As you listen, keep in mind that this a group of 3. Unbelievable. They played together for 43 years, and remain the best of friends (RIP Neil Peart). No egos, and the utmost respect for their fans - AKA The Rush Army. Cheers.
Greatest band of all time! .. and this was one of the best live performances of any band, anywhere, any time .. absolutely amazing people. I have been listening to them for over 40 years.
Talent at its best. My favourite Rush performance ( recorded in Montreal,1981). Bravo sir for reacting and appreciating this incredible band .. Their transitions are legendary..The greatest band in history! Neil (RIP), Geddy, Alex, WE SALUTE YOU !!!!!!!!!!!
The multitasking to pull this off is incredible. Geddy’s bass actually has a 12-string on the bottom. It’s a Rickenbacker 4080/12. He plays it from Alex’s solo to the end - wish the video showed it better. Also wish it showed them playing synth with the pedals better. Rewind to where Geddy first starts singing - he’s playing those synth tones while on bass and singing! The critics often didn’t understand Rush and called them pretentious and over-complex, but 40 years of packed shows tell a different story. Early on they did many multi-part, story driven epics like this. You will have to do 2112, but do the studio version with lyrics so you can follow the story. Cheers!
Well said!! It is so hard for people to truly get a grasp of the level of musicianship here. Rush live is amazing. Three virtuosos. Not to mention the creativity in the lyrics and musical compositions. Over a 40 yr career span. Adapting, refining, reinventing, throughout the decades. I am so glad they are finally getting the recognition they deserve.
The bass Geddy is playing there is a Rickenbacker 4080/12, which is a 4-string bass on top and a 12-string guitar on the bottom. Geddy also has a 4 string bass/6 string guitar doubleneck, but it's more of an ivory/cream color. Geddy has pictures of both his book about his bass collection. About the 4080/12, he says this "I called Rickenbacker for help, and its reps provided me with this 4080 bass and twelve-string guitar, which now has a good many miles on it. Built in November 1976, it was one of the earliest doubleneck bass/twelve-strings produced by RIC. It now resides at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa."
The song is based upon a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1816 poem, Kubla Khan. You'll see Geddy playing the six string electric beneath his bass from around 15:33 to 15:43. Great reaction Harri. You're the best. Cheers.
@@rattan3793 You're absolutely right. I just remembered that when I saw them on this tour, I initially thought his lower guitar was a six string until a friend told me that half of the strings went through the head and the other tuning pegs were on the back of the head. My bad. I did see him play the one with the six string once. I think it was on the Moving Pictures Tour. Good catch.
@@donnelson6694 His doubleneck with the bass/6 string was white. I believe he used it on the Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures tours for playing Passage To Bangkok or as a backup for the black bass/12.
First reactor giving my boys a standing ovation. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Well deserved ...... you are on your journey & I'm happy to be along.
So happy to see that Rush has stood the test of time. I’ve been a fan since I was 11 in 1982. They were the soundtrack to my teenage years and we knew they were special back then. Their live shows were exhilarating and inspiring
Yeah! More Rush!! I actually prefer this performance over the album. You are on track about the lyrics. It is about Xanadu a mythical place where you gain immortality. The person who gains these actually ends up regretting his immortality. Yes, that is a bass and a guitar that Geddy Lee is playing. The critics and the radio managers didn't like their music. They also said the same thing about Led Zeppelin. Both bands did not conform! The eventually did get inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame and earned a lot of awards here in Canada including being presented with the order of Canada. Not only for their musical contributions but also their charity work. Alex Lifeson guitar and bass pedals Geddy Lee bass, keyboards, vocals, taurus pedals. Neil Peart drums and percussion. Three very humble funny and mutitalented guys. You should check out A dinner with Rush and also their acceptance speech for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Groovy Shirt you are wearing! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦✌
This was my 2nd concert I attended, in my life 1st. KISS in 78 then at 14 in 81 my taste in music maturing, my older brother took me to this concert, and from there concert madness. Over the next 30yrs I must have seen every big name is rock and blues. I was lucky enough to have been in a area with several concert venues. Times sure change though, ticket prices went from 9.50 to $150.00 , still great memories. PEACE HARRI, HIPPIE JOE
Rush was a local band when I was a teen. I've grown up on their albums - love 2112, Xanadu, and their more commercial successes like Tom Sawyer and Subdivisions. Thank you for your reaction videos. I can tell you love music, and that you are a relatable kind person. That's why I subscribed.
I remember when I bought this album in late 77 or early 78 and i still have it. My mom was so sick of hearing this blasting from the basement and she bought some great headphones so i could give her some peace and quiet. I saw Rush and Kiss in the summer of 76
Alex is playing a alpine white Gibson EDS-1275 12 string on top 6 string on bottom. Geddy is playing a Jetglo (black) Rickenbacker 4080 4001 4 string bass on top 12 string guitar on the bottom.
I can't add to the info already submitted by the Rush fans here but I will say, I really enjoyed your reaction. Yes, it's impossible to take in everything this band has to offer in one sitting. It's like having a 8 course meal blasted into your mouth. Like any great piece of music (or any piece of art), you enjoy it over the years and you will notice new things each time you experience it. Great job, Harri! Cheers from Canada, eh.
On your comment about Rush's success. They were not critically heralded by critics. They were most definitely successful. Coming from someone who has seen them about ten times in concert they were at their best in concert and on tour. Their music was very faithfully reproduced by the guys and I was never disappointed. They were just some of the most down to earth and unpretentious guys. They knew their place in the world and did what they did to try to enhance it. No controversies or damaged hotel rooms. Just quiet professionalism. I miss them so I have turned to watching their performances and reactions again and again and again and I just can't get enough. I appreciate your honest reaction. Listen to "The Garden" listed on TH-cam as "Rush - Clockwork Angels Tour - The Garden ". This was the last song on their last album by the best band ever. You will not be disappointed.
They weren't party animals, as was fashionable in their era. They instead focused on improving, innovating, using their musicality and storytelling to speak to us. Alex Lifeson is the guitarist. He is vastly underrated. All three were top tier musicians, and should be mentioned in conversations about the greatest in their respective talents. They finally made it into the Hall of Fame, far too long they waited for the recognition that they had earned.
Here are a few to show what great musicians they were, have a look at LA VILLA STRANGIATO. time machine tour live in Cleveland, and from the same show ,time machine tour live in Cleveland. LEAVE THAT THING ALONE, and have at WORKING MAN. time machine tour live in Cleveland with its reggae start. You can't go wrong with the time machine tour. Also have a look at WHERES MY THING, HERE IT IS, live in Dallas another great instrumental. best wishes from the cold wet north east coast of England . I saw Rush for the first time way back in the mid 1970's when I was 15 or 16, nice to see your enjoying your 40 year Rush journey.
That was great Harry, really glad you got to experience that. I was fortunate to see them live for the first of eleven times just 16 days before this recorded performance.
Geddy Lee's double neck guitar has a bass on the top neck and 6 string guitar on the bottom neck.. at the 15:18 point you will hear an opposing guitar note playing and at 15:33 and 15:37 mark you see Geddy hand on the lower neck strumming to the songs end, simultaneously with his foot is on the Taurus peddle depressing the bass note..
@@HarriBestReactions I followed RUSH since 1976 and saw them about 10 times.. I'm a musician and always admired there innovation and creation.. Me and my musician friends would go to RUSH shows and follow every move on what they did to create the various sounds..
@@johnnyzip9847 That IS the 12 string doubleneck with the Gibson humbuckers. The tuners are doubled, 6 on the side of the head and 6 on the back of the head. He only had one doubleneck with a 6 string neck and it was white, not black. He only used it to play Passage to Bangkok on the Permanent Waves tour. In addition, the doublenecks he used for Xanadu on the final tour were also 12 strings.
@@rattan3793 I going to find for sure.. I have a friend who worked with and knows Geddy Lee I'll get the information, I'm waiting on his FB response shortly..
Thanks for a great reaction. Its a great performance. I like how they allow the music to build and set the scene. FYI Geddy is playing the Bass, Rhythm guitar, keyboards and singing, and at times carrying on a conversation with Alex. Neil is as always, amazing, playing a massive drum kit, chimes, temple blocks, xylophone, tubular bells among other percussion instruments I did not know the names of.
Xanadu, Jacob’s Ladder, La Villa Strangiato, Cygnus X-1: Book I and Book II: Hemispheres, and side one of 2112 is in my opinion rock musicianship perfection.
As a young man he was told of Xanadu. A magical place where all your needs a taken care of. He spent his whole life looking for Xanadu. He finally found it. He realized it wasn't as promised. But he couldn't escape. Moral, don't look for your Xanadu, MAKE IT!
Rush are Rocket scientist. Their Signals album is about it. They created the heat tiles for the space shuttle. yeah they were pretty smart. They were the honorary band for the first launching.
The journey of life My first view of your reactions. The best screen split I have seen. Nice job. Ok....RUSH lyrics... they add a dimension too music that no other band has or can come close too. Try some RUSH lyric videos and buckle up. La Village Strangiato is their Opera. Just have the parts in front of you and the story (nightmare) unfolds.
Awesome reaction! Three of the very best musicians you will ever hear in rock. The top is a base and the bottom is a guitar (which he plays at the very end of the song, as far as I know). I recommend "Tom Sawyer" next. The official video.
You will never find a better rock band, period! Best drummer, best bass player, and a criminally underrated Guitarist. Not saying the best. Because Mr. Stevie Ray Vaughan holds that title. But just genius on guitar.
I always recommend having the lyrics available for any Rush song reactions, unless you like watching new movies on an old black and white TV? :D You are missing out on half the greatness.
Of course it's impressive how many different instruments these guys played in one song. It struck me recently that Neil Peart experienced a completely different version of many Rush songs than the rest of us. We all hear the drums, xylophone, temple blocks, and tubular bells. There are several times when Neil is running the sticks across metal chimes, wood chimes, triangles and such where the rest of us have no chance to hear it - even on the studio version. They are there to enrich his personal enjoyment. Some time I'd like to hear a song like this remixed to be from his perspective. Only then would I know how Neil intended it to be heard.
Neil was a prolific reader. He probably was inspired by the writings of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision ; The Pains of Sleep"
Rush was a musicians band. If you know music, you can't help but love their accomplishments. Alex Lifeson (the guitarist) is easily a top 10 player but the band was not pop oriented so he doesn't get the credit he deserves. The three of them were/are amazing people who formed an amazing product. It took forever for them to get into the rock and roll Hall of Fame and that became a joke. It was a prejudice against progressive rock. This was no doubt the reason Lifeson gave his "Blah-blah" acceptance speech when they were finally admitted. The Hall of Fame and Rolling Stone had lost credibility by ignoring them.
Xanadu 'To seek the sacred river Alph To walk the caves of ice To break my fast on honeydew And drink the milk of Paradise...' I had heard the whispered tales of immortality The deepest mystery From an ancient book I took a clue I scaled the frozen mountain tops of eastern lands unknown Time and Man alone Searching for the lost Xanadu Xanadu To stand within the Pleasure Dome Decreed by Kublai Khan To taste anew the fruits of life The last immortal man To find the sacred river Alph To walk the caves of ice Oh, I will dine on honeydew And drink the milk of Paradise Oh, paradise! A thousand years have come and gone but time has passed me by Stars stopped in the sky Frozen in an everlasting view Waiting for the world to end, weary of the night Praying for the light Prison of the lost Xanadu Xanadu Held within the Pleasure Dome Decreed by Kublai Khan To taste my bitter triumph As a mad immortal man Nevermore shall I return Escape these caves of ice For I have dined on honeydew And drunk the milk of Paradise Whoa, is it paradise
To understand the story, you need a little historical background. Victorian England developed a fascination for " Eastern " mythology and mysticism. Collerage tells a story of a man seeking such a mystical place , Xanadu, allegedly created by orders from Kublai Khan, Xanadu is the location where Immortality is said to be found. In the song the protagonist eventually finds Xanadu, but Immortality is not the blessing he believed it would be, he lives forever, stuck in Xanadu , alone.
love your enthusiasm, but you gotta let the video finish! it was only a few seconds, but the way they finish with a touch of a delay is a key part of the ending! always let a Rush video completely finish, or you just might miss something! lol
@@HarriBestReactions I saw them when Rush opened for KISS in JHS. 🤔 Plus 1 of the bands mom let me see at that age along with Steely Dan & Pink Floyd. 🙄😏😒 I don't think mom knew they were opening for Kiss. 😉 Left that part out when I asked to go. 🤯 Was seriously hoping for a 50R concert. 😔 RIP Professor..... 🍿🐰
@@HarriBestReactions 😏 I think the "Devil Makeup" scared her. 😉 But then I played Kiss most beautiful song for her, Beth, ☺ and she became a Peter Criss fan. 🤣 I introduced her to Paul Stanely who was walking down Broadway 😳 and she didn't believe it was him until he sang a few bars of 'I Was Made For Loving You (baby)'. 🤔 I still think she had doubts. 😂 PS I worked right across from the S.A.G. building on 57th St right down the block from The Russian Tea Room. Saw tons of famous folks in the vicinity. 😊 Some even eat at Subway like us regular folks.🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny
As you listen, keep in mind that this a group of 3. Unbelievable. They played together for 43 years, and remain the best of friends (RIP Neil Peart). No egos, and the utmost respect for their fans - AKA The Rush Army. Cheers.
Greatest band of all time! .. and this was one of the best live performances of any band, anywhere, any time .. absolutely amazing people. I have been listening to them for over 40 years.
Talent at its best. My favourite Rush performance ( recorded in Montreal,1981). Bravo sir for reacting and appreciating this incredible band .. Their transitions are legendary..The greatest band in history! Neil (RIP), Geddy, Alex, WE SALUTE YOU !!!!!!!!!!!
The multitasking to pull this off is incredible. Geddy’s bass actually has a 12-string on the bottom. It’s a Rickenbacker 4080/12. He plays it from Alex’s solo to the end - wish the video showed it better. Also wish it showed them playing synth with the pedals better. Rewind to where Geddy first starts singing - he’s playing those synth tones while on bass and singing! The critics often didn’t understand Rush and called them pretentious and over-complex, but 40 years of packed shows tell a different story. Early on they did many multi-part, story driven epics like this. You will have to do 2112, but do the studio version with lyrics so you can follow the story. Cheers!
They are incredible musicians
Well said!! It is so hard for people to truly get a grasp of the level of musicianship here. Rush live is amazing. Three virtuosos. Not to mention the creativity in the lyrics and musical compositions. Over a 40 yr career span. Adapting, refining, reinventing, throughout the decades. I am so glad they are finally getting the recognition they deserve.
Geddy and The Professor are great musicians and Alex Lifeson is a criminally underrated guitarist.
The bass Geddy is playing there is a Rickenbacker 4080/12, which is a 4-string bass on top and a 12-string guitar on the bottom. Geddy also has a 4 string bass/6 string guitar doubleneck, but it's more of an ivory/cream color.
Geddy has pictures of both his book about his bass collection. About the 4080/12, he says this "I called Rickenbacker for help, and its reps provided me with this 4080 bass and twelve-string guitar, which now has a good many miles on it. Built in November 1976, it was one of the earliest doubleneck bass/twelve-strings produced by RIC. It now resides at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa."
The song is based upon a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1816 poem, Kubla Khan. You'll see Geddy playing the six string electric beneath his bass from around 15:33 to 15:43. Great reaction Harri. You're the best. Cheers.
Thanx Don
Geddy's doubleneck is actually a 12 string on the bottom, well documented in Geddy's Book of Bass page 386.
@@rattan3793 You're absolutely right. I just remembered that when I saw them on this tour, I initially thought his lower guitar was a six string until a friend told me that half of the strings went through the head and the other tuning pegs were on the back of the head. My bad. I did see him play the one with the six string once. I think it was on the Moving Pictures Tour. Good catch.
@@donnelson6694 His doubleneck with the bass/6 string was white. I believe he used it on the Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures tours for playing Passage To Bangkok or as a backup for the black bass/12.
First reactor giving my boys a standing ovation. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Well deserved ...... you are on your journey & I'm happy to be along.
Fully deserved sir
lyrically the song could be summed up by the phrase "be careful what you wish for"!
Yes, so true Rush's musicianship on this song, and in general, is second to none!! Great reaction, I really enjoyed it.
Glad to hear that Matty
Did you see Alex switch from 12 strings to 6 in a moment?
At 9:02. Don't blink the eyes, you will miss it!
Also at 13:56, just before the solo.
It’s just epic. You can’t go wrong with Rush....I meant it....you can’t. All music and genius.....give La Villa Strangiato a go.✌️
It's a 6 string beneath. He plays it at the end. You gotta be looking for it though. It goes by fast. It's around the 15:30 mark.
Thanx Brian..i was looking..but wasnt sure 😀
It's actually a 12 string, well documented in Geddy's Book of Bass page 386.
So happy to see that Rush has stood the test of time. I’ve been a fan since I was 11 in 1982. They were the soundtrack to my teenage years and we knew they were special back then. Their live shows were exhilarating and inspiring
Yeah! More Rush!! I actually prefer this performance over the album. You are on track about the lyrics. It is about Xanadu a mythical place where you gain immortality. The person who gains these actually ends up regretting his immortality. Yes, that is a bass and a guitar that Geddy Lee is playing. The critics and the radio managers didn't like their music. They also said the same thing about Led Zeppelin. Both bands did not conform! The eventually did get inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame and earned a lot of awards here in Canada including being presented with the order of Canada. Not only for their musical contributions but also their charity work.
Alex Lifeson guitar and bass pedals
Geddy Lee bass, keyboards, vocals, taurus pedals.
Neil Peart drums and percussion.
Three very humble funny and mutitalented guys. You should check out A dinner with Rush and also their acceptance speech for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Groovy Shirt you are wearing! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦✌
Wow! You actually watched the full video Debbie..Impressive 😍
This was my 2nd concert I attended, in my life 1st. KISS in 78 then at 14 in 81 my taste in music maturing, my older brother took me to this concert, and from there concert madness. Over the next 30yrs I must have seen every big name is rock and blues. I was lucky enough to have been in a area with several concert venues. Times sure change though, ticket prices went from 9.50 to $150.00 , still great memories.
PEACE HARRI, HIPPIE JOE
The first concert I ever saw was Rush about a year after this video came out, I was 14 and it changed my life forever.
Gets me smiling everytime I see it
Rush was a local band when I was a teen. I've grown up on their albums - love 2112, Xanadu, and their more commercial successes like Tom Sawyer and Subdivisions.
Thank you for your reaction videos. I can tell you love music, and that you are a relatable kind person. That's why I subscribed.
I remember when I bought this album in late 77 or early 78 and i still have it. My mom was so sick of hearing this blasting from the basement and she bought some great headphones so i could give her some peace and quiet. I saw Rush and Kiss in the summer of 76
I always have to correct myself about the 1st time I saw Rush was with Kiss Army Members aka my JHS friend had an extra ticket. 😄🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny
The best live performance of any song, by any band ever. Theres no doubt about it.
Alex Lifeson on guitar, Geddy Lee Bass, vocals, keyboards etc.. Professor Neil Peart drums, percussions
Based on an unfinished Poem : Kubla Khan - Samuel Taylor Colridge
This is really a Rush!
Alex is playing a alpine white Gibson EDS-1275 12 string on top 6 string on bottom. Geddy is playing a Jetglo (black) Rickenbacker 4080 4001 4 string bass on top 12 string guitar on the bottom.
I get such a kick out of peoples first reaction on RUSH ..they LOVE IT!!!
Incredible musicians
Geddy wields the double neck bass and 6 string (made to order from Rickenbacker I understand), so quite right, pretty unique at the time
Geddy's doublenck is actually a bass and 12 string, well documented in Geddy's Book of Bass page 386.
@@rattan3793 thanks for the correction I have that book so will look it up
RUSH YES!!!! Here we goooooooooooo!
I can't add to the info already submitted by the Rush fans here but I will say, I really enjoyed your reaction.
Yes, it's impossible to take in everything this band has to offer in one sitting. It's like having a 8 course meal blasted into your mouth. Like any great piece of music (or any piece of art), you enjoy it over the years and you will notice new things each time you experience it.
Great job, Harri!
Cheers from Canada, eh.
On your comment about Rush's success. They were not critically heralded by critics. They were most definitely successful. Coming from someone who has seen them about ten times in concert they were at their best in concert and on tour. Their music was very faithfully reproduced by the guys and I was never disappointed. They were just some of the most down to earth and unpretentious guys. They knew their place in the world and did what they did to try to enhance it. No controversies or damaged hotel rooms. Just quiet professionalism. I miss them so I have turned to watching their performances and reactions again and again and again and I just can't get enough. I appreciate your honest reaction. Listen to "The Garden" listed on TH-cam as "Rush - Clockwork Angels Tour - The Garden
". This was the last song on their last album by the best band ever. You will not be disappointed.
They weren't party animals, as was fashionable in their era. They instead focused on improving, innovating, using their musicality and storytelling to speak to us.
Alex Lifeson is the guitarist. He is vastly underrated. All three were top tier musicians, and should be mentioned in conversations about the greatest in their respective talents.
They finally made it into the Hall of Fame, far too long they waited for the recognition that they had earned.
Here are a few to show what great musicians they were, have a look at LA VILLA STRANGIATO. time machine tour live in Cleveland, and from the same show ,time machine tour live in Cleveland. LEAVE THAT THING ALONE, and have at WORKING MAN. time machine tour live in Cleveland with its reggae start. You can't go wrong with the time machine tour. Also have a look at WHERES MY THING, HERE IT IS, live in Dallas another great instrumental. best wishes from the cold wet north east coast of England . I saw Rush for the first time way back in the mid 1970's when I was 15 or 16, nice to see your enjoying your 40 year Rush journey.
That was great Harry, really glad you got to experience that. I was fortunate to see them live for the first of eleven times just 16 days before this recorded performance.
Eleven times??? You should be in the band Bob! 😂
Geddy Lee's double neck guitar has a bass on the top neck and 6 string guitar on the bottom neck.. at the 15:18 point you will hear an opposing guitar note playing and at 15:33 and 15:37 mark you see Geddy hand on the lower neck strumming to the songs end, simultaneously with his foot is on the Taurus peddle depressing the bass note..
Wow..this is very detailed feom you Johnnt..Impressive..Cheers
@@HarriBestReactions I followed RUSH since 1976 and saw them about 10 times.. I'm a musician and always admired there innovation and creation.. Me and my musician friends would go to RUSH shows and follow every move on what they did to create the various sounds..
Geddy's doubleneck is actually a bass and 12 string, well documented in Geddy's Book of Bass page 386.
@@johnnyzip9847 That IS the 12 string doubleneck with the Gibson humbuckers. The tuners are doubled, 6 on the side of the head and 6 on the back of the head. He only had one doubleneck with a 6 string neck and it was white, not black. He only used it to play Passage to Bangkok on the Permanent Waves tour. In addition, the doublenecks he used for Xanadu on the final tour were also 12 strings.
@@rattan3793 I going to find for sure.. I have a friend who worked with and knows Geddy Lee I'll get the information, I'm waiting on his FB response shortly..
Greetings from Brazil! From the same live show I also recommend the songs "Red Barchetta" and "Freewill"!
I'll check it out!
Thanks for a great reaction. Its a great performance. I like how they allow the music to build and set the scene. FYI Geddy is playing the Bass, Rhythm guitar, keyboards and singing, and at times carrying on a conversation with Alex. Neil is as always, amazing, playing a massive drum kit, chimes, temple blocks, xylophone, tubular bells among other percussion instruments I did not know the names of.
Xanadu, Jacob’s Ladder, La Villa Strangiato, Cygnus X-1: Book I and Book II: Hemispheres, and side one of 2112 is in my opinion rock musicianship perfection.
...They just make it look so easy... but it's so not. Rest easy, Professor...
Keep doing Rush and you will BLOW this channel up!!
I just subscribed.
so Geddy is playing bass, 6 string guitar and keyboards as well as foot pedals and singing during this 1 song.
It's actually a 12 string, well documented in Geddy's Book of Bass page 386.
What a great reaction and diagnosis of the band and the message. Thank you!
Geddy has a bass with a 12 string guitar that he uses at the very end of the song. They don’t show it but yeah.
Welcome to the world of Rush Great reaction of a band we will never see the like again. Thank you.
Rush is the greatest " Cult " band of rock history.
Wicked fun song to play.. what a great band. Notice how Geddy and Alex both play synth with their feet while they play their other instruments.
The double bass is bass and guitar and sadly not used on this particular song :)
The necromancer and then the fountain of lamneth. Class
As a young man he was told of Xanadu. A magical place where all your needs a taken care of. He spent his whole life looking for Xanadu. He finally found it. He realized it wasn't as promised. But he couldn't escape. Moral, don't look for your Xanadu, MAKE IT!
I was blessed to see them in concert during the roll the bone tour!!!
Rush are Rocket scientist. Their Signals album is about it. They created the heat tiles for the space shuttle. yeah they were pretty smart. They were the honorary band for the first launching.
The journey of life
My first view of your reactions. The best screen split I have seen. Nice job.
Ok....RUSH lyrics... they add a dimension too music that no other band has or can come close too. Try some RUSH lyric videos and buckle up.
La Village Strangiato is their Opera. Just have the parts in front of you and the story (nightmare) unfolds.
Hahahaha Thanx Gary
Awesome reaction! Three of the very best musicians you will ever hear in rock. The top is a base and the bottom is a guitar (which he plays at the very end of the song, as far as I know). I recommend "Tom Sawyer" next. The official video.
Thanks for the info! I was trying to get a good look..Done Sawyer already 😀
@@HarriBestReactions Awesome!
You will never find a better rock band, period! Best drummer, best bass player, and a criminally underrated Guitarist. Not saying the best. Because Mr. Stevie Ray Vaughan holds that title. But just genius on guitar.
The number 3 is revered in the world of Magick, and Occult Law in general! It vibrates at a unique level.
Inspired by the Samuel Coleridge poem, Xanadu. Check it out!
Lol you're right. There are 12 guys on stage. Alex, Geddy and Neal. Great reaction, keep up the good work.
Great review. You did get the gist of the story. I enjoyed watching this.. thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
I always recommend having the lyrics available for any Rush song reactions, unless you like watching new movies on an old black and white TV? :D You are missing out on half the greatness.
Good idea for the future..Unfortunately i have recorded more songs waiting to be unleashed.Vut after that,i will
@@HarriBestReactions some Reactors have the lyrics playing on their phone so they can watch the video as well.
oh heck yeah strap in and enjoy this masterpiece....Thanks.
You bet!
Nothing in that amazing drum kit is under utilised by the way unlike some drummers who have it for show, Neil is the real deal!
Great reaction by the way I have subscribed
Thanx and welcome onboard
Of course it's impressive how many different instruments these guys played in one song. It struck me recently that Neil Peart experienced a completely different version of many Rush songs than the rest of us. We all hear the drums, xylophone, temple blocks, and tubular bells. There are several times when Neil is running the sticks across metal chimes, wood chimes, triangles and such where the rest of us have no chance to hear it - even on the studio version. They are there to enrich his personal enjoyment. Some time I'd like to hear a song like this remixed to be from his perspective. Only then would I know how Neil intended it to be heard.
I don't see the other Rush reactions other than Xanadu.
Did you type in Harribest Rush?
Geddy Lee does: vocals, bass, guitar, keyboard, foot pedals, & laundry machine.
No words will ever fully describe what this band means to me. ❤🤘
43 years later,the music critics are still having to answer questions of their bad reviews they gave Rush.
Get goosebumps EVERY TIME. 😆
Bass guitar coupled with a six string guitar which Geddy uses in the later stages.Both use foot pedals which you might not notice at first 👍
The song is based on an unfinished poem.
Neil was a prolific reader. He probably was inspired by the writings of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision ; The Pains of Sleep"
Teddy's double guitar is a bass on top and a six string on the bottom. Next try By Tor And The Snow Dog (live video). Spectacularly epic.
Rush was a musicians band. If you know music, you can't help but love their accomplishments. Alex Lifeson (the guitarist) is easily a top 10 player but the band was not pop oriented so he doesn't get the credit he deserves. The three of them were/are amazing people who formed an amazing product. It took forever for them to get into the rock and roll Hall of Fame and that became a joke. It was a prejudice against progressive rock. This was no doubt the reason Lifeson gave his "Blah-blah" acceptance speech when they were finally admitted. The Hall of Fame and Rolling Stone had lost credibility by ignoring them.
Next La Villa strangiato official vid :)
The greatest 3 piece rock band ever recorded, no contest, over.
Xanadu
'To seek the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
To break my fast on honeydew
And drink the milk of Paradise...'
I had heard the whispered tales of immortality
The deepest mystery
From an ancient book I took a clue
I scaled the frozen mountain tops of eastern lands unknown
Time and Man alone
Searching for the lost Xanadu
Xanadu
To stand within the Pleasure Dome
Decreed by Kublai Khan
To taste anew the fruits of life
The last immortal man
To find the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
Oh, I will dine on honeydew
And drink the milk of Paradise
Oh, paradise!
A thousand years have come and gone but time has passed me by
Stars stopped in the sky
Frozen in an everlasting view
Waiting for the world to end, weary of the night
Praying for the light
Prison of the lost
Xanadu
Xanadu
Held within the Pleasure Dome
Decreed by Kublai Khan
To taste my bitter triumph
As a mad immortal man
Nevermore shall I return
Escape these caves of ice
For I have dined on honeydew
And drunk the milk of Paradise
Whoa, is it paradise
I hope that you do some reactions to songs by Electric Light Orchestra. Heart is another good one from the 1970s-80s.
Settings, scenes and opera. then you must listen to 2112 by them!
BTW, the drummer Neil Peart died last year.
Terrible..So sad
HarriBest: You had me at your standing ovation.
RUSH-FREEWILLL
To understand the story, you need a little historical background. Victorian England developed a fascination for " Eastern " mythology and mysticism. Collerage tells a story of a man seeking such a mystical place , Xanadu, allegedly created by orders from Kublai Khan, Xanadu is the location where Immortality is said to be found. In the song the protagonist eventually finds Xanadu, but Immortality is not the blessing he believed it would be, he lives forever, stuck in Xanadu , alone.
Soon you will be ready for 2112 grasshopper . :)
Yes, 2112, Natural Science and Hemispheres will be quite fun!!
Hahahhaha..bring it on sir!
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I am all about the goofy Alex 🎸😚😏😁 guitar faces! He is so much fun to watch on stage. His antics never get old, 😄 even if we do. 🍿🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny
Rush is the 4th highest grossing band of all time after the Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who.
It's HARRI YAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU are SO COOL!!!!!!
😍💙💙💙💙💙
3 Bad asses makin' all that Magic
You want chapters watch 2112
😁 ain’t it magical!
love your enthusiasm, but you gotta let the video finish! it was only a few seconds, but the way they finish with a touch of a delay is a key part of the ending! always let a Rush video completely finish, or you just might miss something! lol
Rush fans..You guys are so protective..just like Pink Floyd fans.Love it
🤔 They do have many surprise endings that catch you off guard. 🐰
Next one from Rush - Red Sector A . a song about holocaust . Geddy Lee Parents was survive to holocaust . Neil Peart deep lyrics . 😎👍
It's not a dbl bass...bottom is reg 6 string
Harry watch Rush's induction at the RnR H of Fame with Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins it took them 31 years to get the award but better late
🤯 Oh snap! 😍 We doing Xanadu! 😁 Cool Beans! 🍿🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny
Ijola..you listen to everything😲😲😳
@@HarriBestReactions I saw them when Rush opened for KISS in JHS. 🤔 Plus 1 of the bands mom let me see at that age along with Steely Dan & Pink Floyd. 🙄😏😒 I don't think mom knew they were opening for Kiss. 😉 Left that part out when I asked to go. 🤯 Was seriously hoping for a 50R concert. 😔 RIP Professor..... 🍿🐰
@@cityhonors1 So why was Kiss a no go area for mum?😀
@@HarriBestReactions 😏 I think the "Devil Makeup" scared her. 😉 But then I played Kiss most beautiful song for her, Beth, ☺ and she became a Peter Criss fan. 🤣 I introduced her to Paul Stanely who was walking down Broadway 😳 and she didn't believe it was him until he sang a few bars of 'I Was Made For Loving You (baby)'. 🤔 I still think she had doubts. 😂 PS I worked right across from the S.A.G. building on 57th St right down the block from The Russian Tea Room. Saw tons of famous folks in the vicinity. 😊 Some even eat at Subway like us regular folks.🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny
Simply the best thing to come out of Canada since Poutine lol
if you think this is incredible watch Working Man live in Cleveland Time Machine Tour
6 string guitar that is not bass!
Geddy's doubleneck is actually a bass and 12 string, well documented in Geddy's Book of Bass page 386.
Music for the sake of music.