This is one of the greatest things i've ever seen. Rush playing their own song on Rock Band. Geddy getting anything but 100% on his own vocals should result in a cosmic rift in the fabric of time/space
Remember seeing this on Kotaku. Rush were good sports about it. RIP to the greatest drummer of all time, Neil Pert. Godspeed, sir. Thank you for the incredible music.
Best RUSH video ever... Playing guitar and playing Rock Band are completely different. As well, when you're playing real instruments, there is 'wiggle room' -- you don't have to play it exactly each time. You have artistic freedom. Rockband makes you do it exactly. I love the game, and love seeing Rush play it:) Perfect.
well alex looks stressed out cause he's the only one that has to learn a new "way" of playing with his finger positions...i mean neil knows where he is hitting the times and it's the same kind of thing for geddy.
Still one of the funniest videos I've ever seen. Alex legit thinking a Rock Band controller is the same thing as a real guitar is rhe most Alex Lifeson thing ever 🤣
It's very frustrating to play the game when you really play an instrument because you're used to playing the song a certain way but the game tells you what to play.
Rock legends having a good time to their own song. Just once I'd love to see Neil throw his head back and laugh!! I know he has it in him. He always seems so serious and stoic.
The game would be freaking out "Holy shit, the Drummer is great, The singer is absolutely perfect, but the guitar is like a real guitarist playing RB for the first time"
Cool footage! Love those guys. Can’t wait for Geddy and Alex to get back in the saddle. Life sucks too much without these guys playing a cool sound track to makes it enjoyable. This is of course not true of all their songs, but I do have periods of my life that I distinctly preferred some albums over others and then changed my preferences with maturity (like all good Rush fans). God bless those guys. The only time they stopped was for tragedy and mourning.
I laughed so hard seeing the drummer play those piddly little things compared to what I've seen him play on usually lol. I wish this was a series with all the bands!!!
That is SOOOOO GOOD because it puts to rest a debate I used to have with someone down the pub. They'd never bothered to learn properly like I did, never been in a band, but were claiming they didn't need to while they were getting a good score on this game after a few frenzied months in front of a TV. What nonsense!! Ha haaaa.
Geddy can still fucking rock it live. He's just in a room, singing to a video game. Rush are the fucking best. Neil even makes it look awesome on a plastic drum kit.
@EderRedfield People can be allergic to anything. I just don't know if that's true. I hear the pickguards on his guitars are made of wood, hard cloth, or other materials that are plastic.
You're totally honest. Remember, they're only commercial because most everyone likes them. Meaning they are able to appreciate them. Not because they're better. These kids would be confused after the first ascending lick of La Villa Strangiatto. I don't even think they'll get to the ACME part.
haha this is hilarious, I've always wanted to see a band do their own song on this game. Definitely not the same thing, theyr've actually REALLY different (besides the singing of course) but this was amusing lol, rush are great sports =P
"They hate us"
"We suck"
I never thought I would ever listen to these words coming from Rush
+Mr. Foxhound "I'm going to go join another band" lol.
Mr. Foxhound YEP
50% oh dear. they have said ir is hard to play i wonder why the game picked that song.
I wouldve thought that drum set would exploded just being in the presence of the professor
underated comment
"They hate us!"
"We suck."
"I'm gonna go join another band..."
Hahaha classic xD
They should make a series of this. Putting Bands with songs on rock band and having them play it.
I'm sad after 14 years we never got this 😢
This may have been what drove Neil into retirement.
Yeah cause probably got hooked on rockband
Ow my heart
Hilarious!
That did not age well
@@westonbavage8675 it certainly didn't
This is one of the greatest things i've ever seen. Rush playing their own song on Rock Band.
Geddy getting anything but 100% on his own vocals should result in a cosmic rift in the fabric of time/space
Hilarious!
in rock band 1 they had to actually use a cover version by wavegroup
I love how it's their song but in this they look like the kids at a family party convinced the dads to try Rockband
Rip Neil Peart, one of greatest rock band drummers of all time
he only joined Rush just so he could save up to buy his own copy of rock band.
You can't do Tom Sawyer without bass. It's so integral to the song!
One of the things I always love about Rush is their sense of humour. Super serious musicians, but not afraid to laugh at themselves.
When you're used to play a real instrument for all of those years, its kinda hard to switch to plastic toys hitting buttons... lol
Remember seeing this on Kotaku. Rush were good sports about it. RIP to the greatest drummer of all time, Neil Pert. Godspeed, sir. Thank you for the incredible music.
Yeah, that's Neil PEART!🙄
Alex's look of concentration was brilliant. Haha, they're such awesome people
Rush is still the greatest band that has ever existed in the entire history of the universe since the beginning of time.
How u long been doing this shit bro
Hah lol no
I absolutely LOVE this 3 person band! ❤❤❤
kathryn chambers said until you hear Halestorm
Rush didn't fail at rock band, rock band failed Rush
This is what I thought
Best RUSH video ever...
Playing guitar and playing Rock Band are completely different.
As well, when you're playing real instruments, there is 'wiggle room' -- you don't have to play it exactly each time. You have artistic freedom. Rockband makes you do it exactly.
I love the game, and love seeing Rush play it:) Perfect.
I am suprised the TV didn't explode with the sheer awesome-ness of 2 Rushes playing at once
well alex looks stressed out cause he's the only one that has to learn a new "way" of playing with his finger positions...i mean neil knows where he is hitting the times and it's the same kind of thing for geddy.
Is it me or did Neil have the same facial expression throughout the whole thing
LOL he has the same face through every show. He is a machine.
It's either a face of concentration, or a face of "wth am I doing here?"
Still one of the funniest videos I've ever seen. Alex legit thinking a Rock Band controller is the same thing as a real guitar is rhe most Alex Lifeson thing ever 🤣
"I'm going to join another band" Classic!
this is the greatest rush performance of All Time
The HUMOR - oh man, the HUMOR.
I have been a fan for 30+ years ...these guys still make me smile!
Lerxst forever!
It's very frustrating to play the game when you really play an instrument because you're used to playing the song a certain way but the game tells you what to play.
Rock legends having a good time to their own song. Just once I'd love to see Neil throw his head back and laugh!! I know he has it in him. He always seems so serious and stoic.
"They Hate Us!"
"We Suck."
"I Can't Play With That."
Alex looks so concentrated lol
Aww I really wanted to see geedy on that bass.
Vegeta exactly
Rest easy, Professor.
Neil's just sitting there thinking, WTF I swear there're more notes than that
I wish there were more videos like this. It's so great to see how a band would do playing a video game version of their own song.
Since seeing them alive this year I definitely change my mind. He sounds great.
Daaamn this is so funny!! Neil is like what the fuck am I doing? He looks so cheesy when hes playing with those drums
The game would be freaking out
"Holy shit, the Drummer is great, The singer is absolutely perfect, but the guitar is like a real guitarist playing RB for the first time"
I love irony. Rush fails at the video game, but no one on earth could play it live like they do! LONG LIVE RUSH!
0:45 "wtf am i doing"
lmao alex's face is priceless
Off-Camera later: "okay boys, let's go do it for real now!"
Cool footage! Love those guys. Can’t wait for Geddy and Alex to get back in the saddle. Life sucks too much without these guys playing a cool sound track to makes it enjoyable. This is of course not true of all their songs, but I do have periods of my life that I distinctly preferred some albums over others and then changed my preferences with maturity (like all good Rush fans). God bless those guys. The only time they stopped was for tragedy and mourning.
lmao! I was watching this without any sound and I thought they were kicking ass! LOL The ending was so unexpected.
seeing them the first time was AMAZING but the second time was PERFECT. i hope they release ANOTHER album ^.^ so we can get ANOTHER tour!
I absolutely love this! Rock Band isn't for musicians!
WHERE'S YOUR SILK KIMONO?
Great hearing the singer singing to his own song :D
Great video. I want my band to start doing more footage like this!
I laughed so hard seeing the drummer play those piddly little things compared to what I've seen him play on usually lol. I wish this was a series with all the bands!!!
FANTASTIC!!!!
No doubt about, the best rock band in the history
haha Neil is serious even on a game :D
that is the funniest and coolest thing I've seen a long time
wow tom hanks and Neil pert look a little bit alike?
holy shit that's it! i knew he looked like someone but i could never place it
I swear, for this stuff I Love those guys even more...they are really to kiss for in this video😂😄
I like how they're playing a cover
This makes me feel better about my own Rock Band short-comings, watching THE BEST ROCK BAND EVER fail at the same song.
1:57 When did Neil Peeeert become British?
medicinegone You notice that too?? Lol
fucking love gedy lee's voice best male singer
Hearing those plastic instruments going off is magical.
RIP Neil Peart
That is SOOOOO GOOD because it puts to rest a debate I used to have with someone down the pub. They'd never bothered to learn properly like I did, never been in a band, but were claiming they didn't need to while they were getting a good score on this game after a few frenzied months in front of a TV. What nonsense!! Ha haaaa.
Geddy can still fucking rock it live. He's just in a room, singing to a video game.
Rush are the fucking best. Neil even makes it look awesome on a plastic drum kit.
amazing band. I'm just gettin into prog rock what other bands are worth checking out in this genre?
@AckAttack77 They are, tickets are going on sale in a few days. They'll be playing Moving Pictures and some songs from their new, unreleased album.
Lifeson's face in that thumbnail sums it all up perfectly.
This made my day
does anyone else find this priceless as hell? lol
Peart hittin' plastic is way more awesome than anything that comes out of my TV.
That is HILARIOUS!!
That’s HILARIOUS!
that was quite funny how ironic geddy lee singing to a cover of his own song and the "where's your silk komono" part was hilarious
Teacher: What will you be doing for the science fair? Me:
LOL.FANTASTIC
Im with you borntofly
Im just pysched to see the boys still together after everything they've gone through! Go Neil Peart and
Go RUSH!
I wonder how the game scored Lee's singing?
Rush is so awesome that the instruments are too intimidated by being played with these legends and just gave up early.
absolutely
@Zoook39 i just saw!! this is amazing, can't wait to see them for the 3rd time this decade =D
That's just funny. Rush rules!
@Olly350Z that would be awesome!! the Rush songs are my fav to play
Neil looks like he is trying hard to hold in his anger lol
This is so cool That The band's playing the game
@EderRedfield People can be allergic to anything. I just don't know if that's true. I hear the pickguards on his guitars are made of wood, hard cloth, or other materials that are plastic.
You're totally honest. Remember, they're only commercial because most everyone likes them. Meaning they are able to appreciate them. Not because they're better. These kids would be confused after the first ascending lick of La Villa Strangiatto. I don't even think they'll get to the ACME part.
Alex looks like he's having a good time.
haha this is hilarious, I've always wanted to see a band do their own song on this game. Definitely not the same thing, theyr've actually REALLY different (besides the singing of course) but this was amusing lol, rush are great sports =P
It's like, they're playing a cover of a cover of their own song. It's a friggin' musical Möbius strip!
Rest in Peace Neil Peart 🤘🤘🤘
Neal looks like he's about to fall asleep...
Pretty cool that they would do that though
i honestly couldnt agree more
geddy looks like the only one enjoying himself lol.
Seeing Neil play that lame kit puts a smile on my (and his) face LOL
I would hope so!!
This is too funny!
lmao I love how I thought they had nailed it with all instruments to 100%, also Kevin Spacey at 1:35
Maybe tom hanks?
hahaha, Neil was doing the best. and Alex was screwing up, hahahah. So funny seeing them play their own song on rock band.
Yeah, you would think Neil would do the best from playing on practice sets.
LOL! THIS is funny!
Neil looks thrilled
hence what neil said near the end of the clip:
"i can't play with that"
Oh my goodness, too funny.
This is hilarious!
I don't fell quite so bad about failing miserably on this song now