Rush is one of the few bands who can write a 10 minute song that shocks you when the song ends because it didn't feel like 10 minutes, and you wish the song wasn't over yet.
Only Rush sounds like Rush. You're correct... this is quintessential Rush. Neil wrote it from his experiences walking around NYC and London. He was just walking and observing. :)
I was lucky enough to see the "Moving Pictures" tour in Dallas, 1981. It's still the best one I've seen. To see them perform THIS song was bad-ass, the lights, pyrotechnics, sound, if only cell phones existed back then.
"The Camera Eye" was a recurring topical heading in the John Dos Passos trilogy from the 1930's, U.S.A. That trilogy had a different structure in that instead of chapters as such Dos Passos broke up the narrative regarding fictional characters with chunks called newsreels of news of the day, biographical sketches of noteworthy people of the early 20th century, and 51 pseudo- 'stream-of-consciousness' sketches called 'The Camera Eye' which were numbered. Peart who was a fan of the author and book has said he took the idea and the term and gave his own version of that but for the cities New York and London. Here's number 26 for a flavor : " the garden was crowded and outside Madison Square was full of cops that made everybody move on and the bombsquad all turned out we couldn't get a seat so we ran up the stairs to the top gallery and looked down through the blue air at the faces thick as gravel and above them on the speakers' stand tiny black figures and a man was speaking and whenever he said war there were hisses and whenever he said Russia there was clapping on account of the revolution I didn't know who was speaking somebody said Max Eastman and somebody said another guy but we clapped and yelled for the revolution and hissed for Morgan and the capitalist war and there was a dick looking into our faces as if he was trying to remember them then we went to hear Emma Goldman at the Bronx Casino but the meeting was forbidden and the streets around were very crowded and there were moving vans moving through the crowd and they say the moving vans were full of cops with machineguns...." [first published 1930 on events some 13 years before]
Wow! Sometimes, the.commentary on this band's music can be just as educationally informative as the writers of the songs themselves. Thank you for sharing this!
Rush has been my favorite all-time band since 1975 when I bought Fly by Night. This is one of my favorites from their catalog. Really love Neil's lyrics. "I feel the sense of possibilities I feel the wrench of hard realities The focus is sharp in the city"! 👍
One of my favorites… to truly understand Rush, dive into the many hidden gems like this frenetic beauty. Peart’s lyrical imagery is both unique and unmistakable. RIP Professor 💔
Oddly, Neil Peart grew up in Niagara falls Canada so he actually could, ( theoretically) cross the bridge to New York.🤔 Anyway, they always had fan requests bombarding them before the start of tours for song's, and The Camera Eye was always near the top of the list, but they never did it live much until the last few tours. Neil Peart is like listening to a great fireworks show you can't see! 🤠🤠👍👍👍
"The Focus Is Sharp In The City." Second only to, "New York State of Mind" this is, (in my opinion) the quintessential New York song. I've enjoy ALL your reactions; but, I especially enjoy watching the two of you, individually, get "freakishly animated" while reviewing a song you BOTH like! I haven't yet had the opportunity to visit New York; but...since getting to know the communal vibe through you two, I have no doubt that I'll have the time of my life. Rush is an incredible band; one that offers "something, for everybody. I didn't know you did reviews for bands like this. But now that I know...I'll make my Rush request/s via Patreon. What a wonderful vibe the two of you have!
I remember back in 2004 I was driving along and a song came on the radio. It was hard and heavy and had power chords, and then it transitioned into a really fun rocking rhythm. I was bopping my head listening to it thinking "I really like this. I'd swear it was Rush, except I know it's not one of their songs." And then Geddy started singing and I realized they just released a new album. LOL. They have a quality that's very distinct.
@@michaelmartinez3674 It wasn't this song. :) They were saying in the video how Rush has a distinctive sound that you can tell even without Geddy's singing, and I was telling them the story of when I heard "Summertime Blues". I would have loved to hear Camera Eye though on the radio. That would have been a treat. I think it'll probably only turn up on prog-rock stations or satellite stations though.
@@bobcarn I mis-read your comment, my bad. I've been a Rushoid since "Permanent Waves" and was just overly excited that YOU may have heard Camera Eye on the radio. Yes, it would've definitely been a treat to hear it on the radio while driving. 😁
@@michaelmartinez3674 I've been a Rushoid since A Farewell to Kings, so I totally understand the excitement! When someone tells me "I heard XXXXX on the radio", and it's a rarity, I get excited too. :D
Superb musicianship as always with Rush, and Geddy sang well here, forgot how great this song is(I usually listen to Permanent Waves or Signals before this album, Moving Pictures is a masterpiece album too) RIP Neil Peart 🥁
Yes it does if you are referring to the Trump Cult being quick to judge, quick to anger, and slow to understand. Ignorance, and prejudice, and fear walk hand in hand. Neil saw this Christo-Fascist Republican Cult coming from a mile away. He talks about it many, many times in his books. The hypocrisy and cruelty of Christians and Republicans in general. The ban on women's rights to control their own body, the banning of books from school/libraries that "Christians" don't agree with, the anti-science movement spreading false propaganda about vaccines, the climate deniers watching the planet burn and denying. Neil talks about ALL these things in his books.
This was the very first album and the very first song that I ever heard of Rush, and I was HOOKED. This was my younger brothers record, and any time he wasn't home I would steal it and play it for HOURS. It was Neil's drumming that instantly got me hooked, and as I listened more and more I appreciated Geddy and Alex playing styles. This to me, is Rush was firing on all cylinders, everything was perfect for this album. I've seen them in concert more times then I can remember starting in 1984, and was heart broken hearing the news about Neil "The Professor".
Neil was the best percussion/drummer on earth. He was the professor. He had the biggest kit ever and he used to work with D&W on every single part of his kit. Nobody ever played on this level of music and nobody will. Three genius that played far beyond.
Yeah, quintessentially Rush composition. Love the change-ups as always, the main riff, this was around the time for me too, that Geddy's vocals became more easily tolerable and thus their music as a whole became more enjoyable to me. Often, my fave Alex solos are beautifully crafted at heart, even if allowing them to springboard to somewhere else. Some of the last bit of this one made me think of Frank (Z)'s phrase, "Clouds of pentatonic gnat notes," to which he himself was sometimes accused of resorting/succumbing, though not much, as I've been discovering in shaky tandem with the brilliant and enlightening excavations of yourselves and the SAD community into all, or many things Frank. Hope this boosts numbers, btw. You're better by far than most in the game, imo. Mwah, mwah! lol
when I entered collage (1978) Rush was already a staple amoung the collage crowd. I'd never heard 2112 which was really popular and what was played at frat parties - what an eye opening experience! Every album before and after were simply amazing. Honored to see them a few times in concert. I'd love to do the patron thing and suggest a few alternate songs - now just have to figure out how to do it! - "honey, have you seen my phone?"
Back in 1981, all german music papers gave their highest ratings to this album - sounds (punk/wave/alternative/weird oriented), music express (rock/classical adult mainstream oriented), pop (teen pop oriented) - so I had to buy it. I never regreted it, but i love their next album, Signals, a lot more.
I've been a fanatic since about '79, and I've never understood any of their works on the first listen. I've even let the "latest release" collect dust for months before giving it another try...and then I start to understand what they're doing. Only then do I dive into the lyrics, and can't live without it! Without the lyrics, you're missing fully *half* the experience because Neil was a master word-smith. Welcome to the Rush rabbit hole - once you've gotten a glimpse, there's no turning back.........
Neil Peart is consistently in the top 3 rock drummer's depending on who's doing the survey. Neil's drumming style is an evolution of Buddy Rich's from the swing band era. He was also the principal lyricist for the band. The portion about New York was just an observation of when the band was in New York touring. Neil had a way of being able to blend in with ordinary people. And as a Young Man, he lived in London, England before he ever became famous. So both these parts are taken from the perspective of the camera eye. And Alex's guitar solo near the end of the song it's one of his best. If you have the time you should view the Time Machine tour DVD. They play the Moving Pictures album in its entirety. And they play The Camera Eye with a unique new perspective. But it's worth watching to see the reaction of the audience. It's 🔥 Especially during the guitar solo. And I enjoyed your reaction! 😎☮️
The first part of the song is Neil Peart's observation about New York, while the second part (after the synth "alarm") are his reflections on London. You were correct that he writes of how he feels "the sense of possibilities" in the city. But you might have missed that he counters that with, and likely at the same moment, feeling "the wrench of hard realities." He's not disrespecting either city. He's merely trying to explain the rush (no pun intended) of excitement and emotion he feels when he's in the midst of that mass of engineering marvels, humanity, and history. He also wonders if the people living in those places ever have those feelings too. Of New Yorkers: "They seem oblivious to a soft spring rain, like an English rain; so light, yet endless from a leaden sky." Then later in the song, regarding Londoners and others: "They seem oblivious to this quality- a quality of light unique to every city's streets."
An interesting Patreon suggestion..out of the 167 (I believe) original songs Rush recorded this one wouldnt make my top 100..Bought Moving Pictures on vinyl the day it was released and was blown away by side 1 (Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, YYZ and Limelight)..Was so looking forward to side 2 but The Camera Eye and Vital Signs didn't light my fire (Witch Hunt being this side's saving grace)..The Camera Eye has some nice bits but isn't as cohesive ,to this listener, as many many others of theirs.Having said all that, still good to hear Rush on Sight After Dark , regardless of what song it is. And yeh, that Neil Peart drummer guy aint too shabby lol...hope you're both well guys (you look well) and hope your gigs are going well (wish I was that side of the pond so I could attend)..cheers :)
Someone once said, RUSH is like Hamburger without any Condiments. I wholeheartedly agree but would add plus chalk on a chalkboard. They're the only band that makes me so negatively passionate.
Yes, good point about the synth and guitar syncing up like that, and of course the drumming puncuating the phrase. They brought in a very cool Wall of Sound effect, which was really against the musical ethos at that time (new wave derived from punk - strip it all down!). However they also experimented with the strip down approach on this album's final track Vital Signs, should check that one out too for a very different direction while still being Rush.
No keytars. Geddy played bass, sang lead vocals, played keyboards, and also played a bank of Taurus foot pedals, which provided either bass or synth sounds, whichever Geddy's hands WEREN'T on at the time.
This is a song that is not on my driving playlist, because it will be playing when the police arrest me for 97 in a 65 mph zone. (The cop will be nodding his head appreciatively to the music while logging the ticket.)
With Rush you can listen to any song in their whole library of music and you'll know which song it is because they are all uniquely different, there are no two songs alike. And the one thing about Rush is that they we're always looking to improve their craft. There's not a day that goes by that I do not listen to Rush.
The good part about not being able to focus on a Rush lyrics because the instrumentation is so good, is, the fact you will listen to one of their songs in 3 phases, in no particular order. 1. Can't pay attention to the lyrics cuz the melody is so good, so you listen to it a crap ton of times becase of that. 2, You finally catch the lyrics, then spend a bunch of time trying to figure them out. 3. Finally enjpying it as the jem it is.
Oh yeah....for me this is a masterpiece, the blend of emotions and changes throughout is sublime, one of my absolute favourites From Rush, I could see form Sifa's expressions she was really feeling it.... although at about 5 minutes into the song the guitar smells like ants don't you think?
I saw RUSH live over 15 times and Peart is in my top 7 drummers that I saw. He is up there with Carey, Bozzio, Portnoy, but not quite up there with Bruford or especially Weckl.
I agree with you that Rush songs would be fantastic without any lyrics. HOWEVER, the lyrics are AMAZING! So, don't sleep on Neil's lyrics. Might want to have a lyrics sheet on hand when you listen, because Neil's poetry is on point. He goes crazy with all of the literary devices we learned about that make great literature, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, you name it. Neil packs it in there. So much time an energy, heart and soul, and TLC went into his lyrics. You're really only getting part of the benefit if you throw out the lyrics. I'm a bassist and while Geddy's bass playing and their overall musicianship drew me in, the lyrics solidified my devotion as a life-long fan. Every song is a journey full of twists and turns through Neil's amazing thoughts and imagination.
I like you pair. But I don't like your disrespect of Neil Peart. He is the finest percussionist we've had the enjoyment to experience. May he rest in peace. Keep going; I like your vids!
There’s no way we would disrespect Neil, it was sarcasm❤️ Check out our podcasts on the greatest drummers of all time! m.ruclips.net/video/QNuA51iw1qc/видео.html m.ruclips.net/video/WuXNUBYeUj8/видео.html
For me, Rush were past their best at this stage. More interested in a commercial sound for album sales, even throwing in '80's pop to help. Still some decent stuff. Used to find them, musically, like a fine vintage wine, then Geddy would come in and be like putting glass shards in my wine. I used a "filter" so as to be able to continue listening. If only they had a decent singer, who knows what they might have achieved😄
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Rush is one of the few bands who can write a 10 minute song that shocks you when the song ends because it didn't feel like 10 minutes, and you wish the song wasn't over yet.
Like riding a roller coaster.
RIP Neil.The professor.The GOAT.Greatest of all time
The drumming and the bass in this song ... and the guitar... or wait, it's Rush.. RIP Niel.. GOAT.
Three masterful technicians that seemingly had no limits! We were so spoiled and didn't know it until bands like this stopped coming down the pipe.
Only Rush sounds like Rush. You're correct... this is quintessential Rush. Neil wrote it from his experiences walking around NYC and London. He was just walking and observing. :)
I was lucky enough to see the "Moving Pictures" tour in Dallas, 1981. It's still the best one I've seen. To see them perform THIS song was bad-ass, the lights, pyrotechnics, sound, if only cell phones existed back then.
"The Camera Eye" was a recurring topical heading in the John Dos Passos trilogy from the 1930's, U.S.A. That trilogy had a different structure in that instead of chapters as such Dos Passos broke up the narrative regarding fictional characters with chunks called newsreels of news of the day, biographical sketches of noteworthy people of the early 20th century, and 51 pseudo- 'stream-of-consciousness' sketches called 'The Camera Eye' which were numbered. Peart who was a fan of the author and book has said he took the idea and the term and gave his own version of that but for the cities New York and London.
Here's number 26 for a flavor :
" the garden was crowded and outside Madison Square was full of cops that made everybody move on and the bombsquad all turned out
we couldn't get a seat so we ran up the stairs to the top gallery and looked down through the blue air at the faces thick as gravel and above them on the speakers' stand tiny black figures and a man was speaking and whenever he said war there were hisses and whenever he said Russia there was clapping on account of the revolution I didn't know who was speaking somebody said Max Eastman and somebody said another guy but we clapped and yelled for the revolution and hissed for Morgan and the capitalist war and there was a dick looking into our faces as if he was trying to remember them
then we went to hear Emma Goldman at the Bronx Casino but the meeting was forbidden and the streets around were very crowded and there were moving vans moving through the crowd and they say the moving vans were full of cops with machineguns...." [first published 1930 on events some 13 years before]
Wow!
Sometimes, the.commentary on this band's music can be just as educationally informative as the writers of the songs themselves.
Thank you for sharing this!
Rush has been my favorite all-time band since 1975 when I bought Fly by Night. This is one of my favorites from their catalog. Really love Neil's lyrics. "I feel the sense of possibilities
I feel the wrench of hard realities
The focus is sharp in the city"! 👍
This is one of my favorite RUSH songs. I rarely see anyone react to this song.
I'm a 60-year-old lifelong Rush head and this is my favorite Rush song.
This was Neil Peart's view of New York and London. I loveAlex's Lifeson's guitar solo here. Another one to check out is Natural Science.
Cheers
One of my favorites… to truly understand Rush, dive into the many hidden gems like this frenetic beauty. Peart’s lyrical imagery is both unique and unmistakable. RIP Professor 💔
Oddly, Neil Peart grew up in Niagara falls Canada so he actually could, ( theoretically) cross the bridge to New York.🤔 Anyway, they always had fan requests bombarding them before the start of tours for song's, and The Camera Eye was always near the top of the list, but they never did it live much until the last few tours. Neil Peart is like listening to a great fireworks show you can't see! 🤠🤠👍👍👍
This is the quintessential Rush song. A three piece band making such songs and performing them live......!!!....three geniuses at work here.
Well on anyones
List of top 1000
Drummers
of all time
he consistently
Comes Up as
NUMBER ONE ! ! !
I Love this song so much. I Love RUSH. They are unique, gifted, professional , humble guys.
RUSH Army is present and prepared for duty.
"The Focus Is Sharp In The City."
Second only to, "New York State of Mind"
this is, (in my opinion) the quintessential
New York song.
I've enjoy ALL your reactions; but,
I especially enjoy watching the two of you, individually, get "freakishly animated" while reviewing a song you BOTH like!
I haven't yet had the opportunity to visit New York; but...since getting to know the communal vibe through you two, I have no doubt that I'll have the time of my life.
Rush is an incredible band; one that offers
"something, for everybody.
I didn't know you did reviews for bands like this. But now that I know...I'll make my Rush request/s via Patreon.
What a wonderful vibe the two of you have!
Thanks so much for your support Hung So Low! Hope NY treats you great whenever you come!
Goosebumps !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Geddy's bass tone is awesome. You know its him even if you've never heard the song..like Sifa said.
They were the world's smallest orchestra ;)
RUSH ROCKS!!!!!! So does your guys mild head banging!! Got the music in you!!
Thanks for watching Renee!
@@SightAfterDark Your Welcome. Thanks for the great videos.
The thing with Rush expect the unexpected , that is what makes them one of the greatest live shows ,
I remember back in 2004 I was driving along and a song came on the radio. It was hard and heavy and had power chords, and then it transitioned into a really fun rocking rhythm. I was bopping my head listening to it thinking "I really like this. I'd swear it was Rush, except I know it's not one of their songs." And then Geddy started singing and I realized they just released a new album. LOL. They have a quality that's very distinct.
Wow, to actually hear this song on the radio is as rare as it comes by, you were truly blessed to be driving at the time.
@@michaelmartinez3674 It wasn't this song. :) They were saying in the video how Rush has a distinctive sound that you can tell even without Geddy's singing, and I was telling them the story of when I heard "Summertime Blues". I would have loved to hear Camera Eye though on the radio. That would have been a treat. I think it'll probably only turn up on prog-rock stations or satellite stations though.
@@bobcarn I mis-read your comment, my bad. I've been a Rushoid since "Permanent Waves" and was just overly excited that YOU may have heard Camera Eye on the radio. Yes, it would've definitely been a treat to hear it on the radio while driving. 😁
@@michaelmartinez3674 I've been a Rushoid since A Farewell to Kings, so I totally understand the excitement! When someone tells me "I heard XXXXX on the radio", and it's a rarity, I get excited too. :D
Great music the whole album is Great. Peart on those drums The Master
Superb musicianship as always with Rush, and Geddy sang well here, forgot how great this song is(I usually listen to Permanent Waves or Signals before this album, Moving Pictures is a masterpiece album too)
RIP Neil Peart
🥁
Love this song
I just got home, about to enjoy a bowl, and this pops up. Perfect. This song is a masterpiece from a masterpiece album.
Glad you enjoyed Eidetecker!
Neil is in league of his own....top 700 to a 1000... Ha ! he is what other drummers aspire to be....
Witch Hunt is another and has relevance today.
Yes it does if you are referring to the Trump Cult being quick to judge, quick to anger, and slow to understand. Ignorance, and prejudice, and fear walk hand in hand. Neil saw this Christo-Fascist Republican Cult coming from a mile away. He talks about it many, many times in his books. The hypocrisy and cruelty of Christians and Republicans in general. The ban on women's rights to control their own body, the banning of books from school/libraries that "Christians" don't agree with, the anti-science movement spreading false propaganda about vaccines, the climate deniers watching the planet burn and denying. Neil talks about ALL these things in his books.
Will probably be eternally relevant
Church Bells......... :) Amen! Love ya!
This is the other "Tale of 2 Cities" (original by Charles Dickens Paris/londOn) this 1 NY/London
Always loved this song!
Song grows on you HARD…I think it’s the structure…
This was the very first album and the very first song that I ever heard of Rush, and I was HOOKED. This was my younger brothers record, and any time he wasn't home I would steal it and play it for HOURS. It was Neil's drumming that instantly got me hooked, and as I listened more and more I appreciated Geddy and Alex playing styles. This to me, is Rush was firing on all cylinders, everything was perfect for this album. I've seen them in concert more times then I can remember starting in 1984, and was heart broken hearing the news about Neil "The Professor".
Thanks for sharing Dan!
Neil was the best percussion/drummer on earth. He was the professor. He had the biggest kit ever and he used to work with D&W on every single part of his kit. Nobody ever played on this level of music and nobody will. Three genius that played far beyond.
In my top 3 Rush tracks...❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Quite possibly my favorite song on this masterpiece of an album by my favorite group!
Yeah, quintessentially Rush composition. Love the change-ups as always, the main riff, this was around the time for me too, that Geddy's vocals became more easily tolerable and thus their music as a whole became more enjoyable to me. Often, my fave Alex solos are beautifully crafted at heart, even if allowing them to springboard to somewhere else. Some of the last bit of this one made me think of Frank (Z)'s phrase, "Clouds of pentatonic gnat notes," to which he himself was sometimes accused of resorting/succumbing, though not much, as I've been discovering in shaky tandem with the brilliant and enlightening excavations of yourselves and the SAD community into all, or many things Frank. Hope this boosts numbers, btw. You're better by far than most in the game, imo.
Mwah, mwah! lol
when I entered collage (1978) Rush was already a staple amoung the collage crowd. I'd never heard 2112 which was really popular and what was played at frat parties - what an eye opening experience! Every album before and after were simply amazing. Honored to see them a few times in concert.
I'd love to do the patron thing and suggest a few alternate songs - now just have to figure out how to do it! - "honey, have you seen my phone?"
www.patreon.com/sightafterdark
Thanks for watching!
Back in 1981, all german music papers gave their highest ratings to this album - sounds (punk/wave/alternative/weird oriented), music express (rock/classical adult mainstream oriented), pop (teen pop oriented) - so I had to buy it. I never regreted it, but i love their next album, Signals, a lot more.
Fun Fact: In the '70's, Rush and BOC used to tour together...
How cool!
That 10:00 to 10:50 section. 🔥🔥🔥
I've been a fanatic since about '79, and I've never understood any of their works on the first listen. I've even let the "latest release" collect dust for months before giving it another try...and then I start to understand what they're doing. Only then do I dive into the lyrics, and can't live without it! Without the lyrics, you're missing fully *half* the experience because Neil was a master word-smith.
Welcome to the Rush rabbit hole - once you've gotten a glimpse, there's no turning back.........
Bass tone. , Crunchy, I love Lees crunchy tone
Neil Peart is consistently in the top 3 rock drummer's depending on who's doing the survey. Neil's drumming style is an evolution of Buddy Rich's from the swing band era. He was also the principal lyricist for the band. The portion about New York was just an observation of when the band was in New York touring. Neil had a way of being able to blend in with ordinary people. And as a Young Man, he lived in London, England before he ever became famous. So both these parts are taken from the perspective of the camera eye. And Alex's guitar solo near the end of the song it's one of his best. If you have the time you should view the Time Machine tour DVD. They play the Moving Pictures album in its entirety. And they play The Camera Eye with a unique new perspective. But it's worth watching to see the reaction of the audience. It's 🔥 Especially during the guitar solo. And I enjoyed your reaction! 😎☮️
Thanks for sharing these details David!
Geddy and Alex grew up in Toronto I would think they have an understanding about big Cities , Toronto is just shy of 7 million in its metro area
I loved finding Geddy's burp at 9:39: "gross huh?" when I was young. It was so funny.
Love your reviews. You should check out Xanadu, live Exit Stage Left from 1981. Yet another side of Rush to discover and a fantastic live performance.
Thanks for watching and thanks for the tip!
Check out Witch Hunt or Territories, two incredible songs with some of the best lyrics Neil ever wrote.
ME DURING THAT SOLO SECTION: 😂
The first part of the song is Neil Peart's observation about New York, while the second part (after the synth "alarm") are his reflections on London. You were correct that he writes of how he feels "the sense of possibilities" in the city. But you might have missed that he counters that with, and likely at the same moment, feeling "the wrench of hard realities." He's not disrespecting either city. He's merely trying to explain the rush (no pun intended) of excitement and emotion he feels when he's in the midst of that mass of engineering marvels, humanity, and history. He also wonders if the people living in those places ever have those feelings too. Of New Yorkers: "They seem oblivious to a soft spring rain, like an English rain; so light, yet endless from a leaden sky." Then later in the song, regarding Londoners and others: "They seem oblivious to this quality- a quality of light unique to every city's streets."
Thanks for the details!
Had me laughing at comments about Neil.
Sonic perfection
An interesting Patreon suggestion..out of the 167 (I believe) original songs Rush recorded this one wouldnt make my top 100..Bought Moving Pictures on vinyl the day it was released and was blown away by side 1 (Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, YYZ and Limelight)..Was so looking forward to side 2 but The Camera Eye and Vital Signs didn't light my fire (Witch Hunt being this side's saving grace)..The Camera Eye has some nice bits but isn't as cohesive ,to this listener, as many many others of theirs.Having said all that, still good to hear Rush on Sight After Dark , regardless of what song it is. And yeh, that Neil Peart drummer guy aint too shabby lol...hope you're both well guys (you look well) and hope your gigs are going well (wish I was that side of the pond so I could attend)..cheers :)
Thanks so much Ken!
LOL..Us Rush fans are such a diverse bunch. Vital Signs is one of my all time favorite songs.
Someone once said, RUSH is like Hamburger without any Condiments. I wholeheartedly agree but would add plus chalk on a chalkboard. They're the only band that makes me so negatively passionate.
Who said that, and what's his condition? 🤔
Yes, good point about the synth and guitar syncing up like that, and of course the drumming puncuating the phrase. They brought in a very cool Wall of Sound effect, which was really against the musical ethos at that time (new wave derived from punk - strip it all down!). However they also experimented with the strip down approach on this album's final track Vital Signs, should check that one out too for a very different direction while still being Rush.
Thanks for sharing!
No keytars. Geddy played bass, sang lead vocals, played keyboards, and also played a bank of Taurus foot pedals, which provided either bass or synth sounds, whichever Geddy's hands WEREN'T on at the time.
Thanks for the info!
The Professor #1 by far no one even close
Neil Peart Joint Top with Jon Bonham. Check out Drum solo in Frankfurt
Must be a record for time changes. Lol! I think they actually hold a Guiness record of time changes. R.I.P Neil Peart!
Wow!
This is a song that is not on my driving playlist, because it will be playing when the police arrest me for 97 in a 65 mph zone. (The cop will be nodding his head appreciatively to the music while logging the ticket.)
With Rush you can listen to any song in their whole library of music and you'll know which song it is because they are all uniquely different, there are no two songs alike. And the one thing about Rush is that they we're always looking to improve their craft. There's not a day that goes by that I do not listen to Rush.
The good part about not being able to focus on a Rush lyrics because the instrumentation is so good, is, the fact you will listen to one of their songs in 3 phases, in no particular order.
1. Can't pay attention to the lyrics cuz the melody is so good, so you listen to it a crap ton of times becase of that.
2, You finally catch the lyrics, then spend a bunch of time trying to figure them out.
3. Finally enjpying it as the jem it is.
Sounds like a plan! Thanks for watching Will!
Sounds like a plan! Thanks for watching Will!
Oh yeah....for me this is a masterpiece, the blend of emotions and changes throughout is sublime, one of my absolute favourites From Rush, I could see form Sifa's expressions she was really feeling it.... although at about 5 minutes into the song the guitar smells like ants don't you think?
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HEY YOU TWO! Ripping on Ged is not allowed...lol
I mean come on... the guy is oozing talent.
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I saw RUSH live over 15 times and Peart is in my top 7 drummers that I saw. He is up there with Carey, Bozzio, Portnoy, but not quite up there with Bruford or especially Weckl.
I agree with you that Rush songs would be fantastic without any lyrics. HOWEVER, the lyrics are AMAZING! So, don't sleep on Neil's lyrics. Might want to have a lyrics sheet on hand when you listen, because Neil's poetry is on point. He goes crazy with all of the literary devices we learned about that make great literature, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, you name it. Neil packs it in there. So much time an energy, heart and soul, and TLC went into his lyrics. You're really only getting part of the benefit if you throw out the lyrics. I'm a bassist and while Geddy's bass playing and their overall musicianship drew me in, the lyrics solidified my devotion as a life-long fan. Every song is a journey full of twists and turns through Neil's amazing thoughts and imagination.
Thanks for sharing Kurtis!
The 1st rush album without neil is underated as is caress of steel.2 of my favs.
The Necromancer!
I like you pair. But I don't like your disrespect of Neil Peart. He is the finest percussionist we've had the enjoyment to experience. May he rest in peace. Keep going; I like your vids!
Sarcasm, dude
There’s no way we would disrespect Neil, it was sarcasm❤️
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Top 700 are you out of your mind??? Neil #2 next to Buddy Rich who is #1 then John Bonham #3
Lol that was sarcasm friend. Thanks for watching!
NEIL IN THE TOP 700 DRUMMERS???
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It’s sarcasm. Who in the world lists 700 to 1k drummers as faves☺️?
are y'all a couple?seems a little awkward at times.love out.
For who?
For me, Rush were past their best at this stage. More interested in a commercial sound for album sales, even throwing in '80's pop to help. Still some decent stuff. Used to find them, musically, like a fine vintage wine, then Geddy would come in and be like putting glass shards in my wine. I used a "filter" so as to be able to continue listening. If only they had a decent singer, who knows what they might have achieved😄
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PLEASEdon't air drum or Air duitar.Not even close.
We do what we want on your channel, you do what you want on yours. Thanks for watching!
@@SightAfterDark maybe but that way you lose people like myself.I'will go to all your VDO to NOT RECOMMEND THAT CHANNEL
Camera Eye > Xanadu
Love your reviews. You should check out Xanadu, live Exit Stage Left from 1981. Yet another side of Rush to discover and a fantastic live performance.