I think the reasons that they lasted so long as a trio, made such incredible music and looked like they were having fun is because they were. 1. Alex and Geddy were best friends in high school and never forgot that as they loved to have fun. Imagine just hanging within your highschool buddy doing what you both love doing. 2. They were the opening band for Kiss in their heyday. Interviews with Kiss, they loved touring with Rush because after the concert, Rush went back to the hotel and worked on their music and performance. That meant there was no competition for all the groupies. Basically Kiss got all the girls when touring with Rush because Rush was faithful to their spouses and the music. 3. You can hear in the way they write that there isn't any competition for spotlight as they worked through all the hard transitions to highlight everyone. 4. They did what they wanted to do and while they allowed current trends in music to influence them, they never compromised on the core of who they are, three guys who loved to play together and do it well. 5. They never stopped learning. If you listen to interviews and watch their careers, each of them was always learning something new, reading new books, learning new skills, watching their contemporaries and adding a groove, learning a new instrument etc... In the case of Neil Peart, at the height of his career, he went back to school to learn new techniques and improve his playing skills. 6. They worked hard and toured like crazy. In four years between 1974-1977 they played 864 live shows and produced 5 albums including Rush, Fly by Night, Caress of Steel, 2112 and A Farewell to Kings and if you add 78-80 they broke a thousand concerts at 1015 and produced Hemispheres, Permanent Waves and their first live album All the Worlds a Stage. That included 2 Gold, 5 Platinum and 1 3x Platinum albums.
David, a more informed and eloquent piece on one of my favourite bands I have not read. Thank you; I’ll plagiarise and credit you as appropriate. Good work, fella!
You mentioned on your last video that you thought Alex Lifeson was underrated. In the early 80's Eddie Van Halen was asked what it was like to be the best guitar player in the world. he supposedly replied why don't you ask Alex Lifeson. Great reaction!
Thanks for the reaction!! Love Rush! One of my all-time favorites! Check out The Warning, a 3-piece rock trio of very young SISTERS from Monterrey Mexico. Paulina the drummer sites Neil Peart as one of her biggest influences! They are the future of rock in the making! Here's a song from 2 years ago, "Sinister Smiles" from their concept record Queen of the Murder Scene. Their ages respectively at the time were, Daniella (Dany) Guitar/Lead Vocals 18, Paulina (Pau) Drummer/Lead Vocals 16, and Alejandra (Ale) Bass/Vocals 13. th-cam.com/video/Lh2eY0pe9X0/w-d-xo.html
I would like to recommend a group of three sisters from Monterrey, Mexico 🇲🇽 known as The Warning. Their ages are 20, 18, and 15 but don’t let that deter you. Their original music and their abilities are way beyond their respective ages. I guarantee that you will not be disappointed! Rock!!! 🎸🎸🥁👸👸👸🤟❤️👍
You should take a look at "2112" that is the song that saved rush and if it weren't for that song the band would not have become the group everyone loves today.
I think it was about 65,000 people in that crowd. When a band like Rush goes to a place like Brazil, every single fan goes because they never know when they will come back again.
If you like Rush: Xanadu, La Villa Strantiato, YYZ, etc, and are looking for something even more mind blowing... Search TH-cam for Genesis In the Cage Live (mama tour) That should completely blow your mind. The picture quality of the filming was not great then... It's not well lit (early prototypes of Vari*Lite), but it's an amazing performance.
@@GibsonB4512 Clockwork Angels was a great concert. I was in Phoenix when they recorded it for the DVD. It was my 14th time seeing them, beginning in 1978. This album was their swan song - absolutely brilliant! One of the musicians playing violin is Peter Dinklage's brother.
Not true at all... In fact, they did not even play this song on the final tour. The R40 tour, and his last performance, ended with Working Man, sending with 8 bars of a never recorded song called Garden Road, both from when John Rutsy was the drummer, before Peart joined the group. The R40 tour DVD/Blu-ray IS Neil's final performance, and is said to be the last time he sat behind the drums. It's also the only time he ever came to the front of the stage, shocking Geddy.
The song is super groovy because it was originally written for just bass and drums. To his credit, Lifeson jumped in and added some rocking riffs to make it even better. Not to have you listen to yet another version, but the live version on Exit Stage Left includes a drum solo that will blow your mind- Peart KILLS it.
I’m certain true fans have seen this concert film in its entirety. For others who haven’t I would highly recommend giving it a go. Hard to imagine a more cathartic reaction to a rock show. Those Brazilian crowds fuckin’ adore their rock!!! Iron Maiden down there is also absolute gold. Starved for jams were they and when they got it they showed absolutely absurd appreciation, adoration and love. Because if that and my love of futbol I absolutely adore Brazil!!!
So glad you did this one Tim! This Brazilian crowd is one of the rowdiest, most passionate audience i've ever seen! RUSH are truly timeless masters! Pinnacle stuff!
If you want to see Geddy Lee "going nuts," check out the live version of another of Rush's instrumentals, "Leave That Thing Alone!" His bass playing looks effortless. This concert in Rio had an attendance of 60,000+! Their first trip to South America!! 💜💜💜
Great Reaction! Love my home town band *Rush!* As for a modern Trio, I suggest you react to *The Warning.* They are three super talented Sisters from Mexico. They already have 32 original songs from one EP, *Escape The Mind,* and two Albums, *XXI Century Blood & Queen Of The Murder Scene,* which is a Concept Album, a Musical Novel if you will, plus their latest single, *Narcisista* which is their first song in Spanish. They are the future, they are saving Rock n' Roll. You should check out *Survive,* Live at TEDx which is from their first Album. The Warning - SURVIVE - th-cam.com/video/E62SVvLw9FI/w-d-xo.html
I was there... We waited Rush from decades... This Stadium is the most famous Soccer Stadium of the WORLD ! The Maracanã, who used to attend 200.000 people. After modernization It fits "only" 85.000...
Animals as Leaders is a 3 piece that do this type-o-thing. Try Tooth and Claw or The Brain Dance. Leave That Thing Alone is a lesser known but great another Rush instrumental jam like this. You'll love it!! That was 60,000 people from what I recall of the DVD documentary.
If you watch their "Boys From Brazil" video, it talks about this concert (and some of their equipment got rained on...there was some worry about getting zapped or blowing the system) and the one in Sao Paolo, and how the Brazilians (all 100,000+!! of them) started singing along to the instrumentals.
I have been a Rush fan since the 70's as well as a Police fan ( I love killer three-piece bands). Try MUSE, musicianship and composition is outstanding, just a great modern three-piece.
FYI 40,000 people attended the show in Rio. The night before, in Sao Paulo, there were 60,000. But these are nowhere near the largest crowd Rush played to. That would be the Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto benefit, where between 450,000 to 500,000 were in attendance.
There are no three piece bands currently laying down music like Rush. There were also no contemporary three piece bands laying down music like Rush. Take ‘em or leave ‘em as most people do. There will never be another Rush. The music they were writing in their 20s was from another planet.
Imagine playing in front of 40,000 people all jumping up and down in sync with your playing. That was the Rio concert. 60,000 showed up in Sao Paolo the night before. You can see it in the band's expressions as they are playing.
My first show was in 82 on the Signals tour, saw them LIVE many times as I could after that show! Gentlemen, amazing musicians, perfect Performers! RIP Neil...tragic loss to us Drummers and Rush fans
Another 3 piece Canadian band I think you'd enjoy is The Tea Party. They are still releasing music and touring. I get to see them in January. Can't wait!
I was honored enough to see these guys numerous times and could never get enough. Please check out The Garden live from their Clockwork Angels Tour. It's a side of Rush you would never think you'd hear or see.
Who is this band called THE WARNING I keep hearing about. Are they the hard working power trio sisters from Monterrey Mexico who love making their fans happy?
Do you want to go nuts and watch Alex. Play Rush working man time machine tour in Cleveland live. it starts off with a reggae beat they're messing around when you know you got the right one
In interviews during that tour, they admitted that they had no idea of just how popular they were in Central and South America. When they finally toured there, the fans were in Heaven!
The power trio from 🇨🇦 this decade is We Hunt Buffalo. Recommend “Back to the River” but there are violent scenes in the video. More sludge rock than prog. I’ve really enjoyed The Warning’s journey for the last 5 years. 3 teen sisters from Monterrey, Mexico that have 2 excellent albums plus their intro EP! I recommend doing “ Queen of the Murder Scene” from start to finish, in order, as it’s a serious rock opera. If you begin with “Dust to Dust - Live” from their second album, you won’t end it there. Also, their live & acoustic versions are as good as their recordings! Extremely original material with a blend of hard, Prog, grunge & metal rock. The Warning “Dust to Dust”. Their manager, Luis, plays the Grim Reaper. th-cam.com/video/N-wl4uQTA7w/w-d-xo.html
Luis is their dad. Their manager, Rudy, plays the role of a preacher delivering a sermon. The "Grim Reaper" comes later in the album in the form of a song by the three young ladies.
Rush had never been to South America before this performance, and this show in particular there were over 60, 000 people in attendance. This was the largest single concert they had ever played, (not counting multiple act festivals) they were, and are the greatest 3 piece rock band in history...
Actually there were "only" 40,000 for the Rio show....60,000 was in Sao Paulo a few nights before and that was the biggest audience they'd had outside of festivals...but I couldn't agree more with your final observation!!!
@@leddygee1896 The largest crowd was in Plaines d'Abraham in Québec City (Festival d'Été de Québec), july 15, 2010 with 88,550 persons ! I was there ! Source - the 471 pages book: Rush Wandering the Face of the Earth - The official Touring History 1968-2015
I believe your right. Its first concert in Rio Rush has performed. Brazilians went mad crazy, in awe, as I would have been if I lived there. Crazy for Rush, here in Texas, missing the Power Trio playing live!
@@jacknone1564 That.... kinda says it, doesn't it? insane. I"m a long time rush fan, but there is a lot of their stuff I've not heard. This was amazing.
Actually the best version of this song is on exit stage left live album. It has a Neil peart solo in it. And the sound is awesome. I dont think there's video available. And I know you've already reacted to it twice. But it's worth a personal listen anyway.
Great reaction! I have never sung along with Alex, but I did once have a girlfriend who used to get quite annoyed with me whenever I would sing along with David Gilmour's guitar or Jimmy Page's guitar! lol I do love live performances, even when it's just in videos. I got to see Rush in concert decades ago when I was working floor security. As I was moving up the center aisle, I locked eyes for several seconds with the bassist/singer. Talk about giddy! lol (Or about Geddy!) I see several people have asked for you to check out The Warning. Their performances will definitely make you feel giddy! And I have been to two of them at the Whisky in LA! A good place to start (and you may get a wide variety of suggestions), and there are many great places to start, would suggest their song "Dust to Dust", which is the Prologue to their lastest album, which is a concept album in four chapters. Go either from their performance at Lunario CDMX (Mexico City) or from their Patreon release that they recently made public, which is a fun show! You will enjoy either of those!!
"You have this canadian band, and..." From where the band is doesn´t matter. It's f*cking Rush. They could be from Bangladesh, or even Argentineans, and the brazilian crowd would still go nuts with these 3 dudes playing the most fantastic sound on the planet.
There were over 65,000 people there! They didn’t even know they had a fan base in Brazil!! It’s amazing that these concerts even happened, it rained terribly hard and there were no tests of the cameras or anything before the concerts started. So considering that these live videos turned out very good!! As you are a guitarist, I still recommend “La Vill Strangiato” and you and Kimmy doing the epic “2112”
Here's a band you may not know about. Porcupine Tree This first song is their opening song. Their drummer Gavin Harrison is my favorite drummer. Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet (Live HQ) th-cam.com/video/BZghBgdqUQc/w-d-xo.html Arriving Somewhere But Not Here (Live) th-cam.com/video/W3lsqUqGTzM/w-d-xo.html
One thing that is truly incredible and inventive, is that at the beginning of the song Neil taps out the morse code for YYZ and then Alex and Geddy also play the morse code to begin. Listen carefully (Y= long-short-long-long, Z=long-long-short-short) 2 Ys and then the Z. BTW YYZ is the code for Pearson Intl Airport in Toronto.
South American crowds are the best. Especially Rio in Brazil and River Plate in Argentina. If you have not watched it already, I would suggest watching their performance of Working Man in Cleveland for the Time Machine tour. They basically reinvent a 40 year old song from their beginnings and show their incredible level of musicianship.
Miss the Rush concerts? Our Canadians friends have given us an AMAZING, portable LIVE concert in the form of RUSH in RIO DVD. Play it in 2-channel stereo mode! Not the included 5.1 sound surround track, which is trash. Pass the video feed to your big screen TV. Ice down the beer and fire up the BBQ. Call your RUSH-y friends over. Turn volume to 11. So good, the neighbors will thank you for being loud.
Not my fav concert bc too much crowd sounds in the audio mix and the video editing kinda blows IMO, but I like the Brazilian crowd Loving it and singing along to an instrumental. Brazil knows more than America how good Rush is. 3-piece bands of note are Triumph, The Police, ZZ Top, ELP, Primus, and Chevelle
A lot of Canadian bands do well in Brazil and elsewhere. DRAKE Justin B. The Weekend. SHANIA TWAIN. BRIAN ADAM'S. SEAN MENDEZ. AVRAL LEVIGN. ALANIS MORSETTE. PLUS MANY OTHERS
They had over 100,000 people at that concert. Rush, in their later years would go on tour and be the only name on the Marquis, like this concert in Rio.
First concert i ever saw, Rush Moving Pics tour 81’ Memorial Coliseum Portland Or. couldn’t tell you who opened for them? Who cares? Best concert i ever saw ( besides these guys) was the following year 82’ FTATR ACDC. Great time for live rock
Hey … A Brazilian here! Rush is so loved in South America. You have no idea! It was 1985 and the only thing kids were talking about in school was “ did you listen to that Canadian band called Rush?” The concert in São Paulo was even crazier…I was “f$*k#@g” there!
Allman Bros cover Van Morrison's Into the Mystic. It's a live performance from Boston. Triumph, Fight the Good Fight; another Canadian Trio. April Wine, Sign of the Gypsy Queen; another Canadian band, and when I saw them in the early 80s they had two drummers.
That’s somewhat over 60k people at that show, second largest that Rush played to. Somehow fitting for Rush’s return to the stage after about a five year sabbatical, following the collapse of Neil’s life. At the time, whether Rush would even continue to exist was a question with no answer. But Neil did finally return and they released the “Vapor Trails” album. That show you just reacted to was the last show of the Vapor Trails Tour. For a little more crowd enthusiasm (which really is not truly possible since that audience was already nuts before the show started but…) check out “Closer To The Heart” from that same concert. The song was a big South American favourite. (Again, a great reaction! Thanks! 😎)
If you want a great three-piece band that will blow your mind, check out a band called Ohm. Founded and lead by guitarist Chris Poland - former Megadeth. They are a fusion power trio that will blow your mind. Although he eventually left the band, they used to have Kofi Baker, son of Ginger Baker on drums. The only problem is about the only place you can see them live is at the tiniest little place you ever imaged in Los Angeles called the Baked Potato, which also by the way serves the most delicious baked potatoes you ever had with a variety of toppings of your choice. The bass player is a guy named Robertino 'Pags' Pagliani and he plays this six string fretless bass that's pretty much bigger than he is, and he never looks at his hands. Every time I see them I don't know who to look at. The cool thing is since the place is so small, there is no backstage so between sets you can hang out with them at the bar or out back and I've gotten to know them personally pretty well. Now I do think they have a live DVD from a show they did back east, New York or New Jersey or somewhere like that. If you can find that on TH-cam - I'll check myself and come back to edit this comment if I find it, I recommend anything they do, but I especially like a song called Peanut Buddha. But a few other of my favorites are Where's My Hat, Spun, William's Amino Acid Flashback, and a great ballad called You Don't Know. By the way there's no vocals, but they don't need them the way Chris makes that guitar sing. Well I checked and I actually found some live recordings from the Baked Potato, so here are a few of my faves: Peanut Buddha - th-cam.com/video/CKTuevyIDiM/w-d-xo.html Where's My Hat - th-cam.com/video/6GYJ1-rKqFU/w-d-xo.html Photograph - th-cam.com/video/n6hvlEc1QxM/w-d-xo.html William's Amino Acid Flashback - th-cam.com/video/ytov8eTyt0Y/w-d-xo.html You Don't Know - th-cam.com/video/grH8UNG__I0/w-d-xo.html - unfortunately this is the studio version as I couldn't find a live one, which is kind of too bad as there is a part where Chris plays an entire phrase of the melody line with just the whammy bar, but you'll probably recognize it. Anyway, happy reacting. You can actually find some live versions at a place called the Tone Merchants where they custom make sound systems for live performances and they have a sound stage that seats maybe 50 people where their client's test out the equipment, by appointment only. Now, I mentioned on another video that you should check out the live YYZ from the live album, I think it's called All the World's a stage, because of the killer Neil Peart drum solo.
All 3 have done solo projects with other musicians too. Neil - Burning for Buddy. Alex - Victor. Geddy - My Favorite Headache. None of them hold the same quality as Rush though, so the band isn't just one single member, but the way all 3 work together.
Kings-x my friend, Kings-x! 3 piece band that is at this caliber. Rush is number 1 in my book and Kings-x is number 2!! Check out the tune "it's Love that holds it all together". And many many more! th-cam.com/video/rzEPkbPgdn0/w-d-xo.html
Also, I've heard rumor, don't know if it's true, that since Neil's passing - RIP - Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater might join them for a tour, but considering that 2015 was slated as their final tour, I'm not sure about that. It wouldn't be the same, but if anyone could fill those shoes...
Not sure how many people were in the crowd, but I do know that Paul McCartney & Wings played there (it's the Maracana Football Stadium in Rio btw) they broke the record for a live audience - 194,000!
This is Just part of the crowd... This was in the biggest soccer Stadium of THE WORLD that used to get 200.000 people.( Now , after reforms I believe that only 90.000 os allowed)
First "current" three-piece band that comes to mind is the Winery Dogs (yeah, I see someone else mentioned Muse, but they're not really on my radar.) The Winery Dogs, most definitely, are not Rush...but, they definitely also have an unreal amount of talent. The Winery Dogs are... Richie Kotzen, guitar/lead vocals (Mr. Big, Poison, solo) Billy Sheehan, bass/backing vocals (Talas, David Lee Roth Band, Mr. Big, solo) Mike Portnoy, drums/backing vocals (Dream Theater and a million other bands/projects) Couple of tunes: "Elevate" - th-cam.com/video/Bh95Z_Kkdfs/w-d-xo.html "Time Machine" - th-cam.com/video/P1tyBrBr4vg/w-d-xo.html "Fooled Around and Fell In Love" (cover) - th-cam.com/video/c9TvhoqLUv0/w-d-xo.html
maybe get a few more songs under your belt first … but here's the DVD accompanying documentary for their tour in Brazil th-cam.com/video/XaxfFZWPT8E/w-d-xo.html which will answer many of your questions/observations. As far as [production] quality goes RIO is still one of my go-to concerts for any song on it (recommend this version of Natural Science for instance).
Funny how you mention Neil and Getty during the video. Then wait until your comments to mention Alex in passing. Alex is only underrated by guitar novices like you and your listeners. But not by his peers! Quote by Eddie Van Halen when asked what it's like being the worlds greatest guitar player. I don't know, ask Alex Lifeson.
From what I understand, Alex, while he was doing the pilot thing, went to pick up Neil in California and get him back to Canada to record. Upon getting close to the airport, Neil caught that rhythm to the morse code for for Toronto airport (YYZ) and began to incorporate the idea into a song. So, when you listen to the song, as a musician, it goes thru several modal change. What these modal changes are dictates the ethnic origins of different continents of music. Mixolydian is the mode of a lot of blues and jazz. Phrygian is known as a Spanish gypsy scale. And a Harmonic Minor leads to that Middle eastern sound. After they go thru these modes, they keep returning to the Mixolydian feel, which symbolizes 'coming home' to YYZ (Toronto). More interesting geeky stuff for a musician, is during the intro, when they are playing the morse code part, Alex and Geddy are playing the dashes on a C note, and the dots are played as an F#. The song is just pure fucking genius!
you want fun?
see this man...
"Working Man" by Rush (Time Machine Tour: Live In Cleveland)
i agree
Me too
Agreed
This really shows off their talent. It was an amazing concert tour. I saw it twice.
Ditto
I think the reasons that they lasted so long as a trio, made such incredible music and looked like they were having fun is because they were.
1. Alex and Geddy were best friends in high school and never forgot that as they loved to have fun. Imagine just hanging within your highschool buddy doing what you both love doing.
2. They were the opening band for Kiss in their heyday. Interviews with Kiss, they loved touring with Rush because after the concert, Rush went back to the hotel and worked on their music and performance. That meant there was no competition for all the groupies. Basically Kiss got all the girls when touring with Rush because Rush was faithful to their spouses and the music.
3. You can hear in the way they write that there isn't any competition for spotlight as they worked through all the hard transitions to highlight everyone.
4. They did what they wanted to do and while they allowed current trends in music to influence them, they never compromised on the core of who they are, three guys who loved to play together and do it well.
5. They never stopped learning. If you listen to interviews and watch their careers, each of them was always learning something new, reading new books, learning new skills, watching their contemporaries and adding a groove, learning a new instrument etc... In the case of Neil Peart, at the height of his career, he went back to school to learn new techniques and improve his playing skills.
6. They worked hard and toured like crazy. In four years between 1974-1977 they played 864 live shows and produced 5 albums including Rush, Fly by Night, Caress of Steel, 2112 and A Farewell to Kings and if you add 78-80 they broke a thousand concerts at 1015 and produced Hemispheres, Permanent Waves and their first live album All the Worlds a Stage.
That included 2 Gold, 5 Platinum and 1 3x Platinum albums.
Triumph and the Police are the only other 3 piece bands that were, in my opinion, possibly, though not quite as talented
Very well said sir
David, a more informed and eloquent piece on one of my favourite bands I have not read. Thank you; I’ll plagiarise and credit you as appropriate. Good work, fella!
@@rhalversen63wt The Who?
Lucky enough to grow up with them in Toronto Ontario Canada. Saw them before they were famous and brings back memories.
The opening rhythm is Morse Code for "YYZ", Toronto's airport call sign
Yes sir correct !
finally someone knows!
Where have you ever seen a whole crowd singing an instrumental?
Remember Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes. However no one can surpass RUSH. They will always be talked about for years to come. Peace.
Ehhh ......in Brasil????
Best...thing.....ever......
You mentioned on your last video that you thought Alex Lifeson was underrated. In the early 80's Eddie Van Halen was asked what it was like to be the best guitar player in the world. he supposedly replied why don't you ask Alex Lifeson. Great reaction!
That crowd gets a 10. Just as fantastic as Rush playing.
I was there at age 16! Still one of the best nights of my life!!!
The Warning Live..... #futureofrock
Thanks for the reaction!! Love Rush! One of my all-time favorites! Check out The Warning, a 3-piece rock trio of very young SISTERS from Monterrey Mexico. Paulina the drummer sites Neil Peart as one of her biggest influences! They are the future of rock in the making! Here's a song from 2 years ago, "Sinister Smiles" from their concept record Queen of the Murder Scene. Their ages respectively at the time were, Daniella (Dany) Guitar/Lead Vocals 18, Paulina (Pau) Drummer/Lead Vocals 16, and Alejandra (Ale) Bass/Vocals 13.
th-cam.com/video/Lh2eY0pe9X0/w-d-xo.html
Yes! The Warning please.
Definitely The Warning
without doubt. the Warning burn the roof off..... 🤘🤘🤘
There is so much good company here.
Thanks for the suggestion. I just checked out Dust to Dust and it's really good! I'll check out the rest of the album soon :)
I would like to recommend a group of three sisters from Monterrey, Mexico 🇲🇽 known as The Warning. Their ages are 20, 18, and 15 but don’t let that deter you. Their original music and their abilities are way beyond their respective ages. I guarantee that you will not be disappointed! Rock!!! 🎸🎸🥁👸👸👸🤟❤️👍
Please check out The Warning, a trio of sisters from Monterrey, Mexico. They are AWESOME!!!
Agreed! Just checked out their newest video. Dropped today.
For your next reaction, try La Villa Strangiato, the official video version. It’s actually a live performance.
You should take a look at "2112" that is the song that saved rush and if it weren't for that song the band would not have become the group everyone loves today.
I agree with
CentralCaliConrad. If you want to hear a good trio, you should try The Warning. They really are amazing. :-)
I've seen this a dozen times or more, but it never ceases to amaze
I think it was about 65,000 people in that crowd. When a band like Rush goes to a place like Brazil, every single fan goes because they never know when they will come back again.
If you like Rush: Xanadu, La Villa Strantiato, YYZ, etc, and are looking for something even more mind blowing... Search TH-cam for Genesis In the Cage Live (mama tour) That should completely blow your mind. The picture quality of the filming was not great then... It's not well lit (early prototypes of Vari*Lite), but it's an amazing performance.
By the way the main riff in the intro is actually Morse code for YYZ which is the airport code for Toronto in Canada where they’re from.
Greatest Band EVER!!! Glad I got a chance to see them a few times, check out RUSH live at Sars stock, half a million people!
Neil's final song live, The Garden.
Is there a video of his last live song/playing?!
AudiophileTubes
Best version includes a complete string ensemble accompaniment. th-cam.com/video/EsBNzf5JlZA/w-d-xo.html
@@GibsonB4512 Clockwork Angels was a great concert. I was in Phoenix when they recorded it for the DVD. It was my 14th time seeing them, beginning in 1978. This album was their swan song - absolutely brilliant! One of the musicians playing violin is Peter Dinklage's brother.
Was not his final song live.
Not true at all... In fact, they did not even play this song on the final tour. The R40 tour, and his last performance, ended with Working Man, sending with 8 bars of a never recorded song called Garden Road, both from when John Rutsy was the drummer, before Peart joined the group. The R40 tour DVD/Blu-ray IS Neil's final performance, and is said to be the last time he sat behind the drums. It's also the only time he ever came to the front of the stage, shocking Geddy.
Initially a 3 piece, Grand Funk Railroads version of Inside Looking Out, Live 1969 is one you should check out.
The song is super groovy because it was originally written for just bass and drums. To his credit, Lifeson jumped in and added some rocking riffs to make it even better. Not to have you listen to yet another version, but the live version on Exit Stage Left includes a drum solo that will blow your mind- Peart KILLS it.
The Warning 🤘 I'm 52 these young ladies are the best rock trio in years. Their's no hidding in a trio.
I’m certain true fans have seen this concert film in its entirety. For others who haven’t I would highly recommend giving it a go. Hard to imagine a more cathartic reaction to a rock show. Those Brazilian crowds fuckin’ adore their rock!!!
Iron Maiden down there is also absolute gold. Starved for jams were they and when they got it they showed absolutely absurd appreciation, adoration and love.
Because if that and my love of futbol I absolutely adore Brazil!!!
Over 100 Thousand fans in 2 shows! Amazing Fans!!!!
You really need to check out Neil's drum solo from Frankfurt.
That is amazing 👊👊
So glad you did this one Tim! This Brazilian crowd is one of the rowdiest, most passionate audience i've ever seen! RUSH are truly timeless masters! Pinnacle stuff!
I second it, Working Man Time Machine Tour
The Rush in Rio DVD has a documentary feature I think called the Boys in Brazil. Well worth watching
If you want to see Geddy Lee "going nuts," check out the live version of another of Rush's instrumentals, "Leave That Thing Alone!" His bass playing looks effortless.
This concert in Rio had an attendance of 60,000+! Their first trip to South America!! 💜💜💜
you owe your dad a bottle neils fave tipple.... Macallan whisky.
Love Macallan🇨🇦❤
Great Reaction! Love my home town band *Rush!* As for a modern Trio, I suggest you react to *The Warning.* They are three super talented Sisters from Mexico. They already have 32 original songs from one EP, *Escape The Mind,* and two Albums, *XXI Century Blood & Queen Of The Murder Scene,* which is a Concept Album, a Musical Novel if you will, plus their latest single, *Narcisista* which is their first song in Spanish. They are the future, they are saving Rock n' Roll. You should check out *Survive,* Live at TEDx which is from their first Album.
The Warning - SURVIVE - th-cam.com/video/E62SVvLw9FI/w-d-xo.html
I was there... We waited Rush from decades... This Stadium is the most famous Soccer Stadium of the WORLD ! The Maracanã, who used to attend 200.000 people. After modernization It fits "only" 85.000...
Yes, as far as other trios you could try ZZ-Top or Triumph!
I heard someone once say that Triumph was the Canadian version of Rush. What????
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@@jamesfoster7707 Exactly! How do they not know Rush is Canadian!
Animals as Leaders is a 3 piece that do this type-o-thing. Try Tooth and Claw or The Brain Dance.
Leave That Thing Alone is a lesser known but great another Rush instrumental jam like this. You'll love it!!
That was 60,000 people from what I recall of the DVD documentary.
If you watch their "Boys From Brazil" video, it talks about this concert (and some of their equipment got rained on...there was some worry about getting zapped or blowing the system) and the one in Sao Paolo, and how the Brazilians (all 100,000+!! of them) started singing along to the instrumentals.
You haven't yet checked out the best Rush song, La Villa Strangiato. I suggest to go for the live version from this same concert in Rio.
I have been a Rush fan since the 70's as well as a Police fan ( I love killer three-piece bands). Try MUSE, musicianship and composition is outstanding, just a great modern three-piece.
You'd be going CRAZY too if you were in South America, and RUSH came DOWN THERE and laid THIS down for YOU!!!
FYI 40,000 people attended the show in Rio. The night before, in Sao Paulo, there were 60,000. But these are nowhere near the largest crowd Rush played to. That would be the Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto benefit, where between 450,000 to 500,000 were in attendance.
Rio...40000 people two nights in a row, 2nd night pouring rain! Listen to the entire album.... incredible show and premier showmen!! You’ll love it!
Dude, so far you're the only reactor that notices Alex doing some killer scrapes in the middle! Awesome!
There are no three piece bands currently laying down music like Rush. There were also no contemporary three piece bands laying down music like Rush. Take ‘em or leave ‘em as most people do. There will never be another Rush. The music they were writing in their 20s was from another planet.
Imagine playing in front of 40,000 people all jumping up and down in sync with your playing. That was the Rio concert. 60,000 showed up in Sao Paolo the night before. You can see it in the band's expressions as they are playing.
My first show was in 82 on the Signals tour, saw them LIVE many times as I could after that show! Gentlemen, amazing musicians, perfect Performers! RIP Neil...tragic loss to us Drummers and Rush fans
Another 3 piece Canadian band I think you'd enjoy is The Tea Party. They are still releasing music and touring. I get to see them in January. Can't wait!
I was honored enough to see these guys numerous times and could never get enough.
Please check out The Garden live from their Clockwork Angels Tour.
It's a side of Rush you would never think you'd hear or see.
RIP Neal. you will forever be missed. Sep. 12 1952 - Jan 7 2020 Brain Cancer.
Who is this band called THE WARNING I keep hearing about. Are they the hard working power trio sisters from Monterrey Mexico who love making their fans happy?
Yep, that's them! 🤘🏼❤🤘🏼
Sir, it sounds to me as you have been Warned! :D
These girls know how to entertain.... Thats Rock.... Check Out the Atlas rise Cover, dust to dust or narcisista. The absolutely Live-Band.....
Yes, 3-piece band that does what Rush does is MUSE. Muse from Teignmouth, Devonshire. You have to see Muse do what the do!
Do you want to go nuts and watch Alex. Play Rush working man time machine tour in Cleveland live. it starts off with a reggae beat they're messing around when you know you got the right one
Best crowd ever. Although back in the day our local American venues would go crazy for Rush too.
Best live instrumental performance by the best rock band ever existed! Pure magic as always by Rush!
Bro Please Please check out some Triumph at the US festival in 1983 it is sick
Try La Villa Strangiato
Check out Neil peart's drum solo in Frankfurt
Geddy said they were as surprised as anyone when the crowd reacted the way they did. Just awesome
In interviews during that tour, they admitted that they had no idea of just how popular they were in Central and South America. When they finally toured there, the fans were in Heaven!
The power trio from 🇨🇦 this decade is We Hunt Buffalo. Recommend “Back to the River” but there are violent scenes in the video. More sludge rock than prog.
I’ve really enjoyed The Warning’s journey for the last 5 years. 3 teen sisters from Monterrey, Mexico that have 2 excellent albums plus their intro EP! I recommend doing “ Queen of the Murder Scene” from start to finish, in order, as it’s a serious rock opera. If you begin with “Dust to Dust - Live” from their second album, you won’t end it there. Also, their live & acoustic versions are as good as their recordings! Extremely original material with a blend of hard, Prog, grunge & metal rock.
The Warning “Dust to Dust”. Their manager, Luis, plays the Grim Reaper. th-cam.com/video/N-wl4uQTA7w/w-d-xo.html
Luis is their dad. Their manager, Rudy, plays the role of a preacher delivering a sermon. The "Grim Reaper" comes later in the album in the form of a song by the three young ladies.
HEADLONG FLIGHT-RUSH- A Must!!!!!!🙏🏻 Clockwork Angels Tour Live
Rush had never been to South America before this performance, and this show in particular there were over 60, 000 people in attendance. This was the largest single concert they had ever played, (not counting multiple act festivals) they were, and are the greatest 3 piece rock band in history...
Actually there were "only" 40,000 for the Rio show....60,000 was in Sao Paulo a few nights before and that was the biggest audience they'd had outside of festivals...but I couldn't agree more with your final observation!!!
@@2112boomsoon Hey, I'm old, I don't remember so good anymore!!😋 Thanks for the refresher...
@@leddygee1896 The largest crowd was in Plaines d'Abraham in Québec City (Festival d'Été de Québec), july 15, 2010 with 88,550 persons ! I was there !
Source - the 471 pages book: Rush Wandering the Face of the Earth - The official Touring History 1968-2015
@@stephanechamberland8486 Rush by themselves, or was it part of a multi band festival?
@@leddygee1896 "that was the biggest audience they'd had outside of festivals"
Proper way to say it is Why Why Zed, airport address for Toronto, Ontario.
Isn’t the reason the crowd went so nuts is that Rush had never played in Brazil before, in all 28 years of their career?
I believe your right. Its first concert in Rio Rush has performed. Brazilians went mad crazy, in awe, as I would have been if I lived there. Crazy for Rush, here in Texas, missing the Power Trio playing live!
Not three piece but you almost couldn’t tell cause the vocalist is in the shadows in back. TOOL is a force to be reckoned with!!
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You want to hear a really good power trio ? Try The Warning. These three sisters are awesome !
Do 250,000 people sing along to one of their songs that has no lyrics?
@@jacknone1564 That.... kinda says it, doesn't it? insane. I"m a long time rush fan, but there is a lot of their stuff I've not heard. This was amazing.
GTFOH .....mere mortal children they are
and NOW the band RUSH is only legend -- RIP Neil
Maybe you can also check out DeWolff (3 piece band).
Actually the best version of this song is on exit stage left live album. It has a Neil peart solo in it. And the sound is awesome. I dont think there's video available. And I know you've already reacted to it twice. But it's worth a personal listen anyway.
A three piece band anything close to Rush? Nope
The Warning - Power trio out of Monterrey, Mexico- Amazing band !! Check them out.
great YES amazing NO. They remind me of Guano Apes a German band but nowhere near as good.
There will never be another 3 piece band of that caliber.
Great reaction! I have never sung along with Alex, but I did once have a girlfriend who used to get quite annoyed with me whenever I would sing along with David Gilmour's guitar or Jimmy Page's guitar! lol I do love live performances, even when it's just in videos. I got to see Rush in concert decades ago when I was working floor security. As I was moving up the center aisle, I locked eyes for several seconds with the bassist/singer. Talk about giddy! lol (Or about Geddy!)
I see several people have asked for you to check out The Warning. Their performances will definitely make you feel giddy! And I have been to two of them at the Whisky in LA! A good place to start (and you may get a wide variety of suggestions), and there are many great places to start, would suggest their song "Dust to Dust", which is the Prologue to their lastest album, which is a concept album in four chapters. Go either from their performance at Lunario CDMX (Mexico City) or from their Patreon release that they recently made public, which is a fun show! You will enjoy either of those!!
"You have this canadian band, and..."
From where the band is doesn´t matter. It's f*cking Rush. They could be from Bangladesh, or even Argentineans, and the brazilian crowd would still go nuts with these 3 dudes playing the most fantastic sound on the planet.
Perhaps. Nevertheless, growing up in the Greater Toronto Area shaped who they became.
Flawless,Precise,Clean and Loud!
There were over 65,000 people there! They didn’t even know they had a fan base in Brazil!! It’s amazing that these concerts even happened, it rained terribly hard and there were no tests of the cameras or anything before the concerts started. So considering that these live videos turned out very good!! As you are a guitarist, I still recommend “La Vill Strangiato” and you and Kimmy doing the epic “2112”
Now do La Villa from the same show! :)
It's like math metal... but good.
Here's a band you may not know about. Porcupine Tree
This first song is their opening song. Their drummer Gavin Harrison is my favorite drummer.
Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet (Live HQ)
th-cam.com/video/BZghBgdqUQc/w-d-xo.html
Arriving Somewhere But Not Here (Live)
th-cam.com/video/W3lsqUqGTzM/w-d-xo.html
One thing that is truly incredible and inventive, is that at the beginning of the song Neil taps out the morse code for YYZ and then Alex and Geddy also play the morse code to begin. Listen carefully (Y= long-short-long-long, Z=long-long-short-short) 2 Ys and then the Z.
BTW YYZ is the code for Pearson Intl Airport in Toronto.
Maybe Dad does know something.
South American crowds are the best. Especially Rio in Brazil and River Plate in Argentina. If you have not watched it already, I would suggest watching their performance of Working Man in Cleveland for the Time Machine tour. They basically reinvent a 40 year old song from their beginnings and show their incredible level of musicianship.
Another song from the Rio concert you'd enjoy is La Villa Strangiato. And the crowd REALLY loses it during the song 2112.
Miss the Rush concerts? Our Canadians friends have given us an AMAZING, portable LIVE concert in the form of RUSH in RIO DVD. Play it in 2-channel stereo mode! Not the included 5.1 sound surround track, which is trash. Pass the video feed to your big screen TV. Ice down the beer and fire up the BBQ. Call your RUSH-y friends over. Turn volume to 11. So good, the neighbors will thank you for being loud.
Not my fav concert bc too much crowd sounds in the audio mix and the video editing kinda blows IMO, but I like the Brazilian crowd Loving it and singing along to an instrumental. Brazil knows more than America how good Rush is. 3-piece bands of note are Triumph, The Police, ZZ Top, ELP, Primus, and Chevelle
A lot of Canadian bands do well in Brazil and elsewhere. DRAKE Justin B. The Weekend. SHANIA TWAIN. BRIAN ADAM'S. SEAN MENDEZ. AVRAL LEVIGN. ALANIS MORSETTE. PLUS MANY OTHERS
They had over 100,000 people at that concert. Rush, in their later years would go on tour and be the only name on the Marquis, like this concert in Rio.
First concert i ever saw, Rush Moving Pics tour 81’ Memorial Coliseum Portland Or. couldn’t tell you who opened for them? Who cares? Best concert i ever saw ( besides these guys) was the following year 82’ FTATR ACDC. Great time for live rock
Hey … A Brazilian here! Rush is so loved in South America. You have no idea! It was 1985 and the only thing kids were talking about in school was “ did you listen to that Canadian band called Rush?”
The concert in São Paulo was even crazier…I was “f$*k#@g” there!
Allman Bros cover Van Morrison's Into the Mystic. It's a live performance from Boston.
Triumph, Fight the Good Fight; another Canadian Trio.
April Wine, Sign of the Gypsy Queen; another Canadian band, and when I saw them in the early 80s they had two drummers.
That’s somewhat over 60k people at that show, second largest that Rush played to. Somehow fitting for Rush’s return to the stage after about a five year sabbatical, following the collapse of Neil’s life. At the time, whether Rush would even continue to exist was a question with no answer.
But Neil did finally return and they released the “Vapor Trails” album. That show you just reacted to was the last show of the Vapor Trails Tour. For a little more crowd enthusiasm (which really is not truly possible since that audience was already nuts before the show started but…) check out “Closer To The Heart” from that same concert. The song was a big South American favourite.
(Again, a great reaction! Thanks! 😎)
If you want a great three-piece band that will blow your mind, check out a band called Ohm. Founded and lead by guitarist Chris Poland - former Megadeth. They are a fusion power trio that will blow your mind. Although he eventually left the band, they used to have Kofi Baker, son of Ginger Baker on drums. The only problem is about the only place you can see them live is at the tiniest little place you ever imaged in Los Angeles called the Baked Potato, which also by the way serves the most delicious baked potatoes you ever had with a variety of toppings of your choice. The bass player is a guy named Robertino 'Pags' Pagliani and he plays this six string fretless bass that's pretty much bigger than he is, and he never looks at his hands. Every time I see them I don't know who to look at. The cool thing is since the place is so small, there is no backstage so between sets you can hang out with them at the bar or out back and I've gotten to know them personally pretty well.
Now I do think they have a live DVD from a show they did back east, New York or New Jersey or somewhere like that. If you can find that on TH-cam - I'll check myself and come back to edit this comment if I find it, I recommend anything they do, but I especially like a song called Peanut Buddha. But a few other of my favorites are Where's My Hat, Spun, William's Amino Acid Flashback, and a great ballad called You Don't Know. By the way there's no vocals, but they don't need them the way Chris makes that guitar sing.
Well I checked and I actually found some live recordings from the Baked Potato, so here are a few of my faves:
Peanut Buddha - th-cam.com/video/CKTuevyIDiM/w-d-xo.html
Where's My Hat - th-cam.com/video/6GYJ1-rKqFU/w-d-xo.html
Photograph - th-cam.com/video/n6hvlEc1QxM/w-d-xo.html
William's Amino Acid Flashback - th-cam.com/video/ytov8eTyt0Y/w-d-xo.html
You Don't Know - th-cam.com/video/grH8UNG__I0/w-d-xo.html - unfortunately this is the studio version as I couldn't find a live one, which is kind of too bad as there is a part where Chris plays an entire phrase of the melody line with just the whammy bar, but you'll probably recognize it. Anyway, happy reacting.
You can actually find some live versions at a place called the Tone Merchants where they custom make sound systems for live performances and they have a sound stage that seats maybe 50 people where their client's test out the equipment, by appointment only.
Now, I mentioned on another video that you should check out the live YYZ from the live album, I think it's called All the World's a stage, because of the killer Neil Peart drum solo.
All 3 have done solo projects with other musicians too. Neil - Burning for Buddy. Alex - Victor. Geddy - My Favorite Headache. None of them hold the same quality as Rush though, so the band isn't just one single member, but the way all 3 work together.
Kings-x my friend, Kings-x! 3 piece band that is at this caliber. Rush is number 1 in my book and Kings-x is number 2!! Check out the tune "it's Love that holds it all together". And many many more! th-cam.com/video/rzEPkbPgdn0/w-d-xo.html
Also, I've heard rumor, don't know if it's true, that since Neil's passing - RIP - Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater might join them for a tour, but considering that 2015 was slated as their final tour, I'm not sure about that. It wouldn't be the same, but if anyone could fill those shoes...
Not sure how many people were in the crowd, but I do know that Paul McCartney & Wings played there (it's the Maracana Football Stadium in Rio btw) they broke the record for a live audience - 194,000!
This is Just part of the crowd... This was in the biggest soccer Stadium of THE WORLD that used to get 200.000 people.( Now , after reforms I believe that only 90.000 os allowed)
If you haven’t already, you need to checkout Rush’s “The Trees”. One of my favorites, along with YYZ, By Thor & the Snowdog, Working Man, & Xanadu.
First "current" three-piece band that comes to mind is the Winery Dogs (yeah, I see someone else mentioned Muse, but they're not really on my radar.) The Winery Dogs, most definitely, are not Rush...but, they definitely also have an unreal amount of talent.
The Winery Dogs are...
Richie Kotzen, guitar/lead vocals (Mr. Big, Poison, solo)
Billy Sheehan, bass/backing vocals (Talas, David Lee Roth Band, Mr. Big, solo)
Mike Portnoy, drums/backing vocals (Dream Theater and a million other bands/projects)
Couple of tunes:
"Elevate" - th-cam.com/video/Bh95Z_Kkdfs/w-d-xo.html
"Time Machine" - th-cam.com/video/P1tyBrBr4vg/w-d-xo.html
"Fooled Around and Fell In Love" (cover) - th-cam.com/video/c9TvhoqLUv0/w-d-xo.html
That crowd was responding like nothing I've ever seen in my life. Talk about energy!
maybe get a few more songs under your belt first … but here's the DVD accompanying documentary for their tour in Brazil th-cam.com/video/XaxfFZWPT8E/w-d-xo.html which will answer many of your questions/observations. As far as [production] quality goes RIO is still one of my go-to concerts for any song on it (recommend this version of Natural Science for instance).
Funny how you mention Neil and Getty during the video. Then wait until your comments to mention Alex in passing.
Alex is only underrated by guitar novices like you and your listeners.
But not by his peers!
Quote by Eddie Van Halen when asked what it's like being the worlds greatest guitar player.
I don't know, ask Alex Lifeson.
Great reaction and music video. How about reacting to the band FOR ALL ETERNITY - FURTHER FROM HATE? THANKS. GOD SPEED.
From what I understand, Alex, while he was doing the pilot thing, went to pick up Neil in California and get him back to Canada to record. Upon getting close to the airport, Neil caught that rhythm to the morse code for for Toronto airport (YYZ) and began to incorporate the idea into a song. So, when you listen to the song, as a musician, it goes thru several modal change. What these modal changes are dictates the ethnic origins of different continents of music. Mixolydian is the mode of a lot of blues and jazz. Phrygian is known as a Spanish gypsy scale. And a Harmonic Minor leads to that Middle eastern sound. After they go thru these modes, they keep returning to the Mixolydian feel, which symbolizes 'coming home' to YYZ (Toronto). More interesting geeky stuff for a musician, is during the intro, when they are playing the morse code part, Alex and Geddy are playing the dashes on a C note, and the dots are played as an F#. The song is just pure fucking genius!