I was involved with Ben in a band when he first started out in the business. He played lead guitar in our band the Missing Lynx. A lot of fun and a great guy. Incredible talent. He was 15 when he joined our band!
You always do such great reaction videos! RUSH doing this with Ben Mink on stage with them was spectacular. Aside from RUSH themselves, Ben's interpretation of this song made it another masterpiece! RUSH, always brilliant! Thank you for posting!
A couple of nerd facts. The first verse was inspired by the movie The Turning Point 1977 about aging ballet dancers...Shirley MacLane, Anne Bancroft....I think it won a few oscars. The second verse is about Earnest Hemingway who died in his kitchen while writing a response to in invite at the White House for dinner with JFK. Ironically the phrase "for you the blind....) was what I thought of a LOT after I heard that Neil had been pretty incapacitated by his cancer in his last years....makes me emotional every time. Well done Red!!
As someone who is now 70 and had to hang up her dance slippers after being a Tribal Bellydancer for the the better part of 18 years this song hits home.
@@mightyV444 Yes, it was a lot of fun. I am going to look into teaching again this winter. It was my first time teaching so it was an interesting challenge to break down the moves and in what order to teach them. Since I was teaching to other senior ladies there were some moves they just couldn't do so I had to work around that as well.
Thankyou for doing this, as a 17 year old with not much money I went into my record store to buy a Police album and walked out with Signals, I think I liked the Dalmation on the cover, anyhow it's still one of my favourite albums and losing it is the best song, The Poet let rip and RIP to the great man 🙂
Sometimes I wonder if they realize how powerful songs like this one mean to us the fans. Not radio popular, not a normal concert song, but to hear this and others that got usually got cut from the shows literally made their last tours so great.
Middletown Dreams was an unexpected treat for me at the Clockwork Angels Tour. Never thought I'd ever see that played live. I missed R40 tour. Wish I didn't miss this. Wow.
Rush fans were clamoring to see this track played live. Because of the violin having such a big role in the music it didn’t seem it would happen but when they decide on doing a 40th Anniversary tour they considered what the fans had asked for year after year and it made the list. They performed it with the original violinist Ben Mink and also Jonathan Dinklage for a few select shows that made logistical sense.unfortunately they didn’t perform it in Boston where I saw them on the tour but thankfully they included on their DVD release which the source for this video. Thx for reacting to this !
They stopped in Buffalo before the Toronto shows that were recorded. Losing It wasn't a part of our setlist, but we did hear them rehearsing it while we were all waiting in the atrium for gates to open. It was beautifully haunting as it echoed out from the bowl. All conversations stopped once we realized that they were actually playing it
Instead of losing it did they perform Entre Nous at your concert? For the R40 tour some cities got to hear Losing It While others got to hear Entre Nous, because I think those were two songs that never played live. The playlist for the concert in Phoenix where I was had entrepreneur in place of it. And though I love that song dearly, part of me wishes I had seen this song performed, especially if Ben Mink was sharing the stage with the boys! What a fantastic show that was!! They played one or two songs from every album chronologically backwards from Clockwork Angels all the way back to the debut album, ending with Working Man.
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Bittersweet for me. I flew out to the Forum in L.A. because a few Rush fan friends of mine told me that this would be there last show ever. So I witnessed this Masterpiece live first time ever. Reveling with Rush fans during the halftime intermission. None of us realized the hidden message though. This was there message to all Rush fans saying that they indeed were "Losing It'. Several years later it hit me like a ton of bricks realizing what they were trying to tell us. The Greatest Rush Easter Egg Ever.
Yes, it's very sad how those lyrics had become true for the lads themselves 😞 And while I'm often having a hard time with listening to Geddy struggling vocally in footage from around 2010 onwards, I salute him and his mates for having kept Rush going for as long as they were able to 😊👍 I'd actually cried when hearing the news of Neil's passing. And I was surprised by that fact at first, too 😅
@@bryanhaynes6742 - 😊👍 By the way, I'm happy for you having been present at this show, as I am for anyone who's seen the guys in concert in person 😊 I'd had only 1 opportunity (during their 'Roll The Bones' tour) but somehow had managed not to take it 😏
43 for me. I've talked to guys at shows well into the hundred plus seeing them Live. You're totally right about Geddys voice. Some shows were pretty rough in the late 2000's. And yes I'm so thrilled I made that last show.
Many years before hearing RUSH, let alone this song, my Dad took guitar lessons from a friend. This friend had been a professional guitar player for many famous country music people/groups. Unfortunately, he had taken a part time construction job to make ends meet and was caught in a trench accident. He lost the fine motor control in his hands. He celebrated having the chances and experiences that he did. He had the knowledge, but the skill was gone. Teaching Dad was an opportunity to recover a tiny tidbit of what he had lost. This song reminds me of him EVERY TIME I hear it. Only "The Garden" hits me harder.
I just love how creative Rush was and explored many different sounds, styles, nuances etc. all through the years. Only Rush pulled that off so well. Geddy and Alex were around 62 yrs. old here, Neil a year older....incredible. for Ben Mink too, great sound.
If only he could've toured with them! This audience got the ultimate treat! I'm surprised that they didn't do it on Clockwork Angels when they had the string ensemble. Can't wait for the next Rush Day! Even if you have heard the song there are loads of live versions that bring something new to it.
First: Cool shirt, I love it. Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins is a HUGE Rush fan boy. Two: Even when they strip it down and generally play or sound like a trio, it still feels and sounds like more. I’m guessing their unique style and choice of tunings, time signatures and chord/note selection within the song accounts for it. Third and final thought: It’s absolutely amazing how much fan base support they had to allow them the opportunity to create and play WHATEVER THE F*€K they wanted to.🤘🖖✌️🎻🎸🎤🎹🥁
Neil was around 30 when he wrote this and I remember thinking at the time, "What is he talking about? Rush is just hitting their peak (I was 16 and didn't really know their 70s stuff yet.) and they have a long way to go before any of them are really old...) and then all of a sudden it's 30+ years later, and knowing the overall band sitch in 2015, this had to hit way harder. And then to think, *this* performance is almost 10 years old, itself... As the man also said, "Time stand still!"
I thought for a moment we were going to witness this song live, back in '87, on the Hold Your Fire Tour. Rush's opening act at the time was Chalk Circle, who had a guest violinist by the name of Hugh Marsh playing with them on that tour and I surmised that Rush might say, "Hey! This is our chance to play Losing It." But alas, they apparently didn't see it like I did. LOL I never got to see them play that one live but on the last tour, they played Lakeside Park and THAT was very exciting. They had not played it live in years and I had never seen them play it in all the times I saw them until the last time I saw them.
@@mightyV444for the Test For Echo tour, the Dallas show was on the 24th of May. I just KNEW they were going to play Lakeside Park, but alas. Had to settle for 2112 in its entirety.
This song is coming straight from Neil, some of his most personal and emotional writing. Just wow. Beautiful song. On the opposite end of the RUSH spectrum, he did also write a great song called I Think I’m Going Bald! It’s on The Caress of Steel album. Early RUSH. The funny thing is that I can relate heavily to Both songs! 😁
An interesting nugget: Alex had his first child at age 17 with his first girlfriend. They married five years later. They are married to this day. Alex has had only one girl in his life. Geddy has been married to the same girl for nearly 50 years. Neil was married twice and we know why. There’s a lesson in here fellas. Find a nice girl, provide, protect, and take care of them and they return it in spades and you can be every bit as fulfilled as Alex, Geddy, and Neil have been. In short, be a man. The rewards cannot be matched.
Oh wow! So was his wife also already in that documentary together with him in which he's ranting at his parents about leaving skewl to become a musician, possibly? 😀
@@mightyV444 Charlene his girlfriend who he later married wasn't in the documentary. The documentary was something Alex auditioned for. He does mention her in his conversation with his parents. You can find the documentary on RUclips. It is interesting as Alex is giving the other kids sh*t for not cleaning the kitchen as he was doing the cooking. (Alex likes to cook). Also, him copying Hendrix's cover of the Star Spangled Banner. Pretty cool considering how successful he became.
@@debbieplato5107 - Thank you for that info, Debbie! I'd watched that documentary quite some time ago and couldn't remember any such details anymore 😊 And I agree, it's wonderful that Lerxst's dreams of being a professional musician did come true! 😍 I'm sure his parents still were proud of him regardless 😁
The older I get, the more meaning this song has. Normally not a huge fan of covers, but there is an excellent cover of this song here on youtube. The artists are Brody Dolyniuk & Nina DiGregorio. There is also an amazing Rush medley done by Nina's group called Femmes of Rock - Tribute to Rush (Medley). They do Rush songs on electric violins and cellos. Worth a look for sure.
That is one of the most beautiful pieces Rush ever wrote and to play it live with Ben is hard to explain. No word. Thankyou for playing that request redheadedneighbor, your a legend.
A very special performance. Extremely rare and amazing delivery of this song.. Ben's bow was totally frayed by the end. Great reaction . Thanks for getting this reaction on the channel.
Simply stated...Rush is the best band, ever. The musicality, composition, lyrics, arrangements, superior skill with their individual instruments, they are simply unmatched. And I love, love, love other music styles and artists, a plethora of them, but Rush stands alone.
What a delight to share the stage with the best band in the world and how special to come back years later to play this song with them. Gives us hope for humanity.
Just an FYI, Ben Mink played a large part in Geddy's solo album "My Favorite Headache", which was created during the hiatus of the band after the passing of Neil's wife and daughter. If you have not heard it, I recommend giving it a listen. It's not Rush, but it is a pretty good album in it's own right.
I saw Rush 32 times, the first one they opened for Nazareth back in 75 the last time was the very last time they took the stage together August 1st 2015 at the LA Forum they played losing it it was the 5th time live that they had played it. They had John Dinklage play the violin part.
I was supposed to be there in Toronto that night but I had a hearing in Singapore that went long, so my brother and niece got to go instead. Had I been paying more attention, I would have flown to LA for the last show. : (
Losing It and Countdown are the last 2 songs on the album Signals and are 2 of my very favorite Rush songs. The end of Losing It leads right into the beginning of Countdown seamlessly, and for me Losing It is like a prologue to Countdown. I almost always have to listen to both songs back-to-back. Also, I was lucky enough to see them in concert many many times, and was so excited to hear them play Losing It live on the last tour I saw them on. Rush has been the soundtrack to my life, and I miss them dearly. Such a shame that Neil's journey on this Earth had to end early. He and the band had so much more to create and give to the world.
Hi, greattt song, rush always not afraid to experiment, dam, again, neil hits a home run lyrically. "most of US just dream about ..." so humble he includes himself in that lyric.
It sounded note For note(Ben!) Never played live because Geddy refused to compromise and just wasn't able to replicate Ben's extraordinary writing and playing on his myriad of synths, etc. Lovely!
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It was the sax player that died from the Dave Matthews Band, Leroi Moore. Boyd Tinsley was the violinist, who turned out to be a bit, well I'll leave you to look it up... You just never know what you're gonna get with Rush, the only thing you know is it's going to work and going to be good.
@@millerbeer01 Yeah it's definitely a big miss. I hadn't really been able to get into the last 2-3 albums so I hadn't listened to last years before a week or so ago. I have to say there's 3 or 4 on there I really like. The Only Thing, Monsters, Break Free and Madman, love the arabic sounding riff on that, brings back The Last Stop memories.
Losing It is truly a Rush deep cut that's revered by their most ardent fans. Lyrically and musically, it's one of Rush's most emotional compositions. It's interesting seeing the violin solo being reproduced live, but the original studio take was breathtaking, particularly with Neil's drumming increasing intensity during the verse. The best live version of this song in terms of the violin solo, IMHO, was Jonathan Dinklage's effort while playing with a Rush cover band called YYNOT. Great reaction, but seriously, check out the studio version.
Some are born to move the world To live their fantasies But most of us just dream about The things we'd like to be Sadder still to watch it die Than never to have known it.
I am a large Rush fan. Out of all the albums and songs, this is probably my favorite. I like Geddy's voice, Alex's guitar tone and Neil's drumming is great. This is probably my favorite Rush album, Signals. The album follow up to Moving Pictures.
You know Neil wrote five books. I've got three of them and they're all really well done and very good reads. I think the one he wrote about his journey to try to come back from the death of his daughter and his wife within 10 months back in the late 90's is the most inspirational and the one you would enjoy the most... it's called Ghost Rider
Hi yah Red. Nice video. This was a really good choice! I haven't seen this in years. The dirty stainless finish on Geddy Lee's bass and the hollow body violin are classic. Ben Mink was a really kewl addition, no doubt. Thanks for posting...
This was so great to be there... I bought tickets for both Toronto shows June 17th & 19th, 2015 since this was likely going to be the last tour for the band. It was amazing both nights, such a fine send-off for one of the greatest live bands ever. And yes, it WAS a special moment when Geddy introduced Ben Mink for this song. During the 2nd show's intermission, I snuck three of my friends behind a curtain on the Mezzanine level to smoke a joint and we discovered we were looking down on the back stage. So I told my friends - "there, now you can say you've smoked a joint backstage at a Rush concert'... ahhh, great times.
my senior year in high school I totally stole this song for a class where I had to write a poem....and didnt....and last second jotted down the lyrics from the cassette tape cover....and my teacher was like 100 years old and she had no clue who Rush was....but "we" got an "A" so thanks Neil.... great version and nothing like live Rush.....
*THANK YOU* That's from my 21yo son who sees ME in this song. Thirteen years ago I was diagnosed with ALS (it carries a 5-to-5 year death sentence). Losing It describes what's happening to me, *and* to him as I deteriorate - losing all the things I USED to enjoy with him. Yeah, the song is a special bond between us - like a moment nobody can ever take away.......
I read somewhere that verse two was about Ernest Hemingway (hence the lyric "the sun will rise no more"). I tjink it's an incredible song, although there were things I wanted to do in my life was never able to do physically so I was always conflicted about " sadder still to watch it die than never to have known it".
I’m loving your channel especially the Rush ones. I’ve mentioned it before if you can. Please on the live R30 video play for us Bye tor and the snow dog. It’s old school. One of my favourites which is pretty hard to say favourites lol. Pete from Toronto the boys home town. Rush has been part of my life since I was around 8 years old no joke I’m 60 now. I love watching your reviews so elegant. Keep it coming.
I've been a Rush fan since the 70's. Seen them every tour, some multiple times, from Grace Under Pressure to the R40 tour. It don't get any better than this😊
Out of all The RUSH concerts I saw, not once did I hear this song live. One of my absolute favorite songs. This one hits me hard. Read the words. Thanks for doing it. 🙂
Stupid trivia: the "Signals" album (one of my top three favourite Rush LP's) came out in 1982, the same year that my daughter was born. She is now a 42 year old mother of three. Damn! Do I ever feel ancient!! (Probably because I am....)
Geddy and Ben’s friendship goes back many years; when Geddy’s kids were little, they called him Uncle Ben “Some are born to move the world and live their fantasy But most of us just dream about the things we’d like to be Sadder still, to watch it die than never to have known it… For you, the blind who once could see… _the bell tolls for thee_ RIP Neil Peart RIP Ernest Hemingway
An amazingly beautiful song,love it. Unfortunately I never saw them play this live,last saw them in the UK in2013 but this wasn't played till their last tour in 2015 which sadly didn't leave the USA & Canada.
Ben Mink was in another talented Canadian band called FM in the 70s & 80s. I've seen a photo of Neil wearing one of their band shirts back in the day. I was shocked a few months ago to see another reactor do a youtube video to one of FM's songs; probably the last band I would expect to see a reaction video of.
As a drummer, that was one of my favourite drum performance from Neil but in this live version...he plays none of it !! His brilliantly crafted drum parts and delicious fill after the chorus are to die for and he does not do it here !! So sad, that heartfelt fill is one of his absolute best ever.
I'll have to have an A/B listen! 🙂 One thing I'd always noticed myself is that Neil had never ever replicated that cool snare drum fill in the studio version of 'Tom Sawyer' that happens right before 🎵"But change is"🎵! I wonder why?!
The B side or flip side of the 2112 album has a bunch of great, classic songs. Only the first half of the record is concept, the 2112 side. As great as that is, imagine what they put on the other half of the album. Mandatory listening. Every time I come to your channel, I have to watch the video at least twice or revisit one of the other RUSH reactions. You are good at RUSH. 😁👍
I was involved with Ben in a band when he first started out in the business. He played lead guitar in our band the Missing Lynx. A lot of fun and a great guy. Incredible talent. He was 15 when he joined our band!
This song's been giving me goosebumps for 42 years.
You always do such great reaction videos! RUSH doing this with Ben Mink on stage with them was spectacular. Aside from RUSH themselves, Ben's interpretation of this song made it another masterpiece! RUSH, always brilliant! Thank you for posting!
For me this is one of Rush's finest songs, both musically & especially lyrically.
A couple of nerd facts. The first verse was inspired by the movie The Turning Point 1977 about aging ballet dancers...Shirley MacLane, Anne Bancroft....I think it won a few oscars. The second verse is about Earnest Hemingway who died in his kitchen while writing a response to in invite at the White House for dinner with JFK. Ironically the phrase "for you the blind....) was what I thought of a LOT after I heard that Neil had been pretty incapacitated by his cancer in his last years....makes me emotional every time. Well done Red!!
As someone who is now 70 and had to hang up her dance slippers after being a Tribal Bellydancer for the the better part of 18 years this song hits home.
@@debbieplato5107 - Sorry to hear that, Debbie 😌🙏
@@mightyV444 Thanks, I do miss it but I did start teaching at a local community club this past year which was fun. It is what it is .
@@debbieplato5107 - That's wonderful! 😍 Fun is the No.1 motivation, and no doubt people are grateful towards you for teaching them! 😊
@@mightyV444 Yes, it was a lot of fun. I am going to look into teaching again this winter. It was my first time teaching so it was an interesting challenge to break down the moves and in what order to teach them. Since I was teaching to other senior ladies there were some moves they just couldn't do so I had to work around that as well.
@@debbieplato5107 - It's awesome that you're planning to teach some more! 😀 I wish you all the best with that (and also otherwise)! 😉👍
There is just so much greatness that comes with this band. They will never be duplicated.
“Some are born to move the world
To live their fantasies
But most of us just dream about
The things we'd like to be”
Rest in Peace, Neil
Thank you
Can you imagine how long we're going to get to enjoy your reactions to Rush? Sooooooooo many songs still remain!!!!
This is another gem , that was never played live in all of Rush’s live shows over the years.
Thankyou for doing this, as a 17 year old with not much money I went into my record store to buy a Police album and walked out with Signals, I think I liked the Dalmation on the cover, anyhow it's still one of my favourite albums and losing it is the best song, The Poet let rip and RIP to the great man 🙂
I'm so lucky to have seen them play this during their Newark show on the R40 tour.
They are a treasure, indeed. Musically and otherwise.
👍👍👍props to the person what requested this song. Thank you
Sometimes I wonder if they realize how powerful songs like this one mean to us the fans. Not radio popular, not a normal concert song, but to hear this and others that got usually got cut from the shows literally made their last tours so great.
Middletown Dreams was an unexpected treat for me at the Clockwork Angels Tour. Never thought I'd ever see that played live. I missed R40 tour. Wish I didn't miss this. Wow.
Rush fans were clamoring to see this track played live. Because of the violin having such a big role in the music it didn’t seem it would happen but when they decide on doing a 40th Anniversary tour they considered what the fans had asked for year after year and it made the list. They performed it with the original violinist Ben Mink and also Jonathan Dinklage for a few select shows that made logistical sense.unfortunately they didn’t perform it in Boston where I saw them on the tour but thankfully they included on their DVD release which the source for this video. Thx for reacting to this !
They stopped in Buffalo before the Toronto shows that were recorded. Losing It wasn't a part of our setlist, but we did hear them rehearsing it while we were all waiting in the atrium for gates to open. It was beautifully haunting as it echoed out from the bowl. All conversations stopped once we realized that they were actually playing it
Instead of losing it did they perform Entre Nous at your concert? For the R40 tour some cities got to hear Losing It While others got to hear Entre Nous, because I think those were two songs that never played live. The playlist for the concert in Phoenix where I was had entrepreneur in place of it. And though I love that song dearly, part of me wishes I had seen this song performed, especially if Ben Mink was sharing the stage with the boys!
What a fantastic show that was!! They played one or two songs from every album chronologically backwards from Clockwork Angels all the way back to the debut album, ending with Working Man.
@@marksawicki3595 they skipped Test for Echo and Presto, sadly.
@@marksawicki3595 yes, enter nous. No complaints but I would of loved to hear Losing performed live.
Probably the most heart wrenching song they've written...and yet unbelievably beautiful.
40+ years ago when I first heard this (in my 20s) it was "just" a great Rush song. Now I'm in my 60s, it hits hard....
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Bittersweet for me. I flew out to the Forum in L.A. because a few Rush fan friends of mine told me that this would be there last show ever. So I witnessed this Masterpiece live first time ever. Reveling with Rush fans during the halftime intermission. None of us realized the hidden message though. This was there message to all Rush fans saying that they indeed were "Losing It'. Several years later it hit me like a ton of bricks realizing what they were trying to tell us. The Greatest Rush Easter Egg Ever.
Yes, it's very sad how those lyrics had become true for the lads themselves 😞
And while I'm often having a hard time with listening to Geddy struggling vocally in footage from around 2010 onwards, I salute him and his mates for having kept Rush going for as long as they were able to
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I'd actually cried when hearing the news of Neil's passing. And I was surprised by that fact at first, too 😅
Appreciate it. Very heart felt.
@@bryanhaynes6742 - 😊👍 By the way, I'm happy for you having been present at this show, as I am for anyone who's seen the guys in concert in person 😊 I'd had only 1 opportunity (during their 'Roll The Bones' tour) but somehow had managed not to take it 😏
43 for me. I've talked to guys at shows well into the hundred plus seeing them Live. You're totally right about Geddys voice. Some shows were pretty rough in the late 2000's. And yes I'm so thrilled I made that last show.
@@bryanhaynes6742 - 43!! 🤯 100+!!!! 🤯🤯🤯
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Its a beautifully written and performed song. As you get older this song hits harder.
Many years before hearing RUSH, let alone this song, my Dad took guitar lessons from a friend. This friend had been a professional guitar player for many famous country music people/groups. Unfortunately, he had taken a part time construction job to make ends meet and was caught in a trench accident. He lost the fine motor control in his hands. He celebrated having the chances and experiences that he did. He had the knowledge, but the skill was gone. Teaching Dad was an opportunity to recover a tiny tidbit of what he had lost. This song reminds me of him EVERY TIME I hear it. Only "The Garden" hits me harder.
I just love how creative Rush was and explored many different sounds, styles, nuances etc. all through the years. Only Rush pulled that off so well. Geddy and Alex were around 62 yrs. old here, Neil a year older....incredible. for Ben Mink too, great sound.
I was a musician when I was younger. I’m not that old, but my knees, back, and hips give me a lot of trouble. This song hits hard for me now.
If only he could've toured with them! This audience got the ultimate treat!
I'm surprised that they didn't do it on Clockwork Angels when they had the string ensemble.
Can't wait for the next Rush Day! Even if you have heard the song there are loads of live versions that bring something new to it.
Those string ensemble players were more classically trained, while Ben is a Folk/Rock violinist. At least that's _my_ impression 🙂
First: Cool shirt, I love it. Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins is a HUGE Rush fan boy.
Two: Even when they strip it down and generally play or sound like a trio, it still feels and sounds like more. I’m guessing their unique style and choice of tunings, time signatures and chord/note selection within the song accounts for it.
Third and final thought: It’s absolutely amazing how much fan base support they had to allow them the opportunity to create and play WHATEVER THE F*€K they wanted to.🤘🖖✌️🎻🎸🎤🎹🥁
Neil was around 30 when he wrote this and I remember thinking at the time, "What is he talking about? Rush is just hitting their peak (I was 16 and didn't really know their 70s stuff yet.) and they have a long way to go before any of them are really old...) and then all of a sudden it's 30+ years later, and knowing the overall band sitch in 2015, this had to hit way harder.
And then to think, *this* performance is almost 10 years old, itself... As the man also said, "Time stand still!"
As a writer that feels like he's aging a decade for every week he's still alive, this song has come to mean so much to me in the past few years.
You have my sincere compassion 😌🙏
Please do keep pushing forward while being as positive and optimistic as possible, please!
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@@mightyV444 thank you. I'll certainly do my best.
@@dire51 - That's wonderful! 😊🙏
And you're welcome! 😉👍☀️
“All of us get lost in the darkness
Dreamers learn to steer by the stars
All of us do time in the gutter
Dreamers turn to look at the cars”
I thought for a moment we were going to witness this song live, back in '87, on the Hold Your Fire Tour. Rush's opening act at the time was Chalk Circle, who had a guest violinist by the name of Hugh Marsh playing with them on that tour and I surmised that Rush might say, "Hey! This is our chance to play Losing It." But alas, they apparently didn't see it like I did. LOL
I never got to see them play that one live but on the last tour, they played Lakeside Park and THAT was very exciting. They had not played it live in years and I had never seen them play it in all the times I saw them until the last time I saw them.
I looove 'Lakeside Park', too! 😍 Especially the live 'All The World's A Stage' version 😊
@@mightyV444for the Test For Echo tour, the Dallas show was on the 24th of May. I just KNEW they were going to play Lakeside Park, but alas. Had to settle for 2112 in its entirety.
@@MegaAlan54321 - Aww, too bad! 😅
By the way, does "2112 in its entirety" mean Alex had actually also tuned up his guitar in the 'Discovery' part? 😀
This song is coming straight from Neil, some of his most personal and emotional writing. Just wow. Beautiful song.
On the opposite end of the RUSH spectrum, he did also write a great song called I Think I’m Going Bald! It’s on The Caress of Steel album. Early RUSH. The funny thing is that I can relate heavily to Both songs! 😁
Alex wrote I Think I'm Going Bald, actually.
This song has gotten me through a lot. Fortunately it was around in time to help me through the Darkness and still does to this day
Look up the lyrics to this song. EPIC!!!
Like all of RUSH lyrics.
An interesting nugget: Alex had his first child at age 17 with his first girlfriend. They married five years later. They are married to this day. Alex has had only one girl in his life. Geddy has been married to the same girl for nearly 50 years. Neil was married twice and we know why. There’s a lesson in here fellas. Find a nice girl, provide, protect, and take care of them and they return it in spades and you can be every bit as fulfilled as Alex, Geddy, and Neil have been. In short, be a man. The rewards cannot be matched.
Oh wow! So was his wife also already in that documentary together with him in which he's ranting at his parents about leaving skewl to become a musician, possibly? 😀
@@mightyV444 Charlene his girlfriend who he later married wasn't in the documentary. The documentary was something Alex auditioned for. He does mention her in his conversation with his parents. You can find the documentary on RUclips.
It is interesting as Alex is giving the other kids sh*t for not cleaning the kitchen as he was doing the cooking. (Alex likes to cook). Also, him copying Hendrix's cover of the Star Spangled Banner. Pretty cool considering how successful he became.
@@debbieplato5107 - Thank you for that info, Debbie! I'd watched that documentary quite some time ago and couldn't remember any such details anymore 😊
And I agree, it's wonderful that Lerxst's dreams of being a professional musician did come true! 😍 I'm sure his parents still were proud of him regardless 😁
Sage advice...with one caveat. Some women are...bat guano crazy, lol. 😁
@@ChronicExcessiveManliness , my wife. heehee.
The older I get, the more meaning this song has. Normally not a huge fan of covers, but there is an excellent cover of this song here on youtube. The artists are Brody Dolyniuk & Nina DiGregorio. There is also an amazing Rush medley done by Nina's group called Femmes of Rock - Tribute to Rush (Medley). They do Rush songs on electric violins and cellos. Worth a look for sure.
That is one of the most beautiful pieces Rush ever wrote and to play it live with Ben is hard to explain. No word. Thankyou for playing that request redheadedneighbor, your a legend.
One of the all time favorites.
A very special performance. Extremely rare and amazing delivery of this song..
Ben's bow was totally frayed by the end.
Great reaction . Thanks for getting this reaction on the channel.
Simply stated...Rush is the best band, ever. The musicality, composition, lyrics, arrangements, superior skill with their individual instruments, they are simply unmatched. And I love, love, love other music styles and artists, a plethora of them, but Rush stands alone.
You be correct!
What a delight to share the stage with the best band in the world and how special to come back years later to play this song with them. Gives us hope for humanity.
Just an FYI, Ben Mink played a large part in Geddy's solo album "My Favorite Headache", which was created during the hiatus of the band after the passing of Neil's wife and daughter. If you have not heard it, I recommend giving it a listen. It's not Rush, but it is a pretty good album in it's own right.
I saw Rush 32 times, the first one they opened for Nazareth back in 75 the last time was the very last time they took the stage together August 1st 2015 at the LA Forum they played losing it it was the 5th time live that they had played it. They had John Dinklage play the violin part.
Trivia: Ben Mink co-wrote Constant Craving with KD Lang. It won a Grammy Award in 1993.
I was supposed to be there in Toronto that night but I had a hearing in Singapore that went long, so my brother and niece got to go instead.
Had I been paying more attention, I would have flown to LA for the last show.
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Losing It and Countdown are the last 2 songs on the album Signals and are 2 of my very favorite Rush songs. The end of Losing It leads right into the beginning of Countdown seamlessly, and for me Losing It is like a prologue to Countdown. I almost always have to listen to both songs back-to-back.
Also, I was lucky enough to see them in concert many many times, and was so excited to hear them play Losing It live on the last tour I saw them on. Rush has been the soundtrack to my life, and I miss them dearly. Such a shame that Neil's journey on this Earth had to end early. He and the band had so much more to create and give to the world.
Hi, greattt song, rush always not afraid to experiment, dam, again, neil hits a home run lyrically. "most of US just dream about ..." so humble he includes himself in that lyric.
Insuperable!!!!!
It sounded note
For note(Ben!) Never played live because Geddy refused to compromise and just wasn't able to replicate Ben's extraordinary writing and playing on his myriad of synths, etc. Lovely!
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It was the sax player that died from the Dave Matthews Band, Leroi Moore. Boyd Tinsley was the violinist, who turned out to be a bit, well I'll leave you to look it up...
You just never know what you're gonna get with Rush, the only thing you know is it's going to work and going to be good.
Plus, at least according to Dave, was just phoning it in. I'm currently at 93 DMB shows, and it was obvious. But I do miss the fiddle being played.
@@millerbeer01 Yeah it's definitely a big miss. I hadn't really been able to get into the last 2-3 albums so I hadn't listened to last years before a week or so ago. I have to say there's 3 or 4 on there I really like. The Only Thing, Monsters, Break Free and Madman, love the arabic sounding riff on that, brings back The Last Stop memories.
Many thanks to you for this reaction and thank you to the person that requested this one!☮☮
Losing It is truly a Rush deep cut that's revered by their most ardent fans. Lyrically and musically, it's one of Rush's most emotional compositions. It's interesting seeing the violin solo being reproduced live, but the original studio take was breathtaking, particularly with Neil's drumming increasing intensity during the verse. The best live version of this song in terms of the violin solo, IMHO, was Jonathan Dinklage's effort while playing with a Rush cover band called YYNOT. Great reaction, but seriously, check out the studio version.
can you imagine the musical pressure of playing live with Rush? best bring your A-game.
Some are born to move the world To live their fantasies
But most of us just dream about The things we'd like to be
Sadder still to watch it die Than never to have known it.
Brilliant lyrics. A reality that a lot of people don't want to think about but is inevitable.
I am a large Rush fan. Out of all the albums and songs, this is probably my favorite. I like Geddy's voice, Alex's guitar tone and Neil's drumming is great. This is probably my favorite Rush album, Signals. The album follow up to Moving Pictures.
I have always absolutely loved this song, for so many years. Absolutely amazing stuff.
You know Neil wrote five books. I've got three of them and they're all really well done and very good reads. I think the one he wrote about his journey to try to come back from the death of his daughter and his wife within 10 months back in the late 90's is the most inspirational and the one you would enjoy the most... it's called Ghost Rider
Couldn't wait, so watched it during my lunch break at work🙂. Thanks for sharing👌.
Hi yah Red. Nice video. This was a really good choice! I haven't seen this in years. The dirty stainless finish on Geddy Lee's bass and the hollow body violin are classic. Ben Mink was a really kewl addition, no doubt. Thanks for posting...
never saw this before it fantastic and the lyric are so deep\
Originally from the Signals album from 1983 so amazing they had not done it before.
This was so great to be there... I bought tickets for both Toronto shows June 17th & 19th, 2015 since this was likely going to be the last tour for the band. It was amazing both nights, such a fine send-off for one of the greatest live bands ever. And yes, it WAS a special moment when Geddy introduced Ben Mink for this song. During the 2nd show's intermission, I snuck three of my friends behind a curtain on the Mezzanine level to smoke a joint and we discovered we were looking down on the back stage. So I told my friends - "there, now you can say you've smoked a joint backstage at a Rush concert'... ahhh, great times.
my senior year in high school I totally stole this song for a class where I had to write a poem....and didnt....and last second jotted down the lyrics from the cassette tape cover....and my teacher was like 100 years old and she had no clue who Rush was....but "we" got an "A" so thanks Neil.... great version and nothing like live Rush.....
Here Again is a great bluesy track from the first album
This song means so much to me 😍❤
It's amazing!
That will drag a tear out of the driest eye
The Zemaitis bass is beautiful
*THANK YOU*
That's from my 21yo son who sees ME in this song. Thirteen years ago I was diagnosed with ALS (it carries a 5-to-5 year death sentence). Losing It describes what's happening to me, *and* to him as I deteriorate - losing all the things I USED to enjoy with him. Yeah, the song is a special bond between us - like a moment nobody can ever take away.......
I read somewhere that verse two was about Ernest Hemingway (hence the lyric "the sun will rise no more"). I tjink it's an incredible song, although there were things I wanted to do in my life was never able to do physically so I was always conflicted about " sadder still to watch it die than never to have known it".
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I’m loving your channel especially the Rush ones. I’ve mentioned it before if you can. Please on the live R30 video play for us Bye tor and the snow dog. It’s old school. One of my favourites which is pretty hard to say favourites lol. Pete from Toronto the boys home town. Rush has been part of my life since I was around 8 years old no joke I’m 60 now. I love watching your reviews so elegant. Keep it coming.
I've been a Rush fan since the 70's. Seen them every tour, some multiple times, from Grace Under Pressure to the R40 tour. It don't get any better than this😊
As a teenager this was not one of my favorite Rush songs. As I grew older it became one of my favorites. So poignent and beautiful.
Fantastic Song ❤ Ben is an amazing artist ❤ 🇨🇦
Out of all The RUSH concerts I saw, not once did I hear this song live. One of my absolute favorite songs. This one hits me hard. Read the words. Thanks for doing it. 🙂
❤ love this song
Such a beautiful song, no matter the inference. I'm glad you got to hear it.
The bell tolls for many others now that you've shared the message. ❤❤
I always thought this was formed a natural trilogy with Middletown Dreams and Dreamlines
Stupid trivia: the "Signals" album (one of my top three favourite Rush LP's) came out in 1982, the same year that my daughter was born. She is now a 42 year old mother of three. Damn! Do I ever feel ancient!! (Probably because I am....)
This song has always made it difficult for me to swallow for a few minutes.
Geddy and Ben’s friendship goes back many years; when Geddy’s kids were little, they called him Uncle Ben
“Some are born to move the world and live their fantasy
But most of us just dream about the things we’d like to be
Sadder still, to watch it die than never to have known it…
For you, the blind who once could see… _the bell tolls for thee_
RIP Neil Peart
RIP Ernest Hemingway
Thank You !
An amazingly beautiful song,love it.
Unfortunately I never saw them play this live,last saw them in the UK in2013 but this wasn't played till their last tour in 2015 which sadly didn't leave the USA & Canada.
'Signals' strikes again!
Tme signatures abound and just seamlessly and magically blend - this piece is so beautiful in so many ways. 🙏🏼
This song is very emotional to me. I suggest you listen to the studio version. It's so moving.
So exciting..! The beat lyrics I believe Neil has put to paper. Just a masterpiece
Good One ,I love this piece.
Had excellent seats at that concert in Toronto glad still wish they would did battlescar with max Webster dynamic
Ben Mink was in another talented Canadian band called FM in the 70s & 80s. I've seen a photo of Neil wearing one of their band shirts back in the day. I was shocked a few months ago to see another reactor do a youtube video to one of FM's songs; probably the last band I would expect to see a reaction video of.
As a drummer, that was one of my favourite drum performance from Neil but in this live version...he plays none of it !! His brilliantly crafted drum parts and delicious fill after the chorus are to die for and he does not do it here !! So sad, that heartfelt fill is one of his absolute best ever.
I'll have to have an A/B listen!
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One thing I'd always noticed myself is that Neil had never ever replicated that cool snare drum fill in the studio version of 'Tom Sawyer' that happens right before 🎵"But change is"🎵! I wonder why?!
Wow, wasn't expecting this one! 😮Fantastic. Im hoping this will stay 'active' since many have issues 🤘
Please listen to tears
from the'album 2112
I was listening to this song when the news came across that we lost Neil.I cried for 2 weeks
This is song 2, ( after the garden) in my 10 hr Rush playlist. Awesome reactions. ❤❤❤
"Some are born to rule the world and live their fantasy,
Most of us just dream about the things we'd like to be."
Ain't that the truth? 🤔
Incredible!!!!
Thx big time!
Always awesome
The B side or flip side of the 2112 album has a bunch of great, classic songs. Only the first half of the record is concept, the 2112 side. As great as that is, imagine what they put on the other half of the album. Mandatory listening. Every time I come to your channel, I have to watch the video at least twice or revisit one of the other RUSH reactions. You are good at RUSH. 😁👍
Obviously the music is beautiful but, for me, the lyrics make this song particularly special.
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