My brother who is a major fan of Rush showed me this song. The first time i heared it couldn't hold back the tears in front of him. I am glad i have a brother who is a musician who grew up in the 70's and 80's and has showed me so many great rock bands. Thank you older brother i love you and RIP Neil Peart.
To the best band that has ever existed a thank you for blessing us for 40 years and beyond. Just amazing talent. Listen up kids !! This is REAL music. Rush 4ever baby !!
Just that second verse - "I hear their passionate music . Read the words that touch my heart", is enough to drive even the most steadfast Rush fan over the edge into tears right now. This was and always has been one of my favorite songs and one that not only inspired me, but pulled me out of some dark moments of my life. Neil's words really did touch my heart on this one and it feels like a part of me died last week. :(
@Surfeit A Show of Hands was the very first Rush cd I bought. I have no idea why I bought it to be honest. I'd never heard any of their music before, so maybe it was the cover that attracted me or I'd heard someone mention them...no idea. Anyway, after the initial "whoa, that man's voice is a little high" I thought this sounds ok. Then Subdivisions kicked in as if it came from the future and that was it, I was hooked. The prog geek inside me just went into overdrive and I listened in awe to every awesome bass note, guitar brilliance and godlike drumming, plus all those time changes they made and thought," how the hell can 3 guys sound this fucking monstrous?" Then Mission came on and I was just so enraptured I must have replayed it several times before moving on. Headphones on, playing air guitar....and that solo at the end. With the words and the music....just blew me away. It was one of those transcendent moments that happen only a few times in your life, if you're lucky. (Witnessing the birth of my 2 daughters later on in life would be others I was very fortunate to have). I realised then and there, I had accidentally stumbled upon my new musical obsession, just by whimsically buying a live album by a band I had never listed to before. Suffice to say I spent the next weeks and months buying everything they had ever done on cd and(which was up to Presto at this point, and the "whoah, his voice is high" became more apparent the further back I went in their catalogue. But in a good way of course!). Talking of Presto, that was my first studio album of theirs I bought after A Show of Hands, just because it was their latest. Hand Over Fist was another "Mission" moment for me as well. I also got hold of A Show of Hands on VHS. And then, during Roll The Bones, I finally got the chance to see them live at Birmingham and they played Mission. Life changing experience. Its no exaggeration to say Rush were one of those bands that gave me enormous comfort and solace in those days, as a young awkward guy, lacking self esteem and all kinds of other issues. Their music truly saved my life. That statement often gets bandied about a lot and runs the risk of losing meaning, but its true. And I guess it clearly was for you to. I love all their albums in different ways (Signals being my favourite) but A Show Of Hands, and most notably Mission, was the start of that journey. That album and that song will always hold a special place in my heart. Still to this day one of the most beautiful songs, in any genre, ever composed. I still listen to them now as a husband and a father who grew up to find life turned out pretty ok for me in the end. And I probably always will. Listening to this song now, and indeed the whole album, brings a tear to my eye. Thank you Alex, Geddy and Neil. Just thank you.
If their lives were Exotic and strange They would likely have Gladly exchanged them For something a little more plain Maybe something a little more sane We each pay a fabulous price For our visions of paradise But a spirit with a vision Is a dream with a mission All these years along, still good advice. Thanks Professor.
It’s actually one of my favorite Rush songs. Hold Your Fire is also one of my favorite Rush albums. A lot of people have on it but it’s one of my favorite.
I have a bass tube in my car (I'm old😄) and when I play this song, the bass sounds SO amazing. And Neil's bass drum sounds like it's in my trunk! Freaking love it!!!
Once a upon a time, three aliens were put here on earth to entertain those pesky humans. No band before or after Rush could compare. Thank you for an absolutely amazing ride, Lerxst, Pratt and Dirk.
Alex is under appreciated and I think it comes from the fact that Neil is just top 5 ever and his talent and influence overshadow just about everything else. Geddy plays 2 instruments and sings, Neil composes, writes and does [that] on drums. The casual listener can easily skip over Alex. But Alex is a badass in his own right! Not to be overlooked.
I definitely agree with that. I like the live version best. I think I first heard Mission around 1990, and it's been my favorite song of theirs since then.
I remember when I put this song in for request on KLOS. Of course (they did not listen) and played the studio version, which is great, but the live album version like this one, takes it to another level. Epic guitar solo.
Hold your fire - Keep it burning bright Hold the flame ‘Til the dream ignites - A spirit with a vision Is a dream with a mission I hear their passionate music Read the words That touch my heart I gaze at their feverish pictures The secrets that set them apart When I feel the powerful visions Their fire has made alive I wish I had that instinct - I wish I had that drive Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Focused high on soaring ambitions Consumed in a single desire In the grip Of a nameless possession - A slave to the drive of obsession - A spirit with a vision Is a dream with a mission… I watch their images flicker Bringing light to a lifeless screen I walk through Their beautiful buildings And I wish I had their dreams But dreams don’t need To have motion To keep their spark alive Obsession has to have action - Pride turns on the drive It’s cold comfort To the ones without it To know how they struggled - How they suffered about it If their lives were Exotic and strange They would likely have Gladly exchanged them For something a little more plain Maybe something a little more sane We each pay a fabulous price For our visions of paradise But a spirit with a vision Is a dream with a mission…
“It’s cold comfort to the ones without it, To know how they struggled, how they suffered about it. If their lives were exotic and strange, they would likely have gladly exchanged them for something a little more plain Maybe something a little more sane. We each pay a fabulous price For our vision of paradise, but a spirit With a vision is a dream, with a mission.” Is one of my favorite Neil Peart lyrics and it is more powerful to those who have lived it. I love the way he writes it in third person, on the outside looking in. No one fits the description of the artist, film maker, writer, architect or musician better than these three. As an artist and musician that lyric always nails me to the wall. Any artist with a burning need to do something and they don’t even know why, yet they will suffer, take risks and surrender a life of stability for their dream. Of course, in reality stability is a lie. It doesn’t really exist and is only something we’re told to keep us in line, control us. The people in this song cannot be controlled and refuse to believe the lie. Many artists have a passion they cannot turn off, no matter how many times they try. This is why it’s cold comfort to those without the passion to know that those that do often wish they could turn it off because it causes mostly suffering, unless you get real lucky real early on. Anyway, I love that lyric because it personally drives home what my life might have been had I been normal? I am anything but normal and have fought and scraped creating one dream after another, but there are the biggest ones I still cannot bring to fruition. What we would consider my masterpiece and as always, it’s about the financing, but a spirit with a vision is a dream, with a mission. It is the largest and seemingly unobtainable of all my dreams. It will never end until I do.
Oh how I wish I would've had a chance to see the Power Windows and/or Hold Your Fire tours. They were at their peak. At least I got to see them during the Clockwork Angels era.
I know I should like so many of their other songs more, but I love this one BEST. Always have. The audio from this Show Of Hands 1988 live performance is better than their Mission studio recording IMO. Richer, clearer, stronger live audio than their Snakes & Arrows live recording 20-years later surprisingly. Most importantly, Mission is my most favorite because you can truly feel Neil. Feel his rhythmic power and hear his touching lyrics through Getty's beautiful voice. Neil, how grateful I am to have witnessed your artestry on the Presto and R40 tours. You touched us all. You will be greatly missed by your wife and daughter of this century. Rest in peace and joyously reunite with your wife and daughter of the last century.
@@thalescarmona Thank you my friend! First time I've been called a poet. I certainly have yet to earn such distinction. All I know, is that Neil inspires me to formally write and with his example of dedication to craft. Best wishes!
We are Grateful to be of Service Sir! Eternal Regards! God Bless The United States of America and United Nations Blues Allies! You Prevail! We Decided and You Deliver Unto Yourselves... For You and For Yours and For The Will of God! You Are and Shall Remain Free! You are and Never Were Alone! You Win! 🇺🇲🇺🇳🇺🇦😎✌️🗽
Song is about how people would often have a misperception of Neil having "perfect life" being a famous rock drummer. People would often think that he had a perfect job with no strings attached. He writes about the hardships of being on the road & being away from his family for such long periods of time & missing them. "If their lives we're exotic & strange, they would likely of gladly exchanged them for something a little more plain, maybe something a little more sane". RIP Neil, I miss this band so much, but I'm thankful for all the amazing music they gave us.
Only been to two Rush concerts and this one (but at Wembley Arena) was one of them. Although nowadays its songs like Natural Science and AFTK i will try and play again and again on my guitar, its the Hold your Fire tour with Alex's Signature guitar and the cool clothing he wore that really inspired me at that time.
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Lifeson’s solo at the end - glorious
One of my favorite ending solos from him!!!
Matt Markus unbelievable solo it bring tears of joy!
Goosebumps...every time! :)
One of my favourite ever. I still get goosebumps every time.
This is quite simply the best ‘outro’ solo ever...nuff said!
God, Alex is sooooooo good. One of the most emotive soloists ever.
This song is a masterpiece
Absolutely
This version is. Although they’ve always been ridiculously good, Rush was really at their peak at this time.
With possibly best drummer ever! You are living Neil! Thanks Neil!😀❤👍💯
So are you
@@G274Me yup
Thank you Rush for existing. You guys made my lonley and troubled life alot better. Thank you once again.
"We each pay a fabulous price for our visions of paradise."
It's "TICKET to paradise"...at least on this live version.
One of the greatest songs of all time
Agree totally!😀❤👍
My brother who is a major fan of Rush showed me this song. The first time i heared it couldn't hold back the tears in front of him. I am glad i have a brother who is a musician who grew up in the 70's and 80's and has showed me so many great rock bands. Thank you older brother i love you and RIP Neil Peart.
To the best band that has ever existed a thank you for blessing us for 40 years and beyond. Just amazing talent. Listen up kids !! This is REAL music. Rush 4ever baby !!
parole sante
Just that second verse - "I hear their passionate music
. Read the words that touch my heart", is enough to drive even the most steadfast Rush fan over the edge into tears right now. This was and always has been one of my favorite songs and one that not only inspired me, but pulled me out of some dark moments of my life. Neil's words really did touch my heart on this one and it feels like a part of me died last week. :(
Awesome to hear! That’s the absolute best music can do right there...what you described.
I got into Rush around 1980 and eventually bought all their albums on CD, after having most of them on either vinyl or cassette
@Surfeit A Show of Hands was the very first Rush cd I bought. I have no idea why I bought it to be honest. I'd never heard any of their music before, so maybe it was the cover that attracted me or I'd heard someone mention them...no idea. Anyway, after the initial "whoa, that man's voice is a little high" I thought this sounds ok. Then Subdivisions kicked in as if it came from the future and that was it, I was hooked. The prog geek inside me just went into overdrive and I listened in awe to every awesome bass note, guitar brilliance and godlike drumming, plus all those time changes they made and thought," how the hell can 3 guys sound this fucking monstrous?"
Then Mission came on and I was just so enraptured I must have replayed it several times before moving on. Headphones on, playing air guitar....and that solo at the end. With the words and the music....just blew me away. It was one of those transcendent moments that happen only a few times in your life, if you're lucky. (Witnessing the birth of my 2 daughters later on in life would be others I was very fortunate to have). I realised then and there, I had accidentally stumbled upon my new musical obsession, just by whimsically buying a live album by a band I had never listed to before.
Suffice to say I spent the next weeks and months buying everything they had ever done on cd and(which was up to Presto at this point, and the "whoah, his voice is high" became more apparent the further back I went in their catalogue. But in a good way of course!). Talking of Presto, that was my first studio album of theirs I bought after A Show of Hands, just because it was their latest. Hand Over Fist was another "Mission" moment for me as well. I also got hold of A Show of Hands on VHS. And then, during Roll The Bones, I finally got the chance to see them live at Birmingham and they played Mission. Life changing experience.
Its no exaggeration to say Rush were one of those bands that gave me enormous comfort and solace in those days, as a young awkward guy, lacking self esteem and all kinds of other issues. Their music truly saved my life. That statement often gets bandied about a lot and runs the risk of losing meaning, but its true. And I guess it clearly was for you to.
I love all their albums in different ways (Signals being my favourite) but A Show Of Hands, and most notably Mission, was the start of that journey. That album and that song will always hold a special place in my heart. Still to this day one of the most beautiful songs, in any genre, ever composed.
I still listen to them now as a husband and a father who grew up to find life turned out pretty ok for me in the end. And I probably always will. Listening to this song now, and indeed the whole album, brings a tear to my eye.
Thank you Alex, Geddy and Neil. Just thank you.
Well said brother!
Gods of rock.
Kings of rock.
Wonderful músic.
My favorite live version of this song..... tears in my eyes....
Me too.
Rush at their peak...
I watched this live at the NEC Birmingham UK.!
I saw them on this tour at Wembley Arena. My first time🤘
It gets me every time, even more now Neil has passed.
No idea why this isn’t considered an all time Rush song. It’s beyond perfect
If their lives were
Exotic and strange
They would likely have
Gladly exchanged them
For something a little more plain
Maybe something a little more sane
We each pay a fabulous price
For our visions of paradise
But a spirit with a vision
Is a dream with a mission
All these years along, still good advice. Thanks Professor.
It's one of their hidden gems. Not nearly enough praise or play.
It’s actually one of my favorite Rush songs. Hold Your Fire is also one of my favorite Rush albums. A lot of people have on it but it’s one of my favorite.
Well considering it was in rotation for 4 tours, I wouldn't call it a hidden gem. It's a great song regardless.
Agree!!!!
@@petermihacerar1137 my favorite song from them. It just feeds the soul.
One of the BEST Rush songs. This whole album hits a lot harder when you're older.
Never be another band like them
R.I.P. Professor...
That woke my subwoofer up! lol
A very underrated song.
A beautiful song... 3 guys? Wow.
My favorite song.
True.
Criminally underrated yet a beautiful song.
This is the one that put me over the edge. No words. RIP Neil.
Congratulations Proffesor! You accomplished your mission very well! Rest in peace!
Only three guys playing a beautiful music👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
The low synth during the chorus sections is beyond powerful.
I have a bass tube in my car (I'm old😄) and when I play this song, the bass sounds SO amazing. And Neil's bass drum sounds like it's in my trunk! Freaking love it!!!
Hell yeah...I think it's the Taurus bass pedal .
Beautiful rendition…. And that SOLO…. Glorious, heavenly, surreal
Once a upon a time, three aliens were put here on earth to entertain those pesky humans. No band before or after Rush could compare. Thank you for an absolutely amazing ride, Lerxst, Pratt and Dirk.
Loving the alien thing....these guys are E.Ts. No mortal humans could create such joy. 👽
Best band in the Galaxy
@@tomgrossnickle9705 in anything. Peace spaceman
@@tomgrossnickle9705 same outlook
Alex Lifeson, one of the most underrated guitarists?
I believe he truly is amongst the best ever. Anyone can play a solo, quite something else to make you feel every note. The man is very special.
I dedicated 26 years, on and off, of my life to trying to learn his songs. Yes... an amazing guitarist!
Agree
Alex is under appreciated and I think it comes from the fact that Neil is just top 5 ever and his talent and influence overshadow just about everything else. Geddy plays 2 instruments and sings, Neil composes, writes and does [that] on drums. The casual listener can easily skip over Alex. But Alex is a badass in his own right! Not to be overlooked.
I think he’s the goat
Neal,will never be forgotten.he's still jamming,up in the cloud's.can you,hear him??.
My first experience of Rush was "A Show of Hands" on video on a percussion bus going to a marching band tournament in New Mexico. It's all I needed.
Absolute Masterpiece. I'm glad I heard this song in concert. I Love RUSH. 🎶❤🔥
Geddy Lee made this look effortless. Total genius.
Geddy is doing like three different things at the same time lol. That's some real professionality.
At the peak of his vocal powers!
How the hell does Geddy do it all... with precision!
He's on Mission!
Ten years of practice by this point
Practice practice practice......and plenty of self discipline.
Practice!
Happy 70th to Geddy! 🙌
I think that this is the best Rush song of all time.
I definitely agree with that. I like the live version best. I think I first heard Mission around 1990, and it's been my favorite song of theirs since then.
That voice of Geddy Lee.
35 years into fandom, and this is my favorite Rush song.
The GREATEST BAND EVER KNOWN TO MAN
...in any Universe
assolutamente
Rush at their best. The lyrics in this beautiful track are powerful.
Just gorgeous. Pure, unalloyed joy.
Obrigado Neil Peart! Os fãs brasileiros do Rush nunca esquecerão de você! Nunca!
I saw this concert in Dallas, I still have couple of those red balloons 🎈 that came down after the show. Great guitar at the end. Wished it was longer
May be a young rush fan, but still a fan. Snakes and arrows generation.
This is just me but the 80's Rush is my favorite time period of their career even though I love the early and latter music as well!
I remember when I put this song in for request on KLOS. Of course (they did not listen) and played the studio version, which is great, but the live album version like this one, takes it to another level. Epic guitar solo.
1:54 and 2:57 Geddy's voice so sensitive. tender and the compostion with elegance out of this world. I got tears in my eyes...
I wish I could find a version of this song where the guitar outro goes on for about ... oh ... I don't know .... a few hours?
Hold your fire -
Keep it burning bright
Hold the flame
‘Til the dream ignites -
A spirit with a vision
Is a dream with a mission
I hear their passionate music
Read the words
That touch my heart
I gaze at their feverish pictures
The secrets that set them apart
When I feel the powerful visions
Their fire has made alive
I wish I had that instinct -
I wish I had that drive
Spirits fly on dangerous missions
Imaginations on fire
Focused high on soaring ambitions
Consumed in a single desire
In the grip
Of a nameless possession -
A slave to the drive of obsession -
A spirit with a vision
Is a dream with a mission…
I watch their images flicker
Bringing light to a lifeless screen
I walk through
Their beautiful buildings
And I wish I had their dreams
But dreams don’t need
To have motion
To keep their spark alive
Obsession has to have action -
Pride turns on the drive
It’s cold comfort
To the ones without it
To know how they struggled -
How they suffered about it
If their lives were
Exotic and strange
They would likely have
Gladly exchanged them
For something a little more plain
Maybe something a little more sane
We each pay a fabulous price
For our visions of paradise
But a spirit with a vision
Is a dream with a mission…
Area 51 know a Lot more than how to build spacecraft!
Years ahead of the Competition!
Always Ahead of the Curve!
To the Immortals!
Regards!
🇺🇸😎✌️👍
A brilliant trio of brilliance.
One of the most sensitive Rush songs.
Jesus Christ. The level of musical insanity in this tune, played freaking live, is just ridiculous. WTF. Best. Band. Ever.
“It’s cold comfort
to the ones without it,
To know how they struggled,
how they suffered about it.
If their lives were exotic and strange,
they would likely have gladly exchanged
them for something a little more plain
Maybe something a little more sane.
We each pay a fabulous price
For our vision of paradise, but a spirit
With a vision is a dream, with a mission.”
Is one of my favorite Neil Peart lyrics and it is more powerful to those who have lived it. I love the way he writes it in third person, on the outside looking in. No one fits the description of the artist, film maker, writer, architect or musician better than these three.
As an artist and musician that lyric always nails me to the wall. Any artist with a burning need to do something and they don’t even know why, yet they will suffer, take risks and surrender a life of stability for their dream.
Of course, in reality stability is a lie. It doesn’t really exist and is only something we’re told to keep us in line, control us. The people in this song cannot be controlled and refuse to believe the lie.
Many artists have a passion they cannot turn off, no matter how many times they try. This is why it’s cold comfort to those without the passion to know that those that do often wish they could turn it off because it causes mostly suffering, unless you get real lucky real early on.
Anyway, I love that lyric because it personally drives home what my life might have been had I been normal? I am anything but normal and have fought and scraped creating one dream after another, but there are the biggest ones I still cannot bring to fruition.
What we would consider my masterpiece and as always, it’s about the financing, but a spirit with a vision is a dream, with a mission. It is the largest and seemingly unobtainable of all my dreams. It will never end until I do.
Great words, hope you’ll find your moment of bliss
Fk this is great. Just wow. One of my fav RUSH songs. So glad this exists.
Geddy singing, playing keyboards, and bass pedals simultaneously is amazing.
One of their greats. Beautiful melody and meaningful lyrics.
RIP NEIL PEART
Oh how I wish I would've had a chance to see the Power Windows and/or Hold Your Fire tours. They were at their peak. At least I got to see them during the Clockwork Angels era.
my first rush concert!
This is the Best track i have ever heard ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I know I should like so many of their other songs more, but I love this one BEST. Always have.
The audio from this Show Of Hands 1988 live performance is better than their Mission studio recording IMO.
Richer, clearer, stronger live audio than their Snakes & Arrows live recording 20-years later surprisingly. Most importantly, Mission is my most favorite because you can truly feel Neil. Feel his rhythmic power and hear his touching lyrics through Getty's beautiful voice.
Neil, how grateful I am to have witnessed your artestry on the Presto and R40 tours. You touched us all.
You will be greatly missed by your wife and daughter of this century.
Rest in peace and joyously reunite with your wife and daughter of the last century.
Beautiful words my friend... you are a real poet!
@@thalescarmona Thank you my friend! First time I've been called a poet. I certainly have yet to earn such distinction. All I know, is that Neil inspires me to formally write and with his example of dedication to craft.
Best wishes!
@@GenX9r9r tks my friend! You deserve it. Keep up with your writings... Best regards!
Well, what a pleasure this is. Hold your fire my friends.
I saw this tour in Cleveland Ohio. Man how I long to get back to those days.
Amazing band, underrated, so creative and virtuous! I've loved Rush since I'd got hold of their LP Hold you fire, I was like 16 yo.
The bass synth rocks !!. And Alex with the power chords.
We are Grateful to be of Service Sir!
Eternal Regards!
God Bless The United States of America and United Nations Blues Allies!
You Prevail!
We Decided and You Deliver Unto Yourselves... For You and For Yours and For The Will of God!
You Are and Shall Remain Free!
You are and Never Were Alone!
You Win!
🇺🇲🇺🇳🇺🇦😎✌️🗽
We all miss you Neil Peart!
These are great lyrics, Peart was such a brilliant lyricist.
perfect song perfect performance.
Song is about how people would often have a misperception of Neil having "perfect life" being a famous rock drummer. People would often think that he had a perfect job with no strings attached. He writes about the hardships of being on the road & being away from his family for such long periods of time & missing them. "If their lives we're exotic & strange, they would likely of gladly exchanged them for something a little more plain, maybe something a little more sane". RIP Neil, I miss this band so much, but I'm thankful for all the amazing music they gave us.
Thanks Rush, thanks Professor.
Amazing live band and amazing song, way better than the album version. Just three guys... wow. Band at the peak of their powers.
Neil Peart one of few fellow
searchers of life.
Take it easy anyone.
A man.
A lyrical masterpiece and of course an instrumental one as well!
Excellent !!!!! Rip Neil Peart.
Geddy just mentioned in his book tour interview that this is one of his favorites to play live.
Masterpiece
Only been to two Rush concerts and this one (but at Wembley Arena) was one of them. Although nowadays its songs like Natural Science and AFTK i will try and play again and again on my guitar, its the Hold your Fire tour with Alex's Signature guitar and the cool clothing he wore that really inspired me at that time.
Despair destroying Neil Peart IS NOT DEAD !!!!!!!!!!!
And that's the song, at least to me, that concluded the 80's.
All heart and soul
RIP Neil .... a great drummer gone ... :(
from 4:03 endless goosebumps.
Rushbumps
Hands down...the GREATEST concert I have EVER had the pleasure to see.
Those boys are awesome
This song is a pray !!! 🙏🏻👏🏻
Quem estiver ouvindo esse clássico em 2018 de um salve aí!!
Salve!!! E de 2019
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
What a amazing thing.
Such a fantastic song...RIP Neil
I was at this concert
Love this song!
Uno de los grandes temas de este excelente trío llamado RUSH, con Geddy Lee a la cabeza
Essa é a melhor versão dessa música. O áudio é incrível. A energia que a música passa é inexplicável.
Good Music 🎵👍
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fantastic!
I love how the editing at 3:30, captures everything going on in exactly that one second
1000%... they did everything right.
RIP Professor...
Fantástico... Rush é uma das banda que marcaram minha Adolencia!
RIP NEIL... The one and only!!!
"We each pay a fabulous price
For our visions of paradise..."
🙏🏾
DIOS MIO....QUE BUENOS!!!!❤❤❤👍👍👍
Fabuloso y épico tema!!!.."espectacular" Rush un power trio fuera de serie!!! Gracias!!!
RUSH 4 ever....... 😃😍