I wouldn't say it's their best song; I would say it's their most beautiful. After 40 years, I have not been able to identify a best song (other than whatever song I'm listening to). That said, La Villa Strangiato and YYZ (both instrumentals) would be in the running for fan favorites and most influential in rock history. I recommend you check them both out - please do live versions. (YYZ live in Rio and La Villa Strangiato live in Cleveland). Subbing for more RUSH.
The background of this song , the drummer Neil wrote the lyrics , he lost a daughter to a car accident , then shortly after his wife to cancer , The bass player Geddy his parents were Holocaust survivors, , The guitar play Alex his dad was a political prisoner in Europe, this song means so much to all the band members
If you'd like to see what Neil wrote about the journey he took after his wife and daughter died, I'd like to recommend Ghost Rider from their show in Rio, as well as his book of the same name; if you'd like to see what he wrote based on the experiences of Geddy's parents as Holocaust survivors, I'd like to recommend Red Sector A from the Grace Under Pressure Tour. 🎤 🎹 🎸 🥁 🎸 🐐 🐐 🐐
Instant classic. That middle break is just gorgeous and Alex delivers perfectly as always. The words are everything. The culmination of a lifetime of experience from Neil. Only Rush.
This was the last song on their last album. Clockwork Angels was their first full concept album with a steampunk theme. That is why you see all the gears etc. They had a full string section for the album and the tour. There is also a sci-fi book that Neil cowroted that goes with the album. That beautiful piano piece that Alex played was something that he also wrote. They had a career that spanned from 1968 to 2015 🤯 amazing! If you want to hear their heaviest song on the album please check out Headlong Flight. The studio version. The wholealbum is amazing. Rush went out with a bang! Cheers
Alex us a Piezo pickup to get the acoustic sound out of his electric guitar. For this tour they had an 8 piece string ensemble, 2 Cellos and 6 Violins.
And one of the violinists is Jonathan Dinklage - the brother of the actor Peter Dinklage - famous as the little person who was featured in the Game of Thrones series and his breakout role in The Station Agent from about 20 years ago
This song will always go down as my absolute favorite Rush song. So beautiful so poignant so timeless. If you want them to bring it up on the very same album they did a song named called headlong flight it will knock your socks off!!!!!! # garden
To me, this is Rush’s farewell to their fans. They retired shortly after this video and though we had our doubts about it, they knew and put this as the final song on their final studio album. And also, they had, for the 1st time, a string section backing them on the clockwork angels tour.
It sad to be thinking of your own immortality, but o would love this song and the end of Neil solo, prior to the swing part… so peaceful sounding. They all brought so much to many of our lives. Thanks for the great years and continued playing, Rush!
The garden is from Rush's last studio album in 2012, though they still toured for a few more years after that, and this masterpiece is a full concept album with the theme being steampunk. And this album is very diverse in the songs that they wrote for it as well. It ranges from what I believe to be some of the hardest metal Rock they've ever played and at the same time some of the softest most eloquent and beautiful music they've ever played at the same time and pretty much everything in between. Some of it will be a Rush that you've never heard before on both the hard and soft sides and some of it is right in the pocket of what you expect from Rush and their progressive hard rock/metal career.
@@AceofBadeReacts I second reacting to 'Resist' acoustic live. I just recently heard it and I was thinking, 'Rush does acoustic??!' It's beautiful and Geddy's voice really sounds great with the acoustic songs.
The first time I heard this album (before I went to the concert), I knew it was a 'farewell' ... I cried then, and every time since ... and when Neil passed, it hit even harder. The entire album of Clockwork Angels is spectacular, I especially like 'The Wreckers,' 'The Anarchist,' and 'Seven Cities of Gold' ... #garden
Listen to the song titled resist. The song came from test for echo which was in the mid-90s and when it came out for the first tour they played it just like the album but then every year after that that they played it in concert they did it acoustically and it was beautiful and they never changed it you really need to check out their acoustical version of that song.
Great reaction Ace! The final song, on their final album - and it's an emotional doozy! Can't think of a better swan song to an incredible career! The lyrics are as poignant as you can get - it's well worth analyzing - the line 'the measure of a life is the measure of love & respect - so hard to earn, so easily burn' sums it up! Since Neil's passing (RIP), I find it hard to hear this song without tearing up. Such was his influence on my life. Clockwork Angels had a 'steampunk' vibe and visual - hence the stage setup. This was a special tour as they employed a 5-piece string ensemble to add depth to the songs (and it was a beautiful addition - especially on this song!) The popcorn machine behind Geddy is a running joke since the early 2000's. Geddy started going direct to the PA system with his bass, so no need for amp stacks behind him - Alex kept them. He felt it empty there, so on various tours changed things up - we had washing dryers, vending machines, rotisserie chicken machines, etc... Cheers!
@@AceofBadeReacts not sure of the popcorn - but the dryers were the first 'gimmick' - they had special tour shirts that they'd distribute to the crowd mid-way through the show (I was never close enough to reap that benefit!). The vending machine had real items, and I know the chicken rotisseries, they donated to food banks after the show. So it was a gimmick with purpose!!
I feel that this song is particularly meaningful in retrospect, as it is the last song on what ended up being their final album. The words are beautiful and today, I think about it in the context of Neil's passing, although at the time, I can also see where it might be his commentary on how he saw life after the devastating loss of his daughter and then his wife back in the late 1990s. In any case, I think it's a gorgeous song and very moving. If you haven't already reacted to it, I suggest checking out the live performance of 'Digital Man' from the Snakes and Arrows tour.
