I still can't believe it... It is impossible... My drum and lyrics guru is dead😥😥😥I cry and I'm in mourning😪😪😪Condolence for the family, friends and all fans of Rush😓😓😓R.I.P Neil... My Brother🧡🧡🧡
Same here. I haven't tried playing them yet after hearing about Neil. I know I won't make it to far in before losing it. These guys are why I even pick up a bass. Music and the possibilities of what it could be changed when I heard them for the first time.
@Eric I didn't get to see them live. I had the chance in 2012 and I messed up. They played in Indianapolis. I was living just south of there. I know Alex and Ged will do something together. It'll be awesome but bitter sweet without Neil. Just have to patiently wait. I wonder what other collaborations they will do in the future.
@EricI'm 57 and my favorite band since 1974 and thank God got to see them over 40 times... Neil God bless you and now your playing for everyone in Heaven..R.I. P. and thank you for your great performances...😟
Neil never crossed "the line" of his drum kit and left that space for Geddy and Alex to do their thing. You can tell these guys were good friends in addition to band mates...
There's Neil ........................................................................................................................................................................................... then there's #2,3,4 etc
Life and Death is a mystery. Just over a month after this concert Neil’s daughter will be killed in a car accident and his wife would be gone within a year. And now he is gone. Thanks for all the great stories that inspired the music Neil. RIP
"wheels within wheels... a spiral array... a pattern so grand and complex..." p.s. was the first tour they performed it live?? If I Recall Correctly ... they didn't used to perform it live just after "Permanent Waves" 'cuz it was a bit too complicated...
@@SpotWorksLNC Indeed. He was a brilliant man, however tragedy no doubt made him a much deeper (wiser/compassionate) man because of it. Those two don't often go together.
Alex always said he played a certain way and used open chords to give the illusion that there’s more than one guitar playing because of how important a full sound is in a 3 piece band. Very brilliant and an absolute freakish player.
Must MUST MUST agree! He has NEVER gotten his due among the best! But after 43 years of them being my favorite band, I think I realize that they didn't care about their individual standing. They just wanted to be the TIGHTEST and BEST they could be! Off of each other. God bless them!!
I love how Neil plays the entire first section in traditional grip, seemingly just becuase he can. Rest in peace, one of the greatest to ever pick up a pair of sticks
I was at this very show with my girlfriend (now wife) - it was her first exposure to Rush (my first time live). Was totally blown away at the sound these 3 guys made! This was a show beyond anything we had seen prior, and serves as near tops of anything since! Seeing 2112 in entirety that night was something special, so was this song...The entire setlist, mixed with the atmosphere of the night (warm summer breeze coming off of Lake Ontario, the laser lights as the sun went down, the clouds of pot smoke, and these hometown boys) made for an experience like no other!!
Lucky you! The more I see of this show, the more I hope that someday they'll release a DVD of the entire show. Although it's hard to be definitive on a band who were such unrelenting perfectionists, I don't think they ever looked or sounded better. Not sure why it is coming out in bits and pieces. I believe the first half hour or so was a bonus on the R40 boxset, and then a couple more songs were on the bonus bonus R40 disc. Don't get me started on the R40 box, which I never bought, because it was asking a lot of those of us who already owned the other DVD's, to buy them again for the sake of a single bonus disc. And then I can only imagine the feelings of those fans who forked out for the R40, only to find out that there was a bonus bonus disc, which they didn't get unless they ordered it from the Backstage club. But then, I might get started......... oops too late.
Simply amazing, I’m so glad I discovered this amazing group of guys. The fact that 3 people can get this amount of sound is incredible. I don’t think I’ll ever discover a band that top this.
Alex Lifeson ONLY SEEMS to be Under rated, BECAUSE HE IS PLAYING ALONG SIDE THE WORLDS BEST DRUMMER AND PROBABLY THE BEST ROCK BASSIST EVER !!! PS He is pretty good despite very bad arthritis problems in hands !!!!! Give it up for the best all around ROCK GUITARIST of all time !!!
Eddie Van Halen said when asked "What does it feel like to be the top Guitarist?" He replied, " I do not know, ask Alex Liefeson!!!" True story as reported by Rolling Stone Mag
FUCK YES! MY GUITAR HERO, and the reason i can play ANYTHING at all today.... Along with Elliot Easton and a pile of other killer players ... criminally underrated.
First time I ever heard Rush was around 1977/8 the album "A Farewell to Kings" and Closer to the Heart was a 12 inch single released here in the UK(still have it), anyway I am now 62 yrs old and that was me totally hooked 43 years ago. Just pure unbelievable musicianship from these 3 Canadians. The Professor Neil Peart will be very sorely missed by the great family of Rush fans but we will never forget what this man meant to us all. Thank you for the incredible lyrics Sir.
Perhaps their greatest live performance. Certainly my favorite. No one comes close and never will. Thank you Rush for all the great songs. They have meant so much to so many.
All you need to do is listen to RUSH often, Loud, and with a friend. Share Rush with everyone when possible. Rest In Peace Professor. Stay strong Alex, Geddy. Love ya all. Peace
The most epic band, playing their most epic song. A band like Rush only comes along once in a Millennium...... Thank You Universe for aligning all the stars at the perfect time for these 3 Masters to meet
This song, live and original, gives me chills every time I hear the opening verse with the full band. "Wheels within Wheels in a spiral array, a pattern so grand and complex. Time after time, we lose sight of our way, our causes can't see their effects..."
This is one of my favorite Rush songs. I remember hearing that Rush was going to play a song on the T4E tour that they had never played live. When my friend and I were on our way to the show, I told him if they played Natural Science it would make my life! When the song started, I almost didn't even recognize it because it shocked me to hear it live. What a great night that was and what a great show.
They also played it on Snakes & Arrows tour in 2007/2008. (Was) Always pumped to see it live. Awesome to see it and Jacob's Ladder on R40. It was definitely a high point of my life.
nEIL pEART the greatest drummer, lyricist, and creative artist in our times. Ya know I can really sympathize with Neil when he told the band he just didn't have the energy to do it anymore because he was battling cancer and being a drummer takes alot more physical energy than the rest of the band needed on an almost daily basis. RIP PROFFESSOR
The day after my 30th birthday (and what would have been my awesome Granny's 87th)! I was blessed to see them on my 40th at Red Rocks, there is no other band that I feel such a deep soul connection with. Thank you Snowdog for always giving me what I need with Rush ...it was my musical release during the pandemic!
Several years ago I saw Rush in concert, and they played Natural Science. I was absolutely stunned! Never had I ever witnessed such musicianship! They hit every note, every beat with such accuracy and authority, and at the end I had tears running down my face! I'm sure I wasn't the only one either! I had just witnessed the greatest band ever!
i had the exact same experience at the R30 tour with Xanadu.... in 25 yrs of shows id NEVEr heard them play Xanadu live Mind fucking BLOWN. it was just so goddamn perfect I cried like a little girl lol. I feel real pain when i think of how i missed the R40 tour.......;-(
I don't care what people say, this is Rush in their prime. No, they didn't write the best albums in the 90s but their live performances were at their peak of experience and presentation. Greatest band ever
Neil had a summer home not too far from Le Studio in the Larentian mountains in southern Quebec. He named a small rock island (1 of four that were on the lake) he had bought in the after years as a memento for his love of that mystical place he so loved. He named it "science island". He took his second daughter Olivia to that island to teach her about nature and natural science. RIP Neil you were an educator and professor to world.
Rest easy Neil. Lifelong hero to myself, my dad, countless others. Absolutely devastated, can't imagine keeping brain cancer a secret battle for years but that just shows how private and humble he was. His music and words are immortal, thank you for everything.
This song (for me), lyrically and musically, is one (of many) examples of how Rush excels at painting pictures of the life. Their wonder and awe of the reality that we exist in, inspired awe in wonder in me as a youth, and still does to this day.
Alex Lifeson said a few times in interviews that Natural Science is the most difficult Rush song for himself to play in concert and yet insisted on playing also in set lists. The precision, concentration, and raw energy of this song is simply amazing to behold live.
This song is from Rush's very best album. Every song is good. Its such a perfect combination of strong guitar riffs, excellent songs, perfectly produced. Its that perfect combination of early Rush meets "pop" Rush.
Picking a best album from Rush is like picking a favorite food...:)...Permanent Waves is brilliant, true... but, Caress of Steel, 2112, Hemispheres, Farewell to kings ( my favorite), Moving Pictures or Signals are no less great...:)
My favorite Rush album is 2112FarewellToKingsHemispheresPermanentWavesMovingPicturesSignalsGraceUnderPressureCounterpartsSnakesAndArrowsClockworkAngels. My 2nd favorite Rush album is RushFlyByNightCaressOfSteelPowerWindowsHoldYourFirePrestoRollTheBonesTestForEchoVaporTrails
Sorry but you are wrong...Neils daughter was killed on my frikn birthday of all days..6-20...so Neil was dealing with that tragic loss for a week and a half..unfortunately
Been mourning all day.... My first concert was Rush Signals tour in '82. My first CD was Moving Pictures which I took to the local Circuit City store and played as loud as I could in the sound room. I have been a drummer on and off for 40 years and still struggle playing Rush, but I love trying! I remember drawing drumsets (always Neil's) when I was a kid and setting up my drumset like his. My kid who plays the drums have made lego drumsets with Neil. Neil you and your drumming inspired millions.
Can I give that 100 thumbs up?! I had the pleasure of seeing them play this song when they came to Nashville on this tour which was sometime in the Summer of 1997. Of course this was also the tour where they played the whole first side of 2112! Not just the overture and the Temples of Syrinx but the whole enchilada!! Thank you Rush!!!
Saw them 3 times in the Northeast on this tour. Nailed this song each show. If that doesn't scream the extent of their talent, you either don't know what it takes to play it or you are deaf.
That was a great concert. It was the 3rd (and last) time that I saw these fine lads in Toronto. However, I am grateful for having saw the R40 show in Chicago.
I think it's save to say most Rush fans consider Tom Sawyer their quintessential song, but for me it's this masterpiece of a monster Those lyrics by itself stand out, the odd time signatures, brilliant guitar parts and solo, it's just MAGIC
Herman Helmich Most fake Rush fans. Tom sawer isn't even top 20. It's an alright tune but, nothing compared to what came before and after. Maybe I'm wrong but, the Rush fans I know would agree. Thought I don't speak for all of us.
@@TylerLL2112 , Tom Sawyer is probably about the 30th best Rush song in my book. And I'm burned out on it, frankly. I can't imagine how much more the band is. This song is in my top 5.
Tom Sawyer is a great song. If it had been done identically by another band it might be their best piece. However, Rush made many songs superior to it. For my money, nothing encapsulates "Rush" like Xanadu.
To say Rush has a “quintessential” tune is to forfeit your fandom. So many great tunes. For me it’s a time & place kind of thing. La Villa is always on my “list”, but today I heard Available Light & wow!! I forgot what a great song that is. There are songs that don’t even make most people’s top 10 that I consider classics. Analog Kid, Something for Nothing, The Enemy Within, I could go on...
I am going to the Austin, and Dallas shows on the 16th, and 18th, respectively. I would be so freakin happy if they played this song at even one of those venues!! Both would be a gift from the Gods of Willowdale!
I've never seen this song performed live before. . . But just seeing the absolute greatness of - Permanent Waves - coming alive is nothing short of priceless!
I’ve seen Rush twice in my life. Once during the Signals tour and another time about 15 years later. During those times I’ve just enjoyed the songs current to those times. But the last 10 years Ive come to like the older maybe more obscure songs they played in their earlier years. I sure wished I had the love for those older songs the two times I’ve seen them.
This tune [Naturally Science] personifies the quintessential example of Prog- Rock...a MONSTER OF A SONG played effortlessly as it were, one of my all time favorites from this GREAT BAND.
Wow! Lerxst...One of the greatest axmen in the history of music! Thanks for the killer upload! I was 37 when this was filmed...I had 20 years of Rush under my belt...:)
I hate it brings me to tears, my first show was Toronto Exhibition Stadium 1976, then every year after, we grew up with the boys and we knew how good they were. never been so proud to be a fan of anything but these guys. Thanks for so many great years, we miss you more than you'll ever know.
Storytime. Back when I was in high school, in my Canadian Literature class, I was given an assignment to give a speech about a Canadian poet of my choice including a biography, a poem and an analyzation of the poem. I chose Neil Peart (idea stolen from Sebastian Bach). I used this song as the poem bringing a boom box to play it and making photocopies of the lyrics handing them out to the class. After everyone gave their speech, we were given a quiz on all the speeches given. The question about Neil Peart on the quiz was the most correctly answered. The only person that answered it wrong was absent during my speech.
Lol, I did the same exact thing with Hemispheres in English class in 1986 when studying mythology. I talked the teacher into having the class listen to the whole first side. It was beyond most of the class but it is a great memory.
That's a pretty cool project. I once recited lyrics to a rush tune at an open mic night at few years back. Only one person in the audience recognized it. Still cool none the less.
Thank you Neil for EVERYTHING I m out of word... don't know what to say I miss you WE miss you In my heart you still the best and you will always be All those good thing you gave to us
Of all the Rush shows I ever saw since my first one in Maine in 1984 right up to their last one I ever saw in Boston in 2015, The T4E show I flew out from Maine to see at the Gorge in Washington state will still always go down as the BEST Rush show I ever saw. 1997 predated social media so we had no idea what was coming in that show so when we got side one of 2112 in its entirety, that was the absolute bomb but when when they kicked in with this one, we knew we were in for a religious experience that night. 23 years ago already and I remember it like yesterday.
I've seen Rush...let's see...five times, and I've ranked them in order of my favorites! 1) Exit Stage Left --- #2! 2) Grace Under Pressure --- #5 3) Hold Your Fire --- #4 4) Roll The Bones --- #3 5) Time Machine --- #1! By now, I was old, swept with nostalgia, and just basically wept half the time. Catalog was sooo immense by this time...although I put this one at the top, such a long show...my wife and I were toast by the time they got halfway through the encore, and we left.
@@Kirok2005 GUP was my first ever concert in 1984. 9 bucks for a ticket I never looked back. I still vividly remember Red Lenses and hoped they'd break that one out again one day. you go back even farther than I do ! I still dig watching Exit Stage Left on dvd with the sound bar cranked.
@@Matt-mo8sl There was one annoying thing about my GUP concert, or I'd have had it ranked higher. The set list was actually incredible, and they were in top form. But some idiot was throwing glow sticks onto the stage, and one hit Geddy. He had to ask the crowd -- twice -- to stop throwing things at the stage, and it was such an embarrassing mood killer. (I was embarrassed, that is---Geddy said it very politely.) They did not come out for an encore. I don't blame them at all--the crowd wasn't worthy.
@@Kirok2005 Yeah, that sucks. After GUP, I had really hoped they'd pull the Enemy Within, Red Lenses, Kid Gloves and After Image out of the vault in their later tours.
Back in the early 1980s when I was a young and naive drummer, who forever bit off more than he could chew, formed a band with two brothers. One on guitar and one on Bass who was good singer. We were playing Judas Priest, and some simpler rock and roll. So I said, "Hey let's play Natural Science!" We worked on all the parts over and over and I brought all of Neil's fills to my teacher. We managed to stumble through it though truncated or redacted the solo parts. back then there was no easy way for us to transcribe Alex's solos. I think Rush plays it much better than we did. We ended up learning many rush songs, all with truncated/redacted solo sections. It was a lot of fun, very educational and a helluva challenge.
Permanent Waves was the first album I heard of Rush. A little late. But what do you do when you are 15 years old in 1980 with no INTERNET!! haha! Never looked back!!
Me too, only that I was 16, and had the opportunity to buy on a flea market rush first or permanent waves. Thank to mighty universe I picked the second.
Myself as well, I was 15 and saw the album cover and thought it was cool. So I bought the cassette along with Scorpions Love Drive and life was complete for awhile
I’ve been a RUSH fan since 1976; a massive RUSH fan at the age of seventeen from the first notes over my parents’ worn phonograph! I had Nolan (Don Louis Nolan) tattoo a rendition of the tree cover art from Caress of Steel onto my right hip and upper thigh. It, of course, was done to interpretive majesty by Nolan. R.I.P. Neil Peart, my gratitude!! R.I.P. Nolan, my dear friend of 37 years… R.I.P. Chris…
I still can't believe it... It is impossible... My drum and lyrics guru is dead😥😥😥I cry and I'm in mourning😪😪😪Condolence for the family, friends and all fans of Rush😓😓😓R.I.P Neil... My Brother🧡🧡🧡
Snowdog, I feel you brother, I looked up to him like a big brother, rest in peace neil
Same here. I haven't tried playing them yet after hearing about Neil. I know I won't make it to far in before losing it. These guys are why I even pick up a bass. Music and the possibilities of what it could be changed when I heard them for the first time.
Legend NEVER die Even if I m really sad about this :(
@Eric I didn't get to see them live. I had the chance in 2012 and I messed up. They played in Indianapolis. I was living just south of there. I know Alex and Ged will do something together. It'll be awesome but bitter sweet without Neil. Just have to patiently wait. I wonder what other collaborations they will do in the future.
@EricI'm 57 and my favorite band since 1974 and thank God got to see them over 40 times... Neil God bless you and now your playing for everyone in Heaven..R.I. P. and thank you for your great performances...😟
...and God said: "I will put the 3 greatest musicians together and I will call them Rush"
God really is a good judge of musical talent. RUSH is pound for pound, the most talented band ever. Skill levels for those 3 were off the charts!!
OMG!!!!! Deluded people.
@@alanstrom2221 OMG! It's their opinion and their taste. With a nice twist of humor there
One of their top 10. Always gives me goosebumps!!!!!
And all the world will cheer
It's obvious Rush is the best rock and roll band ever
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson goofing off a bit mid song and Neil is in complete intense concentration playing. God I love this band.
their goofing off is one of the added pleasures the band gives us
Neil never crossed "the line" of his drum kit and left that space for Geddy and Alex to do their thing. You can tell these guys were good friends in addition to band mates...
RIP NEIL PEART
The greatest drummer of all time. Thank you for everything.
missing a lot
Bonham was but Neil is great too
There's Neil ........................................................................................................................................................................................... then there's #2,3,4 etc
@@gigigregory3043 Neil can do what Bonham did, but Bonham could never do what Neil did
@@25newrush Totally agree.
Life and Death is a mystery. Just over a month after this concert Neil’s daughter will be killed in a car accident and his wife would be gone within a year. And now he is gone. Thanks for all the great stories that inspired the music Neil. RIP
"wheels within wheels... a spiral array...
a pattern so grand and complex..."
p.s. was the first tour they performed it live?? If I Recall Correctly ... they didn't used to perform it live just after "Permanent Waves" 'cuz it was a bit too complicated...
I was thinking the same thing, but then realized I think it was early August of '97.
@@Oneironaut9 Ya, you're right. I edited my comment... was just over a month after this. Still, surreal and sad!
@@SpotWorksLNC Indeed. He was a brilliant man, however tragedy no doubt made him a much deeper (wiser/compassionate) man because of it. Those two don't often go together.
@@nyokoSalome Complicated never stopped them before.
A lot of people don't realize how difficult this song is on guitar...Alex Lifeson is one of the best guitarists of all time
He's the core of Rush to my ears
Alex always said he played a certain way and used open chords to give the illusion that there’s more than one guitar playing because of how important a full sound is in a 3 piece band. Very brilliant and an absolute freakish player.
I agree. He is also the most underrated guitarist of all time, bar none.
Must MUST MUST agree! He has NEVER gotten his due among the best! But after 43 years of them being my favorite band, I think I realize that they didn't care about their individual standing. They just wanted to be the TIGHTEST and BEST they could be! Off of each other. God bless them!!
I agree
I love how Neil plays the entire first section in traditional grip, seemingly just becuase he can. Rest in peace, one of the greatest to ever pick up a pair of sticks
Suddenly you were gone..all the lives you left your mark upon...I remember.
Eehjkm Bruns After Image!! Outstanding brother great words!! 😢
Yes, dude. Exactly the tribute.
Natural Science sounds most natural here than ever before in history. They just nail it!!
Alex Lifeson just may be the most underrated guitarist ever.
Snake Plissken not maybe, definitely!!!
Snake Plissken He certainly isn't the best guitarist ever, but he is certainly underrated.
+JabbaDuhHut there is no best guitarist
MrCold012 At no point in his reply did he say that there was "a best guitarist". Try reading the post again.
LudwigSC93 Jabba said: "He certainly isn't the best guitarist ever." implying there is a category of best guitarist.
I was at this very show with my girlfriend (now wife) - it was her first exposure to Rush (my first time live). Was totally blown away at the sound these 3 guys made! This was a show beyond anything we had seen prior, and serves as near tops of anything since! Seeing 2112 in entirety that night was something special, so was this song...The entire setlist, mixed with the atmosphere of the night (warm summer breeze coming off of Lake Ontario, the laser lights as the sun went down, the clouds of pot smoke, and these hometown boys) made for an experience like no other!!
Lucky you! The more I see of this show, the more I hope that someday they'll release a DVD of the entire show. Although it's hard to be definitive on a band who were such unrelenting perfectionists, I don't think they ever looked or sounded better. Not sure why it is coming out in bits and pieces. I believe the first half hour or so was a bonus on the R40 boxset, and then a couple more songs were on the bonus bonus R40 disc. Don't get me started on the R40 box, which I never bought, because it was asking a lot of those of us who already owned the other DVD's, to buy them again for the sake of a single bonus disc. And then I can only imagine the feelings of those fans who forked out for the R40, only to find out that there was a bonus bonus disc, which they didn't get unless they ordered it from the Backstage club. But then, I might get started......... oops too late.
It's so amazing to read how well you've described your night at the show. Brilliant!
I was there at the OP marina with my pals that night- it was awesome. We tied up his boat along the boardwalk wall could hear it perfectly.
Simply amazing, I’m so glad I discovered this amazing group of guys.
The fact that 3 people can get this amount of sound is incredible. I don’t think I’ll ever discover a band that top this.
No you won't
I miss Neil so much like everyone. I’m thankful I was alive during the time of Rush✌🏻❤️. Much love to all fans.✌🏻❤️
I'm so proud of them, in what they have achieved throughout their careers. There will never be another band that can compare...
Alex Lifeson ONLY SEEMS to be Under rated, BECAUSE HE IS PLAYING ALONG SIDE THE WORLDS BEST DRUMMER AND PROBABLY THE BEST ROCK BASSIST EVER !!! PS He is pretty good despite very bad arthritis problems in hands !!!!! Give it up for the best all around ROCK GUITARIST of all time !!!
Neil Peart Plus
YEAH , indeed , peace mate
good photography , *xs 10 +
Eddie Van Halen said when asked "What does it feel like to be the top Guitarist?" He replied, " I do not know, ask Alex Liefeson!!!" True story as reported by Rolling Stone Mag
FUCK YES!
MY GUITAR HERO, and the reason i can play ANYTHING at all today....
Along with Elliot Easton and a pile of other killer players ... criminally underrated.
pretty good??
There is nothing better than working on a crew and knowing that everyone will do outstanding work.
First time I ever heard Rush was around 1977/8 the album "A Farewell to Kings" and Closer to the Heart was a 12 inch single released here in the UK(still have it), anyway I am now 62 yrs old and that was me totally hooked 43 years ago. Just pure unbelievable musicianship from these 3 Canadians. The Professor Neil Peart will be very sorely missed by the great family of Rush fans but we will never forget what this man meant to us all. Thank you for the incredible lyrics Sir.
Perhaps their greatest live performance. Certainly my favorite. No one comes close and never will. Thank you Rush for all the great songs. They have meant so much to so many.
All you need to do is listen to RUSH often, Loud, and with a friend.
Share Rush with everyone when possible.
Rest In Peace Professor.
Stay strong Alex, Geddy.
Love ya all.
Peace
Right on!!!🦄
The most epic band, playing their most epic song. A band like Rush only comes along once in a Millennium...... Thank You Universe for aligning all the stars at the perfect time for these 3 Masters to meet
This song, live and original, gives me chills every time I hear the opening verse with the full band. "Wheels within Wheels in a spiral array, a pattern so grand and complex. Time after time, we lose sight of our way, our causes can't see their effects..."
Its "wheels within wheels", just to let you know.
RSmith2112 Oh, okay. Thanks
RSmith2112 I always hear "river & wheels". All three interpretations make sense, & to me, that makes a good lyric.
chris schiefen Wheels within wheels
I always hear chips and cheese and a spiral souffle.
This is one of my favorite Rush songs. I remember hearing that Rush was going to play a song on the T4E tour that they had never played live. When my friend and I were on our way to the show, I told him if they played Natural Science it would make my life! When the song started, I almost didn't even recognize it because it shocked me to hear it live. What a great night that was and what a great show.
drummer3125 well they have played natural science live. Permanent waves and moving pictures tour.
Had the same feeling when they played Losing It
drummer3125 I think Ged said this R40 also... hmm...
They also played it on Snakes & Arrows tour in 2007/2008. (Was) Always pumped to see it live. Awesome to see it and Jacob's Ladder on R40. It was definitely a high point of my life.
@@plannermann Oh right. That was the song they'd never played live. It was a great moment, but I think the song is weakened by sentiment.
nEIL pEART the greatest drummer, lyricist, and creative artist in our times. Ya know I can really sympathize with Neil when he told the band he just didn't have the energy to do it anymore because he was battling cancer and being a drummer takes alot more physical energy than the rest of the band needed on an almost daily basis. RIP PROFFESSOR
Man Alex plays arpeggios like no one else.
The day after my 30th birthday (and what would have been my awesome Granny's 87th)! I was blessed to see them on my 40th at Red Rocks, there is no other band that I feel such a deep soul connection with. Thank you Snowdog for always giving me what I need with Rush ...it was my musical release during the pandemic!
I always thought of this as a quiet song. I don't know why. These guys absolutely rock like no other band ever
The music, the lyrics, the meaning, the whole damn package! This song will forever be BADASS!!
Several years ago I saw Rush in concert, and they played Natural Science. I was absolutely stunned! Never had I ever witnessed such musicianship! They hit every note, every beat with such accuracy and authority, and at the end I had tears running down my face! I'm sure I wasn't the only one either! I had just witnessed the greatest band ever!
i had the exact same experience at the R30 tour with Xanadu.... in 25 yrs of shows id NEVEr heard them play Xanadu live
Mind fucking BLOWN. it was just so goddamn perfect I cried like a little girl lol.
I feel real pain when i think of how i missed the R40 tour.......;-(
Probably the most musically and lyrically accomplished song in the arsenal
I don't care what people say, this is Rush in their prime. No, they didn't write the best albums in the 90s but their live performances were at their peak of experience and presentation. Greatest band ever
Neil had a summer home not too far from Le Studio in the Larentian mountains in southern Quebec. He named a small rock island (1 of four that were on the lake) he had bought in the after years as a memento for his love of that mystical place he so loved. He named it "science island". He took his second daughter Olivia to that island to teach her about nature and natural science. RIP Neil you were an educator and professor to world.
Lifeson’s intro ,he has such an ear for dynamics.
This song is so awesome.
Rest easy Neil. Lifelong hero to myself, my dad, countless others. Absolutely devastated, can't imagine keeping brain cancer a secret battle for years but that just shows how private and humble he was. His music and words are immortal, thank you for everything.
✊
Love this Song so amazing and was recorded at LE STUDIO Morin-Heights
This song (for me), lyrically and musically, is one (of many) examples of how Rush excels at painting pictures of the life. Their wonder and awe of the reality that we exist in, inspired awe in wonder in me as a youth, and still does to this day.
Music like this just can't be done anymore. It has faded from our world like major or an ancient art. 2112 was more more prophetic than we expected.
Alex Lifeson said a few times in interviews that Natural Science is the most difficult Rush song for himself to play in concert and yet insisted on playing also in set lists. The precision, concentration, and raw energy of this song is simply amazing to behold live.
they were at their live peak on the T4E tour. they didn't mess a single moment of any song up the whole time.
17 years after they recorded the song, played it back with the freshness of the original and then some. Smokin!
This song is from Rush's very best album.
Every song is good.
Its such a perfect combination of strong guitar riffs, excellent songs, perfectly produced.
Its that perfect combination of early Rush meets "pop" Rush.
Picking a best album from Rush is like picking a favorite food...:)...Permanent Waves is brilliant, true... but, Caress of Steel, 2112, Hemispheres, Farewell to kings ( my favorite), Moving Pictures or Signals are no less great...:)
Foxtrot 5 you've heard of 2112 almost assuredly
A buddy of mine bribed the DJ at my wedding to ensure Entre Nous was the very first song played. I could not have been happier.
My favorite Rush album is 2112FarewellToKingsHemispheresPermanentWavesMovingPicturesSignalsGraceUnderPressureCounterpartsSnakesAndArrowsClockworkAngels.
My 2nd favorite Rush album is RushFlyByNightCaressOfSteelPowerWindowsHoldYourFirePrestoRollTheBonesTestForEchoVaporTrails
26 years ago as I write this.
This band no matter what stage of life has always been my favorite.
ill never understand, how Geddy remembers all those obscure lyrics, i love this song,,
it's hard to watch this, knowing what Neil had just a few weeks ahead of him.
I'm heartbroken watching this.😟
Sorry but you are wrong...Neils daughter was killed on my frikn birthday of all days..6-20...so Neil was dealing with that tragic loss for a week and a half..unfortunately
gdub454 I don't think so. they were done with the tour. what does it matter anyway. still a nightmare
Ronald Tartaglia
Ya know what?..I think I made a mistake..think it was Neils wife that passed on 6-20 I forget the year..
Ronald Tartaglia what you on about?
Ronald Tartaglia really?
Been mourning all day.... My first concert was Rush Signals tour in '82. My first CD was Moving Pictures which I took to the local Circuit City store and played as loud as I could in the sound room. I have been a drummer on and off for 40 years and still struggle playing Rush, but I love trying! I remember drawing drumsets (always Neil's) when I was a kid and setting up my drumset like his. My kid who plays the drums have made lego drumsets with Neil. Neil you and your drumming inspired millions.
Can I give that 100 thumbs up?! I had the pleasure of seeing them play this song when they came to Nashville on this tour which was sometime in the Summer of 1997. Of course this was also the tour where they played the whole first side of 2112! Not just the overture and the Temples of Syrinx but the whole enchilada!! Thank you Rush!!!
Saw them 3 times in the Northeast on this tour. Nailed this song each show. If that doesn't scream the extent of their talent, you either don't know what it takes to play it or you are deaf.
The greatest guitar player of all time. Alex Lifeson is just too good. No one can match this man
That was a great concert. It was the 3rd (and last) time that I saw these fine lads in Toronto. However, I am grateful for having saw the R40 show in Chicago.
Epic. Best live version of this song i've heard.
One of the best songs of all time. One of the best bands of all time. RIP Neil.
Gosh they had so much fun playing together up on that stage!
I think it's save to say most Rush fans consider Tom Sawyer their quintessential song, but for me it's this masterpiece of a monster
Those lyrics by itself stand out, the odd time signatures, brilliant guitar parts and solo, it's just MAGIC
Herman Helmich Most fake Rush fans. Tom sawer isn't even top 20. It's an alright tune but, nothing compared to what came before and after. Maybe I'm wrong but, the Rush fans I know would agree. Thought I don't speak for all of us.
agreed! this and jacob's ladder, in my opionion at least.
@@TylerLL2112 , Tom Sawyer is probably about the 30th best Rush song in my book. And I'm burned out on it, frankly. I can't imagine how much more the band is. This song is in my top 5.
Tom Sawyer is a great song. If it had been done identically by another band it might be their best piece. However, Rush made many songs superior to it. For my money, nothing encapsulates "Rush" like Xanadu.
To say Rush has a “quintessential” tune is to forfeit your fandom. So many great tunes. For me it’s a time & place kind of thing. La Villa is always on my “list”, but today I heard Available Light & wow!! I forgot what a great song that is. There are songs that don’t even make most people’s top 10 that I consider classics. Analog Kid, Something for Nothing, The Enemy Within, I could go on...
This song has 'origins of prog metal' written all over it. It's so cool! On a bit of a nostalgia trip at the moment. Miss seeing Alex with a PRS.
Three great musicians. I am glad I got to see them a few times.
1000 % Agreed.....
Me too!!!!
RIP Neil Peart🙏
RUSH = LEGENDS OF PROGRESSIVE ROCK!!!!
This song is PERFECT
Rush will NEVER get old!!!
Talk about a "pattern so grand and complex." Try laying that bass line down and singing at the same time.
Singing in high octave like geddy did make it even hard 😅
I've been learning this bass line and it's all I can do. He is so naturally talented and he also works so hard at his craft. What an inspiration.
plays bass with his hands, sings all the songs, plays synth pedals with his feet, and moves the mic stand with his nose
One of THE greatest bass players in rock history...Gary Lee Winerib.
@Shallex Whatever.
Close enough.
My fav Rush era, gedds voice, alex guitar work, PRS, neils drums, that sound, just perfect. Miss them.
This was my gateway song, and I never turned back
No definition of tighter is available. These three are at the top of perfection.
Damn I rate these guys right up there with Jordan Maxwell, Bob Lazar, Allen Watts and others that are 100 years or more ahead of their time.
I am going to the Austin, and Dallas shows on the 16th, and 18th, respectively. I would be so freakin happy if they played this song at even one of those venues!! Both would be a gift from the Gods of Willowdale!
My absolute favorite song from my favorite band Rush!! I got to see them perform this song twice when I saw them live.
TOP of their game right here. R.I.P. Professor, you will be sorely,sorely, missed.😥
This is why Rush were so magnificent. Sadly no more with the passing of the Professor, be thankful you were there when they were.
One of the best Rush songs. Great live version.
I love Rush!! We are so blessed to have know them best musicians ever. Love the transitions of this song!!
I've never seen this song performed live before. . . But just seeing the absolute greatness of - Permanent Waves - coming alive is nothing short of priceless!
I’ve seen Rush twice in my life. Once during the Signals tour and another time about 15 years later.
During those times I’ve just enjoyed the songs current to those times.
But the last 10 years Ive come to like the older maybe more obscure songs they played in their earlier years.
I sure wished I had the love for those older songs the two times I’ve seen them.
This tune [Naturally Science] personifies the quintessential example of Prog- Rock...a MONSTER OF A SONG played effortlessly as it were, one of my all time favorites from this GREAT BAND.
1:37 that clean riff he did is amazing underrated guitarist Alex Lifeson, Underrated
As is the main riff just after. Very difficult to play .
The change to the "heavy" effect is so beautiful...
@@jarretgrathwol4790 yep they are talented
January 2022. Alex has a new band. Neil is causing thunderclaps from the heavens. And this performance is still absolutely amazing.
Neil at 4:00...timeless best most favorite drum lick back to the 80s....maybe of all time...
You heard....right?
Three of the greatest musicians the world has ever known.
Wow! Lerxst...One of the greatest axmen in the history of music! Thanks for the killer upload! I was 37 when this was filmed...I had 20 years of Rush under my belt...:)
I cry tears of joy watching this
ALEX LIFESON é absolutamente maravilhoso !!!!! Toca muito !!!
This performance proves why Rush is the best musical group of all time. Geddy's voice is on point, and the instrumentalism is second to NONE!!!
I hate it brings me to tears, my first show was Toronto Exhibition Stadium 1976, then every year after, we grew up with the boys and we knew how good they were. never been so proud to be a fan of anything but these guys. Thanks for so many great years, we miss you more than you'll ever know.
Storytime. Back when I was in high school, in my Canadian Literature class, I was given an assignment to give a speech about a Canadian poet of my choice including a biography, a poem and an analyzation of the poem. I chose Neil Peart (idea stolen from Sebastian Bach). I used this song as the poem bringing a boom box to play it and making photocopies of the lyrics handing them out to the class. After everyone gave their speech, we were given a quiz on all the speeches given. The question about Neil Peart on the quiz was the most correctly answered. The only person that answered it wrong was absent during my speech.
Lol, I did the same exact thing with Hemispheres in English class in 1986 when studying mythology. I talked the teacher into having the class listen to the whole first side. It was beyond most of the class but it is a great memory.
That's a pretty cool project. I once recited lyrics to a rush tune at an open mic night at few years back. Only one person in the audience recognized it. Still cool none the less.
Thank you Neil for EVERYTHING I m out of word... don't know what to say I miss you WE miss you In my heart you still the best and you will always be All those good thing you gave to us
I have been watching this magnificent performance over and over and then I realized I was actually at this show, lol.
Sick live performance. Awesome
There is no greater gift that a human can receive than to have been alive during the era a Rush. I am truly blessed.
I used to air drum this in high school. I was amazing! Lol
High school, I'm 48 and it's still everyday, lol
That is the Epitome of a Rush song, in all respects !
This is a Great version. R.I.P Neil Peart. Sadly missed. X .
Me discoving Humboldt coastline finding treasures in the tide pools agates on the beaches, so sublime ,and this song ,blessed truely.
How absolutely great it was to see them so many times!
Of all the Rush shows I ever saw since my first one in Maine in 1984 right up to their last one I ever saw in Boston in 2015, The T4E show I flew out from Maine to see at the Gorge in Washington state will still always go down as the BEST Rush show I ever saw. 1997 predated social media so we had no idea what was coming in that show so when we got side one of 2112 in its entirety, that was the absolute bomb but when when they kicked in with this one, we knew we were in for a religious experience that night. 23 years ago already and I remember it like yesterday.
I've seen Rush...let's see...five times, and I've ranked them in order of my favorites!
1) Exit Stage Left --- #2!
2) Grace Under Pressure --- #5
3) Hold Your Fire --- #4
4) Roll The Bones --- #3
5) Time Machine --- #1! By now, I was old, swept with nostalgia, and just basically wept half the time. Catalog was sooo immense by this time...although I put this one at the top, such a long show...my wife and I were toast by the time they got halfway through the encore, and we left.
@@Kirok2005 GUP was my first ever concert in 1984. 9 bucks for a ticket I never looked back. I still vividly remember Red Lenses and hoped they'd break that one out again one day. you go back even farther than I do ! I still dig watching Exit Stage Left on dvd with the sound bar cranked.
@@Matt-mo8sl There was one annoying thing about my GUP concert, or I'd have had it ranked higher. The set list was actually incredible, and they were in top form. But some idiot was throwing glow sticks onto the stage, and one hit Geddy. He had to ask the crowd -- twice -- to stop throwing things at the stage, and it was such an embarrassing mood killer. (I was embarrassed, that is---Geddy said it very politely.) They did not come out for an encore. I don't blame them at all--the crowd wasn't worthy.
@@Kirok2005 Yeah, that sucks. After GUP, I had really hoped they'd pull the Enemy Within, Red Lenses, Kid Gloves and After Image out of the vault in their later tours.
i saw this tour, different stages. it was the greatest concert ever
Back in the early 1980s when I was a young and naive drummer, who forever bit off more than he could chew, formed a band with two brothers. One on guitar and one on Bass who was good singer. We were playing Judas Priest, and some simpler rock and roll. So I said, "Hey let's play Natural Science!" We worked on all the parts over and over and I brought all of Neil's fills to my teacher. We managed to stumble through it though truncated or redacted the solo parts. back then there was no easy way for us to transcribe Alex's solos. I think Rush plays it much better than we did. We ended up learning many rush songs, all with truncated/redacted solo sections. It was a lot of fun, very educational and a helluva challenge.
Happy Birthday Professor. RIP
This was the first Rush song I remember hearing. Epic then, epic now.
Permanent Waves was the first album I heard of Rush. A little late. But what do you do when you are 15 years old in 1980 with no INTERNET!! haha! Never looked back!!
Me as well. A buddy lent me his cassette in grade 7. Such great music.
Me too, only that I was 16, and had the opportunity to buy on a flea market rush first or permanent waves. Thank to mighty universe I picked the second.
Myself as well, I was 15 and saw the album cover and thought it was cool. So I bought the cassette along with Scorpions Love Drive and life was complete for awhile
My first Rush album as well. Still my favorite.
@@lostcivilization6036 Hey man! That was me. When am I getting my tape back?
I’ve been a RUSH fan since 1976; a massive RUSH fan at the age of seventeen from the first notes over my parents’ worn phonograph!
I had Nolan (Don Louis Nolan) tattoo a rendition of the tree cover art from Caress of Steel onto my right hip and upper thigh. It, of course, was done to interpretive majesty by Nolan.
R.I.P. Neil Peart, my gratitude!!
R.I.P. Nolan, my dear friend of 37 years…
R.I.P. Chris…
Holy shit I'm in total shock and still can't believe that Neil is gone,WTF!!!!
All three were in major physical challenges and still pulled it off was incredible.
Canadian and Ontario Province music LEGEND a big time .....
*RUSH* rock band TRIO