If you want to know how a crowd reacts, and you want to hear singing to YYZ - watch YYZ Live Rio video. INSANE

@Dani_Games

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! Any of the tunes from Rush In Rio is absolutely fucking bonkers amazing.

@ugadawgs1990

3 жыл бұрын

That show has more energy coming from it than any show I’ve ever seen.

@TheRushologist

3 жыл бұрын

Word

@JimiBurleigh

3 жыл бұрын

The only tine(s) I have ever heard a crowd sing along with an instrumental has been at Rush shows. The most memorable to me are the T4E and Time Machine tours at The Gorge at George (WA) and R30 at White River (Auburn, WA) Although I do remember the crowd singing along with 2112 Overture as early was '77's AFTK tour.

@oserus999

3 жыл бұрын

Legendary

Admired for his talent, respected for his intellect, loved for his humanity. RIP Professor Neil Peart.

@miconis123

9 ай бұрын

Perfectly said

The more you listen to Rush, the more you'll realize no other band in the world has ANYTHING on them!! Listen to Rush!!😎

@smeemcgee8414

3 жыл бұрын

neil peart was a friggin legend

@LeeGion_981

3 жыл бұрын

Leddy Gee Apart from every band that has a better singer. Which is quit a few. Geddy is a great bass player.

@leddygee1896

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeeGion_981 You can't look at Geddy wether better or worse, he stands on his own as a singer, and by the way, he just happens to be one of the greatest bass players ever... I think he's got the corner on unique.

@donalddouds6033

3 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure that Geddy’s quote during the Yes induction into the HOF that “Without Yes there would be no Rush” would be apt to point to and it took Geddy to do Chris Squire’s bass line in “Roundabout” That being said Rush certainly is indeed great torch bearers and innovators of that original sound that Yes pioneered and they took to levels of their own.

@sagmanbennettrobbinsoppenh2926

3 жыл бұрын

@khaːɔskampf Not even close.

YYZED. YYZ is the IATA airport identification code of Toronto Pearson International Airport, near Rush's hometown.Its the Morse code being played at the beginning for YYZED.

@Mr.Harper-

3 жыл бұрын

I really like where the song name came from considering the airport bears my first name

@scottnagy3222

3 жыл бұрын

YYZED, I love the spelling! Neil Peart (he pronounced it Peert) was inbound on a small plane one time to Pearson and heard the morse code for the airport on the radio. He wanted to recreate the havoc, highs, and slows of a busy international airport. Neil wrote most (all?) the songs and Geddy Lee, the bass player, sang lead vocals. Just not on an instrumental.

@nemo4907

3 жыл бұрын

The story of YYZ from rush.... kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZJyomsFsh7y9qtI.html

@scottnagy3222

3 жыл бұрын

@@nemo4907 I'd known only that it was Pearson and the hustle bustle part before seeing this. Thanks for reminding me!

@johncampbell756

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottnagy3222 Neil wrote most of the lyrics once he joined, and co-wrote a few. Geddy wrote a couple. Geddy and Alex wrote most of the music.

Try “La Villa Strangiato” next. Next level stuff.

@ToddBaker2112

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@tidewell

3 жыл бұрын

"Exit.. Stage Left" live version is one of my all time favs! 👍

@Mark-po6ng

3 жыл бұрын

the pinkpop live version is amazing: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZJ-fqKh-m83Xcqw.html

@adamjohnson4821

3 жыл бұрын

11 tempo changes that song is amazing.

@jasonmoore7223

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mark-po6ng NO STUDIO VERSION FIRST ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS STUDIO FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!! The studio version is EXACTLY DOWN TO EVERY LAST DETAIL how they wanted it to sound!!!! Don’t suggest live versions.

Damn, how i miss Neil Peart.

@joeday4293

3 жыл бұрын

You should have known this year was going to be fucked when he died on January 7th.

@jaymann2112

3 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻 🥁

@victhorrez431

3 жыл бұрын

Amen Brother

@shockme2112

3 жыл бұрын

Yep i miss him too . 😔

@ronmonroephotography

3 жыл бұрын

Everyday

You guys have to watch the live version when they’re in Rio. The crowd goes fucking wild.

@luizcruz1000

3 жыл бұрын

I WAS THERE!!!! BRAZIL LOVES RUSH

@fukujuamaterasu

2 жыл бұрын

The crowd is _singing_ along, perfect recommendation.

@chopperdeath

2 жыл бұрын

@@luizcruz1000 You guys sang to an instrumental!!! Bravo!!!

YYZ is the airport code of Toronto, their home. If you listen closely, the beginning (erratic) drumming is more code for YYZ. They close the song out with it too.

@RaymondBCrisp

3 жыл бұрын

Not just the drums...all instruments are playing the Morse code at times except snyth.

@trez337

3 жыл бұрын

@@RaymondBCrisp you just wrote that comment to give Chris a heads up that he misspelt Morse didn’t you. :) Cheers from 🇨🇦

@RaymondBCrisp

3 жыл бұрын

@@trez337 Nah, I'm not the Spelling Police. I actually didn't even notice he misspelled it until you pointed it out!

The live version of this in Rio is one of the most hype things you will ever see in your life. Gotta be a reaction for yall sometime soon! Also Geddy, wasn't singing but he was still on this song. He also plays bass and keyboards, sometimes all 3 at once!

@somniumrabidum

3 жыл бұрын

THIS! You have to watch the "live in Rio" version to get the full effect. It absolutely blew my mind the first time, the energy is just insane!

@zoniekat

3 жыл бұрын

Best live version ever .,

@ultrasonic6

3 жыл бұрын

Came here just to make sure someone requested Rio 😊

@RazielXSR

3 жыл бұрын

100K people singing along to an INSTRUMENTAL is something you have to see.

@jamescourtney2318

3 жыл бұрын

No! No! No! The crowd in Rio is amazing but we're not here to react to people in the audience. Studio version is so much better.

Rush is always a great band to jam. Just 3 Canadian fellas making all the great sounds. RIP Niel Peart.

YYZ is Morse code for an airport. Also, "parabola" is a mathematics equation to make a perfect arc. Rush were all some hardcore nerds and made all of that into rock n roll. Seriously talented group, RIP Neil Peart.

rush doesnt create music, they create adventures. Their music makes your see things

@mustangspitfire6835

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully said!

@IAmInfinitus208

3 жыл бұрын

Example: 2112, Xanadu, Cygnus X-1: The Voyage and Hemispheres!

Your next Rush should be "Spirit of Radio" Talk about music changes in a song.

"Dude, it's prog, you never know." On spot definition lol

Y’all gotta check out some more Rush. I think you’d really like Xanadu (Exit Stage Left). It’s definitely one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen

Thank y'all so much for reacting to this! Next Rush song I'd recommend is Xanadu from Exit Stage Left.

It's worth watching the YYZ live in RIO performance to get the full crowd experience, they sing and chant the melody throughout

This started as just Geddy the bassist and Neil the drummer jamming in the studio when the guitarist was not around. When he came back they had the guts written (as an instrumental and they finished it up.) Rush has many instrumentals throughout their career.

The Brazilian's take care of the lyrics on the Live in Rio version.

@MrAitraining

3 жыл бұрын

They sing along and go crazy for anyone.

@michaelmacintyre6996

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, I love your profile picture, Gordie rocks!

@hulaGUNZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmacintyre6996 Old time hockey 4life!

Love seeing the rush reactions! YYZ is the identification code for the Toronto Pearson international airport

@Benobot99

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I'm from Ontario and have used that airport but never noticed! 😯

Geddy Lee is there. He's doing the bass and keyboards.

@charlesfitzgerald9631

3 жыл бұрын

He is definitely my star of the song

@neuromancerx

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, he is the bass player, keyboardist, and a singer.

@NoneYaBidness762

3 жыл бұрын

And the singing. 😂

@MrRezRising

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes all at once.

If you want to see this song live listen to YYZ live in Rio. You will see an insanely enthusiastic crowd sing along to an instrumental. Great fun.

This song was a kind way of telling every other musician, "We're better than you. Hope you enjoy it."

Now you're ready for YYZ live in Rio...epic!...the crowd sings the whole damned song! 😳🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😬

Glad to see you back on RUSH - gotta give props to one of Danny Carey's influences. :)

I never comment on videos, but as a bonafide Rush head, I felt compelled this time. I've seen Rush in concert more than 30 times, going back to their Counterparts tour in the early 90s. I've seen them in Orlando, Tampa, Vegas, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Buffalo, and their hometown of Toronto. I had a crap morning, so I sat on the couch and wandered around KZread when I came across this video. After watching it, I also watched your Tom Sawyer and Working Man videos. Awesome stuff, you guys are exactly the kind of energy I needed today, and so I'm a subscriber now. You said you could look stuff on Google but would prefer info from the comments, so I thought I'd give you what I recall out of my head, and some of the experiences that came with them. I'm a dude in my mid 40s, I grew up in a not great family in Buffalo, NY, and found great comfort in Rush. I was first turned onto them when I was something like 11, in the car on the way to my grandmother's house. My brother had a copy of Chronicles (a Rush compilation album) on cassette, and was in the front of the car, so he popped it in the stereo. Red Sector A is officially the song that turned me into a Rush fan - a song about the Holocaust, as it turns out. On the way home, I asked my brother to play that song "with the shuffling skeletons" again. I was hooked. From there, I had Rush in my ears in my Walkman to deliver papers (like I said: mid-40s!) every day. I started finding every album I could find, and I was just absolutely hooked. Songs about truth, inequality, hope, spun together by four of the finest musicians to grace the planet, helped me through a very difficult time in my life...just the first four decades or so, but I think my 50s are looking up! Now, I say four of the finest musicians, and not three, due to a minor correction: the drummer on Working Man is John Rutsey, who was the original drummer for the band. For medical reasons, he couldn't tour to support the first album, and Geddy Lee (vocals, bass) and Alex Lifeson (Guitars) needed a replacement. They would go on to find Neil Peart (pronounced peert, rhyming with ear, as stated by the man himself) and be blown away by his drumming. I saw you guys floored by the drums on Rutsey's Working Man - Rush was lucky enough to have two amazing drummers, not just one. Unfortunately, neither of those drummers are with us any more, and are laying down thicc beats in the afterlife. As for my recommendation, it is out of the realm of what people usually suggest. I would listen to two songs: "Here Again" from their first self-titled album, Rush; and "The Garden" from their final studio album, Clockwork Angels. Both of these songs are extremely soulful, and the two songs not only show the amount of technical skill they gained from decades of writing and touring, and showcase the talents of both Neil Peart and John Rutsey, and also the maturity of Geddy Lee's vocals, but the progression of Alex Lifeson's solo work as well. The solo in both of these songs show that this man has deep feels that he needs to pour out of his guitar, and I get goosebumps every single time I listen to either one of them. The Garden also features a full string orchestra, which they toured with, and I was lucky enough to see live...it was amazing. If you decide to react to The Garden, consider using this video. It shows them live, with the orchestra, and is absolutely incredible. kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6d2sNyfZa3SiqQ.html Open that book of Rush, fellas. You've only scratched the surface. You won't be disappointed. Also, my wife and I are also huge Tool nerds, we'll be attending your next Sabbath, I think!

Ironically, Neil was the one who wrote all of their lyrics.

@lawrencejoy2256

3 жыл бұрын

Except this one. Rio wrote YYZ's lyrics.

@lawrencejoy2256

3 жыл бұрын

@mchlross3 but they've got it on video and you know if you don't have proof it never happened.

Humour. Humble. Honor. Three good words for Rush. Forty years and 25 shows. None better.

You two are a refreshing taste in review videos. Excited, confused, knowledgeable...nice to watch.

In your spare time check out YYZ in Rio. That crowd waited 20+ years to finally see Rush and you feel that passion and energy. It is so hype! Next song on your Rush journey should be a song like Freewill or The Spirit of Radio. Something off the album Permanent Waves. Really doesn't matter what you check out next from Rush it will be fire

Crowd reaction was unbelievably hyped during the Live performance of YYZ in Rio. Crowd was singing to an instrumental!!! Amazing!!

DUDE... NIEL IS PROVABLY YOUR FAVORITE DRUMMER'S FAVORITE DRUMMER!!!

Check out Natural Science from their Permanent Waves album!!! One of the most technically talented Band, ever!!!

What you found is like four different grooves and you liked them all. Watch your own reaction. You loved every segment and the transitions between them? That’s the genius of Rush. Masters of the transition with the ridiculous chops in between. The “song” writing is next level, not just chops and endless noodling. Rush has four or five distinct periods where their sound changed, and they mastered every one of them. All different periods and sounds and yet still undeniably Rush. Your journey is still on the first step of a massive staircase. Like Rocky, Philadelphia steps

The Professor and the 🐙 were good friends, two phenomenal percussionists. R.I.P. Professor, thank you for all your talent 🙏🙏

@EPIzen24

3 жыл бұрын

Danny played the opening lick of YYZ in his solo with Tool the night after Neil passed. In the world of drums that is massive respect

@Will_Wel

3 жыл бұрын

The other greatest three-piece band Primus did an excellent tribute medley to rush in the middle of their set when I saw them as one of the opening bands for Slayers very last ever concert at the LA forum.

@BigEBass

3 жыл бұрын

@@Will_Wel I saw Primus open for Rush. I believe it was the Hold Your Fire tour. Great show!

@markmaloney3140

3 жыл бұрын

They were brothers in arms. Literally. Go leafs go!

If you want to see how a crowd reacts to this watch YYZ in Rio and you'll see the most lit 🔥 audience. The crowd is singing the instrumental.

Now watch this live in Rio and you’ll get it. Have you ever seen a crowd sing along with an instrumental? The people in Brazil knew the words to this one by heart. Cheers!

This started out as a Bass guitar and drum jam between Geddy and Neil on a day Alex was out of the studio. Then Alex comes back and lays down the absolute perfect guitar track. The scale on his guitar solo is an Arabic scale so when you listen back it’s very unique.

Rush was Tool before Tool

@morrisgautreau6704

3 жыл бұрын

So true!!!

@zerglilngvet5428

3 жыл бұрын

no. rush its rush:)

@raytr4100

3 жыл бұрын

@@zerglilngvet5428 kzread.info/dash/bejne/mKaWtZKqYbfAibw.html aww, in the Docu Beyond the lighted stage he says "canadian led zeppelin ? No, Rush is Rush" EDIT: no i was wrong kzread.info/dash/bejne/rGh9qqpqe8i9l5M.html

@Bushanie24

3 жыл бұрын

if thats the case then pink floyd was rush before rush was tool lol

@morrisgautreau6704

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bushanie24 In a weird way, I agree! But, I feel like TOOL is PINK FLOYD and RUSH mixed together! A perfect, beautiful love child!

The one Rush song I'd love see your true first time reaction to is "Roll The Bones" Once you hear it you'll know why.

Neil Peart (peert) is called The Professor because he's taking you to school on drums.

@cecillegravelle2590

3 жыл бұрын

he also looks alot like the professor on Gilligan's island😊

3 Men. All that sound. Consider that....... absolute masterpiece. My first concert 1982. REAL MUSICIANS. . Love the reaction.

“How do the people in the crowd react?” Check out the live version from Rush in Rio. You will see how they react. It’s bonkers.

Good to see you back on Rush...it's been too long! Open that book!! The Morse code notifier for Toronto International Airport is YYZ, Rush's home. They were flying back home to Toronto and when they came into Toronto's airspace they heard the morse code and Neil thought it would make a great rhythm and that is what starts YYZ(ed). At the very beginning when you hear the symbols, that is the morse code for Toronto Airport. The rest came when Neil and Geddy were just jamming and then Alex came in and infused his guitar in it and the rest is history. They love to play this song because it's about coming home and really showcases their talent without any lyrics. Also...Canadians and Europeans call "Z" Zed (Zeeed). So, it's called YYZed. Since you are in the entertainment industry I really think you would enjoy and get into the lyrics of THE SPIRIT OF RADIO and LIMELIGHT, both songs about dealing with the music industry and fame. If you liked the instrumental, probably their best, IMO, is LA VILLA STRANGIATO. Rush said it is extremely complex and difficult to play. It is oh so good!! It's a 10 min song and worth every minute!!

YYZ is the airport code (I forget what that's called) for Pearson Airport in Toronto. Neil Peart is actually playing the letters YYZ in morse code in the song's intro.

"I thought it was gonna do it again" "Dude, it's prog; you never know" I love these videos

Speaking of the worlds greatest drummers 🤘🏻❤️ and parabola IS one of the best songs ever! I cannot wait for that!

Next Rush 2112: Overture / The Temples Of Syrinx / Discovery / Presentation / Oracle: The Dream Its a long one....Thats what she said ....lol

@EPIzen24

3 жыл бұрын

The magnum opus. I would say they should maybe get a few more entry level Rush songs under their belt first tho. Once you've heard 2112 there is no going back!

@Mr.Harper-

3 жыл бұрын

A true Rush classic

@darkwyng98

3 жыл бұрын

@@EPIzen24 That's what I was thinking too. I wanted to suggest it but they should definitely push 2112 further back and try some of the other songs first.

@canadaeast8358

3 жыл бұрын

2112 is the best rush album ever and best 20 minutes song I ever heard.

Nice. Good call boys. Been a fan since the 70s. 2112 will blow your mind.

For those that dont know the first minute is morse code for the letters YYZ... YYZ being the airport code for Toronto Int'l airport, which just so happens to be located in Mississauga ON. Toronto Intl is NOT in the city of Toronto.

"YYZ" is structured in the following arrangement: A-B-C-B-A. The song starts with the YYZ Morse Code played by Peart on the crotales (A). The guitar and bass join this pattern, using the dissonant interval of the tritone to distinguish Morse Code dots and dashes. The guitar and bass render the code by playing the root note of C for the "dashes" and the tritone F# for the "dots". The synthesizer melody played over this arrangement is an example of the Locrian mode. In live performances, the synthesizer part is played by bassist/keyboardist Geddy Lee using a foot-pedal MIDI controller (Korg MPK-130 & Roland PK-5) while he simultaneously plays the bass part. After two cycles of the melody, the synth ceases, and the bass drops one octave, the introduction ending on the guitar, bass, and drummer making hits on only the "dashes". A brief rest follows, before the next section. The next section features the guitarist, bassist, and drummer playing up- and down-scale runs for several measures, in unison. The next pattern follows a verse structure, going from an F#m9 chord to a Am9 chord, then back to an F#m9, then to a Am9 again. Alex Lifeson plays another riff along with a F#m9 chord, where the bassist plays supporting bass notes. The chord structure goes from a F#m9, to a C altered dominant chord. This cycle of riffs repeats twice. In the next section (C), the guitar provides structure with rhythmic B major and C7 chords, with the bass and drum trading fills at the end of each cycle. After the final, extended drum fill, the guitar plays an oriental scale oriented solo in B Phrygian Dominant. The solo climaxes with a guitar run, followed by a synthesizer break. Following this section, the song returns to the arrangement established earlier in the song, after which it ends in a musical run combining bass and drums (with the guitar sustaining its last note from the previous section), a short reprise of the tritone section from the beginning held at the end according to a fermata, and finally, a short run in unison by bass, guitar, and drums to close the song.

Great reaction guys. That was fun to watch and listen to. Although not all their songs are Prog, Rush is famous for switching things up just when you think you have it figured out. I recommend the song La Villa Strangiato next. It’s another instrumental that I’m sure you will love.

Crowd: 🍺 Hold My Beer & cue 'YYZ Live in Rio'..... 😂 Seeing Rush was like a 3hr Master Class. 😍🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny

Geddy Lee lead vocals, bass, keyboards. I was really hoping you would do YYZ live because that always led into Neil X-Peart’s drum solo. You need to do 2112 and do all parts of 2112. Basically it’s a mini concept album within an album. Alas, there will be no more seeing Rush live again. They had retired, which I’m sure knowing now that they did it in preparation for Neil’s departure from this earth. I guess they’d known for the last three years about his brain cancer but kept out completely under wraps. Wish I would have known, I would have definitely tried harder to seen them one last time, which would have made it number nine. Neil’s drum solo live was truly a life changing experience, absolutely no exaggeration. He was #1, now he’s gone which leaves Danny the heir apparent. R.I.P. G.O.A.T.

YYZ= airport code for Toronto Pearson Airport... like LAX. Also, the opening rhythm is actually "morse code" for the letters Y,Y,and Z. Great F'n song! 🤘

Check out the live performance of YYZ, there's a long-ass drum solo in that version!

There were lyrics, they were all musical. All about the chaos and hectic schedules of traveling professional musicians. And the unspeakable joy of finally coming home, for them the airport code YYZ

The more you listen to Rush, the more you will learn to appreciate the very talented 3 normal guys who made fantastic music. Been a fan since high school. Was able to see them several times live and can honestly say I listen to them EVERY DAY! ❤️❤️❤️Rush!

Cheers brothers for introducing me to Rush as the road warriors would say........ WHAT A RUSH love from New Zealand

Guys this library is deep. Prog masters. From Canada, I love this band. They are humble dudes. Watch trailer park boys episode when they kidnapped Alex Lifeson. True Canadiana! Great work guys.

Gawd, I love watching first time reactions to Rush's YYZ...has been my kind of music forever! RIP Neal...

RIP Neil Peart. Amazing drummer, amazing intellect, Amazing writer. ❤️

There will never be another one like them. I was privileged to grow up listening to them and learning a lot of their techniques. My brother and I use to jam in the garage to them all the time. Man, good times.

I forget who exactly said it (it might have been Mike Portnoy), but this is the best quote to describe Neil Peart: "Neil Peart is your favorite drummer's favorite drummer". Please continue your deep dive into Rush!

@2l84t

3 жыл бұрын

Neil Peart is why they invented drum machines.

This band is incredible! RIP Neil. There will never be another drummer like him. We lost a legend! I am grateful I got to see them twice it was incredible! You guys need to react to their live shows.

RUSH toured with KISS way back in the day and Rush said, "Those guys know how to talk to girls." and Kiss said, "Those guys know how to play their instruments." Saw them 9x in the 80s and Kiss was like WWf meets Jerry Springer. Still listening to RUSH to this day. Cheers from deeeep in the Catskill Mts New York. Subscribed.

Since Toronto has more than one airport, YTO is used for the area designation, while Pearson is coded YYZ, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is YTZ and Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport is YKZ. YZ was the code for the station in Malton, Ontario, where Pearson Airport is located and hence the IATA code for Pearson Airport is YYZ. The telegraph station in Toronto itself was coded TZ, which is why Toronto's smaller Billy Bishop Airport is coded YTZ. [20]

2112 Overture by RUSH is the most epic rock song of all time in my opinion.

@EPIzen24

3 жыл бұрын

Not just the overture my dude, the whole 20 minutes are an absolute masterpiece

@jamesfoster7707

3 жыл бұрын

@@EPIzen24 I was lucky enough to see them do the entire song live, back in the day.

@markmaloney3140

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesfoster7707 me too....

YYZ is the Toronto airport acronym. When returning to Toronto on private flights they could hear the Rythym of YYZ in morse code. The sound at the beginning of the song is YYZ in morse code. What a brilliant idea.

I live in Toronto. This song is an encapsulation of the beat of the city. The music video does a great job. Local TV station used this song as their sign off song every night. Brings back so many memories!

Alex Lifeson - Lead guitar * Neal Peart - percussion and song writer * Geddy Lee - Vocals, bass and keyboards.

YYZ is the IATA airport identification code for Toronto Pearson International Airport, of Rush's native area of Toronto. It is common practice for air navigation aids to broadcast their identifier code in Morse Code using VHF omnidirectional range (VOR). A plane using VOR equipment would then always know it's tracking the right station. The song's introduction, played in a time signature of 5/4, repeatedly renders the letters "Y-Y-Z" in Morse Code using various musical arrangements.

For another great Rush instrumental, you should check out “Leave that thing alone!”

YYZ is the IATA airport identification code of Toronto Pearson International Airport, near Rush's hometown. The band was introduced to the rhythm as Alex Lifeson flew them into the airport. A VHF omnidirectional range system at the airport broadcasts the YYZ identifier code in Morse code.

As others have said, YYZ is the ID code for the toronto airport, near Rush's hometown. YYZ rendered in morse code (dashes are long notes, dots are short notes) lets you really recognize that opening and closing riff: Y - . - - Y - . - - Z - - . .

Hell yes. I’ve been waiting for you to keep diving into Rush

"Working Man Live in Cleveland" (easily found on KZread) will show you how they got even better with age. You can't prepare yourselves for what you will see. Great reactions! Fun to watch you guys.

*YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS LIVE FROM RIO!!!* *I'm so excited to watch ALL of your RUSH reactions!!!* *Thank you for making my day!* (I'm a new Subscriber.) *KEEP ROCKING!!!* #RushRules #RushOn 💜💫✌🏼🎵

You should seriously consider doing a full album reaction / review. This is by any standard an absolutely classic album. Every song is a banger

One of the songs of theirs, "Malignant Narcissism", started from Geddy Lee jamming with a newly acquired bass, and the rest of the band joining in. Instrumental music seems to be a favorite of theirs.

Watching how happy this makes you guys is just amazing

La Villa Strangiato has to be your next RUSH reaction. It will blow your minds!

Check out YYZ - Live in Rio and you’ll get it.

Should have watched the live version of this from their Rush in Rio tour! Incredible!

Theres so many more popular songs by Rush, but I have always loved "Main Monkey Business" and "Faithless" from Snakes and Arrows. "Driven" from Test for Echo, and "Animate" from Counterparts are awesome too

Just subscribed last night! I am sure it has been said, but YYZ Live in Rio is the one to watch. It's the best insanity you will ever see.

YYZ - Airport Code for Toronto. So when Neil Peart and the guys were on a small plane heading back to Toronto they heard Morse code and a gave them the idea for this instrumental. I truly loved watching your expressions during the change up just before the guitar solo. You should check out some of these instrumentals live because the drum solos are phenomenal

This has probably been mentioned a bunch, but I'll just add that "YYZ" (Wye-Wye-Zed, in Canadian. eh?) is the airport code for Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport. The syncopated rhythm pattern at the beginning of the song is based on the Morse code for the letters - I'll also amplify the 'signals' suggesting that you give an ear to "La Villa Strangiato" (it means the strange city in Italian, roughly translated). Another instrumental but one that displays their individual talents and their collective genius in one magnificent "exercise in self indulgence" (their words, not mine).

You guys are awesome, mad respect! Can you guys do some of Rush's longer songs?!?! "2112", "Hemispheres". "Fountain of Lamneth" is a journey... life changing my brothers

If you want to hear the epitome of Rush instrumentals, try La Villa Strangiato. I promise you will be blown away

YYZ is the airport code for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This is where Rush were from, and they were flying home to Toronto after a tour when they heard some Morse code come over the speakers in the plane, which sounded like an interesting rhythm. Supposedly, that's the intro rhythm. Geddy Lee isn't just the singer, he's the bassist, so he's not missing from this song (or any of their instrumentals). Neil Peart wasn't just amazing drummer, he's the one that wrote all the amazing lyrics. Check out Subdivisions and New World Man for some great lyrics set to some great beats. Neil Peart passed away a year ago, so you'll only be able to see him perform on videos, but there's a lot of material to watch.

have to admit "what do you expect me to sing over that" is probably the most real reaction I've heard.

The beginning rhythm is morse code for YYZ. Also don’t forget that Getty Lee is not only the lead singer, but also the bass player, and the keyboard player.

Every time i hear a Rush song on the radio i always make a mental note, this is done by THREE PEOPLE.

Not sure if you've done it before but check out the song *La Villa Strangiato.* It's unbelievable. It was the last track of this heavy complicated prog phase before they shifted to another sound on the following album, having tired of writing and playing super complicated stuff (not that later music isn't complicated, it all is). It's a total prog blow out.

Since you're on your Rush discovery here, you are going to get many repeat recommendations for all Rush's most known work. And any of them are going to be great songs to make a reaction video with. But there won't be many that will suggest Red Barchetta and that'll be a hell of an oversight. Red Barchetta does have lyrics and those lyrics are phenomenal, rich-in-meaning, and deep. Neal Peart wrote that song after reading a futuristic article in the magazine Popular Mechanics. That song is so packed with story-telling lyrics that it could be turned into a movie if anyone ever wanted to do it. Peart was not only one of the top drummers of all time, he was, in my opinion, among the best of lyricists, too

You guys are reacting to the best band of all time. Hands down. SO MANY AMAZING songs. Some Bangers: La Villa Strangiato, The Spirit of Radio, Vital Signs, Losing It, 2112 (The wStrangulation, The Trees, Twilight Zone, The Necromancer, The Fountain of Lamneth, Farewell to Kings, Xanadu, Closer to the Heart, Cygnus XI Book II, Different Strings, Natural Science, Jacob's Ladder, Red Barchetta, Limelight, Witch Hunt, Subdivisions, Analog Kid, Digital Man, Scars, Dreamline, Bravado

They apparently don't know Neil Peart recently died. Geddy Lee: Bass, Vocals and Synthesizers, Alex Lifeson: Guitars. Just 3 Canadian dudes. Back in the 1980's "Satanic Panic", there was a rumor that RUSH stood for "Royal Ushers of Satan's House". KISS stood for "Knights In Satan's Service", and AC/DC was "Anti-Christ/Devil's Children".

3 masters at work, E. Lifeson one of the most under rated rock guitarist, so many great riffs in Rush songs.

Yep, this was just like my first time hearing this song. Then as I got back to my feet, the first cords of "Limelight" started and I don't remember anything after that.