The Camera Eye by RUSH - 1st TIME REACTION
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- The votes are in and it has been decided, (thanks to all of you) the next song from RUSH for me to react to, The Camera Eye from their 1981 album Moving Pictures.
If there are any other songs, videos, music or anything else you would like me to listen and react to please let me know in the comments. Thank you for all your support!
The Camera Eye by RUSH
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The church bells are actually the bells of Big Ben the massive iconic clock tower next to the Houses of Parliament in London. The voices near the end are of people greeting each other early am in London 'morning guv'. Neil spent 2 years in early 70's in London before returning to Canada to eventually join Rush in late 1974 early 1975. I believe he auditioned to be the drummer for ELP whilst in England but Carl Palmer a very well known drummer at the time got the gig but it could have been Emerson Lake & Peart, thank god he did not get that gig!
@@compnnburns8831 well thank God for that indeed lol. And wow I did not know all of this, thank you, I am learning so much. 🤗
I'm not sure if he still owns it but Geddy did have an apartment in London and I'm not sure but I think I read that Alex also had property in London, Geddy does visit the UK a fair bit, he even did the Hadrians Wall walk not so long ago.
Part 1: I lived in New Jersey in the early 1970's. When I heard Camera Eye in 1981, instant flashback because it was the sound of trips to Manhattan I had experienced.
Part 2: In 1983, I sent on a job assignment to the UK. I did a bunch of weekends to London and The Camera Eye led me to places to adventure.
Part 3: my work moved downtown Toronto in 2023. Normally, I would take the train home, but I decided to take the Spadina streetcar north. On my journey, and voila, the building from Moving Pictures
@@JohnnyMegabyteCanada wow that's an incredible story! The song literally helped guide you through life. The first song and really the only one of theirs i remembered from childhood was Tom Sawyer. N it was THAT song that led me to doing the reaction video to Witch Hunt. I got such amazing feedback that I decided to continue. Even tho I can't monetize these videos lol, I don't care. The music is priceless 💖
This is an awesome song. Really glad they didn't name it A Tale of Two Cities! 😁😎
@@TreysBlindSpot lol 😆
RUSH The greatest rock band that ever was or ever will be.
After giving some songs a listen, I'd have to agree!
I agree!
One of all time favourite songs on my playlist, has been for years…. I still can never get enough of this band…. Masterpiece
@@vincetripodi1016 the world needs more RUSH
I am thankful every day that I was alive during the era of RUSH. II was able to see them so many times from 1978 to the end of their carer. Thankful every day there will never be another RUSH.
@@Kang2112 sad to say bands today just can't compare. What I really enjoyed was how all the instruments came together and nobody's ego was too big.
It's amazing... when I was a teen in the 70's-80's there were so many haters on Geddy's voice. Every reaction I see now the love Geddy's voice. Love seeing RUSH finally getting the props they deserve. Saw them live about 12 times. Amazing!!!
@@Johnny67557 Tbh I'm inlove with his voice. Its so unique and has such a rare quality!
Geddy sang perfect notes though-out his career. People are absolutely wrong saying he can't sing. It wasn't until their last tour he struggled.
@@JohnnyMegabyteCanadayeah but how old was he then?
Amen brother
Thanks for reacting to The Camera Eye. This is a favorite of mine, but rarely chosen to react to. Love everything about this one.
Of course, was a pleasure. I really enjoyed reacting to this one.
Love this song! It is gorgeous.
The chimes at the end was Big Ben in London.
I will suggest Jacob's Ladder from R40.
Cheers
@@debbieplato5107 wow I would never have guessed! And I'll go ahead and add Jacob's Ladder to my list. CHEERS!
Unique and perfect. Never get tired of this song. It has such great energy! Rush on!
@@michaelkeller6223 Rush on indeed!
Have always loved this track. I used it to prepare for public speaking engagements at military installations when I was a Defense contractor. Helped me feel confident and in a good mental place.
What a perfect song to use! I loved all the changes in this song and def could see feeling more confident while and after listening.
One of my all time fav Rush songs!
@@jaycameronford becoming one of mine as well! 💗
So great to see another generation discovering the magic that is RUSH. If you love the storytelling aspect, and being taken on a journey, definitely listen to their albums from the mid-late 70's.
@@quenzerbrau1 thank you, I will continue my journey with Rush, I can't wait to see what all they have to offer. And I plan on taking all of you along with me.
Greatest band ever. I get teared up knowing I'll never see them again. My all time idols
@@user-hz9fb4ny6z i can see why you would get teary eyed. The only comfort I can bring is knowing this trio will live on in memory and at least we can still watch them perform live today cause of videos that were filmed and uploaded. 🤗🤗
Brilliant reaction to an amazing song, the changes in this song and the lyrics just work so well, thank you
@@jamesp2719 im so glad you enjoyed my video. I had a lot of fun with this and wanted to give you guys the best I can do. Rock on!
Greatest band of all time lyrically and musically all are virtuosos on their instruments!!!,try witch hunt, freewill spirit of radio, natural science, vital signs red barchette, YYZ live in Rio, New world man, all4 parts of fear! All instrumentals, anthem, bytor and the snow dog, Xanadu live 81,mission, marathon, big money, lock and key, turn the page, Animate, cut to the chase, bravado, mystic rythems, I could go on and on and on Any Rush is good Rush!!
@@drummerdaveRush7777 wow thank you for this amazing comment! I will def give those a listen. I already did a reaction video to Witch Hunt if you would like to check it out. Also I am doing a simple animation video to red barchetta coming soon. So subscribe if you'd like to see more. Rock on! 🤘
@drummerdaveRush7777 you could have just said react to Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures and then any of their 167 song catalog lol. 😊
Spot on accurate.
So,awesome, thank you so much, Todd from Ohio..can't wait for more...
@@toddmadden9777 Greetings Todd from Ohio, nice to meet ya. I'll be uploading a new reaction video next Friday. Cheers!
3 of the most talented musicians...to have ever walked the face of earth.
@@ChronicExcessiveManliness i agree with you. I was blown away by the way this song introduces each musical instrument including the voice.
A very unique song. Second to none! Thanks for reacting ❤
@@edgarpacifico3421 my pleasure! Thank YOU for watching! 🤗
The last long song of the band, from the probaby best album, Very interesting reactions to Rush, are the songs that are generally forgotten, I hope we continue to see more, greetings
@@Andres-mp7jn I really hope we can help keep them alive. I plan on reacting to more of their songs, not because I will make any money from it, (cant monetize these videos), but because I really enjoy the music and this wonderful community
I was 23 when moving pictures came out, they are prog rock genius’s!!!
@@mikehamme514 i am enjoying spending time with them for sure!
Wow! The Camera Eye already? Thanks.
@@RottenPoliticians of course! I'm a man of my word. Anything for my friends!🤗
Vital Signs...please, your reaction is so beautiful,can't wait for more....Todd from Ohio, New subscriber...
@@toddmadden9777 Thank you for watching and subscribing! Vital Signs is def on the list!
@@WhimsyMeadows thanks for your reply ,be blessed...Todd from Ohio....
Your painting of the dalmatian playing the piano, really kinda, blew my wig back,what vision...
Awesome reaction. Thank you.
@@chrisnelson143 im so glad you enjoyed it. N thank you so much for watching. RUSH FOREVER!
I saw them in 1985, I liked them and knew them somewhat but admit i didnt pay close attention during the show to my eternal regret, they are so so good!
Damn, I had almost forgotten how much I love this song!!!!
@@timothywolfe3891 glad I could help bring back a memory!😊🤘
Awesome song n reaction, love the beat
@@gypsyhughes30 me too. Love all the changes too. N the voice is just wow
The most creative band I have ever heard❤.
I have to agree totally now lol
So good, over the years this has become my favorite song on Moving Pictures despite how many iconic Rush tunes there are on that album. There is a visualizer video of this song that pans through time lapsed New York and London street scenes both night and day that really gives you a feeling for these two great cities and brings the song even more pop. Red Sector A gets my vote from your list, have you done Natural Science or Xanadu yet? 😊
I think its one of my favorites too now lol
@@WhimsyMeadows thought you would enjoy it, Rush has about 165 more songs in their discography just like it, enjoy the ride. 😊
@@Fred-vy1hmthank you I will! Got a song I should react to next?
@@WhimsyMeadows Xanadu from Exit Stage Left. As Freddy Mercury would say "guaranteed to blow your mind." 😊
@@Fred-vy1hm it did lol
Nothing like art to remind one of how fundamentally isolated and insulated from each other we all are.
@@aMulliganStew very true
Moving Pictures started my life long love for RUSH. My older sister had me listen to it when it came out and I was instantly hooked. I then started to save my allowance to work on getting the back catalog beginning with the purchase of Hemispheres. I then begged my older brother for his copy of 2112 and he finally relented. That next Christmas, my parents got me Archives. The rest is history....... Oh, and you really need to hear this song on an original LP to really feel its aural depth.....
@@1teamski what an amazing experience you had. I think it must have been really cool to grow up during this time. I would absolutely LOVE to own the LP. Perhaps one day I can find one. CHEERS!
Love it! Keep up the great work, would like to see more reactions!
@@BrendaHughes-e6s thank you for the boost of confidence. You got it! 😁
This is one of my favorite Rush songs. It really paints a picture of two cities (New York and London). As a photographer, I would love to take photos in both of those cities someday! I especially love Geddy's vocal in this; it's so evocative. I have never understood the hate he gets for his voice. Granted, he was pretty shrieky in the 1970s, but so were a lot of other singers. In the 80s, I think Geddy really hit his stride vocally, singing in a lower register and more melodically. If you haven't yet reacted to a live Rush concert video, I highly recommend it. A great one is 'Xanadu' live from Exit Stage Left. You get to watch them tell a story with their instruments and vocals, and it's an amazing live performance.
That would be a dream come true (you being able to take those photos) and I would love to see them. Im an artist so I understand. And I think I will react to them live long as I can find the video lol
@@WhimsyMeadows I traveled to Paris during my junior year of college in January of 1999. It was the first (and so far, last) time I had ever flown anywhere. We studied the American writers who retreated to Paris from the U.S. in the early 1900s, known as the "Lost Generation." I was there for 3 weeks and took so many pictures, but I only had a film camera and not a lot of photography experience. I remember there was a digital countdown to the year 2000 on the Eiffel Tower. :) Someday I hope to go back with my digital camera and 25 years' photography experience since that first visit, so I can get better pictures! By the way, here is the link to the live performance of Xanadu from Exit Stage Left: ruclips.net/video/VuHS-gjMiVw/видео.html
@@sarastromseth-troy3323 thank you so much for the link. Was totally awesome!
Another great Rush reaction & analysis! 🥰🐰
Thank you so much. I truly appreciate! 🤗🦊
No doubt I love rush, I miss them more.
Good thing we have videos to help us remember
Nice reaction. Thanks for exploring Rush. I hope you're enjoying the journey as much as we are. You seem to be. The Camera Eye is considered a deep cut from Moving Pictures. But as the years have passed, it's become one of my favorites from this album. As a young musician, just learning to play guitar as a 13 year old, when I first heard Exit... Stage Left in 1982, I remember thinking I had never heard bass that bright, active, melodic and forward in the mix before. Immediately, I was a Geddy Lee fan. He introduced me to what was possible with bass guitar. A couple of years later, I discovered one of Geddy's early influences, Chris Squire, of Yes; and with that I was well on my way to becoming a student of the bass. The Camera Eye is two Acts (Act I is focused on NYC and Act II is focused on London) an interesting choice of two cities to compare and contrast. Neil's lyrical talents are on full display, the musicianship is unmatched and the end result is a stunning masterwork showcasing snapshots of daily life on the streets in two of the worlds largest, wealthiest, most powerful and influential cities.
I remember this coming out while I was in high school and had just gotten my driver's license...absolutely huge album!! I went out and bought the cassette immediately and ended up wearing out that cassette and the next 3 after that first one. I had discovered RUSH in 1980 and have listened to them ever sense. They are absolutely mind blowing!! Seen them 7 times in concert and every show was outstanding!!! Great reaction to "The Camera Eye". Treat yourself and find a RUclips of Rush playing this song live, your mind will be even more blown!! I just discovered your reaction channel and enjoyed it immensely!! May I recommend "Witch Hunt" off this same album. Have a terrific week!!
@@MarcDuncan-vd3bp hi there. I'm glad you are enjoying my channel. The first RUSH song I reacted to was Witch Hunt. Check it out!
Great to see this song winning on the polls! When this "album" came out this song stuck out to me. I believe, "The Camera Eye" and "Addicts & Parents" (off of "Caress of Steel"), have the MOST dynamic drumming, from Neil, RIP!
@@MrBedZeppelin ill add that song to the poll for next time. 🤗
@@WhimsyMeadows You might have to solve the anagram to find the actual name of the song. Cheers
On an album so good that you really can't pick a favorite song, I think this is my favorite!
@@threepioafricanus7796 yay! Its quite an amazing song! Thank you for watching 🤗🦊
Glad you enjoyed it, The Camera Eye has been a favourite of mine since I heard it when I bought Moving Pictures when it was released and one I often badly sing into my crash helmet on long motorway journeys.
@@tonybmw5785 do you still own it?
@@WhimsyMeadows yes, on the original LP and CD.
@@tonybmw5785 lucky
Hi Mrs Whimsy Meadows, you know you are always welcome when it comes to Rush and indeed music in general. Your enjoyment of Rush music is awesome and thankyou for your channel. My suggestion for your next Rush song would be, Spirit of Radio Live in Toronto. Cheers.
@@user-gf2xi8po7i thank you for your kind words. I'll def add Spirit of Radio to my list! CHEERS!
Do "Territories" from Clockwork Angels live! Epic! Thanks for the Rush!
@@gregorymurray5121 my pleasure and thank you for the suggestion
great reaction, rush is fantastic even the greats sit up and take notice and say "Did anybody hear that, sounded like a stack of pancakes, with maple syrup and butter " lol instant subscribe love your enthusiasm, try freewill next live in Cleveland keep going with rush you get a lot of good just wait and see
@@FlightinDarkness-eb7uh thank you for the sub and comment. I'll be uploading a new reaction video to RUSH on Friday. Hope I can do it justice. CHEERS!
@@WhimsyMeadows excellent im sure you will swing the rush gavel accuratly lol
In an interview after Neil passed, Geddy described him as a "f---ing monster musician." Funny thing is is they were all "f---ing monster musicians." No weak leg on that tripod.
Amazing to think there's only 3 but sounded like an orchestra
I'd forgotten what a great song this is
@@stumps03 i truly enjoyed it. Glad I could help bring back the memories
I really enjoyed watching your mind get blown. They don't make rock like this anymore.
@@arphod thank you lol. I fully enjoyed it!
Thanks. Now I need to put my anniversary dvd into the player and do this song in surround sound
@@michaelschroeck2254 oooo that would be such an incredible experience!
All rushes music live is the best to see 😊
I agree. Ill def be watching more!
Great review and feeling you expressed for this utmost amazing epic. This song was truly their last "epic" song released (meaning any song over 8 minutes in length) until The Garden on their final studio album, Clockwork Angels. Notice the jackhammers and typewriters throughout all the underlying sound effects in the intro. I take this song as a "third person view" of both Manhattan and London, with the early morning coming and the busy work day, and the power one feels within their own reality and the reality they have to take on. The end is like the work day coming to a close, and then the evening coming, all to start another weekday tomorrow. Rush are most definitely a "visual" band, such as Pink Floyd and many progressive bands. All three musicians are amazing and the lyrics (by Peart) are brilliant. It hits to the heart, too. The Camera Eye is easily a Top 10 one for me! If you like this one, you need to listen to the ones from 2112 through Permenant Waves, as all four of those albums (A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres as well) have some awesome, incredible long epic songs! And Geddy sings just as good on those too. Notice Geddy's voice gets a little lower in the early to mid 80s, but around this time in 1981, he wasn't even in his prime vocally yet. And there is still over 30 years more of Rush music for you to explore after this album.
@@bpkelleyliveproductions i am truly enjoying the journey. Each song i hear just makes me fall deeper n deeper in love with Rush. Each song i try to listen to each note, each sound effect, each lyric as a whole. Amazing 👏
One of my favorites. The Professor had so much stamina!! Hard to play
@@markotto9855 they all make it look so easy lol
@@WhimsyMeadows ❤️
If you've not heard it, check Geddy singing "Take Off". It was a favor to a couple guys (comedians) he grew up with, meant as something they were doing for the heck of it, it became so popular, the Canadian Tourism Division used it for years to promote Canada.
@@ChronicExcessiveManliness thats cool, did not know that. I'll be sure to check it out! 🤗🤘
🏆🏆🏆🏆!
Your light is certainly unique Whimsy. You are a very beautiful woman.
Thank you also for reacting to some of the best musicians ever.
@@Shigawire Thank you and this music has def touched my very soul. My pleasure!
Ello? Morning Guv!
Morning to you! 🤘🥂🎸🥁
You also have to remember this album came out in 1981.
Just don't hear music like that anymore
People that think it's all intro until the singing starts don't understand Rush or Rush's music.
@@stratcat3216 i love every single note. All the instruments including the voice is Rush.
Hi there, 70 year-old Canadian here.
Yeah, at my age you'd be correct in assuming that the original-issue vinyls are in my collection. Nevertheless, while their studio recordings are great, Rush is quite unique in that their live performances are just as precise as the studio cuts but contain so much more power and "personality" that, overall, most connoisseurs prefer live cuts to the studio originals.
My *strong* recommendation would be to always, if possible, go for live video versions and have confidence that faithful fans will guide you to the "best ones!"
Trust me, you'll appreciate them (RUSH) even more when you see them pull off some of their more complex songs with all the energy of 20K + fans bouncing off their live power.
(You've done "Xanadu: Exit Stage Left" so I think you're ready for "YYZ: Live in RIO!")
@@EnerGeezerSquirrel so the next song ill be doing is Spirit of Radio. I found an animated version of the song. Should I react to that or see if I can find it live? I am trying not to look em up too much cause I want my reactions to be genuine
@@WhimsyMeadows HHHMMMmm...that's a tough one.
If you search for a song title along the lines of: "Rush: Between The Wheels Live" the list that appears will be quite long, but they should list in order of popularity. Usually, the top listings have 500K views or so, some over 1M, so the "really good ones" are easy to find. But as I said, don't worry too much about the technical quality: their live stuff is as "tight" as the studio work. it's the emotion we're after, after all. ;-)> (Just keep a hanky close if you haven't done "The Garden" from R40 yet...) Enjoy!
If you like the story telling aspect of songs try listening to Xandu, that song will take you on an amazing journey.
I cant wait, thank you for the suggestion!
The album cover is a PUN... On the front you see MOVERS MOVING PICTURES of emotionally "MOVING PICTURES". On the back is a FILM SET - as films were known an MOVING PICTURES or MOVIES...
lol i can see that now. thats funny. i love puns. or should I say thats...punny 😂
The city sounds you hear at the beginning are taken from the original
Christopher Reeves Superman movie from the late 70’s.
Wow...I did not know that!
@@WhimsyMeadows stick with me…. I know things !!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@michaelschroeck2254 🤣🤣🤣
I'm guessing most of your generation dont know what that 8-track tape is.
@@gold98gtp i believe plenty have never seen an 8track before, is why I included a pic of one for the video. Believe it or not, my dad gave me one when I was younger and it was RUSH. Only song I remember from it though was Tom Sawyer lol.
Interesting, although, possibly not the best song for somebody that's into the lyric's.
Try Analog Kid⁰
I concur.
Whimsy this is Tom Meadows again so far I haven't seen you do one for Natural Science one for YYZ live in Frankfurt let alone Neil peart's drum solo in Frankfort so start there and you'll understand what I'm talking about where after over 40 years they have never disappointed anything
@@tommeadows2176 lol my RUSH list seems to be growing 😁