Kim. Saw you with Rush at Birmingham Odeon UK and bought your albums quickly after that. I still have them and I still have the 7" picture disc of paradise Skies. I think we have a mutual friend in Greg Bennett too.
Kim has checked you out!! How exciting! Kim is my favourite and of course the Max machine!! So fun to watch you experience Battle Scar. The other dynamic song writing team in Canada is Pye and Kim. Rush and Max forever!!
Double Guitars, Double Bass, Double Drums, Double Vocalists=Canadian Perfection. Webster-Rush, if you only knew how many dozens of times we in Ontario got to see this...
Max Webster and Rush were apparently on tour together around the time this album was done, hence the guest appearance by Geddy on vocals and the rest of the Rush boys throughout the song! 😃
@@SirManfly Webster and Rush were on tour all the time together in the early days, you just never knew who was going to go on first, who was going to play with whom that night, or if all 7 or 8(after 72 when Webster became a foursome) were going to go on stage together and just jam the hell out of it. It was glorious.
The lyricist of Max Webster is Pye Dubois. Dubois co-wrote with Neil Peart , Tom Sawyer ! Dubois wrote the poem "There Is A Lake Between Sun And Moon", which inspired them to write many of the lyrics for the album Counterparts, including a song of the same name for which Dubois received co-writing credit. He is also credited as writer on the Rush songs "Force Ten" and "Test for Echo".
Max Webster! This was a mash-up of Canada’s top 2 bands at that time. Try The Party or High Class in Borrowed Shoes, next. Great musicians. Peace from Toronto! PS the part where you said, Alex” was actually Kim Mitchell on lead. Max Webster used to play Zappa for the sound checks. An under-rated band. Us Canadians love ‘em.
Yes, they opened for Rush on the Moving Pictures Tour. And when they played this song, Geddy came out wearing a Richard Nixon mask and sang his part. Neil and Alex didn’t play anything live; just Geddy singing with the Max Webster Band. Did Alex and Neil play on the track?
Max Webster is the most underrated Canadian prog-rock band. they are somewhere between Frank Zappa and Van Halen!! please dive deeper, they deserve more attention and praise. check out "Gravity" "Here Among the Cats" "The Party" "High Class in Borrowed Shoes"
Max Webster have been so overlooked as a Rock Band. The surprise shown by you folks was such a pleasure. Canada loves Max Webster, and when you add their good friends Rush you get a masterpiece. Pyle Dubois saved his best for this song. Thank you for posting this. Being from Toronto, while I have never seen Max, I have met Kim Mitchell twice and find him to be a very engaging person
Max Webster is another Canadian rabbit hole to dive into which ultimately leads to Kim Mitchell as a solo artist . Kim Mitchell has some real bangers with Max Webster and then as a solo artist .Check out All We Are by Kim Mitchell
I grew up in TO and we up went to some concerts at Maple Leaf Gardens on New Year’s Eve. Max Webster was there a couple of times and one was when they released this album. Comes the end of the concert and the lights go out. Everyone’s pretty wired and all are banging chairs and yelling for the encore. Then we heard this thunderous bass impact from the drums, much more than with Just Max’s drummer. Lights came on and Rush was onstage too, just for the encore. Note never listed on the bill Blew our minds. Thanks for the reminder. Listen to some more MW. Great channel. Thanks
I grew up in Toronto and saw Max Webster New Year’s Eve 80/81 at MLG They had BB Gabor and Goddo open for them we were probably at the same concert I had 10th row floors BB Gabor got boo off the stage no place for a new wave band then everyone went nuts when Goddo came on
@@mpennhill9191 Wow I was at that concert on the floor near the back. Didn’t stay there long though. I forgot Goddo and Bb opened. Saw Kim at wonderland and watched the sod fight on the back lawn. Goddo a few times too. Nice memories.
The rare example of two full bands collaborating on a song. Double guitar, double bass, and double drums, plus keys from Terry Watkinson. My Dad- being a bass player- absolutely loves this song.
these guys were all buddies back in the day, they even toured together; Max Webster were a fantastic live band, their music is well worh diving into !!!
Geddy Lee sings on this track, but the other singer and main lead guitarist is Kim Mitchell, a criminally underrated guitarist and songwriter. Max Webster released 4 fantastic albums before this one, my favourite being Mutiny Up My Sleeve. Kim Mitchell always wore funky outfits (at least while he was part of Webster), and the other guys in the band did as well. Other amazing Max Webster songs are Waterline, Astonish Me, Gravity, Diamonds Diamonds, Oh War!, Distressed, Beyond the Moon, On the Road, In Context of the Moon, Paradise Skies, Research (At Beach Resorts) and Let Go the Line. I saw them opening for Rush in Montreal back in 1978, and it was so much FUN!
I loved your faces when you recognized Geddy's voice. I was waiting for this Hee Hee. Max Webster is another Canadian band you should check out. They and Rush toured together back in the day. Kim Mitchell who is on the cover also had an excellent solo career. Check out Lager and Ale by him. Battlescar was a song about the poor treatment of the aboriginal peoples of Canada.
Geddy came in long before you heard his voice, pretty sure that intro was a "bass off" with him and bassist from Max. And to nicknlex, what an honour you got a comment from Kim himself. He is a Canadian national treasure. So underrated as a guitarist. A legend!
You are so awesome! You are the only couple to really dive deep into the rabbit hole of many groups! This song is a great example of it! Thank you for sharing!
You don't see many new vids on Max Webster on this platform. U.S. fan here. Did a double-take when I saw this. Also saw, or better, HEARD them open for Rush back in the day. Was maybe even more excited to see them than Rush. None of my friends knew of Max Webster. Helps to have friends in Canada! Favorite album "Max Webster" realeased as "Hangover" in the U.S.
Haha!! so funny to see your reaction to Geddy singing the second verse....priceless. Bought this album the day it was released many many years ago. still one of my favs
Lol I remember when I was 18 this song came out I was a Rush fan We would ride up and down the drag and everybody stereo would be blasting the same song from a college radio station called KOCV rocking West Texas
To add to what has been said about this song, Max Webster would play this song live when on tour and when the opened for Rush for the Canadian and part of the US tour when they played this song Neil would be warming up behind them and would play with them and nobody in the audience could hear he. Later that year when Max was at Phase One Studios to record there next album I think Kim maybe Terry said that they should ask Rush to play this song with them on the album. They all played together in the main studio with two drums set up Geddy and Alex on each end and Kim, Dave and Terry in between. All were mic'd up and recorded together with a few overdubs and vocals later. They never played the song together live to an audience but Alex did join Kim to play it once on Dec. 5, 2018. Thanks for reading all this I hope you enjoyed it.
Max Webster and Rush are old friends from their early years in Toronto as they scratched their way through the music scene. Kim Mitchell, Max's lead singer and guitarist went on to create a nice little solo career. Songs like Patio Lanterns and Go for a Soda etc. were radio hits in Canada and in some states. Toronto Tontos..." no cigarettes, no matches"
You guys got to do Bob and Doug Mackenzies song from SCTV fame … "Take Off" (identified on the album as "the hit single section"), it’s actually pretty funny …and Geddy sounds great as the pro brought in to sing the song.. …he nails it. It was a hit, peaking at number 16 on the Billboard 100 singles chart in March 1982, higher than any of Rush's songs ever charted on the U.S. top 40.
'Doug' is really Dave Thomas, and his brother Ian Thomas was a pro writer & performer of music for years. Other international stars had better success covering his tunes than he did.
Your reaction was priceless!!! Max Webster and Rush were good friends and use tour together. Please do more Max Webster and some solo Kim Mitchell ...thanks
I used to see Max Webster in bars all the time in the 70's. For a while, I considered leader/guitarist Kim Mitchell to be the best guitarist playing in Toronto bars. He didn't get much of a chance to show how good he was on this song. For a while, Max Webster used to open sets with Zappa's "Peaches en Regalia". After Max Webster, Mitchell toured with his own band, and for a while had his own radio program, where he would interview and jam with musicians.( Some of this is on Y.Tube). When I saw Allan Holdsworth, he was also in the audience. Also see RUclips channel Sea of Tranquility's Max Webster : Top 10 Songs video.
Kim had a radio spot on FM channel Q107 in Toronto hosted on the main floor of the Hard Rock restaurant on Dundas Square smack downtown Toronto. The booth was full glass window facing outside and you could see him doing the show walking by on the street. He'd come out on the restaurant floor periodically and talk to folks. Brother in-law took pictures with him. Cool dude.
MAX WEBSTER IS ONE OF THE GREATEST CANADIAN BANDS EVER,,,,,SO UNDERRATED....I've seen Max Webster many times....and Kim solo many times and even Terry Watkinson solo once........
You've already got a comment from Kim Mitchell himself, who, as a kid from Scarborough, was one of my musical heroes and a HUGE part of every house party we threw ( or crashed ) and deserved, but unfortunately never got, the big US breakthrough that RUSH did, so I'm not sure what I can add other than a couple of interesting tidbits... like the fact that the crowd sound near the end of "Spirit of Radio" by Rush is actually a recording of a Max Webster live crowd, and, less interesting to you... and everybody else, but both RUSH and Max Webster actually played my high school when I was growing up. Uhhh, not at the same time, that would have been insane. So did Saga. And Goddo, and a few others you probably haven't heard of but who all made some incredibly good rock music in the late seventies and early eighties in this part of the world. But then I'm old and they were all young then... and I guess so was I. You should look deeper into Max Webster... lots of good stuff there... even without RUSH on "backup", ;) ~Dan
Oh my gosh, where have I been all my life??? I completely forgot about this! And I love the moment when you two realized. I need to dig deeper into this.
Max Webster were a great band! Rush were friends with the band, so not a surprise that they would do something together just for fun. If you haven’t heard their albums they are definitely worth checking out. Songs like “Gravity” and “The Party” are solid rock. 🤘😳🤘
Hi guys, please give me a moment to pick my jaw up off the floor. I have every Rush album - I have not heard this ! - I have never even heard of Max Webster. Your expressions matched mine at the very same moment. I even thought like you for a second they have a female vocalist also - then ...?...? ... Omg ! That was absolutely brilliant. Where has this been hiding all these years ? Thankyou for one of the best reactions ever ! - So many Rush fans will have been just as stunned along with you. Lol X
Oh Jim, you are in for the ride of your life. Max Webster was the most iconic Canadian band of the mid 70's early 80's. You never knew what you were going to get. Sometimes even within songs they would completely change the style, cadence etc. going from Rock to Gentle Giant type stuff, to bluesy ballads. Since you liked this, start with Hangover or Toronto Tontos from their debut album, both cult classic to this day, in Ontario.
Saw MW during the Live Magnetic Air tour at Sutton High school back in the day. I'll never forget - at the end of the concert as we piled into my buddy's car he turned on the radio and Q-107 was playin' Paradise Skies. My late sister worked with Kim's sister at Bank of Italy back in the day. Max Webster was perhaps the greatest bar band in southern Ontario.
I've been a big Max Webster fan since the summer of '79, when 'A Million Vacations' came out. I was 15 then and am still rockin' to my favourite band. Please try some other songs as well, like 'Beyond the Moon' or 'Coming Off The Moon'.
In 1996(!) I spent $60 to SPECIAL ORDER that C.D. for Canada because I heard that RUSH was a guest on the album. 'Battle Scar' is SOMETHING ELSE!! The RAW POWER of the YOUNG GEDDY LEE!!🤘
Wow, I never thought anyone would have reacted to this ! Max Webster used to open for Rush on a few tours, they're under the same management, and the origins of this song was a jam that Max Webster would play during soundcheck. Both bands agreed to create a full length song out of the original jam and this is the end result. This is a nice hidden gem as Rush never recorded any collaboration with other bands, other than this..They did have some epic soundcheck jams with Primus where everyone would play a different instrument than their main one.
In 1981 Max Webster played at our high school in Mississauga, it was really cool....Check out more of their/his stuff. Max Webster is Kim Mitchell's original band.
Excellent! Max Webster are a really underrated band by many... Gravity, In Context to the Moon, Lilly, so many more.... Kim Mitchell is a fabulous guitarist and a wonderfully off the wall person.... Hope you check them/ him out.... Another is Canadian gem Gowan(Larry) Strange Animal, Criminal Mind..... He, later, took over the keyboards and vocals for Styx. Thanks for the memories... again.
Max Webster was on the same label as Rush, Anthem Records, and both were managed by Ray Daniels, of SRO Entertainment. Both were Ray Daniels companies. As such, with Rush being Anthem’s largest act, Max Webster got the opening spots in select markets across a couple of tours. They became fast friends and as I seem to recall Battlescar was a sound check jam between the two bands. They all had so much fun they polished it a bit and decide to record it for Max Webster’s Universal Juveniles record. Geddy shows that while he was already beginning to tame his vocal register a bit, he still had it in him to pull out a 2112, A Farewell To Kings vocal when it was called for. Nick knew it was Geddy immediately and your faces in that moment of realization was PRICELESS! As someone else mentioned. Listen to Take Off by Canadian comedians Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas. Both were on the show SCTV. THINK Canadian Saturday Night Live. They created the characters, brothers Bob and Doug McKenzie. They released a comedy album on Rush’s record label Anthem and Geddy and Rick were friends. The song charted pretty high in the US which was pretty incredible because it’s really a novelty comedy song, but Rush were really hot at the time and Geddys appearance made the song a minor hit of sorts. It peaked in the top 20 and was in the hot 100 for nearly a month.
As soon as I saw the title of this video I wondered if you knew it was a collaboration with Rush. It took you about 2 seconds longer than I thought for you to figure it out lol. The 2nd Rush concert I ever went to was in 1977. The opening act was Max Webster, the special guest was UFO & Rush were the headliners. Paid $5 dollars for that f****** awesome concert. It really pisses me off how much concerts cost these days. Definitely got much more than my moneys worth that night. I think this tour (A Farewell to Kings tour) was the 1st that Rush was the headline act for the whole tour
I can remember that moment, nearly 40 years ago now, when I first heard this song and had the same reaction when Geddy Lee came in. " I KNOW that Voice!!" (I was crazy for Rush at the time).
Max Webster opened for RUSH on Moving Pictures tour 81 and Geddy comes out when Kim Mitchell was singing and when geds part came up he had a Richard Nixon mask on when singing his part......classic
There was a time when we Canadians considered Max Webster and Rush to be the best Canadian rock bands (1 and 1a). I saw Max at other venues and attended the 3 Rush Massey Hall shows, 1974, 1975, 1976. Max opened in '74 and '76 - they were amazing in both shows. I remember thinking after their opening set in '76, "Max just stole the show!" Rush debuted 2112 at that same show. How do you compete with that? You can hear it on "All The World's a Stage." If you haven't listened to Max Webster and Kim Mitchell, do yourself a favour - enjoy their fantastic music! Great memories. Jeez, I'm tearing up!
Ha ha ... I was waiting for that! Awesome reaction - this is as Canadian as maple syrup! Every kid in the 80's air guitared and banged head to this on their stereos or Walkmans!!
So cool that your doing Max Webster a Toronto band that I use go see many times at Larry's Hideaway in the 70s. No Cigarettes No Matches. might be your next choice.
This is the genuine definition of a reaction video. I didn't read the title closely enough to know that you guys had no idea Rush was on this track. Geddy pushing those vocal notes. Great stuff!!
Missed that one would’ve loved it became a big Max Webster fan after I discovered this track saw Kim play live at a fire hall Niagara Falls New York side
Max Webster plain old kicks ass! they were most definitely a 70's band Sarnia Ontario............. Hangover, High Class in Borrowed Shoes, Waterline all great tunes by a very underated band that was one of my first concerts ever..... Cheers and shout out to the one who brought this to your attention. Kim Mitchell was a great guitarist as well!
I Remember when this came out and bought the single. Apparently both bands set up in the studio with 2 singers, 2 bass, 2 guitars, 2 drum kits and hammered it out live. Colossal sounds and a real favourite of mine.
Thanks to growing up in the 70's in and around Toronto we were absolutely spoiled by quality bands, quality music and quality human beings...and huge parties. Kim Mitchell and Max Webster were absolutely awesome live Everytime! This song brings back so many great times thank you. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🎸🤟 ABSOLUTE LEGEND THX KIM
So cool to see your reaction, not knowing that both bands were playing together... two basses, two drums etc... of course, as most say below, Max was a fuckin' awesome band!
When I saw you were reacting to this I said to myself, "Please don't yet know who's alongside Max Webster." I'm so glad you didn't know. Your faces were pure shock. 😮😮🟥🍁🟥 'High Class in Borrowed Shoes' is one of my fav Max songs. One when I was 18 (1979), our band was selected to open for Max Webster in Burlington ON, but they cancelled due to illness. I was so bummed out.
Rush and Max Webster both came up in the Toronto scene. Max Webster often opened up for Rush on their tours up to about 1980 and I saw many many of those shows as I grew up in Ottawa. To simulate such a show in that period Listen to Max's "Live Magnetic Air" followed by " Exit Stage Left". For a pure Max hit try "Oh War" or "High Class In Borrowed Shoes". Also check out Kim Mitchell's solo work. He was the guitar player and main singer and also co-wrote much of the music. "Go For A Soda" is a classic.
OMG! The look on Nick’s face when that patented Neil drum fill comes in. That cracked me up. Rush and Max Webster were inseparable touring mates for years. My very first time seeing Rush live was also my introduction to Max. They blew me away and I became a life long fan. Despite the fact that the 2 bands toured together constantly (and no doubt fed off each other artistically), this song was their one and only collaboration. This was also Max Webster’s last album. After this, lead vocalist/guitarist Kim Mitchell went solo. Just as an aside, I studied under Jack Richardson in college. He was the producer on this album and it was his idea to bring these 2 bands together in the studio. And many fans of both bands are eternally grateful for it. IMHO, Kim was just as good a guitarist as Alex. That, and the fact that they spent so much time listening to each other on tour, is why they blend together so well here. For us Canadians, Rush and Max Webster are synonymous. Hope this inspires you to check out some more Max.
Jack Richardson used to live in my neighbourhood. He did so much for Canadian music and music in general. And his son Garth is no slouch in the production department as well.
@@norton750commando I got to sit in on one of Garth’s productions at Metalworks studio in Mississauga. It was quite the adventure. Studying with Jack was quite an adventure as well. He had so many stories to tell about the golden era of rock’n’roll. He is missed…
Rush and Max Webster were on tour together during permanent waves. Anyway both bands collaborated on this song together and it was was put on the max Webster album. Pye Dubois gave Rush the lyrics to one of their songs they were going to use( but didn't) and the song that resulted from it was Tom Sawyer.
Thank you Reed I’ve been waiting a long time for this reaction. So glad they were unaware before they listened.Their reaction was priceless. As mentioned in other comments Max Webster used to open for Rush for many years. Max Webster with lead man Kim Mitchell (a highly under rated guitar player) went on to produce some great albums from the late 70s into the 80s. Kim’s solo hit Go For a Soda, got him on charts from Canada and into the US.I’ve seen him both in Ontario and in the Buffalo Niagara area, he really puts on a great show. Definitely would request you to play some more Max Webster if I may suggest anything of the Mutiny up my Sleeve album perhaps the track Distressed, Astonish Me, or the incredible guitar work on Beyond the Moon. You guys are awesome, keep it coming there’s so much more to enjoy.
My first time seeing RUSH was the Moving Pictures Tour at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. I was 16 years old. Max Webster was my second favourite band and they were supposed to open for RUSH. Battlescar had just come out. Unfortunately Max Webster broke up before the concert.
Max Webster was the warm up band for years before Tragically hip, the first time I heard this song was new years eve in Maple Leaf Gardens between sets and, like you, it brought the house down for an opening to Rush dive deeper into Max, you will not be disappointed.
Pye and I wrote it :) thanks for this ! Kim
Kim...miss you on Q107. The station has gone in the toilet since you left!
Kim. Saw you with Rush at Birmingham Odeon UK and bought your albums quickly after that. I still have them and I still have the 7" picture disc of paradise Skies. I think we have a mutual friend in Greg Bennett too.
After Rush and Max Webster concert in 1979 i got addicted to Max and Kim also;)
Kim has checked you out!! How exciting! Kim is my favourite and of course the Max machine!! So fun to watch you experience Battle Scar. The other dynamic song writing team in Canada is Pye and Kim. Rush and Max forever!!
Ha! What a pleasant surprise eh.
I knew MW had supported Rush so gave this a watch/listen and this was interesting.xx
Double Guitars, Double Bass, Double Drums, Double Vocalists=Canadian Perfection. Webster-Rush, if you only knew how many dozens of times we in Ontario got to see this...
I seen it live with 3 drum kits... not double bass ...
and just lead and rhythm guitar...
1989 Fredericton NB ... Kim Mitchell's tour...
Blessed to have been born and raised in Buffalo/Niagara. So many unbelievable Canadian bands.
This song is 42 years old and still Rocks. Thank Kim and Geddy.
44 and still as fresh as hearing it for the first time. What a track. Universal Juveniles will always be in my top ten albums .
Wild man.We crank this up at the lake.Neighbours all come out.Fire up the pit.LET'S GO.
Do more Max Webster! PLEASE PLEASE! They're amazing!
There is a version live here in Toronto With Alex doing this tune with Kim :) Epic!
Max Webster and Rush were apparently on tour together around the time this album was done, hence the guest appearance by Geddy on vocals and the rest of the Rush boys throughout the song! 😃
For real! 😊👍
@@SirManfly Webster and Rush were on tour all the time together in the early days, you just never knew who was going to go on first, who was going to play with whom that night, or if all 7 or 8(after 72 when Webster became a foursome) were going to go on stage together and just jam the hell out of it.
It was glorious.
spin some of Kim Mitchell's solo stuff too - Lager & Ale, Go for a Soda, Patio Lanterns, I am a wild party :D
Imagine hearing this for the first time in 1980, instant hit with every Rush fan back in the day!
Max Webster was a fantastic band. Your guys reaction to Geddy was hilarious.
"the" Scott Macdonald? Never sure who you might run into these days.
@@bonovol I'm "A" Scott Macdonald. I wasn't aware that there's a "the" Scott Macdonald.
The lyricist of Max Webster is Pye Dubois. Dubois co-wrote with Neil Peart , Tom Sawyer ! Dubois wrote the poem "There Is A Lake Between Sun And Moon", which inspired them to write many of the lyrics for the album Counterparts, including a song of the same name for which Dubois received co-writing credit. He is also credited as writer on the Rush songs "Force Ten" and "Test for Echo".
Absolutely LOVE your reactions when you realize who is playing and singing in this song = PRICELESS 😊
Max Webster! This was a mash-up of Canada’s top 2 bands at that time. Try The Party or High Class in Borrowed Shoes, next. Great musicians. Peace from Toronto!
PS the part where you said, Alex” was actually Kim Mitchell on lead. Max Webster used to play Zappa for the sound checks. An under-rated band. Us Canadians love ‘em.
Both Alex & Kim wee playing,......
First time I saw Rush live, Max Webster opened for them. It was almost as awesome as when Steve Morse Band opened for Rush.
Yes, they opened for Rush on the Moving Pictures Tour. And when they played this song, Geddy came out wearing a Richard Nixon mask and sang his part. Neil and Alex didn’t play anything live; just Geddy singing with the Max Webster Band. Did Alex and Neil play on the track?
@@bobespirit2112 Yep. All of Rush and all of Max Webster played on this track.
Max Webster is the most underrated Canadian prog-rock band. they are somewhere between Frank Zappa and Van Halen!! please dive deeper, they deserve more attention and praise. check out
"Gravity"
"Here Among the Cats"
"The Party"
"High Class in Borrowed Shoes"
Also try
Astonish Me
Blue River Liquor Shine
Toronto Tonto's
Oh War
Hang Over
You will not be disappointed
Check out all of their catalogue... not a stinker in there!
CANADA ROCKS!!
I think you mean Check,Check this out.
Max Webster have been so overlooked as a Rock Band. The surprise shown by you folks was such a pleasure. Canada loves Max Webster, and when you add their good friends Rush you get a masterpiece. Pyle Dubois saved his best for this song. Thank you for posting this. Being from Toronto, while I have never seen Max, I have met Kim Mitchell twice and find him to be a very engaging person
DON'T STOP! Max Webster has a ton of great material, if you continue to look back through 5 studio albums. All of them are great.
I’ve been waiting for this for a long time!!👍🔥🎧🤘🏻
The look on your faces when you realized Geddy was singing was priceless.😂
Thank you so much guys. Your reaction was priceless. So glad you were able to listen without the surprise being spoiled. The two of you are awesome!
Great request Reed and I have to agree with you that NicknLex are the best! The Geddy vocal was such a surprise. Did he play bass on this track too?
@@raiderfan346 Absolutely. You can hear the classic signatures of all 3 members in this song. It's a great surprise for the casual RUSH fan.
Welcome to Canada!
Kim mitchell and rush were great friends...
Cheers from rush and max Websters home town of Toronto..
@@toronto57 Max Websters home town was Sarnia.
Max Webster is another Canadian rabbit hole to dive into which ultimately leads to Kim Mitchell as a solo artist . Kim Mitchell has some real bangers with Max Webster and then as a solo artist .Check out All We Are by Kim Mitchell
Or "Go For Soda".
Hehe - if you see Peter's comment _Lexi_ - "All We Are" is on the Playlist I sent you "Chill Out Already .01" ;).
Its a GORGEOUS track Peter :).
All We Are.. I know you will enjoy it.
I grew up in TO and we up went to some concerts at Maple Leaf Gardens on New Year’s Eve. Max Webster was there a couple of times and one was when they released this album. Comes the end of the concert and the lights go out. Everyone’s pretty wired and all are banging chairs and yelling for the encore. Then we heard this thunderous bass impact from the drums, much more than with Just Max’s drummer. Lights came on and Rush was onstage too, just for the encore. Note never listed on the bill Blew our minds. Thanks for the reminder. Listen to some more MW. Great channel. Thanks
I was too young for that at the time, but I watched it on CityTV with Chum FM simulcasting the audio in stereo! Just amazing!
That's awesome..so jealous..and it's not even recorded on tape anywhere
I grew up in Toronto and saw Max Webster New Year’s Eve 80/81 at MLG
They had BB Gabor and Goddo open for them we were probably at the same concert I had 10th row floors BB Gabor got boo off the stage no place for a new wave band then everyone went nuts when Goddo came on
@@mpennhill9191
Wow I was at that concert on the floor near the back. Didn’t stay there long though. I forgot Goddo and Bb opened.
Saw Kim at wonderland and watched the sod fight on the back lawn.
Goddo a few times too.
Nice memories.
The rare example of two full bands collaborating on a song. Double guitar, double bass, and double drums, plus keys from Terry Watkinson. My Dad- being a bass player- absolutely loves this song.
these guys were all buddies back in the day, they even toured together; Max Webster were a fantastic live band, their music is well worh diving into !!!
Geddy Lee sings on this track, but the other singer and main lead guitarist is Kim Mitchell, a criminally underrated guitarist and songwriter. Max Webster released 4 fantastic albums before this one, my favourite being Mutiny Up My Sleeve. Kim Mitchell always wore funky outfits (at least while he was part of Webster), and the other guys in the band did as well.
Other amazing Max Webster songs are Waterline, Astonish Me, Gravity, Diamonds Diamonds, Oh War!, Distressed, Beyond the Moon, On the Road, In Context of the Moon, Paradise Skies, Research (At Beach Resorts) and Let Go the Line.
I saw them opening for Rush in Montreal back in 1978, and it was so much FUN!
I loved your faces when you recognized Geddy's voice. I was waiting for this Hee Hee. Max Webster is another Canadian band you should check out. They and Rush toured together back in the day. Kim Mitchell who is on the cover also had an excellent solo career. Check out Lager and Ale by him. Battlescar was a song about the poor treatment of the aboriginal peoples of Canada.
Geddy came in long before you heard his voice, pretty sure that intro was a "bass off" with him and bassist from Max. And to nicknlex, what an honour you got a comment from Kim himself. He is a Canadian national treasure. So underrated as a guitarist. A legend!
Geddy and max Webster!!!!❤
Max Webster and Rush shared the Bill on so many concerts. They are 2 iconic Canadian bands. You should definitely dig into Max Webster's catalogue.
You are so awesome! You are the only couple to really dive deep into the rabbit hole of many groups!
This song is a great example of it!
Thank you for sharing!
Yer reaction to Geddy kicking in was priceless! And how AWESOME was it that Kim Mitchell commented. VERY cool ✌
Max Webster is awesome! You guys should check out the song “Gravity”.
Surprise, surprise, surprise! Max Webster it's a great canadian band! Kim Mitchell is an excellent singer and guitarrist! thanks for sharing!!!
You don't see many new vids on Max Webster on this platform. U.S. fan here. Did a double-take when I saw this. Also saw, or better, HEARD them open for Rush back in the day. Was maybe even more excited to see them than Rush. None of my friends knew of Max Webster. Helps to have friends in Canada! Favorite album "Max Webster" realeased as "Hangover" in the U.S.
Haha!! so funny to see your reaction to Geddy singing the second verse....priceless. Bought this album the day it was released many many years ago. still one of my favs
Thank you, Reed. Good job 👏🏼
Lol I remember when I was 18 this song came out I was a Rush fan We would ride up and down the drag and everybody stereo would be blasting the same song from a college radio station called KOCV rocking West Texas
I saw Max Webster and Rush together in 1980. It Was live in Offenbach Germany. A wonderfull gig. Long ago..
They all packed into the studio together, 2 drum kits, 2 guitars, 2 bass & dual vocals. Max Webster supported Rush in concert around that time
To add to what has been said about this song, Max Webster would play this song live when on tour and when the opened for Rush for the Canadian and part of the US tour when they played this song Neil would be warming up behind them and would play with them and nobody in the audience could hear he. Later that year when Max was at Phase One Studios to record there next album I think Kim maybe Terry said that they should ask Rush to play this song with them on the album. They all played together in the main studio with two drums set up Geddy and Alex on each end and Kim, Dave and Terry in between. All were mic'd up and recorded together with a few overdubs and vocals later. They never played the song together live to an audience but Alex did join Kim to play it once on Dec. 5, 2018. Thanks for reading all this I hope you enjoyed it.
I saw Max Webster open for UFO and Rush in 1977, Great Show! Thanks for playing a lost gem .
Max Webster and Rush are old friends from their early years in Toronto as they scratched their way through the music scene. Kim Mitchell, Max's lead singer and guitarist went on to create a nice little solo career. Songs like Patio Lanterns and Go for a Soda etc. were radio hits in Canada and in some states. Toronto Tontos..." no cigarettes, no matches"
Welcome to the Max machine! A musical and lyrical journey like no other. I saw Kim perform this in about '90, with three drummers, CNE grandstand.
You guys got to do Bob and Doug Mackenzies song from SCTV fame … "Take Off" (identified on the album as "the hit single section"), it’s actually pretty funny …and Geddy sounds great as the pro brought in to sing the song.. …he nails it. It was a hit, peaking at number 16 on the Billboard 100 singles chart in March 1982, higher than any of Rush's songs ever charted on the U.S. top 40.
"... I'm a professional eh" :p
"10 bucks is 10 bucks !"
'Doug' is really Dave Thomas, and his brother Ian Thomas was a pro writer & performer of music for years. Other international stars had better success covering his tunes than he did.
"Take off you hoser"
“It’s a beauty way to go...take off...to the great white North...
Beauty singin eh...ya eh!
I know this song by heart!
Your reaction was priceless!!! Max Webster and Rush were good friends and use tour together. Please do more Max Webster and some solo Kim Mitchell ...thanks
Yes,more Max Webster!!
I used to see Max Webster in bars all the time in the 70's. For a while, I considered leader/guitarist Kim Mitchell to be the best guitarist playing in Toronto bars. He didn't get much of a chance to show how good he was on this song. For a while, Max Webster used to open sets with Zappa's "Peaches en Regalia". After Max Webster, Mitchell toured with his own band, and for a while had his own radio program, where he would interview and jam with musicians.( Some of this is on Y.Tube). When I saw Allan Holdsworth, he was also in the audience. Also see RUclips channel Sea of Tranquility's Max Webster : Top 10 Songs video.
Kim had a radio spot on FM channel Q107 in Toronto hosted on the main floor of the Hard Rock restaurant on Dundas Square smack downtown Toronto. The booth was full glass window facing outside and you could see him doing the show walking by on the street. He'd come out on the restaurant floor periodically and talk to folks. Brother in-law took pictures with him. Cool dude.
there is no doubt his recordings don't do justice to his playing and live is when he really shined.
MAX WEBSTER IS ONE OF THE GREATEST CANADIAN BANDS EVER,,,,,SO UNDERRATED....I've seen Max Webster many times....and Kim solo many times and even Terry Watkinson solo once........
You've already got a comment from Kim Mitchell himself, who, as a kid from Scarborough, was one of my musical heroes and a HUGE part of every house party we threw ( or crashed ) and deserved, but unfortunately never got, the big US breakthrough that RUSH did, so I'm not sure what I can add other than a couple of interesting tidbits... like the fact that the crowd sound near the end of "Spirit of Radio" by Rush is actually a recording of a Max Webster live crowd, and, less interesting to you... and everybody else, but both RUSH and Max Webster actually played my high school when I was growing up. Uhhh, not at the same time, that would have been insane. So did Saga. And Goddo, and a few others you probably haven't heard of but who all made some incredibly good rock music in the late seventies and early eighties in this part of the world. But then I'm old and they were all young then... and I guess so was I.
You should look deeper into Max Webster... lots of good stuff there... even without RUSH on "backup", ;)
~Dan
great to hear the two great Canadian bands together jamming - Max Webster and RUSH - and they were best of friends
Oh my gosh, where have I been all my life??? I completely forgot about this! And I love the moment when you two realized. I need to dig deeper into this.
I was lucky and went to this tour. Max Webster opened for Rush and it was a great show…I miss those days,was fun!
Max Webster were a great band! Rush were friends with the band, so not a surprise that they would do something together just for fun. If you haven’t heard their albums they are definitely worth checking out. Songs like “Gravity” and “The Party” are solid rock.
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Hi guys, please give me a moment to pick my jaw up off the floor. I have every Rush album - I have not heard this ! - I have never even heard of Max Webster. Your expressions matched mine at the very same moment. I even thought like you for a second they have a female vocalist also - then ...?...? ... Omg ! That was absolutely brilliant. Where has this been hiding all these years ? Thankyou for one of the best reactions ever ! - So many Rush fans will have been just as stunned along with you. Lol X
Oh Jim, you are in for the ride of your life. Max Webster was the most iconic Canadian band of the mid 70's early 80's. You never knew what you were going to get. Sometimes even within songs they would completely change the style, cadence etc. going from Rock to Gentle Giant type stuff, to bluesy ballads. Since you liked this, start with Hangover or Toronto Tontos from their debut album, both cult classic to this day, in Ontario.
Saw MW during the Live Magnetic Air tour at Sutton High school back in the day. I'll never forget - at the end of the concert as we piled into my buddy's car he turned on the radio and Q-107 was playin' Paradise Skies. My late sister worked with Kim's sister at Bank of Italy back in the day. Max Webster was perhaps the greatest bar band in southern Ontario.
And Max Webster is awesome too, you have to check out more of them
Geddy’s voice is something else isn’t it. Great track. Saw MW open for Rush in the early 80’s. Awesome track
I've been a big Max Webster fan since the summer of '79, when 'A Million Vacations' came out. I was 15 then and am still rockin' to my favourite band.
Please try some other songs as well, like 'Beyond the Moon' or 'Coming Off The Moon'.
Legendary Riffs from my hometown .. Mighty Max & Rush .. YES🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🇨🇦
In 1996(!) I spent $60 to SPECIAL ORDER that C.D. for Canada because I heard that RUSH was a guest on the album. 'Battle Scar' is SOMETHING ELSE!! The RAW POWER of the YOUNG GEDDY LEE!!🤘
Wow, I never thought anyone would have reacted to this ! Max Webster used to open for Rush on a few tours, they're under the same management, and the origins of this song was a jam that Max Webster would play during soundcheck. Both bands agreed to create a full length song out of the original jam and this is the end result. This is a nice hidden gem as Rush never recorded any collaboration with other bands, other than this..They did have some epic soundcheck jams with Primus where everyone would play a different instrument than their main one.
Awesome, I was waiting for YOU'RE surprise. Max Webster was almost a local band for me east of Toronto. Check out their song HANGOVER. super fun tune.
You two are the Greatest! The look on Your faces Priceless. I just Love all Your reactions! Wishing You Both all the Best!
In 1981 Max Webster played at our high school in Mississauga, it was really cool....Check out more of their/his stuff. Max Webster is Kim Mitchell's original band.
'High Class In Borrowed Shoes' next, please.
Or 'April in Toledo', 'A Million Vacations', and Kim solo, 'Go for a Soda'. Cheers! 🎂💥🍹💫🌈🌉🎸🔥🎉
Dirks voice is so amazing on this! And Lerxt's guitar! And Pratts drumming! R.I.P. NEP, you are sorely missed!
Excellent! Max Webster are a really underrated band by many...
Gravity, In Context to the Moon, Lilly, so many more.... Kim Mitchell is a fabulous guitarist and a wonderfully off the wall person.... Hope you check them/ him out....
Another is Canadian gem Gowan(Larry)
Strange Animal, Criminal Mind.....
He, later, took over the keyboards and vocals for Styx.
Thanks for the memories... again.
You’re faces when you recognize Geddy. PRICELESS!
Max Webster was on the same label as Rush, Anthem Records, and both were managed by Ray Daniels, of SRO Entertainment. Both were Ray Daniels companies. As such, with Rush being Anthem’s largest act, Max Webster got the opening spots in select markets across a couple of tours. They became fast friends and as I seem to recall Battlescar was a sound check jam between the two bands. They all had so much fun they polished it a bit and decide to record it for Max Webster’s Universal Juveniles record. Geddy shows that while he was already beginning to tame his vocal register a bit, he still had it in him to pull out a 2112, A Farewell To Kings vocal when it was called for. Nick knew it was Geddy immediately and your faces in that moment of realization was PRICELESS!
As someone else mentioned. Listen to Take Off by Canadian comedians Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas.
Both were on the show SCTV. THINK Canadian Saturday Night Live. They created the characters, brothers Bob and Doug McKenzie. They released a comedy album on Rush’s record label Anthem and Geddy and Rick were friends. The song charted pretty high in the US which was pretty incredible because it’s really a novelty comedy song, but Rush were really hot at the time and Geddys appearance made the song a minor hit of sorts. It peaked in the top 20 and was in the hot 100 for nearly a month.
As soon as I saw the title of this video I wondered if you knew it was a collaboration with Rush. It took you about 2 seconds longer than I thought for you to figure it out lol. The 2nd Rush concert I ever went to was in 1977. The opening act was Max Webster, the special guest was UFO & Rush were the headliners. Paid $5 dollars for that f****** awesome concert. It really pisses me off how much concerts cost these days. Definitely got much more than my moneys worth that night. I think this tour (A Farewell to Kings tour) was the 1st that Rush was the headline act for the whole tour
I can remember that moment, nearly 40 years ago now, when I first heard this song and had the same reaction when Geddy Lee came in. " I KNOW that Voice!!" (I was crazy for Rush at the time).
Max Webster opened for RUSH on Moving Pictures tour 81 and Geddy comes out when Kim Mitchell was singing and when geds part came up he had a Richard Nixon mask on when singing his part......classic
I first heard this at work in Nashua NH on the radio in the early eighties. I was blown away!
There was a time when we Canadians considered Max Webster and Rush to be the best Canadian rock bands (1 and 1a). I saw Max at other venues and attended the 3 Rush Massey Hall shows, 1974, 1975, 1976. Max opened in '74 and '76 - they were amazing in both shows. I remember thinking after their opening set in '76, "Max just stole the show!" Rush debuted 2112 at that same show. How do you compete with that? You can hear it on "All The World's a Stage." If you haven't listened to Max Webster and Kim Mitchell, do yourself a favour - enjoy their fantastic music! Great memories. Jeez, I'm tearing up!
Welcome to Max Webster...let the fun begin.
Ha ha ... I was waiting for that! Awesome reaction - this is as Canadian as maple syrup! Every kid in the 80's air guitared and banged head to this on their stereos or Walkmans!!
So cool that your doing Max Webster a Toronto band that I use go see many times at Larry's Hideaway in the 70s. No Cigarettes No Matches. might be your next choice.
Favorite moment of this video... Lex turns to Nick and mouths "are you sure" - Nobody sounds like Geddy!
This is the genuine definition of a reaction video. I didn't read the title closely enough to know that you guys had no idea Rush was on this track. Geddy pushing those vocal notes. Great stuff!!
2 great bands coming together to make musical perfection.
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I saw them play this live and it was amazing. Yes, both bands. Max Webster opened for RUSH in Rochester New York. Jan 27, 1980 🤘
Missed that one would’ve loved it became a big Max Webster fan after I discovered this track saw Kim play live at a fire hall Niagara Falls New York side
Max Webster plain old kicks ass! they were most definitely a 70's band Sarnia Ontario.............
Hangover, High Class in Borrowed Shoes, Waterline all great tunes by a very underated band that was one of my first concerts ever.....
Cheers and shout out to the one who brought this to your attention. Kim Mitchell was a great guitarist as well!
I Remember when this came out and bought the single. Apparently both bands set up in the studio with 2 singers, 2 bass, 2 guitars, 2 drum kits and hammered it out live. Colossal sounds and a real favourite of mine.
Lol. Great. And a reaction from Kim! They opened up for Rush twice when I saw them a ways back. Great moments
Scope out all of the Max Webster albums, they are awesome.
YEs! Haven't heard thsr in ages. Thank you!
Thanks to growing up in the 70's in and around Toronto we were absolutely spoiled by quality bands, quality music and quality human beings...and huge parties. Kim Mitchell and Max Webster were absolutely awesome live Everytime! This song brings back so many great times thank you. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🎸🤟 ABSOLUTE LEGEND THX KIM
So cool to see your reaction, not knowing that both bands were playing together... two basses, two drums etc... of course, as most say below, Max was a fuckin' awesome band!
When I saw you were reacting to this I said to myself, "Please don't yet know who's alongside Max Webster."
I'm so glad you didn't know. Your faces were pure shock. 😮😮🟥🍁🟥 'High Class in Borrowed Shoes' is one of my fav Max songs.
One when I was 18 (1979), our band was selected to open for Max Webster in Burlington ON, but they cancelled due to illness. I was so bummed out.
Finally! Someone's reacting to the glorious Max Webster! It's about time!
I saw max webster when he opened for Rush...geddy sang with max on this song....great stuff!
Rush and Max Webster both came up in the Toronto scene. Max Webster often opened up for Rush on their tours up to about 1980 and I saw many many of those shows as I grew up in Ottawa. To simulate such a show in that period Listen to Max's "Live Magnetic Air" followed by " Exit Stage Left".
For a pure Max hit try "Oh War" or "High Class In Borrowed Shoes".
Also check out Kim Mitchell's solo work. He was the guitar player and main singer and also co-wrote much of the music. "Go For A Soda" is a classic.
Wow, a great surprise and a great song. This rocks!
Omg, love when the lightbulb came on!!!
OMG! The look on Nick’s face when that patented Neil drum fill comes in. That cracked me up.
Rush and Max Webster were inseparable touring mates for years. My very first time seeing Rush live was also my introduction to Max. They blew me away and I became a life long fan.
Despite the fact that the 2 bands toured together constantly (and no doubt fed off each other artistically), this song was their one and only collaboration.
This was also Max Webster’s last album. After this, lead vocalist/guitarist Kim Mitchell went solo.
Just as an aside, I studied under Jack Richardson in college. He was the producer on this album and it was his idea to bring these 2 bands together in the studio. And many fans of both bands are eternally grateful for it.
IMHO, Kim was just as good a guitarist as Alex. That, and the fact that they spent so much time listening to each other on tour, is why they blend together so well here.
For us Canadians, Rush and Max Webster are synonymous. Hope this inspires you to check out some more Max.
Please check out Kim Mitchell’s solo stuff as well. Another treat to listen to.
Jack Richardson used to live in my neighbourhood. He did so much for Canadian music and music in general. And his son Garth is no slouch in the production department as well.
@@norton750commando I got to sit in on one of Garth’s productions at Metalworks studio in Mississauga. It was quite the adventure. Studying with Jack was quite an adventure as well. He had so many stories to tell about the golden era of rock’n’roll. He is missed…
Max Webster used to be the opening act for Rush when they toured across Canada; what a great double feature that was!
One of my favorite bands growing up
Rush and Max Webster were on tour together during permanent waves. Anyway both bands collaborated on this song together and it was was put on the max Webster album. Pye Dubois gave Rush the lyrics to one of their songs they were going to use( but didn't) and the song that resulted from it was Tom Sawyer.
You did the unthinkable!!! NEVER stop a song in the middle,,,,,Bad omen!!!
Thank you Reed I’ve been waiting a long time for this reaction. So glad they were unaware before they listened.Their reaction was priceless. As mentioned in other comments Max Webster used to open for Rush for many years. Max Webster with lead man Kim Mitchell (a highly under rated guitar player) went on to produce some great albums from the late 70s into the 80s. Kim’s solo hit Go For a Soda, got him on charts from Canada and into the US.I’ve seen him both in Ontario and in the Buffalo Niagara area, he really puts on a great show. Definitely would request you to play some more Max Webster if I may suggest anything of the Mutiny up my Sleeve album perhaps the track Distressed, Astonish Me, or the incredible guitar work on Beyond the Moon. You guys are awesome, keep it coming there’s so much more to enjoy.
My first time seeing RUSH was the Moving Pictures Tour at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. I was 16 years old. Max Webster was my second favourite band and they were supposed to open for RUSH. Battlescar had just come out. Unfortunately Max Webster broke up before the concert.
Still my favorite reaction, I think, of all yours.!!!
One of the best reaction, ever.....
Max Webster was the warm up band for years before Tragically hip, the first time I heard this song was new years eve in Maple Leaf Gardens between sets and, like you, it brought the house down for an opening to Rush dive deeper into Max, you will not be disappointed.
I used to listen to Max on Toronto's best rock.
Greetings from Niagara.