First listen to Rush - Distant Early Warning (REACTION) |Neil continues to blow my mind.|
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- The chorus on this song definitely made me think.
Original Video: • Distant Early Warning
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The whole Grace Under Pressure album is worth your time. Some of Alex's best guitar work, in my opinion. Red Sector A or The Body Electric are my highlights from this LP. Keep enjoying your Rush journey. No other band like them.
This song is very much a Cold War era song, steeped in symbolism of that time. The "Distant Early Warning Line" was a string of radar installations across the Arctic watching for a Soviet attack over the Pole.
"Heavy Water" is the water used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.
"Acid Rain" was one of the largest environmental issues of the 70s and 80s.
"Cruising under your radar, watching from the satellites" refers to the constant survellience between the superpowers, and the troop movements like pieces on a chess board.
But then it also deals with our personal relationships. "Hard to stay together passing through revolving doors" - the whirlwind of our daily activities tend to separate us from our friends and associates. And I believe the reference to the tip of the iceberg is more of a "I don't know everything you are going through, but the small part I do see makes me worry about you."
Keep 'em coming, kiddo. I really enjoy your thoughts. Very few reactor/reviewers actually delve into the lyrics of songs. But they are for me equally, or often even more important that the music.
Rock long and prosper, Daniel-san.
James - you totally get it. Very nice to see a young man getting exposed to these great songs. I suggest to Daniel that he take into consideration the year that each of these songs was released/recorded/written to get some better understanding of the cultural significance of the lyrics.
A lot of "red" on that album, eh?
Excellent explanation!!
Great summary. Loved Daniel’s deep dive into a single line, “the truth is not the truth.” His willingness/desire to learn and internalize these life lessons makes us all smile.
It’s a Cold War song talking about Canada worrying about its big brother
I'm telling you man, "the pass" is incredible. You cant go wrong with any rush though. Keep it up.
Yes, I've requested the pass as well. Geddy once called it his favorite song
Great song ! Between the wheels off the same LPis killer
Excellent suggestion
Absalom, Absalom! is a William Faulkner novel which is a retelling of the Biblical story of Absalom, a rebellious son trying to destroy the empire that his father had built. Supposedly this was Neil's inspiration.
Another great example of how Alex plays lead and Rhythm guitar simultaneously, by alternating between Arpeggiated chords and power chords seamlessly His guitar tone and solos on this album are otherworldly.
If you get a chance watch Rush's induction into the rock hall of fame. Rush was black listed for year unfairly until the public got a chance to vote and to to their despair Rush was voted in by a landslide. Rush always said it wasn't important to them but they knew it was important to the fans. It's very cool and alex lifeson in his own way kinda gives the hall of fame the finger.
Daniel, pretty good, huh. Next try RED SECTOR A , maybe even more powerful.
Yes, yes, and yes! Especially watching the live version so you can see what they're playing.
For a real treat, watch the masterful performance "Neil Peart Drum Solo - Rush Live in Frankfurt" . While no lyrics to dissect, you witness the genius of the "The Professor" Neil Peart R.I.P
Also, I know you are gonna LOVE THIS ONE!!!!! You have to give "Losing it'' from the Signals album a shot. I've seen a lot of people recommend it and I second it 1000%. Hands down one of Neil's best and deepest lyrics. Again he uses such surgical precision to describe the struggle of one inability to deal with.... well, you go and discover it for yourself :P Next time you think of Rush, think of ''Losing it''. BTW the music is also sublime and powerful. You owe to yourself to react to it with closed eyes and an open mind!!!! Enjoy!
Try Sector red. GEDDYS parents are holocaust survivors. He often would tell their story. NEIL wrote the lyrics. This song was featured in a movie
I think you mean ''Red Sector A'' which is a song about Lee's parents who were Camp survivors in 2 world war. AMAZING song and powerful lyrics!!
@@jacquesjrviens3384 yes my mistake I noticed after lol
Yes, "red sector A", "the pass" , "nobody's hero" ...all amazing songs lyrically and musically
This was a time where the biggest issue in international tensions was the US-USSR standoff and the threat of nuclear war. Neil is using Cold War terminology to discuss relationships.
"The truth is not the truth"
Once what we took for granted is no longer true. Reality has changed.
Obsolete.
Absolute, yeah!
Thanks for reacting to one of my favorite Rush songs!!! On your own, not to react to, but HIGHLY recommend watching the live version of this. The upload by user Gladson Hoffmann seems to be the best version. Also check out the video; the last scene in the video is a homage to the movie Dr. Strangelove!! Again, glad you reacted to this. Also, you have great values, young man!
After listening to a song about the Cold War, maybe try the album after this and listen to a song about the race for the first nuclear bomb? Song is called Manhattan Project. Other standouts from the Power Windows album are Big Money, Marathon, Territories, and Middletown Dreams. Heck, who am I kidding? The whole freaking record.
Thanks for doing something from Grace Under Pressure. It's the album that made me a Rush fan and started my drumming journey that continues to this day. One of the most unique sounding records of all time. A record that many early Rush fans had a problem with at the time because of the heavy synths. I think most of them have come around now to this masterpiece record.
Such a great tune and reaction! This was the first tour where I saw them live...was just getting into them right after Signals came out. Something to consider regarding the meaning behind this song...this album was released in 1984. I am pretty sure Neil had global society and tension in mind. The video features a kid riding on a missile doing all kinds of weird things. "Absalom" is said towards the end of the song.
After a little while I kinda put this one on the shelf and forgot about then years later I started listening to it again and realized how awesome the whole album is, ALL great tunes! The video was pretty cool as well, The first Rush video tape I bought featured this tune plus several more...loved it because there were a lot of shots of Neil playing.
There are ALWAYS exceptions to the rule, it's a judgement call...you gotta do what you think is best. I try to follow The Golden Rule.
Fun fact: The kid on the missile is actually the son of Alex.
@@kimdamholt5128 I think I remember hearing about that years ago, cool factoid!
Cygnus X-1 book two: Hemispheres
My understanding of the lyrics starts out talking about the Cold War nuclear threat, whether real or imagined. It moves on to relationships in a chaotic world and finishes with talking about being compassionate towards each other despite our differences.
Rush, Three of the finest musicians you will ever find in one band Alex Lifeson, Guitar, Geddy Lee, Bass, synth, and the immortal Neil Peart Drums
The original lyrics show the words:
Absalom, Absalom, Absalom
There is a definition that shows "Absalom" as a biblical character.
Absalom was one of King David's sons who rebelled against him to take the kingdom, but David still loved his son and didn't want his men to kill him. They killed him anyway and David mourn deeply for him. So the reference might be that David worried about him and the song has the line "I worry about you".
@@jimbuechler9546 it’ definitely is. David instructed his men not to lay a hand of his son, Absolom. They didn’t. He got caught in a tree and they used a dart to kill him. When David finds out his son is dead, he cries out “Absolom, Absolom, my son Absolom, would I have died for thee!”
Glad your hitting some of the rush songs no one else is doing. "The Pass"
New world man also but this song is the most commercial hit they ever had the highest number of airplay. Sounds like the police in this ine
The think about Neil's lyrics is that I think he is so crafty and deep that when many people would say "maybe he means this OR that" I think it is more of "he means this AND this" So many layers and interpretations and he wants us to gradually stumble across them all. He's the man.
Saw them in 1981, 1982, 1984, 2001, and 2004. I’m so fortunate to have seen them live. Neil was always the star of the show.
I've seen Rush 30 times live. It's always like a 3 ring circus. You don't know who to watch at any given time. They are all so good:)
@@carlgibbons5777 Hear hear!!
...in your opinion of course. Personally, I am very much drawn towards Geddy :) But I like them all.
Hande Barlas Not just my opinion. There were NEVER any “Geddy is God” banners. Most of the homemade banners at the concerts were directed at Neil. That’s a fact that can be corroborated by anyone who ever attended a Rush concert. I agree, they were all great but everyone knows that Rush took off only when Neil joined the band. He was the heart and soul of that band. Geddy is an incredible talent and Alex is one of the greatest guitarists of all time yet you’ll rarely if ever see him rated in a top 50.
@@juaneato I know what you mean actually. One doesn't even have to attend a Rush gig to see how the audience airdrum( is that the right word??- sorry if not) alongwith Neil. I guess I reacted emotionally because of my admiration for Geddy AS WELL AS Neil. I am not a musician but wanted to be a singer in my youth so I have a soft spot for vocalists, main or backing :)) Take care
This song brings me back to being a kid in the 80's and 90's. The overall Cold Ware era feel to it fit with those times. Distant Early Warning Line, was a string of radar stations set up to detect potential nuclear launches. This song is a play off of that.
After Moving Pictures or so, Rush's albums became themed. The name would usually imply what the songs were going to be about on a metaphorical level. Neil really shined from this point, on!
Someone else mentioned it, but Red Sector A, off of this album is... an event. It's hard to even call it a song due to the subject of it and the passion that goes in to it. You'd have to hear and see them play it for yourself.
My favorite Rush song! As well as my favorite Rush album cover art work! ...i think the subject matters of this song are Planet Earth and Life itself...the drums and guitar and lyrics are sooooo fantastic!
It is like you are reading my mind. I was going to suggest this for you yesterday.
For me, the key to this is King David's lament about Absalom. Parents have always worried about their children especially during the Cold War with pending nuclear doom when this song came out.
Not sure but I always felt it was a message to the US, from our friends to the North.
D.E.W. Is the radar system set up in Canada to protect us from missile strikes from the USSR. (Cold War generation) it was real to us as children
I often think that Canadians are extra polite partly because of being in between the two nuclear superpowers during the cold war.
Chuck Fu good one eh!😂
I just want to say thank you very very much for your reaction, insight and perspective.
You are a very smart young man and I thank you so much, you have a great future ahead of you. Although I'm thousand miles away in Canada I'm very proud of you
I’ve seen RUSH live twice. Power Windows and Snakes and Arriows tour. Of course they were amazing both times but there were no songs or moments that really stuck out to me. Except for this song. I remember they had a really good animated thing going on the screen behind them that went with the lyrics. That was pretty novel for 1986ish.
I find that if you live your life treating people the way you like being treated is a very simple way to live
You are definitely right to think this song speaks on two levels. The cold war was ever-present in our minds back then. It's reflected in the movies, music, and other pop culture from the 80's (look up the Doomsday Clock sometime). The Distant Early Warning (DEW) line was the most northern set of radar stations in Canada that were looking for Soviet bombers coming over the North Pole. This became less important as satellites and ICBMs took over, but for many years both the US and USSR had strategic bombers carrying nukes just circling, waiting for the order to go (watch the movie Dr. Stragelove sometime - any other Kubrick fans among the Rush geeks here, lol?). There was so much distrust and lies on both sides that each had to be hyper-vigilant of the other.
I always took those references to mean worrying about someone who was showing warning signs of a problem, but may not be very forthcoming or open to help, like someone dealing with addiction. It definitely has that feeling of distance, like you can only watch from afar and cannot directly influence the outcome.
Another song I can thing of that uses Cold War metaphors is The Weapon, which is part 2 of the Fear series. If you react to the Fear series, you don't have to do them in order. In fact, you might want to do them cronologically, which is 3, 2, 1, 4.
Neil Peart and I were the same age. I don't know about Canada, but the US would conduct "Duck & Cover" drills in grade school and up. (Thankfully we never had to find out how ineffective that might be.) In my school, they disguised them as tornado drills. The very real belief in a global thermonuclear war was bred into the kids back then. There was a time the US and Soviet Union had a combined 70-80,000 nuclear warheads. If you combine that with Geddy Lee's family experience in the extermination camps of Germany you get this song. Like many songs, it works on different levels. Is he talking about humanity, family, or a relationship?
The relationship is between the protagonist and the world.. Human society, environment, nature, everything.. that’s how I’ve always seen it
Rush - Cygnus X-1 and 2
Great lyric analysis!
RIP Neal... the best....wonderful man
'Cities of the Plain' refers to Sodom and Gomorrah, the two most famous cities of five situated along the Jordan river, that were destroyed by God in a maelstrom of fire and brimstone....clearly Peart is drawing a parallel between 'modern' man in the era of Soviet-American cold-war tension and these ancient Old Testament cities.
The absolute, Left vs. Right, Black vs. White, ways of thinking are obsolete ways of thinking is the way I interpret the word "obsolete" in there with "absolute."
Great analysis again mate. You might like to do 'Red Tide' off their 'Presto' album. It's Neil's 'environmental, green, save the planet' song & as you might expect, in my opinion, he does it very very well.
I have the Album on Cassette from 1984 - - the lyrics show 'Obsolete, Absolute .... Absolom, Absolom' 'Absolom' is the more quiet echo heard after the other two words - -
I love all of Grace Under Pressure soooo much... it was the first Rush album/cassette that I bought new when it was released... always a special one for that reason...
In the last year of their career, they killed playing this song. You should watch live performances and see how these 3 guys played these complex songs live. th-cam.com/video/kHodoLiNCFg/w-d-xo.html
yeah -- the chorus!
I watched you reaction again and I came up with something you said. Conscience is one of the most important things to every one to preserve. And you have to 'listen' others the same way. Your conscience may be the 'early warning' you should react to.
You should check out Manhattan Project by Rush in remembrance of the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in hope that it never happens again.
Suggested that last week for 8-6-1945 Hiroshima and 8-9-1945 Nagasaki bombings but it's never too late to discover a "new" RUSH song. It's a history lesson in a song with so much more.
Yeah, give ''Red Sector A'' a shot as suggested by the gentlemen below. Amazing lyrics and powerful song! Outside the box for Rush but perfect to deliver the message it conveys.
The world weighs on my shoulders (Atlas), but what am I to do (Shrugged)... is an Ayn Rand reference.
I'm pretty late to the comments section, but for what it's worth, Distant Early Warning was named after the so-called DEW Line. This was a a series of US Air Force radar installations across northern Canada whose function was to provide distant early warning of a Soviet nuclear launch (the flight path from the Soviet Union to the US would have been over the North Pole, then Canada, then the US).
I've always interpreted the first lyrics to be about destruction from nuclear weapons. "An ill wind arising across the cities of the plain." I picture it being the wind that blows as a bomb is detonated. If you ever see footage of them testing nuclear bombs, you see that wind blowing. The cities of the plain is Sodom and Gomorrah, which was destroyed when God rained down fire, and of course modern western culture is often compared to Sodom and Gomorrah. "There's no swimming in the heavy water" Heavy water is used in the production of nukes. "No singing in the acid rain" Nuclear fallout falls down as acid rain and is absorbed into the ground.
Ultimately, I feel like the song is comparing the subtle, ever-present threat of nuclear war during the Cold War, and that feeling like we are heading for disaster and we can't stop it, to watching a friend or loved one crash and burn. You try to do what you can, but you are powerless to stop it. Powerlessness is seems to be an underlying theme.
that Grace Under Pressure has totally stood the test of time. so atmospheric, so dystopian and foreboding.
i've always got the impression that he's talking to his children. revolving doors being one generation moving out of the game of life while the newer (his kids) are moving into it. the chorus gives it away for me. Also, it's child on the rocket/missile in the official video. Everyone's got their take from it. That's the beauty of music. love to NP and the boys. fantastic album.
The first time I heard this was on a new record and the "Static" I heard - I thought was a defect and not part of the recording.. This is one of my most favorite ALBUM art I have seen from Hugh Syme
Redbook was a magazine popular with women. I believe that is what he means when he says, "Take a page from your Redbook and keep him in your sights"
I could be wrong here. But I always thought Redbook was just a reference to something like "project bluebook", which was top secret military experimentation stuff.
Take a page of military secrets to keep spying on the USSR. That's my interpretation anyway.
The Red book was the Pentagon classified files on Russia's military and intelligence ops.
Red alert..
LMAO!!! Thanks for the laugh Ben!
Lol. I believe Red Book was referring to Soviet cold war tactics
@@HansMcGruber Clay. Bill Clay
The first time i heard this track, i instantly thought about a Releationship, not until later did it dawn on me about the greater picture scenerio
Grace Under Pressure was written and recorded at the height of the Cold War era and the emergence of awareness of environmental degradation (e.g. acid rain). The album captures that era perfectly.
Heavy Water is used in the nuclear field such as in weapons. This in 84. So the Cold War is still peaking. Cities of the plain and Absalom (who was King David's son and rebelled against his father) are Bible references that Peart used but said no hidden meaning but added some metamorphorical layer
💥THE GIRL WHO LISTENED TO RUSH💥
From the back of the stadium
She’s easy to see
Standing up at the stage
In her Starman tee
From Anthem to Limelight
To YYZ
She’s the girl who listened to Rush
And all of the rockers
And all of the heshers
Well they dreamed of the day
That they might get her
And drive her away
In a Red Barchetta
She’s the girl who listened to Rush
Philosophers and ploughmen
They can’t resist her call
They cannot choose
Not to decide
So they've got no choice at all
They've gotta love her
No she doesn’t say "Pert"
And she doesn’t say "Part"
Yeah, she knows it’s "Neil Peert"
‘Cause he’s close to her heart
Say a prayer for John Rutsey
He was there at the start
She’s the girl who listened to Rush
Philosophers and ploughmen
They can’t resist her call
They cannot choose
Not to decide
So they've got no choice at all
They've gotta love her
Why don’t girls ever listen to Rush? (X a lot)
But she listened to Rush!
The blacksmith and the artist
They can’t resist her call
You cannot choose
Not to decide
So you’ve got no choice at all
No you’ve got no choice at all
You’ve gotta love her!
💜💫✌🏼🎵
I think this may be my favorite album. And I just realized it's because the lyrics are more personal.
A while ago I found this on TH-cam. It's a short animated film that has Rush as their soundtrack and if I'm not mistaken it's all from Grace Under Preasure. This is it: th-cam.com/video/TGRvpmnrkDY/w-d-xo.html
Phenomenal album just like Moving Pictures and Signals. Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts. I agree wholeheartedly.
I believe your assessment of it being about an interpersonal relationship is correct. The video shows a young boy riding a nuclear weapon so it could be either but the line in the chorus that says I worry about you implies it is someone else since if it was speaking about the world as a whole Peart would have said I worry about us. The cruising under your radar and satellite also implies watching someone from afar who either does not appreciate your advice or whom you don’t feel the confidence to give it. The line the truth is not the truth to me means that your version of the truth does not match up to reality. Or as Neal Peart wrote. “You can twist perception but reality won’t budge.” Love your insight. You are a smart guy.
“The cities of the plains” are Sodom and Gomorrah, which (in the Old Testament) were destroyed for their wickedness. So, yes, lots of metaphors, right to the end of the song. “Absolom” was a son of the biblical King David, who rebelled against and was ultimately killed by his father.
The song is about a parent seeing foreboding in the world his child will inherit, and wanting to save them from it, and from their own inevitable mistakes.
Yes, he says “obsolete” - if the truth is not the truth, absolutes become obsolete. Black & white become shades of grey.
Great song.
Yes I learnt about the parent from my brother...had no idea before.
It's like when someone says, "I'm telling you MY truth". That does not make it THE truth. Only makes it your experience, we have to dig deeper to get to the truth, if that is possible in this life.
I've always loved old Rush but I am slowly warming up to the post Moving Pictures body of work. This song, Red sector A , etc...
Hi Dicon. I think your first guess was right. Rush do attend to process human relations in their songs. Although sometimes I feel like they are trying to tell you about two things at the same time by using metaphors. Thanks for your reaction videos!
The reference to the red book, watching from satellites and keeping them in your sights, is a reference to the Cold War, which was still hovering over us in 1984, when this was released.
Roll The Bones for sure.
If I remember right this song came out just before Chernobyl . And absolom I was told means God bless you. I've never looked it up. I should do that someday.
Always thought it was Rush (as the First Person) watching Future, Past, and Present of life. Watching the news and life just not able to help you.
He uses a lot of Me and I in the Chorus as first person without being able steering as course. Seeing whats going on but unable to change it.
Upset and Crazy seeing the tip of of iceberg and knowing what coming next. My point of view. Great to see your thinking and Rush makes you think.
Should check out The Fountain of Lamneth.
Watch the official video, you will see what it’s all about. “Red book” refers to the Soviet “ Reds”. “Cruising under your radar” refers to the cruise missle testing in the 1980’s. and yes Absolum is referring to King David’s son from the Bible
Others have referenced most of the references, but since I haven't found a comment that lists them all....
And some of this is my own interpretations, but these explanations make logical sense to me.
An ill wind - the winds of war.
heavy water - required for most nuclear reactors. Nuclear reactors are needed to produce Plutonium.
acid rain - in the 1980s acid rain was a serious problem. There is now a treaty between Canada and the US on the issue. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rain for more.
red alert - (in military or civilian defense) the most urgent form of alert, signaling that an enemy attack is believed to be imminent.
The next lines seem to refer to working at a nuclear missile site. It's hard to stay together as a launch crew. "Revolving doors" - one team enters and the other team enters. They need social interaction, but they also need janitors to work in the missile site.
The people working there feel incomplete because their job is to standby, day after day, week after week, year after year, preparing to launch and hoping that the order is never given.
The men manning the sites worry about WWIII - but what can they do? Their job is to launch those missile. They are only a small clog (tip of the iceberg) and they worry about their loved ones,
Cruising under your radar - flying a first strike under the radio, one of the nightmares of the Cold War.
Watching from the satellites - the East and West were monitoring each other with satellites.
Take a page from the red book - the red book was the launch book.
Keep them in your sights - monitor the suspected attackers coming it.
Red alert, red alert - an attack is coming.
Left and rights of passage - rights of passage is how both sides positioned their subs for the retaliatory strike.
Black and whites of youth - when you're young you see things in black and white, but as you age you notice the greys.
Who can face the knowledge - Who can hand the truth when it comes to nuclear war?
That the truth is not the truth? - Those sites would have drills where they would go up to the launch - but no one was told it was only a drill.
Obsolete, absolutely, oh - in someway those missile sites were obsolete once Trident came out.
Anyway, those are my takes.
You really nailed it with your talk about truth, I think that is exactly what Neil was getting at with that second verse. All of that mistrust and fear of a possible enemy attack, of an evil "other" has been indoctrinated as 'truth'. THIS is the obsolete truth he is talking about.
Hes talking about the Earth and the warning signs of what we are doing to it.
A year after this song came out Chernoble had its meltdown. Nuclear meltdowns cause acid rain.
The words "Absalom" were the last words spoken at the end of the song.
The Enemy With In is self examination
Check out the official video, it's about the threat of nuclear war. Heavy water refers to the contaminated water used in nuclear power plants.
The line about the red book might be a reference to Mao's Little Red Book, so would tie in with the Red Scare / Communist panic vibes.
Yes sometimes they will throw in proverbial meanings but for the most part the song is warning us about nuclear war/ww3.
😊sometimes you cannot walk on by
Please react to 'The Body Electric', also from Grace Under Pressure album.
Entre Nous is one you need to have a listen to.
Neil was ... :(... one of the most profound writers in prog.
Critical thinking is a rarity these days …keep it up soldier. Total respect for your authenticity. One of my favorite reaction channels!!!
As a big fan of Rush and Muse I recommend you to listen to the warning, 3 sisters from Mexico, they're crazy talented go check them out and react to them some time 💪🤘
RUSH is my number one, but after signals I didn't listen to their music as much. I hope the RUSH Army doesn't nail me to a cross over that statement.
Fantastic song from Power Trio!
Great react
Please react to Resist.
The album version
A lot people don't like the keyboard phase of Rush, but I think Grace Under Pressure is their best album; They still had those aggressive chops, but the song writing is mature and this particular album is beautifully cynical. "Afterimage" off this album, written about a friend of theirs that died, is so good.
I believe the song is about relationships
THAT'S HOW THE SONGS ENDS DANIEL, ABSALOM, ABSALOM, ABSALOM :)
I was born in West Germany. My Dad was an Army officer with 3rd Armored Division. I was a real child of the Cold War. I figured someday I'd be in one of those tanks when a few million Soviets would try to drive to the Bay of Biscay. Thank God that never happened. That's a country that doesn't exist anymore, a division that was drawn down and disbanded and an apocalyptic war that never happened. People wonder why Boomers did drugs.
Love this one!
And realize we we teenagers living in the cold war. The propaganda we were baraged with and there was no internet. We hanged on to good bands, good books. A big album that spoke truth to power was a big deal.
Check Red Sector A same album since you like this
Like to see you do some of Live In Rio, especially Ghost Rider.
Bravado would be one of rush's top song for lyrics and music
Oh, by the way the drummer Neil Peart wrote damn near ALL the lyrics in this band
I've been to subscribe to you for a while now I enjoy watching your reviews of rush and other music what mainly rush it's so fun to watch somebody enjoy the music that I grew up on and enjoy so much but if not more probably mprobably more I'm a rush head anyways anyways are a lot more deep meaningful songs from rush rush try driven then half the world Working that angels Clockwork angels Chemistry Count down tribute to the space shuttle By Tori the snowdog In the end Witch hunt vital signs Far cry UB2B2B the list goes on and on and on and on any rush is good rush senior 39 times all 3 average also's other instruments See them 39 times
Very good
Just getting around to listening to this this AM. Sorry...Stanley Cup Playoffs! 🏒 Another great album by Rush.
A band you might want to check out that contained similar themes --- Australian band called Midnight Oil...particularly "Beds are Burning".
Me too. Habs/Flyers game finished around 3.40am here in Britain. I called it a night after that!
Love Daniel's reactions BUT he can't compete with PLAYOFF HOCKEY. Will get even worse the next few weeks.
@@recyclerhopkins I hope he doesn't get discouraged by the initial views. The good thing (In this case) about TH-cam is you can check them out when you have the chance. Not like the old days of TV where if you missed an episode you had to wait for the summer to catch it in a rerun!
I hope he likes hockey, too!
@@firebird7479 Wouldn't want to bug him but if he just started listening to this kind of music a few months ago, depending on where he lives, he might not watch hockey, if so that's a shame. I've been listening to this type of music and watching hockey since 60's, 70's and can't pick one love over the other. Actually they go good together.
@@recyclerhopkins My moniker is a tribute to the Philadelphia Firebirds, a hockey team in the old North American Hockey League. When that league folded (The movie "Slap Shot" is based on the Johnstown Jets, who played in that league) the Firebirds moved up to the American Hockey League. Their theme song was Van McCoy's disco hit "The Hustle".
Also, I didn't mention it in his "Philadelphia Freedom" video but Flyers enforcer Dave Schultz had a novelty hit in Philly called "The Penalty Box" that got more airplay than Elton John. LOL