Excerpt from the bonus material of Classic Albums: Rush 2112 & Moving Pictures. This clip shows Rush playing along to the first part ("Overture") of the master tape of 2112.
Ive always said our generation will be like no other when we hit the nursing homes Imagine going to see uncle dipshit, and walking to his room and hearing blavk sabbath in one room, culture club in the next, guns and roses, and judas priest and on and on. The 80s generation had so many different types of music, and all that will play out in the old folks homes.😀
I had the pleasure of being the sound engineer on this film. Alex took a very long time setting up his amps and getting the right sound. Geddy did about 4 or 5 takes and I actually got to hold (but not play) his Rickenbacker. Truly a dream job. I spent two days with the guys, just incredible. I did not want it to end. Finally on the last day I wanted one more take. Geddy said "No, I am going home and pouring myself a glass of wine" Bummer, but all good things come to an end. Later I flew out of YYZ airport back to the States.
I was sitting in a Guitar Center playing The Trees on a vintage classical guitar when my phone vibrated on my knee with the notification of Neil Peart's passing... It was everything I could do to make it to my car without crying in front of everybody in the store. That day I drove home from Columbia South Carolina crying my eyes out while blasting my favorite Rush tunes... I will never forget the emotional response that has been created by these three guys in my life. It all started with a random recorded tape that I found in my dad's garage when I was 10 years old. The tape was recorded off the radio in my dad's truck in the early eighties. That album was Hemispheres and it changed my life.
Very emotional here as well. I can appreciate your story and thank you for sharing that. Their music was how I got by some days. It was part of me and the drums were so different than in any other music of the day....I've come to realize how genius they all were but when he passed it was like something of a vacuum was created that day.
Loved that story. I can totally relate. Drove with my dad to the record store to buy a Grace Under Pressure cassette in.. the early 90s more or less. And I didn’t “get it” right away with Distant Early Warning, but damn did Afterimage stir something inside me. In my thirties now and it never left.
@@TucsonDude I was born there too. Yes! I couldn't believe it! UFO was the backup band and the quit in the middle of their first song and walked off the stage! After an almost riot.....Rush came out and more than made up for it. I'll never forget it. I was down on the floor about ten feet from the stage.
@@firemonkey1015 comparing megadeth to Rush just proves you know nothing about music. "nothing game changing at all"" he says LMAOO I love megadeth, but they're a one note pony show, lead by a uninspired man child that relies on the talents of his other more talented guitarist Marty Friedmen. Listen to Rush 2112 overture, or moving pictures, and tell me full heartedly that Megadeth is better.
@@firemonkey1015 the fact you consider them "metal" and fail to realize that they are in fact they completely revolutionized ''prog rock'' is astounding. The creative ideas they've put forth combining jazz, classical, traditional blues, and rock all in single songs is what they contributed to music. I understand you're only able to read tablature, which gives me the idea you actually don't understand much about music theory in general. The only band you've mentioned that I would consider in the same league as Rush is Pink Floyd. most of the bands you've mentioned are a typical 4 chord progression rock band that spew out different variations of a chromatic pentatonic scale. Again, you judging their influence by comparing Rush to Lynyrd Skynyrd tells me you been living under a rock and haven't explored much music. I feel bad that you actually think this, feel like you don't understand the true art of it all. Dave mustain play fast, he good music boogabooga
@L John What you say is brutal but accurate.. Maybe he was angry with God for losing his wife & daughter.. All the reading he did I wonder if he ever picked up the Bible?
Kansas City - I drove a limo for Rush once. It's mid-tour and they are tired and breaking for 2 weeks. After the show they mount up and we head for their private jet. On the way they want to know about me. For them it was who what how concerning me. They were the nicest guys. We know things come to an end but it is still tough to take but understand grief is selfish. Neal had the hard part and he is past it. I am grateful for 20 minutes they gave me during the ride. Thanks Neal. Thanks Rush.
I never got a chance to see Rush live so I have been catching up on their live performances on DVD. I never realized how great their musicianship was. Top notch!
I've never seen any other band where the musicians merged so flawlessly into one single musical being as perfectly as these three. When they hit that zone there was no Geddy, Alex, Neil, there was just Rush.
This song alone gave me hope as a young boy, struggling against the fact of barely surviving, drug addicted mother and hopeless social anxiety. These three guys were like my best friends for years. They said in songs what I'd always wished I could say, and thematically orchestrated the soundtrack of my teenage years. I will always be grateful. Rush literally saved my life, without being too dramatic about it.
+Regis Chapman haha sorry but your name sounds like a cross between a t.v show m.c. and a tub of Chapman's ice cream lol! i don't know what you were doing when you were growing up listening to rush but we used to sit in the basement at a friends house smoking pot and cranking tunes like rush then we'd drag out the ozzy and the Judas priest any of you american boys remember max Webster another good Canadian band the stampeders and April wine and lover boy how about the tragically hip awesome i didn't forget b.t.o. and the guess who.
All I can say this era of Rush just makes me smile! Love It! Always will..Rip Neil…you guys are the best! Can’t imagine life without my three travelers, men of Willowdale
@@toothyfangface1583 Crazy and weird and being unable to find the words to express my bewilderment on mourning the loss not only my all time favorite drummer and lyricist of all time is the single fact that I never met the guy at all
Always knew the new guy wasn't in it for the long haul. Levity is how I cope with loss. And Neil was a great loss. Thankful for all he was able to give while he was here.
Just freakin amazing. One of the most iconic pieces ever written, period. They were a vessel from another world coming thru them in the form of music. There were only a handful of bands that had it. Rush was one of them.
When I was little my parents and I went to Canada to visit my dad's cousin and his family in Ontario and that is when I first heard Rush and was amazed by their sound. Its very similar to what many people have said, but we were at a neighbors house and all the kids went down to the basement, one of the older brothers there had a collection of albums and I remember streaming through that collection and seeing this Rush album and loving the cover and then I asked if we can put it on the record player and loved it from the start, I was a 10 year old kid not knowing who this bad was but I just loved their music and have been a fan ever since. Fast forward about two years later and we went back up to visit again and we went to a town called Niagara-on-the-Lake for some sight seeing and also visiting the different vineyards and fruit farms (peach orchards are big in Southern Ontario) and Alex Lifeson just happened to be there, my parents being immigrants really didn't know much about music or musicians, but I told him anyway, my dad tells me just go and say hi but don't bother the man too much but I was terrified...so of course my dad walks up to him and in a heavy accent tells him, "I don't know who you are but my son does and he would like to say hello.." I turned red like a beet but Lifeson had a good laugh about it, came over said hello and talked with us few a good five minutes, he couldn't have been nicer to a shy 12 year old.
@@VH103 my cousins lived in the Hamilton area, a small town called Winona, which first got incorporated into Stoney Creek and then into Hamilton. About 15 or 20 years ago my cousin moved down to Niagara-on-the-Lake because he loved it so much as a kid and recently purchased a bread and breakfast there too...haven't been in years but I want to go. Anyway when I met Alex Lifeson, it was during the peak of their popularity and I will never forget how nice a person he was. Usually when you think of these rock stars you think they are larger than life but what I remember most was how down to earth he was, and if you didn't know you would have thought he was just some regular guy, it was such great experience.
If I met him at my age now (53), I would behave just like you did at age 12. 😊 My dad would’ve also done the same thing as yours. Thanks for sharing such a great story.
One of the cool things about Alex is with how complex his solos are, you think “he probably just improvised that and never plays it the same way twice” then he wows you by playing it note for note live
@Prison Mike I figure if it's my afterlife... i get to ask the dude who's lyrics helped clarify my teenage and young adult years a few questions. That's gotta be a thing, right?
I got to see them twice, once as a stoned 20 year old who didn’t remember much and later when my Son became a drummer and I wanted him to see and experience the best one in the world.
saw them is 86 bought the ticket at the arena door all by myself had to see them I was directly behind the stage i mean eye level but was looking at thier backs ,but I had a few joints that were laced with pcp ,I shared it with some kids I told them what it was wasnt gonna try to freak them out ,it was a great concert and the kids thought so too ,no usually dont smoke that stuff back then but when weed wasnt around i would ,it was very cool watching geddy hit all his pedals ,1 of the best concerts I have ever seen and ive seen alot !!!
The way they just sit there and make this anthemic song look so easy is incredible. In Beyond the Lighted Stage, Billy Corgan talks about how he sat in his basement for a year to learn this whole song. The chord progression is so strange. Haven't heard any other song quite like it.
Me after the first few seconds, "oh I've seen this a million times." Me glued to the video four and a half minute later, "damn, I might play that again."
@@pablomalaga4676 What do you mean by pupils, everyone has to draw inspiration from somewhere in order to make music like this. Yes for example never started out as a prog rock band and instead started out in the same field as The Beatles.
It is hard to believe that I was here a week ago.... Rush was heavy on my heart that day and their music had been playing in my head. Three days later Neil Peart passes away. It's really weird to me and I'm deeply saddened by his passing. RIP to one of the greatest drummers ever. 😢
Pure genius. It's a rare thng that people like this find each other to create magic on this earth. All the stars have to align. It was their destiny to meet.
I once went on a Holiday listening to Overture, The Temples of Syrinx, Discovery, Presentation, Oracle: The Dream, Soliloquy and the Grand Finale in a loop. The trip took 8 hours, to which I estimate that I listened to the entire thing 40x... and have never grown tired of it. Oh, and nice to see Geddy using his old Rickenbacker 4001
Some people dont understand how talented RUSH is...a band made of 3 guys who focus on the music more so then the show antics itself.. yes they have stage antics like a popcorn machine, a few Dryers, a Rotisserie to cook chicken sometimes, and some great videos of them, but its the music that has the Fans Memorized, that is what Rush is about..
These guys are true VIRTUOSOS and nothing less!!! I would love to take my buddy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a Rush show. He would be dancing in the aisle; just like ME... :-)
And Alex's insane kind of off key scream/yodeling solo in la-villa in Frankfort was genius taken to another level. Probably the best solo jamb thing ever IMO. Even made geddy and neil stop playing because they didn't know what he was doing.
Geddy has such a unique plucking style on bass. It looks like it would never work to play the stuff he does but he always manages to perfectly nail the most complicated basslines! A true original.
That’s because what they’re playing and what you’re hearing is two different sounds. This video has been edited with the original studio version dubbed in
Kirk Tingblad How old were you at that time? I'm asking because I was 10 in 1976 and my friend's parent s bought a brand new Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham and we listened to many 8 track tapes in the car. I wasn't quite into Rush yet until I turned 15.
I was 11 when All the worlds a stage came out. That was my first introduction to Rush. I started playing guitar almost immediately. Alex Lifeson would become my favorite guitarist. To this day they will alway's be my favorite. Rest in peace Neil.
in 1978, when I turned 16, my brothers and I went to our cousin's home in West Windsor, and he showed us the Album Cover of RUSH 2112 with a 5-pointed star visible thru some water, and, when we heard it played loudly thru his stereo system, we 'IMMEDIATELY' lost our minds! We purchased our own RUSH 2112 album the next day and became RUSH FREAKS! (LOL) ....my one brother playing Drums, my other brother on Bass, and me on Guitar learned each and every Rush Song and played each song passionately, and at the Battle Of The Bands Competition which was held in our City Of Windsor, we came in 2nd place out of 32 bands and we played Side One of Rush 2112...LMAO!! We were Rush Freaks for sure, well known by everyone in West End of Windsor, always wanting to meet the Members of Rush. Now, 40 years later, watching and listening to this video makes me smile! Miss those days! Cheers everyone!
Love Geddy's facial expressions... "I've played this for 40 yrs straight and I could play it better than anyone else while comatose and knitting..." It's sickening how good these guys are.
Greatest concept rock song ever. A seminal moment in the history of prog rock. And it's timeless; rocks as much today as I when I first dropped the needle down in '76.
I love Geddy's look he gives the camera and how Neil takes some deep breaths after playing that part. You have to be a hell of an athlete to be a great drummer.
I heard on Lake Charles NOVA 104 the night it was released. Kind of static-y because I was just off my local KZOM 104.5. Was blown away thinking "GD, Lake Charles ROCKS, why don't we play this" then they announced who and i thought "They have changed a bit since 'Working Man'."
Oh, it kills me that we will never see them together again. So much a part of my life from 11 years old onward listening to my sister's brand new copy of Moving Pictures for the very first time. I will certainly miss you Neil...your words, your drums and you. Thank you.
I wanted that to continue. Rush never ceases to amaze me as I could never comprehend how three musicians could make every song sound like a seven piece band! Truly masters of their art and one of my favorite bands!!! Mesmerizing! 💙💙💙
That elicits such emotions and memories of hearing that on a turntable in my older brothers room in about 79'. That whole album was groundbreaking, the music and the storyline.
A true rock band. You can't help but feel great after listening to them. Only been to 2 concerts and was blown away both times. Any person who truly enjoys rock music has no choice but to be a Rush fan.
A Very Happy 68th Gary Lee Weinrib. July 29 1953 North York, Willowdale, Toronto. Your bass playing is legendary. And so is Rush. Many, Many more Dirk..
2112 is an excellent album for firing up the ol' DuBois... But my first was 'Obscured By Clouds' by Pink Floyd. "Childhood's End." ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SnTz09-nk9c.html
3 things in life..you always remember your first sexual experience, your first joint you ever smoked and the first time you heard rush. Great fuckin combination
Hey so many of these comments so I can totally relate towhen I saw a rush it's hard to explain the circumstances but I ended up having to take two girls on a datemy dad was pretty impressed with it he was the one that had to take us but just like so many other people man that they came out during 2112anyway you can go on RU-vid and listen to that concert they don't have the video footage but you can RU-vid Tarrant county convention center February 2nd 1980 you can hear that concert I was 15 years old and oh my God I never forgot that concert they were awesome then they're also awesome now Thanks.. really a heart felt thanks
My god how much we’ve lost this year. This is pure pleasure and pain. Pleasure to watch, and pain to know it can never happen again. To know that these three got such a huge kick out of playing these songs that we know and love is such a thrill (check out Geddy’s grin when it gets going!). Love Rush forever.
It's so cool that they've gone back and done these videos (for posterity, it turns out). I'm sooooo grateful to have experienced Rush for most of my life!❤
Yea I have to smile every time I see that too. I'm always playing along on guitar and I feel like I'm in the band and we both know a sweet part is coming up.
Effortlessly and enternally cool RIP Neil. I listen to that track and and cant believe the genius in being able to sit down and write something like that. legends.
I was introduced to this song in 1979 by my friend Patrick Malone in Pasadena, Texas. At 14, it was the beginning of my love of my favorite bands ever. Thanks, Pat.
It's so sweet to see this. RU-vid's crammed full of talented tribute bands who genuinely love and respect their idols; they work tremendously hard to perfect their cover versions of classic songs from some of the greatest names in rock, trying to get inside the minds of their heroes... And then the boys from Rush turn up and say, "You want us to what? Just play along? Oh, yeah, we'll give it a go..." Sheer class. ♥♥♥
I can't think of any other band, when discussing the best guitarists, bassists, and drummers in music, that all members of one band are talked about. To have three such individually talented musicians, and have them come together as one entity. Rush really is, and will forever be one the most amazing times in music history.
Rush is one of those bands that serious musicians know and are heavily influenced by, like Weather Report or Hawkwind... except they actually broke through themselves and became enormously successful, in a record business that shouldn't have allowed that from some D&D nerds from Toronto.
I saw Rush twice in Toronto. Moving pictures 1980 and then Signals in 1982. Maple Leaf Gardens. I was 15 and 17. That was the perfect age and time to see them. Thanks Guys.
I saw a TON of concerts when I was a kid. Saw RUSH 6 times. 4 times in Toledo(they blessed us there.) and twice in Detroit. Roll the Bones was the best concert I ever saw. There's no one better.
