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@TisTheDamnStickSeason4 жыл бұрын
Neil Peart is not only one of the greatest drummers ever, but also one of the greatest lyricists ever.
@DavidGarvinTechnophile4 жыл бұрын
True. Three gifted musicians and they gelled so well to form this perfect group.
@gutemberg79464 жыл бұрын
Calm down, sir. His Ayn Rand stuff is pure shit. Even he doesn't like that anymore.
@PersianPlatypus4 жыл бұрын
@@gutemberg7946 And therefore making mistakes and/or outgrowing your old stuff means you're not that great...
@wolflarson714 жыл бұрын
@@gutemberg7946 "His mind is not for rent, to any god or government". Ayn Rand pure gold.
@stretchwith4 жыл бұрын
yessir!
@privatename57884 жыл бұрын
Wife: "Honey, we're going to be late picking up the kids!" Me: "Hang on, Jamel just discovered Rush, and Neil Peart's lyrics." Wife: "The kids will wait."
@leighsaldivar4439 Жыл бұрын
Lol
@bigbrutalbassbeer4104 жыл бұрын
And this is why Rush’s fan base is so predominantly made up of us old nerds who were once young nerds just trying to survive the minefields of junior high and high school. The guys in Rush understood what we were going thru.💪🏻🤘🏻
@TheHigherVoltage4 жыл бұрын
The guys in Rush lived the same experience.
@gregkarris68694 жыл бұрын
Especially the part of the music video in the Video Arcade... ;)
@bigbrutalbassbeer4104 жыл бұрын
Greg Karris Holy shit, I spent sooo much money on Donkey Kong and Gallaga!
@brentbeardsley6554 жыл бұрын
@@bigbrutalbassbeer410 Asteroids, space invaders and defender got more than a couple coins from me also. I probably coulda bought my first car with the money.
@F35020004 жыл бұрын
The song Freewill helped guide me through all my friends turning into Jesus Freaks...I was like WTF? That song spoke to me and I figured out it was ok to believe what you believe and not follow these people down a road I didnt want to travel. Rush was and still is very important to my way of thinking.
@mikegreen14294 жыл бұрын
As a former high school misfit, the chorus punches me in the gut EVERY time. It’s very effective
@ElDuderino7164 жыл бұрын
I’m warning you, once you get hooked on RUSH, you’re going to be listening to them A LOT!
@chriswinkler2844 жыл бұрын
My favorite song by them is The Manhattan Project.
@Docksidestudio14 жыл бұрын
Prime Mover or Grand Designs...... no Marathon....... oh I can’t decide!
@DrMackSplackem4 жыл бұрын
Word. It just might be be a genetic thing. You either get it, or you never will.
@shithawk894 жыл бұрын
'tis a most healthy addiction
@jessatheclassicrockfan69254 жыл бұрын
True
@tonydardi3324 жыл бұрын
It still hits me hard that Neil is gone. I’ve never grieved over the death of someone I never met till now.
@seanfenton83714 жыл бұрын
Me too. It's on going everytime I hear a Rush song. Subdivisions is my favorite. Chills when I hear it.
@davidleeroth7842 жыл бұрын
Same My fave drummer. 2020 sucked and took my fave guitarist Eddie Van Halen.
@unclefido64842 жыл бұрын
I balled for two days, freaked me out!
@dominickdarpino55844 жыл бұрын
the lyrics alone alone give me goosebumps.
@andreasbreitwieser14494 жыл бұрын
...and gives me tears in my eyes.....
@ryanfrieman7334 жыл бұрын
Same here dude!!
@JMD19654 жыл бұрын
This came out when I was in high school in a small, nowhere farm town... struggling to find myself and where to fit in life... So... Yeah... It spoke to me to say the least
@clab58643 жыл бұрын
'Conform or be Cast Out' truly resonates. I now embrace my uniqueness, complexity, resourcefulness, bravery, creativity and individualism. Was picked on for it but I have persevered.
@stillsearchingforsanity43323 жыл бұрын
@@clab5864 Isn't it awesome when you can do that with confidence? Would not go back to school years to save my life. Now, at age 67, I'm close to many former classmates, some of whom I barely knew then. I found who I fit in with and it's amazing when we get together in person.
@ixeyeb4 жыл бұрын
This was their Bat signal for us Dreamers and Misfits. It called to me like a moth to a flame. This song was to let us know we weren't alone, we weren't going to let the "cool kids" keep us down. Love Rush and love the fact you read and try to understand the depth of Neil's masterful lyrics. Well done Jamel!
@aliciaencaderada13614 жыл бұрын
This song more than any other I ever seen was embraced by teenagers who felt a connection to this song and what was going on in their lives.
@richardallgood8154 жыл бұрын
and the video tied it all together
@craigrobertson50304 жыл бұрын
If you lived in Scarborough you lived this song. I lived west end, it all made sence. Listen to The Tragically Hip next. RUSH RULES
@neotheone79234 жыл бұрын
this song and lakeside park sums up my teen years.
@marko.96154 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. I was in high school when this album was released and it describes being a teenager and high school kid more than any I know. My second favorite rush song.
@jasonmarinesq4 жыл бұрын
I always felt connected to this song. It is so powerful.
@rockhard26544 жыл бұрын
the charm of geddy's voice is that he sounds like a child an innocent sincere and brilliant genius child and he speaks to our inner child
@fbxurumela3 жыл бұрын
Very insightful
@vanhattfield82923 жыл бұрын
a child with an old soul...
@Ritaholden12 жыл бұрын
He is singing philosophy in a poetic way. I never heard his voice explained like you just did and I totally agree.
@rickhaddad72614 жыл бұрын
Yes! The anthem for all the square pegs! These lyrics are amazing!
@cliffcampbell88274 жыл бұрын
Is this song about how we all congregate in these like minded groups?
@rickhaddad72614 жыл бұрын
@@cliffcampbell8827 I would say it's about the people who don't fit into any group "nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone". Or the people that are different than the norm.
@cliffcampbell88274 жыл бұрын
@@rickhaddad7261 Yeah, about how society has all these cliques and if you don't belong, you're looked at with suspicion, fear and ignorance, which results in torment and harassment instead of celebrated as an individual and unique. "One of us, one of us, one of us." It's is easy to become "one of them" because it's welcoming and protective and easy (although, some groups do have a physical initiation that some would consider to be abuse or even a felony assult).
@Whateva674 жыл бұрын
Square pegs,I likey 😎
@RB-YWGLGA4 жыл бұрын
A controversial filmmaker (and Rush fan) once noted "I'm convinced this song has saved lives."
@derekgilbert17524 жыл бұрын
If Rush wanted to do a tribute tour/final tour, they’d have no problem finding a drummer who would want to do it. Their unique problem is finding a drummer who COULD do it. RIP Neil, a true legend.
@mikewoods8565 Жыл бұрын
Rush could absolutely not go on without Neil. Other bands have replaced drummers we know. I seen them a few times and I had fun watching them have fun while they are creating that music together and then performing it. It's friendship after more than 30 years at its best.
@rojohe3 жыл бұрын
When it comes to songwriting, absolutely no one has raised the combined level of intellect, emotion, and musicianship farther than Rush.
@KenNPotter4 жыл бұрын
Jamel, I’m old enough to remember when Rush used to play local high schools in and around my hometown of Hamilton, Ontario just outside of Toronto...
@KenNPotter4 жыл бұрын
Additionally, Neil Peary the drummer of whom writes all the music and lyrics was born in Hamilton...
@TheHigherVoltage4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqPSppuYn9WSb8U St. Kitts.
@christopherlane52383 жыл бұрын
Im jealous! What awesome memories you must be able to enjoy!
@TrainWreck4443 жыл бұрын
They played at my High School when my parents went there in the 70's.
@trenken3 жыл бұрын
Aside from neil being the greatest rock drummer of all time, there is such a genius to 2 small lines in this one rush song, "lose the race to rats, get caught in ticking traps." Something all of us regular people can relate to. Shit goes wrong in our lives sometimes, but for him to find the perfect usage of r's and t's, race to rats, and ticking traps, to make such a powerful statement in such an elegant way, it was soooo neil. Such a way with words and unmatched lyrical craftmanship in rock music.
@EchoesDaBear4 жыл бұрын
I still get chills EVERY TIME I hear that opening synth drone... This tune was as true in 1982 as it is now in 2019. The pressures to conform to societal 'norms' and to 'fit in' (be part of, and succeed in the rat race) seems to be a universal truth, and an unfortunate constant! This was and continues to be an 'anthem' for teenagers, especially in high school. Anyone who has had an awkward time during this period can completely feel and understand this song. Rush was always 'nerd' rock - it's intellectual lyrical subject matter, and complex progressive music always spoke to us free-thinkers, the non-conformists, the nerds, the misfits. This is why we love our Holy Trinity from Toronto so much!! Great reaction - thanks for this one!
@HendrixJHE4 жыл бұрын
You win the internet for the day with that comment my man!! AAA+++++
@Oneironaut94 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@EchoesDaBear4 жыл бұрын
@@HendrixJHE thanks! Nice to win something now and again!!
@jeffcampbell6684 жыл бұрын
Roger Waters wrote about the same themes in a dark yet musically brilliant way on Pink Floyd's "Animals" album. It's more a reflection on society and greed in a grander scope than about high school, but if you broke the songs and lyrics on the"Animals" album down into many small parts, the period of life described in Rush"s "Subdivisions" would fit right in. He definitely carries those themes on in "The Wall". The young child having to conform etc. Love how so many bands great music ties in together in a sometimes remote way with some other band and it makes you think of them.Cheers from canada
@davecole25614 жыл бұрын
Yes Darren, the sentiments here are indeed universal and truthful. Many see Rush as a uniquely Canadian band but their art and meaning are for all of us and for all times. Someone once wrote that great artists have no country. As a teenager growing up on the edge of a British town in the late 80s, this was just as powerful for me. You just HAVE to love Rush!
@Stasiaflonase4 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite song from Rush. The lyrics are so amazing and true.
@BuckFlicks4 жыл бұрын
Musically and lyrically, one of Rush's top 5 songs. One of their very best. Neil's lyric writing was sharp as a razor here.
@sourisvoleur48543 жыл бұрын
As a dreamer and misfit from a suburban high school, I so appreciate this song. This song was so different, with is heavy use of keyboards for the main sound texture of the verses, from earlier Rush albums.
@tektoniks_architects4 жыл бұрын
Perfect song to capture the loneliness of restless suburban youth in a cookie-cutter world of sameness.
@thegreenman20304 жыл бұрын
Then you grow up and long for those days of quiet and peace that you wanted nothing to do with in your youth. Everything eventually comes around full circle.
@chocomanger68734 жыл бұрын
@@thegreenman2030 The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
@ricmahurin75354 жыл бұрын
Someone else said it, but seeing a man become enraptured in Rush is so cool to watch.
@BroadwayJoe993 жыл бұрын
NGL - I started air drumming.
@nevesonod3 жыл бұрын
I agree. I have listened to Rush (favorite band) since 1983. THIS ALBUM started it. It was released at the end of 1982 (high school for me) and the school was flooded with these t-shirts after these sold out shows. In any case, watching THIS reaction to the lyrics of this song in particular was amazing. Brought me to tears. These lyrics for every suburban kid in high school were iconic. To see the same lyrics strike someone new...almost 40 years later... no words.
@tphoyas3 жыл бұрын
Ain't it man.
@KillDozer444 жыл бұрын
Rush has always been crazy for 3 people lol but then again Geddy Lee is 3 people in 1
@drowssapma4 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Alex is also doing keyboards with his feet.
@joechurch74 жыл бұрын
Saw Rush twice in the 80’s. Watched Geddy fret bass notes with his left hand while playing keyboards with his right all the while playing bass pedals with his feet. Oh yeah forgot to mention he also sings complex vocals.......Amazing! Disregard anyone who criticizes his singing as a looser
@Vandalle.4 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite ever songs. The mad time signature, the flow of the verses, and the melody of the chords all click perfectly together, it's such a perfectly written song in every aspect, from the music to the lyrics to the instrumentation, just amazing.
@TonyM1961 Жыл бұрын
One aspect of their music that constantly gets overlooked is the syncopation. Everything is so precise that it just amazes me every time. Consummate professionals in every aspect.
@corwinchristensen2604 жыл бұрын
Rush provided me with over 40 years worth of deep lyrics and awesome sound ... thanks Alex, Geddy, and Neil. Jamel, I suggest you install a seat belt on your chair, 'cause there's oh so much more Rush out there. I envy you getting to discover it all for the first time.
@rosebankalumni4 жыл бұрын
"Nowhere is the dreamer and misfit so alone" Resonates with me still since 1982 right in the middle of high school
@PromLesbian4 жыл бұрын
Their lyrics transcends time itself, race, and experience all at the same time! 🕰⏳
@Lord_Verminaard4 жыл бұрын
This song gets me in the feels every time.
@ernestolopezdevictoria85124 жыл бұрын
This song came out in 1982. Rush was my band in junior high and high school. This song resonated with me so much, since I was one of those dreamers and misfits. If you get a chance to watch the actual music video, it takes you right back...
@michaelbaucom40194 жыл бұрын
The anthem of misfits and nerds both old and young( I'm 58, and still relate to it). That synth just adds to the feeling of the lyrics. Rush, intelligent music, as usual
@charlesburris63144 жыл бұрын
My favorite Rush song there. It debuted at the perfect time for me. And I heard every word then. Still haven't forgotten it. Those of us who felt like outsiders and weirdos heard with our own ears that someone, Rush, knew what we were feeling, meaning we were not alone.
@daviddent44923 жыл бұрын
Signals was one of the first albums I ever had. Brings back great memories. "The suburbs have no charms to soothe the restless dreams of youth". Indeed.
@xerodelacroix55524 жыл бұрын
I felt this one deep as a teenager. This and Distant Early Warning will always be my favorite Rush songs.
@auralfixxation67023 жыл бұрын
I remember as a teenager hearing this and though I did not not live in a subdivision, I totally related to these lyrics. They still resonate today in many ways unsettling ways.
@dalestevens33323 жыл бұрын
Geddy's voice is probably the most unique of the rock groups out there period. As a male who sang in concert choir and men's chorus I can't say that Geddy would have ever been in that setting with his voice, but when I was in I school listening to the radio, there was never a doubt in my head that I was listening to a RUSH song when I heard Geddy singing. I always wondered what he looked like. I imagined a short, skinny teenager produced those sounds. Imagine years later when I actually saw one of their videos. A very bizarre reaction I had. He looks like he should have a lower voice. Either way, the three of them are/were an awesome band. RIP Neil.
@monabailey30933 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how their songs grow more relevant as the decades pass. True masters of prediction through their music.
@davidriddick824 жыл бұрын
All I can say to you buddy, is watch one of their many concert DVD’s to see them perform these great songs and see their amazing musical talents because it honestly does them no justice, these men were and still are ICONS 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@kimbarry46748 ай бұрын
Subdivisions was inducted into Canada's Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010 that's how important those lyrics are ❤🇨🇦
@briarpatch7204 жыл бұрын
rush - the thinking man's rock. Saw them live twice , once for the "moving pictures" tour and again for the "signals" tour back in the early 80's. Still have my ticket stubs, concert tee and some fond memories of a certain little blond honey that accompanied me, lol. Do "working man" my fave rush tune. The guitar work is out of this world.
@ldchappell14 жыл бұрын
Those were awesome Rush concerts in those days. I've been to 5 Rush concerts with my brother over the years. The first one was The Grace Over Pressure tour on May 24, 1984 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. 2nd one was the Hold Your Fire tour on February 25, 1988 in Los Angeles. 3rd was the Presto tour on March 30, 1990. 4th was Roll The Bones tour on January 20, 1992 in San Diego. We enjoyed that one so much we bought tickets for another Roll The Bones concert in Reno on June 1, 1992.
@themisterchristie4 жыл бұрын
Love how one can see, by the end of the second verse, your face changing a little from grooving out to hearing more in the lyrics. Then the stunned realization of how deep the lyrics are at the first time of "In the high school halls, in the shopping malls. Be cool or be cast out." Hits like a ton of bricks. I had the same reaction when I first heard Subdivisions and it instantly became one of my favourites.
@almightytherabite9154 жыл бұрын
Loved watching your reaction to one of my favorite songs from arguably my favorite band. It's a shame Rush isn't more well known than they already are, but in a way that makes it more of a treat watching when someone's mind is blown by their artistic and lyrical mastery.
@llewellyngrace47814 жыл бұрын
Neil's a prophet lyricist as a lot of songs he wrote has true meanings today
@vanillathunder30244 жыл бұрын
Lol...dudes face at around 3 minutes when they drop their first “subdivisions”... I love these reaction vids...
@nikospikos684 жыл бұрын
Get em up against the wall....
@andreasbreitwieser14494 жыл бұрын
...can't name any other song which impressed me more and touched me deeper in the year 1982 (at the age of 21) than THIS SONG...... maybe my all-time favorite of Rush!
@apathy99904 жыл бұрын
Every Rush song has deep lyrics 😁
@godbluffvdgg4 жыл бұрын
ehhh, Maybe not; "I think I'm going Bald"..:)..kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaCpe5x6hJagopY But; exceptions don't disprove the rule...
@traumaturgist4 жыл бұрын
@@godbluffvdgg LOL this was EXACTLY what my response was gonna be!
@godbluffvdgg4 жыл бұрын
@@traumaturgist They say; Great minds think alike...What the hell's our story?...:)
@traumaturgist4 жыл бұрын
@@godbluffvdgg Well I've been listening to Rush for so long I even laughed out loud when everyone complained that Vapor Trails needed remixing....and a little irked when Rush actually did it, but hey - there's still the original!
@plantgeek4 жыл бұрын
Dog Years and Virtuality...
@PurePwnzors4 жыл бұрын
"These are some deep lyrics" Why yes, they are. Thanks for checking out the various songs of Rush! It has been entertaining watching you experience their music for the first time. You have good taste in music.
@escaleraalcielo69904 жыл бұрын
Can you do Distant Early Warning. Another great Rush song with an incredible message. Holds up to this day.
@CARADESIREE4 жыл бұрын
Heartbroken now...Our drumming lyricist genius is gone ...GOD BLESS his talented soul.May he drum for Heaven now!
@TSPH19924 жыл бұрын
May the professor rest in peace
@WVUer213 жыл бұрын
God needed a drummer.
@YourGodsIcon4 жыл бұрын
Time Stand Still is an absolute masterpiece, it resonate's with every human over the age of 30. Easily one of the 5 greatest songs of all time.
@kevinmcfarlane27524 жыл бұрын
YourGodsIcon some fans don’t rate it but I do. 😊
@xXPyrophorusXx4 жыл бұрын
This would be great of comparison of Rush at a later date in time, Big Money too.
@EvonZundel4 жыл бұрын
It was our during my senior year of high school. It made life perfect.
@briankearney16194 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@lindaslattery83414 жыл бұрын
YourGodsIcon YES!!!
@jillmeraz75423 жыл бұрын
The more you listen to Rush, the deeper the lyrics get! They were one of the greatest bands of all time! This is one of my all time favorites!
@BillF19674 жыл бұрын
I've had Rush's music with me for almost 40 years. Thank you for the chance to experience it anew through your eyes. Welcome to Club Rush, my good sir!
@oldgoat92274 жыл бұрын
The members of Rush all seem to be playing completely different songs that fit together perfectly.
@garykelly74224 жыл бұрын
I think the lyrics of subdivisions are very complex, yet meaningful and beautiful. Still have a powerful connection to many listeners. Rush rocks period. ☮️
@ianjarvis47673 жыл бұрын
Dude I love watching you "discover" Rush... I was too young to really appreciate what I was blessed to be listening to when each new album came out, but I envy you for being able to hear Rush for the first time with each new video you post
@mrichards67954 жыл бұрын
A great song about growing up in the suburbs. The official video for this song illustrates that too. The drummer (one of the best in the business) is the one who writes almost all of the lyrics for this band. I really like your reactions!
@fbxurumela3 жыл бұрын
Essa música é perfeita. Tudo, desde o riff de teclados, a voz, a letra, os harmônicos, solos, progressão, dinâmica. Quem disse que música pop não pode ser obra de arte?
@PSNmemoryismisery4 жыл бұрын
Probably one of my favorite RUSH songs ever.
@joethebassplayer4 жыл бұрын
"New World Man" has amazing lyrics as well
@jeffdrake4293 жыл бұрын
It's amazing to watch teenagers and parents afraid to let kids fail through the lens of this song. "He's got to make his own mistakes and learn to mend the mess he makes. He's old enough to know what's right and young enough not to choose it." Brilliant.
@BrianK_704 жыл бұрын
I'm very happy you came back to Rush and this song. It's a timeless classic, probably my favorite from them. Couple of others to listen to at some point, Limelight and Working Man.
@xXPyrophorusXx4 жыл бұрын
Those two are so different-the most popular radio friendly song of theirs and a Pre-Peart straight ahead hard rock song. By-Tor would be a mind trip too, or 2112
@semiauto31484 жыл бұрын
Can’t say I have 1 fav from Rush. They have to many good ones to say one is best It’s like they all my favs
@lindaslattery83414 жыл бұрын
BrianK 70 Working Man is one of their absolute BEST!! An ode to blue collar workers. Love it!!
@ghostshadow13674 жыл бұрын
One of the reasons I love Rush is because of their innovative, progressive jazz rock style.
@FatFredyFreak4 жыл бұрын
This has always been my favorite by Rush, I know they have so many good tunes but this one speaks to me in ways the others don't. I've never been part of the crowd, never had bunches of friends, and this song makes me feel less alone. I am that misfit, but this made me aware that there are others who feel the same. I honestly get choked up every time I hear it, and yes that means I'm crying as I write this. Good tears tho ✌
@jimprovazek65394 жыл бұрын
You are becoming my favorite reactor. You covered, "The Trees", your the only one. Keep it up.
@Gforceracing204 жыл бұрын
One of my favs along with 'The Trees' and 'Red Barchetta'
@tedharvick90104 жыл бұрын
And both songs are relevant and prophetic today. Not to mention, damn fine songs, too
@eddiebruce89444 жыл бұрын
Rush is and will increase your I.Q bro ! these dudes are seriously deep, so glad I was blessed to see them twice in my life!! Roll the Bones and Test for Echo tours
@AudiophileTubes4 жыл бұрын
RUSH takes you on a journey... they paint pictures with their sound!
@paulkevinkoehler94903 жыл бұрын
And Journey gives you a rush!
@theoanastasio57084 жыл бұрын
One of the best drummers ever, jus passed... Man, The Dan, Boston and Rush could have take n over the world back then.... glad I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s
@wandi32674 жыл бұрын
Saw them in 1978 when the Hemispheres album came out. What a trip I got to go on that night!!! Love the deep meanings in the lyrics. The intelligence you hear in the lyrics and the music is like no other
@MrVvulf4 жыл бұрын
I lived about 30 miles from the Welsh farm where Hemispheres was recorded. Of course I had no idea at the time, but Hemispheres is my favorite album.
@20sainthockey4 жыл бұрын
Been listening to RUSH for over 40 years and I am still amazed by the depth / meaning of Peart's lyrics.
@lostinpa-dadenduro75554 жыл бұрын
This was the next record after Moving Pictures album. Sometimes with Rush it helps to know what order a record came in to understand how they were changing over time. A lot d great songs on this record. I really like Analog Kid and Digital Man songs. Digital Man has some really cool drum and bass grooves.
@RedPillMode4 жыл бұрын
Those are great, Losing it is great too.
@HendrixJHE4 жыл бұрын
Yes, good comment about knowing the order of the songs, it would have been cool if started off with songs from the first LP and worked his way through to see the way they changed over the course of their career. But someone knew to Rush probably wouldn't realize or think of doing it that way. But it is nice to see how much our man here enjoys the band. I figured he would given he enjoys some great lyrics, Rush has plenty of those! I always thought their "stages" are quite well defined in a way if you look at their first 12 studio LPs, broken into quarters with a live LP ending an era. Era 1: Rush, FBN, CoS, 2112 are the formative years. Rock and Roll with the influences of prog rock/sci-fi/fantasy seeping in and being perfected with 2112. Then we get live LP AtWaS. Era 2: AFTK, HEMI, PeW, MP continues with more prog and sci-fi transitioning thru the era from the epic length songs to a more compact and more refined sound. Then we get the live LP, E:SL. Era 3: SIG, GuP, PoW, HYF. More synth similar to a lot of the pop bands of the early 80s (but Rush did it better!) begins this era, then with the next two LPs, they toned back on the synth a bit and really shifted focus that would lead them into the 90s and beyond with the release of the live LP ASoH, ending the 80s for the band.
@norwegianblue20174 жыл бұрын
I always say that Analog Kid is Rush's most underrated song. I put it in their top ten or very close to that.
@joeday42934 жыл бұрын
@@norwegianblue2017 My last Rush show was 2006. Imagine my joy when they opened with "Limelight" and went straight into "Analog Kid." I didn't think I would ever get to hear that one live. And "The Weapon" does not get nearly enough enough love in the Rush canon.
@justinstraughan31554 жыл бұрын
Watching the mindblow on the first chorus, bruh. That's how I feel when I listen to this song every damn time.
@coreymcmillen3814 жыл бұрын
Red Barchetta has to be done my friend.
@dannymartinez93712 жыл бұрын
So you understand how much we loved Rush in the 80s. Literature and Musicianship on a very high yet accessible level.
@jonesmikel94464 жыл бұрын
The song isn't just about what it's like to be a nerd in high school. But how the circle of life goes. at the end, that nerdy kid, grew up got tired of life in the big city moved out to The burbs, which resulted in his own kid being a lonely video game nerd.
@DrMichelle704 жыл бұрын
Been a lifelong fan and this is one of my top 5 songs. Their cohesion, their wisdom and their mad skills have captivated me forever. It's something that doesn't need explaining because once you really listen to their works, you get it.
@BayouMaccabee4 жыл бұрын
All of Rush's lyrics are always deep as hell. You should dive into them for all of their songs that you do.
@marksaxon4 жыл бұрын
Some of the best lyrics in rock by one of the best drummers to have walked the earth. I still can't believe Neil is gone. He has been my mentor on the drums for 32 years and I still play with the same determination he had. Thanks for pointing out the lyrics.
@colognemaker4 жыл бұрын
Now you have gotten this far .at I suggest the song called "the trees"
@TrulyUnfortunate4 жыл бұрын
Or The Red Barchetta.
@dennisgreiwe20784 жыл бұрын
The Trees is pretty advanced Rush content. Now I gotta see how he got to Subdivisions, if he took the long path he is ready for more sunlight, if not, the oaks will ignore his plea.
@seanfenton83714 жыл бұрын
He did "The Trees". He liked it
@stevemarshall39864 жыл бұрын
The trees were all kept equal by hatchet axe and saw.
@christinacrowley36313 жыл бұрын
Yes please
@ChrisDoyle21124 жыл бұрын
that was the song of MY youth...it came out just as i was starting high school...in a catholic suburb where every kid's parent had a "basement bar" and that's where we partied...the peer pressure to "be cool or be cast out" was very real...and the professor, neil peart, captured that maxim perfectly in this song...and his drums were SMOKIN' even more than his lyrics...which is why he will always and forever be my favorite drummer of all-time!
@vertexarcade75034 жыл бұрын
This was one of my brothers favorite songs.. i miss my brother when i hear certain songs but they are happy memories.
@laudanum6694 жыл бұрын
I was 16 and would listen to Rush and this song with my best friend at his parents house. Except there were no parents as they lived 3000 miles away and left a mansion to my friends 19,18 year old sisters. I basically lived there 6 nights a week. It was fun but we both kinda knew that nobody really cared about us. All of our outsider friends thought we had the world by the tail. We were the cool ones in the basement bars in the backs of cars but it all was a bit hollow. Holed up in a bedroom at parties smoking weed playing God of who or who wasn't allowed. It was our only power over jocks and the Cheerleaders who only wanted to be your friends on the weekends.
@KalElvis4 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the genius of RUSH. The only band I'll pay to see.
@fantagor3 жыл бұрын
In 1982, I listened to Subdivisions while sitting in the backseat of a car getting high in a parking lot before we went into a suburban mall. Rush knew what was up then and now.
@maximelesperance41324 жыл бұрын
Love the synth, but when those bass lick hit, they hit home !!!
@DavidBrown-yd9le2 жыл бұрын
I love your reactions especially Rush. I watch them over and over
@myownchannel2474 жыл бұрын
Lyrics by drummer Neal Peart 🥁
@66Drums4 жыл бұрын
Neil.
@Scooter7304 жыл бұрын
Neil's lyrics always had a way of getting to the heart of the matter, finding the truth that most didn't want to face. So many of us were not part of the "in" crowd and faced these things on a daily basis in High School and Junior High. Fantastic to see your reactions to these amazing words and music!!
@yeahboiii66404 жыл бұрын
That change at 4:46 gets me for some reason. Makes the whole song. One of those things you can't express in words....anyone else know what I'm trying to put into words that can't be spoken? Edit: It happens throughout the song again at 5:08.
@BrodyReyno3 жыл бұрын
Peart is filling the breaks. He was the master of that. He would add these little fills into the second verse to prevent the song from coming a generic sounding pop tune
@darrylbaker2734 жыл бұрын
Another one of my all time favs. Rush's drummer is the reason I started to play the drums. I love playing this track. Cheers
@olabergvall31544 жыл бұрын
A really solid album, and my first Rush album that I owned. I had a cassette copy of the live album Exit... stage left before, but this one was my first which I outright owned. An still own to this day (on vinyl of course) ❤
@ubatooba84674 жыл бұрын
Nice stunned reaction!!!! Lyrics are just great.....as they have substance & truth to them. And the music is sooo silky smooth. Alex Lifeson sings the "SUBDIVISIONS" backup vocal part. This is a killer song to experience performed live!!
@stevengrounds31313 жыл бұрын
It sounds enveloping and echoey. I haven’t heard anything like that before with deep lyrical context in vocals sung like that. Mind blowing.
@traumaturgist4 жыл бұрын
It's "any escape might help to smooth the unattractive truth" - not "disprove." Just a public service announcement from your friendly lyrics nerd. :)
@kevinmcfarlane27524 жыл бұрын
traumaturgist SBI yes, it’s a bit irritating. Anyone who goes to the bother of putting out these lyric videos should at least get crucial parts of the lyrics right! Grrr... Still, reactors generally get the gist. There are worse things!
@sarahzentexas4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! That bothered me!
@HendrixJHE4 жыл бұрын
@@kevinmcfarlane2752 Yeah, I watch a lot of reviewers and many lyric videos even have incorrect spelling of words! Like the Animals songs by PF. "It's too late to LOOSE control..." That one always sticks out in my mind. Seriously, if going through the trouble to make a lyric video, at least learn how to spell! Or refer to the actual lyrics as I am sure they are easily found with a simple Google search!
@HollowGolem4 жыл бұрын
I always thought it was "might help to soothe," which at least has the same general gist as "smooth"
@traumaturgist4 жыл бұрын
@@HollowGolem So did I! It was educational going back to the original liner lyrics, which I haven't done in a dog's age...
@brianbierlein47474 жыл бұрын
This is the song that got me in to Rush. I liked them before but I was in high school when this song came out and it connected to me and actually got me to come out of my shell. After that I dived deep into Rush's discography thanks to a friend of mine who was into them and I never got out of the Rush fanzone. They're my favorite music group ever pretty much.
@yeahboiii66404 жыл бұрын
I have always been a drum lover. Neil in this song......omg!
@dard46424 жыл бұрын
The themes in this song are timeless. It's like the movie, The Breakfast Club; every generation from almost any background can relate to it.
@Whateva674 жыл бұрын
James D yeah dude,I’ve said the same thing about that movie,kids today could watch it and still relate. Greetings from British Columbia
@infinitygirlak4 жыл бұрын
Welcome to The Professor's world. Neal Peart is godly.
@andrewpetik20344 жыл бұрын
I may have commented before, but it brought tears to my eyes to hear these lyrics and experience these musical notes once again, and to watch the expressions of shock and joy and awe and the understanding of the deep true thoughts that are expressed in these lyrics that cross your face brother. Music is universal and I believe the music of RUSH even more so. Hugs and Peace and Love to all my fellow RUSH fans!
@dpacelli23244 жыл бұрын
That song single handedly got me through Junior High School.
@leftcoaster673 жыл бұрын
Especially when this song came out and you were in High School.
@thatbaldnurse3 жыл бұрын
This is probably my favorite Rush song. Sure, they have their epics, which are stellar, but this song, with it's lyrics and the keyboards, just seethe into my brain, and I get chills every time I hear it.
@aliciaencaderada13614 жыл бұрын
Can you do Vital Signs. An often over looked gem by Rush. All the elements again.
@nickdunning11864 жыл бұрын
Vital Signs is still one of my fav Rush tunes. Cinderella Man is another great one.
@roncarey88104 жыл бұрын
B side of moving pics is incredible. Witch Hunt? Mirrors the times folks. Prophetic.
@thewildclaw4 жыл бұрын
I started listening to Rush in the 80s. To this day if you ask me what my all time fav band is I will tell you hands down, RUSH!! Their music will never get old for me. it will still give me all the feels I crave from music!! Thank you for doing this vids man!!