Rush (Red Sector A - Live from Grace Under Pressure) Kel's First Reaction

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[@ItsLoriK]

It's a joy to be seeing so much Rush getting listened to. There is no bad Rush.

[@michaelw.carter8729]

Lori K I have been saying the same thing years.

[@ischmidt]

Truth.

[@MadTheDJ]

Tai Shan? 😉

[@ItsLoriK]

@@MadTheDJ Ha! Not a favorite but not truly bad, imo. A worthy mention though!

[@davewinters1770]

I think I'm going bald?

[@jasonwilliams6005]

Powerful song because of what it is about. And this song shows why Alex is one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived.

[@mariai9549]

the chords in this song...I mean, C'mon!

[@davidmagen3313]

This sing never ceases to get me emotional. I was very close with my Zaida (may he rest in peace), a Holocaust survivor. In case you weren't lyrically aware, this is a unique song, not just because of it's subject matter, but how it's lyrics were written. Usually, it's only Neil Peart that writes the lyrics (may he rest in peace), but for this song, Geddy provided Neil with ideas and memories from his mother, also a Holocaust survivor. Geddy is the only Jewish member of RUSH, and his real name is Gary Weinrib. He was nicknamed 'Geddy' because when he was a teenager, his friends/bandmates would come to his door and ask for Gary. His mother had a very thick Hungarian-Yiddish accent, and when Gary's friends asked for Gary, she'd turn around and call for him 'Geddy, your friends are here! Geddy?' So Gary's friends began calling him 'Geddy', and it stuck. Love your reviews, please continue! DM

[@PrincessChaChu]

The greatest band of all time. I was fortunate enough to watch them live since the Power Windows tour.

[@jjr8614]

Very happy to say I saw Moving Pictures,Signals ,Grace Under Pressure,and Power Windows tours. I was in my early twenties. Those certainly were the days.

[@kenwallis9722]

This song never fails to bring a tear to my eye. It is unimaginable the things that previous generations endured at the hands of other human beings. The lyrics here are poignant, simple, but deeply meaningful. I can't help but feel a small sense of despair wondering if even when salvation is at the gates, there is something still to fear. One of their most powerful songs, in a multitude of powerful songs. Thanks for the reaction.

[@alexanderwalker7516]

I know what You mean. The German People suffered horribly after WW2 was over but they came back and built one of the greatest 1st World Countries Europe has ever seen. Never underestimate German brillance and engineering.

[@guidosarducci]

This band is just SO stinking tight...love it!

[@Deetroiter]

One thing that always stood out to me about Rush is here you have three incredibly talented musicians that always brought their A-game…but nobody ever overstepped the other or outshined them. Somehow, amazingly, they played at top tier level and enhanced the other. That in itself, as far as musicianship goes, is truly something miraculous.

[@whistlerwind7422]

It would have been interesting to be in the room when Geddy first read these lyrics. Knowing what we know.

[@benredmond6636]

Red Sector A is such a great song and great choice Rich... This live version, when I saw originally, let me know that Neil is a human drum machine

[@jgilbertify]

Oh my God... I have not heard this song in so many years... Thanks for listening to this Gem

[@nick92065]

The seeds for the song were planted years ago in April 1945 when British and Canadian soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. Lee's mother, Manya (now Mary) Rubenstein, was among the survivors. (His father, Morris Weinrib, was liberated from the Dachau concentration camp a few weeks later.) The whole album "Grace Under Pressure," says Lee, who was born Gary Lee Weinrib, "is about being on the brink and having the courage and strength to survive." Though "Red Sector A," like much of the album from which it comes, is set in a bleak, apocalyptic future, what Lee calls "the psychology" of the song comes directly from a story his mother told him about the day she was liberated.

[@michaelloder5150]

well said Nick!!

[@nickavenoso7851]

Rest In Peace to Mary Weinrib, who passed away on July 2 at 95.

[@andreshernandez1180]

Underrated song, sublime masterpiece.

[@bonemachine1975]

Rush can do no wrong. They are on a different level akin to Floyd, Tool & Maiden. I am so glad to have seen them on R40.

[@thommyjacobs8921]

Absolutely stellar song from Rush to react to. I love all the comments talking about the lyrics, the story & how they're moved by them. I'm a long time Rush fan, but I've also always had major respect for them having the balls, the heart & the courage to create such a deep song about a subject so terrible & dark in human history.

[@uoabigaillevey]

I was originally so taken aback by the fact you were introducing her to the live version before the studio version.. b/c in most cases, the live version is soo different than the studio version of most songs. I was VERY impressed with RUSH's performance here b/c it was almost identical to the studio version.. but with enough differences to know for sure it was not just a dubbed live version. RUSH did a great job of replicating the original in a live setting. Speaks to their talent and their coordinated musical prowess. They are a very tight band. Peace

[@lauriivey7801]

I feel that they were known for that (among other things) ... if they couldn't duplicate it live, they didn't put it on an album. That's one reason why Rush is the only band that I'll buy live albums from.

[@jgilbertify]

Yeah, when you get the context of this song.... it is truly heartbreaking.. yet their musicianship is so appealing.... Beautiful!

[@vanlifeson6773]

Neil wrote these lyrics in honer of Geddys parents and all who were caught in that atrocity.

[@louofm1]

Yes! One of my favorites. Grace under pressure was my first Rush concert in 1984, in Saginaw Michigan. I went to every single tour after that, through the final tour. A great new tribute band called YYNOT are best best rush tribute ive ever heard. They also have alot of their own material

[@NS1.]

Oh man, I absolutely love this one. I know the lyrics are great and have special meaning, but I just LOVE the music on this song. I recently watched the awesome Rush documentary 'Beyond The Lighted Stage' on Netflix. It was so cool, I'm going to watch it again.

[@JeromeDukes]

Awesome tune and lyrics from the greatest 3 piece to ever grace our planet. More Rush please, liked the reaction.

[@kennethtilton6137]

It is said that Neil wrote this after Geddy's mother told of her experiences in the Nazi concentration camps, where she spent most of her teen years, including her infamous Auschwitz(sp?) and where she met her future husband and Geddy's future father. They were separated when they were sent to different camps, and reunited after the camps were liberated. Then Geddy's aunt helped then immigrate to Toronto, as she was living in Ottawa.

[@franksmedley8619]

Hey KnR. I've loved this song for decades. Rush is one of my all time favorite bands. I was never 'happy' with the video made for this song, and I think it could be done so much better today. If I were doing such a project, I would take scenes from the various Terminator movies and mix and match them to fit the lyrics. I am so glad that Kel likes Rush. Someone that never grew up hearing all this, who appreciates what Rich and the rest of us all grew up loving. Frank-ly speaking

[@johntabakos1295]

Great reaction !! Alex,, so awesome, what else can you say ....on top of his guitar work is playing Bass pedals in this song 😯😃

[@magnuswettermark6085]

Their best album in my opinion. Love the 80's albums by rush.

[@deanmays7133]

I find it nearly impossible to attach best album to any Rush album. They're all so different from one another but each is a fantastic masterpiece.

[@kencraig7308]

That Tone from Alex is Haunting.

[@DavidHPaul]

Hey guys, remember A Farwell to Kings? On that same album is one of Rush's masterpieces, Closer to the Heart. You guys have got to review this song. I recommend the Rush in Rio Version. You will be seriously blown away by the crowd's participation, and you will gain a whole new level of appreciation for Rush's "cult following" around the world.

[@kingoftadpoles]

This track gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. My other half's 'parents to be' were deported to the Soviet Gulags.

[@jamesp2719]

one of my favourite rush songs from a fantastic album, great reaction hope you're both well

[@stevefromlondon4949]

This was one of several tours in the 80s/90s where they didn't come to the UK, so when this video came out it was like finding an oasis in the middle of the desert.

[@mariomiron2206]

The power windows tour in Vancouver was a wicked show. Managed to see them twice before it all stopped. Feeling blessed.

[@marcuskeulertz5852]

It's just amazing closing the eyes listening to Rush. It's right what she said you gets more focused on each song instead watching a video.

[@Faithnomore227]

Good stuff. Love what you're doing here. Love to you and all. Music xxx

[@williamjones6031]

One of my top 3 RUSH songs. RIP Neil😇

[@garyedwardgray7549]

One of their most underrated songs. Not that it’s not popular. Of course it is. But Tom Sawyer, Subdivisions, and others get all the “popular” love. This song is epic. The topic, and the fact that the lead singer’s mother was in a Nazi camp… just wow. Possibly Rush’s most impactful song. Wildly underrated.

[@Enoughcrypto]

How his dad and mom met was that they both worked building the camp . Camp was built by the prisoners themselves. They later were prisoners in separate camps 200 miles apart . . It’s all in Geedys memoir.

[@GT-mq1dx]

This was my favorite song off the album, and this was the very first concert I paid for with my own money. Yes very heavy topic. The early 80’s were still Cold War and you never knew if you’d wake up to mushroom clouds everywhere. Yes very spooky, and then I find out Geddy Lee’s parents were holocaust survivors. This song really started to put things into perspective for a young teenage boy in those days. Awesome guys, glad you enjoyed it.

[@lerxst7050]

This was filmed in Toronto. I was there. My first Rush concert (of 24). I was 14. Grace Under Pressure is my Favorite Rush Album. Keep doing these. Great reactions.

[@nightpuppett1]

Classical trained, Queensryche, Floyd, Vaughan Williams say no more. Took my mum to this concert, blew her away!

[@jackteppo9633]

Great ass reaction!! Miss you folks.

[@Kel.N.RichReactions]

Hi Jack. Glad to hear from you. Kel’s right here with me and says hi. We hope to return soon!!! Stay subbed for first notice of our return. KnR 💕🥰

[@pablotorobala954]

This particular video changed my life: When I discovered it, it took place on the open TV at the time I used to capture and record 80s videos on my Betamax aiming for guys like Talk Talk, REO Speedwagon or Spandau Ballet. And suddenly BOOOM... Red Sector A appeared!!! . so... I recorded it, and then played it for like 50 times in a row..... Rush was born on me... later on prog was born on me... My life was never the same again...

[@renmanx]

I never get sick of watching the human drum machine play. RIP Professor

[@tmwinkler]

Just watchin' Mrs' face. She gets it. Gets every nuance.

[@jonlate4581]

Had to be particularly meaningful to both Alex and Geddy. Geddy's parents actually met in the concentration camps during WWII.

[@fjhgh100]

I attended this concert , I was 17 I think .. 8th row floors ... my first of many Rush concerts in Toronto Canada.

[@davidbailey6397]

Kal Ab yeah,we saw you with those 3D glasses.😂

[@bkeracing5112]

Ya, I was there too. Forgot about the Count Floyd 3D glasses. 😎

[@fjhgh100]

David Bailey lol , I actually did have the 3D glasses on , I wish I had kept them.

[@sopwithsnoopy8779]

I've been a Rush fan since the '70s. This is my favorite Rush song :) The song is even more intersting/poignant knowing that Geddy Lee's parents are holocaust survivors.

[@chevken1831]

It's hard to imagine Geddy being emotionally strong enough to sing this song without breaking up inside, but it just shows us what inner strength really is. After the Holocaust happened, the Jewish people rose up in defiance and said, "NEVER AGAIN!".

[@NmRooK1]

First! Great to see you here with another awesome tune!

[@cocoboobenstein]

I remember being in the audience during this tour. That laser light show was killer at the time.

[@pacomacman]

I remember I named one of my Windows Mobile games Red Sector 2112 back in the day and very few people picked up on the Rush link. I saw Rush in Sheffield UK many moons ago and it was still one of my most memorable experiences of my life.

[@Yes-gz9qs]

True story. When I invited a couple of friends of mine to watch this video, one turned to me and said..." Do you think maybe these guys are aliens". He was so blown away at what these guys could accomplish live.

[@neilforsythe6678]

Rush has to be considered one of the best ever.

[@bradmccomb2619]

I saw this Grace Under Pressure tour in '84 in Vancouver, BC Canada. I also saw '86 Power Windows tour..... My they were FUN!!!! That's all I have to say about that

[@Rush2112mnPeartLeeLifeson]

Grace Under Pressure tour...they played the Houston Astrodome....headlined the Texas Jamm. With Ozzy Osborne (Bark at the Moon Tour) 38 Special. Bryant Adams.....one of their biggest US Shows ever....50000 plus fans...

[@Rush2112mnPeartLeeLifeson]

Neil added Electronics drums for the first time on this tour...

[@jackteppo9633]

Hi!!! Where the heck are you both? Miss these killer duos

[@Kel.N.RichReactions]

Doing our best to return!!!!!

[@aliciaencaderada1361]

Gotta do New World Man. No one ever talks about it. But when 1st came out it was nearly as big as Tom Sawyer

[@kevinmcfarlane2752]

Alicia Encaderada yes I don’t think I’ve ever seen a reaction to that. Even Enoma haven’t done it yet and they’ve done almost 60 reactions.

[@paulgarcia1566]

Rush's sole top 40 song.

[@CHEVI789]

God bless you both for the love you have for each other, and you picked one of my favorite bands of all time, Love from Australia.

[@pasit1738]

A great, but under rated album this Graze Under Pressure. Between Wheels is definitely my favourite song on it! Please, check it out!

[@jasonwilliams6005]

Incredible song!

[@aalgebra]

I attended this actual concert in 1984 - my first Rush concert.

[@Vermiliontea]

I have never smiled while listening to that song. Not even the first time, when I didn't knew what it was about. I'm glad you didn't pause it to talk.

[@deanmays7133]

I find it nearly impossible to attach best album to any Rush album. They're all so different from one another but each is a fantastic masterpiece. This tour was my first Rush concert.

[@arthurconrod9825]

Goose bumps again.

[@marcuskeulertz5852]

Your wife really likes this song. She concentrating into the lyrics and rhythm.

[@jasong6967]

I don’t think that woman realizes that RUSH is the best band of all time!

[@jacquesdamours7739]

Good stuff. Have seen Rush a few times, they're amazing. 3 guys who master their instruments. Rush and The Who are tops in my books. When the members of your band are all virtuosos you achieve this quality.

[@henrikeatworld]

Oh man, such a classic Rush

[@EMTinVA]

"PEERT", not Pert. Thanks =) I enjoy your vids!

[@CMCguitars1]

November 5, 1984 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia was my first concert ever. I was 12 years old. It was this tour. It was incredible.

[@BigLeo7205]

Love this song

[@louisevaughan8588]

Neil Peart best drummer the world has seen! RIP you legend, Hi Mel and Rich

[@thepatriot4355]

It's nice to see a Mom and Son do a video review together

[@chuckdriver7741]

I saw Rush for the g\p tour at the Texas Jam in Dallas June 10th 1984. I was blown away! ♥️🇺🇸 🇨🇦

[@blacklight4460]

Nice that you two found each other.

[@EarthdogGFX]

RUSH " time stand still " kel will like it

[@craxnmeup]

Man does this make me feel like I'm 14 again! I remember when this rolled out in '84. I wore out one cassette and purchased another-

[@louofm1]

Me too. I was 14 in 84 and thar was my first time seeing rush live

[@andya857]

From B.C?...Cool, i live in Montreal , Spent 15 years working all over B.C (oil and gas ).Truly a fantastic place to live or visit....Peace ...

[@STILL-KICKIN]

“Side-fact” Red Sector “A” is the area at Cape Canaveral the guys from RUSH were assigned to when they were invited to watch the space shuttle launch. That also led to their song “Countdown”. 👍

[@GordonHeaney]

God love 80's fashion.....I loved the 80s

[@reallife7235]

Play Territories from Rush. Make sure she hears the opening. Fantastic. Also the Body Electric.

[@squidly2112]

RUSH = GOAT !!!! --- BTW ... I was there! .. nobody puts on a concert like RUSH !!!

[@EMTinVA]

That rare beast from Rush - a 4/4 song. One of my faves.

[@mikeanglada742]

The Hardest Working and one of the Truly Best Rock Bands Ever!! RUSH has always been in my top 3 favorites... Pink Floyd and YES are the other 2... ;)

[@brianallen7655]

Hey Rich, Since you and Kel both love Rush, why not take her back to the first live album and introduce her to "What Your Doing". The Live version off of All The World's A Stage is EPIC...!!! She will love it...!

[@nightpuppett1]

A very powerful song.

[@derrickparran]

Still makes me cry, I don't know why.

[@rockyrushrivera9252]

Rush RUSH and more RUSH ..The Garden please

[@RyanMovingViolationz]

The Clockwork Angels tour live version of this is even better!!! Check that one out, you two!

[@jakekenny3399]

Rush are THE fullest sounding trio ever assembled....well...them, and ELP. ;)

[@stephendennis5911]

Another classic song i think from Grace under pressure is the body electric, my favourite song from that album

[@galaxygurlasmr9790]

Red sector A is very powerful. Geddy's mum was a holocaust survivor

[@vanlifeson6773]

Mom and dad met after being liberated from two separate death camps. They met as survivors and went to Canada married and had Gary later named Geddy because his moms accent. So his friends called him Geddy. Legally changed name later.

[@stratcat3216]

Intense song about the Holocaust.. kudos Rush.. kick ass tune with awesome content.

[@n5iln]

Grace Under Pressure is arguably Rush's darkest album, lyrically. They were never all "sweetness and light", but there just wasn't much to listen to and smile about on P/G. Try "The Pass" from their Presto album. Geddy Lee repeatedly says it's one of the band's favorites.

[@c.willharden9589]

❤ again!

[@Bassman64PlaysBass]

YYZ live in Dallas!

[@mariobargonetti6037]

My fav

[@dougdavidson3260]

So is that a Rush Presto rabbit to your right as you sit listening? What can I say, I see the world thru Rush goggles.

[@pasit1738]

Hah! That must be one of them. This observation calls for the opening song Show Don't Tell!

[@duaneelliott2327]

you are not the only one-i am the same way. Presto is a top 5 rush album in my eyes .

[@bonemachine1975]

You gotta do Distant Early Warning now.

[@roboutdoors8680]

Best band ever. So good

[@lauriivey7801]

Their synthetic period is not my favorite, but their there were a lot of good songs during this time, and I especially love this song. I much prefer their RIO Concert footage, though - - probably because the fans really get them stoked. I'm really enjoying watching Kel learn about Rush and watching Rich get reacquainted is fun, too!!

[@avandroiy]

This is a great song! #painintheask please react to Tears of Sahara of Tony MacAlpine live at EMG you gonna enjoy it

[@NominalTopic]

Guy: totally into it Girl: smiling politely thinking about the clock Every KZbin video where couples react to Rush

[@THOR6471]

I went to that concert in 85. I went to 18 more after that.

[@scotttolson8179]

I've seen several of your reaction videos now (all Rush so far), and I love watching Kel's reaction to their music. You keep saying that you like checking out new bands. I have a suggestion I think you will like. Check out the band Skillet. 3 songs I would recommend for starters are Legendary, Hero, or Feel Invincible. Enjoy!