Rappers React To RUSH "Best Intro Ever"!!!

[@michaelkogut7661]

Angus Young is a showman, not a great guitar player

[@Hollywood6IX]

ABSOLUTLEY. This was more than a reaction, this was an experience. Thanks for everything Uncle Mike.

[@michaelkogut7661]

@@Hollywood6IX glad you enjoyed it. I knew you would. Have an awesome holiday weekend 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@rorshakks]

I used to think Angus wasn't that good but his solos are pretty good. He's no Alex obviously.

[@siddokis2945]

Angus is great.......for AC/DC. Technique-wise very one-dimensional compared to Alex tho.

[@michaelkogut7661]

@@siddokis2945 agreed

[@FamilyGuyRoks6]

Neil Peart is the guy who most drummers will say is one of their major influences. he was an absolute machine, nicknamed "The Professor". he also was their lyricist too. he passed away back in January 2020 from Brain Cancer. RIP to the Legend!!

[@showi1267]

Whaaaaaat. Really ?! I didn't know, God damnit this damn year. Edit : This makes me miss Concerts so much holy shit.

[@shawnkitchen691]

As the saying goes..... He's your favorite drummer's favorite drummer.......

[@wannabet2647]

RIP 🙏 Neil Peart

[@2112paulyg2]

Like the drummer for the Food Fighters said. Who tthe fuck lets the fucking drummer write the lyrics. RUSH does

[@niklas2378]

neil will be so missed, he is the one and you cant replace him.. best drummer ever

[@scottbiaggi3999]

The two cannot be compared, Rush is simply the pinnacle of hard rock/rock, PERIOD

[@MarkoMakela-kk7qf]

There won't be another band like Rush in thousand years or ever... I agree with you.

[@tammiec4937]

Alex Lifeson all day!🤘🤘🤘 Been a Rush fan since I was 15. It’s about time he is being recognized.

[@ryanbeckett1175]

Alex is absolutely one of the greatest guitar players of all time. Usually goes unnoticed because of how great Neil is on drums. The Working Man live in Cleveland is my favorite to see and hear Alex shred the guitar. That's just an amazing performance across the board.

[@janfranceschi8458]

They all 3 are masters with their tools, resulting in a magnificent result. One without the other are none!

[@jimmy.peralta]

He literally makes every list, I don't know what are you talking about 🤷‍♂️

[@edharris6456]

It’s stunning to me that as great as Alex is… he may be the weakest musician in the group, because he is Great… but Geddy and Neil may well be the Greatest modern player on their instruments…

[@elianad2083]

​@@edharris6456I disagree. They are all three virtuosos on their instruments. To say Alex is the "weakest"..well that's just sad. Any real Rush fan would not say that. Alex is as bad*as as it gets..

[@edharris6456]

@@elianad2083 I think you misunderstood me… we agree… Alex is a spectacular, Iconic player and in any other band he would be the biggest name in the band… But in Rush he is the superstar who doesn’t get noticed until you pay attention. Where the others are obvious superstars on their instruments.

[@52ndWarhawkGerbil]

The thing about Alex Lifeson is that he is more than capable of playing really busy, virtuoso guitar parts, and he displays this skill on multiple occasions. However, he was more focused on fulfilling his role in the song. Geddy Lee and Neil Peart both played very melodic, busy parts and if Alex was playing that way too the music would be too muddled. His skill was more in choosing to play chords and chord voicings that were very unconventional for rock music. He laid down the harmonic framework for the music and knew to stay out of the way of Geddy and Neil because he knew that if all three of them played the same way the music would be crap. A quote I’ve heard before about Alex Lifeson goes something like “Many guitarists played parts that seemed impossible to play, whereas Alex Lifeson played notes you would never have thought to play. He is a very intellectual guitar player and his skill and virtuosity is very subtle and nuanced compared to someone like Steve Vai.

[@siddokis2945]

Exactamundo brother.

[@Wazoodust]

I believe the magic of Rush is not that they play a ton of interesting notes, but they leave a musical space for all of them to be heard.

[@frankphillips7436]

Very well said.

[@dquaidman]

Alex has always played on the edge of chaos and madness but has never gone over it. Well, apart from Caress of Steel, but even then, he didn't go that far over it. :D

[@philstone3859]

No doubt, great assessment of our guys.

[@jaywitt5171]

La Villa Strangiato official video or Live in Cleveland is an absolute must to hear Alex's masterpiece. It is a masterpiece!

[@tonywhite6054]

Try YYZ live in Rio. The crowd sings the instrumental parts. A heck of a experience.

[@tonygarza4200]

I second that 👍

[@lukehansen8593]

I third that

[@AmishStud98]

Absolutely. The studio version is a great technical piece. The live version is an EVENT.

You beat me to it. That video is amazing! Thousands of people jumping, dancing, and singing to a song that has no lyrics!

[@lesliehatch844]

Oh my gosh, yessss!!!

[@Paul_Oz]

I'm a fifty-something year old fart and Rush was the soundtrack of my high school and college years. Got the chance to see them on five separate occasions and they never failed to deliver a phenomenal show. so glad a younger generation is picking these guys up.

[@tomperugini189]

Song ..headlong flight....this one 40 years later..is fucking above and beyond

[@tommyblackwell3760]

Perfect way for them to go out. RIP Professor!

[@Steveoqotsa]

Live R40 sounds fucking incredible in my car..!!!

[@PromLesbian]

Alex Lifeson is sooooo Underrated ‼️

[@tomperugini189]

He doesnt lose sleep over that..know thy self approach

[@pasqualecandelora2878]

Among his peers he is highly respected. But because he was in a band with arguably the best rock drummer and bassist it gives the appearance that he is under rated.

[@tomperugini189]

@@pasqualecandelora2878 either way ..lifeson.never loses sleep..lol..to the thyne own self be' true..

[@ryanagee5044]

Watch his introduction speech into the RocknRoll hall of fame

[@PromLesbian]

@@ryanagee5044 blah blah....blah, blah blah lol Great suggestion!

[@jayflach3408]

The washer and dryer were an inside joke about the amp stack that Lifeson plays. Also you put Alex in any other band he would be the star, but you got him in there with the greatest drummer and just the sheer talent of ged he gets under rated.

[@garya7893]

I i blame the 80s on Alex being under rated The synth and the effects on his guitar pushed his sound back in the mix I am 57 and im a fan of Moving pic and earlier stuff its what i grew up on.

[@johnladd8421]

totally agree

[@siddokis2945]

Plus he wasn't one to show off, he played what was necessary to fill out the sound in a three piece band.

[@jayflach3408]

You forgot some of his crazy arpeggios.

[@EPIzen24]

@Randall V Kid Gloves is the hidden gem of Grace Under Pressure.

[@sammyinbrooklyn]

Yes yes yes!!!! Alex is it! 40 years of being a fan. This makes me feel so validated. I saw them 32 times since 1982. I remember seeing the washing machines like wtf. lol Thank you so much for this. I’m 53 now and I keep track of my life by Rush albums. Try Beneath Between and Behind or Mission. XOXOX

[@bayareathrasher666]

Only seen them 9 times, did you see when Primus opened? Presto tour I think or was that Mr Big?

[@sammyinbrooklyn]

@@bayareathrasher666 I think Primus was Roll The Bones. I’ve seen Mr Big so many times because of them I could puke. I wish I appreciated Candlebox when they opened but everyone was booing them off the stage. When you go to see Rush, you wanna see Rush. Rush is so polite, talented, no drama, but sometimes the fans weren’t as polite to opening bands. At least not here in the NYC area.

[@ricolync]

Snakes & Arrows tour they finally got to Finland for the first time ever. And they had grillovens on stage with big turkeys in them roasting! After the show they threw turkeylegs from a basket to the first row! 😆

[@roniw333]

My first show was in 1984, I was 11. I saw them 27 times. So sad that I will never get to see them again.

[@roniw333]

@@bayareathrasher666 I saw that tour, I don't think it was Presto. I now have tickets to see Primus doing a Rush tribute. They are playing the Farewell to Kings album.

[@ceilingunlimited2430]

That intro is so fun. The sound is just so throaty, and as an ensemble they are so tight it is incredible. You don't hear one of them coming in early or holding a note too long because it doesn't happen. Effortlessly tight.

[@michaelkeller6223]

It constantly amazes how they can make such complex music sound so great live! EVERY time!

[@wannabet2647]

Cause their Gods 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@stewartcooke217]

Yeah that was Jerry Stiller, he does the video intro telling the band to get on stage. Funny dream sequence with him waking up saying “ What did they put in my tea?”. The dryers and vending machine because Geddy plugged through the p.a. system,so with Alex having his amps stacked they wanted to balance of the stage. Try La Villa Strangiato a instrumental masterpiece.☮️🇨🇦

[@1639danmcc]

That intro + their first song is them warming up for the next 2 1/2 hrs of great entertainment!

[@scott4482]

It's A medley of 6 songs, 1 from each of the six studio albums that came before Permanent Waves, the album that contains Spirit of Radio. ACDC is cool but as for talent Angus isn't qualified to carry Alex's guitar. ACDC found a riff and rode it for 40 years. Alex invents a new sound for every song.

[@red_reaper]

Well said, Alex has got to be the most underrated guitarist in rock history! I love Angus, I think he's a great guitarist, but I don't see him writing something like La villa Strangiato!

[@2112paulyg2]

I don't know if this is true, but I've read more than once that a reporter asked Eddie VanHalen what I've like being the best guitarist. Eddie said I dont know. Go ask Alex Lifeson

[@scott4482]

@@2112paulyg2 Anecdotal, there's no trustworthy documentation to verify that story. Despite that, it would have been true had it actually happened.

[@2112paulyg2]

@@scott4482 I'm not claiming it to.be true. Its something I read on here sone time ago. Until I read it I had never heard of such a thing either. I didn't claim it as true, or said it was true. It could have been someone just talking out of their ass to get attention. Eddie was pretty damn good. Alex is damn good. Better than Eddie good? Thats not for me to say. I don't play guitar. I just know they're both pretty damn good in their own way

[@2112paulyg2]

@@scott4482 Disregard my comment. I totally misread your reply. I thought you were calling me a liar. I was responding that it wasn't my quote. Once I went back ad read more thoroughly I understand what you wrote. You were agreeing with what I wrote even though there is no proof

[@sharon25519]

Never a bad time at a Rush concert. I so miss following them around. RIP Neil.

[@mycroft16]

Seeing them in person was life altering. The raw amount of sound melts your face. It is an o slaught of awesome. Not bad for 3 old Canadian dudes. For every 1 note your regular band plays Rush plays about 15. Alex just makes it look so damn smooth. Effortless. Like you said he and Ged were having a conversation in the middle of that insane playing.

[@tomperugini189]

You guys are awesome..keep diggin into rush..i grew up minutes from them.at 15 yrs of age my first rush show....been a FAN 40 years..saw them live 8 times in Toronto my home town as is rush spirit of radio studio version next the sauce never ever runs out with rush

[@markmaloney3140]

Shout out from a Niagara trash talker!!!

[@wizardsuth]

8:41 "Is that what's keeping the time? The washer and dryer?" -- No, Neil was keeping the time. He was so precise he told time how quickly to pass.

[@danlatour6360]

Seen every tour from 1978 to the 30th anniversary tour, then health issues ended the streak. But I made it to a couple more after that. Best band ever.

[@dalem8332]

This is phenomenal! I've been a RUSH fan since they were playing small clubs here in Ontario Canada with original drummer John Rutsey. Followed them on their rise to international success worldwide. Saw them live many many times over the years. Always incredible! Geddy, Alex and Neil..3 Master Class musicians. Pure magic!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🎼🎵🎶

[@herkimertryon]

Got to see them live 4 times...twice in the 80's and their last 2 tours. A 40 year career, all masters of their craft. The R40 tour was an amazing farewell, thank you guys for what you have given us!

[@Kevin_Fiol]

Smokey steals the show on this one! He was rocking a fierce smile the WHOLE song... then watching him geek out talking about the performance and his love of their talent... Giddy as a school girl 😍 🥰 We Trash Talkers win, on this one :)

[@ZordimuZ]

Angus' playing makes me want to drink. Alex's playing makes my mind want to wander and occasionally cry.

[@matthewhoag2609]

If you really want to see Alex shred, check out Working Man live from Cleveland 2011. It’s the closer for a 3-hour show with a 30 song set list, and these guys can still bring the energy. BTW they are all pushing 60 here. They are by far the best sounding band I’ve ever heard live.

[@jpgcne]

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[@tiffanykennedy8397]

My votes for Alex! Great song choice for this competition.

[@AndreAguiar]

Been to every tour since Presto and have watched a bunch of videos and documentaries and yet watching this still gives me goosebumps. Can’t stress how fortunate we are to have witnessed such an amazingly talented band by 3 guys who are so down to earth it’s not even funny. They genuinely have a grand time on stage and it shows.

[@reset-xs9ql]

so many emotions as I watch the concert's intro.. tears in my eyes, but not each from sadness. Talk about driving it down the audiences throat. Rush was amazing.

[@traceyclemons7800]

One of the most underrated guitarists of our lifetime!..glad when we were on the live chat we threw his name in there! Been a devout RUSH fan since I was 8 or 9 yrs old when my older brother brought my first 8 track cassette home..RIP to Neil Peart as well as My brother who gave my first RUSH experience!!

[@JoannaGalacticTutor]

hardest working rock band ever - how you can tell - they are genius and precise at it

[@rikgoon]

I love your reaction after you guys watch this medly of songs. Each segment represents a song from each of their first six albums that leads into "The Sprit of Radio" from their 7th album. The songs in order are: "Finding My Way", "Anthem", "Bastille Day", "Passage to Bangkok", "Cygnus X-1, Book 1: The Voyage", "Cygnus X-1, Book 2, Hemispheres" and "The Sprit of Radio". I'm very happy that the sprit of Rush carries on with your generation.

[@morrisgautreau6704]

Even though TOOL is my Favorite band, I feel RUSH are better musicians. RUSH is the influence of so many bands! You couldn't find a better RABBIT HOLE to go down! The Drum Solos for this R30 show and the RUSH IN RIO concert are the best ever. Yes, Alex is underrated!!!

[@dees1116]

There is a ton of Rush influence in Tools music.

[@morrisgautreau6704]

@@dees1116 I also hear TOOL's influence's in one particular RUSH album! Snakes and Arrows. Just the beginning of "Far Cry" sounds like something TOOL would do!

[@stellarichard4060]

I'm 6 months away from turning 70 yrs old. Music was and still is my " therapy" . However, for some unknown rhyme or reason, I never listened to Rush back in the day but since I've discovered them mostly on KZbin reaction videos, I'm hooked. Man oh man, they're unbelievable! 3 amazing, talented musicians...wow wow wow. I was a big concertgoer, probably spent more $$$ on concert tickets than I did on clothes, make-up, etc. I'm absolutely sure I would've gone to their concerts but I missed out big time. And I'm Canadian to boot 😳😔😓

[@morrisgautreau6704]

@@stellarichard4060 So glad you found RUSH, never too late to discover new and wonderful music. MUSICISLIFE!

[@nickrobichaud3459]

Rush is my favorite band ..however I've been listening to Tool as well and they are fantastic

[@katherineortega6442]

The RUSH rabbit hole goes very deep but worth the trip. The most amazing band ever. There will never be another band like RUSH. I'm so thankful I lived through the time of RUSH. The soundtrack of my life

[@ceilingunlimited2430]

As far as I'm concerned, when you do that competition for the 70's, Alex wins. Then he goes on to win the 80's. After that, he rides the momentum wave and takes the 90's. To emphasize the point he then takes the 00's, and to cap it he places right around the top in the 10's even though he only had music in half of that decade.

[@surfeit5910]

Perfect

[@winstonlane708]

Say That … Preach … Tell it!!! AMEN 🙏🏾

[@cs5384]

If you haven't heard his recent releases he has them on his website: alexlifeson.com/playlist/alex-lifeson/ He's also putting out another recording, not sure when but it's in the works. I like his new sound but I do not care for his singing parts. It's just unnecessary but god listen to Kabul Blues, it's a work of art.

[@winstonlane708]

@@cs5384 thank you 🙏🏾 good looking out!

[@RiverOfHate88]

Ha ha ha , I need more than 1 like button for your comment 🤓🤓🤓

[@justinshook5332]

You guys will be getting mad head nods rocking those T-shirts.

[@joedrouillard3419]

Must watch,WORKING MAN, LIVE IN CLEVELAND!!! ROCK ON!!!

[@veevamm3642]

RUSH has a huge sound for a 3 piece band. Godfathers of ROCK

[@MarcoBosma]

Love this guys! ♥️ Good to see your enthusiasm, Rush is of another level. You will enjoy more of their work, this was in 2004, celebrating 30 years Rush. This was recorded in Germany. All 3 were 51 years old here. Can you imagine to make a last studio album in 2012, 59 years old....listen to Headlong Flight studio version to be impressed by some old dudes.

[@thefogfriendlyoldguy1627]

And did you notice Getty Lee playing killer bass, while singing and while playing the pedals on the keyboard at the same time?

[@tomperugini189]

Closer to the heart...witch hunt..btw..rush are friends with many super rock groups....

[@mickeythered]

Witch hunt gives me goosebumps. As a 60 yr old lifelong Rush fan this one still applies. I would definately be burned at the stake. Witch, lesbian, pagan, subversive..... Rock out!

[@markgagliardi1774]

Great reaction. You guys already did “working man” but check out the live in Cleveland version… epic and Lifeson is particularly great on this one. Worth doing it again. Looking forward to when you go down the rush rabbit hole. So many great songs. Natural science, necromancer and of course 2112. List goes on and on. Cheers

[@CygnusKC]

It's awesome to see in your faces and hear in your voices that you "get" it. Believe it or not, there ARE people out there (and who claim to know music) who absolutely HATE Rush. It makes you wonder what the hell they are listening to that they think is better. This is like Rock and Roll's All-Star team... but only if this All-Star Team were to say: "You know what? We'll play your asses and win with only us THREE guys... you bring as many as you want and give it your best shot, sucka."

[@Wizzard033]

The "intro" before 'Spirit of the Radio' was about 20 pieces of other masterpieces they weren't able to play at the venue. Rush is amazing

[@tobiashoyden2644]

Spirit of Radio is the first song off of their 8th album together. The intro was the first song from the previous 7.

[@RSGill1903]

I was 17 when I first heard them back in 1974 on my trusty transistor radio. Blew me away. Been a fan since.

[@Efferri]

RUSH RUSH RUSH RUSH RUSH RUSH!!!!! Hard to focus on Alex when you got a goat behind him. So much talent between the three of them!

[@johangambleputty7658]

My man, that stage could be a petting zoo 🐐🐐🐐, nothing but GOATS up there!

[@rhapsodyinglue8758]

@@johangambleputty7658 damn skippy!

[@Artistic_Exploits]

I can't tell you how happy I was to discover this reaction. I saw Rush for the first time in 1984 at Maple Leaf Gardens, as well as many other times since, and that was incredible... but if they had opened with this medley, I would have lost my mind. This has been the epitome of the Rush experience ever since I found it online. I've waited ages for a reaction to this intro, never believing it was coming. Thanks for granting my wish.

[@kingjames1308]

Rush was one of a kind. There will never be another like them. With passing of Neil, the world lost something special. Its really sad I won't be able to see them again, seeing them live always made me smile

[@burnoutn9]

When we lived in Austell our next door neighbor (who also watched our son for his first 4 years) dated Alex Lifeson and when Rush came through in the early 2000's she got us tickets and backstage passes for us and her daughter...the day of the concert the 5 of us went and had dinner with the guys and then she took our son home and we went to the concert with them in their limo...of all the bands I've hung out with Rush was the most laid back...

[@jerryg1708]

I suggest you TrashTalkers react to all the songs Rush played in the intro!

[@jamesmorrill9650]

Here is some RUSH you need to check out. 1 Xanadu from Exit Stage Left 1981 2 YYZ from RUSH In Rio 3 La Villa Strangiato 4 Neil Pearts Drum Solo Live From Frankfurt Germany 5 2112 Working Man Live in Cleveland 6 The Camera Eye 7 The Garden

[@amybradshaw1902]

Rush is the greatest band in the entire universe. BEST concerts I’ve ever been to. 3hrs. 2 drum solos. 15 min guitar solo. Mind blowing bass solo. My life was changed after every show. RIP “Professor “ Neil Peart.

[@zerglilngvet5428]

rush best band ever.

[@timwright4361]

💯

[@GG-iu6xd]

Alex Lifeson is on another level of musicianship. Angus is great player and performer but this is not even a contest.

[@loudnoises213]

Great selection! Best Canadian band to ever bless us with their grace. keep on rockin' in the free world guys! Devildriver - The Mountain Unearth - Endless

[@toronto57]

Dude, if you had ever had the chance to see Rush Live, you would of walked out of the concert, say what the fuck did I just see? Saw Rush 5 times, I was left saying best concerts ever after each one... You want to see a live version of alex, killing it on guitar, la villa strangiato live exit stage left.. Glad to see your starting to jump into the Rush Rabbit hole.. Cheers..

[@proulxr2002]

Totally agree with you! Seen them a few times over the years as well and was always blown away each time! Cheers from Canada! 🍻🇨🇦

[@melissamurphy3177]

Can't say enough listening to these beautiful men!!! Makes you smile and your little hearts with joy and smiles for days-years!!!! So many great memories forever embedded in my head!!!!!

[@dianaa9826]

ALEX LIFESON HANDSDOWN!!!!!!!! Great reaction guys.. How about reacting to "Anthem" from Neil Pearts debut album .. RUSH=LEGENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jaysing5482]

I could request Rush songs all day, the Rush rabbit hole is so deep.......hope u guys go down it.......it's 40 years of genius

[@goose300183]

It's so great watching their live performances! What really comes across is just how EFFORTLESS this was for them! There's only 3 of them, but they sound as if there's at least 5 of them. Geddy especially is a gifted multi-instrumentalist. And yes, while they are playing complex and great music, they are still very casual and can just decide to have a chat in the middle of it all. The talent is just awe-inspiring honestly

[@RGP0503]

We have arguably the top three in their fields. Alex Lifeson on guitar, Geddy Lee on bass and, of course Neil Peart on drums. Awesome talents every one! Thanks for this. Awesome channel guys!

[@winstonlane708]

💯

[@dcmanuel7232]

That intro was part of a song off of every one of their albums in order up to Permanent Waves (and the whole Spirit of Radio on that one).

[@edwinmercer9525]

As this reaction was 3 years ago, I doubt you'll see this , but I am always AMAZED by the amount of sound created by only 3 people!!!! Thanks, great reaction.

[@Robinsos79]

Talk to any prog rock or metal band today and they will likely tell you that Rush was a huge influence on them growing up. Also, the song where you said it sounded like just a chill bar room pool-playing song is Passage to Bangkok. You have to check it out. Tool used to play the intro in concert before they would drop into Cold and Ugly.

[@EPIzen24]

Bangkok is a jam, to say the least. The best live version is the Exit Stage Left version, but unfortunately I don't think there is video of it

[@wmason1961]

I have seen Rush twice. Once in the 70s, during their 2112 tour. I have always that that playing bass, while playing the organ with his foot and singing all at the same time is mind-boggling. Anytime I see the lights come on the crowd (yes they have been doing it since the early years and it literally is a rush) in a Rush concert video, I have to search for myself in the crowd. My friend was waving his crutches from the floor.

[@inkubuzz]

The solo on the studio version of Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize was played by Alex Lifeson

[@mikeg3439]

7 years old, Anthem was my favorite song, made me feel better on days when I felt like crying, days when I just felt alone. To this day I can't hear that song without smiling. So glad my oldest brother let me listen to his albums (Rush, Led Zep, Yes, Kool and the Gang, Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, so many bands that kept me company as a little kid).

[@zerglilngvet5428]

rush-freewill

[@EchoesDaBear]

Great reaction guys! That first 'medley' is called the R30 Overture. A celebration of 30 years of Rush!! Songs are from the first 6 albums, which segue into The Spirit of Radio, and they are: Finding My Way, Anthem, Bastille Day, A Passage To Bangkok, Cygnus X-1, Book I: The Voyage, & Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres. Saw this tour, here in their hometown of Toronto - outdoor venue, incredible summer night. When they played this, it blew ALL of our minds! Such precision, and a perfect retrospective of their 30 year career! Their setlist that night was nothing short of amazing!

[@Gregory7518]

Listening to this makes me want to hear your thoughts on "A Passage to Bangkok" from the 2112 album.

[@markmaloney3140]

I just listened to 2112 yesterday. Timeless....

[@tommyblackwell3760]

@@markmaloney3140 It's in regular rotation at my house, my kids (11 & 13) are hardcore Rush heads.....parenting done right!

[@markmaloney3140]

Good job!!!!

[@phlipmode1]

I’m totally here for the Rush rabbit hole. I saw them in Feb ‘92 for the “Roll the Bones” tour. What an excellent show. So much audience participation. The energy was so infectious.

[@tomperugini189]

Theres more..again with rush..the sauce never ever runs out..welcome to the rush army 🤣

[@davidransom4703]

more like welcome to the rush galaxy

[@tomperugini189]

@@davidransom4703 well said

[@sggjose]

I'm stoked that I got to see them life in Puerto Rico. As a hobbyist drummer, Neil has been a huge influence to me. His departure was very sad to me and as I type this, I get emotional. Rush is a fantastic group and their music it timeless. RIP, Professor.

[@marksherrick]

the washing machines are Geddy's joke, he doesn't use stage amps, so he finds things to put on his area of the stage just to be funny. This tour was washing machines, which he would occasionally pull a tshirt out of and throw into the crowd. Other times he had those big chicken roaster things like from Boston Market, or more vending machines.

[@bobcarn]

Alex is an amazing guitarist. He just keeps playing and playing and playing. A lot of people will look at other guitarists and say "I wish I could play like that", but a lot of guitarists listen to Alex and say "I wish I had thought of that!" He is so imaginative and talented. This isn't common knowledge, but Rush would put on a concert, and afterward Alex would be back in his hotel room and would play his guitar to unwind. He just plays and plays and plays.

[@tomperugini189]

Rush documentary .beyond a lighted stage

[@workingman6681]

That was UNBELIEVABLE!!! Please do the rabbit hole!!

[@scottshields113]

If you want to see a Lifeson masterpiece. La Villa Strangiato. An instrumental based on his nightmares he was having.

[@johangambleputty7658]

A Lerxst in Wonderland

[@bayareathrasher666]

Went to this tour, it was fantastic.. just like you are seeing

[@markbrinton6790]

"That was absolutely epic". Yes, that's Rush. Every. Single. Time.

[@joshuacunningham5009]

Godsmack drum duel. You guys will love it

[@juliemanarin4127]

Rush...an amazing band! That drummer second only to Bonham! You should do the whole first side of 2112!

[@johnplaster4536]

Limelight, Freewill, Fly by Night, Red Barchetta, Witch Hunt, Natural Science, By-tor and the Snow Dog, Cygnus X-1, Roll the Bones, The Pass, Subdivisions, The Trees, A Passage to Bangkok are all great Rush songs to experience!

[@jamesmannheimer2755]

Natural science, Rush at their best. Prog doesn't get any better than natural science

[@andyreid6826]

@Randall V can't go wrong either way.

[@andyreid6826]

@Randall V sweet!

[@johangambleputty7658]

So true! I'm a drummer, and I've always loved the fill Peart plays in that song. He has tons of tasty fills, but that one is my favorite.

[@LaongeLizard]

I’m having a great time…watching YOU guys have a great time…watching RUSH have a great time…watching their crowd having a great time. That is what RUSH does. Perfect musicianship, perfect entertainment, perfect experience with every listening and viewing.

[@priestofsyrinx4931]

I know you already reacted to Working Man, but if you want to see Alex Lifeson kill it, watch Working Man Live in Cleveland. Your faces will melt!

[@Gary-zq9dr]

Yes!!!

[@ecat130]

I was afraid his guitar would melt too.

[@somecallmetim2112]

Geddy pipes his bass, keys, and pedals through the house sound, removing the huge amp stack behind him, so they began filling up the space with popcorn machines, dryers, etc... and they kept doing the dryers for every tour after. This is a recent tour, within the past 12 years (R30) with the band in their 50s. Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist, passed away a few years ago from cancer. This video is a medley of some of their best songs over the years. Take the plunge down the Rush Rabbit Hole, and you'll have a new sub here. RUSH ARMY IS HERE!

[@cityhonors1]

40yrs of watching Alex 🎸 guitar faces wins it for me just on GP! 🤯 That and he's the better guitarist! 🍿🐰

[@Scooter730]

Your Rush rabbit hole awaits...Alex Lifeson is perhaps the greatest yet most underrated guitarist of all time...I am certain that by now others have told you that the intro was a compilation of some of their greatest early songs intros. These guys were perfectionists. When they put a song together they would have it perfect, period. Live and studio were often exactly the same minus the crowd. Thank you for covering this great band....please do more!

[@danielrenner5632]

Rush will be in any best guitarist, bassist, and drummer contest you do. 😂

[@winstonlane708]

PLANET 🌎 G.O.A.T

[@mlinderict]

Oh, my!!! You are the first reaction to catch the fact that the dryers are mic'd! SUBSCRIBED! Yes, it goes along with the other comments about "visual balance" on stage. They used to toss t-shirts to the audience. They said "from dryer 1, 2, or 3." 😆🤣 IIRC, this intro covers the albums Rush, Fly by Night, Caress of Steel, 2112, Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres, and Permanent Waves.

[@carlwarrell3216]

This intro is a montages of a lot of there early song that they don't play much anymore. This is from their R30 video that you need to check out.

[@timopaakkonen6462]

Yeah that is a medley of Rush songs followed by The Spirit of Radio, not an intro really, but it is great of course. :)

[@artura16]

Saw them over 35 years…. They are the GOAT… you will never see the likes of them again.. a gift from the Gods❤

[@davidruiz3523]

Rush will practice thier show in entirely prior to the show. These guys are perfectionist. You just heard the intros to several songs prior to Spirit of the Radio. The man's face on the screen was Jerry Stiller from Sienfeld. He was George Castanzas dad. He was a good friend of Rush and a die hard fan.

[@wannabet2647]

RIP Jerry Stiller he was great on Seinfeld 🙏

[@sharon25519]

I absolutely loved the crowd. You can't truly get the energy from the crowd in a video.

[@ritchmoore1442]

One Little Victory Live in Rio has some sweet drumming as well.

[@davero158]

Awesome reaction video guys!

[@thatsnice99]

Angus young? Maybe cooler riffs, but only 10% the talent of Alex Lifeson.

[@adammichener987]

For real. I think AC/DC is super overrated

[@thatsnice99]

@@adammichener987 they simply don’t know, but that’s ok. John petrucci is better than lifeson , but that’s ok also.

[@shawnkitchen691]

Is it even that close?? Lol

[@AttackChefDennis]

It's just really different kind of music Canadian prog rock versus Australian hard rock not the same

[@thatsnice99]

@@AttackChefDennis true. But the talent is incomparable.