I remember listening to this in my room in 1979 when I was 13. Thinking to myself “why doesn’t everybody know about these guys?”. Each song was a little adventure in my mind. When my parents went to sleep, I would grab my dads Koss headphones and listen all night long. Didn’t matter if I had school the next day. Man, Seems like a lifetime ago. Hell, I guess it was.
FANTASTIC SONG OFF A FANTASTIC ALBUM. LOVE THIS JAM. . GUITAR GOD. ALEX LIFESON. . . CRANK IT UP LOUD. . HORNS UP 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
My dad would tell me stories of seeing Rush in concert and showed me their music at a young age. I’m in my last year of college now and It left a huge impact and plan on showing my kid the great music from this awesome band too.
Five different instruments played flawlessly by one man in one song live. 4 string Bass, 12 string guitar, Moog Taurus Pedal, a regular keyboard and vocals. (And not just a one note bass line while singing, it's a very complicated one played simultaneously with the moog). He is by far THE most talented musician of all time and the coolest/nicest guy ever. Period.
@@daveslatton8128 In the last concerts I sometimes saw Alex Lifeson playing guitar, foot pedals, keyboard and he was singing second voice. Four voices by one of them! + Geddy Lee > the octopus = eight voices + the other octopus Neil Peart and all of his electronics = > 12 voices! Not to mention Alex switched to mandolin, Geddy switched to guitar and play bass with the taurus pedals, Neil add keyboard chords from his triggers and all this completely fluid in the music! A man in this way is called Marco Minnemann! I saw him playing drumset with one hand and with the other hand he played keyboard on the iPhone!
@@daveslatton8128 Yupp! And they become better an better! I saw Rush one time with Nazareth as support. Nazareth with six musicians need a roadie for the additional cowbell and don' t sound as half as thick as Rush! This was in the beginning of the 80' ties! For multiinstrumental playing of all bandmates Rush is the reference of all time! On the Timemachine Tour for Germany they have T-Shirts with Rasch instead of Rush! Hehe!
if only i had a buck for every time i introduced nice songs to music normies and they ask one minute into the instrumental intro "when does the song start?"
I’m a retired English Teacher. Kubla Khan is a classic written by the British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Glad to see that students are still be cultured by these artist. 👍🏻
If I remember right, Coleridge wrote Kubla Khan in one night when he was high on opium (or some other drug) and for some unknown reason, just stopped writing in the middle and never finished it. Is this accurate? Also, Iron Maiden penned this epic song after another of STC’s epics… ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-frP3Zu-8QDI.html
@@TheMadArab138 The tale says it was a 'person on business from Porlock' who broke Coleridge's creative streak. Coleridge hated him for that for the rest of his life.
From Wikipedia ""Xanadu" was recorded in a single take. Lifeson said: "With Xanadu, we ran that down once to get the sound and levels, and then we hit ‘record’ and played the song and it was done. Pat Moran, the engineer on that record, was shocked. Seldom did a rock band do one take of a song that's eleven minutes long. He was blown away."[2]" Enormous talent in these three musicians.
MaxCruise73 proof positive,,,,,more people should know this fact.....you can sense this is a live take.....after 436000 times....!.......incredible....never ages..😶
I’ve always said you have to listen to Rush songs at least 5 times before you hear the piece as a whole: once for bass, once for drums, once for guitar, once for the lyrics, and once for the song as a whole.
I am privileged and honored to say I have 23 Rush concerts under my belt and I know guys that have twice that! This tour was my first one. Rush broke out of a bit of a slump with this album and my older sis took me to see it. And I was hooked right there. My first recollection was how busy they were playing their song. I was wondering why Alex was dancing a jig up there. Well you couldn't see that he was mashing Taurus peddles up there while playing lead guitar and Geddy was mashing his while playing keyboards, bass, AND singing. incredible band of rich talent! Rip Neil Peart 😢
You're very lucky. I'm a massive Rush fan... I never got to see them. I passed the one opportunity I had to see them with my late uncle. It's too late now. So much regret...
@@2KCamaroZ28SS I do count myself lucky. Thank you! I'm sorry you missed your opportunities. Life gets in the way of everything sometimes. The permanent waves tour was the absolute loudest concert I've ever been to at the Great Western forum in Englewood, California. Every time the bass drum was whacked or the base was thumped, You could feel your organs moving around in your chest. So loud. I've lost my balance but had a hell of a time. It's always been a sort of cult following. But we are continually blessed because They left about 30 albums for you and I to enjoy. All of them are pure platinum. I also highly recommend Neils literature if you have not read them.
After seeing these guys on their "Kings" tour in 78, I had to get up early the next morning for my paper route. I remember the entertainment section of the SD Union, calling these guys "hopeless musician wimps, and Zeppelin want a be's." I laughed, and went to guitar center after school and bought a drum set. Thank you Neil, for the inspiration, the drive, and the character, you have inspired me to be.
i saw the same tour, in passaic at the capitol .. with cheap trick. my ears hurt for a week afterwards. even in the navy, the guns never hurt my ears as much as that concert. mind blown.i even got to meet all three walking out to 'barth' the tour bus.
I saw them for the first of many times on the same tour, albeit at Hammersmith Odeon in London, having purchased All the World's a Stage and seen this video on The Old Grey Whistle Test on the BBC. I've been hooked ever since and quite frankly no other rock band has even come close. Rest in peace Professor.
The funny thing is that years later, bands like Metallica, Alice in Chains, Dream Theater... etc. cited them as one of their influences. God... critics were so wrong.
Kudos to the unappreciated sound engineer, who arranged the track in a way that every instrument is clearly audible without them overwhelming each other.
I have the same problem, "A passage to Bangkok" , "Something for Nothing" but mostly "Free Will" has that effect on me, especially the United Solo, delivers a chilling glow on the back of my spine when I hear it, afterwards I'm ready to go and do whatever I have to do outdoors.I hope these guys live on forever.
I always imagined that our deeds and the stories told of them were the one true way for man to become immortal. RIP Neil, You live on through your greatness
@@hollin220 Very well said. That is certainly the case for him now. I know i will tell many of all the times i saw him, and how incredible his words and playing were!
BubbaZen10 I was supposed to see Rush in 2008 with my Dad. I bailed on him last minute to hang with some random girl. Not only did I bail on my Dad for a girl but I was never able to see Rush before Neil passed. It was one of the true moments where I fucked up lol. I always regretted it but can look back and laugh at it. Funny story but rather tragic.
@@caskraker "I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will." I find it odd that so many Rush fans are religious when they obviously weren't.
I’d just like to say, I’m 25, I’ve never really listened to RUSH before, with the exception of a few of their biggest singles like YYZ thanks to stuff like Guitar Hero. I’ve always been a big Tool fan...Pink Floyd too. I feel like I just found another world parallel to those. I’m blown away. Rest In Peace Neil Peart.
Im 14 years old and im in love in Prog Rock,especially Rush. I think Xanadu its my favorite song by them. I listened to Tool last year and Pink Floyd in 2017 (King Crimson too) I think that I have a strong connection with prog rock
@@marquitos7400 you need to listen to KANSAS the album Leftoverture and point of no return. Then there is a band called Fuzzy Duck only one album but what a album. There is a band called CAPTAIN BEYOND with a singer Rod Evans who sang with Deep Purple in the early days. There first and second album's are really good MOUNTAIN has some really good album's NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE and Last Cold Kiss. MILES DAVIS BIRTH OF THE COOL. and KIND OF BLUE. Hope you enjoy the music take care. LONG LIVE ROCK!
This video proves that Geddy Lee does in fact have more talent in his toes than the entirety of the modern music industry. Edit: Rest in Peace to the greatest drummer of all time. Thank you for all the amazing music Neil.
I live in the city of the world’s oldest rock station. This morning KSHE played Xanadu while I was driving to work. It finished just as I pulled in to park at which I was covered in goosebumps and a bit weepy. I hope it’s not a bad thing to be moved by a band I’ll truly miss seeing live again. Love and peace to all. 🤔
Nothing bad about having your emotions stirred mate, especially when it's by something as awe-inspiring as this. I saw Rush only once, at Birmingham Odeon in 1980, but it was among the greatest concerts I ever attended. Best regards.
hello from just outside of KSHE broadcast area (poor me. idk how i survive). but dude, of course you had a strong emotional response. it's RUSH in ONE TAKE not olivia engineered pop. ppl like neil and a handful of others are incomparable gems. the rest, even the good ones, just don't have that same quality.
Your not alone my friend on the emotional journey of Rush. Honestly myself. I'm glad I'm on the earth the same time as these three Canadians. 😎 RIP NEAL
A place that nobody dared to go eye need your loving like the sunshine. Don't steal my sunshine. Twist away the gates of steel. See you in the dark side of the moon. I'm gonna love you until the stars fall from the sky Celtic angels at the edge of midnight."" Xanadu
And here ladies and gentlemen is a reminder why this generation of musicians is one for the ages - 11 minute plus songs that are a true masterpiece in every sense of the word! I am honored I was able to see them in concert on the R40 tour! Thank you for all the years of wonderful listening!
Saw them "live" 4 times. Spokane , Seattle(twice) and White Water(Auburn) all in WA state. My favorite band of all time. My teenage sons (at that time) were listening to "Tom Sawyer" and I was hooked. Now days I really enjoy the "Rush in Rio" (2 DVD disc set)...and "Clockwork Angels".
FANTASTIC BAND TO SEE LIVE. LOVE ME SOME OLD SCHOOL CLASSIC RUSH. . SAW THEM ALOT IN THE 80S. AND. 90S. . AMAZING BAND. THESE GUY'S ROCK. . 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
This immortal music stands as a showcase for any generation who's listening. RUSH is immortal and this music will live on in eternity because you never heard anything like it before and you'll never hear anything like it ever again.
Xanadu, Closer to the Heart, Cygnus X-1, Fountain of Lamneth, Working Man, Bastille Day, Anthem, Headlong Flight, Far Cry, We Hold On, Test for Echo, Driven… I am pretty sure these gems represent the powerful rocking force these Canadian gentlemen have been using in their four+ decade long rock arsenal to persevere; I hope that future generations can appreciate their contributions.
It's late tonight. A little smoke, a drink, lights off. Remembering how I rode my bike to Tower Records to get this album. I raced home so it wouldn't get warped in the sun. I was in 4th grade. What a time. What a band.
It was groundbreaking,,,,I was so BORED. Im a female who is a rabid RUSH fan. Been here since 1977. I was born in 1970. Rush has been a part of my Early childhood. EARLY childhood.
I still can't belive that as old as this planet is, we were on it at the same time as these legends. I saw Primus play this whole album a couple weeks ago in San Antonio. While I was stoked to see them play it, there was that moment of sadness knowing that I'll never get to see The Professor play on the kit again live. The beauty however, is that so many people have special connections and memories to the music and work of Rush. That night, the love and eternal respect for their work was overflowing. I'm glad I got to experience that moment because it was almost like seeing Rush one more time. So much credit to Les, Larry and Tim for absolutely doing Rush justice in that tribute!
There's a reason Primus plays songs from Rush albums and RUSH only plays songs from RUSH albums. When you're already playing the best music possible why play anything else?
I saw Primus do this album and I have to say, I wasn’t impressed. Maybe it was the sound in the venue, but it wasn’t what I was hoping for- will never have this again…. The Master is gone
Sounds good. Don't have a band like that in Scotland 😔 followed them for years.. came to Glasgow/Edinburgh often. Always there .. Neil's passing a shock.... nobody like him
The instrumentation in this song is priceless! It truly conveys the story, which itself is based on and derived from Coleridge's legendary Kubla Kahn! Pure genius!
I’m 16 again, in my room playing this so loud as my parents banging on the wall telling me to turn it down... I saw this tour at the San Diego Sports Arena, I still have the tickets stub.
For anyone interested, Xanadu is a dream world conjured in the head of a poet on an opium trip back in the 17-1800s. Yes, the poem describes caves of ice, a pleasure palace and a sacred river by the name of Alph.
the poet: samuel taylor coleridge...title: "kubla kahn". a vision of a dream. ironically, iron maiden paid homage to coleridge with their interpretation of "rime of the ancient mariner."
Consider this: Perhaps Xanadu is an actual Place as well as a State of Being , and certain drugs such as LSD, Psilocybin, and higher doses of THC unlock the Mind and block the inhibitions that would otherwise "blind" the Mind's Eye and the Soul and prevent seeing Xanadu and experiencing true freedom. Perhaps THIS is why Psychoactive Drugs are so restricted and even banned ,because the Powers that Be do not want the People to actually SEE . The Movie Franchise ,The Matrix , is far more fact than fiction in light of what I have stated , I am afraid .
I'm not a great fan of Rush .....but...Oh my God ...this song deserves to be recognized ....probably one of the best songs in the whole history of music,face to face with others like "Starway to heaven","Bohemian Raphsody" and similar.Absolutely masterpiece,completely underrated.
Especially when you consider they were pumping out an album a year back then. It’s absolutely mind blowing how great they were for a solid decade until the grace under pressure album.
Xanadu is one of the best things to ever happen to developed musical expression. It’s not just a song, it’s not just twiddly widdly prog rock, it’s an emotion in its own right; a sickly sweet voice that nobody can describe. We don’t surely know what it means or why it makes us feel this way, and we never will… But it’s absolutely mind bending
Where the fuck have I BEEN?These dudes are the shit👍 Why haven't any of my white friends played these guys for me????I've been missing out on this great band..And I was born in 1977 when this vid came out😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Nah...the fans know. Rush is like a fine wine...mature...intelligent. mastery Alex, Geddy and Neil...a trio of equal artistry, skill and depth. Except Neil the heart....Geddy the designer...Alex the spice...all passionata
+arkady714 That's why I said "listen to yes you dumb fuck, yes is better than this rush piece of shit"... I like both bands equally but when I read/hear musicianship Yes comes to my mind. I said "mate" and "have a nice day" and maybe, in case you didn't know them, (very unlikely to happen but still) introduced you to a new band. My comment was a nice one, not a fight to prove who's got the biggest d*. Surprised you didn't catch that.
+Kaeleos Lighten up. I thought "mate" and "have a nice day" were an attempt at being condescending...as what happens all to often in cyberspace. Apologies if I got the wrong idea.
It's a given fact that amongst rock drummers, Neil along with John Bonham and Kieth Moon are on the Mt. Rushmore of drummers but for me, always preferred Neil over those other two. All GOATs and now drumming in the heavens...
Mario Da Cunt with you on that. And he survived. You could say that his nature allowed him to teach his full potential, while the other two self destructed. And he was a lyricist without par. I loved watching Keith moon drum, though. Very musical, like peart, but what facial expressions he had.
Fluttershy lost Neil Peart Now She wants to be a drummer just like Adagio Dazzle cinematic one was to Greg Lake from Unit 13th KC and ELP the same was for Fluttershy as She was a big fan of her favourite band căușe this one îs canadian the cinematic one and Rush îs a Canadian progresive rock band that its her favourite.
I am an extreme fan of Pink Floyd, Genesis and Metallica, but I have to admit that, yes, this is the greatest band that ever existed. I'm also an extreme fan of Rush (obviously).
Yea Neil Peart was a huge loss. R.I.P. NEIL. WE WERE so huge when we lost Neil. After losing him. Both I and Rush. This group keeps you turning and mentally spinning. They are amazing. And the amazing lyrics. I had to know in the 1st two lines. That intelligence was Dominick.
Imagine seeing Rush on this tour when your were 15 years old as your first concert in a small theater on the East Coast with everyone smoking up and passing joints in a friendly gesture to people they didn't know sitting next to them.
It's not hard to imagine. The problem that I have had is remembering many of these things. Hell, there were times when I hardly remembered anything the next day.
Geddy Lee: plays 3 instruments and sings about noble/creative/wholesome concepts for 10 straight minutes Modern music: same recycled beat, I have so many cars and alot of jewelery and I get laid every night .............. wtf is wrong with us. We all need more Rush.
Bro, chill. There is a large catalogue of good modern music that you simply need to discover. Sure, Rush has set a bar of excellence so high, it may never be passed, but there have been some great projects in recent years.
The song is based off of an unfinished poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge called "Kubla Khan." The whole point of the poem is to show the duality between the waking and dreaming mind, and I think Rush does a great job in this song with the calm and tranquil intro, but slowly shifts into that upbeat rock vibe. The whole point of the song and poem is to get that person thinking of that duality.
Thank you Neil, Alex and Geddy. Mr. Peart: A hyper-literate lyrical genius, a storyteller, and a force of nature behind the kit. You are part of the story of millions of lives, and enshrined in the fabric of millions of memories. You will forever be an "is" and will never be reduced to a "was." Your contribution to the world guarantees as much. Right now I am remembering gazing at the big Rush "Star Man" poster with the guys clad in their '70s-era garb over my cousin's bed when I was all of about 7 years old. I'm recalling all the nights doing homework in high school with Rush and countless other favorite bands playing in the background. I smile as I recall idyllic road trips with Rush on the radio, or a cassette, or a CD, accompanying laughter and car talk and off-color jokes and boys being boys. I think back fondly on what a treat and a welcome surprise I always felt it was when a Rush video came on TV, back in the days before instant gratification, before we could tap a few keys and see anything we wanted any time we want to see it. I'll always appreciate the tongue-in-cheek, wry, and self-deprecating humor of three humble men (of Willow Dale) who never seemed arrogant or egotistical in the least despite their enormous talent and success. As long as my faculties function, I will never forget the smile I could not wipe off for about two whole weeks after my first and only Rush show in April 2011 at Madison Square Garden. Took me about 31 years to catch them live after first hearing them in about 1980, but I did it at last! Bucket list item fulfilled to the "nth" degree. And that's not even scratching the surface. Once again, our lasting gratitude for the cerebral, dream-filled, heart-stirring, mind-stimulating journeys filled with wonder on which you invited us to accompany you. Thank you. All three of you.
When I slowly read the last descriptive sentence and then the simply but sincerely "thank you. All three of you," tears welled up in my eyes. What an era of music! Those three guys epitomized greatness loyalty and humbleness. It's hard to find those three qualities in one human let alone three that are playing music together. They were the best.(This next sentence is written a bit later when I was alerted someone liked my response)Not WERE the best, ARE the best! These days they would say I misspoke, haha. I didn't misspeak I just f***** up, haha
@@samdorsey2112 Thanks. Very nice of you. : ) They really did impact millions in a deeply positive way. For devoted rock fans, music isn't a fad or trend or background noise. It's a way of life and a mentality. That's what sets us apart--we have a different way of knowing, being and seeing the world.
This Band is on another plain... Another dimension... They're like differential calculus Most people can't wrap their head around what these guys produced. They are the greatest Rock musicians I've ever heard or seen... 10 times I saw them 1981-2015 They have no PEER T
I thought so too, especially in terms of multi-instrumental musicianship. I truly believed nothing could surpass the Exit Stage Left live video. But then one night I saw this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JFp95fr9A6w.html King Crimson live at Frejus 1982 I can understand why people might say Exit Stage Left is more technically difficult for three people to play, but I give it to King Crimson. Geddy is godlike, to be sure. But Tony Levin? Words cannot express. Discipline is one of Alex Lifeson's top five favourite albums as well.
Talking about prog rock alone, and thinking that, obviously, everybosy's got his heart and his favorites, I should mention as a dementially, eery, akwardly breathtakingly accomplished band... to the mighty and never enough credited gods that are Gentle Giant. They were, at their peaks, from another fucking dimension. Asiee from their incredible studio output, there are some youtube videos of many of their great performances. They just defy your senses.
Outstanding. Geddy Lee plays bass, keyboards, guitar, and sings on this song. I heard he was voted the best rock bassist of all time. This whole band is incredible.
Since you obviously came out from under a rock. (just kidding) this is the greatest band that has ever been on planet earth! Knew it when I saw moving pictures. 35 years later and 26 concerts. There is no greater band.
This might be the most quintessential Rush song/video ever... 11 minutes long, percussion styles of every flavour, time signatures from who knows where, double neck guitar AND bass, synths, classic literature/fantasy lyrics.. and the almighty KIMONOS!
Yeah I love the inspiration for this song. It’s from the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge who also wrote Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the inspiration for Pink Floyd’s echoes
@@anta40they liked them a lot, but I slightly doubt Yes could match Rush’s work with Xanadu. Yes were astonishing players and writers in their own right, but they were the truest form of Prog Rock and that’s why they can be a bit of a punchline to some. Rush aren’t full prog…they’re their own genre entirely.
Nossa eu até chorei... me lembrei dos bons tempos quando sabia-se fazer um SOM. Parabéns para vocês Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson... e o nosso saudoso e transcendental batera Neil Peart ... Eu tive a felicidade de vivenciar isso. OBRIGADO RUSH!
Mozart loves this song and this band ..if he'd been born in Canada he would have ASKED to play keyboards and guitar with them .. if born in the UK..he'd have asked YES or Genesis!
idk man Mozart really loved shit (like actual feces)... Rush's music is anything but that so you might be able to make a case that they were and still are Thee Shit.
I was looking for a ring for my girlfriend today. Ask her to marry me this Christmas. She walked in tonight while this was playing and said, "Omg. The sound is terrible." Needless to say...I won't be looking for a ring anymore...
Xanadu!!!...One of Rush's most epic masterpieces, from one of the most colossal lps of the classic rock era..."A Farewell to Kings" (1977) Long Live Canada's greatest power trio!!!
To me this is the greatest family ever existed I don't give a shit what you think come on but Neil Pier÷r?? [ okay then all I got to say is I think miu4 was one of the top three drummers if not the best drummer of all time because you love rush like I do you wouldn't understand unless you heard them loud and proud because he was fucking spectacular! Navigates several people that was comport me on that I know that there are really good drummers that have been out there but that man drones on a whole different ballgame than everybody else then you just don't know what your fucking talking about
You know how to get to Carnage Hall? Practice! The guys didn’t just practice a song until they it right, they practiced until they couldn’t get it wrong!
That intro gives me shivers nearly every time. It's beautiful and epic. A three piece band that has as much sound as a full damn symphony is truly amazing. These three are total legends.
Olivia's song "Xanadu" is the one that really sold some units, you see. And they also both share the same rumor to be "devil worshippers"... just little coincidences in life, you see....
Ever. The Beatles were the forward car on the Rock and Roll Train. The Stones wear that crown still. Rush are another plateau entirely. Compositionally, in recording, and the ocean of performance captured on film (and other recordings that pop up on RU-vid.) More than a year after his passing, there's a void left by the passing of Mr. Peart.
The only band who holds a candle to their stature is Led Zeppelin, and yes Neil is gone, but never forgotten, him and Bonham are laying it down right now in the heavens above 🙌🔨
this is where the lyrics came from: Kubla Khan BY SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round; And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills, Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree; And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. But oh! that deep romantic chasm which slanted Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover! A savage place! as holy and enchanted As e’er beneath a waning moon was haunted By woman wailing for her demon-lover! And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething, As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing, A mighty fountain momently was forced: Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail, Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher’s flail: And mid these dancing rocks at once and ever It flung up momently the sacred river. Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran, Then reached the caverns measureless to man, And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean; And ’mid this tumult Kubla heard from far Ancestral voices prophesying war! The shadow of the dome of pleasure Floated midway on the waves; Where was heard the mingled measure From the fountain and the caves. It was a miracle of rare device, A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice! A damsel with a dulcimer In a vision once I saw: It was an Abyssinian maid And on her dulcimer she played, Singing of Mount Abora. Could I revive within me Her symphony and song, To such a deep delight ’twould win me, That with music loud and long, I would build that dome in air, That sunny dome! those caves of ice! And all who heard should see them there, And all should cry, Beware! Beware! His flashing eyes, his floating hair! Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread For he on honey-dew hath fed, And drunk the milk of Paradise.
Coleridge was inspired to write that poem by the dreams & hallucinations he had while ingesting massive amounts of opium and reading the 1613 travelogue "Purchas His Pilgrimage", which has sections based on the "Travels of Marco Polo".
The bottom is a six string, he plays when alex is playing the solo, watch carefully near the end and you'll notice it. It's the actual studio recording here. In Alex's case is a 12 and 6 string electric guitar.
The live performances were equally as epic as this band literally got off on playing live. 4 decades and 19 studio albums and they toured constantly for every one of them.
Absolutely operatic. Brilliant. Deep. Stays reverberating in your head long after the song is over. Unlike the shallow superficial puke that clogs the streams these days
He will always live in our hearts as one of the world's most bad assed percussionists, yes we said, percussionists. He deserves to be remembered with a little more wampum than just a " Rock Drummer ". We will be live today behind our kit after we fix a piece of gridwork that fell down.
O começo dessa música é como se vc fosse ao paraíso e encontrasse Deus, com um lugar totalmente tranquilo e alguém à sua espera, me emociono no começo dessa grande arte musical. Abraços de um brasileiro que curte à banda Rush! 🇧🇷
I saw this song live on their 40th tour and when they busted out the double necks I literally cried tears of excitement and joy. I think my wife stopped loving me that day knowing she'll never been as much as RUSH does to me. Hahaha
