Sir - the laundry machines had no meaning at all. They were used coin op machines, picked up by the band. They DID operate. Crew used to come out and put quarters in them to keep them running. The band would grab out souvenir shirts and throw them into the crowd... but they served no meaningful function. The tour with the chicken roasters.... the whole Arena smelled like roast chicken by the break. They had a crew dressed up, looked like big bird.... he came out and basted them during the concert. Also meaningless.
3 guys who always had as much fun playing as we had waltching/listening to it. Totally agree with your point re them smiling, so were we, There are so many clips of Ged and Lerxt just having fun.
Great reaction y’all!! This was SARSStock in Toronto in 2003! There were about 500,000 people there! Rolling Stones headlined hence the intro! The washing machines have a cool story. When Geddy started running his bass thru the soundboard, Alex wanted to keep his stacks. Well, Geddy didn’t like how it offset the stage so, as a joke they brought out the washers and dryers to balance it out! They are actually washing T-shirts that said “I came out of washer #2 at a RUSH Show” (or something) and Alex and Geddy would throw them out to the fans between breaks! Those evolved throughout the years into popcorn popper machines, vending machines and even rotisserie chickens that fed the crew after the show.!! Always the jokesters and keeping the audience entertained!! Be well and God bless… from Texas!!
@@SnowDogisVictorious there’s a photo of them meeting backstage and the expression on Neil’s face is priceless. He was a big fan of Watts, so I find it hard to believe that Neil wouldn’t recognize him, but who knows? A huge venue like that, there’s a lot going on. Charlie came from jazz and blues roots, much like Neil, and Neil had the utmost respect for Mr. Watts.
In the early analog days of Rush, Geddy had a huge stack of Ampeg SVT amps and cabinets that lined the stage behind him. Later, he began plugging his bass into the main mixer where it was processed. That left the stage behind him pretty empty since he no longer needed amplifiers. Because Rush are crazy and funny guys, he decided to line the stage behind him with coin washing machines. He used them for a couple of tours, then began using many different machines on his side of the stage. He once has rotisserie ovens with chickens in them. One tour he lined his stage with snack vending machine, fully loaded with snacks. They used to also have special one of a kind T-shirts in the washing machines that him and Alex would toss out to the crowd. Those lucky people that caught those shirts had tour shirts that were not for sale anywhere. Only those that caught those shirts had those designs.
"The Spirit of Radio" became the slogan of CFNY, an alternative "new music" station in Toronto. Saying with all music "It's just a question of your honesty..."
You nailed it! So much of Rush’s songs are three (or more) lead solos simultaneously. The skill in which they execute each part and create a cohesive composition is the essence of Rush.
Please review Red Barchetta. I been listening to Rush for the last 40 years and can't get enough. I'm from Toronto Canada and been fortunate enough to have seen them live in concert. Fantastic.
There is another live version of this song, "The Spirit Of Radio", after "The Best Intro Ever", that is a medley of 6 songs, each from their first 6 albums, all played in the order of release. It is also a great version of TSOR, but this intro with The Rolling Sones "Paint It Black" is great also. As a huge RUSH fan it would be difficult to choose just one! LOL!
On that concert. Not only they organized the concert to collect $$ for that epidemic outbreak. The concert was in Toronto, I imagine you already know that. The concert took place in an lf airforce base in the neighbourhood where Alex and Geddy grew up and formed RUSH in the first place. They really played at home in Downsview, North York!
I was blessed to be able to see Rush a few times. The washing machines were up there to take up the place of the speaker/amp stacks that used to be there. As more and more venues provided their own soundstage, Geddy eventually began running his stuff through the stacks behind Alex and thus a void was behind him on stage. They fill it with various equipment to provide for the crew. Sometimes it's laundry equipment, sometimes bbq rotisseries, sometimes popcorn machines. Rush have an incredibly quirky sense of humor, and it shows here! And I appreciate you noticing Alex Lifeson's guitar skills. He's one of the most underappreciated guitarists out there, easily on a par with Eddie van Halen, Steve Vai, or anyone really.
One of my favorite stories is why they did the rotisserie chickens the crew thought it would be funny to have hot chicks on the stage because there aren't a lot of female Rush fans at concerts lol! They thought it was the only way that a hot chick would get on stage
@@ginamarandino6451 Even now when I see comments from woman like you I am amazed as well because In the beginning it was all guys in the audience air drumming to Neil Peart no woman and it was a ongoing joke they had no to very few woman go to their shows but now woman are into them I find it refreshing to see woman appreciate what three Ontario boys did and accomplished musically
They smile because they love making music together. Alex and Geddy have been friends since 8th grade(sometime in the 1960's?) and Neil has been friends with them both since 1974(?). Friends getting together, making music together, seeing the crowd reaction to the music... What's not to smile be about😀
“Off on your way hit the open road, there is magic at your fingers For the spirit ever lingers, undemanding contact in your happy solitude!” ~Neil Peart~ No better description of jammin down the road solo, radio blasting, ever written! 🤘🏻
The intro instrumental was Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones who were headlining that concert. So cool that Rush paid tribute to the legends they were opening for.
Its so rare that people dont hear that is opening is a rushified "Paint it Black, Rolling Stones". Now, I think it works perfectly, but the whole work is so Rush, its obviousness is removed. I live by this version of the song. It has kept me alive. Rush Forever!
The only musician that I've seen smile as often as Rush does onstage (Alex and Geddy, anyway -- The Professor is all business back there, being the greatest drummer of all time requires focus) is our late guitar hero Edward Van Halen. That dude exuded the sheer joy of making music and the love of playing it. Our fellas in Rush are much the same way. It's beautiful. Great reaction as usual!
The washing machines, sometimes fried chickens, and time machine during that tour are there because Geddy plugs directly into the board so they balance Alex's amps with different props. They also will take t-shirts out of the dryers and throw them to the crowd!
Great song and a great performance! Alex just kills it and yes you are right they solo all at the same time. I am going to suggest La Villa Strangiato official music video. This was a very early music video with them playing it live but without an audience. This one has the full song. Yes, I think Alex is a fantastic guitarist as well. Love your reactions, very energetic and fun. Cheers 🇨🇦
Right said, Julie! I was at the Rush R30 concert here in Germany and they did it here too. They took Rush tour t-shirts out of the washing machines and threw them into the crowd. Just an awesome idea and yeah- that was a hell of a concert plus the sound was awesome.
Theu are the Kings of complimenting eachother. This is what you get when you have three guys put their art in front of their egos ❤💚💜. What they needed to feed themselves, creatively, always came first. They made music for themselves first, and everything else came after. Love them for that.
I’ve seen many reviews similar to these and the same songs. These two people truly appreciate and understand music. Don’t need to say much, just watching you both and the raw emotions expressed says everything. The guy might have wiped away a little bit of tears if I’m not mistaken. I felt that after watching Alex’s guitar solo. Powerful!
Awesome reaction once again. I bet you wouldn't have assumed watching that they considered this performance quite a trainwreck, Neil talks about it in his book of being one of their messiest gigs. Not only was this one of their only festival appearances where they didn't get to use their own crew and were stripped of a lot of their gear, and had ear monitor issues not being able to hear each other, and the audio/video crew in charge of the broadcast didn't have experience with Rush so they had to run a primitive audio mix on the fly as it was a TV event (no post production, Rush didn't get to mix the audio or anything) AND on top of that they had been off tour and not playing for months prior so this was literally a mini-reunion warm-up jam! PS: If you want a good reaction vid and haven't reacted to the song Freewill yet, I am about to upload a new live 1981 version i've been working on restoring probably later tonight or tomorrow, and I think it's going to become the new favorite live Rush clip for a lot of people as it's a perfect performance with a brand new crystal clear audio mix I mixed from original mutli-track files so it's a version literally nobody has ever seen or heard before. :) Keep it up guys love your reactions.
A lot of people under 8 Alex as a guitar player he is so on point. He plays just enough to get the point across in the music and he has all kinds of different styles and rhythms and he displays them like he did when you did the reggae bit and back into rock that guy's a legend
Thanks for the video RIP Neil Peart. Young kids now have no idea of how much radio was apart of our lives back in the 60's and 70's. Rush best Canadian rock band ever. Lyrically, the song is a lament on the change of FM radio from free-form to commercial formats during the late 1970s. The Toronto-based station CFNY-FM-which had not abandoned free-form programming-is cited as an inspiration for the song
Geddy Lee has stated that Alex has the ability to sound like 2 guitar players playing at the same time, and that he doesn't know of anyone else in the world who can do that...
This song was taken from a concert in Toronto which also featured AC DC and as you may have guessed from the intro, The Stones among an all star line up.
The song was early 80's and it was Neil's take on staying true to your music 'Glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity' What other lyricist wrote lyrics like that ? What an incredible band.
Just found you two and you guys crack me up. Love y’all’s reactions. AND, when I need a morning pick me up or pull up a RUSH song for a newbie, it’s Spirit of Radio. Someone might have already suggested this, but you guys should watch the R30 opening. A montage of early songs that rolls right into SoR. My youngest kid geeks out every time he hears it.
Love this song. Love this video. The washing machines are an inside joke with the band. Geddy had them up there as his "amplifiers" because of Alex's massive amps. It's so ... Rush. That crowd was amazing. There were almost 500,000 there for 'Molson Canadian Rocks For Toronto,' a benefit in response to the SARS epidemic, in 2003.
45 minute wash + 45 minute dry = 90 min RUSH concert ..... very clever ... they also had rotisserie chicken, 90 minutes to crispy perfection.= 90 min RUSH concert .... very, very clever
3 guys! 3 Effin guys! Ha Ha! I’m an Old School, day one fan. Got to see them in concert 18 times over the decades! RUSH night was always very special. 😁👍
basement bands - back in the day in canada, our laundry rooms are all in the basement - where most music began - garages and basements - they began in a neighbours basement - then got kicked out
Great reaction. A 33 years old song still powerfull and timeless, always be a master piece. In the '90 in Rush concerts there's a chicken broild Chickens because They try new sounds in the progressive rock and the washmachines because they are clean and Made clean music without samplers or others computers gadgets. Again great reaction
On the lyrics, you got close. This was both a tribute to the radio and the ability for music to lift us up and inspire us, but at the end it turns on the production side of music with all the compromises that an artist has to make in order to get their music on the radio. You hear that in the 2nd half as they sing... All this machinery making modern music... ... One likes to believe in the freedom of music But glittering prizes and endless compromises Shatter the illusion of integrity, yeah The song itself is written in such a way it is as if you are turning the dial on the radio and moving across multiple stations so you get rock, reggae, heavy metal, pop and some classical throughout the song. At the end of the song, they both quote and parody the lyrics of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound Of Silence". Simon and Garfunkel's song contains the lyrics: "For the words of the prophets were written on the subway walls, and tenement halls... and echo with the sound of silence." These are parodied by Neil Peart into, "For the words of the PROFITS are written on the studio wall, and concert halls.... and echo with the sound... of SALESMEN. A joyfull sung on the surface but a poke in the eye to the music industry.
Geddy (bassist) uses the PA for his amplification. So, they decided to balance the stage by adding props on his side...washing machines here, and they've done stuff like rotisserie chicken cookers in some other shows.
I have just discovered your channel and really appreciate your reactions especially Rush, I have had the pleasure of seeing them live 3 times and each ime, being a drummer myself, Neal always blew me away. Please do a reaction to Neil's drum solo live in Frankfurt. You then understand why he is called the professor and the drummers drummer.
When Geddy stopped using bass speaker cabinets they needed to put something there. One tour they had actual chicken rotisseries cooking whole chickens. A chef popped out once in awhile during the show to check on them. These are actually dryers with tour shirts in them. Later they would start throwing them out to the audience. Geddy still had bass amp heads but they were being routed into the main sound.
Great video as always! I'll insist until you get to the gem that is the combo of La Villa Strangiato/By-tor and the Snow Dog from the R30 show. Think you enjoyed the joy of them on Spirit of Radio here? Wait until you see this recommendation
i'm glad to hear you guys enjoyed this track, but it's actually not a "positive" song, but more of a protest to the record execs of the 80s wanting radio-friendly tracks. this was rush's response to the execs. the music composition does make it sound like a positive happy song, but that's the genius that is rush. also, the several tempo changes in the track kind of gives you the sense of someone changing the station on the radio: very brilliantly executed.
The washer dryer was to also keep time yall. They also had a pop corn machine at one point. RIP professor Neil Peart rush was genius artist. Neil was the lyricist
Washing machines, popcorn machines, rotisseries, vending machines. The real explanation is because Alex used more amps that Geddy did, but Geddy thought that the stage needed a weight balance. So it was decided, as part-humour and part-logic, to place something on his side of the stage. On one tour, someone would come on stage during the show and empty the dryers. On another tour, they would "baste" the chicken on the rotisseries. It was an indication of what the band was. There was a reason they opened their shows with the Three Stooges score. They were, above all else, friends first, musicians and band members second.
Geddy Lee doesn't use amps on his side of the stage, but Alex Lifeson does, so to keep things a bit balanced, they always throw something unique on Geddy's side - I've seen washing machines, rotisserie ovens (complete with a chef!) and large inflatable bunny rabbits.
A few more possible explanations for the washer-dryers on stage: they were responding to a music critic who had said that seeing a Rush concert was about as boring as doing his laundry; after all those years of performing alongside Alex's hijinks, Geddy wanted to have some fun of his own; he wanted his voice to have that fresh, clean sound; like all Canadians, they liked their clothes freshly washed. Great reaction; looking forward to more Rush! 🎤 🎹 🎸 🥁 🎸 🔥 🔥 🔥
I believe when Rush played during their Time Machine tour in which I and my 2 friends went to see in West Palm Beach that Geddy Lee had rack of meat on rotating rotisserie behind him.
Geddy started using ear pieces instead of amps. So, to make fun of Alex and simulate having the wall of amps behind him, he put up various items over the years. If you watch the progression of tours, it started with a refrigerator (test for echo tour), 3 dryers (vapor trails), 2 dryers and 1 vending machine (R30 tour) , rotisserie chicken roasters (snakes and arrows tour), sausage maker (time machine tour), popcorn machine (clockwork angels tour). As you can see, they have a sense of humor. I was fortunate enough to see 72 shows over that time. It just never got old seeing the musicianship and every show after Neil came back was 3 hours for the fans - no opening act - just awesome music. I love watching your reactions and passion. Enjoy, the list is long for rush.
That day as Neil was going to play Charlie Watts the drummer from the Stones approached him to say hi Neil was zoning in on playing and did not recognize him , In the old day back in the 70S before music technology they had huge amps behind them , Geddy and Alex missed that and in fun put the washers and Dryers to replace the Amps speakers
The washer and dryer is a joke on Alex's wall of monitors, geddy said he felt he needed a background as big as Alex's but didn't need the monitor's. He's also used barbeques.
Great reaction!! I don't know, for sure, but I think it's really cool to incorporate an intro from the Rolling Stones, into one of your songs;-) Please continue to react to Rush.
OK, this was awesome! So glad you enjoyed it! I thought you might like the size of this crowd after you watched YYZ live in Rio.
Thank you man Rush is always such a blast. Thanks again for the support we truly appreciate it!
@@dmusiclife5727 There will be more. You guys are fantastic!
Great recommendation. I'd never heard the full version of this with the Paint it Black intro. Top three stones song for me.
Sir - the laundry machines had no meaning at all.
They were used coin op machines, picked up by the band.
They DID operate. Crew used to come out and put quarters in them to keep them running.
The band would grab out souvenir shirts and throw them into the crowd... but they served no meaningful function.
The tour with the chicken roasters.... the whole Arena smelled like roast chicken by the break. They had a crew dressed up, looked like big bird.... he came out and basted them during the concert.
Also meaningless.
YES they are! RUSH is to MUSICIANSHIP what the BEATLES are to SINGING!!
3 guys who always had as much fun playing as we had waltching/listening to it. Totally agree with your point re them smiling, so were we, There are so many clips of Ged and Lerxt just having fun.
Great reaction y’all!! This was SARSStock in Toronto in 2003! There were about 500,000 people there! Rolling Stones headlined hence the intro! The washing machines have a cool story. When Geddy started running his bass thru the soundboard, Alex wanted to keep his stacks. Well, Geddy didn’t like how it offset the stage so, as a joke they brought out the washers and dryers to balance it out! They are actually washing T-shirts that said “I came out of washer #2 at a RUSH Show” (or something) and Alex and Geddy would throw them out to the fans between breaks! Those evolved throughout the years into popcorn popper machines, vending machines and even rotisserie chickens that fed the crew after the show.!! Always the jokesters and keeping the audience entertained!! Be well and God bless… from Texas!!
@@SnowDogisVictorious that would have been an excellent concert! You were one lucky dude, my friend!
@@SnowDogisVictorious “downs view”. I’ve never heard that before… down here we say over yonder!! LOL
They are dryers, but the rest is accurate.
@@SnowDogisVictorious there’s a photo of them meeting backstage and the expression on Neil’s face is priceless. He was a big fan of Watts, so I find it hard to believe that Neil wouldn’t recognize him, but who knows? A huge venue like that, there’s a lot going on. Charlie came from jazz and blues roots, much like Neil, and Neil had the utmost respect for Mr. Watts.
i was there , Won my ticket inside of 24 of Molson Canadian ...morale of the stories is drink lots of beer,you never know
I was at this concert. I was red as a lobster the next day at work in the morning.
In the early analog days of Rush, Geddy had a huge stack of Ampeg SVT amps and cabinets that lined the stage behind him. Later, he began plugging his bass into the main mixer where it was processed. That left the stage behind him pretty empty since he no longer needed amplifiers.
Because Rush are crazy and funny guys, he decided to line the stage behind him with coin washing machines. He used them for a couple of tours, then began using many different machines on his side of the stage. He once has rotisserie ovens with chickens in them. One tour he lined his stage with snack vending machine, fully loaded with snacks.
They used to also have special one of a kind T-shirts in the washing machines that him and Alex would toss out to the crowd. Those lucky people that caught those shirts had tour shirts that were not for sale anywhere. Only those that caught those shirts had those designs.
"The Spirit of Radio" became the slogan of CFNY, an alternative "new music" station in Toronto.
Saying with all music "It's just a question of your honesty..."
You nailed it! So much of Rush’s songs are three (or more) lead solos simultaneously. The skill in which they execute each part and create a cohesive composition is the essence of Rush.
Please review Red Barchetta.
I been listening to Rush for the last 40 years and can't get enough.
I'm from Toronto Canada and been fortunate enough to have seen them live in concert. Fantastic.
There is another live version of this song, "The Spirit Of Radio", after "The Best Intro Ever", that is a medley of 6 songs, each from their first 6 albums, all played in the order of release. It is also a great version of TSOR, but this intro with The Rolling Sones "Paint It Black" is great also. As a huge RUSH fan it would be difficult to choose just one! LOL!
On that concert. Not only they organized the concert to collect $$ for that epidemic outbreak. The concert was in Toronto, I imagine you already know that. The concert took place in an lf airforce base in the neighbourhood where Alex and Geddy grew up and formed RUSH in the first place. They really played at home in Downsview, North York!
I was blessed to be able to see Rush a few times. The washing machines were up there to take up the place of the speaker/amp stacks that used to be there. As more and more venues provided their own soundstage, Geddy eventually began running his stuff through the stacks behind Alex and thus a void was behind him on stage. They fill it with various equipment to provide for the crew. Sometimes it's laundry equipment, sometimes bbq rotisseries, sometimes popcorn machines. Rush have an incredibly quirky sense of humor, and it shows here! And I appreciate you noticing Alex Lifeson's guitar skills. He's one of the most underappreciated guitarists out there, easily on a par with Eddie van Halen, Steve Vai, or anyone really.
One of my favorite stories is why they did the rotisserie chickens the crew thought it would be funny to have hot chicks on the stage because there aren't a lot of female Rush fans at concerts lol! They thought it was the only way that a hot chick would get on stage
@@ginamarandino6451 Too funny!
@@ginamarandino6451 Even now when I see comments from woman like you I am amazed as well because In the beginning it was all guys in the audience air drumming to Neil Peart no woman and it was a ongoing joke they had no to very few woman go to their shows but now woman are into them I find it refreshing to see woman appreciate what three Ontario boys did and accomplished musically
They smile because they love making music together.
Alex and Geddy have been friends since 8th grade(sometime in the 1960's?) and Neil has been friends with them both since 1974(?).
Friends getting together, making music together, seeing the crowd reaction to the music... What's not to smile be about😀
“Off on your way hit the open road, there is magic at your fingers
For the spirit ever lingers, undemanding contact in your happy solitude!”
~Neil Peart~
No better description of jammin down the road solo, radio blasting, ever written! 🤘🏻
The intro instrumental was Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones who were headlining that concert. So cool that Rush paid tribute to the legends they were opening for.
Its so rare that people dont hear that is opening is a rushified "Paint it Black, Rolling Stones". Now, I think it works perfectly, but the whole work is so Rush, its obviousness is removed. I live by this version of the song. It has kept me alive. Rush Forever!
First seeing a Rush concert live, in the late 70s , was phenomenal!! Thanks 🙏 for the reaction guys and gal 😉
The only musician that I've seen smile as often as Rush does onstage (Alex and Geddy, anyway -- The Professor is all business back there, being the greatest drummer of all time requires focus) is our late guitar hero Edward Van Halen. That dude exuded the sheer joy of making music and the love of playing it. Our fellas in Rush are much the same way. It's beautiful. Great reaction as usual!
I have a very hard time not tearing up when listening to Rush, Neil has a very big influence on my drumming and his books...wow
The washing machines, sometimes fried chickens, and time machine during that tour are there because Geddy plugs directly into the board so they balance Alex's amps with different props. They also will take t-shirts out of the dryers and throw them to the crowd!
Great song and a great performance! Alex just kills it and yes you are right they solo all at the same time. I am going to suggest La Villa Strangiato official music video. This was a very early music video with them playing it live but without an audience. This one has the full song. Yes, I think Alex is a fantastic guitarist as well. Love your reactions, very energetic and fun.
Cheers 🇨🇦
It's always good to watch your reactions! Rush is off the charts!
Right said, Julie! I was at the Rush R30 concert here in Germany and they did it here too. They took Rush tour t-shirts out of the washing machines and threw them into the crowd. Just an awesome idea and yeah- that was a hell of a concert plus the sound was awesome.
Theu are the Kings of complimenting eachother. This is what you get when you have three guys put their art in front of their egos ❤💚💜. What they needed to feed themselves, creatively, always came first. They made music for themselves first, and everything else came after. Love them for that.
I’ve seen many reviews similar to these and the same songs. These two people truly appreciate and understand music. Don’t need to say much, just watching you both and the raw emotions expressed says everything. The guy might have wiped away a little bit of tears if I’m not mistaken. I felt that after watching Alex’s guitar solo. Powerful!
Awesome reaction once again. I bet you wouldn't have assumed watching that they considered this performance quite a trainwreck, Neil talks about it in his book of being one of their messiest gigs. Not only was this one of their only festival appearances where they didn't get to use their own crew and were stripped of a lot of their gear, and had ear monitor issues not being able to hear each other, and the audio/video crew in charge of the broadcast didn't have experience with Rush so they had to run a primitive audio mix on the fly as it was a TV event (no post production, Rush didn't get to mix the audio or anything) AND on top of that they had been off tour and not playing for months prior so this was literally a mini-reunion warm-up jam!
PS: If you want a good reaction vid and haven't reacted to the song Freewill yet, I am about to upload a new live 1981 version i've been working on restoring probably later tonight or tomorrow, and I think it's going to become the new favorite live Rush clip for a lot of people as it's a perfect performance with a brand new crystal clear audio mix I mixed from original mutli-track files so it's a version literally nobody has ever seen or heard before. :)
Keep it up guys love your reactions.
A lot of people under 8 Alex as a guitar player he is so on point. He plays just enough to get the point across in the music and he has all kinds of different styles and rhythms and he displays them like he did when you did the reggae bit and back into rock that guy's a legend
I was at this concert. Amazing bands and vibe the whole time.
Thanks for the video RIP Neil Peart. Young kids now have no idea of how much radio was apart of our lives back in the 60's and 70's. Rush best Canadian rock band ever. Lyrically, the song is a lament on the change of FM radio from free-form to commercial formats during the late 1970s. The Toronto-based station CFNY-FM-which had not abandoned free-form programming-is cited as an inspiration for the song
I live in Toronto's was there for this.. The lads killed it!!!
Love watching you two truly enjoy discovering Rush.
They are, they’re so killing, you two make it so fun
I love that you did this one Geddys voice was SO on point. This is my favorite version of Spirit of Radio. ❤️
A music critic nailed it when he wrote “ Rush is like watching (listening) to a 3 ring circus “
Absolutely the best trio
Love your Rush reactions! Keep 'em coming. 😎
Geddy Lee has stated that Alex has the ability to sound like 2 guitar players playing at the same time, and that he doesn't know of anyone else in the world who can do that...
Thanks!
Thanks man!!!!
Simply AMAZING!
This song was taken from a concert in Toronto which also featured AC DC and as you may have guessed from the intro, The Stones among an all star line up.
The song was early 80's and it was Neil's take on staying true to your music
'Glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity'
What other lyricist wrote lyrics like that ?
What an incredible band.
I was at that concert. SARS fest in Toronto
I was there in that front section. Very memorable day. Rush followed The Guess Who, then came AC/DC and The Stones.
Also....to re-imagine your own song, with Caribbean influences, is simply....NEXT LEVEL!!
I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it, but the opening part they played was Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones.
I grew up at the right time to catch Rush in the 70s. I was hooked after Spirit of Radio.
Love this!
Wow, I love your reviews! Your both awesome!
Neil wrote about this show in one of his books the brief period of time between rehearsal and show time wore on him being the perfectionist
Just found you two and you guys crack me up. Love y’all’s reactions. AND, when I need a morning pick me up or pull up a RUSH song for a newbie, it’s Spirit of Radio. Someone might have already suggested this, but you guys should watch the R30 opening. A montage of early songs that rolls right into SoR. My youngest kid geeks out every time he hears it.
Also, you should just watch the whole R30 concert. Possibly the best concert I’ve ever seen. Incredible music.
It’s just freaking three guys. Damn!!!
Love this song. Love this video. The washing machines are an inside joke with the band. Geddy had them up there as his "amplifiers" because of Alex's massive amps. It's so ... Rush. That crowd was amazing. There were almost 500,000 there for 'Molson Canadian Rocks For Toronto,' a benefit in response to the SARS epidemic, in 2003.
And with that you have my Subscription. Rush Army In The House. 😁🤘❤
Pretty sure they played "Paint it Black" intro because the Rolling Stones were also playing at that concert event. ;-)
45 minute wash + 45 minute dry = 90 min RUSH concert ..... very clever ... they also had rotisserie chicken, 90 minutes to crispy perfection.= 90 min RUSH concert .... very, very clever
Their opening was the Rolling Stones “ Paint it Black “ an homage to the Stones who also were at the benefit.
In answer to your question. YES
Great reaction :) You should do 2112 live on the R30 tour.
I love watching Geddy's reaction during Alex's solo, Ged knows Al is going off!!!
3 guys! 3 Effin guys! Ha Ha!
I’m an Old School, day one fan. Got to see them in concert 18 times over the decades! RUSH night was always very special. 😁👍
The intro of this was paint it black by the rolling stones then right after they go into their song spirit of radio
Just for your own enjoyment, get and watch Rush in Rio the documentary. It also has concert footage. 👍
the intro is a Rolling Stones song
Paint it Black 👍
To answer your question,Yup!
basement bands - back in the day in canada, our laundry rooms are all in the basement - where most music began - garages and basements - they began in a neighbours basement - then got kicked out
Gotta say it… love love *LOVE* the head fake here
Love your reactions. Please please do Rush La Villa Strangiato - Time Machine Tour -Live in Cleveland. This will blow you away!
Great reaction.
A 33 years old song still powerfull and timeless, always be a master piece.
In the '90 in Rush concerts there's a chicken broild Chickens because They try new sounds in the progressive rock and the washmachines because they are clean and Made clean music without samplers or others computers gadgets.
Again great reaction
Rush is the greatest example of positive Synergy
I love your reactions. You get a man's man and a beautiful wife - both with great comments and expressions.
Rush as always never disappoints
This is some of the honest songs ever.
On the lyrics, you got close. This was both a tribute to the radio and the ability for music to lift us up and inspire us, but at the end it turns on the production side of music with all the compromises that an artist has to make in order to get their music on the radio. You hear that in the 2nd half as they sing...
All this machinery making modern music...
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One likes to believe in the freedom of music
But glittering prizes and endless compromises
Shatter the illusion of integrity, yeah
The song itself is written in such a way it is as if you are turning the dial on the radio and moving across multiple stations so you get rock, reggae, heavy metal, pop and some classical throughout the song.
At the end of the song, they both quote and parody the lyrics of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound Of Silence". Simon and Garfunkel's song contains the lyrics: "For the words of the prophets were written on the subway walls, and tenement halls... and echo with the sound of silence."
These are parodied by Neil Peart into, "For the words of the PROFITS are written on the studio wall, and concert halls.... and echo with the sound... of SALESMEN.
A joyfull sung on the surface but a poke in the eye to the music industry.
Excellent job of breaking down the intent of Neil's lyrics!!!
Geddy (bassist) uses the PA for his amplification. So, they decided to balance the stage by adding props on his side...washing machines here, and they've done stuff like rotisserie chicken cookers in some other shows.
I have just discovered your channel and really appreciate your reactions especially Rush, I have had the pleasure of seeing them live 3 times and each ime, being a drummer myself, Neal always blew me away. Please do a reaction to Neil's drum solo live in Frankfurt. You then understand why he is called the professor and the drummers drummer.
Epic! 😎
Yes, they are
Times about a million...
The intro instrumental is “Paint It Black” by The Rolling Stones.
Kick ass 1,000,000 audience
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Rush was the king of te show.
When Geddy stopped using bass speaker cabinets they needed to put something there. One tour they had actual chicken rotisseries cooking whole chickens. A chef popped out once in awhile during the show to check on them. These are actually dryers with tour shirts in them. Later they would start throwing them out to the audience. Geddy still had bass amp heads but they were being routed into the main sound.
Good question about the attendance. I'd have to ask my phone. Lmao
Geddy's washers and dryers are a little jab at Alex's expensive amplifiers. He's also used chicken rotisseries. Brilliant!
Great video as always!
I'll insist until you get to the gem that is the combo of La Villa Strangiato/By-tor and the Snow Dog from the R30 show. Think you enjoyed the joy of them on Spirit of Radio here? Wait until you see this recommendation
3:21 The washing machines on stage were to represent that they played so often, they had no time to do their laundry, so they did it on stage.
i'm glad to hear you guys enjoyed this track, but it's actually not a "positive" song, but more of a protest to the record execs of the 80s wanting radio-friendly tracks. this was rush's response to the execs. the music composition does make it sound like a positive happy song, but that's the genius that is rush. also, the several tempo changes in the track kind of gives you the sense of someone changing the station on the radio: very brilliantly executed.
Love the NIN shirt!!!
🙋🏿♀️ I think it's time for....... 🤗 La Villa Strangiato! 🥰🐰
Intro is the stones paint it black.
Intro was “Paint it Black” by the Stones.
The washer dryer was to also keep time yall. They also had a pop corn machine at one point. RIP professor Neil Peart rush was genius artist. Neil was the lyricist
Washing machines, popcorn machines, rotisseries, vending machines. The real explanation is because Alex used more amps that Geddy did, but Geddy thought that the stage needed a weight balance. So it was decided, as part-humour and part-logic, to place something on his side of the stage. On one tour, someone would come on stage during the show and empty the dryers. On another tour, they would "baste" the chicken on the rotisseries. It was an indication of what the band was. There was a reason they opened their shows with the Three Stooges score. They were, above all else, friends first, musicians and band members second.
Geddy Lee doesn't use amps on his side of the stage, but Alex Lifeson does, so to keep things a bit balanced, they always throw something unique on Geddy's side - I've seen washing machines, rotisserie ovens (complete with a chef!) and large inflatable bunny rabbits.
its the time machine tour that` is the time machine
Bloodred Hourglass- Quiet Complaint! You would love it 🤟
A few more possible explanations for the washer-dryers on stage: they were responding to a music critic who had said that seeing a Rush concert was about as boring as doing his laundry; after all those years of performing alongside Alex's hijinks, Geddy wanted to have some fun of his own; he wanted his voice to have that fresh, clean sound; like all Canadians, they liked their clothes freshly washed. Great reaction; looking forward to more Rush!
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I believe when Rush played during their Time Machine tour in which I and my 2 friends went to see in West Palm Beach that Geddy Lee had rack of meat on rotating rotisserie behind him.
Geddy started using ear pieces instead of amps. So, to make fun of Alex and simulate having the wall of amps behind him, he put up various items over the years. If you watch the progression of tours, it started with a refrigerator (test for echo tour), 3 dryers (vapor trails), 2 dryers and 1 vending machine (R30 tour) , rotisserie chicken roasters (snakes and arrows tour), sausage maker (time machine tour), popcorn machine (clockwork angels tour). As you can see, they have a sense of humor. I was fortunate enough to see 72 shows over that time. It just never got old seeing the musicianship and every show after Neil came back was 3 hours for the fans - no opening act - just awesome music. I love watching your reactions and passion. Enjoy, the list is long for rush.
Rush-La Villa Strangiato music video
That day as Neil was going to play Charlie Watts the drummer from the Stones approached him to say hi Neil was zoning in on playing and did not recognize him , In the old day back in the 70S before music technology they had huge amps behind them , Geddy and Alex missed that and in fun put the washers and Dryers to replace the Amps speakers
The washer and dryer is a joke on Alex's wall of monitors, geddy said he felt he needed a background as big as Alex's but didn't need the monitor's. He's also used barbeques.
Great reaction!! I don't know, for sure, but I think it's really cool to incorporate an intro from the Rolling Stones, into one of your songs;-) Please continue to react to Rush.