RUSH - Analog Kid | FIRST TIME COUPLE REACTION | Let the Comments Speak!

[@steveschaff4620]

'Signals' is a MASTERPIECE!

[@TheReaperMan275]

"You move me You move me With your buildings and your eyes Autumn woods and winter skies You move me You move me Open sea and city lights Busy streets and dizzy heights You call me You call me"

[@DionysusAlS]

A top 5 all-time Rush song for sure. Glad you guys liked it.

[@Smartie1]

Epic Alex solo

[@mvunit3]

I like your icon! Looks familiar 🤔.

[@your_huge_ego_bores_me]

Top 5? Please.

[@norwegianblue2017]

Almost makes the Top 10 for me. Definitely the most underrated Rush song.

[@brendanward2257]

#2 after Xanadu but it did make my 267 list

[@michaelkeller6223]

Just keep going right thru Signals. Greatness awaits!

[@lewisbernstein4272]

A great coming of age song with incredible lyrics, the line of "When I leave I don't know what I'm hoping to find & When I leave I don't know what I'm leaving behind" is such a perfect quote for an adolescent moving out on their own for the first time... The Analog Kid about to transition to become a Digital Man. Watching this live is crazy too with Geddy playing a baseline, singing and using his feet for synths. Just nuts.

[@steeleye2112]

Still feel the same now even at 58

[@andrewtongue7084]

Yup, as do I, Steeleye2112

[@konradkanuckle5920]

​@@steeleye211256 and the same here!

[@obxwave]

@@steeleye2112right on, man! (56 here)

[@hape3778]

@obxwave 42 years ago when Signals-album and this song came out I was 19 yrs - "the world was my oyster"... and the longing to depart was so burning. Somehow the time has slipped by, but the song is still even closer to my heart (pun intended). Amazing band. Neil Elwood Peart, gone for three years now. RIP, and Thank You.

[@edileo2112]

" "When I leave I dont know what I'm hoping to find, and when I leave I dont know what I'm leaving behind." Was quoted in my high school year book, 1986. Very fitting. Good video.

[@r1pster05]

"A fawn-eyed girl with sun browned legs dances on the edge of his dreams" is one of my favorite Rush lyrics.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

It’s so freaking good!

[@willcooper7345]

I totally agree!!! Brilliant line of what every teenage boy grows into experiencing… THAT is why it is Brilliant!!! R.I.P. Neil

[@mikecronis]

..and her voice rings in his ears like the Music of the Spheres

[@Kang2112]

RUSH The greatest rock band that ever was or ever will be.

[@stephenvolt1730]

"A boy lies in the grass unmoving, staring at the sky. His mother starts to call him as a hawk goes soaring by. The boy pulls down his baseball cap and covers up his eyes." Incredible lyrics!

[@billwalbek1911]

The genius of Neil. God rest his soul

[@nodrush80]

This song is perfection. All-time fav. Digital Man, Losing it etc. One of their best albums.

[@steveschaff4620]

'S I G N A L S' = M A S T E R P I E C E!

[@workingman6681]

Subdivisions, New World Man, Analog Kid. You have to watch this song live in Cleveland. You really appreciate Geddy playing bass, synthesizer and foot pedals all on this song. Great album!!🎶👍

[@ahlija]

The bass is so present and powerful in Rush, geddy is really one of the best bass player ever. RIP Rush, and thanks for all the good songs, memory and shows! 🤘

[@WendellRush2112]

Thanks so much NicknLex for getting back to 80's Rush. You both are going to love and appreciate so much of this creative era from the best band ever. Maybe you could do like 2 songs a month. Thanks again for being part of the Rush Family !!! 🎸🥰

[@JasonGianni]

One of the best choruses ever written by them! Geddy's melody over the keyboard progression is absolutely STELLAR!!!

[@greenehorn]

Every Rush song needs six listens. 1- overall first. 2- drums. 3- guitars. 4- bass. 5- lyrics. 6- overall again.

[@terrymoss758]

A fawn eyed girl with sun browned legs dances on the edge of his dreams…. Brilliant.

[@dogtownczar]

Thank you for reacting to Analog Kid. Its a family fav

[@magicfun35]

I saw Rush in Frankfort Germany during their signals tour featuring the song you reacted to on this channel. Bought the album afterwords helped solidify my love for the band.

[@moosewhizzerdave2066]

I was a junior in high school when this album was released, the New World Tour was my first show, April 1983. For a lot of kids, Subdivisions was the song that resonated with them personally, it got the radio play, it was played in concert until forever. But to me....THIS is the song that resonated with me so personally. The young boy dreaming about his future, about the girl he's got a crush on, so important to him, so absorbing, and then his mother calls him and breaks that moment....so incredibly poignant to me. It was so, so relatable. And just musically fantastic. I like Rush's entire catalog, but if I were to shortlist it to say a dozen songs that I felt were essential, The Analog Kid would be one of them.

[@carlgibbons5777]

Can you believe so many Rush fans back in the day thought that this record was the start of Rush's decline? LMAO! This record blows away ANYTHING they did in the 70's although I love that era as well. Rush's best 5 records came all in a row. Permanent Waves through Power Windows.

[@niged]

So glad your getting into 80's Rush. This is a fantastic track. Alex's solo is epic! Many great tracks to check out from Signals, Grace under Pressure and Power Windows from the 80's 👍👍🎶

[@dannychase1787]

Hands down best band ever. I so agree. The blueprint for a band. Great friends, great music, they respected each other so much. Went out on top without 10 farewell tours!

[@debbieplato5107]

Thank you for getting back to Rush. This is one of my favourite songs by them. Alex's solo is blistering!!

[@someguyontheinternet2714]

"Too many hands on my time. Too many feelings. Too many things on my mind."

[@BrendaNelson-ll4ls]

I Chose Analog Kid live to celebrate Geddy Lee's 70th Birthday on July 29th. Thank you for choosing this great Rush Song. My favorite Rush album is from the 80's Power Windows from 1985. I love every song on the album. Nick & Lex the songs on the album Middletown Dreams, Marathon, The Big Money, Manhattan Project, Mystic Rhythms, Emotion Detector, Territories, My favorite song on the album Grand Design. I hope one day you will react to all these amazing songs.

[@scott4482]

You've still missed the epic Necromancer

[@scottarnest8980]

Yes, yes, my favorite. Fountain of Lamneth too, or did they do that?

[@brentmassingale2161]

​@@scottarnest8980--yes, they did. Both songs are epic!!

[@michelemichele3375]

Thanks, Radish. Great job, NicknLex! 😻❤️

[@mvunit3]

Geddy must've got that custom made :P ;).

[@frankcastle5294]

Her disbelief @ 4:14 when the time changes and the big rich sound of the synthesizers kicks in is my absolute fav. She's adorable and you're a hell of a lucky guy. Long live Rush.

[@ChrisLegner-qp1yh]

This album dropped when I was a college freshman at an engineering school. "The Analog Kid" became my theme as I navigated life changes.

[@alejandrocanelo4721]

That Alex solo, for Christ Sake!!!!!

[@jimtatro6550]

My first concert ever was the Signals tour 1982, I was a 15 year old drummer and my life changed forever that night. R.I.P. Neil 😢

[@sethcashman1011]

More about the lyrics from a classic interview with Neil: Interviewer: I was re-reading the lyric sheet from Signals today. Much of what you wrote about made me think of you as the Mark Twain of rock lyrics - writing about Huckleberry Finn - or Tom Sawyer-type characters. Neil Peart: Well, that's certainly something that I relate to strongly. I basically come from a standard background like that. I grew up in the suburbs, but at the same time, most of my relatives had farms. So every summer or holiday I'd be out at the farm. I always had a very simple outlook on life as a response to that. When I first got into the big time, I did, and still do, find it very hard to relate to. I love playing drums and I love traveling. But I find a great deal of difficulty dealing with everything that surrounds that.

[@jimled50jl49]

Hi Guys, brilliant !!! My favourite track from this amazing album !!!! Wait till you do understand the lyrics ! Sooo good ! I remember making a cassette tape for my walkman, and it was all my favourite tracks from Rush albums, and I would walk to a mates house, miles away, instead of getting a taxi, just to listen to Rush when I was walking. It made the journey feel so short. I remember once going onto Blackpool promenade wearing roller skates, and listening to various tapes I had made. When I lived in Belfast there was a place with a roller skating rink, I would go to when I was about 13 years old, till I was 16. Great music and superb fun. There was always an announcement for the speed line .. if you were brave enough. I came off the rink to watch. Never took part myself. A line forms and moves around the circular rink like the second hand of a clock gradually getting bigger as people joined the line....The brave one at the head .... going faster & faster ....then ...they let go, and centrifugal force sent you flying !!!! Oh the memories of my youth. It was a disco on wheels. Oh .. I even remember the music for the speed line ... "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris ...a 60's instrumental. Great reaction to a brilliant track, thankyou ! Byeee Jim X

[@Alberto_1965_BR]

Great tune. This Alex solo is fantastic! Best Rush album

[@andrewtongue7084]

Signals was, to my mind, one of the best - I saw them twice on the European leg of the tour, once at Wembley, London, the other, the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham (as it was known then) in 1983, & by pure happenstance, happen to be wearing one of those forty year old tour shirts as I type; the dates on the back are almost faded out, but the Dalmation by the fire hydrant on the front is still as clear as day - go figure. Every young man at the time could identify with this kid's feelings - I certainly did. Awesome choice, Nick n' Lex - More from Signals, please.

[@courtneywallace871]

This and Losing It are my favorites off this album. BLISTERING solo from Alex. You guys need to start doing it like Just JP and read the lyrics after listening to the song.

[@robertljazz2796]

Listen to Middletown Dreams off Power Windows the layers of music and time changes plays out like your watching a movie to the soundtrack of their music !

[@JonEFever1]

My second all time favorite Rush song. That solo by Alex is so killer.

[@shawnhurley3815]

Love you two! I've been watching your channel for several years now! FYI. Both Geddy and Alex played the Taurus peddle synthesizer. Most often with Alex playing the bass notes while playing guitar, especially when playing twelve string, and Geddy playing the higher notes while playing keys, bass, or twelve string electric on his double neck! One of the myriad reasons why RUSH were, and always will be the greatest band ever! 👍

[@NicknLex]

Thank you so much for the support and info!! Hope we keep seeing you around! :) - Lex

[@richarddobson815]

I love it when you do a new Rush reaction Nick and Alexia. It always feels as if I'm hearing it for the first time as well. So I'm now hearing a song I've heard a hundred times with fresh ears; it's quite weird, but lots of fun!

[@kben036]

I love every song on Signals, it’s my go to Rush album. Since you reacted to Analog Kid, now maybe it’s time to react to Digital Man?

[@frankphantom-3698]

Hi guys hope you’re keeping well. Yes you can always use more Rush :) Great reaction as always.

[@steveshute3810]

The ovation the live audience gave Alex after his epic solo was electric and LOUD.

[@vinsgraphics]

I miss Rush so much … glad I got to see them (2nd last show, Irvine CA). Keep it up, there’s so much more!

[@mvunit3]

Haha! I was there with a friend, my brother and my girlfriend at the time. I was soo blessed to see that show and with good people that appreciated the music :). Though I was VERY sad that they didn't play "Losing It" at our show, but at the next venue in LA at the Forum, and that was the final show :(.

[@robertoneill1559]

Purchased this album the day it came out. A fav for sure.

[@Mormaqurial]

My dad bought me a cassette car stereo for my 17th birthday this album had just come out. And was the first cassette I bought. Great memories miss you dad.

[@juliebrockett3471]

Hi y’all!! Glad to see you hit up some RUSH!! Perfect song to come back to!! This is a perfect mixture of the old rock sound mixed with the newer synth stuff! Just a killer song! Is live to see y’all do it live! Hope you and all the family is well! Gos bless… from Texas!!

[@shgsr71]

One of my favorite guitar solos of all time

[@eaglesrule1415]

Nice reaction. Can't go wrong with Rush. Good stuff.

[@mikecronis]

"When I leave I don't know what I'm hoping to find, and when I leave I don't know what I'm leaving behind." Those lyrics started me on my life journey.

[@richardfeltman3018]

I was first introduced to Rush when I was just 6 years old in 1979. My neighbor introduced me to 2112. In 1981, I bought Moving Pictures on 8-track. Though many of the 70’s fans left Rush behind when they moved to synths in 1982 with Signals, for those longtime fans that never left, we just stuck by every album and enjoyed the fact that they were just so unpredictable. With that said, this song was the one that gives me such fond memories of my childhood. I listened to this album so much. I finally learned the main triplet riff only a few years ago for an acoustic version of this song a friend’s band was doing. He recorded it for an album he’s doing and I did all of the guitar tracks for this song. Thanks for reacting to it and bringing us all down memory lane.

[@scottmacdonald1826]

I gave this album a good amount of listens when it first came out and really liked it, but it's been a long time since I gave it a spin. I forgot how good of a Rush song this really is. I'm "working" my way through their discography chronologically and only a couple more before I get to enjoy this album again!!!

[@jardsonlima3134]

Eternal rush. Rush in Rio forever. Good vibes from Acre Brasil

[@michaeljones6948]

Remember on the signals uk tour (where a group of us went to most of the gigs),Alex broke a string at the very start of the guitar solo at one concert.He wasn’t too happy,but somehow pulled it together,great stuff.

[@yes_head]

DAT RIFF! 😍 A much tighter and relatively leaner production compared to later albums (huzzah Terry Brown), which really brings out the power trio elements these guys were masters of by this point. Plus it's fitting that "analog" is in the title because this was toward the end of the analog phase before everything went digital in the 80's (boo!) and those phat synths create such a thick backing in those more expansive sections.

[@peterf4552]

We have a black and white dog, and every time he stops to sniff a fire hydrant on a walk I always think of the album cover for Signals.

[@timshelton8535]

High school music for me. Blasting this on a hand held stereo or on my flea market speakers! Lol!

[@jamesmannheimer2755]

Now you guys need to listen to digital man off the same Album.

[@raybernal6829]

As I've discovered in my over 60 years on this planet ... The bands i enjoy dont produce bad music. Rush Chicago Steely Dan ELO are at the top of my list. Enjoy N & L reactions though i lean a little towards Alexa 😉🔥

[@jotave65]

Teo months ago, I fortunately find in a store the 40th Anniversary special edition Vinyl picture disc of SIGNALS. One of my favorite Rush albums and now one of my favorite vinyls. A gem.

[@jeffreycook2112]

With Rush being my favorite band since 1976, I always look forward to your Rush reactions. And this one was awesome as usual. I think you guys will really love the last song on the last ever Rush album, Clockwork Angels. It’s called The Garden. It brings tears to my eyes every time I listen to it. I am thinking you guys will probably have the same reaction. Very emotional.

[@michaelatkinson8291]

"The fawn eyed girl with sun browned legs dances on the edge of his dream." Sound familiar Nick ?😆

[@chriszilar3657]

So awesome to drive to! After discovering RUSH with Exit Stage Left at the time Power Windows came out, I started collecting their whole catalog…this album soon became my favorite. Then Hemispheres hooked me….this era is soooo good!

[@mattycobby27]

This is a great song and a great album. Signals really is one of their best. All of the songs are amazing and the album flows so well from beinning to end. Glad you enjoyed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Loke2112]

Older RUSH fan here. Saw them about a dozen times. As I get older I love this song more and more. It brings me such emotion as I grew up going from analog to digital and this just touches me so deeply. Thank you for finally getting around to it. Next up, same album. Digital Man.

[@scott4482]

Alex plain out kills it.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

That lead!

[@Anthony-nk4ky]

Always dors

[@kennethmccullough1342]

One of their best songs. So underrated

[@Greg-io1ip]

I say that after most Rush songs right afterwards. They have a lot of "best songs ever!".

[@joykeebler1916]

- 'Analog Kid' is personal favorite on this Album/Rush -

[@joykeebler1916]

- find the intended interpretated meanings of the 'fire hydrant'; the precisely cut summer lawn; and so, the Dalmatian in for of the meaning towards "Signals"...

[@ronnie6613]

Hey Guys, Really love this Album. One of My favourite Rush Albums. Love 80s Rush. Power Windows, is a BRILLIANT. Keep Rockin'🎸📀🎹 RONNIE Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🙂

[@phillipdillman8590]

Definitely a great song from a great album! No surprise that you both loved the song! I don't typically comment but you two are a joy to watch. Eventually, I will suggest songs from the Canadian group Saga as their fan base typically loves Rush. You two are a treasure!

[@itsmedrooms6071]

I love Neil’s lyrics on this one especially the chorus. I grew up in a state bordering Ontario and those lines really resonate with mental imagery from childhood. The hi hat pattern during the chorus was something I had to figure out when I first heard it and it still shows up in my playing occasionally to this day.

[@don-o-seven1437]

Analog Kid is my absolute favorite tune just speaks to me. Red Sector A is lyrically powerful. You are still in the 70s and moving into the 80s. Going to take a while to get to 2012.

[@stewartcarnes526]

A great song to watch live!

[@sethcashman1011]

Prioritizing the musical end of things on first listen is an excellent plan. Someone else (another great KZbinr) has been reacting to Clockwork Angels while reading the story and lyrics. He wondered whether paying so much attention to the story upfront was a good idea or whether it was actually getting in the way of focusing on the music. I think it's a valid point. I have loved this song since I first heard it in '82. Every last thing about it. The lyrics are semi-autobiographical and partially a continuation of the theme of the "restless dreams of youth" in the suburbs or the sticks.

[@plasticsurgerydisaster6180]

Analog Kid is one of my favourites, love the fast beat and just about everything in this song.

[@willcooper7345]

How can anyone NOT air drum to that! Speaking of the drumming, please not the BRILLIANT Crescendo of the drums that EXACTLY mirror Alex’s triplets riff leading into the 2 verses after the 1st chorus. Oh… bass is sublime… in the whole song… advancing the chord progression… and Alex’s face-melting solo. This is truly a hidden gem for the band.

[@davidrold9770]

Nick & Lex, I love when you listen to Rush. I probably say this every time you do Rush. But besides the Beatles, Rush has always been my favorite band. I started from the very beginning. I seen their very first concert with Neil Peart in America. They was the opening act for Uriah Heep with the middle act being Manfred Mann's Earth Band. I never missed them when they came to town, which is 26 times counting the 4 times they opened for other acts. I hope you have some more coming soon. One of my favorites off the Signals album is Losing. But what I would really love for you both to hear & I say this all the time to is. Please do The Garden from their last studio album Clock Work Angels. It's one of my all time favorite songs by them. It's just such a beautiful song & totally different from anything else they've ever done. It's got such a great message to it & It hits me even more since Neil's passing. Great video guys, keep up the good work.

[@docwho10th88]

When this part hits 4:13 my house vibrates at a body massaging 20hz!

[@cityhonors1]

🤗 What a pleasant surprise! 🥰 GM & thanks for the Rush reaction! 🥰🐰

[@TheCentralScrutinizerAgain]

Geddy bass is pure fire here, and on the whole album.

[@robertoneill1559]

Digital man needs a listen

[@Agg1E91]

Music takes you places. In this case, when Rush drops into that smooth synth/drum break, it *always* makes me think of my junior year in high school, learning how to use Apple //e computers and how I thought that technology was the greatest thing and that things were just going to get better and better because of it. These days, it's just more of the feeling associated with it, than the details.

[@AudiophileTubes]

RUSH = MASTERCLASS

[@kph1034]

More RUSH 🎉🎉. At last 😊

[@JeromeDukes]

The Analog Kid and the song Digital Man is like a part 1 and 2. The Analog Kid is like the dreamer drawn by the big city. Some say it's a reference to Neil, leaving the small town and traveling to the UK and eventually joining Rush and touring the world. Digital man, imo is a person who's a workaholic, constantly on the go. There is a reference where the band says the idea for the song was based on a guy doing studio work for them and talking about how busy he was with no time to rest. There are two movies that kinda bring the idea of the songs to the big screen. The Secret of my Success (Micheal J Fox) is the Analog Kid, dreaming of the big city and Click (Adam Sandler) is the Digital Man, constantly on the go and has no time for family and living life. Ironically both Fox and Sandler are Rush fans, which makes me wonder if both songs had an influence on the movies.

[@PrattDirkLerxst]

I read in his book the story. It was autobiographical from when he was on vacation with his family, and a fawn-eyed girl that he never forgot.

[@robertoneill1559]

Funny, over the years I kinda think they just got better expressing themselves and evolving as only few do. Just a humble observation

[@markandersen5187]

So I go Back-and-forth with Moving Pictures and Signals as my favorite Rush albums...this song is stellar Rush and is only #3 on this album for me behind Subdivisions and Digital Man(both in my Top 10)...amazing record! This song is definitely in my top 20 Rush and probably inside top 15...ranking 11-20 is harder than 1-10 for my favorite band!!!🤘

[@TheCentralScrutinizerAgain]

in my top 10, fantastic song, total Classic.

[@charlesdbruce]

I 'think' this may be the first song where Lifeson uses an pitch shifter in a guitar solo. I think he uses it again in "The Weapon" from Signals. Then in the next album, he uses one in "Distant Early Warning" and "Red Sector A".

[@niged]

Analogue Kid is awesome live!

[@generoberts9151]

Hi guys it’s Rush. Expect the unexpected! Haven’t tuned in for a while. I recollect when this album first came out , I had a hard time adjusting to the change in style to the keyboard dominance but now I love most of it. May I suggest “Digital Man”. Probably my favorite tune in this album. Kind of a sequel to Analog Kid. Cheers. Congrats on your continued success.

[@mvunit3]

My FAVE as well from the album :).

[@PaulHilburger]

Most underrated Rush song, ever

[@4xtech]

one of the many solos by Alex that makes my hairs stand on end! Rush is the greatest band

[@roberthussey595]

I heard The Analog Kid before the Signals album was released…it was April 6,1982 in Baton Rouge…they also played Subdivisions … hearing it then I thought Analog Kid was better…

[@Greg-io1ip]

Rush's catalog is so fertile, so deep. Fantastic song in between masterpieces. To me: Another Masterpiece by Rush.

[@berndbrakemeier1418]

Geilomat! Wurde aber auch Zeit, dass jemand diesen Song mal wieder auf der Karte hat. Danke schön!

[@leemiracle6840]

One of Alex best solos ever!

[@stevectg2601]

I have seen them play this song live a few times. It's such an amazing track! "The Weapon" and "Digital Man" are some of my other favorites on the Signals album.

[@niged]

Digital Man is a great follow up track to Anologue Kid.