Rush / Red Sector A / Reaction

[@LHC2112]

Before I even play the video. F yeah! Needed this first thing upon waking. :)

[@tonebonetelevision]

Nice! Thanks JD. Rush threw a gigantic curve ball at me with this one!

[@watchmakerfs]

Yep! Geddy's parents are holocaust survivors. The live version from Clockwork Angels Tour with the string ensemble is amazing!

[@justineapril7922]

Yes! I saw 2 legs of the CA tour (Chicago 2012 & Milwaukee 2013)! Rush played several of their anti-war songs! ✌

[@PROGROCK-tr9hw]

Geddys voice is totally shot by then.the grace under pressure tour or even as late as the vapour trails tour rush in rio would be much better versions to check out.

[@MrTech226]

@@PROGROCK-tr9hw True, even Geddy stated that he had to adjust his vocals due to he can't hit those high notes

[@NmDPlm31]

The song was written by Peart, inspired by Geddy’s mother’s recollections of her time in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Geddy’s father survived Dachau. Lee says that he asked his mother what it was like being liberated and she replied that she didn’t believe it was possible because if society still existed outside the camp they would never have allowed the camp to be. By living in the camp those within believed society had ended. Thus the “Are we the last ones left alive?” lyric section. Red Sector A, however, is actually the name of the launch area where Rush were invited to watch the launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia (which is described in their song Countdown).

[@donovanemery597]

Geddy Lee's father died in 1965, aged 45. It was said that his imprisonment in the Concentration Camps contributed to his early death.

[@brinmoody]

According to Peart, there was also the story of a 13 year old girl who also survived a series of camps but managed to survive that also inspired this song along with the account from Geddy's parents.

[@cristallecromey2663]

Tone Bone if you can find it watch Geddy's incredible interview with Dan Rather. Geddy discusses the story of his Parents who met in a Concentration Camp and were Holocaust survivors. Very moving interview.

[@darylaarons6625]

Absolutely love this song. The haunting music and gut wrenching music get me every time.

[@LHC2112]

Next should be The Enemy Within. The bass with blow you away. Very frantic sounding as if Geddy was trying to capture the feelings spoken within the lyrics through his instrument. He pulls it off and it's fucking sick! Pardon my language.

[@frankiebimmerbag4930]

in 1982 "in the high school halls", my drummer budy put his walkan headphones on my head and said, "just listen", and that's when it happened, my frist exposure to RUSH was...YYZ !!! life changing moment, RIP Neil, you "moved me" !!!

[@jimtatro6550]

A dark song from a dark album. Geddy’s parents were in the concentration camps and even though this song isn’t directly about them, it is inspired by stories told to Neil about the experience.

[@surfeit5910]

Finally got to it, I see :) This song makes my Top 5, any day of the week! Alex and Neil playing that duet in the middle is genius and incredibly unique. There's no bass guitar and the keyboard hold back and just let those two go back and forth with each other, playing off one another. I don't think there's another Rush moment quite like that between Alex and Neil.

[@kenwallis9722]

Previous commenters have covered the background already. A great song from a dark place that, if you can't feel touched by, there is something wrong. Hopefully history never forgets. One thing I did want to comment about is, if you close your eyes and listen to the drums, particularly during the instrumental, I can hear the gunfire of the snare, and artillery shells of floor toms in the distance. Not knowing anything about what is on the other side of the fence, can it really be liberation? Chilling and powerful.

[@traceyb9443]

Incredible song!

[@bobcarn]

This is one of the most powerful songs they did. It's emotionally gripping and Alex's guitars cry out the anguish and desolation felt. I think it's one of their best.

[@ap7498]

One of my all time favorites!! Such dark imagery from the lyrics, but the music feels oddly uplifting

[@roncalvert7988]

Keep going my mate. Its a VERY DEEP rabbit hole. Enjoy every minute. Life is short.

[@martinhall3510]

Geds mum and dad were at Bergen Belson Concentration camp,and my father was part of a british army unit that liberated that camp,the images he saw at that camp lived with him until his death in 1991.RIP to all that perished in those Nazi camps.

[@jorgealbertogarzagarza9341]

You are right buddy; the way Rush used keyboards is ethereal, just to add and to create a richest sound, (in a band that it was already phenomenal before that) this guys are MUSICIANS in a whole sense. Im from Mexico, fan of Rush for long and to see them in a concert was one of the best things in my life. Take care

[@kevinkilduff2064]

This song is a classic. What lyrics, production and singing by Geddy.

[@jimtatro6550]

Afterimage and Red Lenses are killer tracks from Grace Under Pressure

[@joek468]

Awesome concert. Hearing this live was amazing. Thanks for a memory.

[@danalioto3146]

The entire album is fantastic! Has to be one of my top 3 favorite rush albums. May even be #1 on some days. This song is tremendous in execution and spirit!

[@lisamorrison2149]

Such a gut wrenching, sorrowful song. May we never forget the horrors of the holocaust. Yes, you are right about it being a history lesson. Thanks for your thoughtful insight.

[@Mike80528]

At my son's first Rush concert the video for this song kind of freaked him out...he was very young (he wore hearing protection). Very dark but poignant song.

[@dannyrauda2370]

With that tour grace under pressure in 85 is when I started being Rush’s fan was a great concert in LA

[@johntabakos1295]

A powerful song,,, check out the concert version ( Grace under Pressure video) and you will see how busy Alex, Geddy and Neil are during this song....great instrumentation. Thanks for this reaction !

[@garybills8683]

Great band great song great reaction

[@Scooter730]

Geddy's parents are holocaust survivors! Neil just knew how to paint a picture and and it definitely hit home with you!

[@kirklandraab1999]

Great job, ToneBone - always enjoy your reactions.

[@ashleygraham8781]

1984. Geddy's parents were Holocaust survivors.

[@josephgillmer10]

Gut punch when I realized how deep this album was - I first listened to Grace Under Pressure in 1989, and it brought the holocaust into focus for in a way a text hadn't. Made my mom a fan of Rush after playing this song for her.

[@robchehowski4281]

As others have said, Geddy's parents met in the camps. I don't know how he can perform this song without choking up.

[@Chief2112]

Love the reactions. Dude you need to dive into Signals next. Please!

[@MrBassPlayer1]

One of my personal favorites. Amaaaaaaazing live! So intense. Thank you for posting. 🎶🎼😎🎼🎶 Happy Holidays🎶🎼🎅🎼🎶

[@michaelkeller6223]

Fearless. To tackle a subject like this? And pull it off so powerfully? Fearless.

[@robertshulenberger]

This is my first time watching any of your videos. I LOVE THIS SONG !! 🤘🤘🤘 8:20; Grace Under Pressure came out in 1984. 3:58; It is about the Holocaust, Geddy Lee is of Jewish descent.. Rest in Peace Neil Peart 😭😭😭

[@1Lovebird1]

Listen to The Pass or Losing It by Rush.

[@25newrush]

This song was written by Neil Peart after he sat and spoke with Geddy’s mom about her experience at the concentration camps

[@brianrussell6570]

You need to see this live..take your pick of a performance ..they are all great..

[@zerglilngvet5428]

rush-afterimage

[@justineapril7922]

Geddy's parents were Holocaust survivors. The Grace Under Pressure album (1984) was released amidst a fearful time in the world when The Cold War was ramping up after the 70s was a time of attempting to slow down the build up of nuclear weapons between the USA and Russia. Jimmy Carter was seen as a weak dove president. Ronald Reagan touted himself as the candidate who would bring world respect back to the United States by building up the military. Soooo, Rush responded with 4 back-to-back albums with songs dealing with the realities of war. "Red Sector A" is a Rush fan favorite because of how perfectly it was played live. Yes, sometimes life is dark and scary. Play the 'Fear' trilogy....

[@carlgibbons5777]

......and the last 4 years have been about a "Wannabe" dictator/Fraud/Con man that admires evil dictators like Hitler, Putin, Kim Jong Un and came within an inch of turning America into a fascist country and destroying Democracy, truth, justice. It will probably take decades to earn back the world's respect after this disaster of American history.

[@johndavis9196]

Politics aside, It seems so absurd now, but the Cold War seemed frightening to me, as a small child. I recall doing”Duck and Cover” Drills in grade school where we would practice taking refuge beneath our cheap wooden desks during a nuclear attack. I was young and Naive but I was smart enough to realize if I’m relying on this to save me I’m F#%ked. I always felt that the Professor had unique insight into this particular subject and I have learned more from him than any other person.

[@justineapril7922]

@@johndavis9196 I vaguely recall the nuclear drills. What I do remember is watching the nightly news with the casualty totals divided into 3 categories: North Vietnamese; South Vietnamese and US. As a small child (I was born the year of Alaska and Hawaii becoming states), I didn't understand the significance of war. Now we have young adults that have grown up knowing the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 😢😭

[@nattijeff]

3 dudes from Canada somehow found each other.......................................

[@estavillo2112]

P/G is Rush’s Cold War album, IMO. This song clearly, and then Between the Wheels likening the 80s generation to the post WW1 Lost Generation. I didn’t get a lot of Neil’s literary references/allusions until I majored in literature in college.

[@jackteppo9633]

Yes! Great comments below!! Dont forget the past. We're doomed to repeat it. JS

[@MrJavisquare]

😎😎👍👍

[@robertskae]

You should check out the documentary beyond the lighted stage on Netflix

[@winstonlane708]

When my people can only see hell ... and the people doing the oppressing can’t see strait.

[@donovanemery597]

This song is about the Concentration Camp victims of World War 2

[@timgove5337]

The best.

[@winstonlane708]

🎸🥁🎹🎤

[@jacquesjrviens3384]

Deep one

[@gilbertrosieiii905]

Now watch the video of Getty Lee Talking about his parents being in the concentration camp.

[@cosmicjazzman4817]

Geddy doesn't play bass on this tune. Neil's playing his satellite Electric Kit with acoustic snare bass and cymbals. This is one of two songs on the Electric kit. Red Lenses is one of my favorite Rush songs of Grace Under Pressure. I recommend doing that 'RED LENSES'..

[@alexaguiar4636]

Such a dark ominous tone. Leaves a sick pot of your stomach kinda feel

[@billgrumling6192]

the song is actually about Geddy Less parents life in Jewish interment camps in Germany and ppland

[@traceyb9443]

I think you would enjoy the album Even In Exile by James Dean Bradfield (frontman of the Manic Street Preachers). Lyrics by Patrick Jones. There are nods to Rush and Ennio Morricone along the way on that album. The theme of the album is about Victor Jara, the Chilean singer/activist who lost his life brutally to the Pinochet regime. Definitely one worth checking out. I think you would appreciate it for sure! 😊

[@vernshumway5939]

After image is a great song

[@arieswar4770]

Geddy's real name is Gary. It was difficult for Geddy's mother to pronounce Gary so it came out as Geddy :-)

[@fredscribner3688]

It was actually Geddies Grandmother but ya thats how it came about and years later he had it legally changed.

[@markomakela2102]

Thanks again Tonebone! You were right on the lyrics. It's about the Holocaust and it may have been something Geddy wanted to adress. This whole album was a kinda stressful to me at least, but it's still RUSH.

[@ginamarandino6451]

The next ones to listen to are the enemy within and the Manhattan project more history lessons for you

[@robertdtimmerman6507]

Another gem off Grace Under Pressure is Afterimage. Give it a review. Big keyboards again like Open Secrets.

[@toddmadden9777]

Full-album review grace under pressure...45:00mins..or so c'man give it to us...

[@odbear100]

Fun fact. There is no physical bass guitar, the bottom end is a sequencer.

[@markperrette7760]

Recommend listening to You bet your life from Roll the bones album

[@stephenwilson1804]

Read these comments below

[@ViciousAlienKlown]

Peart talks about the horrors of fascism on this song and warns of the dangers of Communism with Red Lenses. Apparently Millennials and Gen Z aren't Rush fans.

[@Babyseal2002]

This vid - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIuQm3t4fc2CfLM

[@jackteppo9633]

The live videos better