i just started getting into rush for the first time last year. im aussie and i never even heard of them. im 42 now, and am in love with this band , so many great albums
Mate, me too, but 2 years ago for me. It’s like they never existed for us in Aus. Never once did I hear them on radio or TV. My fav band, eclipsing kiss, Black Sabbath and priest.
I was a huge prog rock fan in the mid to late 70s - ELP #1 - I used to talk to a good buddy of mine about how great a drummer Carl Palmer was (is). I'd point out his snare drum technique, his inventive use of the hi hat, the expansive kit with the concert toms & orchestral percussion . . . and then he sat me down to listen to Hemispheres nothing else to be said . . .
Only person among my friends who loved this band. Got a lot of stick for it over the years. Now 48, married with kids. And still listen to Rush. And always will.
Hands down, my absolute favorite rock band/artist interviewer ever. He's refreshingly articulate, pleasant, near perfect radio voice, excellent, well researched original questions, and the most important trait, he SHUTS THE FUCK UP when the quest/artist is speaking!!! I appreciate the professionalism bro, wherever you are . . .
unfortunately he is also a female abuser and lost his job because of court cases and accusations of mistreating women. I too admired him because of his studio professionalism and huge knowledge of the Canadian music scene, both English and french.
An honest musician wants to push themselves and experiment and see what they can do. Take it to new places and emphatic. Geddy Lee, Lifeson, Peart....they're a miracle combo. They are on the same wavelength. They don't worry about impressing,...yet, of course it's great to make a connection with the audience and it becomes an substantial experience. They're intelligent guys. There is Mozart...and there is Andrew Lloyd Webber...there is RUSH. They are a more advanced level. And it's executed with mastery. I'm a woman...and I totally love these people and their music. Sexy...smart...passionate... Who doesn't get off to Alex in the 80's...and even now..watching him play...and Geddy with his weird sexy cuteness. These guys are just genuine and love what they're doing. They are the real deal. True musicians. Nothing about the ego trip. It's all the passion of it.
It's great to see the rest of the world catching up with this band Rush. 63 yo lifelong fan- By the way.. I think you hit the nail on the head about there history. 😎
These guys should be awarded the Order of Canada for their contribution in getting Rush recognized by the mainstream. The last couple minutes are so telling.
I don't think Rush had any intention of being rock stars. They just wanted to be top-notch musicians. They had their opportunity to be rock stars when touring do Kiss.
Fantastic interview. Brilliant, some I agree with and some I don't but that is why it is such an engrossing interview. Rush is the individual with integrity.
one more thing, they fail to state the fact that alot of their influence on other bands is so much more than just their work ethic within the context of a band. the real influence comes from the fact that each of rushs members are tops at their idividual instruments, not to mention the multitasking that each member is involved in during live shows. this is where the huge influences come from.......
to me, A farewell to Kings - Exit Stage Left - 2112 - Moving Pictures - are REAL MILESTONES. My first Rush Contact was: Cygnus X-1 , Xanadu and Closer to the Heart. That was absolutely AMAZING !!
Been hooked on RUSH since the first album. I've never bought into mainstream Top 10 radio. I loath it. Top 10 is for the sheep. Sheep can't stand RUSH because they do their own thing and don't care if the sheep approve or not. I like that. The members of RUSH are individuals. Their music speaks to those that cry out for fearlessly original ever evolving quality noncookie cutter music. Conformity be damned. Their motto must be NEVER SAY BAAAAAAAAAA. I must go get this film.
They were never “huge” in the past because there was no sensationalism. Nobody had a horrific drug abuse problem. No infighting. No scandalous comments. Just great music. Sensationalism sells. Music is just music. When Rush was heavier, they sounded like Rush being heavy. When they went to keyboards, they sounded like Rush using keyboards. They were completely unique. Nobody sounded like them and they didn’t sound like anybody else. We will never see their like again.
They were influencing bands that don't sound like them. Sure, but I am a huge Rush fan, AND I like the music of those bands who were influenced by them; despite the lack of musical similarity. That's just being a music fan who isn't one-dimensional.
@9:30... I said to myself, when Different Stages came out 1996 , and the inside cover had the Tinker Toys with the Mob off people around it, that someday, The WORLD will know who RUSH IS!
My experience from June 04. 2013,in Collonia. i was in between of young and beautifull girls. One Fan arrived with his 12 year old daughter from Florida !!
You have all this bands like Rush, King Crimson, Hawkwind, Van Der Graaf, Gong, Magma, Zappa, Henry Cow and Soft Machine. You can trace the sound of every avant garde rock band to those Prog Legends. While Pop outfits like Blink 183 and Green Day are the heirs of The Ramones.
It does matter..When Juno acknowledged them long ago and as you see them being recognized and reminded of from movies and tv..It does matter...It does matter that a magazine that posted for years how Peart and Lee are the best at their instrument as chosen by subscriptioners and now they have chosen to block them out...I am overly pissed that Rollingstone controls the Hall of Fame
as you can see..I am a big Bon Jovi,Abba,Pretenders,Tom Petty fan..I know each one of these had a huge influence on rock and roll...Each one changed the face of drum play and bass play and contolled the stage...What a joke to me
I feel kind of bad now. I trashed this interviewer for the job he did with Joni Mitchell (who I think is a horrible human being, even if a talented song writer), but with this interview and the one's he did with Rush he has been very good! So good job, Canadian guy who I don't know your name. :)
Hair styles? Clothing? The two guys who made this documentary are an example of why Rush has been eschewed by the mainstream critics and culture. They don't fit into the stereotypical and highly marketable romanticized drama-filled lives of most rock artists. Additionally, the music and lyrics are more cerebral and complex than pop taste can handle. It is a sad day when insightful lyrics are deemed pretentious simply because the average person can't appreciate it. A band doesn't owe anyone anything. It's about the music. Period.
Funny that metalheads and proggers are coming to Rush's defense, since that band is neither. And don't get me wrong--I am a mega-Rush fan, from the first time I saw them, at 15, on their first headline tour, in 1976, and also a massive prog fan (go Gentle Giant!) who loved the original hard rock bands like Deep Purple, Sabbath, Atomic Rooster and Captain Beyond who paved the way for the metal boys and who still incorporated a good deal of soul into their songs--but let's face it: like Zappa said, music after 1973 was completely subsumed under the bidness of rock 'n roll.
I am glad he did say it about the hall, hopefully this will give the band enough time to slam the hall, making the award as meaningless as possible. Which it is.
Geddy's voice..you either love it or hate it..In the early years his voice begged Kiss to get them as an opening band.You can't tell me as a Rush fan that Geddy's voice on 2112 and before had you not going.Holey crap.Geddy had a great voice...It died after Permanent Waves...But when his voice went "mellow"He grabbed a greater fan base.Its not Geddy's voice..It will never be Geddy's voice.I f-ing love"In The End" but I also love "Available Light".I Just Love RUSH..I will always love RUSH
Performing material that is so deep, complex, and satisfying to yourself as a musician is the OPPOSITE of "pretentious". To me, being pretentious is changing what YOU want to do because you feel it will make you more widely accepted. Take most of the "hair metal" bands of the 80s. To be clear, I enjoyed MANY of these- But look at what they did. A lot of those guys were outstanding musicians disguised as idiots for the sake of commercial success. Bands like Winger for example were so very talented as musicians. Rod Morgenstein was one of my heroes as a drummer. Kip Winger is an outstanding bassist. But what they do? Put on a ton of make up, big hair, and prance around the stage singing about banging 17 year olds, or "power ballads". THAT was what was making money back then, so thats what they did. They had the musicianship to do much more, but chose to "Pretend" to be something else. I do NOT fault them for this, but again, that is something that more defines pretentiousness. Rush always had a desire to continue learning, and develop and evolve. They went where they wanted to go, even if it was panned by critics. That is what makes them unique.
i really never thought of rush as being nerdy or weird. the first time i heard of them, was from friends and also early mtv, when they would play tom sawyer from the exit stage left video. i remember just thinking, wow, these guys are serious, and oh, thats neil peart- who i heard was the best drummer. plus the urban myth of what the letters r u s h stood for(ruling under satans house). not true, but still nothing nerdy about that.....
thing is, If you take each Rush member, and compared each to each other?? Who would be the best member?? Now, compare Rush members as players to other bands....
Genesis???!!!!! Ohhhhh god genesis???!!! In the RnR HOF!!! Vile slander rush ought a be in but at this point I dont care it's just some music critics with there heads up there ***** who need to be *** *****. I'm not a rush fan to see them into the HOF I don't care I'm a rush fan because they are some of the best at what they do. Great players great songs.
I can't jump on this bandwagon..One critic said he got Genesis in...Is he part of Rollingstone?....So many questions...David Wild will keep them out"til the day he dies"..quote unquote...The White Stripes walk in tomorrow according to Rollingstone and they trash Rush every chance they get...They demeaned the lead singer of Coheed and Cambria for sounding like Geddy..I don't buy it just yet
great documentary. Horrible interview. From the interview to these guys. Bad conclusions, generic approach, over estimaton of the cool factor, under estimation of how a couple of poweful magazines decided who were the cool ones and who werent, regardless of talent, regardless of album sales.
i just started getting into rush for the first time last year. im aussie and i never even heard of them. im 42 now, and am in love with this band , so many great albums
Mate, me too, but 2 years ago for me. It’s like they never existed for us in Aus. Never once did I hear them on radio or TV. My fav band, eclipsing kiss, Black Sabbath and priest.
@@shanewilson199 definably
RUSH RULES...... !!!
all other bands ; just Drool 🤤😵💫
R.I.P. 😢 N.E.P. 💫
Great interview. The host is a total natural and Rush is the greatest rock band ever in history.
I was a huge prog rock fan in the mid to late 70s - ELP #1 - I used to talk to a good buddy of mine about how great a drummer Carl Palmer was (is). I'd point out his snare drum technique, his inventive use of the hi hat, the expansive kit with the concert toms & orchestral percussion
. . . and then he sat me down to listen to Hemispheres
nothing else to be said . . .
Only person among my friends who loved this band. Got a lot of stick for it over the years. Now 48, married with kids. And still listen to Rush. And always will.
Knowing they will never tour on this planet again is something that brings a great sadness to me.
Rush is such an amazing band. This film is great.
One of the best documentaries ever made, that just happens to be about my favorite band.
Hands down, my absolute favorite rock band/artist interviewer ever. He's refreshingly articulate, pleasant, near perfect radio voice, excellent, well researched original questions, and the most important trait, he SHUTS THE FUCK UP when the quest/artist is speaking!!! I appreciate the professionalism bro, wherever you are . . .
unfortunately he is also a female abuser and lost his job because of court cases and accusations of mistreating women. I too admired him because of his studio professionalism and huge knowledge of the Canadian music scene, both English and french.
I became a fan at 16 and 20 years later they remain one of my favourite bands of all time and I play them all the time.
I wish they still wore robes. It really fit their music and I loved it. The robes and Neil's mustache that is.
An honest musician wants to push themselves and experiment and see what they can do. Take it to new places and emphatic. Geddy Lee, Lifeson, Peart....they're a miracle combo. They are on the same wavelength. They don't worry about impressing,...yet, of course it's great to make a connection with the audience and it becomes an substantial experience. They're intelligent guys. There is Mozart...and there is Andrew Lloyd Webber...there is RUSH. They are a more advanced level. And it's executed with mastery. I'm a woman...and I totally love these people and their music. Sexy...smart...passionate... Who doesn't get off to Alex in the 80's...and even now..watching him play...and Geddy with his weird sexy cuteness. These guys are just genuine and love what they're doing. They are the real deal. True musicians. Nothing about the ego trip. It's all the passion of it.
Rush is on of the best things to come out of canada. Them and the arcade fire
Another great interview! Thank you for posting!
Love Rush...
It's great to see the rest of the world catching up with this band Rush.
63 yo lifelong fan-
By the way.. I think you hit the nail on the head about there history. 😎
Female Rushfan here! :D
Bravo
me too
So you are the 5%
These guys should be awarded the Order of Canada for their contribution in getting Rush recognized by the mainstream. The last couple minutes are so telling.
Rock n Roll Hall of fame is corrupted to its core. No rap or hip hop band should ever be considered for induction.PERIOD!!!
Incredible, thoughtful interview, Bravo! And a great doc :) cheers Boys
I don't think Rush had any intention of being rock stars. They just wanted to be top-notch musicians. They had their opportunity to be rock stars when touring do Kiss.
i am one of the chicks that loves rush and listened to them since high school
Rush are clearly stronger than the hall.....peace
There's always a fundamental appeal of those who are true to themselves
Rush is the best !!! saw the film 9 times in the theater.
Fantastic interview. Brilliant, some I agree with and some I don't but that is why it is such an engrossing interview. Rush is the individual with integrity.
I LOVE RUSH!
one more thing, they fail to state the fact that alot of their influence on other bands is so much more than just their work ethic within the context of a band. the real influence comes from the fact that each of rushs members are tops at their idividual instruments, not to mention the multitasking that each member is involved in during live shows. this is where the huge influences come from.......
to me, A farewell to Kings - Exit Stage Left - 2112 - Moving Pictures - are REAL MILESTONES. My first Rush Contact was: Cygnus X-1 , Xanadu and Closer to the Heart. That was absolutely AMAZING !!
@jdcxyz64 they really don't care if they are inducted, and I like that.They wanted to make great music and they have done that.
Rush fans just said "do it, we'll like it" and they just fit right into that attitude
Been hooked on RUSH since the first album. I've never bought into mainstream Top 10 radio. I loath it. Top 10 is for the sheep. Sheep can't stand RUSH because they do their own thing and don't care if the sheep approve or not. I like that. The members of RUSH are individuals. Their music speaks to those that cry out for fearlessly original ever evolving quality noncookie cutter music. Conformity be damned. Their motto must be NEVER SAY BAAAAAAAAAA. I must go get this film.
@MrRepublicanpatriot - pssst. This clip is about RUSH....not BUSH. There is a tool provided in Windows to enlarge text if you need it.
Great interview!! RIP Neil Peart.
Hey CBC ... I miss Ghomeshi. Bring him back. Thanks.
The documentary was great! Nice work. The story behind 2112 is just awesome and shows that Rush has balls and character!
They were never “huge” in the past because there was no sensationalism. Nobody had a horrific drug abuse problem. No infighting. No scandalous comments. Just great music. Sensationalism sells. Music is just music.
When Rush was heavier, they sounded like Rush being heavy. When they went to keyboards, they sounded like Rush using keyboards. They were completely unique. Nobody sounded like them and they didn’t sound like anybody else.
We will never see their like again.
RUSH is an "anomaly." They are correct in saying that there is not another band that comes to mind that can compare to them in so many ways.
First album I bought...2112.
They were influencing bands that don't sound like them. Sure, but I am a huge Rush fan, AND I like the music of those bands who were influenced by them; despite the lack of musical similarity. That's just being a music fan who isn't one-dimensional.
@9:30... I said to myself, when Different Stages came out 1996 , and the inside cover had the Tinker Toys with the Mob off people around it, that someday, The WORLD will know who RUSH IS!
My experience from June 04. 2013,in Collonia. i was in between of young and beautifull girls. One Fan arrived with his 12 year old daughter from Florida !!
You have all this bands like Rush, King Crimson, Hawkwind, Van Der Graaf, Gong, Magma, Zappa, Henry Cow and Soft Machine. You can trace the sound of every avant garde rock band to those Prog Legends. While Pop outfits like Blink 183 and Green Day are the heirs of The Ramones.
The influence of Rush on many indie and hardcore bands its a sign that the Prog vs Punk war was something made up by Journalists and Criticis.
RUSHRUSHRUSHRUSHRUSH... TOM SAWYER, RED BARCHETTA, LIMELIGHT,
BRAVADO, FREEWILL, THE GARDEN, YYZ, !!! GOD BLESS RUSH !!!
@sportsportsport You love Rush? I love Rush.
THERE IS NO ROOM FOR THE BOTH OF US
It does matter..When Juno acknowledged them long ago and as you see them being recognized and reminded of from movies and tv..It does matter...It does matter that a magazine that posted for years how Peart and Lee are the best at their instrument as chosen by subscriptioners and now they have chosen to block them out...I am overly pissed that Rollingstone controls the Hall of Fame
You are wrong I have seen TONS of women at Rush shows as time wore on.
2112 !!
as you can see..I am a big Bon Jovi,Abba,Pretenders,Tom Petty fan..I know each one of these had a huge influence on rock and roll...Each one changed the face of drum play and bass play and contolled the stage...What a joke to me
I feel kind of bad now. I trashed this interviewer for the job he did with Joni Mitchell (who I think is a horrible human being, even if a talented song writer), but with this interview and the one's he did with Rush he has been very good!
So good job, Canadian guy who I don't know your name. :)
Hair styles? Clothing? The two guys who made this documentary are an example of why Rush has been eschewed by the mainstream critics and culture. They don't fit into the stereotypical and highly marketable romanticized drama-filled lives of most rock artists. Additionally, the music and lyrics are more cerebral and complex than pop taste can handle. It is a sad day when insightful lyrics are deemed pretentious simply because the average person can't appreciate it. A band doesn't owe anyone anything. It's about the music. Period.
Funny that metalheads and proggers are coming to Rush's defense, since that band is neither. And don't get me wrong--I am a mega-Rush fan, from the first time I saw them, at 15, on their first headline tour, in 1976, and also a massive prog fan (go Gentle Giant!) who loved the original hard rock bands like Deep Purple, Sabbath, Atomic Rooster and Captain Beyond who paved the way for the metal boys and who still incorporated a good deal of soul into their songs--but let's face it: like Zappa said, music after 1973 was completely subsumed under the bidness of rock 'n roll.
@sportsportsport HELL. YA. !!!!!!.
Im just a "working man" who drinks coffee not beer. What do I know?
I am glad he did say it about the hall, hopefully this will give the band enough time to slam the hall, making the award as meaningless as possible. Which it is.
Geddy's voice..you either love it or hate it..In the early years his voice begged Kiss to get them as an opening band.You can't tell me as a Rush fan that Geddy's voice on 2112 and before had you not going.Holey crap.Geddy had a great voice...It died after Permanent Waves...But when his voice went "mellow"He grabbed a greater fan base.Its not Geddy's voice..It will never be Geddy's voice.I f-ing love"In The End" but I also love "Available Light".I Just Love RUSH..I will always love RUSH
actually i liked his voice when i first heard it but i was buying records of japanese singing kabuki when i was 10 in 54 so i am weird
It's Peart.
If Neil spelled it 'Fdsgnj-rtenfdijgbfgdj' but pronounced it "Peart"
HE WOULD BE RIGHT.
Well..next year..Rush will make the Hall of Fame...Hmmmm..what will fans think?
Performing material that is so deep, complex, and satisfying to yourself as a musician is the OPPOSITE of "pretentious". To me, being pretentious is changing what YOU want to do because you feel it will make you more widely accepted. Take most of the "hair metal" bands of the 80s. To be clear, I enjoyed MANY of these- But look at what they did. A lot of those guys were outstanding musicians disguised as idiots for the sake of commercial success. Bands like Winger for example were so very talented as musicians. Rod Morgenstein was one of my heroes as a drummer. Kip Winger is an outstanding bassist. But what they do? Put on a ton of make up, big hair, and prance around the stage singing about banging 17 year olds, or "power ballads". THAT was what was making money back then, so thats what they did. They had the musicianship to do much more, but chose to "Pretend" to be something else. I do NOT fault them for this, but again, that is something that more defines pretentiousness. Rush always had a desire to continue learning, and develop and evolve. They went where they wanted to go, even if it was panned by critics. That is what makes them unique.
i really never thought of rush as being nerdy or weird. the first time i heard of them, was from friends and also early mtv, when they would play tom sawyer from the exit stage left video. i remember just thinking, wow, these guys are serious, and oh, thats neil peart- who i heard was the best drummer. plus the urban myth of what the letters r u s h stood for(ruling under satans house). not true, but still nothing nerdy about that.....
I'm a huge Rush fan. But what about ZZ Top? Same three guys for the same amount of time pretty much as Rush.
Troy D. Woods the same guys are coming out with a ZZ Top doc soon!
thing is, If you take each Rush member, and compared each to each other?? Who would be the best member?? Now, compare Rush members as players to other bands....
Really? You are going to compare ZZ Top to Rush? LMAO.
Genesis???!!!!! Ohhhhh god genesis???!!! In the RnR HOF!!! Vile slander rush ought a be in but at this point I dont care it's just some music critics with there heads up there ***** who need to be *** *****. I'm not a rush fan to see them into the HOF I don't care I'm a rush fan because they are some of the best at what they do. Great players great songs.
I can't jump on this bandwagon..One critic said he got Genesis in...Is he part of Rollingstone?....So many questions...David Wild will keep them out"til the day he dies"..quote unquote...The White Stripes walk in tomorrow according to Rollingstone and they trash Rush every chance they get...They demeaned the lead singer of Coheed and Cambria for sounding like Geddy..I don't buy it just yet
:D
Q Anon
by "shit" i mean snark, pomp, and elitism.
great documentary. Horrible interview. From the interview to these guys.
Bad conclusions, generic approach, over estimaton of the cool factor, under estimation of how a couple of poweful magazines decided who were the cool ones and who werent, regardless of talent, regardless of album sales.
Im just a "working man" who drinks coffee not beer. What do I know?