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I'm going to be honest when i was a kid between 9-14 i hated Rush and all classic rock music up until i started playing Bass. My friend talked me into getting my dad to get me a bass so i could join his band and got me into listening to Nirvana, Type O Negative, RATM, and Tool maybe some punk and other grunge bands but that band was short lived, but my dad was like if your serious about playing the Bass check out Rush and u was like ahhh f no man those dudes are awful ....... Fast forward Rush is one if my all time favorite bands and major influence on me...
Neil said that playing percussion for Rush was like doing math while running a marathon. And he said that Tom Sawyer was the most difficult to play. Listening to it again is like hearing it for the first time.
@@AndrewRooneyDrums Ha! To see how legendary this percussion fill/riff/solo is, see this video at 2:35. We all grew up with it. The volume knob went up to 11 when Neil did this. th-cam.com/video/WJoTxywiRG0/w-d-xo.html
You should watch the video, “Dinner with Rush”. It’s essentially them having dinner and being their goofy selves. It’s well worth watching believe it or not. ❤️
All three icons in their own right. A band with a great sense of humour too. I've seen them live with the washing machines; hilarious. Rush to me is synonymous to classical music. In a couple of centuries people will still listen to their music; their legacy is timeless. Often people have issue with Geddie's singing. I don't, I love it. But listening to them for about 45 years, I always missed the driving bass sound, not the play. I often wondered how they would sound with a lower bass (call it be-boppy) sound like for example Sting in The Police and nowadays somebody like Ale Villarreal in The Warning. Last Friday she played a concert that I saw live on YT and during that concert I thought of Geddy, because she really has a low driving wall of bass sound that supports the songs that well and gives some much space to vocals, guitar and drums. Let's hope they do a cover from Rush in the future. At the end of the day it will take nothing away of the genius of Neil, Geddy and Alex. Just three very nice Canadians that certainly won't block your bank accounts☺. Thank you very much Andrew for this great start and for your information recently Nandi Bushell did Tom Sawyer. Off course it cannot be perfect on the timing, but bloody hell she is already very quick with her fills. TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WATCH BUT DON'T CLICK THE S-BUTTON. THAT AIN'T FAIR. GIVE THIS ♠MAN A CHANCE TO REACH 100K.
Geddy now is not the same Geddy of the 1980's. (None of us are) He must also be heard in his prime, then it makes sense. My first Rush concert was 1976 (2112) in Fresno. I was 13 and my brother HAD to take me if he was going to use the car! You can't just watch a live video. They have to be there.
Besides the dolls already explained in the comments, and dinosaur figures, the stage props (the rotisserie chicken ovens, even a washing machine before this tour years back to make up for the fact Geddy by the late 90's no longer used large amps and preferred the PA system, thus he needed something to fill in due to Alex still needing his amps so Ged wouldn't feel awkward) is all about them just not taking things seriously and just having fun!
I think one of the main reasons the band and the fans have bonded so deeply is that we've pretty much 'grown up' together. They were so young at the beginning (about 20 when the first album came out and 21 when Neil joined) that most of the fans were of a similar age. Those of us who were younger then (became a Rush fan at 6 y/o with Fly by Night) sort of saw them as the older brother/cousin types. As we all matured the sci-fi, fantasy lyrics that fired our imagination as kids, changed to life lessons about integrity, perseverance and being true to yourself. It's been a very symbiotic relationship. Our support gives them the freedom to create this amazing music, and that music gives us the support we need to get through life.
Alex is not even playing at some time and it seems more complex than 90% today's stuff :) Love Rush, I'm Canadian too, Quebec City, and Rush is a national treasure for me :)
They have often made fun of the lack of females at their shows...so the dolls are there as a joke....I think they have post it notes declaring their love for Alex attached, and I think you nailed the Stonehenge reference as being from Spinal Tap.
Can't ever go wrong starting Rush week off with "Tom Sawyer" live! Thank you for your hard work that I know goes into making these videos! You're definitely a legend Mr Rooney! 🤘🏼🥁🤘🏼
Neat little Rush story at the beginning. I worked at a before school program (K/1st grade school) and would have music playing from my iPod. Had the usual stuff that kids knew like Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, ect...but I also had rock tunes play and I remember when one of the dads would drop off his son and he would hear Rush playing and he thanked me for playing that for his son to listen to.
I remember being a kid and my brothers friend left his portable radio at the house and moving pictures was in the tape deck and I walked around the block blasting Tom Sawyer over and over until I broke the handle on the radio lol. Have been a fan ever since.
Seeing RUSH Live is like you’re at a friends house seeing a great band play. They’re having fun, you’re having fun, lots of joking around. All in all just a great time.
Still shook up a bit by Neil's passing. Right now I'm going through a big band, jazz kit phase ala Neil. Not getting into trad grip but definitely trying to learn the jazz fundamentals and vocabulary. thought I'd share this too, I got to see Rush live during the Snakes and Arrow tour. During the encore of YYZ my dad said "we're leaving, let's beat the traffic out of here" I said "what?" "you've heard this song before..." LOL
Seeing RUSH live was like a religious experience. So glad I got to see them 20+ times. Power Windows was my first tour, never missed another after that.
On this tour Alex had a number of Cindy dolls around his pedal board and the crew would write various comments on post it notes each night which were then held up by the dolls and Alex would read them, I have a photo of him doing this from the Newcastle show on the UK run of the tour, I was in the front row just in front of his mic stand, he is just incredible to watch live and so much fun.
Thanks to listening to Neil Peart,playing drums to,"The Camera Eye." Very first song I've ever heard RUSH AND NEIL PLAY. I became a drummer and never turned back!! THANK YOU NEIL🤟🤘🤙 R.I.P
They were awesome on that tour. Just so much fun. “Tom Sawyer” - their most popular song - is such a strange, amazing song. Neil always said he loved playing it every night because it was always a challenge, and whenever he performed it to his standard it made him feel good. The drum & bass parts under Alex’s guitar solo are very complex, and then the fills coming out of that section are incredible. Neil co-wrote the lyrics with another Canadian songwriter, Pye Dubois, who wrote lyrics for Max Webster.
Now @Andrew Rooney Drums... Max Webster is a band you should check out. Quirky lyrics, amazing musicianship, visually amusing with lead man Kim Mitchel (who sings and shreds the guitar) and Gary McCracken the original drummer was amazeballz. They co-wrote/performed Battlescar with Rush on Max's album Universal Juveniles.
Tom Sawyer was not only Neils greatest achievment but is widely regarded worldwide as being the best rock n roll druming in the entire history of rock n roll.
The last part of the drum solo THE BASS. ..its DIFFERENT. Bump- Bu-Bu boom...its different ..the way it works out coming out of 7 ...Geddy hits it here live ..good thing the chickens were there to see it live.haha!
Brother as a drummer for about 40 years, yes old as hell, I became a Rush fan years after learning to play, open my mind to complex drumming, insane fills with those time signature changes, just as mind blown! When I started going to see them live, first on the Signal tour and of course you can't stop with just one tour, there really are no words adequate to describe those live performances. The performed, they played it like someone was playing a record (CD) and the showmanship was just as amazing as the music they shared with us, and that is my last point, they shared their music with the fans, the audience, you felt apart of their shows, it was about you being there just as much as those 3 guy's playing their heart and soul out every show for all of us. They were AMAZING!! RIP Neil...David
🤣 The Groupies! 🤗 And they're holding signs up! 🥰 Rush always had fun stuff for us fans to soak up! 😏 Especially the close up of what the "signs & posters" say! Nice catch with the "Spinal Tap" reference! So fun watching you enjoy all the stuff we in the audience did! 😁🐰
As a fellow kiwi living in Canada, also a Drummer, being introduced to Rush and the greatness that is Neil peart, has been incredible!!! Truly one of the GOATs.
Missed the live stream. I happened to meet Mr Geddy Lee in Wellington airport back in 2014/15. The only reason I knew it was him was I had recently watched, “I love you, man”. Very friendly guy.
@@AndrewRooneyDrums Being born and raised in NZ, I was introduced to Rush by Alan Grady of Knightshade who taught the drummer in my high school band back in the 80's. So there are a few of us who have been Rush fans for almost 4 decades.
seeing them live was such a treat, so much to see and the show was always worth the money. they gave it their all every show, very detail orientated. miss seeing them perform.
It's got to be LA VILLA STRANGIATO, LIVE IN CLEVELAND, TIME MACHINE TOUR .best wishes from the north east of England, you can't go wrong with the time machine tour. Another great song , outstanding live performance, i think 1 of Neil's all time greats from the snakes and arrows tour , great drumming great keyboards, MISSION. Outstanding vocals by geddy Lee.
One thing to note about Rush live, everything is rehearsed to the point of perfection. The drum part to this one has basically been unchanged since '81 as well, including those fills out of the guitar solo, which is why they're so tight on those hits (Seriously, the 3rd drum fill is FIVE sixteenth notes into the first crash on the "e" of 1, everyone hits it on the money). Also the guitar solo section (and outro) are in 7/8, with the synchronized hits in measures of 13/16 (15/16 for the last one). Alex is also playing pedals (bass notes over the 7/8 keyboard line), and two pedals at the end (bass note over keyboard and that droning "E" over everything else).
I have a Rush story as well a girl that liked me in high school won free tickets to see them the night before I got hammered and had acute alcohol poisoning but thought Primus was gonna be the opener I went and it was Mr Big opening instead "sigh" but even being miserable and pissed about that Rush was amazing gained a whole new respect for them
I'll state an unpopular opinion among Rush fans, but while I enjoy every era of the band, Geddy learned to sing much better in the 80s than he had sung in the 70s. He brought his register down most of the time, saving the high notes for when they are appropriate. This also means the later songs sound better in concert as he aged. This song originally came out just when he started to make the transition. You'll note that when this live performance was recorded, he really has to strain to hit the high notes, even though he alters the phrasing in places to make it easier to sing. I love 80s Rush for other reasons as well. Neil talked about how putting Geddy on synthesizers made him focus more on Alex's work. Of course, bass and drums traditionally are the "rhythm section," so it's natural for them to work together, which left Alex on the outside. He's a fantastic guitarist, obviously -- the standard complaint that he's under-rated has been said so often that it's no longer anywhere near as true -- and contributed to the songs, but that's just it. He was contributing *to* them, weaving his parts into the Neil and Geddy dynamic. Once Geddy started providing the atmospheric effects with the synths (while still playing phenomenal bass parts), the interplay between Neil and Alex took on new life. Neil also became a more sophisticated lyricist in the 80s. I still listen to the early stuff, but back then he depended too much on his influences: warmed over Coleridge, warmed over Ayn Rand. I don't blame him, but he became a much deeper and more nuanced thinker as he got older, as he happily acknowledged. None of us should be judged by the deepest thoughts we could come up with when we were 24, because, as Fitzgerald wrote, "the intimate revelations of young men, or at least the terms in which they express them, are usually plagiaristic and marred by obvious suppressions." Compare "2112," "Free Will," "Working Man," "Xanadu," or "The Trees" to "The Analog Kid," "Red Sector A," "Witch Hunt," "The Enemy Within," "Big Money," "Alien Shore," "Middletown Dreams," "Far Cry," or "The Garden." The later songs are just on an entirely different level lyrically. As for Neil's drumming, as you know, he kept studying and getting better. Even the casual Rush fan knows he studied with Freddie Gruber in the 90s. At the same time, age and chronic tendinitis did gradually bring him down just slightly from his peak. Rush fans can argue about the exact moment when the combination of physical ability and technical brilliance was at its highest. This video is definitely after it. Personally, I think the mid-90s to the mid-2000s is the Platonic ideal of Peart's drumming, though sadly we lost some of those years due to the tragedies of his daughter's and wife's deaths. Thanks for continuing to return to Rush. Your insights improve my understanding of what I love about Neil, which inevitably means you teach me to love his playing more.
More Rush fans than you'd think understand how good the 80s and 90s material really is. Power Windows is arguably their strongest all-around album - they're at the physical peak of their playing and the lyrics and songwriting are about as good as they ever got. I will argue that Presto was actually Neil's best lyrics, but they were really good from Moving Pictures through Counterparts, briefly weirdly bad on Test For Echo, then great again on the final 3 albums.
@@ischmidt I generally agree with what you say here. Power Windows is great, though it's hard for me to choose an absolute peak anywhere between Moving Pictures and Counterparts. I could put that whole sequence on a loop, hit "play," and be a happy man. Test for Echo has moments, but you're right -- it's not an album I go back to often. Still, I think many Rush fans -- the kind who think 2112 is their peak and Caress of Steel just behind it, and you know they're out there -- routinely discount the 80s as too synth-heavy and resented the occasional experiments like having Aimee Mann (whom I also love for her songwriting and lyrics -- Neil, Geddy, and Alex had superb taste) sing back-up, or the aforementioned rap on "Roll the Bones," completely ignoring how Rush had always experimented, such as brilliantly incorporating reggae elements in earlier songs. By the way, I think this is a common thing. Fans like to pull out the "I was a fan before most of you newbies had even heard of" whomever card. R.E.M. fans are notorious for this, but it's true of a subset of most groups' fans: Zeppelin, Metallica, Jethro Tull, and so on. And it's only occasionally justified (early Yes is better than late Yes, early J. Geils is better than 80s J. Geils, early Genesis is better than later Genesis, Terry Kath Chicago is infinitely better than 80s Chicago). Rush's final three albums, especially "Vapor Trails" and "Snakes and Arrows," are a little more hard-rocking, not quite stripped-down but more conventionally power-trio-ish. To me, they reflect how the first listen to a Rush album always surprised me. The only expectations they fulfilled were that they would surprise me and I would be glad they did. Cheers.
There are usually plastic dinosaurs behind the clear panels in Alex's amp heads. Geddy's backline ranges from rotisseries to sandwich vending machines to washing machines, and all manner of just pure humor. The dolls, dinosaurs, etc. are just running jokes between the band and the crew. Rush will likely to remain the best concerts I've ever been to.
This is from 2007, Snakes and Arrows tour, the only time I got to see them, a near 3 hour show, dear God 3 people making all that music, no back up singers, no other musicians at all just the 3 of them, it's beyond amazing.
Loved Alex on Trailer Park Boys. He is really funny and just himself. Neil is sorely missed, dearly loved and will influence drummers, musicians and writers for generations.
All of their goofiness in live settings (silly stage props, video etc), sat in stark contrast to dead-serious musicianship and song writing. Cool for me that - though they no doubt knew there were few equals, they were humble, and never took themselves too seriously.
No its not Stonehenge, it is in fact an inukshuk, a stone landmark built by the first Nations of the Arctic in Canada . It was featured on the jacket of the Rush Album Test for Echo . Also used as logo for 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver
The breakdown at 5:54 is absolutely, without question, the single most air-drummed moment in the history of rock drums. You can see the concentration on Neil's face; he was known to play every song the same way every performance, and he said he took being able to play a song as difficult as "Tom Sawyer" the same way every time as a point of pride. One of my favorite things I ever heard him say was what he told his mom when she asked him why he didn't smile more on stage: "Mom, it's HARD!"
I watched some type of guitar interview where a guy did a video chat with Alex. That man is so calm and has so much fun and has so much left in him. He would be one of the guys you would really not want to see Angry LOL.
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Something you should also look into is Neal's history as a percussionist. Early on, he was declared one of R&R's greatest drummers, but he held Buddy Rich as one of his favorites, and when he had a chance to take part in a BR tribute, he was disappointed with his playing, compared to jazz and BB drummers who participated. So he began taking drum lessons, and continued taking lessons throughout the rest of his career. He never stopped learning and finding new ways to improve his skills.
i ddint see anyone mention it, but the little riff at the end (~9:33) is from cheech and chong's "Earache My Eye" off the album "Cheech and Chong's Greatest Hit"
What you're seeing at Alex's feet are his "Groupies!" Yes, they're barbie dolls holding stick-it notes as signs! All members of Rush were family men, and the stage crew thought Alex would like groupies that his wife wouldn't mind. On other tours, he'd have toy dinosaurs and Mr. Potato heads sitting on his amps. He's got an incredible sense of humor, see his R&RHoF induction speech! Also notice that Geddy's backline is actually chicken rotisserie roasters, and in the past, he'd have washers and dryers, vending machines and other stuff, while using DI for his bass into the PA.
Every time I see Geddy's "Blah Blah Blah" t-shirt, I'm reminded of Alex's acceptance speech when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2013; it's guaranteed to leave you ROTFL!!
The stone item on Geddy's keyboard is called an inukshuk. It's used by our Canadian Inuit people (indigenous people of our northern areas) as landmarks.
again andy, the sick thing is this song is so old, and when it came out it influenced so many people who had no idea about time sigs etc... it is mindblowing now to analyze... I was playing air guitar to this as a 14 year old kid
All three of the Guys Geddy, Alex & Neil are in Bass Player Mag, Guitar Player Mag, Modern Drummer's Mag Hall Of Fame (HOF) for winning their yearly polls more than 5 Times each !!!! You go in the HOF and can't win anymore to give other players a Bloody Chance !! Lol : D
Great pick to kick of Rush Week! They got Paul Rudd & Jason Segel to make a funny in-concert video (as their characters from "I Love You Man"). Paul Rudd is like a nervous fanboy, and asks Neil Peart "When you play 'Tom Sawyer'....is that hard?" hahaha
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I can’t remember if you already did Rush - Xanadu live. But there is a Neil Peart Roll that you have to watch his stick height on. Just amazing.
I'm going to be honest when i was a kid between 9-14 i hated Rush and all classic rock music up until i started playing Bass. My friend talked me into getting my dad to get me a bass so i could join his band and got me into listening to Nirvana, Type O Negative, RATM, and Tool maybe some punk and other grunge bands but that band was short lived, but my dad was like if your serious about playing the Bass check out Rush and u was like ahhh f no man those dudes are awful ....... Fast forward Rush is one if my all time favorite bands and major influence on me...
Geddy's "BLAH BLAH BLAH" shirt is a direct reference to (quote of?) Alex's comments during their introduction into the rock hall of fame. :-)
Check out "Nandi Bushell's" recent amazing rendition of T.S.
I'm on board, sir!
Yes please, More Rush!
Jam On, my friends! : )
Aside from their musicianship, the thing I love most about Rush is that they clearly like each other and are having a blast - for decades.
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Neil said that playing percussion for Rush was like doing math while running a marathon. And he said that Tom Sawyer was the most difficult to play. Listening to it again is like hearing it for the first time.
I love that description Herschel
@@AndrewRooneyDrums Ha! To see how legendary this percussion fill/riff/solo is, see this video at 2:35. We all grew up with it. The volume knob went up to 11 when Neil did this.
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We might have watched the same video(graphs?)?! He also said that he very often misplays it; so difficult it must be.
Part of the difficulty is No 2 measures are the same
The most powerful trio in rock history!
Love the passion Edgar!
YuP
Undeniably true! 🙏🥰
Do not forget the Top, with the ZZ..
@@flipflopninja5853 all ZZ songs sound the same.
The musicianship is sublime. RIP Neil. Drum royalty.
Neil famously said this was the hardest piece to play for him. But he made it look effortless.
The mini Stonehenge and the ending were nods to Spinal Tap, excellent performance! All 3 of the members are on a whole other level.
Amazing performance by the Three Guys Orchestra. Best band ever!
three Canadian guys orchestra. just thought i'd add to t hat
100%
Best band ever, indeed!
They should have the guy from acdc fill in now that Neil is on vacation
Dffdd deo
to quote RUSH "we take our music seriously, we don't take ourselves seriously" which was always the case live as you have seen.
Love that philosophy Andrew
This is an older band at this point with this song over 20 years ago, so the vocals are tougher but it still holds strong.
You should watch the video, “Dinner with Rush”. It’s essentially them having dinner and being their goofy selves. It’s well worth watching believe it or not. ❤️
Also, they are drinking a lot of good wine, and all three are just a bit tiddly by the end. LOL
OMG YES THAT VIDEO ♥️♥️♥️
Watched that more then once…pure comedy!
Saw that and it felt like dinner with friends!
Neil said he'll never grow tired of playing Tom Sawyer because it's difficult to play and it feels good when you play it right.
The Professor at his finest. There are no substitutes. All killer, no filler.
NICE
If I had a time machine, I would go to every Rush concert.
Absolutely Thomas
All three icons in their own right. A band with a great sense of humour too. I've seen them live with the washing machines; hilarious. Rush to me is synonymous to classical music. In a couple of centuries people will still listen to their music; their legacy is timeless. Often people have issue with Geddie's singing. I don't, I love it. But listening to them for about 45 years, I always missed the driving bass sound, not the play. I often wondered how they would sound with a lower bass (call it be-boppy) sound like for example Sting in The Police and nowadays somebody like Ale Villarreal in The Warning. Last Friday she played a concert that I saw live on YT and during that concert I thought of Geddy, because she really has a low driving wall of bass sound that supports the songs that well and gives some much space to vocals, guitar and drums. Let's hope they do a cover from Rush in the future. At the end of the day it will take nothing away of the genius of Neil, Geddy and Alex. Just three very nice Canadians that certainly won't block your bank accounts☺. Thank you very much Andrew for this great start and for your information recently Nandi Bushell did Tom Sawyer. Off course it cannot be perfect on the timing, but bloody hell she is already very quick with her fills. TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WATCH BUT DON'T CLICK THE S-BUTTON. THAT AIN'T FAIR. GIVE THIS ♠MAN A CHANCE TO REACH 100K.
Geddy now is not the same Geddy of the 1980's. (None of us are)
He must also be heard in his prime, then it makes sense.
My first Rush concert was 1976 (2112) in Fresno. I was 13 and my brother HAD to take me if he was going to use the car!
You can't just watch a live video. They have to be there.
Besides the dolls already explained in the comments, and dinosaur figures, the stage props (the rotisserie chicken ovens, even a washing machine before this tour years back to make up for the fact Geddy by the late 90's no longer used large amps and preferred the PA system, thus he needed something to fill in due to Alex still needing his amps so Ged wouldn't feel awkward) is all about them just not taking things seriously and just having fun!
I love it Reinhard
Love seeing a new fan go down the Rush rabbit hole 🇨🇦
Lovin' it William!
Its morr like a giant ant hill.
I think one of the main reasons the band and the fans have bonded so deeply is that we've pretty much 'grown up' together. They were so young at the beginning (about 20 when the first album came out and 21 when Neil joined) that most of the fans were of a similar age. Those of us who were younger then (became a Rush fan at 6 y/o with Fly by Night) sort of saw them as the older brother/cousin types. As we all matured the sci-fi, fantasy lyrics that fired our imagination as kids, changed to life lessons about integrity, perseverance and being true to yourself.
It's been a very symbiotic relationship. Our support gives them the freedom to create this amazing music, and that music gives us the support we need to get through life.
Alex is not even playing at some time and it seems more complex than 90% today's stuff :) Love Rush, I'm Canadian too, Quebec City, and Rush is a national treasure for me :)
EXCELLENT!
Lots to enjoy from these three playing iconic song. Favorite part is the instrumental break in the middle where all three GO OFF.
They have often made fun of the lack of females at their shows...so the dolls are there as a joke....I think they have post it notes declaring their love for Alex attached, and I think you nailed the Stonehenge reference as being from Spinal Tap.
They used to joke in interviews that their wives never worried about them sleeping around on tour lmao
This has MADE MY DAY!
AMAZING
Thank you Peter
@@AndrewRooneyDrums not stonehenge an innukshuk a symbol seen all over canada having to do with the innuit people
@@robertoblin795 No. That is from Test for Echo. This is a reference to the 18" Stonehenge from Spinal tap.
and dinosaurs in back
Can't ever go wrong starting Rush week off with "Tom Sawyer" live! Thank you for your hard work that I know goes into making these videos! You're definitely a legend Mr Rooney! 🤘🏼🥁🤘🏼
Thank you!
Neat little Rush story at the beginning. I worked at a before school program (K/1st grade school) and would have music playing from my iPod. Had the usual stuff that kids knew like Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, ect...but I also had rock tunes play and I remember when one of the dads would drop off his son and he would hear Rush playing and he thanked me for playing that for his son to listen to.
Don't forget these are old men we are watching here. Good to see them having fun.
I remember being a kid and my brothers friend left his portable radio at the house and moving pictures was in the tape deck and I walked around the block blasting Tom Sawyer over and over until I broke the handle on the radio lol. Have been a fan ever since.
Seeing RUSH Live is like you’re at a friends house seeing a great band play. They’re having fun, you’re having fun, lots of joking around. All in all just a great time.
Geddi's (Gary's) parents were both in Auschwitz, we are unbelievably lucky they both survived and created Geddi, this man was destined to be great!
Still shook up a bit by Neil's passing. Right now I'm going through a big band, jazz kit phase ala Neil. Not getting into trad grip but definitely trying to learn the jazz fundamentals and vocabulary.
thought I'd share this too, I got to see Rush live during the Snakes and Arrow tour. During the encore of YYZ my dad said "we're leaving, let's beat the traffic out of here" I said "what?" "you've heard this song before..." LOL
Neil Peart totally amazing so smooth everything just Glides right into each other it's just unbelievable
Yes Joseph!
Seeing RUSH live was like a religious experience. So glad I got to see them 20+ times. Power Windows was my first tour, never missed another after that.
My brother in law took his Mom to a Rush concert… she said, God rest her soul, “How can three guys do that?” Love Rush!
The Cheech and Chong reference at the very end was hilarious 😂👏🏻
On this tour Alex had a number of Cindy dolls around his pedal board and the crew would write various comments on post it notes each night which were then held up by the dolls and Alex would read them, I have a photo of him doing this from the Newcastle show on the UK run of the tour, I was in the front row just in front of his mic stand, he is just incredible to watch live and so much fun.
In addition to the talent, they’re as quirky, funny, and nice as you could hope them to be.
That's the real kicker isn't it.
You want your hero's to be nice people
Thanks to listening to Neil Peart,playing drums to,"The Camera Eye." Very first song I've ever heard RUSH AND NEIL PLAY. I became a drummer and never turned back!! THANK YOU NEIL🤟🤘🤙 R.I.P
Awesome Butch!
SO MUCH FUN watching you DISCOVER this!!! I am smiling so much. Do more first-time listens of other icons that you've missed. :)
Thanks for watching Jason!
They were awesome on that tour. Just so much fun. “Tom Sawyer” - their most popular song - is such a strange, amazing song. Neil always said he loved playing it every night because it was always a challenge, and whenever he performed it to his standard it made him feel good. The drum & bass parts under Alex’s guitar solo are very complex, and then the fills coming out of that section are incredible. Neil co-wrote the lyrics with another Canadian songwriter, Pye Dubois, who wrote lyrics for Max Webster.
Thanks for the info Mark
Now @Andrew Rooney Drums... Max Webster is a band you should check out. Quirky lyrics, amazing musicianship, visually amusing with lead man Kim Mitchel (who sings and shreds the guitar) and Gary McCracken the original drummer was amazeballz. They co-wrote/performed Battlescar with Rush on Max's album Universal Juveniles.
Now you know why us Rush fans are such fanatics! Greetings from Aus.
Tom Sawyer was not only Neils greatest achievment but is widely regarded worldwide as being the best rock n roll druming in the entire history of rock n roll.
“Alex has got dolls around his pedalboard, something a serial killer would do”…🤣 love it!
HAHA Bob!
No offence to Mr Lifeson!!! HAHA
The last part of the drum solo THE BASS. ..its DIFFERENT. Bump- Bu-Bu boom...its different
..the way it works out coming out of 7 ...Geddy hits it here live ..good thing the chickens were there to see it live.haha!
Brother as a drummer for about 40 years, yes old as hell, I became a Rush fan years after learning to play, open my mind to complex drumming, insane fills with those time signature changes, just as mind blown! When I started going to see them live, first on the Signal tour and of course you can't stop with just one tour, there really are no words adequate to describe those live performances. The performed, they played it like someone was playing a record (CD) and the showmanship was just as amazing as the music they shared with us, and that is my last point, they shared their music with the fans, the audience, you felt apart of their shows, it was about you being there just as much as those 3 guy's playing their heart and soul out every show for all of us. They were AMAZING!! RIP Neil...David
Well said!
🤣 The Groupies! 🤗 And they're holding signs up! 🥰 Rush always had fun stuff for us fans to soak up! 😏 Especially the close up of what the "signs & posters" say! Nice catch with the "Spinal Tap" reference! So fun watching you enjoy all the stuff we in the audience did! 😁🐰
In canada, we refer to them as lunch box boys. They show up, get to work and get it done!
As a fellow kiwi living in Canada, also a Drummer, being introduced to Rush and the greatness that is Neil peart, has been incredible!!! Truly one of the GOATs.
They weren't a thing in NZ at all yeah? Back me up!
They were NOT!!! We missed out!!! Carter Beauford needs more love as well!!
@@waketurbulence172 Yes he's the man!
Missed the live stream. I happened to meet Mr Geddy Lee in Wellington airport back in 2014/15. The only reason I knew it was him was I had recently watched, “I love you, man”. Very friendly guy.
@@AndrewRooneyDrums Being born and raised in NZ, I was introduced to Rush by Alan Grady of Knightshade who taught the drummer in my high school band back in the 80's. So there are a few of us who have been Rush fans for almost 4 decades.
seeing them live was such a treat, so much to see and the show was always worth the money. they gave it their all every show, very detail orientated. miss seeing them perform.
Thanks for the info Brian.
Wish I could have seen them
such a wealth of great music from these guys, keep exploring, and watch some of their concerts available on you tube, enjoy !
It's got to be LA VILLA STRANGIATO, LIVE IN CLEVELAND, TIME MACHINE TOUR .best wishes from the north east of England, you can't go wrong with the time machine tour. Another great song , outstanding live performance, i think 1 of Neil's all time greats from the snakes and arrows tour , great drumming great keyboards, MISSION. Outstanding vocals by geddy Lee.
So good Philip!
One thing to note about Rush live, everything is rehearsed to the point of perfection. The drum part to this one has basically been unchanged since '81 as well, including those fills out of the guitar solo, which is why they're so tight on those hits (Seriously, the 3rd drum fill is FIVE sixteenth notes into the first crash on the "e" of 1, everyone hits it on the money). Also the guitar solo section (and outro) are in 7/8, with the synchronized hits in measures of 13/16 (15/16 for the last one). Alex is also playing pedals (bass notes over the 7/8 keyboard line), and two pedals at the end (bass note over keyboard and that droning "E" over everything else).
I have a Rush story as well a girl that liked me in high school won free tickets to see them the night before I got hammered and had acute alcohol poisoning but thought Primus was gonna be the opener I went and it was Mr Big opening instead "sigh" but even being miserable and pissed about that Rush was amazing gained a whole new respect for them
HAHA!
Crazy story Andy
Don't feel sorry for you at all! Play stupid games get stupid prizes smh.
I'll state an unpopular opinion among Rush fans, but while I enjoy every era of the band, Geddy learned to sing much better in the 80s than he had sung in the 70s. He brought his register down most of the time, saving the high notes for when they are appropriate. This also means the later songs sound better in concert as he aged. This song originally came out just when he started to make the transition. You'll note that when this live performance was recorded, he really has to strain to hit the high notes, even though he alters the phrasing in places to make it easier to sing.
I love 80s Rush for other reasons as well. Neil talked about how putting Geddy on synthesizers made him focus more on Alex's work. Of course, bass and drums traditionally are the "rhythm section," so it's natural for them to work together, which left Alex on the outside. He's a fantastic guitarist, obviously -- the standard complaint that he's under-rated has been said so often that it's no longer anywhere near as true -- and contributed to the songs, but that's just it. He was contributing *to* them, weaving his parts into the Neil and Geddy dynamic. Once Geddy started providing the atmospheric effects with the synths (while still playing phenomenal bass parts), the interplay between Neil and Alex took on new life.
Neil also became a more sophisticated lyricist in the 80s. I still listen to the early stuff, but back then he depended too much on his influences: warmed over Coleridge, warmed over Ayn Rand. I don't blame him, but he became a much deeper and more nuanced thinker as he got older, as he happily acknowledged. None of us should be judged by the deepest thoughts we could come up with when we were 24, because, as Fitzgerald wrote, "the intimate revelations of young men, or at least the terms in which they express them, are usually plagiaristic and marred by obvious suppressions." Compare "2112," "Free Will," "Working Man," "Xanadu," or "The Trees" to "The Analog Kid," "Red Sector A," "Witch Hunt," "The Enemy Within," "Big Money," "Alien Shore," "Middletown Dreams," "Far Cry," or "The Garden." The later songs are just on an entirely different level lyrically.
As for Neil's drumming, as you know, he kept studying and getting better. Even the casual Rush fan knows he studied with Freddie Gruber in the 90s. At the same time, age and chronic tendinitis did gradually bring him down just slightly from his peak. Rush fans can argue about the exact moment when the combination of physical ability and technical brilliance was at its highest. This video is definitely after it. Personally, I think the mid-90s to the mid-2000s is the Platonic ideal of Peart's drumming, though sadly we lost some of those years due to the tragedies of his daughter's and wife's deaths.
Thanks for continuing to return to Rush. Your insights improve my understanding of what I love about Neil, which inevitably means you teach me to love his playing more.
Thank you Richard!
Yes every band ends up lowering keys live as they age.
Some of this Rush stuff is very high
Well said man 🎵
More Rush fans than you'd think understand how good the 80s and 90s material really is. Power Windows is arguably their strongest all-around album - they're at the physical peak of their playing and the lyrics and songwriting are about as good as they ever got. I will argue that Presto was actually Neil's best lyrics, but they were really good from Moving Pictures through Counterparts, briefly weirdly bad on Test For Echo, then great again on the final 3 albums.
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I generally agree with what you say here. Power Windows is great, though it's hard for me to choose an absolute peak anywhere between Moving Pictures and Counterparts. I could put that whole sequence on a loop, hit "play," and be a happy man. Test for Echo has moments, but you're right -- it's not an album I go back to often.
Still, I think many Rush fans -- the kind who think 2112 is their peak and Caress of Steel just behind it, and you know they're out there -- routinely discount the 80s as too synth-heavy and resented the occasional experiments like having Aimee Mann (whom I also love for her songwriting and lyrics -- Neil, Geddy, and Alex had superb taste) sing back-up, or the aforementioned rap on "Roll the Bones," completely ignoring how Rush had always experimented, such as brilliantly incorporating reggae elements in earlier songs.
By the way, I think this is a common thing. Fans like to pull out the "I was a fan before most of you newbies had even heard of" whomever card. R.E.M. fans are notorious for this, but it's true of a subset of most groups' fans: Zeppelin, Metallica, Jethro Tull, and so on. And it's only occasionally justified (early Yes is better than late Yes, early J. Geils is better than 80s J. Geils, early Genesis is better than later Genesis, Terry Kath Chicago is infinitely better than 80s Chicago).
Rush's final three albums, especially "Vapor Trails" and "Snakes and Arrows," are a little more hard-rocking, not quite stripped-down but more conventionally power-trio-ish. To me, they reflect how the first listen to a Rush album always surprised me. The only expectations they fulfilled were that they would surprise me and I would be glad they did.
Cheers.
There are usually plastic dinosaurs behind the clear panels in Alex's amp heads. Geddy's backline ranges from rotisseries to sandwich vending machines to washing machines, and all manner of just pure humor. The dolls, dinosaurs, etc. are just running jokes between the band and the crew.
Rush will likely to remain the best concerts I've ever been to.
HILARIOUS!!! Love their humor!
Loving it, Rush week. 👍🏻
RUSH WEEK!
This is from 2007, Snakes and Arrows tour, the only time I got to see them, a near 3 hour show, dear God 3 people making all that music, no back up singers, no other musicians at all just the 3 of them, it's beyond amazing.
Loved Alex on Trailer Park Boys. He is really funny and just himself.
Neil is sorely missed, dearly loved and will influence drummers, musicians and writers for generations.
All of their goofiness in live settings (silly stage props, video etc), sat in stark contrast to dead-serious musicianship and song writing. Cool for me that - though they no doubt knew there were few equals, they were humble, and never took themselves too seriously.
I have seen them play this live over 50 times spanning 40 years & it’s ALWAYS A RUSH!!!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Legendary masterpiece from my high school years. Great reaction!
Glad you picked out a "RUSH" song out of the air!!!!
Thanks Ronnie!
Nothing like a Rush concert… Nothing. 🥰🥰🥰
There are lots of great bands out there, but Rush is the rare band that you can say had absolutely mastered their craft. RIP Neal
No its not Stonehenge, it is in fact an inukshuk, a stone landmark built by the first Nations of the Arctic in Canada . It was featured on the jacket of the Rush Album Test for Echo . Also used as logo for 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver
Great info. Thanks Todd
Neil always said "playing Tom Sawyer live was most challenging". One of his toughest plays.
Right on!
Neil wrote the lyrics to most of the songs. He was a voracious reader!
The breakdown at 5:54 is absolutely, without question, the single most air-drummed moment in the history of rock drums. You can see the concentration on Neil's face; he was known to play every song the same way every performance, and he said he took being able to play a song as difficult as "Tom Sawyer" the same way every time as a point of pride.
One of my favorite things I ever heard him say was what he told his mom when she asked him why he didn't smile more on stage: "Mom, it's HARD!"
Nope that title of most air drummed part of a song belongs to Phil Collins in the air tonight. Sorry brother
Let's get this channel to 100k so we can get another week of Rush.
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Big bless. I love watching people watch Rush.
Neil said in a documentary this is the hardest song he played…… enjoy! ❤️🎼❤️
Ok. I subscribed. Grew up in Canada. I found them when I was 12 in 1975. By far my very favorite band.
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I watched some type of guitar interview where a guy did a video chat with Alex. That man is so calm and has so much fun and has so much left in him. He would be one of the guys you would really not want to see Angry LOL.
Sounds good!
RUSH is truth, and always have been.
Nice Scott!
We are always here to help with anything you need to know about RUSH.
They’re our favorite topic.
You’re right, it’s not for everybody but we like it that way. 🤘❤️
No one can compete with the Professor!
I love the little nod, at the end, to Cheech and Chong's "earache my eye".
Something you should also look into is Neal's history as a percussionist. Early on, he was declared one of R&R's greatest drummers, but he held Buddy Rich as one of his favorites, and when he had a chance to take part in a BR tribute, he was disappointed with his playing, compared to jazz and BB drummers who participated. So he began taking drum lessons, and continued taking lessons throughout the rest of his career. He never stopped learning and finding new ways to improve his skills.
Best rock band ever existed on this planet. R.I.P Neil Peart.🤟
i ddint see anyone mention it, but the little riff at the end (~9:33) is from cheech and chong's "Earache My Eye" off the album "Cheech and Chong's Greatest Hit"
Absolute Rush classic with that great Cheech & Chong ending!
The Weapon, from the Grace under pressure tour live , is amazing! Neil throws sticks up as part of his rhythm in first part of song ,
Alex, Neil, and Geddy, were totally like close brothers!
Rush has a distinct signature sound.
What you're seeing at Alex's feet are his "Groupies!" Yes, they're barbie dolls holding stick-it notes as signs! All members of Rush were family men, and the stage crew thought Alex would like groupies that his wife wouldn't mind. On other tours, he'd have toy dinosaurs and Mr. Potato heads sitting on his amps. He's got an incredible sense of humor, see his R&RHoF induction speech! Also notice that Geddy's backline is actually chicken rotisserie roasters, and in the past, he'd have washers and dryers, vending machines and other stuff, while using DI for his bass into the PA.
Excellent. I assumed there was a based reason for them being there.
Ahh the double time on the ride. Thats why i always see drummers concentrating really hard during that part looking like they are in a sweat hahah
That big drum break is probably one of the most air drummed parts EVER.
EXCELLENT
Welcome to the rabbit hole go in head first best live band seen in my life
Glad to be in the rabbit hole!
Yep !
Peace and love brother 👍🏻☮❤
Bro, Tim G... Thanks for tagging me man! Gr8 clip & love "Snakes and Arrows" 1 of my favorites❗
It never gets old,never!!Alex is a funny guy it seems.
Yes he is!
Every time I see Geddy's "Blah Blah Blah" t-shirt, I'm reminded of Alex's acceptance speech when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2013; it's guaranteed to leave you ROTFL!!
Rush was amazing live. Nothing like it!
After 40 years these guys sound the same . Canada 🇨🇦 we are cool.
My favourite RUSH reaction so far!
The stone item on Geddy's keyboard is called an inukshuk. It's used by our Canadian Inuit people (indigenous people of our northern areas) as landmarks.
So LOVE this group!
again andy, the sick thing is this song is so old, and when it came out it influenced so many people who had no idea about time sigs etc... it is mindblowing now to analyze... I was playing air guitar to this as a 14 year old kid
That’s again, love love love those Guys !!!
Best live band ever
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All three of the Guys Geddy, Alex & Neil are in Bass Player Mag, Guitar Player Mag, Modern Drummer's Mag
Hall Of Fame (HOF) for winning their yearly polls more than 5 Times each !!!! You go in the HOF and can't win anymore to give other players a Bloody Chance !! Lol : D
Another kiwi who loves Rush. HELL YEAH!!!!
Andy, watch interviews of Peart talking about how he doesn’t need huge hand movements to pop those drums… he was a true Master of his craft.
Indeed!
Great pick to kick of Rush Week! They got Paul Rudd & Jason Segel to make a funny in-concert video (as their characters from "I Love You Man"). Paul Rudd is like a nervous fanboy, and asks Neil Peart "When you play 'Tom Sawyer'....is that hard?" hahaha
LOVE IT!
Thanks Steve