OH MY GOD! THANK YOU!!! Y'all just took this 61 year old back to 1980 at the Sam Houston Coliseum! Max Webster opened for Rush and it was epic! Being a big Rush fan I knew all about Max Webster, which was quite rare for a Texan. If you haven't heard Blue river liquor shine on the same LP, check it out.
I loved the surprise on your faces when you heard Geddy's voice! Max Webster and all three members of RUSH played together in the studio to record this song live! Max Webster used to open for RUSH back in the 70's. They were good friends. Neil used to play along with Gary McCracken during the Max Webster set to warm up, behind the stage. That's why they play so well together live here. This was on the second take I believe. Max Webster had a really unique sound. Kind of rock & pop with a Frank Zappa influence, if you can believe that. They were a really good band. Try "Gravity". Its a proggy rock song with great hooks, and that Max Webster "quirkyness" I love.
Kim is criminally good on guitar. As good as Alex, just so eclectic. Kim always had great tone. His tone works great with his voice. And kim and geddy sound great as their vocals are so far apart from each other. Dave Myles is the other bassist. Make no mistake,Max Webster can play as good as anyone. Great live
There were 2 guitarists, two drummers, two bassists, and two vocalists this was RUSH WEBSTER, as it was numerous times over the years, until MW broke up, and then still Kim would show up at RUSH concerts, or Open when he went solo.
Vocals - Kim Mitchell / Geddy Lee Guitars - Kim Mitchell / Alex Lifeson Bass - Dave Myles / Geddy Lee Drums - Gary McCracken / Neil Peart Lyrics - Pye Dubois / Neil Peart "Battle Scar" was part of a writing session in 1980 that Pye Dubois and Neil Peart did together that also produced "Tom Sawyer." Rush and Max Webster shared management and labels. The Max Webster album containing "Battle Scar," Universal Juveniles, was released in October 1980, with Rush's Moving Pictures following five months later. Max Webster broke up later in 1981 after supporting Rush on the Moving Pictures tour, with Kim Mitchell moving on to a highly successful solo career in Canada.
I've seen a few videos on RU-vid of people reacting to this song and I love the look on their faces when they first hear and recognize Geddy Lee's voice. Priceless!
@@hanierfamily This was the notorious RUSH WEBSTER. In the early days these guys would all play together, or one would open for the other they just enjoyed it. RUSH broke first so they took Max on tour with them, and at times some or all of both groups would just end up on stage with the others group. It was glorious the early 70's.
Maybe you should read the liner notes. It gives you a lot of information like for instance that was all of Rush and all of Max Webster playing together. This is the second take of that song. Makes it even more amazing huh? They have a long history together.
Such a great song and a great collaboration between the two bands. Rush and Max Webster often toured together back then and did an annual New Years Eve show in Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens. And the lyricist from Max (Pye Dubois) contributed to several Rush songs, including their biggest hit, Tom Sawyer. The bands got together in the studio and basically recorded this whole thing live in just a couple of takes. And how can you beat Kim Mitchell in that shiny yellow spandex suit on the cover? Definitely dive into some more Max Webster, they have some fantastic stuff (a few albums produced by Terry Brown in between Rush albums).
An all time favorite of mine ❤️ it still gets me on my feet,every time☘️🚬🥂😁 bought the record when it was released. Also caught Rush,my first concert! Moving pictures tour Rochester NY. That was Rush, joining Max Webster!
Oh you would of loved it the early 70's Rush and Webster toured together all the time, and you had no idea who was going first, or if they would all jump up on stage, like here and rip off an hour and a half of craziness. Rush then broke big first, so they took Webster on tour with them over 250 times, and at times still there would be a mix of Webster/Rush at times, just to you know, lighten it up.
Max has so much great material, but I'd suggest "High Class in Borrowed Shoes" as your next listen. It's a fine album with nary a weak track. Outstanding!
This is from Wikipedia. "They settled on Max Webster by early 1973, a name concocted by Tilka while playing with Daryl Stuermer in a Milwaukee band called Family at Mac's (Stuermer had written a song inspired by Ben Webster called "Song for Webster")"
Hi There, I just discovered your channel. I am a big Rush fan and also a Fan of Max Webster. Yes, as others said this is both bands and you were hearing Neil. Kim Mitchell's. Lager and Ale is a banger and is a quintessential 70's bar song. I also see you have done some Guess Who who are from my hometown of Winnipeg. A deeper cut by them is called Humpty's Blues and it really shows off Burton Cummings's vocals. I just subscribed to your channel and I just realized you are in Canada LOL
I shlt you not. Any album of these guys any song is worth a listen. It is Canadian Zappa. The lyracist for max wrote the lyrics for Tom Sawyer. When you think about how Neil writes, it makes clear sense. Tom Sawyer is obscure in its lyrics