Rush - Grand Designs (Reaction/Review)

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[@sonofbelz]

This whole album is a masterpiece.

[@donmcewan8807]

As is all rush

[@SaltyFrank1990]

@@donmcewan8807 Nope.

[@donmcewan8807]

@@SaltyFrank1990 Don't be SourFrank ....can you write anything better?

[@nickavenoso7851]

My favorite Rush album. Natural Science is my favorite Rush song, but in terms of a full album, Power Windows is my favorite.

[@RufusCat]

Yes it is!! My favorite album of all time.

[@michaelbriefs9764]

The song was a part of the 1985 Power Windows album, which Geddy Lee believes is one of their best albums. The whole album is big, bright, and brilliant, just like the Grand Designs song! Yes, every song is like "Christmas morning" or a kid-in-a-candy-shop! So great!

[@fordhouse8b]

He is right.

[@michaelkeller6223]

Maligned by 70’s mainstays, but for many, this synth heavy era is peak Rush. I love it all. They mastered so many different styles and it’s a big part of what made them great..

[@nickavenoso7851]

I think that you’re not a true fan of a band if you can’t accept the band changing their style and experimenting. I got called a fake Genesis fan because I said that I enjoy the material they released in the 80’s and early 90’s even though The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is my favorite Genesis album and was the first Genesis album I heard. Those types of people are just looking to please themselves by going after other people and they’re stuck in their dreamworld and can’t accept that some people have differing opinions to them. Sorry…I’ve just had bad experiences with many Rush and Genesis fans who have gone after me for liking a certain album or period for those two bands. Power Windows is my personal favorite Rush album. It has some of Neil’s best lyrics and playing and some of Geddy’s and Alex’s best playing as well especially in this song, Marathon, The Big Money, Emotion Detector and others.

[@DionysusAlS]

For my money, the greatest Rush song of all time. Once you decipher the cryptic lyrics, it will have a huge impact on your life. That's no exaggeration.

[@konradkanuckle5920]

I hope your money is of the good kind?! Peace.

[@DionysusAlS]

@@konradkanuckle5920, always.

[@paulgarcia1566]

Im off to analyze the lyrics right now.

[@DionysusAlS]

@@paulgarcia1566, awesome.

[@FamilyGuyRoks6]

@@konradkanuckle5920 as long as it's Big Money ;)

[@jasonwilliams6005]

The whole album is top notch.

[@kurts605]

We all know Rush hit a peak with Moving Pictures but.... I really believe they PEAKED with Power Windows! The songwriting, musicianship and production is just off the charts. This album sounds great and sounds great when played really loud! I love the keyboard era! Not one bad song on the album and as a matter of fact every song is a total banger! Every song!

[@davidgagnon4680]

Only in retrospect have I been able to truly appreciate what they accomplished on this album. Never doubted the lyrics, but the music is just a different kind of incredible. I was so against the synths that I would not let myself hear the music. Sadly wasted time..... Makes me want to second guess a lot of things I dismissed. I suppose Neil would have appreciated that lapse in his own way. It is so ordinary that I am upset that I let myself do it. I need to let myself deviate from the norm...

[@jamesford9648]

We’ll said. 100% agree.

[@rumourhats]

@@davidgagnon4680 If anything, it's the 90-00s era that levelled off with more or less the same formulaic "soundgarden" impression, that makes PW/HYF seem more alive with energy, and ingenuity.

[@someguyontheinternet2714]

This is kind of funny to me. Not many people react to this album when they react to Rush because it's not one of their more well known albums right? it's not 2112 or Moving Pictures, Or Permanent waves, etc. But Power Windows is my fav Rush album. And tonight I felt like watching a Grand Designs reaction and fully expected to watch one I'd already seen since I'm pretty sure I've seen most of em. but then I see y'all just literally uploaded this reaction 5 hours ago and I love watching your reactions. How awesome. Y'all need to do the rest of the album!

[@JaredDoyle76]

"The Big Money" is the opening track to this album and it perfectly sets up what to expect from the album. Bright, clean, powerful, and dynamic.

[@paulweiss3818]

Yes, I too agree that the ending of this song is so RIDICULOUSLY full of energy!!

[@lisaharrison1031]

This is a great song. They played this on the Clockwork Angels tour in 2012-2013 and it is so amazing to hear live. Power Windows is a fantastic album that’s often overlooked by many.

[@leandromartinez1637]

You two are so fun. I love when she says "Wait " cause she knows Alex is comin and he always delivers. THREE peice band. Thank you guys for reacting to Rush.....love your enthusiasm.

[@niged]

Now you do want to see them do this track live! Epic.

[@Mzek2112]

What this guy said!

[@ginamarandino6451]

This entire album is gold you will not go wrong with any of these songs

[@jhc2093]

Love you guys!! Love your Rush reactions. You’ve started the journey. So much more to explore! Welcome!

[@MrRudy1959]

Red sector A, subdivisions, analog kid, there are so many songs that you guys would love, time stand still.

[@RegisChapman]

I've always wondered why more people weren't floored, as I was, by the INCREDIBLE sequencer section in the middle of this song. One of the coolest sequencer sections in any song, ever.

[@RufusCat]

Yes!!

[@konradkanuckle5920]

Well thank you Jeff, never thought someone would ask. Makes me want to go back through the library and listen to the full albums again. And of course......thanks to you two, always bring a smile and lighten my day! From west coast Canada 🇨🇦, peace.

[@adam872]

The instrumental section in this track is absolutely exhilarating isn't it. Rush didn't really do guitar solos, they were BAND solos where everyone goes off, but at the same time keeps it all hanging together.

[@dmusiclife5727]

💯

[@jdconte]

It was awesome to see them play this live back on their Clockwork Angels Tour in 2012. They hadn’t played it since the mid 80s.

[@MikeKelly2112]

As a teenager in 1985, the break at 3:32 cemented my RUSH fandom as, for me anyway, the guys break off individually and all jam until they all come back together for the chorus - sounded great 1985, sounds great now! Love the reaction excellent work as always 🤘🏼💯

[@SnowDogisVictorious]

Peart wrote that he actually received his "the professor" moniker as a school kid, because his friends likened him to the professor character on the Gilligan's Island TV show.

[@lewisbernstein4272]

For more that sounds like this, try Middletown Dreams or Marathon from this same album. Others have said it, but you could pick any track from this album and you'd like it just as much. Rush continually changed and evolved. They never wanted to make the same record twice and generally didn't. There were some marked style changes in their history and not everyone was on board or understood what they were doing when the styles changed. In 1976 they released 2112, then rapid fire 1977 was A Farewell to Kings, 1978 Hemispheres, 1980 Permanent Waves, 1981 Moving Pictures, 1982 Signals, 1984 Grace Under Pressure and 1985 Power Windows. If you listened to 2112 and then Power Windows back to back you'd be shocked to think it was the same band. 9 years, 7 studio albums, hundreds (if not thousands) of tour dates and change and growth through it all. What a fun ride. You guys have heard about 15 songs of Rush, only about 180 to go!!! With very few misses in there.

[@BadassBeazly]

I just discovered this absolute gem! I am left speechless and absolutely inspired. I love the sound and lyrics; this is so empowering... a nod to the future that has been and a past that had never happened. Rush has my undivided attention and I share your enthusiasm . It's nice to see people react the same way I just did when experiencing Grand Designs for the first time. Thank you both for this!

[@lvgelfling72]

Power Windows is such a great album!!! Perfect albums from AF2K to ... Clockwork Angels.. lol. They have a few songs that aren't my favorite, but honestly, the songs are all great. Live Rush so much. RIP Neil..

[@johnlopez7214]

Rush has some of the best lyrics in the world. The imagination and experiences of the lyrics are right on. RIP Noel.❤❤❤

[@tsad2686]

Thank you for your appreciation for this trio. I grew up on this band... cheers 🍻

[@vgspro5365]

Do Middletown Dreams

[@danielfernandez5806]

Now I gotta watch all of your Rush reactions. Bravo!

[@MrKevlarkent]

i love the intro of this, i know some people isnt the biggest fan of their more pop-y era, but everyone that really loves music can tell how incredibly good these songs are

[@Critical_Thinker858]

Yeah, this song is "sneaky good" At the time, it came out, I was a 16 year old metal head and the keys were not my fav. But this song is so well done. So well composed, arranged, and executed, it's become a real treasured track to me. Neil's fills are insane, even for him. Alex's guitar, though thinner than his early 80's sound, is also crazy good. The chord shapes and progressions are so good. Pinch harmonics and incredible textures and a phenomenal solo. And Geddy's bass is... well, it's classic Geddy. I love the feel of the different sections of this song and how the passion ebbs and flows. Really cool song overall.

[@vorpalbunny4091]

While I truly love all your Rush reviews, whenever I have a really bad day, a really bad mood, I come back to you two and this particular video, and it's yet to let me down. Ya either get Rush, or ya don't. It's so gratifying to watch you kids GETTIN' my band. Thank you. ❤ 🎸🥁 🎸 🐇 🇺🇦

[@richierich398]

This is a deep track off of power windows. To me, it’s one of my favorite Rush albums. Not a bad song on it. Great reaction.

[@nodrush80]

Love this album! For me, the best combination rock-synth album of all time, not a bad song on this album.

[@rosemyers2165]

This was always my favorite jam on this album/ It contains the most elements of early Rush, with tight, punchy, and melodic music ( like Fly By Night, Lakeside Park, Beneath Between and Behind. even Freewill ) with the added element of massive keyboards to layer it well and give it that 80’s pulse and vibe. It really is a powerful piece of Rush and I was thrilled when they revived it for their 2012 Tour.

[@robchehowski4281]

From the beginning, Rush was a band that toured, so the vast majority of their songs were designed to be able to be recreated live. This is partly because they got really bad reviews (cough, Rolling Stone, cough) early in their career, so to remain a working band, they had to tour. A LOT. Instead of breaking them, it made them much tighter, which is how they were able to pull off their crazy transitions. There are a ton of great songs on Power Windows, the album this song comes from. Manhattan Project, Marathon, Big Money, Emotion Detector, Mystic Rhythms, all of them really are very good.

[@jimmyryder8850]

Glad to see others are enjoying my favorite band.

[@ctfair]

Power Windows is my favorite Rush album. It combines straight ahead rock n’roll with prog. Every song takes you on an imaginary journey. If you’re not very familiar with the Rush catalog, Power Windows is a good place to start.

[@stephenpublicover8818]

Saw these guys in the 1988 Power Windows Tour, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada!

[@BUCKEYES2112McQ]

Scars, off of Presto, is a nice deep track of theirs.

[@Alberto_1965_BR]

Great song. Great album Please react to Rush - "Where s My Thing?/ Here It Is! (drum solo) - Live in Dallas" You´ll be amazed whit this one too

[@1teamski]

I loved this album when it came out. I had been disappointed by the change of direction of Grace Under Pressure (an album I really appreciate now more than ever) but Power Windows had a feel about it that hooked me from the get-go. Hold Your Fire would continue that streak. I finally figured out that two run-throughs were enough to get me hooked on each Rush album from there on end....except for Clockwork Angels, but that is another story.......

[@jamesmaher9513]

The big money and Middletown dreams

[@AlfPane]

Rush are just glorious

[@jessew1133]

The live version they did on the Clockwork Angel's tour was (at least at the show I attended) was phenomenal😁 👏 👍🎶🎸🎹🥁🍁

[@robertljazz2796]

Listen to Analog Kidd it's an unbelievable song by Rush! The chorus in concert was so deep you felt in your body and the floor would vibrate!!!!

[@golfer7210]

second row center in Greensboro NC. for the Power Windows tour. Along with 10 high school friends . Camped out for tickets. Probably 20 bucks a ticket. Those were good times!

[@garylagstrom3864]

You folks need to check out RUSH’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl presenting! Hard to believe it was a decade ago this year! I promise you’ll love it especially Alex Lifeson’s speech!

[@megazillion2946]

You two literally is what is going on in my head when I listen to this incredible music. Thanks for feeling it.

[@coils4foil537]

Saw this tour twice in 80’s!! And they played lots from this album towards the end ❤️

[@kriskollmar9728]

I have a suggestion. You guys do great at peeling back the layers of musicianship, composition, ability, and just pure awesomeness which is as it should be. There’s more though (believe it or not) pick a song, probably a later one and deep dive into the lyrics. It’ll open up even more doors into rush and cement them as your favorite band. Subdivisions, red barchetta, witch hunt, well, pretty much everything but can’t go wrong with those 3.

[@mikaelandersson2199]

If you liked this, listen to "Middletown Dreams" for gods sake! Epic Rush album, it doesnt get any better than this! R.I.P Neil "The Professor" Peart. P.S Listen and do a live video of the best drum solo in the universe: "Neil Peart drum solo, Live in Frankfurt".

[@emery6564]

I remember buying this great album. So fun taking it home, unwrapping it, getting that new album smell, (hoping for a poster or stickers or liner notes) then dropping the needle on the unknown. I really miss records & stores.

[@johnmedeiros3763]

Yes it's RUSH thank you rush for making me make music

[@WhoDoctor-ny3xd]

The crazy thing about Neil is that he described playing on a tour as being in a car crash on a nightly basis, since they played like 3 hours (no opening act in later tours, so all Rush, no filler). Then after doing a 3 hour show, instead of chilling in a tour bus or plane, he literally rode his motorcycle to the next town on the tour. Just crazy.

[@a.s.vanhoose1545]

I think this is the best pop rock song of all time

[@jhc2093]

Rush = Endorphin Bomb. Love it

[@jonjensen7809]

Looking back on this album, it's become one of my all time favorites. Not one bad track. When it first came out, yeah, Big Money was the "hit", but many decades later, I rediscovered gems like Grand Designs... Especially because of the lyrics ... "Like a rare and precious metal, beneath a ton of rock"... Well, that's Rush in a nutshell. Give Marathon a listen, but, really dig into the lyrics ... It's genius songwriting. As is every song on this masterpiece.

[@bobryczak6018]

i absolutely love this band. Been a fan for over 40 years. being a drummer myself Neil was my biggest influence. keep up the great reactions and you guys see what i see. PERFECTION FROM A THREE PIECE.........

[@cius2112]

This whole album is suuuper underated!

[@jayspikes5409]

I love the seven different licks at the end. Fun song to play!!

[@ScottBridgeforth]

You guys are on Fire...

[@jackteppo9633]

Great when cranked!

[@Bass17yl]

Check out Middletown Dreams from the same album. Alex’s rhythm work under verse two is sublime! One of my absolute favorite Rush songs!

[@markadams70]

Even Rush's less popular albums are amazing. I saw this tour when I was 15 and this sure brings back some memories!

[@martydavis547]

Love this album and this song!

[@brunogrenier2137]

I'd recommend you listen to "The Garden" live during their Clockwork Angels Tour.

[@aaronwentzel6174]

One of my absolute favorite Rush songs. Very cool!

[@gydeonwynter]

Middletown Dreams, by far my #1 song from this album. On your journey thru Power Windows, you should add it to your reaction list?/

[@jeremyonslow8347]

Love your reactions again! Terrific album, Middletown Dreams from Power Windows is one of my all time favourite songs. Thank you for sharing these videos of this wonderful band. And am so glad you found them, and clearly enjoying them too! 🥰

[@proulxr2002]

Another song to check out on this album is Manhattan Project. The lyrics alone are a masterpiece. Peace & Hugs from Canada!✌🏻🥰🇨🇦✌🏻🥰🇨🇦

[@magnuswettermark8293]

Was 20 years old when this awesome album come out. Still one of my favorite(like all of their 80's albums)and I have all of them on old original vinyl of course.

[@ChronicExcessiveManliness]

Rush is on their own level....no other band can even compare...

[@adrianmorris5546]

Rush are such a complex sounds just brilliant the lyrics make so much sense today the amazing thing is three people making this

[@dbrown6451]

Marathon is great. Suggestions for seldom done reactions - Afterimag, Kid Gloves, The Main Monkey Business (live), Malignant Narcissism (live), Headlong Flight (live).

[@soumentalukder4750]

🤘🏽Always loved this song.. lol, I first heard it via the cassette tape on a Panasonic boombox in the 80s.. some old-school Rush fans didn’t appreciate the mid-80s material, but there really are some brilliant moments and catchy songs.. this album went platinum and they packed Madison Square Garden and a bunch of other big venues on the tour.. R.I.P.- Neil 🫶🏼

[@jamesjones7138]

Such a fantastic song.

[@StickHits]

I did not anticipate you guys would be hitting up deep cuts on power windows this early in your journey 🤣

[@tmb3131]

2:27 my fave moment 😄!

[@michaeltalley5826]

One Alex's best guitar solos!

[@badgermcinnes2383]

From top to bottom, this is one of the all time best Rush albums. Among other things, Power Windows has some of Neil's best lyrics. Edit: in another showcase of Neil's brilliance drum-wise, listen to The Big Money, and note that, during every verse, he plays a completely different drum pattern. He never repeats himself.

[@davecole2561]

An amazing song, with vision and meaning far beyond most bands I've ever heard. Fans who turned their backs (and ears) on Rush after their heavier, bass and guitar-based output do not know what they missed... and are still missing. Throughout the 1980s, and well after Moving Pictures, Rush produced such a rich, textured tapestry of greatness, including plenty of chops from our Alex. A farewell to (three) kings from the stage, but never from my playlists!

[@DrewJimmy]

Love to see you two check out headlong flight off of clockwork Angels!

[@williamgrice4790]

This is one of my favorite songs by them. The bass line is amazing. and the way they alternate the time signature is so crazy. Seeing them doing this live, oh sweet baby jeebus it was awesome. Great reaction guys. Keep it up. love this whole album.

[@shawnpatrick5843]

The first album I bought on KZbin music. Still got it. Still jamming out to it ☺️

[@leons1434]

Geddy Lee shredded that Rollercoaster Bass while singing the whole song while singing the whole song, man.... No other bassist can do that

[@ScottBridgeforth]

Welcome to my world.....

[@johncampbell756]

Geddy and Alex usually write the music and Neil writes most of the lyrics. Around the period of this album and the next (1985-87) Rush developed a program called Rush Into Learning with Canadian public schools, where English vlasses would examine Neil's lyrics. Ironically, The Professor was a high school dropout. But he was a voracious reader. As per the Working Man live video, Rush got their first US airplay in Cleveland. They are from Torontol, but playing Cleveland is practically a hometown show for them. Speaking of, watch their Hall of Fame induction by Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins and then the speeches. Pure Alex. Alex and Geddy grew up together. They only met Neil after their original drummer left after the first album/tour (1974) for health reasons. Neil was the best drummer, but guaranteed his spot when he said he wrote lyrics, as Geddy and Alex didn't really like doing that. They ended up releasing two albums his first year, 1975. Fly By Night excited the label with the short and catchy title track, but the follow-up, Caress of Steel bombed. It's still one of their least selling albums. Their first full album side song, plus another really long song. Great Sunday, but depressing stories. 2112 (1976) was their make or break. The studio wanted hits. The band decided that if they were going out, it was with a bang. "2112" filed side one. Side two was a bunch of shorter, poppier songs. None were hits, but 2112 sold a lot of records. The rest is history. Next time try "Headlong Flight," either live or the lyrics video. Their final studio album and their return to prog rock. Keep in mind they recorded it between 57-59 years old, then tours for a couple years before Neil retired. Lastly, then check "Losing It" from Signaks, 1982. Almost 35 years before they retired but essentially why Neil was done. He could no longer play to the level required without extreme pain. A year later. He was diagnosed with brain cancer.

[@herkimertryon]

Great reaction, thank you! Try "One Little Victory" ....on first album after a long break

[@henrikeatworld]

Rush is magic to my ears

[@seamusburke639]

The production on this album is immaculate. I love it.

[@baumi-metal9123]

Agreed! VERY underrated, but i just LOVE it anyway!

[@joebarrera9741]

Love RUSH...GOOD RECORD

[@averdadeacimadetudo7612]

Do you know what is so sad? Is that MOST of people never heard about those great Rush songs. And there aee TONS of them to listen to. This album in particular is amazing.

[@michaeljones6948]

Amazing album,superb sonically

[@rushtabconvideo]

Gotta either do the studio versions of “The Big Money” off the same album, or “Between The Wheels” off of the previous album Grace Under Pressure. Either one of those tracks are absolute must-do next!

[@nicholasdsilva5273]

Great song recommendation and awesome review 👍

[@ecort5859]

You both will love the rest of this album. Great reaction!

[@Scottdrums]

This is a great album everyone.

[@RiquezaEmGotas]

Alex's guitar sounds and arrangements are unbelievable. I will not say anything about Geddy and Neil because they get enough credit already.

[@rickbriefs8712]

You guys need to actually listen to the lyrics! I can understand being blown away by the music, but the lyrics on Gand Designs is powerful!

[@Smartie1]

Yep !!!