I absolutely love this song! The entire "Grace Under Pressure" album is criminally underrated, IMHO. Red Sector A, The Enemy Within, The Body Electric, Red Lenses... so many great deep cuts!
My favourite Rush album. Red Sector A is so crushing. Subdivisions hit home hard as a teenager. EDIT: Started to doubt myself and realized Subdivisions is actually on Signals. Seems it's been too long, I'll go listen to some Rush now :)
Agreed. Love this song and the whole album. After Image is 1 of my favourites. Hearing it again after Neil passed away the openingline 'suddenly you were gone...' almost made me tear up.....and that Alex Lifeson break in the middle! So great!
This is definitely one of my favs of all time! Such a crunchy, sick, dark, masterful song! It takes you to a dark place but then it lifts you up also -- especially when the chorus starts -- and Geddy's VOICE!!! Geddy totally conquers this vocal part and brings the incredible lyrics up to the sky like no one could! Totally underrated song! Want another "deep cut"? Try "Lock & Key" from Hold Your Fire (1988)!!
Thanks for the Lock and Key mention. One of my absolute favorite deep cuts. I understand why a lot of fan don't like Hold Your Fire, but I wish that song had caught on. The live performance on A Show of Hands video is spot-on.
I love that dark, heavy synth opening and then the way it comes back at the end. Creates such a tense environment. I love RUSH and I love how cinematic their music is
This is one of my many Rush favorites! The lyrics complement the music so Amazingly! Neil's lyrics had a sensibility that are on another level and the amount of times I found myself totally emerged on them, made Rush My ALL TIME FAVORITE BAND!!! I'm glad that I was able to experience Rush live in my lifetime! great reaction!
Rush's musical phrasing is off the charts. Every bit of what they do is intentional and perfect. "Frozen in the fatal climb but the wheels of time just pass you by." Lyrical genius.
Neil rarely wrote songs about relationships. That’s why I like his writing style. Most bands write about love and relationships and banging chics. Rush was always more intellectually stimulating.
This is one of my top Rush songs from my second favorite album of theirs (the first being Power Windows). Like some others have said, check out some later live videos of this song. Alex's guitar tone is frikkin' /brutal/ on them.
Geddy also would often play the taurus bass pedals with his feet. He started that way back on Farewell to Kings, 1977. They wanted to bring in more keyboards to augment their sound, but wanted to make sure that they could play it live in real time. I think it was probably from watching early Genesis perform, that the lightbulb went on in Geddy's head. Genesis would suddenly have Steve, Tony and Mike on acoustic twelve strings and often Mike or Tony would be playing 'Taurus pedals', which was a bass keyboard meant to be played by the feet which would cover a single octave. Later in the late 70s, they expanded them to cover a greater tonal range. I think it was called the Oberhiem polyphonic. That long, deep enveloped spread that characterized the 'Tom Sawyer' sound is a very good example of the possibilities of the 'Oberhiem sweep'. Much of what became a signature sound for Rush was thanks to the development of keyboard foot pedals the mini-moog and bass pedal technology.
My favorite Alex Lifeson solo of all time and that's saying something being that Alex is a master of evocative guitar solos. Crazy how this song and album perfectly captures the dark feeling of hopelessness/divisiveness in America today.
Rush's best songs are their deep cuts. I love their radio hits, but their other tunes are really where it's at with Rush. I remember trying to turn an aquantence onto Rush in the late 70s. At the time their big hits were Fly by Night, Closer to the Heart, Working Man and In the Mood. When I mentioned Rush, the guy said "like that hey baby song? (In the Mood) No thanks". He wouldn't listen any further and likely to this day has no idea what he missed out on. I think he just liked stuff he could dance to. Most people who rant about Tom Sawyer and Spirit of Radio have no idea how amazing their deep cuts are. Don't get me wrong, those are great songs but they are just the icing on the cake, and the cake is a multi-layer cheese cake of infinite deliciousness.
This is my favorite song from Grace Under Pressure, please check out Territories, Headlong Flight, and Turn the Page for three great deeper cuts. Keep the Rush coming my friend!🤘🏻🔥🎧
Definitely my favorite from the album too. I have always been much more partial to the 70s Rush albums, but I must admit that Grace Under Pressure has grown on me a lot over the past several years, so I appreciate it a whole more now than I ever did. However, that having been said, not all 80s albums are equal...So, I do not believe that Hold Your Fire will ever grow on me. That one has been just plain awful ever since the day it came out, and is still just as awful today.
Dude, I love how much you get into these songs. I was lucky enough to see them in concert 4 times in the 80s and 90s, and I wish I could’ve taken you along just to watch your reaction to that. 😂
Minor technical note: the opening keyboard sounds like it's on the downbeat because it's the only sound we hear, but when the groove kicks in, we realize the keyboard is on the upbeat. Also, the keyboard motif repeats after every chorus except one, when the guitar solo kicks in. Yep, genius.
I think you hit it: Rush just has the ability to make some of us feel better. Even their darker material has an uplifting/optimistic feel about it. This particular song is actually one of my favorites by the band. The solo section here is incredible. In fact, I think this entire album (Grace Under Pressure) has some of Alex's best solos. Also, I believe he played this song in "Drop D" tuning in order to get a heavier feel on the guitar.
Talking about Ged playing all he does in songs, and the rest of your commentary just shows why this band is the best one ever put together in the history of the world. What they did in their career was nothing short of amazing, and it's highly doubtful there'll ever be another band like them again
You’re right about the deep cuts being as good as the hits. Amazing a band can put out 19 albums of top quality stuff without it getting old or repeating. Another excellent deep track today check out is Peaceable Kingdom from Vapor Trails (2002). Cheers!
You picked a winner of a deep cut here, my friend. I always loved this song and was blown away when I finally heard them play it live on the 30th anniversary tour (I think that was the first time I heard it). Grace Under Pressure and Power Windows had some of their most creative and interesting uses of sounds in terms of Alex's guitars and Geddy's synth. And well, Neil was just awesome as always. Another deep cut I'd recommend from this era comes from Power Windows and that would be Emotion Detector. Great reaction!
Genius, This song has no right to be such a jam the way it starts out and the solo has such a great melodic thru-line. Absolutely killer live track. Alex can make his guitar snarl like a menacing mechanical beast echoing through the venue!
The 2 Rush LP's from 1982 and 1984.. Signals and Grace Under Pressure are great Companion pieces, with outstanding tunes on both with that more 80's futuristic sound. Check out "The Weapon" (Live- Grace Under Pressure tour), "The Body Electric", or "Losing It"(Live - Cinema Strangiato).. All excellent!..
i have rush entire discography and grace under pressure is my favorite rush album. all the chops drummers are playing today, neil was already doing them in the seventies.
My favourite song on the Grace Under Pressure album. Another deep cut, The Fountain of Lamneth and the acoustic version of Resist from the R30 tour. Cheers
The whole GRACE UNDER PRESSURE album (the title is based on Ernest Hemingway's definition of courage) struck me as a message in a bottle from the Cold War. The tracks range from the helplessness in the face of larger dangers, ranging from nuclear war, climatic disaster, or seeing others' impending misfortunes ("Distant Early Warning"), through a recollection of Geddy Lee's mother's life in a concentration camp ("Red Sector A"), to the fragility of our current way of life, and how, bad as it can be, it could be worse ("Between the Wheels", as you displayed quite admirably here.) There is less of a feeling of "Help us please", than there is of "Meanwhile, we're holding on." Thus, the title.
One of my favorite Rush albums.. and every fan has their own personal interpretation of the LP, and how it relates to them.. the way you break it down is very enlightening and historic in a way.. great perspective.
@@4tuneagent my first listen to the album was just after it had come out... on an April day that was supposed to be warmer and clearer than we actually got. The album cover art was full of disturbing imagery, and the sound fit the bleak weather of the day... and those associations stick with you, as you most likely already know. :)
I firmly believe that Neil wrote these lyrics about the the era between both World Wars. The lost generation after WW1, the Roaring 20's, Prohibition, the rise of automobiles and motion pictures in culture, the Dust Bowl, the Great Depression, and the events leading up to WW2. He was a fan of the authors of that era. Think of those narratives the next time you listen to this song.
40 + year fan here. So many people tout Rush in the 70's. This is my absolute favourite Rush album and this is one of my favourite songs. Yes I'm Canadian by the way I spell favourite LOL.
This record came in 1984 ('Grace under pressure') at a time when Geddy Lee was getting into synthesizers, and Neil Peart was also experimenting w/ electronic drums... which left Alex Lifeson (guitar) w/ little to do but crank out some solos. There are a lot of Rush songs that never got recognition... some that I would suggest - 'Chain Lightning' ... 'Between Sun & Moon' ... 'Peaceable kingdom' ... 'Bravado'... 'The Weapon'... 'Half the world'... 🤘🤘🔥🔥
Great tune! The thing I find interesting when Alex does his amazing solos is the frame built by Geddy and Neil that complements but does not interfere. You can hear it on almost every Alex solo. This is one of my fav air band songs; pick an instrument.
Great song, thanks for checking it out. Grace Under Pressure is the darkest Rush album. I'm glad you showed a version that included the lyrics as well. I've been fuckin up some of those lyrics for like 25 years! lol
I was very impressed when you did "Mission" from "Hold Your Fire" album and this from "Grace Under Pressure " and if you are taking suggestions "Second Nature." From "Hold Your Fire." Album as far as I know no one has reacted to it yet.
People sleep on this little gem of a song by Rush. For me, easily my second favorite next to 'Subdivisions'...everyone has their faves, but those two songs take me back to my exploration of groups like Yes and Pink Floyd back in my teen years of the late 70s - early 80s. A great time to love music, welcome to the club 🙂
You are so on point. The lesser known songs are just as powerful as their more mainstream stuff. But they were never really mainstream “in the end”. Which is another obscure classic track off Fly By Night.
I was introduced to Rush, quite accidentally in 84, with a "pick of the month" buy by mail subscription that my father forgot to cancel. It was Grace under Pressure. I litterally got through the vinyl with the turntable's needle. It changed my life... As for suggestions, did you react to Beneath, between and behind, Grand design, Territories, The weapon, A passage to Bangkok, Natural science, The camera eye, Countdown, Prime mover, Scars, Animate, Stick it out?
Yes! This is one of my favorite songs. I get emotional listening to this, as it is a darker one for sure, but it's Geddy's singing in the last chorus that gets me every time 🥲 ' "brother can you spare..." another war, another wasteland, Another lost generation '
T, I suggest that you checkout some of Rush's heavier sounding stuff from the later period. I think the song "Driven" from the album Test For Echo would be something that's right up your alley.
Thing to notice on those first keyboard chords, he's also playing a moog bass pedal in between those chords with his foot at the same time while singing.
Great reaction!! Kick ass song! A lot of times when you can hear bass and keyboards distinctively at the same time either Geddy or Alex are playing the keys with their feet! That’s some of what you miss when you don’t catch a live version!! Y’all check out some more live!! We’ll be here!! Be well and God bless… from Texas!!
Watch the concert version from the Snakes & Arrows tour. Like so many of Rush’s songs, hey are a LOT heavier live. Loved this in ‘84 and it continues to be a deeper favorite.
Probably, my favorite record, of all time. From beginning to end, absolute perfection. Didn't see it, when it first came out. 10 years later, wow!!! Still love it. Please do "red secter A," next.
Secret Touch(live) 30th anniversary or snakes and arrows tours and The Stars Looked Down off Vapor Trails with lyrics been hooked on recently:) Caravan, headlong flight, The Anarchist live off Clockwork Angels. Looking forward to more.
I am a die hard Rush fan. I have been listening to Rush since they came out with Moving Pictures. I was so amazed that I purchased every earlier album and I couldn't get enough. The first concert I went to was Grace Under Pressure in 1984, which features the song you just played. I actually got to see them play this live at the Texas Jam at the Astrodome where Rush headlined and Gary Moore, Bryan Adams, Ozzy Ozbourn and 38 Special opened for them. I was initially not impressed with the sound of Grace Under Pressure because I liked the sound of Moving Pictures and before. However, as time went on, and with repeated listening, I began to appreciate this album more. That's the key to understanding Rush. They are always way ahead of their time. Thanks for another great reaction. I'd like to see you react to Show Don't Tell, Circumstances, and The Body Electric. Also, I would like to see you react to the Fear Trilogy in order: The Enemy Within, The Weapon, Witch Hunt, and Freeze. You will definitely get a kick out of that.
Great tune!! I've been a Rush fan since Moving Pictures came out. Initially I put this release on the back burner and when I came back to it years later I thought to myself "WTF dude!! This one kicks ass!" I would love to see your reaction to Anagram. You've already done several from Presto and for me Anagram is Neil's finest lyrical piece. Make sure you understand what an anagram is before doing this tune, you'll be amazed!
I was just checking your channel and I couldn't believe there is no Yes. They are a fantastic band who were a huge influence on Rush. Geddy inducted them into the RRHOF, and played with them that night. Songs like Close to the Edge, Relayer and Starship Troopers are incredible pieces of progressive rock. Yes is a bit of an aquired taste, but when you listen to them, after a few songs you start to realize how incredibly talnted they were, and how amazing their music is. I highly recommend you check into them.
I go back decades with this band and bought this album on cassette in 1984 when it was new. This is my favorite song on this album. Want a deep cut ? Losing it.
After Hemispheres this is my favorite Rush album easily. I think I play it more than any other one. Soooo good and Alex is a badarse all over it. Just the Kid Gloves solo alone.
Grace Under Pressure is an awesome album. This song has a very moving guitar solo. Although synthesizer heavy, this album has some of Alex's best guitar work in my opinion. Kid Gloves and Red Lenses are great songs off this album. Power Windows - Emotion Detector and Territories.
Thanks for a great reaction to a favorite of mine off this album. Another great track for you is The Body Electric. It has an infectious drum beat you won't forget.
SUGGESTION for future music reaction : Joe Walsh is a guitarist singer song writer known best for being a member of The eagles and his solo work. 52 years ago ( 1970 ) he released the song Funk #49 ; one of his best renditions is one he did in Dec 2021 : title of Video : Walsh , Ringo & Co - Funk #49 this performance is "near" jaw dropping considoring Walsh is 74 yrs old and Ringo Starr is 81 yrs old in this video
Good on you for recognizing the era this was from! I've only recently begun to expand my knowledge of Rush's music beyond what I was hearing on the radio, and even before I could remember what song came from what album, I could easily recognize when I was listening to something from GUP, because the synth arrangements gave these songs a distinctive sound similar to Distant Early Warning, which I had heard several times. Another album whose synth arrangements create a distinctive sound is their subsequent album Power Windows, from which one powerful track is Manhattan Project, whose lyrics highlight the events surrounding the development and deployment of the first atomic bomb; IMO it's well worth a listen. 🎤 🎹 🎸 🥁 🎸 🔥 🔥 🔥
I know i'm late to this, bur rhis is one of my favorite Rush songs! If you haven't already reacted to the live version, I highly recommend it: 'Between the Wheels' Live from the R30 tour.
Wow those lyrics inthe chorus resonate right now don't they. Yeah, on some songs with lots of keys, Geddy will play bass on foot pedals while playing keys, then switch to his bass on other parts. Subdivisions is another good example of where he does that.
Wow , nice choice, Bud, really glad that You can appreciate RUSH, bc it makes me appreciate them even more, by watching these, my second fav band as a kid, but has passed my 1st, KISS, long ago, seen em 9X starting in "82! Seen KISS maybe 3 or 4X too tho :)
How can 3 guys sound like more? That's the old question with Rush. The secret is foot pedals, for both Alex and Geddy. Alex will play guitar with foot-actuated effects or taurus pedals, and Geddy plays bass, keyboards and also foot pedals (like any pianist), and sings. And Neil had his 100 piece drumset. What's not to understand? Three guys each playing multiple instruments at one time. What do you expect to happen? It's Rush.
One of the best live show bands ever. You have only seen one liver performance? Love the reactions, but you should check out Rush In Rio (3 hour concert), and report back to your listeners. You will love it and gain even more appreciation for their greatness. Keep up the great work.
Always enjoy your reactions!! They blew my mind, when I discovered them, as a teenager and still do, to this day, every time I listen to a song, that I haven't heard in awhile. Another couple of great, but softer songs, are Different Strings and Tears. You should have your wife hear these...They're pretty good.
I saw that sour face you made when sipping the dregs out of that drink lol. Songs that are similar feeling to this are maybe Witch Hunt, or Countdown, or even some Show Don't Tell I would love to hear!
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Something I always loved about Neil, when the song is slow and dark, he stayed on the lower toms on his fills. As a drummer, this keeps the the dark emotion along with the other instruments. The higher toms to me, project a brighter mood and seem to not fit the tone of the rest of the music.
Great reaction! Between The Wheels is my favorite off of Grace Under Pressure. I’m a longtime Rush fan and I would highly suggest that you react to their 1987 song “Mission” off of their Hold Your Fire album as it’s a similarly complex & awesome yet very uplifting and inspirational deep track song!
I absolutely love this song! The entire "Grace Under Pressure" album is criminally underrated, IMHO. Red Sector A, The Enemy Within, The Body Electric, Red Lenses... so many great deep cuts!
My favourite Rush album. Red Sector A is so crushing. Subdivisions hit home hard as a teenager.
EDIT: Started to doubt myself and realized Subdivisions is actually on Signals. Seems it's been too long, I'll go listen to some Rush now :)
Agree 100%. M
BTW is my favorite track from p/g.
So glad they played on the R40 tour.
Agreed. Love this song and the whole album.
After Image is 1 of my favourites. Hearing it again after Neil passed away the openingline 'suddenly you were gone...' almost made me tear up.....and that Alex Lifeson break in the middle! So great!
TWO red songs!
This is definitely one of my favs of all time! Such a crunchy, sick, dark, masterful song! It takes you to a dark place but then it lifts you up also -- especially when the chorus starts -- and Geddy's VOICE!!! Geddy totally conquers this vocal part and brings the incredible lyrics up to the sky like no one could! Totally underrated song! Want another "deep cut"? Try "Lock & Key" from Hold Your Fire (1988)!!
Thanks for the Lock and Key mention. One of my absolute favorite deep cuts. I understand why a lot of fan don't like Hold Your Fire, but I wish that song had caught on. The live performance on A Show of Hands video is spot-on.
I love that dark, heavy synth opening and then the way it comes back at the end. Creates such a tense environment. I love RUSH and I love how cinematic their music is
This is one of my many Rush favorites! The lyrics complement the music so Amazingly! Neil's lyrics had a sensibility that are on another level and the amount of times I found myself totally emerged on them, made Rush My ALL TIME FAVORITE BAND!!! I'm glad that I was able to experience Rush live in my lifetime! great reaction!
My favorite band ever. Was blessed to see them live (lucky 13) times! Best live band I’ve ever seen!
Get goosebumps every time I hear the solo. One of my favorites for sure!
Agreed, that's an awesome guitar solo. The art of phrasing, courtesy of Alex Lifeson.
Rush's musical phrasing is off the charts. Every bit of what they do is intentional and perfect. "Frozen in the fatal climb but the wheels of time just pass you by." Lyrical genius.
Neil rarely wrote songs about relationships. That’s why I like his writing style. Most bands write about love and relationships and banging chics. Rush was always more intellectually stimulating.
This is one of my top Rush songs from my second favorite album of theirs (the first being Power Windows). Like some others have said, check out some later live videos of this song. Alex's guitar tone is frikkin' /brutal/ on them.
The version on the Grace Under Pressure Tour album/DVD. That one is awesome!
Geddy also would often play the taurus bass pedals with his feet. He started that way back on Farewell to Kings, 1977. They wanted to bring in more keyboards to augment their sound, but wanted to make sure that they could play it live in real time. I think it was probably from watching early Genesis perform, that the lightbulb went on in Geddy's head. Genesis would suddenly have Steve, Tony and Mike on acoustic twelve strings
and often Mike or Tony would be playing 'Taurus pedals', which was a bass keyboard meant to be played by the feet which would cover a single octave. Later in the late 70s, they expanded them to cover a greater tonal range. I think it was called the Oberhiem polyphonic. That long, deep enveloped spread that characterized the 'Tom Sawyer' sound is a very good example of the possibilities of the 'Oberhiem sweep'. Much of what became a signature sound for Rush was thanks to the development of keyboard foot pedals the mini-moog and bass pedal technology.
You just named my two favorite bands in high school. The technicality was always a draw for me.
One of my top five from "Three Guys Orchestra"!
Love it!
My favorite Alex Lifeson solo of all time and that's saying something being that Alex is a master of evocative guitar solos. Crazy how this song and album perfectly captures the dark feeling of hopelessness/divisiveness in America today.
I think it’s probably my favourite too. But it’s a tough call alongside Passage to Bangkok, La Villa Strangiato, Different Strings or Digital Man.
Rush's best songs are their deep cuts. I love their radio hits, but their other tunes are really where it's at with Rush.
I remember trying to turn an aquantence onto Rush in the late 70s. At the time their big hits were Fly by Night, Closer to the Heart, Working Man and In the Mood.
When I mentioned Rush, the guy said "like that hey baby song? (In the Mood) No thanks". He wouldn't listen any further and likely to this day has no idea what he missed out on. I think he just liked stuff he could dance to.
Most people who rant about Tom Sawyer and Spirit of Radio have no idea how amazing their deep cuts are. Don't get me wrong, those are great songs but they are just the icing on the cake, and the cake is a multi-layer cheese cake of infinite deliciousness.
Reading RUSH lyrics is a must
This is my favorite song from Grace Under Pressure, please check out Territories, Headlong Flight, and Turn the Page for three great deeper cuts. Keep the Rush coming my friend!🤘🏻🔥🎧
I second Headlong Flight. Might be my favorite Rush tune ever. Bravado is also amazing!
Definitely my favorite from the album too. I have always been much more partial to the 70s Rush albums, but I must admit that Grace Under Pressure has grown on me a lot over the past several years, so I appreciate it a whole more now than I ever did. However, that having been said, not all 80s albums are equal...So, I do not believe that Hold Your Fire will ever grow on me. That one has been just plain awful ever since the day it came out, and is still just as awful today.
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Dude, I love how much you get into these songs. I was lucky enough to see them in concert 4 times in the 80s and 90s, and I wish I could’ve taken you along just to watch your reaction to that. 😂
Minor technical note: the opening keyboard sounds like it's on the downbeat because it's the only sound we hear, but when the groove kicks in, we realize the keyboard is on the upbeat. Also, the keyboard motif repeats after every chorus except one, when the guitar solo kicks in. Yep, genius.
I think you hit it: Rush just has the ability to make some of us feel better. Even their darker material has an uplifting/optimistic feel about it. This particular song is actually one of my favorites by the band. The solo section here is incredible. In fact, I think this entire album (Grace Under Pressure) has some of Alex's best solos. Also, I believe he played this song in "Drop D" tuning in order to get a heavier feel on the guitar.
Talking about Ged playing all he does in songs, and the rest of your commentary just shows why this band is the best one ever put together in the history of the world. What they did in their career was nothing short of amazing, and it's highly doubtful there'll ever be another band like them again
You’re right about the deep cuts being as good as the hits. Amazing a band can put out 19 albums of top quality stuff without it getting old or repeating. Another excellent deep track today check out is Peaceable Kingdom from Vapor Trails (2002). Cheers!
You picked a winner of a deep cut here, my friend. I always loved this song and was blown away when I finally heard them play it live on the 30th anniversary tour (I think that was the first time I heard it). Grace Under Pressure and Power Windows had some of their most creative and interesting uses of sounds in terms of Alex's guitars and Geddy's synth. And well, Neil was just awesome as always. Another deep cut I'd recommend from this era comes from Power Windows and that would be Emotion Detector. Great reaction!
Such a great song! Nice to see you do another Rush reaction :)
Try Headlong Flight or Bravado next!
Genius, This song has no right to be such a jam the way it starts out and the solo has such a great melodic thru-line. Absolutely killer live track. Alex can make his guitar snarl like a menacing mechanical beast echoing through the venue!
One of the best Rush songs ever!!! Thanks so much...Todd from Ohio...
This CD got me through some stuff in my teens...really resonated with me. The solo in this song is one of my favorites =)
One of my favourite deep cuts is "Mission" from Hold Your Fire album.
T has done the live version from A Show of Hands
Same
The 2 Rush LP's from 1982 and 1984.. Signals and Grace Under Pressure are great Companion pieces, with outstanding tunes on both with that more 80's futuristic sound. Check out "The Weapon" (Live- Grace Under Pressure tour), "The Body Electric", or "Losing It"(Live - Cinema Strangiato).. All excellent!..
i have rush entire discography and grace under pressure is my favorite rush album. all the chops drummers are playing today, neil was already doing them in the seventies.
One of my favorite rush songs. The drum track is explosive, intricate, fast, created by the greatest drum composer in history.
My favourite song on the Grace Under Pressure album. Another deep cut, The Fountain of Lamneth and the acoustic version of Resist from the R30 tour.
Cheers
Fountain is an awesome song from an undeservedly maligned album.
I LOVE how RUSH's lyrics apply to today and what's happening in the world.
Rush has been my favorite band for over 40 years, and this is one of my top 5! And one of Alex's top 5 solos!!!
The whole GRACE UNDER PRESSURE album (the title is based on Ernest Hemingway's definition of courage) struck me as a message in a bottle from the Cold War.
The tracks range from the helplessness in the face of larger dangers, ranging from nuclear war, climatic disaster, or seeing others' impending misfortunes ("Distant Early Warning"), through a recollection of Geddy Lee's mother's life in a concentration camp ("Red Sector A"), to the fragility of our current way of life, and how, bad as it can be, it could be worse ("Between the Wheels", as you displayed quite admirably here.)
There is less of a feeling of "Help us please", than there is of "Meanwhile, we're holding on." Thus, the title.
One of my favorite Rush albums.. and every fan has their own personal interpretation of the LP, and how it relates to them.. the way you break it down is very enlightening and historic in a way.. great perspective.
@@4tuneagent my first listen to the album was just after it had come out... on an April day that was supposed to be warmer and clearer than we actually got. The album cover art was full of disturbing imagery, and the sound fit the bleak weather of the day... and those associations stick with you, as you most likely already know. :)
I firmly believe that Neil wrote these lyrics about the the era between both World Wars. The lost generation after WW1, the Roaring 20's, Prohibition, the rise of automobiles and motion pictures in culture, the Dust Bowl, the Great Depression, and the events leading up to WW2. He was a fan of the authors of that era. Think of those narratives the next time you listen to this song.
40 + year fan here. So many people tout Rush in the 70's. This is my absolute favourite Rush album and this is one of my favourite songs. Yes I'm Canadian by the way I spell favourite LOL.
BTW I'm not knocking 70's Rush. I'm a fan of it all of course.
An actual Rush fan, has heard everything, they've done. That's, what differentiates a Rush fan, from other fans.
Between the Wheels is an awesome Rush deep track, ... saw them perform this classic live twice . seeing it performed live was awesome.
One of my favorite Rush songs, deep, great solo.
This record came in 1984 ('Grace under pressure') at a time when Geddy Lee was getting into synthesizers, and Neil Peart was also experimenting w/ electronic drums... which left Alex Lifeson (guitar) w/ little to do but crank out some solos.
There are a lot of Rush songs that never got recognition... some that I would suggest - 'Chain Lightning' ... 'Between Sun & Moon' ... 'Peaceable kingdom' ... 'Bravado'... 'The Weapon'... 'Half the world'... 🤘🤘🔥🔥
Great tune! The thing I find interesting when Alex does his amazing solos is the frame built by Geddy and Neil that complements but does not interfere. You can hear it on almost every Alex solo. This is one of my fav air band songs; pick an instrument.
I’ve never heard love or hate except people don’t always turn on to Geddy’s unique voice, but never heard anyone hate on their greatness.
This song is a banger!!!🔥🔥🔥The R30 live is a must see!!! Geddy shreds the bass, the keys and also sings at the same!! Unbelievable!!!
Great song, thanks for checking it out. Grace Under Pressure is the darkest Rush album. I'm glad you showed a version that included the lyrics as well. I've been fuckin up some of those lyrics for like 25 years! lol
I was very impressed when you did "Mission" from "Hold Your Fire" album and this from "Grace Under Pressure " and if you are taking suggestions "Second Nature." From "Hold Your Fire." Album as far as I know no one has reacted to it yet.
People sleep on this little gem of a song by Rush. For me, easily my second favorite next to 'Subdivisions'...everyone has their faves, but those two songs take me back to my exploration of groups like Yes and Pink Floyd back in my teen years of the late 70s - early 80s. A great time to love music, welcome to the club 🙂
Enjoyed the reaction….Stick it Out is a solid banger….grungy
An absolutely fantastic "Deep cut" is Afterimage. One of my favorite Rush songs ever!!!!
You are so on point. The lesser known songs are just as powerful as their more mainstream stuff. But they were never really mainstream “in the end”.
Which is another obscure classic track off Fly By Night.
I was introduced to Rush, quite accidentally in 84, with a "pick of the month" buy by mail subscription that my father forgot to cancel. It was Grace under Pressure. I litterally got through the vinyl with the turntable's needle. It changed my life... As for suggestions, did you react to Beneath, between and behind, Grand design, Territories, The weapon, A passage to Bangkok, Natural science, The camera eye, Countdown, Prime mover, Scars, Animate, Stick it out?
Possibly Neil’s best lyrics and Alex’s best solo. Saw them play this on my 40th… not ashamed to say I cried.
Yes! This is one of my favorite songs. I get emotional listening to this, as it is a darker one for sure, but it's Geddy's singing in the last chorus that gets me every time 🥲
' "brother can you spare..."
another war, another wasteland,
Another lost generation '
Man, you’re absolutely right! That last part was tough.
Witch Hunt from Moving Pictures is another mind blower...Digital Man from Signals...🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
And the journey continues. One of my favorites.
T, I suggest that you checkout some of Rush's heavier sounding stuff from the later period. I think the song "Driven" from the album Test For Echo would be something that's right up your alley.
Agreed - I love introducing Driven to people who fell away from Rush post Moving Pictures.
I am happy for you that you are able to get to know RUSH, welcome to the family
Thing to notice on those first keyboard chords, he's also playing a moog bass pedal in between those chords with his foot at the same time while singing.
Great reaction!! Kick ass song! A lot of times when you can hear bass and keyboards distinctively at the same time either Geddy or Alex are playing the keys with their feet! That’s some of what you miss when you don’t catch a live version!! Y’all check out some more live!! We’ll be here!! Be well and God bless… from Texas!!
The older I get, the more tears this song draws.
From my favorite album by my favorite band
Watch the concert version from the Snakes & Arrows tour. Like so many of Rush’s songs, hey are a LOT heavier live. Loved this in ‘84 and it continues to be a deeper favorite.
1 of the best tunes off of Grace Under Pressure. This is 1 where the lyrics and music match each other's epicness perfectly.
Would love to see you react to this one live on the R30 tour. They killed it! One of my favorite live performances. Great reaction!
Probably, my favorite record, of all time. From beginning to end, absolute perfection. Didn't see it, when it first came out. 10 years later, wow!!! Still love it. Please do "red secter A," next.
Secret Touch(live) 30th anniversary or snakes and arrows tours and The Stars Looked Down off Vapor Trails with lyrics been hooked on recently:) Caravan, headlong flight, The Anarchist live off Clockwork Angels. Looking forward to more.
Check out "Turn The Page", which was released around 1987... its also a deep cut that really takes it to the next level of musical sophistication!
I am a die hard Rush fan. I have been listening to Rush since they came out with Moving Pictures. I was so amazed that I purchased every earlier album and I couldn't get enough. The first concert I went to was Grace Under Pressure in 1984, which features the song you just played. I actually got to see them play this live at the Texas Jam at the Astrodome where Rush headlined and Gary Moore, Bryan Adams, Ozzy Ozbourn and 38 Special opened for them. I was initially not impressed with the sound of Grace Under Pressure because I liked the sound of Moving Pictures and before. However, as time went on, and with repeated listening, I began to appreciate this album more. That's the key to understanding Rush. They are always way ahead of their time.
Thanks for another great reaction. I'd like to see you react to Show Don't Tell, Circumstances, and The Body Electric.
Also, I would like to see you react to the Fear Trilogy in order: The Enemy Within, The Weapon, Witch Hunt, and Freeze. You will definitely get a kick out of that.
Great tune!! I've been a Rush fan since Moving Pictures came out. Initially I put this release on the back burner and when I came back to it years later I thought to myself "WTF dude!! This one kicks ass!"
I would love to see your reaction to Anagram. You've already done several from Presto and for me Anagram is Neil's finest lyrical piece. Make sure you understand what an anagram is before doing this tune, you'll be amazed!
...For Mongo...
I was just checking your channel and I couldn't believe there is no Yes. They are a fantastic band who were a huge influence on Rush. Geddy inducted them into the RRHOF, and played with them that night.
Songs like Close to the Edge, Relayer and Starship Troopers are incredible pieces of progressive rock. Yes is a bit of an aquired taste, but when you listen to them, after a few songs you start to realize how incredibly talnted they were, and how amazing their music is. I highly recommend you check into them.
I go back decades with this band and bought this album on cassette in 1984 when it was new. This is my favorite song on this album. Want a deep cut ? Losing it.
After Hemispheres this is my favorite Rush album easily. I think I play it more than any other one. Soooo good and Alex is a badarse all over it. Just the Kid Gloves solo alone.
YESSSS T, GEDDY DID IT ALL! :) FOOT PEDALS, BASS, SINGING, AND BOARDS, ALMOST NOT HUMAN :) AMAZINGGGGG TAKE CARE GUY
Yes, this another great go fast RUSH song. I'm big RUSH fan and seen them a few times
Grace Under Pressure is an awesome album. This song has a very moving guitar solo. Although synthesizer heavy, this album has some of Alex's best guitar work in my opinion.
Kid Gloves and Red Lenses are great songs off this album.
Power Windows - Emotion Detector and Territories.
Dude, if there’s one Rush song you need to listen to, it’s “Where’s My Thing? (Part IV Gangster Of Boats trilogy)” it’s epic! 👍
Thanks for a great reaction to a favorite of mine off this album. Another great track for you is The Body Electric. It has an infectious drum beat you won't forget.
SUGGESTION for future music reaction : Joe Walsh is a guitarist singer song writer known best for being a member of The eagles and his solo work.
52 years ago ( 1970 ) he released the song Funk #49 ; one of his best renditions is one he did in Dec 2021 : title of Video : Walsh , Ringo & Co - Funk #49
this performance is "near" jaw dropping considoring Walsh is 74 yrs old and Ringo Starr is 81 yrs old in this video
You nailed it. There is/was no one like them.
Rush has a very deep rabbit hole , the thing with Rush be ready to expect the unexpected,
Grace Under Pressure is a classic album. Might be my favorite Rush release.
Good on you for recognizing the era this was from! I've only recently begun to expand my knowledge of Rush's music beyond what I was hearing on the radio, and even before I could remember what song came from what album, I could easily recognize when I was listening to something from GUP, because the synth arrangements gave these songs a distinctive sound similar to Distant Early Warning, which I had heard several times. Another album whose synth arrangements create a distinctive sound is their subsequent album Power Windows, from which one powerful track is Manhattan Project, whose lyrics highlight the events surrounding the development and deployment of the first atomic bomb; IMO it's well worth a listen.
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I know i'm late to this, bur rhis is one of my favorite Rush songs! If you haven't already reacted to the live version, I highly recommend it: 'Between the Wheels' Live from the R30 tour.
Do yourself a big favor and check out the live in Frankfurt version of this song. Its amazing (Stick Hits version is high quality)
Check out the Necromancer from their Caress of Steel album.
Yes! That’ll blow your mind!
Wow those lyrics inthe chorus resonate right now don't they.
Yeah, on some songs with lots of keys, Geddy will play bass on foot pedals while playing keys, then switch to his bass on other parts. Subdivisions is another good example of where he does that.
Wow , nice choice, Bud, really glad that You can appreciate RUSH, bc it makes me appreciate them even more, by watching these, my second fav band as a kid, but has passed my 1st, KISS, long ago, seen em 9X starting in "82! Seen KISS maybe 3 or 4X too tho :)
Natural Science, La Villa Strangiato Official Music Video, Analog Kid, Red Barchetta, Subdivisions, Limelight, Ghost of a Chance.
One of my favorites from Rush..
I have been listening to Test for Echo alot. Check out..."Half the World" it's a great tune, great lyrics.
How can 3 guys sound like more? That's the old question with Rush. The secret is foot pedals, for both Alex and Geddy. Alex will play guitar with foot-actuated effects or taurus pedals, and Geddy plays bass, keyboards and also foot pedals (like any pianist), and sings. And Neil had his 100 piece drumset. What's not to understand? Three guys each playing multiple instruments at one time. What do you expect to happen? It's Rush.
Your reaction was da Bomb!! Miss this band. Damn!!
One of their underrated songs.
One of the best live show bands ever. You have only seen one liver performance? Love the reactions, but you should check out Rush In Rio (3 hour concert), and report back to your listeners. You will love it and gain even more appreciation for their greatness. Keep up the great work.
Always enjoy your reactions!! They blew my mind, when I discovered them, as a teenager and still do, to this day, every time I listen to a song, that I haven't heard in awhile. Another couple of great, but softer songs, are Different Strings and Tears. You should have your wife hear these...They're pretty good.
Try "Prime Mover" from "Hold Your Fire" and let your head blow.
I saw that sour face you made when sipping the dregs out of that drink lol.
Songs that are similar feeling to this are maybe Witch Hunt, or Countdown, or even some Show Don't Tell I would love to hear!
SUGGESTION for a future music reaction : I know you know Led Zeppelin : I know you know Robert Plant : This suggestion is a fascinating rendition of the Led Zeppelin song RAMBLE ON that is sung by Robert Plant but the band is a band named , Band of Joy . It may be the very best version of Robert Plant singing Ramble On with a band other than Led Zeppelin. Video title on TH-cam is : Robert Plant - Robert Plant : Ramble On ft. Robert Plant, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller
Something I always loved about Neil, when the song is slow and dark, he stayed on the lower toms on his fills. As a drummer, this keeps the the dark emotion along with the other instruments. The higher toms to me, project a brighter mood and seem to not fit the tone of the rest of the music.
Great reaction! Between The Wheels is my favorite off of Grace Under Pressure.
I’m a longtime Rush fan and I would highly suggest that you react to their 1987 song “Mission” off of their Hold Your Fire album as it’s a similarly complex & awesome yet very uplifting and inspirational deep track song!
I don't always hit the like, but when I do hit the like there's a pretty good chance, like maybe 10% or so, that Rush is involved in the video.
how somone can hate this band?
this song is so many levels better then any song out there
Here it is quite possibly my favorite Rush song
Saw Rush 18 times man ! Also, wish you had reviewed the live version from the Snakes and Arrows concert . Rush is always best live.
Headlong Flight is a MUST!!!