82 times I saw this band, starting with AFTK in Baltimore in '77. Never saw a bad show ... nor even a mediocre one. Nothing but passion and excellence.
Alex Lifeson.... You are better than you even think you are. Just amazing. I've listened, watched you THOUSANDS of times. Every time I watch you again, I'm reminded how amazing you are. You don't get the credit you deserve. You're a bad-ass guitarist, a genius
I think it says a lot about a band that after 40 years they can still enjoy playing on stage and actually enjoy playing together. I think this is one of the reasons why they were so successful, as well as being great musicians, they were also great friends.
I was thinking how great the "silly break" in the middle was. Like you said, so great to see them actually enjoying it still so much after all those years. Still alot of headshaking in disbelief on my part.
I look at these concerts and be grateful to have witnessed a master in his trade, a beautiful human being and a man who had the upmost joy with his lifelong friends.
yah... that three such geeky nerds who would have been almost lost without each other, managed to find each other, and band together, to make such brilliant noise... for so many millions to love... is still such inspiration to me... :) i don't like to think about people in terms of 'heroes/villains' so much these days, but... neil, alex, and geddy =are= heroes.
This clip is the perfect encapsulation of Rush: the God-poundingly tight musical proficiency, their obvious cameradie, love for each other, and often overlooked sense of humor. A priceless piece of footage. We will not see their like again. And l suspect this was the encore and maybe Alex had toked up a bit but my God, what a tour de force for him. You can put this performance by Alex up against any guitarist who ever lived. Yeah, l said it.
USUALLY it's when he goofs up, lol. it happens to everybody. i remember the Presto tour in New Haven where he came out of the guitar solo in Freewill to the half time several bars early. Geddy and Alex spun around on him with a "HUH??" kind of look on their faces and Neil just pulled his head down into his shoulders with an "opps, i farted" grin on his face. the thing is, when gods mess up, it reminds us we're all human :-) RIP Neil. we miss you so much.
Greatest band that ever was. The joy they exuded when up on that stage was so fantastic. A group of friends jamming, no matter how big or small the stage.
Me and a bass player have been having a go at YYZ and what is true for us, is that finding someone to do the guitar locally has proven to be near in impossible.....so Dave's point makes sense to me (it's amazing how many guitarists say "oh, Rush, no probs" until it's time to play and then suddenly they can't make the rehearsal ;) 😅 true stuff...
"THIS" is why we love RUSH!!!!!!!! To hell with the mainstream!!!!!!!! The world has spoken - loud and clear!!!!! We love you Alex! We love you Geddy! And now that he is gone; our hearts are broken for the loss of Neil and those closest to him. You are in our hearts - "Closer to the Heart" - and our prayers. May God comfort you in what we all know and share with you in this great sorrow and loss to mankind. You have been blessed to have been closer to him than us even though we wish we could have been. Just as much as Alex and Geddy. All of you are in our hearts and in our prayers. "Attention all hearts of the Human Federation - We have assumed control. We have assumed control. We have assumed control."
@@bluntforcetrauma1500 Thanks Carey - glad you appreciated it as I know all die hard - hard core RUSH fans will. When they said: "We have assumed control" - they weren't kidding because they did - and we were more than willing to let them! Long live RUSH! May their music forever Echo into eternity! God bless!
@@michaelgeisdorf6641 Thank you Michael, I appreciate your reply. This was a special band - very special - and I know that all RUSH fans who truly appreciated this band and their depth, and their genius, and all they gave, and everything about them as personal people individually, and how much they appreciated their fans in how much they supported them - will never be lost on Alex or Geddy - never! This was always personal with RUSH with their fans - as it is with us with them. There is not many bands that has that kind of personal impact with their fans as this one has enjoyed. I think that not many do today. I always knew that if just one of them was gone, or quit for some unbelievable reason - it was never going to be RUSH again. I am thankful they remained together for as long as we have been blessed with them. But RUSH now belongs to history as it should be - but my 21 year old son cut his teeth on them and was raised with them. Long Live RUSH!!!!!!! May God bless you and all you love.
Dan Campbell they were indeed special. I knew they were something special in 1977 when I got my first Rush album and heard 2112 for the first time. BLOWN AWAY! I listened to that album over and over and each new album that came out I’d “Rush out” to get the next installment. But it wasn’t until I was on a US Navy destroyer in the middle of the Mediterranean that I really appreciated Farewell to Kings and drowned myself in Xanadu that the extent of their talent really set in. At my first port of call I went looking for a record shop and bought Moving Pictures and thought that there was no way they could top the recent albums but man was I wrong. ......... Now I’m getting old and I am moved with emotion listening to their mastery wishing I had seen them more than just once live. They will be remembered as the most talented rock n roll band in history!!
Man Alex is so underrated it is sickening. He is so smooth and clean and proficient!!! Man I would love to have his talent. Or any of them let's not get it twisted lol.
When your bassist and drummer are the GOAT, it just gets a little weird. But, let us all Surrender to Alex's amazing and underlooked guitar skills! (BTW we would all sacrifice our first borns for a chance to play on that les paul)
And as a former lighting guy for some 90s prog festivals with a shit piano board with faders and flash buttons, and not even chase settings, we must give props to Howard Ungerlieder who, and God knows how, started with the most primitive lighting equipment and became one of the greatest lighting designers in the world. Most music fans don't give a fuck about who does the lights, but l promise you it is always the other member of any band performing live. It always amazes me that great lighting, or a simple effect at a certain time, can make the audience go "Ahhh!", but don't really notice that *somebody, not on the stage, is doing that*. Ever since l was a kid in the 70s at shows l would go up to meet the lighting tech and thank them....l think l met all of them, Marc Brickman, Patrick Woodroffe, Mick Brockett...no one cared what they did. I never got to meet Howard though. Pay attention to the lights when you go to a concert! You rock, Howard!
People are probably marveling at the musical proficiency of Rush, and how they can pull of La Villa Strangiato live, in concert, in front of a live audience, but I think the REAL question here is why did Rush decide to do their laundry wile performing a concert? I mean utilizing the hotel laundry service is something I think they could afford, or, at least, would be included on their rider.
I love how in the documentary they said it was one of the hardest songs to learn and play. But then play it live flawlessly. God i love Rush. Musical geniuses and the beat band of all time. They are also funny as hell thats a bonus
@Kickshaw68: It just doesn't speak to me. It doesn't pick me up, never has, if that's what you're wondering. Not that I downvoted the performance but it is what is is: Rush may be fantastic musicians but still not my cup of tea. And that's a good thing, you know ... different tastes and such.
Tell me, if you think you can, that this isn't some of the finest sound to ever come out of a collection of three performers in the history of the world...
I can deal with not seeing them play again. We fans definitely got our money’s worth watching them play. What’s harder for me to deal with is the fact that Neil is no longer here.
Yeah, when you get the chance read or listen to his non fiction, you pick up a lot about him, I had just finished masked rider when he died, and I was in no shape to listen to ghost rider, audible gave away the recordings of his other travel stuff, a lot of fun, was much more able to process Ghost Rider last, despite it technically being #2 of 7
very lucky to have experienced Rush - back in the day on the Moving Pictures tour. nothing comes close. I was in a daze, wondering how three guys could create this amazing thing
There have been many great, legendary players of their respective instruments in rock and roll history. Here are three of them. IN THE SAME FUCKING BAND.
I saw Rush in Santa Ana tcalif three days in a row in 1986, Amazing band! Supreme talent. During the opening song Spirit of Rado, Alex guitar string broke, and Geddy just ran over to the synthesizer and continued like nothing happened. As a guitar player I know if a string broke while I was performing I'd be freaking out.
God, The music is great, but seeing these three up their playing their hearts out while having fun and smiling is absolutely fucking GOLD. Neil and Geddy laughing with enjoyment at Alex is awesome.
In 1979 & 80 I used to travel 230 miles between two cities for work, I'd drive at night and blast LaVilla Strangeato full volume and put the pedal on the floor, a fantastic HiWay flying song! Thank you Alex, Geddy and Neil, RIP brother, see you soon!
Growing up with RUSH was a great experience… I never missed a show since moving pictures…. It’s been a honor to have witnessed the musicianship with RUSH….thank you
mind fucking blowing, what a jam. one of my favorite qualities about Neil is no matter what song they played he always found a way to use all his drums any song they are not just props. also this band knows how to have FUN! RUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Watching these three guys play some meaningless, random jam session while Alex rambles and mumbles through La Villa Strangiato is just one of so many reasons why I have enjoyed watching and listening to Rush over the years. Their "garbage" is better than most bands best and to see them doing it with broad gins on their faces only makes it that much better for me as a fan. I always felt Rush was at their best when all the extras (vocals, keyboards, pedals, backing tracks, etc) were gone and it was just three guys with a guitar, a bass and a boat load of drums flogging the heck out of their axes. At least we will always have all these recordings of their craft to enjoy...
That is the definition of excellence. It is just so easy for them that they can goof around, Alex is trying real hard to crack up Geddy and Neil but all the while they don't miss a beat or a note. Incredible.
That Bass during the second guitar solo in La Villa! Is one of the sickest, nastiest playing I've heard from Geddy. Jamming on older tunes like that was always a great treat at the show. I miss these guys.
Also, the break from 2:05 evokes, unbelievable feeling, technical playing, and cohesiveness by Alex, but also by the support of Geddy and Neil. I love all of their songs, but I always return to this part of LVS.
hey one of the best band I ever seen 👀in concerts 🏟I saw them in 1977 high school in welland ontario 🏢 and 2015 in ottawa ontario canada 🥁🎸🎹 always will be a fan 😀 🕶🎼🎵r.n.p Neil Peart love your music 🎶 ❤ from prescott ontario canada peace ✌ 🇨🇦🇨🇦👀🤟
I’m 68. When Rush first hit the US music scene with the first album me and my friends loved it. When I heard By Tor and the Snow Dog for the first time I became a dedicated lifelong fan. Their first concert in Dallas was opening for Mahogany Rush and Robin Trower at Travis Street Electric Company, a relatively small venue. I was blown away by Peart, still am. What an incredible trio.
A bloody masterpiece! Alex shows us how to play a beautifully melodic, technically superb solo. The three masters are in top form. Rush shows us what it is like to be at once a comedic and iconic rock band, perhaps the best there ever was. No easy feat.
I laughed. I cried. At the same time. There is a big gaping four and a half decade hole in my life that can never be filled, but thank you for giving me this.
This song grows in beauty the more you listen to it. It crawls into your soul more so as you see the efforts of the creation involved. Went to PinkPop from '75-78. Had to return to the U.S. in '79. Guess who was there later in '79 after I left? One of my biggest regrets was never seeing them in concert.
Lifeson's preciseness and subtlety on a solo like La Villa Strangiato is underrated. I know everyone says he's underrated but it takes real musicianship to write and perform something like what we see from 2:17 to 3:43. It's those little details. Even the way it transitions off into those palm mutes is excellent in how it phases to the next part of the song. As where another guitarist would have gone right into the hard part of the solo, Alex builds up to it carefully with delicately placed bends until it reaches that suspense point.
24 hours a day. 7 days a week. 365 days a year. I just can't stop listening to RUSH. I've been seriously addicted from 1974 and now it's 2021 of March and it's still happening. No rehabs for me. That's for quitters. Chi Town
Best progressive band in history in my opinion. I saw them unfortunately only once in their decades of touring and it was on their Roll the Bones tour and Primus opened for them. I was only maybe 16, a band geek in school and I absolutely knew the masters that I was seeing and listening to on that stage! Unforgettable! Their songs always bring back memories and excitement! I miss the professor. He inspired my drum and percussion skills and many of us owe thanks to him, Alex and Geddy for bringing us such sweet melodies and beats! They were pretty much the best out of many musicians at their craft.
Who are the 5 people who have this thumbs down? If you don't like a band why watch and then give a thumb down.Also you can't compare zep to rush two totally different styles zep greatest rock band ever Rush is more progressive and always changing that is what makes them truly great you have to appreciate what three guys can do by themselves and as a whole
That was the worst response to anything I've seen on youtube for a while. You didn't answer the question at all. You just insulted at the end, and made a non-sequitur at the start. Try again, this time with more effort..
The interplay between all three of them is remarkable in this video. humbling, and endearing. It makes me want to just hang out with them because they’re really just normal, fun, playful people, like the rest of us!
Rush is the greatest (talented, hilarious ...just beautiful) ...a one of a kind band. Rest in peace Neil Peart (your percussion skills and penmanship are sorely missed)
all of these musicians who started in the 60's are dying off mostly from old age.Touring is a hard life and being a musician 24/7 was even harder. So, they are worn out by 60. Any more years after that is gravy. Which explains why Paul McCartney takes such good care of himself and has for years.
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82 times I saw this band, starting with AFTK in Baltimore in '77. Never saw a bad show ... nor even a mediocre one. Nothing but passion and excellence.
That's loyalty Bro'...good on ya'...
Female fan here, saw them 37 times, first time being in 1981, and on my own accord!
You super lucky I feel blessed to have seen them twice
Saw them for the first and only time when they came through Nashville on their Clockwork Angels tour. So glad I went.
31 times from 1980-2015. So VERY fortunate to have grown up and been present during the time of Rush!
Alex Lifeson.... You are better than you even think you are. Just amazing. I've listened, watched you THOUSANDS of times. Every time I watch you again, I'm reminded how amazing you are. You don't get the credit you deserve. You're a bad-ass guitarist, a genius
So underrated. Put him up there with the best.
And that's what makes him so great. Humble and not pretentions in the least. My number one pick as one of the greats!
Lifeson ranks third in the Guitar World Readers poll of '100 Greatest Guitarists'
AND Alex if funny!!!!!!!!!
He may be great but not the greatest...
That has to be the goofiest I have ever seen them in concert. Seeing the smile on Neil's face made my day.
I know alex is crazy right?
Yeah.
I think it says a lot about a band that after 40 years they can still enjoy playing on stage and actually enjoy playing together. I think this is one of the reasons why they were so successful, as well as being great musicians, they were also great friends.
He wasn’t one to show too many emotions haha
I was thinking how great the "silly break" in the middle was. Like you said, so great to see them actually enjoying it still so much after all those years. Still alot of headshaking in disbelief on my part.
Watching Mr. Peart and think that he isn’t with us anymore is painful😩
He is not with us but his life's work will never leave us....in a way, he is still with us
I know exactly what you mean. It is a little painful to think it's gone, and yet i am glad i got to see them a lot.
I look at these concerts and be grateful to have witnessed a master in his trade, a beautiful human being and a man who had the upmost joy with his lifelong friends.
yah... that three such geeky nerds who would have been almost lost without each other, managed to find each other, and band together, to make such brilliant noise... for so many millions to love... is still such inspiration to me... :)
i don't like to think about people in terms of 'heroes/villains' so much these days, but... neil, alex, and geddy =are= heroes.
Today I’m driving to work cranking this song and all the sudden I just start crying 😢 knowing this maestro is no longer with us.
La Villa Strangiato - STILL the greatest rock instrumental in history.
Orion. To live is to die. The flame surrreal. yyz
@@thatoneguy2494 Nope. La Villa strangiato still better.
@@thatoneguy2494 YYZ is INCREDIBLE, absolute genius. And La Villa is even better!
@@ruthylopez not an instrumental alex was clearly singing
the rockworld has lost the best drummgod ever lived.my heart bleads.
to de rest of the familys i give you all my regrettes...
Thank God they left us such an awesome body of work. We'll never see a band like this again.
And that's fine because they were one of a kind.
Amen to that brotha
Very few bands that no one sounds like, bands that did their own thing and kicked total ass. Rush, Iron Maiden and Pink Floyd come to mind.
Well said...
How do you know?
its beyond amazing that 3 dudes make this sound,,,,
multi layering...
lifeson, always the unspoken hero
His rants were some of the funniest stuff I've heard in years.
Lifeson better than Page!
mark ross agree full x7!
RUSH..so..so good..best band ever..
What sets him and them apart from others is that it's about the love of music, not notoriety.
This clip is the perfect encapsulation of Rush: the God-poundingly tight musical proficiency, their obvious cameradie, love for each other, and often overlooked sense of humor. A priceless piece of footage. We will not see their like again. And l suspect this was the encore and maybe Alex had toked up a bit but my God, what a tour de force for him. You can put this performance by Alex up against any guitarist who ever lived. Yeah, l said it.
Well said
geoff- you are correct Alex and Eddie Van Halen.....MASTERCLASS.....
My top three influences in high school were Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Alex Lifeson.
Yes..you can put that up
I’ve said the same thing for fucking decades. He’s so under appreciated and is far more complex than the common lead guitarist who just shreds
You don't often see Neil laugh or smile when working his kit. Just goes to show how much fun he has up there, too!
USUALLY it's when he goofs up, lol. it happens to everybody. i remember the Presto tour in New Haven where he came out of the guitar solo in Freewill to the half time several bars early. Geddy and Alex spun around on him with a "HUH??" kind of look on their faces and Neil just pulled his head down into his shoulders with an "opps, i farted" grin on his face.
the thing is, when gods mess up, it reminds us we're all human :-)
RIP Neil. we miss you so much.
Neil laughing or smiling was just as rare as a Rush Swan...... Almost.
@@dnashofficial ❤💝💖💔🙏
Seeing Neil smile after everything he went through is a gift in and of itself
Alex is one humorous fellow
Greatest band that ever was. The joy they exuded when up on that stage was so fantastic. A group of friends jamming, no matter how big or small the stage.
Three of the greatest in their fields ALL IN ONE BAND! Damn strait greatest band of all time!
@@michaelgeisdorf6641 yes, they're great...but; you're way overboard on this..ELP in their prime would blow them away. ..
@@rossb.4773 No, ELP are great but Rush has a way more extensive and impressive catalog
@@rossb.4773 stupid nope...
deep purple already blew them out at 74 california jam
@@dustinwallace fuk deep purple, what a dumb name and even worst body of work. Where are they now?
While Neal Pert maybe the best rock drummer in history, Alex Lifeson is one of the best guitar players in history also. Getty Lee shreds the bass.
john bonham is better
@@neilv577 You can`t say, Peart is better or Bonham is better. They both are excellent in their own style.
Me and a bass player have been having a go at YYZ and what is true for us, is that finding someone to do the guitar locally has proven to be near in impossible.....so Dave's point makes sense to me (it's amazing how many guitarists say "oh, Rush, no probs" until it's time to play and then suddenly they can't make the rehearsal ;) 😅 true stuff...
Agreed!! This is a great example of how great Alex is.
@@neilv577 - What ever you say. Opinions are like assholes, everyone and their dogs got one!
Level of musicianship is out of this world!
AGREED!!! Freakin awesome!!!
Sense of humour unmatched too!
Its absolutely amazing!
Holy crap- Neil actually smiled!!!
The Best Band In The World !!!
Dear Alex Lifeson, I love you and your playing, but this is the first time I ever hear you stumble on the guitar. Ahh, never mind, eh.
My drummer used to say "why can't Neil Peart just play 4/4 time"!? Lol. One of the most amazing drummers to pick up the sticks. Neil Peart - RIP
13 year old me needed this song as I rolled up my first DnD character
"THIS" is why we love RUSH!!!!!!!! To hell with the mainstream!!!!!!!! The world has spoken - loud and clear!!!!! We love you Alex! We love you Geddy! And now that he is gone; our hearts are broken for the loss of Neil and those closest to him. You are in our hearts - "Closer to the Heart" - and our prayers. May God comfort you in what we all know and share with you in this great sorrow and loss to mankind. You have been blessed to have been closer to him than us even though we wish we could have been. Just as much as Alex and Geddy. All of you are in our hearts and in our prayers. "Attention all hearts of the Human Federation - We have assumed control. We have assumed control. We have assumed control."
Nice post Dan!!
@@bluntforcetrauma1500 Thanks Carey - glad you appreciated it as I know all die hard - hard core RUSH fans will. When they said: "We have assumed control" - they weren't kidding because they did - and we were more than willing to let them! Long live RUSH! May their music forever Echo into eternity! God bless!
Dan, I loved your post. 9 months later and your post brought a tear to my eye.
@@michaelgeisdorf6641 Thank you Michael, I appreciate your reply. This was a special band - very special - and I know that all RUSH fans who truly appreciated this band and their depth, and their genius, and all they gave, and everything about them as personal people individually, and how much they appreciated their fans in how much they supported them - will never be lost on Alex or Geddy - never! This was always personal with RUSH with their fans - as it is with us with them. There is not many bands that has that kind of personal impact with their fans as this one has enjoyed. I think that not many do today. I always knew that if just one of them was gone, or quit for some unbelievable reason - it was never going to be RUSH again. I am thankful they remained together for as long as we have been blessed with them. But RUSH now belongs to history as it should be - but my 21 year old son cut his teeth on them and was raised with them. Long Live RUSH!!!!!!! May God bless you and all you love.
Dan Campbell they were indeed special. I knew they were something special in 1977 when I got my first Rush album and heard 2112 for the first time. BLOWN AWAY! I listened to that album over and over and each new album that came out I’d “Rush out” to get the next installment. But it wasn’t until I was on a US Navy destroyer in the middle of the Mediterranean that I really appreciated Farewell to Kings and drowned myself in Xanadu that the extent of their talent really set in. At my first port of call I went looking for a record shop and bought Moving Pictures and thought that there was no way they could top the recent albums but man was I wrong. ......... Now I’m getting old and I am moved with emotion listening to their mastery wishing I had seen them more than just once live. They will be remembered as the most talented rock n roll band in history!!
Man Alex is so underrated it is sickening. He is so smooth and clean and proficient!!! Man I would love to have his talent. Or any of them let's not get it twisted lol.
Agreed, It's always Neil Geddy Neil Geddy Neil Geddy Blah blah blah. Alex is the one bringing it to life.
When your bassist and drummer are the GOAT, it just gets a little weird. But, let us all Surrender to Alex's amazing and underlooked guitar skills! (BTW we would all sacrifice our first borns for a chance to play on that les paul)
Not underrated in my book. Easily in top 5 all time best electric guitarists.
@@yannick2047 I 100 percent agree, he is amazing
1/50th of his talent would be great.
The world is better because of this, and them.
ABSOLUTLEY!
That switch from standard to traditional grip at 2:07 is flawless.
And as a former lighting guy for some 90s prog festivals with a shit piano board with faders and flash buttons, and not even chase settings, we must give props to Howard Ungerlieder who, and God knows how, started with the most primitive lighting equipment and became one of the greatest lighting designers in the world. Most music fans don't give a fuck about who does the lights, but l promise you it is always the other member of any band performing live. It always amazes me that great lighting, or a simple effect at a certain time, can make the audience go "Ahhh!", but don't really notice that *somebody, not on the stage, is doing that*.
Ever since l was a kid in the 70s at shows l would go up to meet the lighting tech and thank them....l think l met all of them, Marc Brickman, Patrick Woodroffe, Mick Brockett...no one cared what they did. I never got to meet Howard though.
Pay attention to the lights when you go to a concert!
You rock, Howard!
That spider on "Witch Hunt" for the Time machine tour was insane.
@@diegopeart Yes!! Brilliant.
People are probably marveling at the musical proficiency of Rush, and how they can pull of La Villa Strangiato live, in concert, in front of a live audience, but I think the REAL question here is why did Rush decide to do their laundry wile performing a concert? I mean utilizing the hotel laundry service is something I think they could afford, or, at least, would be included on their rider.
I love how in the documentary they said it was one of the hardest songs to learn and play. But then play it live flawlessly. God i love Rush. Musical geniuses and the beat band of all time. They are also funny as hell thats a bonus
Just good guys and that is not rare for Canucks,😊
I guess you missed the part where Alex went into free will at 0:59 then tripped balls for the following 60 seconds 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm always wondering what kind of people are disliking this videos, they must have a difficult life..
Any body that dislikes this music needs to be committed
Tone deaf idiots they must be, Kickshaw..
totally disrespectful comment; i get it you're fan of rush but it's just not necessary everyone's thing
@Kickshaw68: It just doesn't speak to me. It doesn't pick me up, never has, if that's what you're wondering. Not that I downvoted the performance but it is what is is: Rush may be fantastic musicians but still not my cup of tea. And that's a good thing, you know ... different tastes and such.
Anti rush bots😅
Tell me, if you think you can, that this isn't some of the finest sound to ever come out of a collection of three performers in the history of the world...
It breaks my heart that I never get to see them perform live again
Don’t be sad that it’s over. Be full of joy that it happened.
And that we saw them and have the DVDs and cds, cassettes, 8 tracks, vinyl etc
I can deal with not seeing them play again. We fans definitely got our money’s worth watching them play. What’s harder for me to deal with is the fact that Neil is no longer here.
Yeah, when you get the chance read or listen to his non fiction, you pick up a lot about him, I had just finished masked rider when he died, and I was in no shape to listen to ghost rider, audible gave away the recordings of his other travel stuff, a lot of fun, was much more able to process Ghost Rider last, despite it technically being #2 of 7
You have to believe in some kind of fate , these 3 met at school and formed a band that lasted for so long and made this great music
actually, only Geddy and Alex went to school. Neil joined through an audition ad on a newspaper.
It's wild. During their interviews, they're soft-spoken and so very mellow. Beasts on stage. Cool combo.
They spoke very softly & carried a humongous stick
RIP Neil what a gift!
This video shows how much they loved playing with each other!
very lucky to have experienced Rush - back in the day on the Moving Pictures tour. nothing comes close. I was in a daze, wondering how three guys could create this amazing thing
You'll never find that chemistry like these 3 had. ):
I'm amazed by their playing. Alex Lifeson is one of the world's most underrated guitarists of all time.
To keep that going for 40 f'ing years is once in a million. Maybe a trillion. Hats off Rush..well done.
I laughed so hard hearing Alex lose his mind @ 7:30-8:30 - the woo woos made me snort. I've never seen Neil smile on stage before.
Alex was channeling his inner Thijs van Leer, apparently, that night... good to see Geddy & Neil cracking up...
Let alone behind the drum set
There have been many great, legendary players of their respective instruments in rock and roll history. Here are three of them. IN THE SAME FUCKING BAND.
that rant by Lifeson was AWSOME...it had Neil Laughing...
Just here taking in as much Rush as possible after the death of "The Professor" R.I.P. Neil Peart.
There's always been a thirst for these guys but now it seems like its almost unquenchable...
Neil will never die, we will keep him alive by sharing the music
@@toddmoore4887 Amen brutha!
@@ixcygnusxi9107 my God, what Rush groupies. ...
Neil and his sparkly hat gives ME pure JOY
Musical geniuses on stage. I was first introduced to Rush around 1987 and they quickly became my all time favorite band.
I saw Rush in Santa Ana tcalif three days in a row in 1986, Amazing band! Supreme talent. During the opening song Spirit of Rado, Alex guitar string broke, and Geddy just ran over to the synthesizer and continued like nothing happened. As a guitar player I know if a string broke while I was performing I'd be freaking out.
God, The music is great, but seeing these three up their playing their hearts out while having fun and smiling is absolutely fucking GOLD. Neil and Geddy laughing with enjoyment at Alex is awesome.
In 1979 & 80 I used to travel 230 miles between two cities for work, I'd drive at night and blast LaVilla Strangeato full volume and put the pedal on the floor, a fantastic HiWay flying song!
Thank you Alex, Geddy and Neil, RIP brother, see you soon!
Gracias a Dios aun vives para contarlo
Growing up with RUSH was a great experience… I never missed a show since moving pictures…. It’s been a honor to have witnessed the musicianship with RUSH….thank you
When 3 musicians that were super fantastic make music, this is what you get
One of the greatest bands of all time.
We lost The Great Neil Pert today.. R.I.P
mind fucking blowing, what a jam. one of my favorite qualities about Neil is no matter what song they played he always found a way to use all his drums any song they are not just props. also this band knows how to have FUN! RUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Them goofing at the end with Neil..and him smiling made my day.😄😂
Watching these three guys play some meaningless, random jam session while Alex rambles and mumbles through La Villa Strangiato is just one of so many reasons why I have enjoyed watching and listening to Rush over the years. Their "garbage" is better than most bands best and to see them doing it with broad gins on their faces only makes it that much better for me as a fan. I always felt Rush was at their best when all the extras (vocals, keyboards, pedals, backing tracks, etc) were gone and it was just three guys with a guitar, a bass and a boat load of drums flogging the heck out of their axes. At least we will always have all these recordings of their craft to enjoy...
Spot On! Almost like "Hey this is getting old...lets spice it up" having fun on stage is what I enjoyed about their shows
This is one of their private rehearsal/jam/screwing around sessions that we’ve been invited to attend.
I love these boys from Toronto forever!
I never have seen this one
That is the definition of excellence. It is just so easy for them that they can goof around, Alex is trying real hard to crack up Geddy and Neil but all the while they don't miss a beat or a note. Incredible.
I saw this tour 2 times have the T-shirt and the pin! It was really great B4 cell phone cameras!!!!!
That Bass during the second guitar solo in La Villa! Is one of the sickest, nastiest playing I've heard from Geddy. Jamming on older tunes like that was always a great treat at the show.
I miss these guys.
Immer wieder toll zu sehen!!!
Neil Peart ist unvergessen!!!
RIP Neil!!!
Also, the break from 2:05 evokes, unbelievable feeling, technical playing, and cohesiveness by Alex, but also by the support of Geddy and Neil. I love all of their songs, but I always return to this part of LVS.
Thank God Cleveland introduced us to this band in 1974
That By Tor section was the funniest thing I've seen in music. Didn't think I could love and respect them any more, but i just have.
hey one of the best band I ever seen 👀in concerts 🏟I saw them in 1977 high school in welland ontario 🏢 and 2015 in ottawa ontario canada 🥁🎸🎹 always will be a fan 😀 🕶🎼🎵r.n.p Neil Peart love your music 🎶 ❤ from prescott ontario canada peace ✌ 🇨🇦🇨🇦👀🤟
I’m 68. When Rush first hit the US music scene with the first album me and my friends loved it. When I heard By Tor and the Snow Dog for the first time I became a dedicated lifelong fan. Their first concert in Dallas was opening for Mahogany Rush and Robin Trower at Travis Street Electric Company, a relatively small venue. I was blown away by Peart, still am. What an incredible trio.
A bloody masterpiece! Alex shows us how to play a beautifully melodic, technically superb solo. The three masters are in top form. Rush shows us what it is like to be at once a comedic and iconic rock band, perhaps the best there ever was. No easy feat.
Alex is the best guitar player ever. He can make you feel every emotion possible through his playing. 💖🎶💖🎶💖🎶💖🎶💖
Who? 🎸🎸🎸
I laughed. I cried. At the same time. There is a big gaping four and a half decade hole in my life that can never be filled, but thank you for giving me this.
I know the feeling
Love seeing Neils smile at 9:58. Made my day
Neil's birthday 9/12/20 ..let's all celebrate his life this weekend and play Rush songs load enough for the whole neighborhood to enjoy...
Another great perfomance by Rush! Way 2 go guys! RIP NEIL! T. U. 4 all the great drum solos!
U 3 r all master musictions!
This song grows in beauty the more you listen to it. It crawls into your soul more so as you see the efforts of the creation involved. Went to PinkPop from '75-78. Had to return to the U.S. in '79. Guess who was there later in '79 after I left? One of my biggest regrets was never seeing them in concert.
I love seeing how much fun they're clearly having, even after decades together. So wonderful.
Rush was about 30 years in their journey here. Still rocking and having fun on stage !
How they manage to navigate in this inferno of sound, and be this tight...is beyond my imagination...this is AWESOME :-)
all while air bowling during the drum fill
They played these songs from the '70's...they knew them in their sleep.
We got nearly 50 years out of three nerds who just happened to be arguably the greatest of their craft ever. Rush will live on forever.
Lifeson's preciseness and subtlety on a solo like La Villa Strangiato is underrated. I know everyone says he's underrated but it takes real musicianship to write and perform something like what we see from 2:17 to 3:43. It's those little details. Even the way it transitions off into those palm mutes is excellent in how it phases to the next part of the song.
As where another guitarist would have gone right into the hard part of the solo, Alex builds up to it carefully with delicately placed bends until it reaches that suspense point.
Rush members energy and complicity on stage is just outstanding. They just love being a trio!
Those that really knew rock were well aware of how good Rush was for so many years. Love the band !
Lifeson's "Rant" during La Villa never dissapoints LOL
Primus anyone??
I've always liked that sound when Neil hits the hi-hat, and closes it with a kick drum. Nobody achieves it as perfect as he. f#ckn tight
This is a band of brothers that truly love each other and shows in their music. RUSH F'N RULES!
So much music from only three people, Amazing
These guys play so good they can just have fun and still blow everyone away.
Sometimes destiny works our perfectly, the fact that these 3 guys hooked up is beyond description and so lucky were we who have seen them.
24 hours a day. 7 days a week. 365 days a year. I just can't stop listening to RUSH. I've been seriously addicted from 1974 and now it's 2021 of March and it's still happening. No rehabs for me. That's for quitters. Chi Town
Seeing how much these 3 guys had onstage was great. We fans will always have the memories...
Best progressive band in history in my opinion. I saw them unfortunately only once in their decades of touring and it was on their Roll the Bones tour and Primus opened for them. I was only maybe 16, a band geek in school and I absolutely knew the masters that I was seeing and listening to on that stage!
Unforgettable!
Their songs always bring back memories and excitement!
I miss the professor. He inspired my drum and percussion skills and many of us owe thanks to him, Alex and Geddy for bringing us such sweet melodies and beats!
They were pretty much the best out of many musicians at their craft.
Did Neil and Geddy expect this ?! This is genius ! Love these guys
Who are the 5 people who have this thumbs down? If you don't like a band why watch and then give a thumb down.Also you can't compare zep to rush two totally different styles zep greatest rock band ever Rush is more progressive and always changing that is what makes them truly great you have to appreciate what three guys can do by themselves and as a whole
That was the worst response to anything I've seen on youtube for a while. You didn't answer the question at all. You just insulted at the end, and made a non-sequitur at the start. Try again, this time with more effort..
Ever consider people might just dislike something about the video or it's uploader, not the band or it's music?
Led Zeppelin is not the "greatest rock band ever"..
I was in Frankfurt for this one. I wish I could be in a band with my best friends,kicking this much ass! ❤️
yeah my first listen I was in awe still am 40 somethin years later
The interplay between all three of them is remarkable in this video. humbling, and endearing. It makes me want to just hang out with them because they’re really just normal, fun, playful people, like the rest of us!
Rush is the greatest (talented, hilarious ...just beautiful) ...a one of a kind band. Rest in peace Neil Peart (your percussion skills and penmanship are sorely missed)
It's almost incomprehensible how awesome the musicianship was with these 3 guys! BRAVO!! TOP NOTCH!! With these guys, the fans always came first!!
Insane 3 guys can make this much noise!
I LOVE HOW THIS BAND TAKES YOU PLACES JUST LOVE IT.
I could watch this a billion times over and never get enugh!
Alex is so underrated. These guys were magical. It’s still hard to believe that Neil is no longer with us.
Alex is perfectly rated through the musical world of perfection. He is a master of his craft. He is Rush.
all of these musicians who started in the 60's are dying off mostly from old age.Touring is a hard life and being a musician 24/7 was even harder. So, they are worn out by 60. Any more years after that is gravy. Which explains why Paul McCartney takes such good care of himself and has for years.
one of my best concerts ever, loved every minute, especially la villa strangiato
Geddy is playing through the whole of "La Villa Strangiato" like if he is in a party and having a good time. WTF, it's a ridiculously difficult song!
That is what makes them so amazing..
Worth it to watch this video JUST for Alex's scatting and seeing the smile on Neil Pearts face
AB-SO-LU-TELY the best version of Villa Strangianto I’ve ever heard!
Yes. the best music, the best guys, the best live band
IN HISTORY.