Thank you so much guys. This was fantastic. Part of the Anthem song was from the Rush documentary (Beyond the Lighted Stage). I'm thinking that is where you recognize it from. The acoustic solo on Innuendo was by Steve Howe from Yes. (which i had mentioned in my email 😁). If I happened to get lucky to win again, I may do a whole Queen marathon. Really happy you guys enjoyed it, and thanks again. Ian
The Spanish guitar solo in Innuendo is Steve Howe Steve happened to be recording in the same studio and met Queen They played him this track and asked if he could provide the Spanish guitar solo He agreed and they bought him lunch True story 😀
@@filetknife59 song facts was written by people like you... according to Brian and Steve both are playing the flamenco guitar. the song was finished including the acoustic solo when Brian asked Steve to add some spanish guitar licks over what Brian already did.
Freddie died November 24, 1991 and this was released nine months earlier that year. The whole album is fire, The Show Must Go On is terrific from that album. You must watch the video!
Freddie's death caused me a great deal of pain. I cried almost every day for a year or more, while listening to songs from Innuendo. But that's why I love it so much. It's unquestionably the most personal music Queen ever recorded. And i love it.
Radio Ga Ga is from 1984 Innuendo is from 1991 released 9 months before Freddie died. And and this song the flamenco part is played by Steve Howe from Yes.
Innuendo was the final album recorded and released during Freddie’s lifetime. And it was largely regarded by critics and fans as a return to form, and to their 70’s style. The title track and “The Show Must Go On” stand as their final epic tracks. (Highly recommended that when you react to “The Show Must Go On” you include the preceding track from the album “Bijou”, as they are very much a piece to be listened to together.) Made In Heaven was begun during Freddie’s final months, but was set aside by the band following his death. It was finally completed using some previous outtakes, and reworking some of Freddie’s solo tracks for the band, and released in November of 1995. There are some really good tracks to be found there as well. But Innuendo was the real finale, while Heaven feels more like a coda to their studio career.
Obscured By Clouds is one of my favorite PF albums. I think you'll love it. Here we go...one, two, free, four... It's interesting to note that Meddle came before Obscured By Clouds. "Echoes" from Meddle was already full-blown prog. And the recording of Dark Side had also begun before Obscured was written and recorded. So if Obscured sounds a bit less proggy it's because it was a soundtrack for a movie called "The Valley" and so had to fit itself to the subject matter with shorter pieces that would fit. More is another album that was a movie soundtrack, as you can see by the very short song lengths.
PF also had songs on the Zabriskie Point movie soundtrack, along with The Rolling Stones and Quicksilver Messenger Service. Weird movie - great soundtrack.
Innuendo by Queen is, for me, the best album ever recorded. The song Innuendo is a slap in the face to people not paying attention to the west's influence in the world, and vice versa. Innuendo the album is intellectual, playful, heartbreaking, and (apart from one track) literally perfect. Songs like Headlong, i'm Going Slightly Mad, Don't Try So Hard, Hitman, Bijou, The Show Must Go On... Please do the whole album! Adam Lambert brings the songs to life these days, to the sheer delight of us fans. We don't see him as a replacement, but as a vehicle to enjoy Brian & Roger playing the songs live. Fun fact - their live sound is in Surround Sound in 2024!!! So good.... soooo good. Cheers!
I must confess skipped to 32:40 to hear the greatest band on the planet. Hope people liked the other awesome bands. That’s what so awesome about you guys I know y’all always play one song I love. That Queen song was a total mix bag of surprises- power rock, flamenco and opera what a strange combo I loved it!
Excellent marathon Ian! I'm particularly pleased you introduced Nick and Alexia to 'Innuendo'. Such an amazing track and remarkable considering Freddie's health at the time. More Queen marathons are certainly required to highlight their range, scope and musicianship. A very enjoyable reaction.
So glad I dropped by today for this! Always great to get Nick and Lex together for one. But this collection of songs was outstanding. The Floyd songs I loved because I had never heard Green Is the Color and Free Four was amazingly good. And oh, Innuendo by Queen was another song I had never heard before but am so glad to have experienced it with you both. To find out that Steve Howe did the guitar work on this, as explained by one of your listeners, is Amazing.
Been watching countless of your reactions but it was through Rush that I found you both and I've watched all your Rush reactions ( some more than once) Anthem was the first ever Rush track I heard. A friend gave ma a tape and said listen to this group I was blown away by the clarity of their sound and of course Geddys voice
Mercy, what an AWESOME marathon. Love all these super groups. It's been a while since I've listened to any of these tunes. Crazy about all three bands. Just fantastic music!
If you guys wanna do a repeat listen, you should definitely do the live version of "Xanadu" from Rush's Exit Stage Left tour. It's one of those rare performances that's better than the studio recording.
The song from the Rush album Power Windows - Mystic Rhythms 1985 is so good live. They did a great live version on their R30 tour, definitely worth checking out. Another great song from their Test For Echo album is Driven 1996. They did a great version on their Test For Echo tour, so good!
There's a cool French film called "La Vallée", AKA "Obscured by Clouds", for which Pink Floyd created the soundtrack which was released as the Pink Floyd album "Obscured by Clouds". The movie is worth a watch. It's one of those freaky, head-scratchers.
Stumbled across you both, great great reaction (intelligently). Being a Queen fan for 35 years and having seen them first for the first time at Live Aid in 1985 when I was 16 I was hooked forever. I saw them twice the following year in 1986, the last one being Freddie's last EVER live performance with Queen at Knebworth in August 1986. Again great reaction and I agree it sounds so much like Kashmir from Led Zeppelin and I think that was always in their mind when they did this song as Freddie always aspired had huge respect for them and loved Kashmir, the whole band did. Innuendo is such a complex song. Unfortunately Brian was not the one doing the flamenco but by Steve Howe. However, as always the heavy metal piece is by the Governor himself. We also have to mention the drumming by Roger which was amazing, and of course their silent weapon John Deacon on bass. Stay safe from Manchester, UK
Thank you for your kind words and support. We appreciate your insight! Hope to see you around in our previous Queen reactions or in any other corner of the channel! 💗 Lex
Yes, Anthem was in the documentary. They spotlighted this because they had written part of the music and John Rutsey did not get. The first meeting with Neil he immediately started to jam to it. The jam turned into Anthem once Neil put his brilliant lyrics to the song. Love you kids and love yalls enthusiasm to great music.
@@NicknLex You can watch the movie "More" on TH-cam ( MORE Pink Floyd Movie ) Richard Caro 1:56 =) "The Nile Song was composed /recorded before the movie in 1967 or 68 ! I think its the first metal song with yelling or screaming the lyrics .
Your Rush reactions are the best. Geddy & Alex were playing around with Anthem before Neil came along, and the 3 of them made it into a great opener, Inuendo was great to hear again, it's been a while since I heard that song.
I love watching your reactions to RUSH! Neil was just get getting started in the new band lineup- you can hear his technical ability already before he became "The Professor". Love you guys
I was watching a recent interview where Alex and Geddy were talking about when Neil joined the band and the first song they worked on together was Beneath Between Behind from this album. It was the first set of lyrics Neil presented to the band, according to Alex/Geddy. It's about the US according to Neil. Ten score years ago, defeat the kingly foe A wondrous dream came into being Tame the trackless waste, no virgin land left chaste All shining eyes, but never seeing Beneath the noble bird, between the proudest words Behind the beauty, cracks appear Once with heads held high they sang out to the sky Why do their shadows bow in fear? The guns replace the plow, facades are tarnished now The principles have been betrayed The dreams's gone stale, but still, let hope prevail History's debt won't be repaid Beneath the noble bird, between the proudest words Behind the beauty, cracks appear Once with heads held high they sang out to the sky Why do their shadows bow in fear?
Anthem was the song they were working on at the time Neil auditioned. "So what do you think of that riff, Neil?"... I'd say he nailed it. Geddy hit the lottery with Neil, and he knew it. This song really has the earmarks of the first "Progressive Metal" song in history! Rush would have barely been a blip on the radar If it weren't for Neil. Alex & Geddy needed this man to further their musical horizons. It almost seems like Divine Intervention that they found each other in the first place. RIP Professor...
Great, thanks! The "Made in Heaven" was produced by the remaining members of Queen using already existing, unused recordings, and new material. It's great too!
I love when you guys check out Rush songs for the first time. :) They are sooooo great and innovative. Since you liked "Anthem", you should definitely check out the Rush YT video for "Best Intro Ever" and turn it way up.
You guys heard a bit of Anthem live in the video “Best Intro Ever” which a snip is in that amazing opening to the R-30 tour. I’m pretty sure you guys reacted to that a long time ago.
@@geftiler2112 I’m pretty good at math especially addition. I understand Geddy Lee turned 22 on July 29th of 75, making him 21 for almost 7 months of the year and 22 for 5 months of the year. Humbly I must say that I do not know when exactly what date FLY BY NIGHT was released and for that I apologize. Either way he was legal drinking age. I will do better.
If you would like to see Rush live at the beginning.... check out a TH-cam... Rush at Laura Secord Highschool in St. CATHARINES Ontario. It has the original drummer.
Anthem is my favorite Rush song on the Fly by Night album. Great choice. Nick & Lex there's a Live version of Anthem Rush did in New Jersey 1975. Pink Floyd & Queen. Great choice. 🤘
You have to hear Rush , the fifth order of angels 1974 live. Neil had just joined Rush few weeks prior. Before they recorded fly by night. Destroyed those 🥁 skins
Well done, Ian...You did a fine job with the opportunity presented! I was happy just to see my name on the wheel for the very first time, but someday I hope it'll be my turn!
The Innuendo Song and the Album was amazing. Freddie was realy sick at this time but he and all of the Band give it all to this Album. You must Listen to the " The Show must go on". Brian wrote it but the Feeling is Freddie give Everthing to sing this Song. One of the best vocal Performance of him. And it give a lot of great singing of him.
Here’s a message to all your Patreon members. Is there anyone who will do a marathon of The Enid? I truly believe NicknLex would love this incredible Symphonic Rock band. In fact they are the founders of the genre from England in 1976.
SUGGESTION FOR A SONG WITH MIDDLE EASTERN INFLUENCE: QUEEN’S “MUSTAPHA” (As usual, I prefer a LIVE performance because a live venue always brings out Queen’s best… and there are a couple of live recordings from the late 1970s to c.1980) ALSO… There’s a FANTASTIC song titled: “LITTLE FREDDIE GOES TO SCHOOL” It is about a young Farrokh Bulsara (aka Freddie Mercury) and his early years in Zanzibar and in India! The song is (mostly) sung by Esther Trousdale, with a sampling of Freddie’s vocals included… It came out as recently as 2015; proceeds from sales go to the Mercury Phoenix Trust Foundation, to combat AIDS in underdeveloped countries.)
@@NicknLex I’m sorry I get or seem to get on your case. Fact is I really do just want to help people because I know Wikipedia is pretty much useless. I started with Pink Floyd in 1971 buying Meddle. If you really want a treat watch them perform Echoes pt.1 and 2. Live at Pompeii It’s amazing and superior to the studio version in my opinion.
Back in my youth when I used to think I could play Bass I spent a lot of time learning this song. People always talk about YYZ or a few other songs (Digital man/Analog kid has some amazing bass) but this is one of the harder ones to master, imo. The opening bass is fast and has a lot of finger movement (not just 3 lines of open/closed) and is also done staccato style (muted after each note but the last in the cycle). It sounds pretty hard, it's harder than that. Then the more melodic part (which happens twice) Geddy sounds like he's just doing elaborate scale style work, but he doesnt do the same 8 bars exactly the same twice, they are just a tiny bit different each time, and not freestyle....he does the same changes at the same time every time he plays it. It's harder than it sounds. If someone reading this plays bass, give this song a try.
Wow that sounds like a challenge indeed! Well I’m barely learning bass so I won’t be going for this one just yet! 😜 Thanks for the heads up and for watching, hope to see you around! 💗 Lex
I've never heard anyone refer to anything that Roger ever wrote as chipper & happy. 😲💓 Free Four is what Norman Greenbaum wished he could have done 3 years earlier with Spirit In The Sky. 😢
I bought Obscured by Clouds a few times - on vinyl. For some reasons, the pressings I kept getting were flawed. The track listing was correct, but "Free Four" was replaced on the record by "Wot's Uh the Deal. So I heard that song alot, and never heard "Free Four" until Works came out. Never found out why that was. Thing with Free Four is that lyrically it prefigures The Wall very precisely.
More and Obscured by Cloufs are both soundtracks to really bad films. Don't waste your time watching them. Innuendo was released in February 1991. Freddie died in November. The Spanish guitar was played by Steve Howe. The final album compiled the past songs Freddie recorded. He could only sing a few lines at a time, but pushed through to the end.
Lex, you really need to listen to YES' cover of Paul Simon's *America.* It's absolutely filled with Squire/Bruford ear candy. A lot of reactors have compared & contrasted YES' version to Paul Simon's, but there are extremely few similarities between them. The reason is YES used to play the Cover as an encore performance that was really an extended jam during the Fragile & The Yes Album tours. There's even a version of it on TH-cam featuring Tony Kaye on the Hammond Organ & not Wakeman. *You will be thrilled.*
Apparently the premiere actually took place in 1967 with Syd Barrett, but the song changed and expanded. All five members are listed on the June 1968 album version; According to the song, the electric guitar tracks were used and mixed by Syd and David. The lyrics come from a Chinese poem and were already used for Syd's song “Chapter 24” on the first album. Apart from his song "Jugband Blues" and the guitars for the 2nd song "Remember...", Syd Barrett didn't contribute much to the 2nd album. In the middle of the recording there was the famous exchange of the guitarists. Anekote: After Syd's 2 single hits, I remember a BBC interview in which Roger sat like "a little mouse" next to the "big" Syd and only dared to say something when he was spoken to directly or Syd gave him the floor, a very strange situation, not at all as liberal as fans would like to remind Syd.
OK, Nick and Lex, you have now listened to three tracks from Fly By Night - Fly By Night, By-Tor and the Snow Dog, and Anthem - and now you need to listen a song you never hear on the radio and that I have been pleading for for a long time, Best That I Can. It is a quick, uptempo hard rock song from start to finish. By the way, Best That I Can starts immediately after the quick ending to Anthem.
Very cool marathon Ian. Anytime I see Rush I'll definitely be tuning in. But then you throw Floyd & a great song by Queen, really good stuff. Lex, it was good to see you enjoying a marathon. Nick, you & Lex might have heard Rush's Anthem on their documentary, Beyond The Lighted Stage. But you definitely had to of heard it, although nowhere as good, but it's on Malmsteen's Inspiration album. But you guys are right, once Neil came along, he took them to another level. Plus he took over writing the lyrics. Great marathon guys.
I thought Green is the Colour reminded me of some of Rod Stewart's/Faces work. Anyone else? Sgt Pepper's influenced musicians for years afterwards. Freddie died the same year that this was released. Paul Rodgers from Free/Bad Company stood in for Freddie for a while before Adam.
I enjoyed the movie, “Bohemian Rhaspody”. It is a 2018 drama about Freddie Mercury. The writer(s) took poetic or dramatic license with Mercury’s story,
Thank you so much guys. This was fantastic. Part of the Anthem song was from the Rush documentary (Beyond the Lighted Stage). I'm thinking that is where you recognize it from. The acoustic solo on Innuendo was by Steve Howe from Yes. (which i had mentioned in my email 😁). If I happened to get lucky to win again, I may do a whole Queen marathon. Really happy you guys enjoyed it, and thanks again.
Ian
Steve Howe is easily my favorite Guitarist from Yes. I think he is often overlooked when videos do 'best guitarists' lists.
The Spanish guitar solo in Innuendo is Steve Howe
Steve happened to be recording in the same studio and met Queen
They played him this track and asked if he could provide the Spanish guitar solo
He agreed and they bought him lunch
True story 😀
Absolutely buddy 100%
Love these kinds of stories!
The Spanish guitar solo in Innuendo is Brian May and Steve Howe
stop spreading false info
@@RoverWaters
According to "Song Facts", Steve's Howe played the solo because Brian May said that he couldn't do it!
@@filetknife59 song facts was written by people like you...
according to Brian and Steve both are playing the flamenco guitar.
the song was finished including the acoustic solo when Brian asked Steve to add some spanish guitar licks over what Brian already did.
Freddie died November 24, 1991 and this was released nine months earlier that year. The whole album is fire, The Show Must Go On is terrific from that album. You must watch the video!
Thanks I wish I could go back because it is so foggy I was in my second year as an undergrad.
Freddie's death caused me a great deal of pain. I cried almost every day for a year or more, while listening to songs from Innuendo. But that's why I love it so much. It's unquestionably the most personal music Queen ever recorded. And i love it.
It's almost unbelievable that Freddie was able to sing so well in his state of health. He was one of the best, if not the best.
This was shortly before Freddie died, some of his greatest vocals were done on this album. Great reaction
Great to see that Queen was still making albums in the 1990s and that it sounds so great and dynamic like their vintage ones! Awesome!
Radio Ga Ga is from 1984 Innuendo is from 1991 released 9 months before Freddie died. And and this song the flamenco part is played by Steve Howe from Yes.
Brian and Steve both are playing the flamenco guitar.
Anthem is the first song they worked on together when Neil was auditioning for them.
"Hey, this guy reads a lot, maybe he could write the lyrics!"
- Geddy Lee to Alex Lifeson about Pratt :P.
Rush, of course, is something special, one of my favorite progressive rock bands, if not my favorite!
Innuendo was the final album recorded and released during Freddie’s lifetime. And it was largely regarded by critics and fans as a return to form, and to their 70’s style. The title track and “The Show Must Go On” stand as their final epic tracks. (Highly recommended that when you react to “The Show Must Go On” you include the preceding track from the album “Bijou”, as they are very much a piece to be listened to together.)
Made In Heaven was begun during Freddie’s final months, but was set aside by the band following his death. It was finally completed using some previous outtakes, and reworking some of Freddie’s solo tracks for the band, and released in November of 1995. There are some really good tracks to be found there as well. But Innuendo was the real finale, while Heaven feels more like a coda to their studio career.
All he had was his vocals nearing the end so the music seems put together haphazardly.
@@user-er3ri6sc3j they did as much as fast as possible because they didn’t know how much longer Freddie had to live, considering that its excelent
Innuendo video is fab. I think it won an award.
Innuendo: one of the best videos ever and Steve Howe from Yes plays classic guitars in the middle section :)
Great marathon! The rush song was a banger!! And that Queen song was a perfect 6 minute masterpiece! Great time had by all!🤟🏻
QUEEN???!! 👑 .......
Okay, I'm here! 😃
great reaction. we lost a genius too soon... too soon. Thank you Freddie…thank you Queen. forever
Obscured By Clouds is one of my favorite PF albums. I think you'll love it. Here we go...one, two, free, four...
It's interesting to note that Meddle came before Obscured By Clouds. "Echoes" from Meddle was already full-blown prog. And the recording of Dark Side had also begun before Obscured was written and recorded. So if Obscured sounds a bit less proggy it's because it was a soundtrack for a movie called "The Valley" and so had to fit itself to the subject matter with shorter pieces that would fit. More is another album that was a movie soundtrack, as you can see by the very short song lengths.
PF also had songs on the Zabriskie Point movie soundtrack, along with The Rolling Stones and Quicksilver Messenger Service. Weird movie - great soundtrack.
Innuendo by Queen is, for me, the best album ever recorded. The song Innuendo is a slap in the face to people not paying attention to the west's influence in the world, and vice versa. Innuendo the album is intellectual, playful, heartbreaking, and (apart from one track) literally perfect. Songs like Headlong, i'm Going Slightly Mad, Don't Try So Hard, Hitman, Bijou, The Show Must Go On... Please do the whole album! Adam Lambert brings the songs to life these days, to the sheer delight of us fans. We don't see him as a replacement, but as a vehicle to enjoy Brian & Roger playing the songs live. Fun fact - their live sound is in Surround Sound in 2024!!! So good.... soooo good. Cheers!
Long Live Rush !! the
greatest of the greats
You may have heard the instrumental version of Anthem in the “greatest intro ever” on the opener of the R30 Tour.
This is Queens Kashmir
I must confess skipped to 32:40 to hear the greatest band on the planet. Hope people liked the other awesome bands. That’s what so awesome about you guys I know y’all always play one song I love. That Queen song was a total mix bag of surprises- power rock, flamenco and opera what a strange combo I loved it!
Queen best band ever ❤
Excellent marathon Ian! I'm particularly pleased you introduced Nick and Alexia to 'Innuendo'. Such an amazing track and remarkable considering Freddie's health at the time. More Queen marathons are certainly required to highlight their range, scope and musicianship. A very enjoyable reaction.
Queen's best track.
Aah, no.😊
So glad I dropped by today for this! Always great to get Nick and Lex together for one. But this collection of songs was outstanding.
The Floyd songs I loved because I had never heard Green Is the Color and Free Four was amazingly good.
And oh, Innuendo by Queen was another song I had never heard before but am so glad to have experienced it with you both. To find out that Steve Howe did the guitar work on this, as explained by one of your listeners, is Amazing.
Been watching countless of your reactions but it was through Rush that I found you both and I've watched all your Rush reactions ( some more than once)
Anthem was the first ever Rush track I heard. A friend gave ma a tape and said listen to this group
I was blown away by the clarity of their sound and of course Geddys voice
Thank you so much for your continued support! We appreciate you and hope to see you around in other reactions as well! :)
If you liked "Green Is The Colour", then you should also listen to "Cymbeline" off the same album!!!
Or Grantchester Meadows and Fat Old Sun!
Tru dat....@@63MGB1
The Nile Song sounds nearly Heavy Metal.
All the above )
Mercy, what an AWESOME marathon. Love all these super groups. It's been a while since I've listened to any of these tunes. Crazy about all three bands. Just fantastic music!
If you guys wanna do a repeat listen, you should definitely do the live version of "Xanadu" from Rush's Exit Stage Left tour. It's one of those rare performances that's better than the studio recording.
The song from the Rush album Power Windows - Mystic Rhythms 1985 is so good live. They did a great live version on their R30 tour, definitely worth checking out. Another great song from their Test For Echo album is Driven 1996. They did a great version on their Test For Echo tour, so good!
There's a cool French film called "La Vallée", AKA "Obscured by Clouds", for which Pink Floyd created the soundtrack which was released as the Pink Floyd album "Obscured by Clouds". The movie is worth a watch. It's one of those freaky, head-scratchers.
Stumbled across you both, great great reaction (intelligently). Being a Queen fan for 35 years and having seen them first for the first time at Live Aid in 1985 when I was 16 I was hooked forever. I saw them twice the following year in 1986, the last one being Freddie's last EVER live performance with Queen at Knebworth in August 1986. Again great reaction and I agree it sounds so much like Kashmir from Led Zeppelin and I think that was always in their mind when they did this song as Freddie always aspired had huge respect for them and loved Kashmir, the whole band did. Innuendo is such a complex song. Unfortunately Brian was not the one doing the flamenco but by Steve Howe. However, as always the heavy metal piece is by the Governor himself. We also have to mention the drumming by Roger which was amazing, and of course their silent weapon John Deacon on bass. Stay safe from Manchester, UK
Thank you for your kind words and support. We appreciate your insight! Hope to see you around in our previous Queen reactions or in any other corner of the channel! 💗 Lex
If you haven't heard Meddle (another album before Dark Side of the Moon), it's a must listen IMO.
Yes, Anthem was in the documentary. They spotlighted this because they had written part of the music and John Rutsey did not get. The first meeting with Neil he immediately started to jam to it. The jam turned into Anthem once Neil put his brilliant lyrics to the song. Love you kids and love yalls enthusiasm to great music.
My favourite internet couple. You guys are the best and so was this video! ❤🎉
That’s so sweet. Thank you very much for your support!
@@NicknLex You can watch the movie "More" on TH-cam ( MORE Pink Floyd Movie ) Richard Caro 1:56 =) "The Nile Song was composed /recorded before the movie in 1967 or 68 ! I think its the first metal song with yelling or screaming the lyrics .
FREDDIE, Great voice till the end 😅
Ian thank you so much 🎉Nick and Lex great reaction.....superb 🎉Especially Queen!!!Lex so good to see you for the whole reaction 🎉
Este,es un temazo.De lo mejor de la carrera de Queen.Me encanta la parte que toca guitarra española,el gran steve howe👏🏻
They have David singing "Green is the Colour" and "Cymbaline" live on YT and Dave is so gorgeous.
He was a male model for awhile
Your Rush reactions are the best. Geddy & Alex were playing around with Anthem before Neil came along, and the 3 of them made it into a great opener, Inuendo was great to hear again, it's been a while since I heard that song.
Gotta be one of my favorite Rush tunes from their early days.
I love watching your reactions to RUSH! Neil was just get getting started in the new band lineup- you can hear his technical ability already before he became "The Professor". Love you guys
Nick Drake was from Cambridge as well, and had that bucolic, wistful air that some Pink Floyd songs had in the late 60s early 70s.
I was watching a recent interview where Alex and Geddy were talking about when Neil joined the band and the first song they worked on together was Beneath Between Behind from this album. It was the first set of lyrics Neil presented to the band, according to Alex/Geddy. It's about the US according to Neil.
Ten score years ago, defeat the kingly foe
A wondrous dream came into being
Tame the trackless waste, no virgin land left chaste
All shining eyes, but never seeing
Beneath the noble bird, between the proudest words
Behind the beauty, cracks appear
Once with heads held high they sang out to the sky
Why do their shadows bow in fear?
The guns replace the plow, facades are tarnished now
The principles have been betrayed
The dreams's gone stale, but still, let hope prevail
History's debt won't be repaid
Beneath the noble bird, between the proudest words
Behind the beauty, cracks appear
Once with heads held high they sang out to the sky
Why do their shadows bow in fear?
In 1975-1976 i was a college dj on WHFC Bel Air Md and I used to play the 1st two Rush albums on my shift
Recently you did a reaction to " greatest intro ever " , there's a sample of the Anthem music in that R30 medley.
I was thinking the same.
To think those Pink Floyd songs were before Dark Side. Incredible.
Great Marathon and raffle victory. You made everyone happy 😃
This was my first introduction to Rush in '75. Love it
70s Rush is the best !!!! If you like Anthem check out Bastille Day from the album Caress of Steel, an absolute banger about the French Revolution !!
All Rush is great, but 80's is tops in my book:) Starting with Permanent Waves.
Anthem! First song on the first Rush album with Neil Peart! Fun fact - Rush opened with Anthem on the Hemispheres Tour.
Anthem was the song they were working on at the time Neil auditioned. "So what do you think of that riff, Neil?"... I'd say he nailed it. Geddy hit the lottery with Neil, and he knew it. This song really has the earmarks of the first "Progressive Metal" song in history! Rush would have barely been a blip on the radar If it weren't for Neil. Alex & Geddy needed this man to further their musical horizons. It almost seems like Divine Intervention that they found each other in the first place. RIP Professor...
We ALL hit the lottery!!!
Queen .. GOAT 😲
Great, thanks! The "Made in Heaven" was produced by the remaining members of Queen using already existing, unused recordings, and new material. It's great too!
I love when you guys check out Rush songs for the first time. :) They are sooooo great and innovative. Since you liked "Anthem", you should definitely check out the Rush YT video for "Best Intro Ever" and turn it way up.
Love the reaction NnL. Nice request Ian. Really enjoyed it.
Fantastic reaction. I am so ready for you guys doing those earlier Floyd albums ❤
Hi Nick and Lex! Fanboys certainly included some Rush but not Anthem, Tom Sawyer and Limelight were played.
Great mix, so many memories and a fantastic reaction.
Love me some early Rush! Anthem is one of my favorites. 👍
You guys heard a bit of Anthem live in the video “Best Intro Ever” which a snip is in that amazing opening to the R-30 tour. I’m pretty sure you guys reacted to that a long time ago.
The guy playing the flamenco guitar bit is Steve Howe from YES.
Brian and Steve both are playing the flamenco guitar.
Geddy and Alex turned 21 the year this song dropped. 3 genius’s just legal enough to drink! Love it! Kevin11
Except the drinking age in Canada was 18 at this time.
@@scott4482 True! I’ve seen 16 yr old Alex smoking cigars at the Dinner table with his Parents and sister.
The minimum drinking age was 18 years-old in Houston at this time too and probably most of the United States.
Actually they were 22... both born in 1953... album was released in 1975..you do the math.
@@geftiler2112 I’m pretty good at math especially addition. I understand Geddy Lee turned 22 on July 29th of 75, making him 21 for almost 7 months of the year and 22 for 5 months of the year. Humbly I must say that I do not know when exactly what date FLY BY NIGHT was released and for that I apologize. Either way he was legal drinking age. I will do better.
Supposedly Eric Clapton said the same sort of thing when he was asked what it was like to be a guitar god and he said " go and ask David Gilmore " !
Umma Gumma is a different animal. One that I like.
The live tracks are total fire ❤
If you would like to see Rush live at the beginning.... check out a TH-cam...
Rush at Laura Secord Highschool in St. CATHARINES Ontario.
It has the original drummer.
This and all the versions of these 70’s RUSH songs are best on “All The World’s A Stage” imo.
Yes…the Perfect Rush… Live !!! All the songs breAthe !! At home at Massey Hall, Toronto
Anthem is my favorite Rush song on the Fly by Night album. Great choice. Nick & Lex there's a Live version of Anthem Rush did in New Jersey 1975. Pink Floyd & Queen. Great choice. 🤘
Anthem is a book by Ayn Rand, that Neil based this music on. Steve Howe of YES played the Spanish guitar part on Innuendo.
🤗 Welcome back to Rush! 🤩 Fun Marathon! 🥰🐰
Liking the outro from the intro of ' roundabout ' .
You have to hear Rush , the fifth order of angels 1974 live. Neil had just joined Rush few weeks prior. Before they recorded fly by night. Destroyed those 🥁 skins
Well done, Ian...You did a fine job with the opportunity presented! I was happy just to see my name on the wheel for the very first time, but someday I hope it'll be my turn!
The Innuendo Song and the Album was amazing. Freddie was realy sick at this time but he and all of the Band give it all to this Album.
You must Listen to the " The Show must go on". Brian wrote it but the Feeling is Freddie give Everthing to sing this Song. One of the best vocal Performance of him. And it give a lot of great singing of him.
At the 1992 Wembley all-stars tribute to Freddy, Innuendo was sung by Robert Plant himself!
Your affinity guess was on point!
Free Four has always been one of my favorite songs )
Nick and Lex try Live Aid completely and u will be floored! A true live legend Mr Mercury
Here’s a message to all your Patreon members. Is there anyone who will do a marathon of The Enid? I truly believe NicknLex would love this incredible Symphonic Rock band. In fact they are the founders of the genre from England in 1976.
SUGGESTION FOR A SONG WITH MIDDLE EASTERN INFLUENCE:
QUEEN’S
“MUSTAPHA”
(As usual, I prefer a LIVE performance because a live venue always brings out Queen’s best… and there are a couple of live recordings from the late 1970s to c.1980)
ALSO…
There’s a FANTASTIC song titled:
“LITTLE FREDDIE GOES TO SCHOOL”
It is about a young Farrokh Bulsara (aka Freddie Mercury) and his early years in Zanzibar and in India!
The song is (mostly) sung by Esther Trousdale, with a sampling of Freddie’s vocals included… It came out as recently as 2015; proceeds from sales go to the Mercury Phoenix Trust Foundation, to combat AIDS in underdeveloped countries.)
You 2 kept saying A Sourcefull of Secrets and I just wanted to help here but it’s A Saucerful Of Secrets. This is their Space album.
Found this out yesterday while doing the full album!!! I was SO shocked!! 😂
@@NicknLex I’m sorry I get or seem to get on your case. Fact is I really do just want to help people because I know Wikipedia is pretty much useless. I started with Pink Floyd in 1971 buying Meddle. If you really want a treat watch them perform Echoes pt.1 and 2. Live at Pompeii It’s amazing and superior to the studio version in my opinion.
Back in my youth when I used to think I could play Bass I spent a lot of time learning this song. People always talk about YYZ or a few other songs (Digital man/Analog kid has some amazing bass) but this is one of the harder ones to master, imo. The opening bass is fast and has a lot of finger movement (not just 3 lines of open/closed) and is also done staccato style (muted after each note but the last in the cycle). It sounds pretty hard, it's harder than that. Then the more melodic part (which happens twice) Geddy sounds like he's just doing elaborate scale style work, but he doesnt do the same 8 bars exactly the same twice, they are just a tiny bit different each time, and not freestyle....he does the same changes at the same time every time he plays it. It's harder than it sounds.
If someone reading this plays bass, give this song a try.
Wow that sounds like a challenge indeed! Well I’m barely learning bass so I won’t be going for this one just yet! 😜 Thanks for the heads up and for watching, hope to see you around! 💗 Lex
He died Nov.1991.
I've never heard anyone refer to anything that Roger ever wrote as chipper & happy. 😲💓
Free Four is what Norman Greenbaum wished he could have done 3 years earlier with Spirit In The Sky. 😢
I bought Obscured by Clouds a few times - on vinyl. For some reasons, the pressings I kept getting were flawed. The track listing was correct, but "Free Four" was replaced on the record by "Wot's Uh the Deal. So I heard that song alot, and never heard "Free Four" until Works came out. Never found out why that was. Thing with Free Four is that lyrically it prefigures The Wall very precisely.
More and Obscured by Cloufs are both soundtracks to really bad films. Don't waste your time watching them.
Innuendo was released in February 1991. Freddie died in November. The Spanish guitar was played by Steve Howe. The final album compiled the past songs Freddie recorded. He could only sing a few lines at a time, but pushed through to the end.
Lex, you really need to listen to YES' cover of Paul Simon's *America.* It's absolutely filled with Squire/Bruford ear candy. A lot of reactors have compared & contrasted YES' version to Paul Simon's, but there are extremely few similarities between them. The reason is YES used to play the Cover as an encore performance that was really an extended jam during the Fragile & The Yes Album tours. There's even a version of it on TH-cam featuring Tony Kaye on the Hammond Organ & not Wakeman. *You will be thrilled.*
You heard the song Anthem in the Rush documentary Beyond the Lighted Stage.
Apparently the premiere actually took place in 1967 with Syd Barrett, but the song changed and expanded. All five members are listed on the June 1968 album version;
According to the song, the electric guitar tracks were used and mixed by Syd and David. The lyrics come from a Chinese poem and were already used for Syd's song “Chapter 24” on the first album. Apart from his song "Jugband Blues" and the guitars for the 2nd song "Remember...", Syd Barrett didn't contribute much to the 2nd album. In the middle of the recording there was the famous exchange of the guitarists.
Anekote: After Syd's 2 single hits, I remember a BBC interview in which Roger sat like "a little mouse" next to the "big" Syd and only dared to say something when he was spoken to directly or Syd gave him the floor, a very strange situation, not at all as liberal as fans would like to remind Syd.
OK, Nick and Lex, you have now listened to three tracks from Fly By Night - Fly By Night, By-Tor and the Snow Dog, and Anthem - and now you need to listen a song you never hear on the radio and that I have been pleading for for a long time, Best That I Can. It is a quick, uptempo hard rock song from start to finish. By the way, Best That I Can starts immediately after the quick ending to Anthem.
Very cool marathon Ian. Anytime I see Rush I'll definitely be tuning in. But then you throw Floyd & a great song by Queen, really good stuff.
Lex, it was good to see you enjoying a marathon. Nick, you & Lex might have heard Rush's Anthem on their documentary, Beyond The Lighted Stage. But you definitely had to of heard it, although nowhere as good, but it's on Malmsteen's Inspiration album.
But you guys are right, once Neil came along, he took them to another level. Plus he took over writing the lyrics.
Great marathon guys.
Shout out Lex. Always good when Rush is on the channel. Been hanging around you all from the start.
One of my favorite Floyd tracks. Written by Gilmour IIRC. So nice 😊❤
I thought Green is the Colour reminded me of some of Rod Stewart's/Faces work. Anyone else?
Sgt Pepper's influenced musicians for years afterwards.
Freddie died the same year that this was released. Paul Rodgers from Free/Bad Company stood in for Freddie for a while before Adam.
Fun. Hope all is going well! ❤🎉
It is great seeing you react to Rush again! ❤
Quick question.......What was Marley watching on television? I hope it wasn't Pay Per View. 😁
😂 Luckily we have parental controls on the TV 😅😅
I enjoyed the movie, “Bohemian Rhaspody”. It is a 2018 drama about Freddie Mercury. The writer(s) took poetic or dramatic license with Mercury’s story,
Obscured by Clouds came out before Dark Side. It is an underrated gem for me.
You guys did “Overture” from the R30 tour live, I think?? You may have heard Anthem (instrumental) there….great reaction as always!! 😁
Obscured by clouds is also a soundtrack
It's quite ironic that you've got two Yes tracks on the end credits when Steve Howe himself was playing the flamenco guitar part on Innuendo. 😁