Drum Teacher Reaction: NEIL PEART | RUSH - 'Tom Sawyer' Live | RUSH WEEK! 🇨🇦 🥁🙌

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

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[@Brandon-zn8rf]

I can’t remember if you already did Rush - Xanadu live. But there is a Neil Peart Roll that you have to watch his stick height on. Just amazing.

[@stealingtomorrowband]

I'm going to be honest when i was a kid between 9-14 i hated Rush and all classic rock music up until i started playing Bass. My friend talked me into getting my dad to get me a bass so i could join his band and got me into listening to Nirvana, Type O Negative, RATM, and Tool maybe some punk and other grunge bands but that band was short lived, but my dad was like if your serious about playing the Bass check out Rush and u was like ahhh f no man those dudes are awful ....... Fast forward Rush is one if my all time favorite bands and major influence on me...

[@Mike80528]

Geddy's "BLAH BLAH BLAH" shirt is a direct reference to (quote of?) Alex's comments during their introduction into the rock hall of fame. :-)

[@carlbwalnjr6922]

Check out "Nandi Bushell's" recent amazing rendition of T.S.

[@sherrilaprise2032]

I'm on board, sir! Yes please, More Rush! Jam On, my friends! : )

[@bobkitten8150]

Aside from their musicianship, the thing I love most about Rush is that they clearly like each other and are having a blast - for decades.

[@Tuffy2112]

❤️

[@edgarpacifico3421]

The most powerful trio in rock history!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Love the passion Edgar!

[@bobbywall2000]

YuP

[@CHRISTISLORD77]

Undeniably true! 🙏🥰

[@flipflopninja5853]

Do not forget the Top, with the ZZ..

[@joeq.public281]

@@flipflopninja5853 all ZZ songs sound the same.

[@sdowdsoc]

Neil famously said this was the hardest piece to play for him. But he made it look effortless.

[@joshuaboudreau5258]

In canada, we refer to them as lunch box boys. They show up, get to work and get it done!

[@ReginaldKSon]

The musicianship is sublime. RIP Neil. Drum royalty.

[@ZZ430T56]

Don't forget these are old men we are watching here. Good to see them having fun.

[@captainsjournal]

Neil said that playing percussion for Rush was like doing math while running a marathon. And he said that Tom Sawyer was the most difficult to play. Listening to it again is like hearing it for the first time.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I love that description Herschel

[@captainsjournal]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Ha! To see how legendary this percussion fill/riff/solo is, see this video at 2:35. We all grew up with it. The volume knob went up to 11 when Neil did this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXvShauvrM6FfZI

[@Eric-tj3tg]

We might have watched the same video(graphs?)?! He also said that he very often misplays it; so difficult it must be.

[@richardlandrum1966]

Part of the difficulty is No 2 measures are the same

[@Stevo-Z]

The mini Stonehenge and the ending were nods to Spinal Tap, excellent performance! All 3 of the members are on a whole other level.

[@DirkGently04]

i ddint see anyone mention it, but the little riff at the end (~9:33) is from cheech and chong's "Earache My Eye" off the album "Cheech and Chong's Greatest Hit"

[@marshallneal669]

The Professor at his finest. There are no substitutes. All killer, no filler.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

NICE

[@Alberto_1965_BR]

Amazing performance by the Three Guys Orchestra. Best band ever!

[@hughneutron5303]

three Canadian guys orchestra. just thought i'd add to t hat

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

100%

[@julien2231]

Best band ever, indeed!

[@behindthen0thing525]

They should have the guy from acdc fill in now that Neil is on vacation

[@anniewow1282]

Dffdd deo

[@jeffboonie3903]

Welcome to the rabbit hole go in head first best live band seen in my life

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Glad to be in the rabbit hole!

[@smilerpink]

Lots to enjoy from these three playing iconic song. Favorite part is the instrumental break in the middle where all three GO OFF.

[@HyperCast2012]

Seeing RUSH Live is like you’re at a friends house seeing a great band play. They’re having fun, you’re having fun, lots of joking around. All in all just a great time.

[@andrewgrant6612]

to quote RUSH "we take our music seriously, we don't take ourselves seriously" which was always the case live as you have seen.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Love that philosophy Andrew

[@willjam71]

Love seeing a new fan go down the Rush rabbit hole 🇨🇦

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Lovin' it William!

[@julien2231]

Its morr like a giant ant hill.

[@RushfanUK]

On this tour Alex had a number of Cindy dolls around his pedal board and the crew would write various comments on post it notes each night which were then held up by the dolls and Alex would read them, I have a photo of him doing this from the Newcastle show on the UK run of the tour, I was in the front row just in front of his mic stand, he is just incredible to watch live and so much fun.

[@craigmanning467]

Seeing RUSH live was like a religious experience. So glad I got to see them 20+ times. Power Windows was my first tour, never missed another after that.

[@goshisanniichi]

If I had a time machine, I would go to every Rush concert.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Absolutely Thomas

[@IAmInfinitus208]

Besides the dolls already explained in the comments, and dinosaur figures, the stage props (the rotisserie chicken ovens, even a washing machine before this tour years back to make up for the fact Geddy by the late 90's no longer used large amps and preferred the PA system, thus he needed something to fill in due to Alex still needing his amps so Ged wouldn't feel awkward) is all about them just not taking things seriously and just having fun!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I love it Reinhard

[@caryd67]

The Cheech and Chong reference at the very end was hilarious 😂👏🏻

[@charlenemachine208]

You should watch the video, “Dinner with Rush”. It’s essentially them having dinner and being their goofy selves. It’s well worth watching believe it or not. ❤️

[@joeday4293]

Also, they are drinking a lot of good wine, and all three are just a bit tiddly by the end. LOL

[@fever_spike]

OMG YES THAT VIDEO ♥️♥️♥️

[@DoiInthanon1897]

Watched that more then once…pure comedy!

[@dianaspy6733]

Saw that and it felt like dinner with friends!

[@clockworkangel4026]

I think one of the main reasons the band and the fans have bonded so deeply is that we've pretty much 'grown up' together. They were so young at the beginning (about 20 when the first album came out and 21 when Neil joined) that most of the fans were of a similar age. Those of us who were younger then (became a Rush fan at 6 y/o with Fly by Night) sort of saw them as the older brother/cousin types. As we all matured the sci-fi, fantasy lyrics that fired our imagination as kids, changed to life lessons about integrity, perseverance and being true to yourself. It's been a very symbiotic relationship. Our support gives them the freedom to create this amazing music, and that music gives us the support we need to get through life.

[@josephsolomon8623]

Neil Peart totally amazing so smooth everything just Glides right into each other it's just unbelievable

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yes Joseph!

[@jackteppo9633]

Thank Donna Halper. DJ. WMMS 100.9 Clevelands Home of the Buzzard. For discovering this band.

[@jackteppo9633]

True story

[@briantomczak21]

seeing them live was such a treat, so much to see and the show was always worth the money. they gave it their all every show, very detail orientated. miss seeing them perform.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks for the info Brian. Wish I could have seen them

[@briantomczak21]

such a wealth of great music from these guys, keep exploring, and watch some of their concerts available on you tube, enjoy !

[@jangles1839]

Can't ever go wrong starting Rush week off with "Tom Sawyer" live! Thank you for your hard work that I know goes into making these videos! You're definitely a legend Mr Rooney! 🤘🏼🥁🤘🏼

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thank you!

[@therealspooks]

Brother as a drummer for about 40 years, yes old as hell, I became a Rush fan years after learning to play, open my mind to complex drumming, insane fills with those time signature changes, just as mind blown! When I started going to see them live, first on the Signal tour and of course you can't stop with just one tour, there really are no words adequate to describe those live performances. The performed, they played it like someone was playing a record (CD) and the showmanship was just as amazing as the music they shared with us, and that is my last point, they shared their music with the fans, the audience, you felt apart of their shows, it was about you being there just as much as those 3 guy's playing their heart and soul out every show for all of us. They were AMAZING!! RIP Neil...David

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Well said!

[@TheSuccessfulHuman]

SO MUCH FUN watching you DISCOVER this!!! I am smiling so much. Do more first-time listens of other icons that you've missed. :)

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks for watching Jason!

[@bendersbrain]

Alex is not even playing at some time and it seems more complex than 90% today's stuff :) Love Rush, I'm Canadian too, Quebec City, and Rush is a national treasure for me :)

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

EXCELLENT!

[@robertmeyer2102]

Neil said he'll never grow tired of playing Tom Sawyer because it's difficult to play and it feels good when you play it right.

[@Hyberlol]

Tom Sawyer was not only Neils greatest achievment but is widely regarded worldwide as being the best rock n roll druming in the entire history of rock n roll.

[@geneharland]

The last part of the drum solo THE BASS. ..its DIFFERENT. Bump- Bu-Bu boom...its different ..the way it works out coming out of 7 ...Geddy hits it here live ..good thing the chickens were there to see it live.haha!

[@bobbarnes]

“Alex has got dolls around his pedalboard, something a serial killer would do”…🤣 love it!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

HAHA Bob! No offence to Mr Lifeson!!! HAHA

[@saltyshowers9356]

All three icons in their own right. A band with a great sense of humour too. I've seen them live with the washing machines; hilarious. Rush to me is synonymous to classical music. In a couple of centuries people will still listen to their music; their legacy is timeless. Often people have issue with Geddie's singing. I don't, I love it. But listening to them for about 45 years, I always missed the driving bass sound, not the play. I often wondered how they would sound with a lower bass (call it be-boppy) sound like for example Sting in The Police and nowadays somebody like Ale Villarreal in The Warning. Last Friday she played a concert that I saw live on YT and during that concert I thought of Geddy, because she really has a low driving wall of bass sound that supports the songs that well and gives some much space to vocals, guitar and drums. Let's hope they do a cover from Rush in the future. At the end of the day it will take nothing away of the genius of Neil, Geddy and Alex. Just three very nice Canadians that certainly won't block your bank accounts☺. Thank you very much Andrew for this great start and for your information recently Nandi Bushell did Tom Sawyer. Off course it cannot be perfect on the timing, but bloody hell she is already very quick with her fills. TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WATCH BUT DON'T CLICK THE S-BUTTON. THAT AIN'T FAIR. GIVE THIS ♠MAN A CHANCE TO REACH 100K.

[@TheBandit7613]

Geddy now is not the same Geddy of the 1980's. (None of us are) He must also be heard in his prime, then it makes sense. My first Rush concert was 1976 (2112) in Fresno. I was 13 and my brother HAD to take me if he was going to use the car! You can't just watch a live video. They have to be there.

[@stevenarpano4822]

You MUST invest in "Taking Center Stage" 3 DVD and book set. You will see and learn Neil from his own words and videos. He breaks down fills and tracks then they play it in slow motion. Mind blowing!!! Must see viewing.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Sounds great Steven!

[@nicholasvinen]

Now you know why us Rush fans are such fanatics! Greetings from Aus.

[@warrenbfeagins]

Legendary masterpiece from my high school years. Great reaction!

[@FreeBeat]

One thing to note about Rush live, everything is rehearsed to the point of perfection. The drum part to this one has basically been unchanged since '81 as well, including those fills out of the guitar solo, which is why they're so tight on those hits (Seriously, the 3rd drum fill is FIVE sixteenth notes into the first crash on the "e" of 1, everyone hits it on the money). Also the guitar solo section (and outro) are in 7/8, with the synchronized hits in measures of 13/16 (15/16 for the last one). Alex is also playing pedals (bass notes over the 7/8 keyboard line), and two pedals at the end (bass note over keyboard and that droning "E" over everything else).

[@lisaharrison1031]

I have seen them play this live over 50 times spanning 40 years & it’s ALWAYS A RUSH!!!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@waketurbulence172]

As a fellow kiwi living in Canada, also a Drummer, being introduced to Rush and the greatness that is Neil peart, has been incredible!!! Truly one of the GOATs.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

They weren't a thing in NZ at all yeah? Back me up!

[@waketurbulence172]

They were NOT!!! We missed out!!! Carter Beauford needs more love as well!!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

@@waketurbulence172 Yes he's the man!

[@waketurbulence172]

Missed the live stream. I happened to meet Mr Geddy Lee in Wellington airport back in 2014/15. The only reason I knew it was him was I had recently watched, “I love you, man”. Very friendly guy.

[@SPQRTempus]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Being born and raised in NZ, I was introduced to Rush by Alan Grady of Knightshade who taught the drummer in my high school band back in the 80's. So there are a few of us who have been Rush fans for almost 4 decades.

[@t3hgir]

Still shook up a bit by Neil's passing. Right now I'm going through a big band, jazz kit phase ala Neil. Not getting into trad grip but definitely trying to learn the jazz fundamentals and vocabulary. thought I'd share this too, I got to see Rush live during the Snakes and Arrow tour. During the encore of YYZ my dad said "we're leaving, let's beat the traffic out of here" I said "what?" "you've heard this song before..." LOL

[@butchgifford1809]

Thanks to listening to Neil Peart,playing drums to,"The Camera Eye." Very first song I've ever heard RUSH AND NEIL PLAY. I became a drummer and never turned back!! THANK YOU NEIL🤟🤘🤙 R.I.P

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Awesome Butch!

[@hardboiledharry4061]

This is from 2007, Snakes and Arrows tour, the only time I got to see them, a near 3 hour show, dear God 3 people making all that music, no back up singers, no other musicians at all just the 3 of them, it's beyond amazing.

[@dianemiller3953]

Saw the Snakes and Arrows tour. It was Epic.. I brought my son to this concert. He loved it. They are absolutely amazing to see in person!

[@stevet5573]

Ok. I subscribed. Grew up in Canada. I found them when I was 12 in 1975. By far my very favorite band.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🙏

[@cityhonors1]

🤣 The Groupies! 🤗 And they're holding signs up! 🥰 Rush always had fun stuff for us fans to soak up! 😏 Especially the close up of what the "signs & posters" say! Nice catch with the "Spinal Tap" reference! So fun watching you enjoy all the stuff we in the audience did! 😁🐰

[@CHRISTISLORD77]

My brother in law took his Mom to a Rush concert… she said, God rest her soul, “How can three guys do that?” Love Rush!

[@joeday4293]

The breakdown at 5:54 is absolutely, without question, the single most air-drummed moment in the history of rock drums. You can see the concentration on Neil's face; he was known to play every song the same way every performance, and he said he took being able to play a song as difficult as "Tom Sawyer" the same way every time as a point of pride. One of my favorite things I ever heard him say was what he told his mom when she asked him why he didn't smile more on stage: "Mom, it's HARD!"

[@elbuchito2907]

Nope that title of most air drummed part of a song belongs to Phil Collins in the air tonight. Sorry brother

[@kellyp6504]

Neil Peart magic…said quite rightly Andrew!! Glad you enjoyed some legendary Canadian rock. RIP Neil!! 🇨🇦

[@philipshort7491]

It's got to be LA VILLA STRANGIATO, LIVE IN CLEVELAND, TIME MACHINE TOUR .best wishes from the north east of England, you can't go wrong with the time machine tour. Another great song , outstanding live performance, i think 1 of Neil's all time greats from the snakes and arrows tour , great drumming great keyboards, MISSION. Outstanding vocals by geddy Lee.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

So good Philip!

[@markmilner842]

They were awesome on that tour. Just so much fun. “Tom Sawyer” - their most popular song - is such a strange, amazing song. Neil always said he loved playing it every night because it was always a challenge, and whenever he performed it to his standard it made him feel good. The drum & bass parts under Alex’s guitar solo are very complex, and then the fills coming out of that section are incredible. Neil co-wrote the lyrics with another Canadian songwriter, Pye Dubois, who wrote lyrics for Max Webster.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks for the info Mark

[@johnandrews3568]

Now @Andrew Rooney Drums... Max Webster is a band you should check out. Quirky lyrics, amazing musicianship, visually amusing with lead man Kim Mitchel (who sings and shreds the guitar) and Gary McCracken the original drummer was amazeballz. They co-wrote/performed Battlescar with Rush on Max's album Universal Juveniles.

[@TragicallySchapp]

In addition to the talent, they’re as quirky, funny, and nice as you could hope them to be.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

That's the real kicker isn't it. You want your hero's to be nice people

[@bobbywall2000]

Bro, Tim G... Thanks for tagging me man! Gr8 clip & love "Snakes and Arrows" 1 of my favorites❗

[@ronniewood2325]

Glad you picked out a "RUSH" song out of the air!!!!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks Ronnie!

[@Raidermedic]

No its not Stonehenge, it is in fact an inukshuk, a stone landmark built by the first Nations of the Arctic in Canada . It was featured on the jacket of the Rush Album Test for Echo . Also used as logo for 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Great info. Thanks Todd

[@aaronspringfield8781]

Thank you Andrew. I’m glad you’re finally getting your Rush on.. keep up your great work

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks Aaron!

[@detritus23]

I think the object on the keyboard is an inukshuk, an Inuit stone guide cairn, which also graced the cover of “Test for Echo”.

[@YewrinePish]

Big bless. I love watching people watch Rush.

[@stuartvaughan4677]

The Weapon, from the Grace under pressure tour live , is amazing! Neil throws sticks up as part of his rhythm in first part of song ,

[@rosshallworth6578]

I wasn't a fan when I was younger what a naive little shit I was. Incredible band all 3 nice guys achieving legendary status. Lifeson is a legend in his own right a proper down to earth and funny guy (Check him out on Trailer Park Boys) Peart amazing drummer. Music fans these days will say his drumming isn't all that but by christ listen to what he plays and his grooves are still talked about to this day. It's not all about blast beats and double kick. He definitely paved the way for drummers these days. Damn shame these greats are no longer with us anymore, the likes of Porcaro and Peart to just name an iota of talented musicians that are no longer with us. Would've loved to have seen what else they would've done if they were still here now. Thank you Andrew for your channel! 💯🤘🏼

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Porcaro is my guy. I had his brother Steve on my Podcast

[@rosshallworth6578]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums The Porcaro family are all very accomplished musicians. 💯 great to hear you had Steve on. I'll have to see if I can find the podcast and listen to it.

[@derekdecker555]

Know I’m late to the comments, and this has nothing to do with anything, but I had a dream once that I played a game of D&D with Rush and it was awesome lmfao

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

HAHA! Awesome Derek

[@lisaharrison1031]

We are always here to help with anything you need to know about RUSH. They’re our favorite topic. You’re right, it’s not for everybody but we like it that way. 🤘❤️

[@1960taylor]

Rush is every musicians band. As a Canadian they made us proud.

[@CHRISTISLORD77]

Nothing like a Rush concert… Nothing. 🥰🥰🥰

[@fryman1812]

They have often made fun of the lack of females at their shows...so the dolls are there as a joke....I think they have post it notes declaring their love for Alex attached, and I think you nailed the Stonehenge reference as being from Spinal Tap.

[@YewrinePish]

They used to joke in interviews that their wives never worried about them sleeping around on tour lmao

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

This has MADE MY DAY! AMAZING Thank you Peter

[@robertoblin795]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums not stonehenge an innukshuk a symbol seen all over canada having to do with the innuit people

[@daviddelollis245]

@@robertoblin795 No. That is from Test for Echo. This is a reference to the 18" Stonehenge from Spinal tap.

[@MsBenlane]

and dinosaurs in back

[@jgribhamnz]

Ahh the double time on the ride. Thats why i always see drummers concentrating really hard during that part looking like they are in a sweat hahah

[@claudetrudel3754]

The stone item on Geddy's keyboard is called an inukshuk. It's used by our Canadian Inuit people (indigenous people of our northern areas) as landmarks.

[@teedub127]

I love the little nod, at the end, to Cheech and Chong's "earache my eye".

[@TheMrMused]

There are usually plastic dinosaurs behind the clear panels in Alex's amp heads. Geddy's backline ranges from rotisseries to sandwich vending machines to washing machines, and all manner of just pure humor. The dolls, dinosaurs, etc. are just running jokes between the band and the crew. Rush will likely to remain the best concerts I've ever been to.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

HILARIOUS!!! Love their humor!

[@ryanskare6670]

I was 9 years old. This song became one of my favorites before I was even done hearing it for the first time. They where the biggest 3 man band to ever play and to a 9 year old Neil Peart on the drums was mind altering.

[@SergeantFunkDan]

All of their goofiness in live settings (silly stage props, video etc), sat in stark contrast to dead-serious musicianship and song writing. Cool for me that - though they no doubt knew there were few equals, they were humble, and never took themselves too seriously.

[@davidkoblentz]

again andy, the sick thing is this song is so old, and when it came out it influenced so many people who had no idea about time sigs etc... it is mindblowing now to analyze... I was playing air guitar to this as a 14 year old kid

[@derekknight4214]

They are all outstanding musicians! I love seeing the reactions of first time listeners that get just how good they all were. Neil to me is the best drummer ever! Enjoy and if you have a chance have a look at The Garden live. I love alot of Rush, but that one pulls at every fibre.

[@GregCobb]

I watched some type of guitar interview where a guy did a video chat with Alex. That man is so calm and has so much fun and has so much left in him. He would be one of the guys you would really not want to see Angry LOL.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Sounds good!

[@Toofast4005]

Thank you for doing a Rush week!!! Great reaction to an all time classic!

[@billyrichterrocks]

I remember being a kid and my brothers friend left his portable radio at the house and moving pictures was in the tape deck and I walked around the block blasting Tom Sawyer over and over until I broke the handle on the radio lol. Have been a fan ever since.

[@robertnshine]

Absolute Rush classic with that great Cheech & Chong ending!

[@steveshute3810]

Great pick to kick of Rush Week! They got Paul Rudd & Jason Segel to make a funny in-concert video (as their characters from "I Love You Man"). Paul Rudd is like a nervous fanboy, and asks Neil Peart "When you play 'Tom Sawyer'....is that hard?" hahaha

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

LOVE IT! Thanks Steve

[@flipflopninja5853]

I saw them live at the Columbia Gorge amphitheater in 01 02. I'm still dumbfounded at how good they were live. Long live Neil, you are missed professor!

[@markcannon3899]

RUSH not being a part of New Zealand's music scene is a shame. A lot of catching up to do. One other thing of note....when you're playing a video of RUSH your patrons aren't hearing a word you're saying because they're glued to the video. That's what it's like to be a real RUSH fan.....nothing else matters. However, it's nice to see your reaction every time as you post more and more RUSH videos. As a drummer, you must simply be blown away by what Neil did. A true virtuoso. Well, all three of them are and together they create something unmatched in the music world, and for an amazing forty plus years!

[@robgas7507]

That’s again, love love love those Guys !!!

[@rmann1122]

Let's get this channel to 100k so we can get another week of Rush.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🙌

[@mlinderict]

There is (somewhere in the Youniverse) of a Neil drum track put into a digital system. He is perfectly on grid without adjustment. Yay! You hit it already. 😁

[@stephenroby8498]

This is an older band at this point with this song over 20 years ago, so the vocals are tougher but it still holds strong.

[@andarchy1386]

I have a Rush story as well a girl that liked me in high school won free tickets to see them the night before I got hammered and had acute alcohol poisoning but thought Primus was gonna be the opener I went and it was Mr Big opening instead "sigh" but even being miserable and pissed about that Rush was amazing gained a whole new respect for them

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

HAHA! Crazy story Andy

[@BamaMatters11]

Don't feel sorry for you at all! Play stupid games get stupid prizes smh.

[@KarenLDay]

No one can compete with the Professor!

[@Harald787]

Loving it, Rush week. 👍🏻

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

RUSH WEEK!

[@spillledcarryout]

Andrew: we need Rush week once a year and every year! Thanks for your enthusiasm!!

[@toronto57]

Late to the show, just followed for the rush ride. Cheers from rushes home town Toronto

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Welcome aboard!

[@Robertoknows2111]

After 40 years these guys sound the same . Canada 🇨🇦 we are cool.

[@butchgifford1809]

Hello @Andrew Rooney 👋👋 I think that you've asked several times about (why the washers,dryers,and all of the dolls and other characters) sitting by Alex and Geddy?!?! I watched an amazing biography video all about RUSH'S Neil,Getty and Alex. Everything from how they began,there back ground growing up. Basically covering everything. The figurines of,everything from Bugs Buddy to South Park figures, first started when one of there roadies put a figurine somewhere on all 3 of Neil,Alex and Gettys instruments are an amp?? (I'm not sure we're they put the figurines, but after that. All of RUSH'S fans started handing the figurines out to the roadies and they would set them up on,"a certain place around them." And that's how all of the figurines started. And while watching many different tours. They would have so many,that the Roadies would separate different one's for each show. The washers,dryers,and rotisserie's,I'm not sure about how they started, but i think that it's just part of there humor?? Alex is definitely the jokester of the 3!! So I'm guessing that they was Alex's idea??? Thank you again for all of your Reactions to RUSH!! Neil Peart always delivered a perfect performance just like Alex and Getty! Sincerely A Huge RUSH fan foe life,who was inspired by Neil's Drumming,"like millions of other Drummer's!!!!!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I love the stage props! AMAZING

[@lindaward5376]

The washers, dryers and rotisseries were added in after Geddy started plugging his bass guitar into the arena's sound system, and they needed something to balance all the amps on Alex's side of the stage; the washers and dryers in particular were apparently added in response to a critic who'd said that watching one of their shows was about as boring as doing his laundry.

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

My favourite RUSH reaction so far!

[@MidwesternCornbilly]

I'm sure that this has been mentioned before but that cool little riff to end this particular live version of Tom Sawyer is from the song 'Earache My Eye' Cheech and Chong's movie Up In Smoke.

[@wallyvision3268]

To see exactly how down to earth they are, you should watch the Rush documentary Beyond The Lighted Stage. One of the best rock band documentaries I’ve ever seen. You will love them even more as people after watching this. Shit…now I’m gonna go watch it again 😊

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I will watch it!

[@alexn4843]

Neat little Rush story at the beginning. I worked at a before school program (K/1st grade school) and would have music playing from my iPod. Had the usual stuff that kids knew like Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, ect...but I also had rock tunes play and I remember when one of the dads would drop off his son and he would hear Rush playing and he thanked me for playing that for his son to listen to.

[@headzsets4337]

Hoping you revisit Nandi Bushell this week and her cover of Tom Sawyer. Seeing a 11 year old do this is just as crazy.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I hope to get to it!

[@buddydean6637]

Welcome to Rushville, New Zealand mate.

[@alaskan_bergwanderer]

That big drum break is probably one of the most air drummed parts EVER.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

EXCELLENT