My dad would tell me stories of seeing Rush in concert and showed me their music at a young age. I’m in my last year of college now and It left a huge impact and plan on showing my kid the great music from this awesome band too.
I remember listening to this in my room in 1979 when I was 13. Thinking to myself “why doesn’t everybody know about these guys?”. Each song was a little adventure in my mind. When my parents went to sleep, I would grab my dads Koss headphones and listen all night long. Didn’t matter if I had school the next day. Man, Seems like a lifetime ago. Hell, I guess it was.
From Wikipedia ""Xanadu" was recorded in a single take. Lifeson said: "With Xanadu, we ran that down once to get the sound and levels, and then we hit ‘record’ and played the song and it was done. Pat Moran, the engineer on that record, was shocked. Seldom did a rock band do one take of a song that's eleven minutes long. He was blown away."[2]" Enormous talent in these three musicians.
MaxCruise73 proof positive,,,,,more people should know this fact.....you can sense this is a live take.....after 436000 times....!.......incredible....never ages..😶
FANTASTIC SONG OFF A FANTASTIC ALBUM. LOVE THIS JAM. . GUITAR GOD. ALEX LIFESON. . . CRANK IT UP LOUD. . HORNS UP 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Five different instruments played flawlessly by one man in one song live. 4 string Bass, 12 string guitar, Moog Taurus Pedal, a regular keyboard and vocals. (And not just a one note bass line while singing, it's a very complicated one played simultaneously with the moog). He is by far THE most talented musician of all time and the coolest/nicest guy ever. Period.
if only i had a buck for every time i introduced nice songs to music normies and they ask one minute into the instrumental intro "when does the song start?"
I’m a retired English Teacher. Kubla Khan is a classic written by the British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Glad to see that students are still be cultured by these artist. 👍🏻
If I remember right, Coleridge wrote Kubla Khan in one night when he was high on opium (or some other drug) and for some unknown reason, just stopped writing in the middle and never finished it. Is this accurate? Also, Iron Maiden penned this epic song after another of STC’s epics… ruclips.net/video/frP3Zu-8QDI/видео.html
@@TheMadArab138 The tale says it was a 'person on business from Porlock' who broke Coleridge's creative streak. Coleridge hated him for that for the rest of his life.
And here ladies and gentlemen is a reminder why this generation of musicians is one for the ages - 11 minute plus songs that are a true masterpiece in every sense of the word! I am honored I was able to see them in concert on the R40 tour! Thank you for all the years of wonderful listening!
Saw them "live" 4 times. Spokane , Seattle(twice) and White Water(Auburn) all in WA state. My favorite band of all time. My teenage sons (at that time) were listening to "Tom Sawyer" and I was hooked. Now days I really enjoy the "Rush in Rio" (2 DVD disc set)...and "Clockwork Angels".
FANTASTIC BAND TO SEE LIVE. LOVE ME SOME OLD SCHOOL CLASSIC RUSH. . SAW THEM ALOT IN THE 80S. AND. 90S. . AMAZING BAND. THESE GUY'S ROCK. . 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
I’ve always said you have to listen to Rush songs at least 5 times before you hear the piece as a whole: once for bass, once for drums, once for guitar, once for the lyrics, and once for the song as a whole.
@@caskraker "I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will." I find it odd that so many Rush fans are religious when they obviously weren't.
Kudos to the unappreciated sound engineer, who arranged the track in a way that every instrument is clearly audible without them overwhelming each other.
@@daveslatton8128 In the last concerts I sometimes saw Alex Lifeson playing guitar, foot pedals, keyboard and he was singing second voice. Four voices by one of them! + Geddy Lee > the octopus = eight voices + the other octopus Neil Peart and all of his electronics = > 12 voices! Not to mention Alex switched to mandolin, Geddy switched to guitar and play bass with the taurus pedals, Neil add keyboard chords from his triggers and all this completely fluid in the music! A man in this way is called Marco Minnemann! I saw him playing drumset with one hand and with the other hand he played keyboard on the iPhone!
@@daveslatton8128 Yupp! And they become better an better! I saw Rush one time with Nazareth as support. Nazareth with six musicians need a roadie for the additional cowbell and don' t sound as half as thick as Rush! This was in the beginning of the 80' ties! For multiinstrumental playing of all bandmates Rush is the reference of all time! On the Timemachine Tour for Germany they have T-Shirts with Rasch instead of Rush! Hehe!
I am privileged and honored to say I have 23 Rush concerts under my belt and I know guys that have twice that! This tour was my first one. Rush broke out of a bit of a slump with this album and my older sis took me to see it. And I was hooked right there. My first recollection was how busy they were playing their song. I was wondering why Alex was dancing a jig up there. Well you couldn't see that he was mashing Taurus peddles up there while playing lead guitar and Geddy was mashing his while playing keyboards, bass, AND singing. incredible band of rich talent! Rip Neil Peart 😢
You're very lucky. I'm a massive Rush fan... I never got to see them. I passed the one opportunity I had to see them with my late uncle. It's too late now. So much regret...
@@2KCamaroZ28SS I do count myself lucky. Thank you! I'm sorry you missed your opportunities. Life gets in the way of everything sometimes. The permanent waves tour was the absolute loudest concert I've ever been to at the Great Western forum in Englewood, California. Every time the bass drum was whacked or the base was thumped, You could feel your organs moving around in your chest. So loud. I've lost my balance but had a hell of a time. It's always been a sort of cult following. But we are continually blessed because They left about 30 albums for you and I to enjoy. All of them are pure platinum. I also highly recommend Neils literature if you have not read them.
After seeing these guys on their "Kings" tour in 78, I had to get up early the next morning for my paper route. I remember the entertainment section of the SD Union, calling these guys "hopeless musician wimps, and Zeppelin want a be's." I laughed, and went to guitar center after school and bought a drum set. Thank you Neil, for the inspiration, the drive, and the character, you have inspired me to be.
i saw the same tour, in passaic at the capitol .. with cheap trick. my ears hurt for a week afterwards. even in the navy, the guns never hurt my ears as much as that concert. mind blown.i even got to meet all three walking out to 'barth' the tour bus.
I saw them for the first of many times on the same tour, albeit at Hammersmith Odeon in London, having purchased All the World's a Stage and seen this video on The Old Grey Whistle Test on the BBC. I've been hooked ever since and quite frankly no other rock band has even come close. Rest in peace Professor.
The funny thing is that years later, bands like Metallica, Alice in Chains, Dream Theater... etc. cited them as one of their influences. God... critics were so wrong.
Xanadu, Closer to the Heart, Cygnus X-1, Fountain of Lamneth, Working Man, Bastille Day, Anthem, Headlong Flight, Far Cry, We Hold On, Test for Echo, Driven… I am pretty sure these gems represent the powerful rocking force these Canadian gentlemen have been using in their four+ decade long rock arsenal to persevere; I hope that future generations can appreciate their contributions.
I am an extreme fan of Pink Floyd, Genesis and Metallica, but I have to admit that, yes, this is the greatest band that ever existed. I'm also an extreme fan of Rush (obviously).
This video proves that Geddy Lee does in fact have more talent in his toes than the entirety of the modern music industry. Edit: Rest in Peace to the greatest drummer of all time. Thank you for all the amazing music Neil.
It's late tonight. A little smoke, a drink, lights off. Remembering how I rode my bike to Tower Records to get this album. I raced home so it wouldn't get warped in the sun. I was in 4th grade. What a time. What a band.
It was groundbreaking,,,,I was so BORED. Im a female who is a rabid RUSH fan. Been here since 1977. I was born in 1970. Rush has been a part of my Early childhood. EARLY childhood.
I’d just like to say, I’m 25, I’ve never really listened to RUSH before, with the exception of a few of their biggest singles like YYZ thanks to stuff like Guitar Hero. I’ve always been a big Tool fan...Pink Floyd too. I feel like I just found another world parallel to those. I’m blown away. Rest In Peace Neil Peart.
Im 14 years old and im in love in Prog Rock,especially Rush. I think Xanadu its my favorite song by them. I listened to Tool last year and Pink Floyd in 2017 (King Crimson too) I think that I have a strong connection with prog rock
@@marquitos7400 you need to listen to KANSAS the album Leftoverture and point of no return. Then there is a band called Fuzzy Duck only one album but what a album. There is a band called CAPTAIN BEYOND with a singer Rod Evans who sang with Deep Purple in the early days. There first and second album's are really good MOUNTAIN has some really good album's NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE and Last Cold Kiss. MILES DAVIS BIRTH OF THE COOL. and KIND OF BLUE. Hope you enjoy the music take care. LONG LIVE ROCK!
This is the first song my dad tried to teach me to play on the guitar. I regret I never followed through. Every time I hear this song, I get emotional. RIP Daddy and thank you for bringing this band to my life. I wish I could have seen R40 with you, but you were there in spirit. ❤️
This was mine and my daddy's band too. He played the songs on guitar and bass and I too never followed through on letting him teach me so I always sang. I lost him in 2020 and I can't stop listening to Rush, pretty pretty much nonstop. I am so glad he pushed his great taste in music onto me. I miss him terribly.
I still can't belive that as old as this planet is, we were on it at the same time as these legends. I saw Primus play this whole album a couple weeks ago in San Antonio. While I was stoked to see them play it, there was that moment of sadness knowing that I'll never get to see The Professor play on the kit again live. The beauty however, is that so many people have special connections and memories to the music and work of Rush. That night, the love and eternal respect for their work was overflowing. I'm glad I got to experience that moment because it was almost like seeing Rush one more time. So much credit to Les, Larry and Tim for absolutely doing Rush justice in that tribute!
There's a reason Primus plays songs from Rush albums and RUSH only plays songs from RUSH albums. When you're already playing the best music possible why play anything else?
I saw Primus do this album and I have to say, I wasn’t impressed. Maybe it was the sound in the venue, but it wasn’t what I was hoping for- will never have this again…. The Master is gone
Sounds good. Don't have a band like that in Scotland 😔 followed them for years.. came to Glasgow/Edinburgh often. Always there .. Neil's passing a shock.... nobody like him
The instrumentation in this song is priceless! It truly conveys the story, which itself is based on and derived from Coleridge's legendary Kubla Kahn! Pure genius!
For anyone interested, Xanadu is a dream world conjured in the head of a poet on an opium trip back in the 17-1800s. Yes, the poem describes caves of ice, a pleasure palace and a sacred river by the name of Alph.
the poet: samuel taylor coleridge...title: "kubla kahn". a vision of a dream. ironically, iron maiden paid homage to coleridge with their interpretation of "rime of the ancient mariner."
Consider this: Perhaps Xanadu is an actual Place as well as a State of Being , and certain drugs such as LSD, Psilocybin, and higher doses of THC unlock the Mind and block the inhibitions that would otherwise "blind" the Mind's Eye and the Soul and prevent seeing Xanadu and experiencing true freedom. Perhaps THIS is why Psychoactive Drugs are so restricted and even banned ,because the Powers that Be do not want the People to actually SEE . The Movie Franchise ,The Matrix , is far more fact than fiction in light of what I have stated , I am afraid .
This might be the most quintessential Rush song/video ever... 11 minutes long, percussion styles of every flavour, time signatures from who knows where, double neck guitar AND bass, synths, classic literature/fantasy lyrics.. and the almighty KIMONOS!
Yeah I love the inspiration for this song. It’s from the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge who also wrote Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the inspiration for Pink Floyd’s echoes
@@anta40they liked them a lot, but I slightly doubt Yes could match Rush’s work with Xanadu. Yes were astonishing players and writers in their own right, but they were the truest form of Prog Rock and that’s why they can be a bit of a punchline to some. Rush aren’t full prog…they’re their own genre entirely.
This immortal music stands as a showcase for any generation who's listening. RUSH is immortal and this music will live on in eternity because you never heard anything like it before and you'll never hear anything like it ever again.
I live in the city of the world’s oldest rock station. This morning KSHE played Xanadu while I was driving to work. It finished just as I pulled in to park at which I was covered in goosebumps and a bit weepy. I hope it’s not a bad thing to be moved by a band I’ll truly miss seeing live again. Love and peace to all. 🤔
Nothing bad about having your emotions stirred mate, especially when it's by something as awe-inspiring as this. I saw Rush only once, at Birmingham Odeon in 1980, but it was among the greatest concerts I ever attended. Best regards.
hello from just outside of KSHE broadcast area (poor me. idk how i survive). but dude, of course you had a strong emotional response. it's RUSH in ONE TAKE not olivia engineered pop. ppl like neil and a handful of others are incomparable gems. the rest, even the good ones, just don't have that same quality.
Your not alone my friend on the emotional journey of Rush. Honestly myself. I'm glad I'm on the earth the same time as these three Canadians. 😎 RIP NEAL
A place that nobody dared to go eye need your loving like the sunshine. Don't steal my sunshine. Twist away the gates of steel. See you in the dark side of the moon. I'm gonna love you until the stars fall from the sky Celtic angels at the edge of midnight."" Xanadu
I have the same problem, "A passage to Bangkok" , "Something for Nothing" but mostly "Free Will" has that effect on me, especially the United Solo, delivers a chilling glow on the back of my spine when I hear it, afterwards I'm ready to go and do whatever I have to do outdoors.I hope these guys live on forever.
I'm not a great fan of Rush .....but...Oh my God ...this song deserves to be recognized ....probably one of the best songs in the whole history of music,face to face with others like "Starway to heaven","Bohemian Raphsody" and similar.Absolutely masterpiece,completely underrated.
Especially when you consider they were pumping out an album a year back then. It’s absolutely mind blowing how great they were for a solid decade until the grace under pressure album.
Outstanding. Geddy Lee plays bass, keyboards, guitar, and sings on this song. I heard he was voted the best rock bassist of all time. This whole band is incredible.
Since you obviously came out from under a rock. (just kidding) this is the greatest band that has ever been on planet earth! Knew it when I saw moving pictures. 35 years later and 26 concerts. There is no greater band.
Xanadu is one of the best things to ever happen to developed musical expression. It’s not just a song, it’s not just twiddly widdly prog rock, it’s an emotion in its own right; a sickly sweet voice that nobody can describe. We don’t surely know what it means or why it makes us feel this way, and we never will… But it’s absolutely mind bending
+arkady714 That's why I said "listen to yes you dumb fuck, yes is better than this rush piece of shit"... I like both bands equally but when I read/hear musicianship Yes comes to my mind. I said "mate" and "have a nice day" and maybe, in case you didn't know them, (very unlikely to happen but still) introduced you to a new band. My comment was a nice one, not a fight to prove who's got the biggest d*. Surprised you didn't catch that.
+Kaeleos Lighten up. I thought "mate" and "have a nice day" were an attempt at being condescending...as what happens all to often in cyberspace. Apologies if I got the wrong idea.
Xanadu!!!...One of Rush's most epic masterpieces, from one of the most colossal lps of the classic rock era..."A Farewell to Kings" (1977) Long Live Canada's greatest power trio!!!
To me this is the greatest family ever existed I don't give a shit what you think come on but Neil Pier÷r?? [ okay then all I got to say is I think miu4 was one of the top three drummers if not the best drummer of all time because you love rush like I do you wouldn't understand unless you heard them loud and proud because he was fucking spectacular! Navigates several people that was comport me on that I know that there are really good drummers that have been out there but that man drones on a whole different ballgame than everybody else then you just don't know what your fucking talking about
It's a given fact that amongst rock drummers, Neil along with John Bonham and Kieth Moon are on the Mt. Rushmore of drummers but for me, always preferred Neil over those other two. All GOATs and now drumming in the heavens...
Mario Da Cunt with you on that. And he survived. You could say that his nature allowed him to teach his full potential, while the other two self destructed. And he was a lyricist without par. I loved watching Keith moon drum, though. Very musical, like peart, but what facial expressions he had.
Fluttershy lost Neil Peart Now She wants to be a drummer just like Adagio Dazzle cinematic one was to Greg Lake from Unit 13th KC and ELP the same was for Fluttershy as She was a big fan of her favourite band căușe this one îs canadian the cinematic one and Rush îs a Canadian progresive rock band that its her favourite.
I thought so too, especially in terms of multi-instrumental musicianship. I truly believed nothing could surpass the Exit Stage Left live video. But then one night I saw this ruclips.net/video/JFp95fr9A6w/видео.html King Crimson live at Frejus 1982 I can understand why people might say Exit Stage Left is more technically difficult for three people to play, but I give it to King Crimson. Geddy is godlike, to be sure. But Tony Levin? Words cannot express. Discipline is one of Alex Lifeson's top five favourite albums as well.
Talking about prog rock alone, and thinking that, obviously, everybosy's got his heart and his favorites, I should mention as a dementially, eery, akwardly breathtakingly accomplished band... to the mighty and never enough credited gods that are Gentle Giant. They were, at their peaks, from another fucking dimension. Asiee from their incredible studio output, there are some youtube videos of many of their great performances. They just defy your senses.
I always imagined that our deeds and the stories told of them were the one true way for man to become immortal. RIP Neil, You live on through your greatness
@@hollin220 Very well said. That is certainly the case for him now. I know i will tell many of all the times i saw him, and how incredible his words and playing were!
BubbaZen10 I was supposed to see Rush in 2008 with my Dad. I bailed on him last minute to hang with some random girl. Not only did I bail on my Dad for a girl but I was never able to see Rush before Neil passed. It was one of the true moments where I fucked up lol. I always regretted it but can look back and laugh at it. Funny story but rather tragic.
This Band is on another plain... Another dimension... They're like differential calculus Most people can't wrap their head around what these guys produced. They are the greatest Rock musicians I've ever heard or seen... 10 times I saw them 1981-2015 They have no PEER T
Yea Neil Peart was a huge loss. R.I.P. NEIL. WE WERE so huge when we lost Neil. After losing him. Both I and Rush. This group keeps you turning and mentally spinning. They are amazing. And the amazing lyrics. I had to know in the 1st two lines. That intelligence was Dominick.
Rush is a timeless band that will live beyond their days, pass these songs to your children and grandchildren. I just had a new grandson born within the week and when the time is right he will listen to this song and other Rush songs. Long live great music everyone. Enjoy to the fullest.😊
When I heard Tom Sawyer as a kid in the 80's I was hooked. Now my 14yr old loves Rush, plays bass in honors jazz, orchestra, and bass in the high-school marching band all within two years. I'm so proud of him!! So I agree with you. And thank you To Rush for making such magical, positive, uplifting thought provoking timeless music!
I have a 2 year old granddaughter. She knows the turntable means music. Every weekend we take a tour of my vinyl. Last week we were in the car and she asked for the owl music. Wanted me to play ‘Fly by Night”. Love that girl!
That intro gives me shivers nearly every time. It's beautiful and epic. A three piece band that has as much sound as a full damn symphony is truly amazing. These three are total legends.
I saw this song live on their 40th tour and when they busted out the double necks I literally cried tears of excitement and joy. I think my wife stopped loving me that day knowing she'll never been as much as RUSH does to me. Hahaha
Imagine seeing Rush on this tour when your were 15 years old as your first concert in a small theater on the East Coast with everyone smoking up and passing joints in a friendly gesture to people they didn't know sitting next to them.
It's not hard to imagine. The problem that I have had is remembering many of these things. Hell, there were times when I hardly remembered anything the next day.
The song is based off of an unfinished poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge called "Kubla Khan." The whole point of the poem is to show the duality between the waking and dreaming mind, and I think Rush does a great job in this song with the calm and tranquil intro, but slowly shifts into that upbeat rock vibe. The whole point of the song and poem is to get that person thinking of that duality.
I don’t care what anyone says, this is by far Rush’s best song and, for me, the best rock song ever made. I come back to it at least once a month, often once a week. For 45 years I haven’t tired of it. And never will. Pure rock music perfection.
That’s a shame, I’m only turning 27 at the end of 2021 and I’ve been blessed to have seen Rush live four times since I was just a little guy. But welcome to the tunes brother 🤘
I’m 16 again, in my room playing this so loud as my parents banging on the wall telling me to turn it down... I saw this tour at the San Diego Sports Arena, I still have the tickets stub.
The live performances were equally as epic as this band literally got off on playing live. 4 decades and 19 studio albums and they toured constantly for every one of them.
Watching RUSH again reminds me that each mucision is THE BEST at what they do. Alex does not get enough credit.Alex is THE best at making his guitar carry the band while he effortlessly flows back and forth from rhythm to wicked lead rifts. He simply amazing
The bottom is a six string, he plays when alex is playing the solo, watch carefully near the end and you'll notice it. It's the actual studio recording here. In Alex's case is a 12 and 6 string electric guitar.
He will always live in our hearts as one of the world's most bad assed percussionists, yes we said, percussionists. He deserves to be remembered with a little more wampum than just a " Rock Drummer ". We will be live today behind our kit after we fix a piece of gridwork that fell down.
I wish I was alive to witness these guys in their absolute prime. Being only 23; i’ve still seen them 10 times with my dad and every show has been an absolute experience of brilliance. Even in their 50’s and 60’s they know how to put on a fantastic show and hearing Xanadu LIVE in full in 2015 was one of my favorite RUSH experiences ever!
Great that the next generation is picking up this awesome music with guys like you, kudos to your Dad. I was lucky enough to see them many times in their pomp when I was a kid including small venues in the late 70s (Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres tours) and when they moved the bar in the 80s (Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures & Signals tours). They were utterly, utterly fabulous with long, loud shows to denim clad, patchouli drenched fans with hair to match them. Fast forward ~30 years until I next saw them on the Time Machine tour and you should be pleased you got to see them put on a great show whilst they still could and wanted to. I can still vividly remember Alex LIfeson and his white Gibson 355 imperiously playing his "A Lerxst in Wonderland" solo in La Villa Strangiato, long blond locks and all no more than 10m from the stage. It was fantastic, they were fantastic.
FamilyGuyRoks6 You are very lucky my friend, being a teenager I was introduced to them as a much younger kid around 8 or 9, and although I was able to attend two fantastic shows during the Time Machine and R40 tour, I wish I had the opportunity to see them one last time before they retired. But my memories will never fade away.
I have seen them live in Helsinki( Finland ) and if you wonder what the xxxx they did there, Finland has been a kinda stronghold as they have so many fans here. And as you mentioned they can play their songs as they were on studio instead of really been on live concert and that is as rare as real love:P
Ever. The Beatles were the forward car on the Rock and Roll Train. The Stones wear that crown still. Rush are another plateau entirely. Compositionally, in recording, and the ocean of performance captured on film (and other recordings that pop up on RUclips.) More than a year after his passing, there's a void left by the passing of Mr. Peart.
The only band who holds a candle to their stature is Led Zeppelin, and yes Neil is gone, but never forgotten, him and Bonham are laying it down right now in the heavens above 🙌🔨
🇨🇦 One of Canada's greatest exports. So many great Canadian bands couldn't break on through. RUSH have been between the hemispheres of my brain ever since I heard the first album "74 "Working Man" is the song that hooked me. RIP Neil Peart 🥁 He was one of the best.
My favorite song ever! I learned the words to the song when I was about 16 years old I'm 59 now and I still listen to the song it still gives me chills I want to cry it reminds me of the good old days the way I wished it still was! R.IP. Neil I've seen rush so many times I lost count LOL I truly love them as a band they are great there will never be another Rush
Dear Debbie, Totally agree with you. The 2112 Overture is a terrible warning about how the brilliant music of the 1960s and 1970s would become suppressed by the absolute rubbish we have to put up with today. Only problem is that it has happened 90 years early if not sooner. R. I. P Neil Peart.
Nossa eu até chorei... me lembrei dos bons tempos quando sabia-se fazer um SOM. Parabéns para vocês Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson... e o nosso saudoso e transcendental batera Neil Peart ... Eu tive a felicidade de vivenciar isso. OBRIGADO RUSH!
geddy is amazing, his bass lines are so melodic, and perfect for the music... playing guitar on this too, along with synth by hand and feet, and of course singing as well.
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I'm 65, and I listen to these guys all the time. It never gets old.
Точно так же! Мне 64 и я живу в России.
me too!!!
They used to open every tour in Pittsburgh at The Igloo. I have tix stubs for $6.50 😆
Cool im 64 , one of the most best bands there ever was .
My dad would tell me stories of seeing Rush in concert and showed me their music at a young age. I’m in my last year of college now and It left a huge impact and plan on showing my kid the great music from this awesome band too.
I remember listening to this in my room in 1979 when I was 13. Thinking to myself “why doesn’t everybody know about these guys?”. Each song was a little adventure in my mind. When my parents went to sleep, I would grab my dads Koss headphones and listen all night long. Didn’t matter if I had school the next day. Man, Seems like a lifetime ago. Hell, I guess it was.
Great memories
Very cool
Koss headphones, lol…. I was right there with you. 😜
We are literally the same age group I was 14 in 1979 and was all into them - with headphones!!
I’ve always been a fan of KOSS.
From Wikipedia ""Xanadu" was recorded in a single take. Lifeson said: "With Xanadu, we ran that down once to get the sound and levels, and then we hit ‘record’ and played the song and it was done. Pat Moran, the engineer on that record, was shocked. Seldom did a rock band do one take of a song that's eleven minutes long. He was blown away."[2]" Enormous talent in these three musicians.
MaxCruise73 proof positive,,,,,more people should know this fact.....you can sense this is a live take.....after 436000 times....!.......incredible....never ages..😶
ELP did a triple album live. Sounds excellent.
That means they played the SHIT out of this song (RUSH be praised!) before recording. DAMN!...I love this band!! RUSH RULES!!!
Thanks for the info! Great to know!!!
No words to appreciate. Been a rush fan since 80s. From india
It still boggles my mind how 3 people this incredibly talented could meet each other in life.
And bang this song out in a single take.
There is a god. ❤
The mystery of Spirit
As the man once said, fate is just the weight of circumstances.
FANTASTIC SONG OFF A FANTASTIC ALBUM. LOVE THIS JAM. . GUITAR GOD. ALEX LIFESON. . . CRANK IT UP LOUD. . HORNS UP 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Five different instruments played flawlessly by one man in one song live. 4 string Bass, 12 string guitar, Moog Taurus Pedal, a regular keyboard and vocals. (And not just a one note bass line while singing, it's a very complicated one played simultaneously with the moog). He is by far THE most talented musician of all time and the coolest/nicest guy ever. Period.
enough to make a grown man cry, does it all while looking that effin cool too
@@spageddy_leeYeah for sure. His effin life😂
It's the reason I spent $40 on his book lol
I've have listened to this over and over. Musical talent unbelievable,, Rocks
@@xyonjobe9716wait there’s a book?
When the lyrics don't start for a full five minutes, you know you're in for a treat
Great minds think alike 😉
they were in no RUSH to start the lyrics
@@madnezz1961🤦♂️
if only i had a buck for every time i introduced nice songs to music normies and they ask one minute into the instrumental intro "when does the song start?"
This comment should go down in history as one of the GOAT
I’m a retired English Teacher. Kubla Khan is a classic written by the British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Glad to see that students are still be cultured by these artist. 👍🏻
If I remember right, Coleridge wrote Kubla Khan in one night when he was high on opium (or some other drug) and for some unknown reason, just stopped writing in the middle and never finished it. Is this accurate?
Also, Iron Maiden penned this epic song after another of STC’s epics…
ruclips.net/video/frP3Zu-8QDI/видео.html
@@TheMadArab138 Yes, it was opium. Coleridge used opium for most of his life. Can't confirm the other details, but that much I know for sure.
@@TheMadArab138 The tale says it was a 'person on business from Porlock' who broke Coleridge's creative streak. Coleridge hated him for that for the rest of his life.
@@dmitryivanov2960
not pleased w/ the person from Porlock,
myself ......
To be honest, they took quite a few lyrics from the Kubla Khan also... Mixed up, but they're in there...👍👍👍
And here ladies and gentlemen is a reminder why this generation of musicians is one for the ages - 11 minute plus songs that are a true masterpiece in every sense of the word! I am honored I was able to see them in concert on the R40 tour! Thank you for all the years of wonderful listening!
My fraternity nickname was from Zappas broken hearts are for assholes. Nice to meet another
Saw them "live" 4 times. Spokane , Seattle(twice) and White Water(Auburn) all in WA state. My favorite band of all time. My teenage sons (at that time) were listening to "Tom Sawyer" and I was hooked. Now days I really enjoy the "Rush in Rio" (2 DVD disc set)...and "Clockwork Angels".
I saw them on the R40 tour and also the Clock Work Angels Tour. Both were awesome shows
FANTASTIC BAND TO SEE LIVE. LOVE ME SOME OLD SCHOOL CLASSIC RUSH. . SAW THEM ALOT IN THE 80S. AND. 90S. . AMAZING BAND. THESE GUY'S ROCK. . 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Music of today iz lack luster,and cookie kuter.nuff saiid
Best thing about Rush is that you can hear every instrument clearly
I’ve always said you have to listen to Rush songs at least 5 times before you hear the piece as a whole: once for bass, once for drums, once for guitar, once for the lyrics, and once for the song as a whole.
I don't if I would say that's the absolute best thing about them. But it's definitely one of the many MANY wonderful things about them.
that's not the BEST thing about Rush. They just had good producers, instruments, and tone. I'd say the best thing is their music
@@WisecrackJax It's true tho.
Yes, that and the way they play them.
Rush is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy
That's beautiful, and I agree. AND us lot here today just happen to be alive at the same time as RUSH did - great fortune!
Leave your fairytales out of this.
@@caskraker Quick to judge, quick to anger. Slow to understand. Sad.
So true!
@@caskraker "I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will." I find it odd that so many Rush fans are religious when they obviously weren't.
Kudos to the unappreciated sound engineer, who arranged the track in a way that every instrument is clearly audible without them overwhelming each other.
Yes, the excellent Pat Moran at Rockfield Studios in Wales, also engineered Van der Graaf Generator and Be Bop Deluxe around that time.
One of the greatest songs ever written
My favorite RUSH song ever... it's transformative on some level... really musical mastery
Still can't believe this is 3 people, what a masterpiece. One of my favorite songs of all time.
When I first saw RUSH in 1978, l couldn't believe it as well. I used to tell people they sound like 10 people. They are amazing.
I was trying to guess this band one day and my son's hint was a power trio. I had no idea Rush was a trio. How can three people make that much music.
@@daveslatton8128 In the last concerts I sometimes saw Alex Lifeson playing guitar, foot pedals, keyboard and he was singing second voice.
Four voices by one of them! + Geddy Lee > the octopus = eight voices + the other octopus Neil Peart and all of his electronics =
> 12 voices! Not to mention Alex switched to mandolin, Geddy switched to guitar and play bass with the taurus pedals, Neil add keyboard
chords from his triggers and all this completely fluid in the music!
A man in this way is called Marco Minnemann! I saw him playing drumset with one hand and with the other hand he played keyboard on
the iPhone!
@@frankmeenzen787 wow...but this was 43 years ago.
@@daveslatton8128 Yupp! And they become better an better!
I saw Rush one time with Nazareth as support. Nazareth with six musicians need a roadie
for the additional cowbell and don' t sound as half as thick as Rush! This was in the beginning
of the 80' ties! For multiinstrumental playing of all bandmates Rush is the reference of all time!
On the Timemachine Tour for Germany they have T-Shirts with Rasch instead of Rush! Hehe!
this song is honestly life-changing, I have no words to describe just how good it is
Keine Worte!
I second that.
It's life changing. 2
Not only life-changing. You may return to it again in the distant future to find truth in it.
😅
There are many very talented bands today but they were built on the shoulders of bands like Rush. What a masterpiece of a triplet.
Probably the single greatest piece of prog rock ever recorded.
*Definitely
Geddy is singing playing bass and synthesizer at the same time.....who else does that?
I am privileged and honored to say I have 23 Rush concerts under my belt and I know guys that have twice that! This tour was my first one. Rush broke out of a bit of a slump with this album and my older sis took me to see it. And I was hooked right there. My first recollection was how busy they were playing their song. I was wondering why Alex was dancing a jig up there. Well you couldn't see that he was mashing Taurus peddles up there while playing lead guitar and Geddy was mashing his while playing keyboards, bass, AND singing. incredible band of rich talent! Rip Neil Peart 😢
Well put Jeff.
You're very lucky. I'm a massive Rush fan... I never got to see them. I passed the one opportunity I had to see them with my late uncle. It's too late now. So much regret...
@@2KCamaroZ28SS I do count myself lucky. Thank you! I'm sorry you missed your opportunities. Life gets in the way of everything sometimes. The permanent waves tour was the absolute loudest concert I've ever been to at the Great Western forum in Englewood, California. Every time the bass drum was whacked or the base was thumped, You could feel your organs moving around in your chest. So loud. I've lost my balance but had a hell of a time. It's always been a sort of cult following. But we are continually blessed because They left about 30 albums for you and I to enjoy. All of them are pure platinum. I also highly recommend Neils literature if you have not read them.
1981 and 2012 for me love rush!!!
My first and only
After seeing these guys on their "Kings" tour in 78, I had to get up early the next morning for my paper route. I remember the entertainment section of the SD Union, calling these guys "hopeless musician wimps, and Zeppelin want a be's." I laughed, and went to guitar center after school and bought a drum set. Thank you Neil, for the inspiration, the drive, and the character, you have inspired me to be.
i saw the same tour, in passaic at the capitol .. with cheap trick. my ears hurt for a week afterwards. even in the navy, the guns never hurt my ears as much as that concert. mind blown.i even got to meet all three walking out to 'barth' the tour bus.
I saw them for the first of many times on the same tour, albeit at Hammersmith Odeon in London, having purchased All the World's a Stage and seen this video on The Old Grey Whistle Test on the BBC. I've been hooked ever since and quite frankly no other rock band has even come close. Rest in peace Professor.
Easily one of the greatest and most underrated bands of all time
The funny thing is that years later, bands like Metallica, Alice in Chains, Dream Theater... etc. cited them as one of their influences. God... critics were so wrong.
This is a lovely comment.
Xanadu, Closer to the Heart, Cygnus X-1, Fountain of Lamneth, Working Man, Bastille Day, Anthem, Headlong Flight, Far Cry, We Hold On, Test for Echo, Driven… I am pretty sure these gems represent the powerful rocking force these Canadian gentlemen have been using in their four+ decade long rock arsenal to persevere; I hope that future generations can appreciate their contributions.
All great Music!!!
All those songs are decreed by Kublai Khan which is a seal of approval
Their greatest work.
RUSH.........WORLD'S GREATEST ROCK BAND.....!!!!
GREATEST BAND IN THE GALAXY!!👏🏼💯💖
I am an extreme fan of Pink Floyd, Genesis and Metallica, but I have to admit that, yes, this is the greatest band that ever existed. I'm also an extreme fan of Rush (obviously).
Geddy Lee looks like an intergalactic time traveling wizard.
The next Dr. Who
That is because he is.
Timelord in their typical “disguise”
What do you mean, "looks like"? He clearly is one.
Yes he is. Becuse he is a magic musicman. 😊
This video proves that Geddy Lee does in fact have more talent in his toes than the entirety of the modern music industry.
Edit: Rest in Peace to the greatest drummer of all time. Thank you for all the amazing music Neil.
And lifeson. And peart.
Haha XD
This is one of the best RUclips comments I've ever read.
+voice of reason Strange thing. I thought that this video was gonna be a cover version of an Olivia Newton John song.
Love your profile picture, Sly for the win
It's late tonight. A little smoke, a drink, lights off. Remembering how I rode my bike to Tower Records to get this album. I raced home so it wouldn't get warped in the sun. I was in 4th grade. What a time. What a band.
Man I miss the 70s, 80s.
I'm feeling it Mike here in NOLA it was "warehouse records and tapes"
9th grade. Moms asks me what i want for birthday, i hear Rush ad on radio coming in concert. I say 2 Rush tickets. Seen them about 7 times since.
It was groundbreaking,,,,I was so BORED. Im a female who is a rabid RUSH fan. Been here since 1977. I was born in 1970. Rush has been a part of my Early childhood. EARLY childhood.
YOU were 9 listening to RUSH?
I’d just like to say, I’m 25, I’ve never really listened to RUSH before, with the exception of a few of their biggest singles like YYZ thanks to stuff like Guitar Hero. I’ve always been a big Tool fan...Pink Floyd too. I feel like I just found another world parallel to those. I’m blown away. Rest In Peace Neil Peart.
Glad to hear your comment! Neil's style was iconic.... ahead of his [our] time...... maybe it's finally begun!
Im 14 years old and im in love in Prog Rock,especially Rush.
I think Xanadu its my favorite song by them.
I listened to Tool last year and Pink Floyd in 2017 (King Crimson too)
I think that I have a strong connection with prog rock
@@marquitos7400 you need to listen to ELP YES so much good music enjoy
@@dennissweeney6774 I will listen Yes for sure.
@@marquitos7400 you need to listen to KANSAS the album Leftoverture and point of no return. Then there is a band called Fuzzy Duck only one album but what a album. There is a band called CAPTAIN BEYOND with a singer Rod Evans who sang with Deep Purple in the early days. There first and second album's are really good MOUNTAIN has some really good album's NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE and Last Cold Kiss. MILES DAVIS BIRTH OF THE COOL. and KIND OF BLUE. Hope you enjoy the music take care. LONG LIVE ROCK!
This is the first song my dad tried to teach me to play on the guitar. I regret I never followed through. Every time I hear this song, I get emotional. RIP Daddy and thank you for bringing this band to my life. I wish I could have seen R40 with you, but you were there in spirit. ❤️
This was mine and my daddy's band too. He played the songs on guitar and bass and I too never followed through on letting him teach me so I always sang. I lost him in 2020 and I can't stop listening to Rush, pretty pretty much nonstop. I am so glad he pushed his great taste in music onto me. I miss him terribly.
I really wasn't expecting to tear up so soon after waking up, but here goes. 🥺☹️😟😥😢
@@coinoperatedme you have memories, my friend.
God bless you
Damn, the first song? shoulda started with smoke on the water or something
@@cdf0080 pops went big.
I still can't belive that as old as this planet is, we were on it at the same time as these legends.
I saw Primus play this whole album a couple weeks ago in San Antonio. While I was stoked to see them play it, there was that moment of sadness knowing that I'll never get to see The Professor play on the kit again live. The beauty however, is that so many people have special connections and memories to the music and work of Rush. That night, the love and eternal respect for their work was overflowing. I'm glad I got to experience that moment because it was almost like seeing Rush one more time.
So much credit to Les, Larry and Tim for absolutely doing Rush justice in that tribute!
There's a reason Primus plays songs from Rush albums and RUSH only plays songs from RUSH albums. When you're already playing the best music possible why play anything else?
I'm so jealous my hubby has seen them at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin
I saw Primus do this album and I have to say, I wasn’t impressed. Maybe it was the sound in the venue, but it wasn’t what I was hoping for- will never have this again…. The Master is gone
Sounds good. Don't have a band like that in Scotland 😔 followed them for years.. came to Glasgow/Edinburgh often. Always there .. Neil's passing a shock.... nobody like him
The instrumentation in this song is priceless! It truly conveys the story, which itself is based on and derived from Coleridge's legendary Kubla Kahn! Pure genius!
For anyone interested, Xanadu is a dream world conjured in the head of a poet on an opium trip back in the 17-1800s. Yes, the poem describes caves of ice, a pleasure palace and a sacred river by the name of Alph.
the poet: samuel taylor coleridge...title: "kubla kahn". a vision of a dream. ironically, iron maiden paid homage to coleridge with their interpretation of "rime of the ancient mariner."
Consider this: Perhaps Xanadu is an actual Place as well as a State of Being , and certain drugs such as LSD, Psilocybin, and higher doses of THC unlock the Mind and block the inhibitions that would otherwise "blind" the Mind's Eye and the Soul and prevent seeing Xanadu and experiencing true freedom. Perhaps THIS is why Psychoactive Drugs are so restricted and even banned ,because the Powers that Be do not want the People to actually SEE . The Movie Franchise ,The Matrix , is far more fact than fiction in light of what I have stated , I am afraid .
Yep. Neil knew a great poet when he read one.
Like Rick Beato said, this is definitely a masterpiece.
I never get tired listening to it.
I saw that video and was wondering which song he was gonna pick. I can't think of a better choice than Xanadu.
This might be the most quintessential Rush song/video ever... 11 minutes long, percussion styles of every flavour, time signatures from who knows where, double neck guitar AND bass, synths, classic literature/fantasy lyrics.. and the almighty KIMONOS!
Heavily inspired by Yes, I believe :D
Love the Kimono period, just trippy wizardry, opium relaxing attire!
Yeah I love the inspiration for this song. It’s from the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge who also wrote Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the inspiration for Pink Floyd’s echoes
Double double necks!!!
@@anta40they liked them a lot, but I slightly doubt Yes could match Rush’s work with Xanadu. Yes were astonishing players and writers in their own right, but they were the truest form of Prog Rock and that’s why they can be a bit of a punchline to some. Rush aren’t full prog…they’re their own genre entirely.
How could people not love RUSH? There music absolutely flawless.
I have a friend who doesn’t like Rush. Well he’s an ex friend now🤣
I Sooooo. agree!
I love 70s Rush. After that, no thanks.
@@Sebastian-dx2xg Lmao.
You need to have a very high IQ to understand prog rock
This is it. This is the one. The best song Rush would ever make, and it was only recorded in ONE TAKE!!! Absolute maniacs, just crazy talent.
All of Rush’s songs are excellent… but this is something else.
I have seen them play this live a few times, sounds just like the album.
@@Michael420-mh7dd yep
LOVE YOU ,! Knocks 40 odd years off me. FEEDS the SOUL Xxx RESPECT
Rush never sold out to our owners. The theme of personal Liberty in their lyrics, touches a deep place in the heart of the average man.
The intro and riff always give me shivers all over. I'm immensely proud that this immortal music stands as a showcase for our 70s generation. 🎸🌟
This immortal music stands as a showcase for any generation who's listening. RUSH is immortal and this music will live on in eternity because you never heard anything like it before and you'll never hear anything like it ever again.
Rush zawsze w sercu
Na pierwszym miejscu
This song takes me on a journey.. every time.
Yes!!!
I live in the city of the world’s oldest rock station. This morning KSHE played Xanadu while I was driving to work. It finished just as I pulled in to park at which I was covered in goosebumps and a bit weepy. I hope it’s not a bad thing to be moved by a band I’ll truly miss seeing live again. Love and peace to all. 🤔
Nothing bad about having your emotions stirred mate, especially when it's by something as awe-inspiring as this. I saw Rush only once, at Birmingham Odeon in 1980, but it was among the greatest concerts I ever attended. Best regards.
hello from just outside of KSHE broadcast area (poor me. idk how i survive). but dude, of course you had a strong emotional response. it's RUSH in ONE TAKE not olivia engineered pop. ppl like neil and a handful of others are incomparable gems. the rest, even the good ones, just don't have that same quality.
Your not alone my friend on the emotional journey of Rush.
Honestly myself. I'm glad I'm on the earth the same time as these three Canadians. 😎
RIP NEAL
A place that nobody dared to go eye need your loving like the sunshine. Don't steal my sunshine. Twist away the gates of steel. See you in the dark side of the moon. I'm gonna love you until the stars fall from the sky Celtic angels at the edge of midnight."" Xanadu
St. Louis doesn’t suck as much as people try to say it does. Good stuff brother, I’ll die here
One of the greatest and most complex songs rush has ever written .. a masterpiece!
Complex. Exactly. And good.
I swear I have a physical addiction to Rush. I can't leave the house in the morning without listening to one song, and this is usually it.
It's an amazing song, but for the morning I prefer "The Spirit of the Radio"
Não só o ritmo, mas a letra da música também remete a manhã.
Miguel Alfonso
best morning song ever.
I have the same problem, "A passage to Bangkok" , "Something for Nothing" but mostly "Free Will" has that effect on me, especially the United Solo, delivers a chilling glow on the back of my spine when I hear it, afterwards I'm ready to go and do whatever I have to do outdoors.I hope these guys live on forever.
Giovanni Dekkers unfortunately, nobody will live on forever, but their music will
I'm not a great fan of Rush .....but...Oh my God ...this song deserves to be recognized ....probably one of the best songs in the whole history of music,face to face with others like "Starway to heaven","Bohemian Raphsody" and similar.Absolutely masterpiece,completely underrated.
Well said! Not really a big radio hit; but should b, right?🎉😢😮❤
Especially when you consider they were pumping out an album a year back then. It’s absolutely mind blowing how great they were for a solid decade until the grace under pressure album.
Probably 2 big of an intro to b a radio hit, and 2 cerebral as well. But nonetheless, goes hard...
Not underrated. One of their best.
Wait until the guitar so,o
Outstanding. Geddy Lee plays bass, keyboards, guitar, and sings on this song. I heard he was voted the best rock bassist of all time. This whole band is incredible.
11:09 Geddy plays the lower half of his weapon, a six string guitar..
I believe Geddy to be reigning King of Bass.
But let's not forget John Entwistle and Chris Squire - former Kings (R.I.P.) in their time.
YES ALL TIME
Mawhu best-yes
Amazing-yes
Since you obviously came out from under a rock. (just kidding) this is the greatest band that has ever been on planet earth! Knew it when I saw moving pictures. 35 years later and 26 concerts. There is no greater band.
I am watching this marvelous clip in 2024. Someone else?
Yes again 👍👍
Yeah but we're u listening in 79
Or perhaps earlier whn the band started
Watching and remembering a class act and great people
@@johnudell6862 😂😂😂
This song is a musical masterpiece.
All of thee all of the way!
truth. I like everything about it. Yup.
My favorite of all tunes.
Tell me about it.
It truly is.
Absolute masterpiece that doesn’t get nearly the credit it deserves.
Yep, not cheezy or sleazy; draws off a classic and runs off hard with it...🥵🎰🐎
Xanadu is one of the best things to ever happen to developed musical expression. It’s not just a song, it’s not just twiddly widdly prog rock, it’s an emotion in its own right; a sickly sweet voice that nobody can describe. We don’t surely know what it means or why it makes us feel this way, and we never will…
But it’s absolutely mind bending
@@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316yep
Agreed, it's one of their best songs. Brilliant in every way.
Musicianship of this caliber is rarely achieved.
+arkady714 yes you are right
Hey mate. Listen to Yes (1970-1977). Mosty The Gates of Delirium. Have a nice day.
+Kaeleos A pissing contest of whose favourite rock band is better was a cliche even back in the day. Surprised you didn't know that.
+arkady714 That's why I said "listen to yes you dumb fuck, yes is better than this rush piece of shit"... I like both bands equally but when I read/hear musicianship Yes comes to my mind. I said "mate" and "have a nice day" and maybe, in case you didn't know them, (very unlikely to happen but still) introduced you to a new band. My comment was a nice one, not a fight to prove who's got the biggest d*. Surprised you didn't catch that.
+Kaeleos Lighten up. I thought "mate" and "have a nice day" were an attempt at being condescending...as what happens all to often in cyberspace. Apologies if I got the wrong idea.
Not one track by RUSH could ever be doubted or questioned! Hall of Fame Band, forever appreciated and loved!!!
Too good for the Hall of Shame.
Blah blah blah blah blah...
@@royalbleu7406 - what is your issue?
@@777pusher Watch Lerxst's acceptance speech at the RRHOF. You'll understand what I'm saying...
Double-neck bass, keyboards with his feet...all while singing. Geddy is a truly unparalleled talent.
Eric Bremner the lower neck is a six string guitar.
A three man band, one of the very few and of the very best. This band has always kicked ass!
Yeah, all three of them surely can pat their heads and rub their bellies at the same time.
jgalliher9 i think it’s a twelve string
Why did Getty dump the Rickenbacker for a Fender Jazz bass. That Rick, even in double neck, is friken great.
Xanadu!!!...One of Rush's most epic masterpieces, from one of the most colossal lps of the classic rock era..."A Farewell to Kings" (1977) Long Live Canada's greatest power trio!!!
To me this is the greatest family ever existed I don't give a shit what you think come on but Neil Pier÷r??
[ okay then all I got to say is I think miu4 was one of the top three drummers if not the best drummer of all time because you love rush like I do you wouldn't understand unless you heard them loud and proud because he was fucking spectacular! Navigates several people that was comport me on that I know that there are really good drummers that have been out there but that man drones on a whole different ballgame than everybody else then you just don't know what your fucking talking about
@@jasonwood8334meds ran out?
Rest in Peace Neil Peart. You left our earth as a Legend.
TRUE❤🤘
It's a given fact that amongst rock drummers, Neil along with John Bonham and Kieth Moon are on the Mt. Rushmore of drummers but for me, always preferred Neil over those other two.
All GOATs and now drumming in the heavens...
Damn... Well said!!
Mario Da Cunt with you on that. And he survived. You could say that his nature allowed him to teach his full potential, while the other two self destructed. And he was a lyricist without par. I loved watching Keith moon drum, though. Very musical, like peart, but what facial expressions he had.
Fluttershy lost Neil Peart Now She wants to be a drummer just like Adagio Dazzle cinematic one was to Greg Lake from Unit 13th KC and ELP the same was for Fluttershy as She was a big fan of her favourite band căușe this one îs canadian the cinematic one and Rush îs a Canadian progresive rock band that its her favourite.
Happy 70th birthday to Geddy Lee
Thanks for the music
I started listening to Rush 1979 and I was 17 & I was hooked on them ever since then!! I am 61 & I still love these guys!! RIP Neil.
Seriously. If there is a more accomplished band, I've never heard it. Layers of awe and gratitude....
Genesis with Gabriel
I thought so too, especially in terms of multi-instrumental musicianship. I truly believed nothing could surpass the Exit Stage Left live video. But then one night I saw this ruclips.net/video/JFp95fr9A6w/видео.html
King Crimson live at Frejus 1982
I can understand why people might say Exit Stage Left is more technically difficult for three people to play, but I give it to King Crimson. Geddy is godlike, to be sure. But Tony Levin? Words cannot express. Discipline is one of Alex Lifeson's top five favourite albums as well.
Lot of Death Metal maybe
Talking about prog rock alone, and thinking that, obviously, everybosy's got his heart and his favorites, I should mention as a dementially, eery, akwardly breathtakingly accomplished band... to the mighty and never enough credited gods that are Gentle Giant.
They were, at their peaks, from another fucking dimension. Asiee from their incredible studio output, there are some youtube videos of many of their great performances.
They just defy your senses.
Neil's not dead. He was riding his motorcycle and he accidentally wandered into Xanadu, and now he's immortal and can't get out again.
the last immortal drummer.
600 miles a day on tour !!! Try an top that.! RIP my friend
I always imagined that our deeds and the stories told of them were the one true way for man to become immortal. RIP Neil, You live on through your greatness
@@hollin220 Very well said. That is certainly the case for him now. I know i will tell many of all the times i saw him, and how incredible his words and playing were!
BubbaZen10
I was supposed to see Rush in 2008 with my Dad. I bailed on him last minute to hang with some random girl. Not only did I bail on my Dad for a girl but I was never able to see Rush before Neil passed. It was one of the true moments where I fucked up lol. I always regretted it but can look back and laugh at it. Funny story but rather tragic.
Double neck guitar, double neck bassguitar, I almost was expecting a drummer with 4 hands....
+Benoit Vanhees
This is Neil Peart we're talking about- he basically already does.
I mean, he does have a double bass drum, so that kind of counts?
sapslaj That sounds less funny than a drummer with four hands of course...
Then you would have .38 Special with the two drummers. Not necessarily a bad thing. ;)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Comment of the year!
This Band is on another plain... Another dimension... They're like differential calculus
Most people can't wrap their head around what these guys produced.
They are the greatest Rock musicians I've ever heard or seen...
10 times I saw them
1981-2015
They have no
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Lol, before reading your comment, I thought... damn, the difference between basic math and advanced calculus. Thanx.
RUSH; THE GREATEST BAND THAT EVER WAS OR WILL EVER BE!!! 👏🏼😎 👏🏼😎 👏🏼😎
I’ve been a fan for 47 yrs now!!!
R.I.P. Neil Peart, last year we lost a legend
Yea Neil Peart was a huge loss. R.I.P. NEIL. WE WERE so huge when we lost Neil. After losing him. Both I and Rush. This group keeps you turning and mentally spinning. They are amazing. And the amazing lyrics. I had to know in the 1st two lines. That intelligence was Dominick.
@@angelabarnes5313 ??? Are you on crack my guy?
@@angelabarnes5313 I’m so confused
yeah, glad I got to see em live once...was rare to see them in the South later in their careers
Sorry Mr Barnum. Best 3 ring circus ever...so far
The three wizards of musical mastery.
Rush is a timeless band that will live beyond their days, pass these songs to your children and grandchildren. I just had a new grandson born within the week and when the time is right he will listen to this song and other Rush songs. Long live great music everyone. Enjoy to the fullest.😊
When I heard Tom Sawyer as a kid in the 80's I was hooked. Now my 14yr old loves Rush, plays bass in honors jazz, orchestra, and bass in the high-school marching band all within two years. I'm so proud of him!! So I agree with you. And thank you To Rush for making such magical, positive, uplifting thought provoking timeless music!
I have a 2 year old granddaughter. She knows the turntable means music. Every weekend we take a tour of my vinyl. Last week we were in the car and she asked for the owl music. Wanted me to play ‘Fly by Night”. Love that girl!
That intro gives me shivers nearly every time. It's beautiful and epic. A three piece band that has as much sound as a full damn symphony is truly amazing. These three are total legends.
Superhuman men.
This is one of those Rush songs that I shed tears over because it is so good.
+htimsydoc 1413 there ain't too much bedda hide some, come and go yessir datz me
I saw this song live on their 40th tour and when they busted out the double necks I literally cried tears of excitement and joy. I think my wife stopped loving me that day knowing she'll never been as much as RUSH does to me. Hahaha
Seeing this cut live when it first came out was a truly memorable experience. 30,000 people all on the same page. Good times!
Sunshinecody you're not asking but I must confess tears of joy listening to this piece of art on Christmas day of 2017
There will never be a better drummer.. Best 3 man band ever
A Percussionist. The Maestro.
Possibly true but mighty bold statement, Cream, Nirvana, etc.
This guy is exactly who has inspired drummers such as Dave Grohl. Baker a great drummer, but not a Neil Peart.
@@turtleflegel6816 Nirvana?
@@turtleflegel6816 Cream and Nirvana don't even hold a candle to Rush
Imagine seeing Rush on this tour when your were 15 years old as your first concert in a small theater on the East Coast with everyone smoking up and passing joints in a friendly gesture to people they didn't know sitting next to them.
I know. I was that kid. At that age, at that show. 15 yrs old and it changed my life forever.
Ever seen The Greatful Dead brother. Takes what you're saying to heights untold.
@@yogibear5649 Yes. Sacramento. 1992.
did that. but i was 20 and in Millington tn
It's not hard to imagine. The problem that I have had is remembering many of these things. Hell, there were times when I hardly remembered anything the next day.
I have an emotional connection to this song and I don't know why. It's just...a masterpiece.
Me too man
Your NOT alone ! 😎
No it’s a pretty awesome piece that still hits hard. Always been my fav by them, kind of their Stairway. You aren’t alone.
The song is based off of an unfinished poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge called "Kubla Khan." The whole point of the poem is to show the duality between the waking and dreaming mind, and I think Rush does a great job in this song with the calm and tranquil intro, but slowly shifts into that upbeat rock vibe. The whole point of the song and poem is to get that person thinking of that duality.
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Good to listen while falling asleep, like a soothing mystical aura. These people are gods among men. RIP Neil Peart, the best fricken drummer ever!
singing, playing bass, and synthesizer with your feet all at the same time. nothing short of legendary talent
I don’t care what anyone says, this is by far Rush’s best song and, for me, the best rock song ever made. I come back to it at least once a month, often once a week. For 45 years I haven’t tired of it. And never will. Pure rock music perfection.
Good man!
You have taste brother
You have dined on honeydew
@@enkiduoindeed. And drunk the milk of paradise (or even paaaaaaaaaradise!) 😂
I'm late to this party. Only ever listened to 2112. Listened to this and now i'm hooked on Rush, What incredible talent.
All I can say is, pal you have a lot of catching up to do,
Enjoy cos you won't see or hear a better band EVER!!!
they were at their peak from 2112 thru permanent waves then went kinda commercial with moving pictures but still good
Welcome!
That’s a shame, I’m only turning 27 at the end of 2021 and I’ve been blessed to have seen Rush live four times since I was just a little guy. But welcome to the tunes brother 🤘
@@biffbutkus8185 how can you not love the next three albums after permanent waves?
Rush is the greatest band of all time.
I've only been listening to them for the past 2 or 3 weeks and they're in my top 3. Where have they been all my life?!?!
Holy shit, Geddy’s even playing the rhythm part on guitar while Alex plays his solo.
This band can do everything.
The power of doublenecked guitars/basses
I've always loved that! And I think he's hitting bass pedals in that part too!
He started out on guitar,geddy
@@mattderosier9771 crazy to think that the best bassist ever only started playing bass because he was the inferior guitarist
Foot bass also...
These three guys were excellent musicians. Very professional. Rip Neil Peart
Neil, Dining on Honeydew, and Drinking the milk of Paradise.
@Underdog He identified himself as an agnostic.
Thank you. I’d like to believe he found his own paradise one way or another. He was a great guy.
@Underdog I don't care what he was he was a GREAT drummer.
@phosphorescent wave Are you normally this insufferable or just when you're making people feel bad for no reason?
@phosphorescent wave Why do you even care about saying it to people?
Most underrated band ever,always be a special place in my heart for rush,RIP Neal Peart
Well they did finally get into the R&R Hall of Fame.
What makes you classify them as "underrated"?
Never underrated.
Underrated ? All progressive rock lovers speciaist and critics , have Rush in the top 5 great este bands ever
Rest in Peace RUSH
1968-2018
Still the best band ever.
Dark Mango They're not dead. Rush will never die. They're just taking a well earned retirement.
kaveman1021 holly shit yoi scard3 me man i love rush
Cy - They are done. Retired. And that is ok.
Wasn't the last shows 2015😉 good luck in you're retirement Rush😉
I wonder if Alex will do another Victor Album now that he's got time on his hands?
True classic rock masterpiece, every second
I always feel like I'm home when I listen to Rush.
I’m 16 again, in my room playing this so loud as my parents banging on the wall telling me to turn it down... I saw this tour at the San Diego Sports Arena, I still have the tickets stub.
I saw Them on Hemispheres Tour...my first concert ever and yes, it was at the san diego sports aroma...they opened with 2112 !!! YEAH!!!
I was there !
Nice me too!
Best group 5 4 3 bam 3 Boom in 100 years will never be as talented..
Truly this is music on an epic scale. The technical chops alone are jaw - dropping. My favourite band.
The live performances were equally as epic as this band literally got off on playing live. 4 decades and 19 studio albums and they toured constantly for every one of them.
Xanadu is probably their most underrated song even my uncle who's a mega rush nerd like me doesn't know it. Underrated AF
I have to say any mega Rush nerd knows what Xanadu is when applied to Rush songs
Then he isn't a mega rush nerd..
Lit their most popular Prog epic other than maybe 2112
Watching RUSH again reminds me that each mucision is THE BEST at what they do. Alex does not get enough credit.Alex is THE best at making his guitar carry the band while he effortlessly flows back and forth from rhythm to wicked lead rifts. He simply amazing
Geddy Lee on double neck bass and twelve string. Alex Lifeson on double neck six and twelve string. Immensely talented individuals.
Adam Bendelow I think the top is a regular bass and the bottom is either a 6 or 12 string guitar
The bottom is a six string, he plays when alex is playing the solo, watch carefully near the end and you'll notice it. It's the actual studio recording here. In Alex's case is a 12 and 6 string electric guitar.
Yes the top has 4 bass strings.
In 9.28 he starts to play the bottom neck which has 6 electric guitar strings.
Chris Stayner Neil Peart on a drum set with 500 pieces
R.I.P. Neil. First song that came into my mind. I can picture him going into the afterlife with this intro in the background. Becoming an immortal God
🙌🏽Yaaas!!!🙌🏽
He will always live in our hearts as one of the world's most bad assed percussionists, yes we said, percussionists. He deserves to be remembered with a little more wampum than just a " Rock Drummer ". We will be live today behind our kit after we fix a piece of gridwork that fell down.
I think he lived in the after life but we mere mortals were only drinking the milk of his paradise what joy he gave me RIP My friend .
dude
Dude I love you! My exact words and thoughts also!! 🤘
One of the best Rock groups of all time! Rush Rocks! I absolutely love them!!
I wish I was alive to witness these guys in their absolute prime. Being only 23; i’ve still seen them 10 times with my dad and every show has been an absolute experience of brilliance. Even in their 50’s and 60’s they know how to put on a fantastic show and hearing Xanadu LIVE in full in 2015 was one of my favorite RUSH experiences ever!
FamilyGuyRoks6 consider yourself lucky, I’ve haven’t gotten to see them and probably won’t, but at least these songs are virtually immortal
You're lucky. i'm 50, never got to see them and now, never will.
Great that the next generation is picking up this awesome music with guys like you, kudos to your Dad. I was lucky enough to see them many times in their pomp when I was a kid including small venues in the late 70s (Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres tours) and when they moved the bar in the 80s (Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures & Signals tours). They were utterly, utterly fabulous with long, loud shows to denim clad, patchouli drenched fans with hair to match them. Fast forward ~30 years until I next saw them on the Time Machine tour and you should be pleased you got to see them put on a great show whilst they still could and wanted to. I can still vividly remember Alex LIfeson and his white Gibson 355 imperiously playing his "A Lerxst in Wonderland" solo in La Villa Strangiato, long blond locks and all no more than 10m from the stage. It was fantastic, they were fantastic.
I saw them on the tour for this album and they were truly amazing. I think Sammy Hagar warmed up for them.
FamilyGuyRoks6 You are very lucky my friend, being a teenager I was introduced to them as a much younger kid around 8 or 9, and although I was able to attend two fantastic shows during the Time Machine and R40 tour, I wish I had the opportunity to see them one last time before they retired. But my memories will never fade away.
This is a masterpiece in every sense of the word
Musical perfection
Neil was scary good
Jeff Harp all three actually
I do not want to rain on your parade, neverthemas, He IS a wizard, and so are the other guys, Imean, Bjzs!
@@ronniefrutschi2011 yes, all three
Very few, if any, artists sound exactly the same live as they do in an engineered studio recording. These three do that and more. God bless them!
The audio from this video IS the studio recording.
@@hhhfff7953 calling someone a retard is pretty funny coming from someone still trying to use gay as an insult.
GodsGreiner their a prog rock band they have too or it doesn’t sound good look up any prog band it should be the same as the recording
I have seen them live in Helsinki( Finland ) and if you wonder what the xxxx they did there, Finland has been a kinda stronghold as they have so many fans here. And as you mentioned they can play their songs as they were on studio instead of really been on live concert and that is as rare as real love:P
As a matter of fact, they sound even better LIVE!
The Greatest band in the World.
The MOST UNDERRATED GUITARIST of ALL TIME- Alex Lifeson !!!
Saw rush in 1990 heard akex do thi intro to 2112 . Life changer
The most underrated band of all time.
He is GREAT!
One of the all time greats!
They are waiting for him to die, then he will be recognize as one of the best musicians from the 20 century, that's the way it is...
Neil pert the most famous drummer that has ever lived. Even the younger generation bow's down to his awesome skills
Precision personified.
Peart
Funny thing is, Neil said “I never wanted to be famous, I just wanted to be good. “
Rush is the greatest band ever
No question
Ever. The Beatles were the forward car on the Rock and Roll Train. The Stones wear that crown still.
Rush are another plateau entirely. Compositionally, in recording, and the ocean of performance captured on film (and other recordings that pop up on RUclips.)
More than a year after his passing, there's a void left by the passing of Mr. Peart.
The only band who holds a candle to their stature is Led Zeppelin, and yes Neil is gone, but never forgotten, him and Bonham are laying it down right now in the heavens above 🙌🔨
you think?
🤣 🤣 🤣 The dumbest comment ever
Everytime I watch this I have to pick my jaw up off the floor. Where are the young artists of today that can creat stuff like this?
It's the end of an era, brother. No more😔
Check out a Canadian duo called Crown Lands. They have some pretty awesome proggy material
(And they're both big Rush fans, naturally 😉)
Please don’t start with that crap.
Jesus, this still holds up after all these decades.
Just like every Rush tune… timeless
I just don't have sufficient words to even begin to describe how GREAT Rush is ...
epic xx
Tia Marie you have great taste.
That's perfectly acceptable Tania. Believe me when I tell you we understand exactly what you are trying to say.
These guys sure progressed in the short 3 years since that first album.
The first album is still amazing tho...
VERY Hard Rock w/ a hint of things to come...
+Marc Hendry I don't mind Rush sounding like Led Zeppelin. Sometimes familiar is good.
Not many bands can say that they had such a diverse body of music only 7 years into their careers.
Except Kansas maybe. Both are awesome!
🇨🇦 One of Canada's greatest exports. So many great Canadian bands couldn't break on through.
RUSH have been between the hemispheres of my brain ever since I heard the first album "74
"Working Man" is the song that hooked me.
RIP Neil Peart 🥁 He was one of the best.
My favorite song ever! I learned the words to the song when I was about 16 years old I'm 59 now and I still listen to the song it still gives me chills I want to cry it reminds me of the good old days the way I wished it still was! R.IP. Neil I've seen rush so many times I lost count LOL I truly love them as a band they are great there will never be another Rush
No band like RUSH!
Never!
What tours did you see??
Dear Debbie,
Totally agree with you. The 2112 Overture is a terrible warning about how the brilliant music of the 1960s and 1970s would become suppressed by the absolute rubbish we have to put up with today.
Only problem is that it has happened 90 years early if not sooner.
R. I. P Neil Peart.
Totally agreed
Not only my favorite Rush song, but favorite song period. Must have listened to it a thousand times by now since a kid.
Same here. You definitely have good taste
@@guaporeturns9472 Thank you and you too👍
It is staggering how incredibly talented these guys are.
Top musicians rate Rush as their top Musicians...
Nossa eu até chorei... me lembrei dos bons tempos quando sabia-se fazer um SOM.
Parabéns para vocês Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson...
e o nosso saudoso e transcendental batera Neil Peart ...
Eu tive a felicidade de vivenciar isso.
OBRIGADO RUSH!
Neil Peart is not dead. He found Xanadu before all of us, drinking the milk of paradise
I like the fact that this was uploaded on 12/21/12
Hm... I wonder what it could be referencing?
+RejectionPerfection rush is not dead!
CowsAreCanadian
Whats the weirdest is that is my birthday and my dad got me my first rush album. It was 2112. Honestly. Im super spooked. 12/21/12
the world's end was stoped by this song Kappa
geddy is amazing, his bass lines are so melodic, and perfect for the music... playing guitar on this too, along with synth by hand and feet, and of course singing as well.
This song is a gift from the gods. This is the very definition of epic.
The finest ever