i think that 'Permanent Waves' and 'Moving Pictures' are so immaculately produced and well-written and performed, they'll sound good forever. I love the other rush records, but i can't say that about them. i recently explored 'test for echo' and 'clockwork angels' , which i hadn't heard until this week, and was pleasantly surpised. i didn't really like those couple albums after 'signals'. however, with those two more recent albums i listed, they go for kind of a more punk sound, a bold move, i think.
@@jimmythebold589 I love love love Permanent Waves! As amazing as Moving Pictures is, PW is my go to! Aside from the amazing songs, to me, the production on PW is immaculate! It's like I'm in the studio with them!!! My sleeper is Grace Under Pressure. In fact, in the last decade or so, I've probably listened to it more than any other Rush album. I love the songs...The playing...Ged is singing in a lower more pleasing register...And while the production isn't perfect, it is still a sonically enjoyable experience. Happy listening 😃
PINK FLOYD: More, Darkside of the moon, Wish you were Here, Atom Heart Mother, Meddle, Obscured by Clouds, The Wall. THE SMITHS: Eponymous, Meat is Murder THE ROLLING STONES: Sticky Fingers. BLACK SABBATH: Paranoid, Sabbath bloody Sabbath: E.L.O.: Time. The BEATLES: Abbey Road, Sgt. Peppers. JEAN MICHEL JARRE: Oxygen. JIMI HENDRIX: Electric Ladyland???????? what are some of yours??
taps_13 Perfectly said my friend!!!!! I’m 54 and Neil has been in my life since I was introduced in 75..... RIP Neil my granddaughter is 6 and already has Tom Sawyer down ! That is air drumming at it’s finest
Andy Davis I was 9 years old hanging out in my friends basement, and his old brother was cranking Farewell to Kings. I’ve been hooked over since and I just turned 47 this year.
Alexander Eisen , so sad we lost The Professor but a great thing has come out of this I’ve me another true Rush fan that I can call a friend.. I’m originally from Florida but I live in North Carolina now let’s stay in touch and keep rockin!
@Charlie Suel me 2 I'm im 52 too.may 67. Im remember my brother placing his speakers out the window and cranking 2112 full blast daily. My mom thought we we had a spaceship ship in our backyard
Right there with you @GRILLBUOY101 having a hard time listening to them at the moment without crying. I got home Friday night after an unusually long day at work. I had told my bandmates earlier in the day that I wasn't going to be making to band practice due to the unexpected overtime. I got home and heard the news. Picked up the phone to message my best friend and guitarist of our band. He had already messaged me only a minute earlier. I sat there in disbelief for a few minutes. Then I questioned what the hell I was doing just sitting there. My mind kind of cleared and I asked myself, "What would Neil want me to do?" (Some may think that that sounds or is cliche/corny but I don't care). It became clear after that internal question was asked. I should go jam with my best friends. I NEED to go jam with my best friends. I could almost hear Neil saying, "Life is to short to pass up any opportunity to do something you love with those that you love." Thank you, Neil.
I didn't really "get" this song for many years - all through my 20's and into my 30's I would have considered this song to be "filler" on the Moving Pictures record. Now...It's one of my favorite Rush songs period. These songs from the 80's all just stand up and get stronger as time moves on (in my opinion).
@@davemoss9505 Watch the Camera Eye video here on YT by Still Kickin, hands down 1 of the best fan video creations I've ever seen. His Natural Science video is truly a work of art, his timing and editing skills are absolutely amazing.
Funny enough I thought the same thing also !!😂😂 When I heard this song I loved the beat and I loved their musicianship in the video. When I got older and I really listened to the lyrics I finally got the message, excellent song !!!!😊😊😊🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿
@@KT2112-bootz Listening to RUSH since I was a kid back in the 70's - I firmly believe RUSH is better for it. And they'd probably say the same. Simply put, what we get is Lee, Lifeson and Peart when they're together in their groove, regardless of what anyone thinks. And there's no topping that vibe. Say an album wasn't a commercial success... Well, fuck it - They liked it !! That attitude and drive is what breeds true musicianship. They've always done their thing. Do your best at your thing - whatever it is.
+David James well theres ERRA, protest the hero, periphery, intervals, polyphia, chon, plini, corelia, invent animate, i could go on..... you just dont hear about them
+David James OH Yeaah!! Modern bands have too come forth, and so go do your homework!! Oh, but not even nearly, remotely approaching Rush in any way shape or form. Not ever yet, ur right man. haha had you going for a sec right? Sad to say this, in regards to the state of creative musical production, but to this day it's 100% accurate. Rush rules!
Nate Davis LOL ok there bud. maybe to you and your music hating ways. I mean Boston is as good as rush i think. and there are a lot of bands better then boston today. music was never bad and it never will be. only idiots and the mainstreme will think so. so ya, MAINSTREAM is not as good, bvut polyphia, periphery, ERRA, ALL have an ability on par with if not more advanced then, older music.
Yeah, i'd agree. Boston is great, but specifically Polyphia is just wankery. Not real advanced song writing at all. I like most of those bands, minus Polyphia, but they aren't at Rush levels.
Leave out the fiction The fact is, this friction Will only be worn by persistence... Leave out conditions Courageous convictions Will drag the dream into existence 🖤
Only Rush can make a song with the lyrics “internal incoherence” make sense. This is a great and incisive look at the dawn of the computer age. It’s also a completely badass jam, still today.
"Only Rush can make a song with the lyrics “internal incoherence” make sense" I feel the same way about Midnight Oil, 'it aches like tetanus' .... ruclips.net/video/bE87ZJ15myY/видео.html
It's also a look at the unstable and volatile nature of humanity and the mind. I always interpreted at "reverse polarity" as meaning that sometimes we need to change things and do the opposite of what we've been doing to see things from the other side or point of view. Neil was a true genius.
Daft Doggo+ Dude, you think this song is impressive drum-wise, Google ByTor & the Snowdog, or Natural Science, or 'Beneath, Between, Behind' or Bastille Day. Then you'll see exactly why Neil is revered with such awe, yessir!
As a child, my father used to put Rush on the stereo on every camping trip. Driving over the Coquihalla Highway every summer. I couldn't stand it as a kid. I'm 23 now. I realize that he did me and my siblings a huge favor. I'm so happy that my father showed me the most Canadian band when I was young. I'm so proud to be Canadian. Happy 150th.
We're agreed, right? Neil Peart was a time traveler, and wrote this song about the perils of today's social media. No other explanation of how this song was released in 1981.
Moving Pictures is such a great transition album, the first song, Tom Sawyer could fit snugly into Permanent Waves, then the final song, this one, would fit into Signals perfectly.
those are my two fav rush albums, hand down. they're immaculate. i recently discovered 'clockwork angels ' and 'test for echo', i kinda lost interest in rush after the 'signals' album, but i like the turn towards a punk sound in those albums, and i like geddy's more subdued voice, too...
I believe it was created on the synthesizer/sequencer, and then he had to transpose it to bass, if I remember. Sounds like it...it's a very atypical sort of bass line...but then that's true of much of his work.
There is only one rush, I started listening to them in 1977 all the way to the end of Neil Peart’s life I will listen to them until the day I die. The day of his death I literally cried this man was a tremendous drummer and not even a drummer I call him more of a percussionist, may he rest in peace and maybe someday I’ll get to meet them in the big stage in the sky. 🤘🏼
I too, started in ‘80. Saw 15 times and listened til day he died… now reminisce. They’ve been my favorite since the first day, first song,first time I heard them, and that will never change.
Poet laureats: lyrics, bass, drums. This is what happens when you don't have corporations telling geniuses how to do things. RUSH just works on so many levels.
FOUND THIS ANSWER, If any of you happened to see the video that we made for "Vital Signs," you may have noticed the great lump of metal that was growing out of my chest. That was the PZM. In the reprise of the song introduction, beginning at the second half of the track, I used an unusual two-handed ride.
The lyrics to this song are off the charts. There's ten songs from Rush that are more popular than this (or more) and this to me qualifies as one of the best songs ever recorded. What an amazing trio
That's a microphone taped to his chest. It was a joke. When they were recording, some engineer said the snare sounded bad. Neil said: Well, it sounds good from here. So they put the mic where he was.
Greatest rock moment of my life was waking up in the middle of the night, like 3am turn on mtv and see this video on. The feeling this song and video gave me, I'll never forget it. I bought Moving Pictures on cassette because of that night, my first of every Rush album ever.
I'm 52 years old black guy I remember watching MTV just to catch Rush videos... Now I shed tears wishing I could go back!...The 80's was different for hip-hop and Rock coming out of the 70's!
Doesn't it just personify beautiful 70s/80s studio vibes?! Beautiful view, big, fat sounding mixing desk, gorgeous wood cladding in the live room, one of the best bands ever to have existed being able to do their thing without worrying about cramping their style because they've got full confidence in the room.... Garage band can only get us so far in my opinion.
Recorded at the iconic Le Studio in Morin Heights. Such a shame to hear of the loss of such a great studio but, the classic music lives on that was recorded there. Some of Rush’ best work. Thinking Man’s Music.
Producer: "Geddy, we need to do another take." Geddy: "Why?" Producer: "Because at the end of the song you said 'evalate from the norm'." Geddy: "So?" Producer: "There's no such word as 'evalate'." Geddy: "Screw it. Leave it in there. It can be a talking point for our fans." Producer: "OK. It's your dime..."
@Tracy D In the next verse, it's "escalate from the norm". That's how forward-thinking Geddy was, he just said fuck it and combined "elevate" and "escalate" into a new word.
I am an Autistic in my 50s. Rush and The Cars have been my vibe/groove/soundtrack to my life since 1978. To me, a few traits stand out as proof that Neil was very likely on the Autistic Spectrum. These traits include his relentless nature of learning and practicing the drums, his Synesthesia and of course his Introversion. RIP Neil ❤
he wasnt autistic. He was more open in his younger days, and unfortunately his fame, and the passing of his 2 family members altered his personality, to be more reserved for protection
This song is the essence of Rush. Killer fucking music, take the lyrics out, Rush makes beautiful music. The lyrics are anything but normal. Niel Is so well read and absolutely brilliant, no one writes lyric like him.
YES... This is a classic p-funk/ska/reggae-rock song YES... Tom Sawyer is a rap song YES... Rush became a dotted line after Permanent Waves, but Moving Pictures, Distant Early Warning and Power Windows had some gems... AND YES... Rush is Heavy Metal..... as well as prog and just bare bones rock!! Thank You...
I used to have the lyric “Everybody’s got mixed feelings about the function and the form” as my signature on a car forum. I was driving a polarizing but awesome machine. This song has always been gold. Glad to see the love for it here.
This video is a HOLY RELIC from the early days of MTV circa 1983. These are the rock and roll Gods Getty Lee is the wise sage with long hair and a 100lb brain!!!!!
Geddy's fast intricate bass line, Alex's slick reggae overtones on the guitar and the Professor just doing what he does best laying out the odd time signature beat to perfection. This is Rush at it's finest. Moving Pictures was their greatest album IMO but a lot of people don't know how great the rest of the album is after Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta and YYZ.
I swear watching this I got the sensation of being back in 1981, the thoughts, the feelings, the youthful desire for exploration and expansion, I felt alive again.
This is a prime example of just how unique and unconventional Rush was. The sing changes tempo all over the place, changes genre a few times, and is superior to all else. We live in the best reality, that we got to hear Rush.
Le Studion Morin-Heights, Quebec is where this was recorded Truely made in canada studio is closed now huge place David Bowie recorded there as well canada we rule
Yes and so many more Nazareth,Asia,Rainbow,Geezer Butler,Nanette Workman,Chicago,BeeGees,Bryan Adams,Aldo Nova,Bon Jovi and so many more www.rebuildlestudio.com
who needs extravagant video production, unnecessary special effects, crazy costumes/outfits, half naked dancers, etc., when you have master musicians like RUSH? just videotape their recording sessions and you have yourself a music video. just awesome...
There's not hardly a day that goes by that I don't think of this band and how much I love them - and miss them. Thank you RUSH for all you have given us. I always knew that if just one of them - anyone of them - died or quit the band for some unbelievable reason; that RUSH would belong to history because not one of them could ever be replaced - ever. There can only be one Geddy, Alex and Neil. Anything - or anyone - less than that; could no longer be called RUSH. May their music forever echo into eternity - Long Live RUSH!!!!!!!!
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What up Clouseau! 😎
I’m here daily… For life
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RUSH!!! Rock n roll y'all.
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This song is 41 years old and it still sounds like it's from the future!
i think that 'Permanent Waves' and 'Moving Pictures' are so immaculately produced and well-written and performed, they'll sound good forever. I love the other rush records, but i can't say that about them. i recently explored 'test for echo' and 'clockwork angels' , which i hadn't heard until this week, and was pleasantly surpised. i didn't really like those couple albums after 'signals'. however, with those two more recent albums i listed, they go for kind of a more punk sound, a bold move, i think.
@@jimmythebold589 I love love love Permanent Waves! As amazing as Moving Pictures is, PW is my go to! Aside from the amazing songs, to me, the production on PW is immaculate! It's like I'm in the studio with them!!! My sleeper is Grace Under Pressure. In fact, in the last decade or so, I've probably listened to it more than any other Rush album. I love the songs...The playing...Ged is singing in a lower more pleasing register...And while the production isn't perfect, it is still a sonically enjoyable experience. Happy listening 😃
This is my going home from work song for the last few months. Moving Pictures is my favorite Rush album also saw the Moving pictures tour in 81.
@@xtheunknown4662 Great song! Great tour! I was only 8 and didn't get into Rush till the mid 80s.
Way ahead of its time!!thafz the only way to put it
A genius recognizes sometimes less is more. The drumline is subtle perfection
Peart's song writing....Jesus Christ.
He was clearly elevated from the norm.
No need to bring Jesus into it
He's ,Jesus's band leader now!
Fuk yeah he was
Let me fix your typo...
"Peart was elevated from the norm... you're welcome."
-- Jesus Christ
@@jeffblevins5899 Perfect
"Moving Pictures" is one of the greatest rock albums ever. I would send it to aliens to let them know how cool humans are.
Even Canadians!
Their Masterpiece for sure. in my top 20 albums of all time!!
We don't have to send it. They helped write it!
@@sterlingblake7655 top 20??? What are the other 19???
PINK FLOYD: More, Darkside of the moon, Wish you were Here, Atom Heart Mother, Meddle, Obscured by Clouds, The Wall. THE SMITHS: Eponymous, Meat is Murder THE ROLLING STONES: Sticky Fingers. BLACK SABBATH: Paranoid, Sabbath bloody Sabbath: E.L.O.: Time. The BEATLES: Abbey Road, Sgt. Peppers. JEAN MICHEL JARRE: Oxygen. JIMI HENDRIX: Electric Ladyland???????? what are some of yours??
Moving Pictures will still be played 100 yrs from now. Certainly will be shared with my grandchildren. Unreal musicianship!!!
If I were to go to space someday and I would be only able to take a record player and an LP, I would choose Moving Pictures.
@@V.G.F. oòowwwfff tough one that so many belters out there.🤙🏻
Neil Peart in an old school Expos hat playing his ass off on the most underrated Rush song of all time? Winning at life.
Old school Expos baseball cap . I love it
Best Comment Ever
RIP to the greatest drummer to ever live. He has, undoubtedly, elevated.
LEGEND
From the norm he has now deviated
taps_13 Perfectly said my friend!!!!! I’m 54 and Neil has been in my life since I was introduced in 75..... RIP Neil my granddaughter is 6 and already has Tom Sawyer down ! That is air drumming at it’s finest
Andy Davis I was 9 years old hanging out in my friends basement, and his old brother was cranking Farewell to Kings. I’ve been hooked over since and I just turned 47 this year.
Alexander Eisen , so sad we lost The Professor but a great thing has come out of this I’ve me another true Rush fan that I can call a friend.. I’m originally from Florida but I live in North Carolina now let’s stay in touch and keep rockin!
"Unstable condition, a symptom of life".... Words to live by.
So very true. Makes me think of: “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.”
@@beebelltoller4408 You have that right.
"The fact is this friction will only worn by persistence."
@@beebelltoller4408 Jiddu Krishnamurti
The human condition summed up in a song.
I'm havin a very hard time with Neil's passing.anybody else.?what a master of the drumkit.i like when Geddy called him the Professor on the drum kit!
@Charlie Suel me 2 I'm im 52 too.may 67. Im remember my brother placing his speakers out the window and cranking 2112 full blast daily. My mom thought we we had a spaceship ship in our backyard
@Charlie Suel think my 1st listen was anthem in 76 off all the world on vinyl..remember pot.lol
a hard time indeed 😔 i did not see this coming
Right there with you @GRILLBUOY101 having a hard time listening to them at the moment without crying. I got home Friday night after an unusually long day at work. I had told my bandmates earlier in the day that I wasn't going to be making to band practice due to the unexpected overtime. I got home and heard the news. Picked up the phone to message my best friend and guitarist of our band. He had already messaged me only a minute earlier.
I sat there in disbelief for a few minutes. Then I questioned what the hell I was doing just sitting there. My mind kind of cleared and I asked myself, "What would Neil want me to do?" (Some may think that that sounds or is cliche/corny but I don't care). It became clear after that internal question was asked. I should go jam with my best friends. I NEED to go jam with my best friends. I could almost hear Neil saying, "Life is to short to pass up any opportunity to do something you love with those that you love." Thank you, Neil.
They cannot replace him. Just like when Bonham died. Zeppelin called it a day. As should Rush.
I didn't really "get" this song for many years - all through my 20's and into my 30's I would have considered this song to be "filler" on the Moving Pictures record. Now...It's one of my favorite Rush songs period. These songs from the 80's all just stand up and get stronger as time moves on (in my opinion).
Evelation from the norm…
You're A rad dude. Timmy the camera eye is the apotheosis of everything rock-and-roll sought to achieve.
@@davemoss9505 Watch the Camera Eye video here on YT by Still Kickin, hands down 1 of the best fan video creations I've ever seen. His Natural Science video is truly a work of art, his timing and editing skills are absolutely amazing.
hey, everybody got mixed feelings, huh?
Funny enough I thought the same thing also !!😂😂 When I heard this song I loved the beat and I loved their musicianship in the video. When I got older and I really listened to the lyrics I finally got the message, excellent song !!!!😊😊😊🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿
I can’t praise Moving Pictures enough. It’s a phenomenon album by a phenomenon band. At over 40 years old, it has stood the test of time.
Critics hated them because they couldn' t define them. This song is a prime example.
Well opinions have changed over the years in their favor
Critics always hated and pop culture ignored Rush - Because Rush never set out to appease them. Rush is just Rush - Love it or leave it.
Well stated my fellow RUSH fan 🤘🤘. And btw, phuck the critics we know RUSH kicks ass & that's all that matters.
@@KT2112-bootz Listening to RUSH since I was a kid back in the 70's - I firmly believe RUSH is better for it. And they'd probably say the same. Simply put, what we get is Lee, Lifeson and Peart when they're together in their groove, regardless of what anyone thinks. And there's no topping that vibe. Say an album wasn't a commercial success... Well, fuck it - They liked it !! That attitude and drive is what breeds true musicianship. They've always done their thing. Do your best at your thing - whatever it is.
Yes and the fact that they NEVER sold out... They were all incredibly talented and they all had such amazing integrity... RIP NP
Can we just say that these masterpieces may save the earths existence one day🙃
The best band in the Galaxy they're music is still travelling to other multiverses .....as we speak, the music of "RUSH" will NEVER DIE 🎉
U bettt🎉
@@MaudeWhite-yc6ji AMEN TO THAT BROTHER 🙏🏻
Alex is THE most underrated guitarist ever. Pure brilliance.
Of course not. The most underrated guitarist ever is playing in another Canadian band, Saga.
I thought the early time in the band rode a bit on Alex's talent. Later, he found a better sonic range to fit in and fill the soundscape for the band.
so anyone not named Hendrix or Van Halen is "underrated"? I think I understand now.
@@Brand73 Page?
Rush's music is on an epic scale. No modern day bands has even come close.
+David James well theres ERRA, protest the hero, periphery, intervals, polyphia, chon, plini, corelia, invent animate, i could go on..... you just dont hear about them
+David James OH Yeaah!! Modern bands have too come forth, and so go do your homework!! Oh, but not even nearly, remotely approaching Rush in any way shape or form. Not ever yet, ur right man. haha had you going for a sec right? Sad to say this, in regards to the state of creative musical production, but to this day it's 100% accurate. Rush rules!
None of those bands are on the same level, PtH is up there close. But guys like Polyphia don't have half of the songwriting ability.
Nate Davis LOL ok there bud. maybe to you and your music hating ways. I mean Boston is as good as rush i think. and there are a lot of bands better then boston today. music was never bad and it never will be. only idiots and the mainstreme will think so.
so ya, MAINSTREAM is not as good, bvut polyphia, periphery, ERRA, ALL have an ability on par with if not more advanced then, older music.
Yeah, i'd agree. Boston is great, but specifically Polyphia is just wankery. Not real advanced song writing at all.
I like most of those bands, minus Polyphia, but they aren't at Rush levels.
One of the best bands of all time.
It's the best band in the world.
that's not as impressive as the best band of all time.
indeed, because then you're comparing them to the minstrels in the middle ages.
No argument here brother
its the bascic sound of THE POLICE in combinatian whit some progressive elements. thankyou THE POLICE,thank you RUSH.
Leave out the fiction
The fact is, this friction
Will only be worn by persistence...
Leave out conditions
Courageous convictions
Will drag the dream into existence
🖤
Rush, the complete loss of ego
Only Rush can make a song with the lyrics “internal incoherence” make sense. This is a great and incisive look at the dawn of the computer age. It’s also a completely badass jam, still today.
"Only Rush can make a song with the lyrics “internal incoherence” make sense"
I feel the same way about Midnight Oil, 'it aches like tetanus' ....
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It's also a look at the unstable and volatile nature of humanity and the mind. I always interpreted at "reverse polarity" as meaning that sometimes we need to change things and do the opposite of what we've been doing to see things from the other side or point of view. Neil was a true genius.
Looming low and ominous
In twilight premature
Thunderheads are rumbling
In a distant overture
Name a better rock trio. Rush is perfection.
Rush is INDEED perfection, and I don't know if there are *better* trios, but The Police are pretty awesome
@@GameyRaccoon I agree - The Police ARE fabulous.
I remember seeing this video on MTV back in 81 I was 14 years old Long live Rush!!
Everytime we hear thunder in the sky we'll know its just Neil playing, free from pain and resting in peace, the man and the legend of drumming, RIP
antonio villegas or Neil with the gods in battle rage on high.
I guess he wasn't in too much pain...
Hurricane Peart!
I wish I hadn't read this, I am crying all over again.
Legend of Percussion
Drumming is for marching bands
The drums on this track are incredibly complex, takes more than a second listen to really appreciate them
Daft Doggo+ Dude, you think this song is impressive drum-wise, Google ByTor & the Snowdog, or Natural Science, or 'Beneath, Between, Behind' or Bastille Day. Then you'll see exactly why Neil is revered with such awe, yessir!
Neil is ridic
Grundman - Add "The Camera Eye" in there too.
or just listen to Steve Gadd instead
You got your Ah ha backwards
Always wished they kept going with that little Jam at the end.
This whole album is a masterpiece.
Don't mean to be a drag but this album is to overplayed and everyone thinks it's the best Signals is X2 over this
@davidmaxwelloswald2220 as a huge fan of signals I completely disagree, no rush song/ album is "too overplayed" that just means its really damn good
@@davidmaxwelloswald2220 uh that would make you...wrong....but hey its YOUR opinion
Best 3 piece band ever hands down
I'm 15 and Rush is my favorite band :)
Kat Knells actually the same haha
Kat Knells Happy 17th birthday
As a child, my father used to put Rush on the stereo on every camping trip. Driving over the Coquihalla Highway every summer. I couldn't stand it as a kid. I'm 23 now. I realize that he did me and my siblings a huge favor.
I'm so happy that my father showed me the most Canadian band when I was young.
I'm so proud to be Canadian.
Happy 150th.
This is a *criminally* underrated jam, one of my favorites by Rush for sureeeeee
We're agreed, right? Neil Peart was a time traveler, and wrote this song about the perils of today's social media. No other explanation of how this song was released in 1981.
Moving Pictures is such a great transition album, the first song, Tom Sawyer could fit snugly into Permanent Waves, then the final song, this one, would fit into Signals perfectly.
those are my two fav rush albums, hand down. they're immaculate. i recently discovered 'clockwork angels ' and 'test for echo', i kinda lost interest in rush after the 'signals' album, but i like the turn towards a punk sound in those albums, and i like geddy's more subdued voice, too...
Or Permanent Waves and Signals transitioned into and out of Moving Pictures - I see MP as the peak in many ways...
Well said ...
Great observation
I thought this too. The first side was basically their classic old style sound while the 2nd side was towards the direction they were headed in.
Damn I love playing this bass line, he just fills in all the right parts. It's complex without being overbearing. This song is a masterpiece.
I believe it was created on the synthesizer/sequencer, and then he had to transpose it to bass, if I remember. Sounds like it...it's a very atypical sort of bass line...but then that's true of much of his work.
It might just be my new favourite bassline
Most of they're done were masterpieces 🙏🏼🙏🏾🙏🏿💞💞💞 RIP Neil Peart
Yes this is VERY fun to play on the bass!
Why can't people just focus on the many who like it? But that is funny
There is only one rush, I started listening to them in 1977 all the way to the end of Neil Peart’s life I will listen to them until the day I die. The day of his death I literally cried this man was a tremendous drummer and not even a drummer I call him more of a percussionist, may he rest in peace and maybe someday I’ll get to meet them in the big stage in the sky. 🤘🏼
I cried that day also, George. Been listening since I was 8 or 9. First
Neil's lyrics were incredible!
I too, started in ‘80. Saw 15 times and listened til day he died… now reminisce.
They’ve been my favorite since the first day, first song,first time I heard them, and that will never change.
Hey man, I feel ya.
wow. i also say percussionist instead of drummer. never heard anyone else say that. songwriter also.
Poet laureats: lyrics, bass, drums. This is what happens when you don't have corporations telling geniuses how to do things. RUSH just works on so many levels.
Some say that Geddy Lee is still sitting next to those bongos
theyre congas. bongos are the small ones that about the size of a hand
One of the most underrated Rush songs!
So many of those... Lol
You start digging and jesus you find a bunch lol
Been a fan of Rush for 40 years now 53 still love their music 🎶
Woke up this morning and this was going through my mind. It's been years, and it still is the BEST.
That double bass fill at 4:08...🤤
🤘🏼SICK🤘🏼
FOUND THIS ANSWER,
If any of you happened to see the video that we made for "Vital Signs," you may have noticed the great lump of metal that was growing out of my chest. That was the PZM. In the reprise of the song introduction, beginning at the second half of the track, I used an unusual two-handed ride.
The lyrics to this song are off the charts. There's ten songs from Rush that are more popular than this (or more) and this to me qualifies as one of the best songs ever recorded. What an amazing trio
Agreed the lyrics are mind blowing!
This song was the first Rush song I ever sat down and listened to.
I was 16.
Been a diehard fan ever since.
As a non-RUSH fan when MP came out, this was the song that caught my attention as well. The rapid Baba O'Riley-esque synth riff is what did it.
Moving Pictures was their first album I was introduced to - thanks to my Dad. For me though, Red Barchetta was and continues to be my fave track 🏎
Man mine was All the World's a Stage check that out haaaa bad ass that's what that is
This was the first Rush song I ever heard. I was 8
I knew good music when I heard it even then
Neil's got some monitor electrical device taped to his chest, he was the GOD of drummer's...
That's a microphone taped to his chest. It was a joke. When they were recording, some engineer said the snare sounded bad. Neil said: Well, it sounds good from here. So they put the mic where he was.
An underrated Rush song and one of my favs. Love Geddy's bass in chorus part.
yeaaah! i love the work on drums... love that song!
One of their Best to Date!!!!.. 👍👍
Epic space reggae!
Yeah
enough with those underrated comment .
you want ratting something ,just rat it.
4 years ago today and the world really went to shit after that! Miss you Professor!
I have the same Expos hat..."Cooperstown" collection~Miss you Neil............
Can I go back to the early 80s please,well from 82’ onward😂
This is what Punk Music would have sounded like if Punks could play. AWESOME!!!
Where ya gonna hit those verse chords Alex? "Um, how about on the 2 and 4 and then change to the 1 and 3 and stuff? haha
Theyre just never ending goodness in SO many ways...Utterly ridiculously good..
Definitely their most underrated track
@@singingsheepytps9240 One of a multitude.
Mankind’s stepping stone I suppose =]
So cool, so smooth
Still relevant in 2024. Timeless classics
RIP Neil Ellwood Peart OC... A man who truly elevated from the norm.
Greatest rock moment of my life was waking up in the middle of the night, like 3am turn on mtv and see this video on. The feeling this song and video gave me, I'll never forget it. I bought Moving Pictures on cassette because of that night, my first of every Rush album ever.
I'm 52 years old black guy I remember watching MTV just to catch Rush videos... Now I shed tears wishing I could go back!...The 80's was different for hip-hop and Rock coming out of the 70's!
Le Studio in its glory days!
It's NO MORE I saw (on RUclips I think)
:(
I hear its getting renovated
Doesn't it just personify beautiful 70s/80s studio vibes?! Beautiful view, big, fat sounding mixing desk, gorgeous wood cladding in the live room, one of the best bands ever to have existed being able to do their thing without worrying about cramping their style because they've got full confidence in the room....
Garage band can only get us so far in my opinion.
Recorded at the iconic Le Studio in Morin Heights. Such a shame to hear of the loss of such a great studio but, the classic music lives on that was recorded there. Some of Rush’ best work. Thinking Man’s Music.
Rush, Led Zeppelin and the Doors.
Producer: "Geddy, we need to do another take."
Geddy: "Why?"
Producer: "Because at the end of the song you said 'evalate from the norm'."
Geddy: "So?"
Producer: "There's no such word as 'evalate'."
Geddy: "Screw it. Leave it in there. It can be a talking point for our fans."
Producer: "OK. It's your dime..."
LOL best comment
It’s so meta. He was deviating from the normal pronunciation
Producer is Terry Brown haha
@Tracy D In the next verse, it's "escalate from the norm". That's how forward-thinking Geddy was, he just said fuck it and combined "elevate" and "escalate" into a new word.
@@och70 He says "revelate".
I remember seeing this video on MTV..... Back when the "M" stood for "Music"
@Psyche In modern MTV "M" stands for "trash"
Psyche it’s a joke. mtv used to actually be something. you can’t even name one good thing about it now.
Moronic nowadays
To me it's rather "eMpTy Vision".
Best Rush deep tracks? I would say;
1. Vital Signs
2. The Weapon
3. The Enemy Within
4. Between The Wheels
5. Lock And Key
Marathon 2112 ?
WE ARE GETTING OUT OF EARTH ISLAND WIT THIS ONE
RIP Professor....the greatest ever. Vital Signs an underrated but phenomenal song. Great all the way through but from 3:05 on, pure magic.
pure magic indeed. shout out to ged that bass fill gives me goosebumps everytime, especially the time machine tour version
Moving pictures is my desert 🏜 island 🏝
Release! Love y’all all so much
I am an Autistic in my 50s. Rush and The Cars have been my vibe/groove/soundtrack to my life since 1978.
To me, a few traits stand out as proof that Neil was very likely on the Autistic Spectrum. These traits include his relentless nature of learning and practicing the drums, his Synesthesia and of course his Introversion.
RIP Neil ❤
he wasnt autistic. He was more open in his younger days, and unfortunately his fame, and the passing of his 2 family members altered his personality, to be more reserved for protection
Everybody got mixed feeling's!!!! RIP Professor!!!!
This song is the essence of Rush. Killer fucking music, take the lyrics out, Rush makes beautiful music. The lyrics are anything but normal. Niel Is so well read and absolutely brilliant, no one writes lyric like him.
geddy Lee ain't too bad either
YES... This is a classic p-funk/ska/reggae-rock song
YES... Tom Sawyer is a rap song
YES... Rush became a dotted line after Permanent Waves, but Moving Pictures, Distant Early Warning and Power Windows had some gems...
AND YES... Rush is Heavy Metal..... as well as prog and just bare bones rock!!
Thank You...
I couldn't agree more with you!!!!
Insanely hard song to play on bass! The changeups are out reach for most of us mortals !!
This is strangely funky, deep and moving. It's indescribable. It's Rush.
Very underrated
Congratulations on 1 million views!
love that they shot video while recording at Le Studio in Morin Heights , Quebec . it’s so cool to see them in their prime ! RIP Neil Peart 🙏🏻🥁🇨🇦❤️
Alex Lifeson fez O riff fodástico! Reggae by Rush! Abraços de um fã brasileiro 💚🇧🇷💛 🤗
This song's so fucking profound, then and NOW!
Perfection, lyrically and musically
I used to have the lyric “Everybody’s got mixed feelings about the function and the form” as my signature on a car forum. I was driving a polarizing but awesome machine. This song has always been gold. Glad to see the love for it here.
its kinda hard to believe this song isn't even in their greatest hits album its so good.
399 have mixed feelings... about the function and the form...
Imagine turning the knob on your old TV to tune into MTV and one of the first videos you see is this masterpiece being played. Incredible.
RUSH IS
MEGA COOL
In ten days this album will be 40 years old. One of the best rock albums in history.
Le Studio. The place history was made.
It's amazing how these three created such good music and still revelant when you hear it. Rip Neil.
You, Neil Peart, inspired a nation of drummers! RIP Professor.
One of the most underrated Rush songs. One of my favorite
Released 40 years ago today.
Wow, I'm old.
My first concert, RUSH March 11th 1981 Indianapolis.
Neil near the end...speed of sound with those hands ❤️
I get elevated from the Norm everytime i watch this and i don't even know Norm.
;)
I got deviated from the Norm
Lol
Can’t believe this was about 40 years ago
This video is a HOLY RELIC from the early days of MTV circa 1983. These are the rock and roll Gods Getty Lee is the wise sage with long hair and a 100lb brain!!!!!
The greatest drumer ever! We ll mis u. T.T
Geddy's fast intricate bass line, Alex's slick reggae overtones on the guitar and the Professor just doing what he does best laying out the odd time signature beat to perfection. This is Rush at it's finest. Moving Pictures was their greatest album IMO but a lot of people don't know how great the rest of the album is after Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta and YYZ.
Definitely giving The Police vibes
One of the best conclusions to a rock album, ever. Elevate(d), indeed.
I love how the next album is titled "Signals"...a direct connection to this song
@@dcb1138 Sonically/musically, this song sounds like foreshadowing of Signals.
That bass is an evil monster!
I swear watching this I got the sensation of being back in 1981, the thoughts, the feelings, the youthful desire for exploration and expansion, I felt alive again.
This is a prime example of just how unique and unconventional Rush was. The sing changes tempo all over the place, changes genre a few times, and is superior to all else. We live in the best reality, that we got to hear Rush.
I have loved this song since it's debut. Amazing
When a band peaks musically... you get Moving Pictures, a true masterpiece! To me they never made anything better than this! Maybe Analog Kid!
One of my most favourite songs from rush & i'm glad this master piece was released back then.
Same here. This song is amazing, and is as good as any song off of the Moving Pictures album.
Le Studion Morin-Heights, Quebec is where this was recorded Truely made in canada studio is closed now huge place David Bowie recorded there as well canada we rule
Didn't the Police record there too?
Yes and so many more Nazareth,Asia,Rainbow,Geezer Butler,Nanette Workman,Chicago,BeeGees,Bryan Adams,Aldo Nova,Bon Jovi and so many more www.rebuildlestudio.com
2:08 - Ultra smooth transition Verse to Chorus - The very embodiment of what Rush was!
who needs extravagant video production, unnecessary special effects, crazy costumes/outfits, half naked dancers, etc., when you have master musicians like RUSH? just videotape their recording sessions and you have yourself a music video. just awesome...
There's not hardly a day that goes by that I don't think of this band and how much I love them - and miss them. Thank you RUSH for all you have given us. I always knew that if just one of them - anyone of them - died or quit the band for some unbelievable reason; that RUSH would belong to history because not one of them could ever be replaced - ever. There can only be one Geddy, Alex and Neil. Anything - or anyone - less than that; could no longer be called RUSH. May their music forever echo into eternity - Long Live RUSH!!!!!!!!