REACTION! RUSH Distant Early Warning 1984 GRACE UNDER PRESSURE Album FIRST TIME HEARING

[@JustinPanariello]

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[@morganrothe9911]

Very atmospheric album

[@fredfirth3834]

One of my favorite albums from Rush.

[@oldgoldandblack1]

The Police thing is a bit of mutual admiration. Sting spent some time with Rush at Le Studio, heard what they were doing with sequencers and came back to Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland with "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic." And that doesn't sound like Rush at all, but there were some things he heard that led to that idea. Anyway, I have a feeling you'll love this one after hearing it again. Like many others have said, it is intense and goose-bump inducing live.

[@oldgoldandblack1]

Oh, and I don't get the "the guitars were buried on Signals" thing, either. But what Alex does on this album is very different and probably some of his best work in a certain fashion. It is VERY hard to replicate. You'll notice in a few of the songs the guitar lines kind of snake along and evolve instead of repeating.

[@lancepatton6607]

This is a great album. Alex’s guitar parts are amazing. To me, this is the perfect balance between guitar and synth. Alex blows me away here.

[@JonEFever1]

Absolutely love this album.

[@DFitz-bk7dj]

This was the First tour I saw Rush on. Great Album, Great Concert.....

[@mletrout7942]

This is one of my favorite albums, very glad we made it finally.

[@timlamb6196]

It helps to light one up to get the vibe of this song. Don't do it anymore but back when I was 17 in 84 it actually helped me to understand the vibe. Once you connect with the song on the right level you will see it is a masterpiece.

[@rickthestiks9240]

the owner of le studio based at morin-heights québec. said about neil that he was very intelligent and he was a bird watcher! thats why we hear some birds melody on some songs like this one. genius.🎸🥁🎸

[@danalioto3146]

Love it! Can't wait for the next song. 😢

[@obiwanbenobi4943]

Thanks! Excellent ear worm to have in my head all day. :) :) :) Love it. Keeping on...

[@johndillon7399]

The guitar work on this song is really impressive

[@gregj1295]

This is one album that snuck by me in the rush years but as I hear it I, like it more and more. Love the video to this song too.

[@scotthannigan3569]

Countdown was a period piece celebrating a major life event for many of us, Rush attending the STS 109 Columbia launch and actually having the song played to the astronauts during the flight. It was more of a Music video than a song.

[@PalimpsestProd]

Rush is my favorite band "The Police" are my second favorite band. There were a lot of people like that when I was in high school. I've always thought this album sounded like it was crafted from white-noise. As you point out, reverb on cymbals and ever present bright synth, this is the most "wall of sound" album they ever did.

[@carriersignal]

I remember them playing this song live many many years ago at one of their concerts. The pressure wave created by the Moog Taurus pedals they used in this song pushed everyone in the audience back about 10 feet. I think most of us were waiting for the building to collapse. Good times.

[@josephfontana]

Great memories, great band, thanks for the background info, makes your channel a great choice for new/old RUSH listeners/fans. Thank you!

[@moko156]

It took me many listenings to appreciate this album, but now it's in my top3.

[@surfeit5910]

Flange, delay, chorus, and reverb. Most of what people assume is synth, is Alex adding a bunch of other effects. They keys are obvious nost of the time, the rest is Alex trying out new things

[@richierich398]

Glad you brought up the sound quality. It’s unfortunate because not too many reactors have reacted to this song. For me sometimes my first listen to a song is by watching someone react to it.

[@JustinPanariello]

yeah i know it really sucks. Hate that it happened to this album. Actually it happened to a previous album I did, I think ESL, but I didn't notice it at first.. I heard about it through comments.

[@rumourhats]

If Signals was a warm blanket of mushy analogue, then Grace Under Pressure is a shining sharp razor of digital dystopia.

[@teeveeviewerski3381]

I prefer my IEMs also! Countdown is my FAV off of Signals. I love playing the syncopated ride snare thing. Thanks

[@Jonno2summit]

That bass grove at the beginning is epic.

[@neilpratt5937]

Saw Rush for the first time on this tour. Rochester, NY War Memorial.

[@oldgoldandblack1]

I just remembered another Police connection. On the tour for Ghost in the Machine, Sting started using a Steinberger and tried to use Taurus pedals for synth notes. It didn’t go over well with the fans. 🤣

[@ZIG4ZAG20]

Shiny and glistening👌of course it was, it was brand spanking new!😂I always thought of this as a love song-albeit a dark one, the emotion in the lyrics is beautiful.🤘🖖✌️🎸🥁🎹🎤

[@guitarmike6757]

One of my favorite Rush albums Afterimage kid gloves and between the wheels are some of the top Rush songs ever 👍👍👍👍

[@graciefolden2359]

Morning Kitty.

[@ianhewitson2738]

Just a reminder, this is 10 years on from Working Man, Finding my Way and "hey baby it's a quartet to eight and I feel I'm in the mood".

[@revdmcspumcsb]

This was a very relevant album in the mid 1980's. The embassy had been bombed in Beirut, the Russians were on the march, we were at the height of Cold War where I remember doing duck and cover drills under our chairs at school. The movie War Games had come out the year before, the original Red Dawn was huge in 1984 and there was lots of talk about nuclear war. At the same time, just like the whole global warming scare, the scare back then was acid rain. All you heard about was acid raid destroying the forests, we were all going to melt, there would be no drinking water etc... Back then it was sulfur dioxide rather than Carbon Dioxide. The Distant Early Warning Line, also known as the DEW Line or Early Warning Line, was a system of radar stations in the northern Arctic region of Canada, with additional stations along the north coast and Aleutian Islands of Alaska which was the first detection system if Russia launched nuclear weapons at the US. We had B-52's in the air at all times and ran lots of spy aircraft upto and sometimes across that line. I know several people who were stationed up there ready at any moment to make a call to launch a strike. At the same time, the song speaks about human interpersonal relationships that were strained at the time. At the same time, you had the rise of the National Organization for Women's movement which was putting a huge strain on male/female relationships. Huge divorce rate, huge abonnement of children to be the first latch key kids. There was a sense of dread as traditional roles in the family were being strained and because both parents were now working to keep up the household, it was like the adults were just going through revolving doors. It's a great song in describing the strains and fears of the times both externally and internally.

[@HansMcGruber]

I was 17 when this came out, cold war was out there, but didn't affect kids very much that I remember. We never had to do duck and cover drills in class or anything like that. That was more 1950's. Anyway great album

[@revdmcspumcsb]

@@HansMcGruber I was 17 also, in California and we did such and cover for both nukes and earthquakes.

[@HansMcGruber]

@@revdmcspumcsb Ah, probably more earthquake related being in so cal. I was in the northwest and we never did nuke drills during any of the time I was in school during the 80's.

[@steveburns5441]

The cat's definitely a Rush fan.

[@mightyV444]

This song was my very first impression of Rush's music, after having known them by name already for 5 years and when a friend of mine gave me a bunch of his latest LP purchases to check out, in early '89, and 'Grace Under Pressure' was one of them - And I got hooked to Rush instantly 😁

[@stevecollette6831]

This is one album that was so much different live. All the tracks became heavier, thicker, rougher. After you finish it, look up any of the tracks from their live albums. A great example is 'Between the Wheels' from R30 tour. It was an absolutely heavy, almost grungy, rocker live.

[@chriskangeter8993]

Between the wheels was a rocker at CWA & R40 as well...great song!

[@kirbymanson858]

I'm really enjoying these cat videos you're putting out. And it's great that you decided to put music to them.

[@yvanmcgraw1676]

Tks!..always nice to hear your thoughts! Love this album, there is no other rush albums that sounds like it,and also no other non-rush albums that you can compare it to.

[@kentw377]

Hey Justin, love your honest reviews. Afterimage is a great song. I know you focus mostly on the music but I highly recommend you also pay attention to the lyrics while listening. Take care!

[@jaywitt5171]

On behalf of Justin - he does read the lyrics (answered my same question in Signals Overview)

[@JustinPanariello]

I get there. Eventually. I don't read them on first listen of any new music... But yeah if I like the music i'll check out the lyrics.

[@cjonesufc]

Yeah. Another track that becomes a completely different animal live. My favorite version is off Rush in Rio

[@bobcarn]

Fun bacobit of trivia... the music video for this song features Geddy's son Julian. I always liked this song. I like the persistent driving bass and the way Alex's guitars float in. It's got a nice beat, and the chorus and verses are very singable. I seem to remember this album and tour being where Neil added in a full synth kit to his kit. .... Wow. I just found the greatest site for Neil's drumming. It lets you pick each album and tour and shows you an overhead graphic of the drum layout. The site said this tour was the first time his kit rotated and he had a full synth kit he'd play on for some songs. The synth drums I don't think sounded as full and rich at the time, but it was the 80s and the styles catered to electronica and the artificial. Thankfully we moved away from that.

[@JustinPanariello]

oh that's Geddy's kid?? I do the video after the album is over as a 'surprise' lol

[@bobcarn]

@@JustinPanariello Yeah. Julian said he only remembers a little of the filming session and it basically consisted of him just kicking and waving and acting excited. LOL Also, Geddy and his daughter (Kyla) appeared in a crowd scene in an episode of Gilmore Girls (which his daughter was a big fan of). His daughter also appeared in a movie last year as part of an ensemble cast, and she appears in the videos shown on the screen in their Time Machine tour.

[@jackfetter]

P/G is one of the most sonically clean, dynamic sounding mixes I've ever heard. A strong change of sound for Rush but also one of the best recording/mix/masters ever. Loved it the second I heard it!

[@martydavis547]

I remember calling the record store to see if this came out. Remember looking at the artwork the lyrics. I always loved this album. So many memories!

[@jimtatro6550]

A lot of Rush fans bailed when this came out, it’s a cold, dark album. It has steadily climbed up the rankings through the years. We are heading into the synth years full steam ahead now, after this album the next 4 albums are very synth heavy.

[@lewisbernstein4272]

Synth heavy are Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows and, holy cow, Hold Your Fire, but Presto stripped out a lot of the synths... So three albums, including this one. This synth album had to happen to make Power Windows though. Countdown used to make me cringe, especially from the lyrics - but I've grown to tolerate (and maybe even like) it.

[@jimtatro6550]

@@lewisbernstein4272 to me the synth era officially ends with Counterparts, Presto and Roll the Bones have less synth than HYF but the songs are still overproduced and not as guitar driven as what comes at the end. I still love the synth era btw.👍

[@chrisjacobs196]

This sealed the deal for me becoming a Rush die-hard. They dropped this on MTV the first time, the millisecond Alex’s primal scream chords came through, I was all in.

[@mightyV444]

@jimtatro6550 - *"A lot of Rush fans bailed when this came out"* - How very interesting! For me, this was my very first impression of Rush's music (in '89), and it also got me instantly hooked to them! 😀

[@mightyV444]

@chrisjacobs196 - I had a very similar experience! 😀 Only that it was about 5 years later, and I also heard the album's other 7 songs right after 😁

[@iamhere9805]

Man that's what I'm saying! Alex and people be exagerating talking bout the synth era drowned out Alex🤣🤣 The 80's had some of Alex's top solos and Hold your fire's "Mission" track was some of his best work.

[@carlgibbons5777]

Between The Wheels on this record is Alex's best solo IMO. Always has been my favorite.

[@iamhere9805]

@@carlgibbons5777 Yo that's my favorite track on the album after Afterimage

[@carlgibbons5777]

@@iamhere9805 Nice. Love Afterimage as well.

[@martin.l8007]

Okay, Long Time Rush fan here. Been a fan since, A Farwell to Kings. The are my favorite band, saw them 37 times. But this album and tour holds a special place for me in my life. I pulled off an amazing feat by actually meeting all three of them. Was on November 5th, 1984, Philadelphia Spectrum. It was the second night of two sold out shows. So, basically me and a friend of mine, a fellow drummer got backstage passes and managed to get behind the stage (the pit) where two limos waited. All three autographed our tour booklet and off to a party on the Delaware river they went. Anyway, I regressed. In regards to your comment about the synth is this album Ged transitioned from all analog synthesizers that you heard on signals (and prior albums) to all digital synth. Basically, Geddy switched from the Moog Taurus bass pedals to Korg PK midi pedals which trigger samples. He also switch from the Mini Moog and Oberheim syths to the PPG wave synthesizer which are all digital. This is why you're hearing that glassy type sound. Which I'm not a big fan of, I prefer the Oberheim, and mini Moog/ Taurus bass pedals. The analog sound has more warmth to it. I find that the digital syths you here sometimes cover the same frequency ranges as Alex's guitar sound. But, there's still great songs on the album. "One of which is, After Image. It's in my top ten. Geddy doesn't play bass guitar - all synth. It is there most passionate, heart wreching, lyrically emotional songs they have ever done in my opinion. Neil's lyrics where about a friend of the band that was killed in a car accident. The album overall has a fusion type sound to it. A quote from the movie Forest Gump somes up the band. "Rush is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your gonna get." And it's BIG...BIG box.

[@JustinPanariello]

cool story! In one of the upcoming videos I mention the digital synths and try to hash that aspect out...

[@martin.l8007]

@@JustinPanariello Thanks for responding. Also, I forgot to mention Neil started using Simmons electronic drums on this album.

[@Scooter730]

I would say that each of us has our own "favorites" when it comes to Rush, and for that matter music in general...So I too loved Countdown but for more reasons than just the music, but I digress...Grace Under Pressure was a good album with some very good songs, Distant Early Warning while not my favorite on the album, was still Great Rush! I am enjoying your journey through the albums and your reactions. Might not always see eye to eye on them, but that is what I like about it, hearing your take on each song has been fun!

[@ginamarandino6451]

Ho Cat!!!

[@jonathanspahn7308]

Can't wait for Beneath the Wheels, one of my favorites! And from your preview, I have a feeling you were blown away too 🤘 The sound for us sounded muted, like no bass/lows, almost like it was recorded in mono...weird that it's doing that for you. Just an FYI, not a complaint...I mean, we've heard it before 😆

[@JustinPanariello]

Yeah i know.. i don't know why that happened. I think it happened on my ESL videos also. What I heard sounded great but the ripped version came out bad. And I tried multiple versions... still just not good. sucks. sorry about that.

[@jonathanspahn7308]

@@JustinPanariello no worries 👍 I know you'll figure it out, until then I'm here to see what YOU think so I don't mind it 🤘

[@JohnnyMegabyteCanada]

Alex had two distinct guitar parts in the rhythm guitar.

[@chriskangeter8993]

You're right, the sound quality is pretty bad...But we'll push through👍

[@dml6017]

If I heard this song for the first time without knowing who the guitar player was, I would have guessed Andy Summers.

[@toddashton9696]

I definitely noticed reduced audio quality on the video. It was still listenable, but I probably would have been disappointed if this track was a favorite of mine. Thanks for the background on the album production that helped put things in context. I remember liking this song when it came out and buying this album, only to find that it was a let down after PW, MP, and Signals. I know others really like this record. Its just not at the level of the preceding 3 records.

[@JustinPanariello]

What I heard was not this quality idk why it ripped this way. Same thing happened to ESL. Same process I do for each video idk why it happened.

[@sethcashman1011]

Oh, and if you think there's a Police influence on THIS tune... well, just wait. 😄Neil was a huge fan of the Police and Godley & Creme in particular, so it was inevitable that those influences would emerge in the music. Curious to hear your reaction to "Red Sector A." Some of Neil's most powerful and affecting lyrics and, in my opinion, some of Alex's best recorded work. Lifeson Chords all over the place. Just beautiful.

[@brianbannon6200]

You can't deny your cat dug it !

[@timshelton8535]

That post solo was “The cats ass” pun intended

[@davemiii]

I went and relistened to the song to give the "crackling" another listen. IMHO I think it's supposed to evoke the sound of the launch of an ICBM. And at about 2 minutes into the song at the "cruising under your radar verse", you can kinda hear a jet engine sound. Then later in the song Ive always heard that background noise that kinda sounds like a crowd.

[@jackfetter]

Drums sound different because Neil is using a lot more electronics than before, this was a dramatic change in more ways than one for Rush...

[@reallymysterious4520]

That was my list with Countdown at #2 lol

[@mpkelley20]

This is my cold and rainy day album. Dark and overcast and fits the mood. Not something I play at my pool in the hot summer sun. Neil has some amazing cymbal work on this album.

[@jeffstorm4351]

Hey J, it seemed some of the song quality was lost in the upload again as you mentioned!!

[@JustinPanariello]

yeah i know... sucks. i don't understand why. literally same process for all my videos... It happened on my ESL videos also..

[@mdu2112]

Absolutely. It sounds like mono vs stereo to me.

[@widewailcorduroy7278]

@@mdu2112 Sounds like it's being downsampled for some reason. Like the quality is going from 24-bit to 8-bit. Or, if you're old enough to remember, from FM to AM.

[@paulriopelle2962]

Neil Peart and Stewart Copeland where neighbours and best friends

[@chriskangeter8993]

Regarding Countdown...When it came out people were seriously hyped on the shuttle. The US was back in space, they had this bad ass rocket, etc etc...I think thats why that song got a lot of attention. I liked it at the time, but hearing it again the other day really didn't feel the same. I can take it or leave it...

[@mark-be9mq]

The guys said they never wanted to repeat an album and wanted to make music they were into and explore things they fiund fun, bew interesting, not just what would easily sell based on their earlier work.

[@sethcashman1011]

New to the channel and have really been enjoying your reactions to Rush! I was one of one those who saw them on the warmup mini-tour in September of '83 at Radio City. They played prereleases of "Afterimage," "Red Sector A," "Red Lenses," and "Kid Gloves" (which Geddy introduced as "Child Gloves"). I don't think Neil had completed his 360-degree kit by that point. As for the album, I always liked the dark, dense, compressed - yet spacious - mix. It has an urgency about it which reflected the general anxiety many were feeling in the early 80s. The other thing is that P/G marks a distinct change in the direction of Neil's writing toward more personal themes expressed in a simpler, more direct way. The phrase "You sometimes drive me crazy, but I worry about you" isn't like anything he had wirtten before. You'll notice that "Afterimage" takes things further in that direction. Anyway, great stuff. Looking forward to more!

[@JustinPanariello]

Thanks Seth! Welcome! And I'm sorry the sound quality sucks ass on this record...really unfortunate. You'll see it's not like that on my other videos.. for some reason this album and I think Exit Stage Left sounds bad. Using literally the same process as all my other videos sooo i have no idea why.

[@grahamkey8496]

Love that middle 8 section, and especially played live the return to the bridge section is incendiary. There's a live video from around this time which is the best recorded live video performance of this one.

[@grahamkey8496]

Here's that video link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYrcfGlmZZuhqZo

[@JohnnyMegabyteCanada]

This is probably one of the first songs Alex incorporates arpeggio based guitar solos. This tends to be a trend going forward.

[@katskillz]

wow, they should have nabbed Trevor Horn. Rush fans would have screamed but the album would hold up a lot more today production wise.

[@christopherhuot2826]

Did u know that your cat can read your mind

[@aspackblaze3583]

There's definitely a Police influence. Neil explicitly said so in an interview. Rush was always influenced by the music around them. They were influenced while making it their own. Side note...Neil was very good friends with Stewart Copeland. Stewart spoke at Neil's funeral. Said "Neil is the reason I'm a lot of people's second favorite drummer" 😀

[@sgtBelson]

Regarding Countdown, I’d bet that a lot of the people giving it a high ranking watched the shuttle launches as they happened. “This magic day when super-science mingles with the bright stuff of dreams” really sums up the feelings of that time.

[@cobbycaputo3332]

Absolutely correct. Rush were there for the first ever shuttle launch. I was a teenager at the time and it seemed like such an amazing accomplishment to launch something that could go to space, come back, and be launched up there again. Also as a fantasy reader, lyrics like "venting vapors like the breath of a sleeping white dragon" really hit a lot of buttons for me. the main theme is also great, sounding like something taking flight and heading out to space. I don't know, it's always been a favorite for me, even as I realize it's a bit of a gimmick song.

[@youtoo2233]

Nice cat. I'm a cat person too. I myself like Countdown a lot, when that part kicks in when he sings the "the air is charged.... Excitement so thick you can cut it with a knife....", love the music during that part, the drums are killer. As far as this album goes it was just always kind of okay for me but one of the fewest played out of the Rush catalog. At the time I still hadn't got completely used to their new look and sound and it was such a huge difference from just a few years earlier. You should watch the original video for this song Distant early warning, they look really goofy, especially Alex, lol. As the years went by I liked this album a little more than originally in the '80s, there's some nice parts to the album but overall for me it's nowhere near as good as Signals or the majority of their other albums, in my bottom 5, but I've known people that love this era of Rush best and rarely will listen to anything from the 70's or after the 80's.

[@naboolicious6283]

I think the cat is showing love cause he thinks Justin has gotten REALLY REALLY good at the Bass!

[@richardcage7328]

Agree with your comments. DEW was an eh, ok moment. Love the next one, Afterimage

[@RushfanUK]

I think the Police influence gets overstated, it's there but then you could almost say that in some ways were the Police influenced a bit by Rush, to me the Rush trio are ultimately a step or ten above Sting and gang as musicians.

[@scottshields113]

Rush explored so much more post punk sound than The Police.

[@widewailcorduroy7278]

When the Police turned from a Reggae punk band to whatever the hell Ghost in the Machine and Synchronicity were, Rush made the same type of turn. Not the same sound, but the same kind of change in their sound.

[@LeviRamsey]

This was the period where you couldn't be sure who was stealing from who between Lifeson, The Edge, and Andy Summers

[@widewailcorduroy7278]

@@LeviRamsey True. Compare the guitar solos from Subdivisions and New Year's Day.

[@johncritchlow8156]

Love that you're including the mix work here. There's a lot going on in that booth, and is a side of them that is relatively unknown. Thanks again JP. 🤘

[@jeffhauf5598]

The cat has entered the chat room. This album was their newest album when I first heard them (moving Pictures of course)probably been out for 6 months or so. The first 2 albums I bought after MP were this one and Caress of Steel. I had to read the liner notes a couple of times because I didn’t believe it was the same singer on both albums. I remember this album had a bunch of videos made for it including this song I believe. I enjoy this song, it’s probably middle of the pack on this album for me. I never consider any of the songs on GUP one of my favorites, but I always think of them as solid Rush songs. Nothing that makes me want to skip them.

[@michaelkeller6223]

Comes on like a Cold War…great starter..

[@johnfoster5295]

This does sound better to me now than it did to my 16 year old ears when I first heard it, but it still isn't top tier Rush imo. I do remember even though I hated this album upon first listen, I did like the last song (Between The Wheels) even back then. As for Countdown, I think it resonates more with us old timers who lived through the space shuttle era.

[@donnelson6694]

I really liked this song when the album first came out. It has long since lost its luster for me. Not sure why.

[@charlieYTonly]

Liking this for the cat cameo. :) Love, love, love Alex's guitar sound on this record. Over the years Neil and Stewart Copeland became good friends and there are videos of Neil at Stewarts house with some other drummers doing these drum jams. Stewart said a lot of kind words about Neil a few years ago.

[@sgtBelson]

You’re gonna wear out the Terry Brown/Digital Man thing, but it is a great line. 😆 When I played this album for a friend, he said, “This is more like Signals than Signals was.” Some people didn’t appreciate the band’s direction, but they were still evolving (and they never stopped).

[@Joelster-og4pf]

Now that’s a killer track. One of the best off Grace Under Pressure, which has been growing on me lately. The only problem is that you have one that isn’t the highest quality, and therefore doesn’t bring out the best in the song. Now I’m not trying to be harsh or critical, but there is better audio out there and since you love Rush, you do deserve better audio. I usually listen to Rush’s music on their channel.

[@Joelster-og4pf]

Shit, I just realised you were probably hearing something different from what I was listening. Sorry about that. That was a bit of a dick move from me.

[@JustinPanariello]

Youre all good Ethan. I know the audio on my videos for this album and ESL sucked unfortunately. Very frustrating I don't know why. I literally do the same process for all my videos. And yes, what I heard was great quality. thanks for sticking through this.

[@Joelster-og4pf]

@@JustinPanariello Thanks for your understanding. I forgot to say you also had headphones in, which was the main reason I changed my mind on my original comment.

[@randybrandon2071]

If there is album that says it's 1984 it's this one. The guitar tones, drum sounds, synths, etc just screams the time. What's odd is during the mid 80s music was going in all different directions with the technology coming out yet a lot of it sounded eerily the same. As stated many fans bailed at this time. I didn't really bail till after power windows. I still owned all the albums and spun then occasionally, it wasn't until Vapor Trails that I felt they got their groove back.

[@clemlowes9417]

I've known of RUSH since the 70's, I've know The Police since the 80's and never have I thought of them being the same. The Police never sounded like RUSH to me and except for that little solo on Digital Man (Walking On The Moon), that's probably the closest I ever heard RUSH sounding like The Police. I do know however that Neil had a good relationship with Stuart Copeland. Seen video of the two of them jamming on more than one occasion.

[@samson9535]

Alex was losing his mind with all the synth. Geddy loved it, but things came to a head and they finally went back to their roots with Counterparts.

[@jameyw98]

This album came out at the time the cold war with Russia was in overdrive. Nuclear missiles in Europe were being increased. It was a big deal at the time. This album reflects the time in which it was recorded.

[@putinontheblitz359]

Distant Early Warning rocks ! My first and only Rush concert was the Grace Under tour. The small city where I grew up was the opening leg of the tour. My understanding was our small venue was chosen for the kinks to be worked out before heading to larger cities. Man oh man , there were definitely some kinks. My recollection was Geddy introducing the song "New World Man" and triggering a sequenced track. Two seconds later , he got back on the mic and said , "Well this isn't New World Man." The show was paused about thirty minutes while the techies fiddled with the synths. it was still a fantastic concert and a thrill for me.

[@72bocaj]

You should check out some of the music videos from these 80s albums. They're so bad that they're good

[@diverdown631]

Justin your right the sound quality is off

[@JustinPanariello]

yeah I know. sucks. It happened i think also on my ESL videos. no idea why the ripped quality sucks...using the same process as every video I do. For some reason this album didn't come out good.

[@diverdown631]

Modern technology is great when it's working,still need to search for someone who can help me with my pro tools problem

[@danielwolski873]

Neil was a huge fan of The Police. The album will grow on you, trust me.

[@marcoscamargo7763]

Rush sempre me surpreendeu. Todos os seus lançamentos me fizeram refletir o quanto eles tiveram extrema progressão em seus trabalhos elaborados e marcantes. É por isso e por serem tão fantásticos músicos que o Rush é a minha banda preferida de todas. 🌟✨🇧🇷

[@terrys8690]

The cold war weighed heavy on Neil’s lyrics…, you kind of had to live it to get it. There are a few songs with some redeeming value on Grace Under Pressure , this wasn’t one of them. Time spent with cats is never wasted…, Sigmund Freud.

[@HugoFuentes]

That sounds like a 128 kbps mp3 (if you ripped music in the 90s, you know what i mean)

[@JustinPanariello]

yeah I know i don't understand why or what happened. What I heard was great quality but for some reason what got ripped quality sucked. Same thing happened to I think ESL... idk why. Same process as all the rest of the videos i've done.

[@stevepreece2931]

Stuart and Neil were friends but I really think the Police were the Police and Rush were Rush. I love GUP nearly as much as Permanent Waves, it was such a change for them which I loved and the last song my top five of all time, I'm a guitarist that loves big powerful chords 😁🐈‍⬛👍

[@mycroft16]

This one wasn't super popular when it first came out. It's a really dark and bleak tone for the album. But I've always loved this one, especially this track.

[@martyjones8016]

Shouldve watched the video

[@JustinPanariello]

I'm going through their discography album by album. I actually will be doing the music video as a 'surprise' soon..

[@graciefolden2359]

It's weird that I never noticed a big problem with audio quality until it's mentioned but this song definitely sounds like it's being played through an mono speaker AM radio...Sorry eh.

[@JustinPanariello]

yes I know sorry this album will be like that unfortunately. unknown reason. Using the same process I do all my videos with... idk.

[@TreysLosingItRapidly]

OK, just one thing. Countdown is a GREAT song. 😁

[@JustinPanariello]

its the only song off Signals i'm not into. Signals is a smash besides that song. Also I wasn't there for it sooooo :shrugs: maybe thats partly why

[@michaellynch2497]

To me the guitar solos are way better on Signals, and I was disappointed with this record as where I expected a solo there were sort of half chord bursts or keyboards as you will find out.

[@seano2112]

I must have annoyed every fecking neighbour in my street when GUP came out - by blasting it over and over 😀 This is a killer album - again not a bad song on it. Yes there are stronger ones and weaker one, but they're all good quality - which is what we expect from Rush. I keep saying this, but these songs will definitely grow on you. Look how you didn't like Chemistry - but after a couple of listens you started to like it and see / hear it in a different light. I like what you're doing, but there's one massive difference to what we did back in the day. Every time an album was released, that was it - we'd play it over and over and these songs got in our ears. We waited until the guys came on tour and went to as many gigs as we could afford - and then it might be eighteen months or two years or even longer before anything new was released. So the latest album (and older ones) was all that we had to listen to. Imagine if you couldn't hop straight to the next album, you listen to the current one and really get to know the songs and hear new things occasionally. A lot of your time is probably taken up with this Chanel - but if you get a chance, listen to the albums a few times - you will get hooked - definitely.

[@JustinPanariello]

I do listen to the album several times back to back to back before I do my overview video. I did that for all of them except Moving Pictures I think. and Permanent Waves I think I only listened to one other time. Signals I've heard a dozen or so times and GUP probably half a dozen times.

[@allenlocke1935]

Yeah, this audio has a wet blanket thrown over it. Any theories anyone???

[@JustinPanariello]

yes I know I mentioned in the video. Sorry i know the audio quality sucks on this album. It happened on my ESL videos also, idk why. Literally doing the same process as every one of my videos and for some reason...idk. sucks.

[@Discrimination_is_not_a_right]

That looks like a super-spoiled cat.