Redhead Reacts to R30 - Rush 30th Anniversary Tour - La Villa Strangiato/By-Tor and the Snow-Dog

[@joesixpack8305]

Alex is the only one who could ever get Neil to smile. He' a screwball.

[@PaulRobinson-p2v]

Very rare.

[@debbieplato5107]

I think Alex made it his goal to get Neil to smile every concert. I know , I love these guys too! Their humour and their camaraderie along with their incredible music...perfection! Happy Labour Day to you to Red. ❤🇨🇦

[@joek468]

If you ever get a chance either as a reaction or just on your own, check out Alex's portion of the bands Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame acceptance speech.

[@ChronicExcessiveManliness]

Blah, blah, blah...

[@noneoftheabove3921]

​@@ChronicExcessiveManlinessBlah blah, blababla

[@ChronicExcessiveManliness]

@@noneoftheabove3921 Blah...best speech ever.

[@caryd67]

And then Geddy got a Blah Blah Blah t shirt 😂

[@lisaharrison1031]

Blah, Blah, Blah. 🤣🤣🤣

[@keithajayan]

The professional heartwarming respect for each other says it all

[@squidly2112]

Alex is such a goofball .. so much fun ..!!! .. hahaha!

[@RS35cyl]

It’s always great to see our boys having so much fun! 🎉. Thanks Red! I’m enjoying the Rush rabbit hole with you! ❤

[@moon4music]

Love love love this! Live is the best! I do feel it in that same way, and Alex goes on crazy rants during La Villa Strangiato in some live performances, silly guy, he's hillarious.

[@Kang2112]

Alex is an absolute goof and I love him for it.

[@gregcormier2379]

This is the part of the show where the boys can let loose and have some fun. Geddy actually only has to worry about playing bass so I’m sure he looks forward to this part of the show. The best part is seeing them laughing and having fun while playing their asses off.

[@lisaharrison1031]

Just another reason that in my book, they are the BEST. 🤘🎶💜

[@gregblunier5813]

The greatness of this band can not be put into words..

[@dignan4]

Red, you are a dang pleasure to watch react to songs, especially Rush! Your excitement and energy when Alex was doing his thing in La Villa and your pure unadulterated joy when Neil was smiling could power a small state. Keep up the great work and thank you for providing some extra happiness to this older Rush fan!!

[@offroadhusky]

Your reaction is how all of us felt in the crowd watching this live. So pumped to hear 2 of our favorites and also able to laugh and smile. Fun perfection! You also nailed it with Neil. Smiling perfection smooth as silk!

[@Shads62]

When Geddy Starts playing the keyboard you think "hang on so whos playing bass. Geddy is... with his feet.

[@timmaytee]

Ah finally , Another one of the greatest hits...

[@PaulArnold-z1o]

My favorite instrumental of any band of all time ! & my favorite vid ( version )of this song

[@fscottblodgett2132]

Such a wonderful reaction. It is nice to see Neil smile. To paraphrase one of your points on an earlier reaction you did, it is a lot to process the first time hearing Rush. And yet it clicks very quickly for so many over the years. Those of us who have been listening to them for decades practically have Rush music as part of our DNA.😊

[@KennethSavage-nn2vv]

Added surprise bonus By Tor and the Snow Dog a Rush cult classic now your a true fan… The way you jumped and your face lit up made me laugh out loud… Awesome, Long Live The Mighty Rush

[@mightyV444]

That added bonus surprised me, too! I'm not complaining, though 😁 Alex' reaction to the word 'Eth' rising up in the background has always been one of my favourite moments in it 😄

[@KennethSavage-nn2vv]

@@mightyV444 agree, never gets old

[@Rendclaw]

Watching them be goofy as all get out and trying to get Neil to smile/laugh while playing some of the most complex music made in the modern day just fills my heart with joy.

[@user-kp5yq2te3r]

Alex does this kind of thing every show they performed.

[@winstonhewett6679]

Alex has many different rants like this during various live versions of La Villa! He enjoyed anouncing the band members as different people! By-Tor & The Snowdog is a classic from their second album!

[@Roddrummer]

Neil smiled so rarely when playing, when the camera does capture him cracking one, it lights up the whole screen....

[@bobryczak6018]

I feel so passionate with Rush. Todays musicians have alot of catching up to do.

[@squidly2112]

You need to checkout Alex and Geddy's beer commercials .. they are awesome! .. been trying to get some of their beer here in TN.

[@noneoftheabove3921]

Love to see you do a reaction to Rush's induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Alex's "speech" was the best ever, and every Rush fan knew exactly what he was "saying". I won't say anymore, you'll have to trust me on this, but I know you'll love it.

[@michaelfox2256]

Now that you are a dedicated RUSH fan give a watch to the announcement at their hall of fame induction and you will see how dedicated we RUSH fans are No other band had the response from their fans when these 3 extraordinary musicians did also their documentary Beyond the lighted stage will show h o w they are loved and respected by other bands worth t h e watch

[@noneoftheabove3921]

Even better would be a reaction to Alex's "speech"

[@mycroft16]

Just do the whole thing.

[@ryansheehan9462]

@@mycroft16this,

[@brettmarlar4154]

What you just saw was the result of giving Lerxt a live microphone during that piece. You never know what he's going to say. The Rio version is still my favorite. Of course to truly appreciate the joke in that version, you need to know the album that introduced the world to the genuine beauty of Bossa Nova, Getz/Gilberto. By-Tor was the first epic-length songs that made the label nervous about their decision to sign them that led to the drama that inspired 2112.

[@pauljenkin297]

Every time I saw them live, they cracked me up at some point during the gig. Neil always came across as the 'serious' one but he also had a great sense of humour. Alex must've been a riot to be around. Three very different guys but like pieces of a jigsaw, they fit together perfectly. Incidentally, if you want to hear some Rush which is very different to their other work, try the "Roll The Bones" album. It tends to divide opinion, to some degree, within the Rush community but I love it and I hope you will, too.

[@chriskangeter8993]

Neil's mom once asked him, "how come you never smile when you're playing"? He replied, "because what I'm doing is very difficult and requires a lot of concentration"...he said, with a laugh!

[@user-kp5yq2te3r]

That was yet another great tour that I got to see. A ton of songs and a fantastic introduction

[@mightyV444]

Lucky you! 😀 Had I still lived in Germany then, I would've gone, too! 🙂 They'd never played here in NZ! 😭

[@user-kp5yq2te3r]

Sorry mightyv444 you miss understood me. I saw that tour but not that particular show. But they were great every time that I’ve seen them

[@mightyV444]

@@user-kp5yq2te3r - Ah! Okay 🙂 Still, though: I'm happy for _everyone_ who'd had the awesome opportunity of seeing Rush in concert in person; I'd only had 1 single one (Cologne show during 'Roll The Bones' tour) and somehow had managed not to take it 🙈 😅

[@richshelton7303]

Oh I feel it! I have felt it since it was new in the 70's. I still get goosebumps after all these years.

[@iRenegade164]

Without fail, every single time I hear Alex's solo in La Villa, I feel the chills travel up my spine and they culminate into what I can only describe as a *Brain-gasm!* (If you like Alex's scatt section, you gotta see the show where he RIPS Pasis Hilton to SHREADS!) {BTW, By-Tor and the Snow-dog was my very first introduction to Rush circa 1980 - I never looked at music the same way again....}

[@vdawggie]

This whole song Stringato is basically a solo by Alex. It's unreal to even imagine trying to replicate it.

[@kenbourne8011]

There will never be another Rush. There will never another band as good as Rush.

[@donmcewan8807]

I love what you feel from my fav band...love it!

[@johnandrews3568]

There's a plethora of Alex rants on KZbin that are HILARIOUS... worth a search and a watch.

[@briserv8748]

Love to watch your reactions!, so full of joy and honest emotion. Thank you for the smiles!!

[@Mark_T_23]

Thank you. Thank you for bringing back some of my youth. When I see young people reacting to Rush I just love it. I love that you get Neil and what he brings to the song.

[@redheadedneighbor]

Oh, thank you. This band is 🔥🔥🔥

[@keithajayan]

My face is hurting from smiling so hard

[@utubberize]

Later in Neils career when he was 42 he actually took drum lessons from jazz legend Freddie Grubber and learned how to play with a different stick grip among other formulations

[@rattan3793]

Yes but his change of grip here isn't the result of those lessons. He's been doing that forever and he does it in the original music video of La Villa from way back in 1978.

[@danieloconnor1005]

I saw this tour at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. One of my favorite concerts ever

[@mikedown3219]

I share your joy in reacting to that. These guys are such a laugh when they go off script. You should check out the extended version of ByTor & The Snow Dog on the live album, All the World’s a Stage from 1976. Alex solo in that is stunning. No video unfortunately.

[@Kiera_Jackson74]

Kudos to their lighting director who has to put up with all their crazy time changes

[@bobryczak6018]

Alex in his moment as a shining singer. Love it.

[@mycroft16]

4:00 one of Alex's best performances of his nost soulful emotional parts ever. You can tell he is feelijg it here.

[@WalterBenkel]

And when Neil smiled, so were Geddy and Alex. By-Tor and a Snowdog has a history, indeed. It was Rush's first multi-part song, being the fourth track on their second album "Fly by Night". The story goes like this: "Rush's road manager Howard Ungerleider came up with the title at a party. There were two dogs at the party, one a German shepherd and the other a tiny white nervous dog. Howard used to call the shepherd By-Tor (aka Biter) because anyone that walked into the house was bitten. The other dog was a snow-dog (white). So from that night on Howard called the pair of dogs 'By-Tor and the Snow Dog.'" On the back cover of the album Alex Lifeson is identified as "Snow Dog", and Geddy Lee is identified as "By-Tor".

[@mthomasy]

No three guys ever had so much fun on stage as RUSH!

[@mikeholmes5308]

"Do you feel it growing in your chest?" Yes, their dynamics are second to none. And they don't rush it (ironic), they give changes time to fully develop. Oh, by the way... that's about half of By-Tor and the Snow Dog. 😄

[@WayneFuller-q3q]

Yes, I feel it in my chest! Rush will always hold a special place in my heart. You are certainly a treasure for getting it. Not many women have the ability to really understand Rush and really get them. Thank you for showing your true feelings!

[@johncritchlow8156]

I'm convinced, if the music thing didn't work out, Alex would have been a successful stand up comedian. Great sense of humor.

[@brianlipskey8440]

love the rare Neil smile....and usually its Alex who caused it.....ive heard the story about Neils Mom asking him "why dont you smile more during concerts?"....and Neil said "playing Rush songs is hard Mom"....

[@thomaswhelan4648]

Alex at the hall of fame induction had his BLAH BLAH BLAH speech and got Neil to smile again.

[@leemercure2194]

Saw this tour in Toronto in 04. My buddy pre drank too much and was passed out by the start of the show. I had to keep running interference for him with security guards trying to kick him out. I managed to keep him and myself there for the entire show but it wasn't easy lol. I had to take him up to the lawn in back of the seats and let him sleep it off while hoping he didn't get trampled. I didn't see much of the show but it sounded amazing. Saw them at the Sars concert the year before but that crowd was like a half a million people and we were way back so again I only heard them. Good times!

[@Mark_T_23]

Nill wrote this song about how Geddy and Alex would argue. Geddy and Alex are buytour in the snow dog. This is why they acted out an argument on stage during the song.

[@mlinderict]

Don't forget their friend's dogs, Biter and the other, white fluffy one (if I recall the story right). And lots & lots of chemical substances?

[@michaelschroeck2254]

16:58 I mean…. Do they even know there’s thousands of people watching them right now?

[@texassendero4901]

How in the world do three men get that much sound when other groups of 6-8 people don't come close I will never fully understand that ❤So damn much fun it ain't work for them it is playtime ❤❤Yes it grows but I guess it is a slow burn not like 5 bowls of boiling oil ❤ Pure magic 💯💯 Happy Labor Day Red ❤Red you have a Rush Crush new hashtag❤#reaction #rush #rushreaction #geddylee #alexlifeson #neilpeart #redheadedneighbor #bestreactor #redsarmy #beautifulfuncountrygirl #31K #heartofgoldwithmetalinhersoul #bestbadjokes #Rushcrush

[@squidly2112]

When I was young (much younger) and really into guitar playing, this was one of my favorite songs to play. Spent hundreds of hours learning to play all of this. Was a lot of fun.

[@carlgibbons5777]

Which song? LaVilla or By Tor? Some musician friends of mine and myself on drums recorded LaVilla in the studio back in the 90's. Was so much fun to do. We had a student of my guitar player who worked at the studio do the opening acoustic guitar solo. We did all the keyboard/bass pedal parts with guitar synth patches.

[@squidly2112]

@@carlgibbons5777 - Actually both, but I guess I was speaking more towards La Villa Strangiato. I had spent a lot of time learning a whole lot of RUSH songs. I transcribed a lot of their music into guitar tablature back then.

[@carlgibbons5777]

@@squidly2112 Cool. I had all those Rush drum transcription books that helped me break down Peart's parts as all i did was play along with RUSH when i was cutting my teeth on drums:) fun stuff!

[@Goodtimes523]

I haven't seen that one yet! wow! thanks for that great ride!

[@MrBedZeppelin]

Fantastic, Tres Bonne!! Big Smiles R30 Tour, Yeah!!

[@mattmid7012]

That was such a fun reaction. Well, Alex had the time of his life! 😂That was just sublime from start to finish. They had so much fun with that. Nothing else I can really add to that! 🔥 Except was that two drinks on the go at once? The Rush effect. 🤣

[@ChronicExcessiveManliness]

Question? Who, happens to be the...best band ever? You got it...Rush. 😁

[@sarastromseth-troy3323]

This was just so fun to watch! The musicality is amazing, but I love the humor, too, and their chemistry is just so evident here. I saw the live performance of 'By-Tor and the Snow-Dog the other day for the first time and was blown away! Watching these makes me wish I would have been a Rush fan sooner, so I could have seen them in concert.

[@utubberize]

1979 Pinkerton festival La villa live was the best....Neil with the stash. is a classic video....And By Tor and the Snow Dog was their first stab at a concept concept song on the great powerful sounding Fly By Night album (Neils Debut album at that)

[@kentgreer1079]

La Villa Strangiato is based on a series of nightmares that Alex had. So he frequently includes a comedic piece that sounds like he is talking in his sleep. The 'monologue' he does in the Rio concert is hilarious, at least to older Canadians like me.

[@festidious2644]

Another amazing Rush request and your reaction was splendid! It's so great to watch real reactions.

[@richardkafka5625]

Seeing Neil smile is always a rare treat!

[@kevincamp2913]

Alex being Lerxst!

[@Yyz1971]

The infamous Alex Rant!

[@robertboston7872]

Lol yep

[@InBetweenLife70]

One of my favorite Alex jokes comes from their documentary. The interviewer asks something to the effect, "Why do you think you've lasted so long?" Without missing a beat, Alex nonchalantly chimes in, "Chicks." Geddy couldn't contain himself.

[@jamestreible4545]

I said it once before, and I am saying it again...your reactions to Rush are THE BEST! Thank you!

[@Alberto_1965_BR]

Neil also smiles a lot at the beginning of “The Spirit of Radio”from Snakes and Arrows Live

[@leemcintyre3943]

I've appreciated music since I was an infant. Hearing 2112 made me want to be a musician. Rush has always moved me.

[@redheadedneighbor]

What a powerful thing to say!

[@billn7183]

I also suggest their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame cceptance speaches . It is a blast !

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

They certainly drove that Villa straight into the passing lane!

[@williamadkins2170]

My 5 sons & I saw them on the R30 tour in Columbus OH.

[@ivandelalves8827]

One of great permormances of Rush! Thanks to react for 👏

[@16bit38]

Alex is not only a guitar genius, but he is also responsible for one of Rush's most important elements: humor.

[@noneoftheabove3921]

Spelled, "humour", (they are Canadian after all)😊

[@kidkong637]

Thank you for your review, it made my day!

[@RayEvans-j1q]

You have the best reaction to this performance!

[@PeterMcCracken-n3g]

You deserve every happiness redheadedneighbor and mission complete. Rush always wanted their fans to enjoy their music and be happy. Cheers.

[@Kiera_Jackson74]

You should check out some King Crimson live with with dual stick bass players and dual drummers with Fripp and Belew on guitar. Very similar to Rush prog rock only earlier and all instrumental.

[@garnold16]

Hard agree with Neil’s smile. ❤❤❤

[@Steve_Blackwood]

Maybe my favorite performance of these songs. Seeing them *play* while they play is just amazing. 😂

[@AcornDomainsCancelled]

Both songs are so amazing! Great picks from sub! ❤ 😊 So cool to see them having so much fun while on stage! 😂

[@Tgreenhornt1]

Love you!! They are special aren't they?? Doesn't matter how much i see them... it's just wow!! :)

[@RayEvans-j1q]

Alex having fun! Even Neil was smiling?

[@Fred-vy1hm]

Awesome I knew you would like to see this one live and By Tor is great as well.

[@allengray5748]

DANG IT!! You calling the Neil Smile made me tear up 😢⁉️ WT Heck! Good Job on the drumstick catch also! I've seen other live vids of these but not this and more shameful I own this DVD also!! Great Job Again Neighbor! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎

[@mightyV444]

1:51 - Oh emm gee, Alex! 😅

[@joesixpack8305]

La Villa Strangiato is about Alex's dreaming so that babbling is supposed to replicate what people sound like when they're sleeping.

[@atpat480]

Loved it. Thank you. We miss you, professor 🎟.

[@scotthoughtelin4725]

Hey Red, check out YYZ, Live in Dallas, wait for it, priceless, Neil's facial expression reacting with Geddy at the end of the song...

[@cmonster67]

Alright, this is now officially my new favorite Rush reaction. 😎🤘

[@deuceb1gal0w]

Alex smiling and your reactions are on par! Keep reacting, Red! ♥

[@dalemcmillan7231]

❤❤❤ LOVE IT. 🇨🇦

[@TreysLosingItRapidly]

God, they make me smile!

[@Silica_Packer]

How does it get any better than that? Wow wow triple wow !

[@LourivalVieira1988]

Ei @redheadedneighbor, eu amei que você reagiu a esse vídeo. E era justamente essa sua euforia que eu imaginava que nos mostraria ao ver a grande surpresa desse video, o sorriso de Neil. ❤❤❤

[@marlonwilson647]

Your reactions are such a joy to watch. I have heard these performances 100 times, I have seen rush perform live 5 times but watching your reactions bring me joy. It reminds me of the first time I saw these shows and the joy and excitement they brought me. Much love ❤

[@TreysLosingItRapidly]

If anyone doesn't believe that Alex is a guitar God after watching this then they're crazy!

[@redheadedneighbor]

You are so right

[@ryansheehan9462]

Incredible guitarist with an even more incredible sense of humor