Alex Lifeson. Magic guitar work and he always finds the catchy heart of sound. He always gets amazing rock guitar melody and precise rhythm with the jams. I know his sound from all the years. Unmistakably amazing.
Thank you Ruben. As you had noticed, I love the sparse vocal. This song goes a couple of minutes before any singing. I really like how the music establishes feelings of energy and motion going through your mind. Then the lyrics just organize and comment on the emotions you’re already feeling. It is a brilliant piece.
I was listening to Rush one day, way back in the '80s, and I was getting very high (wreathed in smoke in Lebanon). "The Camera Eye" sprang to new life as I partook of the Ghanja, basking in the fragrant haze, it's scenes playing in my imagination. One of my all-time favorites.
Ruben, Great review! Thanks for getting to it. I'd almost collapse after playing along to this song behind my kit not only because of what it takes physically but the emotional ride as well! New adjectives need to be created for RUSH
New subscriber! One of my many favourites from Rush. They're from my hometown. "It's Rush. They can pull it off." :) Very considerate review. Thank you!
I first fell in love with Rush November 5, 1976, 9 PM. Of all their magical potions that randomly play through my head, for some reason, Camera Eye has been playing in a perpetual loop in the back of my head since 1981. But I still can't get enough.
I love this song. It is Rush in a setting of sustained beauty. I can picture the poem in my mind because the music matches the story so perfectly. I love how it takes its time to unfold in order to give the soundscape of the city in early morning and then the song slowly gets busy. It’s perfect. It’s like looking down from a building onto the street in wonderment of all that is happening. This is why Rush’s dedication to detail so pays. “Headfirst humanity” and “an angular mass of New Yorkers” are brilliant turns of phrases. Then I love the contrast created lyrically comparing Westminster in London on a rainy day to New York. I suspect that Neil took the idea from the song “Cities” by Talking Heads. He said hinted that he liked the album Fear Of Music.
My mom brought this home to me on 8 track. It had just come out, and I was just a few years into getting into rock music. I didn't know how to formulate it in my mind at the time, but I remember thinking "Wow! finally, something that doesn't sound like recycled blues turned up to eleven! This song, and album, changed my perspective, and opened doors like no other. Now, I know the hypnotic sounds of the perfect fourth and fifth intervals are what mesmerized me from the beginning! Permanent Waves, Signals, and Hemispheres, along with Moving Pictures are masterpieces of modern rock music that stylistically stand apart from anything ever recorded. And I loved listening to, and watching your reaction. It was like hanging out with a friend, and spinning vinyl on a Saturday night , 40 years ago!
I am a huge Rush fan. This song is one of my favorites. Maybe because it is the last of their "epic" songs (like By-Tor, 2112, Xanadau ) and you can hear some of thier future music within it. Hints of Grace Under Pressure and Power Windows for sure). I am so lucky to have lived while there was Rush.
Great reaction. This is one of my favorite Rush songs. Wait there all my favorite. Their music speaks to me, inspires me. And your right they gave the whole World the gift of their music ❤️🙏🏼
Wow... it does my heart good to see that sentiment shared by a female. Yes, Rush is by far the most inspirational music I've come across in my life. It's like philosophy and metaphysics set to heavenly music.
I was waiting for your reaction to the guitar playing at the end and your reaction didn't disappoint. Love watching your expressions. I'm a big Genesis and Rush fan so have watched many of your video reactions to these bands.
Can see you were moved by the song as I was when I heard it, and still. First Rush album I bought as a kid. My older cousins in NY played them since I could remember, so was familiar. The intro gets me, that chord progression with trickling of notes following, coupled with that solid beat. Just power
The lyrics are important to this song, which could have been bracket titled "A Tale of Two Cities". You will understand after further listening. There is a source of the title that is linked to an American artwork from the depression. I would be certain that Neil reflected on this and his observations from their UK and USA concert tours.
its an interesting song its about perception the focus of the mind NOT TOO MANY POP SONGS ARE WRITTEN ABOUT SUCH THINGS people think its about new york and london its not its about a mind that visited new york and london who noticed something those two places had in common not realizing that the thing in common was the mind that perceived them obviously the guy who wrote that song is a genius
Hey Ruben, great reaction. Like you said if it was simply an instrumental it be still just fantastic. The song is about 2 major cities where they make comparisons and also distinguish the two. The first half was NY and during the pace change they are now in London. I know Geddy's voice is tricky to get all lyrics or most in a first listen. But when understanding the lyrics to the musical composition..that is where you get the complete Rush Experience. I'll add a link in a reply to this and lyrics. I know it's frowned upon to add links here, but my friend who makes videos from a select few Rush songs, really captures this one. Be back in a few. And thanks for your reactions too and input. You are appreciated.😊
Grim-faced and forbidding Their faces closed tight An angular mass of New Yorkers Pacing in rhythm Race the oncoming night They chase through the streets of Manhattan Head-first humanity Pause at a light Then flow through the streets of the city They seem oblivious To a soft spring rain Like an English rain So light, yet endless From a leaden sky, yeah The buildings are lost In their limitless rise My feet catch the pulse And the purposeful stride I feel the sense of possibilities I feel the wrench of hard realities The focus is sharp in the city Wide-angle watcher On life's ancient tales Steeped in the history of London Green and Grey washes In a wispy white veil Mist in the streets of Westminster Wistful and weathered The pride still prevails Alive in the streets of the city Are they oblivious To this quality? A quality Of light unique to every city's streets Pavements may teem With intense energy But the city is calm In this violent sea I feel the sense of possibilities I feel the wrench of hard realities The focus is sharp in the city
With 19 albums, and so much quality music behind them, to be asked to choose just one song as your outstanding Rush moment is no easy task, and then some! 70's epic era, early 80s punchier songs, the celebration of the synthesiser, and finally back to the guitar driven approach, that's some career to be boiled down to one composition! I thought it impossible until about three years ago, when i forced myself into a decision. As you've obviously guessed, 'The Camera Eye' takes the gold, and i'm happy with that! Neil's greatest poetry ever, imo, my favourite Alex solo, and the tightest the rhythm section ever sounded, how could this not be the zenith for me? I appreciate subjectivity because only a fool doesn't, but it would be interesting to see if anybody thinks likewise!
It's beautiful to see you discovering and appreciating Rush songs that spoke to me the same way the first time I heard them, thirty some odd years ago... :)
At first I was like: "Ten minutes long?" but I was thinking of "Limelight" which has the lyric "Caught in the camera eye", also from the Moving Pictures album. Dammit, getting all misty for my HS days.
I couldn't agree more. I just love how, at the end of the song, Ruben is sitting there, listening to silence, waiting to see if there will be more. I don't know much about music, only what I like. To me, once I heard Rush, it was like I was hearing the pinnacle of music. Nothing else has ever struck me the way this band has. The pure talent is beyond definition. I hope Ruben will check out By-Tor And The Snow Dog, and The Necromancer one of these days. You can see how much he loves great guitar licks and solos, and those songs both fit the bill. I'm surprised no one has gotten him to do The Trees as well, but then so much content, so little time...
For a long time, RUSH was a freak show band only listened to by outcasts and oddballs. The cool kids would not stoop to listening to a band that went against the mainstream. So what that they didn't like RUSH; they didn't like us either. Tom Sawyer was the story of our rebellion; Subdivisions the story of our lives. Rolling Stone and all the other "critiques" published hate, calling Geddy's voice "a cat caught in a blender" among other bad things. Finally, the haters began to understand what we knew all along - that RUSH spoke for us, and they were not going away. Liking RUSH became the cool thing; for once someone was trying to mimic us instead of the other way around. Would I trade the uncool years in? Hell no; it developed a bond and trust between us and the band that couldn't be forged any other way! We stood by them and they, us. And it is still that way. Geddy once said that they wanted to be the world's number 1 cult band. They did that and more. It's sad to see them go into retirement, but after 50 YEARS, I rekon they've well and truly earned it. Sorry so long.
Moving Pictures is still Rush's perfection album to me. Not a weak moment and each song unique. Had catchy tracks, long tracks, instrumental. Great all around imo.
For the record, I bought this album brand new upon release in 1981...8th grade might I add... every tune on this album is ridiculously fantastic! Great reaction!
One of my favourite Rush songs. Every time I hear the main chord chorus I picture myself looking up amidst skyscrapers as the sun glimmers down. Not every song provokes such vivid imagery for me.
Just came up in my feed. My comment is over 2 years since the original post so it may not be noteworthy and already mentioned. I'll throw it out there anyway. The albums title "Moving Pictures". Can you see in the album artwork the entire picture the album title is referring to? The photo captures a moving crew moving pictures out of a museum while a crowd watching the pictures being moved are so moved by the artwork are crying, dropping bags of groceries... Meanwhile, there is a moving picture crew filming the moving of the pictures and their moving reactions. Neal Peart was an absolute genius.
Great song to further encourage your study of Rush...It's a lifelong pursuit...I've been doing it since Caress of Steel...:)...Here I am today...Loving that you're loving it...:)...If you haven't already; the song after this; Witch Hunt...Is killer!...You can hear the bells on the outro...
Love the reaction at 11:29. I get that as well. I've been listening to this song for over 35 years and that part still gets me. How does Alex even dream of these riffs? He must hear a machine or something and then mimics it with his guitar. Pure genius!
Decades ago (1989) I was listening to a radio interview with Rush and the interviewer asked Alex what his most challenging solo was. And he replied "When we were working on The Camera's Eye, I was struggling with the solo. So I decided to go outside in the Quebec winter and stand in the snow to look at the moon for inspiration. And just when I looked up, this big cloud came along and covered up the moon. I just went back inside." LEGENDARY.
Here’s some more RUSH songs to try: Xanadu from Exit Stage Left Live 1981 Working Man Live from Cleveland La Villa Strangiato Live from Cleveland YYZ Live from Rio The Garden Live from Clockwork Angels Tour Neil Pearts Drum Solo Live from Frankfurt Germany Freewill Tom Sawyer Limelight
Ruben, thanks, I enjoy your reaction and commentary. This has always been one of my favorites (it grabbed me the first time I heard it). I especially like the line "...I feel the sense of possibilities, I feel the wrench of hard realities," I teach high school in a lower socioeconomic school to some wonderful students and that line reminds me of them - many possibilities, but many hard realities.
I would love to see you react to the following Rush songs; Mission, Driven, Resist, the garden, nobody's hero, roll the bones, test for echo, and force 10
It's strange for me to see someone react today to music I was listening to back in the 80's when I was just a kid. This song, this album set my musical course. Good on you for taking a listen.
Basically there are few musicians that can rival what these 3 monumental musicians can do. There have been lots of great bands, but ironically they have come and gone during the time the Rush. Few, if any bands have been able to continue to produce amazing music from their first album all the way to their last album spanning over 40 yrs. Lots more to listen to :) You should pick something from the end of their career to get a grasp of how good they were as they closed out their life on the lighted stage. I would suggest Headlong Flight and The Garden
"from their first album all the way to their last album spanning over 40 yrs"?? Well, maybe....almost. If you ask me, Presto, Roll the Bones and Test for Echo were Rush at their worst. There's also a bit too much stolen Voltaire on Clockwork Angels for my taste (Neil Peart isn't nearly as brilliant literarily as people make him out to be), but yeah, Headlong Flight kicks some major ass. :)
LOL...Dude; you really need to learn something about music. There are many great musicians, The guys that Lerxst, Pratt and Dirk worship...And many bands still exist that played during the Rush era...I know; I watched and continue to watch the whole thing...King Crimson was just here in Philly, Genesis, Chicago, Yes, Tool, Brand X, et al are all still around...Sadly; members die...Rush, whom I love like a brother, are just giants among giants...
John here from Vancouver Canada, I have seen Rush live 126 times and you my friend need to really play more Rush, If I were you, I'd get into more of the late 70's & 80's like Hemisphere's, Permanent Waves, Fly by Night. Awesome your playing Rush music. Rush is a very unique band for there restructuring there music with lyrics. A dynamic band for sure, "Rush On Rubin"
A wonderful song and thanks for your reaction. Each album tended to have what they referred to as "performance pieces" not intended to be performed live. But thankfully, this became one of their most memorable live performance pieces and was included in their final tour. It is bittersweet they will not continue as they have, but on the bright side, many of us have spent 50 years following their remarkable career and there is no reason you can't do the same! Enjoy the journey.
38 years later, and this song and it's messages are still.... perfect. Now, as for the next one...tough call. Let's delve into uncharted water...."Show Don't Tell", " Subdivisions", "Between The Wheels"( my favorite Alex Lifeson solo), or "Chemistry"( a very " personal" song for me...)
"show dont tell" is awesome, as is "Chain Lightning" :) yeah, also "chemistry", I love it, and "between the wheels" = super-awesome! these are some of my (most) favourite Rush songs. :-)
I will never get bored of you saying how great Rush is. I’ve been immersed in their greatness for almost 40 years!
Alex Lifeson. Magic guitar work and he always finds the catchy heart of sound. He always gets amazing rock guitar melody and precise rhythm with the jams. I know his sound from all the years. Unmistakably amazing.
Thank you Ruben. As you had noticed, I love the sparse vocal. This song goes a couple of minutes before any singing. I really like how the music establishes feelings of energy and motion going through your mind. Then the lyrics just organize and comment on the emotions you’re already feeling. It is a brilliant piece.
no words just...love...rush...seen them live 9 times....miss them
I was listening to Rush one day, way back in the '80s, and I was getting very high (wreathed in smoke in Lebanon). "The Camera Eye" sprang to new life as I partook of the Ghanja, basking in the fragrant haze, it's scenes playing in my imagination. One of my all-time favorites.
Got to see them perform this album in its entirety a day before my 12th birthday. I was never the same.
Ruben, Great review! Thanks for getting to it. I'd almost collapse after playing along to this song behind my kit not only because of what it takes physically but the emotional ride as well! New adjectives need to be created for RUSH
Thanks Ruben. My all time favorite Rush song, keep the Rush coming
New subscriber! One of my many favourites from Rush. They're from my hometown. "It's Rush. They can pull it off." :) Very considerate review. Thank you!
I first fell in love with Rush November 5, 1976, 9 PM. Of all their magical potions that randomly play through my head, for some reason, Camera Eye has been playing in a perpetual loop in the back of my head since 1981. But I still can't get enough.
I love this song. It is Rush in a setting of sustained beauty. I can picture the poem in my mind because the music matches the story so perfectly. I love how it takes its time to unfold in order to give the soundscape of the city in early morning and then the song slowly gets busy. It’s perfect. It’s like looking down from a building onto the street in wonderment of all that is happening.
This is why Rush’s dedication to detail so pays. “Headfirst humanity” and “an angular mass of New Yorkers” are brilliant turns of phrases. Then I love the contrast created lyrically comparing Westminster in London on a rainy day to New York. I suspect that Neil took the idea from the song “Cities” by Talking Heads. He said hinted that he liked the album Fear Of Music.
My mom brought this home to me on 8 track. It had just come out, and I was just a few years into getting into rock music. I didn't know how to formulate it in my mind at the time, but I remember thinking "Wow! finally, something that doesn't sound like recycled blues turned up to eleven! This song, and album, changed my perspective, and opened doors like no other. Now, I know the hypnotic sounds of the perfect fourth and fifth intervals are what mesmerized me from the beginning! Permanent Waves, Signals, and Hemispheres, along with Moving Pictures are masterpieces of modern rock music that stylistically stand apart from anything ever recorded. And I loved listening to, and watching your reaction. It was like hanging out with a friend, and spinning vinyl on a Saturday night , 40 years ago!
Nice to se someone do this song. My favorite Rush song from their best album IMHO.
Fuck yes! This song deserves some much love! It's a tale of two cities, New York and London.
The joy on your face ...reflects the purity of the experience
I am a huge Rush fan. This song is one of my favorites. Maybe because it is the last of their "epic" songs (like By-Tor, 2112, Xanadau ) and you can hear some of thier future music within it. Hints of Grace Under Pressure and Power Windows for sure). I am so lucky to have lived while there was Rush.
Great reaction. This is one of my favorite Rush songs. Wait there all my favorite. Their music speaks to me, inspires me. And your right they gave the whole World the gift of their music ❤️🙏🏼
Wow... it does my heart good to see that sentiment shared by a female. Yes, Rush is by far the most inspirational music I've come across in my life. It's like philosophy and metaphysics set to heavenly music.
Yes once you hear them you will never forget
Hi Ruben I love you're understanding of good music and im very glad you give much time to my favourite band. Glad you seem to enjoy.:)
I was waiting for your reaction to the guitar playing at the end and your reaction didn't disappoint. Love watching your expressions. I'm a big Genesis and Rush fan so have watched many of your video reactions to these bands.
Your review has some deep stuff in there. I thought you we're taken aback and almost speechless
Check out Middletown Dreams by Rush
Awesome choice! And you seem very emotional! Awesome for this type of show! Great job
Can see you were moved by the song as I was when I heard it, and still. First Rush album I bought as a kid. My older cousins in NY played them since I could remember, so was familiar. The intro gets me, that chord progression with trickling of notes following, coupled with that solid beat. Just power
The lyrics are important to this song, which could have been bracket titled "A Tale of Two Cities". You will understand after further listening. There is a source of the title that is linked to an American artwork from the depression. I would be certain that Neil reflected on this and his observations from their UK and USA concert tours.
its an interesting song
its about perception
the focus of the mind
NOT TOO MANY POP SONGS ARE WRITTEN ABOUT SUCH THINGS
people think its about new york and london its not
its about a mind that visited new york and london who noticed something those two places had in common
not realizing that the thing in common was the mind that perceived them
obviously the guy who wrote that song is a genius
One of my fave Rush Songs of all time.
Hey Ruben, great reaction. Like you said if it was simply an instrumental it be still just fantastic. The song is about 2 major cities where they make comparisons and also distinguish the two. The first half was NY and during the pace change they are now in London. I know Geddy's voice is tricky to get all lyrics or most in a first listen. But when understanding the lyrics to the musical composition..that is where you get the complete Rush Experience. I'll add a link in a reply to this and lyrics. I know it's frowned upon to add links here, but my friend who makes videos from a select few Rush songs, really captures this one. Be back in a few. And thanks for your reactions too and input. You are appreciated.😊
ruclips.net/video/9l5q7uH_0xk/видео.html
Grim-faced and forbidding
Their faces closed tight
An angular mass of New Yorkers
Pacing in rhythm
Race the oncoming night
They chase through the streets of Manhattan
Head-first humanity
Pause at a light
Then flow through the streets of the city
They seem oblivious
To a soft spring rain
Like an English rain
So light, yet endless
From a leaden sky, yeah
The buildings are lost
In their limitless rise
My feet catch the pulse
And the purposeful stride
I feel the sense of possibilities
I feel the wrench of hard realities
The focus is sharp in the city
Wide-angle watcher
On life's ancient tales
Steeped in the history of London
Green and Grey washes
In a wispy white veil
Mist in the streets of Westminster
Wistful and weathered
The pride still prevails
Alive in the streets of the city
Are they oblivious
To this quality?
A quality
Of light unique to every city's streets
Pavements may teem
With intense energy
But the city is calm
In this violent sea
I feel the sense of possibilities
I feel the wrench of hard realities
The focus is sharp in the city
With 19 albums, and so much quality music behind them, to be asked to choose just one song as your outstanding Rush moment is no easy task, and then some! 70's epic era, early 80s punchier songs, the celebration of the synthesiser, and finally back to the guitar driven approach, that's some career to be boiled down to one composition! I thought it impossible until about three years ago, when i forced myself into a decision. As you've obviously guessed, 'The Camera Eye' takes the gold, and i'm happy with that! Neil's greatest poetry ever, imo, my favourite Alex solo, and the tightest the rhythm section ever sounded, how could this not be the zenith for me? I appreciate subjectivity because only a fool doesn't, but it would be interesting to see if anybody thinks likewise!
It's beautiful to see you discovering and appreciating Rush songs that spoke to me the same way the first time I heard them, thirty some odd years ago... :)
This song is epic.. I saw it live in 20 11 6 times..indescribably insane
Rush at the top of their game, fantastic song.
Almost sad you never saw them live. Almost. But I am glad you get to hear them now...
Rush is such a feel-good band.
Thanks Ruben I hope you can play more when you get the chance.
One of their best right here. Story, pace, lyrics, vocals, composition, and lastly spirituality. This song has all of those.
After almost 40 years, the song still gives me goosebumps!
This is one of the greatest bass songs ever made. Period.
Just love those early 1980s keyboards when done right like this. Also don't think Geddy's voice was ever better than in this era.
At first I was like: "Ten minutes long?" but I was thinking of "Limelight" which has the lyric "Caught in the camera eye", also from the Moving Pictures album. Dammit, getting all misty for my HS days.
What a great riff throughout. Simple but effective.
If you pay close enough attention you can hear Alex Lifeson-Lerxst say: CMON PRATT-Talking to Neil Peart-Pratt! Geddy Lee is known as Dirk.
"They operate as one entity"...well said sir
Best single song Rush ever recorded. When I finally got to hear it live in 2011 there were tears.
The focus is sharp in the city.
Perhaps my favorite song from Rush.
Please do more Rush. They’re my favorite band and I love your reactions to them.
Yes, it made my morning to wake up to Ruben and Rush. I'd love to have more mornings like that!
I couldn't agree more. I just love how, at the end of the song, Ruben is sitting there, listening to silence, waiting to see if there will be more. I don't know much about music, only what I like. To me, once I heard Rush, it was like I was hearing the pinnacle of music. Nothing else has ever struck me the way this band has. The pure talent is beyond definition.
I hope Ruben will check out By-Tor And The Snow Dog, and The Necromancer one of these days. You can see how much he loves great guitar licks and solos, and those songs both fit the bill. I'm surprised no one has gotten him to do The Trees as well, but then so much content, so little time...
There my favorite band also. Incredible musicianship. RIP Neil (Aka The Professor Behind The Drum Kit)
InstaBlaster.
best guitar solo ever, of Rush of course.
For a long time, RUSH was a freak show band only listened to by outcasts and oddballs. The cool kids would not stoop to listening to a band that went against the mainstream. So what that they didn't like RUSH; they didn't like us either. Tom Sawyer was the story of our rebellion; Subdivisions the story of our lives. Rolling Stone and all the other "critiques" published hate, calling Geddy's voice "a cat caught in a blender" among other bad things. Finally, the haters began to understand what we knew all along - that RUSH spoke for us, and they were not going away. Liking RUSH became the cool thing; for once someone was trying to mimic us instead of the other way around. Would I trade the uncool years in? Hell no; it developed a bond and trust between us and the band that couldn't be forged any other way! We stood by them and they, us. And it is still that way. Geddy once said that they wanted to be the world's number 1 cult band. They did that and more. It's sad to see them go into retirement, but after 50 YEARS, I rekon they've well and truly earned it. Sorry so long.
Moving Pictures is still Rush's perfection album to me. Not a weak moment and each song unique. Had catchy tracks, long tracks, instrumental. Great all around imo.
Your reactions are appropriate. They were the best .
Perhaps one of the best albums of the 80's!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE this song! That has to be his Jazz Bass on this one.
Yup. With plenty of overtone and compression. Ged always had aggressive tone. He had to if he was going to keep with with Lerxst and Pratt.
Oh, the power of Rush. This song is even more incredible on vinyl.
One of my favourite Rush songs. A majestic track. Thank you for responding to it and responding so rightly.
One of my favorite songs.
For the record, I bought this album brand new upon release in 1981...8th grade might I add... every tune on this album is ridiculously fantastic! Great reaction!
One of my favourite Rush songs. Every time I hear the main chord chorus I picture myself looking up amidst skyscrapers as the sun glimmers down. Not every song provokes such vivid imagery for me.
Just came up in my feed. My comment is over 2 years since the original post so it may not be noteworthy and already mentioned. I'll throw it out there anyway.
The albums title "Moving Pictures". Can you see in the album artwork the entire picture the album title is referring to? The photo captures a moving crew moving pictures out of a museum while a crowd watching the pictures being moved are so moved by the artwork are crying, dropping bags of groceries... Meanwhile, there is a moving picture crew filming the moving of the pictures and their moving reactions. Neal Peart was an absolute genius.
My Favorite Rush Song!
Digital Man from signals
Thank you Ruben. As always a fantastic review. 🏴😀🏴
Love yer rebuttal on Rush! Awesome taste sir!
Agreed, a moving guitar solo...my all time favorite! The drive of bass and drums, contrasting the slow bends and falls of lead!
God I ve always loved this song ❤🍁
Great song to further encourage your study of Rush...It's a lifelong pursuit...I've been doing it since Caress of Steel...:)...Here I am today...Loving that you're loving it...:)...If you haven't already; the song after this; Witch Hunt...Is killer!...You can hear the bells on the outro...
Love the reaction at 11:29. I get that as well. I've been listening to this song for over 35 years and that part still gets me. How does Alex even dream of these riffs? He must hear a machine or something and then mimics it with his guitar. Pure genius!
Decades ago (1989) I was listening to a radio interview with Rush and the interviewer asked Alex what his most challenging solo was. And he replied "When we were working on The Camera's Eye, I was struggling with the solo. So I decided to go outside in the Quebec winter and stand in the snow to look at the moon for inspiration. And just when I looked up, this big cloud came along and covered up the moon. I just went back inside."
LEGENDARY.
@@nathanfreeman3217 Let me guess, Morin Heights? I didn't even have to look that up.
Hey....this is my favorite song.
Thnx
Ruben you have a long way to go, they have 178 songs
I don't know how you do it - I find a band I like and I immediately work my way through their entire catalog.
Here’s some more RUSH songs to try:
Xanadu from Exit Stage Left Live 1981
Working Man Live from Cleveland
La Villa Strangiato Live from Cleveland
YYZ Live from Rio
The Garden Live from Clockwork Angels Tour
Neil Pearts Drum Solo Live from Frankfurt Germany
Freewill
Tom Sawyer
Limelight
I believe the first part is about New York City and the second part is about London. Sort of like a tail of two cities.
Ruben, thanks, I enjoy your reaction and commentary. This has always been one of my favorites (it grabbed me the first time I heard it). I especially like the line "...I feel the sense of possibilities, I feel the wrench of hard realities," I teach high school in a lower socioeconomic school to some wonderful students and that line reminds me of them - many possibilities, but many hard realities.
This song, in addition to being beautiful, has a special symbolism, as it marks the band's farewell to long-time songs (unfortunately) ...
Simply the best band ever ❤️
You are still just scratching the surface to your RUSH Journey ...Try Mystic Rythyms
Great reactions more RUSH
I would love to see you react to the following Rush songs; Mission, Driven, Resist, the garden, nobody's hero, roll the bones, test for echo, and force 10
Have had one of the crappiest days ever, but somehow Rush always makes me happy. Thanks!
You are welcome! Take care Henrik!
On road trips, this song always influenced me to drive extremely fast. Had nothing to do with being on the same album as Red Barchetta.
Check out Rush at your Pink Pop Festival, absolutely classic😁
It's strange for me to see someone react today to music I was listening to back in the 80's when I was just a kid. This song, this album set my musical course. Good on you for taking a listen.
Another monumental Rush classic, don't worry, you're not running out of those!
Nowhere close to running out!!
Their instrumentals are phenomenal, but their lyrics .... a whole new world of understanding. Rush has 20 studio albums ... a long way to go yet.
Nice reaction. This song inspired me to finally visit Manhattan. There really is a quality of light unique to every city street.
Basically there are few musicians that can rival what these 3 monumental musicians can do. There have been lots of great bands, but ironically they have come and gone during the time the Rush. Few, if any bands have been able to continue to produce amazing music from their first album all the way to their last album spanning over 40 yrs.
Lots more to listen to :) You should pick something from the end of their career to get a grasp of how good they were as they closed out their life on the lighted stage. I would suggest Headlong Flight and The Garden
Rush is definitely a musicians band.... and us
"from their first album all the way to their last album spanning over 40 yrs"?? Well, maybe....almost. If you ask me, Presto, Roll the Bones and Test for Echo were Rush at their worst. There's also a bit too much stolen Voltaire on Clockwork Angels for my taste (Neil Peart isn't nearly as brilliant literarily as people make him out to be), but yeah, Headlong Flight kicks some major ass. :)
LOL...Dude; you really need to learn something about music. There are many great musicians, The guys that Lerxst, Pratt and Dirk worship...And many bands still exist that played during the Rush era...I know; I watched and continue to watch the whole thing...King Crimson was just here in Philly, Genesis, Chicago, Yes, Tool, Brand X, et al are all still around...Sadly; members die...Rush, whom I love like a brother, are just giants among giants...
@@godbluffvdgg Dude Go troll someone else. I didn't say there weren't other great musicians. I said there were Few.
Nailed it!
Favorite 2 from Clockwork Angels
That's gotta be a Rick. I know his Jazz Bazz is growlie, but this has got to be his Rick.
One of my faves off Moving Pictures! Glad you like!
And as usual this song to drum to is super tough!!
John here from Vancouver Canada, I have seen Rush live 126 times and you my friend need to really play more Rush, If I were you, I'd get into more of the late 70's & 80's like Hemisphere's, Permanent Waves, Fly by Night.
Awesome your playing Rush music. Rush is a very unique band for there restructuring there music with lyrics.
A dynamic band for sure,
"Rush On Rubin"
John Boileau that would be cool. Those are some of my favorite albums.
This album is as close to perfect as any that Rush ever did
The kings of the time signature!!!
The great thing is you don't have to worry about running out of the "good rush" songs. Their almost all good!
My favorite rush is this one and limelight
A wonderful song and thanks for your reaction. Each album tended to have what they referred to as "performance pieces" not intended to be performed live. But thankfully, this became one of their most memorable live performance pieces and was included in their final tour. It is bittersweet they will not continue as they have, but on the bright side, many of us have spent 50 years following their remarkable career and there is no reason you can't do the same! Enjoy the journey.
i clicked that button so fast. The Camera Eye is my fav song off Moving Pictures. Well done.
38 years later, and this song and it's messages are still.... perfect.
Now, as for the next one...tough call. Let's delve into uncharted water...."Show Don't Tell", " Subdivisions", "Between The Wheels"( my favorite Alex Lifeson solo), or "Chemistry"( a very " personal" song for me...)
"show dont tell" is awesome, as is "Chain Lightning" :) yeah, also "chemistry", I love it, and "between the wheels" = super-awesome! these are some of my (most) favourite Rush songs. :-)
More seventies era hard and progressive rock please!
It's a pleasure to watch RUSH play this live. Fascinating watching Neil play on this song. Neil always has so much going on in a RUSH song.
Perfection. I wish these guys would do one more tour.
Don't we all
@@lauriivey7801 I saw them once but it was such a long time ago I barely recall most of it.
I saw every concert after their hiatus, from Vapor Trails to R40 (and Clockwork Angels twice) - - wouldn't trade this days!!@@rowdyron4111