RUSH REACTION- Subdivisions 

This was the song that started the Rush journey for me in 1982. As this was my first year in High School was pretty much my anthem those high school years. Neil wrote for us misfits and dreamers who was never quite cool enough to fit in all the cliques lol

Imo this is one of the all time great Rush songs, practically anyone can relate to it. 😊

When this song came out, it sounded like a carbon copy of what I was going through in high school. I have Asperger's Syndrome, which is part of the autistic spectrum, and I was being constantly teased and bullied by my classmates, simply because my brain worked differently. As I've matured, I've come to recognize that being different makes me special, and that I have many special gifts that most neurotypical people cannot even begin to understand, as Neil did. If you'd like to see a perfect example of how truly gifted Neil was, I recommend Leave That Thing Alone/The Rhythm Method Drum Solo, as performed at Toronto's Molson Amphitheater in 1997. Cheers from Canada! 🇨🇦 🎤 🎹 🎸 🥁 🎸 🐐 🐐 🐐

The drummer wrote this it describes how he felt in high school not fitting in with the crowd being an outcast because he had his own interest, Also the pressure of elders trying to decide his future

Neil was such a great writer to be able to tell multiple levels of stories with the same words. 😁

I've been jammin on Rush since the mid 70's. They are by far one of the very best live shows l have seen. They are amazing.

Thoughtful reaction but the song was about not only the way people and teenagers are subdivided socially but also about the physical, suburban subdivisions that dominate and ring Canadian cities, especially Toronto, with masses of cookie-cutter houses on land that has been clear-cut of trees, levelled by bulldozers, packed with identical houses nearly touching one another so that developers and home builders can squeeze out more profit. If you're in Maine, there's nothing like it where you live, at least not in scale, and I say that as someone who grew up in the suburbs of NYC before moving to Canada. The NYC suburbs were built in the early 20th century when homes were designed and built individually on larger plots that preserved hills and trees; the Toronto suburbs were built since the 1950s by mega-home builders to maximize profit by turning land into a flat, treeless area, a trend that has accelerated over time. So the pressure to conform is doubled: not only by peer pressure but by suburban subdivisions that are physical monstrosities of conformity; that's why restless youth are drawn like moths to the bright lights of downtown cities like Toronto, as the lyrics explain. All three member of Rush grew up in those hideous suburbs, and in the time since their youth, it has gotten much worse, quickly.

A great from my list. This song is about how narrow-minded and judgmental people can get when they are confined to certain groups - a common occurrence in the suburbs. This is spelled out in the chorus. In the high school halls, In the shopping malls, Conform or be cast out. Kudos to you Kelly for being smart enough not to give in to peer pressure.

Just chose one Kelly. Songs to check out: Fly By Night, Bastille Day, La Villa Strangiato, A Passage To Bangkok, Closer To The Heart, The Spirit of Radio, Freewill, Red Barchetta, The Trees, Working Man, 2112, YYZ, New World Man, Red Sector A.

Live Rush is great but I always recommend listening to the studio versions first and then the live versions because it will give you a whole new level of appreciation for their musical mastery.

I went through the same things in high school great lyrics great song great rock band of all time ❤

Left school in 83 this was my song ,and how i felt that induviduals and nerds had a hard life.Sold my first (what you would call an app)to microsoft for 2 million dollars ,sold my second to apple for 40 mill. Nerds listen to RUSH.

Nice Kelly! Great seeing people react ro Rush. I'd suggest if possible doing live concert footage. It's nearly identical to live recording and you can really appreciate how difficult it is for 3 guys to nail songs perfectly. All 3 guys multitask with pedals and triggers. It's a sight to behold. Their R30 tour is a great one to begin with. Cheers.

You just heard a classic. Rush understood not being accepted. But they showed the world even the nerds can be super cool

I had become a Rush fan a couple years before this release, so I had this bought on cassette as soon as it was released. Really "Signaled" their 80's synth era for sure.

One of their best. Such memories! I had a great high school experience, but I saw several who were definitively wanting to simply get through it rather than relish those years. It can be a very confusing time in people’s lives.

Deep lyrics and fantastic musicians

This was my first concert back in 82. They actually played this video behind them as they played the song live. Alex threw his guitar up over his head and meant to catch it but it landed on his head lol. He was a trooper. He kept playing and was pretty embarrassed .

RUSH!!!(recommend listening to all rush songs w lyrics on) 👍 peace.

Actually it was about the subdivisions of rows upon rows of houses packed together as they showed in the video, as well as the subdivisions between groups of certain kinds of people, and he wrote about how growing up in a place like has no charms to sooth the restless dreams of youth. Even the first line of the song sets it up, Sprawling on the fringes of the city, in geometric order . . . . .

We are subdivided by others all our lives. Sometimes by our own hands by where we choose to live. The physical subdivisions of the city are very much one of the subtexts of the song. How we move away from them in our youth, but them feel them calling as we age. Give the lyrics another listen? Brilliant!

This song was very much about actual subdivisions, along with the divisions of class and clicks in high school and society.

El nigromante es la mejor canción con la fuente de Lamneth. la "sección intermedia" entra en la sombra, 11:20 - 12:54, es el mejor jam de toda la discografía de Rush. Sonido cuadrofónico pesado, aplastante y puro. el mejor disco es caricia de acero. gracias a todos por jugar esta obra maestra

Growing up in the suburbs right outside a small city in Connecticut, this song always rang true to me. Still does.

That video game shown at the end is called Tempest. I was 17 years old when this song came out and I already have quit playing that game when I turned 15 years old but it was a fun game.

Growing up in a small town as a social outcast with a learning disability that went undiagnosed throughout my school years, this was practically my personal anthem growing up. Subdivisions was pretty much the dirge of the social outcast and nonconformist or the person with dreams and ambitions who felt trapped somewhere they simply didn't belong .

First album...2112 age 14 bought with lawn mowing money. 1976.

Nerdy girls are the best!

It took Rush's lyricist/drummer Neil Peart quite a few years to confront his teenage angst in this song. How he must have hated those years!

Was ready for Analog Kid next....now I have to listen to the WHOLE awesome album.

Try "Spirit of the Radio" - SARS Concert or Toronto Rocks to see a live performance. I live in Nova Scotia Canada but love visiting Maine - everyone is so friendly!

Great job! Ruish... ahead of its time... React Rush - Limelight, live Exit Stage Left 1981, perfectt!

Also the Bass player and Guitar player went to the same high school in Toronto, they as with Neil had their own vision of what they wanted to Do in life ,, A Very interesting short film that happened to have the Guitar player in it ,, Look up Alex Liefson arguing with his parents about his future ,

Great reaction!!!!

Great reaction..welcome to a VERY Rush rabbit hole...check out Fly by Night by Rush

Another great song that applies to the youth is called the pass. It's definitely a song that a lot of kids should hear it would prevent a lot of tragedy

All the guys in Rush grew up in the suburbs and felt like outsiders. Other songs Analogue Kid Main Monkey Business from the Snakes and Arrows tour Digital Man from the Snakes and Arrows tour Cheers

Do "New World Man" which was on the same album and Alex played his rarely seen Fender Telecaster.

When I was an aspiring HS drummer in a band this song was so fun and challenging to play. But I get out of the song meanings for both the physical nature of subdivisions and social subdivisions. The pressures of conformity in high school cliques and Home Owner Associations ruling what color you can paint your house. Low-key angst anthem 😶

If you go down the Rush road you will get hooked !!! 😎❤ Good review !!

Love this song ❤

Korn.. Freak on Leash and follow up with the sequel, Falling Away From Me. Keep them coming Kelly

You have a slight misrepresentation; the awkwardness of differences could be a way of escaping by going out of your nest to find friends that had similarities and interests. The Suburb’s gave no charms to sooth the restless dreams of youth . It is about leaving a familiarity to grasp a life you want . Listen to “ Red Sector A”; that song will open up your soul and also “ Losing it “.

Gotta do Losing It.

IT is the Human Anthem ....dont be comon...be uncomon ...!!

New world man, next please! Off the same album, it smells of the '80s.

So sorry you were teased and bullied.

Video Invasion. If you know you know.

High school was horrible. I was born into an athletic family but i preferred the company of the scholarly kids. The muscle heads were morons. Nevertheless i was not a total nerd. I was athletic bu i disappointed my family by preferring music. I really dissapointed my dad and uncles who were exceptional football and track stars. Several of my relatives played college football.

This song is known for ushering the "keyboard" era of Rush but these days all my ears seek out is those ripping guitars.

the rbf on this one. yikes.

The song is universally relatable. Show me one person who hasn’t experienced a sense of isolation. It’s part of growing up, and either you become an adult or you don’t. Music like this makes it easier, but don’t expect your dysfunctional tribal associates to provide answers.

I don't think there's anyone who can not relate to this, Neil Peart strikes again, he wrote this as he wrote most of the bands lyrics as well besides being THE most technically proficient drummer of all time, RUSH is right up there with The Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin as one of the greatest groups of all time. 3 guys making it sound like there's 10 playing and live they're every bit as good and they use no backup singers or musicians, you want to see how good the drummer is, check out a neil Peart drum solo from 2004 in Germany and he's in his 50's back then doing this.