UPDATE: Since there seems to be quite a bit of confusion about it, I've created a new video called "Alex Lifeson's Rock Hall Acceptance Speech: FINALLY TRANSLATED!". Hopefully, it finally clears that up: th-cam.com/video/8hR02pDj-Ic/w-d-xo.html
Yeah, I'm gonna watch that part again, because I think I was actually starting to understand it. If that's the case - one day, after repetitive viewing, I'll transcribe some English subtitles and re-post it
I'm surely one of the biggest Rush fans on the planet... Been my favorite band since I first heard 2112, and I've seen them live 23 times since. However, as a drummer of nearly 50 years myself, Bonzo will always be my #1. All due respect, but Charlie Watts? He's not even close to being in the same league. In fact, he's not even playing in the same ballgame.
He's so my favorite guitarist that I actually didn't know he could speak. Now I'm just lost for words after the most memorable acceptance speech in Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame Induction history.
Taylor was beyond giddy up there. He was like a kid in a candy shop, it was infectious and a wholesome sort of derpy. Gonna miss that guy. May the jam sessions in Heaven be epic as fuck.
The first Foo record was good, like the first Hole record was good. Both were proximate to Kurt Cobain who was light years ahead of where the Foo are and were. And the Foo will never hold a candle to Rush, period.
Watching this with tears in my eyes accepting the fact we will never see this guys live again. Thank you RUSH, we were blessed to live in the same time you existed!!!!
Rush is such a ridiculously impactful band, and each member so ridiculously talented and gifted in every way. you know they are absolute living legends when Alex can give a 2 and a half minute speech saying "blah blah blah" and get a resounding standing ovation
Being a Rush fanatic since 1978, I got the gist of it immediately. Check out the pinned comment at top for a link to a video with translations, and see what you think. 😉
The only band I've ever seen 45+ times live, yet STILL counted the minutes for the next show. RIP Neil and thank you guys for all the years of inspiration.
I'm in the same territory! I treated every performance from Vapor Trails on as if it might be the last, because who knew, and saw them every chance I got from then on.
WOW HAVE WATCHED THIS ABOUT 500 times Now with a heaviER heart RIP NEIL AND TAYLOR much love to all those STILL feeling the loss of the greatest of all time and those heavy hearted from this recent loss of a great one who tried his best to be as good and was DAMN GOOD
I keep watching this video over and over. I was in high school in the late 70's/early 80's and they were the band. Sure, I liked other bands, but I always came back to Rush. I've introduced my entire family to them and every day that goes by we listen to at least a few Rush songs. They were right, the fan base is just solid. Never wavering. The road trips to concerts in the early years I remember well. I was just so happy when they made it there.
There are not enough words or enough time to say how much this band has ment to me & i am sure countless other fans around the planet. I enjoyed every minute of skipping school to sleep out for tickets, every second of every show..from 7th grade in 1977 to this minute I have been a HUGE fan & will continue to be till my heart stops beating. Thanks boys!
Here is something allways cool from Rush, captured on the video. Been listening to them for 30 years, and at that moment, all of them are just playing and having fun, as their first videos. They are playing together and never caring they are playing on their Hall Of Fame Induction. They say something like "lets rock, and forget about everything........" Well, for inspiring thousands of musicians and drummers like me, I am so sorry to tell you that Neil and Taylor cant be forgotten, as well as the great musicians, that live in our hearts forever and ever. At least I can say I lived that era, and Im proud of that. Cant forget anybody who has inspired and/or taught us something that will last a lifetime. This guys overpass time and words....they were born for that. To never die. Im not impressed if there is a drum analisis of Neil in a Drum Book in 70 years when most of us are not here. Thank you, wherever you are (Both of you and all the greats)
RUSH is THE PERFECT EXAMPLE of the fluidity of MASTERING TIME SIGNATURES! I play drums and there are a few things that you need to know about Neil Peart’s ( pronounced PEER-T) character: First he writes the lyrics so he knows in advance what TYPE of song it’s meant to be ie ballad, driver, etc. Second he COMPOSES on the drums… like a carpenter who looks at a set of blueprints before building the object. Neil lays out a SKETCH in his mind of the VOICES of the drumset and builds the song from there. He is also a great LISTENER knowing when NOT to step over Geddy’s singing or Alex’s solos! Finally, he had perfect timing and fluidity of time changes. He said himself that it’s not about COUNTING the time signatures as much as fluid motion to change the tempo without counting: in other words it should FLOW! He hates repeating the same drum patterns in the same song meaning if he plays a fill one way the first time around he will play it differently the second time around. IE. Rolls down the toms the first time around and triplets or quads (all four limbs) the second time around. In short there will NEVER be another like him on planet earth 🌍 🌏 🌎! REST IN PEACE PROFESSOR! With heart felt admiration and sincerity! Gary
I just thought of something in examining the Professor’s last name: the first that caught my eye 👁 was ART- artist, artistic expression in both music and lyrical content. Second: PE as in physical education as in the Stamina it takes to play drums and in particular at a EXCEEDINGLY HIGH LEVEL!!! So we can deduce through his last name that we have an ARTIST in every sense of the word and Physical Education in terms of stamina and physicality to play at level that boggles the mind and soothes the Heart! Rest In Peace Professor there will never be another like you! Sincerely, Gary
gary lagstrom • Very well worded here friend. You really summed it up proper and thoroughly. Fantastic heartfelt honesty, as well as honorably. Thanks Gary!
The best drummer on earth so gentle and humble and hilarious with his dry humor giving a speech that could be used as lyrics to a song. Rest in the Stars
Rush was the first concert that I ever heard, and is still in the top five of the best concerts that I have ever heard. I am eternally gratefull to have witnessed Mr. Peart at his very best.
Thank you RUSH for all you have given us over the years. A catalog like no other in music 🎶 i am so glad that I came along for the ride. RUSH fan 4 life.... to be continued in the hereafter.
I saw a 3 man band in Aylmer Quebec in the 90s . The band's name was "Vehicle " . The drummer looked like and sang exactly like Getty Lee and they played all Rush songs with perfect likeness . I always wondered if that was Rush playing but just letting Getty Lee play drums and Neil play bass . Getty Lee's voice and looks are unmistakable . I believe that for a $6 cover charge , I got to sit next to one of the greatest bands ever , doing one of the rarest of shows ever . I don't think anyone in the crowd even knew . I think they were fooled. I could only stay for 4 songs and 2 beers and had to leave. I'd like to know for sure if I was right.
He kinda was Dave's younger brother. Not biologically, but in every other aspect (Dave even called Taylor 'my brother from another mother' in his memoir). They were brothers... who constantly flirted with each other and spoke about how much they're in love.
I’m out on the road right now playing drums for a living. I’m a hired gun nobody, but I’m still really lucky. It’s because of Neil. And Stewart and even Taylor to some extent. So I came back to watch again. Crying. Never cried watching some TH-cam video before. I’m sure you know why. Sorry if I’m all over the place here. Just overwhelmingly sad. Love to all of you fellow Rush and FF fans. Goddamn it.
I was introduced to Rush by a childhood crush. It was 2112 and I was instantly amazed. I will never forget that night I first heard it. Coincidentally she introduced me to Styx as well. The memories of those 2 bands and of her will remain forever
Rush played the bar circuit in the 70's. They played at a hotel my dad was running, in Smiths Falls, Ontario.They were so loud that the wait staff couldn't hear the customers orders. He asked them to " turn down" . They didn't , so , he went up and pulled the plug on them. They were much quieter afterwards.
My pleasure... Everything non-Rush was carefully edited out, except for the Jann Wenner intro which I skipped since I can't stomach even looking at that moron. 😉
Phenomenal performance by a Phenomenal band! The first time I ever heard them I was in the basement at my sister and her boyfriends house, it was set up exactly like the Memorex ad ! Sitting in the low rider chair with 2 speakers pointed my way, listening to THE FLY BY NIGHT ALBUM !That's all she wrote, I was hooked on these Guys, what's their name again, ohhh yeah RUSH ! I told all my friends about them, some didn't like them, and I didn't care! But a few of them did , I stood my ground, and most of them came around! LOL! I've Loved them ever since! ❤ RIP PROFESSOR 💔 !
I watch this every few years to remind myself... The music we have lost... Neil we miss you... Alex and Ged are the best at what they do, I grew up with this band, its part of me.
I just wish RUSH would release their entire catalog of music in 5.1 DVD-AUDIO. Signals, Snakes & Arrows, Moving Pictures, Fly By Night and A Farewell to Kings are good 5.1 mixes but they’ve got so many more albums that could really benefit from a surround sound mix imo.
YESSSSS!!!!!!.. i love listening to multichannel audio.. moving pictures sounds sooooo gooood.. witch hunt especially.. i have many audio-dvd's nothing like it..
@@77perudo IKR! I didn’t start really getting into DVD-AUDIO until the last SUV I bought had a 5.1 surround sound system in it. I absolutely love it. Once you’ve heard multi channel music you’re hooked. I bought around 12 DVD-AUDIO discs when that format first came out in the early 2000s but almost 20 years later I’ve really added to my collection. Because most of the titles I’ve bought are OOP I’ve paid a premium price for them. Every once in a while I’ll come across a decent deal but most have been $80 and above each. My favorites are any 5.1 release by Porcupine Tree, Genesis, Rush, Sting, Billy Idol, Bryan Adams, Roxy Music (SACD multi channel not DVD-AUDIO) Simple Minds, Queen, Steely Dan, Dire Straits, and several of the Silverline Records sampler discs that have some really great tracks on them. I’ve got around 110 multi channel discs now and have spent way too much money on them.
@@apieceofdirt4681 exactly.. same here.. i remember the 1st audio dvd i got, it was acdc back in black.. and i was like whoa... this is interesting.. and hence jumped right down that rabbit hole.. LOL.. i dont have a multi channel pink floyd the wall and thats been on my radar.. so that will be one of the next to add to my collection. i dont have nearly as many as you do... maybe about 25-30..
@@77perudo The Wall has been on my radar as well but some of the asking prices are insane. I had to stop buying so many because I was running my credit card up.
I went to see kiss never heard of rush prior to that nite. Pretty bad when the opening band blows away the main act. Left halfway thru kiss performance.
It's obvious now, that after hearing Alex's well written speech, that he's been Rush's ghost collaborator, contributing to some of they're greatest songs with Neil Peart
I just loved the reaction and speech of Taylor Hawkins. He is literally jumping up and down like a kid in a candy store when Rush gets to the stage. RIP Neil and Taylor
I've seen Rush 13 times in my life and can remember details of each show. The first time I saw them was 41 years ago (1981) and the last time I saw them was in 2013. I wish I could see them again.
Neil said to Taylor - next time, say my name right. Alex is a comedic genius. I'm amazed he ended playing guitar and not being a club comic, but he picked the more elite path. The fact that Lifeson planned this, carried it through with literally nothing else said whatsoever, is really either genius or psychopathy.
I saw them on at least one date during every tour since Hemispheres (except Counterparts, they didn't come to Colorado during that one for some reason). If you think that's crazy, there are people who attend damned near every stop. Must be nice to be rich! I realize it's not the same, but you can always pick up DVD's. There's a bunch of great ones available if you shop around, both official and bootleg.
I was disappointed when they started playing "Tom Sawyer" and Geddy wasn't hitting the high notes. But then I thought, "Dude... It's fuckin Rush playing at their overdue induction into the fuckin R&R HoF, and they sound fuckin awesome!" Can't help but love these guys. 😎
I’ve watched this quite a few times and just realized that during Spirit of Radio when Geddy is singing the “shatter the illusion of integrity” part, Alex went back to Neil and went, “blah, blah, blah” to him. Hilarious!
oh my lord,Ged has trouble singing like he used too. Still a cool show for the people there, what a performance wow still in awe when I see Ged play same for Alex they are just mesmerizing. Congradulations bla bla bla love your shit.
Actually, I think he sounds great even though I believe he was right around 60 when this was recorded. His voice had definitely mellowed on their last few albums (beginning around the "Test for Echo" era), which was a change for the better me tinks.
For everyone criticising on Geddy's voice, and saying it's good that "they packed it up when they did". Rush did the R40 tour, 2 years after this and Geddy's voice was perfectly fine. You can see them struggling with the monitors, and the whole thing sounds a bit off, so the sound wasn't great and they weren't receiving proper feedback. That probably helped him having trouble with the singing. And likely Geddy was having vocal issues when this happened, because they played live plenty after this and he sounded ok.
Like most bands nowadays, they use in-ear monitors. Regardless, I'd rather hear his voice naturally instead of using pitch correction, which I despise. BTW, totally agree with you about R40... I had front row seats directly in front of Geddy, and he sure sounded great to me!
Nothing is foolproof (least of all electronics), so that may well have been. I didn't really notice it all that much. He was a little off a few times here and there, but it wasn't like he was constantly all over the place throughout every song. I'm a bit surprised they weren't transposing songs into lower keys by that time, respect to Ged for hanging in there! 💯
These rockin son of a guns were the sound track for my teenage life in the 80s. Talent like this will never be seen again. Thank you Rush and i hope that Neil is flyin high with the angels. You are missed.
It's amazing how Alex hands look bigger than his guitar, yet he makes it speak volumes over 90% of other players. Getty, hey it's Getty Lee. And Neil? Like others have said, Neil yes, Is my favorite drummer, of course.
UPDATE: Since there seems to be quite a bit of confusion about it, I've created a new video called "Alex Lifeson's Rock Hall Acceptance Speech: FINALLY TRANSLATED!". Hopefully, it finally clears that up:
th-cam.com/video/8hR02pDj-Ic/w-d-xo.html
Alex Lifeson's acceptance speech will stand as the greatest of all time.
Zactly. So much said, SO simply that even the most challenged among us can comprehend!
The BEST speech Ever !
I just got my transcript of this speech last week.
@@mde944 lol
Fuck you Bob. IT was a complete disrespect to those in attendance and to the loyal RUSH fans.
Whoever your favorite drummer is, Neil Peart is _their_ favorite drummer.
This has got to be the best quote about Peart I've ever heard, I'm off to make a MEME out of it. Kudos! 🤘
VERY WELL SAID
Yes!! Perfectly stated!!
Brilliant!! BULLSEYE!!!
So Neil Peart's favorite drummer was himself? Makes sense! R.I.P.
And now we know why Alex didn't write the lyrics.
Bla, bla,bla, ....
Hahaha… true indeed
Yeah, I'm gonna watch that part again, because I think I was actually starting to understand it. If that's the case - one day, after repetitive viewing, I'll transcribe some English subtitles and re-post it
Lol yeah
His guitar does the talking. What a player!
Rest In Peace to 2 of the greatest drummers of all time
Don't forget John "Bonzo" Bonham (Led Zeppelin - 1980) and Keith Moon (The Who - 1978).
@@pbartkus agreed
@@pbartkus can you imagine the conversation between all of them?
Charlie Watts also .
I'm surely one of the biggest Rush fans on the planet... Been my favorite band since I first heard 2112, and I've seen them live 23 times since. However, as a drummer of nearly 50 years myself, Bonzo will always be my #1.
All due respect, but Charlie Watts? He's not even close to being in the same league. In fact, he's not even playing in the same ballgame.
Lifeson is a crazy genius and we all love him for that.
He is such an underrated guitarist. Truly one of the best. He puts out Sooooo much sound. Amazing! 😃
He's so my favorite guitarist that I actually didn't know he could speak.
Now I'm just lost for words after the most memorable acceptance speech in Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame Induction history.
He took rory Gallaghers soul like a cat will eat your eye balls in your sleep
RIP Hawkins and Peart
🙏⚘
two of the best and most influential legends never die
RIP
Only one was influential
The only two drummers to ever play YYZ with Geddy and Alex...both gone.
There's something truly heartbreaking about Taylor giving such high praise to Neil in his speech, to only have both no longer with us now.
Taylor was beyond giddy up there. He was like a kid in a candy shop, it was infectious and a wholesome sort of derpy. Gonna miss that guy. May the jam sessions in Heaven be epic as fuck.
This never gets old. Brings tears to my eyes every time
Me too, you're certainly not alone Bro.
Every time even weeks apart it still enlightens and brings the tears.
Their wives talking amongst themselves. "So....THIS is what they do when they go away".
Yes!!
Every time I watch, the prominent word in my brain: "FINALLY".
Neil was the best drummer to ever grace the stage. There is no argument. So awesome that Taylor was part of this.
Agree
he was good
Buddy Rich
The first Foo record was good, like the first Hole record was good. Both were proximate to Kurt Cobain who was light years ahead of where the Foo are and were. And the Foo will never hold a candle to Rush, period.
Any real Rush fan understood exactly what Alex said
You wouldn’t even have to be told that Peart wrote the lyrics, all you have to do is listen to his speech. Rest in peace, Professor.
Watching this with tears in my eyes accepting the fact we will never see this guys live again. Thank you RUSH, we were blessed to live in the same time you existed!!!!
Well said brother.
The now most important and most popular rock and roll hall of fame acceptance speech in history…hands down…for all time.
Without a doubt! Also contains Lifeson's infamous "BLAH BLAH BLAH" speech, a nice jab at the assholes who run the Rock Hall, with no words required.
A- EFFING- MEN
@@cygnus-studios I -was- thinking about coming up with subtitles, but now that I see you put it that way ... maybe not lol
@@PianoManPaul Thanks for the great idea, I picked it up and ran with it!
th-cam.com/video/8hR02pDj-Ic/w-d-xo.html
Rush is such a ridiculously impactful band, and each member so ridiculously talented and gifted in every way. you know they are absolute living legends when Alex can give a 2 and a half minute speech saying "blah blah blah" and get a resounding standing ovation
Being a Rush fanatic since 1978, I got the gist of it immediately. Check out the pinned comment at top for a link to a video with translations, and see what you think. 😉
The part Dave names all the records is just straight up goosebumps!
I bet he did it straight off the top of his head as well.
Yhea me 2. I can only go up to moving pictures
@eccehomer8182 No he didn't. He was reading off a cue card. Or a screen. Those late 80s and after albums were just average at best.
@@whataboutrob442 Maybe so. As for those Rush albums, they're "average at best" by Rush standards.
@@eccehomer8182 I can name the albums up until Roll The Bones, then it gets blah blah blah...... blah!
The only band I've ever seen 45+ times live, yet STILL counted the minutes for the next show. RIP Neil and thank you guys for all the years of inspiration.
I'm in the same territory!
I treated every performance from Vapor Trails on as if it might be the last, because who knew, and saw them every chance I got from then on.
Alex is a good story teller.
Such a powerful story with hardly a word spoken.
Love it 😆 l
Actually, just one word. But yes, it was profound.
Love Dave Grohl!!
God Bless him during this
difficult time!!
Rest in Paradise Taylor!!
🤣
R.I.P. Taylor Hawkins.. may you be Drum jamming with the professor himself in Heaven
Alex showing his true feelings to the hall of fame.
I was never much into Rush's music, but if any band deserved this, then Rush! Such nice people and such amazing musicians!
Refreshing to hear... You may not like their music, but you've gotta respect their unbelievable talent. 💯
WOW
HAVE WATCHED THIS ABOUT 500 times
Now with a heaviER heart
RIP NEIL AND TAYLOR
much love to all those STILL feeling the loss of the greatest of all time and those heavy hearted from this recent loss of a great one who tried his best to be as good and was DAMN GOOD
I keep watching this video over and over. I was in high school in the late 70's/early 80's and they were the band. Sure, I liked other bands, but I always came back to Rush. I've introduced my entire family to them and every day that goes by we listen to at least a few Rush songs. They were right, the fan base is just solid. Never wavering. The road trips to concerts in the early years I remember well. I was just so happy when they made it there.
There are not enough words or enough time to say how much this band has ment to me & i am sure countless other fans around the planet. I enjoyed every minute of skipping school to sleep out for tickets, every second of every show..from 7th grade in 1977 to this minute I have been a HUGE fan & will continue to be till my heart stops beating.
Thanks boys!
Here is something allways cool from Rush, captured on the video. Been listening to them for 30 years, and at that moment, all of them are just playing and having fun, as their first videos. They are playing together and never caring they are playing on their Hall Of Fame Induction. They say something like "lets rock, and forget about everything........" Well, for inspiring thousands of musicians and drummers like me, I am so sorry to tell you that Neil and Taylor cant be forgotten, as well as the great musicians, that live in our hearts forever and ever. At least I can say I lived that era, and Im proud of that. Cant forget anybody who has inspired and/or taught us something that will last a lifetime. This guys overpass time and words....they were born for that. To never die. Im not impressed if there is a drum analisis of Neil in a Drum Book in 70 years when most of us are not here. Thank you, wherever you are (Both of you and all the greats)
English is not my first language, sorry for my writing
Two of my favorite drummers. You will greatly be missed, but we will always and forever have your gift of music. Raise hell wherever you are!!
Thank you for posting this! RUSH!!!
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it! 🤘
Neil's sense of humor and wit will greatly be missed.
Super-intelligent man... He may have possibly been an alien. 👽
@@cygnus-studios yeah lol introverts get that now and then.
RUSH is THE PERFECT EXAMPLE of the fluidity of MASTERING TIME SIGNATURES! I play drums and there are a few things that you need to know about Neil Peart’s ( pronounced PEER-T) character: First he writes the lyrics so he knows in advance what TYPE of song it’s meant to be ie ballad, driver, etc. Second he COMPOSES on the drums… like a carpenter who looks at a set of blueprints before building the object. Neil lays out a SKETCH in his mind of the VOICES of the drumset and builds the song from there. He is also a great LISTENER knowing when NOT to step over Geddy’s singing or Alex’s solos! Finally, he had perfect timing and fluidity of time changes. He said himself that it’s not about COUNTING the time signatures as much as fluid motion to change the tempo without counting: in other words it should FLOW! He hates repeating the same drum patterns in the same song meaning if he plays a fill one way the first time around he will play it differently the second time around. IE. Rolls down the toms the first time around and triplets or quads (all four limbs) the second time around. In short there will NEVER be another like him on planet earth 🌍 🌏 🌎! REST IN PEACE PROFESSOR!
With heart felt admiration and sincerity!
Gary
I just thought of something in examining the Professor’s last name: the first that caught my eye 👁 was ART- artist, artistic expression in both music and lyrical content. Second: PE as in physical education as in the Stamina it takes to play drums and in particular at a EXCEEDINGLY HIGH LEVEL!!! So we can deduce through his last name that we have an ARTIST in every sense of the word and Physical Education in terms of stamina and physicality to play at level that boggles the mind and soothes the Heart! Rest In Peace Professor there will never be another like you!
Sincerely,
Gary
gary lagstrom • Very well worded here friend. You really summed it up proper and thoroughly. Fantastic heartfelt honesty, as well as honorably. Thanks Gary!
Well said
Thank you so much for uploading the ENTIRE thing (rather than fragmenting it like all the others). First time I've gotten to watch it in its entirety.
Took a bit of editing, but you're quite welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!
Man, when Alex went "blah blah blah blah", that really hit home for me.
True, but for me it was more the "blah blah blah blah blah blah" than the "blah blah blah blah" that touched me the most.
@@rduncanjr1984 Blah, Blah BLAH???
Blah BLAH blah! ❤
So blah blah funny
100%. A close second was "Blah bluh bleh bluh BLAH!"
The best drummer on earth so gentle and humble and hilarious with his dry humor giving a speech that could be used as lyrics to a song. Rest in the Stars
Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since they have been inducted. RIP Neil.
Yes! Taylor on Peart: “melodic, lyrical, forefront”.
Now, both gone. 😢
Two of the greatest drummers gone.
Rush was the first concert that I ever heard, and is still in the top five of the best concerts that I have ever heard. I am eternally gratefull to have witnessed Mr. Peart at his very best.
I think it's pretty cool that every true Rush fan knew exactly what Lerxt was saying in that speech💕♥️
Every word.
I miss seeing the G.O.A.T. Thank God for videos of your magical sounds. Rest in Paradise Neil
Been with this band since the start. Rest in peace Neal.
With the band from the start, but can't spell Neil's name correctly...
Thank you RUSH for all you have given us over the years. A catalog like no other in music 🎶 i am so glad that I came along for the ride. RUSH fan 4 life.... to be continued in the hereafter.
I saw a 3 man band in Aylmer Quebec in the 90s . The band's name was "Vehicle " . The drummer looked like and sang exactly like Getty Lee and they played all Rush songs with perfect likeness .
I always wondered if that was Rush playing but just letting Getty Lee play drums and Neil play bass .
Getty Lee's voice and looks are unmistakable . I believe that for a $6 cover charge , I got to sit next to one of the greatest bands ever , doing one of the rarest of shows ever .
I don't think anyone in the crowd even knew . I think they were fooled. I could only stay for 4 songs and 2 beers and had to leave. I'd like to know for sure if I was right.
A epic introduction to one of the most true epic rock n roll bands of all time.
I love how taylor Hawkins acts like Dave's younger brother that's just happy to be there rip to of the greatest drummer's in rock history
He kinda was Dave's younger brother. Not biologically, but in every other aspect (Dave even called Taylor 'my brother from another mother' in his memoir).
They were brothers... who constantly flirted with each other and spoke about how much they're in love.
I’m out on the road right now playing drums for a living. I’m a hired gun nobody, but I’m still really lucky. It’s because of Neil. And Stewart and even Taylor to some extent. So I came back to watch again. Crying. Never cried watching some TH-cam video before. I’m sure you know why. Sorry if I’m all over the place here. Just overwhelmingly sad. Love to all of you fellow Rush and FF fans.
Goddamn it.
No need to apologize
I cried BEFORE at this
Crying AGAIN
ALL THE BEST 2 U
Everything you wrote I am the same. I grew up in st Catharines and live in T.O. to boot. We can't forget about John B as well
Hard to believe that both Neil Peart and Taylor Hawkins are gone, hopefully playing together somewhere.
We saw Rush 7 or 8 times in the early days. They were an inspiration for me to play guitar.
RIP Neil Peart
Thank you Canada for sharing Rush with the rest of the world, pure talent..
Rush was one the first albums i bought back in the day..still love them!!! Best drummer ever..RIP
Came here after watching that Rush interview on Strombo. RIP Peart & Taylor.
I was introduced to Rush by a childhood crush. It was 2112 and I was instantly amazed. I will never forget that night I first heard it. Coincidentally she introduced me to Styx as well. The memories of those 2 bands and of her will remain forever
Turns out Neil was equipped to act with sufficient tact. Who knew?
Rush actually is the greatest live band ever seen thank you for the music God Bless
Rush played the bar circuit in the 70's. They played at a hotel my dad was running, in Smiths Falls, Ontario.They were so loud that the wait staff couldn't hear the customers orders. He asked them to " turn down" . They didn't , so , he went up and pulled the plug on them.
They were much quieter afterwards.
Oh, the full unedited version of their induction? Cool! Thanx for this!
My pleasure... Everything non-Rush was carefully edited out, except for the Jann Wenner intro which I skipped since I can't stomach even looking at that moron. 😉
Phenomenal performance by a Phenomenal band! The first time I ever heard them I was in the basement at my sister and her boyfriends house, it was set up exactly like the Memorex ad ! Sitting in the low rider chair with 2 speakers pointed my way, listening to THE FLY BY NIGHT ALBUM !That's all she wrote, I was hooked on these Guys, what's their name again, ohhh yeah RUSH ! I told all my friends about them, some didn't like them, and I didn't care! But a few of them did , I stood my ground, and most of them came around! LOL! I've Loved them ever since! ❤ RIP PROFESSOR 💔 !
Rush kind of has an acquired taste, so to speak, I didn't like them at first but that changed.
I watch this every few years to remind myself... The music we have lost... Neil we miss you... Alex and Ged are the best at what they do, I grew up with this band, its part of me.
Ditto-
You can see Neil and Geddy standing behind him trying not to throttle him. 😂
Blah blah blah 😂
The passion, the technique, the uniqueness, the joy of playing great music and the camaraderie between them. Pure perfection.
I just wish RUSH would release their entire catalog of music in 5.1 DVD-AUDIO. Signals, Snakes & Arrows, Moving Pictures, Fly By Night and A Farewell to Kings are good 5.1 mixes but they’ve got so many more albums that could really benefit from a surround sound mix imo.
YESSSSS!!!!!!.. i love listening to multichannel audio.. moving pictures sounds sooooo gooood.. witch hunt especially.. i have many audio-dvd's nothing like it..
@@77perudo IKR! I didn’t start really getting into DVD-AUDIO until the last SUV I bought had a 5.1 surround sound system in it. I absolutely love it. Once you’ve heard multi channel music you’re hooked. I bought around 12 DVD-AUDIO discs when that format first came out in the early 2000s but almost 20 years later I’ve really added to my collection. Because most of the titles I’ve bought are OOP I’ve paid a premium price for them. Every once in a while I’ll come across a decent deal but most have been $80 and above each. My favorites are any 5.1 release by Porcupine Tree, Genesis, Rush, Sting, Billy Idol, Bryan Adams, Roxy Music (SACD multi channel not DVD-AUDIO) Simple Minds, Queen, Steely Dan, Dire Straits, and several of the Silverline Records sampler discs that have some really great tracks on them. I’ve got around 110 multi channel discs now and have spent way too much money on them.
@@apieceofdirt4681 exactly.. same here.. i remember the 1st audio dvd i got, it was acdc back in black.. and i was like whoa... this is interesting.. and hence jumped right down that rabbit hole.. LOL.. i dont have a multi channel pink floyd the wall and thats been on my radar.. so that will be one of the next to add to my collection. i dont have nearly as many as you do... maybe about 25-30..
@@77perudo The Wall has been on my radar as well but some of the asking prices are insane. I had to stop buying so many because I was running my credit card up.
RUSH will always be my most adored band.
Get this... at the Seattle Paramount 1974... Rush opened for... KISS !
Neil has just joined the band months ago.
Yepper, that played a huge part in launching their careers. Gene Simmons in particular adores them!
@@cygnus-studios good, means he has good taste. there not the only ones I adore but they are there.
I went to see kiss never heard of rush prior to that nite. Pretty bad when the opening band blows away the main act.
Left halfway thru kiss performance.
The greatest moment of these 3 guys lives...
Not everyone gets to play on stage with Rush!
This is cool, like an uncut version of the actual video
The only things edited out are the others who were up for induction, and other BS. This is purely Rush. 🤘
It's obvious now, that after hearing Alex's well written speech, that he's been Rush's ghost collaborator,
contributing to some of they're greatest songs with Neil Peart
Wherever you are, you will always be missed Neil ❤️
I was watching this live and couldn’t stop smiling the whole time.
I just loved the reaction and speech of Taylor Hawkins. He is literally jumping up and down like a kid in a candy store when Rush gets to the stage. RIP Neil and Taylor
That speech. He is the ultimate performer and few will ever fully understand his greatness.
All rise and fully appreciate the performance you are privileged to receive.
Ugh 2 of the best drummers I have seen and my twin boys . Not here but we have your beats forever .
I've seen Rush 13 times in my life and can remember details of each show. The first time I saw them was 41 years ago (1981) and the last time I saw them was in 2013. I wish I could see them again.
those 3 guys created a sound worthy of 3x that...saw them 9 times
Neil said to Taylor - next time, say my name right. Alex is a comedic genius. I'm amazed he ended playing guitar and not being a club comic, but he picked the more elite path.
The fact that Lifeson planned this, carried it through with literally nothing else said whatsoever, is really either genius or psychopathy.
So glad I saw Rush live. 🙏🏻
Me too, 24 times. 😉
@@cygnus-studios jealous
I saw them on at least one date during every tour since Hemispheres (except Counterparts, they didn't come to Colorado during that one for some reason). If you think that's crazy, there are people who attend damned near every stop. Must be nice to be rich!
I realize it's not the same, but you can always pick up DVD's. There's a bunch of great ones available if you shop around, both official and bootleg.
IT's nice the see the raw footage of this event rather than the heavily edited HBO/HOF version that is also on the TH-cams.
Now they're jamming together in the infinity and beyond.
I was disappointed when they started playing "Tom Sawyer" and Geddy wasn't hitting the high notes. But then I thought, "Dude... It's fuckin Rush playing at their overdue induction into the fuckin R&R HoF, and they sound fuckin awesome!" Can't help but love these guys. 😎
Even into their 60s, RUSH still crushed it...
As Taylor said"F%%king Niel Peart.What a tribute/speech.RIP Neil.
It's too bad he couldn't even pronounce his last name right, sounds pretty off for someone who admires him so much.
Begin the day with a friendly voice. Best advice I ever got.
Congratulations to the band, Rush. 👍 For bring inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame.
Dave Grohl should do every single RnR Hall of fame introduction!
I’ve watched this quite a few times and just realized that during Spirit of Radio when Geddy is singing the “shatter the illusion of integrity” part, Alex went back to Neil and went, “blah, blah, blah” to him. Hilarious!
Wow, totally missed that myself... Good catch!
@@cygnus-studios There’s another version/camera angle of Spirit of Radio from this here on TH-cam, it cuts to Neil smiling/laughing from it.
Spot on at 30:22 HAHAHAHAHA.
Be a master of your instrument .....thats how RUSH got such AWESOME sound of the stage.
I saw rush 7 times over the years in st Louis, always waiting for Neil's drum solo. But love all 3.
My stepdad bought me Signals for my 12th birthday, it changed my musical life! Rush is the best!
Alex is the reason I listen to Rush one of the most special guitar players in the world.
The best acceptance speech ever
oh my lord,Ged has trouble singing like he used too. Still a cool show for the people there, what a performance wow still in awe when I see Ged play same for Alex they are just mesmerizing. Congradulations bla bla bla love your shit.
Actually, I think he sounds great even though I believe he was right around 60 when this was recorded. His voice had definitely mellowed on their last few albums (beginning around the "Test for Echo" era), which was a change for the better me tinks.
Real problem is switching out the laundry machines for the modern monitors. Changed the acoustics.
Lol
So cool to see this. I miss Neil the professor.
Alex Lifeson has the heart of a poet
THE band that UNIVERSALLY from musicians AND FANS have long been crowned one of the GOAT's.... It just took the rest of the mess years to catch up....
For everyone criticising on Geddy's voice, and saying it's good that "they packed it up when they did". Rush did the R40 tour, 2 years after this and Geddy's voice was perfectly fine. You can see them struggling with the monitors, and the whole thing sounds a bit off, so the sound wasn't great and they weren't receiving proper feedback. That probably helped him having trouble with the singing. And likely Geddy was having vocal issues when this happened, because they played live plenty after this and he sounded ok.
Like most bands nowadays, they use in-ear monitors. Regardless, I'd rather hear his voice naturally instead of using pitch correction, which I despise.
BTW, totally agree with you about R40... I had front row seats directly in front of Geddy, and he sure sounded great to me!
@@cygnus-studios yes, I meant the in-ear monitors, you can clearly see Geddy fiddling with it while frowning. It was clearly giving him trouble.
Nothing is foolproof (least of all electronics), so that may well have been. I didn't really notice it all that much. He was a little off a few times here and there, but it wasn't like he was constantly all over the place throughout every song.
I'm a bit surprised they weren't transposing songs into lower keys by that time, respect to Ged for hanging in there! 💯
These rockin son of a guns were the sound track for my teenage life in the 80s. Talent like this will never be seen again. Thank you Rush and i hope that Neil is flyin high with the angels. You are missed.
It's amazing how Alex hands look bigger than his guitar, yet he makes it speak volumes over 90% of other players. Getty, hey it's Getty Lee. And Neil? Like others have said, Neil yes, Is my favorite drummer, of course.
Alex definitely is a man of few words. LMAO. This makes me smile
R.I.P. Taylor Hawkins; his 'speech' about "who let's the fucking drummer write the lyrics?!?!?" TIMELESS
I was a Jr in High School riding to vocational school in my Buddys VW Van the first time I heard Working Man blew me away
Alex Lifeson is why I play guitar, Geddy Lee is why I play bass, and Neil Peart is why I gave up on drums
One of the best things about the induction was the fact they were inducted by two world class drummers.
RIP Professor Pratt
RIP Taylor
Long live Dave