First Time Hearing RUSH - “Xanadu” Reaction- Live In Montreal 1981 | Asia and BJ
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One of the most utterly sublime live performances of any song in rock history. This is where you can truly see, and hear, what is meant when people say, 'Rush are the world's smallest ever symphony orchestra'....
Peak Rush! 👍👌
I think this performance in total is very hard to be exceeded or that any three member band could pull out in lkive something like this. And even many of those people who don't like this kinda of progressive rock music, do appriciate the talent of this band. Often on some song the lyrics are quite meaningless or too mundane, but RUSH did never fell to that with any of their songs. And only after I saw before Neil Peart passed away his interview and as he was telling that this Ayn Rand and her philosphy had made him the biggest impact as lyricist I understand why it all came together as it was.
Well said
Did you know they did the album version of Xanadu (A Farewell to Kings) in one , uncut take… no cutting or mixing.. just three guys playing a song in a studio and recording it in one take.
Pretty impressive
@@guaporeturns9472that's true, except there is one small overdub at the beginning. 😊 They overdubbed the birds chirping (which were actually Neil Peart's pet birds), I am guessing because the birds couldn't be bothered to come to rehearsal and learn their parts and the cue. True story, well except for the part after "I am guessing ...." 😅😂
Three of the most talented musicians ever all in the same band. Incredible
I have been listening to Rush for 35 years. I am always amazed how much *sound* these three guys make. It's not like there is six guys in the band. Amazing.
Agreed!
Three very talented Musicians of our time ⏲️ ❤️ ⏳️
Rush is truly one of the best bands ever
You just witnessed 3 men give the best performance ever. What they can do with only 3 of them is staggering.
Xanadu in this song refers to a secret place of paradise hidden in the Himalaya mountains. It is special because time stands still there, If you can find the hidden paths to enter Xanadu you will live forever as long as you don't leave. The catch is first the time of day you enter is way it will stay for as long as you are there. In the song it is always night, Second because time stands still there is no change ever. Again in the song it tells how the stars are stuck in the sky never moving. The end result is a slow descent into madness. The moral of the song is" Be careful what you wish for " and accept your mortality and simply enjoy the time given to you.
“Time stands still” …I see what you did there!
It is also based on Kubla Kahn, a famous unfinished poem about Xanadu by Samuel Coleridge. While high on opium he dreamt up this poem. Upon waking he was able to recall and write down three stanzas, but was unable to finish the poem in it's entirety - a fitting end to an attempt to describe utopia/perfection - because perfection can never be achieved ;-). Cements the genius of Neil Peart - what a topic to write a song about.
@@aaronswartz4788 I'd go further than that, it's mainly based on the Coleridge poem xd
@@aaronswartz4788I believe that was the inspiration for the movie Lost Horizon.
Everyone should read the poem first… makes the song that much cooler. Samuel Taylor Coleridge was such a great poet
You just witnessed the absolute best… ever.
He is singing and playing keys with his hands and bass with his feet. And while playing bass and singing, he is playing keys/synth with his feet. Insane.
^^^^ Exactly That !!!!
In the live Rush in Rio dvd Geddy is even doing his laundry on stage.... Amazing 😮
Don't forget during the guitar solo he plays rhythm guitar.
Notice the absolutely perfect timing even on chimes, gongs...despite the many timing and key changes. Neal Peart was an absolute master. No better drummer ever did prog rock.
When Geddy sings Xanadu or Kubla Khan it's a signal for a transition in the music and it's almost like another song within the song. They worked so well together.
He started on piano and once you know that you can feel the influence.
They did the version that appears on A Farewell to Kings in one take no stops ,cuts or mixing, backing track , nothing , one take beginning to end …absolutely flawless , and that’s the way they played in every concert I ever went to.. perfection
I saw these guys in concert 19 times from 1982 to 2015. And I wish I could’ve seen them more.
Three friends when they really started the band and they never broke up, bitched about each other and always had each other backs, even to this very day. Not to mention they made some of the greatest music in history. Rest in peace Professor, you are missed in life but your music will be with us forever. ❤
Their first album "Rush" from 1974 was with a different drummer, John Rutsey, who had been with the band since 1968. Due to health problems which took a toll especially on the road he had to quit the band being replaced by Peart. John passed away in 2008.
Yep, two best friends from high school who were fortunate enough to discover one of the best rock drummers ever!
A rare thing indeed
And it’s just 3 guys that make all that happen. Best concert I have ever been to.
I am lucky enough to have those types of friends even after 50 years, but unfortunately, none of us were musical geniuses.
You get lost in the music, and forget all this is being generated by 3 people.
True masters of their craft
One can see how it hit Asia emotionally. Just like it has hit all of us.
The magic that came out of just 3 human beings, Rush was and will always be one of the best rock groups ever to walk this earth.
Alex Lifeson: RUSH guitarist and Guru Extraordinaire! The HEART ❤️ AND SOUL OF RUSH! THE FUNNIEST MAN ON THE PLANET AND GREATEST SPEECH GIVER OF ALL TIME!!! BLAH…BLAH…BLAH! HATS 🎩 OFF TO ALEX LIFESON 😎😎😎👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎸🎸🎸
So very true!!! Alex Lifeson is definitely one of the best guitarists ever. He should ALWAYS be included in conversations about the best guitarists, and yet he rarely is. I think it's because he is so perfect in Rush, and they are so amazing as a band, that, in some weird way, people just take him for granted and don't truly appreciate just how talented and gifted he is as a Guitarist. And he's an even better human being, as they all are!! 😊
Love your reactions, to my absolutely FAVORITE band. ❤
The single greatest live performance in the history of music!!!!
Taylor...ABSOLUTELY!
My momma's family, Taylors, were from Louisiana. Houston now. Thanks for comment.
Yaaaay more RUSH❤🇨🇦
Working Man live in Cleveland is a must see
Just in case y’all wondering rush is the best band of all time. their are called the Trinity for a reason. You have the best guitar player the best drummer and lyricist and the best bass player of all time all in the same band. It’s a miracle. These are actual doctors of musicianship.
From the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Shortly after, Iron Madien used Coleridge's "Rime of the ancient Mariner". It is a trip that a rhyming junkie from the 18th century would inspire so much progressive rock themes...
@@Swonder1972 And it dispels the myth that "Metal Heads" are somehow unintellectual or zero brain headbangers who lack education or culture.
The lyrics of Xanadu were written by Neil Peart. He was _inspired_ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem "Kubla Khan".
RUSH is Arguably the best rock band ....ever.
Not arguably
@@guaporeturns9472 very correct, my friend. It should be "definitively, most definitely and without question, discussion or debate!" 😊
Xanadu is the greatest rock song ever composed.
Beats Stairway to Heaven 😢
Starting at 7:30 Geddy is playing foot pedals, bass guitar, and singing!
Geddy is singing, playing bass, playing synthesizer with his hands, playing bass pedal synthesizer, trigging other synth sounds, with his feet AND playing 12 String guitar.
Alex is playing 12 string guitar, 6 string guitar, working pedal effects on both guitars, and, like Geddy, trigging synth sounds with his own set of bass pedals.
Neil is being the very best at drums like he always is, playing drums, percussion, orchestra Bells, xylophone, and other percussion parts too many to list.
The absolute greatest band ever. And 3 of the most down-to-earth, coolest musicians you could hope to meet.
A lot of bands do not sound as good as RUSH does live, that's why I typically prefer studio versions for reactions. But RUSH is the exception, they would not record anything that could not be reproduced live. The other really awesome thing about RUSH is that The 2 guitar players have been best friends since they were 13 years old. The drummer came into the band after the first album but quickly fit in, in his unique way. The guys are hilarious, do not take themselves too seriously... Great people and band, top to bottom.
Rush were more than artists, they were craftsmen too. Their dedication to their craft sets the standard.
right, every aspect of their music, art, business, practice...everything...and like BJ said- Picasso like in music
Xanadu has always been my favorite Rush song, I wore out several cassette tapes of Exit Stage left, the album that this video was filmed for. People must realize that there are only 3 people in this band and there are no backing tracks to help them because they insist on playing everything live. Alex plays the 6 and 12 string double neck while Geddy has the Base and 12 string. I found the use of heavy rock chords with a 12 string very unique and what is lost in this video is how they use Moog Taurus pedals along with all the other instruments they handle. This song is timeless, hearing it live is incredible, the floor rumbles and the synth hits your entire body, no way to describe, you have to feel it.
I remember hearing Geddy say circa 1980 that Xanadu was the song that best represented what Rush was all about. A Farewell to Kings was the first album I heard not long before then. Permanent Waves was the first album I bought in “real time.” Then I bought each original studio album on release until Clockwork Angels. Of course, I did pick up the prior studio albums way back.
I was at all three Toronto shows and can attest your absolutely right was awesome feeling WAS A RUSH
Probably the greatest live performance…..ever!!!!
I also found out that the original recording was done in 1 take!!!!!! These some bad boys!!! RIP Mr. Neal Peart
I used to sit up on a big Alaskan mountainside looking out over Hundreds of miles of view and listen to the whole Rush 2112 album! Mid 90’s Eagle River AK! Priceless!😉👍
U Guys are in for a treat 😅😊
I got to see them 3 times...Crazy Rush fans have seen them over 100 times...WHAT A BAND!!!
I got to see them twice on Moving Pictures and Subdivisions. Both fantastic shows.
@@somersetcace1I've had the pleasure of seeing them 7 times between 1977 and 2013. My first concert was Rush with UFO opening for them when I was 14.
I’ve seen them 14 times 🤘
I would substitute the word crazy with lucky. 😊
@@djinx296UFO was another criminally underrated band but one of my favorites too. Phil Mogg just released his 1st solo Album since UFO is over under the name Mogg’s Motel. It’s amazing.
I always thought the best way to listen to RUSH in a recliner with the lights off and eyes closed. I think BJ says it best, it's like watching Picasso paint and as a longtime fan I agree.
Rush has always make music to match their unbelievable stories or messages...this Magical composition, Xanadu, a place where you can live for ever and then, as the story tells, deeply regret it, simply puts you in a trance from beginning to end, building up this awesome atmosphere , as I understand it, as the character takes off on this journey to reach that immortal place which, at the end, turns into a prison...Only Rush can make can make something this magnificent and dreamy. I mean, these guys have songs about tress, a car, about life in the spotlight, about the radio, about a thunderstorm, Designs, Big Money, about feeling out of place when growing up, and so many....They shaped my life and learned from Neil`s lyrics more than I ever did in school or University. Their catalog for over 45 years, staying together as a band is a testament for everyone to hear, to see and to guide you through this complicated world we live in. These are the three most talented musicians I have ever come across and have been listening to them since they came out from Toronto, Canada...They are, simply put, The Best Band ever.
If you notice the three sections of this song is future (looking forward to xanadu), present (knee deep in it), and past (having regrets). It's the metaphorical "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence". Rush is always telling a story and their music is simply there to make it more dynamic... kind of like an orchestra during a play. Red Barchetta is one of the best. Lifeson actually makes his guitar sound like squealing tires. Really digging your vids.
62 years on this earth, and have yet to hear anything like this performance. Simply the best!
I may be repeating someone else's correction, but the lyric is "searching for the lost Xanadu" not "last Xanadu." Honest mistake. My favorite part of this reaction is Asia's face when she's trying to comprehend the magnitude of what she's hearing and seeing. It's the look people have when their mind is being expanded, like when a child starts to understand math. The first time I heard this song, it was only 3 years old and two years before this performance and I guarantee you I had the same expression on my face. Many years later, I had the privilege of seeing them perform this song live along with my son, who is a musician and able to appreciate the extent of their talent. I have seen a lot of live performances in person since my first one in 1976, but Rush tops them all by a wide margin. Geddy Lee had lost his upper range, but it didn't matter, he dropped an octave and still had the same power. Alex, Neil, and Geddy were at the same peak as they were in 1981.
Their music is a movie into itself that grabs you and takes you away…. They are the kind of band that was absolutely made for vinyl parties…. Got all smoked up and just listen to the whole album with a bunch of friends… those were the days
☮️❤️🙏🌎🌏🌍🇺🇸❤️☮️
My favorite band of all time, Rush is phenomenal.
There was 500,000 people there, making it the biggest event in Canadian history.
3 individuals, making all that music. Musicianship at its best
I was lucky enough to attend their Exit Stage Left tour, In Norfolk, Va. I think Lol. . It was nothing short of what you are seeing here. Still, the best concert I have been to and at my age, will always be the best. These 3 guys don't just play music, They paint a picture. RIP Neal Peart.... I too have goose bumps and it's been years. Thanks for posting.❤🩹
If you ever had time to look again at the 10: minute mark when he starts to sing, you cant see it but he is singing, playing the bass, and playing the keyboards with his feet.. it will blow your mind to see him and think about it.
The G.O.A.Ts! Hands down the best live performance of all time!
"Are y'all hearing what I'm hearing?" Heh. I actually said out loud to the TV, "Oh, honey, I've been hearing it for forty years." ✌️😎 Yeah, you better eat your Wheaties and do your homework and take your vitamins and say your prayers before you try putting together a piece of music like this, much less pulling it off at that high a level absolutely live. This is Rush during a brief slice of time where Geddy Lee had become fully involved with keyboards, but Neil peart's drum set was still 100% acoustic. That would change two years from the release of this video. This is from "Exit Stage Left," the greatest and most revered of their several live albums, which by default makes it one of the greatest live albums in rock history.
I wasn't at this concert, but believe it or not, I saw it on MTV one Saturday night, back when the M still stood for "music." Can you believe there was a time in living memory when MTV would play a complete Rush concert?
This is my essay to people who may not know RUSH or who Neil was professionally and his contributions to the art of drumming and lyrical writing! Enjoy!
RUSH is THE PERFECT EXAMPLE of the fluidity of MASTERING TIME SIGNATURES! I play drums and there are a few things that you need to know about Neil Peart’s ( pronounced PEER-T) character: First he writes the lyrics so he knows in advance what TYPE of song it’s meant to be ie ballad, driver, etc. Second he COMPOSES on the drums… like a carpenter who looks at a set of blueprints before building the object. Neil lays out a SKETCH in his mind of the VOICES of the drumset and builds the song from there. He is also a great LISTENER knowing when NOT to step over Geddy’s singing or Alex’s solos! Finally, he had perfect timing and fluidity of time changes. He said himself that it’s not about COUNTING the time signatures as much as fluid motion to change the tempo without counting: in other words it should FLOW! He hates repeating the same drum patterns in the same song meaning if he plays a fill one way the first time around he will play it differently the second time around. IE. Rolls down the toms the first time around and triplets or quads (all four limbs) the second time around. In short there will NEVER be another like him on planet earth 🌍 🌏 🌎! REST IN PEACE PROFESSOR!
With heart felt admiration and sincerity!
Gary
Love it!!! learned from Neil!!!! ♥ maybe?? Priceless - for KING & COUNTRY ♥♥♥
You're right about the multitasking. Geddy Lee has the energy of a 6 month old Labrador retriever.🤯
This song is based on the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Seeking immortality.
I
Miss
Them
A lot.
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To seek the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
To break my fast on honey dew
And drink the milk of paradise
I had heard the whispered tales
Of immortality
The deepest mystery
From an ancient book, I took a clue
I scaled the frozen mountain tops
Of eastern lands unknown
Time and man alone
Searching for the lost, Xanadu
Xanadu
To stand within the pleasure dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste anew the fruits of life
The last immortal man
To find the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
Oh, I will dine on honey dew
And drink the milk of paradise, oh, paradise
A thousand years have come and gone
But time has passed me by
Stars stopped in the sky
Frozen in an everlasting view
Waiting for the world to end
Weary of the night
Praying for the light
Prison of the lost, Xanadu
Xanadu
Held within the pleasure dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste my bitter triumph
As a man, immortal man
Never more shall I return
Escape these caves of ice
For I have dined on honey dew
And drunk the milk of paradise, whoa, paradise
Incredible performance of an amazing song! Alex and Geddy joking around on stage while playing Incredible music!
❤❤❤
Rush has been my favorite band since I was 13. I'm 52 now. I've seen them 7 times live. My first concert was the Presto tour in 1990 in Englewood, CO. The last was their 40th anniversary tour in Seattle, WA in 2015. My favorite was their 30th anniversary tour in Frankfurt, Germany in 2004. I'm 50% Ethiopian, 25% Mexican, 12.5% Scotch, 12.5% Irish......but my favorite bane is 100% Canadian (not referring to thier genetic make-up of course).
❤ Rush is the first natural super group way ahead of their time. 3 well respected musicians of our generation. R I P professor. I recommend Neil Peart live in Frankfurt Germany Germany
I was in a Rush Tribute for 25 years called Animation, and I can tell you, the concentration level is very high! You didn't even get to see what they were doing with their feet! Moog Taurus pedals, that make an extremely Phat bass sound. I was doing Geddy's part, playing bass, keyboards, pedals and all the lead vocals, so you can imagine the concentration. We played about 9 1/2 hours of Rush at one point. If you get a chance, check out Animation a tribute to Rush on RUclips. We do the whole album Hemispheres, as well as a whole bunch of other stuff. Peace out!!
I've heard this so many times and I still can't believe it was accomplished live. Perfection.
Does anyone else amaze at the orchestral crescendo finale that they tacked on into this at the end?
An Orchestra of 3! Absolutely Brilliant.
I am a life RUSH Fan - through and through since 1980… and I’ve seen them over 5 times, including with my son… so I like all eras of the band… but…
The more I hear this 1981 (I 1st saw the same song/Tour in Detroit that year) show… I increasingly feel this was a pinnacle sound, era, and performance of even their highest achievement.
Reminder: That "wall of sound," those tremendous and integrated tones and instruments, all of it were created and performed (and live) by just three people! The best ever; no question. And their performances accentuate each other perfectly; go back to the guitar solo at the end and listen to how the drums and cymbal crashes follow and enhance, rather than drown, the guitar solo. It is rock as symphonic performance. Rush's music was and remains intelligent music for intelligent listeners.
I don't think I've seen Asia smile so much during a song.
❤❤❤ I appreciate your apprecition of this great tune!!! Much love ya'll
Asia's facial reactions make watching Xanadu for the millionth time a joy once again. 🙂 And it is going to be the anniversary of this recording on the 27th of March. "Thank you very much Montreal; Good Night!"
I could geek out endlessly about all the little moments that make this performance so wonderful..... Here are a few that I think deserve honorable mention.
Neil hits his kick drum SO hard....and the accuracy, speed and power of the concert tom fill at 1307 is magnificent. It is even more magnificent if you listen at half speed.....
He obviously spent a lot of time constructing and arranging his kit not only to be playable for him but also visually appealing for the audience. That perfect rosewood finish and brass rims.... The cage with the triangles and wood blocks and bell trees...the placement of the concert toms over two timbales and a glockenspiel placed just above the timbales and below the concert toms......and the cherry on top.... the tubular bells...lol. Just the right amount of overkill.
The lighting..... good old Par 64 cans. After Rush started headlining their own shows they developed a reputation for their light show. Theatrical, moody, expressive, all done with simple fixtures that were thoughtfully positioned and focused, and with excellent gel color choices. I find this type of show (also Pat Benatar's lighting on the live Shadows of the Night...Loverboy live in Vancouver in 82, Journey live in 81....) to be so much more interesting and evocative than the new fangled moving trusses and LEDs that blind more than they illuminate or create moods.
Geddy's synthesizer...... today, a MIDI cable allows one keyboard press to effortlessly trigger any array of other synths and their sounds, a drum machine, a sequencer..... a backup vocal.... 1s and 0s moving down a single cable.
But in the late 70s and early 80s, analog synths couldn't do that, UNLESS you invented your own way to step on a Moog Taurus pedal synth and direct the voltage from the foot pedal into the proper place on the Oberheim synthesizer in order to play its sound (the Taurus voltage signal substituting for pressing a key on the Oberheim).
In this instance, the Taurus patch (sound) on high octave setting plays that note and triggers the low sound of the Oberheim starting at 7:27, then he changes the pre set on the Taurus to Variable in the high octave setting to play the part starting at 7:35. Same low Oberheim roar but this time with the 'tweety' top patch (sound) of the Taurus pedals. So in addition to the much mentioned 'singing and playing bass and foot pedals at the same time!' he is also changing patches on the fly (as is Alex).
[this is what I meant by all the little moments one could geek out to....]
And analog synths were a lot less stable and reliable than later digital synths, so the sheer logistics of keeping his system up and running night after night, tear down, set up, tear down, set up.... keeping them all in tune.... That in itself is a work of art, as was your reaction.
Just a little tidbit but it was their original drummer's brother Bill Rutsey who came up with the name Rush. Legend has it that it was in the basement of the Rutsey family at a rehearsal in mid 1968. It was a reference to the energy of the music.
May I suggest you check out another older Rush song: "Cinderella Man" from 1977 and the album A Farewell To Kings.
Neil has electric pads that he can program to sound whatever way he does. For years, people have asked me whose the best bassist and i refuse to answer.
nd reading. Drove with drums. Daughter was involved in a car accident.😊. 😊 there are many songs
I remember like it was YESTERDAY 42 years ago watching this one live for the first time....I was one of the lucky ones to see them perform this one live...
They’re so good, you forget it’s only 3 dudes!
Their dedication to perfection doing live performances shines through in this one.
I have been incredibly lucky to have seen many many many generational bands, and nobody is better live than RUSH!!
An the craziest part is they did it for 40 yrs!! I actually think their musicianship got better an better live.
This was 1981, check out 2011 working man live and Jacobs ladder live 2015 an you see for yourself
Their ability to create an ambiance is like no other a they take u on a journey!
THX guys! I knew you would be impressed. By the way, even completely deaf people can still feel the vibrations of music and feel the rythm and as normal young people can hear about 15 kHz our brains can register vibrations up to 200 kHz... which is very odd...
Really enjoyed this reaction. Especially loved your description of the song as “impeccable” and “like watching Picasso paint”. Perfectly said! There is a reason Xanudu is the very first song on my Rush playlist. It exemplifies the construction of the mighty bridge between 2112 and Permanent Waves/Moving Pictures better than any song I feel. Would love to see your reaction to the two towers to that bridge - both The Trees and their greatest instrumental La Villa Strangiato.
Playing a piece of music this complicated without a mistake is remarkable to we normal humans, but not for Rush. When they recorded the song, they played it just once, and that's what's on the album. The technicians at the recording studio were stunned.
Another great song is "La Villa Strangiato," which was inspired by a dream the guitarist Alex Lifeson had. The album version is good, but I prefer the alternate version they recorded for the music video.
History will look back on rush like we look back at Mozart, Bach, Chopin.....brilliance!!!
Their last song, "The Garden" is a good one where his voice mellowed-out quite a bit; you might like it.
I absolutely love your chuckle at the end of that song because that's what Rush is all about. 3 absolute masters of their craft executing at the highest level and being entertaining as all get out!
One of Canada's great bands.
Best live band.Seen then 3 times over the last 40 years. Xanadu is a mystical place and they create the atmosphere and mood of the song and the music together so masterfully. I love Rush.
RIP Neil Peart 🙏.
The greatest live performance ever. I counted 8 different percussion instruments. Add to that the double neck guitars, keyboards and pedals and it should take a dozen people to play this live. Nope. 3 guys, no backing tracks, pure talent.
Yep, we're hearing what you're hearing, Asia. That's why we're Rush fans. 🙂
GR8888888 VIDEO REACTION ASIA AND BJ! 💯😊AND A HUGE R.I.P.☹TO THE MUSICAL GIANT THAT WAS NEIL ( P / EAR /T ), HE'S IN LYRICAL & PERCISSION PARADISE NOW YOU GUYS, JUST A REAL TRUE GENIUS! 👍
I highly recommend checking out Entre Nous by Rush (the live version from Snakes and Arrows). Just like this video, you have Geddy Lee playing bass, keyboards and singing. Neil Peart is still surrounded on all sides by his drum kit. And Alex Lifeson has the electric guitar strapped to his shoulder and an acoustic guitar set up in front of him that seamlessly transitions to several times during the song.
Another one is Closer to the Heart, the live version from Different Stages.
Thanks for the Rush reactions.
I have seen them do this 3 times in person and Xanadu is truly one of the best songs ever created.
I've seen this video at least 1000 times and I still get goosebumps at the finale every time. That guitar solo is sublime! Farewell To Kings tour was my first RUSH concert and this song hooked me for life.
Yeah, Asia, I’ve been listening to this performance for 40+ years, and it still gives me goosebumps. Simply perfect.
Rush...Master musicians. Each one an artist at his own particular craft. If you were to study their catalog I guarantee you would walk away mesmerized. Works like Bytor, Cygnus, the Necromancer, 2112, Tom Sawyer, Spirit of Radio, Red Sector A. The list is enormous. Just simply a phenomenal band.
There will never ever be another band like Rush...RIP Neil Peart, one of the best drummers, ever! TY for posting!
Watching your reaction and hearing what this music does your soul has brought me back to the first time I heard this. I started listening to the studio version of this song. But listening to how they've added a few more of those paint brush strokes in their live performance since the studio version is uplifting and it's making this new. The tempo is quite different in this live performance. The studio version had an overall faster tempo. A few things to look for the next time you watch this. In the beginning when Neil is playing the wind chimes ( I think they're called), watch How he establishes and keeps time with the bell chimes. That nice resident bell sound that you hear. He's playing everything else but he's got that wind chime right on its point. It's the first time any type of rhythm is introduced to the song. I know I'm going on and on so I'll just end this with one thing. Even when Neil is seemingly not playing and the music seems to take a break, he's still playing and doing things. You would think that the drummer would be sitting back waiting for his next time to play but no, he's working back there on other percussion instruments. One more thing about Neil, the reason why he can pull it together and you feel that overall groove even when he's off hitting other instruments is because Neil has that BackBeat in his mind. He might take a measure or two to get back to it but when he does he brings it right there. This is what holds your interest and is the glue that holds this whole piece together. Really all of Rush's pieces.
In my opinion, the absolute best live performance ever, by these 3 musical masters!!!!!!!! EPIC!!!!!!!!! This tour was my first concert in Providence RI and the first of 22 times I saw Rush. Miss them so much. RIP Professor!!!!!!!!!
Incredible band at their absolute peak in this performance. I was a frequent concert goer in the late 70’s and early 80’s. Conservatively saw 50 shows from most major bands in that 10 year window.
Saw Rush twice. Different experience from most other bands. Most had one or two members that were doing the most amazing things. Keeping focused on them I didn’t miss much.
Seeing Rush live, my attention kept getting pulled from one to another to the third and back again. All three were absolutely riveting to watch. Each doing remarkable things. I finally settled on avoiding focus on any one of them and just taking in the whole.
Their instrumental set up was fascinating. Neil Peart’s drum kit unlike anyone else with every conceivable percussion instrument. Geddy and Alex with the double necks. Geddy also singing and playing synths with hands AND FEET!
My first response was “come on, just for show?” Wrong-used it all in the first few songs.
Three incredible talents, yes, but also joined in a three way musical mind meld. Redefined the term “tight.”
Its Called A Double Neck. Very Pricey!
This is one of the greatest live performances ever 🔥🤘🏻
Nobody notices when Alex switches from the 12 string to the six string because its kind of dark and he does it really fast! If you look closely you can see him do it at 11:05.
Three guys making all that sound. Absolutely stunning live performance, possibly the greatest rock performance ever.
Saw Rush 18 times . Greatest 3 piece band in rock history. Maybe the greatest rock band ever.
Practice, practice, practice, you don't just practice until you get it right, you practice until you can't get it wrong.
I saw them in 81. Amazing
Watching Asia's facial expressions and pretty smile listening to a Rush reaction is pure gold !!!
Definition of Xanadu: an idealized place of great or idyllic magnificence and beauty. Yes I'm hearing what you're hearing. I've been listening to Rush since 1974. BTW, Geddy was not just playing the 4 string bass and synth, and singing, but also (as you noticed he had a double neck guitar, similar to Alex), but his had a 6 string electric guitar on the bottom neck. He played "rhythm guitar" while Alex "did his thing!". If you look closely, you can see Geddy doing power chords on his electric, instead of plucking his bass as is the norm. A very complex song. But in simple speak, IT'S ONE F$*KING amazing epic song. Love that you guys love our greatest gift that, even without Neil with us anymore, keeps on giving! Cheers from the home of Rush 🇨🇦!!!!
In 76 we were thought of as weird, most people didnt get it. The band struggled with music company and on the road. I was in high school, and everyone else was discoing it out. After all these years i still love the music.
The guitarists have known each other since they were kids. And to both grow up to be rock lords is awesome!
U2 do not do enough RUSH...Natural Science...what a song!!!!
I got CLOSE to the '81 tour - at an Oakland A's/Red Sox game in Oakland. Rush was playing THIS tour in the Coliseum Arena the same Friday night the Sox were in town, which was a bad combo because they were one of the few teams that could fill the stadium. So the shared parking for the stadium & arena was a complete zoo, a mixture of rowdy partying Rush fans and baserball fans competing for the same parking. I would attend 3 Rush concerts later, but wasn't quite yet a hardcore fan in '81. Will forever miss not going there instead of the ballgame!
The sounds that this 3 man band create is incredible.
Rush is Timeless.
There was a double neck guitar and a double neck bass, Alex on the guitar. Guitarists did that when they wanted different guitar sounds AND it would have been too hard to flick a switch on the guitar or hit a petal to throw in a different effect on the guitar, so basically they have two guitars set up for different sounds all in one guitar. The problem is those things are heavy so it's not something a guitarist preferred or prefers to do.
With all the sound they were producing in that song though both the guitarist and bassist needed it.
Xanadu was the movie with Olivia Newton John. It means a beautiful place.
It's hard to believe how much time has gone by! Then I hear BJ say...
I think that's how you pronounce it 😂 Then I know I'm old!
Rush are instrumentalists of the highest order.
I love a lot of music, particularly rock music but Rush are on a totally different level compared to everyone else & are easily the best 3 piece rock outfit ever. I doubt you'd get may people disagreeing with that.
This was recorded at a time when bands really had to create all their sounds on stage, in real time, which is why you see them sporting double neck guitars, bass pedal synthesizers (basically synths played with their feet) & Neil Peart's drum kit, which at that time, had balooned to a full orchestra percussion set, to recreate all the ambiance you pointed out.
Geddy Lee, the singer, plays bass, sings, keyboards & bass pedal taurus moog pedals all at the same time. It is quite unbelievable how he multi-tasked all of that.
A 3 man symphonic orchestra in one of the greatest live performances ever recorded!
😅😅😅😊
Now that a show, never seen them live wish I did yay 🎸🎸🥁🎤👍😎👌
Xanadu is a summer palace or heavenly paradise like palace in China (or was long ago) north of Beijing in Mongolia - back in history there was Genghis Khan and Kubla Khan - author and poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote poems/ writings about Kubla Khan and Xanadu - also Xanadu is mentioned in the famous movie "Citizen Kane" by Orson Wells as the large mansion in the film is called Xanadu - Billionaire Bill Gates also named one of his mansions/houses Xanadu 2.0 and that is a real story - Xanadu was also used as a movie title of course "Xanadu" with the Late Olivia Newton John (Of "Grease) in it.