Rush - The Analog Kid - Live 1993
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• Rush - The Analog Kid ...
One of my favorites...one of Alex's best solo's in my opinion.
The Signals album has an arc that tells the story of a man who is somewhat like the guys from Rush. He starts off unsatisfied with the suburbs in Subdivisions, and is then an Analog Kid looking to get out of that dull life. He then experiences relationships, some that do not work, and others that have Chemistry. He then grows up, evolving from the kid to a Digital Man, with responsibilities, and dealing with modern life. As he becomes a more important person, he realizes that fear is The Weapon that is most effective in making people do things, himself included. As he becomes a man of a certain age, he's got some authority and decisions to make that affect others, and as a New World Man, has power that he has to learn to use wisely. And then, as we all must, he finds that as he becomes aged, he's Losing It. Finally, like the space shuttle launch that inspired the song Countdown, he leaves this world for the next.
Pretty genius.
Hmmm, even after 50 years I learn new things, Love this community!
I’ve listened to and loved this album since 1982 ( I was 14!). Your summary is excellent. I never put the pieces together. Thanks for this !
That's pretty observant!!! I like that!
Great song. Admittedly, I like the clarity of the studio version.
Agreed. The sound quality of this recording is subpar at best.
I agree. The studio version is the best.
Must react to Rush Natural Science
Rush writes songs that carry a theme across many songs. The Analog Kid is one example. He grows up to become The Digital Man, so you have to do that song also. Then he becomes a New World Man so you'll have to do that song too.
The Analog Kid, New World Man, and Digital Man (all from this album) are 3 of my favorites. Thanks for doing this reaction.
One of my favorite songs........This and Between the Wheels.........
I really love watching you react to my favourite band of all time, 'cause you just "get it". Much love from Ontario, Canada.
"The Analog Kid" is one of those songs that SHOULD have been a great big pop hit, striking Number One all across the charts - only it won't, because too many people think they're weird.
That chorus is just one of the greatest choruses they ever wrote - and the rest of the song is badass, too!
It IS a deep cut, but like almost ALL of their songs, it's very worth it.
Thank you for sharing this!
So many good Rush songs. Eventually you will react to The Garden. A very beautiful song that drives me to tears ❤️
Analog Kid is my favorite from Signals. Witch Hunt is my fave from Moving Pictures.
Interesting you are intrigued by the name Analog Kid. The same album (Signals) also features a song called Digital Man.
I hope she'll choose the studio version of 'Digital Man', if she does react also to that one!
And also the 'New World Man'....
One of my favorites from my favorite Rush album!
Of course you're ready for 2112, but your reaction to Analog Kid is awesome. It's great to see your enthusiasm for Rush. Have you ever heard Dream Theater? Another great band right up this ally..
An underrated track for sure. This is pretty good quality for a bootleg. I suggest listening to the album track when you get a chance. A lot of bass and guitar parts are very hard to hear on this. Always here for RUSH!
Second on the studio version - this video is good, but I agree a lot of detail on the low end gets lost.
Eddie Van Halen was once asked "What is it like being the best guitarist in the world?" He answered "I don't know, ask Alex Lifeson."
"Signals" was the first of Rush that I bought with my own cash. I heard "Fly By Night" when I was young, and it was over my head, but Signals was playing on the radio while I was glued to listening to rock music. It was easier to go back to all of the earlier albums and understand where they were coming from. "New World Man" is a catchy tune off of the same album.
Like the band, we the fans are the best.🤘🖖✌️🎸🥁🎹🎤
Simply the best live band I was lucky enough to see. All 19 times.
30 times here including front row Power Windows.
They certainly deserve their legendary reputation.
Rush's fanbase are basically family and are are stoked when anyone listens to rush and gets it :) Soo welcome! And sorry that other fan base were dicks.
Another great reaction!!! I love this song, reminds me of my teenage daydreams of my future plans, which DID unfold. Thank you.
This song right here.
It was in my head every day after I got the Signals album in ‘82. I show this song to people who are interested in hearing something from Rush, and more often than not they’re blown away by it.
And that solo…
One of my favourite Rush songs and Alex's solo is just blistering! 🔥🔥🔥
Neil writing about growing up in the country and having big dreams. Those dreams come true and it is a double edged sword where at times you would like to go back to those lazy country days.
I believe the girl he mentions in the song was a girl he liked when he was younger but was too shy to ask out.
The next song I would suggest is Digital Man from the Snakes and Arrows tour.
Cheers ❤🇨🇦
The “Fawn Eyed Girl” lived in a small town “Beach City” about 5 minutes from me. He met her when he was camping as a teen.
What? C'mon Knir!
Some song Alex doesn’t take a solo, and in Analog Kid he makes up for all of them, lol! Now you need to do Digital Man from the same album. Cheers!
You are now an honorary member of the Rush Army. You seem to get the vibe and sentiments that Neil puts into the lyrics. Looking forward to future Rush reactions. I promise you won’t be disappointed!
Whatever!
NOT ARMY..... RUSH IS A FAMILY #RUSHFAMILY
2112 was the very first song I ever heard of Rush.... Hooked ever since.... You're ready!
In my top ten for sure, and favourite Alex solo.
We all LOVE Rush. Analog Kid.....moving to the big city...
Thank you, Red!🤘🎸As a Rush, Nightwish and The Warning fan I greatly appreciate your passion for these great bands!🤘🎸
Great reaction! Alex is one of the most underrated guitarist of all time! The entire band is/was amazing! Good insight on your part.
Great song, check out Chemistry on Signals too!
One of their best songs from one of my fav albums. It was so amazing to see this live. That "dream like part" was literally like being in a church listening to the organ. Can't wait to tell us about "Beyond the Lighted Stage", their documentary that you are absolutely going to watch soon lol. 🤘🏼
That was just brilliant and as I didn't know this one it was also a first listen for me too. 😊 They are so good live. 🔥
Totally ready for 2112
You didn't disappoint, as always, awesome reaction...thanks, Todd from Ohio...
oh man... such a great song! I can't believe you dived into this one so quickly, as there is such a massive catalogue to listen to.
Great song and it came along at a great time in my life, when I was 19 years old. The song really spoke to where I was in my life - very much a "soundtrack" of my life -- along with songs like "Subdivisions" and "Middletown Dreams". I was such a huge dreamer back then. ** By the way, listen to the studio version, for your own purposes, just to further bond with the song. :)
The beauty of Rush
Yes! Reactors sleep on this one. KEEP GOING, 40 years of tasty jams to enjoy.
What can we say that we said about rush red? Thier just simply great period. Wintersun Alex in Texas ❄️👋❤️
The thing I love about your reactions and about you is how you can intertwine songs with life and poetry and make it all seem the same❤❤ you are absolutely amazing at that and it's your channel and I'm proud of you❤❤##redheadedbeighbor
Great Rush reaction. Not the best video I’ve ever seen, but there is no such thing as bad Rush. I think you are ready for 2112. But you will definitely want to choose a lyric video. The story is pretty complicated, but if you have the lyrics it’s pretty easy to follow along. I saw someone else mention the song The Garden. It is the last song on the final Rush album Clockwork Angels. I think they knew that it was going to be their last album together, and they poured a lot of emotion into that song. I think you will really enjoy that one.
I love your Reactions to Rush ! Been a fan since 1980. Think I was 12 then. Lol Yeah I'm old. Just love seeing your eyes and smile enjoying the Greatness of Rush. Need to Listen to the Garden live. Last song on the last album. Beautiful song. ❤
Nice, this and Subdivisions are my two favorite songs on Signals. 😊
Alex shreds on this one! RUSH fans are great. It’s a vibe.
Yeah, they are so damn good! I'm Really enjoying your breakdowns. You might be interested in one of the rare "love songs" by RUSH called "Ghost Of A Chance" from 1991. It has some of the most beautiful guitar chords I've ever heard😊
How can a song that kicks this much ass also reflect so pensively about this important time in a young person‘s life. Once again, we find that the music echoes the lyrics and themes. Life is frenetic, (verses and solo) and the boy is trying to find a moment of serenity to think about where he’s been and where he’s going. (Chorus)
One of my absolute favorite Rush songs! Especially now that I'm an old man lol
Thanks for reacting to one of my favorite Rush songs! There is actually a better live concert recording of this song from the Clockwork Angels tour, but this version is pretty good quality. My favorite part of this song (in addition to Alex's shredding guitar solo) is Geddy's synth break in the chorus. It's just such a majestic sound. I suggest following this up with the live version of 'Digital Man' from the Snakes and Arrows tour.
One word to describe their performances would be seamless! The way the lyrics flow with the music even with the complicated time signatures. The definition of poetry in motion. 🎸🎹🥁🗣
I know I speak for the ENTIRE Rush community when I say you are loved, and watching you make your way on your journey into their music is for us a national treasure. Rock on RHN! (Also, don't forget to check out "The Weapon" off the same album "Analog Kid" is on: Signals). :)
One of my favorite Rush songs completely captured by the lyrics. Music for arts sake.
Excellent reaction to a banger of a track.
My husband and I got to see this one played live from the second row on the Clockwork Angels tour in 2013.
Amazing experience for sure.
It was our 20th show together. 🤘🎶💜
That is wild! I can only imagine 20 shows!!!!
Great Rush reaction, Neighbour! And thank you for taking it back after stopping, cause transitions are easily missed 🙂
SPECTACULAR!
Rush's Countdown (from the same album) was my first introduction to RUSH.
A buddy, knowing I was a space nerd, tried to pull me out of my Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin era music and played Countdown. I was only 10yrs old and blown away.
In the next three weeks, I bought every Rush record with the money I made from my paper route.
And, yes, redheadedneighbor, Rush fans are the nicest b/c this is the music and lyrics we took to heart.
It's appropriate that you mentioned that some comments have been "venomous", because it reminds me of another Rush songs lyrics
In "Freewill" there is a reference to being "a victim of venomous fate"❤
Thank you for your reaction. It brought tears to my eyes. I truly appreciate your take on this song. I do believe that you would appreciate it more if you listened to the album in it's entirety. That's because there is always a theme that links each song together. You can appreciate The Analog Kid more when you understand The Digital Man. They define each other. I like how you noticed the line "Too many hands on my time" which we know is an analog clock verses a digital clock that doesn't have hands. Also, when you listen to Losing It, you will notice the difference between The Analog Kid (living in the now moment), The Digital Man (living for the future) and Losing It (living in the past). Also, Subdivisions is the perfect overview of the album theme. Hopefully you will be able to react to the entire albums when reacting to Rush. The depth is so much greater.
Other examples of album themes are Tom Sawyer and Camera Eye. They perfectly explain each other on the Moving Pictures album. Then there is The Spirit of Radio and Natural Science. How well they explain the entire theme of the Permanent Waves album. I feel like I could teach an entire course on Rush album themes and how all the songs tie together. Thanks again for this reaction. Much love and respect.
I agree, I’m sure I am missing pieces and nuances. They are so good that this stands alone, but putting it with the rest of the pieces has to be 🔥🔥🔥
I love your enthusiasm for Alex's solo!
😉 The 'Analog Kid' grows up to become a 'Working Man Live in Cleveland', many call him 'A Digital Man'..... 🤗 I love Rush! 🥰🐰
You ARE ready for 2112, whole side, lyrics in hand. It's not a song, it's the whole side 1 that tells the story.
You are doing wonderful with your Rush reactions!!
The reason we Rush fans are so nice, is we each see our own first reactions echoed in yours. It takes us back to "then", we each remember our own, and we feel that soul changing guttural "wow" all over again.
Thank you!
Red, You know every video you do of Rush brings me back to the day's of going to see them in concert and being up close to the stage between Alex and Geddy with Neil in between and jamming out with them and knowing all the words to the song's they are singing. Honestly I wish you were my girlfriend back then so you could feel the vibe of being there yourself, but who would have thought back then that this is the way now of watching video clips of their concerts
Thanks for another reaction. You are such a positive influence in this world
Always been a fav of mine since I first listened to the cassette tape I bought it on when it came out in 1982. I had become a fan from a friend who shared 2112, and Moving Pictures and Exit...Stage Left were out and I became a fan for good. Signals was the first album whose release I was waiting for as a fan, so I will always have a special fondness for it. So many great songs, and this one has one of my fav Alex solos and one of my fav lyrics ever: the line you mentioned: ""and the boy pulled down his baseball ap and covered up his eyes". Such a great 'show, don't tell' bit of writing.
The studio version sounds better. I love this song.
The Analog Kid is a underrated song. Real Rush fans know it and love it. I think if you can react to Xanadu, then you're ready for 2112!
Yeah, I’ve never seen a reaction to this song. Kudos!
One of my ALL TIME favorite Rush songs!
Great reaction. I never get tired from hearing this track and I first heard it shortly after it was released!
I think you’re ready for 2112 but I’d suggest doing a lyric video. There are comic versions out there that are cool but could be too distracting. I think the way to listen to a song the first time, especially to Rush, is to do it the Old School way. Put the album on, strap on the headphones and have the lyrics on hand.
If you’d prefer to burrow further into the rabbit hole first then try out a couple of their more obscure yet completely adored songs like “Different Strings” or “Ghost of a Chance”. Like mentioned before I’d suggest doing the studio versions with lyrics. Thanks.
Check out Losing it, the lyrics will go straight to your heart and change you. One of Neil's very best along with Available light, Which hunt and Vital signs. Some of my favourites for sure !!
Recently it's become one of my favorites love the sound of that electric violin. 😊
Make sure you do the animated version of 2112 to get the full story in picture form.... Brings the whole meaning of the song to life!
redheadedneighbor we think you are absolutely great. You have been a Rush fan for ages without knowing it, and we all appreciate you. Thankyou. Cheers.
2112!!!! I sent a link to the official lyric video via email.
Great reaction. One of my favorites.
Here's my take.
There are three great songs that are all connected here in my mind. Analog kid, Subdivisions and Digital Man.
Analog Kid is about a young boy or a teenager living in a rural area dreaming about what life might be like in the big city. He's got an image of a fawn eyed girl calling him to go to the city. He's excited about the possibilities of the big city as he stares out at the hawk going overhead.
Digital Man is about a middle-aged man who is living in the big city, dreaming about getting out of the big city to better places in the rural areas. He's caught up in the rat race of being completely connected all the time, knowing he's being monitored and watched, waiting for the man in the black Sedan to come pick him up for something he's done.
Subdivisions is about that space between the bright lights of the city and the rural areas. It's just people who are subdivided literally in housing Subdivisions and about how young people are subdivided based on cool vs. uncool. It's based on teen angst of living where there is no culture like in the city and no space like in the rural area.
All three songs are about the anxiety of how the grass is always greener somewhere else.
Deeply clever
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As you yourself said, you became a fan of these guys as people first, then discovered their music. I think a lot of us are as well & it's mirrored in our attitudes when someone is open to discovering the band. Of course, there are always assholes in any fan base, but Rush touches parts of us that really should be on display more. I was hoping you'd do me a favour. I'm home recovering from knee replacement surgery, but still look forward to Wednesday morning when I usually access your Rush reactions. Please, please do Roll the Bones if possible. Thanks!
Some of Rush's most interesting and beautiful songs are deep cuts. For me, a great one is Lessons, off 2112. Alex wrote it. I sing it to myself all the time. 😁😎
So when Alex hits his lead break (8:16), you had the same O-face when you hear one of Neal's drum fills. Awesome reaction! Welcome to the Rush Army!
Do the Trilogy, Analog Kid, Digital Man, New World man ❤❤❤
This is one of my favorites. The change from verse to chorus has the best changes it makes me tingle and it's so warm it's kind of magical. The sound you were wondering about is a synth. It's a pre made sound and Geddy keyboard tech would load it into a mac computer during the show. They had many synth sounds like that. Geddy did what he could play live on his stage synths and some things sounds he could execute but like the opening synth on 2112 was always. Not quite sure if the synth sounds that Geddy didn't play were on like magnetic tape. It was probably around the 80's that all sounds not played by Geddy were on floppy disk which his tech Jack Secret would load on the Mac computer as the show progressed. Some of the sounds could be triggered by Geddy's synth boards or he and or Alex could trigger sounds with the respective Moog Taurus bass pedals. Technical stuff. Hope this helps. All the sounds and samples were more than likely digitized by the late 90's early 2000's.
I got to see the "Signal" tour in Memphis back in '82. Completely sealed the deal with my connection to these musicians!!
I don't know if I had thought about it, but yeah, they play some difficult music and do make it seam like a stroll in the park!!
Damn, this is my favorite live version of this song!
You are truly in the rush army. They are who they are in concert. I live and breath rush 24/7
Thanks for reacting to this! Neil was a well read man, I'm sure he read Frost, and it's possible he was influenced on this song the way you picked up on.
Glad you enjoyed this song. Honestly, this was far from their best performance of this track. Keep on reacting to Rush.
It's ok to love RUSH my dear Red Head. I know I do.
🎶too many hands on my time,, too many feelings🎶a (dreamline)😉top 3 🤘🤘🤘
We’re RUSH! We rock!!
Neil supposedly wrote this song because when he was a kid everything was analog, drums, cymbal,recording, over time everthing turned digital, even his acoustic analog drums had digital triggers. There is a song called Digital Man. I dont know how much of a bridge Neil made to the two songs, but none the less its there.
I have found the same thing about band fan bases. I agree that fans of RUSH are awesome and very intelligent. Maybe it’s because the music isn’t simplistic and takes a certain amount of brain cells to appreciate. When I think of the bands with supportive and knowledgeable fans the music they produce has depth and meaning. Maybe I’m way off with my theory but it is how I see it.
When it comes to people who are mean or abusive with their comments I’d only like to say to them that it doesn’t cost anything to be nice! 😊
Have you heard their song The Trees? I think it is a highly underrated work. The performance I recommend is from the R30 tour, in Frankfurt in September of 2004. I like that video because you really get to see clearly what each of them are doing. Also the lyrics are allegorical.
Definitely gonna check out Trees
It's actually a 3 part series. The analog kid, digital man and new world man.
An avid Rush fan here. Love your Rush reactions. But let me suggest a song called Mystic Rhythms, but check out the video though. It is the coolest video ever. Keep on rocking Rush!!!!!
Thank you!
Let's not forget Natural Science (Snakes & Arrows Live) or "Jacob's Ladder" Live In Toronto 2015. Thanks for the reaction.
This whole album is a masterpiece. I remember all the lyrics, haven't heard it in a decade . This song got heavy radio rotation when it was fresh
In my humble opinion Alex is easily the most underrated guitarist alive. His use of open chords in order the make the band sound bigger that just 3. Also Geddy and Alex both have a peddle word that controls keyboard sounds as well as bass sounds depending on what Geddy is doing. So many times Geddey is playing bass as well as controlling the keyboards with his feet and Alex does the same.
The talent just can’t be measured however we can do our best to give them credit! And you are so right, Alex does not get the respect he deserves
"That was just poetry for sure..."
And the Frost-likeness is pretty freaking spot on!
Nice work Red! Just Keep Peddling 😎
Cheers
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I love that song and I love watching you love on Rush. I tried to be hysterical and venomous with my comment, but as a Rush fan, that's the best I can do.
One of Neil's favorite poems was "Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost.
As a sidenote. While nearly every rock band chased women around after a show, the (married) Rush boys would sit in their rooms and read.
You need to follow this up with Digital Man😁
Makes prefect sense.
Seems like you just have roll with the haters and just not let them get to you. I know, easier said than done.
Enjoyed the reaction as always ✌🏻