Mood Lifters - A Tribute to Rush - Grand Designs - Live!

Enjoy this performance of Grand Designs from our show at the Garden Amphitheater in Garden Grove, CA on November 5, 2022. It was quite a night!
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“Mood Lifters - A Tribute to Rush” is a Southern California Rush Tribute Band formed in 2021. The band’s focus is on the faithful recreation and performance of songs from all eras of Rush’s career, “from first to last.” Every song is on the table, and the band performs the classics and deep cuts with tremendous energy and care.
Mood Lifters are:
Rocky Kuner - vocals;
Isamu Kakitani - bass guitar, keyboards, pedals;
Ben King -- guitar;
Mat Miranda -- drums & percussion.
Each of the Mood Lifters is a lifelong fan of Rush and has played Rush’s music in other Rush tribute bands or otherwise.

[@donaldcampbell9219]

Can get over how good this sounds

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Thanks! We have a studio version coming down the pike on Songs For Neil Vol. V! And a video to boot. Stay tuned!

[@maverick_trail]

Ben floors me with his solos. They are so spot on with the original recordings.

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Thanks Mav - from Ben!

[@SANMANBX12]

Hearing this again for the first time 36 years later I recognize the real thing That comes along once in a while 👍👍👍👍

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Thanks Bill! Every time we play it, I relive the "moment" of hearing this song live for the first time on that Power Windows tour. Love that moment!

[@mookyyzed2216]

Guitar work here is unbelievable! This is unmatched by anyone other than Alex. I'm just a lowly drummer but even i can recognize guitar brilliance.

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Thank you (from Ben)! Don't betray the drummer brother/sisterhood - you're not lowly!

[@roberthamel3241]

Awesome. Band sounds rad.

[@darrenwiggins9957]

WOW II love 80's Rush. There I said it I am a child of the 80's . I saw them on Signals, Power Windows Hold Your Fire, and Roll The bones THis is one of my favorite tracks. GREAT JOB!!!!

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

No shame - there are lots more like you Darren! Thanks.

[@danielh5277]

80/90 Rush...we do very well !!🤘🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Static1701]

I love that you do songs that others don't. You sound great!

[@billmyers1453]

Giving some love to one of Rush's most underappreciated songs. And doing a great rendition of it too. Ben King nailed the tricky solo, and I loved Rocky doing the "whoa" (my favorite part of the song, actually). Just so no one feels left out -- Isamu and Mat are virtuosos themselves. Rush is tough music to cover, and you all nail it song after song.

[@SigmaTau6]

Rocky's professionally trained voice shines no matter what she sings.

[@keithreh9338]

Rocky!

[@elvinort]

Excellent performance of one of my favorite Rush tunes!

[@gcapps100]

I love how Rocky's voice has matured over the years. Great cover guys.

[@Mrbimdrummer]

Is that Rocky! Great version

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Sure is!

[@ILSRWY4]

Holy Crap did you guys NAIL THAT! And that voice.... She is Perfect! You have to keep her..

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

That's the plan! Thanks!

[@alexandregoestohollywood144]

Bravo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@bigstef2010]

excellent cover of a very good Rush forgotten song

[@bryansonnet2454]

Rocky is back and delivering the Goods!!! Just found a link to Mood Lifters and there she was!! Doing Rush and doing it better!! So glad to see you back Rocky,

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Many thanks Bryan!

[@1985thorax]

Great!!!

[@eugeniovasquez3780]

Respect to your singer and respect to the band and respect that they didn't fail the most difficult outro ever in my opinion

[@perryb5984]

I'm so happy to see Rocky back and singing Rush songs. Mood Lifters is a good Rush cover band.

[@jasongarber2346]

As a Rush fan who loves their entire catalog, I am really blown away at how well you do it all. Really well done!

[@Sequencer_JY]

Awesome group! Nice and clean. Please try to tour on the EAST Coast!!

[@danielringgren8348]

Wow 😮❤

[@ChronicExcessiveManliness]

Very well done...truly.

[@timhunt1482]

I learned this song the day I snapped a plastic off the album now you know it better than me now I'm mad at you good job keep up the good work

[@tomcorley238]

So I just played this loud again several times in the house with the Subwoofer on and I have to say, I need to travel out from Chicago to see you all play this live very soon ! Rocky you were absolutely AWESOME on vocals for this ! I love your tone and vibrato you give to this one. Please keep this one in your setlist. Great job Mood Lifters !

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Thanks Tom! Grand Designs is here to stay, we love that song. We won't promise it for every show, but it is never getting dropped!

[@BassmanDan66]

You all really nailed this one well done❤

[@jeremyrueggeberg2816]

Love this song...and you guys did a GREAT job!!!! Please come to the SE of the USA!!! :)

[@freegee3503]

INCREDIBLE! BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO! Gave me chills throughout! CONGRATULATIONS on landing that gig! 👍

[@berliozi]

That was absolutely FANTASTIC! That voice. Every musician did this song justice. Again tho, that voice.

[@jdwhipp]

Another great hair-raising experience on my arm 💪Another great song and another geat performance 👏 👌 🙌

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Thanks!

[@tyronejefforeillyramirez7961]

That was fkn badasssssss!!!!!!!!

[@ortizmo]

Nailed it. Against the run of the mill. 👍

[@TJH3113]

NICE!!!

[@RufusCat]

TH This is awesome! My favorite Rush song!

[@menswear2112]

Oh Goodness Gracious Yes! Nailed it!

[@brianr9968]

Nicely done Rocky!! You pour your heart out with each performance…we feel it! great work 👏👊- beezer866

[@brianr9968]

and failed to mention that the lyrics to this particular Rush track are lyrics that I’ve carried with me over decades of time and still ring true…particularly the style over substance metaphor, and it gets a bit worse with each generation as we seldom take the time to process more than a TikTok video’s length of dialogue without forming shallow opinions based on a very narrow thesis. A to B…different degrees…

[@tripbreaker]

I love how Roto-toms are making a comeback. Great job, guys!

[@trenken]

Man that guitarist sounds AMAZING! What a tone. She sounds great too. Shes definitely one of the better ive heard trying to cover geddys vocals.

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Thank you - from the Mood Lifters AND guitarist Ben!

[@trenken]

@@MoodLiftersRushTribute yw, whole band sounds great, drummer and bassist. Forgot to shout out for them.

[@trenken]

@@MoodLiftersRushTribute im usually turned off by rush cover bands bc usually the male singers end up sounding silly trying so hard to sound like geddy. Shes just using her normal singing voice which makes it MUCH more tolerable to listen to.

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

@@trenken Yep, Geddy is no easy task for sure, but Rocky is so well suited for it. Her ability to sing in his range gives her the freedom beyond just hitting the notes - she conveys the meanings of the songs the way Rush intended, and its moving.

[@nigelbarker4405]

THAT WAS F*CKING GREAT !!

[@timhughes8851]

impressive. Rocky looks a lot more comfortable here.

[@xucaen]

Great job! Magnificent! Rocky rules! ✌️🎸💚

[@gibsonplayer8]

Awesome performance. This band is great!!

[@acdebiase]

Not an easy tune to replicate. Kudos

[@dvdly]

Love it. "Mission", too, would suit you very well, for obvious reasons.

[@Robdoeme69]

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[@maximilianodelrio]

Sounds incredible! So good to see rocky again, I remember from YYNOT but then she just disappeared and I didn't know what she was up to. Also seeing ben in here is awesome too! Its so awesome to see all these people ive seen in youtube at one time or another playing together!

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Thanks so much! Rocky joined us in May 2022, and our band really started hitting stride then!

[@jamesbreedingcoach]

Great version, such a great song.

[@user-mq7wm2kb6p]

I’ve seen Rush twice in my life. The latest was at the MGM in Las Vegas in 2007 or somewhere around that time. One of the best rock bands I’ve ever seen

[@rushangelTE]

Damn good!

[@jaym3064]

It’s like a version the Bangels might have done if they wrote it in the 80’s. Very cool vibe about it.

[@davidlawson7026]

Some of the more complex Rush songs were from this era. Nobody else attempts these songs for a reason. Wonderful job!!

[@aidengladyszrebooted228]

Great Job! Nice detail!

[@Vorgaloth]

Rad. I'm local and just discovered you guys. You're paying homage to Rush the way it should. Not an easy task. Do you guys play any of these tunes? Oh, I'd be so happy. I think these are so underrated and it's a shame Rush didn't play them much. I'll check you out next show. Afterimage Open Secrets Lock and Key Red Sector A Bravado Roll The Bones Leave That Thing Alone Witch Hunt Mystic Rhythms

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Thanks Vorgaloth! We have played Afterimage. RTB and Mystic Rhythms (see our KZbin channel for vids of each of those, albeit with our former singer!). Our bassist/guitarist performed most of the others in their prior Rush trib, Xanadoodz. We are gradually adding new songs from all Rush eras, and many of these will be heard at future shows!

[@relentlesscactus]

YYNOT? Because ROCKY!!!! That's why-why-NOT!!!

[@danmouraa]

Top

[@jamesp2719]

Brilliant cover and such a good song

[@normanolivercanchecolonia2961]

Guitar and bass at solo are ofp. Great!

[@normanolivercanchecolonia2961]

Damn good bass.

[@GoodNight-wq8ce]

Ben is the best! Great job man!

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Many thanks! (This is Ben).

[@GoodNight-wq8ce]

@@MoodLiftersRushTribute Ive seen your videos on your personal channel. Always enjoyed the detail you put into it. Believe me I know its not easy. Great to see you rocking with Rocky on stage. Good chemistry.

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

@@GoodNight-wq8ce Thanks - Rocky is amazing and a joy to work with - and rock with!

[@malcolmh5736]

Bravo 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Haven’t heard this awesome song by any other cover tribute band before.. and well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@rush2112882]

Eu amo o Power Windows. 💗

[@devmag52]

Freaking hell, you guys nailed it!

[@SLP-eb1wp]

Wow how did I not know about this? Became a fan of Rocky with the last band... after she was gone??? Still a great band but my appreciation was mainly for Rocky.

[@someguyontheinternet2714]

Fantastic job, y'all!

[@klewis2048]

Absolutely flawless performance.

[@TheWanderingBard17]

Great Job!!

[@dupohorse]

Oh my goodness, I absolutely love this band. I know it's not a contest, but if it was, I would take Mood Lifters over YYNOT. Rocky is the best.

[@tomburris8906]

Great version of an underrated Rush song

[@Alex-kx1rq]

Awesome!

[@thenlec]

This is great! It makes me smile every time I watch it. 🙂

[@antoniokofoed7139]

Great job rocky ❤

[@juice0017]

Dam this is the best song you've played yet. Freaking so good. Now do Color of Right please.

[@rollergoalie16]

Whoa, spot on performance of this great song. Great job, bravo.

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Thanks!

[@grzyman1]

Excellent 👍

[@BytorRush]

Awesome!!

[@tomcorley238]

Hey all, GREAT job on this one ! Wish I could check out the whole show. Well shot and recorded. Rocky, outstanding capturing the spirit of the vocals here. You already have the higher-end on your vocals, but your control on your lower to mid register now is excellently notable giving you so much more to work with in your vocal presentation. Great vibrato in there too. Great job ! I enjoyed this performance.

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Thanks Tom! We're glad you enjoyed this!

[@sdfotodude]

Awesome. Can't wait to see you again soon. Book something in San Diego/ South OC. PS Rocky is killing it

[@daleunroe6074]

love this ...sounds amazing - ...have a funny idea - one concert you should all dress in the early Rush Japanese kimonos along with using long 70s hair wigs ...etc.

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Dale, there's a reason that look didn't last long! :-)

[@SHOCKLORE]

Badass

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Thanks SHOCKLORE! YOU dudes are Badass!

[@user-qi2jj5nh4h]

Excellent! Well done guys. Please keep them coming!!🤘

[@ola.ljungqvist1966]

Wow. Amazing!!! Nice to see Rocky back in business :)

[@DionysusAlS]

Wonderful!

[@favio302]

Great performance! You are the girl you sang for yynot, are you? I love the way you sing. Congrats Mood Lifters from Argentina.

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

You are correct, and thanks!

[@m97429]

love it! probably my favorite album. You guys should consider " Open Secrets" , it's pretty fantastic and you obviously love this era of Rush, and what's not to love?

[@TorqueTheRich]

Wow!!!! Bravo to you all!!!

[@placidian]

Love that song, great job!! =D

[@guaporeturns9472]

👍🏻

[@relentlesscactus]

Damn I love Rocky's voice! I don't understand the Pattyheads. Grueling the songs vs. pristine essence. "Some are mearly spaced" indeed. So nice to have a vid with such clear sound from the Mood Lifters - very well balanced and Rocky's vocs soar!

[@AnAmericanFan]

That’s too bad you can’t get over the fact that the two singers are just different. I love Rocky on all three CD’s. I’ve loved Patty since before YYNOT with her band the Mayhaps and her solo work on YT. I don’t really care whether you understand “Pattyheads” or not. The difference also comes in the form of stage presence. I’ll leave it at that. They both have completely different styles. BTW, the story behind the whole breakup is messy. I’ve got the whole email trail from start to finish. Sad affair.

[@blackmanx5845]

Great song choice and excellent performance. Not bad participation by the audience, that's about as much "dancing" you can expect. Although, New World Man, may be better to get those Rush fans moving and shaking. LOL. Thanks for sharing.

[@TorqueTheRich]

"Stick It Out" can have that same affect as well!!!

[@Robdoeme69]

❤❤❤New World Men❤️❤️❤️

[@shaynethomas789]

Pretty groovy. Kudos to your synth programmer. Assembled a nice rendition. Original recording is swimming in synth and hard to reproduce. (curse you Peter Collins lol) Nice job

[@ericforman1483]

Great song, that needs to be brought to crescendo strongly, great job, but work to bring it home a bit stronger

[@lindared7173]

Hi, could you send me the MP3 of this, please? Thank you

[@MoodLiftersRushTribute]

Message us on FB with your email address, and we can do that!

[@gianthills]

Sounds like fkn Duran Duran

[@Bokash71]

Golden Voice

[@Bokash71]

Rocky Super Rocky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!