, but I will always love this album.

I agree I didn’t like it at first

I love the bass line under the main verses, but it's no "Between the wheels".

Signals is one bad ass album

Lyrically, all of Peart's songs are brilliant. Musically, "Manhattan Project" came closest to "old school" Rush for me.

Marathon is the best song on the album - hands down! :)

They are all beautifully written and produced, Mystic Rhythms to me, was good, but the weakest of all, IMO.

All of GUP is fire!

I think for me, it would be "Marathon". That's actually the first Rush song that I ever heard. The next day I listened to the entire Power Windows album and became an instant fan.

Hey buddy I’m feel the same way and I just can’t skip past any Rush song. Infact I see red, just thinking about it lol

Neil Peart was a better literature teacher than any I had in high school. He turned me into an avid reader till this day. I already loved reading but Rush gave a reason to love it more.

I've been a Rush fanboy since 1974, used to love the circus magazine, I admit I stole every copy on my way to school .

I personally think, "Between The Wheels", "The Body Electric", and "Kid Gloves" is more stimulating than this first song. That's why I'm, "mike1001001", SOS in morse code?

Grace Under Pressure was a vastly underrated album. I loved all 8 songs. The songs were heavy on the keyboards/synthesizers which was the trend back then. But, each song was a rocker. I also consider Between The Wheels my favorite. Heavy on the keyboards, but one you can definitely rock out to. Hearing these songs takes me back to age 15. Thanks for the great video.

Hi, thanks for posting the video. It brought me back many memories from that period of my life 👍 There’s a few things I’d like to point out as constructive criticism. First, you should try to make the levels between the songs and your voice as equal as possible. Second, and I don’t know how much of it is caused by RUclips, but there are many sound drops during the songs. Do you suppose they might be introduced by YT? In any case, thanks again for taking the time to post. As a curiosity, which software do you use to mix? Cheers!

Great song from a great album.

Always liked Geddy’s basslines in this song although the song overall is a bit eccentric in places. His outro was really kind of funky with nicely played staccato and ghost notes.

Neil grew up and changed his mind. Like “free thinkers” tend to do. She was not a bad writer. And collectivism taken too far is dangerous. But objectivism is garbage, pure & simple.

Many people like these lesser known ones too. I like it alot,never get tired of it

Great😀 They played music they liked and hoped that others liked it too. I like it ALOT

I agree with you. Red Lenses is a great song!

Great tune for the road. 😊

You're not the only one. This is one of my guilty pleasures.i don't skip it either, it just gives me joy and reminds me of my jazz days. 🤘

This song has an unusual vibe to it. The tribal drumming is really cool!

Sad garbage album from what used to be a great band.

Hey, friends. Rush is my favorite music, EVER. Second only to Bach. Hoping I've found a like-minded community here. Be well. Robert in NYC.

Heavy Metal! Heavy Metal's not dead. Yeah.

Musically, it's a re-write of "Chemistry" from the Signals album, and I prefer that over this.

Love This One!

Probably my favorite song from Grace Under Pressure. Really nice bass hook drives it along (how rare for Rush, haha). I think it's also a song about misconceptions. How we can think we are one thing but others see it the opposite. Like in lines like "The Soviets are the Blues.......The Reds.....are under your bed". This is actually a common theme with Peart's lyrics. The first set of lyrics he presented to Alex and Geddy was a song called Beneath, Between, Behind. That song has very similar themes to this one.

I love the tonality of the guitar on "Vital Signs". Lerxst might have used the legendary "Henor Sportscaster".

I told my then girlfriend that I was going to go see Rush on the Moving Pictures tour. She said "not without me you're not"❤❤ As we were leaving the Coliseum after the show she turned to me and said, "Now I understand why you love Rush so much." We've been married for 40+ years now. We saw at least one show on every tour thereafter. We actually took the kids to Test for Echo and Time Machine tours at the Gorge Amphitheater in George Washington. (Yes there really is a George, Washington) I'm an auld Scotsman frae Ayrshire. I got to see them in Edinburgh once. Tioraidh an-drasta 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (Cheerio for now in Scots Gaelic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)

My wife and I saw 2 shows on the Grace Under Pressure tour. The Tacoma Dome in Washington state and then drove up to Vancouver, B.C. I really enjoyed your reaction to the music that has been the soundtrack to my life and times 🤘💯

I like how the lyrics allude to how our perceptions are guided by what we read, and in general, all types of media. "What you believe is what you are." So, perhaps the question for us is, what are the origins of our personal beliefs? Cool song.

Last little bit. Red Sector A still brings tears to my eyes. Around ten years ago my nextdoor neighbor who was a WWII veteran showed me som pictures from the European theater. He was there when they liberated Dachau (I think) . This guy was one of those guys who seem to be made of pipe cleaners and shoe leather, but I could see him tear up as he showed me some pictures from his time there. Ever since then that song hits extra hard

Grace Under Pressure was an odd album for me. When it first came out I didn't like it very much, but as I got older I liked it more and more. It's not my favorite album but it's top 5

There is not a Rush song that I do not like and after all these years and albums I still primarily listen to them. With that said this song is not at the top of my list and honestly either is the album but it still gets played as their whole catalog is in constant rotation.

I'm with Rand.

The song "Kid Gloves" is excellent. Probably my favorite from the album. I just discovered Rush a month ago. I've listened through 16 albums so far, multiple times, plus live performance videos. They have an awesome sound, musicianship, lyrics, and live performances. They check all the boxes for me.

Real musicians don't care about anything Rolling Stone magazine has to say anyway. It's the National Enquirer of the music world. It panders mainly to 12 year olds and those who know nothing about music. The ridiculous, meaningless "polls" they like to blather and drool about from time to time are totally imaginary and dreamed up by addled ignoramuses. 8:25

never thought i,d say this,but miss rush more than zeppelin.

I was just fed this. I'm an old Rush fan myself. I discovered them when I was 12. I was born when Neil was 12. Four days before his birthday. Growing up, I had no heros. Until Rush.

My biggest comment is I can hardly hear your voice. The music comes through fine, but you are very low in the mix.

thanks

What an awesome Album by Rush to review i never tire of this album and its songs 🎵 👍

I was trying to tell my friend earlier today, that Neil, Alex and Geddy viewed everything before Moving Pictures as kinda early stages of learning music. Yes,. Hemispheres is one of my all time favorites,. But that music can be copied. Now GUP, and forward, some very difficult arrangements and not easy to mimic or reproduce. Real Rush fans (like myself) grew with the band, changed with the band.

This album came after my favorite Rush era, but the songs still bring back certain memories. I think "Kid Gloves" threw a lot of people off with its unusual time signatures. I think Power Windows was a better album, and then they made a good comeback in '93.

RUSH WORLDS GREATEST 3 PIECE ORCHESTRA🥁🎸🎸🎙🎼🎵🎶 Who cares what a critic craps out their mouth

Joe Flaherty... such a great talent. RIP. I saw the tour with this clip, and the audience loved it.

Rush got the last laugh.