82 times I saw this band, starting with AFTK in Baltimore in '77. Never saw a bad show ... nor even a mediocre one. Nothing but passion and excellence.

@1leech

5 жыл бұрын

That's loyalty Bro'...good on ya'...

@7389

5 жыл бұрын

Female fan here, saw them 37 times, first time being in 1981, and on my own accord!

@jdtolliver801

4 жыл бұрын

You super lucky I feel blessed to have seen them twice

@oldmanwood5011

4 жыл бұрын

Saw them for the first and only time when they came through Nashville on their Clockwork Angels tour. So glad I went.

@riveralph3687

3 жыл бұрын

31 times from 1980-2015. So VERY fortunate to have grown up and been present during the time of Rush!

Alex Lifeson.... You are better than you even think you are. Just amazing. I've listened, watched you THOUSANDS of times. Every time I watch you again, I'm reminded how amazing you are. You don't get the credit you deserve. You're a bad-ass guitarist, a genius

@fbtd2456

3 ай бұрын

So underrated. Put him up there with the best.

@Yyz1971

2 ай бұрын

And that's what makes him so great. Humble and not pretentions in the least. My number one pick as one of the greats!

That has to be the goofiest I have ever seen them in concert. Seeing the smile on Neil's face made my day.

@GRILLBUOY101

3 жыл бұрын

I know alex is crazy right?

@myklmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah.

@hery19741

3 жыл бұрын

I think it says a lot about a band that after 40 years they can still enjoy playing on stage and actually enjoy playing together. I think this is one of the reasons why they were so successful, as well as being great musicians, they were also great friends.

@PNW_Sportbike_Life

3 жыл бұрын

He wasn’t one to show too many emotions haha

@johnnymb100

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking how great the "silly break" in the middle was. Like you said, so great to see them actually enjoying it still so much after all those years. Still alot of headshaking in disbelief on my part.

Thank God they left us such an awesome body of work. We'll never see a band like this again.

@carlcanmore2658

3 жыл бұрын

And that's fine because they were one of a kind.

@larryburg9536

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that brotha

@60woz

3 жыл бұрын

Very few bands that no one sounds like, bands that did their own thing and kicked total ass. Rush, Iron Maiden and Pink Floyd come to mind.

@deckman94ify

2 жыл бұрын

Well said...

@Immenreiner

2 жыл бұрын

How do you know?

Watching Mr. Peart and think that he isn’t with us anymore is painful😩

@davebasch5995

3 жыл бұрын

He is not with us but his life's work will never leave us....in a way, he is still with us

@johnnyprovo7157

3 жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean. It is a little painful to think it's gone, and yet i am glad i got to see them a lot.

@Stefan-fv7yj

3 жыл бұрын

I look at these concerts and be grateful to have witnessed a master in his trade, a beautiful human being and a man who had the upmost joy with his lifelong friends.

@nyokoSalome

3 жыл бұрын

yah... that three such geeky nerds who would have been almost lost without each other, managed to find each other, and band together, to make such brilliant noise... for so many millions to love... is still such inspiration to me... :) i don't like to think about people in terms of 'heroes/villains' so much these days, but... neil, alex, and geddy =are= heroes.

@richieyyz

3 жыл бұрын

Today I’m driving to work cranking this song and all the sudden I just start crying 😢 knowing this maestro is no longer with us.

lifeson, always the unspoken hero

@diegopeart

6 жыл бұрын

His rants were some of the funniest stuff I've heard in years.

@gardensup52

6 жыл бұрын

Lifeson better than Page!

@keithcitizen7314

6 жыл бұрын

mark ross agree full x7!

@elianad2083

6 жыл бұрын

RUSH..so..so good..best band ever..

@owencrutcher493

4 жыл бұрын

What sets him and them apart from others is that it's about the love of music, not notoriety.

You don't often see Neil laugh or smile when working his kit. Just goes to show how much fun he has up there, too!

@dnashofficial

3 жыл бұрын

USUALLY it's when he goofs up, lol. it happens to everybody. i remember the Presto tour in New Haven where he came out of the guitar solo in Freewill to the half time several bars early. Geddy and Alex spun around on him with a "HUH??" kind of look on their faces and Neil just pulled his head down into his shoulders with an "opps, i farted" grin on his face. the thing is, when gods mess up, it reminds us we're all human :-) RIP Neil. we miss you so much.

@diannebdee

3 жыл бұрын

Neil laughing or smiling was just as rare as a Rush Swan...... Almost.

@diannebdee

3 жыл бұрын

@@dnashofficial ❤💝💖💔🙏

@SJamesGill88

3 жыл бұрын

Seeing Neil smile after everything he went through is a gift in and of itself

@ratso1963mikel

3 жыл бұрын

Alex is one humorous fellow

That switch from standard to traditional grip at 2:07 is flawless.

One of the greatest bands of all time.

its beyond amazing that 3 dudes make this sound,,,,

Greatest band that ever was. The joy they exuded when up on that stage was so fantastic. A group of friends jamming, no matter how big or small the stage.

@michaelgeisdorf6641

3 жыл бұрын

Three of the greatest in their fields ALL IN ONE BAND! Damn strait greatest band of all time!

@martinstepanek8902

3 жыл бұрын

You couldn't help feeling like you were one of their friends. It was just their presence and demeanor on stage.

@rossb.4773

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelgeisdorf6641 yes, they're great...but; you're way overboard on this..ELP in their prime would blow them away. ..

@gardensup52

3 жыл бұрын

@@rossb.4773 No, ELP are great but Rush has a way more extensive and impressive catalog

@dustinwallace

3 жыл бұрын

@@rossb.4773 stupid nope... deep purple already blew them out at 74 california jam

Level of musicianship is out of this world!

@jwilliams3865

3 жыл бұрын

AGREED!!! Freakin awesome!!!

@megazap9986

3 жыл бұрын

Sense of humour unmatched too!

@jimvad

3 жыл бұрын

Its absolutely amazing!

that rant by Lifeson was AWSOME...it had Neil Laughing...

The world is better because of this, and them.

@stephenh1012

3 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTLEY!

This video shows how much they loved playing with each other!

La Villa Strangiato - STILL the greatest rock instrumental in history.

@thatoneguy2494

6 жыл бұрын

Orion. To live is to die. The flame surrreal. yyz

@ProgressivePolitics

4 жыл бұрын

@@thatoneguy2494 Nope. La Villa strangiato still better.

@ruthylopez

4 жыл бұрын

@@thatoneguy2494 YYZ is INCREDIBLE, absolute genius. And La Villa is even better!

@DrSog

4 жыл бұрын

@@ruthylopez not an instrumental alex was clearly singing

@dickyeckhardt6733

4 жыл бұрын

the rockworld has lost the best drummgod ever lived.my heart bleads. to de rest of the familys i give you all my regrettes...

This clip is the perfect encapsulation of Rush: the God-poundingly tight musical proficiency, their obvious cameradie, love for each other, and often overlooked sense of humor. A priceless piece of footage. We will not see their like again. And l suspect this was the encore and maybe Alex had toked up a bit but my God, what a tour de force for him. You can put this performance by Alex up against any guitarist who ever lived. Yeah, l said it.

@EthanLikezCatz

3 жыл бұрын

Well said

@michaelloder6159

3 жыл бұрын

geoff- you are correct Alex and Eddie Van Halen.....MASTERCLASS.....

@davidtimms3201

3 жыл бұрын

My top three influences in high school were Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Alex Lifeson.

@highendservicesbarrieont8347

2 жыл бұрын

Yes..you can put that up

@fieldfairy9845

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve said the same thing for fucking decades. He’s so under appreciated and is far more complex than the common lead guitarist who just shreds

Proof positive KZread needs a "Holy Shit!" button

We lost The Great Neil Pert today.. R.I.P

13 year old me needed this song as I rolled up my first DnD character

I laughed so hard hearing Alex lose his mind @ 7:30-8:30 - the woo woos made me snort. I've never seen Neil smile on stage before.

@scotttesar6661

3 жыл бұрын

Alex was channeling his inner Thijs van Leer, apparently, that night... good to see Geddy & Neil cracking up...

@levig384

3 жыл бұрын

Let alone behind the drum set

My drummer used to say "why can't Neil Peart just play 4/4 time"!? Lol. One of the most amazing drummers to pick up the sticks. Neil Peart - RIP

Love seeing Neils smile at 9:58. Made my day

It's wild. During their interviews, they're soft-spoken and so very mellow. Beasts on stage. Cool combo.

@superslayerguy

2 жыл бұрын

They spoke very softly & carried a humongous stick

Them goofing at the end with Neil..and him smiling made my day.😄😂

Musical geniuses on stage. I was first introduced to Rush around 1987 and they quickly became my all time favorite band.

I love how in the documentary they said it was one of the hardest songs to learn and play. But then play it live flawlessly. God i love Rush. Musical geniuses and the beat band of all time. They are also funny as hell thats a bonus

@kevinstruke1031

3 жыл бұрын

Just good guys and that is not rare for Canucks,😊

@snapascrew

2 жыл бұрын

I guess you missed the part where Alex went into free will at 0:59 then tripped balls for the following 60 seconds 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You'll never find that chemistry like these 3 had. ):

There have been many great, legendary players of their respective instruments in rock and roll history. Here are three of them. IN THE SAME FUCKING BAND.

Just here taking in as much Rush as possible after the death of "The Professor" R.I.P. Neil Peart.

@michaelsusnowitz2405

3 жыл бұрын

There's always been a thirst for these guys but now it seems like its almost unquenchable...

@toddmoore4887

3 жыл бұрын

Neil will never die, we will keep him alive by sharing the music

@ixcygnusxi9107

3 жыл бұрын

@@toddmoore4887 Amen brutha!

@rossb.4773

3 жыл бұрын

@@ixcygnusxi9107 my God, what Rush groupies. ...

That Bass during the second guitar solo in La Villa! Is one of the sickest, nastiest playing I've heard from Geddy. Jamming on older tunes like that was always a great treat at the show. I miss these guys.

I LOVE HOW THIS BAND TAKES YOU PLACES JUST LOVE IT.

That By Tor section was the funniest thing I've seen in music. Didn't think I could love and respect them any more, but i just have.

This is a band of brothers that truly love each other and shows in their music. RUSH F'N RULES!

It breaks my heart that I never get to see them perform live again

@stantheman9072

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t be sad that it’s over. Be full of joy that it happened.

@davetalley

3 жыл бұрын

And that we saw them and have the DVDs and cds, cassettes, 8 tracks, vinyl etc

@claygilchrist632

3 жыл бұрын

I can deal with not seeing them play again. We fans definitely got our money’s worth watching them play. What’s harder for me to deal with is the fact that Neil is no longer here.

@davetalley

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, when you get the chance read or listen to his non fiction, you pick up a lot about him, I had just finished masked rider when he died, and I was in no shape to listen to ghost rider, audible gave away the recordings of his other travel stuff, a lot of fun, was much more able to process Ghost Rider last, despite it technically being #2 of 7

While Neal Pert maybe the best rock drummer in history, Alex Lifeson is one of the best guitar players in history also. Getty Lee shreds the bass.

@neilv577

2 жыл бұрын

john bonham is better

@marialange6398

2 жыл бұрын

@@neilv577 You can`t say, Peart is better or Bonham is better. They both are excellent in their own style.

@cxpro750

2 жыл бұрын

Me and a bass player have been having a go at YYZ and what is true for us, is that finding someone to do the guitar locally has proven to be near in impossible.....so Dave's point makes sense to me (it's amazing how many guitarists say "oh, Rush, no probs" until it's time to play and then suddenly they can't make the rehearsal ;) 😅 true stuff...

@deanlangille8396

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!! This is a great example of how great Alex is.

@irishkelly654

Жыл бұрын

@@neilv577 - What ever you say. Opinions are like assholes, everyone and their dogs got one!

I love seeing how much fun they're clearly having, even after decades together. So wonderful.

I love how even Neal can't help but laugh at Alex's "singing"

"THIS" is why we love RUSH!!!!!!!! To hell with the mainstream!!!!!!!! The world has spoken - loud and clear!!!!! We love you Alex! We love you Geddy! And now that he is gone; our hearts are broken for the loss of Neil and those closest to him. You are in our hearts - "Closer to the Heart" - and our prayers. May God comfort you in what we all know and share with you in this great sorrow and loss to mankind. You have been blessed to have been closer to him than us even though we wish we could have been. Just as much as Alex and Geddy. All of you are in our hearts and in our prayers. "Attention all hearts of the Human Federation - We have assumed control. We have assumed control. We have assumed control."

@bluntforcetrauma1500

3 жыл бұрын

Nice post Dan!!

@dancampbell9151

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluntforcetrauma1500 Thanks Carey - glad you appreciated it as I know all die hard - hard core RUSH fans will. When they said: "We have assumed control" - they weren't kidding because they did - and we were more than willing to let them! Long live RUSH! May their music forever Echo into eternity! God bless!

@michaelgeisdorf6641

3 жыл бұрын

Dan, I loved your post. 9 months later and your post brought a tear to my eye.

@dancampbell9151

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelgeisdorf6641 Thank you Michael, I appreciate your reply. This was a special band - very special - and I know that all RUSH fans who truly appreciated this band and their depth, and their genius, and all they gave, and everything about them as personal people individually, and how much they appreciated their fans in how much they supported them - will never be lost on Alex or Geddy - never! This was always personal with RUSH with their fans - as it is with us with them. There is not many bands that has that kind of personal impact with their fans as this one has enjoyed. I think that not many do today. I always knew that if just one of them was gone, or quit for some unbelievable reason - it was never going to be RUSH again. I am thankful they remained together for as long as we have been blessed with them. But RUSH now belongs to history as it should be - but my 21 year old son cut his teeth on them and was raised with them. Long Live RUSH!!!!!!! May God bless you and all you love.

@michaelgeisdorf6641

3 жыл бұрын

Dan Campbell they were indeed special. I knew they were something special in 1977 when I got my first Rush album and heard 2112 for the first time. BLOWN AWAY! I listened to that album over and over and each new album that came out I’d “Rush out” to get the next installment. But it wasn’t until I was on a US Navy destroyer in the middle of the Mediterranean that I really appreciated Farewell to Kings and drowned myself in Xanadu that the extent of their talent really set in. At my first port of call I went looking for a record shop and bought Moving Pictures and thought that there was no way they could top the recent albums but man was I wrong. ......... Now I’m getting old and I am moved with emotion listening to their mastery wishing I had seen them more than just once live. They will be remembered as the most talented rock n roll band in history!!

Rush members energy and complicity on stage is just outstanding. They just love being a trio!

That is the definition of excellence. It is just so easy for them that they can goof around, Alex is trying real hard to crack up Geddy and Neil but all the while they don't miss a beat or a note. Incredible.

Damn!! This stuff never gets old. RIP Neal, best drummer ever!!!

Neil's birthday 9/12/20 ..let's all celebrate his life this weekend and play Rush songs load enough for the whole neighborhood to enjoy...

Sure can tell they have fun playing together! It was an honor seeing them in concert!

Seeing how much these 3 guys had onstage was great. We fans will always have the memories...

These guys play so good they can just have fun and still blow everyone away.

So much music from only three people, Amazing

Rush sounds more AMAZING Live then on CD. This band is simply THE BEST!

I've always liked that sound when Neil hits the hi-hat, and closes it with a kick drum. Nobody achieves it as perfect as he. f#ckn tight

To keep that going for 40 f'ing years is once in a million. Maybe a trillion. Hats off Rush..well done.

The musicianship makes me cry! This trio is the real deal!

A bloody masterpiece! Alex shows us how to play a beautifully melodic, technically superb solo. The three masters are in top form. Rush shows us what it is like to be at once a comedic and iconic rock band, perhaps the best there ever was. No easy feat.

8:31 that drop is so chilling, Jesus. Amazing

yeah my first listen I was in awe still am 40 somethin years later

They are just having so much fun. This is a joy to watch.

In 1979 & 80 I used to travel 230 miles between two cities for work, I'd drive at night and blast LaVilla Strangeato full volume and put the pedal on the floor, a fantastic HiWay flying song! Thank you Alex, Geddy and Neil, RIP brother, see you soon!

Watching this yet again. Seeing Alex “singing” during LVS and seeing Neil and Geddy having so much fun. It really was 3 brothers by choice having a great time. Playing music with your 2 best friends and getting paid for it. Life does not get better. Thanks for sharing it with us.

AB-SO-LU-TELY the best version of Villa Strangianto I’ve ever heard!

It's almost incomprehensible how awesome the musicianship was with these 3 guys! BRAVO!! TOP NOTCH!! With these guys, the fans always came first!!

I was in Frankfurt for this one. I wish I could be in a band with my best friends,kicking this much ass! ❤️

two childhood friends having fun on stage.

The smile on Neil's face was priceless. Just goes to show how much fun they had and the crowd as well. Every time I saw them live it was an adventure - never a dull moment. The three of them were the best of friends making incredible music for more than four decades. There will never be another band like Rush. RIP Professor.

RIP LEGEND, RIP GHOST RIDER, RIP PROFESSOR, RIP NEIL.

@hudson8165

3 жыл бұрын

Que som fantástico 😉

Among so many historic bands, Rush is just unforgetable... A truly diamond in this Earth! A gift! ❤

So meaningful...just watching this gives me chills. RIP Neil

Alex is the best guitar player ever. He can make you feel every emotion possible through his playing. 💖🎶💖🎶💖🎶💖🎶💖

@josephtabar492

Жыл бұрын

Who? 🎸🎸🎸

So insanely good and amazing and tight! RUSH.....a Canadian/ world wide treasure!

This is the best thing ever in the history of EVER

@lotharlamurtra7924

3 жыл бұрын

You are right.

The best thing about this video is the Amazing interplay between, not only band mates, but between VERY CLOSE DEAR FRIENDS... A beautiful thing to watch 😍

Alex’s verbal improvs were always fun. Fun to see Geddy and Neil adapt to it. Was always a joy to see them 🇨🇦😍🥃😷 like so many, I still weep for the loss of Neil. Thank you Neil for the gift of you 😢

Did Neil and Geddy expect this ?! This is genius ! Love these guys

Another great perfomance by Rush! Way 2 go guys! RIP NEIL! T. U. 4 all the great drum solos!

@dalecampbell6281

3 жыл бұрын

U 3 r all master musictions!

This should have 10,000,000 views. AWESOME!!

Great entertainers.I like how they casually fool around stage with each other.

I’m 68. When Rush first hit the US music scene with the first album me and my friends loved it. When I heard By Tor and the Snow Dog for the first time I became a dedicated lifelong fan. Their first concert in Dallas was opening for Mahogany Rush and Robin Trower at Travis Street Electric Company, a relatively small venue. I was blown away by Peart, still am. What an incredible trio.

The look on Neil’s face at 8:26 is absolutely priceless.

This isn’t Music, it is PURE SONIC MAGIC!

Incredible performance & a joy to see proper musicians at work .Fantastic stuff

Lifeson's "Rant" during La Villa never dissapoints LOL

@yrmthr

2 жыл бұрын

Primus anyone??

Geddy is playing through the whole of "La Villa Strangiato" like if he is in a party and having a good time. WTF, it's a ridiculously difficult song!

@elianad2083

3 жыл бұрын

That is what makes them so amazing..

God, The music is great, but seeing these three up their playing their hearts out while having fun and smiling is absolutely fucking GOLD. Neil and Geddy laughing with enjoyment at Alex is awesome.

These guys can't be human! Absolutely amazing! Thank god for Rush!

I could watch this a billion times over and never get enugh!

4:35 is a pinnacle of the thing, coolest lick from Geddy Lee.

Lifeson's preciseness and subtlety on a solo like La Villa Strangiato is underrated. I know everyone says he's underrated but it takes real musicianship to write and perform something like what we see from 2:17 to 3:43. It's those little details. Even the way it transitions off into those palm mutes is excellent in how it phases to the next part of the song. As where another guitarist would have gone right into the hard part of the solo, Alex builds up to it carefully with delicately placed bends until it reaches that suspense point.

6:40-8:39 omg I love Alex! 😂😂😂 And just when you think he's done being hilarious, he does it again later on, haha Thx a million for posting 👍🙏😊 RIP Neil Peart 🌹

How they manage to navigate in this inferno of sound, and be this tight...is beyond my imagination...this is AWESOME :-)

@germanatorenterprises2797

5 жыл бұрын

all while air bowling during the drum fill

@loucontino4804

3 жыл бұрын

They played these songs from the '70's...they knew them in their sleep.

Legendary!

any one of them in a band would be awesome all three in one band is perfection at its best no click track to keep them together they just knew each other and trusted that the other two were as fantastic as any one individual on that stage R.I.P Professor thanks for the memories

I saw Rush in Santa Ana tcalif three days in a row in 1986, Amazing band! Supreme talent. During the opening song Spirit of Rado, Alex guitar string broke, and Geddy just ran over to the synthesizer and continued like nothing happened. As a guitar player I know if a string broke while I was performing I'd be freaking out.

This is the first time I've smiled watching a Rush video in a week. Too soon Neil, far too soon. Man they were having fun that night though.

Watching they making fun of each other, how close their chemistry musically and individually, makes me sad thinking they must be missing Neil so much right now :(

MAN ! They had such a fun time playing. NEVER missed a beat.

Those that really knew rock were well aware of how good Rush was for so many years. Love the band !

Immer wieder toll zu sehen!!! Neil Peart ist unvergessen!!! RIP Neil!!!

I love the fact that Alex is having so much fun!

I just love what i call " the spotnick sound " of PRS guitars .

I love Alex's vocalization. Rush has a great sense of humor and love to have fun.

A Masterpiece of Musical muscle! Thanks Rush for so many great years and memories...

My idol Neil peart! AWESOME drummer