THIS WAS RELATABLE! Rush - Working Man live in Cleveland | REACTION

[@RS35cyl]

I’m 71 years old and discovered Rush about a month ago! How did I ever miss this? I love this band! They are simply the BEST!

[@TexasVeteranPatriot]

Better late than never!! 😎

[@philstone3859]

Wow, welcome to RUSH! Have you watched the incredible RUSH in RIO concerts? Great live stuff that the band filmed to put out on dvd. Off the charts energy. Those audiences put us to shame. Granted they had been waiting there whole lives to see them, so they uncorked it big time! RUSH, inexplicably had never toured South America! Those Brazilians went nuts! Great fun! Even blew the band away!

[@mdu2112]

There's historical reason why Cleveland is "the best audience ever". It's where they entered the spotlight on the radio It's part of Rush lore.

[@Salmacis99]

Keep in mind- when this was recorded these guys were all almost SIXTY years old- and still crushing it! One of the best bands ever, keep on digging into Rush!!!!

[@operadad]

YYZ live in Rio will blow your mind

[@michaelbriefs9764]

Xanny, the song Working Man was Rush's first "hit" single, back in 1974. But, it was a hit for Cleveland, specifically (at first) because Cleveland was an industrial town, a manufacturing town, with working-class people living there. When the rock music fans heard Rush's song the freaked!! Cleveland is the reason Rush became a nationally signed act, with Mercury Records, and went on their first American tour! Thank you, Cleveland!!

[@pendermanager3739]

😂 I first heard this song live in 79 in Toronto and it has evolved so much since then. Rush is the GOAT

[@bradleyard4195]

"This makes me want to go out and buy a guitar and an amp!" -me, circa 1989, after hearing "Fly By Night" by Rush for the first time. All these years later, I can still say they're the reason I started playing guitar, bass, and drums, and still do.

[@michaelbriefs9764]

You gotta check out Rush's song "YYZ", live from RIO!! Rio De Jenaro in the STADIUM!! That tune will crush you but the crowd participation on that song, on that whole DVD/performance, is astonishing!! You won't believe your eyes or your ears!

[@SnowDogisVictorious]

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson grew up in suburban Toronto. Neil Peart grew up in suburban St Catherine's (through which you'll drive en route to Niagara Falls (pro tip: The Canadian side has by far the better view of the falls)). Geddy and Alex, who both just turned 70 this summer, raised their families there, and - by all reports - remain best friends as grandfathers. Neil Peart moved to Santa Barbara around 2000, where he died from brain cancer in 2020. His move came after his getting married to an American photography. Just a few years earlier, he had lost his college-age daughter to a highway accident and his first spouse (just nine months later) to cancer. He thus needed to escape Toronto emotionally, although he did hold on to the cottage he had purchased nearby that famous studio (now in ruins) outside of Montreal.

[@lindaward5376]

This is how three guys in their late 50s would end off a three hour show. If you'd like to see a performance where your jaw will be on the floor for 20 minutes straight, I recommend 2112 as performed at Toronto's Molson Amphitheater in 1997. Cheers from Toronto! 🎤 🎸 🥁 🎸 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@michaelmccombs2959]

Not only the end of a 3 hour show, but directly after one of the most epic instrumentals of all time.

[@MarinelliBrosPodcast]

@@michaelmccombs2959 it's not the end of the show, just the end of the first set. Sadly the video only includes half of the first set. The rest of the video has some tech issues so it was never released. I must agree tho, it is def an amazing preformance

[@debbieplato5107]

Rush are a Canadian band formed in the late 60's in Toronto.Neil joined the band in 1974 after John Rutsy had to drop out of the band due to health reasons. Working Man was their first big hit that got them a record deal due in thanks to Donna Halper a Cleveland DJ. Their album 2112 came out in 1976 and was a big success. Rush have been rocking the world from the 70's onward. Here three guys pushing 60 are showing the young ones how it is done! Cheers

[@RobertMichaelStewart]

Subscribed.... 🙏❤️.... Do some more Rush!

[@jonprice3337]

Xanadu Live 1981 Montreal, Great re-action!

[@konradkanuckle5920]

Ok, you got me! Great reaction and enthusiasm! My all time favorite band, so now I'm obligated to subscribe, dont wait so long next time, we're here/hear for ya. Happy Thanksgiving ( up here oct 9th ) from west coast Canada 🇨🇦, peace.

[@ApolloCDR]

@ 6:32 Geddy leans over to Alex and says, "Dude, where you going? You're going to run out of fretboard! Alex jams on and retorts back, "Bruh, where I'm going I don't need fretboards!😅

[@Bright_Sol]

Awesome reaction!! Where to go next? Xanadu- Exit Stage Left, Live

[@SnoBear626]

Cleveland is where Rush first dropped on the radio back in the day. People were calling the station because they thought it was new Led Zeppelin. It was this song that introduced Rush to The USA.

[@AlexRubbo]

I'm sure someone else has already mentioned this, but it was a Cleveland radio station that gave RUSH their first real 'airtime'. Great reaction!

[@centimarsiosolas6971]

The reggae portion at the start was unique to this tour. The studio and other live versions are hard rock from the start (just in case you ever listen to another version). Also, the song does indeed end when you first thought it did...when they start paying again ever so briefly they are actually playing part of another song....again, just in case you ever listen to another version of Working Man. :)

[@stevenmonte7397]

Great channel! You'll hit 100k real quick!

[@tommeadows2176]

You're a beautiful man to understand what these guys have gone through for over 40 years listen to me again for over 40 years these three guys that played together and there is absolutely not a better band ever especially live I've watched them life 427 different shows thank you for watching they are the best band ever

[@philstone3859]

WOW! Must have been nice to have been able to afford that! Me? I have a paltry 18 tours. Happy as hell about it too!

[@cernegiant398]

Great pick Xanny!

[@squamishfish]

The reason they said about Cleveland was that a radio disk jockey from Cleveland was the first to play their music on the radio

[@SnowDogisVictorious]

This song appeared on the band's first album in 1974. There were no MP3's, DVD's, or even cassette tapes at the time. Just vinyl records. Although the performance you're watching is the final encore from their 2011 Time Machine Tour. And, just to be clear, it was the success of this song, Working Man, in Cleveland that landed them their first record deal. The original had no reggae flourishes, but Rush did dabble in Reggae beats in the early 80's. Examples include: - Digital Man - Vital Signs - The Spirit of Radio (ending segment)

[@SnowDogisVictorious]

PS - I saw a show from this tour. For some reason, I think it might have been in Hamilton, Ontario but it was probably in Rush's home town, Toronto.

[@Gary-zq9dr]

You've got to see "RUSH - Best intro EVER!!!!!!!!!!"

[@rachaddle6581]

Check out Twisted Sister's music video 'We're not gonna take it'. Definitely refers totally to what your saying about "shut that racket off". Great video & song! I was 13yrs old when Twisted Sister became huge. Our entire middle school was obsessed with Twisted Sister & Prince! Both were huge at same time..1985.😊 Soooooooo miss those days..days with our ghetto blasters we called them. We'd bring them to school & rock out before school, put our ghetto blaster in our locker and rock out again after school. These were huge heavy hand held radios with tape player with loud speakers.🔴

[@edgarpacifico3421]

What's going on, Xanny? Great react, bro? These guys have been shredding since the 70's!!! They have a huge catalog worth listening!

[@clockworkangel4026]

Very few bands sound as good live as they do on their albums. Even fewer sound BETTER live than the album version. Rush is one such band!

[@squamishfish]

You have only just touched a extremely deep rabbit hole of Songs from this band that will blow you away , Be ready to expect the unexpected

[@goldenretrieverdad]

Cleveland was the city that gave them their first radio play by Donna Halper. She became friends with the whole band. You could say if not for her, Rush may have never hit it big. It was the start of the most epic band ever.

[@roblowe373]

A couple of things to know. This song came out in 1974 and this performance is from 2011. ALWAYS and only react to Rush live performance.Also since 1993 Rush never had an opening act and did 3+ hour shows and this was the encore of a 3+ hour show .

[@tommeadows2176]

Yeah I'm back again this is time I've listened to these guys for over 40 years I'm 64 years old I grew up in the trade area Exley Garden City now I live for about 10 miles north of Petoskey Michigan in Topinabee there has never been a better band ever nothing but love for Michigan

[@johnmedeiros3763]

RUSH IS fire!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@mikeoflaherty]

I was at this show (and many more.) It was electric, especially Working Man. Hard to capture all that energy in video. It was insane...

[@poohbear501]

Neil is the reason that I've been playing drums for 40 years! Go Bucks!

[@coot1925]

FYI they're all Canadian, not just Niel mate. I started playing drums at 8 and joined my first proper rock band at 12. When you were talking about noisy kids it reminded me of what my parents went through with a 5 piece rock band rehearsing in 10' x 12' dining room twice a week. It was their fault......they saw my talent and encouraged me. I'm 61 now and retired from the music business 5 years ago. I had a great career and a great life thanks to the best parents you could ever wish for. Thanks mum and dad for everything..... RIP.

[@jackteppo9633]

I was at this concert. It was Awsome 😊

[@SnowDogisVictorious]

I saw it in Toronto.

[@jackteppo9633]

Rush was discovered in Ohio. WMMS 100.7 Home of the Buzzard. Thanks to Donna Halper.😊

[@BrianFillion]

Cleveland is were they broke through in the US back in the 70's the dj, put it on " working man" and every one that it was a new zeppelin trac. And kept on requesting it and the rest is as they say, history

[@stevenmonte7397]

All three are top 5! Rush is one of the best bands ever!

[@Raiderblack]

Off their 1st album in 1974!

[@yanxinniu6677]

Yea, we blasted this on our guitar Amplifiers, yes, they are not equaled in ability, and we could get into a concert, great seats, when they weren’t known, much, it the stadium was always quality, and ticket was like twelve bucks. The working man’s wage has not kept pace with the their value of work, so we valued these relatable rockers, who mirrored our evolution and growth in many branches of life, in their lyrics, we could soar to new planets, this was before Star Wars, and before music video and mtv, they were musical philosophers and guides of life

[@thomaswalkowiak815]

Working Man was the first song to get radio play. And it was a Cleveland radio station

[@paulmace9165]

This is from 1975 First album

[@squamishfish]

You explained it perfectly about wanting to buy a guitar or Drums as kids , A d you explained how these three guys were when they were kids begging for instruments listening g to their favourite bands ,

[@ericortega9972]

they said best audiance ever because they signed in cleveland because of this song

[@cityhonors1]

🤔 Keep in mind there was no Internet in the 70's. 😁 We thought by now, we'd be like The Jetsons! 🤣 Im still waiting flying cars! But yeah, we'd bug our parents for guitars, 🤗 even as a little girl. 😒 Think I freaked mom out after I saw Sly & The Family Stones perform on Don Kirschners Midnight Special and said "That's who I want to be when I grow up". 🤦🏿‍♀️ Then again, the week before that 🤷🏿‍♀️ I wanted to be Dionne Warwick, who I saw on the Merv Griffin Show. I went to a Kiss Concert, who I saw on Dick Clarks American Bandstand, and left a 🥰 Rush fan. They opened, and I fell in love with Geddy in a Kimono and his long hair. 😆 I didn't really know what love was in 8th Grade 😁 but I liked them. Glad to enjoy Rush all the way up to their last MSG concert. 😏 I was definitely late on Rent that month. 😞 Didn't know 2015 would be the last shows. 🥰🐰

[@williamjones6031]

I give credit to this song for keeping me half sane for the godaweful 3 1/2 years in Hawaii. I'm NOT an 808 fan. A band that played at a nearby bar/nightclub would play this and nail it. Giving me a reason to live. When they saw me come in they knew they were going to be "workin' men"

[@rachaddle6581]

I live right next to Niagara Falls on the United States side. Been to the Falls more than a dozen times. Very beautiful.😊

[@ChronicExcessiveManliness]

Three supremely talented musicians, plus the greatest lyricist ever, somehow came together to create the best band that ever lived...

[@gordonmorgan1975]

YYZ live in Rio! It will blow you away!

[@mdunawaym]

e been ace the 70s, and I pronounced his name wrong for ages. Don't worry about your pronunciation. At least you're being introduced to them now!

[@jamesdavisjr6937]

This is one of my favorite rush songs

[@kevincraycraft1473]

Great to see you are STILL ON the Rush train. Another great reaction!!! Well...Working Man live is now off your list...you can start now completing from the list below: 😁😁😁 All of these are fire!!! 🔥🔥🔥 - Xanadu...Live version 1981 Exit Stage Left tour...will leave you speechless from pure musicianship...original was 1977. - YYZ...Live from Rio 2002 - original was 1981 - RIO WAS ROCKIN!!!! - Best Intro Ever - Live version (R30 tour 2004) - various riffs from their 1970's songs leading into Spirit of Radio - original was 1980 - Closer to the Heart (Live 1998 Different Stages) - original was 1977 - Limelight...studio version - original was 1981. - Subdivisions...studio version or live version - original was 1982 - Freewill...Live 2011 Time Machine Tour - original was 1980 - Fly by Night - original was 1975 - Leave that Thing Alone - Live 2011 Time Machine Tour (Instrumental) - original was 1993 - La Villa Strangiato - Live 2011 Time Machine Tour (Instrumental - custom "carnival" intro) - original was 1978 - The Garden (live) - original was 2012

[@debbieplato5107]

Great list!!!

[@cityhonors1]

🤩 Thinking the same thing Debbie! 🥰🐰

[@b.kiethcooper8591]

A little history if you haven't already discovered it. Rush, is/was a Canadian band and all 3 members are Canadian.

[@stevenmonte7397]

Check out Banff.... It's a beautiful place in Canada!!!

[@UWOCowboy]

MORE RUSH

[@arnoldcox9128]

So damn good

[@michaelmccombs2959]

If you look at the lights early in the song, they are red green and yellow, so they definitely were going for a raegae vibe. This was not how the original song sounded at the beginning, but i fely made it better.

[@rachaddle6581]

This live version is more for long time listeners or if you've heard the audio version first cuz you'd definitely understand..well grasp song much more.🙂

[@kenwilmarth68]

All 3 of them are Canadian

[@nezlar]

Never been to Canada? I used to drink at 19 over in Windsor every weekend 😂 🤫

[@robrodarme1730]

RUSH NATURAL SCIENCE LIVE!!

[@aldobelli8300]

Rush started in 1968!!!

[@unready1961]

Check out "YYZ - Live in Rio". That is a treat.

[@philstone3859]

Jamaica mon! 😁👍 Ha Ha! Pass it around mon.

[@brigid4815]

RIP the professor Neil Peart 🙏🏻. You need to check out foreigner juke box hero because it’s the story you tell at end of your video. It’s fire song too

[@philstone3859]

The best audience ever refers to the the Best RUSH audience ever. Here’s the order of the original, day one, strong, RUSH cities: Toronto, Cleveland and San Antonio. That’s the order, those are the very strong, biggest, day one, cities. The original RUSH fans, the OGs if you will. We go back a ways. Ha Ha! So cool! RUSH ARMY! I’m sure there are many other cities that did it right back then, but we were the first cities to take it to eleven, straight out the gate. My city is good like that, San Antonio. You can ask the band! Ha Ha!

[@markastoforoff7838]

Working Man is off their debut album, Neil Peart wasn't the original drummer on this. It was John Rutzey who played on the first album. Peart was a better drummer but Rush's first album was completely different when Peart joined on their second album Fly By Night. The album that this was from was released in 1974. The studio version doesn't have any reggae type sounds, just hard rock. Their first album was all rocking and blues inspired. It's a great but often overlooked album in their repertoire, partly because Peart was such an amazing drummer and lyricist. I was too young to see them but they played the high school I would eventually go to before they had their first record released.

[@markjohnson4217]

But you were right, Le Studio IS like a cabin in the woods, thats probably why busy musicians want to record there, Lol... And don't feel bad about pronouncing Neil's last name wrong. Me and my buds called him Neal PERT for years before finding out we were sayin it wrong!

[@fredwhitmanii2879]

Not too shabby for 3 dudes in their 50's, at the tail-end of a 3+ hour show, eh?

[@uncleaxe]

I had a 29 piece drum set!

[@redzone77p]

That's more than a little bit, that's straight reggae.

[@MsBenlane]

am a blue collar working woman this related to me when it came out

[@matthewhoag2609]

Shout out my fellow Michigander! Lol you described my high school years in the late 80’s to a tee. Fortunately, I had patents who put up with my screeching out some Rush, Zeppelin, or Ozzy on my guitar. Can you believe all that sound came from just thee guys? They were an exceptional live band, as you just witnessed. They put out 19 albums over an almost 40-year run, and NONE of them were duds. Not many bands can say that. I’d suggest checking out Xanadu live from the 1981 Exit Stage Left tour. They all play multiple instruments to pull that one off and sound like six guys on stage. Cheers! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJPcm32hg8ShjLssi=nV6CMNqo5loaBead

[@jamesdavisjr6937]

This is more of a reggae version of the original the original is a banger

[@jimshoe9519]

This version is good but if you've not heard the original version, you should listen to it. You'd really get an idea where they've come from musically.

[@zerglilngvet5428]

rush-freewill

[@eddieamos1656]

I see your youth, and I love your appreciation of Rush, but there was no cd, mp3 or anything digital. It was Vinyl LP and Cassette until 1987 (Rush with Working Man came out in 74)

[@eddieamos1656]

A little trivia, Rush's breakthrough was with Working Man when a night time female DJ in Cleveland used it as "bathroom break song" because of it's length.

[@markastoforoff7838]

A good song to continue your Rush journey would be "Tom Sawyer". Another rocking Canadian band that you may enjoy that came to fruition around the same time is a band called Triumph, I would suggest "Lay it on The Line" or "Never Surrender".

[@paulrosenberg4227]

Alex. Neil. Geddy. All you need.

[@philstone3859]

I’ll recommend what kevincraycraft said to check out.👇 He’s put together a Very Strong list of some great performances. I’ll second his choices, he knows what he’s talking about. RUSH ARMY! Nicest army you will ever meet. 😁

[@MsBenlane]

born in 40s. no parents did not like rock and elvis and such. rush parents liked perry como, the most bland of singers so the rush kids loud noise in the bedroom, the neighbors complaining, the dishes rasttling, the parents were unhappy.. drummers such as neil and nicko of iron maiden wanted drums and turned mom's pots and pans into drums.

[@MsBenlane]

peart his name was mispronounced a lot. no big deal. the cabin le studio was a happy place for them there they were record then go out and play volleyball in 30 below. never seen snow so i think brrr but you are in mich so you can relate.

[@dentonatteberry6083]

Neil Peart's stellar drumming solo from Frankfurt Germany. Get ready to have yourself mind numbing experience. Neil is on a whole different level than all other drummers.