Rush - The Spirit Of Radio

The official music video for “The Spirit of Radio” from ‘Permanent Waves (40th Anniversary)’. Get yours now: lnk.to/PermanentWaves40YD.
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‘Permanent Waves’, Rush’s seventh studio album, was originally released in January 1980, and its forward-thinking music signaled a new direction for the Canadian band as it entered a new decade. The six songs encompassing the album encapsulated the breadth of Rush’s formidable progressive chops meshed with its knack for creating radio-friendly arrangements, all elements that were embedded within the grooves of their previous album, 1978’s widely acclaimed Hemispheres. ‘Permanent Waves’ also signified Rush’s first of many recording sessions at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Quebec, which was at one point nicknamed the trio’s own personal Abbey Road recording studio.
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Music video by Rush performing The Spirit Of Radio. © 2020 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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[@Seadub76]

Don't be sad because Neil's gone, smile because he was here

[@christinehayes839]

And we got to exist at the same time he did.

[@danielmarone5757]

Great comment

[@jthetunes1]

Thank you sir for an awesome perspective 💚 🤘🤘

[@noahk1300]

Wow that’s powerful

[@jeffmcmaster7511]

Best thing i heard yet. Thank you !

[@adam872]

Won't lie, I got a bit misty eyed at the end seeing that empty drum kit.

[@Snowdogkh]

Not to mention the text in memory of our brother... damn it's still tough to swallow

[@menom7]

You weren't the ONLY one adam872!!!

[@kiwitron]

I cried. True

[@SassierNewt]

We all did brother

[@mikedavis6884]

Same here. RIP Professor.

[@christopheradderley45]

There aren't many upsides of being 60, but being in my teens when Rush walked into my life when I was in High school is one of them 🧡

[@MachKahn]

I just turned 40, and only really got into Rush in the mid/late 2000s. Was fortunate enough to see them twice - but I am hoping with you being 20 years my senior, you saw them many, many more times than I did. I'm always happy (and a little jealous) to hear how some folks discovered Rush in their teens. Cheers.

[@PaulSmith-tt2cy]

❤😊

[@Judy-yk7ev]

I hear that just turned that myself...grew up on Rush,timeless.

[@elainemilnes7395]

Me too, 60 next birthday....they came into my life and changed it forever ❤

[@jaylaus8012]

Plenty of upsides! You get to be old now in the worst era of all time debatably ! And got to live in your prime during the greatest era of all time!! Optimism you lived and wow what an era. I’m 34 😢😅

[@BlakeFerret]

Rush is one of those timeless bands. Somewhere in the world there is a kid hearing a Rush song for the 1st time in his life (rock fan or not) and absolutely loving it.

[@lunaisawhittysimp]

I was that kid, and I can confirm this shit slaps

[@stevewestwpg]

Right?!?

[@eleanaorthodoxdezrtroze7658]

I’m that kid right now!!!! 🔥🔥🔥 I’m 35 but never mind 🙈🤣

[@gabor.kovacs]

So true, I am 38, I has a friend 15 years ago, he loves Rush, but I never got around to listening to it somehow. Before the last holidays tanks to Dave Grohl and the Hanukkah Sessions I finally arrived. This band was amazing, I was a fool.

[@Dorcable]

you mean there are kids? rush is awesome

[@jlmso11568]

the last image hits hard. very very hard.

[@jpow73]

It sure does. Still hard to accept. Rip Professor Peart. You were one of a kind and are deeply missed. Though I never met you, your words and drumming touched me (and many others) and influenced my teenage years (and beyond...I’m 47 now). Thank you Pratt, and Rest in Beats.

[@rickgyurko6504]

I got teary even before that when they showed him at the kit after the Le Studio sign. The end cinched it. Great job.

[@DebraKadabra]

I started to tear up at Donna spinning the first album.

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

I’m a grown ass man and I am crying.

[@io2112]

Yep.

[@anditos.88]

The Holy Rush. Rest In Paradise always Neil Peart.

[@sunglassshinpan1352]

Virtue signaling

[@pavese1379]

He's now dining on honeydew and drinking the milk of paradise

[@jacobharrison2204]

Best video by rush still rockin in 2020

[@FreddySheinfeld]

Jacob Harrison it’s actually a new video!

[@pavese1379]

@@FreddySheinfeld You can clearly see how a comma makes difference

[@user-rv1lu2ld1u]

I’m 79 never heard of RUSh before. I really like them

[@naturalnashuan]

Better late than never!

[@ronnie_5150]

Welcome to the party my friend. Check out the 'Moving Pictures' album.

[@user-jf4nj6pz4n]

Rush has always been amazing, and never will stop being. R.I.P Neil Peart.

[@brianstandley5478]

There are two types of people in this world, those who love Rush and those who are missing out on Rush.

[@jk9554]

and there are those who missed out on Rush for far too long in their lives, but at least _did_ find them in the end. I'm one of those people. Better late than never, eh?

[@mazingmarissa]

Amen

[@pisspp9059]

Nonagon infinity opens the door

[@0rganfarmer]

Fuck yeah King Gizzard is the shit

[@royalgee8764]

my girlfriend hates RUSH...

[@sandy34740]

This was so good, the fact that Neil's gone still doesn't feel real.

[@ryanchenier-poulin8570]

Everyday is a new day baby

[@stigstench5143]

It still doesn't feel real...💔. ❤🎼🥁The World without "The Professor" doesn't seem right .

[@calebproductions5970]

It wasn't real

[@shaliniverma5734]

See god just needs more musicians for music lessons and maybe all of them are jamming in heaven right now

[@livier3970]

Im only 15 years old, and finally discovered this incredible band. You boomers were having amazing music in those years as i can hear

[@XrayRick1]

I'm 62 and listen to Rush every single day. Saw them in concert in May of 1982. They were amazing live!!!

[@Bapuji42]

X-ers bro

[@jfromstate8581]

Learn an instrument! Don’t ever settle for just listening! When your hands can do the majic for you

[@aaronscott8837]

keep looking there is lots more where that came from.

[@shanghunter7697]

I was 15 when i first saw them live, saw them live 13 times. Glad you've discovered their genius works.

[@charliezxi]

“Emotional feedback on timeless wavelengths, Bearing a gift beyond price, Almost free” One of the best lyrical phrases, ever. Thanks, Neil. ❤️

[@viniciusgmachado1204]

“Thanks, Neil”? _He’s_ responsible for those lyrics?

[@riaingalligan8461]

@@viniciusgmachado1204 he is responsible for almost every Rush lyric

[@viniciusgmachado1204]

@@riaingalligan8461 Amazing! I guess Neil really _was_ the glue that held the band together.

[@dougler500]

@@viniciusgmachado1204 Yeah, he was a genius.

[@jimmynich4791]

I was reading that just as he was singing those words lol.

[@cameronsavinkoff4428]

My god the animations depict them playing their instruments PROPERLY

[@BOYHUNF]

I agree they did a great job, but probably coulda done Geddy's bass better at 3:56, still tho excellent work. You can tell their main focus is on Neil as it should be

[@michaelluke5878]

Some of the playing is CLOSE to right!

[@CalmTony]

The day the news broke about Neil’s passing, I was in the car with my parents and my brother on our way to my uncle’s wedding. At the time I hadn’t heard the news yet, and my dad was only playing Rush songs on the car radio. Eventually my brother turned to me and asked if I had heard the news about Rush. When I told him that I hadn’t heard the news, in my head I got a little excited thinking that it was something positive. When he told me that Neil Peart had passed, my heart sank, I immediately turned away towards the window, and my eyes started to tear up. It really sank in when one of his live drum solos came on, and I actually almost cried. Listening to Rush and hearing Neil’s iconic drumming has hit way different ever since. Rip Neil Peart. Farewell to a king

[@sunglassshinpan1352]

Only 7👍. Was it really worth all that time and effort to virtue signal and over emote??

[@charlescrichton6885]

Dog I was listening to, I think Red Barchetta and it made me super sad. Limelight was in the shuffle after that and yeah I cried a lot. First time I cried in probably like 3 years.

[@perryborn2777]

I know the feeling man. I had a hard time listening to them for a little while after that. I never got to see them live, which is a damn shame. Rush has been a huge inspiration for me to keep improving on the bass, and it's sad to know that one of them is gone. I don't know what I'll do when Geddy passes man...

[@ettorebrasil]

Same here

[@scandata]

When I heard that he was gone, I felt a shadow cross my heart.

[@billybupkis3688]

when a drum throne really was a throne. a King of percussion and lyrics.

[@razeenparappurathshafiq708]

Geddy Lee's voice makes believe there is hope for humanity.

[@Mortimer_Duke]

Neil isn’t gone. He just finally found a time signature in another dimension. He’ll be back at the chorus.

[@livinindubai]

Who is niel?

[@tetragrammatonghost5244]

@@livinindubai sweetie that's Neil Peart the drummer and lyricist of Rush 😊 and yes Neil is playing in 2112 8ths..

[@livinindubai]

@@tetragrammatonghost5244 I dont know drumming or this band so kinda wondering why everyone is talking abt Neil in a good song like this

[@justinjester6410]

You win the comment section. Youre the winner

[@theverypixelatedraptor.3579]

I understood one sixth of that

[@melvin9898]

We need more official videos of every song.

[@peartist2]

I would pay 5 bucks a video to a crowdfunding for that.

[@beadybaby]

Have you seen still kickin’s videos? The Camera Eye is my favorite Rush song and the video he(?) made is just amazing.

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

I just need more Rush Melvin, and MooseHead in Central Ga.were squeal like a pig Budweiser on every street corner store is offered

[@user-lp2un7rc9x]

YES!!!

[@harshitsaxena4093]

A fellow Indian who loves Rush? Fucking finally.

[@in2livinit]

Neil will be definitely be remembered as one of the Great versatile percussionists and musicians, (and hopefully lyricists also) of the Rock Band Era. Alex, Ged, Neil and RUSH will be remembered 100 years from now, perhaps more, as consummate musicians and music, when many others have faded from memory. RIP Neil Peart 🥁🎶

[@amonameghann5744]

I am currently 13 weeks pregnant and one of my first “Yup, there’s the pregnancy hormones” moments was when I was watching this video for the millionth time a few weeks ago and I just sobbed. 😅 Rush is truly the greatest band of all time. I can’t wait for my husband and I to share their music with our baby and add to the new generation of Rush fans. ❤

[@remrem-gx3ml]

if its any consolation im not pregnant and also a grown man and it had the same effect. "Emotional feedback on timeless wavelengths, Bearing a gift beyond price, Almost free”

[@davecole2561]

This video is so beautifully made, with so many important and fun references from the band. The empty drum kit at the end is such a classy tribute to the one and only Neil Peart. All the best for your pregnancy and keep Rushing on from Exeter, UK.

[@ARockyRock]

I like how accurately they animated neil's drumming.

[@derekbacharach]

Great timing

[@Holygiant]

There's no way Rush fans would ever let animators get away with faking it

[@Creaulx]

I was thinking how tough that job must have been!

[@cheeseisjar3058]

It’s more accurate than if you filmed me playing this song on drums

[@deborah_chrysoprase]

This is rotoscoped, which is when you take each frame of video and trace on top of it to make an animation, which is how that looks so accurate.

[@cdbrown30]

The guitar neck as radio frequencies. That’s incredibly artistic.

[@jorozco13yearsago40]

And as seen, Alex goes through all of them, alluding to Rush's influence across the world and music industry as they takeover the airwaves.

[@screwyootube1]

Caught my eye when it showed 95.5! They had a special love for KLOS, where Jim Ladd & Bob "BC" Coburn DJ'd (both also depicted beautifully in the video), and Neil was actually a good friend of Ladd's.

[@screwyootube1]

Also, Rush once had the record for number of appearances on Rockline (BC's long-running live, nationally syndicated call-in show), tied with Ozzy Osbourne, I believe.

[@ashtabet3450]

Anyone else see the 21.12?

[@dejtitan]

@@ashtabet3450 Several times, such a great video

[@Sunshineoversham]

“One likes to believe in the freedom of music.. but glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity yeah” Lyrics of that Caliber, no one can compete with that kind of Ingenuity that Neil Peart had.

[@user-dc8ez1su3y]

I will never forget Neil. He was a wizard of music! My heart goes out to Alex and Getty.

[@lukewarmwater5320]

For every kid in the 70s and 80s who sat up all night listening to their local station with their finger on the red record button on their cassette players waiting for any and all cool sounding shit like this...

[@tiktokplaza517]

Oh yeah...those cassettes. Never recorded this though.

[@robinmarwick1982]

@@tiktokplaza517 actually I recored this on a cassette...

[@toddsmith1617]

Iam 58. Thems were the days!

[@khro4740]

I had almost forgotten those times, thx for the reminder

[@tinajeppesen5948]

❤️

[@Scott-fh1wo]

Neil in his red Barchetta was such a mixed bag of emotions.

[@freedomNLG]

"A brilliant red barchetta"

[@seatspud]

@@freedomNLG From a better vanished time.

[@kaveman1021]

That hit me like a sledgehammer and made me bawl.

[@kaijukebox]

@@freedomNLG when I first heard Red Barchetta, I thought Geddy was saying "A blue and red barchetta"

[@andrewparkinson8837]

The whole video is emotional but that bit kills it for me too

[@DarkSyster]

Got this stuck in my head for the last 2 weeks.

[@___Emily__]

Again, Rush delivers. This band never disappoints. The artists did a wonderful job on this video and somehow made an old song feel brand new with their fresh visuals. It’s a shame Neil isn’t here to see this. RIP Neil. I’m sure his loss is still hard on them. Much love and peace to Geddy and Alex.

[@IThinkYouLookLarvely]

The 1980 laughing scene just before with Alex goofing in the horror mask, then that - brilliant.

[@TheFULLMETALCHEF]

Emily Alex recently said that he hasn’t really played since he died. Very sad.

[@maccromo8829]

Nah music doesn’t have a expiration date 😉

[@janguzzi]

Well said Emily!

[@jasoncarpp7742]

I agree. This is an *awesome* video! This is among my favourite songs by Rush.

[@AGTtactical]

It's freaking beautiful that Rush plays tribute to people who helped them like this...its so rare. What great human beings. I love these guys.

[@DJ.80HD]

You know what. They are the best. They know where they came from and did a tribute to those that helped them get to where they are. God damn rock n roll gods. I’m proud to be Canadian and proud to love rush.

[@TjMetalHead94]

@@myblueextremes1526 Welcome to the Rush family! Trust me as you start to work through their catalog you will become a fan. There's a reason why they're known as the biggest cult band in the world.

[@jamesmcintyre4243]

I thought the same thing! Loved "seeing" Bob Couburn & Jim Ladd in there

[@muttonvindaloobeast8160]

@Your Dad i first heard of them on trailer park boys and have been a fan since :)

[@naiaraalbino3682]

Their friendship with Donna Halper is so inspiring! Love them

[@agoraphobicadam1171]

But glittering prizes and endless compromises shatters the illusion of integrity.

[@sKysharKog]

I've listened to this song probably 100 times on repeat

[@pathological3594]

My dad found me listening to this at 3am one night, but instead of telling me to turn it off, he just sat and listened to it with me.

[@kipdon]

wow. cool dad indeed!

[@TheMemorialStorm]

Your dad is one of a kind. Spend as much time with him as you can!

[@jland12]

Well, you were 32 at the time and he felt sorry for you

[@bobbg9041]

Thats cool as Shit! My dad would have told me to shut it off, you know I never once seen him listen to a radio, Years ago my mom said he liked country music. No one in the house liked country music My Mo loved stuff like Cat Steven's Moody blues she listen to anything and she was born in the 30's My kids They grew up with Pink Floyd Rush Degarmo and Key White heart and so on. I'll listen to some of what they like but seriously I can't deal with some of it. Rap I don't mind as much but Dance type modren music I can't stand. I can't tell you how many Rock and roll cd's my kid took to use.

[@davsonlang7137]

Today on things that never happened

[@diamonddave]

Seen them at a concert in Phoenix back in the 80's---Geddy changed the lyrics to say "One likes to believe in the freedom of baseball " R.I.P. Neil

[@PriaboniaMusic]

On the same theme I saw them in the 80's in Brighton, UK - Geddy changed the lyrics to "Jacob's Ladder" to "Light streams down in Brighton..."

[@666mathew]

The irony is the D'Backs didn't exist then.

[@androoq1]

This was the Signals tour. he sang the "Baseball" line every night on that tour and ONLY that tour. SUper jealous. I saw Rush for the first time in 94, when I turned 18, coincidently in PHoenix. saw every phoenix show from then till R40

[@brunob.7737]

Something may have happened to Blue Jays that year.

[@Garythefireman66]

Yes that was definitely the Signals tour and Geddy did it at both Madison Square Garden and the Nassau Coliseum. I believe he also thanked Mrs Field's for her cookies, which were just starting to become popular in the NYC area 🗽

[@patdziob4505]

And on the 8th day GOD said I'm gonna give you 3 humble musicians and they will call themselves RUSH and legends they became

[@martinspencer366]

I'm a Travis picker, so this isn't the sort of music that I would normally gravitate to, but I love it, it's brilliant.

[@GoldenPhil]

Neil gets to see his wife and daughter again. RIP you all.

[@maziu27]

i wish heaven existed.

[@dHolbach77]

@@maziu27 No you don't. Eternal existence would be just awful, infinite suffering from boredom. Most people don't bother to think about the implications of f o r e v e r.* Here's just the start of discussion of this problem: aeon.co/essays/theres-a-big-problem-with-immortality-it-goes-on-and-on This life is all and enough, especially if lived well. Thank goodness there is no afterlife! Neil understood this, and Geddy and Alex do as well, and so do at least a billion other non-religious people in the world, as well as even many of those supposedly "religious" people who don't really know what they believe or don't really believe it. (Most "religious" people really are not believers; they just don't really realize that they don't believe...even "very religious" people have grave doubts, hence the retreat into "faith" which really just means intellectual dishonesty, irresponsibility, and childish irrationality: "believing" what you really know is not so). *And the many intractable problems with personal relationships and identity in a proposed afterlife: if a child dies, does he/she grow and develop in heaven? How, without basic life challenges and context (remember that in an afterlife worthy of wanting everything is perfect, everything anyone could ever hope for is provided, so it necessarily provides no challenges that are necessary for personal development)? Without their parents who are probably still alive? How is that fair to them or their parents? Grandparents? What if they are still alive as is often the case, or simply awful people who never made it into the afterlife (as traditionally conceived)? How is it fair to a kid to be permanently a child or raised without his/her parents (assuming any type of even semi normal development can be achieve in a totally unworldly context)? What about an adult that dies before his/her natural life expectancy? How can he/she accomplish things they wanted to in life: personal relationships ranging from long term romantic relationships to having/raising children (and living long enough to see them grow up and accomplish the things they want and enjoying experiencing that), career achievements, life long friends, long term goals, etc. Same for any child that dies and somehow "grows" in an afterlife into adulthood: now what? How are they to accomplish adult level things or develop and grow without challenges or wordily context? And on and on with these problems: how is it fair for a person to have to live for (earthly) decades without his/her loved one(s)? Such as a couple torn apart by an early death? Both will suffer until reunited, and even then one of them, at least, will be a stranger to another after decades of independent growing/development without the other...and what happens if that person found someone else to love? Is the other who has waited to be reunited with the other, either in an afterlife or on earth, supposed to forget about them if the other has developed a romantic relationship with someone else either on earth or in an afterlife (assuming there can even be any meaningful relationships at all in an afterlife). Suppose they both are reunited in an afterlife and somehow fall in love again despite a long time of being apart and independent development of self on the part of at least one of them...what happens to the ones they were with romantically either in an afterlife or on earth, the ones they found to enter into new romantic relationships with? Are these "2nd replacements" to be rejected now for their initial life partners? How is this fair to them, especially given that they may have spent a longer time in a romantic relationship than the preexisting relationship? An afterlife is only to be hoped for by those who are at the end of their natural life expectancy and have accomplished everything they (reasonably) wanted to without any devastating earthly tragedies (both romantic partners die in close time to one another not decades apart, children don't die before their parents and accomplish the important things in life that gives it meaning and purpose so that the parents can experience this since they live long enough, etc.) And even then you have the problem of f o r e v e r. The reality is that everything that makes life meaningful and worthwhile is inexorably bound up with time and earthly existence, including the finitude of our existence. Permanent cessation of self (death) is exactly what gives life its meaning, it purpose, its worthwhileness. Philosophers have been showing this for millennia; here's a new statement of it: "This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom" by Martin Hägglund

[@kaveman1021]

He also left a wife and daughter here. Let's not forget that.

[@hihi2667]

​@@dHolbach77 although I 100% agree with you, you're either preaching to the choir or preaching to a brick wall. 99% of religious people believe bullshit simply because they have never thought it through and never care to, ignorance is bliss for a reason. its called feelings over facts, if believing Neil is in heaven with his kid makes them feel good, they'll believe it even against rational thought. As Neil himself would probably agree, these people are just comforting themselves. But I assume you know all of this already and just wrote it anyways. At least nice to see rational people still exist in the world.

[@juanelorriaga2840]

I’m not sure once you die it’s dark and you don’t know nothing cause your DEAD!

[@AsifBiswasAB]

"Suddenly, you were gone , From all the lives you left your mark upon" - R.I.P Music Legend, Philosopher, Author, Poet, Father - Professor Neil Peart.

[@sunglassshinpan1352]

Why do you virtue signal and over emote for someone you never met nor knew?? Do you just do it for the dopamine rush of seeing how many likes you'll get?

[@ryanstrohman7429]

blah blah I agree with all of them except philosopher. Most of the songs philosophical roots are cut and pasted from Ayn Rand.

[@christophermckimie755]

Ryan Strohman so are you saying Socrates, Plato and Aristotle all came up with their own ideas? And if not, by your definition, they too would not be considered philosophers themselves. Even the greats get motivation elsewhere. Btw that "blah blah" line totally disrespectful, kid

[@AsifBiswasAB]

@@sunglassshinpan1352 Thank God I am nothing like you. Do you even care about others' feelings ? I lost my friend to brain cancer last year. I then heard "Afterimage" and read how Neil mourned after his friend's death and wrote the song. Then after 3 months, his (my friend's) mother passed away of grief & cancer. Just a week later, Neil passed away to brain cancer as well. Neil was the person whose work consoled me during those times & made me feel I am not alone. And then he himself passed away , that too of brain cancer. He had already passed through hell after his daughter and wife had passed away. So yes I can feel others' sorrows & sufferings. And before tagging someone as "virtual signalling" or being "overemote" , kindly shut up & stop being a bully.

[@AsifBiswasAB]

@@ryanstrohman7429 that's not true at all. Ayn Rand was a major influence on Neil Peart in his late teens and early twenties, when he joined Rush. Which is why, songs from Fly by night and 2112 contain her philosophies, for which she was even credited in 2112. But Rush & Peart started shifting from her views in the later 70's and you won't find any references to her philosophies from 1974 to 2012. In fact, their lyrics turned broadly libertarian. Critics blew the connection between Rush & Rand out of proportion. In 2012, Peart himself rejected Rand's views and claimed he was influenced only for a very short period of time and that he later turned into a "Bleeding Heart Libertarian". Neil Peart wanted to read all kinds of books ever written. He was a true philosopher.

[@michaelfouratt7020]

Still makes my heart soar after 40 years! Incredible animation!

[@williamyates122]

Big thanks to Donna Halper for promoting Rush and helping the band find the radio exposure they needed to kick start their success. Neil is forever missed, the best drummer to emerge from The Great White North and will always stand tall among other great drummers on the global stage.

[@dagsouleyedblue407]

Growing up in middle of nowhere shitsville, discovering Rush, thinking they are your personal secret only to find out there are millions upon millions like you has been truly excellent indeed. Long live Rush!

[@jayswartzfeger7204]

So true, so true Dag.

[@ianseymour4066]

Middletown dreams probably hits close to home for you, i know it does for me

[@jayswartzfeger7204]

Ian Seymour one of my faves!

[@snowdog1109]

They are so underrated!!! Best band ever!! I don't care what anyone says to that, they are the BEST, period!!!

[@MikeHF]

In the mid 70s Rush was my personal secret because in high school I was the only one listening to them. They were an unknown band at that time.

[@noremac0575]

Rush, the six man band that really only has 3 members.

[@WallerPictures]

Excelllent!

[@lakebay972]

Geddy Lee - vocals, keyboard, bass Alex Lifeson - guitar Neil Peart - drums, percussion

[@vickyannpaintingwithoils]

6 pairs of arms on drums!

[@eliz_scubavn]

Until I saw a picture of the band I genuinely thought that they had 5 or 6 members.

[@richardmann4006]

@@vickyannpaintingwithoils the mythical drum octopus. Only a couple have ever existed.

[@lincolnmicrophonellc]

Every morning, this is track #1 #2023 #companionUnobtrusive

[@MrsBlaileen1]

The bond between band and fan is as special as you’ll ever see in music…

[@markf5229]

Rush will always be something to be celebrated.

[@alejandrollanocastro7655]

It's our debt with them to keep them alive until the end of times.

[@jacksoninc.4062]

The fact that your pfp is a South Park character is cracking me up

[@tonybernardo881]

I loved when Donna turned around looking proud with the look of satisfaction that she had done good. A nod to the future.

[@brewman684]

That day was iconic for sure. Kudos to Donna

[@dvs6121]

@1:54. (As a DJ), "Donna is credited with discovering the progressive rock band Rush while at WMMS in Cleveland in 1974" - Wikipedia

[@Stormdesk]

Just saw this video come up, and saw Donna Halper an amazing radio historian!!! I smiled and smiled, what a great video, a great song and a great band! (And a great era.)

[@france7678]

tony bernardo I loved it too!

[@Connor-rq7rr]

This is my favorite band and it will live on through my family

[@dsc1970]

This video makes me proud to be Canadian..

[@joeyzasa7383]

I feel sorry for any kid that didn't grow up with Rush like I did...RIP Neil Peart.

[@gregorymullins8873]

I saw them in 90s Sacramento, my first show. Roll the bones tour

[@Retr0_846]

I just discovered rush days before Neil died

[@colebennett7487]

i was born in 96 but got to see rush twice

[@joeyzasa7383]

@MEE excellent. I have faith in our youth after all.👍

[@jamesthebiscuit]

Anyone can grow up listening to Rush tho... :/

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

EVERY REFERENCE OR EASTER EGG I COULD SPOT 0:11 Guglielmo Marconi: Inventor of the radio. 0:42 The record the DJ is playing is Permanent Waves. The album on which this song appears. 0:54 The guy is driving a "Red Barchetta" 1:02 Young Neil (I guess) 1:09 The signs above the buildings say Lee, Peart and Lifeson 1:11 The boat with "Pirate Radio" is possibly a reference to "The Boat that Rocked" (It was called Pirate Radio in America) 1:47 Bob Coburn. Host of a popular radio show called Rockline. Rush appeared 18 times as guests 1:50 Jim Ladd. Another popular rock DJ who interviewed Rush several times 1:56 Donna Halper. Credited with being the first DJ to play rush on the radio. She played the song Working Man on their debut album and it struck a chord with all the working man in the area as shown by the construction workers and such listening in. 2:10 Characters Rush played in a sketch promoting the Time Machine Tour. Geddy, Neil and Alex from left to right. 2:11 The lady on the right is reading a magazine which has Geddy's double necked Rickenbacker bass on the cover. There also appears to be a poster of young Geddy behind the lady on the left. 2:13. The soda ad on the back wall is for a soda called "airwave" which "Crackles with life" The poster on the counter says "Magic at your fingers" and the one next to that says "Glittering prises" all lyrical referenes to the song 2:14 The man on the left appears to be holding the debut rush album, the lady next to him is holding Permanent Waves, there's a 2112 poster on the back wall 2:20 David Marsden. DJ and program director at CFNY, a popular radio station in Canada. The station's slogan was "The Spirit of the Radio" 2:23 (This stuff is going by too quickly so I'll say them all in this one) Brain in a jar for "Hemispheres", the 2112 logo, the prism from "Caress of Steel" 2:51 The dog from "Signals" and the 2112 logo 2:53 the radio time says 2112 and the staion, WMMS 100.7fm is a Cleveland based Prog Rock station credited with helping Rush Break into the American market. 3:10 Geddy's double neck Ricki and other instruments 3:19 Fire Hidrant from "Signals", brain from "Hemispheres", nuts and bolts from "counterparts" 3:39 Sign for Le Studio. Where Rush recorded and filmed Tom Sawyer and other songs. 4:19 radio signal 21.12 4:42 Inside Geddy's synth pedal is the Fly by Night Owl, 2112 logo, Counterparts, and I guess a baseball because Geddy likes to collect baseballs? 4:47 The Test for Echo statue and the thing from Distant Stages 4:49 I couldn't find the exact source, but in the early days of Rush, Alex Lifeson wore a monster mask like that during an interview. 4:54 The word "Integrity" coming from a top hat, as if it's an illusion from a magician. Also could be a reference to the alum "Presto" 4:54 All the famous instruments associated with the band. Alex liked Les Pauls and Gibson ES guitars. Geddy was famous for playing Rickenbacker basses as well as his Fender Jazz Bass. Another Hemispheres brain. Phew.....am I a Rush fan yet?

[@brucefoster8937]

I think the "pirate radio" reference was to Radio Caroline: a boat anchored off the east coast of England in the 60s, and broadcast rock music without a licence from the government.

[@stevenporter8740]

Brilliant; a true Rush fan for sure! Also, very helpful to identify who did what to help the band in the early days😃

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

Wow, great comment! I noticed a couple, but didn't realize so many were crammed in there!

[@vitokorunic3761]

Marconi was a shameless hack.

[@buddyclem7328]

4:20 the guitar's fretboard is a radio dial.

[@robbrooks8779]

i'm not crying, somebody's cutting onions

[@drewlbers]

Hotboxing a car and playing this song at full blast will bring a tear to anyones eye if they have an ounce of soul in their being

[@masondebruin2143]

Hell yea amen🎉

[@user-fk8wm4gm8v]

Am I the same? Six friends in my father's Hudson COMMADOR one doobie each, till the smoke was so thick we couldn't breathe. abbotswood St. In Palos Verdes CA. 1985 . I am Drew Wallace Murdaugh, STILL WONDERING WHERE MY FREIND DOMINIC KIM WENT. IS HE STILL ALIVE??? for he introduced me to rush in 1982. FIRST SONG "TOM SAWYER"

[@drewlbers]

@@user-fk8wm4gm8v hell yeah man that’s awesome I wish I could’ve lived to experience that time

[@rachaeltownend6872]

That sequence of a young Neil in the old red Farrari driving off into the distant sun damn near broke my heart 💔😭

[@erik_griswold]

Isn’t it a Barchetta?

[@rachaeltownend6872]

Barchetta is the word for that class of two seat open top car. He’s specifically illustrated driving a Farrari 166MM. So yes, and not quite. Either way, it’s a heartbreaking sequence 😢

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

timestamp please

[@16voyeur]

@@rachaeltownend6872 Thank you! I never knew that. For the last 35 years I assumed "Barchetta" was a fictional name for a futuristic car.

[@rachaeltownend6872]

16voyeur so nice of you to say! I’m always happy to contribute! It actually means ‘little boat’ in Italian, which kinda makes sense if you think about it...

[@YouTubeandI]

The abundance of references is incredible!

[@ettorebrasil]

As always!

[@YouTubeandI]

ettorebrasil indeed!

[@JJNITROFAN]

Still a classic. Neil said in an interview that it was never easy to play, so whenever they did play it he always got a feeling of satisfaction when he nailed it - which I’m sure he always did!

[@GreatMewtwo]

It says something about the song when Neil Peart said it wasn't easy.

[@jamespolnick2720]

I'm so happy to have gotten to see them play it live, in Toronto at Sars fest, with like, a half million fellow Canadians.

[@user-qv2ur2bw3z]

I think she was at the RRHOF induction as well they have ( RUSH) she has been invited to many events with band think about she gave airplay in Cleveland for the first time then 40 years later in 2013 it came full circle for them back in Cleveland and the RRHOF

[@michellezavala1355]

I listen to this song ever single morning as I get dressed to go. My heart is full.

[@clisk35]

I listen to this every night on my way to work..

[@redskies4530]

Hi I Recommend an indie song called: the bond villain By Robert Nix

[@michellezavala1355]

@@redskies4530 I'll listen to it 🥰

[@aminata3702]

@@michellezavala1355 🥰🥰🥰

[@aminata3702]

You have a great love in the upside down universe

[@cdprince768]

Back when there was actually a spirit of radio.

[@ryansetzer694]

Hear hear! Today's music just repeats 3 words over and over with a few whoas thrown in here and there. Compare that with the amazing lyrical content in this.

[@tobeannounced...8995]

Ye ye ye

[@curtmacquarrie]

@@ryansetzer694 Do you think we're the first generation to say that? What do you think people were saying about rock in the 70s? There is more art and more fantastic art being produced today than at any point in history, of course a lot of it is awful, and a lot of rush contemporaries were awful too, so were a lot of the Beatles contemporaries, elvis', sinatra's. We only remember the good art from the past, we have to live within all of the art of the present. The theme song to vietnam was not CCR, we only think it was in retrospect. I'm certain the last thing rush would want any of us to do is deride people pouring their souls into music today, as that certainly is not in keeping with the spirit of radio.

[@ryansetzer694]

@@curtmacquarrie If you think that Drake or Beiber are "pouring their souls" into that shit they release and call music then that's your opinion. There is no popular music from today that will ever be considered classic.

[@bmann5797]

Ryan Frostad Like it or not, it will. This is the exact same mindset parents of the 70s and 80s said and guess what? That music became classic. Sure you don’t have to agree with other people’s music tastes, but you can’t just outright call it bad. Music is supposed to bring joy and make people happy, if that’s what they like, let them be.

[@TurelCaccese]

Rush in a definition: words and pictures, moving pictures...

[@tiago2189]

Back in the 8th grade, every single day when I woke up i listened to this track. I'd always begin the day with a friendly voice. Thank you for the memories, Rush.

[@jerrystewart6232]

That's what we call a total masterpiece!!! Rest in peace Neil. You're gone, but I'll be damned that you will ever be forgotten

[@detroitspartan0946]

Guys let’s make this the most liked Rush song on KZbin for Neil

[@harvestmoonlight9650]

Don't forget red Barchetta is another awesome song 😊🤘😎

[@harvestmoonlight9650]

They just now need a video for red Barchetta

[@screwyootube1]

@@harvestmoonlight9650 wouldn't that be something, if they're planning more videos for their best songs?

[@MA-ho5hd]

This is not only a touching tribute to Neil, but also a tribute to all of those wonderful individuals who gave Rush a chance, and put them on the airwaves in the 70s. Thank you to those of you who believed in this band and brought this wonderful music to us.

[@cbr416]

WMMS in Cleveland.

[@epistte]

@@cbr416 The Buzzard. 100.7.

[@michellemysliwiec2975]

YES!!! Thanks to MMS, Home of the Buzzard!!!

[@dennisking6862]

R.

[@dennisking6862]

@@cbr416 k

[@tylerspence3660]

R.I.P Neil Peart, you were the best drummer in the world, we love you ❤️

[@pl-wv7jj]

Neil was my mentor through 70s. Wish I was as good as my master,never the less made some good sounds. RIP Neil ,no far behind you...

[@ursinemonkey8882]

RIP neil peart you were the inspiration who got me to the point I’m at now in drumming

[@sezrekahneldar4058]

He's not dead.

[@peazeralus]

@@sezrekahneldar4058 January 7th. Yep.

[@Augfordpdoggie]

@@-inkoll-867 i believe he means he lives on in all of us

[@Augfordpdoggie]

neil inspired me to do this kzbin.info/www/bejne/l52ogqiZoch_kNU

[@sezrekahneldar4058]

@@-inkoll-867 Legends never die!

[@foxpon3759]

I'm not crying!! You're crying!!!

[@RadityoPramAdi]

We are crying

[@hokieham]

Seriously......

[@jlperron4702]

What is the green mask about near the end there?

[@foxpon3759]

@@jlperron4702 That's just my bois having fun. Ever see Dinner with Rush?

[@markyboy7618]

Long live the Queen. And long live the King. Thank you. Rush. Amen.

[@shanonfarrell7119]

Mozart and Beethoven would love rush 😊😊😊

[@taylormurphy7717]

🤗🤗🤗

[@maxxbenzz7842]

There will never be another Rush. Be happy we grew up in these times

[@edwinsuarez1931]

From Rush to Clockwork Angels...They Never Dissapoint! RUSH: The Best Band Of Th Galaxy!

[@jamesnoble8205]

@Nathan Guerrette dit Latulippe RTB had good to great songwriting but the sound/production was way too soft and polite. No power or grit whatsoever. Clockwork was a hot dense mess of brickwalled noise and questionable songwriting. I blame Nick R for most of the results. Great example of why hiring a fanboy as a producer is a bad idea. He's not going to put his foot down and tell anyone when something is not working

[@craigmanning2439]

Edwin, I agree. Some albums are better then others but a bad RUSH album is better then another bands best album. If I listed my 20 top favorite albums, the only non RUSH one would be Fragile by YES.

[@juanjaramillo6792]

This is the best thing ever. Do people realize there is like a thousand possibilities of using old music this way! We totally need more classic rock music animations!

[@yepalright624]

Check out the Mr Blue Sky animation on ELOs channel, its incredible

[@christopherskinner9140]

Was literally just thinking the same thing. This is proof that any band of any generation can re-release music from any era with new visuals to either re-fresh/evolve/continue old material. I love it and really hope it becomes a thing.

[@truetech4158]

Very much so. I find the visual interpretations based on the music that inspired such visual artists renditions, to be very groovy indeed. These insights of their perspectives. Your guitar, is a good listener.

[@truetech4158]

@@yepalright624 It's a one way ticket to midnight, and the call it, heavy metal. ThinkFloyd61 deserves to be mentioned here, of which there are and will be so many more of those as time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping, into the future according to Meestor Steve, while Boston says don't look back, it would be interesting to see dynamic A.I. visual interpretations of music that it dialed in, perhaps maybe sooner than later though definitely somewhere in time. Rock on.

[@RonnieFlory]

I'm 60 now and I will always remember the best band in the world. Go RUSH👍✌️🏆🏆🎸🥁🥁🥁 rest in ☮️ the the best drummer for ever ✝️🤓

[@2216sammy]

Bonham was the best ever.

[@matiascavernicola]

In loving memory of Neil, the great drummer of prog rock and his legacy through time and space goes on.

[@BonoPeart]

Miss you Neil. One of my best friends... that I never met.

[@joeymurphy2464]

Personally I can't pretend a stranger is a long-awaited friend.

[@SIUMoose]

I feel the same way. I didn't until after he died. I always loved the music, but after he passed, I started reading some of his books, Especially "Ghost Rider." Absolutely amazing person.

[@090nj2]

*Neil isn't dead* *God just wanted drumming lessons*

[@tommyhayes9852]

That is very clever brillant

[@nomorelibs9228]

And He only wanted the best. He got 'em. Thanks for the time we had with him.

[@boyaintright5858]

He could've asked nicely.

[@freddiepittaway5978]

Best comment on KZbin

[@marcus1047]

Just saw you in the La Villa Strangiato comment section saying the exact same thing

[@zenn5150gaming]

Seeing Neil driving the Red Barchetta brought a tear to the eye...

[@voxpathfinder15r]

Hey Neil, I now mostly play guitar, but still think about you every now and then sitting behind my Sonor phonic kit thinking back to the 80s trying to play your drum parts. Enjoyed seeing you live in concert many times. One day we will all be gone. But while we were on Earth we all got together and rejoiced as one big family to your music. Alex, Geddy, & especially Neil - I don’t know how the hell I would have gotten through my teenage years so many years ago. Thank you, and Rest In Peace Neil!

[@qnteban]

“Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free” music is the medicine of the soul

[@MrKreisKlinge]

One of those songs I never get tired of, totally badass.

[@aspalovin]

It has a warmth to it that cannot be duplicated.

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

Fucking A Kas, best words I heard all day!

[@xsus8418]

Beeg Yoshi

[@yrmthr]

I feel that way about their whole catalog.

[@deborah_chrysoprase]

Beeg Beeg Yoshi

[@martinranalli8572]

This is excellent.🎸🎺🎷🎹🎶🎵 RIP Neil Peart.

[@spank2424]

I miss this era of music 🙏🏾!

[@hawkdsl]

I can speak for all Rush fans in saying we are still devastated on Niel's passing. I can't even imagine what Alex, Geddy, and the rest of the Rush families are going through. Forever, my heart is yours.

[@williamruest1270]

Since Neil left, Alex hasn't (or almost) used his guitar and I think Geddy too

[@Heaven-dy9lj]

@@williamruest1270 Must be very hard to deal with. I mean with Neil always there, Ged and Alex practising made sense. They knew it'd be used in that context with Neil there. Now he's gone...must feel like an empty void, playing for no conclusion as they've been used to for over 40ys.

[@ekozsetiawan2305]

Best moodbooster ever...

[@sarcasticsaber8902]

@@williamruest1270 I read somewhere he's felt uninspired since Neil's passing

[@livinindubai]

Like get over it mate he lived a full life

[@sirgreg7124]

It’s sad that there are people who don’t know who Rush is.

[@TriumphAventura]

those dislikes

[@indowithbadenglish3775]

Definitely machine gun kelly fans

[@cloudywithnochanceofcomedy]

i'm 13 and i JUST found them. this is one of the best songs i've ever heard.

[@TriumphAventura]

@@joeking5610 people grow, they too.

[@maziu27]

@@joeking5610 shut up ok

[@MegaMadmechanic]

My first concert was Kiss with rush as the warm up band in 1975 at cobo hall, in Detroit... Kiss was good, but RUSH hit me so hard I was a die-hard fanatic ever since!! Seen them at least 20 times thru the years, 2112, farwell to kings, permanent waves, moving pictures, signals, grace under pressure, power windows, hold your fire, and the last one we saw was snakes and arrows... I'm old now, but I can say those 3 guys from toronto probably influenced my life more then I can express.... Even today I can still feel the excitement and emotion when the old songs are jammed, and neils deep, deep lyrics.... what a great thing music is!!! And what an awesome band! The Toronto Hurricane!!

[@FreeBrainChannel]

exactly... My father was absent and Neil's words guided me... Neil was a real genius and I found and learn so much from his words...

[@Thumper17]

"THERE IS ONE RULE IN MY VAN! AND THATS ALL RUSH, ALL THE TIME!"

[@GadiYosef]

Emotional rollercoaster. RIP Neil. Long live Rush.

[@seanpatrick7019]

Might be their best song. Definitely one of the best rock songs ever written.

[@josephhale9198]

This and subdivisions

[@michelvispress-lay2510]

I totally agree.

[@michelvispress-lay2510]

@@josephhale9198 a hell of a song yes

[@ZeldAoSniPzZz]

limelight No1

[@gabrielmoreno9455]

The amount of pleasure these sound waves send to my brain is something impressive.

[@adriannademadriguera4859]

Perfection. I keep coming back to this weekly. Just love it! 😊💕❤

[@kummer45]

No one else produces such music like THIS. I lived long enough to see the legends. This music is on another level of construction and dexterity. It has all.

[@kittykatmt]

The animation: beautiful The music: beautiful The lyrics: beautiful The homage to DJs: beautiful The homage to the Professor: beautiful LONG LIVE RUSH 🤘🏻

[@alessandromariani99]

Neil's playing: beautiful

[@nin3tails870]

My favorite line remains "All this machinery making modern music can still be open hearted" As long as humanity never forgets that philosophy music can never go wrong.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

I'm just glad people are still doing it. I'm kinda surprised at that.

[@deewalsh3029]

:"One likes to believe in the freedom of music," That's what the fans want, not the money making greed of the music industry. Rush nailed it, RIP Neil, best Canadian band ever. Props.

[@weareonerace.thehumanrace2727]

We that grew up as adults in the 70s thru the 80s were very fortunate to be able to see Rush Evolve over the years as they pulled musical genius out of the proverbial Magic music get. They just kept evolving, getting better and better with every song. Those 3 men created musical genius. How so few can sound like many was just AWESOME. We miss you Neil and will see you in the next life. God bless to you RUSH for opening our minds to what's possible and inspiring new generations. Amen

[@weareonerace.thehumanrace2727]

Rush will forever be the band that told the most diverse story telling songs. Geddy Lee is the best bassist period. Neil is the best Drummer ever I've seen. Alex was the most creative rythum and lead guitarist. Fact is Randy Rhoads and others to ques from Alex's guitar playing style. How just 3 men sounded like many showed us how learning other insterments can be incorporated into your musical journey. Thanks RUSH teaching us to open our minds to what's possible. God bless you Geddy and Alex. Also Lord Yeshue look after Neil and make way his paths straight. Amen.

[@castagnola68]

Listening to this today, remembering when I was a teen in the 80’s, I truly believe Rush were musical geniuses. Masterpieces. The Beethovens of Rock and Roll. Would you believe this video was part of my HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL COURSE at SUNY Empire University? And I can’t believe I’ve never seen it before. What an incredible amazing video. So glad I now know about it.

[@theknightsofawesomeness2701]

Neil, if you're hearing this, this one goes out to you.

[@billwoolfolk370]

this is noting short of brilliant. so many easter eggs.....

[@tacituskilgore3314]

My favorite was the red Barchetta.

[@harvestmoonlight9650]

@@tacituskilgore3314 love Red Barchetta 😎🤘

[@3felinesstudio]

Wasn't that Marconi in the Villa Strangiato?

[@kuznickic1]

@@3felinesstudio Marconi was right at the beginning and yes I think so...so many references in this video for Rush fans holy crap

[@Charlotte-ft3hv]

The drums may be empty, but our hearts will always be filled with their rhythm

[@pyropulseIXXI]

You mean the drummer died?

[@jackware2136]

very well said

[@JennyA]

@@pyropulseIXXI he died Jan 7, 2020.

[@ronnywilson2112]

Impossible today, January 7, not to remember Neil Peart, and even more so seeing the tribute at the end of this video... Simply beautiful.

[@kaveman1021]

A Rush song as upbeat as this isn't suppose to make you cry. But with this video it does.

[@wrnchhead76]

Funny I’m choked up before work listening to this lmao

[@daves_NOT_Here_Man]

The dedication to Neil definitely choked me up!

[@contrebombarde6950]

Can I also point out that this is perhaps the first time in human history where an animated version of a drummer gets what the drummer plays exactly correct?

[@Sir_Irwin]

First time this song makes me cry, forever Rush

[@Number4lead]

If there was ever a perfect rock song.

[@carlosxd9739]

Happy new year to all RUSH fans!! :D Greetings from Perú!!