Rush - The Garden | Reaction

[@mark-be9mq]

It's the most fitting & proper farewell in modern music..

[@Fred-vy1hm]

I think every Rush fan views this song as Neil's eulogy. 😓

[@ritchmoore1442]

💯

[@charlesrubio7650]

Agreed! I know I do. Tears every time I hear this

[@leddygee1896]

I'm 63, A Rush fan since 1976. The Lyrics And Sentiment In This Song Hits Me Square In The Face Today. The Older You Are, The More Real It Becomes...

[@mkg59]

My friend, I hear ya. I was born in '59 and have followed the guys since '74. I love the song, but it's a gut punch each and every time I hear it.

[@jeffjohnson8444]

It was their swan song. Last Song on the Final Album. The perfect summation of all they had done.

[@Gary-zq9dr]

"The future disappears into memory With only a moment between Forever dwells in that moment Hope is what remains to be seen"

[@jimtatro6550]

“The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect, so hard to earn, so easily burned. In the fullness of time a garden to nurture and protect.” R.I.P. Neil, your garden will thrive forever 😢

[@kimbarry4674]

The Garden hard for me to watch without crying....it's their last song on their last album❤...Clockwork Angels is a fantastic album to chose❤️🇨🇦

[@rsh-sj7yy]

The greatest composers of all time.. simply the best musicianship ever seen...RIP Neil.

[@BillSands2112]

Dame: No matter how many times I hear this beautiful song, it makes my eye 😢😢 I think of Neil and how much ❤ he gave us, and most of us grew with the band. RIP Neil will always live in our 💕 hearts

[@jeffshaw3466]

Not just Neil, but anyone you've ever lost that was close to you: parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, friends.

[@BillSands2112]

@@jeffshaw3466 yes very true

[@BrendaNelson-ll4ls]

Rush's 45 years of music. Such a beautiful song to go out with. I cried when I saw them do this Live on the last tour in 2015. Alex playing the keys very special to see, since Alex fought with Geddy about the Geddy playing the keys. Last song on their last album. 💜🌺🌼🌹 Geddy's Birthday July 29th, 1953, Alex's Birthday August 27th, 1953, Neil Ellwood Peart Birthday September 12th, 1952-January 7th, 2020. RIP. Other deep songs. Everyday Glory on the Counterparts album.

[@Stevedrums741]

Me too. Have never gotten through this song with a dry eye.

[@debbieplato5107]

Such a beautiful song! ❤ That little piano piece Alex plays just touches the heart. Clockwork Angels I think is one of their best albums.

[@RichAraujo]

The last song they recorded. Now, I don't know if they knew that when it happened, but they knew they were coming near to the end, and Alex's guitar solo shows it. It conveys a deep gratitude for the times they had together, a great melancholy that those times were coming to an end, and a sliver of hope to see more of those moments in the future.

[@55montypython]

The drummer Neil wrote all their lyrics. So talented

[@SnowDogisVictorious]

It was their last song in the sense that it appeared last on the last album, but it wasn't intended as a swan song when written. It was written in 2012, three years before Neil retired and four before he received that terrible cancer diagnosis. In the wake of Peart's death, the song took on much meaning for his millions of shell-shocked fans (as he had kept his illness secret from all but a small circle of friends, including his family, bandmates, and the band's [one and only] manager).

[@Stevedrums741]

If humans could live according to the sentiments in this song, what a glorious planet we could have. I can think of no other band - with the possible exception of the Beatles who could leave us in their prime and on such a musical high They set the standard of sticking to their values and left when it was the right time - not just time. I saw these guys 49 times from 1982 to 2015 never missing a tour in those times. And you know something? I really miss these guys.

[@michaelkeller6223]

The way you live, the gifts that you give…this song is everything…

[@lindaward5376]

"The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect, So hard to earn, so easily burned..." Like all introverted types, Neil preferred to focus his energy on nurturing deep, meaningful relationships with his bandmates, family, and close friends, which I regard as one major driving force behind Rush's longevity, and there will be another one like him. Rest in peace Professor. 🥁 🥁 🐐 🐐

[@cpmf2112]

Neil was such a brilliant writer, you have many more thought provoking songs to go through 😁 He was ready at this point to stop gathering and start tending to everything accumulated over a lifetime. As an admirer of his work and work ethic I always wished for more but he gave us everything he had for as long as he could.

[@ryancraig2795]

I saw them play this on the Clockwork Angels tour in Toronto in 2012. It was incredible. This was the last song on their last album. They would tour again - the "R40” tour in 2014.

[@rcav8r2]

One of the many things I love about Rush; they make you think. Neil's books are the same way.

[@edgarpacifico3421]

A masterpiece!

[@cpmf2112]

This is the last song on their last album. 🥹

[@medchemiker]

Yes. And a very befitting song it was.

[@RayEvans-j1q]

A fitting song from their final album!

[@ginamarandino6451]

Geddy just had his 70th birthday, Legends!

[@RayEvans-j1q]

Their last tour came soon after this one! R40 tour! It was a celebration of RUSH’s 40th anniversary! It was a short tour due to Neil’s health! Nobody knew it would be their last! Check out the R40 dvd!

[@FlightinDarkness-eb7uh]

I first heard them in 1977 I was always dreading the day rush would be over. rush is a big part of peoples lives. its cool the garden interesting their very last song, that its more about leaving the world, with a great revelation than honor to themselves salutes. Alex best guitar lead for this song what he is saying you hear the triumph tragedy and hope great reaction check out caravan from this lp if u haven't already

[@AlexRubbo]

Best reaction I've seen to this song. Good stuff. Look up Neil Peart's history.Sadly he died a few years ago Aside from being one of the GOATS of drumming, he was the main lyricist in the band. A.

[@jaycameronford]

I still get choked up watching this. The last song on their last album. It's a masterpiece!

[@kben036]

Last song on their last album (not sure it was their last one recorded). It’s so powerful given everything about Neil. He showed us how to live and gave us some great gifts.

[@stevemiller7138]

This song is based on the ending of the clockwork angels book written by Kevin Anderson and Neil Peart. At the last chapter.

[@chiefbrody75]

it's so crazy how this live version is so spot on compared to the studio version, like all their live performances. Especially crazy given the complexity of the music they play

[@sarastromseth-troy3323]

This is such a beautiful song, and especially poignant as it is the last song on what ended up being their final album. The lyrics are especially moving, a reflection on a life.

[@jackteppo9633]

Last song they played for 43 of the best years 😊😊 Mid 90's never knew if we'd see them again. Speaking of Neil's huge loss. Came back with a Vengence. 😮😮😮😮😊😊😢 RIP NEIL 😢

[@winstonhewett6679]

Neil, who wrote 95% of RUSH's lyrics after the first album, was a great poet, who put a lot of emotion into his writting! He has also written at least a couple of books!

[@BarryOrtaleza]

You feel the essence of the song already… but give yourself a few decades. Those words gain an awful lot of power with time and life lived. It’s one of the things about Neil’s poetry… I was about your age when I went down the rabbit hole, and I cannot count the number of times in decades that followed that I’ve been bitchslapped by various songs with moments of “THAT’S WHAT HE MEANT!!!” Rush is a lifelong band… and Neil’s drumming was not his greatest contribution to the band.

[@michaelkeller6223]

And that is saying something!

[@cityhonors1]

😞 Last song feels....🙏🏿🐰

[@stevemiller7138]

Read the book, clockwork angels by Kevin Anderson. and Neil Peart. The book has the same cover as the red clockwork angels album.

[@mark-be9mq]

Well said Dane.

[@stevedrums1675]

Perhaps the most poignant and meaningful lyrics he ever wrote. And that encompasses a LOT of beautiful and soulful writing.

[@goldenretrieverdad]

Last song from the last album. The most incredible swan song ever!

[@wisteria3213]

Widely considered as RUSH'S swan song. Last song on the last album.

[@johntschuta5370]

The song is about the thoughts of a dying man, reflecting upon his life.

[@caryd67]

You have to earn people’s trust, and they have earn yours in order to gain respect for one another. Once that mutual trust and respect has been established, love can then flourish. But as Neil writes, “it’s easily burned”. People screw up sometimes; we’re all human. But sometimes we pay a hefty price for our mistakes… and the trust is gone. The respect is gone. The love is gone.

[@1234tori]

great react

[@squamishfish]

Neil wrote this after his daughter died in a car Crash, His wife passed shortly after from Cancer , Geddys parents were holocaust survivors, And Alex dad was A Serbian political prisoner, This song is so Emotional for all the band members ,,The Garden referring to the family to nurture and protect

[@mpkelley20]

I didn’t know he wrote it that far back. Everything I read was this was written during the CA writing. Or do you just mean that Neil suffered through those losses which contributed to the lyrics here? That I can understand based on his books I’ve read. Either way, while no one really knew this was going to be there final song on their final album, it’s both a beautiful and sad way to end their career.

[@SnowDogisVictorious]

@@mpkelley20, he must have meant the latter. Also, the part about Alex's father doesn't have any primary evidence backing it.

[@chiefbrody75]

i'm pretty sure Neil DID NOT write this in 1997 or thereabouts. Pretty sure t was written for CA specifically. Idk where you got that info

[@stevedrums1675]

@@mpkelley20: He didn’t write this for his daughter when she passed. That is incorrect.

[@mpkelley20]

@@stevedrums1675 Think you meant to tag the author as I was replying to him about the same thing.

[@chardo3440]

Last song off the last album. The album tells a story so to go through it start to finish is the way to go. Also a book

[@davidmonk4814]

One of the violinists is the brother of Peter Dinklage. You will see Peter in the live version of Roll the Bones,during the rap sequence. Also your reaction is nine seconds too long. Lol.

[@Islander2112]

This is the last song from Rush. Opus Maximus.

[@zerglilngvet5428]

rush headlong flight

[@kentgreer1079]

It really helps to read the novel before you jump into the Clockwork Angels album. It will give you the context you might need to make sense of the songs.

[@Lemmingadventures]

My funeral song.

[@ZIG4ZAG20]

❤this to me defines their brilliance as musicians and artists who have done it all. Easily their best song ever. It’s NOT Tom Sawyer-IT’S BETTER.🎸🥁🎤🎹👌🤘🖖✌️👍

[@XxTT4theLAWLSxX]

React to Mission by Rush (Live in HD)!! I’ll subscribe if you do Dame 😉

[@robinmarks1710]

If you treat others with love and respect, what else can you expect from others?

[@JamesNichols-qi8pj]

I suggest that you listen to the whole Clockwork Angels album - then read the novel, Clockwork Angels written by Neil in collaboration (one of Neil's favorite words) with Kevin Anderson

[@peterkleiber]

When you love someone or your child it has profound effect on you and life. Its a eye opener especially a child that never had a chance to grow old and have children themselves. It also effects you deeply even to your parents pass. My mother before she passed told me be good to others and even the bad people if they don't learn well God's wrath will be your end!! When my father passed and if you're the oldest you are now head of family. So sitback and enjoy RUSH AND RELAX AND LISTEN!!!