The fact that tim can keep up with neils drum part really shows how underrated tim is.

@Olysterz

2 ай бұрын

Tim should be Rush's new drummer.

@poopingfury5999

2 ай бұрын

@@Olysterz I'm too much of a Neil purist to want ANYONE to do it- but if it was anyone it would definetely be Tim or maybe Danny Carey

I remember when they opened for Rush on tour a long time ago. I want to say 1992? Rush recognized their talent pretty early in the game.

@mygtr2021

2 жыл бұрын

that was a badass show!!!

@michaelflack4563

2 жыл бұрын

Try 82!

@waydebaker33

2 жыл бұрын

Gosh. 92 was along time ago.

@ikepigott

2 жыл бұрын

I was at the opener of that tour, in Panama City. During Rush’s set, the roadies brought a bound and gagged Les Claypool onto the stage, then carried him off. That was the second biggest applause Claypool got. The biggest was when he interrupted his own song in the opening set and played the starting bass line of Cygnus.

@tobiashoyden2644

2 жыл бұрын

is this the Tim, Les and Larry lineup?

Wowzers! Of course Primus' favorite part of Cygnus is the bit when Rush accidentally invented death-metal.

@joelouis-arena4061

2 жыл бұрын

That was Bowie on Diamond dogs

Saw them as support with Rush in 1992. The audience was offended and the reaction was paradox. They were very funny and played short riffs of Cygnus X-1 between their songs. Very memorable concert. Great!

@dnashofficial

2 жыл бұрын

roll the bones tour, as i recall. i thought the audience reaction was way off because they kept screaming "primus sucks!!!!". silly me didn't realize that was their slogan, lol. i saw mr big open on the presto tour, and they were smart, playing "addicted to that rush" as their final number, and the audience joined in screaming "RUSH" in the line breaks of the chorus. good times, good times......

@pythagorasaurusrex9853

2 жыл бұрын

Da du Deutscher bist, kann ich es auch sagen: Genauso wie bei mir... ich sah Rush 1992 in Frankfurt. Primus war dem deutschen Publikum praktisch unbekannt. Beim Konzert waren auch viele US-GI's, die bei Primus ziemlich abgingen - die also Primus schon kannten. Ich und meine Kumpels sahen uns nur ungläubig in die Augen.. "was ist das denn?". Erst Jahre später habe ich Primus zu schätzen gelernt.

@williamsimmons4678

Жыл бұрын

I grew up on rush !!! Go ahead, cover it !!!

@mrjovialjoval5781

Жыл бұрын

I remember them in Dallas on the roll the bones tour... Loved them... The crowd was definitely pro Primus sucks ... They really made a great opener that tour.

@brightonmischief

Ай бұрын

I also saw them in 1992 on the Roll the Bones tour; Wembley Arena. Don't recall the rest of the audience's reaction, but I was hooked from that moment. What bizarre, crazy, funky addictive music!

I always loved this one and the follow up Hemispheres LP. What a great time to hear all the incredible music coming from Rush, Yes, and ELP; prog-rock was on a roll! Glad to see Primus playing some of those tunes! RIP Professor!

@wangson

2 жыл бұрын

Hemispheres is (in my opinion) their finest hour.

@scottpierson4627

2 жыл бұрын

This album and Hemispheres to ne are really one album because of Cygnus X-1 Parts One and Two. I remember reading that Hemispheres was not even in the cards and a sequel song wasn’t intended, but yet it kind of just happened. Neil said it was probably the hardest album of their career because they were in that rut of making twenty minute long songs and even though creativity was what they wanted, commercialism would probably kill their career if they not switched gears. Hence Permanent Waves opened the door they needed.

@poopingfury5999

Жыл бұрын

Farewell and Hemispheres are without a doubt the best two album stretch in history.

Was at this show, they did this album justice!! Hell of a show

@johnharris5087

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@johnunderwood3132

2 жыл бұрын

You are so lucky to have been there. Awesome

This album & Hemispheres are by far thee pinnacle of Rush,s musicianship. I mean they couldn't play anymore difficult riffs, baselines & drumfills then on them 2 records.

@u.v.s.5583

2 жыл бұрын

They could, they chose not to. They played whatever served the songs. That's why there were Rush.

@dHolbach77

2 жыл бұрын

I hardly listen to the 70's stuff (except on live 2000s albums because they refined it): too indulgent, too primitive, too immature. Rush didn't really start until 1980. '80 - '91 were the best years. The song craft was just leaps over the 70's.

@cannonsavage741

Жыл бұрын

@@dHolbach77 wow what a terrible take

@MalachiGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@dHolbach77I strongly disagree

@frankierandle8779

10 ай бұрын

Strongly agree. IMO Hemispheres was Rush at their best even though they made great Albums after, moving Pictures & permanent waves, it was their finest hour.

A Tribute to Kings for sure!

Apollo was astonished

@smashdalde9713

2 жыл бұрын

..Dionysus thought Lester mad..

Saw this tour in Cincinnati -- what a show! My first Primus concert ever -- and I was really ONLY there because of the full playthrough of 'Kings.' I entered the venue as a Rush fan, but I walked out a fan of Rush AND Primus. I was SO impressed!

@scottwilson940

2 жыл бұрын

They’re a lot like Rush in that the bassist and drummer get a lot of the musicianship accolades but Larry and Alex are two of the best ever.

@alexello1189

2 жыл бұрын

@duneedon I resonate with that comment hard. Just saw them back in September at the oakdale in ct with my dad. He was both a big rush and primus fan back in the day. I mostly knew primus from a few songs and the South Park theme but after this concert I fully accepted them as virtuoso musicians (claypool was alway a genius, but the band as a whole) It sucks I’ll never be able to see rush or any of the classic great bands live again. My all time favorite was Van Halen but that ship has since sailed….

@Mike-fs3bv

2 жыл бұрын

Same here, I wont hesitate to see Primus next time they are around. Awesome show.

@MrDuneedon

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mike-fs3bv I went to that Cincy show with a friend, who had also never seen Primus, and I recall a discussion that we had after the show -- "WHY DID WE WAIT SO LONG TO SEE THIS BAND?" Ha! Well, better late than never, I suppose.

@scottwilson940

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexello1189 I know it’s not the same but rush in rio is a really cool dvd. Lots of behind the scenes stuff and the Brazil crowds are crazy.

Great cover of a GREAT song! Thanks for sharing. You had great seats and a steady hand. 🤘

This was my girlfriend's first Primus show. She absolutely loved the Rush the set! Thanks for capturing this gem up close!

I remember my Dad not really getting my 3 x 5 foot Rush poster, with the Kimonos and the makeup. I tried to explain. Talked about Neil's lyrics, and about their musicianship... he sorta got it, but not really. I had casettes of Caress of Steel and Permanent Waves on repeat on a boombox one time when my stepdad dropped me off at some house for the weekend to paint the guys kitchen. He said I'll be back Sunday night. I had a sleeping bag and some sandwhiches. Turned out to be the SciFi Author Poul Anderson's house. He had a Tolkien award on the fireplace mantle. I had never heard of him, but thought that was a pretty cool thing to have. He also had a vicous parrot, which was out of his cage, on top, and I had real trouble shimmying by him every time I had to go to the bathroom. I'm the same age and from the same area as Primus. Lots of shows at The Berkeley Square, and the Nightbreak on upper Haight. If you were broke and waited halfway through the show, you'd probably get in for free. Later on I saw them on a bill with the Pixies and Jane's Addiction. That was a memorable night. Been going back through Rush for the last few months, including the interviews. I liked the film taken in Alex's house when his parents were trying to persuade him not to drop out of high school. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f21rmal_grqqnbw.html

@MrRioting

2 жыл бұрын

Man! You just took me back to my favorite time of my life! I mixed all those shows including the Berkeley Square show that is the Suck On This album, though I mixed the live show, and Matt Winegar recorded the show multi track in the back room and later mixed the album. The Nightbreak was my favorite bar in the whole Bay Area. I used to go skateboard in the park on Sushi Sundays, and then end up at 2:00 PM sitting at the end of the bar where I could see the stage, reach behind me and get sushi from Koji, (who I understand has passed on) and get a Bass ale from Karen, my favorite bartendress of all time. Huge crush on that girl. I would have married her, but alas, she fell in love with Buck Naked, who worked the door at the Nightbreak and the I-Beam, and fronted his psychobilly band, Buck Naked and the Bare Bottom Boys, until "pigeon man" shot him in the pan handle one day. We all cried our eyes out at the funeral in the catholic cathedral on Masonic. *sniffle* All our favorite bands played all those clubs including the I-Beam. Primus did their little known side project Bob Cock and the Yellow Sock there a couple of times, playing Pink Floyd's The Wall with Adam Gates fronting as Bob... Then there was Johnny Moon and the Lunatics, a side bar of the Limboemaniacs with Brian Keoh doing his version of Frank Sinatra.... "Get a room for that!" The house sound guy, Randal Shearrer has also passed on sadly.... Then there was the Omni in the east bay. I worked there for 3.5 years. My first house gig. Also my first time mixing Primus, where I met them. Their roadie was also the roadie for The Looters, who I mixed. He introduced me to Primus. "I want you to meet my friend's band and do sound for them...." THen there was the Stone on Broadway, the Fab Mab Mabuhey Gardens, the On Broadway, Wolfgangs, and of course the Filmore and the Warfield.... Ahhhh. Those were the days....Skateboarding Fort Miley and the Berkeley Tennis courts and the Vallejo Ditch....

@coffeecupblue

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrRioting Nice! I have questions! I'll respond properly in next few days.

@coffeecupblue

Жыл бұрын

@@MrRioting Okay! Took awhile, but I didn't forget. Sad about Koji. Sorry to hear it. Remember the white woman and Red Man? So, first question - there were two pigeon men, and I never figured out which one did it for certain. There was the tall guy, mostly in the Mission, who had that daily bulletin he'd write and hand you from his trenchcoat (with the pigeon in there as well). It was in his own scrawl and often barely decipherable, but there was always a train-of-thought gem or two in there somewhere. The other guy had darker hair I think (not gray), and was more often up that way - So likely him? Great memories of interesting times you have on the sound board. Pretty sweet time and nice to have been where you were. Remember MIRV? The Unabomber song... particularly catchy. And they were the Bastards at the front and back on Seas of Cheese. Next thought. I remember one afternoon particularly, at the Nightbreak. I'd been there the night before, and was back in the afternoon - New Years eve and New Years Day. No clue what year. There was a moment on that day - at the bar, drink in hand, after a few good conversations, in a lull. This collective moment where taking it all in caught on and everyone came to the same moment. Without anything said, people started smiling and, as least as I saw it, we all kind of reflected on the passing of time, and there was this communal ...Yup... Last year kinda kicked our ass... Fucking life. Here we go again. People were grinning now. And then beers were raised. A very nice memory. Another thought. I dated a girl for half a summer in there somewhere. She was a baker. Maybe Mary? I forget. She and Buck had dated at some point. I never knew him past a hello or two. Another memory. There was an absolutely stunning blonde bartender at the I-Beam for awhile. Short hair, big tits and her tight shirt. Had a real attitude though. After awhile we didn't like each other. I really don't remember how that happened. One night me and a roommate walked up to go to a show. We come up off the stairs and we both stop in our tracks at seeing her behind the bar. I said What? He said - that bartender hates me. I said - she hates me too! Let's get a drink. Yeah. Good times. Did you ever go to the Purple Onion? I was tight with Tom Guido in the last year that he had it. He was getting more erratic at that point. Time went on and S.F kept getting ruined and I left. Been in Portland after some moving around since '02. A couple of years ago I'm watching a tv show and it looks like it could've been filmed on those steps for a sec so I looked up what happened to it. I ended up at a page in PBS's site somewhere that had an obituary for Tom. I didn't know he was dead. Hit me pretty hard. There was a photo of him at the top.I took the photographers name and followed that. I wrote her out of the blue and said, I just learned about Tom. I found your pic. How did you know him? it's really hitting me hard, and I don't have a soul up here to share a single memory with, so I'm just gonna share some with you. And I did. She wrote back and said she had no idea they had used that pic, hadn't given permission, and that yeah, it's truly sad. Let me know his mental health kept going after losing the club, ended up homeless, and was stabbed one night. She also said she was writing a book about him. Her band played their a ton in the heyday, and she got everyone from that whole scene to share memories and pics on a fb page, which she collected, and published. All proceeds went to North Beach Citizens, a non-profit helping homeless and low income. That was really nice to hear. The strangest thing to me, is that in the entirety of the internet, I chose one person to contact, and it ended up being her, and she was doing this. From a photo she had no idea was even up. Strange world. That page is Remembering Tom Guido and the Purple Onion - The Book and Documentary, if you're interested. Final memory. From Portland, my girlfriend and I drive down to see Primus and Gogol Bordello in Sacramento, and visit friends. At the show, pre-show, in this big venue, there's a few hundred people sitting on the main floor. We have our spots. The place held maybe six or eight thousand? A lot anyway. After settling in, we look around a bit, and right next to us are two friends from ten years prior that I'd lost track of. In that whole place. Small world sometimes.

I’m impressed. To even make it through this song is a feat. Not sure what people expected of Les vocals here. Nobody is gonna hit those old Ged notes and Les knew this. He made it his own thing and I think it sounded great. Nailed that breakdown too, and the visuals during that part gave me chills. Really the entire thing did. Gotta check out some Primus now.

@PWBS-yc6xi

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Frizzle Fry Pork Soda and Sailing the Seas of Cheese for sure

I'm going to see them in Las Vegas tonight!

JAN 18th 1992 .... Las Cruces NM. The first time PRIMUS opened for RUSH on the Roll The Bones tour. ;)

Muchas gracias por compartir... viva Neil Peart!!

@claudiocostavargas5279

2 жыл бұрын

Viva RUSH e sua obra! Abraços de Sapucaia do Sul, RS, Brasil.

Amazing!! Thanks very much for posting this

Excellent! I'm a fan of both bands and this is just love for music.

Pretty damn good. I would love to see it 😍live.

Funny story. Eddie Trunk interviewed Les and they were talking about these Rush tribute shows that Primus were doing. Les said that Geddy wanted to include him in his book, The big beautiful book of bass. Las said he would do it if Geddy showed him how to play YYZ with the right notes because he did not think he was playing right! Wow!!

I think Ler's guitar tone was the true hero that day.

EXCELLENT!!!!

Saw them do this in 89 on haight street. Had to rub my eyes twice. Fan ever since.

I like Rush and Primus.

Now that is a tribute. Well done.

These guys killed this song nice job guys awesome 👌

Very Nice And it kicks ass too!

Saw them do this tune opening for Slayer, now get to see the whole album Sunday

Very good! Thats a hard one👍

RESPECT! this is done right! Legit!

Fucking incredible!!!

At least he's Playing it on a Rickenbacker!!

@joeysgarage6438

2 жыл бұрын

It wouldn’t be right without it

Goddamn fine tribute!!

Great version

Obrigado Primus!

I first saw Primus in Columbus Ohio opening for Slayer. They’re incredible and I’m not sure how I missed this group for so long. Les Claypool is incredibly gifted and it would’ve been awesome seeing him with Metallica. I’m glad that didn’t work out. I can’t wait to see them again, especially with them playing A Farewell to Kings all the way through.

@xxxYYZxxx

2 жыл бұрын

I saw Primus open for Rush, I guess on the Presto tour? I'd never heard of Primus before the show. I'll just say Primus wasn't mellower 30+ years ago. I should have probably listened to the record before hearing Primus live, but that's how it happened for me.

I can't believe how exact they are, and on such a hard and influencial Album. I am still so greatfull to Primus for doing this tribute,and there masterful attentiveness to detail. Once again, Bravo

@victoriahubbard8285

2 жыл бұрын

doing the ufo entertainment third eye space Gods Rush open up for Spirit

Same Gibson model Alex played. Cool!

Immitation is the sincerest form of flattery!!!😎👍

I had tickets to this but wasn't able to attend (Raleigh,NC)...I soo wanted to go!!! :( I decided not to get a refund (they were offering due to the pandemic) my little contribution to this excellent tribute

Love primes but no one can do it like rush

@samkirby3775

2 жыл бұрын

Obviously

@madisonxmeadows

Жыл бұрын

You can’t outdo the doers.

Excellent Work , Love Claypool, and his Primus!!! Thank You 🎸🎸

Tim Alexander nails it !!

I've always had a love hate relationship with Primus . Sometimes I am in a Primus mood and then other times i just can't really take them serious. It is fantastic that they did a tribute to Rush. They are 1 of my all time favorite bands and Geddy is like 1 of my top 3 favorite bassists. Les is a phenomenal musician as well.

Primus=Salvador Dalhi on steroids!!!!Les is the most creative bass player off the Univers/Multiverse included)

Loudest noise the whole night was the synth at 0:37, blew my pants off

Einfach nur geil

Nailed it.

Yeah I remember that too

Saw Primus on this tour 3 times. Great shows. I really liked how Primus went for that late 70s Rush tone. I always liked seeing Rush in concert but I admit their guitar tone in the late 70s/early 80s was by far superior to the sound of later tours IMHO.

Nailed it..

Also love permanent waves, but the best rush Era. Saw primus and Les is a beast

Wow!! They played so damn good! It was perfect. Every note and the tempo was never strayed. But honestly, would you expect anything less from such talented musicians? Such a joy to watch. Thanks for sharing.

@TheCentralScrutinizerAgain

2 жыл бұрын

not perfect but not bad.

Folks complaining about the vocals, problem is the original one's (Geddys) are not in his range. Now you could play the music in a different key that's in the vocal range of the singer then the music won't sound right. So you do the best you can.... Stop complaining and have a good time! Hahaha

Good job, fore sure

Primus Groupies forever

Ticket purchased for gig in London 😀

With Farewe to Kings and Hemispheres Rush were on a completely different level. Entering the 80s is where things became really interesting. No, disrespect to early Rush especially Caress the Steel and Fly by Night.

i'm getting a rush watching the background light show...and I am 2 years clean :)

Ill give it a 7 out of 10

Expecting Les's vocals to sound like vintage 1970's Geddy Lee is pretty hilarious...But let's go ahead and expect Les to sound evn remotely like Geddy at all. Their voices aren't even remotely similar. But all the experts commenting here could do so much better I'm sure... Hat's off to Primus. Amazing tribute to an amazing band....Being covered by another amazing band. Think Neil woulda enjoyed it for sure no doubt..Pretty sure he wouldn't have criticized it as much as all these world renowned musicians have here in the comments section...

Cygnus x-1 the 1st black hole ever detected

@wangson

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on! And it seems to me that it's also called, "Sagitarious A Star" no?

@u.v.s.5583

2 жыл бұрын

@@wangson Sagittarius A is the black hole at the center of our galaxy, very massive. Cygnus X-1 is much lighter (stellar mass) and closer to Sun.

@wangson

2 жыл бұрын

@@u.v.s.5583 Thanks dude!

almost a Jacobs Ladder type feel at 4:45 in.

I'm sure they get more out of playing this than the audience do . . . Would love to hear Rush doing a Primus cover although that's pretty unlikely now.

@hellboundrubber4448

2 жыл бұрын

It's more than just a cover. It's really cool when a band covers a song they would have written themselves. It's in the same vein even though the bands are totally different.

I love Primus, but Cygnus X1 is my all time favorite song by RUSH. It's hard for me to appreciate this version. Instrumental wise it's cool, but it's impossible to touch Geddy's vocal range back when he was young. For what it's worth, even Geddy had to change the key of the song to sing it live in his later years.

Woah 😩 7:50

Alas, no tour in Europe 😭

Isn't Cygnus x-1 the first black hole discovered ( but no one knew what a black hole was then ) ?

😃

😯😯😯

Needs the synth

The video looks like the original Rush used for the tour.

“Hey Ged, it’s Les. You mind if we could use your show animations for Cygnus? We can? Thanks man.” At least that’s how I imagine the conversation went down.

@vicariousjohnson9823

2 жыл бұрын

Stop.

@ephesians.6

2 жыл бұрын

He might have said...which one? Hahahh

The chews

I felt the bass was sound mixed wrong.other wise great

It's a nice effort. A lot of prep went into this, but I prefer Primus play Primus and Rush play Rush.

@cheapdate2334

2 жыл бұрын

👎👎👎

stupid brain surgery made me miss this....

Very good cover. Tempo is a bit too slow. Pull up a video of the R40 tour and see the masters do it.

Not bad at all!

argentina

Les even sounds a bit like Geddy. I am wondering if there is anything creative this man cannot do..

How could Ler play the whole song well and then screw up the last two chords?

welcome to the comment section 33% of us are talking about how primus did a very faithful cover of this song 33% are talking about how Rush did it better 16.5% are talking about how les didnt even hit the right notes 16.5% are laughing at the people who think les should have hit those notes truly a wonderful place

The best rush cover band ever

The solo part was a bit painful

You wish

Noble effort . The vocals on some of the other Rush tunes really don’t work

Music is Awesome....But Les can't hit Geddy's Vocals. Awesome Vid. Loved when Les did Animals by Floyd.

@mauricioverderame8188

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think he even intended to, hahahahahaha

@MrRioting

2 жыл бұрын

Geddy can't hit Geddy's vocals from that period anymore! lol

@ephesians.6

2 жыл бұрын

They did the whole Animals album?!

A very poor mans Rush. How cute.

@cheapdate2334

2 жыл бұрын

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Nowhere near as good as the Rush version.

@cheapdate2334

2 жыл бұрын

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@ephesians.6

2 жыл бұрын

It's not supposed to be hahaha even Les knows that.

Damn this version sucked lol But hey, they love Rush!

F**k Primus!

@richardkey4289

2 жыл бұрын

Primus suck !

Appreciate the tribute. Vocals and Guitar made me cringe.

Two hours ago at the mahaffey.!of course the show sucked

Wow. I gave this a chance and stopped listening when Les began singing. At least he wasn’t popping his bass everywhere. Sorry. Lol.

PRIMUS SUCKS!

@AZDC99

2 жыл бұрын

"How DARE you?!?!" (Conveniently said while forgetting that Primus' first EP was called that exactly!) Les and boys nail it here!!

Appreciated the effort, but RUSH - Primus is not. I know how much Primus appreciates RUSH and is no doubt their number one fan, but I think they would better served to stick to their shtick - like Wynona's Big Brown Beaver - loved that one - that was great 😁 or Jerry Was A Race Car Driver. RUSH is hard to duplicate and while I do appreciate the effort - sometimes it is best to let the Masters cover their own and leave it at that. I do have only one CD where RUSH themselves dedicated the whole CD to cover tunes of those that inspired them. Needless to say - they did the cover better than the original artist - but I maybe a little biased. Other than that - as far as I know - RUSH never did cover tunes - they only covered their own. But hat's off to Primus - it tells me what RUSH means to them - and it is: "Closer To The Heart" Cheers!

@TrevorLahey3

2 жыл бұрын

I think you completely miss the point.

@cheapdate2334

2 жыл бұрын

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@ephesians.6

2 жыл бұрын

@@TrevorLahey3 amen. So many on this thread going "Rush does it better"...haha it's like no, really? Where's Condescending Wonka when you need him? Just imagine Gene Wilder's face then saying "So Rush plays a Rush song better? Tell me more." Hahahahha

Les spent to much of this song with his back at his audience.👎

Primus sucks