Rush ~ O'Malley's Break/Closer to the Heart ~ Time Machine - Live in Cleveland [HD 1080p] [CC] 2011
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During the 2010-11 Time Machine Tour, Lifeson would perform a brief 12-string guitar piece (entitled "O'Malley's Break" on the CD and DVD) that segued into "Closer to the Heart."
"Closer to the Heart" is third track from Rush's fifth studio album "A Farewell to Kings", recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales during June of 1977 and released on September 1, 1977, & was the first time Rush recorded an album outside of Toronto. It was released as the lead single from the album.
In June 1977 Rush ended their sixteen-month tour in support of their previous album, 2112 (1976). They decided not to take a break & started on a follow-up straight away. Later that month, they retreated to Rockfield Studios in Rockfield, Monmouthshire in Wales to record. This marked the first time that Rush recorded an album outside of Toronto, & Peart recalled the decision to pick a studio suitable enough as "extremely difficult". After longtime Rush producer Terry Brown did some research, he became excited about working in Rockfield & the group chose it. Peart later wrote that the seclusion & the "mellow" atmosphere at the studio created a productive environment for the group to work in, which gave them the opportunity to record outdoors.
The album was recorded in three weeks, followed by two weeks of mixing at Advision Studios in London. Peart said that 2112 made the band sound confined in their sound, so for A Farewell to Kings, the group decided to write material that featured instruments they could play naturally as well as new ones, thus allowing them to play multiple instruments when performing on stage. As a result, A Farewell to Kings features Peart playing orchestra bells, tubular bells, chimes, and other percussion; Lee playing double neck bass (a Rickenbacker 4080) and Minimoog; and Lifeson on new guitars and for the first time, a Moog Taurus bass pedal synthesizer (used by both Lee and Lifeson). Prior to recording, Rush completed a short tour in 1977 which saw the group perform "Xanadu" prior to recording. Apart from early ideas for "Closer to the Heart", the majority of the album was developed in the studio.
In 2017, Lee considered the album as a particularly important one in regard to his musical development. "I learned a lot; I was learning a lot. I was always challenged and I was very stimulated and the end result was A Farewell to Kings, so I guess it was a pivotal record in that regard." A Farewell to Kings was the first Rush album where synthesizers were an integral part of their sound.
"Closer to the Heart" was the first song Rush developed for A Farewell to Kings and for a time, was the album's early title. In a lyrical sense, Peart noted that as "A Farewell to Kings" deals with the idea of problems, "Closer to the Heart" addresses solutions. It is based on a verse by Peter Talbot, a friend of the group from Seattle who, in addition to being a writer, worked in the media.
This simple radio-aimed ballad has a memorable peaceful tubular bell chiming section. The song starts with "and" as if continuing the lines in the title track and offers solutions to the problems stated there. The Heart was believed to be the center of everything in the body in medieval times. The men in high places are not kings in this case. The Blacksmith was appointed by the king and had ties to metallurgy and alchemy; he was equal to the accursed poet and despised prophet. The Philosopher is the Ploughman as "the sower sows the Word" (Mark 4:14).
A companion piece to the album's opening track, this song suggests a solution to the corruption of the modern world and the disillusionment many fell about it. While the Ayn Rand-inspired ideas of independence and personal autonomy are still there, the song's ideas of each individual's role having equal importance, and the overall positivity of the lyrics, make this much less controversial than some of Peart's earlier work.
Clocking in at under three minutes (studio version), it is a simple song with constantly shifting timbre. From Lifeson's crystalline twelve string opening to Peart's use of tubular bells and glockenspiel right through to the exhilarating instrumental finale, the song covers an enormous amount of ground in a very short time.
After its success as a hit single, the song was played live at virtually every Rush concert up until it was dropped for most of 2002's Vapor Trails tour because (according to Neil Peart) "we got sick of it."
The band's frontman, Geddy Lee, said of the song:
I remember when we had to bring it back into the set for the Rio shows, as there was such a demand to hear it & we’d stopped playing it for a while. It's always resonated with people for some reason, & it was a hit as far as we've ever had a hit. It got us on the radio, the kinds of radio that would never normally associate with us, so it was as close as we ever came to a pop song, especially at that point.
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*Lyrics* *[Click on "CC" icon for Closed Captioning] (Lyrics on Screen)*
And the men who hold high places
Must be the ones who start
To mould a new reality
Closer to the heart
Closer to the heart
The blacksmith and the artist
Reflect it in their art
They forge their creativity
Closer to the heart
Closer to the heart
Philosophers and ploughmen
Each must know his part
To sow a new mentality
Closer to the heart
Closer to your heart
[Guitar Solo]
Well, you can be the captain
And I will draw the chart
Sailing into destiny
Closer to your heart
Closer to your heart
Closer to your heart
bud i love you
This rare acoustic intro is a nice find. Alex showing his range once again.
I agree! I really enjoy the acoustic intro into Closer to the Heart. Sometimes Rush changes things up a bit in a good way. Alex plays a beautiful acoustic guitar...I wish he had done things like this more often.
I love how Lifeson had “options” for playing the opening to this song. Whether it was a 6 string acoustic, a 12 string acoustic like in this performance, or on his electric but applying the piezo pickup.
That crowd saved the world
My ears are crying happyness and good vibes
Ah that feeling you get when you see perfection😀!
I love the acoustic introduction too.
Thanks for the upload Dan.
I love the extended acoustic intro also. It kind of reminds me of how he did an extended intro into "The Trees" with "Broon's Bane" on their Exit Stage Left album. This was a beautiful intro. I do have to admit I'm not a fan of how they changed up the ending, but they did that on several songs to keep things interesting I guess!
@@MysticRhythmsLive each live version of Closer To The Heart differs in some fashion. It's hard to pick a "best" version
One of the best songs by Rush
Minha eterna banda! Viva o Rush.
One of the greatest skits in TPB…thanks again Canada 🤘
BROTHER GOD BLESS U N UR CHANNEL 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Fantastic song
Fantastic
Thank you Alex 🙏💖
Alex ❤
Lerx got that front row girls heart for sure😂❤
whats the tunning? dadaad?