Solar Federation LIVE at XL LIVE - "Xanadu" by RUSH

This video was recorded live at XL LIVE of Solar Federation performing "Xanadu" by RUSH.
Videography: Assorted Studios
Audio and mixing: Keith Laboda
Solar Federation:
Drums - Ffej Herb
Vocals - Julie Schreiber-Wirsing
Bass - Mike Bitts
Guitar - Eric Wirsing
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More info at: www.solarfederationband.com

[@timhunt1482]

This band has assumed control

[@solarfederation]

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[@joeblow4785]

"Nevermore shall I return Escape these caves of ice For I have dined on honeydew And drunk the milk of Paradise" !!!!!!!

[@apieceofdirt4681]

Really good. What makes this is the originality of the vocals. While the other members try playing the parts of Rush she doesn’t try to sound like Geddy and it really works for them.

[@solarfederation]

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[@curtiskrauss916]

EXACTLY!

[@remembertheblacksabbath]

Only 760 subscribers, that’s criminal! Y’all are fantastic! I’m a fan!!!🔥🔥🔥🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@MysticRhythms87]

I can't quite explain it, but when I hear this song's intro, whether it's performed by you or Rush...I tear up. Seriously. Tears run down my face. It's just such a powerful, emotional song that is so well crafted, that as soon as that guitar riff kicks in, I've already gone through half a box of Kleenex. THAT is the power of Rush, and you all did one hell of a job capturing that power and using it in your own way. You're fucking awesome, all of you!

[@solarfederation]

Thank you Brian! Thanks for listening.

[@alexlifeson8946]

I don't know about tears, but yeah man, SF does that one GOOD 👍🎸. Not only are you hot with Rush as you're walkin in the door, but then there's the Julie factor! That beauty can SING! 👍 Don't get me wrong, I loves me some YYNOT, but if I had to pick 🤔

[@Adam01Time]

What A wonderful Class act. Good stuff

[@solarfederation]

Thank you so much Adam!

[@RoarOfWolverine]

The singer has some serious pipes. Great job on a very hard song to everyone in this incredible band. I seen Rush 32 times live, beginning on the Permanent Waves tour in 1980 and never missed a show after. They do this song every night and it’s always a big part of the show since it’s one of their many masterpieces. You guys did a very awesome job covering it. No one can do it like the masters themselves, but this was damned close.

[@solarfederation]

Thank you so much! Yes, nobody does it like RUSH but we can only try and also keep the music alive.

[@remembertheblacksabbath]

You must come to north Texas!!!!

[@johnharvey5381]

Fuck yeah! They are great!

[@bastillelungborow7482]

So awesome that I almost forgot to hit the like button!

[@solarfederation]

Don't forget to hit the subscribe button too! : )

[@TheGamerZapocalypse]

Molding a new reality closer to the heart. :) Words fail to express...but I thought I would try anyway. Thanks for sharing this for those of us who were not there!

[@solarfederation]

Thanks for watching!

[@davidgainsford9925]

Hope you will make it too the south Jersey area sometime soon big fan! Jersey dave

[@solarfederation]

We are currently looking for a venue in NJ.

[@cloudedthoughts909]

Pro Soundboard / Pro Shot. WOW!! Most Excellent. Thank you‼️

[@solarfederation]

Thank you. Glad you liked it. There's a couple of fan shot newer vids of "Xanadu" out there too.

[@HiroHanaman]

Awesome job you guys!! Thank you for posting!!!!!

[@solarfederation]

Thanks for watching!

[@timhunt1482]

Oh cut it out guys you have no right putting chills up my spine my and being so good at your talents no keep up the good work folks

[@solarfederation]

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[@johnharvey5381]

EXCELLENT!!!

[@mrsayang]

Never heard from you before, I found that video by accident. You are a great Rush tribute band. I am amazed how many great Rush tribute bands there are. Great job.

[@solarfederation]

Thank you! Make sure to subscribe!

[@tennwilcox8663]

Very nice ! 😊

[@solarfederation]

Thank you!

[@2112musician]

Phenomenal. The Professor is smiling. 😊

[@solarfederation]

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[@bleacher9975]

Thank you

[@solarfederation]

You're welcome!

[@mariosergiofalcaro1832]

Obrigado por existirem.....💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@solarfederation]

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[@tuff2playmeover19]

BRAVO.........omg.....so good.......listen .....its our given RUSH........reliven......soooo goog ...thany you... n

[@tuff2playmeover19]

string work......drum work...amazing

[@solarfederation]

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[@okankaynar9610]

Please come to Germany

[@solarfederation]

We love Germany!

[@funkster007]

Wow spot on. Great job guys and geddy gal. Love the nod to Exit Stage Left.

[@solarfederation]

"Xanadu" is such a fun song to perform!

[@christophercoyle6811]

WTAF?! This is amazing...thanks so much...see you in Frenchtown next week!

[@solarfederation]

Thank you! We look forward to seeing you at Artie's!

[@alexlifeson8946]

Holy crap that's awesome! 😄. My daughter and I can't wait to see you play some Xanadu in Kennett! 👍 ⭐

[@solarfederation]

Thank you! We don't play Xanadu at every show but hopefully at Kennett.

[@alexlifeson8946]

@@solarfederation If not Xanadu, then hopefully some Body Electric 👍🎸🎶😎

[@solarfederation]

We haven't played Xanadu for a while because we were performing "The Necromancer" in preparation for Neil Peart's memorial in Canada last year. I'm sure we will start playing it again sometime in 2023. Not sure if we will have it in our set by Kennett but it's possible. We play a lot of other songs I think you guys will enjoy though. Hope to see you there.

[@turdeaugottago114]

incredibly accurate soundscape. respect :)

[@solarfederation]

Thank you!

[@trevormorgan1205]

Love this! Beautifully performed! Well done.

[@solarfederation]

Thank you so much Trevor!

[@trevormorgan1205]

@@solarfederation UK tour please 🙂

[@paulquinn344]

You guys ROCK! Killing it all of you!

[@solarfederation]

Thank you so much Paul!

[@thehuntrockband]

WOW! This is awesome!

[@solarfederation]

Thank you!

[@placidian]

Extremely well done! =D

[@solarfederation]

Thank you kindly!

[@tvmind2000]

Absolutely Bad Ass!!!!

[@solarfederation]

Thank you Gary!

[@ZepG]

Please give us the upload of you performing at Englewood. I honestly thought after listening to Rush from a young boy in the 70's until Neil Peart's untimely death I would never hear them live again, until that night lol.

[@solarfederation]

Thank you so much! Are you talking about the "Xanadu" performance in January at the Englewood or our recent show at The Englewood in September?

[@ZepG]

@@solarfederation Recent show.

[@solarfederation]

We haven't performed "Xanadu", this year, since March. The reason is that it's been requested that we perform "The Necromancer" at A Night For Neil (Neil Peart Memorial in Canada) so we've been putting that song in every show to make sure it's polished and we are comfortable performing it. After AN4N in October we will start putting "Xanadu" back in our shows because we love playing it and RUSH fans love it too. As far as videos from The Englewood in September, we did record the audio and video for that show but it probably won't be until early next year until we get those videos out. Thanks for your interest!

[@ZepG]

@@solarfederation I wasn't specifying the song Xanadu, just any song from the September show lol. Your cover of The Necromancer was awesome, I'm sure everyone at A Night For Neil will love it.

[@solarfederation]

I think you can find some fan vids on Facebook from that Englewood show that are pretty good. We won't have the ones we recorded out for a bit though.

[@bobbyjones2112]

Well played well played!

[@solarfederation]

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[@mikecolman839]

Awesome band!!!

[@solarfederation]

Thank you!!

[@mikecolman839]

@@solarfederation you're very welcome

[@clayh9624]

They just let it flow naturally, very nice.

[@solarfederation]

Thanks! Make sure to check out a newer vid of this on our channel.

[@Jonno2summit]

DAMN

[@solarfederation]

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[@Kurtzman89]

😊great show at Mickey's last night!

[@solarfederation]

Thank you! What a great audience. Thanks for coming.

[@curtiskrauss916]

I have to say that this song feels much more meaningful when performed by this woman.. . Just a completely different experience - call it a certain sensitivity, a powerful femininity, I'm not sure exactly.... Combined with the incredible talent of the band - it's completely captivating. I stopped being a Rush fan many many years ago, but this group is compelling. Excellent excellent performance...

[@solarfederation]

What a fantastic compliment. Thank you so much for listening.

[@AlunEpps]

How can anyone stop being a Rush fan?

[@solarfederation]

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[@NeilPeelParanormalPeepShow]

Do you do The Trees? Great cover btw.

[@solarfederation]

Thank you! Yes... Whenever we perform "Xanadu" it's usually preceded by "The Trees".

[@darrenwiggins9957]

How long did it take for you guy's to work this out? Good job.

[@solarfederation]

We worked out "Xanadu" a long time ago. I don't remember how long it took. love playing that song though. Thank you for listening! ~Eric

[@user-tn6be5ov8j]

Always good,got any original tunes???Love to hear em.a new follower

[@solarfederation]

Not yet. Maybe someday.

[@magicsinglez]

The synthesizers at the beginning are an improvement, even live. Such a long intro. . . I remember watching a KZbin reaction-video regarding this song. . .and the reviewer started evaluating it a bit before the music starts. Guitar WAY to fast, in my opinion. Very precise, though.

[@davidramsey118]

Oh my goodness gracious... Another building being burned down!

[@solarfederation]

Lol. Hi David. Luckily the fire was contained and all was not lost.

[@marksnelling8598]

Shame you're not in the UK. 😢

[@solarfederation]

We may be performing in Glascow in 2025! Sign-up for our mailing list on our website so we can let you know if we do. www.solarfederationband.com

[@marksnelling8598]

@solarfederation need to get to the yardbirds club in grimsby. Very popular place for tribute bands.

[@grzyman1]

Excellent singing without trying to copy Geddy.

[@solarfederation]

Thank you! That's a very nice compliment.

[@Scottdrums]

Exactly why I like it to. She is a sweetheart also. Very nice people/

[@digitalfilmmedia]

Great stuff. My only negative is: Get your sound man to listen to Neil's snare. This (And your other live tracks I've heard) sounds like your drummer has a towel over it. Cos everything else sounds so great it stands out.

[@magicsinglez]

Speeding this up is blasphemy