This song and the one before it, Losing It, both give me chills and goosebumps or whatever you want to call it every time I listen to them to this day, almost three decades later. Both songs are masterpieces. The electric violin and the NASA countdown with the announcer’s joyous laughter are just beyond spectacular!
I saw their "Signals" tour in '83 (at the Buffalo Aud - great place, RIP), and the played this close to the end and showed the launch on the screen behind Neil. Of course, it was a lainch of a shuttle with the tank painted white. What an awesone show. It was my first rock concert.
Both Launch vids are great , but this one is just - FUCK YEAH !!! Great job !!! and No one else on Earth can even approach being able to put something this awesome to music !!! :) and one more blip - notice the speed at separation of the SRB at the end - the SR-71 still flew faster than that ! Salute to all at NASA, Rush and Kelly Johnson and Team at Skunk Works !!!
Like this one even better! But ultimately I much prefer to see it synced up with the original sts-1 footage but love the brief visual history lesson here.
Hey Still Kicking, I just found your videos and absolutely am blown away. I have an idea for another awesome video you would ve so perfect for. The song, Vapor Trail. Once again you could combine footage of the 2 shuttle disasters to tell the story on this one. That song is also very relatable ti the tragedy in Neil's life at that time so plenty of material and emotion to draw inspiration from. You're welcome and i look forward to that or any other cool new videos.
For what this song lacks in guitar solo's it makes up for in the verses. It almost feels to me like Alex was paying homage to Saxon and their song about the first moon landing "The Eagle Has Landed" with his playing here.
Great song and great visuals. Some of the visuals at the end are from "Riding the Booster" which is worth watching about 100 times: th-cam.com/video/2aCOyOvOw5c/w-d-xo.html. Thanks for posting. Loved this album when it came out when I was in high school.
This song and the one before it, Losing It, both give me chills and goosebumps or whatever you want to call it every time I listen to them to this day, almost three decades later. Both songs are masterpieces. The electric violin and the NASA countdown with the announcer’s joyous laughter are just beyond spectacular!
I saw their "Signals" tour in '83 (at the Buffalo Aud - great place, RIP), and the played this close to the end and showed the launch on the screen behind Neil. Of course, it was a lainch of a shuttle with the tank painted white. What an awesone show. It was my first rock concert.
Brilliant version! Countdown is a good example of a song that can linger for another several minutes near the end.
Thanks for watching !!
Both Launch vids are great , but this one is just - FUCK YEAH !!! Great job !!! and No one else on Earth can even approach being able to put something this awesome to music !!! :) and one more blip - notice the speed at separation of the SRB at the end - the SR-71 still flew faster than that ! Salute to all at NASA, Rush and Kelly Johnson and Team at Skunk Works !!!
4 Millennials refuse to believe it could be done - Rush and the Shuttle.
"Magic day when the super-science mingles with the bright stuff of dreams"
I think this should just be the official launch song for any space travel.
WELL DONE SIR !!!!!!!
Like this one even better! But ultimately I much prefer to see it synced up with the original sts-1 footage but love the brief visual history lesson here.
GO MAN GOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Still Kicking, I just found your videos and absolutely am blown away. I have an idea for another awesome video you would ve so perfect for. The song, Vapor Trail. Once again you could combine footage of the 2 shuttle disasters to tell the story on this one. That song is also very relatable ti the tragedy in Neil's life at that time so plenty of material and emotion to draw inspiration from. You're welcome and i look forward to that or any other cool new videos.
EXTRAORDINARIO!!
+dalila alarcon Thanks!!
Thanks !
Well said , hat's off to you Sir
Great Song & Video 🎸🎤🎹👍👌👋
I got chills...
The audio is much better on this Alt Intro version!
timcthefilmguy Yeah it was a learning experience... thanks for watching!!
Brutal, los pelos de punta...
You hit the mark.
You got it right on this one.
I also like
RUSH !!!!!
2 thumbs up man.Incredible!
This was good and I enjoyed it, but your other version knocks it out of the park!
Does Elion Musk know about Rush?
RIP Challenger astronauts (1/28/86) and Columbia (2/1/03)
For what this song lacks in guitar solo's it makes up for in the verses. It almost feels to me like Alex was paying homage to Saxon and their song about the first moon landing "The Eagle Has Landed" with his playing here.
Really is a fun song to play on guitar - tricky at times too!
We Thank John F. Kennedy on the 100th Anniversary of this birth for making the American Space Program a dream come true.
I like the other one better
Other one ?
Great song and great visuals. Some of the visuals at the end are from "Riding the Booster" which is worth watching about 100 times: th-cam.com/video/2aCOyOvOw5c/w-d-xo.html. Thanks for posting. Loved this album when it came out when I was in high school.
flat earth, never been to the moon or outerspace.. sorry to bust yer dreams and debunk this song.. Peart u need to wake up!