Rush: In Performance | Music Documentary | Alex Lifeson | Neil Peart | Geddy Lee | John Rutsey

[@markravitz1684]

I love Caress of Steel and will never understand why it gets dumped on

[@jamesnichols7440]

It was just too ahead of its time... I watch reactions from Millennials - & they love it

[@randybrandon2071]

I agree, such a raw and under appreciated album. It's one of my top 3 albums.

[@funkster007]

I can sort of understand why most people wouldn't get it. It's really a weird album, and had to be extremely weird when it came out, at least to the mainstream. But you almost have to be a die-hard Rush fan to appreciate it. There's no middle ground with that band. I personally love it. Especially Alex's guitar tones.

[@johnvrabec9747]

It is still one of my favorites, along with 2112 and AF2K. Yes, Moving Pictures was the breakout along with Permanent Waves, but those 3 are the core of their progression, where you still had the grit, hard edge, with the lyrical greatness growing, and then the first addition of keys. Those are my desert island Rush albums.

[@markravitz1684]

@@johnvrabec9747 Hemispheres, and everything that came before it were the best ones.

[@hermanhelmich]

I still can’t wrap my head about the opinion that’caress of steel’ wasn’t a step forward after fly by night. The Necromancer and side B are just absolute killer tracks

[@intercommerce]

It was ahead of its time. Had the released it 20 years ago, would've had a fantastic impact!

[@DerekScottD]

Without Caress, there is no 2112.

[@vicariousgamer2871]

To this day I still love Caress of steel.

[@johnvrabec9747]

When I got to chat with Geddy at his Bass Book signing in AZ, I told him that IDC what anyone says, COS is one of their best albums and he replied "especially when you're high!" lol

[@scottdunn2178]

My first two concerts were Permanent Waves tour in 1980 and Moving Pictures in '81 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix 👍

[@obiwanbenobi4943]

Ha! Perhaps that's why! :)

[@jimmiphaze5785]

I miss Neil Peart but Rush lives on their records are everywhere and they will never be forgotten

[@hea9165]

Some of these producers and pseudo musicians obsessed with “radio friendly” and “hits”, and grading Rush retrospectively, never mentioned the fact that Rush themselves never really cared about that. They always went with the music they had.

[@drummerdaveRush7777]

I'm not sure what fans didn't like caress of steel I loved it!!and my friends loved it and everyone I've ever talked about it loved it,

[@Musician_Robert]

Alex's guitar playing was a master class in poly-rythmic musical thought.

[@johnf.rivera8046]

I've always thought that.👍🏾

[@Musician_Robert]

@@johnf.rivera8046 that is the truth.

[@davidtimms3201]

Absolutely. As a guitarist learning riffs and licks from Page, Blackmore, Schenker, Van Halen, Rhoads etc. I found Alex's style among the most challenging. His abstract ideas and unorthodox approach to the instrument was refreshing and led me to experiment and really explore the possibilities of playing and expression. He definitely ranks as one of my favorite guitarists. 🎸

[@deanmentjes7774]

I really enjoyed some of the rare footage in this video, like the super early Rush playing "In The Mood." Overall, an entertaining video. Some of the critics' commentary was pretty ill-informed, though. Harsh grading on the album ratings, too.

[@TheStuport]

RUSH has been FAMILY to me 48 years come April of 2023....My Kids and Grandkids ALL dig Dirk, Lerxst and The Professor! They all have their favorite singles and Albums and I was able to get my grown kids to LIVE Rush Shows too before The Boys said Aloha to All The Fans! A long time Fan of Rush stated recently that WE are fortunate to have had Rush as our Soundtrack For Life! Cheers To The Best Fans Of The Best Band.

[@whatbeach4558]

yeah, so lucky to have this special band(that some of your friends never got it) since first hearing them in mid 70's to create our soundtrack for life...awesome!

[@TheStuport]

@@whatbeach4558 Spot On about friends "Not Getting It" as that statement was true for much of the listening World for a long time! But as we witnessed, RUSH stayed true to themselves and Geddy said it best, They were a Cult Band to be sure! On a side note in keeping with your Tag Name, my favorite Beach growing up was "Little Corona" in Corona Del Mar, Ca.! Cheers!

[@richardmountz3865]

Only a twit would think any RUSH song is dated. Caress gave us memories no other album (by anyone) could duplicate. Great musicianship on display carrying the rock torch as only they could. At no point have I ever thought of Zeppelin listening to a RUSH song. Why would they want to sound like some other band?

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

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[@LBart218]

And Bastille Day, really? I think it still sounds strong, not dated. That dude made that comment as though it was fact rather than his opinion.

[@JokersWild70]

Neil was absolutely one of the best percussionists of all time. Although I'm an avid reader of nonfiction, I really tend to listen to Rush for the music itself. I do feel that Caress of Steel is vastly underrated. Such a great band.

[@Timmy63]

He was the the best.

[@tenn_ore]

Shout out for Caress of Steel! Love that album more each passing year.

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

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[@heimeygazzonteight7347]

Correction He was and always will be the best percussionists of all time

[@dennisn1672]

John rutsy didn't quit. He had diabetes and was a heavy drinker. When rush was singed the manager said john wouldn't make it through the extensive touring and suggested rush get a new drummer before starting a worldwide tour. So john was basically fired. But he stepped down quietly. I imagine he got a very good bonus and royalties on the first album. So he was set for life as far as money goes. Neil was the best choice for rush. He wrote all the lyrics and between neil and the musicianship of all three they became the best band in the world.

[@johnmiller4553]

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!! YA I HEARD WHAT THEY SAID TOO… LOL 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@ryanweatherman-holt4805]

I'm T1. I can't imagine having to manage my stuff while on tour. RIP J.R. He died young at 54.

[@gregcohen6158]

Good assessment to say the least

[@davidturkos8502]

Then good for John.

[@RobertJamesChinneryH]

You must know this guy

[@johnf.rivera8046]

I just don't understand how some are still stuck in the 2112/Hemispheres/Xanadu era when this bands ENTIRE catalogue is simply incredible. No one comes close to this. So much to pick from AND on top of all that they went out like Kings!!! Best band EVER.........

[@mathematrucker]

Yep, their entire discography including 2112/Hemispheres/Xanadu/Caress you name it.

[@joeq.public281]

"Old school" types who are afraid of , and thus resist change. They couldn't handle keyboards being incorporated.

[@mathematrucker]

It's a matter of taste. I regard Moving Pictures through Power Windows as their best albums but don't expect everyone to feel the same way. Some people just aren't into keyboards (especially "invasive" ones, as many including Lifeson himself would probably say Rush's were).

[@montbob100]

you had to be there i guess.

[@johnf.rivera8046]

@@montbob100 I was there. I was 16 when 2112 came out and I love that era but like the band I evolved with their music. That's why I feel they're one of the best ever....

[@GEDDY37]

Rush have been my favourite band for almost 40 years. There are many songs you can go back and listen to, and amazing how prolific they are to our current times. 2112/A Farewell To Kings/Hemispheres. Brilliance doesn’t even start to describe Neil.

[@jackburton5941]

Now am Older and Caress of Steel has a lot of meaning. So hard a Young group could write a Epic Vision about life.

[@TheABElia]

The guy in the Horton t-shirt is a straight-up dope. Bad take after bad take.

[@garystocker9450]

I am sure Danger is a nice guy but I get the sense his opinions were derived from Wikipedia..sweeping generalizations.

[@jonwilcox2627]

The guy was a total knob!

[@rockybeach8898]

You know your getting old when all these folks give RUSH there respect! For me no one understood this back in their first 6 albums, all my friends and others say they sucked! All GOD how I wish I could go to peaches and buy all them albums all over again. Now those were fun times. All you young people go and listen to them albums, maybe then you'll see how lucky we were to live at that time. God bless all RUSH FANS!

[@georgehuerta1990]

That’s why we love Rush because they are not afraid to experiment they’re such a fantastic band from the beginning all the way to the end.

[@David-ng7cr]

Caress of steel is my first Rush album and my favorite to this day. Seen them back in the mid seventies after 2112 came out.

[@hermanhelmich]

It’s a hell of an album …

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

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[@jamesewton9315]

I cheated myself by not enjoying Geddes voice early on so I couldn't focus on what a stunning bassist he is. That's changed. Been on a rush kick for several years. Geddu Lee is the coolest cat to ever grace the world stage. Total class and humility

[@WilliamBoyce-lt2ox]

Geddes, Geddu?

[@genecampanelli7456]

Man, they stoped before they mentioned their best album (IMHO), Hemispheres. My all time favorite album of any band. A true masterpiece.

[@OriginalMergatroid]

Not my favourite, but in my top 3 for sure. Agreed.

[@ysfawolfpack]

Agreed ! my favorite album and my favorite era of the band .

[@rb9628]

Quote from documentary regarding 2112: "It make everyone go, whoa, what is that?" That was exactly my reaction when the album first came out. I was fascinated by the music, and still listen to it today.

[@commknightj]

2112...my introduction to Rush. My life hasn't been the same since. Thank the gods!

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

​​​@@commknightj it was the afterglow from 🤟Caress of Steel🤟

[@Phill2112]

In 82 was a Jr in HS and had the usual exposure to Rush songs played on radio. A couple friends and myself were cutting school and hanging out in friends basement. He put on Signals; when Subdivisions played the lyrics were about exactly what we were experiencing at that time. I got a tingly feeling and goosebumps... I got a Rush listening to Rush! Been a devoted fan ever since!

[@jimmiphaze5785]

All you have to do is close your eyes listen all the images will come to you and you will realize this is probably one of the greatest bands in all history and I wish I could have seen them in concert but we got records to make sure that we know what they did all you have to do is close your eyes and listen

[@rwellman238]

I will ALWAYS shed a tear😢 listening to Lakeside Park. Yes I admitted it.

[@benbarletta2927]

SO is there a continuation of this? Loved this, but I want more!!!

[@kevindohn6776]

That's the 2nd time I've heard that recently, that Neil has a degree in music, or drumming, no he doesn't, he didn't even finish high school, he just got good by playing a lot, and caring about doing it well !

[@toddmorrissey8372]

I think he meant it as a figure of speech. It was an unfortunate choice of words, considering it's potential for being misunderstood.

[@clockworkangel4026]

The 3 of them received honorary degrees a few years ago.

[@stephenmurphy1189]

What did they get these guys at to talk about Rush songs ? Talking only about the hit songs. Who wants to hear about that ? Tell me something I don’t know. There’s so much more to this band.

[@Gwatchum]

You know you're in for a real cerebral treat when the people interviewed can't pronounce the names properly.

[@michaeldalton8374]

I’m assuming random people from the street were unavailable during the interview times.

[@the9-2-5outlawgamer]

It’s Peeert, not Puurt.

[@robcandiani6355]

5 stars all day,phenomenal work 😊

[@RavelloBikes]

One thing that does not get a mention on this video is that when you saw RUSH, Geddy Lee's bass playing is beyond loud. I remember seeing them in '77 at Winterland and the bench/ seat that I was in vibrated because of the loud bass. I believe he used one of those rare amplifiers that had an 11 eleven on it that allowed him to play so loud.

[@neokio.f]

What is this eleven?

[@jakebpau2396]

​@@neokio.f See Spinal Tap

[@jodyesperanza657]

1975, a small A frame fort built with "found" materials... Steve rides up on his bike, with his then super high tech portable cassette player, "Fly by Night" blasting from its tinny speaker, and from then on, I've never not been a Rush fan.

[@williamkelly7409]

When caress of steel came out I bought it b,cause it looked cool, I've been a fan ever since, still my favorite album

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

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[@Psupower250]

Always wished they played sections of the fountain or the necromancer on tour. At least a little teaser of each, lol

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

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[@jameswyman5752]

Caress of steel is a misunderstood classic

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

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[@SongSwan]

Never thought for a moment that Rush sounded anything like Zeppelin.

[@obiwanbenobi4943]

I never much got into them. Still haven't. Jethro Tull still has some music I've not heard, I think I'd rather hunt those down instead.

[@markravitz1684]

@@SongSwan I agree.

[@richardmoser6051]

As a long Rush fan, I like this tribute/video. They evolved into such an awesome band, damn the critics, and the mainstream media. They stuck to what they wanted to do and became the greatest hard rock trio ever.. Very glad John Rutsey is mentioned as he was a great drummer.

[@dannycutshaw9148]

Thanks for the memories! Very nice Doc I would say

[@TheStream]

Our pleasure!

[@MichaelCoughlanmusic]

These Canadian DJs were so wrong about these records, with the exception of Woods. 'Danger' in particular is daft beyond imagining. No wonder they had to leave the stagnancy of their homeland to be recognized. If you don't get Caress of Steel, you don't get Rush.

[@markravitz1684]

Why does that one guy continue to mis pronounce Neil's last name????

[@garylagstrom3864]

True it’s PEART PRONOUNCED PEER-T OR p-EAR-t

[@42roadsforman]

Everyone crap some Alex... He is one of the best

[@teribletomyterrific7894]

God bless all of you Patriots 🙏 out there in Canada.

[@GuitarMan22]

I love how everyone is a Rush expert whereas in by 1979 they were completely ignored by the mainstream media. They were my own where no one else knew much about them

[@matthewsmith404]

Caress of Steel is great a album. One guy said dated. Nothing about Rush was dated. Brave and innovative they were. I can listen to every album completely from,Rush to Signals and Grace, but after that, it became about every other song on an album. Some of they're 80s was a little cheesy, but everybody got a little cheesy in that time. They may be the greatest live band ever!

[@bkdexter79]

I agree with the Cheesy aspect. I didn't ever care for RTB or Presto. Each record had a few songs that were great. But on the whole, overly produced and less inspiring. I love everything older and newer.

[@michaeldalton8374]

Presto had some great songs. It was terribly produced and mixed.

[@jakebpau2396]

Presto and RTB require many, many listenings to appreciate. Like having it on repeat/loop while you're working. There is greatness on those albums too. But RUSH had elevated to another level that some could not or would not follow. The repetitive listening of those albums will reveal to you that they are special albums. 👍

[@huckberry63]

This was suppose to cover Rush music until 1981. How do you do that by leaving out the last three albums after Farewell to Kings? Some of these guys in the interview were such idiots. WTH do they mean they didn't know the lyrics? Did they not grow up with vinyl? Best memories of childhood are pulling my brand new A Farewell to Kings from the album cover and pouring over all the lyrics, reading all the instruments The Professor is hitting....etc.

[@racebiketuner]

Yup. Very amateurish.

[@vicariousgamer2871]

As I listen to these guys talk about Rush I realized something. Before, during, and after Rush I, like most, tend to separate the individual members of a band before the whole. But for me as a kid who celebrated all of the debut of each of their releases I (including Caress of Steel) I always saw/heard them collectively as a individual unit, inseparable, the 3 musketeer's if you will. Not a great choice of words for description granted, but the only that I can think of at this moment. The collective sounds that they produced resonated so deeply within me. When I speak of being a kid who sang Beatles songs (as their albums too were released) before I could complete sentences, the era of Rush holds a significant place in my consciousness and always seems to show in one way or another when I set in on my guitar compositions. I "hear" the entire band in my head and try as I might, put it into the one instrument. This is how I see and hear this band.

[@TheStream]

Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

[@DF-ee8vt]

Geddy seems ashamed of Caress of Steel because they were smoking a lot of pot when they made it. Trust me, Ged, we were smoking a lot of pot when we heard it, and we love it to this day!

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

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[@magicsinglez]

Isn’t that a variation of Tchaikovsky’s 1812? Certainty at the very end or close to the end they do the 1812 ‘riff’ for a moment. A version of it. Rush’s version, courtesy of Alex Lifeson.

[@JeromeDukes]

I don't know when this documentary was done, but I find some of the opinions here out dated. I would say Caress of Steel was ahead of it's time. Xanadu imo (to this point in their careers) was their best song followed by 2112 and the Necromancer. Their radio friendly songs to this point were great but most fans wanted to listen to the long epics when it came to seeing Rush live.

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

Xanadu was already done by Olivia Newton John

[@JeromeDukes]

@@drmidnight680-kz2le - What? and why are you referencing ONJ's Xanadu? The songs have nothing in common except for the song title and Rush release their song first. What is your point?

[@OriginalMergatroid]

I feel that, for a Rush documentary, they gave the albums pretty crappy ratings. 4 stars for 2112? Are they kidding? That's easily a 5 star album. Two stars for Caress? And then to just stop after FtK? Sorry, but Hemispheres was every bit early Rush as well, why didn't they include it? La Villa Strangiato is one of their signature tracks and it wasn't even mentioned. And did that guy seriously say Fly by Night was a better album than Caress of Steel? I love both albums, but CoS was Rush on their way. In FbN they were just starting to discover their sound. If all you care about is commercial radio hits, I can see their point, but hardly any band's best music is just their radio hits. Fountain of Lamneth was barely even touched upon but it is such an awesome track. I give this documentary 2 out of 5 stars.

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

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[@luiscarmona8147]

One of the guys interviewed said it perfectly...Rush makes music for themselves.....and as Neil said once, "This is what turns us on this year......we are not pretending anything".....I mean, no band ever made music like these guys....their story telling captivates you in a way that you feel hipnotized.....Come on, Xanadu from Exit Stage Left.....what a song...the musicality is unmatched and the diversity is mind-blowing, just like Cynus X1, book 1 and 2.....I mean, did these guys drop acid or something....how did Neil come up with these stories.....the whole planet should listen and comprehend cynex book 2...perhaps it will help change the path civilization has been on for ages and make this f....up planet change its course towards a much better humanity....)I really do not care much about what people think or say about the greatest Power Trio that ever existed....I just know that they have been my teachers and entretainers for over 45 years, and still find new things about their music and lyrics. Their music is adictive....

[@andyharman3022]

Working Man was the first song I heard by Rush on the radio, and our album rock station in Columbus, Ohio played it often. The only other Rush song I heard on the radio in '74-'75 was Fly By Night. So I sort of knew about Rush, but when I looked at the album cover and read the introductory paragraph to 2112 on the back cover, that was what made me buy the album. It melted my face off. .........and DON'T say anything bad about Caress of Steel. It was just foreshadowing 2112. It's incredible to think that Rush released two albums in 1975, got savaged by critics and their record company over CoS, then came back with 2112 less than a year later.

[@tnhldr]

Paul Garvey plays Fly By Night incorrectly. Opening chords are D and Em7. Not D and Dsus4.

[@lylemaurico5832]

😂 My wife and I were just watching this and I said the exact same thing...almost. I'm no music major, but I DO know he's playing C9, not Em7. And DAMN sure not Dsus4. In any case, if one is going on film with a guitar in your hand, PLAY IT RIGHT!

[@chrissmith3668]

I looked him up and honestly couldn’t find anything about him. He looks wasted in these interviews and said he doesn’t have any idea what any of the words are saying. Thank god they got him for this “documentary”

[@VinayKumarMusician]

Who is the nobody at 42:39 that said Alex Lifeson is not like a Jimmy page or Jeff Beck? Oh, yeah. Nobody.

[@mattyboywalker9094]

Again plz keep these rock doccumentries coming these are just gold

[@2333jim]

That one guy said "Geddy sang the lyrics as if he wrote them". He did, kind of. Neil wrote the lyrics, but Geddy edited them, wherever he felt it necessary to do so. Mostly when they were awkward to sing, or if the order of verse/chorus needed to be changed.

[@CanadianTimeLord]

Yep. Geddy has said as much in interviews.

[@Raskolnilov]

Caress of Steel and Live at Leeds are the two best rock albums ever made!

[@dannybursace9151]

Not even close…need to listen to more albums if you think that lol

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

​@@dannybursace9151no, he's right. They are 2 of the best albums ever made. There are some other good records too.

[@rosieone5670]

The John Rutsy legacy and departure was depicted completely incorrect. Johns initial work was critical to Alex’s and Geddy’s future success.

[@kerry1754]

Alex lifeson needs more recognition

[@Johnnywr]

You would think reviewers who were trying to portray themselves as musically knowledgeable with lines like 'no-one was doing this kind of music' would be aware of tracks like Yes' The Gates of Delirium from 1974, when it's obvious Rush themselves were.

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

Caress of Steel is my favorite Rush Record, anyone who disagrees are just posers. I painted the entire 2112 cover on the back of my first leather jacket. We got to 31:45 without a Pert, The man was not Shampoo, it's PEART! Okay, Rush sounds dated but Zeplin 2 doesn't, that guy is so full of it. Led Zeplin is the epitome of dated.

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

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[@megajay7065]

RUSH is my top band. They didn't mention how RUSH put out the Working Man to DJ's to radio stations around Canada. As it was so long of a song the DJ's used to put it on mainly for a toilet break whilst on air. People started to ring the stations and requesting it to play it again . They then broke through.

[@progvinyl9021]

Fantastic music

[@amindlost]

I'm halfway through this, and it feels like a bunch of Rolling Stone editors from days gone by sat around and said "well, guess we gotta acknowledge Rush, but we were too busy shitting on them to really *get* the music". Like seriously, saying Caress wasn't a step forward and not going anywhere, or that the title isn't a Rush title? Caress is the *roots* of 2112. And dude in the Wrestlemania shirt... ugh.

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

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[@bach27]

Contrary to what they say, Neal Peart didn't have a degree in percussion. Off Wikipedia The supporting tour culminated in a three-night stand at Massey Hall in Toronto, a venue Peart had dreamed of playing in his days on the Southern Ontario bar circuit and where he was introduced as "The Professor on the drum kit" by Lee.[31]

[@marsstubblefield]

A lot of my fellow music fans that I try to turn on to RUSH are not impressed by the overplaying element of a lot of the music - so Caress of Steel? They weren't doing that - Alex was channeling Gilmour - Geddy sang melodically - it had a lot of mood & feel - it's one of my favorite RUSH albums. Neil went wild on things like Didacts & Narpets but he play some tasteful ballad rock drumming in other songs punctuated with some inventive fills, but not at the assault-type level of later albums.

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

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[@unclephilly2127]

Loved COS

[@robertwhitcomb6105]

They went from In the Mood to La Villa Strangiato in a mere 4 years!

[@obiwanbenobi4943]

They had parts of that sooner in Fly By Night. But it was great music and still is.

[@briankohler4079]

The ding dong at 42:39 who doesn't put Alex in the category of Hendrix and Page lol. Hilarious.

[@marcwoodliff8186]

You know why they did this because they didn't want to give rush any publicity and as too comparing them to Led zeppelin no way. Rush where their own image and style no posing on stage in fancy outfits to get noticed they had their own signature and formula and copied no one else thay are a unique species of talent and just played with a humble grace attitude and just being themselves I love Rush so down to earth 🌎 I've been a Rush for 50 years or more the I believe why they weren't given the accolades down the years was because certain people in the music business and certain music fans thought they weren't cool enough and didn't stand out they were never that type of band who wanted the publicity ❤❤❤

[@l.thomas4268]

Anyone notice how that one guy just loves led Zeppelin and it's like he hears everything through a led Zeppelin filter?

[@RushFanatic87]

I can’t get past that one guy saying “sky-fi”… For Christsake, dude.

[@scottlarsen5285]

Is Lifeson a native of Canada?

[@andyharman3022]

Yes. Born in Fernie, British Columbia in 1953. Son of Yugoslavian immigrants whose surname was Zivojinovich.

[@efolson]

I think it's funny how they say Alex Lifeson "is no Jeff Beck". I think Lifeson is a far more accomplished and interesting guitarist than Jeff Beck. IMHO Jeff Beck is wildly over rated, and Lifeson is clearly under rated. Also, it's weird that they stop the narrative at Farewell to Kings (1977). In many ways they were on the edge of getting to their peak at that time.

[@plrt6794]

Different styles and hard to compare. Beck was influenced more by the blues, while Lifeson’s influences were more rock. Lifeson obviously fit Rush’s sound, I doubt Beck would have fit. Conversely, Beck thrived in Blues and Blues based rock, and Lifeson could and did play the same style but not as well. But I loved Lifeson’s playing regardless of who he was or wasn’t better than.

[@C_Melvyn_James]

Didacts and Narpets is "Teachers and Parents" . Only one word is anagramatically derived, the other is probably from Latin. I never realized that addicts was an anagramatical match but it doesn't fit the narrative of the piece which is about being a teenager fraught with biological adolesence and circumstance. Homework and Chores, in other words.

[@Awake2Evil]

2112 and RUSH themselves, is trip through time. It may sound dated, but it fits seamlessly

[@markravitz1684]

Geddy has a perfect voice. Period. Especially in the 1974-1980 period. After the last section in the song Free Will from Permanent Waves , he toned it down. I wish he hadn't

[@obiwanbenobi4943]

He'd have never made it as long as he did.

[@Waynefitzpatrick2032]

“Tears”off of 2112 was the reason I picked up a guitar years ago. What band worked their azzes off for 5 decades….touring and producing new music.

[@whistlerwind7422]

Hmmm,...description says, every album between 1974, and 1981. Didn't quite make it.

[@glennroberts1852]

John Rutsey was dismissed because he had a drinking problem and was diabetic. There was no way he would be able to handle the pressures of the road, so they had to let him go for his safety. This is mentioned in interviews and on another documentary.

[@jamesfetherston1190]

People keep referring to 2112 as a “concept album”, it isn’t. It’s no more of a concept album than “Caress of Steel”. Only side A is concept (as is Hemispheres”). Nothing on side B is related to the concept. Rush never made a concept album.

[@davidbrodlie]

Spirit of Radio is their most successful song, not Closer to the Heart.

[@stevepaquette4534]

Alex rules. I saw a clip of him playing acoustic guitar. Just him sounded like 3 or 4 guys playing. All three were top of the heap on their oun instruments.

[@heimeygazzonteight7347]

Love these guys comments of the band. All Rush members have been unfairly treated by critics and some people who are Culture Club fans. These 3 guys are rock Gods with extreme talent.

[@magicsinglez]

‘A Farewell to Kings’ is starting to have a new meaning. . . ‘3 stars’. . .haha

[@raymondkizer1216]

I loved Caress of Steel.

[@olivertoeknuckleiii2093]

The difference was Neil. Neil brought about a new and adventurous backbone to Rock. He is/was the greatest rock drummer that has ever existed. The other guys, well- they’re pretty good too ! LOL….

[@markendicott6874]

The jerk putting Alex down because he "isn't Jimmy Page or Jeff Beck," is the kind of BS the guy who has had to put up with for WAY too long - he doesn't need to be ranked against anyone else, he's the best and ONLY guy who can do what he does. The same jerk who clearly hasn't heard of Tom Sawyer or Spirit of Radio.....

[@kerryblackburn7850]

You had a chance to start the video with Dreamline, but you failed to continue what you already had of it. At least thats what that entry noise sounded like to me

[@williampulice2823]

3 stars for AFTK... lmao. VERY flawed documentary. I watched whole this because I love Rush. But some of the commentary was horrendous. Alex did not have a background in jazz, for one.

[@quarterjukebox208]

Rush never sounded like Led Zep to my ears. I love both bands.

[@josephmaslowski4051]

listen to the bass fill at 41:37 f'ng bonkers lol

[@orangecounty2033]

Snow Dog, is victorious, the land of the overworld , is saved again, is saved again ... (lol) saw them in 1981 tripping

[@markmower6507]

I just read an Article that revealed Alex Lifesons favorite Rush Album and he said Moving Pictures, Granted that is an Excellent Album, But Come On 2112?! And Hemispheres?! I mean I know that he was there and everything but 2112 And Hemispheres?! Am I right or Am I wrong people in thinking 🤔 That?!

[@MissOhio1980]

This is great their greatest hits double disc was incredibly good it had songs I had never heard and now I'll never forget. 🤘

[@marlenelariviere7303]

Closer to the heart guys, and not too bad to look at either. ❤🎉😊❤

[@johnmiller4553]

SO IM TAKING IT THAT WAS THIS DOCUMENTARY BEFORE MOVING PICTURES ??? 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@LuoJun2]

A friend of mine offered me a box seat ticket to see Rush at Nationwide Arena, Columbus OH. My boy had an out of town club soccer tournament the same weekend. I did my duty as a father. I hate soccer with a blinding passion.

[@racebiketuner]

Ouch!

[@edwardcalvet]

This was Great, Thank you

[@TheStream]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DarkMatterEclipse]

Only thing "dated" here is danger-radio dj's opinion. For 2112 to be "dated" suggests it follows suit of that era and sounds like other bands in that time frame. Not only is lyrical statements of the album as relevant today as they were when they were written and likely in the future too, the band was finding their own style and creative growth setting a standard and musical freedom for their future. Moving Pictures more so today still receives significant sales. To each their own though.