Back in the 70s, not many people knew Rush. Because of the length of their songs, radio wouldn’t play them because they couldn’t get in as many commercials. Besides, reporters for Rolling Stone and DJs couldn't understand their music, so instead bashed them all of the time.. It was musicians, like myself, that gravitated to bands that make complicated music, like Yes, Jethro Tull, Emerson Lake and Palmer and of course Rush. I am a guitarist and played in bands in the late 70s, 80s and 90s and I had never heard any music like Rush before. Their themes and their musical abilites was so challenging. My band would play Rush songs at a time of the early 80s and the crowd would think they were our songs. When people asked if those were our songs I just said, “we wish” then I’d tell them about Rush, but because they weren't on radio, most people had never heard their music. People would always confuse them with Mahogany Rush whenever you’d say the name RUSH. If you get the DVD of their concert in Rio, you can see each musician playiing throughout the concert. It allows you to split the screen 4 ways, one wide shot of the whole band and then each musician in separate boxes. It’s really great, but you still need to watch each song three times to watch each guy throughout the song, especially instrumentals like YYZ and La Villa Strangiato. Rush has several instrumentals that are real popular. Where’s My Thing and Leave That Thing Alone are a couple others, but YYZ and La VIlla Strangiato are the two most legendary that they pllay at every concert. It was their first time in South America, so they were filling soccer arenas with like 60,000 people in attendence and everyone sang every lyric of every song, but when they played YYZ, an instrumental, everone was singing along with the guitar melody, as if it had lyrics. It’s really insane and awesome to watch. You can hear the crowd over the band. Rush fans are unjlike any other band’s fans. Very dedicated, which is how they got into the hall of fame. The HAll Of Fame selections are made by the same idiots from Rolling Stone and other publications that hate Rush with a passion. They tried everything to wreck their careers, but it failed because people found them anyway, mostly though a lot of touring. In 2013, The HOF let people online vote for the final act to go in that year, a cast of non-rock and roll artists, except for Heart. They were the only legitamate rock band selected that year besides Rush. The jerks at the HOF probably thought that Rush could not win such a poll because their fanbase is so small. Yes, they are small, but extreemly dedicated to the band, enough so they would all take the time to register and vote on such a silly poll. The poll was for fun, not official and they reserevd the right to dissmiss it and choose someone else. The problem is, when they publishred the results, Rush had garnered 25% of the total vote! That's insane. No other group was close to even double digit percentages, yet Rush acoounted for one quarter of the total votes spread out among hundreds of artists. Even those asshats at the HOF couldn’t ignore such a sweep, so they reluctantly made it official and Rush was inducted to the R&RHOF. The first kick in Jann Wrenner’s teeth was the explosion of an ovation that lasted for over 2 minutes. It was the loudest and longest ovation in the history of the R&RHOF history. It caught him completely off-guard and he had to step back when he heard it. He never got to say the name of the band. As soon as he says, “…and from Toronto” the place lit up like a bomb wemt off. Dave Grohl did the induction speech with Taylor Hicks (RIP) and it was the best induction ever. Dave even called out Rolling Stone, the inhibitor of Rush’s success and how the band succeeded in spite of their efforts. It’s a great speech and can be found on TH-cam, but warning, it is NSFW. A whole lot of F-bombs, but it’s funny and so true. Grohl, liike most drummers, is a huge Rush fan. It’s amazing just how many famous musicians from the 1980s up to topday were inspired by Rush. Even bands that sound nothing like them. Dream Theater makes sense since they’re progressive, but Pearl Jam or the Police are a bit shocking? Even Smashing Pumpkins are huge Rush fans and an enormous list of more. There were several famous musician at the ceremony that stayed standing the longest. I think that Tommy Morello is still standing? He stood the longest, but with him I saw Chad Smith (or it was Will Farrel, it’s hard to tell them apart), Dave Grohl and several others. No band was more deserving of the praise that night than Rush. They may have gotten in with Wrenner’s hands twisted behind his back, but they did derserve it more than any other indectee that night.
Yes, more Rush! Great musicians, great people, great friends! I think a person's appreciation of different styles of music comes with time, so I get what you mean about not being a fan years ago. If you like to read, check out Neil's books and Geddy's "My Effin Life". I'm afraid to think of what Alex may come up with!
Wow! Loved your reaction. Rush were incredible musicians & showmen. I've been their fan since 1975 & it's great to see someone genuinely enthusiastic about them discover their music & performances. I second the vote for Xanadu, Exit Stage Left tour, 1981.
I'm 5 months late commenting on this video, but I hope it's not too late for my comment to be entered into the archives of the institute... here it is. I think it's worth noting that by this point, Alex had been suffering from arthritis of the hands for several years, and Neil was also feeling chronic pain caused by a lifetime of pounding hard on those drums, and still, they brought the house down with this performance, the last song of a 3 hour concert... R.I.P. Rush ❤
I'll be honest to say that I hate watching most reaction videos, but I do really enjoy watching yours because you have such a sincere enjoyment and positive energy about your reactions, especially those involving Rush. Keep up the good work.
Saw Rush 4 times during my high school years in the 70's. First time was when they had released their 3rd album "Caress Of Steel" and were opening for Kiss (Rush's so called "down the tubes tour" when their record label was about to drop them). Then 2112 came out and they were the headliner. My favorite band growing up, no one rocked harder than Rush in those days!
Three guys pushing 60 at the end of a three hour show!!! I never tire of watching this performance. Xanadu from Exit Stage Left is a brilliant performance of a masterpiece.
That was absolutely fantastic!! Yes, let's do more Rush! Like The Warning, it's beyond me how they got so much sound from just three people live. Having had a brief time with Rush, I think it was a greatest hits album in the 90's, I'll have to dig it out and see, then there has to be a ton of songs I don't know. Some bands are just so good live. Rush, The Warning, Nightwish, Iron Maiden, DMB, Midnight Oil, to name but a few.
For Rush, to learn about their story, I would recommend to react to the documentary Beyond The Lighted Stage, one of the best biography of a band ever.
The ultimate Rush performance is "Xanadu" from the Exit Stage Left tour. You will literally not believe how perfect it is. Geddy plays bass, six string guitar, keyboards & synths, bass pedals, and sings. Alex plays twelve and six string guitars and pedals; and Neil plays an entire orchestral percussion section, including tubular bells & glockenspiel. It is the perfect live performance and incredibly brilliant! Trust me. I call it three geniuses with seven necks. Watch to figure out why.
@@FrenchieQc yeah, my bad...I was being a bit arrogant. Seen both many times, if I had to choose...damn...I guess I'd choose 1981 Xanadu #1 & this one #2.
It was May 1981 in Rochester, NY at the Rochester Community War Memorial Arena… I was a senior in HS and my birthday is the 14th of May… My brothers and my best friend Mike and I drove to See them. Anyways, it was the moving pictures tour, the concert was amazing. The next morning my friend and I went to this place called Chet’s Luncheonette… As we were finishing breakfast I looked up and sitting at the counter was Neil Peart and someone else (roadie or tech?) I knew Neil was a private guy but I idolized him. I knew he didn’t give autographs but I needed to acknowledge him (this was long before phone cams/ or digital cams). I told Mike I’m gonna say something, I went to the register and paid and told the woman “I’d like to pay for those guys at the end of the counters meal as well.” As I got closer I got scared, I stopped and said, “Mr. Peart, thanks for all the music, I’ve been a fan since 76…” He looked up and smiled and said, “Hey man, thanks for the support and being a fan…” I think I said, “Yuh” And walked out… It was one of my fondest memories, it was surreal… Thanks for the warm memory. R.I.P. Neil Peart and long live the mighty Rush! 👊🏻
Thank you for this reaction. I went through the RUSH journey in the late 70s right up on until the last show. Now I’m on The Warning journey. Let’s keep going with these two great bands. I would love to see Pau do what Neil does at the end of the song lol
I love that too, as well as the final moment of that solo section… it feels like Geddy and Alex have condensed such an intense amount of awesome between them that they both get blown back by the force of it escaping containment. 😆
I never get tired of watching this; my favorite part is the dueling guitars! As I mentioned in your last Rush reaction, I am a new Rush fan, but I am in awe of their live performances especially. How three guys create all of that sound is a wonder to behold! One of my favorite live performance videos is from their "keyboard era" in the 1980s: 'Mission", Live from Birmingham 1988. The lyrics are inspiring, Geddy multitasks at the bass, keyboard, foot pedals and singing, Neil has a xylophone solo. Finally, Alex's guitar solo is especially soulful. It's one of my favorite Rush videos and the live performance has an immediate impact even today.
Cleveland Ohio was a blue collar working town, and the song "Working Man" went hand in hand. When Rush's first album was released they were not very well known at all. In 1974, Donna Halper a DJ at WMMS FM/100.7 in Cleveland, played Rush's "Working Man" on the radio for the first time in the United States. She looked at the L.P. and saw the title of the song so played it in the wee hours of the early am traffic. The station received thousands of calls asking about it, and so it became something they played regularly.
The comic-book style 2112 with the lyrics and some of Neil's and Ayn's quotes was quite well done - and it is a the studio version I believe - I think that video really adds to the experience for a lot of people as they can actually follow the story of the character. A few liberties were taken I think, but otherwise a great video especially for reaction vids I would say.
If you'd like to see Alex at his comedic best, be sure to check out his acceptance speech when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013; if you'd like to them opening up a show in true Rush style, be sure to check out Best Intro Ever from their R30 Tour. Cheers from Toronto! 🎤 🎸 🥁 🎸 🐐 🐐 🐐
Seen Rush twice live. They never disappoint. Going to take those memories to my grave. Best band ever and are we not graced to live at this time and share the planet with these boys. Being a musician myself, I have never been so influenced by these masters. You really have to appreciate the musicianship, technicality and true performers that they were. WOW.
Great reaction to an amazing performance! Rush is always great but I really believe the best way to experience them is to see a live performance. In addition they actually have a few music videos that were made in studio. Those are normally great too because again you get the extra added pleasure of seeing them actually play the music. Please do a reaction to Rush - Xanadu - Exit...Stage Left - Live 1981. It is possibly one of the greatest live rock performances of all time. Take care and enjoy the ride Rush is a very deep rabbit hole with tons of different styles of songs.
More Rush! I have been a Rush fan since 1976. I live in Cleveland, Ohio and I was at this concert. They were amazing as usual. If you want to hear a Rush masterpiece, check out the song 2112. It’s like nothing you have ever heard before. It’s over 20 minutes long, but you will really love it.
Well thanks! Loved this one..and even the Cleveland show! This has got to be one of the best live performances ever. I call myself old at 42 but these guys in their 60's (RIP Neil) give me hope lol. I say this every time but they are IMO the Goats at their instruments..bass,guitar, and definitely drums. Neil was absolutely the best. And they all ended up in one band. Just amazing..and just real good family oriented men. Can't get much better!
I really enjoyed watching this with you - you have a new subscriber! I think I was one of RUSH's original 50 female fans seeing them for the first time in 1974 and for the last time in 2015. Welcome aboard the RUSH express - from one redheaded girl to another! The boys are definitely jokesters! They love to throw us curve balls with old standards. This is an example of them starting with reggae for fun (not the original beginning of the song). Another example of this is beginning La Villa Strangiato. It opens with a carnival theme during the same concert. Another fun,🔥🔥🔥performance!
Love your reactions! I have been a Rush fan since 1980 and honestly I have just sort of drifted away from listening to much music lately. You have no idea how much joy this returns to me.
Just please keep in mind that Rush is one of the rare bands whose oeuvre actually constitutes its own genre. They were a band that never stood still and ( ... you might remember this from Behind the Lighted Stage) wrote the music they thought they would like, themselves, rather than what record-buyers might like. All of which is to say that, if you want to get to know Rush's music, it's going to take some time - because 19 studio albums and a dozen live ones have left us with A LOT of music!
Every Rush fan can tell you.... EVERY TIME you watch/listen to any song.. you hear, you see, you experience... something you never noticed before! You can focus on each guy and hear something new.
I totally appreciate the initial ‘barrier’ to getting into Rush. I experienced the very same sentiments, albeit back in the 80s, it wasn’t until my friends encouraged me to see them live (Glasgow then Edinburgh), my mind was blown and immediately got ‘it’, although, with later regret, the last album I bought was Grace Under Pressure. My bad 🙈. Thank you for your reaction ❤. And yes, they seem as lovely as you do 😎
Three of the greatest musicians evah! One of the rare times you see Neil having a little fun. This song and the people of Cleveland via the DJ Donna Halper are what put Rush on the map. So it's kinda cool he gives a shout out to the people in the audience. Even better, they're still close to the DJ. Just some cool down to earth guys who didn't forget the people who got them there. Enjoyed the reaction. It's always fun to see someone discover or rediscover these guys. Take care ✌️
Great reaction!!! You obviously appreciate artistical musicianship. Rush is absolutely the best 3-piece band ever (quite frankly top five best band ever, no matter the members). Pure musicianship and fluid artistry in each of them and their instruments along with the pure chemistry between them. Welcome aboard the Rush Train!!! Now time to venture down the RUSH rabbit hole. I would suggest the songs below to add to your Rush journey and reactions. All of these are absolutely fire!!! Especially all of the LIVE instrumentals with Geddy’s Bass, Alex’s Guitar, and Neil’s percussive artistry. - La Villa Strangiato - Live in Cleveland from 2011 Time Machine Tour (Instrumental - custom "carnival" intro) - original was 1978. Pure musicianship!!! UNMATCHED - best instrumental EVER. This was performed just BEFORE Working Man at the concert. - Xanadu...Live version 1981 Exit Stage Left tour...will leave you speechless from pure musicianship...original was 1977. - YYZ…live from Rio in 2002 (instrumental)…original was 1981 - Freewill... Live from Snakes and Arrows Tour 2007 - original was 1980 - Best Intro Ever - Live version (R30 tour 2004) - various riffs from their 1970's songs leading into Spirit of Radio - original was 1980 - Leave that Thing Alone - Live in Cleveland from 2011 Time Machine Tour (Instrumental) - original was 1993 - The Garden (Clockwork Angels tour live) - original was 2012 - Malignant Narcissism (instrumental) and Drum Solo - Live 2008 Snakes and Arrows Tour - original was 2007 - Closer to the Heart (Live 1998 Different Stages) - original was 1977 - Limelight...studio version - original was 1981. - Subdivisions...studio version or live version - original was 1982 - Fly by Night - original was 1975 - Also...Neil Peart's Drum Solo Live from Frankfurt 2004. He was The Professor...a pure musician and percussionist...not just a "drummer". Be ready to be amazed by not just his hand coordination...but most of all his foot coordination...basically his feet being completely individual in timing from his hands during segments of this performance. He was the master of this technique.
Growing up in the seventies, I was introduced to RUSH by a new kid in my neighborhood! He brought the live album, All the Worlds the Stage, to my house! Told me that he had been to that concert! He showed me how to air guitar and air drum to this album! That kid changed my life!
I discovered your reaction channel watching your reactions to The Warning. Those three ladies are my current favorite band. These three gentlemen are my all time favorite band. They are/were the best live band I have or ever will see. I luckily saw them 19 times including a show they did a week before this Cleveland show in Louisville. They were consummate professional musicians and were a joy to behold. I honestly see some parallels between them and The Warning. Great music, intelligent lyrics, passionate live performance, and a growing rabid fan base. Keep up your good work bringing such great music to the people.
The very ending was their 'concert sign-off' (it's from Cygnus X1 - that's one for later, a concept album) - this was the finale song of the concert - I saw the concert a few days after this one on the tour (and again a year later on the 2 year tour- had to see this concert twice!), and about 95% of that performance was identically face melting, basically like most of Neil's drum solos - he does have some sections that are improvised at each performance, but mostly they are just that good. Not sure if you've checked out La Villa Strangiato yet - it's an instrumental based off a recurring nightmare Alex used to have - great instrumental, really shows off their abilities - I like the studio version the best but there are quite a few live ones that amaze, some that are just silly. Also a must see if you haven't is YYZ live in Rio - the audience there was amazing - another of Rush's instrumentals - basically a drum/bass groove with some other magic. YYZ is the airport code for their home town airport - Toronto Pearson International airport, and when flying back home into airport they would hear the Morse code for YYZ over the transponder, which is how the song begins - people usually wonder as it has a very strange intro if you go in not knowing.
I was 22 or 23 years old when this started playing in Cleveland. As most of you know, it was only played to give the DJ time for a bathroom break. I cannot say I heard it the first time, but, well, it took the hell OFF. We didn't really know the name of the band, but, we knew to ask for the one with that singer that sounded like a castrated cat, or, the one with that bad ass guitar riff. Of course, that was John Rutsey on drums, not Mr Peart. We didn't know any of that. We knew it was a kick ass tune, and we knew we identified with what was being said. Cleveland back then was in the death throes of a rust belt town. "Nothing going down here!". We are proud to consider these guys as Clevelands, altho, we know and understand they are all Canadians, from the Ontario.
How three guys pushing 60 can end a three hour show by rocking out harder than any group half their age. If you check out the lights over the stage during the reggae section they're red, yellow and green for the Jamaican flag, thats how much into detail these guys are. 😊 p.s. that little end riff is off Cygnus XI.
Glad you got to see this particular performance - one of my favorites & as a Cleveland guy I was happy to see Rush go all-out on Working Man -- my town has a deep connection with these guys. I sometimes think everyone who grew up in the 70s and/or eighties must have at least some Rush in their music DNA...
I was there that night. They were on their game that night except 1 little slip up. Geddy sang the wrong words during The Pass. At the end of the song he "shot himself in the head". It's on the video they just dubbed the correct words in from a different show.
Last but not least, Rush made this video in Cleveland, Ohio to honor the city music station WMMS radio, for there break out in :1974. Working man was first played on this radio station, soon after that they signed to Mercury Records. The rest is history. But with this video concert Rush wanted to give back to Cleveland for there start in the USA As for as touring
This is the song and the city where Rush broke out in 1974. Donna Halper was a DJ at WMMS in Cleveland and was looking for a longer song to take a break during. She found this on Rush’s first album in the studio. The song was over 7 minutes long. After it was over the phones rang of the hook because everybody wanted to know the name of the band. The rest is history.🎸🤘
R.H.N. I dont know but I feel you would have loved to be back for if only a few memories many of us were teenagers when this and early rush came out in the seventies, you could easily be seen among other girls around that time with a flower in your hair enjoying the seventies groove but i could be wrong lol. keep doing rush favorite band still to this day try the song freewill studio even from this show great reaction.
For those who STILL might not know, it was a Cleveland DJ named Donna Halper who gave Rush their first real radio intro to the United States . She says that back in those days, dj's would find what they called "bathroom songs"--in other words LONG enough to give someone time to answer nature's call. That song was WORKING MAN. The request lines were ringing off the hook. In time it would become a concert staple, often used to close the show...and so it would be until their final show in 2015. A sad but fitting end 🥹
Just so you know, this song was first played on WMMS radio station in Cleveland, Ohio thanks to Ms. Donna Harper. Before Rush signed there 1st radio deal with Mercury Records. This is when they first started touring in the USA. I believe in 1974.? Or 75.
New subscriber here too. Love your reaction and enthusiasm. You mentioned having watched some of the Rush documentaries so you might have seen this already but the suggestion above for “Dinner with Rush” is a great way to see their goofy personalities later in their career.
You are my new favorite reaction channel. Been a Rush fan since the late 70's, Im 65 now and still listen them every day at some point. You truly do " get" the Rush fan and seem to understand our devotion. Please keep doing what you are doing!!!
Live performance of their first hit song redone partially in Reggae style. The original arrangement received massive airplay on a Rock station in Cleveland. That sort of put them on the map, a little ol' 3 piece band from Toronto. This special concert was their way of thanking the city, I think. Their first album did not include Neal Peart who was the drummer and composer for all their subsequent albums.
Great reaction!! You remind me of another redhead, my wife, that didn't know Rush until I introduced her to it (when we were dating). She's a musician, and was completely blown away (as I was) at how these 3 guys could make such a sound, be so tight doing so, AND appear like they're having a blast performing! She also loved their concerts as there was never a line for the women's washroom - as females were definitely part of the minority (as you would've heard in the documentary!) Please keep up this Rush journey - you will discover that, besides being nice guys, they are 3 of the most talented musicians around - making intelligent (lyrically & musically), rocking tunes ever! (and I'm not just saying that because they're home of Toronto is less than 100km from my home!) Future considerations: Subdivisions, Limelight, Red Barchetta, Red Sector A, Xanadu (do the Live Exit Stage Left version), and eventually 2112 (there is a wonderful graphic novel video that really displays the 'story' of that epic song!) Cheers from Canada, eh!
They are the definition of a musical inigma. There will never be another 3 piece orchestra with the best at their instrument in the world AND . . .they like each other! Once in a life time folks
Think about the odds of 3 genius musicians from the same area coming together to form a band that lasts for over 40 years. And it's 3. It's just 3 And every one of them considered in lists of greatest on their instruments
This THE original RUSH song that started it all. The live Jamaican intro was them just changing it up a little and the outro was a little bit of Cygnus X1. The number 2112 is in your future. 😁
Love the fly by night shirt you're wearing, I have 2 of them one of them is from the 1975 FBN tour and I have that one you are wearing. I still have all my ticket stubs from every concert not just Rush that I have ever been to since 74.✌
R.H.N., I saw Rush in 1997! Once in a Lifetime concert in Cincinnati, Ohio! No opening act, just Rush. One of My favorite concerts of All Time! Please check out the song/video Driven by Rush! Keep up the great work! ❤❤❤
Rush, the greatest 3 piece rock band in history, no debate, over.
AMEN TO THAT BUT THE WARNING HAD TO BE A CLOSE 2ND
Emerson Lake & Palmer should be in the final list of bands 🎢🎸🎹
Yes indeed. Spot on...
There are three very young ladies from Monterrey Mexico…
let's not for get fellow Canadian band Triumph
Back in the 70s, not many people knew Rush. Because of the length of their songs, radio wouldn’t play them because they couldn’t get in as many commercials. Besides, reporters for Rolling Stone and DJs couldn't understand their music, so instead bashed them all of the time.. It was musicians, like myself, that gravitated to bands that make complicated music, like Yes, Jethro Tull, Emerson Lake and Palmer and of course Rush.
I am a guitarist and played in bands in the late 70s, 80s and 90s and I had never heard any music like Rush before. Their themes and their musical abilites was so challenging. My band would play Rush songs at a time of the early 80s and the crowd would think they were our songs. When people asked if those were our songs I just said, “we wish” then I’d tell them about Rush, but because they weren't on radio, most people had never heard their music. People would always confuse them with Mahogany Rush whenever you’d say the name RUSH.
If you get the DVD of their concert in Rio, you can see each musician playiing throughout the concert. It allows you to split the screen 4 ways, one wide shot of the whole band and then each musician in separate boxes. It’s really great, but you still need to watch each song three times to watch each guy throughout the song, especially instrumentals like YYZ and La Villa Strangiato. Rush has several instrumentals that are real popular. Where’s My Thing and Leave That Thing Alone are a couple others, but YYZ and La VIlla Strangiato are the two most legendary that they pllay at every concert.
It was their first time in South America, so they were filling soccer arenas with like 60,000 people in attendence and everyone sang every lyric of every song, but when they played YYZ, an instrumental, everone was singing along with the guitar melody, as if it had lyrics. It’s really insane and awesome to watch.
You can hear the crowd over the band. Rush fans are unjlike any other band’s fans. Very dedicated, which is how they got into the hall of fame. The HAll Of Fame selections are made by the same idiots from Rolling Stone and other publications that hate Rush with a passion. They tried everything to wreck their careers, but it failed because people found them anyway, mostly though a lot of touring.
In 2013, The HOF let people online vote for the final act to go in that year, a cast of non-rock and roll artists, except for Heart. They were the only legitamate rock band selected that year besides Rush. The jerks at the HOF probably thought that Rush could not win such a poll because their fanbase is so small. Yes, they are small, but extreemly dedicated to the band, enough so they would all take the time to register and vote on such a silly poll.
The poll was for fun, not official and they reserevd the right to dissmiss it and choose someone else. The problem is, when they publishred the results, Rush had garnered 25% of the total vote! That's insane. No other group was close to even double digit percentages, yet Rush acoounted for one quarter of the total votes spread out among hundreds of artists. Even those asshats at the HOF couldn’t ignore such a sweep, so they reluctantly made it official and Rush was inducted to the R&RHOF.
The first kick in Jann Wrenner’s teeth was the explosion of an ovation that lasted for over 2 minutes. It was the loudest and longest ovation in the history of the R&RHOF history. It caught him completely off-guard and he had to step back when he heard it. He never got to say the name of the band. As soon as he says, “…and from Toronto” the place lit up like a bomb wemt off.
Dave Grohl did the induction speech with Taylor Hicks (RIP) and it was the best induction ever. Dave even called out Rolling Stone, the inhibitor of Rush’s success and how the band succeeded in spite of their efforts. It’s a great speech and can be found on TH-cam, but warning, it is NSFW. A whole lot of F-bombs, but it’s funny and so true. Grohl, liike most drummers, is a huge Rush fan.
It’s amazing just how many famous musicians from the 1980s up to topday were inspired by Rush. Even bands that sound nothing like them. Dream Theater makes sense since they’re progressive, but Pearl Jam or the Police are a bit shocking? Even Smashing Pumpkins are huge Rush fans and an enormous list of more. There were several famous musician at the ceremony that stayed standing the longest. I think that Tommy Morello is still standing? He stood the longest, but with him I saw Chad Smith (or it was Will Farrel, it’s hard to tell them apart), Dave Grohl and several others.
No band was more deserving of the praise that night than Rush. They may have gotten in with Wrenner’s hands twisted behind his back, but they did derserve it more than any other indectee that night.
I am so glad to see them being so openly loved
Yes, more Rush! Great musicians, great people, great friends! I think a person's appreciation of different styles of music comes with time, so I get what you mean about not being a fan years ago. If you like to read, check out Neil's books and Geddy's "My Effin Life". I'm afraid to think of what Alex may come up with!
Alex writing a book! 😮 That would be very interesting! LOL
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Worth mentioning, when they did this show, they were nearly 60 years of age, and this was the end of a *3 hour* concert...
I was there. Floor on Geddy's side. One of my 20 shows.
Wow! Loved your reaction. Rush were incredible musicians & showmen. I've been their fan since 1975 & it's great to see someone genuinely enthusiastic about them discover their music & performances. I second the vote for Xanadu, Exit Stage Left tour, 1981.
Yes, more Rush please.... I had the pleasure of seeing Rush 53 times including the final show at the Forum.... Love watching your Rush reactions!
I'm 5 months late commenting on this video, but I hope it's not too late for my comment to be entered into the archives of the institute... here it is. I think it's worth noting that by this point, Alex had been suffering from arthritis of the hands for several years, and Neil was also feeling chronic pain caused by a lifetime of pounding hard on those drums, and still, they brought the house down with this performance, the last song of a 3 hour concert... R.I.P. Rush ❤
I'll be honest to say that I hate watching most reaction videos, but I do really enjoy watching yours because you have such a sincere enjoyment and positive energy about your reactions, especially those involving Rush. Keep up the good work.
That means a lot. Thank you!
Your reactions to rush are just amazing, just seeing your face shows how much you like it , thank you for doing these
This is my favorite song by Rush and I don't think I've seen anyone react to it before - so thanks!
Chef’s kiss indeed. Just incredible. I love your authentic, joyous reaction. They are a lot to take in.
Saw Rush 4 times during my high school years in the 70's. First time was when they had released their 3rd album "Caress Of Steel" and were opening for Kiss (Rush's so called "down the tubes tour" when their record label was about to drop them). Then 2112 came out and they were the headliner. My favorite band growing up, no one rocked harder than Rush in those days!
Three guys pushing 60 at the end of a three hour show!!!
I never tire of watching this performance.
Xanadu from Exit Stage Left is
a brilliant performance of a masterpiece.
That was absolutely fantastic!! Yes, let's do more Rush! Like The Warning, it's beyond me how they got so much sound from just three people live. Having had a brief time with Rush, I think it was a greatest hits album in the 90's, I'll have to dig it out and see, then there has to be a ton of songs I don't know. Some bands are just so good live. Rush, The Warning, Nightwish, Iron Maiden, DMB, Midnight Oil, to name but a few.
Alex in full on Rockstar mode! RUSH girls Rock! 🤗
I’ve revisited this reaction multiple times. Honestly your best 💯 Genuine mean that Ms Neighbor if the Redheaded persuasion. Wow
One of the greatest bands of the 20th century.
That was ridiculously astonishing and an insanely amazing performance by RUSH 👉 ❤ 😅 Alex was in the twilight zone! 😂
Omg I love Rush more plz
For Rush, to learn about their story, I would recommend to react to the documentary Beyond The Lighted Stage, one of the best biography of a band ever.
The ultimate Rush performance is "Xanadu" from the Exit Stage Left tour. You will literally not believe how perfect it is. Geddy plays bass, six string guitar, keyboards & synths, bass pedals, and sings. Alex plays twelve and six string guitars and pedals; and Neil plays an entire orchestral percussion section, including tubular bells & glockenspiel. It is the perfect live performance and incredibly brilliant! Trust me. I call it three geniuses with seven necks. Watch to figure out why.
ARE YOU SURE....it's better than this? lol
@@NASA-stole-our-moneyit's on a whole different level
@@FrenchieQc yeah, my bad...I was being a bit arrogant. Seen both many times, if I had to choose...damn...I guess I'd choose 1981 Xanadu #1 & this one #2.
That is the absolute peak performance. There is no greater performance of a single song In my opinion. So much sound from so few men.
@@TylerLL2112 Three geniuses and seven necks!
It was May 1981 in Rochester, NY at the Rochester Community War Memorial Arena… I was a senior in HS and my birthday is the 14th of May… My brothers and my best friend Mike and I drove to
See them. Anyways, it was the moving pictures tour, the concert was amazing. The next morning my friend and I went to this place called Chet’s Luncheonette… As we were finishing breakfast I looked up and sitting at the counter was Neil Peart and someone else (roadie or tech?) I knew Neil was a private guy but I idolized him. I knew he didn’t give autographs but I needed to acknowledge him (this was long before phone cams/ or digital cams). I told Mike I’m gonna say something, I went to the register and paid and told the woman “I’d like to pay for those guys at the end of the counters meal as well.” As I got closer I got scared, I stopped and said, “Mr. Peart, thanks for all the music, I’ve been a fan since 76…”
He looked up and smiled and said, “Hey man, thanks for the support and being a fan…”
I think I said, “Yuh”
And walked out… It was one of my fondest memories, it was surreal…
Thanks for the warm memory. R.I.P. Neil Peart and long live the mighty Rush! 👊🏻
Three musicians so finely in tune with each other🙏
Yup, Xanadu live from Exit Stage Left is a mandatory watch. It’s 🤯
I love Geddy Lee's voice on their first album so much .Great reaction. You should listen on your own their first album .❤ That was so good
Geddy leaving the stage on this one always busts me into tears.... ugh!
Man I sure miss the live shows!
I was at this AWSOME show!! For free. 😊 RIP Neil 🙏 and RUSH too. 😢😢
Thank you for this reaction. I went through the RUSH journey in the late 70s right up on until the last show. Now I’m on The Warning journey. Let’s keep going with these two great bands. I would love to see Pau do what Neil does at the end of the song lol
I love Geddy's little smile right before they kick in. He knows what's about to hit.
I love that too, as well as the final moment of that solo section… it feels like Geddy and Alex have condensed such an intense amount of awesome between them that they both get blown back by the force of it escaping containment. 😆
@m.hunterstevie2081 yes! And the little bow to each other.
RIP Neil, greatest drummer imo.... This was and is my favorite hard rock band since 1977...... Thank You much for sharing !!
I never get tired of watching this; my favorite part is the dueling guitars! As I mentioned in your last Rush reaction, I am a new Rush fan, but I am in awe of their live performances especially. How three guys create all of that sound is a wonder to behold! One of my favorite live performance videos is from their "keyboard era" in the 1980s: 'Mission", Live from Birmingham 1988. The lyrics are inspiring, Geddy multitasks at the bass, keyboard, foot pedals and singing, Neil has a xylophone solo. Finally, Alex's guitar solo is especially soulful. It's one of my favorite Rush videos and the live performance has an immediate impact even today.
Great reaction to one of the greatest bands of all time!
Thanks!
Cleveland Ohio was a blue collar working town, and the song "Working Man" went hand in hand.
When Rush's first album was released they were not very well known at all. In 1974, Donna Halper a DJ at WMMS FM/100.7 in Cleveland, played Rush's "Working Man" on the radio for the first time in the United States. She looked at the L.P. and saw the title of the song so played it in the wee hours of the early am traffic. The station received thousands of calls asking about it, and so it became something they played regularly.
Yes, more Rush, please! 2112 in its entirety (20 minutes! Studio/official version)
The comic-book style 2112 with the lyrics and some of Neil's and Ayn's quotes was quite well done - and it is a the studio version I believe - I think that video really adds to the experience for a lot of people as they can actually follow the story of the character. A few liberties were taken I think, but otherwise a great video especially for reaction vids I would say.
YES 2112 ! ! ! PLEASE ! ! !
If you'd like to see Alex at his comedic best, be sure to check out his acceptance speech when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013; if you'd like to them opening up a show in true Rush style, be sure to check out Best Intro Ever from their R30 Tour. Cheers from Toronto!
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Seen Rush twice live. They never disappoint. Going to take those memories to my grave. Best band ever and are we not graced to live at this time and share the planet with these boys. Being a musician myself, I have never been so influenced by these masters. You really have to appreciate the musicianship, technicality and true performers that they were. WOW.
Got 2112 it 1976 or 77 and saw them that year. Best band I've ever heard or saw.
Great reaction to an amazing performance! Rush is always great but I really believe the best way to experience them is to see a live performance. In addition they actually have a few music videos that were made in studio. Those are normally great too because again you get the extra added pleasure of seeing them actually play the music. Please do a reaction to Rush - Xanadu - Exit...Stage Left - Live 1981. It is possibly one of the greatest live rock performances of all time. Take care and enjoy the ride Rush is a very deep rabbit hole with tons of different styles of songs.
Great reaction. A symphony of 3, and they will forever be. ❤
More Rush! I have been a Rush fan since 1976. I live in Cleveland, Ohio and I was at this concert. They were amazing as usual. If you want to hear a Rush masterpiece, check out the song 2112. It’s like nothing you have ever heard before. It’s over 20 minutes long, but you will really love it.
Folks have just witnessed a live firecracker getting ready to explode ...duck and cover, or peek if you dare .
Well thanks! Loved this one..and even the Cleveland show! This has got to be one of the best live performances ever. I call myself old at 42 but these guys in their 60's (RIP Neil) give me hope lol. I say this every time but they are IMO the Goats at their instruments..bass,guitar, and definitely drums. Neil was absolutely the best. And they all ended up in one band. Just amazing..and just real good family oriented men. Can't get much better!
How did the gods arrange for Alex and Geddy to attend the same Middle-school? Shows the Goddess has compassion for all of us ♥️ ♥️ ♥️
I really enjoyed watching this with you - you have a new subscriber! I think I was one of RUSH's original 50 female fans seeing them for the first time in 1974 and for the last time in 2015. Welcome aboard the RUSH express - from one redheaded girl to another!
The boys are definitely jokesters! They love to throw us curve balls with old standards. This is an example of them starting with reggae for fun (not the original beginning of the song). Another example of this is beginning La Villa Strangiato. It opens with a carnival theme during the same concert. Another fun,🔥🔥🔥performance!
Rush and Max Webster shows were a staple at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens.
A whole lotta' music for 3 guys. I appreciate your attention to the artistry in the instruments.
Love your reactions! I have been a Rush fan since 1980 and honestly I have just sort of drifted away from listening to much music lately. You have no idea how much joy this returns to me.
Just please keep in mind that Rush is one of the rare bands whose oeuvre actually constitutes its own genre.
They were a band that never stood still and ( ... you might remember this from Behind the Lighted Stage) wrote the music they thought they would like, themselves, rather than what record-buyers might like.
All of which is to say that, if you want to get to know Rush's music, it's going to take some time - because 19 studio albums and a dozen live ones have left us with A LOT of music!
40 years of RUSH in one song!! So, so great! Every time I see/hear this song drops of water come out of my eyes.....
Your reaction to this made me smile till my face hurt!!
Rush for me is one of the best
Thx for the 😊!!
Every Rush fan can tell you.... EVERY TIME you watch/listen to any song.. you hear, you see, you experience... something you never noticed before! You can focus on each guy and hear something new.
I totally appreciate the initial ‘barrier’ to getting into Rush. I experienced the very same sentiments, albeit back in the 80s, it wasn’t until my friends encouraged me to see them live (Glasgow then Edinburgh), my mind was blown and immediately got ‘it’, although, with later regret, the last album I bought was Grace Under Pressure. My bad 🙈. Thank you for your reaction ❤. And yes, they seem as lovely as you do 😎
Three of the greatest musicians evah! One of the rare times you see Neil having a little fun. This song and the people of Cleveland via the DJ Donna Halper are what put Rush on the map. So it's kinda cool he gives a shout out to the people in the audience. Even better, they're still close to the DJ. Just some cool down to earth guys who didn't forget the people who got them there.
Enjoyed the reaction. It's always fun to see someone discover or rediscover these guys.
Take care ✌️
Great reaction!!! You obviously appreciate artistical musicianship. Rush is absolutely the best 3-piece band ever (quite frankly top five best band ever, no matter the members). Pure musicianship and fluid artistry in each of them and their instruments along with the pure chemistry between them.
Welcome aboard the Rush Train!!! Now time to venture down the RUSH rabbit hole.
I would suggest the songs below to add to your Rush journey and reactions. All of these are absolutely fire!!! Especially all of the LIVE instrumentals with Geddy’s Bass, Alex’s Guitar, and Neil’s percussive artistry.
- La Villa Strangiato - Live in Cleveland from 2011 Time Machine Tour (Instrumental - custom "carnival" intro) - original was 1978. Pure musicianship!!! UNMATCHED - best instrumental EVER. This was performed just BEFORE Working Man at the concert.
- Xanadu...Live version 1981 Exit Stage Left tour...will leave you speechless from pure musicianship...original was 1977.
- YYZ…live from Rio in 2002 (instrumental)…original was 1981
- Freewill... Live from Snakes and Arrows Tour 2007 - original was 1980
- Best Intro Ever - Live version (R30 tour 2004) - various riffs from their 1970's songs leading into Spirit of Radio - original was 1980
- Leave that Thing Alone - Live in Cleveland from 2011 Time Machine Tour (Instrumental) - original was 1993
- The Garden (Clockwork Angels tour live) - original was 2012
- Malignant Narcissism (instrumental) and Drum Solo - Live 2008 Snakes and Arrows Tour - original was 2007
- Closer to the Heart (Live 1998 Different Stages) - original was 1977
- Limelight...studio version - original was 1981.
- Subdivisions...studio version or live version - original was 1982
- Fly by Night - original was 1975
- Also...Neil Peart's Drum Solo Live from Frankfurt 2004. He was The Professor...a pure musician and percussionist...not just a "drummer". Be ready to be amazed by not just his hand coordination...but most of all his foot coordination...basically his feet being completely individual in timing from his hands during segments of this performance. He was the master of this technique.
We have been Rushes again thank you Red been Green day is one of my fave ❤️ and acdc is on world tour woow all the golden oldies still goes ❤❤❤❤❤❤
if you're going to go down that rabbit hole I'm ready for it.
RUSH The greatest rock band that ever was or ever will be.
Growing up in the seventies, I was introduced to RUSH by a new kid in my neighborhood! He brought the live album, All the Worlds the Stage, to my house! Told me that he had been to that concert! He showed me how to air guitar and air drum to this album! That kid changed my life!
Cleveland was one of the first radio markets to give Rush airplay.
I discovered your reaction channel watching your reactions to The Warning. Those three ladies are my current favorite band. These three gentlemen are my all time favorite band. They are/were the best live band I have or ever will see. I luckily saw them 19 times including a show they did a week before this Cleveland show in Louisville. They were consummate professional musicians and were a joy to behold. I honestly see some parallels between them and The Warning. Great music, intelligent lyrics, passionate live performance, and a growing rabid fan base. Keep up your good work bringing such great music to the people.
Very 1st Rush song I ever heard was this one off thier 1st album. So cool.
Awwwww. Thank u so much for your reaction. Brought me to tears lol
You are so welcome
The very ending was their 'concert sign-off' (it's from Cygnus X1 - that's one for later, a concept album) - this was the finale song of the concert - I saw the concert a few days after this one on the tour (and again a year later on the 2 year tour- had to see this concert twice!), and about 95% of that performance was identically face melting, basically like most of Neil's drum solos - he does have some sections that are improvised at each performance, but mostly they are just that good. Not sure if you've checked out La Villa Strangiato yet - it's an instrumental based off a recurring nightmare Alex used to have - great instrumental, really shows off their abilities - I like the studio version the best but there are quite a few live ones that amaze, some that are just silly. Also a must see if you haven't is YYZ live in Rio - the audience there was amazing - another of Rush's instrumentals - basically a drum/bass groove with some other magic. YYZ is the airport code for their home town airport - Toronto Pearson International airport, and when flying back home into airport they would hear the Morse code for YYZ over the transponder, which is how the song begins - people usually wonder as it has a very strange intro if you go in not knowing.
When this band locks in. it's always epic
They are 🔥🔥
My favorite Rush performance is "YYZ", Live in Rio. The band is tight, but the crowd is off the chain.
Things I'll never hear Red say..."Backup, I need to feel that again ".
Thanks Rush ...you know she's building us up to a 2112/Xanadu reaction ....
I was 22 or 23 years old when this started playing in Cleveland. As most of you know, it was only played to give the DJ time for a bathroom break. I cannot say I heard it the first time, but, well, it took the hell OFF. We didn't really know the name of the band, but, we knew to ask for the one with that singer that sounded like a castrated cat, or, the one with that bad ass guitar riff. Of course, that was John Rutsey on drums, not Mr Peart. We didn't know any of that. We knew it was a kick ass tune, and we knew we identified with what was being said. Cleveland back then was in the death throes of a rust belt town. "Nothing going down here!". We are proud to consider these guys as Clevelands, altho, we know and understand they are all Canadians, from the Ontario.
How three guys pushing 60 can end a three hour show by rocking out harder than any group half their age. If you check out the lights over the stage during the reggae section they're red, yellow and green for the Jamaican flag, thats how much into detail these guys are. 😊 p.s. that little end riff is off Cygnus XI.
Glad you got to see this particular performance - one of my favorites & as a Cleveland guy I was happy to see Rush go all-out on Working Man -- my town has a deep connection with these guys. I sometimes think everyone who grew up in the 70s and/or eighties must have at least some Rush in their music DNA...
I was there that night. They were on their game that night except 1 little slip up. Geddy sang the wrong words during The Pass. At the end of the song he "shot himself in the head". It's on the video they just dubbed the correct words in from a different show.
Last but not least, Rush made this video in Cleveland, Ohio to honor the city music station WMMS radio, for there break out in :1974. Working man was first played on this radio station, soon after that they signed to Mercury Records. The rest is history. But with this video concert Rush wanted to give back to Cleveland for there start in the USA As for as touring
This is the song and the city where Rush broke out in 1974. Donna Halper was a DJ at WMMS in Cleveland and was looking for a longer song to take a break during. She found this on Rush’s first album in the studio. The song was over 7 minutes long. After it was over the phones rang of the hook because everybody wanted to know the name of the band. The rest is history.🎸🤘
R.H.N. I dont know but I feel you would have loved to be back for if only a few memories many of us were teenagers when this and early rush came out in the seventies, you could easily be seen among other girls around that time with a flower in your hair enjoying the seventies groove but i could be wrong lol. keep doing rush favorite band still to this day try the song freewill studio even from this show great reaction.
For those who STILL might not know, it was a Cleveland DJ named Donna Halper who gave Rush their first real radio intro to the United States . She says that back in those days, dj's would find what they called "bathroom songs"--in other words LONG enough to give someone time to answer nature's call. That song was WORKING MAN. The request lines were ringing off the hook. In time it would become a concert staple, often used to close the show...and so it would be until their final show in 2015. A sad but fitting end 🥹
THIS is info!!!!
See them at Laura Secord secondary school assembly in St Catherine’s in 1973. Original drummer John Rutsey
I saw them in Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures tours, had to take a few years off because of college, but damn they are timeless.
This is one of the greatest life performances ever
THE BEST GROUP IN THE GALAXY
Neil once said, "When Geddy isn't singing, we're all soloing,"
Ha!!!
I like lots of different music and like many bands, but I have only one FAVORITE. RUSH ! ! ! ❤
Love that!
Chokes me up watching that every time!
Just so you know, this song was first played on WMMS radio station in Cleveland, Ohio thanks to Ms. Donna Harper. Before Rush signed there 1st radio deal with Mercury Records. This is when they first started touring in the USA. I believe in 1974.? Or 75.
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Diner with RUSH is a must-watch, I promise you will ❤ it.
New subscriber here too. Love your reaction and enthusiasm. You mentioned having watched some of the Rush documentaries so you might have seen this already but the suggestion above for “Dinner with Rush” is a great way to see their goofy personalities later in their career.
I knew it was the documentary!
You are my new favorite reaction channel. Been a Rush fan since the late 70's, Im 65 now and still listen them every day at some point. You truly do " get" the Rush fan and seem to understand our devotion. Please keep doing what you are doing!!!
Live performance of their first hit song redone partially in Reggae style. The original arrangement received massive airplay on a Rock station in Cleveland. That sort of put them on the map, a little ol' 3 piece band from Toronto. This special concert was their way of thanking the city, I think. Their first album did not include Neal Peart who was the drummer and composer for all their subsequent albums.
Great reaction!! You remind me of another redhead, my wife, that didn't know Rush until I introduced her to it (when we were dating). She's a musician, and was completely blown away (as I was) at how these 3 guys could make such a sound, be so tight doing so, AND appear like they're having a blast performing! She also loved their concerts as there was never a line for the women's washroom - as females were definitely part of the minority (as you would've heard in the documentary!)
Please keep up this Rush journey - you will discover that, besides being nice guys, they are 3 of the most talented musicians around - making intelligent (lyrically & musically), rocking tunes ever! (and I'm not just saying that because they're home of Toronto is less than 100km from my home!)
Future considerations: Subdivisions, Limelight, Red Barchetta, Red Sector A, Xanadu (do the Live Exit Stage Left version), and eventually 2112 (there is a wonderful graphic novel video that really displays the 'story' of that epic song!) Cheers from Canada, eh!
I’m honored
They are the definition of a musical inigma.
There will never be another 3 piece orchestra with the best at their instrument in the world AND . . .they like each other! Once in a life time folks
Think about the odds of 3 genius musicians from the same area coming together to form a band that lasts for over 40 years. And it's 3. It's just 3
And every one of them considered in lists of greatest on their instruments
Once in human history so far.
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Loving the Rush journey beautiful.. keep it up ❤
You need to see them going out to dinner.... (and you can on youtube)
This THE original RUSH song that started it all. The live Jamaican intro was them just changing it up a little and the outro was a little bit of Cygnus X1. The number 2112 is in your future. 😁
6:15 WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY INSIDES ? ? ? I’M ABOUT TO LIQUIFY ! ! ! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Love the fly by night shirt you're wearing, I have 2 of them one of them is from the 1975 FBN tour and I have that one you are wearing. I still have all my ticket stubs from every concert not just Rush that I have ever been to since 74.✌
Alex on the Gibson ES 335. Alex was very into Gibson guitars in the day.
R.H.N., I saw Rush in 1997! Once in a Lifetime concert in Cincinnati, Ohio! No opening act, just Rush. One of My favorite concerts of All Time! Please check out the song/video Driven by Rush! Keep up the great work! ❤❤❤
Rush and now The Warning! Red, it gets no better than this!!!
Rush is the Greatest Band Ever
Check out the song Xanadu from the 1981 show, Exit Stage Left. Rush fans will love it, The Warning fans will love it and you will love it
I second this! Xanadu live from 1981 "Exit, Stage Left" live album is 1000% amazing!!