Yeah, I can tell you what was exciting was "In Through the Out Door" and "Fool in the Rain" and then feeling cheated by the tragic death of John Bonham. What I liked best were "London Calling" and Van Halen II. But my first concert was Rush on Moving Pictures.... still my best concert experience.
I think this was during recordings for Moving pictures so their last album would have been Permanent Waves circa 1978, so this is probably late 79 or 80 so yes, likely the Wall( Nov. 79)
Neil Peart has always had an intellectual mind and it was because he was an active reader. He said that when he would be touring, there was alot of dead time so he used that time to read. . Notice his high vocabulary.
@@wickedvideowatcher Exactly! He knew what he wanted to say and said it with confidence. His drumming was polished, his lyrics were polished and it reflected in his speech.
"It's just a matter of facility, really. I mean I have a facility with words that I don't have with notes, and they have it with notes." Neil is not only one of the greatest drummers of all time, but an egregiously underrated lyricist and intellect.
Shit, it took geddy 60 years to finally look cool. He looks the best he’s ever looked right now. He’s had some doozies in the past. That 80’s super mullet takes the cake though.
Alex looked like he tried edible cannabis chocolates for the first time, but instead of having one piece, he had 3 or 4 thinking it was like a Hersheys Bar
The best way I can describe the impact Rush had on my musical development, as well as my intellectual development is: Kiss made me want to play bass, but Rush made me want to be GOOD at playing bass. Rush forever..
Neil was at another level with everything, playing drums, writing lyrics and responding to questions in an interview. All three members are a great example of what one is capable of with intellect and work ethic.
In the mid 80s I wanted to get a perm to have that cool rock look like Alex's hair. But instead it ended up looking like Bob Ross and I was swearing all the way home
I have this interview on a bootleg rush compilation vhs tape bought at a record convention around 1990. Still have it! This Really brings back memories. And yes,we all said the same thing 29 years ago...Alex is toast!
DAMN I get off on this interview so much, as a lifelong fan... Neil taking point & bringing the band philosophy/mindset at this seminal juncture, pre-"getting freaked-out by stalkers and writing 'Limelight'", and really having fun with it, sticking it to the interviewer's baiting...saying, "We don't think it is." w/a Cersi Lannister-esque smirk....PRICELESS
This is probably my favorite interview with these guys ever. To me, Rush was at their technical peak about this time. You can see the lines of experience and hard work on their faces here, before anything cosmetic was done. This was at the time they had nothing more to prove, while critics still disliked them very much. They are so polite, well-versed and human, when they could have been like so many other supergroups during this time frame; arrogant. I miss this band more than I thought I ever would. RIP Neil...
Just so you know, When the interviewer asks who they listen to at home..Neil looks down at his shirt. It's an FM shirt. FM was a very Rushy sounding band from Canada I believe. Direct to Disk is one the albums. Really good 70s stuff.
Ha ha fucking lifeson baked😂 Geddy puffing away on the smokes. Probably helped deepen his voice to a commercial level 🤔. Neil, all serious, all business and very intense. We lost a giant fellas. RIP Neil. Gone but never forgotten. Legend. 🤘🏻
Yeah, ol' Alex is a dead ringer for the blond curly-haired Darryl from the show "Newhart". Come to think of it, Rush is a trio... and there were 3 brothers on Newhart... hmmm...
some bands may be going back to basics, that would be the bands that can't play anything other than basics - I effin love it. Modern "music" in a nutshell too.
Alex talks like a scientists who experiments on ET life forms, he's so articulate. Maybe this explains why he plays like he's out of this world. I'm getting old and it seems the older I get the more I appreciate amazing talent. GOD bless all and stay safe!
So funny indeed ! The comments here too ! Merci pour l'entrevue. Sincere, spontaneous, candid and intelligent; just like their music and lyrics ! Subtitles could get more accurate, though...
