Every Rush fan can tell you.... EVERY TIME you watch/listen to any song.. you hear, you see, you experience... something you never noticed before! You can focus on each guy and hear something new.
Three guys pushing 60 at the end of a three hour show!!! I never tire of watching this performance. Xanadu from Exit Stage Left is a brilliant performance of a masterpiece.
Growing up in the seventies, I was introduced to RUSH by a new kid in my neighborhood! He brought the live album, All the Worlds the Stage, to my house! Told me that he had been to that concert! He showed me how to air guitar and air drum to this album! That kid changed my life!
Just please keep in mind that Rush is one of the rare bands whose oeuvre actually constitutes its own genre. They were a band that never stood still and ( ... you might remember this from Behind the Lighted Stage) wrote the music they thought they would like, themselves, rather than what record-buyers might like. All of which is to say that, if you want to get to know Rush's music, it's going to take some time - because 19 studio albums and a dozen live ones have left us with A LOT of music!
Saw Rush 4 times during my high school years in the 70's. First time was when they had released their 3rd album "Caress Of Steel" and were opening for Kiss (Rush's so called "down the tubes tour" when their record label was about to drop them). Then 2112 came out and they were the headliner. My favorite band growing up, no one rocked harder than Rush in those days!
Live performance of their first hit song redone partially in Reggae style. The original arrangement received massive airplay on a Rock station in Cleveland. That sort of put them on the map, a little ol' 3 piece band from Toronto. This special concert was their way of thanking the city, I think. Their first album did not include Neal Peart who was the drummer and composer for all their subsequent albums.
I was 22 or 23 years old when this started playing in Cleveland. As most of you know, it was only played to give the DJ time for a bathroom break. I cannot say I heard it the first time, but, well, it took the hell OFF. We didn't really know the name of the band, but, we knew to ask for the one with that singer that sounded like a castrated cat, or, the one with that bad ass guitar riff. Of course, that was John Rutsey on drums, not Mr Peart. We didn't know any of that. We knew it was a kick ass tune, and we knew we identified with what was being said. Cleveland back then was in the death throes of a rust belt town. "Nothing going down here!". We are proud to consider these guys as Clevelands, altho, we know and understand they are all Canadians, from the Ontario.
Think about the odds of 3 genius musicians from the same area coming together to form a band that lasts for over 40 years. And it's 3. It's just 3 And every one of them considered in lists of greatest on their instruments
New subscriber here too. Love your reaction and enthusiasm. You mentioned having watched some of the Rush documentaries so you might have seen this already but the suggestion above for “Dinner with Rush” is a great way to see their goofy personalities later in their career.
Three of the greatest musicians evah! One of the rare times you see Neil having a little fun. This song and the people of Cleveland via the DJ Donna Halper are what put Rush on the map. So it's kinda cool he gives a shout out to the people in the audience. Even better, they're still close to the DJ. Just some cool down to earth guys who didn't forget the people who got them there. Enjoyed the reaction. It's always fun to see someone discover or rediscover these guys. Take care ✌️
That was absolutely fantastic!! Yes, let's do more Rush! Like The Warning, it's beyond me how they got so much sound from just three people live. Having had a brief time with Rush, I think it was a greatest hits album in the 90's, I'll have to dig it out and see, then there has to be a ton of songs I don't know. Some bands are just so good live. Rush, The Warning, Nightwish, Iron Maiden, DMB, Midnight Oil, to name but a few.
Same - military buddy dragged me to a concert after blaring Rush every weekend when we'd drink excessively in the dorms. Ended up seeing them 6 times, and finally got me to pick up the bass guitar - and get a few rush tats, now I need the rest of them. lol
I want to grab all the recent younger reactors to Rush and transport them to one of the Rush gigs I went to, to share every living second. Xanadu from Exit Stage Left will blow your mind.
I've been a huge Rush fan since their debut album and I've seen them live 27 times. Their musicianship (is that a word? lol) is second to none plus they always seem to be having fun!! Thanks for the Rush posts and by the way you are a gorgeous lady! :) Just had to say it. :)
Do a search for La Villa Strangiato rant! There are soon many! Alex introducing Neil as "the Emperor Highly Unlikely" or "Milton Banana" cracks me up every time.
Hello You probably wondering how their concert was recorded live in Cleveland? Back in mid 70's, Rush was just starting out as a band. But they had very hard time to break thru US's music market. But that time, major rock station in Cleveland with call letter, WMMS aka "The Buzzard", one of station's DJs played one of Rush's songs (rumor is he or she played a long song from Rush because they have to relieve themselves without any dead air broadcast). This is Rush's way to say thank you to station and its listeners in Cleveland. By the way, this same tour, Time Machine that my friends and I have seen in West Palm Beach in 2010.
Love your reactions! I have been a Rush fan since 1980 and honestly I have just sort of drifted away from listening to much music lately. You have no idea how much joy this returns to me.
Back in the 70s, not many people knew Rush. Because of the length of their songs, radio wouldn’t play them because they couldn’t get in as many commercials. Besides, reporters for Rolling Stone and DJs couldn't understand their music, so instead bashed them all of the time.. It was musicians, like myself, that gravitated to bands that make complicated music, like Yes, Jethro Tull, Emerson Lake and Palmer and of course Rush. I am a guitarist and played in bands in the late 70s, 80s and 90s and I had never heard any music like Rush before. Their themes and their musical abilites was so challenging. My band would play Rush songs at a time of the early 80s and the crowd would think they were our songs. When people asked if those were our songs I just said, “we wish” then I’d tell them about Rush, but because they weren't on radio, most people had never heard their music. People would always confuse them with Mahogany Rush whenever you’d say the name RUSH. If you get the DVD of their concert in Rio, you can see each musician playiing throughout the concert. It allows you to split the screen 4 ways, one wide shot of the whole band and then each musician in separate boxes. It’s really great, but you still need to watch each song three times to watch each guy throughout the song, especially instrumentals like YYZ and La Villa Strangiato. Rush has several instrumentals that are real popular. Where’s My Thing and Leave That Thing Alone are a couple others, but YYZ and La VIlla Strangiato are the two most legendary that they pllay at every concert. It was their first time in South America, so they were filling soccer arenas with like 60,000 people in attendence and everyone sang every lyric of every song, but when they played YYZ, an instrumental, everone was singing along with the guitar melody, as if it had lyrics. It’s really insane and awesome to watch. You can hear the crowd over the band. Rush fans are unjlike any other band’s fans. Very dedicated, which is how they got into the hall of fame. The HAll Of Fame selections are made by the same idiots from Rolling Stone and other publications that hate Rush with a passion. They tried everything to wreck their careers, but it failed because people found them anyway, mostly though a lot of touring. In 2013, The HOF let people online vote for the final act to go in that year, a cast of non-rock and roll artists, except for Heart. They were the only legitamate rock band selected that year besides Rush. The jerks at the HOF probably thought that Rush could not win such a poll because their fanbase is so small. Yes, they are small, but extreemly dedicated to the band, enough so they would all take the time to register and vote on such a silly poll. The poll was for fun, not official and they reserevd the right to dissmiss it and choose someone else. The problem is, when they publishred the results, Rush had garnered 25% of the total vote! That's insane. No other group was close to even double digit percentages, yet Rush acoounted for one quarter of the total votes spread out among hundreds of artists. Even those asshats at the HOF couldn’t ignore such a sweep, so they reluctantly made it official and Rush was inducted to the R&RHOF. The first kick in Jann Wrenner’s teeth was the explosion of an ovation that lasted for over 2 minutes. It was the loudest and longest ovation in the history of the R&RHOF history. It caught him completely off-guard and he had to step back when he heard it. He never got to say the name of the band. As soon as he says, “…and from Toronto” the place lit up like a bomb wemt off. Dave Grohl did the induction speech with Taylor Hicks (RIP) and it was the best induction ever. Dave even called out Rolling Stone, the inhibitor of Rush’s success and how the band succeeded in spite of their efforts. It’s a great speech and can be found on RUclips, but warning, it is NSFW. A whole lot of F-bombs, but it’s funny and so true. Grohl, liike most drummers, is a huge Rush fan. It’s amazing just how many famous musicians from the 1980s up to topday were inspired by Rush. Even bands that sound nothing like them. Dream Theater makes sense since they’re progressive, but Pearl Jam or the Police are a bit shocking? Even Smashing Pumpkins are huge Rush fans and an enormous list of more. There were several famous musician at the ceremony that stayed standing the longest. I think that Tommy Morello is still standing? He stood the longest, but with him I saw Chad Smith (or it was Will Farrel, it’s hard to tell them apart), Dave Grohl and several others. No band was more deserving of the praise that night than Rush. They may have gotten in with Wrenner’s hands twisted behind his back, but they did derserve it more than any other indectee that night.
Just so you know, this song was first played on WMMS radio station in Cleveland, Ohio thanks to Ms. Donna Harper. Before Rush signed there 1st radio deal with Mercury Records. This is when they first started touring in the USA. I believe in 1974.? Or 75.
Last but not least, Rush made this video in Cleveland, Ohio to honor the city music station WMMS radio, for there break out in :1974. Working man was first played on this radio station, soon after that they signed to Mercury Records. The rest is history. But with this video concert Rush wanted to give back to Cleveland for there start in the USA As for as touring
Years ago, Working Man was the sog Neil would break out his big drum solo on. Back in 1977, I was driving between my day job and my second part-time job and this song came on, suddenly turned right and drive tho the beach/ Called in and said I had an emergency situation and and needed to not dothis second job....they were really nice about it but, Working Man did it!
This song was originally written in the early 70s when John Ruskey was the original drummer. The polka dot Rythms was added in the time machine tour as was the ending with Neil’s drums at end song not original but improvised and better than the original song.
Red even responds to current comments on months old videos as well . I called dibs 3 days ago on an 11 month old reaction .....so if no one else has called dibs before me , by Gentlemen's rules, I win ...or lose.
Its fantastic that you think they are the coolest band out there. For many years they were considered a nerd band for the un cool. . It hasnt been until recently that they were considered cool. For those of us that have been fans for decades, they have always been the coolest because they spoke to all of us. They make people think... It helps that they are the best instrument players on the planet and were many decades. I wish i had a neighbor like you, because my neighbors are sick if hearing Rush playing really really loud. 😂😂.
@@redheadedneighbor not sure if you have yet, but you should react to 2112.. There is a cool animation that goes with the song as well somewhere on RUclips... 2112 is the song that made people take notice of the band on the national stage. You won't be sorry if you do that song. As always, nice reaction to a great band. Much love from KC.
Been watching your Rush posts in reverse order. Catching up in other words. Not to be gender biased but you will only find a handful of women at Rush concerts. The multiple time signatures drive them insane. But I'm so glad you completely get them. I do tons of Rush reaction videos and there is nothing more satisfying when someone new is introduced to them. Just 3 great guys that happen to be musical geniuses. Keep going. :)
You're so charming & bubbly, Red! I love how much you're loving my favorite (for decades) band! Do you realize that you are now hooked?! I can tell you're never coming out of that rabbit hole of Rush! Sometimes you may think you've exited it, but then pop! Back down you go! Just giving you fair warning Red. The whole experience of their music can blow your mind, especially when listening with a little 'Passage to Bangkok', wink, wink! I will lay off the blah, blah, blah about so many things that I usually go on and on about when I leave comments to Rush reactions. But I do need to give you my vote for your next Rush reaction video for educational purposes. ruclips.net/video/PQ5i3KaIPw8/видео.html The song, is one of their greatest, but not well known outside rush fan circles. Natural Science, that's my pick for your next Rush reaction video. Following is a great 'sampler' of Rush for anyone wanting to explore this phenomenal band for their own educational purposes. My wife and & I saw this tour for one performance in 2012. Little did we know it would be our last time to see them ever, after going to their concerts for Decades! Sniff, sniff😪 Godspeed, Professor! If anything, I had hoped the band might retire in a few years and 'make it out alive' of the music business. That thought saddened both her & I so it was important to get to time TM tour when it came around. Red, I think you will really enjoy the energy of the TM tour, and the short films during the intermissions are really clever, IMHO. It's time for an intermission for us to have some brain surgery, Hahaha! Geddy makes me laugh with that, especially because I had two surgeries to remove a brain tumor back in '98. But I'm still here and improving every day, thank God!! I'll bet you'll laugh at the short films. The real story of Rash, Lol! ruclips.net/video/a0sbKY0K5as/видео.html Keep those Rush reactions coming, Red! It's ok to be a 'Rush Nerd' these days, unlike back in '76 when I fell down the hole in High School. The world had to kind of 'catch up' with Rush. I just know you're going to enjoy your time doing so! BeGood, BeWell, BeReal.
Here is the early version of "Working Man" with original drummer John Rutsey playing at a school in 1974 - 50 years ago! ruclips.net/video/SZYr_J9H54I/видео.html
I'll admit, that the first time I heard this song on the radio, back in 1975, I didn't like it. Geddy's voice was so different from everything I had heard up to that point. As the years went by, I'd hear a song of theirs on the radio and find myself liking it despite his singing voice. Finally, I decided to get a "Greatest Hits" collection of theirs, from the '70s and '80s, and in short order I had all of their first dozen albums, including live albums, and multiple live albums after that time period. I'm so disappointed with myself for going through college without listening to 2112, Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres.
I've been a Rush fan since about the Bronze Age, when Alex, Geddy and I grew up on the opposite ends of the same subdivision. (That all's just trivia.) So close and yet so far...) Some videos ago, redheadedneighbor, you said that you would like to hear all of their songs. I had the same problem but, I solved it by buying everything Rush released. You could do that, too! Although it would interfere with first-listen reactions (but I trust that you could suss such issues out). Rush's "Nobody's Hero" would become a favourite, I believe: ruclips.net/video/Kw7-yAmMpIs/видео.htmlsi=Vzf6yAVUwlAmkGCd Thank you for tremendous channel!!
RUSH!! 9 days late to the party 🥳🎉🎊 Seen them 4 times. Bought RUSH IN RIO!! Never heard this AMAZING version. THE CAMERA EYE is one of my audio Loud Jamms. Also I hope you listen to THE TREES!! Maybe have a RUSH DAY ⁉️ I'll hit Subscribe and the bell 🔔 for that Neighbor! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
It was May 1981 in Rochester, NY at the Rochester Community War Memorial Arena… I was a senior in HS and my birthday is the 14th of May… My brothers and my best friend Mike and I drove to See them. Anyways, it was the moving pictures tour, the concert was amazing. The next morning my friend and I went to this place called Chet’s Luncheonette… As we were finishing breakfast I looked up and sitting at the counter was Neil Peart and someone else (roadie or tech?) I knew Neil was a private guy but I idolized him. I knew he didn’t give autographs but I needed to acknowledge him (this was long before phone cams/ or digital cams). I told Mike I’m gonna say something, I went to the register and paid and told the woman “I’d like to pay for those guys at the end of the counters meal as well.” As I got closer I got scared, I stopped and said, “Mr. Peart, thanks for all the music, I’ve been a fan since 76…” He looked up and smiled and said, “Hey man, thanks for the support and being a fan…” I think I said, “Yuh” And walked out… It was one of my fondest memories, it was surreal… Thanks for the warm memory. R.I.P. Neil Peart and long live the mighty Rush! 👊🏻
For Rush, to learn about their story, I would recommend to react to the documentary Beyond The Lighted Stage, one of the best biography of a band ever.
The ultimate Rush performance is "Xanadu" from the Exit Stage Left tour. You will literally not believe how perfect it is. Geddy plays bass, six string guitar, keyboards & synths, bass pedals, and sings. Alex plays twelve and six string guitars and pedals; and Neil plays an entire orchestral percussion section, including tubular bells & glockenspiel. It is the perfect live performance and incredibly brilliant! Trust me. I call it three geniuses with seven necks. Watch to figure out why.
@@FrenchieQc yeah, my bad...I was being a bit arrogant. Seen both many times, if I had to choose...damn...I guess I'd choose 1981 Xanadu #1 & this one #2.
If you'd like to see Alex at his comedic best, be sure to check out his acceptance speech when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013; if you'd like to them opening up a show in true Rush style, be sure to check out Best Intro Ever from their R30 Tour. Cheers from Toronto! 🎤 🎸 🥁 🎸 🐐 🐐 🐐
I'll be honest to say that I hate watching most reaction videos, but I do really enjoy watching yours because you have such a sincere enjoyment and positive energy about your reactions, especially those involving Rush. Keep up the good work.
How three guys pushing 60 can end a three hour show by rocking out harder than any group half their age. If you check out the lights over the stage during the reggae section they're red, yellow and green for the Jamaican flag, thats how much into detail these guys are. 😊 p.s. that little end riff is off Cygnus XI.
Wow! Loved your reaction. Rush were incredible musicians & showmen. I've been their fan since 1975 & it's great to see someone genuinely enthusiastic about them discover their music & performances. I second the vote for Xanadu, Exit Stage Left tour, 1981.
Great reaction to an amazing performance! Rush is always great but I really believe the best way to experience them is to see a live performance. In addition they actually have a few music videos that were made in studio. Those are normally great too because again you get the extra added pleasure of seeing them actually play the music. Please do a reaction to Rush - Xanadu - Exit...Stage Left - Live 1981. It is possibly one of the greatest live rock performances of all time. Take care and enjoy the ride Rush is a very deep rabbit hole with tons of different styles of songs.
I love that too, as well as the final moment of that solo section… it feels like Geddy and Alex have condensed such an intense amount of awesome between them that they both get blown back by the force of it escaping containment. 😆
Every Rush fan can tell you.... EVERY TIME you watch/listen to any song.. you hear, you see, you experience... something you never noticed before! You can focus on each guy and hear something new.
Worth mentioning, when they did this show, they were nearly 60 years of age, and this was the end of a *3 hour* concert...
Three musicians so finely in tune with each other🙏
Three guys pushing 60 at the end of a three hour show!!!
I never tire of watching this performance.
Xanadu from Exit Stage Left is
a brilliant performance of a masterpiece.
Growing up in the seventies, I was introduced to RUSH by a new kid in my neighborhood! He brought the live album, All the Worlds the Stage, to my house! Told me that he had been to that concert! He showed me how to air guitar and air drum to this album! That kid changed my life!
Just please keep in mind that Rush is one of the rare bands whose oeuvre actually constitutes its own genre.
They were a band that never stood still and ( ... you might remember this from Behind the Lighted Stage) wrote the music they thought they would like, themselves, rather than what record-buyers might like.
All of which is to say that, if you want to get to know Rush's music, it's going to take some time - because 19 studio albums and a dozen live ones have left us with A LOT of music!
Saw Rush 4 times during my high school years in the 70's. First time was when they had released their 3rd album "Caress Of Steel" and were opening for Kiss (Rush's so called "down the tubes tour" when their record label was about to drop them). Then 2112 came out and they were the headliner. My favorite band growing up, no one rocked harder than Rush in those days!
RUSH The greatest rock band that ever was or ever will be.
Geddy leaving the stage on this one always busts me into tears.... ugh!
Man I sure miss the live shows!
Live performance of their first hit song redone partially in Reggae style. The original arrangement received massive airplay on a Rock station in Cleveland. That sort of put them on the map, a little ol' 3 piece band from Toronto. This special concert was their way of thanking the city, I think. Their first album did not include Neal Peart who was the drummer and composer for all their subsequent albums.
I was 22 or 23 years old when this started playing in Cleveland. As most of you know, it was only played to give the DJ time for a bathroom break. I cannot say I heard it the first time, but, well, it took the hell OFF. We didn't really know the name of the band, but, we knew to ask for the one with that singer that sounded like a castrated cat, or, the one with that bad ass guitar riff. Of course, that was John Rutsey on drums, not Mr Peart. We didn't know any of that. We knew it was a kick ass tune, and we knew we identified with what was being said. Cleveland back then was in the death throes of a rust belt town. "Nothing going down here!". We are proud to consider these guys as Clevelands, altho, we know and understand they are all Canadians, from the Ontario.
Think about the odds of 3 genius musicians from the same area coming together to form a band that lasts for over 40 years. And it's 3. It's just 3
And every one of them considered in lists of greatest on their instruments
Once in human history so far.
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I like lots of different music and like many bands, but I have only one FAVORITE. RUSH ! ! ! ❤
Love that!
Awwwww. Thank u so much for your reaction. Brought me to tears lol
You are so welcome
I love Geddy Lee's voice on their first album so much .Great reaction. You should listen on your own their first album .❤ That was so good
Great reaction to one of the greatest bands of all time!
Thanks!
This is my favorite song by Rush and I don't think I've seen anyone react to it before - so thanks!
40 years of RUSH in one song!! So, so great! Every time I see/hear this song drops of water come out of my eyes.....
I was at this AWSOME show!! For free. 😊 RIP Neil 🙏 and RUSH too. 😢😢
Diner with RUSH is a must-watch, I promise you will ❤ it.
New subscriber here too. Love your reaction and enthusiasm. You mentioned having watched some of the Rush documentaries so you might have seen this already but the suggestion above for “Dinner with Rush” is a great way to see their goofy personalities later in their career.
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. RIP Neil.
Three of the greatest musicians evah! One of the rare times you see Neil having a little fun. This song and the people of Cleveland via the DJ Donna Halper are what put Rush on the map. So it's kinda cool he gives a shout out to the people in the audience. Even better, they're still close to the DJ. Just some cool down to earth guys who didn't forget the people who got them there.
Enjoyed the reaction. It's always fun to see someone discover or rediscover these guys.
Take care ✌️
I knew it was the documentary!
We have been Rushes again thank you Red been Green day is one of my fave ❤️ and acdc is on world tour woow all the golden oldies still goes ❤❤❤❤❤❤
That was absolutely fantastic!! Yes, let's do more Rush! Like The Warning, it's beyond me how they got so much sound from just three people live. Having had a brief time with Rush, I think it was a greatest hits album in the 90's, I'll have to dig it out and see, then there has to be a ton of songs I don't know. Some bands are just so good live. Rush, The Warning, Nightwish, Iron Maiden, DMB, Midnight Oil, to name but a few.
This is one of the greatest life performances ever
I didn’t start liking them until I was in my 30’s…twenty some odd years ago
Same - military buddy dragged me to a concert after blaring Rush every weekend when we'd drink excessively in the dorms. Ended up seeing them 6 times, and finally got me to pick up the bass guitar - and get a few rush tats, now I need the rest of them. lol
Three guys in their 50s ending a three hour show
I think one of my biggest regrets in life is not having had the chance to go to a Rush concert with you. I can't imagine anything more fun.
How did the gods arrange for Alex and Geddy to attend the same Middle-school? Shows the Goddess has compassion for all of us ♥️ ♥️ ♥️
Rush being my first concert in 1985, I expected this at everyone's concerts. Needless to say I was sadly disappointed.!! Rush never disappointed!!
Might as well dive in, there's 40 years to explore
I want to grab all the recent younger reactors to Rush and transport them to one of the Rush gigs I went to, to share every living second.
Xanadu from Exit Stage Left will blow your mind.
Another song with MAD energy is Closer to the Heart from the Different Stages show.
Folks have just witnessed a live firecracker getting ready to explode ...duck and cover, or peek if you dare .
I’ve revisited this reaction multiple times. Honestly your best 💯 Genuine mean that Ms Neighbor if the Redheaded persuasion. Wow
I've been a huge Rush fan since their debut album and I've seen them live 27 times. Their musicianship (is that a word? lol) is second to none plus they always seem to be having fun!! Thanks for the Rush posts and by the way you are a gorgeous lady! :) Just had to say it. :)
Got 2112 it 1976 or 77 and saw them that year. Best band I've ever heard or saw.
Do a search for La Villa Strangiato rant! There are soon many! Alex introducing Neil as "the Emperor Highly Unlikely" or "Milton Banana" cracks me up every time.
Hello
You probably wondering how their concert was recorded live in Cleveland? Back in mid 70's, Rush was just starting out as a band. But they had very hard time to break thru US's music market. But that time, major rock station in Cleveland with call letter, WMMS aka "The Buzzard", one of station's DJs played one of Rush's songs (rumor is he or she played a long song from Rush because they have to relieve themselves without any dead air broadcast). This is Rush's way to say thank you to station and its listeners in Cleveland. By the way, this same tour, Time Machine that my friends and I have seen in West Palm Beach in 2010.
I was there. Floor on Geddy's side. One of my 20 shows.
Love your reactions! I have been a Rush fan since 1980 and honestly I have just sort of drifted away from listening to much music lately. You have no idea how much joy this returns to me.
Back in the 70s, not many people knew Rush. Because of the length of their songs, radio wouldn’t play them because they couldn’t get in as many commercials. Besides, reporters for Rolling Stone and DJs couldn't understand their music, so instead bashed them all of the time.. It was musicians, like myself, that gravitated to bands that make complicated music, like Yes, Jethro Tull, Emerson Lake and Palmer and of course Rush.
I am a guitarist and played in bands in the late 70s, 80s and 90s and I had never heard any music like Rush before. Their themes and their musical abilites was so challenging. My band would play Rush songs at a time of the early 80s and the crowd would think they were our songs. When people asked if those were our songs I just said, “we wish” then I’d tell them about Rush, but because they weren't on radio, most people had never heard their music. People would always confuse them with Mahogany Rush whenever you’d say the name RUSH.
If you get the DVD of their concert in Rio, you can see each musician playiing throughout the concert. It allows you to split the screen 4 ways, one wide shot of the whole band and then each musician in separate boxes. It’s really great, but you still need to watch each song three times to watch each guy throughout the song, especially instrumentals like YYZ and La Villa Strangiato. Rush has several instrumentals that are real popular. Where’s My Thing and Leave That Thing Alone are a couple others, but YYZ and La VIlla Strangiato are the two most legendary that they pllay at every concert.
It was their first time in South America, so they were filling soccer arenas with like 60,000 people in attendence and everyone sang every lyric of every song, but when they played YYZ, an instrumental, everone was singing along with the guitar melody, as if it had lyrics. It’s really insane and awesome to watch.
You can hear the crowd over the band. Rush fans are unjlike any other band’s fans. Very dedicated, which is how they got into the hall of fame. The HAll Of Fame selections are made by the same idiots from Rolling Stone and other publications that hate Rush with a passion. They tried everything to wreck their careers, but it failed because people found them anyway, mostly though a lot of touring.
In 2013, The HOF let people online vote for the final act to go in that year, a cast of non-rock and roll artists, except for Heart. They were the only legitamate rock band selected that year besides Rush. The jerks at the HOF probably thought that Rush could not win such a poll because their fanbase is so small. Yes, they are small, but extreemly dedicated to the band, enough so they would all take the time to register and vote on such a silly poll.
The poll was for fun, not official and they reserevd the right to dissmiss it and choose someone else. The problem is, when they publishred the results, Rush had garnered 25% of the total vote! That's insane. No other group was close to even double digit percentages, yet Rush acoounted for one quarter of the total votes spread out among hundreds of artists. Even those asshats at the HOF couldn’t ignore such a sweep, so they reluctantly made it official and Rush was inducted to the R&RHOF.
The first kick in Jann Wrenner’s teeth was the explosion of an ovation that lasted for over 2 minutes. It was the loudest and longest ovation in the history of the R&RHOF history. It caught him completely off-guard and he had to step back when he heard it. He never got to say the name of the band. As soon as he says, “…and from Toronto” the place lit up like a bomb wemt off.
Dave Grohl did the induction speech with Taylor Hicks (RIP) and it was the best induction ever. Dave even called out Rolling Stone, the inhibitor of Rush’s success and how the band succeeded in spite of their efforts. It’s a great speech and can be found on RUclips, but warning, it is NSFW. A whole lot of F-bombs, but it’s funny and so true. Grohl, liike most drummers, is a huge Rush fan.
It’s amazing just how many famous musicians from the 1980s up to topday were inspired by Rush. Even bands that sound nothing like them. Dream Theater makes sense since they’re progressive, but Pearl Jam or the Police are a bit shocking? Even Smashing Pumpkins are huge Rush fans and an enormous list of more. There were several famous musician at the ceremony that stayed standing the longest. I think that Tommy Morello is still standing? He stood the longest, but with him I saw Chad Smith (or it was Will Farrel, it’s hard to tell them apart), Dave Grohl and several others.
No band was more deserving of the praise that night than Rush. They may have gotten in with Wrenner’s hands twisted behind his back, but they did derserve it more than any other indectee that night.
I am so glad to see them being so openly loved
I saw them in Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures tours, had to take a few years off because of college, but damn they are timeless.
Just so you know, this song was first played on WMMS radio station in Cleveland, Ohio thanks to Ms. Donna Harper. Before Rush signed there 1st radio deal with Mercury Records. This is when they first started touring in the USA. I believe in 1974.? Or 75.
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Last but not least, Rush made this video in Cleveland, Ohio to honor the city music station WMMS radio, for there break out in :1974. Working man was first played on this radio station, soon after that they signed to Mercury Records. The rest is history. But with this video concert Rush wanted to give back to Cleveland for there start in the USA As for as touring
2112, and xanadu live exit stage left are a must.
Years ago, Working Man was the sog Neil would break out his big drum solo on. Back in 1977, I was driving between my day job and my second part-time job and this song came on, suddenly turned right and drive tho the beach/ Called in and said I had an emergency situation and and needed to not dothis second job....they were really nice about it but, Working Man did it!
I’ve been a Rush fan since I was 16, 1979…, women hated Rush for so long….. It’s a wonderful change that;s happened in the last 15 years!
Rush is great.. Neil Peart is outstanding.
Neil🔥🔥🔥
That Y-Y-Z performance was a WOW-WOW-ZEE performance !
You should listen to the original version from their first album "Rush"...
A Rush song "what am I hearing?" Me thinks 2112 if not you need to. It's what started my Rush fashion in 1977
See them at Laura Secord secondary school assembly in St Catherine’s in 1973. Original drummer John Rutsey
I was at this show in Cleveland. Good times.
Great reaction video, Great Fly-By-Night T-Shirt!!
Thanks!!
I was at that concert..Awesome!!
This is why the are the BEST.
This song was originally written in the early 70s when John Ruskey was the original drummer. The polka dot Rythms was added in the time machine tour as was the ending with Neil’s drums at end song not original but improvised and better than the original song.
Great reaction!
This isbwhat happens when you let the 3 greatest musicians ever all solo at the same time.
Red even responds to current comments on months old videos as well . I called dibs 3 days ago on an 11 month old reaction .....so if no one else has called dibs before me , by Gentlemen's rules, I win ...or lose.
Rush,Triumph an Zz top. Best one's ever.
Alex on the Gibson ES 335. Alex was very into Gibson guitars in the day.
Its fantastic that you think they are the coolest band out there. For many years they were considered a nerd band for the un cool. . It hasnt been until recently that they were considered cool. For those of us that have been fans for decades, they have always been the coolest because they spoke to all of us. They make people think... It helps that they are the best instrument players on the planet and were many decades. I wish i had a neighbor like you, because my neighbors are sick if hearing Rush playing really really loud. 😂😂.
lol. I guess they speak to my nerd self. The lyrics paired with the music that won’t stop is just something special!
@@redheadedneighbor not sure if you have yet, but you should react to 2112.. There is a cool animation that goes with the song as well somewhere on RUclips... 2112 is the song that made people take notice of the band on the national stage. You won't be sorry if you do that song. As always, nice reaction to a great band. Much love from KC.
Dammit, who sent another "bouncy" song?
Fantastic band Check out dinner with Rush😄😄😄
You like jam 2112 live 1997. They play the hole 20 min. Song. 3 bitchin dudes...😊
proof that Alex Lifeson is one of the greatest rock guitarists ever....I rest my case on this evidence alone....
loved it
Just watched this again... I feel like I also need to applaud that owl bear shirt. Great shirt!
Been watching your Rush posts in reverse order. Catching up in other words. Not to be gender biased but you will only find a handful of women at Rush concerts. The multiple time signatures drive them insane. But I'm so glad you completely get them. I do tons of Rush reaction videos and there is nothing more satisfying when someone new is introduced to them. Just 3 great guys that happen to be musical geniuses. Keep going. :)
Thank you! I am so happy to be experiencing them!
They finally get around to the original song @7:30! LOL
You're so charming & bubbly, Red! I love how much you're loving my favorite (for decades) band! Do you realize that you are now hooked?! I can tell you're never coming out of that rabbit hole of Rush! Sometimes you may think you've exited it, but then pop! Back down you go! Just giving you fair warning Red. The whole experience of their music can blow your mind, especially when listening with a little 'Passage to Bangkok', wink, wink! I will lay off the blah, blah, blah about so many things that I usually go on and on about when I leave comments to Rush reactions. But I do need to give you my vote for your next Rush reaction video for educational purposes. ruclips.net/video/PQ5i3KaIPw8/видео.html The song, is one of their greatest, but not well known outside rush fan circles. Natural Science, that's my pick for your next Rush reaction video. Following is a great 'sampler' of Rush for anyone wanting to explore this phenomenal band for their own educational purposes. My wife and & I saw this tour for one performance in 2012. Little did we know it would be our last time to see them ever, after going to their concerts for Decades! Sniff, sniff😪 Godspeed, Professor! If anything, I had hoped the band might retire in a few years and 'make it out alive' of the music business. That thought saddened both her & I so it was important to get to time TM tour when it came around. Red, I think you will really enjoy the energy of the TM tour, and the short films during the intermissions are really clever, IMHO. It's time for an intermission for us to have some brain surgery, Hahaha! Geddy makes me laugh with that, especially because I had two surgeries to remove a brain tumor back in '98. But I'm still here and improving every day, thank God!! I'll bet you'll laugh at the short films. The real story of Rash, Lol! ruclips.net/video/a0sbKY0K5as/видео.html Keep those Rush reactions coming, Red! It's ok to be a 'Rush Nerd' these days, unlike back in '76 when I fell down the hole in High School. The world had to kind of 'catch up' with Rush. I just know you're going to enjoy your time doing so! BeGood, BeWell, BeReal.
Here is the early version of "Working Man" with original drummer John Rutsey playing at a school in 1974 - 50 years ago!
ruclips.net/video/SZYr_J9H54I/видео.html
If you want to see crazy-ass musicianship…. “Frankenstein”, Edgar Winter Group. No spoilers, but this will make your jaw drop on the floor… :)
You have beautiful hair 😊. RUSH is great 😃👍
Thank you so much 🤗
Not bad for 60 plus huh?
Cheerz!!!!
I'll admit, that the first time I heard this song on the radio, back in 1975, I didn't like it. Geddy's voice was so different from everything I had heard up to that point. As the years went by, I'd hear a song of theirs on the radio and find myself liking it despite his singing voice. Finally, I decided to get a "Greatest Hits" collection of theirs, from the '70s and '80s, and in short order I had all of their first dozen albums, including live albums, and multiple live albums after that time period. I'm so disappointed with myself for going through college without listening to 2112, Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres.
Yes!
I've been a Rush fan since about the Bronze Age, when Alex, Geddy and I grew up on the opposite ends of the same subdivision. (That all's just trivia.) So close and yet so far...)
Some videos ago, redheadedneighbor, you said that you would like to hear all of their songs. I had the same problem but, I solved it by buying everything Rush released. You could do that, too! Although it would interfere with first-listen reactions (but I trust that you could suss such issues out).
Rush's "Nobody's Hero" would become a favourite, I believe: ruclips.net/video/Kw7-yAmMpIs/видео.htmlsi=Vzf6yAVUwlAmkGCd
Thank you for tremendous channel!!
Saw this show. Filmed this sucker.
La Villa Stranginato same concert
RUSH!! 9 days late to the party 🥳🎉🎊 Seen them 4 times. Bought RUSH IN RIO!! Never heard this AMAZING version. THE CAMERA EYE is one of my audio Loud Jamms. Also I hope you listen to THE TREES!! Maybe have a RUSH DAY ⁉️ I'll hit Subscribe and the bell 🔔 for that Neighbor! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
Whoa!!
@@redheadedneighbor INDEED!! The Camera Eye and THE TREES. Amazing musically and Lyrics ☮️
You need to see them going out to dinner.... (and you can on youtube)
Rush, the greatest 3 piece rock band in history, no debate, over.
AMEN TO THAT BUT THE WARNING HAD TO BE A CLOSE 2ND
Emerson Lake & Palmer should be in the final list of bands 🎢🎸🎹
Yes indeed. Spot on...
There are three very young ladies from Monterrey Mexico…
let's not for get fellow Canadian band Triumph
It was May 1981 in Rochester, NY at the Rochester Community War Memorial Arena… I was a senior in HS and my birthday is the 14th of May… My brothers and my best friend Mike and I drove to
See them. Anyways, it was the moving pictures tour, the concert was amazing. The next morning my friend and I went to this place called Chet’s Luncheonette… As we were finishing breakfast I looked up and sitting at the counter was Neil Peart and someone else (roadie or tech?) I knew Neil was a private guy but I idolized him. I knew he didn’t give autographs but I needed to acknowledge him (this was long before phone cams/ or digital cams). I told Mike I’m gonna say something, I went to the register and paid and told the woman “I’d like to pay for those guys at the end of the counters meal as well.” As I got closer I got scared, I stopped and said, “Mr. Peart, thanks for all the music, I’ve been a fan since 76…”
He looked up and smiled and said, “Hey man, thanks for the support and being a fan…”
I think I said, “Yuh”
And walked out… It was one of my fondest memories, it was surreal…
Thanks for the warm memory. R.I.P. Neil Peart and long live the mighty Rush! 👊🏻
For Rush, to learn about their story, I would recommend to react to the documentary Beyond The Lighted Stage, one of the best biography of a band ever.
The ultimate Rush performance is "Xanadu" from the Exit Stage Left tour. You will literally not believe how perfect it is. Geddy plays bass, six string guitar, keyboards & synths, bass pedals, and sings. Alex plays twelve and six string guitars and pedals; and Neil plays an entire orchestral percussion section, including tubular bells & glockenspiel. It is the perfect live performance and incredibly brilliant! Trust me. I call it three geniuses with seven necks. Watch to figure out why.
ARE YOU SURE....it's better than this? lol
@@RottenPoliticiansit's on a whole different level
@@FrenchieQc yeah, my bad...I was being a bit arrogant. Seen both many times, if I had to choose...damn...I guess I'd choose 1981 Xanadu #1 & this one #2.
That is the absolute peak performance. There is no greater performance of a single song In my opinion. So much sound from so few men.
@@TylerLL2112 Three geniuses and seven necks!
If you'd like to see Alex at his comedic best, be sure to check out his acceptance speech when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013; if you'd like to them opening up a show in true Rush style, be sure to check out Best Intro Ever from their R30 Tour. Cheers from Toronto!
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Omg I love Rush more plz
Check out the song Xanadu from the 1981 show, Exit Stage Left. Rush fans will love it, The Warning fans will love it and you will love it
I second this! Xanadu live from 1981 "Exit, Stage Left" live album is 1000% amazing!!
I'll be honest to say that I hate watching most reaction videos, but I do really enjoy watching yours because you have such a sincere enjoyment and positive energy about your reactions, especially those involving Rush. Keep up the good work.
That means a lot. Thank you!
How three guys pushing 60 can end a three hour show by rocking out harder than any group half their age. If you check out the lights over the stage during the reggae section they're red, yellow and green for the Jamaican flag, thats how much into detail these guys are. 😊 p.s. that little end riff is off Cygnus XI.
Wow! Loved your reaction. Rush were incredible musicians & showmen. I've been their fan since 1975 & it's great to see someone genuinely enthusiastic about them discover their music & performances. I second the vote for Xanadu, Exit Stage Left tour, 1981.
Neil once said, "When Geddy isn't singing, we're all soloing,"
Ha!!!
Great reaction to an amazing performance! Rush is always great but I really believe the best way to experience them is to see a live performance. In addition they actually have a few music videos that were made in studio. Those are normally great too because again you get the extra added pleasure of seeing them actually play the music. Please do a reaction to Rush - Xanadu - Exit...Stage Left - Live 1981. It is possibly one of the greatest live rock performances of all time. Take care and enjoy the ride Rush is a very deep rabbit hole with tons of different styles of songs.
I love Geddy's little smile right before they kick in. He knows what's about to hit.
I love that too, as well as the final moment of that solo section… it feels like Geddy and Alex have condensed such an intense amount of awesome between them that they both get blown back by the force of it escaping containment. 😆
if you're going to go down that rabbit hole I'm ready for it.
Rush and Max Webster shows were a staple at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens.
Alex in full on Rockstar mode! RUSH girls Rock! 🤗
Great reaction. A symphony of 3, and they will forever be. ❤