Rush- Subdivisions REVISITED

[@AudiophileTubes]

TIMELESS PERFECTION!

[@onelove1968]

I grew up in those exact same suburbs 50+ years ago. Couldn't wait to escape. This song always brings me to tears. At 18, I finally left those suburbs and went on to travel the entire world extensively. This song "Subdivisions' still hits me like a ton of bricks. It literally gave me the confidence I was lacking to venture forth, and transcend my tiny little world perspective. A great song that is heard within the right moment, has the power to change a life completely.

[@cozmicpfunk]

I saw the Signals Tour concert in 1983 Las Cruces Pan AM center and it was such an amazing show! I love this era of Rush- I was 18 also and moved away shortly afterward. I love every tack on this Album, "Losing It" is such a deep track and also speaks about being a artist and aging- losing the inspiration and energy of youth. Art assisting with change is a very good thing

[@KennethSavage-nn2vv]

This song is called subdivisions, Neil being the clever lyricist and a good player on words in drumming there is the concept of subdivisions, subdivisions are created by further dividing the quarter note pulse. In 4/4 time, if all four quarter notes are divided by two we now have eight notes per bar, and sixteen et al… Now go back and listen to some of the rhythmic breakdowns… Awesome, RIP Neil Peart and long live the mighty Rush! 👊🏻

[@michaelkeller6223]

I think one of the messages that a lot of people don’t perceive with an initial listen, is when Neil talks about the cyclical nature of how kids want to move out of the suburbs into the city with the excitement of the neon lights, get caught in ticking traps with their jobs and then start to long for the peace and serenity of the suburbs as they age starting the cycle over again. It almost sub divides stages in your life, which would be a third definition of subdivisions on top of a description of the suburbs, and the way that people are subdivided into groups and clicks in high school brilliant!😅

[@jimsteele4017]

The whole album is about the cycle. Kid is born in the Subdivisions. The Analog Kid grows up on the edge of his civilization, and dreams about the big city. He meets people and has some Chemistry (or not) with them. Eventually he matures into the city. The Digital Man learns that words can be a Weapon...becoming somewhat of a New World Man in the process. But eventually, time takes over and he's Losing It. Thus begins the Countdown to leaving this world....

[@williamgrice4790]

Crazy that the lyrics talk about growing up, being cast out if you aren't "cool", moving to the big city, finding your place in society, then realizing you want the quiet life again and where do you go? back to the subdivided places that you grew up in. Full circle. Neil was so ahead of everyone in thinking and lyrical poetry. And to have Geddy be able to phrase the lyrics to be able to sing them, even more masterful. Alex just gets to be Alex and play music with a few "quirks" thrown in.

[@jacquesjrviens3384]

80's Rush is definitely the best in my opinion. If I had to chose between the 70's, 80's, 90's or 2000's Rush it's not even a debate. 80's hands down no contest here !!!!

[@mightyV444]

I agree with you! 'Permanent Waves' through to 'Counterparts' is my favourite era, with focus more on the 80's albums 🙂

[@williamyates694]

​@@mightyV444Technically... PERMANENT WAVES was 1979.

[@mightyV444]

@@williamyates694 - Released in early 1980 but recorded in '79, right? 🙂

[@williamyates694]

Of course! It was released January 14th or something like 18th 1980. But it really was in the switch of style before in what ppl consider 80s. I love it all. But was written and recorded in late 79. But yes, on a release date you are absolutely 💯 on that. Forgive the differences between both our opinions. Take care.

[@mightyV444]

@@williamyates694 - Oh I totally agree that 'Permanent Waves' has that Switch-from-70's-to-80's atmosphere in its sound! I'm curious now to find out which _other_ albums from 1980 were actually recorded in '79, too! 😀

[@Wilson7092-u4n]

This great song always hits home with me. When he says "in the high school halls"... It brings me back to those horrible days of being bullied. I wouldn't wish it on a dog

[@JoeVideoed]

Likewise.

[@Fred-vy1hm]

Glad you got to watch this one, its one of their better videos in conveying the message of the song imo. 😊

[@Alberto_1965_BR]

Most satisfactory musical combination Best band ever!

[@dire51]

There have been many fantastic live performances of Subdivisions, but the studio version has always been my favorite. Glad to see you reacting to it!

[@mightyV444]

The first one I'd heard had been the 'A Show Of Hands' version, which I'd liked a lot already. But the studio version has always also been _my_ favourite one 🙂

[@thefreewaykiller405]

I discovered Rush during their heavy progressive era (‘76-‘78) and it took me a long time to warm up to Signals. Listening to the album now, older and a little more refined, I can slap my younger self for not hearing then what I hear now. It’s an amazing record!

[@edwardcalvet]

This was my first RUSH concert tour, it was at Radio City in NYC. I was in 10th grade and they were playing 5 nights, we went the 1st night and I was so blown away that half way through the show I went to the box office and purchased a ticket for the last show. I never missed a single tour since and till clockwork angels. ❤

[@jacquesjrviens3384]

Geddy's vocal is its absolute best in the 80's !!!! Not screechy nor forced and over reaching like the 2000's where he kinda sounds like grandpa Simpson. That is the reason why I start my girlfriends on the 80's stuff.... More digestible for newcomers !!!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@mightyV444]

That is so true also to me! 😅 I reckon his voice sounds best on 'Grace Under Pressure' and 'Power Windows', which also had been my very first Rush impression, getting me hooked on them right away (in '89) 😊 It was quite a drastic difference to me to listen to 'All The World's A Stage' after those two albums plus 'Signals' and 'Moving Pictures'! Especially because of Geddy's much higher-pitched voice, and it took me a while to get used to. And while I do appreciate ANY Rush, their 70's releases before 'Permanent Waves' are not getting played as often as the ones from thereon 😅

[@JK-so9ke]

I heard Subdivisions for the first time in 6th grade. First Rush song I ever head. It spoke directly to me. Never felt that way about a band or song before. I'm about to be 50 now. Rush has carried me through all the years in between.

[@Jeffhew812]

Back in the eighties, Rush fans weren't necessarily considered the coolest kids on the block. Not the way we are now 😂. Seriously though, I was a junior in high school when this song came out. It so perfectly describes what it was like for us, growing up in those times, and the burden of trying to find a place where you fit in. Someplace where you were accepted. With songs like this, Rush let us know that we mattered. That's where the intense, lifelong love and loyalty for them stems from.

[@markstromberg1148]

The lyrics in "Signals," for me, contain some of the more personal reflections of Neil Peart (particularly on his earlier life and ascent toward adulthood) than most of what he wrote about on other albums to that time.

[@joesixpack8305]

Live vs studio. There are pluses and minuses to each. Just personal preference and no one is ever wrong. I'm just glad we can sample all of them. And this is why supermarkets dedicate an entire aisle to bread.

[@JohnCrimmins]

A fan scene 1975 and no problem with the voice then or now and love each decade. . My fave band😊😊😊

[@gregcormier2379]

Geddy had started to sing in a lower register when they recorded shorter more radio friendly music. He explained that initially he felt the need to try and cut through the loudness of the music so he made use of his upper register vocals. At the end of the day he has a very strong voice and great tone so even though his higher register prevented some from tuning Rush out once he lowered his register more listeners came back around to his voice.

[@jamestreible4545]

As a die hard Rush fan since 1977, I'm glad you did this version of this great song. I remember when it came out, it really connected to the angst and desperate frustration I felt as a younger person at that time. And they did a superb job of capturing that 80s synth sound blending perfectly with the guitars, drums and bass. Thank you! 👏❤ I would like to see your reaction to Limelight, the studio version, if you haven't already done it, that is. Another Rush gem from '81.

[@timhutchinson8485]

80s Rush is by far my favorite era.

[@RS35cyl]

Mine too!🎉

[@mightyV444]

Same here! 😊 The first time I'd heard some earlier Rush, via the medley at the end of 'A Show Of Hands', I had not liked it very much. 70's Rush did eventually grow on me, but 'Permanent Waves' through to 'Counterparts' has always been my favourite era 🙂

[@drewrosecrans9728]

Im in tenth grade 1982& cranking this song ony on my Sony walkman highschool days 💯 Rush 4Life 💯💯💯

[@RazortechAirguns]

I grew up in those very subdivisions in the Toronto 'burbs. Started junior high the year when this song/Signals was released. Went to that tour at Maple Leaf Gardens (and a dozen more tours). This song spoke directly to kids of that time. FYI. The video game 'Tempest' is in the video, one of the few vector-based graphic arcade games of the era. Great game but I preferred 'Galaga' myself Love your show RHN!

[@goldenretrieverdad]

This was an anthem when it came out. Still holds true today.

[@JohnnyMegabyteCanada]

That's Flashback to 1981. Population of the Greater Toronto Area aka GTA was exactly 3 million. Today, the GTA is nearly 6.5 million and 4th largest city in North America. The whole city has changed. It's now full of tall buildings and the subdivisions sprawl out over 20 miles outside the city limits.

[@joemachine4714]

It seems that Yonge St was more lit and lively in The 80s than it is today.

[@johnandrews3568]

@@joemachine4714 safer back then than now, too

[@markgettemeyer1145]

I think, on the whole, you’ll generally find that Rush fans are a respectful crew. I love that Ged seated his voice so well during all “eras” of the band, and as they aged I thought it was awesome that you could better understand Neil’s lyrics in the songs. Subdivisions says so much. It’s near the top for many of us ✌🏻

[@timhutchinson8485]

I’m a bassist, but I think my favorite part of the song is the synth solo.

[@adbrouwer]

Heretic 😉

[@B.P-m2q]

That was a song that changed the trajectory of progressive rock at the time. I understand the reasoning behind some wanting you to see the energy in the original. Keep your mind open and your ears ready 😉

[@richfabian6534]

Hi Red, as each album was being produced you could hear the changes with the group with each song and it amazes me how they sound the same maybe a little stronger in one area and not another and all three of them still belting it out from old to Young to the recent before Neal's death, we will probably never see another group like Rush ever in our lifetime but to appreciate every effort the group ever has done is well-respected

[@allengray5748]

Indeed!! Great Feedback! The Awesome thing about the studio version is the at the time fresh concept and Wizardry crafting while putting their ideas together!! And of course Geddy's singing is a little different timing sometimes Live!! TIME STAND STILL is a AWESOME studio music video with a special guest backup singer!! 💕💖 Peace 🕊️☮️

[@jonathanspahn7308]

Thank you for this! ❤ I am happy you watched it. This video is one of my favorites 😍

[@Heathcoatman]

Thanks for the double dip, you're the best! Geddy's power mullet alone is worth the revisit 🤣😅

[@kelvinmann1058]

Not to be outdone by Alex's Flock of Seagulls due. 🤣🤣

[@theblurrr]

I´m so glad you finally reacted to the studio version. Most of the implicit magic in this song and the whole SIgnals album comes from its production and general sound atmosphere IMHO. Keep up the good work!.

[@mightyV444]

Great point! 😀👍 Including Neil's best drum sound ever, in _my_ opinion 😊

[@jimalbruzzess2445]

Hey RHN, It doesn't matter which version of which song you do. It's Rush and it's all awesome!!! Great reaction again. I love that you're into this band. P.S. the whole signals album is killer. Have a great day 🤘🤘🤘👍👍

[@RS35cyl]

Fabulous Red! I’m so glad you gave Subdivisions another chance. It is a great song, no doubt. Thanks 🎉

[@ortizmo]

THIS version of the song is what made me a Rush fan at age 12. Right around the time the album was released. I appreciate subsequent performances, but this original track what is commonly known as "lightning in a bottle". I'm 54 now and I still consider it my favorite song in all of music.

[@GM-MarkOfExcellence]

Neils drumwork, and especially his cymbalwork, is just superb

[@JimJanowiecki]

A clinic.

[@stephenbracka2270]

Okay, Red. San Diego's resident Rushoholic here. You mentioned how Subdivisions is an older song/video. It opens the 9th Rush studio album SIGNALS released in September, 1982. So, this official video as well as the song are about 42 years old. SIGNALS was the last Rush album coproduced with Terry Brown. He helped Rush on their 2 concert albums as well as the other 8 studio albums to this point. Brown is sometimes called the 4th member of Rush. The sound starts to shift during the following 10 years with increased emphasis on keyboards. It's clear from the start of Subdivisions where things moved toward. Geddy brings out the square wave synthesizer as a kind of rhythm instrument. Geddy solos on the keys before Alex follows on his solo. Both of these are clinics in placement of note bending. You see it with Geddy's left hand turning the dial on the far left side. Alex's solo shows a lot of nuanced string bending with his left hand and a lot of unlocking and relocking of the tremolo (sometimes called a whammy bar) with his right. He's also tapping the strings. Did I hear you call them babies? Neil was 30 or so in this. By the way, Alex turns 71 this Tuesday, 8/27. You stay classy, Red..

[@ClubOohLaLa-fq3sb]

I saw them live on the Signals tour. This song was unbelievable. It was like the studio version, but it felt like you were inside the song...with thousands of other people. You could feel the vibrations of the music. Incredible. BTW, you're a very charming, respectful woman.

[@scottarnest8980]

Love the studio version when the bass kicks in. Great song - check out Fountain of Lamneth or Necromancer for young, angry, Geddy.

[@TerriPhillips-xs1oz]

This is home to me. This is my city when I was very young. The high school is in Scarborough, a suburb of Toronto. Such memories!

[@JohnnyMegabyteCanada]

In 2020, I drove to that subdivision, and my daughter filmed. The streets are full of trees taller than the houses. They were so big, it was like driving through a tunnel under the trees

[@adbrouwer]

The rock behind the van at 5:40 in Red's video is still there if I remember correctly. I'm trying to find this suburb in Google Maps again, but my memory fails me 🙂 I know it's a suburb in northern Toronto, but the name eludes me 😕

[@JohnnyMegabyteCanada]

@@adbrouwer north east of McNichol and Warden. my video when I drove there in 2020. Video from my posting account. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHPXaXSXm896laM

[@AlexanderCalderon-kd6mh]

Yes. I liked this version better. I've seen different people react to this version. I liked how he sounded when he was younger. I liked the imagery of the the suburbs, the teen, the high school, the car & he was playing the arcade game, Tempest. I used to play that game. Did u ever play it?

[@gregbecker8446]

Alex always has the PERFECT solo in his songs. Spot on.

[@texassendero4901]

You are the best reactor and your doing this proves it ❤Red don't you ever grow up you are perfect just the way you are ❤By the way what is that hiding in your plants???? LOL ❤OMG TETRIS I SPENT SO MANY QUARTERS AND RUBBED MY HAND RAW MANY TIMES ON THE VIDEO GAME❤#reaction #rush #rushreaction #geddylee #alexlifeson #neilpeart #subdivisions#redheadedneighbor #bestreactor #redsarmy #beautifulfuncountrygirl #29K #heartofgoldwithmetalinhersoul #bestbadjokes

[@Hackspear214]

Good on you to take criticism constructively!

[@rexatkins9264]

I think this peerless, gleaming gem is a perfect song/video, both musically & lyrically, and is easily one of my all time favorite songs from anyone(.) For me, with any of my favorite progressive/metal music artists, and especially, RUSH, it’s best to first hear the original album versions of their songs as they intended from the beginning at the time, and then be prepared to just get blown away by how they actually pull it all off in their live performances! To me, Lee, Lifeson, & Peart are/were the consummate musical geniuses & virtuosos & professionals in their craft! As someone that was being “subdivided” in “high school halls” & in “basement bars” during this time period in my life this song spoke to me like nothing else I had heard or felt before, and it still tears-up this crusty, old, curmudgeon! Thank you “Red” for sharing your RUSH experience with us & keep them coming! 🤘🏼❤️‍🔥

[@Particulator]

I 100% agree with Geddy's voice comment. Any live performance you'll watch after 2000 you'll notice Geddy struggling to sing older songs. For so long he pushed his voice to the max and sometimes out of his range, imagine how many shows he must have done. It pains me to see him struggle, I hate the more recent live footage for that. Geddy's voice is a big part of the _acquired taste_ I often mention.

[@hubtal]

He was great in the time machine tour. By 2014, he sounded different. IDK if it was struggling or trying a new approach. If it's the latter, it didn't work for me. After the end, Alex talked about how he and Geddy wanted to keep going and that Ged still felt good about his voice.

[@MARSHOMEWORLD]

I have come to the conclusion that some of Neil peart's most inspired drumming is on this album. Yes it's a transitional period for the band and they were finding their sound among all the influx of synthesizers and whatnot and a lot of the material is not as overtly showy as the super Progressive stuff from the late 70s..... however the refinement and the Precision that Neil put into these drum Parts is truly astonishing

[@armandocastellano8272]

Best band in the Galaxy 😎🤘

[@sarastromseth-troy3323]

Thanks for reacting to the music video that made me a Rush fan just a few months ago! I suppose I like this version best for that reason but also the energy you described. As for Geddy's voice, I still enjoyed it in later years, and I absolutely love live performances and 99 percent of the time, prefer watching reactions to live performances. The only two songs by Rush that I prefer the music video/audio are: 'Subdivisions' and 'The Camera Eye', just because Geddy's vocals are so compelling in the original recordings. That said, I feel like Geddy had a fairly long period of good to great vocals: From around 1981-82 all the way to at least 2000 (with the release of his solo album that year). To me, the '80s vocals are the best overall, including live performances. I can't remember if you reacted to 'Mission' yet, but I suggest checking out the live version from 1988 in Birmingham. Everything about it is perfect, in my opinion.

[@timhutchinson8485]

Another great Rush song with a similar “suburban dissatisfaction” message is Middletown Dreams.

[@moon4music]

This song was heard a lot on radio in Ontario, Canada for years, I don't listen to radio very often anymore, but here in Ontario, the radio stations play a lot of Canadian content so surely it still is heard, among others.

[@kevinmichael8619]

People complained about signals being a keyboard album when it came out, but listening to it now Alex is all over that album in amazing ways.

[@timdaly5831]

I love the studio version and I've seen them perform this many times and it was always great. Thanks for posting. :) P.S. I love the shots of Toronto in this video.

[@philstone3859]

We want to have the proper experience, which you are doing so well. RUSH fans love other RUSH fans. The concerts were unbelievably fantastic gatherings of some of the funnest people who have excellent musical taste! 😁👍 RUSH NIGHT Buzz was HUGE! 😃 Stories for days.

[@HC-iu1vs]

This song, and album Signals, literally saved my life. For that, it will always be my favorite Rush song. "In-between the bright lights And the far unlit unknown" One of my favorite Neil lyric describing the suburbs.

[@ZIG4ZAG20]

Rush has multiple versions of SOOO MANY of their most popular and iconic songs it's mind boggling! That's cool AF if you ask me.🤘🖖✌🎸🎹🥁🎤

[@telsat]

The greatest rock band of all time

[@jons3808]

Good move reacting to the studio version. Geddy’s voice is great in this era. In my opinion, the studio versions are always the best place to start with very few exceptions. There’s a lot of subtle nuance that is lacking in most live recordings. The live recordings are incredible once you the song.

[@mightyV444]

To me, this goes especially for most of the songs from 'Moving Pictures': The only live version I liked just as much have been 'Limelight' ones; 'Tom Sawyer', 'Red Barchetta' etc have always sounded best to me in their studio versions 🙂 However, there definitely are live versions of _70's_ Rush songs that sound better live, as heard on the 'Exit...Stage Left' album with 'The Trees', 'Xanadu', 'Bangkok', ... 🙂

[@garylee3229]

Amazingly amount of music by 3 musicians. Wow🫶🇨🇦

[@atpat480]

It doesn't matter, really. I love any versions of any Rush song tbh, so thank you, red .

[@jacquesjrviens3384]

Every Rush song should first be experience in studio version first in my opinion. They are amazing live for sure but the band has work really hard on the arrangements and production so it seems fair to try the original vision before checking out the live rendition. Also, some songs were never meant to be played live like 2 of my favourites : Losing it (Signals 1982) and Available light (Presto 1989). I do love your reactions to that band so I'm not complaining at all my darling 😉😉😉

[@33hbird]

remember that when we were growing up, that we all couldn't go to Rush concerts - and no 40 years of retrospectives, no music streaming or youtube - so we were stuck listing to the original version for years - this is the version embedded into our formative minds, a small part of the soundtrack of our lives

[@gregblunier5813]

We got in the scar and drove to them

[@toddmadden9777]

Yeah, hell,awesome as always...thanks again, Red,for revisiting the song...Todd from Ohio

[@toddfarrow9541]

Neil was not only the professor behind the kit. He wrote the majority of their lyrics. Legendary band.

[@Agg1E91]

At this point in 1983: They were all about 30. They had released 9 studio albums. This version had been playing for 9 years. So, averaging an album a year for 9 years. And not slop either. 2112, Hemispheres, Moving Pictures, to name just three. Oh, and 2 live albums released, for good measure. And then all the tours for each album. Now that's some hard workin'!

[@iRenegade164]

(I probably made a similar comment on the 1st reaction...) One of my favorites because, at 59 years old, it brings me right back to my home in New Rochelle, NY (less than 5-minutes north of the Bronx) during the mid-'80s. It matches perfectly with my experiences during my mid-to-late teens! OH to re-live those formative years - Neal's words and guidance were priceless...likely kept me out of the clink to be honest. Fun-fact...at 7-minutes, 57-seconds in this video, you'll see a student wearing a black star-man Rush shirt in the hallway! :)

[@mikedown3219]

Live in Dallas on the Clockwork Angels tour from 2013 is my favourite version, but it is a great song regardless. Keep up the good work. I’m hoping you will soon get back to Epica. Rush were always my favourite band throughout the 70s and 80s in particular and Epica are my favourite modern band. Their music is very different but they exhibit similar values, band chemistry, meaningful lyrics and top class musicianship in particular. You did the one song, Sancta Terra, where Floor Jansen was a guest but there is much more to explore.

[@davidguillory1312]

This song resonated so much with those of us who were in (or just out of) high school at the time. Parents and teachers telling us what we should do, be, or think in our lives...while we just wanted to enjoy our youth. Not fitting in with the 'preppies' or 'jocks', and having to figure out if there was a place for us where we could fit in and be comfortable. The first time that I got to see Rush was on the pre-tour for the Signals album, where many of us got to hear this song for the first time. I still remember that concert vividly. I went with a large group of friends, and the concert was in my hometown.

[@cityhonors1]

Subdivisions 🤗 REWIND! 😁🥰🐰

[@jamesp2719]

I was have a really bad day but this definitely cheered me up, thank you for that

[@johnpalmer5367]

I also like how he brought his voice down an octave in the 80's and later.

[@rob3732]

Not sure if it was already stated in the comments, but when Alex sings "subdivisions" it is actually Neil's voice. In the live versions, Alex used a pedal to trigger "subdivisions". One of my favourite songs .... growing up in the suburbs of Toronto.

[@tglenn3121]

I always admired Neil's use of double-entendre.

[@belgand5555]

I remember seeing this song in concert many times… they would play this video on screen… Rush was a different kind of band that honestly I felt it was for people that were very intelligent maybe nerdy which I mean that as their lyrics were on another level… their music was different… my fav Rush song which I think you will love is called Marathon… so inspiring ♥️

[@toddashton9696]

Commander Data on deep voices: I find myself intrigued by your sub-vocal oscillations it often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion and connote a fairly well developed cognitive array Admittedly I much prefer the original video to the live Subdivisions performance. Thanks for revisiting this one.

[@redheadedneighbor]

💪🏻

[@johnandrews3568]

Video filmed all over Toronto. The high school was Lameroux Secondary School near Finch East and Warden Ave. We all loved this vid when it came out cuz it's not only our home, but also about US... cuz we were in high school back then.

[@jamesgarman835]

Been a rush fan since the 70s some time you have to listen to a song a couple time to get the just of it .

[@mightyV444]

* gist 😉 And yes! 🙂

[@genstl6630]

There is a song on Test For Echo called Resist... with your love of Neil's lyrical phrasing, I think it is a must-hear track. I love what youre doing, and you just seem so warm and genuine. I keep coming back for great music and a teriffically nice and friendly host. GREAT JOB!!

[@mikeholmes5308]

People noted on the Signals album that Geddy changed his singing tone considerably from previous albums (you sort of start to hear it on Moving Pictures, but even between the two albums the difference is pronounced). Which seems to have coincided with the addition of the synthesizers during this period. All very intentional changes. Great reaction as always, Red!

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

I don't know if I have A favourite Rush song but this one is close, because Rush were contemporaries and I grew up in the same subdivision as Alex and Geddy did (different high schools though). And not that it means anything but "Subdivisions" is off of "Signals," one of my favourite three Rush albums, the other two being "Counterparts" and "Clockwork Angels." I think it would be a blast to hear/see your reaction to "Nobody's Hero," the official music video version, partly because the album it's from, "Counterparts," seems to not get the attention that it deserves. And thank you for your reactions; you run a mighty fine channel! Keep up the good work!! (Shrill? What shrill?)

This song helps prove the genius of Neil Peart’s lyrics. I believe the difference in this video and the live video is you might get a better understanding of the lyrics than you would live because people would tend to focus on the performance. Live or studio, this is my favorite Rush song! Much respect to you ❤️

[@coils4foil537]

Keep trying them all and “Revisited” of the same tunes is loved by this subscriber!! This album was my first of 14 shows!

[@Kang2112]

RUSH Fans are the best. Because RUSH is the best.

[@shannonherb2048]

I'm just old I guess. Great reaction to both versions.

[@G-MAN1958]

BRAVO!!!

[@mattmid7012]

Such a great song. 🔥 I didn't discover them until the late eighties and I must admit it took me a while to get used to his voice

[@mightyV444]

Same here! I'd read _about_ them already in '84 but heard their actual music for the first time only in '89 - but then got hooked to them instantly, too! 😄 (via a friend lending me his 'Grace Under Pressure' LP to check out 😊)

[@mattmid7012]

@@mightyV444 Nice. Borrowing friends albums and tapes or taping albums for each other to check out was such a great part of that time wasn't it. A Show of Hands was the one I got. Remember those CD club magazines where you used to join and would get one magazine sent to you each month and had to order at least one CD from it. I'd heard the name Rush but never heard any of their songs. So I took a chance on them. Time Stands Still, this one, Red Sector A and Closer To The Heart were my immediate favourites. I discovered a few bands from other countries that way in the eighties. Midnight Oil was another.

[@mightyV444]

​​@@mattmid7012 - Very cool! 😀👍 And 'A Show Of Hands' is a great introduction to Rush, too! 😍 My Sister brought the VHS version home one night from the video store she was working for then ('89), which she had to repeat for me many times, until the tape was pretty worn out in the end 😅 Another one of my friends had been subscribed to a mail-order record store as you described, only that it was still all vinyl at that time; He received several dubious pressings, like a Colombian one of The Police's 'Zenyatta Mondatta' with a couple of songs missing 😅 Oh yes! Midnight Oil are great also! 😍👍 Their '85 'Oils On Water' concert is one of my favourite live shows on YT! 😊

[@mattmid7012]

@@mightyV444 Haha, that was very handy! Bet the store wondered why the tape didn't last long 😂 Dodgy Colombian bootlegs. 😂 That 'Oils on the Water' concert is just fantastic. Have you seen the Stand In Line reaction on here? It was my request. 😁

[@mightyV444]

@@mattmid7012 - I just checked, and it turns out I had actually watched her 'Stand In Line' video at the time, 10 months or so ago, and I'd also left comments - but I'd forgotten all about that meanwhile! 😳 I must be getting old! 😅 Great to watch it again, though! 😉👍 Would be cool if she listened to some _more_ of Midnight Oil's stuff some time! She obviously had genuinely enjoyed her first taste of that great band! 😊

[@MrTech226]

I feel about this song because I was considered myself as an outcast in high school thru all my 4 years there. I didn't fit in all the cliques of my classmates. So, I went to work after school to be busy. But don't get me wrong, I am friends with some of them. Many years later at class reunions, I don't feel as an outcast anymore! I believe if I am correct that Neil Peart was an outcast (introvert) during his time at school because I read that he keeps to himself prior and after each concert. Neil travels alone on the road. I know that Neil is close to his bandmates even though he is a loner. Neil wrote this song about his experiences.

[@Banditt42]

I remember having that same calculus text book.

[@texassendero4901]

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[@KentBalzer]

I believe that in order to truly appreciate this song, you would have to listen to the entire album all the way through. There is a theme or multiple themes that connect them. The depth of the writing on this album is beyond compare.

[@robchehowski4281]

Not surprising that some people are attached to the original studio version of Subdivisions; after all, the whole song is about nostalgia. Love how when the lyrics talk about "get caught in ticking traps", Neil's drums mimic seconds ticking away. Consciously or otherwise, this song is autobiographical for me. My teenage/early adult years were all about getting out of the suburb I lived in. Now that I'm nearly 60, I've moved back to within a km of the house where I first saw this video on MuchMusic.

[@jeffreybennett8893]

You are simply devine! New to your channel and liking it so far. Keep on!

[@old_andrus]

it can be different and still be great. Its all good

[@WdyWP]

Interesting take on Geddy's voice changing. Those of us that got turned on to Rush from back at the in the beginning were tuned in to Geddy's voice.

[@williamjones6031]

If this doesn't bring you back to High School nothing will. Unless you went to a very small school. RIP Neil😇

[@utubberize]

Yes you have to listen to the album song first.....before loving the different eras of live versions. But the thing about singers their instrument ages so much quicker (eg Steve Perry) and can be lost ....than the dexterity of guitar and drummers may last much longer. So Geddys voice did get lower as he had to adjust the tones in their songs.. like all aging singers

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

I saw this tour, Signals, at the Spectrum in Philadelphia in late 82.

[@robsveinson9454]

If you keep reacting to Rush, I'll keep watching!!😉 Any version of any song is worth checking out, in particular live video. Keep 'em coming!!