Rush - Time Stand Still Reaction 

Song makes me break down in tears every time I listen. I think about my wife, my kids, my parents and siblings. We get so busy in life and I get so sad knowing that our time on earth is short! We need to make the most of every day and every breath we are alive.

did anyone notice the 7/4 time signature change & then seemlesly be able to go back to 4/8, 8/8. rush is one of the best bands ever created. R.I.P. Neil Peart

The girl is Aimee Mann who's had a long solo career after being in the new wave group Til Tuesday. 'Voices Carry' was their big hit.

"Children growing up old friends growing older". My son is now as old as I was when I got married and it makes a person realize how short our time is here on this earth. Also divorced after 23 years of marriage and if only I would have savored those moments years ago while we were still with one another. This is what I stress to younger people now.

I personally knew Neil from my home town St.Catharines Ontario Canada he will never be forgotten R.I.P my friend.

RIP Neil Peart greatest drummer ever!!

"I'm not looking back, but I want to look around me now See more of the people and the places that surround me now Freeze this moment a little bit longer Make each sensation a little bit stronger Make each impression a little bit stronger Freeze this motion a little bit longer The innocence slips away The innocence slips away Time stand still" Time Stand Still from the album Hold Your Fire (1987) Been listening to this song & many others all day today, lyrics hit harder the older you get R.I.P. Neil Peart

My youngest daughter got married last year. When delivering the 'father of the bride speech' i based it around the idea of this song. I fill up every time i think about it.

I just love that your reaction to RUSH was to air drum through the song. You're one of us now 👍

You are experiencing the greatest three piece band that has existed.

This is the first time I've heard this song and I love it! Fun hearing new Rush music!!!

That last verse gets me every time.

Have you seen the US Army perform this song? It was inspired by Neil's passing.

He is cutting up on the drums!!!

I had forgotten about this video. The lady in it was lead singer and bassist in another popular 80's band Till Tuesday with one of their hits. "Voices Carry"

They are the best. End of story. The stars definitely united when these three joined together. You only have 40 some odd years of music to discover. Enjoy! RIP Neil!

MTV in the 80s! love or not, it happened.

Ah, going straight to the "Hold Your Fire" album which has a very, very, very love/hate divide among the fan base. Personally, I love this era, just for those types of lyrics Neil really started to write. Even as a guitarist, 90% of what Lifeson plays is still untouchable, just not as in-your-face as their early works.

The video is bad, but this song is amazing. One of my fav from Power Trio. "Freeze this moment a little bit longer... "

Have always loved this song. but just like I asked back in the 80's when I first saw the video on MTV, I'll ask now. "What the hell were they thinking"???

I can't take the suspense, you have to get to La Villa Strangiato.

More Rush: Roll The Bones Red Sector A Force Ten Bravado Resist The Trees Animate

I would really like to see your reaction to Show Don't Tell.

This song has been getting tons of attention and cover's including the US Army. Even Aimee Mann from Til Tuesday (now solo artist) is the lady in the background. She sang "Voices Carry" which was popular around the time this came out in the 1980s. I don't know if it had to do with the passing of Neil Peart on Feb 10th this year but I'm glad it's being appreciated.

Great song by rush. One of the greatest bands of all time.

I am definitely more of a 2112 Hemispheres guy but this is a great great song and I can remember them playing this song at several of the shows I saw them at in Philly over the years, Just super memorable times those concerts were I am so blessed to have seen these guys.... Nice review BTW..

One from Rush you need to examine is "Vital Signs." It is heavy on the lyrics so you might want to stream them with the song. Deep in meaning like "Subdivisions" so put on your Scribe philosophical cap. lol

Yes more Rush please

1987 - the Year of the Magical Drumset, and the Magical Badger Hair I love this song. One of the first ones I fell in love with. I had it on Vinyl at the time, so wasn't treated to this magical video. :)

But did you hear that SICK ASS bass work at 4:37??? Ahhh! Love it! Best Prog rock band ever ( in my humble opinion)! Thx for the post.

I love your reactions. I specifically appreciate how you get into the grove and can interpret the music lyrically and instrumentally. You're awesome!

the drummer in this video is a man named neil peart he has since passed away if you listen to more rush songs it will at some point dawn on you that he was a very special man you might already suspect that he was a very great drummer and he was, very very great but that was least of his talent when he passed millions of people around the world cried keep listening to rush and you will find out why and then you will cry

You should do Natural Science by Rush.

I LOVE THIS SONG !!! And I think the video is neat too.. I would like to see you react to the Rush song "Red Sector A" to see if you can tell what that song talks about..

Rush e maravilhoso... grande banda

I’m new to your channel and I like rush .I’m keeping my eye on you ! Take care

You must do Red Barchetta....pretty please 😍 One of my faves.

"The innocence slips away"

I hope you do more Rush they have a catalogue of 160 plus songs. XANADU next please. The cool thing about them is that they wrote all their own music. As you mentioned their music has deeper meaning.

The girl in the video (Aimee Mann) is married to Michael Penn. Sean Penns brother. She sings on the soundtrack to the movie Magnolia. Great movie!

Is Aimee moving the camera around just theatre of the mind - not actually following anyone around? Voice is A+

If you don't swell up with tears to this beautiful piece of poetry....

Thanks for covering Rush. This video is from 1987. I was blessed to have seen Rush in concert 11 times, and as a photographer got to photograph them live 3 times. Neil Peart (rest in peace, Neil) wrote all the lyrics for Rush. And the female singer was Aimee Mann, whom I saw live with Til Tuesday in 1985, and then got to photograph her live on one of her solo tours in the early 2000s. Again, great reaction. You know your music arrangements.

Very underrated 80’s pop/rock song

Rush-a band that defies description, by going against every single grain of what’s expected of a rock band, and succeeding like no other by doing their own thing.🤘🖖✌️🎸🥁🎹🎤

The girl is Aimee Mann who sings on this track and was the lead singer in a band called 'Til Tuesday

Love Rush!!!

Yes, Neil Peart, The Professor, the man with the magical drum set, also writes their lyrics.

Thanks to Aimee Man from"Til Tuesday for the background vocals. You're deep into the rabbit hole now. Has anyone suggested, "The Analog Kid" yet?

Shout out to Aimee Mann of Til Tuesday ` female vocals. Very good song for "Mtv Rush" ;)

Completely dig this chick. Can't take my eyes off her nodding with the song... and air drumming. If I was single, young, and much cooler I'd be all in!

I’m so glad you watched the corny 80’s music video with it!!! I love it so much!

If you want an entire saga where sci-fi turns into Greek mythology, react to Rush's Cygnus X-1 books 1 and 2!! Book 1 is on Farewell To Kings, book 2 is on Hemispheres.

It was the 80's !!!!baby !!! Hahahaha. Music videos will never be the same !!!! MTV was at its best !!! Aimee Mann us an awesome musician in her own right !!! " Till Tuesday "

it only seems 5 minutes ago since I walked home from town listening to the album on my walkman after I had brought it back in 1987 - Time Stand Still struck me straight away

Aimee Mann and Geddy harmonize great together!

Rush have a song called 'Mystic Rhythms'. Just sayin' ;-)

When I left one of the loves of my life, we played this song. I still have that mental photo to enjoy.

That was Aimee Mann from Till Tuesday. If you liked songs that really get you to think you really have to check out the following songs from Rush. Nobody's hero, mission, resist, Manhattan project, test for echo, Force 10 and their final song on their last album The Garden which has to be done live.

We did go up another level

More Rush Please!!!

I like this song better the older I get.

Sister, you're reactions are AWESOME!! First and foremost, thank you for reviewing one of my favorite bands! I saw Rush live three times in my life and their concerts were excellent. I'm sure by now you have heard that Rush's music is a little more progressive, eclectic, and articulate than most hard rock groups of their time. Now, that does not mean that other groups were inferior, but that Rush would deliberately write music and lyrics that were both thought-provoking and musically challenging to perform (I used to play guitar and this was one of the songs I wanted my band to perform, at the time). Some would argue that they have successfully changed their sound over the years, but IMHO, their sound only evolved. If you are considering a 'deep-dive', by all means listed to Rush's earlier albums; 2112, A Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres-which contains their concert favorite La Villa Strangiato, Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures. I'm guessing that you have also heard that Neil Peart, heralded as the best drummer in Rock, passed away on January 7, 2020. "A man's mind, once stretched with a new idea, can never return to it's original dimensions." -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. P.S.: I am African-American as well.

Oh my gosh you said before that you were a bit of a nerd now that you've made that connection about the times based continuum I'm totally convinced I'm impressed actually because you picked up on something that no other reactor picked up on.

Great reaction, there are many great Rush songs you can react to yet. I`d like to suggest Losing it, Its a very soothing song IMHO

You gotta check out The Trees and Closer to the Heart, some other great Rush tunes!

the girl is Aimee Mann. She had a hit song in the 80s with her own band Til Tuesday. Fun Fact.

Did you hear Neil Peart of the rock group RUSH died today , any reactions ?

React to Headlong Flight or Seven Cities of Gold! :)

This young lady definitely has goggle eyes...I used to get lifted (and yes I would get the goggle eyes too) and listen to "2112", "roll the bones", "counterparts". Get the munchies, then put on "Signals" as a night cap....good times, good times...

Great tune !!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have been RUSHified!

This video was directed by Zbigniew Rajinzcki and it was a difficult video for the band to shoot, it was two days at a studio in Toronto along with Aimee Mann, throwing around ideas for the video.

It is simple. Its about keeping close to your family and friends

Rush - The Big Money, Mystic Rhythms, Distant Early Warning, Countdown.

Yes... more Rush!

Great reaction !! Check out Mission...from same album . Great live version from A Show of Hands DVD,, and Snakes and Arrows DVD. Rush on !!

Love this song... so completed..

This is Rush in thier progressive rock period. Please react to perhaps the high water mark of that pregressive rock time for Rush: La Villa Strangiato. Also please react to another recording of 2112. All the world is a stage is a live show, but it is the full 2112. You Rock!

Great stuff. Keep up the great work. Love the Rush rabbit hole! Try going back to the albums Permanent Waves, Exit Stage Left, Moving Pictures, 2112 (twenty-one twelve), Fly by Night and Hemispheres for some classics SURE to increase your subscribers. Consider some Wikipedia research... Their music and verses have a lot of depth... Besides you should level set and understand a little about what the band was going through, how old, etc. when the song or album came out. Thanks.

Yes Rush By-Tor and The Snow Dog from Fly by Night album ]:)

The background singer...Aimee Mann.... had an interview in 2017..... Here is the part where She talks about being called in to work with RUSH.... www.guitarworld.com/artists/aimee-mann-talks-new-album-mental-illness-and-working-rush-time-stand-still * This year marks the 30th anniversary of Rush’s “Time Stand Still,” to which you contributed a memorable vocal. How did your involvement with the band come about? I’m not sure if they had heard a song of mine or someone told them about me, but they contacted my manager at the time and asked me if I wanted to sing on it. I didn’t know Rush’s stuff that much but I thought, why not? I liked the song and thought the part was really pretty. Originally, Geddy Lee was singing it. He’s got such a powerful voice and I remember saying to him, “Dude, your falsetto is so great. You shouldn’t have me.” But they really wanted to have a different singer on it. I’m very proud that I had that opportunity.*

You have hear fly by night and closer to the heart

A lot of people don't like Rush's Synth Prog period - I love it - I love geddy's haircut - I love everything about the green screen video - and - and - out of all the rush songs.. It is the best - lyrically - musically - the best - Is it my fav rush song? - no, but its up there - but i recognize it as the best

I am ready to Rock N Roll with you!!!

The 'Ring My Bell' singer is a magnificent gospel singer 👍

Can you do Distant Early Warning. Great Rush song.

21.3 k subs!!! yay!!!

Listen to the bass! Unbelievable!

Yeah Geddy's hair changed alot during this era, as well as their sound. Even Neil had this super short hair with a giant pony lol I'd say this probably one of my favorite songs off of Hold Your Fire,from 1987. This album was one of the last straight synth pop albums. The next album Pretso in 1989, was a Pop album that sounded more rock, but still not Heavy like Counterparts in 1993.

One of my favourites from that era of Rush, because it was them trying to do something different....

start doing whole album reviews.

From the #classicalbum released on this day in 1987 #holdyourfire #todayinmusichistory #musichistory #mandatorylisten #musthave #masterpiece #80srock #petercollins #rushhistory

Same hair lol just has it in a pony tail in this vid

Aimee Mann working that TV camera like it was her real Job

Why do you people keep INSISTING that all of these reactors on RU-vid play live performances? The music SUFFERS in the live environment. Let them hear studio versions before the live versions. Jesus...

New World Man Red Sector A Big Money. Red Barchetta

Love you Aimee Mann!!!!

Please review the band Boston. Songs like Long time, Hitch a Ride, Smokin’. These songs are a must listen and are super dope.

Who would have thought Neil Pearl would have passed away a week after this was posted?