No!!! You have to do every song! 😁 You’ve gotta at least do Xanadu, Farewell to Kings, and Cygnus X-1. It will live me empty inside Lol! Great reaction guys. I forgot Closer to the Heart too! I’ll catch heat for that omission...
Thanks guys for doing my songs. Great reaction, I love this album, must have heard it a 1000 times. So many great songs on this album, so hard to pick just one. Looking forward to hearing more. Best, Frank Phantom 3.
RUSH is perfection! This album sounds very pastoral, sparse, majestic, orchestral.... Jesus, only RUSH could pull off originality like this! Even the guitar solo builds up tension, then beautiful release! MASTERCLASS!
The first Rush album I ever bought, after seeing them do Farewell to Kings (the song) on the Midnight Special or Don Kirschner's Rock Concert TV show one night in 1978.
It's amazing how many different sounds Rush has played through the decades as their career has rolled on. They were never afraid to just follow their passion for music whichever way it took them they didn't really care what others thought as they progressed through their 45+ years together from the beginning when a couple of classmates in 5th grade became best friends and started playing music together...what a story they wrote.
Another great Rush react. Just love the solo, with the wamme and the wawa. The rhythm guitar during the solo is also awesome. Neil and Geddy are also superb. More Rush please!
Watching you two react is just so much fun. The communication between the two of you with your body language and your eyes the faces you make everything tells a story. Thank you for reacting to Rush once again!
You two are awesome! Wonderful reaction and it’s hard to express the gratitude to you both for waiting to react to *all* of the wonderful music that we *know* you want to dive in to and “binge” listen nonstop… But you’re holding back to share so many of your first reactions with us. That’s really a blessing and a gift and thank you so much! 🙏🏼🤘🏼🎧🤘🏼
thanks guys for helping me in the evenings with my favorite group. (maybe you understood it) I have been listening to rush since 1981 😉🤙hello from Italy
"Cinderella Man" is one of my favorites. That opening riff is 🔥! I also like their exploration in the lyrics of selflessness and giving in contrast to the Ayn Rand themes of some of their other songs. Do NOT sleep on Rush's lyrics! You will regret missing out on some true poetry.
Definitely a deeper Rush track. Great in this is the flip between acoustic and electric and then a quicker time to a slower time. It is a very tight composition.
Hey Nick N Lex, I can't believe I've been listening to this song for 44 years, where does the time go? This is a very meaty shot song. Lots of music to feast on. Glad you both enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.
So glad you guy’s are getting into A Farewell to Kings album. This song has a little different feel than a lot of Rush’s catalog. It’s a little more funkier, especially in a Geddy’s bass playing. Geddy actually wrote the lyrics on this song and he loosely based it on Frank Capra film Mr Deeds goes to town. As usual Rush is able to get a lot of quality music in a short song.
Great reaction! I don't mind you pausing. After all, you are "reacting" are you not? I especially like you having an initial opinion at the first pause, then hearing more of the songs you react to and changing your minds along the way. That's how a lot of us feel after the first listen, as well - even without pausing. Keep it up! RUSH it up! Thank you.
A couple things: Whenever a Rush album would come out, we would hear the first single about 3 weeks out, then the second single around the week of the release. After that we devoured the album. I'm not kidding you, I personally would listen to it literally 30 times from front to back in the first week alone. So yeah, 2 singles are fine from each album, maybe 3. Then get to know the entire album in sequence as intended. Next, this was a unique review! Try reviewing more rarities like Territories, Bravado, Prime Mover, Available Light, Leave That Thing Alone, The Larger Bowl, and The Anarchist (each are singles from every album since PW '85). Enjoy your Rush journey!
I grew up in 70s. My fave band was Yes. I still always enjoyed Rush, among many others, but when Farewell to Kings came out, that's when they truly hooked me :)
Rush is our hometown boys. I have seen them a number of times. Including the final tour. The evolution of Rush is priceless. Not sure if you have checked out 2112. Every single tune amazing. Xanadu on this particular album is perfect
Thanks for more Rush! Since I’m probably the only one asking for it, I have to keep requesting something from the Power Windows album. With a few exceptions, you seem to be focusing on pre-1980s Rush so far, so hopefully it’s just a matter of time till you get there.
Power Windows was when I got into Rush in college, then spent years enjoying their past catalog. Saw them on tour for Power Windows, Hold Your Fire, and Presto.
I’ve never understood the dislike for the mid 80s Rush albums. People say there are too many keyboards and that Alex’s playing is pushed aside, but have they even LISTENED? Power Windows is full of songs where Alex LOSES. HIS. SHIT.
Power Windows was my first Rush tape. I played that thing to RIBBONS. "The Big Money" is awesome! But my favorite deep cut is "Emotion Detector." That one spoke to my teenage (and now adult) angst even more than "Subdivisions."
I first heard Xanadu on Exit Stage Left. It's what made me a fan (also La Villa Stragiato, Freewill, Jacobs Ladder, etc. ) I would love your first reaction to it to be the same. Great job guys!
I really enjoy watching you two enjoy this!! I've been into Rush since the beginning and I've played Rush in cover bands. Great choice of songs too. Give a good listen to the b side of 2112. You will enjoy it. Thank you again for my viewing and listening pleasure! 🥁
The song is loosely based on a movie called Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, starring Gary Cooper as a man from a small town who inherits lots of money and moves to the big city.(remade by Adam Sandler) The lyrics were written by Geddy.
That is some super cool information that even I as a huge Rush fan did not know. And when you listen to this song you can kind of tell that the writing is somewhat different than Neil's lyrics were.
I've been a Rush fan for more than 40 years and didn't know this either but when you hear the lyrics again it makes sense.. Great movie (The original) that is.)
It’s a real growth for Geddy’s lyrics because I think of his stuff like “I’m Going Bald,” and this has some of the same philosophical character as Neil’s lyrics, so I was fooled. This being a third person narration it feels like Neil but it makes sense being Geddy. Thanks!
Rush went through a big Gary Cooper phase in 1976-77. Also with "The Fountainhead" movie. See the connection yet? Ayn Rand/Anthem ➡️ 2112 song ➡️ more Ayn Rand/The Fountainhead movie ➡️ Gary Cooper interest ➡️ Cinderella Man movie ➡️ Cinderella Man song
Hi Nick and lex this was my introduction in late 1977 to rush and still my favourite album I really enjoy your vlogs review videos don't change what you do .Cygnus x1 would be a great choice from this album. Many thanks to you both.
Nice reaction. Yeah I hear the Beatles/Zepplin influence in the song as well. Like you guys, I listen to the music first. Then I go back and listen again with the lyrics. I did that every time a new Rush album came out.
Very fun bass line to play in the instrumental section. I used to have a blast playing that and if I was just playing alone, people would not believe it was Rush Thank you for sacrificing so you can share with us. Its priceless.
Their first album recorded in the U.K (then Hemispheres and I think some mixes for other albums) which makes sense to hear differences in his accent and their style.
Thankyou for turning back onto RUSH. I started buying their albums when they first came out. Fly By Night was a favorite, but now I'm listening to albums by RUSH daily.
I'd love to see you dig deeper into Kansas's discography. Songs like Song for America, Lamplight Symphony, Icarus Borne on Wings of Steel, The Pinnacle, The Wall, Miracles out of Nowhere, Hopelessly Human, Relentless, and Hold On. You won't be sorry...
Great to see you reacting to more RUSH, but I hope you'll get back to more YES. RUSH loved YES and were heavily influenced by them. When YES was finally inducted into the RRHOF it was Geddy and Alex that introduced them and because their bass player Chris Squire had just passed away, Geddy played bass with them when they performed Roundabout. Geddy was like a kid in a candy store that day. It's all on yt. Enjoy 🙂
@@Lightmane Quick fact about YES at RRHOF. On the HBO broadcast which i taped, when the members got up to take the stage YES music was played in the background. On the dvd, which i have, they walked to the stage with just applause. The music, i think it was YIND, was edited out. That sucked! So the original broadcast was much better. Whoever produced the dvd was an idiot. Pisses me off every time i watch the dvd!
Rush is a actually a good band to pause on, because there is often so much going on, you will forget a lot of your comments before you get to the end! Sometimes you might pick a bad pause point because fans know some shit’s about to kick in, but that’s luck of the draw.!
Great song great reaction but on this album my favorite is Closer To The Heart. Also one should not assume if the live version was requested that it must be the video it could just be the live audio from Spotify. Although it could very well be that the request is the video version.🙏🏽✌🏽❤️
It took me at least a year on & off to learn this bass line from Cinderella Man to a point where I was comfortable playing it. I did the same with Time Stand Still from the Hold Your Fire album (absolute classic, must listen to album from Rush's 80's era) And how Geddy Lee manages to play such complex bass lines while singing, is still a mystery to me. It takes a lot of skill to play like that and sing at the same time. The guy is a legend. A Farewell To Kings often jostles for 1st place as my all time, No.1 album.
This is why im a old RUSH fan Geddys voice the guitar tone less synth plus i was a teen during these years The Fountain of Lamneth is my favorite keep rockin
One of my favorite Rush deep cuts. The bass is so funky and the guitar solo is twisted and awesome (love the stereo effects). Glad you enjoyed. A few more deep cuts for Rush that you should check out: Mr. Soul (cover of Buffalo Springfield from Feedback), Entre Nous (from Permanent Waves), The Color of Right (from Test for Echo), and Ghost Rider (from Vapor Trails).
Geddy wrote the song after watching the great old Gary Cooper movie Mr. Deeds Goes To Town. This song almost seems like it is a declaration for basic human decency by Geddy. As if the message comes first. It grew on me so much more after I saw the movie. Thanks Geddy!
Suggestions for rush “deep dives” reactions after you’ve hit all the fan faves. Red Lenses Rivendell Lessons I think I’m going bald Need some love Between the wheels Prime Mover Available light Cut to the chase Ceiling Unlimited The Garden I say deep dives mostly because I’ve not really heard any of these reacted to. But some really are fairly obscure tracks.
I agree with all of the above and would add: Emotion Detector Anagram The Anarchist Half The World [Neil Peart was a prophet.] Kid Gloves Losing It Et cetera. My God, there are SO MANY.
Great reaction guys. Just a suggestion! I wouldn't bother reacting to the studio version of Xanadu. The live version from ESL blows the studio out the water. I suggest you listen to studio version on your own and react to live version. Thanks guys! 1 m thing. Please more Jethro Tull. Live version of Thick as a Brick 1977 MSG. You guys will love it.
The studio version of Xanadu is a MUST. It has a precision, perfection and production that has to be heard on its own. When I come across reactions to that song, and it's a live version, I turn it off. Yes, the live version is great, but PLEASE listen to the studio version first as it was mean to be originally heard.
Great review. Please consider my teen son' s fave Rush song, "Analog Kid". He would have a blast seeing you guys watch and review. And, yes, the old man would dig it, too! Rock on Lex and Nick and thanks for all you do!
Its your channel, if you guys feel like pausing more you should! Your chemistry is always more quirky and in the moment when you comment right after youre hearing a special part.... lol nice one guys
Pause as much as you like. A couple of additional requests now you've got live working. For Lex especially: 1) Rush "Leave that thing Alone" (Instrumental from "Time Machine" Tour) 2. Band-Maid "Play" (try and find the 14th Feb 2020 Live Version).... this is a decent introduction to their capabilities and more generally, Band-Maid "Freedom" (again from 14 Feb 2020 concert, I think), this is just pure fun. Both can be found on their official channel. Band-Maid are phenomenal Live and please note once you start with them, your subs count will explode. Luckily, I am not a YT reactor so after only discovering them about a month ago, I've binged pretty much everything they've released, prior to that I only had ears for Rush. Have fun :)
Chord voicing is using the notes of the chord and changing the shape where the root note could be the third or fifth of the chord,I think.In the classical intro to A Farewell to kings,he uses this method on the ascending part at the end.
There are tons of ways to play any given chord. That's true for both guitar and piano. The choices you make have a major effect on the "voice" of the chord. It's one of big reasons different players have different sounds. Lifeson's a master of tasty chord choices.
Regarding whether you should pause or not pause, it's your channel. Do what you want. People getting mad at you for pausing is silly. If they don't like it, just don't watch. Simple.
I prefer no pause, but, yeah, you hit it on the head. It's Nick and Lexi's channel. Who am I to set the rules. And at least they are classy enough not to pause during epic solos like some out there do. Oy Ve! :o)
No habia escuchado mucho de rush.. excelente esos cambios y esos cortes, vi solo sus reacciones en español, pero empezare a ver sus reacciones en ingles tambien.. excelente reaccion!..
I really love that you insist on listening to the studio version first. So many of the other reaction channels only do the live versions if they can. I prefer the studio versions, myself. Thanks! John 14:6
Other great deep cuts to check out are stick it out, resist, mission, in the mood, the pass, and two great instrumentals the main monkey Business and limbo
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The bass in the middle section is groovy as hell. This song is a gem hidden inside an excellent album.
No!!! You have to do every song! 😁 You’ve gotta at least do Xanadu, Farewell to Kings, and Cygnus X-1. It will live me empty inside Lol! Great reaction guys. I forgot Closer to the Heart too! I’ll catch heat for that omission...
A Farewell to Kings is a great album 👏👍🙏🇨🇦
Thanks guys for doing my songs. Great reaction, I love this album, must have heard it a 1000 times. So many great songs on this album, so hard to pick just one. Looking forward to hearing more. Best, Frank Phantom 3.
Great choice FP!
Thanks, Frank. Great request. We’re all winners with Rush. Congrats! 🤪
RUSH is perfection! This album sounds very pastoral, sparse, majestic, orchestral.... Jesus, only RUSH could pull off originality like this! Even the guitar solo builds up tension, then beautiful release! MASTERCLASS!
I call this the baroque Rush album. Just has a bit of a medieval vibe...
YES, for sure! That's one word I omitted from my description. Cheers! @@GoblinGuy333
A Farewell To Kings is also a masterpiece. This is one of my all time Rush tracks ever. Such mastery and the groove so deep.
Farewell to Kings is where Geddy’s voice begins to polish. Just overall excellent album.
The first Rush album I ever bought, after seeing them do Farewell to Kings (the song) on the Midnight Special or Don Kirschner's Rock Concert TV show one night in 1978.
There no “bad” Rush songs, only better Rush songs
Not quite. More noticeable on Permanent Waves.
@@polymathg I said “begins”
"Farewell to Kings is where Geddy’s voice begins to polish"
Again I'm seeing fans ignoring 2112. Geddy was well polished there.
It's amazing how many different sounds Rush has played through the decades as their career has rolled on. They were never afraid to just follow their passion for music whichever way it took them they didn't really care what others thought as they progressed through their 45+ years together from the beginning when a couple of classmates in 5th grade became best friends and started playing music together...what a story they wrote.
Saw this tour in 1977 at age 14 within 15 feet of the stage. It left quite an impact on me.
Another great Rush react. Just love the solo, with the wamme and the wawa. The rhythm guitar during the solo is also awesome. Neil and Geddy are also superb. More Rush please!
This song is one of the great Rush sleepers, like Lakeside Park, Entre Nous, Losing It, and Countdown.
But why is this song a sleeper? It's likable right away; gets right to the point. Great sound.
Watching you two react is just so much fun. The communication between the two of you with your body language and your eyes the faces you make everything tells a story. Thank you for reacting to Rush once again!
Great choice by your contest winner. Can't go wrong with anything from A Farewell To Kings!
You two are awesome! Wonderful reaction and it’s hard to express the gratitude to you both for waiting to react to *all* of the wonderful music that we *know* you want to dive in to and “binge” listen nonstop… But you’re holding back to share so many of your first reactions with us. That’s really a blessing and a gift and thank you so much! 🙏🏼🤘🏼🎧🤘🏼
Greetings from England. This album was my introduction to Rush, aged 13. I had goosebumps for at least a week! Nice reaction guys😊👍
It was also mine, although I had heard Finding My Way once without knowing who they were.
I love the sleeper songs from their albums. This one, Entre Nous, The Weapon, The Enemy Within and Red Lenses are all great sleepers.
thanks guys for helping me in the evenings with my favorite group. (maybe you understood it) I have been listening to rush since 1981 😉🤙hello from Italy
The deep cuts are the best, check out Headlong Flight, Jacobs Ladder and Territories for 3 of the best ones.😎🔥🎧
I think I've only seen one reaction on any channel to Headlong Flight. Such a criminally overlooked song.
They’ve already done Jacob’s Ladder ☺️
"Cinderella Man" is one of my favorites. That opening riff is 🔥!
I also like their exploration in the lyrics of selflessness and giving in contrast to the Ayn Rand themes of some of their other songs.
Do NOT sleep on Rush's lyrics! You will regret missing out on some true poetry.
Definitely a deeper Rush track. Great in this is the flip between acoustic and electric and then a quicker time to a slower time. It is a very tight composition.
Hey Nick N Lex, I can't believe I've been listening to this song for 44 years, where does the time go? This is a very meaty shot song. Lots of music to feast on. Glad you both enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.
Aaaaw yes! One of my favorites. Love Geddy's bass lines in this song. I'll have to watch this after work :D
Great tune from those early years, thanks for the memories, your reactions are so appreciated, keep RUSH music alive!
So glad you guy’s are getting into A Farewell to Kings album. This song has a little different feel than a lot of Rush’s catalog. It’s a little more funkier, especially in a Geddy’s bass playing. Geddy actually wrote the lyrics on this song and he loosely based it on Frank Capra film Mr Deeds goes to town. As usual Rush is able to get a lot of quality music in a short song.
Yeah, it's interesting in that from the lyrical content you would think that Neil wrote them.
Yeah - this is a great Rush song that almost no reactors listen to. You guys are the first I've heard do it.
Great reaction! I don't mind you pausing. After all, you are "reacting" are you not? I especially like you having an initial opinion at the first pause, then hearing more of the songs you react to and changing your minds along the way. That's how a lot of us feel after the first listen, as well - even without pausing. Keep it up! RUSH it up! Thank you.
A couple things:
Whenever a Rush album would come out, we would hear the first single about 3 weeks out, then the second single around the week of the release. After that we devoured the album. I'm not kidding you, I personally would listen to it literally 30 times from front to back in the first week alone. So yeah, 2 singles are fine from each album, maybe 3. Then get to know the entire album in sequence as intended.
Next, this was a unique review! Try reviewing more rarities like Territories, Bravado, Prime Mover, Available Light, Leave That Thing Alone, The Larger Bowl, and The Anarchist (each are singles from every album since PW '85).
Enjoy your Rush journey!
More Rush, I love it. I haven't listened to this song in a while. This should be fun.
great tune just coming into my teens when this album dropped and it took my mind places
that made me sit up and take notice. nice reaction!
I grew up in 70s. My fave band was Yes. I still always enjoyed Rush, among many others, but when Farewell to Kings came out, that's when they truly hooked me :)
Written by Geddy and centered around the bass. A rare non-Neil lyric, and a hidden gem amongst Rush music.
Thanks for dipping into A Farewell to Kings. I love that you guys go with deeper cuts. Rush has plenty of hidden gems. Great reaction - Thanks!
Rush is our hometown boys. I have seen them a number of times. Including the final tour. The evolution of Rush is priceless. Not sure if you have checked out 2112. Every single tune amazing. Xanadu on this particular album is perfect
Closer to the ❤. Great tune
Thanks for more Rush! Since I’m probably the only one asking for it, I have to keep requesting something from the Power Windows album. With a few exceptions, you seem to be focusing on pre-1980s Rush so far, so hopefully it’s just a matter of time till you get there.
I agree!
Power Windows was when I got into Rush in college, then spent years enjoying their past catalog. Saw them on tour for Power Windows, Hold Your Fire, and Presto.
I’ve never understood the dislike for the mid 80s Rush albums. People say there are too many keyboards and that Alex’s playing is pushed aside, but have they even LISTENED? Power Windows is full of songs where Alex LOSES. HIS. SHIT.
Power Windows was my first Rush tape. I played that thing to RIBBONS.
"The Big Money" is awesome! But my favorite deep cut is "Emotion Detector." That one spoke to my teenage (and now adult) angst even more than "Subdivisions."
@@grant49 That’s one of my absolute favorites also! Along with Territories, Marathon, and Grand Designs!
The title song of this album is one of my favorite songs from their entire catalog.
I first heard Xanadu on Exit Stage Left. It's what made me a fan (also La Villa Stragiato, Freewill, Jacobs Ladder, etc. ) I would love your first reaction to it to be the same. Great job guys!
I really enjoy watching you two enjoy this!! I've been into Rush since the beginning and I've played Rush in cover bands. Great choice of songs too. Give a good listen to the b side of 2112. You will enjoy it. Thank you again for my viewing and listening pleasure! 🥁
Memories- the Rush track that slipped through the cracks
The song is loosely based on a movie called Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, starring Gary Cooper as a man from a small town who inherits lots of money and moves to the big city.(remade by Adam Sandler) The lyrics were written by Geddy.
That is some super cool information that even I as a huge Rush fan did not know. And when you listen to this song you can kind of tell that the writing is somewhat different than Neil's lyrics were.
Very cool
I've been a Rush fan for more than 40 years and didn't know this either but when you hear the lyrics again it makes sense.. Great movie (The original) that is.)
It’s a real growth for Geddy’s lyrics because I think of his stuff like “I’m Going Bald,” and this has some of the same philosophical character as Neil’s lyrics, so I was fooled. This being a third person narration it feels like Neil but it makes sense being Geddy. Thanks!
Rush went through a big Gary Cooper phase in 1976-77. Also with "The Fountainhead" movie. See the connection yet?
Ayn Rand/Anthem ➡️ 2112 song ➡️ more Ayn Rand/The Fountainhead movie ➡️ Gary Cooper interest ➡️ Cinderella Man movie ➡️ Cinderella Man song
Hi Nick and lex this was my introduction in late 1977 to rush and still my favourite album I really enjoy your vlogs review videos don't change what you do .Cygnus x1 would be a great choice from this album. Many thanks to you both.
Nice reaction. Yeah I hear the Beatles/Zepplin influence in the song as well. Like you guys, I listen to the music first. Then I go back and listen again with the lyrics. I did that every time a new Rush album came out.
Very fun bass line to play in the instrumental section. I used to have a blast playing that and if I was just playing alone, people would not believe it was Rush
Thank you for sacrificing so you can share with us. Its priceless.
Their first album recorded in the U.K (then Hemispheres and I think some mixes for other albums) which makes sense to hear differences in his accent and their style.
Such an under appreciated song. That groove in the middle is so beautiful.
Thankyou for turning back onto RUSH. I started buying their albums when they first came out. Fly By Night was a favorite, but now I'm listening to albums by RUSH daily.
Also fly by night album. Highly recommended. In the end!
I'd love to see you dig deeper into Kansas's discography. Songs like Song for America, Lamplight Symphony, Icarus Borne on Wings of Steel, The Pinnacle, The Wall, Miracles out of Nowhere, Hopelessly Human, Relentless, and Hold On. You won't be sorry...
This is a magnificent album. Please react to the title track ... it's my favourite!
By far my favorite song on that album. It always takes me back in time to when it first came out.
Farewell to Kings is my favourite Rush album (2112 is my favourite album side).
You really should listen to every song. Rush is a band that is worthy of that. We fans will watch them all!!!!
Cinderella Man was from the Farewell to Kings album not Permanent Waves.
Great to see you reacting to more RUSH, but I hope you'll get back to more YES. RUSH loved YES and were heavily influenced by them. When YES was finally inducted into the RRHOF it was Geddy and Alex that introduced them and because their bass player Chris Squire had just passed away, Geddy played bass with them when they performed Roundabout. Geddy was like a kid in a candy store that day. It's all on yt. Enjoy 🙂
Love the comment! Couldn't have said it better myself. Well maybe i could of! Lol! MORE YES!!!😂😂😂😂
@@jeffschielka7845 : )
@@Lightmane 😎
@@Lightmane Quick fact about YES at RRHOF. On the HBO broadcast which i taped, when the members got up to take the stage YES music was played in the background. On the dvd, which i have, they walked to the stage with just applause. The music, i think it was YIND, was edited out. That sucked! So the original broadcast was much better. Whoever produced the dvd was an idiot. Pisses me off every time i watch the dvd!
@@jeffschielka7845 I like Wakemans speech : )
Rush is a actually a good band to pause on, because there is often so much going on, you will forget a lot of your comments before you get to the end! Sometimes you might pick a bad pause point because fans know some shit’s about to kick in, but that’s luck of the draw.!
just love this album, my fav, been replaying all Farewell to Kings songs over and over
great reaction, guys. prog rock with a pop feel to it. I can hear a little Limelight vibe here. guitar work is amazing!
This is my favorite Rush album. Outstanding!
Great song great reaction but on this album my favorite is Closer To The Heart. Also one should not assume if the live version was requested that it must be the video it could just be the live audio from Spotify. Although it could very well be that the request is the video version.🙏🏽✌🏽❤️
Please do both Cygnus x1 Book 1 and book 2
It took me at least a year on & off to learn this bass line from Cinderella Man to a point where I was comfortable playing it. I did the same with Time Stand Still from the Hold Your Fire album (absolute classic, must listen to album from Rush's 80's era) And how Geddy Lee manages to play such complex bass lines while singing, is still a mystery to me. It takes a lot of skill to play like that and sing at the same time. The guy is a legend. A Farewell To Kings often jostles for 1st place as my all time, No.1 album.
My favorite album bar none! Of any artist! Thanks for getting to it. I hope you do all the songs from it eventually. Knuckles Frank.
Molto bene grazie.Evitaeterna.Grande Rush.
You should definitely react to Cygnus X1 from this album...
Farewell to Kings is such a great album!! Great reaction y’all!! So stoked to see you do “Xanadu-Live”!! Y’all be well and God bless... from Texas!
This was the album that hooked me for a long and enjoyable ride.
This is why im a old RUSH fan Geddys voice the guitar tone less synth plus i was a teen during these years The Fountain of Lamneth is my favorite keep rockin
Just JP did a reaction to The Necromancer this morning if you’re interested.
@@susanmaggiora4800 I saw it thank you
One of my favorite Rush deep cuts. The bass is so funky and the guitar solo is twisted and awesome (love the stereo effects). Glad you enjoyed. A few more deep cuts for Rush that you should check out: Mr. Soul (cover of Buffalo Springfield from Feedback), Entre Nous (from Permanent Waves), The Color of Right (from Test for Echo), and Ghost Rider (from Vapor Trails).
Absolutely brilliant band!
You guys are amazing! Dreamline is a great one to check out... Thank you so much!
looking forward to the live version when you get to them..and I suggest you please react to lyrics.. Neil Peart is an exceptional lyricist.
kinda like when Ged says Tom Saweee? awesome pronunciation by the Man !!! thanks you guys for playing this for me. MORE QUEENSRYCHE !!!!!!!!
Note: This particular song is from the album "A Farewell To Kings"
Geddy wrote the song after watching the great old Gary Cooper movie Mr. Deeds Goes To Town. This song almost seems like it is a declaration for basic human decency by Geddy. As if the message comes first. It grew on me so much more after I saw the movie. Thanks Geddy!
Finally someone reacted to that so nice song !☺️👍 Hallo, from Brazil🇧🇷
Rush perfection! Love to see you guys reacting to all the vintage rock :)
Suggestions for rush “deep dives” reactions after you’ve hit all the fan faves.
Red Lenses
Rivendell
Lessons
I think I’m going bald
Need some love
Between the wheels
Prime Mover
Available light
Cut to the chase
Ceiling Unlimited
The Garden
I say deep dives mostly because I’ve not really heard any of these reacted to. But some really are fairly obscure tracks.
I agree with all of the above and would add:
Emotion Detector
Anagram
The Anarchist
Half The World [Neil Peart was a prophet.]
Kid Gloves
Losing It
Et cetera. My God, there are SO MANY.
Great reaction guys. Just a suggestion! I wouldn't bother reacting to the studio version of Xanadu. The live version from ESL blows the studio out the water. I suggest you listen to studio version on your own and react to live version. Thanks guys! 1 m thing. Please more Jethro Tull. Live version of Thick as a Brick 1977 MSG. You guys will love it.
The studio version of Xanadu is a MUST. It has a precision, perfection and production that has to be heard on its own. When I come across reactions to that song, and it's a live version, I turn it off. Yes, the live version is great, but PLEASE listen to the studio version first as it was mean to be originally heard.
Great review. Please consider my teen son' s fave Rush song, "Analog Kid". He would have a blast seeing you guys watch and review. And, yes, the old man would dig it, too! Rock on Lex and Nick and thanks for all you do!
Thanks for playing this, long time Rush fan but I'd forgotten about this song. Sounds a bit like something Triumph might have done.
Its your channel, if you guys feel like pausing more you should! Your chemistry is always more quirky and in the moment when you comment right after youre hearing a special part.... lol nice one guys
One of my favorite oldies. Lol
From this album Closer to the heart is a classic from the band as well as Xanadu
One of the songs Neil did not write. This was actually written by Geddy. It's a great song!!! One of my faves as well!
you mean lyrics he did not write, Geddy/Alex write all of the songs
@@shallex5744 Geddy wrote the lyrics to Cinderella Man was what i was saying.
@@shallex5744 so yes. Thanks
Pause as much as you like. A couple of additional requests now you've got live working. For Lex especially: 1) Rush "Leave that thing Alone" (Instrumental from "Time Machine" Tour) 2. Band-Maid "Play" (try and find the 14th Feb 2020 Live Version).... this is a decent introduction to their capabilities and more generally, Band-Maid "Freedom" (again from 14 Feb 2020 concert, I think), this is just pure fun. Both can be found on their official channel. Band-Maid are phenomenal Live and please note once you start with them, your subs count will explode. Luckily, I am not a YT reactor so after only discovering them about a month ago, I've binged pretty much everything they've released, prior to that I only had ears for Rush. Have fun :)
Excellent song Excellent album
check out the metal side of Rush with headlong flight!!
My fav album
I had read somewhere that Alex Lifeson was a master at chord voicing. I always wondered what that meant can you tell me.
Chord voicing is using the notes of the chord and changing the shape where the root note could be the third or fifth of the chord,I think.In the classical intro to A Farewell to kings,he uses this method on the ascending part at the end.
There are tons of ways to play any given chord. That's true for both guitar and piano. The choices you make have a major effect on the "voice" of the chord. It's one of big reasons different players have different sounds. Lifeson's a master of tasty chord choices.
Thanks for the info.
When I first heard this song I was walking away into the kitchen, froze turned around and sat down. Hit me hard
If you like instrumentals, you're gonna love Steve Vai
Finally more rush it’s hard to find your reactions to rush I don’t know why?
Lex, I heard a pretty good little Getty imitation at the break. Thanks for this enjoyment!
Nick with the "High elbow" bass mimic! 😁😁
Regarding whether you should pause or not pause, it's your channel. Do what you want. People getting mad at you for pausing is silly. If they don't like it, just don't watch. Simple.
I prefer no pause, but, yeah, you hit it on the head. It's Nick and Lexi's channel. Who am I to set the rules. And at least they are classy enough not to pause during epic solos like some out there do. Oy Ve! :o)
No habia escuchado mucho de rush.. excelente esos cambios y esos cortes, vi solo sus reacciones en español, pero empezare a ver sus reacciones en ingles tambien.. excelente reaccion!..
Gracias por ver nuestros videos. Es muy bonito descubrir el grupo Rush. Que bueno que te gusta 🤘
@@NicknLex Graciaaas son ambos genios, se nota su buena vibra, los felicito por este canal y gracias por compartir arte.. 🙌🏾✨🎸🎶
I really love that you insist on listening to the studio version first. So many of the other reaction channels only do the live versions if they can. I prefer the studio versions, myself. Thanks! John 14:6
Man…Geddy’s staccato is so damn good!
I'm also surprised that you haven't reacted to more Liquid Tension Experiment 3. This is probably the best instrumental album ever composed.
Other great deep cuts to check out are stick it out, resist, mission, in the mood, the pass, and two great instrumentals the main monkey Business and limbo