The Real History of Rush Episode 2

[@DuaneRomanellCreatesManyThings]

Everything Neil does in this is pure gold.... from the "Jesus, Mary and Joseph!" to the crossing himself when Alex farts, to really digging Disco... makes me laugh every single time.

[@canadianbacon2693]

I'm gonna miss that guy.

[@alanstrom2221]

Rush are a waste of recording technology. Rush are bland, boring and beige. Actually, Rush make beige look like a vibrant colour, LOL

[@NismoDJ20]

@@alanstrom2221 bait

[@misterauctor7353]

@@alanstrom2221 OK boomer.

[@fred718]

@@misterauctor7353 Boomers aren't this moronic. This guy is a lord of mooks.

[@drvijil]

It's great to see a band not take themselves too seriously and have a good time poking fun at themselves. "Spirit of Radio" is one of their anthems, and for them to lampoon it with a polka, disco, and country versions is funny and says a lot about the character of Geddy, Alex, & Neil.

[@silverdrillpickle7596]

Thank you for stating what clearly needed to be said.

[@dieterlend1988]

Exactly!

[@MarkPalmer-rt7fz]

I've been hooked since the first album! Mp3!

[@aurelnoang7120]

Neil looks like tom hanks 😮

[@dale8809]

Makes me sad watching this. Gonna miss these guys.

[@turnleftaticeland]

ah, don’t remind me... god, i’d do anything for them to tour one last time. hell, even do one last show. i’d pay anything, go anywhere.. (haven’t seen them live ever - didn’t become a fan till this year, actually - so it’s pretty sad for me lol)

[@cvn6555]

I feel so incredibly bad for you. Not as bad as if you had never discovered them but the timing is epically awful. I seriously keep hoping that the band realizes that they have left all of us without closure. Even if they don't want to tour one last time maybe they will do a residence in NYC or Vegas or LA or Toronto. I'll fly anywhere and go to several shows. I never had the money or time in the last twenty years to see them; I have both now and I'd use it. Their shows are like listening to the studio versions of their songs- they never recorded anything they couldn't play live. That is one of the most amazing things about Rush.

[@turnleftaticeland]

John Malloy sigh. yeah. guess i’ll have to be happy with what’s available on youtube and dvds. nowhere near the real concert experience though. if neil’s the main stick in the mud here i’m hoping maybe alex & geddy’ll do little one-offs or something.

[@microsoftsamreloaded3558]

Reading this comment is painful now

[@anguitenens]

I will always love these guys! They have been a part of the soundtrack of my life for 40 years. ❤️

[@kaanaslan3003]

Best band ever. There guys have been friends for 40+ years, nobody can deny the chemistry between them. It’s no surprise that this musical trio sound so HUGE. That’s the magic of FRIENDSHIP 🥺

[@dancampbell9151]

How can anyone with a brain and a sense of humor not love this band? Fourteen thumbs down morons I guess. Thank you Alex, Geddy and last - but certainly not in the least - Neil. May your music forever echo into eternity. Long Live RUSH!!!!!!!!

[@dwainsellers6453]

Amen

[@canadianbacon2693]

Amen!!

[@jimgleason3062]

They work for Rolling Stone Magazine

[@dancampbell9151]

@@jimgleason3062 Haha - Rolling Stone sock puppets! I should have known! You are a very astute man Jim Gleason - bravo! Any relation to Jackie?

[@jimgleason3062]

@@dancampbell9151 No, I wish. Ironically I don't get asked that much anymore. Getting old =)

[@keepthemetalflowing]

LOVED Neil with his arm/finger in the air getting his disco on during the "disco portion" -had me cracking up! And the country version just had me rolling my eyes and laughing!! RIP Professor, you are sorely missed by so, so many...

[@TheMidnightCloak]

5:30 I love that Neil’s first impulse is to look for something to hit with a stick.

[@scottwinarski6595]

'now that was the brilliance of these three guys that made 'rush' for their antics at their concerts',.... rip Neal Peart

[@danmiller2940]

I never realized how easily Spirit of the Radio would be made into a country tune.

[@danmiller2940]

@Dave State-61 The last version was country. 1st polka, then disco, then country.

[@paulsimmons5726]

Gosh, I really miss these guys... RIP Maestro Peart!

[@madmattdrummer5487]

I wish I had a time machine to go and see Rush on the tours that I missed...

[@robr.7283]

I saw signals tour in front row center. I watched Neil Peart the whole time with my jaw hanging to the floor. Amazing show, glad I got to see them a few times. Never forget them.

[@Kapricorn1]

Wish I had a time machine to see just one Rush concert 😔

[@rushfan9thcmd]

@@Kapricorn1 there are many here on yt.....

[@MOJO-xi3wf]

I went to their New Years Eve concerts at Maple Leaf Gardens 3 years in a row in the late 70s. Usually on the floor about 5 to 10 rows back. Lineup was usually Rush , Triumph & Max Webster. With an opening act of either Nash the Slash or another band. One year it was Chilliwack , we booed them of the stage & the lead singer mooned us. Lmao. Sweet Memories. 🇨🇦👍🍺

[@anguitenens]

Wish I could fill the gap and could've see them from the beginning up until 1981 when I saw them for the first time live! ❤️

[@321bytor]

What a fucking band, three beautiful people!

[@davidtimms9615]

Parody is one of the best forms of humor, and how they did this with one of their greatest songs was masterfully done (Polka, Disco and Country versions of The Spirit Of Radio had me rolling). This is classic. These guys are gifted and serious musicians, and at the same time they are goofy and the best of friends - genuine and real - which is why Rush was around for more than four decades. Alex (the goofy one), Neil (the serious one), and Geddy ("lukewarm water" - to quote Derek Smalls from Spinal Tap). I have loves these guys since the late '70s. Their music will forever stand the test of time and influence countless generations to come. RIP Neil. You are greatly missed.

[@trebor3377]

One of the many best jokes in Spinal Tap!

[@MsRandom303]

2:31 Kyla was 17 in this, so chances are she got the double entendre there and reacted that way because it was coming from her own father.

[@micheandmikey]

Best band in history! Period! I'm just so happy and thankful it took place in my lifetime! Thank you Gedy, Alex & The Professor Neil (RIP).

[@scarbourgeoisie]

Proof in the pudding that this trio were both talented and hilarious. I always chuckle when I see this. Definitely some SCTV influence here.

[@rac3rx]

Alex is having way too much fun in that fat suit :D

[@sblack48]

rac3rx he’s in a fat suit?

[@laineleavitt28]

I need a rash t-shirt....so sad about Peart...my heart is breaking & im laughing at the same time....the power of music

[@Wells306]

They used to sell them- I proudly own a Rash shirt myself

[@captainmw8885]

I know, cancer is a terrible thing, I lost my mother to it. I hate it!

[@laineleavitt28]

@@Wells306 I got one!...I wear it with pride- it's like a little secret only I know- until I meet someone who "knows"🤣

[@paulwilk69]

Got one myself

[@Fretless99]

I love it! RIP, Neil Peart...we'll miss you, Professor :(

[@philproffitt8363]

Had the pleasure of seeing this tour live in Manchester (United states of Kingdom) and these moments take their long-ass gigs to another level. Great musicians, humble and humorous...RIP Neil

[@steviea427]

These guys are great. Rock stars with a sense of humour are very rare. I love how Neal is thoroughly enjoying the disco version. Is is just me or does Neal have a striking resemblance with Tom Hanks?

[@dorian2112]

Neil.

[@simoncollett4524]

Yup. It's just you! ;)

[@screwyootube1]

I agree! I've seen a few different people point that out!

[@samculver9852]

steviea427 Neil IS Tom hanks!

[@peterscheffer3578]

Totally!

[@dr.pendyke4887]

When Alex laughs...coughs...farts...then goes back at that sausage again, now that is funny, I don't care who you are.

[@gravydavy4188]

That made me laugh out loud, I coughed and me roll up shot out of me mouth, which made me laugh even more. I survived with minimal burns. 😂

[@dadadruma]

THat Look on Geddys face after the Fart is Priceless!!

[@marcelwilliamson7384]

Yeah but the strange thing is I really want sausage with mustard right now am I wrong for that

[@gravydavy4188]

@Crazy Cajun 🤓

[@JeremyGalloway]

RDJ410 Yes he is absolutely an entertainer in many capacities, not just a musician!

[@karengummer6657]

Wow that brought back since great memories. Best band ever. I always loved the vignettes between breaks.

[@shereckvideo]

"Jesus, Mary, Joseph.  SOunds like the damn Tobes of Hades." From Bytor & The Snow Dog

[@kerrydevereux7798]

So fantastic. I binge watch this a few times a week. When Alex coughs and then Farts !!!! Omg. Neil says “ A bunch of crap !!!” But he does comment that Books are good .!!!! This should be shown before any concert,no matter who is playing . Absolutely a classic . The fun they must have had doing this together . Oscar winner . God bless the 3 of them

[@dirklerxstprof2112]

God, I love these three Nutters, Laugh Choke Fart, They must have had a blast making this, probably took a month to film 7mins, couldn't act for laughing...... Farewell to a Dear Friend that I never met....God Bless Professor : (

[@dr.pendyke4887]

It is absolutely hilarious.

[@dr.pendyke4887]

Alex coughs...laughs....coughs..farts...coughs....Neil crosses himself...Geddy looks shocked....Alex goes in for the kill on that snausage! HILARIOUS!

[@davidkelly1298]

That was just hilarious. Those guys are just so awesome. What a great way to start off a song. The world is gonna miss their antics for sure. RIP Neil I am sure you are once again with your first wife and daughter.

[@diannebdee]

RIP Neil. Missing your spirit on this earth so much. I just love Kyla Lee as Kugal. I love that she's in on the joke as much as her dad, Alex and Neil. Love the Pipi Longstocking pigtails. Too cute.

[@JohnBrown-ig5nc]

Who's Kyla Lee?

[@lincoln3307]

Geddy says "Take a break boys, you're giving me such a HEADACHE!" Must be his favorite. Ah, that Kugel!

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

Wow! I just got that! Thanks!

[@grabasandwich]

I don't get it :(

[@lincoln3307]

Geddy's solo album is "My Favorite Headache"

[@dangibson4517]

That’s actually Geddy’s daughter Kyla

[@ThoughtCriminal918]

An Epoch has been reached, an end and a beginning. The end of a life is the beginning of a legend. We have walked with greatness and have been cast down. Rest in Peace Neal, we hardly knew Ye.

[@longlost8424]

its 2021, and this still cracks me up. my memories of rash stretch back to 1975 when I first saw them, became a life long fan, and miss them every day....

[@rickwpaperworkmakeschildsu4655]

They are good actors in this piece

[@Kapricorn1]

Neil, getting on down to the Disco Version has me creased up laughing, RIP Professor

[@ronthuomas7428]

I grew up loving their music in the 70s I never pictured them being down to earth jokesters like this. Makes me love them even more. I took the stern intellectuals view of them to heart at 13. At 55 I take their humor to heart!

[@1TakoyakiStore]

I was fortunate enough to make it just in time to see Rush at their Time Machine Tour (one of only 2 concerts I ever went to to see then). One of the highlights of my life.

[@RufusZerep1961]

This is priceless! The best of The Epic Trio from The Great Country of Canada! So humble. Just doing what they liked to do together. Keep it complicated. If people enjoyed the music, so much the better. We continue to do so. Thank You RUSH. I am genuinely confident that all of us continue to think of Mr. Peart everyday! PEACE

[@HelloKitty3728]

Love Geddys reaction when Alex starts coughing 😂😂

[@ronniesmithers9934]

I don't know why, but I keep watching this and laughing my ass off. Maybe because I love Rush...crazy funny. Lifeson is hilarious!

[@michaelbolduc7194]

I love Alex's reaction to the tempo of the songs beats at 4:33...He throws his arms up and then turns his head in tempo with the SONG, hilarious....

[@samculver9852]

Lmao thanks for pointing that out. HE KNEW. And neil’s just plugging his ears and shaking his head...

[@JeremyGalloway]

Alex is a brilliant entertainer. Music is just one of his many ways to entertain 😃

[@anguitenens]

Alex is a total ham. 😆 I love him!! 😁❤️

[@wlouisharris]

This was a great intro video. Rather than becoming caricatures of themselves they poked fun at the idea.

[@seattlesix]

5:08 "it doesn't suck so bad this time papa no...em no" died 😵

[@vandalorianvandalorian4769]

Signals was first. Time Machine was the last. I’ve got a RASH forever. Thanks for the memories and music, N G & A!

[@snipertsx]

I've known these guys through their music since the age of 12 (1980). So many moments celebrating life with their music as the soundtrack to each of my stages to manhood. I will miss "the new guy" with great fondness and reverence. Thank you, Rush, for many years of inspiration.

[@phillipsantana2633]

I followed Rush since Moving Pictures,the dedication and commitment to their music was more than words could ever express. When Time machine came out I had no idea they would have comedy like this on their live performances. It was a treat knowing we would have the listening pleasure of their classic hits and some laughs along the way.

[@QAMan23]

I remember this opener from the Time Machine tour. Had the whole crowd laughing and going nuts during the false start of Spirit of Radio. Still can't believe I'm never gonna see them live again.

[@ronsopinion5055]

This is why I love these guys. Amazing artists!

[@ELEcomments]

Lmfao this just made my day best band ever! thanks rush!!!

[@scottmoore7975]

One of the best bands ever!!! To deep for the norm, to bad!!!

[@johngalt9262]

these guys are awesome musicians and they have a great sense of humor.. Alex is a ham

[@lisalee84]

Damn I miss these guys. That they could laugh at themselves only endeared them more their fans. I am still hopeful that Neil left some writings that Alex and Geddy will put to music. As prolific as The Professor was, there has to be something. I haven't cried in over a month, and I'm tearing up again right now. I love you guys.Thank you for everything

[@shereckvideo]

Geddy Lee is Jewish. His real last name is Wienrib. Both his parents are Holocaust survivors. Read lyrics to Red Sector A. That is his real daughter in video.

[@mancaveextras8473]

Yeah but he was born after the Holocaust in 1953. Cool thing is his parents are Holocaust survivors and his mom is STILL alive.

[@fabiocaprari1189]

shereckvideo Shalom 🔯..... Geddy Lee.....

[@thomasmorris2069]

His Grandmother called Him Getty, instead of GARY which is HIS real name. She spoke Yiddish and had a hard time pronouncing Gary and if you think about saying Getty really fast and you can hear how she said it. God bless these guys who are very well respected in their CRAFT. I wish I knew HOW they actually got the music, lyrics and the tempo to come together and ALIVE. You think about playing 1 instrument, not hundreds, then working with different sounds, mix it up into a BLASTING song that becomes legendary.

[@cvn6555]

I had no idea that his parents are survivors. Gary Weinrib just doesn't sound right but there it is. Nothing changes about the songs, the lyrics, the devotion to musicianship and legitimacy. Spirit of the Radio neatly encapsulates the mission of the band. 40+ years of not being salesmen.

[@40horsejohnson]

@@thomasmorris2069 It's his mother that said Gary with the accent, leading to the name Geddy.

[@buckybuilder]

One of the best things I have ever seen.

[@gregggoss2210]

First saw Rush on the Permanent Waves tour. Seen them at least 7 more times since then. All I have now are memories. Seems to be happening more often.

[@paulelliott3220]

Tremendous And the guys are having fun, although Alex loves that suit Remember watching this live ... love Rush Gutted by the news of Neil Listening to every album, live album, bootleg I have through the rest of January RIP Professor, you are a legend Sir

[@craigkelm488]

So great. This never gets old!

[@ricardocastillo5485]

I love, love, love music, almost every kind and variety, thousands of styles, can listen forever. But Rush is the only music I've ever heard that is so beyond good, it actually hurts. It is almost too good to listen to, sometimes my heart can't take it.

[@samculver9852]

Ricardo Castillo I feel that. Rush just hits different than any other song, or genre. Yes is another band I listen to excessively sometimes. Any band that makes you feel that way...

[@PumaTwoU]

I was there in Cleveland. It was terrific.

[@lisaharrison1031]

“Music for morons.....” gets me every time!! No one can take their place in my life. RUSH fan since 1975 & Caress Of Steel.

[@markjohnson4217]

Geddy and Alex are great comic actors!! maybe there is a post-Rush alternative career there. There are so well loved as people already, just casting them in comedic movies would create a buzz.

[@Jpriest13]

It ain't rock till you got a tuba. My favorite version of Spirit of the Radio.😉 RIP Neil.

[@stevenczarnecki970]

Reminiscing only tears.. My favorite rush concert ever and I've been to all of them since signals

[@yvesroy01]

Best intro ever! From plain stupid fun to ultimate excitement! RUSH. Missing you guys.

[@NouisFam]

Fun to watch this again. Alex is a great actor! Love that Neal does the cross when Alex is dying and love that Alex rips on him about books being dumb. So good

[@melsthemagnificent8179]

HAHA! I've watched this at least every other day after R40 and it is still hilarious!

[@bbbushhh]

Best thing ever.....makes me proud to be a Canucklehead.

[@MOJO-xi3wf]

I remember this .LoL. just awesome. 👍🇨🇦🍺

[@raibard8886]

So brilliant! The best.

[@calldwnthesky6495]

wow they're good actors too. i guess i shouldn't be so surprised

[@i.p.knightley6970]

1:05 looks like Constable Peart is taking a break from being on the 'beat'

[@asiasmaster]

I was at this tour, when this came on everyone went crazy lots of fun Alex has a natural comic sense of humor : the trailer park boys featured Alex Lifeson

[@jmthompson437]

Love their acting chops too! RUSH played in Nashville at Municipal Auditorium during their "Grace Under Pressure" tour ca. '85(?) Midway through the concert, Geddy Lee announced that in honor of being in Nashville, the band had worked up a country music song. The audience erupted in a deafening din of "Booooos!" and we were denied what surely would have been an entertaining performance. I have always resented such narrowmindedness. I wonder if it would have been akin to "Spirit of the Country Radio" featured in this vignette? I will never know, sadly.

[@chrisgrcich7405]

To say we love their music is an understatement. But watching the boys showcasing their sense of humor and not taking themselves so seriously is just as awesome.

[@Duh6666666]

All the show intros over the years, watching this makes me a bit nostalgic.

[@blaker007705]

These guys are so awesome...rock on world.

[@bengaltiger96]

Saw this tour at Red Rocks….such a stellar show.

[@rachelbaril7346]

Greatest intro ever.

[@thehertzman]

Isn't that Alex Lifeson in a fat suit?

[@effjay2112]

+Stephen Hertz Bingo!

[@dr.pendyke4887]

the way he keeps going at that snausage is hilarious

[@steelekiller8540]

Stephen Hertz yes it is I died when I saw that he was so funny. They all where hilarious

[@donlang7964]

You've a keen eye there, McGraw!!!

[@lindapryor3747]

Oh how I love these guys! 🤣❤️

[@mrbass1310]

I love everything that these gentlemen represent, including of course their music. the BEST songwriters unrivalled band cohesion and not bad musos either

[@briancarpenter7179]

I sure do miss those RUSH days.

[@dopy8418]

I LOVE THIS BAND !!!!!!!

[@andrewcorbett5729]

Saw this live at 02 in London pre show. Everyone was laughing and enjoying it

[@Piperdakotapilot]

Excellent!

[@thegloriouspyrocheems2277]

They are fantastic performers

[@jarnokoivula1370]

3:08-3:16 is fantastic piece of music! Thank you! I hope it´s the Rush guys playing on these clips/versions...Maybe Ben Mink on the clarinet?!? =)

[@Cheek1969]

Legend says, he still hasn't bitten that sausage yet

[@frankmeenzen787]

Alex, Geddy & Neil should have been made complete movies. It is so funny and they have had so much fun doing it!

[@WinstonTexas829]

5:09 "It doesn't suck so bad so this time Poppa, no hmm" Best line, I howled.

[@lesliesauceman8093]

That was hysterical!

[@luvahadowsdolls]

@Franz Linszt: "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, it sounds like the damn poundin' in Hades!"

[@kai326]

*howlin'

[@mde944]

Neil dancing to the disco version. 🤣🤣🤣

[@jevs1964]

This NEVER gets old!

[@Yeagerade]

This is the greatest thing ever

[@raphaelargus2984]

I love so many different kinds of music, but in my 53 years, only Rush was so god damn good that it hurts.

[@chuckshartz2722]

Why Alex isn't doing more in comedy television and movies... he really should. He's totally got it. He could play so many different funny characters

[@vicariousgamer2871]

I remember hearing the quote "Comedy is NOT pretty". I'm pretty sure that this is how and why the quote came to be ? LMAO !!! Geddy, you're freaking killing me. HAHAHAHAHAAA!!!

[@crunch805]

Literally the BEST, GREATEST, BESTIST, BAND EVER!

[@leddygee1896]

I think Alex missed his real calling, Comedic actor!!😂😂😂

[@gocars3210]

I just caught it. Alex turns to Neil (aka “the professor”) and says “books are for tourists”

[@Sudz28]

I don't get that reference - is this from a Rush song I'm just not thinking of?