Classical Composer Reacts to RUSH: 2112 (live in 1976) | The Daily Doug (Episode 622)

[@edallen3662]

I think Xanadu was probably the most incredible piece of live music I've ever seen

[@JoseMorales-hr3kw]

I agree 🤘🏼

[@65vaughn]

I can"t watch that live video enough . A masterpiece .

[@johnkear2268]

Agree, it's a superb lesson in musicianship

[@martintremblay5459]

You might want to have a look at La Villa.... even Rush mentioned this is the most difficult they performed.... Just saying.

[@heatmyzer9]

Exit stage Left- Broone’s Bane, The Trees, Xanadu …. One of the best sides of an LP

[@yes_head]

They were "short on time" because they were opening for Foghat or Montrose. Whoever it was they were blown off the stage. Rush by this point were a well oiled machine. Just watch how in sync Geddy and Neil are throughout. It's scary.

[@michel_g]

I’ve seen them multiple times starting in the late 70s. Unbelievable wall of sound. Unbelievable cause it was just three guys, albethey ridiculously talented. Some of the best entertainment I’ve ever seen. Geddy’s voice was in its heyday here but even later he was hella impressive. Favourite Canadian band, hands down.

[@tommack9395]

1978 Syracuse NY. I still have the ticket stub in my wallet. Raised in P.A. and Syracuse a couple hundred miles away but, I was a fifteen-year old H.S.junior at the time but I hung with an older crowd ... and a musician. After that, 32 shows over the decades from their tours wish I kept every ticket stub but I have dozens of concert T's.

[@Greg-io1ip]

Best live band ever. Period. Not just from Canada. Saw all the big named bands. Zeppelin was great great great...but average live. Stones, Who etc. Sabbath was spotty, as much as I love Sabbath immensely. Going to Rush concerts spanning almost 15 years, it's no contest. Some other fantastic live bands definitely. The Police were surprisingly fantastic. As was Triumph, Dire Straits, Scorpions, Lyle Lovett, Blood Sweat and Tears...long list of fantastic live bands (Legs Diamond!!) ... Rush the best. No contest to my ears.

[@johnbratmon6385]

I love their attitude here. On the verge of their label dropping them & essentially ending their musical careers, while being pummeled by label execs to put out snappy little pop tunes, they had the fortitude to say "if we're going to go out, let's go out our way". This album grew entirely organically, due to word of mouth. I was one of those guys whose friend called & said "come on over; you've GOT to hear this". I couldn't believe that 3 guys were making such an amazing, full sound. That's why RUSH fans were and are so loyal; it's all about the music...

[@clockworkangel4026]

The fact that 3 'kids' could recreate such a huge prog epic so faithfully live is just mind blowing. You should do the rest of the concert. It's worth checking out.

[@Miwna]

They were only 22-23 around that time.Same age as the guys in Genesis were when they made Supper's Ready.

[@tommack9395]

@@Miwna Many people forget that youth helps...

[@simonal1989]

That was one of the aims of 2112, to recreate as much of the music on stage as poasible with little overdubs.

[@markanderson2145]

Incredible!!!! All three of these kids were ripping it up!!!! The audio quality is impeccable. The tom Tom's sounded like a machine gun. Alex was shredding Hard!!! Geddy...what can you say. Vocal range was insane. Playing bass, running pedals.... mind blown. Again. Impeccable Thank you Doug!

[@Lerxst3333]

Thank you. FYI 2112 is coded into the word count at the end. “Attention all planets of the solar federation” 7 words repeated 3x = 21 “We have assumed control” 4 words repeated 3x = 12

[@BatFang-s8y]

Now that's cool, and pure Rush.

[@Xcorgi]

It’s amazing how Neil Peart wasn’t just an incredible drummer but also a deep masterful songwriter as well.

[@simonal1989]

He didn't write the songs, he wrote the the lyrics!

[@morsedregs9239]

I saw Rush back in 1996 in San Jose, CA. The performed the entire “2112” album. Amazing show as always.

[@Bass17yl]

Did they really play the entire album? They only played side one when I saw them on that tour! Would’ve been amazing to see Tears and Twilight Zone!

[@dan1216]

@@Bass17yl No, they only did side one. I think he meant to say the 'entire' 2112 song, not the album.

[@dan1216]

I was there. Awesome show, but crappy seats.

[@funkster007]

I was at the Minneapolis show for that tour. I was bummed because the sound mix was ridiculous in the nose bleed seats. But heard ALL Alex during 2112 which was pretty cool. lol

[@yes_head]

I was at that show. Had a great time, til I discovered some douchebag decided to key the back of my new car when we returned to the parking lot.

[@TheNoladrummer]

Rush always left their guts on the stage! Neil has said that, although they left the ending purposefully vague, the voice at the end is the good guys (the Elder Race) coming to the rescue. Thanks,

[@gerryvandyk5551]

That thought is reflected in the animated version of the song released some years ago. The closing image is in the space ship, the "conquerors" are Geddy, Alex and Neil.

[@mightyV444]

Yes, Neil said it's the good guys also in the 'Classic Albums' series' episode about '2112' 🙂

[@kingoftadpoles]

That was always the impression left with me.

[@DIABOLIQUE77]

I think the final is "the hero" being killed or "the hero" becoming the true evil

[@kensolo6793]

I first heard 2112 the day after its release when a classmate of mine in Junior High School got permission to play the entire album in study hall. The teacher was not a fan but was impressed with the vocal range of Geddy and their amazing sense of timing. The study hall class was a bit split on whether they liked it or not. I was hooked, already being a huge fan of Yes and prog rock I loved what I was hearing and went out the same day after school and bought the album for myself. And Doug as you stated it is among the fan bases top 2 or 3 it is my #2 favorite of the band being only second to a Farewell to Kings ( I do have every Rush album in my collection). It is amazing that we have such a good video for 1976 and that the sound on the video is top notch for a 1976 video recording. Thank you for Sharing this Doug!!

[@robwhitmer5294]

I saw this tour in Murray, KY. It was Angel, RUSH, Blue Oyster Cult. My friends and I (some were musicians) were going to see how RUSH would sound live with 2112. They rolled out Peart's drum kit and we were skeptical b/c so many drummers have big kits, but play "Ringo Style". Well, Peart just beat the shit out of us. It was before The Who concert in Cincinnati where a door opened and several concert goers got trampled with all general admission seating. We showed early and had our elbows on the stage. Getty's vocals and Alex's screaming guitar made for quite an evening. Even my musician elitists were impressed. Back in the day, we would buy the album, take it home, put on some headphones and listen to the album while reading the lyrics. I believe this is what was one of the things RUSH had that other bands did not in that one side of the album took us on journeys a hillbilly in KY would never enjoy without RUSH. Thank you Doug!

[@yellowkangdexasthur4904]

>Angel PUNKY'S LIPS

[@yellowkangdexasthur4904]

>Angel PUNKY'S LIPS

[@BrendaNelson-ll4ls]

2112 Rush song started my Rush journey 45 years ago this month. Doug, "Jacob Ladder" live from the R40 tour or Permanent Waves Tour in 1980 another epic Rush song.

[@glyngasson8450]

I love how Geddy uses a different register between the priests and the protagonist

[@Frank-pb2rh]

Geddy is singing both characters and his tone is are different for each Character like an opera

[@toddgambill]

I think they were an opening act during the first half of the tour. Imagine the brass marbles it would take to spend the last half of your 30 minute time slot on a single song that got zero radio air time! 😎

[@hughcdavies]

First Rush song I heard, bought the album the next day. I love playing Grand Finale on my guitars.

[@conkerman01]

How many arms do you have? :)

[@amoco14]

I had the studio version on 8-Track Tape, And I wore that Baby out listening to it.

[@davemiller7972]

Great balance between listening and commenting on this video - thoroughly enjoyed this one

[@jackteppo9633]

This would've knocked me out. 😮 Great quality for that time. Loved it!😮😅😊

[@shultsy100]

The fans certainly got their moneys worth that night. I had been looking forward to this all week long and very VERY GLAD I watched this. Excellent Work, Doug and I agree ... 'AMAZING' is the appropriate word. BEST and Big Cheers to you!

[@terrycharron3704]

I saw Rush in Canada in 1978 just before a farewell to kings came out. My first rock show of many in my life, I have no idea how many I've seen. But a great show and an excellent experience. I believe the reason this version was shorter than the studio track is a little quicker tempo. Great video Doug. Keep up the good work.

[@terrycharron3704]

@Official_Doug_Helvering- that was before the video was over. But them omitting the oracle could have something to do with it as well. I like all the live music you're getting into. In my opinion a bands live performances are truly the measure of there greatness. I have never seen tool play live but I have tickets for the fall tour in portland oregon. Your video on your experience at the show was awesome.

[@grahamnunn8998]

It is no wonder they went into A Farewell To Kings so confident. I must dig out All The World's A Stage again. I first heard Rush on Hemispheres so it sounded raw to me by the time Permanent Waves was out. Alex is so underated - still one of the best I have ever seen. Just read Neil Peart's Travels With Music, a lovely book where he talks about 2112 from their side.

[@disgruntledtoons]

Alex was underrated because his bandmates were absolute giants. With the passing of John Bonham and Keith Moon, Neil Peart was the best drummer in rock, and Geddy's bass skills alone is rivalled by very few others.

[@BatFang-s8y]

I used to listen to Hemispheres everyday on my way to work. Always loved it and still do.

[@johnzimpelman9018]

I saw Rush the first six times visiting my city and had the pleasure to see them.on their 2112 tour. This is one of my favorite Rush albums.

[@mulcrackers43]

My first concert was Rush in Sudbury at the arena. I was 14 and they were amazing!

[@christianwilliamson9752]

I'm so glad you did this. An epic version of them in their prime..fully on fire. Thanks Doug

[@tcsabres]

I've seen Rush about a dozen times. My first concert was later in this tour in April 1977 in Syracuse NY. I was 8 years old.... thanks sis for allowing me to tag along with your friends. I am a very lucky guy to have had the privilege to see Rush back then and this brings it all back. What a great era. Thanks Doug - love these reactions to so many of my favorites.

[@peteharper2687]

Fly By Night and Caress of Steel were fantastic albums, but 2112 really took off like a rocket. Tracks like Anthem, By-Tor and the Snow Dog, Rivendell, In the End, Bastille Day, The Necromancer and The Fountain of Lamneth are on my regular play list.

[@axolotl8694]

comment before listening... so good. bring it on. thanks for doing. geddy's vocals on this track are just unreal.

[@Tarkus_]

It boggles the mind that this masterpiece not only wouldn't have been created if they had listened to the studio, but that it was only created BECAUSE of the studio's demands (though opposite of what they wanted). It blows me away how a confluence of events can lead to something so magical. Wow! 😳

[@pjasimoes]

I love to see how happy and excited you get, Doug, airdrumming, head-banging... it all refreshes my love for Rush's music! keep on rocking!

[@CashMullen-ng4sr]

"Discovery" was always omitted from live 2112 performances until the "Test For Echo Tour" in 1996, when they finally played the entire 7 part EPIC.

[@jeffreybrady927]

I was fortunate enough to see that tour at Fiddlers green in Denver totally awesome seeing that. A definite Oh Wow Man moment

[@Tarkus_]

I get it. I absolutely love that section, but it's such a slow build, I get why they would not do it live. Especially when it's so long, even without that section.

[@binnad7091]

It's literally my favorite part of the song, and it's SO impressive to hear Alex really sparkle in that section.

[@matthewhoag2609]

Saw this tour in Grand Rapids, MI. I remember my friends and I were so pumped up as we were leaving because “THEY PLAYED THE WHOLE THING!!!”

[@iRenegade164]

KILLER reaction, Doug! I've never seen that footage before, and I'm delighted you found it :) My very first concert was ay Meadowlands in '81 and I was awestruck, but I'd been a fan since about '78. I've also come to equate 2112 with Zappa's Joe's Garage because they're both exploring a world without music - dystopian indeed. (BTW, I live Maine now, so Alagash is on tap anywhere I go!) CHEERS Brother...

[@C0zyDunt]

I first saw Rush in a small theatre here in the UK in 1980, their Permanent Waves tour. I was 19 rows from the front, but they were so close. It was my first ever concert I'd been too. Just amazing. I'd been a huge fan since my brother played me A Farwell to Kings and it simply blew me away.

[@davidbarker77]

Amazing footage. Thanks, Doug. Really enjoyed that.

[@Gentile108]

Thank you Doug! Your reviews are so pure and I love your 'stank' face. That means you are feeling this music

[@macdaddyns]

Pure talent and musical genius!

[@MarkSmith-xc2jh]

I first saw Rush (my first concert) on the Power Windows tour. Then the Presto tour. Then the Test for Echo tour. Then the R30 tour (Red Rocks). And the Snakes & Arrows tour (Red Ricks again). I wish I’d seen them on their farewell tour. This band has had such a profound influence on my life. Even after 3 1/2 years, I still can’t believe Neil is gone…

[@BatFang-s8y]

Yes. A piece of the world is gone.

[@drafim2732]

My first ever concert, Rush 2112 Sudbury arena, Sudbury Ontario Canada 1978. I was 17 years old. Rush in peace Neil.

[@bellbrass]

There's nothin better then seeing Neil play Chromey. The fill he does at 21:06 is one of the most badass licks I've ever heard.

[@RZK1966]

I saw them in 1983, they just rock out. Nothing better than a power trio!

[@estebanrivera4786]

Unfortunately I missed this episode of yours while you were streaming live, but I truly enjoyed yourself reaction to it, and how you notice the details of their performance, and the awesomeness with which Rush played. Keep up the content!

[@charlesbarbarotta2892]

Doug, the best live version of this epic is from the Test For Echo Tour, trust me on this. The only time they ever played the entire tune live…all parts.

[@JoseSantos-eg2oz]

Different Stages or something like that was the live album.

[@FreeMTrider]

Magnificent Masterpiece Friday Doug!

[@andythephotog]

Looking forward to this one! 🤘🏻🎸🥁

[@michaelstewart9188]

First heard ATWAS in summer 77 with the live version of 2112 - unbelievable that they pulled that off as a 3 piece with limited technology being live as it were. Love the fact you were digging it good there Doug, what a piece of musical history presented and to think it may have possibly been the end of the Rush saga on that tour! As always a pleasure to get your viewpoint and analysis, thank you kindly sir.

[@TomSawyerGolf]

An absolutely amazing live song to cover is YYZ from Live in Rio. Get ready for goosebumps.

[@falloutfan2502]

That Rio show... :O

[@photobearcmh]

Wow! That gives me chills every time.

[@cozmicpfunk]

I wish I could have seen this era concert- my first ever was the Hemispheres tour when I was 13 yo. What is amazing about this band is their musicianship in their young ages. You hear all of the dynamics and subtleties of a matured artists and how they go from one section to another without any pause, which is so practiced and rehearsed to perfection. Watching Alex shred on those solos without any other assisted production or studio effects is just Amazing. I remember that Hemispheres show (you all know that that album was the peak of their long extended "Side Long" musical themes) and how amazing it was. I addition to 2112, they did Cygnus X-1 and led into Hemispheres. It was EPIC! The best 3 Piece band in the history of modern rock music! Great video DD, thank you for sharing this on your channel

[@yorkshirelad1050]

…..and I wish that I could have seen them on the Hemispheres tour!! I was also 13 in 1977 and did not see my first concert in the UK until I was 16 (a band called UFO). I did not see Rush until way into their career, on the ‘Time Machine Tour’…..but I was not really a fan of the band’s albums after Hemispheres, although, funnily enough, I did rate their last one

[@cozmicpfunk]

@@yorkshirelad1050 UFO with Michael Schenker- awesome band: Lights out in London! I think Permanent Waves is one of my favorites, but La Villa Strangiato has to be one of their best tracks. I liked the synth part of their music up to Grace, but I can't fault them for wanting to grow and do different things :)

[@kengregory6026]

simply superb Doug...ty sir

[@marklynch3918]

September, 1977. Paramount Theater, Portland Oregon. My first live concert. Still to this day the best I’ve ever seen.

[@toddashton9696]

Thanks for getting to this reaction. I have to say that I really miss the old Daily Doug intro. :< But, of course your content is what is important.

[@rbkn8068]

I love how you analyze this; it is one piece at a time. Making comments. I go back to when Rush first started becoming prominent in the 70s; While I was in Jr. high, I remember going from class to class, sitting in desks which were populated with carved logos, Zeppelins Zoso, Kiss, and Van Halen. However it was always a treat to see Rush's logo. They had the guy in the star. You always knew who ever carved that in the desk was a true artist. Seen them three times. Once I was right at the edge of the stage this is when Alex had long hair. His hair would be covering his eyes so you could not see them as he leaned forward jamming. I was so close to him, he often looked at me with a grin and eyes which thanked me for my appreciation for what he was doing. Of course, this could be what I felt at the time since several joints passed in front of me so I had to partake.

[@antoniocharo1724]

I saw them in January '77. 15 years old and along with 3 friends, watched our new favorite band knock our socks off. Definitely a memorable night. RIP PROFESSOR 😞✝️

[@vincenttrichilo9961]

Saw them open for B.O.C. in Oct. 1976 in Syracuse, NY. Hooked for life.

[@wolftab]

Being from NJ myself and gone to the Capital Theater many times it’s a treat to see my favorite band play there early in their career. Well done Doug!

[@nordvegfigg7746]

Rush were fearless. I am lucky enough to be old enough to have seen them playing bars in Toronto in the very beginning, then as opening acts for bigger bands, then after Moving Pictures filling large arenas and on their last tour more than 40 years after the first time I saw them ~ filling stadiums. And they never compromise. They didn't pander to the masses, the record companies, or big money. They wrote and played the music they wanted to make. Fearless.

[@freefall8243]

Live performances give you a real idea of how talented a band is. Rush was the best.

[@BatFang-s8y]

I think Yes ranks.

[@nsgobbi]

2112 is (not was) the album that ramped Rush to the higher skies of the music forever.

[@glendirienzo1365]

Neil's toms were cracking! The sound of all three was incredible.

[@CashMullen-ng4sr]

You mean: all 4 open Concert Toms

[@luizgustavoschneider8042]

I've been listening to rush for years and I already know the video too, but tears dropped with your react...by the way, nice haircut. Cheers!!

[@iKvetch558]

I applaud your taste in music and beer. I still have some Allagash Tripel in storage at home, but my diabetus has prevented me from drinking much at all, and my monthly allowance is always taken by beers out with friends.

[@johndrx165]

Love that you did them live during this time! I saw them 4 times between 1977 and 1978 in smaller venues in DC. The live album All the World's a Stage is from this period.

[@Cash2112]

I saw Rush at the Capital Centre on August 22, 1979. I’m fairly certain that they played the Capital Centre as early as 1975.

[@terencebernard2337]

See them live in the seventies at the Hammersmith Odeon London England, my brother got me a ticket I never heard of them beforehand, all I can say is Wow

[@Spiritbro77]

I saw them a couple of times in this time era. When you walked into the Richfield Coliseum it was a CLOUD. :) You literally didn't need to smoke anything to get a buzz. Of course, we did anyway. GOD Rush was awesome live. GREAT band.

[@richshelton7303]

One of the greatest nights of my life was getting to meet Geddy and Alex at a meet and greet in Dallas 2012. Later during the concert I caught a shirt that Geddy threw out into the audience. The concert was later released on DVD. What added to making it so special is I was with a friend that was a long time Rush fantastic like myself. He had cancer and we got to experience all of this together. We lost him a year later but the memory will last forever.

[@danicampbell402]

I love these live performances. Shows the real talent.

[@donhadfield2835]

This video was taken when they were the opening act for Montrose (a great underappreciated band) and Foghat. Trivia: Neil doing voice track for the voice of authority/doom. and assuming control.

[@ScottfromBaltimore]

I love geeking out about doing structure and key and concepts and theme of s piece, and what a great source of all of the above this performance of this piece is! Thanks!

[@davorzmaj753]

I can't recall whether Doug mentioned this last time around... The phrase "depths of despair" is borrowed from a much earlier Canadian icon, Lucy Maud Montgomery. It's a line Anne (of Green Gables) Shirley uses to describe her girlish woes.

[@keithjordan7805]

saw them on this tour in Cleveland at Public Hall. Edgar Winter opened. It was this good that night also, just totally got lost in the music

[@mda037]

I am sure the very eye-catching album cover for 2112 (large red pentagram) was responsible for many sales from curious teens back in the day.

[@amyhahn2046]

Thanks for this! I've loved this song since the first time I heard it. The Oracle is one of my favorite parts of it, and it's always a bit of a letdown to listen to a live recording and it's missing. The Different Stages album is the only one that has the complete song live. It's definitely worth a listen.

[@Equilibrium2903]

I was very young, but Rush is still burnt into my memory as the greatest show I have ever witnessed. And that says a lot with how many of the biggest festivals in the world I have attended since then. But I just realized you never checked out "Ningen Isu". They are a pretty old band from Japan, commonly reffered to as "the japanese Black Sabbath". I think you would have a LOT to say about their music. "Heartless Scat" would be my reccommendation.

[@KevinRoche-y9g]

Wow….I was at that show. I can’t believe after all these years I get to see it again. Thanks Doug!

[@JohandeHakkelaar]

Amazing archive footage.. what a musicianship, with the 3 of them playing this music… WOW!

[@mdu2112]

No kidding, today I thought to myself it's been a while since Doug did Rush. The character does not end his life. He witnesses the return of the Elder Race. That's my take, anyway. 🍁🔥🎸🇨🇦❤🎉

[@k.h.1587]

He ends his life and contacts the elder race from the other side and comes back with them

[@bryanbailey6963]

Saw them in May 1978 - it was an amazing performance!

[@Loy72bob]

Grreat Friday treat …Thank you!

[@realityfuze42]

Saw this tour in 1976 - had never heard of Rush, but willing to go see pretty much anyone who came to town. Crowded smoky arena, 14 years old, slight contact high, and hit with this! Shaped teen years!

[@ericedelman]

Great analysis on this and the original (I went back and watched). I love your take on this stuff. You ability to pick out chords by ear is really amazing. That's actually helped me learn a few things on guitar! 2112 is amazing. The fact they were able to pull it off live, as a 3 piece band, is even more amazing.

[@kevinz8930]

Agreed this old footage is awesome. A treasure.

[@Frank-pb2rh]

My favorite Rush album!!!!so much Spirit!!!Geddy is amazing in this and yes he is so unique, I love it he gives it and Alex OH MY GOD!and Neil is going off the whole way through!great concert !!just at the time of releasing 2112 I love this piece!!!

[@blanewilliams5960]

That was friggin' fantastic, Doug. Great performance, like you said it's so cool to have this footage of an early concert. Definitely a parallel with he story and what was happening with the band, the ending is open to interpretation or unknown as was the bands future. Thanks for this Doug, really enjoyed it!

[@MikeEnglund-ih1zh]

I saw them on this tour, It was my 2nd concert, 8th row and my ears rang for two days!

[@bobcarn]

It wasn't until the late 90's that they played all of 2112 in concert. Until then, their shows had an opening band or two (when they were the headliners) and everything they did had to fit into a single act. In the late 90's, they stopped having opening bands and performed two acts over the course of the evening, giving them more time to play all the songs they wanted.

[@yahcobshaul9713]

57 yrs old. STILL blows me away!🔥 So thankful to have grown up in THAT Era of music!💯✊🏿

[@NoLegalPlunder]

Telling a story with sound - that’s what it’s all about, right there.

[@yellowkangdexasthur4904]

You should do this every July! Love these epics

[@axolotl8694]

jeez... reliving this has been fun. we have assumed control.

[@dougpastor9936]

There was a voice similar to Geddy's during the late 70's which belonged to Steve Surkamp of Pavlov's Dog an underrated prog rock band out of St. Louis. Check out the song Late November. Really good stuff.

[@Trapper50cal]

Whoa! Freshly Quaffed!

[@Jamie_McGill]

This was the first piece of music I ever heard from Rush, 47 years ago when I was just a little kid. They became my favorite band that day. My interpretation of the part of the story you were questioning is that the protagonist is so distraught from learning that his own world’s history has beauty and art and music and life that doesn’t exist anymore, he commits suicide. Then , in a Greek tragedy/Romeo and Juliet type of twist, the Elder Race show up and take back control of their world, but unfortunately to late for the protagonist. Just my two cents, but I’ve always felt that that was what was intended.

[@kevinmurphy65]

I (lawn mowing money) bought the album 1976. Tep cannot go wrong!

[@dylankopff5062]

Great breakdown hello from Springfield Illinois

[@cjk5115]

Thank goodness you warned us about the alcohol consumption, otherwise I'd have watched this video in a fetal ball. 🤣 Another top notch video from you, sir. I was too young to have seen Rush in the 70s, but I did see them perform all of 2112 on the 1996 Test for Echo tour (I believe they closed the first set with it). As you noted, the quality of the video that's nearly 50 years old is outstanding and the thing that blows my mind is knowing how young they were here, that they played such complex music live and basically flawless. I was fortunate to have seen Rush 10 times and while I'm sad they are no more, I take comfort in knowing their music will last forever.

[@jaquestraw1]

I saw this tour in 1976 at the Great Western Forum in L.A. with Ted Nugent. It was loud 😛

[@GunsmithSid]

Incredible clip!

[@jimhamilton331]

Exactly what a 14 year old kid needed to hear in 1976!

[@e.lectrochef295]

Doug: "It's just incredible to hear this early footage". Hey Doug? It was just beyond incredible to have been there!! ;-)

[@pahtar7189]

I'd never seen this performance of 2112. Thanks so much for finding it! I'm amazed by the fact that Geddy can sing both parts of an argument with emotional depth, all while playing the bass guitar. And of course we have Alex and Neil doing virtuoso work at the same time.

[@michellebell5092]

Fabulous. My favourite Rush became their 80s work, Test for Echo, Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows, and Hold Your Fire . And in tater times, Clockwork Angels. They were truly a Great band. Of course, the version on All The Worlds A Stage is plated every 21st December. Thanks Doug for exploring these 70s masterpieces.

[@smiller987123]

Let's not forget they were 23 years old! Amazing