"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." That one's stuck with me ever since I was a kid.

@wintertimealldatime

2 жыл бұрын

man it’s crazy but same here, i can still remember the first time i heard that lyric. this song is one of many that Rush influenced my life with

@Smeagolthevile

2 жыл бұрын

This was the first rush song I ever heard, and that line has always been with me

@Gregory7518

2 жыл бұрын

I was hooked by Red Barchetta, because it told a story. This song is probably the most meaningful to me. That lyric has stuck with me thru my life.

@gregkeenan8733

9 ай бұрын

One of my favorite lines of all time

Neil Peart is widely known as one of the greatest, if not, the greatest rock drummer ever. He also writes the lyrics.

@Vnachi8

4 жыл бұрын

LegionOfBarry 40 years later and I’m still amazed he was able to write The Trees. Who thinks like that?

@dgreene4234

4 жыл бұрын

Bonham, Moon, & Peart. Top 3 Rock.

@betsyklein1263

4 жыл бұрын

Absof**kinlutely💗

@FriedRys

4 жыл бұрын

In addition to being one of the greatest drummers ever, he is also an amazing author. Ghost Rider is an awesome read.

@randallshaw9609

4 жыл бұрын

@@Vnachi8 The Trees isn't so crazy if you recall Neil really liked to read a lo of science-fiction. One of the ones that still gets me is 'Closer to the Heart'. Really love that track and the sentiment it conveys.

Neil Peart is now enjoying heaven's unearthly estate, joining his daughter and the wife who he lost to cancer. RIP Neil.❤

@TheLuv4tankian

4 жыл бұрын

Music means so much to me. In fact, watching Jamel took my already devoted love and respect for Rush to the next, next level. I wanted to say that I've had three absolutely torturous, heartbreaking moments in music: Jimi Hendrix dying (before I was born), Layne Staley finally succumbing to his demons, and Neil Peart just passing. It's so sad you almost don't want to admit it happened. The music world's GREATEST drummer of all time exists on this plane no longer. 🥺

@oreally8605

4 жыл бұрын

Neil was a atheist. I don't know.

@robincortez6586

4 жыл бұрын

@@oreally8605 We will have to wait and see. 🌌 When I like and respect someone, I wish them the best in this life and beyond. There are LOTS of people I hope to see in heaven. We may all be very surprised to see who joins the heavenly angel band. I'm looking forward to my turn!! ♡

@oreally8605

4 жыл бұрын

@@robincortez6586 Amen.

@robincortez6586

4 жыл бұрын

@@oreally8605 KEEP LOOKING UP!! The BEST is still ahead. 🦋🌷🌷🌷🌌

“If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice”… Effing genius

@wisteria3213

4 жыл бұрын

I always wanted to put that line on a t-shirt.

@karldixon2704

4 жыл бұрын

life long admirer of Rush ...often used this very line in business throughout the world

@philproffitt8363

4 жыл бұрын

Also lyrics "imperfect and incomplete"...in a song that is the exact opposite!!

@philproffitt8363

4 жыл бұрын

“If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice”...I might just spoil my ballot paper in next week's UK General Election :-)

@agnichatian

4 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: On the record album written lyrics, it says "If you choose not to decide, you can not have made a choice".

There's not much more that brings me more happiness than this, someone discovering Rush for the first time

@kdarko88

5 ай бұрын

Agree 💯 percent

"If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice" is one of my favorite lyrics ever.

@js6729

3 жыл бұрын

Same. That could not be more true

"Each of us A cell of awareness Imperfect and incomplete Genetic blends With uncertain ends On a fortune hunt That's far too fleet" Some of the most important lyrics ever written and sung with such importance.

You listen to a Rush song five times for the "first" time. You listen once for the drums, again to the guitar, then to Geddy's bass lines, once more just to the words, then put it all together for a masterpiece.

@bbixler877

2 жыл бұрын

And the "second time, you totally rock out !!!

@munchey99508

8 ай бұрын

❤ yes…❤

@kdarko88

5 ай бұрын

Amen

Neil Peart is perhaps the most UNDERrated lyric writers of all-time. So deep, so well thought out. So wise. So beyond what 99% of others are writing about. This guy is genius with the drumstick AND the pen!

Rush has some of the deepest lyrics really listen and read

@kinggak1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Jen, I wish people would just set their ass down and READ 2112, not listen to it.....read IT!!!!! Then the meek shall inherit the earth

Those guitar riffs, that bass line, those drum fills. Amazing band. Total locked in Miss them dearly

I love that you always go back a few seconds into the song after a comment in order to not disrupt the flow of the song.

@TheLuv4tankian

4 жыл бұрын

Me, too!!

They were still performing that song, note perfect, at full speed, in their sixties. IN THEIR SIXTIES!! We'll not see a band like them again.

RIP, Neil. The Professor - the greatest to ever pick up the sticks.

love the reaction on his face when the instrumental starts ....he is realizing the awesomeness of just three guys doing all that..lol

When you first hear them, you don't think there would only be 3 members. The singer plays bass and keyboards too. Sometimes playing live, while he is playing keyboard parts, he plays synth bass with foot pedals. Neal Peart, one of the best rock drummers, also writes the lyrics. They ended the band last year, after being together for 50 years. When they first started out, playing in bars, they would cover Zeppelin songs, because Geddy Lee's voice was so high.

@garylindsey5174

4 жыл бұрын

When saw them they used a backing track for some keyboard and synthesizer stuff. It's no big deal but I remember even back then I thought wtf.

@JeighNeither

4 жыл бұрын

You forgot pedals. He also plays bass pedals when he's on the keys, so that the bass doesn't just drop out of the mix. So he's actually doing four things sometimes; singing, keys, bass, and bass pedals, and often three of those at once.

@kentclark6420

3 жыл бұрын

@@JeighNeither He should be the best multitasker in rock!

Listening to RUSH...."SPIRIT OF RADIO" is a must!!!

@danafranklin9530

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed! "Spirit.." and "Tom Sawyer" are always a must and true Rush!

I don't care how many times I listen to the last verse when Geddy goes up high, gives me chills every time.

@Dreamline78

4 жыл бұрын

I believe that this was the last song in which he used his upper-upper register. :)

@philproffitt8363

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dreamline78 The tight 70's jeans went out of fashion!

@MusicDiscoveryLab

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dreamline78 Yeah, that part after the bridge is my favorite. "Each of us a cell of awareness..." He never did that live as far as I can tell.

@EvonZundel

4 жыл бұрын

I often think that’s his solo after that massive ride in the middle. He totally kills it.

@joels9768

4 жыл бұрын

Also definitely one of the most insightful lyrics in any rush song ever.

It makes me really happy to see someone enjoying Rush. My dad took me to see them in 2012 and it was the last time he did something like that with me before he passed away. Its my favorite band and seeing you enjoy it just feels really good.

The timing changes and lyrical complexity are a hallmark of RUSH, and are so expertly done that you wonder wether or not they're really just wizards. Like, seriously, WIZARDS.

The transitions are phenomenal. Nobody can compare.

Rush = provided us some of the greatest musical achievements EVER...all three of them are masters of their instrument! Have fun going down this rabbit hole...it's fun to watch!

Red Barrchetta, my favorite Rush song -off Moving Pictures.

Masters of their craft they are. Music with meaning that will travel throughout time

I absolutely enjoy your pure enjoyment of diff genres of music. I do too......but I HAVE BEEN A MAJOR RUSH FAN FOR A LONG LONG TIME. RIP NEIL PEART. BEST BEST DRUMMER WHO EVER WALKED THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

Geddy Lee, can you imagine anyone even attempting to do karaoke to Free Will - probably impossible. So incredibly unique, truly a copyrighted type of voice and singing style. Awesome writing & performance.

Rush was all over the rock stations in Detroit Michigan in the late 70's, early 80's. There was a locker room attendant at the Patton Park pool that would blast RUSH, The B52's, Blondie, The Romantics, The J Giels Band, Kool & the Gang, Parliament, George Clinton & the P Funk All Stars, Bob Seger, Van Halen, Ted Nugent and others. Yet new rock, new wave, fusion & funk were our favorites. That was a good time to be 12 years old.

The day the earth stood still - Today when my Brother Jamel_AKA_Jamal finally took a trip into RUSH. Great reaction! Thanks for choosing RUSH!

@JeighNeither

4 жыл бұрын

Bro, this song makes his top 20 out of thousands of first listens! Check out his ranking vid if you haven't already.

Loads of rush songs and videos down the years, but there is only 1 video to sit back relax and enjoy Neil peart's 30 anniversary drum solo, 1 of the most famous drum solo's of all time, sit back and take it in, saw Neil peart for the first time back in 1976, he's still a living legend. Love your videos love the look on your face how much you enjoy your music.

Rush is like The Who...everyone's playing lead.

@stevenwolven9367

4 жыл бұрын

My favorite of The Who in this order Baba Oreilly, You Better You Bet, Eminence Font, Behind Blue Eyes, and Love Reign O’er me.

@bostonwhofan

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevenwolven9367 Hopefully you've seen or heard Rush cover "The Seeker" by The Who. Also even though The Who didn't write the song "Summertime Blues" Rush performs it in Who-style when they perform it live.

There are 2 songs that I feel Rush just said "Oh, you think YOU'RE good? Hold my Labbats." La Villa Strangiato and Freewill. The solo section in Freewill is all 3 of them going COMPLETELY the f&*k off. Absolutely brilliant musicianship.

@lipsterman1

2 жыл бұрын

Also Natural Science

3 band members and each one of them takes you to church with this profoundly written tune!

Welcome to an entirely new world of music that is called.... Rush. ;-) So much to explore with different eras and styles as they evolved. Some of their latest work is less well known but I think some of their best work, before sadly retiring in 2015. But their legacy is undeniable. Welcome to Rush!

In the same way that your journey with Led Zeppelin shines a light on certain aspects of rock, Rush shines another light on different aspects of it. All 3 of them are tremendous musicians, and combined they make a sound that really can't be duplicated by anyone. I'm not one of those Rush superfans that will tell you they're the greatest band in history (that would be my brother), but they are certainly *one of* the greatest bands in history. That it took until 2013 for the Rock and Roll HoF to induct them was practically criminal.

Big Rush fan, and I think that's my favorite of Alex's guitar solos. No other way to say it - it's FUCKING AWESOME!

@EvonZundel

4 жыл бұрын

Bud Maynard If you stand too close to him while he plays it, your face melts off! Hot as hell!

This is all of 3 men. Guitarist Alex Lifeson has said that this was possibly his hardest guitar solo as most of the time he solos over some kind of rhythm and can root the solo to it, but here Geddy is also soloing and Neil keeps throwing in his filld. Essentially an "everybody solo" situation. Rage Against the Machine is reuniting for Coachella 2020. I thought this should have been on Renegades, their album of cover songs.

Everybody always mentions Neil and rightfully so but let’s not forget Alex. That dude killed it here too

My fave band from age 14, but you have made me re-appreciate them. Thank You.

Most talented three people I have ever witnessed. Simply unbelievable!

Only 3 members in the band. Geddy lee on bass and vocals, neil pert lyrics and drums,and alex lifeson on guitar. This is my favorite rush song. Glad you came across it.

Being non religious, this song was a breath of fresh air to me. Finally someone had wrote a song lyrically that I connected with.

If I'm in my car and this song comes on the radio, you know I'm cranking it up to 30!

This is almost objectively Rush’s flagship work. Best song. Best representation of who they are, what they stand for, what they can do, all in one song. And the song is fucking flawless. Unreal.

Three band members that are each supremely talented and together they’re masterful and sublimely sophisticated.

The Lyrics are Golden 💛🎶 #Excellent

I always like the radio hits by Rush, but that all changed when I saw them live. The 3 of them were one of the best and loudest I have ever heard. Rush and Tool are the best in transitioning ever.

"LA VILLA STRANGIATO" TRUST ME!!!!!

@paulmurphy4723

4 жыл бұрын

HEMISPHERES VERSION *FIRST* TOO, NOT A LIVE VERSION!! sorry, why are we shouting again?

@bobbyscarfo2544

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulmurphy4723 LMFAO...I thought your pic was Frank Zappas "Sheik Yerbouti" album cover....

@paulmurphy4723

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobbyscarfo2544 ha! it kinda is... it's my MSPaint tribute to that cover, i did it years ago,

@betamax2090

4 жыл бұрын

saw em live in 2011 they did Va Villa Strangiato as their encore amazing show !!

@paulmurphy4723

4 жыл бұрын

beta max I was lucky enough to go see them in Birmingham in the UK in 1989 for the stuff that ended up in the Show Of Hands videos. Pretty sure you can see my hands too, if you squint and have an active imagination... they were so brilliant I went back -150miles from where I lived at the time and had just got home to about 6hrs after the show ended - the next day without a ticket for the gig or any pre-booked method of getting there. I just jumped a bus for hours, bought a ticket outside and went AGAIN! 😎😎👍👍

Listen to Alex Lifeson rip through all his solos and goes right back into the song with ease....Rush was so good at creating songs with so many changes and time signatures that you couldn't get bored. Alex is a force in this three man band and is always forgotten about. He is the thread of almost every Rush song and real Rush fans just waited for the next great guitar piece and solo....a true genius on guitar and I would say he is in the top 5 guitar players for sure if not the best......thanks Alex for every song and for being so humble. Great reactions and thanks for being so respectful.

Just me saying after listening and buying their albums over 40 years and see them multiple times I can tell you was the absolute#1 drummer each of the members of Rush are highly rated by their peers for their ability to play their instruments

Each of us, a cell of unawareness. Imperfect & incomplete. My favorite part.

Yas!! Witch Hunt is a favorite of mine.

@adamjohnson4821

4 жыл бұрын

Love that one. The lyrics are insanely deep.

The middle section is probably one of the most intense in all of rock.... I was 19 when I first heard that song in 1992. I was hooked on Rush for years after that.

3 guys.. all the time . live , studio, you name it. great musicians all.

Neil's drum fills are godly. All three of them I swear are from another planet! I have been loving Rush for a long long time! 😍

Lol, you MUST do EVERY Rush song ever made, your reactions are priceless, love it man, your awesome!

My 1st rock concert. I was in middle school & it was amazing!! My best friends older brother loved Rush, so his music tastes influenced us. Seeing your reaction was so fun.

@deanwest9942

4 жыл бұрын

I think taking your glasses off should be part of your reactions! Keep on enjoying the Holy Trinity!

I was 15 in 1975 when the guy I was seeing turned me on to Rush. I never heard anything like it. Eventually, I was sold. He turned me on to Bowie, and Alice Cooper. I'm so grateful!!!

Passage to Bangkok by RUSH is pretty good😎

@Daddy53751

4 жыл бұрын

That whole album was groundbreaking!

@MAXIMUSMINIMALIST

4 жыл бұрын

If he smokes wacky tabbacky he will flip over Passage to Bangkok!!!!

@edwardomunoz9299

4 жыл бұрын

Purfumed by a Nepal night the Express will get you there

💥THE GIRL WHO LISTENED TO RUSH💥 From the back of the stadium She’s easy to see Standing up at the stage In her Starman tee From Anthem to Limelight To YYZ She’s the girl who listened to Rush And all of the rockers And all of the heshers Well they dreamed of the day That they might get her And drive her away In a Red Barchetta She’s the girl who listened to Rush Philosophers and ploughmen They can’t resist her call They cannot choose Not to decide So they've got no choice at all They've gotta love her No she doesn’t say "Pert" And she doesn’t say "Part" Yeah, she knows it’s "Neil Peert" ‘Cause he’s close to her heart Say a prayer for John Rutsey He was there at the start She’s the girl who listened to Rush Philosophers and ploughmen They can’t resist her call They cannot choose Not to decide So they've got no choice at all They've gotta love her Why don’t girls ever listen to Rush? (X a lot) But she listened to Rush! The blacksmith and the artist They can’t resist her call You cannot choose Not to decide So you’ve got no choice at all No you’ve got no choice at all You’ve gotta love her!

WELCOME. You found Rush, and life will never be the same for you!

Perfect reaction. Brings back so many great memories. Every song is an adventure with this band. Picking your favorite RUSH songs is like choosing your favorite flavor of ice cream. It’s all good. Please listen to more RUSH. ✌️

I couldn’t stand Geddy’s voice growing up in the 70’s 80’s Now I’m their biggest fan. The transitions and lyrics are second none.

@JimObsolete

3 жыл бұрын

I NeVER LIKED IT EITHER GROWING UP....NOW THAT I AM DIVING INTO IT RUSH IS AWESUM

Neil Peart, the drummer, writes much of the the lyrics. Brilliant.

When Rock ruled the Earth

Your reaction at 5:14 made me smile. The breakdown section of the song is legendary in rock music, in terms of technique, precision and creativity. You dont have to be a rock head to respect the genius of that section. Props.

Dude, my wife and I are life~long rush fans and this is the third time we’ve watched you react to them. You don’t know us but we love you, lol. It’s a most excellent feeling to watch peoples faces when they see or hear in these cases, for the first time, Rush’s best. I don’t know if you have seen their drummer’s (RIP) Neil Peart) drum solo from the R40 dvd videoed in Frankfort Germany, but if you haven’t you might just Shiite your pants. Thanks brother, keep up the good work!!

I call 4:38-5:38 "The best minute in rock." You really have to listen to it three times because it's basically a solo by all three members. Listen to the guitar, go back and listen to the bass, go back and listen to the drums. It's completely insane.

"Distant Early Warning" is already part of your life, sit and listen closely some time. You have a heart, let them touch it.

@samculver9852

4 жыл бұрын

bryan brady and the Emotion Detector solo (bass + guitar) and Between the Wheels

So glad Rush are not blockers because they own all of their music and are not corporate a-holes. Keep up the great work Jamel!

Xanadu live video from their Exit Stage Left tour is an absolute must! It’s like witnessing a 3 man philharmonic orchestra in what is quite possibly one of the best live performances ever!!

4:30 "Instrumental". Um, yeah. Instrumental. InstruMENTAL!! Holy crap, this is one of the most badass sequences Rush ever performed. Talk about electricity!!!!!!

The instrumental break was an intense spiritual epiphany, Geddy's voice going up an octave was his soul transformed by blinding enlightenment

one of the greatest drummers of all times that drummer is insane

I seen a documentary on music once, and they said to have a successful 3-piece band, every member needs to be " up to snuff". Rush was up to snuff times 1000!

this is for me one of the best rush songs

I have been a huge fan of Rush since I was a kid. I have to say this one is one of my favorites. Neils best lyrics.

Everyone raves about Neil's skills behind the drums and it is deserved. He was a grandmaster. But truth be told...Geddy is a supreme bass player as well as vocalist. And Alex is one of the best (all be it underrated) guitarists in all of rock and roll. All three guys are truly amazing musicians!!

One of my favorite things about Rush is that when other bands have a guitar solo they have an EVERYBODY solo!!! :)

I will never forget hearing that on the radio for the first time! Prior to the "Permanent Waves" album, from which this song comes, Rush wasn't on the radio very much (they had two singles prior, but not much else). But when this album came out, they started getting lots of airplay, between this and "Spirit of the Radio". I was getting ready to go to school (High school) and it came the radio and I freaked out! Then...when I heard that guitar solo section I just FELL OUT!! The world totally changed for me that day! My favorite band was finally on the radio! :)

50 years worth of kick ass music

Neil Peart is absolutely justified in being considered the greatest rock drummer in history. But his talent as a lyricist was just as profound.

Absolutely excited you did this! Rush is one of the greats. Keep it going buddy.

Just 3 guys, all masters of their craft. You really need to give Red Barchetta a listen.

Love your channel! Somebody probably already told you but the late great Neil Peart also is the lyricist of Rush's music. The man had deep genius on the drums and in his mind

Neil Peart became their second drummer on theirsecond album "Fly by night". They were also looking for a lyricist and Neil being well read also tookn over and wrote everything afterwards. And, the rest as they say is history.

Just three guys. And some of the most talented men in the business. Neil on those drums. You have to watch something with him playing live. His massive drumsets.

Hubby’s fav Rush song, due to the lyrics. He loves the band overall. Ya, just 3 guys, but wow, what musicians.

Effortlessly jumping through time changes - 7/4, 3/4, 4/4... Master class in prog rock and musicianship.

I'm not sure I've ever heard Rush be better than this Permanent Waves album. Yes there may be two or three other Rush albums that are more popular but in my opinion certainly not better. I like the way Geddy said when Neil joined the band right after the release of the first album they were very happy to get such a great drummer and were even more excited that they now had someone to write the lyrics. Amazing all the things they did and such greatness for the next 41 years once Peart joined in '74. I do wish requests for Rush songs would be more than mostly from that first 7 years of albums '74-'81. Many people have said they stopped listening to Rush after moving pictures that they just didn't like Rush after that. What a shame because Rush continued to make amazing albums. No there were not radio hits as much as before but the albums are still great after '81

@loumelillo1790

Жыл бұрын

Permanent Waves is the best album of them all

Running through all your Rush songs tonight Jamel.....love how you are touched by the lyrics....50 year old lover of music. I dig your channel for the last 3 years! Keep it up!!!

A great song by one of the greatest bands in history

That instrumental bit...RUSH--the definition of Prog Rock.

This is by far my favorite Rush reaction video of all time!!!

An amazing time to live great group. Nothing else on the radio like it back then

This has always been one of my favorite RUSH songs

From the live video, Exit Stage Left, first The Trees, then Xanadu. You’ll wonder how three guys can create all this glorious sound.....

Jamel, man I really enjoy your reactions to Rush. We all have genre's we grew up listened to based on where we were raised and who raised us. I love you stepping out of your "comfort" zone to check out this baddd asss trio. Peart's lyrics are amazing. Two of my favorites are in this song. "If you chose not to decide you still have made a choice"...... and on a "fortune hunt that's far too fleet". Man, ain't that truth. His lyrics are always well crafted. He was a voracious reader. Well done Sir. I'm subscribed and watch you regularly. Keep it up!

I love watching people react to these gods of rock!

Ohh yeah, when Geddy got down on the base at the instrumental part, and Lief, charged in with the guitar, Neil's laying down on drums,.yes, 3 humans, THREE HUMANS!, saw them twice and 2nd time I still couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing, it was like a fluke of nature that was as deliberate as anything. Incredible, not many groups translate to live performances, Rush are the masters of it. If you haven't try "Analog Kid ", Freakin masterpiece, enjoy, Peace ✌

Understanding the metaphysical side of the song is so awesome