RUSH-XANADU-REACTION

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[@Fred-vy1hm]

Any version of Xanadu is awesome. That said the exit stage left rendition of this tune may be the greatest single live rock performance ever captured on video. 😊

[@coot1925]

Apart from Floyd's comfortably numb from the pulse concert.

[@andrewsauve3774]

This is the best live song ever. Proudly Canadian 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

[@coot1925]

@@andrewsauve3774 proudly British. I'm a massive rush fan too. Been a prog-rock drummer for over 45 years and Niel always will be my hero. It's good to be patriotic towards ones country, although I think the Americans take it too far but I'm not sure exactly what they are so proud of. Maybe because the European settlers kicked us brits out a couple of hundred years ago. Until then they were just Europeans, not Americans. They see that as a victory, we see it as a lucky fucking escape. We have more in common with you canadians than we do with Americans. Be well my rock loving friend. ✌❤🇬🇧

[@Fred-vy1hm]

@@coot1925 I used to think we had more in common with the Americans but since all the maga bs I'm so much more gratified that we are a member of the commonwealth. 😊🇨🇦🇬🇧

[@michaelkeller6223]

Here’s hoping it’s a fad we grow out of quickly!

[@kevinrittershaus9380]

Been listening to Rush for over 40 years. Three musicians who are very humble and extremely talented. No egos just musicianship.

[@churchboy5827]

I'm definitely impressed.

[@vicenteraira]

I'm sure you gonna be even more and more during the journey through the rabbithole. I don't like tattoos, but if I had to make one, I'd do anything related to Rush. Please try: Limelight, Spirit of Radio, YYZ, BY-Tor and the Snowdog and La Villa Strangiato (studio version)@@churchboy5827

[@SnoBear626]

@@churchboy5827 Huge catalog from Rush.

[@dalecronkwright6990]

That's the Canadian in them

[@charleswagner2984]

​@@churchboy5827Since Buddy Rich passed away, Neil Peart is the undisputed greatest drummer in the world. About a year after Neil passed away, Prog Magazine ran a readers poll. Who are the best musicians in all human history? I can remember that Chris Squire is 11th, Rick Wakeman is 4th, Jimi Hendrix is second. And the greatest musician in the whole human race? WOW! It is Neil Peart. And after seeing Rush a dozen times, yeah, Neil Peart is the greatest musician who ever played music. ❤

[@SnoBear626]

You never need apologize for grabbing your bass and taking a pass at a riff. I love it!

[@yuvalraveh]

Right? It's one of the best outcomes of listening to music

[@anthonydawson8080]

And crazy someone would criticize for not nailing a Geddy line note for note immediately!

[@5280Comics]

Butcher it or not. pick up the bass.

[@artlapham6380]

Geddy Lee is the lead singer, bassist and keyboardist and does all three simultaneously live. Alex Lifeson is the amazing guitarist and the drummer, who also writes almost all of the band's lyrics, is Neil Peart, affectionately known as 'The professor' and is considered the best rock drummer ever by many.

[@fretless05]

Occasionally, like in this song, Geddy plays rhythm guitar, too!

[@dirtyoldgrognard6427]

This is a great version but the 1981 live (exit stage left) will blow your mind. RUSH is arguably the best Rock band. Ever.

[@bluesaloon]

The good thing about this video, as opposed to the '81 version, is we see Geddy more on the 12-string of his double-neck.

[@ericfranklin6290]

The very best!

[@pendermanager3739]

Greatest band of all time period. RUSH are the nerds of Rock musicianship is on a different level

[@jeremyhuffman4635]

The live Exit Stage Left version is mind blowing. To see them doing this song, even better, in concert is something to be seen. Another mind blowing song is La Villa Strangiato. An instrumental that truly shows off the talents of these three masters.

[@ltdan8969]

Spirit of Radio, Working Man, 2112, Red Barchetta,... welcome to the Rush rabbit hole!

[@williamdemerchant7295]

The 2112 comic book style video. It's only 20+ minutes.🤯

[@jamesgirard1090]

Yes, red Barchetta

[@TheNaznine]

2112 is so underrated the syfy rock opera is so good but don't forget passage to bangkok and twilight zone on side 2 2112 is one of their best Records

[@bobkitten8150]

Neil Peart was a student of life! He traveled widely, read voraciously, wrote several books, biked, xc skied, and motorcycled. He studied his craft throughout his life, always wanting to learn more. One of a kind man and talent. For something completely different, check out The Garden from later in their career.

[@Clever01010]

These 3 make everyone speechless! 😉 That's RUSH🇨🇦

[@churchboy5827]

Exactly! I'm definitely enjoying these dudes.

[@Clever01010]

I've watched most reactions channels on RUSH and they all end up with a face like. 😦 Especially their most complicated to play NATURAL SCIENCE

[@markgagliardi1774]

He’s not a student. He’s the PROFESSOR! Probably the GOAT! My favourite band ever and I know you will love them…you get it. God bless and keep the Rush reactions coming. Remember- 3 guys who happen to best friends and virtuosos on their instruments.

[@sigtermans]

Neil.. not a music school graduate. High school drop out, and one of the most intelligent people I've come across.

[@MarkoMakela-kk7qf]

He as the lyrisist knew about history and philosphy a lot and thats WHY SOME OF THEIR SONGS DON'T OPEN UP TO EVERYONE. This one was about Mongolian Emperor Kublai Khan and the story of his downfall after he had made the Mongolian Empire only second to British Empire. Of course the Roman Empire was at it times standarts the most powerful ever and hence the claim from Adolf Hitler that his reing and Germany would be the Third Reing or Reich as he tried to compose a an unholy and disgusting mixture of believes and as he was a spiritist he acted just like his father. This demonic and supernatural content of the Nazi philosophy is often discarded and I don't understand why. Even their symbols were plain to see. If anyonen just thinks that this man who was rejected from a art school, just wanted to kill millions of peoples just because of that,... it is impossible.. he was an vegetarian and didn't drink alcohol in his adult years asnd hated smokers, but used all the drugs available like amphfetamin... and because of the exessive use of speed, he couldn't sleep and then you need another drugs for that problem. He also used opiats for his constant theeth problems and pains... so actually he was high 24/7 all the time. If that kind of usage don't make a man crazy, I don't know what does.

[@jimtatro6550]

I was a 15 year old school band drummer when I saw my first concert….Rush, (Signals tour). Neil became my biggest inspiration in life from that point on. R.I.P.

[@churchboy5827]

If that guy is your inspiration, I know you are a beasty drummer.

[@BK-oc6lb]

This (Signals tour) was my second concert (saw Van Halen a couple of months before). Tried to go to the MP concert and it was, not surprisingly, sold out!

[@juliebrockett3471]

Great reaction!! These guys are all self taught and couldn’t even read music!! I think you would LOVE “La Villa Strangiato” And maybe “Natural Science” Any version that has been remastered by Stickhits!! Live versions are usually just as good as (if not better) than the studio versions! They are one of the greatest live bands ever to Grace the stage!! They are so tight live, with your eyes closed you can’t tell the difference!! They are all such humble men.. (unfortunately they are mostly agnostic) but you can’t find better humans! Alex Lifeson on lead and bass pedals, Geddy Lee, bass, keys, pedals and vocals, then Neil Peart, the Professor of Percussion!! Looking forward to you enjoying the soundtrack of our lives for over 40 yrs!! Be well and God bless… from Texas!!

[@churchboy5827]

Thank you for watching. I'm definitely enjoying this band.

[@vicenteraira]

Oh, Lord! Natural Science! YEAH!

[@Fred-vy1hm]

Unfortunately? The church is hardly a paragon of moral values and most atheists and agnostics are just free thinkers without the baggage that organized religion brings with it. 🤔

[@juliebrockett3471]

@@idontpitupwithclowns OK, first off I DONT LIE! And this is not the way the RUSH family talk to one another, so you’re obviously not a fan! If you have a problem with something I posted, you can kindly bring it up and if I’m wrong I’ll admit it! What I was referring to was them not reading music. I was referring to the band in the early yrs as they were getting their start! Geddy has NEVER taken guitar lessons and could not read music. He pecked on the piano after his sister Susie had HER piano lessons and discovered he could pick up a lot by rote! Alex took 1 years of Classical guitar lessons in 1972 from a high school friend! He could NOT read music. Neil took lessons a for about a year when he was 14 but mostly beat the covers off of magazines to learn! In 95’ he did “study” with Freddy Gruber (after he’d been playing for 25 yrs) and later with with Peter Erskine in 07’ but they never “played the drums” (Neil quote)! They talked about motion, movement, and the use of time, but Neil (as were all of them) learning all the time! He could NOT read music! We’re talking this was learning by copying what they heard on the radio and practicing their butts off so hard that all 3 dropped out of high school! THEY HAD NO FORMAL MUSIC EDUCATION EXCEPT THE STAGE! That is not to say that over their 50 year career of writing, preforming, producing and recording that they didn’t pick up on how to “read” music! But I was informing this gentleman that they mostly learned from their hero’s on the radio and copying them and practicing!! This has all been fact checked on-line, in Geddy’s book (just released, you should read it) and countless interviews! And I’m a 30 yr fan and saw them 3 times myself in the 80’s! (Which is nothing compared to some RUSH fans with 100’s of shows who will stand by me on this). As for the playing in the key, I swear I read it in the book, but that is 1 fact I have not been able to absolutely confirm. (the book is 500 pgs and I scanned all the way thru, but could not find the part where he said it.. but I’m going to keep looking, cause I swear I read it) if I’m wrong I will relent! Others than that there was nothing in my comment that was an out right lie..!! RUSH fans let me know if I am mistaken! They were all turned off by organized religion and liked to think that their good deeds, positive energy and humbleness would serve them as best as their “religion”! I don’t think anyone will disagree with me there, either! So if you wanna talk about it, we can discuss if anything else I said was “lying”! But true RUSH fans have respect for one another, and politely inform each other, if options differ! So maybe you should take a lesson from the men you think you know so much about! They were respected geniuses and they always strived to be better at what they did and who they were! That’s a good lesson for you to learn! Be well and God bless… from Texas!! (I’ll follow up when I find the passage about the key change and I’ll admit I made a mistake if I can’t find it) #RUSHFAMILY

[@idontpitupwithclowns]

@@juliebrockett3471 I removed my reply. I'm sorry. The online world has ruined my sense of humanity.

[@johncampbell756]

This is an adaptation of "Kubla Khan, Or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment," a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Neil wrote almost all the lyrics once he joined Rush before recording their second album. Their original drummer had to leave for health reasons. Geddy Lee (bass, synths, vocals) and Alex (guitars) had written the words and music for the first album (1974), but were more than happy to keep writing the music, but give the lyrics to Neil. This song is off their fifth studio album, A Farewell to Kings (1977). Neil took a few of the lines from the poem which was about Kubka Khan discovering the pleasure dome abd the caves of ice. He takes that story and makes this song about a man who searches to find Khan's Xanadu. The first verse is about the search. The second verse is about finding Xanadu and Neil's added idea thst consuming the honey and milk of paradise makes him immortal. The third verse is the now immortal man regretting immortality as he is trapped forever in Xanadu for eternity. It has become his prison. He can break free, yet he cannot die. They ate both playing double neck guitars because, at the end, Geddy plays the almost acoustic sounding descending sort of guitar solo. The songs ends with them both furiously strumming guitars and Geddy playing the bass notes with his Taurus bass pedals.

[@sarastromseth-troy3323]

For a great Geddy Lee bass solo (and Neil Peart drum solo), I suggest the Live from Dallas version of 'Where's My Thing Here It Is'. Oh, and Geddy Lee's speaking voice is in a normal range. His singing voice also deepened and matured over time. I feel that his most melodic vocals were in the mid-1980s and 1990s. Another live performance that showcases his voice is 'Mission' live from Birmingham 1988.

[@markb.2112]

Lucky you! You are just getting started with this adventure. Buckle up, and enjoy the ride. You really can't go wrong with any Rush selection. The most talented band I have heard in my 62 years on this earth.

[@kentgreer1079]

This 'soundstage' version shows how Geddy Lee (Singer, bassist, keyboards) plays bass with his feet when playing keyboards, and Keyboards with his feet when he is playing bass with his hands. Also, Neil Peart, has tubular heels, chimes, croatles, etc. Alex is playing a double neck Gibson with 6 strings on the bottom and twelve on the top. Geddy is playing a Rickenbaker 4080/12 double neck, 4-string bass on top and Rickenbacker's weirdly arranged 12-string on hte bottom. He really only plays the 12-string when Alex does his solo at the end.

[@churchboy5827]

One of these days, I will have a Rick. It is on my bucket list.

[@AlexRubbo]

Neil Peart aka 'The Professor' (RIP). Check out his drum solo Live in Frankfurt. Also check out Working Man (Live in Cleveland)

[@johncampbell756]

I recommend listening to the studio version of Working Nan first, which is great, in order to understand what makes the Live in Cleveland version so special. Rush rarely changes how they play their songs.

[@vankranchicksr5678]

@@johncampbell756 The only issue with going with the studio version is the drummer was John Rutsey, he would have to listen to the "All the Worlds a Stage" album to listen to Peart

[@johncampbell756]

@@vankranchicksr5678 Oddly, I prefer the Rutsey drumming. Neil changed the style to fit himself, snd I felt it didn't fit the song as well. It's goid to hear Rutsey any to see that he was actually a pretty good player, just not on Neil's level...few are.

[@vankranchicksr5678]

@@johncampbell756 Yes, Rutsey was a really good drummer but I don't think he was able to take Rush to the next level. I think with his medical issues he was having too many problems to go on tour which I understand was one of the main reasons he decided to quit the band.

[@jeffwood32]

Several (Prog)ressive bands of the 70s and 80s have some of the best, technical, musicians of all time. My two favorites are YES and GENESIS. RUSH is right up there and they studied Yes and Genesis As a bass player you should check out Chris Square of Yes. Recommendations for first songs? Probably Yes- Awaken or Round about Genesis- Firth of Fifth Thank you for sharing some of the music I grew up with and saw live many times ✌️

[@RottenPoliticians]

Uuuuhhh-ooohhh...Churchboy....you're in trouble...Rush will shake your Spirit, Holmes!

[@churchboy5827]

I'm loving this band. I'm gonna check out spirit of radio next.

[@lerxst1234]

if you like tasty treats, YYZ after Spirit of Radio

[@geoffsullivan7902]

Saw them live in 78-79, 81…and took my sons to R40 - they were unbelievable live. My sons were stuck during the drum solo. Sound just like the albums, all of them.❤😊 RIP Professor of percussion Neil Piert…the greatest ever.

[@PrattFan2112]

These guys were the real deal. Their timing was impeccable, composition progressive and were better live than in studio. For a better version of the video you watched check out this live version from 1981 in Montreal. There is more improvisation in this performance and the sound and video is much better - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJPcm32hg8ShjLsfeature=shared. Also if you keep doing Rush I would suggest checking out Stick Hits for live performances since his upscaling and remastering is amazing. Check out Red Barchetta or Freewill next, though there are like 100 songs to choose from. Also as you can see they were master musicians and have 7 or 8 pure instrumental songs that are not to be missed either. Have fun going down this rabbit hole, you will not regret the time spent!

[@dbrown6451]

Neil was a percussionist, rock drummer, and lyricist. Legend

[@fretless05]

I've heard it said more than once that drummers play to metronomes and metronomes play to Neal Peart...

[@BoosterGold52]

Rush is the tightest band I've seen perform. It's almost like they are psychically linked.

[@dragonmyke]

They were brothers!

[@scottbaxtrom4324]

Rush Geddy Lee singer,bassist,keyboardist,Alex Lifeson guitarist,Neil Peart drummer and writes all the lyrics. RIP Neil Peart 🙏. Best 3 man band ever. Rush is Timeless. The Xanadu Exit Stage Left 1981 live version is so much better. Neil Peart nickname is the Professor. His drum solo from the song Malignant Narcissism is incredible. Love to see someone react to a band that I grew up with and love for the past 40 years.

[@leddygee1896]

When This Album Dropped In 1977, The Blast Felt Worldwide Is Still Reverberating Today... Masters Of Their Craft. RIP, Professor.

[@brilof2112]

As a musician, RUSH will either make you practice harder or sell your instrument.😂 Most pit orchestras for musicals and plays I've seen use sheet music, these guys played three hour shows from memory! Love them and your enthusiastic reactions. Peace from a fellow bassist!🎵🙂 PS: With the recent success of the movie "Oppenheimer", you should listen to "Manhattan Project", Neil writes about the dawn of the atomic age - great music and history!

[@churchboy5827]

Thank you for watching! These dudes are musical titans! I will check that out.

[@peckfamily995]

You have a great radio voice and love the flag in your background. Being a man of faith, I might suggest RUSH Jacobs Ladder and have some great bass to boot.

[@sylviawagner2859]

Getty Lee is the lead singer, bass player any plays the keyboards. I'm not sure but I believe when he's playing one instrument he plays the other with his foot. Alex Lifeson is the guitar player. Neil Peart is the drummer, he writes the lyrics. check out limelight, spirit of radio, closer to the heart, Free Will and working man.

[@stewpot6998]

As a drummer, Jacob's Ladder and Red Barchetta are two favorites not mentioned much. Peart is always great. For ghost notes listen to Bonham's snare (Stairway and Fool In The Rain). ✌️😉

[@williamdemerchant7295]

The live 1981 Exit Stage Left version of Xanadu does an even better job of showing how much fantastic live music three men can make. It also has a better drum cam to see what Neil's doing. Xanadu is based upon the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem Kubla Khan, and borrows some of the verse.

[@morsecode2112]

Rock on! Bustin' out the Church Bass, feeling the vibe. I love this reaction. Cool stuff! And what a song to hear for the first time!

[@Mondaydark2o12]

Rush is my favorite band. This video was awesome. They are 3 of the greatest, in my opinion. They have 20 albums! So much greatness for us to enjoy. So many great songs to be discovered for you. I am truly excited to be able to watch you react to Rush. It takes me back to the first time i heard these songs.

[@Particulator]

I was watching your reaction to Tom Sawyer right before this one and I'll make a fishing analogy here. You're hooked I believe. I have discovered Rush in 78 I was 14 at the time. I haven't heard an other band that do music like Rush. You should check out YYZ for your next. YYZ is the callsign of the Toronto airport. They start the song using the letters YYZ in Morse code as the beat. That song is an other well known song of theirs. Do the Live in Rio version, it blows. Enjoy Rush.

[@williamdemerchant7295]

The Live in Rio version of YYZ is an amazing performance of the band, and the audience.

[@jewel_laughs]

YES!!! Live in Rio (Remastered HD): kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXOmh6aMgLpnhZY

[@churchboy5827]

Thank you for watching. I'll have to check out YYZ.

[@cityhonors1]

Around the same age when I saw Kiss in NJ 🤗 but left a Rush fan. Me: 🤯 "THEY sing New World Man? I love that song! He kinda cute in that 👘 too!" 😌 Geddy had magnificent"Bouncing & Behaving hair!". Thought he could do Prell Shampoo Commercials if Joe Nameth could do LEGGs stocking Commercials! 😁😆🐰

[@markstromberg1148]

In this performance, Neil Peart plays virtually every percussion instrument he can get his hands on - temple blocks, cowbells, bell trees, tubular bells, glockenspiel, windchimes, timbales, and of course, the drum set. Neil Peart's drumming was innovative; no one did what he did before he did it, but after he did it, EVERYONE copied it. AND . . . he wrote the lyrics! The song combines Kublai Khan's palace in Northern China (Xanadu, on the River Alf, is a World Heritage Site) and an unfinished poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge to tell the story of a quixotic quest for immortality and how, if it were ever attained, it would be a prison, and that what makes life so joyous is its fleeting, ephemeral nature. The character in the song discovers this, but only when it's too late, and he wishes for death. I suggest that you next react to the studio version of the instrumental, "La Villa Strangiato" to see just what sort of compositional depth and musical virtuosity these three men can display. More suggestions to follow!

[@juliebrockett3471]

I always feel like Neil is slipping in the cautionary tale of “Be careful what you wish for.. you might just get it”! He does it in a few different songs! Master of words!! God bless my friend… from Texas!

[@cmorrow74]

Neil Peart was not just a drummer, he was a PERCUSSIONIST. If it could be hit, he was hitting it. He played everything from drums to plywood, and he made it sound incredible. Add to that the fact that he was also their primary lyricist, and you have a truly special, once-in-a-generation talent.

[@scotthahn6666]

Geddy Lee is the Bass/Vocals/Sinth. He is a First Generation Canadian. BOTH of His Parents Were DEATH CAMP Survivors from WWII. Sorry to tell You. He is a Genious! So is Alex! So is Neil!

[@janfranceschi8458]

I really appreciate your true “recognizing” of Neil Peart’s artistry. There has never been anyone like him.

[@Barnes466]

This is a trip! :) First off, thanks for doing RUSH, they are great. RIP Neil. Another great song maybe you can look at doing is, "Spirit Of Radio". Thanks man! Please be well and God bless!

[@johnholland7369]

Times have changed. My father was a Baptist Minister. Needless to say, I had to hide my RUSH and other rock albums. Glad to see that RUSH is reaching Religious People now. Keep up the Great Videos. BTW. Enjoy!!! There will NEVER be another RUSH

[@alanheindel2629]

Church Boy, LOVING your reactions! Good to hear someone react that “knows music”! Thanks! 🙏

[@toddashton9696]

Thanks for getting more Rush on the channel. I really like your reactions, and am a big Rush fan. Its a pleasure to get your thoughts and reaction to the music I love. Can't wait to see your reaction to more Rush and maybe even a Drum Solo by Neil.(see the Frankfurt drum solo). Although this is video shows the song performed, You really will be amazed by their 1981 Exit Stage Left performance of this song. Check that out when you get a chance.

[@lisak1928]

Was crazy that they played like this for nearly three hours… and add in Neil compositional drum solo for 8 minutes. Packed a lot in one show!!!

[@douggoff7090]

all of that sound comes from 3 people. they are absolutely amazing live

[@generoberts9151]

Neil’s striking tubular bells, plays the glockenspiel in between drum parts and adds wind chimes. The dude has an entire percussion section back there

[@Prone2Thrill]

These guys are musician musicians of the highest level. Best 3 piece band ever - best Canadian band ever. BTW I late in life learned that Neil, John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) and Bill Ward (Black Sabbath) were all Jazz based drummers and the best at rock at that!! RUSH looked up to YES as a band so check out "Roundabout".

[@scottwilson7835]

👍🎶 Welcome to the family fun-ride. They're gifts to us with these creations. Rush fan since 78!

[@deeksquad4051]

I live in Neil's hometown; and have seen RUSH many times. They played at my school, when I was 13, when John Rutsey was still the drummer. Neil's technical proficiency was almost inhuman. He could replicate every album performance, in each and every live performance precisely. Yet, he was always seeking to improve. "The Professor" was a musical legend. R.I.P. Thank you, Neil, Geddy, and Alex; for a lifetime of epic musical journeys. If you get the opportunity; check out the documentary "RUSH: Beyond The Lighted Stage" you'll be glad you did.

[@michaelbriefs9764]

The lyrics are based on an 18th century epic-poem fragment called "Kubla Kahn, or, A Vision in a Dream" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He's the guy that wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", among many other Romantic poems. Neil Peart got into a "fever dream" at one point, over this poem and felt he had to write a poem/lyric in response to it. When he did, the band had something to build an epic, Prog-Rock song around! These guys were the real deal!

[@TheBlaster54]

The only three piece rock band that sounds like a full orchestra.

[@kennethhickey8241]

Love the reaction!! Your journey of the best power trio ever is just beginning! Enjoy the ride!!

[@cityhonors1]

😚 Super excited to see you react to 🥁 'Neil Peart Drum Solo Live in Frankfurt' and yes The Professor is secretly an 👽 but you ain't hear that from me..... 😌🥰🐰

[@sonicart1808]

All 3 of these guys are incredible musicians, great reaction sir!

[@diverdown631]

Listen to la villa strangiato from the Hemispheres album. It's instrumental with killer drums and an awesome bass breakdown solo that you'll love. Guaranteed you back up the song to hear it two or three times

[@jewel_laughs]

Live in Cleveland: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGTdnYWaoNiUoas

[@christopherlucas6209]

I possess less than zero musical talent and understanding.....however Rush takes me to another wold since i heard Tom Sawyer in 1982 when i was twelve years old....Great job Church Boy ......A+++

[@Silvius-Maximus]

Neal is mostly self taught. He did take some Lessons at Walter Ostenek's in St Catharines. They have been taken over by Long and Mcquade. I took Bass lessons there in the 1980's. My teacher was from a band called Helix.First song I learned on bass was Wrathchild from Iron Maiden.

[@TheRedMike671]

They do everything you want to do, everything you're not supposed to do - put it all together and make you love what you never thought you would. Musicians are more or less taught to play something 3 times... They hardly every do but on holds, they hold it longer than normal, they sustain composition twice over... Thorough and exquisite. Very tasteful. You know, musical scholars have a hard time teaching students transitions, holds, accents, syncopation, f ---> ff ---> FFF, (ha) and these guys put explanation marks on it all effortlessly (like we're supposed to!) Watch them tap their feet (they don't.) My music teacher always tried to get me to tap my foot... At a young age I hadn't noticed but I never really did. I already had the timing and it wasn't necessary. Played drums and didn't tap? No. Was also told to hold my sticks tighter. I didn't get it. Teased my high school teacher when I 'willed' my drum sticks to him when I graduated. lol (If you don't drop sticks don't hold them tighter.) grrrr Listening to Rush is kind of like chasing a train but it never actually gets away or hurts anyone. Powerful, intriguing. Soaring through clouds!

[@jenniferandrews1917]

I have watched a handful of your reactions now and I’m so impressed. New subscriber here for sure! RUSH is the band that inspired me to become a drummer starting at age 10. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see your reaction to Johnny and Edgar Winter’s TOBACCO ROAD LIVE. It’s old, it’s Gospel, it’s a man who plays many instruments and they are Albinos.

[@GH-xc4du]

Sounds like there are so many of their songs you'll like/love, seeing as how you play the bass, I'd take a look at a song called YYZ- it's no lyrics and Geddy Lee (bassist) and Neal Peart (you are pronouncing his name right) they made the song without the guitarist at first so the song is structured for the bass and the drums and then what Alex does on top of that with the guitar is of course great as well

[@robertboyer1086]

Xanadu was inspired by an unfinished poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge titled Kubla Khan , or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment. Neil, who wrote the lyrics to almost all of their songs, got inspiration from a lot of different literary sources.

[@smilerpink]

The sound of this is actually the studio version. The best version of this is from Exit Stage Left (1981).

[@teresasullivan4588]

His voice has evolved over the years just like their music has evolved. They are very young in this video and have been playing together for a long time. They’re quite prolific and matured with each album 💿 ❤

[@ctrushfan8575]

Hi Church boy. I love your reactions and the way you try to play what you hear on the spot! Awesome! Some other Rush suggestions... YYZ live in Rio Natural Science The Spirit of Radio Headlong Flight

[@dmack1827]

Dang, Church Boy! This song was based on a classical poem named "A Vision in a Dream" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Peart was a student of percussion who played and practiced constantly. He also studied with Buddy Rich and played a lot of jazz etc. Geddy Lee played bass, guitar, keyboard, bass pedals and sang. Alex Lifeson played a variety of guitars, bass pedals plus multiple other pedals. The trio was a once-in-a-lifetime band. A complete anomaly. Keep on enjoying them. The lyrics are not those of the devil, they involve sciences, literature and many other things and no other band has come close lyrically.

[@BrendaNelson-ll4ls]

Church Boy, you keep talking about Neil. Please watch Neil Peart's drum solo from Frankfurt Germany. I've been a Rush fan for 46 years. Experiencing Rush Live was incredible. Neil was pure perfection all 5 times I saw Rush Live. Rush has softer side of songs. Check out Available Light on their Presto album. Resist on their Test for Echo album. The Pass on their Presto album. all very beautifully written lyrics by Neil Peart. Amazingly sung by Geddy Lee.

[@georgetaxi8179]

This is not the live version. The live version is from Exit Stage Left 1981. This is very good, but the live version is so much better than this. For your next reactions. I would start with their more popular tunes. "Spirit of Radio" "Limelight and Subdivisions. They also have 2 amazing instrumentals, "YYZ" and "La Villla Strangiato that are incredible

[@gabem6863]

Have to add "2112" to this list and also the somewhat obscure but great "Bytor and the Snowdog"

[@TrapperC2112]

Yeah, this is more the music video version. Previous reply was correct. Xanadu live 1981

[@vicenteraira]

I absolutely love By-Tor and the Snowdog which has one of Alex's top5 or top3 solos. Very emotional.@@gabem6863

[@Tumamagringa1]

Xanadu ESL versión is the Best ❤❤

[@roryphares6192]

Word, wasn’t into Rush until i heard La Villa Strangiato. Subdivisions is my absolute favorite, the different drum patterns during the verses gets me everytime, and the way he rides the ride during the chorus is friggin’ fire. Also Temple of Syrinx!

[@user-ds6xz5yu8k]

Late 70's big man & you've probably just heard the best power trio in prog Rock & big Neil was a drumming legend. Gerry McGilben from Scotland

[@kenny_numbers]

The Main Monkey Business - Live in Rotterdam. Instrumental. About 35 years after Xanadu

[@squidly2112]

This isn't actually live, this is a music video based on the studio recording. You need to find the 1981 "Exit Stage Left" version .. EPIC!

[@theinsaneshecklador6598]

I was lucky enough to see Rush 3 times. Even had front row seats right in front of Geddy the last time. I will say they are the tightest live band I've ever seen.

[@garylee3229]

Geddy Lee lead singer bass/Keyboards and footboards, Alex Lifeson lead guitar/footboards and back vocals, Neil Peart AKA “The Professor”. Every other drummer’s favourite drummer 🇨🇦🫶

[@darrenvanderwilt1856]

This is the studio/album version. The live version is awesome. Interestingly, the bird chirping at the beginning was not a planned thing. Neil Peart set up his percussion kit outside of Le Studio in Quebec for a different sound dynamic for the intro part. While recording, the nearby bird was chirping continuously to his annoyance, and ending up in the song. When the song was mixed, the bird chirping fit perfectly. God works in wonderful ways. Big time Rush fan. I enjoy seeing new listeners react to their music. The song is about a man who searches for immortality in Xanadu. After finding it, he finds he's trapped. "A mad immortal man."

[@Vault-vh5jm]

Some of us Rush fans can be a bit enthusiastic and a bit zealous. Rush is by far my favorite band of all time, but I realize everyone discovers music in their own way and in their own time. Don’t take any of the comments that people make about getting the bands names or the meaning of the songs right too seriously or negatively. Just realize that our enthusiasm and passion for Rush runs both deep and wide. Look forward to hearing more Rush reactions from you as you discover them for yourself. Blessings. 😇

[@G-MAN1958]

I enjoyed watching you figure out the bass riffs!😄 BTW, Geddy Lee actually had a mid range speaking voice. He said in an interview that he had to sing in a much higher range in order to rise above the heaviness of the music. May I suggest the instrumental, "La Villa Strangiato", from their 1978 album, HEMISPHERES. (It is a very long song). You could also try, 'Subdivisions", from 1981 as you continue your RUSH journey! ☮

[@churchboy5827]

Thank you for watching. I will check those out. I keep getting lost in the complexity of their music. This band is a real treat.

[@squamishfish]

This when they were starting out after Neil joined the band early in their music writing career,still in the Rock 70s style of music ,

[@scottbaxtrom4324]

Review La Villa Strangiato live studio version. Fantastic. Enjoy the Ride

[@tomvodicka2307]

Your passion towards my favorite band is so refreshing. I am a musician myself. Drummer, singer and lyricist.

[@bigpapavee]

Neil Peart is the ultimate drum student. They wrote and toured for years and years and many years later when they finally had a band hiatus, Mr. Peart went out and took bebop and swing lessons and cut a jazz album.

[@johnladd8421]

neil is a student. the ultimate student. even in his later years he was taking lessons from jazz greats just to get better. ironically his nickname is “ the professor “ but only because he spends way more time than any other human constantly learning. the world misses him dearly. but he left a great impression while he was here.

[@georgeresso6835]

this is widely considered to be the greatest piece of music RUSH ever created...

[@mletrout7942]

Xanadu from Exit Stage Left, my guy! Best live performance by any rock band.

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

I think you picking up your bass and playing some riffs is pretty cool. Ignore the hate. It's everywhere. That said, thank you for getting back to Rush so soon!! I love witnessing a new fan being born. Neil, (you are saying his name correctly), Peart was a very special person and musician. You will love the dive into this group, but wear a life vest bc the pool is very deep at all ends. You should prob scratch that Neil itch that you have at the moment by watching his solo in Frankfurt next, but anything is going to amaze. God bless, sir.

[@scottdavis2387]

Neil studied percussion beyond studying. He pushed is abilities to the absolute max. Please, please, watch Rush Live from Frankfurt drum solo. You will not be disappointed!!!

[@yyz2go2112]

Instant Sub- You're getting it! Great Reactions! Your insight as a musician is different from most Rush reactions out there. It is wonderful to hear and see your appreciation for these Masters. You have a great Ear too- goodness, I played the Trombone for 9 years way back when, now I'm learning the Bass. Love it.

[@squamishfish]

The guitar player Alex and the singer bass player went to high school together in Toronto Neil joined the band after they finished high school ,

[@user-wm1js2no9x]

When RUSH recorded this for the album they nailed it in one take. WHAT A TOE TAPPER RUSH ON😊

[@MacTopher]

Definitely do more Rush. And if you want even more complex mind blowing drumming try Tool's Schism or Lateralus. Don't even bother trying to count it. Danny may be even more precise and technical than Niel, but Niel wins on musicality. And Spirit of Radio is built on the idea of flipping stations in the car, it really is many songs in one

[@churchboy5827]

I will have to check those out.

[@donross9676]

Just found your channel today. Rush is a National Treasure here in Canada. Respect to you for showing respect. Rush is very deep musically. Many layers, stay the course, you will be rewarded. Subbed to your channel, keep up the good work.

[@analogkid4557]

This was from 1977. It was the studio version with live footage put together for a music video. Wait until you see the Exit Stage Left Live version from 1981.

[@thehorriblesingingtrucker2281]

Neil Peart was always learning! He always felt he could improve. He traveled all over the world learning drums from different countries and incorporating these sounds into his music

[@tkremarkTK]

Neil is not only a great drummer and percussionist, but also he was a voracious reader and wrote most of all the lyrics to the songs. Very deep meanings in his lyrics. Since you are a musician, you have to listen to The Spirit of Radio. The title is exactly what it means but the lyrics make it even deeper.

[@churchboy5827]

I will have to check that out. That dude is a beast!

[@JoeCruz-hs2yt]

​@@churchboy5827bro listen to the band yes that's rush influenced rush is a cover of yes !

[@ericdudemanofthedudes]

You’ve got to do spirit of radio. The musicianship is amazing as usual and I think you’ll really appreciate the vibe of that song big time. Really enjoying your reactions and your insights as a fellow musician!

[@brunopaolucci6054]

Brother, I ❤❤❤your passion for music and Rush!!! I enjoy your reviews and breaking down music! Keep it up!

[@melpetricko3932]

One of the things I am really enjoying about your reaction videos is your appreciation for Alex Lifeson on lead guitar. Somehow his talent gets overlooked, and he's every bit the consummate player his bandmates are.

[@stealthnc]

The Exit Stage Left live version of this song is even better. This is the studio version overlaid onto them playing it (which is amazing still).

[@Billis75]

Hey man, don't worry about anyone who complains that you can't sound like Geddy on the bass right on the spot. You're doing your process.

[@churchboy5827]

Thank you for those words. This band is blowing my mind!

[@roymendez6615]

I’ve always felt humble that I got to see them perform 6 times in my life and I was there for their final show they played before Niels passing

[@lisak1928]

Plenty of great music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Cream King Crimson Chicago ELP YES Jethro Tull The Who Led Zeppelin Frank Zappa Dream Theater and Tool later on. Many more… but Rush just rocks it out

[@bennemer489]

This is a great song from a great band. You might also like Chick Corea's band, Return to Forever, especially their album, Romantic Warrior.