I still can't believe it... It is impossible... My drum and lyrics guru is dead😥😥😥I cry and I'm in mourning😪😪😪Condolence for the family, friends and all fans of Rush😓😓😓R.I.P Neil... My Brother🧡🧡🧡
You ever get to meet him? Not many people did, his music touched millions of lives, but the man was secluded. The world lost a great man, but i can't shed a tear for someone i never met and had no interest in meeting me. ✌
I heard someone say the other day " Neil is your favorite drummer's favorite drummer." Really puts things into perspective. Long live the legacy of Neil Peart!
No drama. No drug issues. No in band fighting just 40 years of brilliant men doing rock and roll the way it is meant to be. Thank you guys and Neil, rest easy my friend.
Apparently, their lead guitar player was more humble than any other bands lead. The bass guitar and drums are featured right along with the lead. The lead has his moments, but he never seems to steal the show. Geddy's work on bass is more technical than most, and the drums, well most everyone knows how special he was.
I think the fact that it’s three members and that Alex and Geddy grew up together had a lot to do with them staying together and being so happy together the whole time.
No because they occupied a space in time in-between hard rock and techno metal. That time has come and gone but there are many great great bands that have built upon their sound, but they are still the grandfathers of tech or math metal.
Wasp jimmie a breack seen all kinds of band's here and shroud for over fifty years and you come up 28th wasp what are you dime bag and bucket head fan get a life
Fuck covid- 19 Rush is the cure for all things to come !!!! Im 56yrs young saw them 13times Im Mexican American my wife is 50% Italian 50% Irish do the math my son and Daughter love Rush !!!! Keep on rocking !!!!
We were amazed first time we heard them, listened to them all through high school and still enjoy their sound up to now. I just turned 57 years young and this music brings back so many incredible memories. It is our youth, our diverse taste in music and Rush being at the top of that list. What an incredible, talented band and some of the best memories that came with it. RIP Neil and may your legacy of music and songs go on forever, the timeless and ageless sound that lives on.
A girlfriend introduced me to Rush in the 1970s . I was hooked and never left them. Sadly the girl didn't last. Now 2024 still listen to them....Neil sadly missed
I listened to Rush every day in my car for 30 years, and finally got to a live performance when my 17 year old son took up my Rush collection and I wanted to reward him for his excellent choice. I don't know which of us was more impressed by what we experienced that day. All I know is Rush is timeless.
He was not a prima donna or narcissistic. Very humble and one of my fav. things he ever said about people calling him the "master"; "what is a good master but a master student???" the man will never die! PERIOD!!! :)
There really was a different dynamic with these 3. Not only were they band mates in one of the greatest bands EVER, it was obvious that they were also best friends. That really showed when Neil took his time away after losing his wife and daughter. Many other bands would have bailed on him and found another drummer. They supported their brother in his time and waited for him.
Like when Alex goes over to Neil as if to say, "hit that little 16th again." And Neil does. It was a blast watching these guys mature, yet stay the same. Long live some good headphones.✈
Whenever I went to a Rush concert I knew that my money was well spent. Always 100%. Very few bands live up to the talent and professionalism shown by Alex. Geddy and Neil.
Me too. Took my little brother. Wife couldn’t find a sitter. He was all into hip hop. He was mesmerized. Couldn’t believe the amount of music coming from 3 guys.He actually asked me "Are they really playing?". He was hooked. My wife was pretty much the same. You see Rush again. Yeah she came with me. Again amazed at the music. Yeah she turned on to Rush.
You ever notice that they always started at the exact time they were supposed to? I saw them maybe 15 times and you could set your watch by when they came on.
Absolutely.. my favorite.. I have always played bass, 6 string ,5 string, 4 string, an GEDDY IS MY IDOL, or my favorite? I really don't know which... I would hate to insult him , period. He has however always been a musical inspiration in my life, an made my life more complete.. Ron Platt on bass ... u tube search it...
@@6-stringbassalternateplayi303Geddy is one of the best bass players in rock. Steve Harris of Iron Maiden is one of the best bass players in metal. Listen to him on Wasted Years,especially during the guitar solo. He is rocking the heck out of that bass.
Listening to Rush since 1977 and my college jazz scholarship wife never saw (or heard) Rush until I brought her to this tour (when playing Fresno, Ca) in '97. I laughed so hard when she said "hey! That drummer is good!" and gave her a big kiss. Yeah that was a good night 😘 still got the t-shirt too. Woot!
Who else is binge watching rush videos? RIP Mr. Peart. You left one hell of a legacy, sir. (And no, I'm not here because the hype, I'm here as a 20 year fan.)
Well yes and no. I'm just here because I'm a sociopath & I find the empathic response of humans puzzles me. I'll leave now before I say something that gives me away. (PS: Neil you were a funny guy, super smart & looking down from heaven right now I don't think you'd even be maudlin - cheers and rock in peace brother. You and Gord Downie have stuff to talk about!)
The passage from 3.00 to 3.45 tells you everything you need to know about Rush. Neil's smile at 3.20 just makes me wanna smile back. And I do. Every time.
Alex dared Geddy to go for the high note(3:25). This could've been a conversation before hand by the three because his high note on the second "we are merely players", seemed to illicit responses from both Alex and Neil. At least that's the vibe I got.
These dudes represented not trying to out-do each other, just "I'm bringing the best me to the play." For every foot on the ground there is another, up, going different places sometimes the same pedal the notion. Fame.
Just a fabulous band. Quality layered music that never ages. Sadly I never got to see them live..big regrets. I have been listening to RUSH for over 40 years
It's hard to watch this without thinking about what is about to happen, from the perspective of the video, to Peart's wife and daughter. His struggle to survive and come back is an inspiration to anyone dealing with loss.
Greg Camp yes, his journey and struggle whether to live or die, to gain perspective, new love, happiness is a testament to human strength and spirit, and to this man.
I love this video, but this was my exact thought. It's eerie to live in a world where we can look back decades and peak into people's lives at different points with a few strokes of a key. Surreal.
Yep, just thinking that too, his life was about to be thrown into turmoil. Reading on his website, it sounds like he had a very beautiful relationship with his young daughter, Olivia (his daughter with his second wife, Carrie). She sounds like a very, very bright and creative teenager. My heart goes out to her and her Mom. So sad that Neil is no longer with us, though of course he is still with us, having left us so much. He was remarkable in so many ways, and climbed back up, finding the will and desire to carry on and make life worth living. Thank you, Neil, for everything 🙏❤️😔
I have seen a lot of bands live over the years, but Rush was the best live band ever. Listening to them live was like listening to your home stereo. Neal Peart will be greatly missed.
Here’s my dilemma. Never have been a rush fan. Knew their music and knew most of their famous songs such as Tom Sawyer and others. Even knew most of the lyrics. It wasn’t until Neil’s passing of the same cancer that took our other Canadian songster mr. Gord Downie that I took a hard look at the musical history and efforts of this band. It blows me away at my ignorance of how great this band was and is and how much I missed from back in the day. I had so many opportunities to see them over the last thirty five years it actually makes me sad. But I suppose better late than never. Limelight is my new anthem.
I echo this completely. I was such a dick dismissing these guys over the years. Now, everyday I discover something more that indicates they are off-the-charts great. Alex's solo on Limelight is stunning.
Harry Ballz ha guy....too bad you didn't see them early on....I saw at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1976 with UFO and that really did it for me. I was already s fan since me and my friends were in a band playing some of their songs....not to mention Michael Schenker of UFO showing what he could do on guitar... what a concert... impossible to forgot...at least you looked into them and can still enjoy them. Take care friend. John 3:3-6
My pain is that growing up in Australia, for me RUSH didn't get a mention over here. I loved listening to music in the 70s and onwards and RUSH drew a mental blank....i might have heard some songs but nothing comes to mind. Move forward 40 years into 2019 and i decided to look up "good" drummers ( myself a keen drummer but not very good) and a guy named Neil Peart pops up with Tom Sawyer and the rest they say is history. The passing of Neil is very sad to me, but in the past year I have been able to overdose on all of RUSH's songs. After it was announced of Neils passing 3 days after, I basically haven't stopped listening to them. These three are pure masters.
Absolutely hated Rush literally up until Neil passed; some of my friends were posting some of Rush's deeper cuts (mostly from the later years when Geddy's voice wasn't as irritatingly shrill as it was from 1973 to 1980) and I was blown away by how fantastic they were as musicians and how deep and empathetic a writer Neil was. "The Pass" put me over the edge, what a devastatingly compassionate and well written song that is. I love them as much as I do the Dead and the Stones now.
Six weeks after this performance Neil's life would change forever...and 23 years later our life's would change...we never know what's ahead so we need to celebrate what we have been through "Today" is all we have....Thanks Neil
@@gastondeveaux3783I was referring to the death of his daughter. That was the event that started his downward spiral and the death of his common law wife 10 months later did not help matters. But yes loosing his daughter is what I was referring to.
Still watching……all these years later & nothing makes me smile quite like seeing these 3 guys…….do what they do best. Neils been gone almost 19 months & ut still hurts. I have a feeling it will hurt for a very long time!! RUSH FOREVER!!!!!
What a beautiful, brilliant, cosmic anomaly that these 3 human beings came together at a moment in time to create such art. I give thanks in perpetuity for the majesty that is them!
Alex's face at the beginning when Geddy tries to hit that first high note fantastic 😜 that's the beauty of this band they never took themselves too seriously 👍
i was at this show and i will never forget every show ive been too farewell to my king my mentor my inspiration thank you to rush i am who i am today The music the lyrics the drumming all moulded me to to be who i am today every album evolving together as i grew rush grew to geddy and alex my heart goes out to yous in losing you mate and to all rush fans all over the world were all still part of the rush family and always will be reunited by celebrating there music NEIL THANK YOU FOR YOUR LIFE'S WORK IT WAS AMAZING RIDE!!!!!
I saw these guys 21 times, hemisphere tour was my first time and every tour after all in st.louis mo. Even got neil's autograph. I sure do miss their live shows. Thanks for the great years you gave your fans you are missed.rock on neil.🎓😃
I feel very lucky and fortunate that when I heard this band for the first in 1977 listening to Cygnus X-1 that I had enough sense to make them my favorite band. How lucky were we all that we got to listen to and see them in concert for so many decades while multitudes of other bands came and went or changed members. It blows my mind that from the time I was a 13 year old teenager that my favorite band made music and toured for the next 38 years. I miss them but will always be grateful for being the soundtrack of my life. I know I’m not the only one that feels that way either.
They sound phenomenal here. Imagine just a few weeks after this, Peart's world came crashing down around him. RIP Neil Peart. You will always be missed.
Best band ever,been listening to rush since 1975 I'm a brother from Detroit and my neighbors thought I was crazy haha my heroes rip mr.Peart I only listen to them everyday for the past 45 years lol
Nowadays the only real, valid use for RUclips is to remind us how great we had it when Rush could still come to your town and show us what REAL MUSICIANSHIP was. So glad I can tune in here and watch the Professor and his two brothers rock the world. I will forever cherish the two times I got to see them live (Power Windows and Signals Tours) and am so glad I can always turn on RUclips and recall some of the best days of my life. Love you guys! By the way, Message to Geddy and Alex: If you are ever in the Atlanta Georgia area you are welcome to come to my house for a meal (Lots of wine included of course) and a jam session with a wannabe drummer and bassist!
You can be ready for the fact of someone's death, but nothing can prepare you for the feeling of their absence thereafter. Was the same with my mom dying a year ago, and my dad 30 years ago. You're attached to people you know, more than you think until the tendrils that bind you together are torn loose from your heart. Then you really know. That's just how it goes.
I’ve been thinking the same thing. Having to have seen their friend Neil go through the first ordeal, and then see him meet the same fate as his 1st wife is sad.
@@j_freed Yeah, with you. My Mum died from cancer. She was in her early 80's and didn't want to go through treatment but let it run its course. So, we were prepared, kind of. But that finality is something you can't really prepare yourself for. That empty space, the phone calls, the gestures that are missing. Time softens the raw pain and sorrow but there is still a scar. Hoping you're OK, and that life is beginning to manifest its joy, beauty, it's treasure once again.
The heart of a band, beating, lost. I am sorry for the suffering Neil must have endured, and the pain that his family and friends must be feeling. I wish them strength and comfort. R.I.P Neil Peart, you gave your family, band mates and fans, music that will never be forgotten.
At 3:19 minutes into the clip Alex and Neil make eye contact and the both smile...and I believe they say to each other isn't this great to be able to do this for a living...I still can't watch and not shed a tear knowing it is over and how the world has changed since Neil is gone....a very sad, sad, sad, place without him...see you in the next world don't be late...
I was born 5 weeks before this show, and that shows how much RUSH evolved and got better with time, just like wine. So sorry Neil had to retire, but he left a hell of a legacy!
The first concert I ever saw was 2112~ I've been a loyal fan for how many decades now? Never mind- let's not answer that :) When I was at the Roll the Bones tour in St. Petersburg, FL, I was sitting 3 rows from the stage in front of Alex and when they played this song- (one of my favs and there are so many) I stood and gave him the hand sign for love and he mouthed "thank you" to me and then proceeded to play the solo in front of us- I named my son after him
I love reading accounts in these comments of the Joy RUSH has blessed their fans with almost as much as listening to the band’s music. To be sure, reading accounts from like-minded fans while listening to the music of RUSH is a whole other level of joy.
Hearing Rush especially this song is so magical, takes me back to 1980 when I was 13 just got out of KISS and discovered what real music was, real talent and stellar musicianship was all about.
I'd never seen this video until tonight -- though I know the song by heart -- have for 40 years. Will miss Neil and Rush forever. I'm just glad he left us such a great musical legacy....
Definitely one of my favorite drummers, incredibly virtuous, will live forever in our memories because of the great legacy he left us in his percussions, rest in peace Neil Peart.
During the Test for Echo tour. This was one of many that I saw, and every show was brilliant. It's been said many times - Alex, Geddy and Neil were the best of friends, playing music in the greatest band ever, and having the best time. I got goosebumps at every show I saw. There will never be another band like Rush. God bless Alex, Geddy and the Peart family. We miss you Professor.
I remember the first time I saw these guys on "Don Corsner Rock Concert" back in the 70s, I was soooo impressed!! Geddy Lee was a major reason I stuck to playing bass.... And need I say more about the late great, drum God; Mister. Neil Peart.... Love you guys...
I saw Rush for the first time in Boston in the late 70s. I saw them for the last time in Greensboro NC on the R40 tour. They truly only got better. There has never been a better live band than Rush.
They became my favourite band around 1984 and have been so ever since. Limelight was my first favourite song of Rush. My favourite guitarist is Alex, favourite bassist Geddy, favourite drummer Neil, but my favourite thing about Rush is their lyrics. It makes me sad that I never had a chance to meet Neil. Reading Roadshow now, it helps in getting to know him a little.
Man, I was just looking at some photos of "The Band" and came upon the last picture at the last concert after the last song ever played taken from behind as they waved at the crowd "Neil in the middle", had to set it as my background screen and come here to watch some Rush "Live".... What a privilege it has been to be a part of this for the pass 40 years best years of my life thanks to the 3 amigos'.
Não sei do que eu gosto mais: das músicas excelentes, da técnica impecável ou do fato dos 3 caras serem amigos por mais de 30 anos. Acho que essa é a parte mais legal do Rush. Eles se divertiam pra krl tocando juntos
Play me a memory RUSH from the 1970s...1980s..1990s...and to the present date..your music became the soundtrack to my lifes memories..of youthful magical events..romances..girls i loved and lost...crisises you helped me pull through...
The sound quality of this is insane. For once Neil’s drums are miked properly. The slap and pop can be heard for once . RIP Neil, best percussionist ever!
The dynamic feeling and expression of passion that Alex generates from the solo in this piece is absolutely incredible. These guys have a unique radiance in their sound...
I was watching some of they’re videos yesterday and got choked up thinking I’ve watched/listened to these guys for the last 40 years but I’ll never see or hear them again but at least we have a ton of video and music to remember them
I still can't believe it... It is impossible... My drum and lyrics guru is dead😥😥😥I cry and I'm in mourning😪😪😪Condolence for the family, friends and all fans of Rush😓😓😓R.I.P Neil... My Brother🧡🧡🧡
sinking feeling in my stomach as well, but now hes in better condition with his family. much love for the guy !!
You ever get to meet him? Not many people did, his music touched millions of lives, but the man was secluded. The world lost a great man, but i can't shed a tear for someone i never met and had no interest in meeting me. ✌
Yup. Pretty krazy
I heard someone say the other day " Neil is your favorite drummer's favorite drummer." Really puts things into perspective. Long live the legacy of Neil Peart!
Mate, so so many feel your pain brother.x
No drama. No drug issues. No in band fighting just 40 years of brilliant men doing rock and roll the way it is meant to be. Thank you guys and Neil, rest easy my friend.
Max Welter beautifully stated
Apparently, their lead guitar player was more humble than any other bands lead. The bass guitar and drums are featured right along with the lead. The lead has his moments, but he never seems to steal the show. Geddy's work on bass is more technical than most, and the drums, well most everyone knows how special he was.
@@kevinkelley3657 check out working man live in Cleveland!
I think the fact that it’s three members and that Alex and Geddy grew up together had a lot to do with them staying together and being so happy together the whole time.
There was Lifesons arrest on a drunk and disorderly in Miami
There will NEVER be another band like RUSH!
Wild Child Sad but true!
No because they occupied a space in time in-between hard rock and techno metal. That time has come and gone but there are many great great bands that have built upon their sound, but they are still the grandfathers of tech or math metal.
Or like Wasp "Wild Child" Blackie Lawless RULES!!!
Wasp jimmie a breack seen all kinds of band's here and shroud for over fifty years and you come up 28th wasp what are you dime bag and bucket head fan get a life
Wild Child Thank God.
Who is listening during the quarantine of 2020? Peace and Love.
Me
Yep
yep, us awesome people! :)
Robert Rudd me!
Fuck covid- 19 Rush is the cure for all things to come !!!! Im 56yrs young saw them 13times Im Mexican American my wife is 50% Italian 50% Irish do the math my son and Daughter love Rush !!!! Keep on rocking !!!!
We were amazed first time we heard them, listened to them all through high school and still enjoy their sound up to now. I just turned 57 years young and this music brings back so many incredible memories. It is our youth, our diverse taste in music and Rush being at the top of that list. What an incredible, talented band and some of the best memories that came with it. RIP Neil and may your legacy of music and songs go on forever, the timeless and ageless sound that lives on.
RUSH IS ETERNAL ...Geddy Alex And NEIL❤❤❤❤❤❤
Exactly.. I'm 57 as well
A girlfriend introduced me to Rush in the 1970s . I was hooked and never left them. Sadly the girl didn't last. Now 2024 still listen to them....Neil sadly missed
I listened to Rush every day in my car for 30 years, and finally got to a live performance when my 17 year old son took up my Rush collection and I wanted to reward him for his excellent choice. I don't know which of us was more impressed by what we experienced that day. All I know is Rush is timeless.
Wow! What an amazing experience
@@thomasvanberg2485 It created a bond that has lasted many years and through many difficult disagreements.
Bravo - memories!
RIP the Professor Neil Peart. The word legend is bandied about too freely these days, but not in your case - you were a bona fide legend.
He was not a prima donna or narcissistic. Very humble and one of my fav. things he ever said about people calling him the "master"; "what is a good master but a master student???" the man will never die! PERIOD!!! :)
Amen!!
Best in history of music.
he should have filled in for keith moon
The sound from Alex's guitar in the solo is just 👌
Man, after Neil's passing, there's just something so satisfying about watching him smile and have a good time with his friends. He's so missed.
These kids are pretty good. They might be going places.
You think?
+Brandon Whitesell ORLY?
Kids...
+ Hitch Slap "That which can be asserted without evidence..............
Can confirm!
Geddy looks around at band members and smiles, thinking to himself, damn, I've got the best band in the world!!!
I don't think any band ever enjoyed playing together more.
Not to mention, they really were/are genuinely friends. I’m sure he doesn’t take it for granted. Nor do any of them. Mutual respect all around.
There really was a different dynamic with these 3. Not only were they band mates in one of the greatest bands EVER, it was obvious that they were also best friends. That really showed when Neil took his time away after losing his wife and daughter. Many other bands would have bailed on him and found another drummer. They supported their brother in his time and waited for him.
@@rickhibdon11 part of the pleasure of watching them live is their interaction
Like when Alex goes over to Neil as if to say, "hit that little 16th again." And Neil does. It was a blast watching these guys mature, yet stay the same. Long live some good headphones.✈
Whenever I went to a Rush concert I knew that my money was well spent. Always 100%. Very few bands live up to the talent and professionalism shown by Alex. Geddy and Neil.
Me too. Took my little brother. Wife couldn’t find a sitter. He was all into hip hop. He was mesmerized. Couldn’t believe the amount of music coming from 3 guys.He actually asked me "Are they really playing?". He was hooked. My wife was pretty much the same. You see Rush again. Yeah she came with me. Again amazed at the music. Yeah she turned on to Rush.
All 12 shows. every single TIME. EVERY single one of them.
agree
You ever notice that they always started at the exact time they were supposed to? I saw them maybe 15 times and you could set your watch by when they came on.
The king is gone but he's not forgotten.
wrong Canadian XD
Long Live Neil Peart and RUSH
But this AIN'T the story about Johnny Rotten..!
This is rush in their prime, Geddy sounds incredible and their playing was so experienced by this point. Greatest band ever
Absolutely.. my favorite.. I have always played bass, 6 string ,5 string, 4 string, an GEDDY IS MY IDOL, or my favorite? I really don't know which... I would hate to insult him , period. He has however always been a musical inspiration in my life, an made my life more complete.. Ron Platt on bass ... u tube search it...
Phenomenal performance.
They let each other fly, drums, guitar, base, everyone has a solo,
Geddy voice was unique, it's playing that stood out, live shows pure musical sound.
Geddy lost a good bit of his high pitch voice as he got older,which happens to most men with voices like that, but he still sounds great.
@@6-stringbassalternateplayi303Geddy is one of the best bass players in rock. Steve Harris of Iron Maiden is one of the best bass players in metal. Listen to him on Wasted Years,especially during the guitar solo. He is rocking the heck out of that bass.
Listening to Rush since 1977 and my college jazz scholarship wife never saw (or heard) Rush until I brought her to this tour (when playing Fresno, Ca) in '97. I laughed so hard when she said "hey! That drummer is good!" and gave her a big kiss. Yeah that was a good night 😘 still got the t-shirt too. Woot!
"That drummer's going places if he keeps up!"
Yo tambien los vi en el 97 pero en san diego
Seattle Six ...great story...right on!
Yeah, and he’s the new guy to the group 😉
Neil pretty good, he should keep practicing. Be famous eventually😀. Saw them in 86😀. Greatest musicians ever!!!!!!!!!!!!
RIP Neil Peart
One of the true greats of the Prog genre.. RIP
@@KoMDraegast One of the true greats of every genre
@Fred Jaminson yes
Who else is binge watching rush videos? RIP Mr. Peart. You left one hell of a legacy, sir.
(And no, I'm not here because the hype, I'm here as a 20 year fan.)
Haven't listened to anything but Rush for 2 weeks
Fan for 31 years and counting!I was fortunate to see them live in concert 3 times.
@Paul Ward The crowd down there is so devoted.
@Paul Ward that's a great one
Well yes and no. I'm just here because I'm a sociopath & I find the empathic response of humans puzzles me. I'll leave now before I say something that gives me away.
(PS: Neil you were a funny guy, super smart & looking down from heaven right now I don't think you'd even be maudlin - cheers and rock in peace brother. You and Gord Downie have stuff to talk about!)
It's SO awesome when they smile at each other. They're so happy. Makes you feel good.
yes it does
Absolutely right
Aww
That's because all three of them generate pure Love... reason why their music is so great and will last forever!!!
Generated through hard, F'King WORK!!!
The passage from 3.00 to 3.45 tells you everything you need to know about Rush. Neil's smile at 3.20 just makes me wanna smile back. And I do. Every time.
Alex dared Geddy to go for the high note(3:25). This could've been a conversation before hand by the three because his high note on the second "we are merely players", seemed to illicit responses from both Alex and Neil.
At least that's the vibe I got.
These dudes represented not trying to out-do each other, just "I'm bringing the best me to the play."
For every foot on the ground
there is another, up,
going different places
sometimes the same
pedal the notion.
Fame.
Just a fabulous band. Quality layered music that never ages. Sadly I never got to see them live..big regrets. I have been listening to RUSH for over 40 years
Never was there more energy pumped out by only 3 guys. Never.
Nomeansno is better
ZZ Top sounded great for just 3 dudes
This sounds amazing. Neil is absolutely on fire in this performance, and it is so bittersweet watching how much fun they were having
Ya, RIP Neil :(
It's hard to watch this without thinking about what is about to happen, from the perspective of the video, to Peart's wife and daughter. His struggle to survive and come back is an inspiration to anyone dealing with loss.
Greg Camp yes, his journey and struggle whether to live or die, to gain perspective, new love, happiness is a testament to human strength and spirit, and to this man.
I love this video, but this was my exact thought. It's eerie to live in a world where we can look back decades and peak into people's lives at different points with a few strokes of a key. Surreal.
Yep, just thinking that too, his life was about to be thrown into turmoil. Reading on his website, it sounds like he had a very beautiful relationship with his young daughter, Olivia (his daughter with his second wife, Carrie). She sounds like a very, very bright and creative teenager. My heart goes out to her and her Mom. So sad that Neil is no longer with us, though of course he is still with us, having left us so much. He was remarkable in so many ways, and climbed back up, finding the will and desire to carry on and make life worth living. Thank you, Neil, for everything 🙏❤️😔
10 days after this show . Somewhat disturbing to see this.
I have seen a lot of bands live over the years, but Rush was the best live band ever. Listening to them live was like listening to your home stereo. Neal Peart will be greatly missed.
Here’s my dilemma.
Never have been a rush fan. Knew their music and knew most of their famous songs such as Tom Sawyer and others. Even knew most of the lyrics.
It wasn’t until Neil’s passing of the same cancer that took our other Canadian songster mr. Gord Downie that I took a hard look at the musical history and efforts of this band.
It blows me away at my ignorance of how great this band was and is and how much I missed from back in the day. I had so many opportunities to see them over the last thirty five years it actually makes me sad.
But I suppose better late than never.
Limelight is my new anthem.
I echo this completely. I was such a dick dismissing these guys over the years. Now, everyday I discover something more that indicates they are off-the-charts great. Alex's solo on Limelight is stunning.
Harry Ballz ha guy....too bad you didn't see them early on....I saw at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1976 with UFO and that really did it for me. I was already s fan since me and my friends were in a band playing some of their songs....not to mention Michael Schenker of UFO showing what he could do on guitar... what a concert... impossible to forgot...at least you looked into them and can still enjoy them. Take care friend. John 3:3-6
My pain is that growing up in Australia, for me RUSH didn't get a mention over here.
I loved listening to music in the 70s and onwards and RUSH drew a mental blank....i might have heard some songs but nothing comes to mind.
Move forward 40 years into 2019 and i decided to look up "good" drummers ( myself a keen drummer but not very good) and a guy named Neil Peart pops
up with Tom Sawyer and the rest they say is history.
The passing of Neil is very sad to me, but in the past year I have been able to overdose on all of RUSH's songs.
After it was announced of Neils passing 3 days after, I basically haven't stopped listening to them.
These three are pure masters.
Absolutely hated Rush literally up until Neil passed; some of my friends were posting some of Rush's deeper cuts (mostly from the later years when Geddy's voice wasn't as irritatingly shrill as it was from 1973 to 1980) and I was blown away by how fantastic they were as musicians and how deep and empathetic a writer Neil was. "The Pass" put me over the edge, what a devastatingly compassionate and well written song that is. I love them as much as I do the Dead and the Stones now.
Harry Ballz I’m the Same. If I would have really got into rush . I would be further along
Sorry Neil had to retire but THANK YOU Neil for 40+ years of great ROCK you truly are a legend and always will be!
Six weeks after this performance Neil's life would change forever...and 23 years later our life's would change...we never know what's ahead so we need to celebrate what we have been through "Today" is all we have....Thanks Neil
Was it the death of his daughter or wife 6 weeks after ?
@@gastondeveaux3783I was referring to the death of his daughter. That was the event that started his downward spiral and the death of his common law wife 10 months later did not help matters. But yes loosing his daughter is what I was referring to.
Still watching……all these years later & nothing makes me smile quite like seeing these 3 guys…….do what they do best.
Neils been gone almost 19 months & ut still hurts.
I have a feeling it will hurt for a very long time!!
RUSH FOREVER!!!!!
What a beautiful, brilliant, cosmic anomaly that these 3 human beings came together at a moment in time to create such art. I give thanks in perpetuity for the majesty that is them!
RIP Neil Peart. Your music lives on as the best percussionist ever
Still find it difficult to wrap my head around Neil’s passing. I can’t imagine how his family feels....even Alex and Geddy.
You can really see the chemistry and how much these guys love each other such a terrible loss
Alex's face at the beginning when Geddy tries to hit that first high note fantastic 😜 that's the beauty of this band they never took themselves too seriously 👍
3 guy's who truly enjoyed each other's company. So rare R.I.P Neal.
Neil, Rest In Peace. It will be close to impossible for any other drummer to carry on your legacy.
My condolences to the family and Rush.
We all gotta go someday but I was hoping that someday was still many, many days away. RIP Neil...thank you for decades of great music
Truly the best band in the Milky Way....
Maybe a few parallel universes too!
Hang Lee The best in THE GALAXY..
Yeah, maing, keep on smokin' the ganja.
within the constellation of Cygnus X1.
Drink the milk of paradise
Moving pictures was a masterpiece....still love it to this day
i was at this show and i will never forget every show ive been too farewell to my king my mentor my inspiration thank you to rush i am who i am today The music the lyrics the drumming all moulded me to to be who i am today every album evolving together as i grew rush grew to geddy and alex my heart goes out to yous in losing you mate and to all rush fans all over the world were all still part of the rush family and always will be reunited by celebrating there music
NEIL THANK YOU FOR YOUR LIFE'S WORK IT WAS AMAZING RIDE!!!!!
I saw these guys 21 times, hemisphere tour was my first time and every tour after all in st.louis mo. Even got neil's autograph. I sure do miss their live shows. Thanks for the great years you gave your fans you are missed.rock on neil.🎓😃
I feel very lucky and fortunate that when I heard this band for the first in 1977 listening to Cygnus X-1 that I had enough sense to make them my favorite band. How lucky were we all that we got to listen to and see them in concert for so many decades while multitudes of other bands came and went or changed members. It blows my mind that from the time I was a 13 year old teenager that my favorite band made music and toured for the next 38 years. I miss them but will always be grateful for being the soundtrack of my life. I know I’m not the only one that feels that way either.
They sound phenomenal here. Imagine just a few weeks after this, Peart's world came crashing down around him. RIP Neil Peart. You will always be missed.
For anyone that has ever picked up a musical instrument , RUSH is an overwhelming experience .
Indeed
I still get goosebumps when I hear those opening notes.
The days are a little darker knowing that we will never see Neil behind the kit again....
Wonderfull... Rush is my life. Miss u, guys, and miss u, Neil!
Goodbye Neil Peart, thanks for all the words & beats
Lee's voice is so distinctive. Definitely pioneers of their own sound, Thanks Canada!!!🤘
The sound is so good. Amazing footage. Rush forever. What they did and do is timeless.
Best band ever,been listening to rush since 1975 I'm a brother from Detroit and my neighbors thought I was crazy haha my heroes rip mr.Peart I only listen to them everyday for the past 45 years lol
Nowadays the only real, valid use for RUclips is to remind us how great we had it when Rush could still come to your town and show us what REAL MUSICIANSHIP was. So glad I can tune in here and watch the Professor and his two brothers rock the world. I will forever cherish the two times I got to see them live (Power Windows and Signals Tours) and am so glad I can always turn on RUclips and recall some of the best days of my life. Love you guys! By the way, Message to Geddy and Alex: If you are ever in the Atlanta Georgia area you are welcome to come to my house for a meal (Lots of wine included of course) and a jam session with a wannabe drummer and bassist!
Can't even imagine how Geddy and Alex feel...
Crushed by memories
You can be ready for the fact of someone's death, but nothing can prepare you for the feeling of their absence thereafter.
Was the same with my mom dying a year ago, and my dad 30 years ago. You're attached to people you know, more than you think until the tendrils that bind you together are torn loose from your heart. Then you really know. That's just how it goes.
I’ve been thinking the same thing. Having to have seen their friend Neil go through the first ordeal, and then see him meet the same fate as his 1st wife is sad.
@@j_freed how did you feel after losing a parent?
@@j_freed Yeah, with you. My Mum died from cancer. She was in her early 80's and didn't want to go through treatment but let it run its course. So, we were prepared, kind of. But that finality is something you can't really prepare yourself for. That empty space, the phone calls, the gestures that are missing. Time softens the raw pain and sorrow but there is still a scar. Hoping you're OK, and that life is beginning to manifest its joy, beauty, it's treasure once again.
RIP Neil Peart :(
The heart of a band, beating, lost.
I am sorry for the suffering Neil must have endured, and the pain that his family and friends must be feeling. I wish them strength and comfort.
R.I.P Neil Peart, you gave your family, band mates and fans, music that will never be forgotten.
At 3:19 minutes into the clip Alex and Neil make eye contact and the both smile...and I believe they say to each other isn't this great to be able to do this for a living...I still can't watch and not shed a tear knowing it is over and how the world has changed since Neil is gone....a very sad, sad, sad, place without him...see you in the next world don't be late...
Damn..that solo by Alex is perfect,the touch and feel,its not the most complicated but he makes it sound epic..has his own style and it is beautiful!!
I was born 5 weeks before this show, and that shows how much RUSH evolved and got better with time, just like wine.
So sorry Neil had to retire, but he left a hell of a legacy!
The first concert I ever saw was 2112~ I've been a loyal fan for how many decades now?
Never mind- let's not answer that :)
When I was at the Roll the Bones tour in St. Petersburg, FL, I was sitting 3 rows from the stage in front of Alex and when they played this song- (one of my favs and there are so many) I stood and gave him the hand sign for love and he mouthed "thank you" to me and then proceeded to play the solo in front of us-
I named my son after him
I love reading accounts in these comments of the Joy RUSH has blessed their fans with almost as much as listening to the band’s music. To be sure, reading accounts from like-minded fans while listening to the music of RUSH is a whole other level of joy.
Hearing Rush especially this song is so magical, takes me back to 1980 when I was 13 just got out of KISS and discovered what real music was, real talent and stellar musicianship was all about.
I was at this show.
An amazing night
the subtle smile you can catch from mr. peart on rare occasions lets me know he enjoyed this as much as we did.
I'd never seen this video until tonight -- though I know the song by heart -- have for 40 years. Will miss Neil and Rush forever. I'm just glad he left us such a great musical legacy....
Its soon amazing, they were all such good friends and had fun bringing us great music! Thank you! RIP Mr. Peart, u are missed!
Definitely one of my favorite drummers, incredibly virtuous, will live forever in our memories because of the great legacy he left us in his percussions, rest in peace Neil Peart.
I'm always amazed at how a three -piece band can sound SO full. RIP Neil, you will never be replaced......
I love RUSH!! RUSH fans are the best!
Never seen a band have so much fun playing for so many years.
RIP Neil Peart One of the greatest rock drummers of all time....
So sad today. My youth just died. Thanks for the memories Neil, you will be greatly missed
During the Test for Echo tour. This was one of many that I saw, and every show was brilliant. It's been said many times - Alex, Geddy and Neil were the best of friends, playing music in the greatest band ever, and having the best time. I got goosebumps at every show I saw. There will never be another band like Rush. God bless Alex, Geddy and the Peart family. We miss you Professor.
RUSH
Amazing band, for eternity...
Nonstop thunderstorm all day long today. Thank you for the final drum solo Neil. :-(
I to this day can not watch a Rush video without crying. The very first band I ever saw in concert as a kid. RIP Neil. I truly miss you.
One of the best bands,I have seen 5 times more than any other
Hey look! Peart smiled! I saw it! Around 3:20, 3:25 or so :)
Rush = the GOAT.
Alex: “I have a wall of Marshalls.”
Geddy: “Oh yeah? Well I’ve got a fridge... with lots of magnets!”
Cannot blame ourselves for how great Rush is!
I don't listen to Rush often, but when I do so do my neighbors.
So pissed I never put my life on hold to go see Rush in concert. My only regret in life
Same here, mate...same here :(
I remember the first time I saw these guys on "Don Corsner Rock Concert" back in the 70s, I was soooo impressed!! Geddy Lee was a major reason I stuck to playing bass.... And need I say more about the late great, drum God; Mister. Neil Peart.... Love you guys...
I saw Rush for the first time in Boston in the late 70s. I saw them for the last time in Greensboro NC on the R40 tour. They truly only got better. There has never been a better live band than Rush.
They became my favourite band around 1984 and have been so ever since. Limelight was my first favourite song of Rush. My favourite guitarist is Alex, favourite bassist Geddy, favourite drummer Neil, but my favourite thing about Rush is their lyrics. It makes me sad that I never had a chance to meet Neil. Reading Roadshow now, it helps in getting to know him a little.
2001: A Space Odyssey and Rush: what an amazing combo :)
R.I.P. Neil Ellwood Peart, (September 12, 1952 - January 7, 2020)
Only Rush. They simply loved playing music together more than anything. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Man, I was just looking at some photos of "The Band" and came upon the last picture at the last concert after the last song ever played taken from behind as they waved at the crowd "Neil in the middle", had to set it as my background screen and come here to watch some Rush "Live".... What a privilege it has been to be a part of this for the pass 40 years best years of my life thanks to the 3 amigos'.
Não sei do que eu gosto mais: das músicas excelentes, da técnica impecável ou do fato dos 3 caras serem amigos por mais de 30 anos. Acho que essa é a parte mais legal do Rush. Eles se divertiam pra krl tocando juntos
Happy Canada Day 2019....with our national treasure of music
Don't forget Triumph .
My all time favorite band. Sad I’ll never get to see them live again; but happy I took my young son to their last two tours
44 years ago I discovered Rush, an amazing experience. Alex, Geddy & Neil: Thanks for your Music & Sincerity...
Bet that heaven is now drumming to a whole new tune now.
Play me a memory RUSH from the 1970s...1980s..1990s...and to the present date..your music became the soundtrack to my lifes memories..of youthful magical events..romances..girls i loved and lost...crisises you helped me pull through...
The sound quality of this is insane. For once Neil’s drums are miked properly. The slap and pop can be heard for once . RIP Neil, best percussionist ever!
Been a fan since the release of Fly By Night and always will be.... Thanks for sharing............
1 year of quarantine in Brazil and I continue listening to this song believing in better days!
GREAT live version from the boys! \m/
What an iconic opening riff
The dynamic feeling and expression of passion that Alex generates from the solo in this piece is absolutely incredible. These guys have a unique radiance in their sound...
I was watching some of they’re videos yesterday and got choked up thinking I’ve watched/listened to these guys for the last 40 years but I’ll never see or hear them again but at least we have a ton of video and music to remember them