The song was inspired by the futuristic short story "A Nice Morning Drive", written by Richard Foster and published in the November 1973 issue of Road & Track magazine. The story describes a similar future in which increasingly stringent safety regulations have forced cars to evolve into massive Modern Safety Vehicles (MSVs), capable of withstanding a 50-mile-per-hour (80 km/h) impact without injury to the driver. Consequently, drivers of MSVs have become less safety-conscious and more aggressive, and "bouncing" (intentionally ramming) the older, smaller cars is a common sport among some. Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart made several attempts to contact Foster during the recording of but did not have an up-to-date address and Rush were forced to settle for a brief "inspired by" note in the lyric sheet mentioning the story. In July 2007, Foster and Peart finally made contact with each other. Foster later posted on his website an account of their journey by motorcycle through the backwoods of West Virginia between stops on Rush's 2007 Snakes and Arrows tour. Barchetta literally means "small boat" in Itallian, is the diminutive form of ("boat" or "craft"). In the automotive industry, the term is used for a two-seat car without any kind of roof. The proper Italian pronunciation is (bar ketta), although it is sung with /t/ in place of /k/ by Geddy Lee Neil Peart's favorite car was the 1948 Ferrari 166MM. Lyrics explained: The song's lyrics tell a story set in a future in which many classes of vehicles have been banned by a "Motor Law." The narrator's uncle has kept one of these now-illegal vehicles (the titular red Barchetta sports car) in pristine condition for roughly 50 years and is hiding it at his secret country home, which had been a farm before the Motor Law was enacted. Every Sunday, the narrator commits a "weekly crime" of sneaking out to this location and going for a drive in the countryside. During one such drive, he encounters a "gleaming alloy air car" that begins to chase him along the roads. A second such vehicle soon joins the pursuit, which continues until the narrator drives across a one-lane bridge that is too narrow for the air cars. The song ends with the narrator returning safely to his uncle's farm. Source: Wikipedia
Sadly it sounds like the path we are currently on with the threat of internal combustion engines being banned by 2035 for new cars. After that you can bank on the older ones being abolished as we head into the new green deal nightmare unfolding in front of us.
RusH is composed of 3 compulsive perfectionist, and genuine good people that do not have any the ego trips that have lead to the demise of many successful bands. Truly GREAT musicians that are also truly great friends.... Resulting in some of the cleanest, tightest most amazing music ever made.
@@rdm552 I think most people think of a little red Italian 2 seat front engine roadster when they envison a Barchetta, especially since it's an Italian word.
The Barchetta they refer to is no clunker, I believe it is a Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta, first debuted in 1948 - they are AWESOME - and fits the timeline of a car tucked away for 50 years or so.
@@scottking3287 absolutely correct, this is the time after the 'motor law', which in 1980 may been thought to be around 2020 (which we are getting close to - Dodge is going all electric for Charger and Challenger starting next year - ack!). It's kind of a George Orwellian dystopian look forward to me.
the 3 most unassuming rock stars to ever hit the stage. i was lucky enough to see this when it came out,16yrs old and watching in amazement as these guys kicked that stages ass! good times and great memories...RIP Neil (the Professor)
RusH is composed of 3 compulsive perfectionist, and genuine good people that do not have any the ego trips that have lead to the demise of many successful bands. Truly GREAT musicians that are also truly great friends.... Resulting in some of the cleanest, tightest most amazing music ever made.
Red Barchetta is a very sexy looking Ferrari. I’m always amazed by Neil’s lyrics, (he was a car collector). That man could have written a song about a mailbox and it would have been awesome.
When my Father was alive my Parents lived in the South of France for a few months every year. My Dad wanted to go exploring on a Motorcycle so he tracked down a place that rented vintage Motorcycles. I forget the exact bike he rented (I think it was a Triumph) but they guy at the shop told him the Motorcycle my Dad chose once belonged to Neil Peart.
Is this your first Rush song ? OMG you guys are in trouble now, Rush has the most loyal fans in the world ! 3 guys, over 40 years together, 19 studio albums plus 4 live concert albums, plus greatest hits compilations, over 2000 concerts, 167 original songs. These guys just gave their best all the time, and slowly became one of the most succesful rock bands of all time ! So, keep em' coming !
I can think of at least 8 live albums off the top of my head! And their life performances were always amazing! Despite how complex the music is, they were a traditional hard-core live band with great production values and shows, starting out they would play over 275 shows a year for years on end to try to make it and build a fan base from the ground roots up
Neil (the drummer) had a penchant for writing futuristic songs that didn't usually reflect "progress" but instead the romance of days and times gone past. 2112 is another example of the folly of leaders.
And my hot take is that most of the album "Signals" is basically a concept album about the faults of the internet age - released in 1982, years before the average person had even heard of the internet.
@@joeday4293 Good interpretation. They were ahead of their time. IMO the concepts were relevant for that time and they still are now. SIGNALS = The science of human interaction, verbal and non-verbal. POWER WINDOWS = The use and abuse of money and power. PRESTO = Beware of false images. All that glitters is not gold.
The great ones make it look easy! He would sit there behind the kit playing his heart out. But the look on his face was calm and relaxed, as if he was driving a car slowly down the road.
The Barchetta is a classic example of a car built for speed, a hot rod, made by Ferrari. The first car to leave the Maranello factory in 1947 was a red, V12-engined Barchetta. From the beginning it was designed as a racing car and it went on to win at its second outing in the Grand Prix of Rome.
As others have said, it is about a time in the future when gasoline cars have been outlawed. The "Motor Law". His uncle has an old sports car which he takes out weekly and hot rods around. The police are driving "air cars" which at the bridge, he is able to leave them at the riverside:) Exhilarating tune, and a real gem by Rush:)
My favorite six bass guitar notes in rock history are in this song, played by Geddy right after the line "a better vanished time". He goes up the neck of the guitar a bit for this 6-note flourish, lifting the song up for just a few seconds, representing that better vanished time. Brilliant!!!
I thought you were going to say the little 6 note bit at the outro. The next time you listen to it, note the couple of bars where Ged and Neil do 2 beats, rest, then it's 1 beat, rest, 1 beat, rest 2 beats. 2-1-1-2. Cheers ‼️
@@BillLomey Right! Also love Geddy's bass solo towards the end of "Vital Signs". Lee's choice of notes in all Rush songs is so unique. Does anyone know about the early days of Rush? How did Lifeson and Lee get to virtuoso level by 21, 22 years old?? Remarkable!
@@pauldevito7476 I used to think they were simply blessed with extreme talent, and that's it. Now I realize they worked very hard to achieve that level of greatness.
My favorite Geddy tone is on the vinyl Exit Stage Left .... It is even better than the remastered version of later years. YANK!!!!! ruclips.net/video/eC9W8JtXASo/видео.html He has the gain on his Ashly pre amps so pinned that when he does the little slide up with his left hand at 241 is sounds just as if he had plucked the note with his right hand. A friend of mine was lucky enough to see them in Edm for Signals and he was in the front row right in front of Geddy. He remarked that between songs, Geddy's pre amps would just sit there quietly but as soon as he touched the strings the clip lights all went to 100% 🤣🥰 Ironically, I think it is the Jazz on the album version.
I have seen RUSH in concert 6 Times. I took my wife to her first big concert when she got to the US, and it was RUSH on their final tour. Legendary memories.
In the lyrics, it said of his uncle and his car "To keep it as new has been his dearest dream". So that says he's been preserving all this time in a brand-new like condition.
Thank you guys... keep bringing the RUSH content. I like watching Asia trying to count with the off beat/ time signature changes.. these guys make music you have to hear multiple times to really get the sense. And of course to have 3 of the best musicians in the same band is just magic. Maybe you can react to Middletown dreams or Headlong Flight, noone really does " newer" rush reactions. Appreciate you 🙏 ✌️
One of my favorite songs from Rush. We had an old Jeep wagoneer that my dad used for hunting. When he sold it i was so angry because I had told him when I was able to drive I would love to drive it. I was about 8 or 10 at the time. I can still remember the smell of the jeep.
In the song, all cars were illegal to have and drive. If he were caught, when he was spotted by the flying cop air cars, 2 lanes wide, it would have been serious. For him AND his Grandfather.
I saw the tour for this album! (Moving Pictures) At the Civic Arena (different name now) My seat was dead center, as far away as you could get! I could touch the roof with my hands! Amazing show! 😎✌❤
Heard Rush for the first time in 1977. I had tears watching this vid even though I’ve heard that song a thousand times… perhaps hidden memories, or perhaps because it is still so good! Loved watching you two experience it for the first time.
BJ captured the sentiment of the song perfectly. It's more about the roads you can race across, even if they're in your imagination. It's about the exuberance of youth and the special relationship the narrator has with that old car and his uncle. I used to dream about racing a car when I was a boy when too young to actually do it. It's a very relatable song.
It's incredible to think this came from 3 musicians I've had a serious love affair with this band from the age of 12 and I'm 57 they are truly the Mozart of rock and Mr Lee is booming on bass
Although I love all types and variety of music, I have to say Rush is my favourite band and why I took up drumming. You both are such a joy to watch, thanks for reacting to this great music.
Neil really was able to see into the future. The Red Barchetta is actually a 2010 Kia Forte Koup like I have. But on a more serious note, Neil's kick drum through the entire song is probably the best overall single composition of his catalogue. The alternating kick / snare flurry at 633 launches just some absolute monstrous jamming on his part through to the guitar harmonics. The reason the entire song rocks and flows as it does it because they played live in the studio, looking at each other. They'd been on the road for 6 years at that time so they knew each other as players, so in the studio they wrote and arranged through endless jams, building the songs. This song does not exist if they tried to write it like they did in later years, separately in different rooms fuqing around with Pro Tools. They couldn't pull off La Villa in one take, but the album version of Red Barchetta is a single take, recorded on Dec 8. Geddy recalls coming out of the studio and going to get a coffee and hearing on the TV that John Lennon had been shot earlier that evening. They were never the same after they parted ways with Broon.
Love you guys and you're reactions. I'm really struck by the last few bars of this song, masters at play, just simple variations for a perfect fade out. So good.
Hard to believe that, that much music comes out of 3 guys! If you guys haven't seen a video of them live really cool to see . Must see!!!!! One of my favorite bands.
Off the 'Moving Pictures' album, one of those cassettes i would listen to from beginning to end, sometimes 2, 3, 4 times in a row, on a Walkman, while riding my bike, back in the day. I'm glad y'all got to hear this one, a lot of people have never heard this song.
Seen rush in concert in OKC shotly after their album Moving Pictures was released. Many great tracks including this one on it. RIP Neil Peart, one of the greatest drumers to sit behind a kit. Back in the day when sons went off to fight in the vietnam war and where KIA, they left their cars with their folks on the farm who stored them in the barn hence a barn find. You could get some pretty good deals on a muscle car back then. Not much out their anymore as far as barn finds go. Peace
The drummer and Lyricist also owned a few vintage Ferrari’s. In this song, motor cars are outlawed in the future. The storyteller would take his very old uncle’s Ferrari Barchetta car out for the ultimate joy ride!
The Barchetta was a car manufactured by Ferrari in the early 60's, don't know if earlier. It's tubular design was what made this car unique. It did come loaded with ponies under it's hood (like all Ferrari machinery). Neil was brilliant in constructing his lyrics to the brief history of this car. Finding it in his grandfather's garage, like a diamond 💍 in the rough, cleaning it up, and LETTING IT RUN WILD on the road, is brilliant and so tastefully done...... Give a SINGLE SONG over the last 30 years that is equally constructed. ONE??????? I can give you a few HUNDRED from the 70's! Greatest decade in music! Unequivocally..........
Good description. The motor law, as the song says, appears to be on it's way. Who knows if the internal combustion engine will become illegal, but we'll be getting cooked in electric cars.
The barchetta has full-width enveloping bodywork, in contrast to an early spider corsa, which may have cycle or wing fenders.[2] Later (non-corsa) spiders added more heavily padded seats, interior carpeting and a full windshield, items not found in the more spartan barchette.[4] Some later cars still called barchette were more well-appointed, following the trend of the later spiders and convertibles.
The Red Barchetta, an amazing race car and song by an amazing band named Rush. Like the song and the car, it takes you to a place where you are in the moment and nothing else seems to matter. Both were meant to be enjoyed for it's beauty and purpose, enjoy the moment. Always enjoy life and stay free. Just don't get caught!!!
RusH is composed of 3 compulsive perfectionist, and genuine good people that do not have any the ego trips that have lead to the demise of many successful bands. Truly GREAT musicians that are also truly great friends.... Resulting in some of the cleanest, tightest most amazing music ever made.
The song tells a fictional story of a dystopian future when motor vehicles have been outlawed. The narrator is describing how he would sneak out of the city, to the countryside where his uncle still had an old outlawed motor vehicle that they would drive illegally. The chase at the end is describing some future law enforcement vehicle / robot that tries to chase him down when they catch him driving the illegal car. It's a great song, thanks for sharing!
The first car to be called a barchetta was a Ferrari 166 MM shown at the 1948 Turin Auto Show.[5][6] The car was designed by Federico Formenti at Carrozzeria Touring.[7] Giovanni Canestrini, editor of the Italian sporting newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, applied the term to describe the new car's original bodystyle.[6] The name barchetta has been associated with the open 166MM model ever since.[5]
I was hoping you guys would get to this song. In the late 80's I had a red 1970 Chevy Chevelle 454 that I used to cruise the neighborhood in and the rich kids with the newer cars (and the Philly police) would chase me, but never caught me. Your review bring those days back to me! A Barchetta is a "style of a car, not a make. Ferrari, Fiat, Maserati all made Barchettas. Great review!
Asia, irrespective of the length of any song on Rush’s MOVING PICTURES album, they r all worth a listen. Best album Rush ever recorded. To have every song be as as good as the previous and next, is difficult but the boys did it.
No such thing as a best Rush album, this was their most commercially successful but Hemispheres was more technically difficult and 2112 their most iconic. My personal favorite is Permanent Waves but never would I try to tell someone that it's the best they ever recorded, some people like their hard rock Peartless first album while others will tell you their last, Clockwork Angels is Rush at their finest it's all in the eye of the beholder or rather the ear of the listener. That said Moving Pictures is a monster of a record and I never get tired of hearing it.
One of my favourite Rush songs ❤️❤️❤️ I think you would like Circumstances Entre Nous Speed of Love ( one of their few love songs) for Asia The Trees Cheers
The Fiat Barchetta (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfiːat barˈketta]; Type 183) is a roadster produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1995 to 2006. Barchetta in Italian means "little boat", and also denotes a type of open-top sports car body style.
Barchetta, pronounced (bar-ketta) is an italian term for a small boat, a skiff. In french it would be "barque" (bark). Ferrari had his first car leave the Maranello factory in 1947 and it was a red, V12-engined Barchetta, model 166 MM.
Barchetta, was an Italian company that took hi-perfomance cars me by other companies like Ferrarie and the put their own body and interiors on the car. I'm sure there were also some perfomrance updates included.
A Red Barchetta is a convertible Ferrari 166A built between 1948 and 1953. It had a 2 litre V-12 engine. It would likely sell for more than 1.5 million dollars today. They were $9000 in 1949.
Really would love to see you both react to their songs: "Subdivisions" and "Superconductor." They are a few of my favorites and they both have a cool sound. MMmmm I want a piece of BarChedda now.
It’s always fun to see someone enjoy this for the first time has that experience cannot be relived this is probably the millionth listen for me as this is one of my favorite songs the more you get into the story and the more you can anticipate the music the more you love it I was a bit surprised that they didn’t comment on the music tempo chords time changes etc.
Generally a sports car style originated by Ferrari.....so most people tend to presume we are talking Ferrari....Neil Peart's favorite car was the 1948 Ferrari 166MM ″Barchetta″...means small boat in Italian. two seater with no roof
Barchetta (Italian pronunciation: [barˈketta]) is an Italian word commonly translated into English as "little boat". The term originally referred to a small skiff used for recreational purposes. It is also applied to some items of clothing, as well as being used in automobile styling, where it describes a class of open-top, two-seat sports cars.
In this futuristic song, the Motor Law banned cars. His rebel uncle had an Italian sports car hidden under trash in the barn that the kid would get to take out once a week, or his “weekly crime”.
Funny you listen to Rush and the Who in the same few hours. Two bands that unfairly had the best rhythm sections in rock. Keith Moon of the Who was especially a huge inspiration to drum for Peart
This was written in 1980 - 30 years before they brought in the "motor law" banning internal combustion cars by 2030. The car the protagonist is driving is a small, petrol engined, Italian sports car from the 1960s. He takes it for a drive which is against the law, enjoying the smells and sounds of the engine but is spotted by police patrol cars which are massive in comparison. He leads them in a race to try and escape them and eventually gives them the slip by crossing a narrow bridge which he can do in his little Italian sports car but the giant SUV style police cars can not follow. This song predicted the future we are now experiencing.
I also believe that the uncle has passed and lives spiritually through the red barchetta and returns back to the farm to be at home by the fireside represents being at peace within yourself. Great song RIP Niel Peart
THIS IS ALSO FROM THEIR MEGA PLATINUM 81 GEM ALBUM ( MOVING PICTURES ) YOU GUYS😊 I SEE YOU'VE DONE : TOM SAWYER, LIMELIGHT, YYZ, SAME ALBUM, ABSOLUTE INSANITY!😊 SO SO MUCH OF THIS BAND YOU CAN DO FOR SURE.
love your reactions, nice couple.its a car song, a classic.like hiway star or turbo lover from judas priest,i suggest the analog kid from signals.you gonna have chills asia,the lyrics fit whit the music,musical genius,🤟
The song was inspired by the futuristic short story "A Nice Morning Drive", written by Richard Foster and published in the November 1973 issue of Road & Track magazine. The story describes a similar future in which increasingly stringent safety regulations have forced cars to evolve into massive Modern Safety Vehicles (MSVs), capable of withstanding a 50-mile-per-hour (80 km/h) impact without injury to the driver. Consequently, drivers of MSVs have become less safety-conscious and more aggressive, and "bouncing" (intentionally ramming) the older, smaller cars is a common sport among some.
Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart made several attempts to contact Foster during the recording of but did not have an up-to-date address and Rush were forced to settle for a brief "inspired by" note in the lyric sheet mentioning the story. In July 2007, Foster and Peart finally made contact with each other. Foster later posted on his website an account of their journey by motorcycle through the backwoods of West Virginia between stops on Rush's 2007 Snakes and Arrows tour.
Barchetta literally means "small boat" in Itallian, is the diminutive form of ("boat" or "craft"). In the automotive industry, the term is used for a two-seat car without any kind of roof. The proper Italian pronunciation is (bar ketta), although it is sung with /t/ in place of /k/ by Geddy Lee Neil Peart's favorite car was the 1948 Ferrari 166MM.
Lyrics explained:
The song's lyrics tell a story set in a future in which many classes of vehicles have been banned by a "Motor Law." The narrator's uncle has kept one of these now-illegal vehicles (the titular red Barchetta sports car) in pristine condition for roughly 50 years and is hiding it at his secret country home, which had been a farm before the Motor Law was enacted. Every Sunday, the narrator commits a "weekly crime" of sneaking out to this location and going for a drive in the countryside. During one such drive, he encounters a "gleaming alloy air car" that begins to chase him along the roads. A second such vehicle soon joins the pursuit, which continues until the narrator drives across a one-lane bridge that is too narrow for the air cars. The song ends with the narrator returning safely to his uncle's farm.
Source: Wikipedia
Never heard that story...Thanks for posting...
Sadly it sounds like the path we are currently on with the threat of internal combustion engines being banned by 2035 for new cars. After that you can bank on the older ones being abolished as we head into the new green deal nightmare unfolding in front of us.
@@ffjsb it won't stop the idiots from trying
Correct sir
@@XA351GT yeah if they get their way they will be taxed out of existence and or trade it in and crushed for a tax credit.
Rush is worth a very deep dive. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but the lyrics and musicianship are always astounding.
RusH is composed of 3 compulsive perfectionist, and genuine good people that do not have any the ego trips that have lead to the demise of many successful bands.
Truly GREAT musicians that are also truly great friends.... Resulting in some of the cleanest, tightest most amazing music ever made.
@@2869may It's unreal that 3 guys make all of this amazing music. (Not a bad drummer, by the way.)
RUSH should be everyone cup of tea :)
A completely different level. Three incredible musicians who created some incredible music.
Barchetta is an open style sports car. Ferrarri, Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Maserati all produced Barchettas. Sexy as hell.......
The Shelby AC Cobra was another car made with the Barchetta body style.
@@americanmutt9089 the best!
Think it means "little boat" in Italian
isn't Porsche is that family too??
@@rdm552 I think most people think of a little red Italian 2 seat front engine roadster when they envison a Barchetta, especially since it's an Italian word.
RUSH is definitely a well oiled machine, excellent songs, Limelight, subdivisions, tom sawyer, and the list goes on , R.I.P. Neil Peart drummer
….and lyricist.
@@itsmedrooms6071 yes, Neil was the lyricist for RUSH and he did an incredible job
His name was Neil, not Neal; show some respect
@@Cash2112 excuse me, lol
@@davehess1019 Geddy was the lyricist. Neil the drummer and writer. All incredibly well read and intelligent. Barchetta was a Ferrari.
The Barchetta they refer to is no clunker, I believe it is a Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta, first debuted in 1948 - they are AWESOME - and fits the timeline of a car tucked away for 50 years or so.
Except the album came out in 1980. I believe I heard this was in the future, a man thinking back to a time gone by.
Is that a Chevy ... LOL
@@scottking3287 absolutely correct, this is the time after the 'motor law', which in 1980 may been thought to be around 2020 (which we are getting close to - Dodge is going all electric for Charger and Challenger starting next year - ack!). It's kind of a George Orwellian dystopian look forward to me.
@@scottking3287 In 1980, the year 2000 was still the future.
@@NoahFroio no, the song said 50 years, so its 2030. gas cars will become illegal one day.. just like this song predicted.
Always gives me chills to watch someone hear this for the first time.
Cool ain't it?
the 3 most unassuming rock stars to ever hit the stage. i was lucky enough to see this when it came out,16yrs old and watching in amazement
as these guys kicked that stages ass! good times and great memories...RIP Neil (the Professor)
RusH is composed of 3 compulsive perfectionist, and genuine good people that do not have any the ego trips that have lead to the demise of many successful bands.
Truly GREAT musicians that are also truly great friends.... Resulting in some of the cleanest, tightest most amazing music ever made.
Me too🙏🤘 this is my all-time favorite song to drive to and I have the tickets to prove it....🤣🤣😍
Red Barchetta is a very sexy looking Ferrari. I’m always amazed by Neil’s lyrics, (he was a car collector). That man could have written a song about a mailbox and it would have been awesome.
When my Father was alive my Parents lived in the South of France for a few months every year. My Dad wanted to go exploring on a Motorcycle so he tracked down a place that rented vintage Motorcycles. I forget the exact bike he rented (I think it was a Triumph) but they guy at the shop told him the Motorcycle my Dad chose once belonged to Neil Peart.
So glad y'all finally did this song. Rush Nation" will be descending on this soon.
We have always been here.
@@matthewteague623
Yes we have! 🤟
Is this your first Rush song ? OMG you guys are in trouble now, Rush has the most loyal fans in the world !
3 guys, over 40 years together, 19 studio albums plus 4 live concert albums, plus greatest hits compilations, over 2000 concerts, 167 original songs. These guys just gave their best all the time, and slowly became one of the most succesful rock bands of all time ! So, keep em' coming !
Working man LIVE is always awesome!
I can think of at least 8 live albums off the top of my head! And their life performances were always amazing! Despite how complex the music is, they were a traditional hard-core live band with great production values and shows, starting out they would play over 275 shows a year for years on end to try to make it and build a fan base from the ground roots up
Best musical performance and elevated lyrics in a power trio there ever was. No words just Bliss. 🥰
I remember a guitar player I used to jam with brought Fly by Night to the practice room..... Not much else to say - the music speaks for itself.
Neil (the drummer) had a penchant for writing futuristic songs that didn't usually reflect "progress" but instead the romance of days and times gone past. 2112 is another example of the folly of leaders.
And my hot take is that most of the album "Signals" is basically a concept album about the faults of the internet age - released in 1982, years before the average person had even heard of the internet.
@@joeday4293 Good interpretation. They were ahead of their time. IMO the concepts were relevant for that time and they still are now.
SIGNALS = The science of human interaction, verbal and non-verbal.
POWER WINDOWS = The use and abuse of money and power.
PRESTO = Beware of false images. All that glitters is not gold.
@@BillLomey "Presto" dropped the year I got my driver's license. Show me don't tell me, I've heard it all before...
I would argue that like Rush themselves, their fans were ahead of their time and that has made all the difference… 👊🏻
Neel Peart was by FAR the best pure percussionist I have ever seen or heard. So flawless and loose when he played.
The great ones make it look easy! He would sit there behind the kit playing his heart out. But the look on his face was calm and relaxed, as if he was driving a car slowly down the road.
I had to put both earbuds in to rock out for this one. The musicianship is out of this world
The Barchetta is a classic example of a car built for speed, a hot rod, made by Ferrari. The first car to leave the Maranello factory in 1947 was a red, V12-engined Barchetta. From the beginning it was designed as a racing car and it went on to win at its second outing in the Grand Prix of Rome.
It’s so amazing that three guys made this fullness of sound
As others have said, it is about a time in the future when gasoline cars have been outlawed. The "Motor Law". His uncle has an old sports car which he takes out weekly and hot rods around. The police are driving "air cars" which at the bridge, he is able to leave them at the riverside:) Exhilarating tune, and a real gem by Rush:)
Great song on one of the best rock albums ever.
Listen to the beautiful drumming. Absolute perfection.
My favorite six bass guitar notes in rock history are in this song, played by Geddy right after the line "a better vanished time". He goes up the neck of the guitar a bit for this 6-note flourish, lifting the song up for just a few seconds, representing that better vanished time. Brilliant!!!
I thought you were going to say the little 6 note bit at the outro. The next time you listen to it, note the couple of bars where Ged and Neil do 2 beats, rest, then it's 1 beat, rest, 1 beat, rest 2 beats. 2-1-1-2. Cheers ‼️
This entire album is loaded with clever bass riffs and fills that sound awesome. Some of them are subtle, others jump right out at you.
@@BillLomey Right! Also love Geddy's bass solo towards the end of "Vital Signs". Lee's choice of notes in all Rush songs is so unique. Does anyone know about the early days of Rush? How did Lifeson and Lee get to virtuoso level by 21, 22 years old?? Remarkable!
@@pauldevito7476 I used to think they were simply blessed with extreme talent, and that's it. Now I realize they worked very hard to achieve that level of greatness.
My favorite Geddy tone is on the vinyl Exit Stage Left .... It is even better than the remastered version of later years. YANK!!!!!
ruclips.net/video/eC9W8JtXASo/видео.html
He has the gain on his Ashly pre amps so pinned that when he does the little slide up with his left hand at 241 is sounds just as if he had plucked the note with his right hand.
A friend of mine was lucky enough to see them in Edm for Signals and he was in the front row right in front of Geddy. He remarked that between songs, Geddy's pre amps would just sit there quietly but as soon as he touched the strings the clip lights all went to 100% 🤣🥰
Ironically, I think it is the Jazz on the album version.
I love the emotion Geddy puts in the vocals the excitement of the whole trip, the second verse is epic. Music is an expedition all its own.
Asia & BJ, you’ll love their “Closer To The Heart”, “Circumstances” and “Trees”!!!
And Subdivisions.
Nobodies hero
La Villa Strangiato
By-Tor and the Snow Dog.
Time Stand Still
I have seen RUSH in concert 6 Times. I took my wife to her first big concert when she got to the US, and it was RUSH on their final tour. Legendary memories.
I always get chills after the tire squeal and Alex hits the beginning of that short interlude.
In the lyrics, it said of his uncle and his car "To keep it as new has been his dearest dream". So that says he's been preserving all this time in a brand-new like condition.
Definitely check out Rush - Subdivisions, Deep lyrics, and great Rush musicianship.
"Subdivisions"...the theme music of my.early.teenage years..."Be cool or be cast out...!" I chose cast out!
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Thank you guys... keep bringing the RUSH content. I like watching Asia trying to count with the off beat/ time signature changes.. these guys make music you have to hear multiple times to really get the sense. And of course to have 3 of the best musicians in the same band is just magic. Maybe you can react to Middletown dreams or Headlong Flight, noone really does " newer" rush reactions. Appreciate you 🙏 ✌️
One of my favorite songs from Rush. We had an old Jeep wagoneer that my dad used for hunting. When he sold it i was so angry because I had told him when I was able to drive I would love to drive it. I was about 8 or 10 at the time. I can still remember the smell of the jeep.
In the song, all cars were illegal to have and drive. If he were caught, when he was spotted by the flying cop air cars, 2 lanes wide, it would have been serious. For him AND his Grandfather.
Rush does a great instrumental “La Villa Strangiato”
Neil Peart - the best drummer of all time hands down! Watch any one of his drum solos & you'll be amazed! May he Rest in Peace...
I saw the tour for this album! (Moving Pictures) At the Civic Arena (different name now) My seat was dead center, as far away as you could get! I could touch the roof with my hands! Amazing show! 😎✌❤
Heard Rush for the first time in 1977. I had tears watching this vid even though I’ve heard that song a thousand times… perhaps hidden memories, or perhaps because it is still so good! Loved watching you two experience it for the first time.
BJ captured the sentiment of the song perfectly. It's more about the roads you can race across, even if they're in your imagination. It's about the exuberance of youth and the special relationship the narrator has with that old car and his uncle. I used to dream about racing a car when I was a boy when too young to actually do it. It's a very relatable song.
It's incredible to think this came from 3 musicians I've had a serious love affair with this band from the age of 12 and I'm 57 they are truly the Mozart of rock and Mr Lee is booming on bass
Although I love all types and variety of music, I have to say Rush is my favourite band and why I took up drumming. You both are such a joy to watch, thanks for reacting to this great music.
Every Rush song is a short story that is brought to life by your own imagination. That is why I have been a Rush fan for over 30 years.
Neil really was able to see into the future. The Red Barchetta is actually a 2010 Kia Forte Koup like I have.
But on a more serious note, Neil's kick drum through the entire song is probably the best overall single composition of his catalogue. The alternating kick / snare flurry at 633 launches just some absolute monstrous jamming on his part through to the guitar harmonics.
The reason the entire song rocks and flows as it does it because they played live in the studio, looking at each other. They'd been on the road for 6 years at that time so they knew each other as players, so in the studio they wrote and arranged through endless jams, building the songs. This song does not exist if they tried to write it like they did in later years, separately in different rooms fuqing around with Pro Tools.
They couldn't pull off La Villa in one take, but the album version of Red Barchetta is a single take, recorded on Dec 8. Geddy recalls coming out of the studio and going to get a coffee and hearing on the TV that John Lennon had been shot earlier that evening.
They were never the same after they parted ways with Broon.
Love you guys and you're reactions. I'm really struck by the last few bars of this song, masters at play, just simple variations for a perfect fade out. So good.
Everytime I listen to this, I seriously have no idea how Geddy is able to play all those intricate bass riffs while singing. Simply amazing.
Hard to believe that, that much music comes out of 3 guys!
If you guys haven't seen a video of them live really cool to see . Must see!!!!! One of my favorite bands.
Off the 'Moving Pictures' album, one of those cassettes i would listen to from beginning to end, sometimes 2, 3, 4 times in a row, on a Walkman, while riding my bike, back in the day. I'm glad y'all got to hear this one, a lot of people have never heard this song.
4 times is about as many as you will get before the walkman eats the tape!
Rush is in my top 3 favorite rock bands.🥰Love ya'll!
BJ knows bout it...........Neil Peart the drummer, wrote ALL the lyrics for all RUSH songs...........
FYI a red barchetta is a V12 Ferarri
Seen rush in concert in OKC shotly after their album Moving Pictures was released. Many great tracks including this one on it. RIP Neil Peart, one of the greatest drumers to sit behind a kit. Back in the day when sons went off to fight in the vietnam war and where KIA, they left their cars with their folks on the farm who stored them in the barn hence a barn find. You could get some pretty good deals on a muscle car back then. Not much out their anymore as far as barn finds go. Peace
YOu just heard 1 of the top 5 bands of ALL - TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good to see folks explained the song to you. One of my top 5 favorite Rush songs. Hope you guys explore more of their stuff.
This is one of the greatest driving songs ever.🔥🎧
The "Red Barchetta" was a post WWII Ferrari. A Beautiful car made from 1948 to 1950.
Watch them perform this. It is an adventure.
Incredible song!
2112 one of the greatest albums ever written and performed. An iconic masterpiece ..
The drummer and Lyricist also owned a few vintage Ferrari’s.
In this song, motor cars are outlawed in the future. The storyteller would take his very old uncle’s Ferrari Barchetta car out for the ultimate joy ride!
Muchas gracias chicos por este gran tema...saludos desde Chile 🤘🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱♥️
This song live and in person is unbelievable!!
One of my favorite Rush songs!
The Barchetta was a car manufactured by Ferrari in the early 60's, don't know if earlier. It's tubular design was what made this car unique. It did come loaded with ponies under it's hood (like all Ferrari machinery).
Neil was brilliant in constructing his lyrics to the brief history of this car. Finding it in his grandfather's garage, like a diamond 💍 in the rough, cleaning it up, and LETTING IT RUN WILD on the road, is brilliant and so tastefully done...... Give a SINGLE SONG over the last 30 years that is equally constructed. ONE??????? I can give you a few HUNDRED from the 70's! Greatest decade in music!
Unequivocally..........
Good description. The motor law, as the song says, appears to be on it's way. Who knows if the internal combustion engine will become illegal, but we'll be getting cooked in electric cars.
when it's referred with a car (it can mean many things from a small boat to food packaging) it's a 2 seat convertible
The barchetta has full-width enveloping bodywork, in contrast to an early spider corsa, which may have cycle or wing fenders.[2] Later (non-corsa) spiders added more heavily padded seats, interior carpeting and a full windshield, items not found in the more spartan barchette.[4] Some later cars still called barchette were more well-appointed, following the trend of the later spiders and convertibles.
Rush was amazing! This might be my fav song of theirs. I love the lyrics and the story it tells.
The Red Barchetta was one of the early cars built by Ferrari circa 1950 that stunned international racing
The Red Barchetta, an amazing race car and song by an amazing band named Rush. Like the song and the car, it takes you to a place where you are in the moment and nothing else seems to matter. Both were meant to be enjoyed for it's beauty and purpose, enjoy the moment. Always enjoy life and stay free. Just don't get caught!!!
What a TREAT! This song grows on you. If you're a car guy or girl, WOW! In the beginning his uncle has preserved for him an old machine....
His gray haired uncle preserved it for him. Now its his time to enjoy it
Asia: "Sounds like cheese". BJ: "You disrespecting the Bro Code" You guys are the best.
RusH is composed of 3 compulsive perfectionist, and genuine good people that do not have any the ego trips that have lead to the demise of many successful bands.
Truly GREAT musicians that are also truly great friends.... Resulting in some of the cleanest, tightest most amazing music ever made.
The song tells a fictional story of a dystopian future when motor vehicles have been outlawed. The narrator is describing how he would sneak out of the city, to the countryside where his uncle still had an old outlawed motor vehicle that they would drive illegally. The chase at the end is describing some future law enforcement vehicle / robot that tries to chase him down when they catch him driving the illegal car. It's a great song, thanks for sharing!
Their best tune.
The first car to be called a barchetta was a Ferrari 166 MM shown at the 1948 Turin Auto Show.[5][6] The car was designed by Federico Formenti at Carrozzeria Touring.[7] Giovanni Canestrini, editor of the Italian sporting newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, applied the term to describe the new car's original bodystyle.[6] The name barchetta has been associated with the open 166MM model ever since.[5]
Red Barchetta = #7 on my all time top-ten list.
This song holds the world record for the most drum changes in a song. We all miss you Neal.
Thank you for doing Rush. They've been my #1 since 1978 (along with UFO).
I was hoping you guys would get to this song. In the late 80's I had a red 1970 Chevy Chevelle 454 that I used to cruise the neighborhood in and the rich kids with the newer cars (and the Philly police) would chase me, but never caught me. Your review bring those days back to me! A Barchetta is a "style of a car, not a make. Ferrari, Fiat, Maserati all made Barchettas. Great review!
Asia, irrespective of the length of any song on Rush’s MOVING PICTURES album, they r all worth a listen. Best album Rush ever recorded.
To have every song be as as good as the previous and next, is difficult but the boys did it.
No such thing as a best Rush album, this was their most commercially successful but Hemispheres was more technically difficult and 2112 their most iconic. My personal favorite is Permanent Waves but never would I try to tell someone that it's the best they ever recorded, some people like their hard rock Peartless first album while others will tell you their last, Clockwork Angels is Rush at their finest it's all in the eye of the beholder or rather the ear of the listener. That said Moving Pictures is a monster of a record and I never get tired of hearing it.
One of my favourite Rush songs ❤️❤️❤️
I think you would like Circumstances
Entre Nous
Speed of Love ( one of their few love songs) for Asia
The Trees
Cheers
Check out their song 'The Trees'.... it is timely, even today....
If you haven't already listened to Vital Signs, you should!! I think it's the best song on the album...see what you think.
The Fiat Barchetta (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfiːat barˈketta]; Type 183) is a roadster produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1995 to 2006. Barchetta in Italian means "little boat", and also denotes a type of open-top sports car body style.
Barchetta, pronounced (bar-ketta) is an italian term for a small boat, a skiff. In french it would be "barque" (bark).
Ferrari had his first car leave the Maranello factory in 1947 and it was a red, V12-engined Barchetta, model 166 MM.
1948 Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta 0038M - sold for $3,080,000 One of three 1950 Touring Barchettas originally built with one door.
One of the world's best three man bands 10 out of 10.
"Working Man Live from Cleveland!!"
Barchetta, was an Italian company that took hi-perfomance cars me by other companies like Ferrarie and the put their own body and interiors on the car. I'm sure there were also some perfomrance updates included.
A Red Barchetta is a convertible Ferrari 166A built between 1948 and 1953. It had a 2 litre V-12 engine. It would likely sell for more than 1.5 million dollars today. They were $9000 in 1949.
Really would love to see you both react to their songs: "Subdivisions" and "Superconductor." They are a few of my favorites and they both have a cool sound. MMmmm I want a piece of BarChedda now.
My favorite RUSH cut''''''''''''''' RED BARCHETTA
It’s always fun to see someone enjoy this for the first time has that experience cannot be relived
this is probably the millionth listen for me as this is one of my favorite songs
the more you get into the story and the more you can anticipate the music the more you love it
I was a bit surprised that they didn’t comment on the music tempo chords time changes etc.
Asia and Bj - This song was done in ONE take in the studio when they recorded it !
How can U not Smile when U listen to Rush. And the story is so good. Moving Pictures is a complete masterpiece with something for everyone.
More Canadian rock! Thank you! 🎸🇨🇦🔥
Generally a sports car style originated by Ferrari.....so most people tend to presume we are talking Ferrari....Neil Peart's favorite car was the 1948 Ferrari 166MM ″Barchetta″...means small boat in Italian. two seater with no roof
This was the song that got me hooked on Rush so many decades ago
Barchetta (Italian pronunciation: [barˈketta]) is an Italian word commonly translated into English as "little boat". The term originally referred to a small skiff used for recreational purposes. It is also applied to some items of clothing, as well as being used in automobile styling, where it describes a class of open-top, two-seat sports cars.
In this futuristic song, the Motor Law banned cars. His rebel uncle had an Italian sports car hidden under trash in the barn that the kid would get to take out once a week, or his “weekly crime”.
Funny you listen to Rush and the Who in the same few hours. Two bands that unfairly had the best rhythm sections in rock. Keith Moon of the Who was especially a huge inspiration to drum for Peart
Hello. Earlier today was watching their tragedies of all three of them. 🎸💙🎶🥁
This was written in 1980 - 30 years before they brought in the "motor law" banning internal combustion cars by 2030. The car the protagonist is driving is a small, petrol engined, Italian sports car from the 1960s. He takes it for a drive which is against the law, enjoying the smells and sounds of the engine but is spotted by police patrol cars which are massive in comparison. He leads them in a race to try and escape them and eventually gives them the slip by crossing a narrow bridge which he can do in his little Italian sports car but the giant SUV style police cars can not follow. This song predicted the future we are now experiencing.
3 geniuses and this album Moving Pictures…..I saw this tour live…didn’t sit down for more than 5 minutes.❤️🎼❤️
I also believe that the uncle has passed and lives spiritually through the red barchetta and returns back to the farm to be at home by the fireside represents being at peace within yourself.
Great song
RIP Niel Peart
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the sounds that came out of those three people was just so incredible
love your reactions, nice couple.its a car song, a classic.like hiway star or turbo lover from judas priest,i suggest the analog kid from signals.you gonna have chills asia,the lyrics fit whit the music,musical genius,🤟