I don't disagree there! Signals is fantastic! However, if I ranked my favorite songs by how many times I listened to it.... that would be 2112. I don't think I could pick a favorite album (different stages maybe, cause it spans so many years). I was introduced my senior year of high school. They came to SLC in '92 for Roll the Bones and I went. Been hooked ever since!
It was alright. It doesn't have the edge that Moving Pictures had. I get what they were going for, but as far as favorites go it's pretty low on the list. I liked Presto much better if we're talking about post 70's Rush. Which nothing could top.
Definitely agree! Had minimum exposure to Rush until "Signals" was released. "Subdivisions" clicked cause the song was about what I was experiencing at the time.
I hear this song (and all the other great ones on this album), and I’m instantly transported to 1982. Arcades, malls, Atari, my Commodore 64, sneaking into the local Drive-In, warm spring days riding my Huffy, hot summer nights swimming in my pool, and feeling like I had a million years left to live…
the prechorus of Afterimage and, and the post chorus of the Enemy within sound kind of similar to this part of the song!! if you havent heard those songs from them i highly recommend it, i think you'll love it!
This album was so futuristic sounding to me as a kid, and was the album that made me a Rush fan. I wore out the cassette. This song in particular has such a spacey futuristic sound to it, and to top it off I think it's one of the last tunes Geddy recorded with his Rickenbacker bass. Sounds like it, anyway, so growly and clanky set against that amazing shimmering tone Alex has going on this album.
ha that's funny, the first time I ever heard this album was in the 90s so it sounded old and dated to me. But I can see how in 1982 it probably sounded futuristic
Another classic from the best band in the cosmos Goddamn, this comes from a wonderful album Electricity, biology, it seems to me that Rush are the connectivity Peace everyone R.I.P Professor, love you man
Signals isn’t an album I went back to for years , I would skip past to Permanent waves or jump past to Presto, but on reflection it’s one of Rush,s most complete albums. Also it reminds me of the excitement of seeing them for the first time on the Signals tour.
@@grahamkey8496 My first show was Moving Pictures and my last was R40, Moving Pictures was special but R40 was still amazing all those years later. I was at Roll The Bones when my dad died in 1991, Eric Johnson warmed up for them that night. Might have been one of the last tours they did with a warmup act. The kid was talking about Taylor Swift's new 3.5 hour shows earlier, I was like honey let me tell you about the Snakes and Arrows show...
My favourite song of Rush, the bass, guitar, drums and keyboard are perfect. The melody is incredible, not to mention the guitar solo, to me one the best solos of Alex!
Alex's solos and phrasing right throughout this album is just incredible and absolutely sublime. This band is beyond.....anything! Across all time. This is the one relationship that has never, or could ever, let me down. Rush forever
For many years I preferred this music to Subdivisions from Signals. The beginning is so great - I can easily picture myself at the top of a mountain at dawn, watching the sunrise...
Signals is awesome in many ways, but the most critical way is because it simply was NOT Moving Pictures 2.0. Rush could have easily made MP 2.0, but that's not Rush. Not in the least. And while MP was a success right off the bat, Signals has been more like a fine wine that just keeps getting better with age. The beauty of Rush is that the formula kept changing and evolving, and the strongest fans never stopped appreciating every variation of Rush.
Seeing the visualizer of this song is a reminder for me that I'll be in TO next weekend with my youngest nephew. We are going to the CN Tower and 2 Blue Jays games at Skydome (It's still Skydome to me dammit!). Of course, hearing Chemistry is a lasting reminder of just how connected Rush was. That type of synergy in a rock band for 40 years is nearly unheard of.
I love this song so much, I remember when I was 15 and I tried to learn the guitar solo at the end, pretty badly, but it was so fun. Something about this song seemed so cool to me…
Power windows does not get enough love. Sonically, it is a masterpiece. Great songs, but this album sounds absolutely stunning on a good stereo system.
@@shaunsteele6926 I will not say how many times I was lucky enough to see RUSH in person....but you nailed it when you said "but it wasn't enough"! I'll offer this up as a reminder that RUSH is undoubtedly Tattooed on our Hearts and Soul and those memories last forever! For those who do not understand the pull of RUSH, words will not help. For those of us who do "Get It", words are not needed! Cheers Bruddah
Signals was my introduction to RUSH when I was in the 8th grade. Neil’s lyrics shaped my world views and Rush’s music has been the soundtrack of my life. “Omega Concern” brought to you by the letter R 😎
As a life long Rush fan and about 10 concerts under my belt, I think Signals and Hold Your Fire are the two most under appreciated works by the trio. I emphasize “works” and not albums when it comes to Rush. Damn, I miss Neal..😢
This is basically about chemistry in its own nature. When you combine two elements, the end result is always the same. In contrast, when human beings are brought into contact, the outcome is always different. In 1986, Alex Lifeson stated : “Very often, the guys will have worked out something musically and made a tape of it, for which they have nothing particular in mind. ‘Grand Designs’ [1985], on the last album, was done that way. They had the musical ideas laid out and just made a little tape for me with guitar, keyboards and drum machine, and I had that. So, again, if I’m stumped on something that I’ve been working on, I pull out that tape and try to close my mind off for a minute and listen to the tape. ‘Chemistry’ [1982] was a true collaboration between the three of us [Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart]. The other guys had a couple of key phrases they wanted to express, so they gave me the music. That was easy because all the groundwork was done. Playing with words comes so much easier than having to dream up the whole thing.” 💙🧪❤️
Consider making this a grand mexican tomatillo chicken chili; find Frontera or Desert Pepper Tomatillo green salsa, cook chicken breast, find mix of veggies YOU enjoy a must should include atleast one type of bean, and start boil of salsa and mix all together. I add a fine taste with some mesquite smoke flavor from McCormick My ancestry is of maine and nova scotia some of your music has a maritime sound which has resonated with me GREATLY since the 80's THANK YOU !! mitakuye Oyasin !! Mino Giizhiig ! 😁 💯🦅🦩🌹🥨🍸🍻🥂🌀🎃✨🎉🎭💎🎩🎷🪘🛠
😮 I just did a tier list of the songs on Signals and Countdown, The Weapon, & Chemistry were my top 3 😅 I think Chemistry is the best guitar solo on the album.
Alex's solo is sublime, but pay attention to Neil's drumming underneath it. Just phenomenal. Most drummers would be content simply holding the beat there. Neil, on the other hand, practically tells a whole damn story with his fills and flourishes in that section, but still with enough restraint to accentuate Alex's solo rather than overshadow it. Genius drummer.
My second favorite track on the album, after The Weapon. I was fortunate enough to see this performed live in 1982 at the Boston Garden. Love Signals! \m/
Sometimes Signals feels like an overlooked album, but it’s easily one of my favorites.
Mine as well. As I get older their 80's period is my absolute favorite.
I don't disagree there! Signals is fantastic! However, if I ranked my favorite songs by how many times I listened to it.... that would be 2112. I don't think I could pick a favorite album (different stages maybe, cause it spans so many years). I was introduced my senior year of high school. They came to SLC in '92 for Roll the Bones and I went. Been hooked ever since!
It was alright. It doesn't have the edge that Moving Pictures had. I get what they were going for, but as far as favorites go it's pretty low on the list. I liked Presto much better if we're talking about post 70's Rush. Which nothing could top.
@@EarthAltar Woooo another Presto fan!
Definitely agree! Had minimum exposure to Rush until "Signals" was released. "Subdivisions" clicked cause the song was about what I was experiencing at the time.
I hear this song (and all the other great ones on this album), and I’m instantly transported to 1982. Arcades, malls, Atari, my Commodore 64, sneaking into the local Drive-In, warm spring days riding my Huffy, hot summer nights swimming in my pool, and feeling like I had a million years left to live…
Same here…
Totally relate. A well-written expression of Gen-X nostalgia perfectly distilled. Nostalgia is a powerful elixir. 🥃👊
While you were in the malls were you cool or cast out?
@@markhunter8554thought I was cool, but definitely cast out.
In my opinion,the most unique musical group of any genre. There is no one like them
These guys are the definition of perfect chemistry. ❤🎸🎶🥁
3 insanely talented musicians that were more than just band mates. They were also best friends.
Never been better said
1+1+1
One sound xxxxxxxxxx
This is one of the best albums in the entire music history. Flawless, innovative.
I think Countdown is kinda cheesy. But the rest of it is pure masterpiece.
@@Johnny-re9kg Countdown is not cheesy. It's nerdy, inspiring, and awesome. Which makes it totally a quintessential Rush song.
To each their own. I still aver that Neil is flirting with the edam and the gouda on that one. :) lol.
Apparently it's the album that showed Trent Reznor that hard rock guitars and synthesizers could meld well.
@@tgnomechaserBeatles are the most overhyped band of all time, Zep based their first couple of albums around nicked blues riffs...oooooh baby...
Always has been and always will be my favorite band.
Rush, Zeppelin, and the Doors.
Truth!
So how can we connect?
Thank you for so much music. Neil will always be in the heart..
Could not have put it into context any! Spot on. Rip Neil
Amen rip neil peart
Closer to the heart?
My daily dose of Rush!
R.I.P. Mr. Peart
❤Neil❤ Elwood❤Peart❤
My daily dose of RUSH every day 😊😊😊
The canadian 🇨🇦 hard rock veterans forever 😼🤘🎶🎵!
Greetings from Vantaa, Finland 🇫🇮.
Cheers Bruddah Man
as a 13 year old drummer, this was absolutely one of my favorite songs. Especially this part... 1:30
Hope you keep going this could be you one day
the prechorus of Afterimage and, and the post chorus of the Enemy within sound kind of similar to this part of the song!! if you havent heard those songs from them i highly recommend it, i think you'll love it!
@@heroassassin1068 yes, grace under pressure is another masterpiece album!
My all time favorite band since 1974 ~ Rush Rules
Many Rush songs sound like a work of art, this is one of a them
I've always liked the fact that the three of them together wrote the lyrics to this song. Chemistry.
ELECTRICITY? BIOLOGY? SEEMS TO ME IT'S CHEMISTRY!
THANK YOU SO MUCH, RUSH. for making my YOUTH SO HAPPY
I miss 1982.
To me the best sounding Rush record, not too dry not too reverberant and that snare!!!
Yes that snare❤
@@solarflair2605 Same kit as Moving Pictures ? Cheers
I fully agree!! The snare is among the best I've ever heard. I think this still their best sounding album.
A day without Rush is like a day without Sunshine... ❤
This is my love for Rush, it is chemistry.
Clever!
This album was so futuristic sounding to me as a kid, and was the album that made me a Rush fan. I wore out the cassette. This song in particular has such a spacey futuristic sound to it, and to top it off I think it's one of the last tunes Geddy recorded with his Rickenbacker bass. Sounds like it, anyway, so growly and clanky set against that amazing shimmering tone Alex has going on this album.
ha that's funny, the first time I ever heard this album was in the 90s so it sounded old and dated to me. But I can see how in 1982 it probably sounded futuristic
@@shaunsteele6926 90s music was a throwback to the 70s. At least the grunge side of it. Fashion, too. Flannel shirts, long hair, sundresses etc.
Rickenbacker the best bass......
"Signal transmitted, message received" seems to describe the SYN-ACK message on a TCP network. Neil Peart was a genius lyricist!
Another classic from the best band in the cosmos
Goddamn, this comes from a wonderful album
Electricity, biology, it seems to me that Rush are the connectivity
Peace everyone
R.I.P Professor, love you man
This is my decade album pick for the 80's, as much as I love moving pictures this album just has this unexplainable "presence" to it.
I can't believe this I used to play the song electric guitar back in the 80s it's so cool that you guys are Reviving this I love you guys
I can't imagine anyone writing music like this, ever again.
There's never been anything like Rush. Absolutely incredible!
been playing this album again......Best Band ever!! full stop!
Signals isn’t an album I went back to for years , I would skip past to Permanent waves or jump past to Presto, but on reflection it’s one of Rush,s most complete albums. Also it reminds me of the excitement of seeing them for the first time on the Signals tour.
I saw Rush's Signals tour in 1983 in Calgary. It was awesome.
Man I miss Rush, saw them 12 times would go see them 12 more if I could.
11x for me - it would have been 12 if only they had toured R40 in the UK 😢
@@grahamkey8496 My first show was Moving Pictures and my last was R40, Moving Pictures was special but R40 was still amazing all those years later. I was at Roll The Bones when my dad died in 1991, Eric Johnson warmed up for them that night. Might have been one of the last tours they did with a warmup act. The kid was talking about Taylor Swift's new 3.5 hour shows earlier, I was like honey let me tell you about the Snakes and Arrows show...
Me too. Saw them 44 times
34 times wasn’t enough…🥺
@@MarkWoodChannelSnakes and Arrows Tour shows were something else!
Classic Rush Album, my personal favorite track is Losing It. Looking forward to the new Super deluxe Edition. Cheers all.
Melhor banda do mundo! 🖐🖐🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Tambem acho man 👏
simplesmente
Com certeza! 🤘
Aqui comigo, tá no meu top 10❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Concordo plenamente contigo
My favourite song of Rush, the bass, guitar, drums and keyboard are perfect. The melody is incredible, not to mention the guitar solo, to me one the best solos of Alex!
Essa música é fantástica
Alex's solos and phrasing right throughout this album is just incredible and absolutely sublime. This band is beyond.....anything! Across all time. This is the one relationship that has never, or could ever, let me down. Rush forever
For many years I preferred this music to Subdivisions from Signals. The beginning is so great - I can easily picture myself at the top of a mountain at dawn, watching the sunrise...
I saw this concert in 84' Portland, Oregon. A show to be rembered.
ALWAYS loved the vibe of this track...it's also tied to so many memories from my youth!
That verse bass line is hardcore..and then again every geddy lee bass line is hardcore..
Signals is an all time classic !!
Signals is awesome in many ways, but the most critical way is because it simply was NOT Moving Pictures 2.0. Rush could have easily made MP 2.0, but that's not Rush. Not in the least. And while MP was a success right off the bat, Signals has been more like a fine wine that just keeps getting better with age. The beauty of Rush is that the formula kept changing and evolving, and the strongest fans never stopped appreciating every variation of Rush.
Seeing the visualizer of this song is a reminder for me that I'll be in TO next weekend with my youngest nephew. We are going to the CN Tower and 2 Blue Jays games at Skydome (It's still Skydome to me dammit!). Of course, hearing Chemistry is a lasting reminder of just how connected Rush was. That type of synergy in a rock band for 40 years is nearly unheard of.
An incredible album. They all sound fantastic but Neil's drum sound was phenomenal.
Lifeson is so dang good on this track
Excellent solo like on track Weapon
Mid 80s all's I needed was my walkman,my BMX bike n some devil's lettuce and I'd ride for hrs listening to signals
I love this song. It's songs like this what kept me a Rush fan since 2112. Signals is still one of my favorites.
Such a feel-good song from my favorite band from my favorite time...the 80's👍 Timeless.🤟
I love this song so much, I remember when I was 15 and I tried to learn the guitar solo at the end, pretty badly, but it was so fun. Something about this song seemed so cool to me…
Nice imagery of downtown Toronto. Rush rules. Will always be my favourite band.
As a canadian chemistry student, i appreciate this :)
great song, off my favorite Rush album...another sick as hell Geddy bass line
Maybe it's because it came out when I was 16, but I listened the hell out of this album back then and still love it.
Signals is such a great Neil album. All of them are, but Signals especially. Power Windows too but we'll get to that soon.
Power windows does not get enough love. Sonically, it is a masterpiece. Great songs, but this album sounds absolutely stunning on a good stereo system.
Some of my favourite Rush songs are on that album@@tomtompkins7546
This is my favorite era of Rush. Great song!
RUSH!! All time best band! YEAH!! That’s for SURE!! 🎸🍺 MR. NEIL PEART… Thank you!! RIP🎶🎵
❤ Signals album very excellent❤
Minha banda favorita ! Não canso de escutar jamais
A minha favorita também 🎉😊
Esta musica é o toque do meu celular
I love rush, I wish I could have seen them live.🙁
Same
One of my biggest regrets
@@linesinthesand97 100% agree with that
I saw them live about 5 times since the 90s but it wasn't enough 🙁
@@shaunsteele6926 I will not say how many times I was lucky enough to see RUSH in person....but you nailed it when you said "but it wasn't enough"! I'll offer this up as a reminder that RUSH is undoubtedly Tattooed on our Hearts and Soul and those memories last forever! For those who do not understand the pull of RUSH, words will not help. For those of us who do "Get It", words are not needed! Cheers Bruddah
An epic beginning to an epic track. Great stuff.
Glad the RUclips algorithm suggested this for me... I'm ashamed to admit I haven't heard this in over 20 years. Signals is fantastic!
I feel like a little kid getting a surprise present 🥰 ... Thank you, Thank you
Signals was my introduction to RUSH when I was in the 8th grade. Neil’s lyrics shaped my world views and Rush’s music has been the soundtrack of my life. “Omega Concern” brought to you by the letter R 😎
I always liked the chorus drum part in this song
As a life long Rush fan and about 10 concerts under my belt, I think Signals and Hold Your Fire are the two most under appreciated works by the trio.
I emphasize “works” and not albums when it comes to Rush.
Damn, I miss Neal..😢
Hold your fire is not good
Got the vibe
Possibility one of their best songs. It says and does ao much.
Very good song !
Neil Peart spoke to Us All through his Rhythms and his Prose....RIP😢😢😢 Perfesser 😢😢😢
This is basically about chemistry in its own nature. When you combine two elements, the end result is always the same. In contrast, when human beings are brought into contact, the outcome is always different.
In 1986, Alex Lifeson stated : “Very often, the guys will have worked out something musically and made a tape of it, for which they have nothing particular in mind. ‘Grand Designs’ [1985], on the last album, was done that way. They had the musical ideas laid out and just made a little tape for me with guitar, keyboards and drum machine, and I had that. So, again, if I’m stumped on something that I’ve been working on, I pull out that tape and try to close my mind off for a minute and listen to the tape. ‘Chemistry’ [1982] was a true collaboration between the three of us [Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart]. The other guys had a couple of key phrases they wanted to express, so they gave me the music. That was easy because all the groundwork was done. Playing with words comes so much easier than having to dream up the whole thing.” 💙🧪❤️
Loved this song - Signals my favorite album n tour
Signals started me off on my journey circa 1982. With subdivisions. Signals is very special to me.
Consider making this a grand mexican tomatillo chicken chili; find Frontera or Desert Pepper Tomatillo green salsa, cook chicken breast, find mix of veggies YOU enjoy a must should include atleast one type of bean, and start boil of salsa and mix all together. I add a fine taste with some mesquite smoke flavor from McCormick My ancestry is of maine and nova scotia some of your music has a maritime sound which has resonated with me GREATLY since the 80's THANK YOU !! mitakuye Oyasin !! Mino Giizhiig ! 😁 💯🦅🦩🌹🥨🍸🍻🥂🌀🎃✨🎉🎭💎🎩🎷🪘🛠
I miss these guys so much😢
listen to it loud .and then you will understand,the power of rock
Ohhhh yaaaa!!!!🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘
Do every song, every album 👍👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
One of my favorites off the Signals album. So beautiful and full of life.
🎶reactions making impact,,,,invisibly.🎶🎸🥁🎸
Great song!!!❤
Simply Splendid Thank You Happy Spring North America !! 🥨🥋🎩💎📣
NADČASOVÉ, NÁDHERNÁ BASA, ZNÁM CCA OD 1982, KDY VYŠLO. DODNES PO VŠECH STRÁNKÁCH DOKONALÉ . ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
I love this record, song, band and era. ❤
For sure Signals was one of Rush's greatest albums. Still sounds futuristic today.
This, countdown, and the weapon were the only real rush on this album. Alex shines in this one
😮 I just did a tier list of the songs on Signals and Countdown, The Weapon, & Chemistry were my top 3 😅
I think Chemistry is the best guitar solo on the album.
Great tune by Rush. RIP Professor
In high school I liked Chemistry so much I took it three years in a row!
I used to listen to this on a nice fall day with the windows down
My favorite band.
Signals is an amazing album, my second favourite first is moving pictures then signals followed by grace under pressure
Esse é o melhor disco pra mim marcou uma epoca pra mim pois foi o Primeiro disco que ouvi la pelos idos de 1983 ...Say to hello from Brasil...
I like how the dalmation drops his water dish in front of the water molecule. Nice touch.
Love it 😇. Strong vibes.
How wonderful it is to still get new material from this amazing band ❤️❤️😎😎
Favourite album
Alex's solo is sublime, but pay attention to Neil's drumming underneath it. Just phenomenal. Most drummers would be content simply holding the beat there. Neil, on the other hand, practically tells a whole damn story with his fills and flourishes in that section, but still with enough restraint to accentuate Alex's solo rather than overshadow it. Genius drummer.
Fkn awesome drums and synchronized power chords.
BRAVO !
In the field of statistics, Rush would be considered a deviation from the norm. Signals began my journey.
Always liked this song! Signals is awesome
Future cover?
@@prestomattwine Maybe some day
My second favorite track on the album, after The Weapon. I was fortunate enough to see this performed live in 1982 at the Boston Garden. Love Signals! \m/
Who's listening to this song in 2024?
The same reason people still listen to Beethoven and Mozart ... so many centuries later..
Me, of course
Me! Rush = heavenly music👍
I hear it almost every month.
Sept 9, 42nd anniversary release today
Signals is always overlooked in the sense that the BAND felt like they had to drag it over the finish line kicking and screaming..