UPDATE: Since there seems to be quite a bit of confusion about it, I've created a new video called "Alex Lifeson's Rock Hall Acceptance Speech: FINALLY TRANSLATED!". Hopefully, it finally clears that up: kzread.info/dash/bejne/apyGkpSpdM2TecY.html

Alex Lifeson's acceptance speech will stand as the greatest of all time.

@cowboy7x

2 жыл бұрын

Zactly. So much said, SO simply that even the most challenged among us can comprehend!

@thunderanderson

2 жыл бұрын

The BEST speech Ever !

@mde944

2 жыл бұрын

I just got my transcript of this speech last week.

@bobyost42

2 жыл бұрын

@@mde944 lol

@jetguy7

2 жыл бұрын

Fuck you Bob. IT was a complete disrespect to those in attendance and to the loyal RUSH fans.

Whoever your favorite drummer is, Neil Peart is _their_ favorite drummer.

@cygnus-studios

2 жыл бұрын

This has got to be the best quote about Peart I've ever heard, I'm off to make a MEME out of it. Kudos! 🤘

@jamesdavison2927

2 жыл бұрын

VERY WELL SAID

@bobyost42

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Perfectly stated!!

@gordonemerson673

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!! BULLSEYE!!!

@joeybusnardo5866

2 жыл бұрын

So Neil Peart's favorite drummer was himself? Makes sense! R.I.P.

And now we know why Alex didn't write the lyrics.

@5thsgamingreplays518

2 жыл бұрын

Bla, bla,bla, ....

@hanspersson2015

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha… true indeed

@PianoManPaul

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm gonna watch that part again, because I think I was actually starting to understand it. If that's the case - one day, after repetitive viewing, I'll transcribe some English subtitles and re-post it

@jazzcat412

2 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah

@barrystraughan2678

Жыл бұрын

His guitar does the talking. What a player!

Lifeson is a crazy genius and we all love him for that.

@mjschroepfer

Жыл бұрын

He is such an underrated guitarist. Truly one of the best. He puts out Sooooo much sound. Amazing! 😃

@perspellman

Жыл бұрын

He's so my favorite guitarist that I actually didn't know he could speak. Now I'm just lost for words after the most memorable acceptance speech in Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame Induction history.

@caravann26

Жыл бұрын

He took rory Gallaghers soul like a cat will eat your eye balls in your sleep

RIP Hawkins and Peart

@yvesvolupte8486

2 жыл бұрын

🙏⚘

@beethovensoup

2 жыл бұрын

two of the best and most influential legends never die

@petebodom

2 жыл бұрын

RIP

@bedroombully9614

2 жыл бұрын

Only one was influential

@evracer

5 ай бұрын

The only two drummers to ever play YYZ with Geddy and Alex...both gone.

Rest In Peace to 2 of the greatest drummers of all time

@pbartkus

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget John "Bonzo" Bonham (Led Zeppelin - 1980) and Keith Moon (The Who - 1978).

@francoaranda6499

2 жыл бұрын

@@pbartkus agreed

@Phromate

2 жыл бұрын

@@pbartkus can you imagine the conversation between all of them?

@nickstrapko7549

2 жыл бұрын

Charlie Watts also .

@cygnus-studios

2 жыл бұрын

I'm surely one of the biggest Rush fans on the planet... Been my favorite band since I first heard 2112, and I've seen them live 23 times since. However, as a drummer of nearly 50 years myself, Bonzo will always be my #1. All due respect, but Charlie Watts? He's not even close to being in the same league. In fact, he's not even playing in the same ballgame.

The part Dave names all the records is just straight up goosebumps!

@eccehomer8182

Жыл бұрын

I bet he did it straight off the top of his head as well.

@PETERODZZ

Жыл бұрын

Yhea me 2. I can only go up to moving pictures

@whataboutrob442

Жыл бұрын

​@eccehomer8182 No he didn't. He was reading off a cue card. Or a screen. Those late 80s and after albums were just average at best.

@eccehomer8182

Жыл бұрын

@@whataboutrob442 Maybe so. As for those Rush albums, they're "average at best" by Rush standards.

@whataboutrob442

Жыл бұрын

@@eccehomer8182 I can name the albums up until Roll The Bones, then it gets blah blah blah...... blah!

You wouldn’t even have to be told that Peart wrote the lyrics, all you have to do is listen to his speech. Rest in peace, Professor.

Rush is such a ridiculously impactful band, and each member so ridiculously talented and gifted in every way. you know they are absolute living legends when Alex can give a 2 and a half minute speech saying "blah blah blah" and get a resounding standing ovation

@cygnus-studios

Жыл бұрын

Being a Rush fanatic since 1978, I got the gist of it immediately. Check out the pinned comment at top for a link to a video with translations, and see what you think. 😉

There's something truly heartbreaking about Taylor giving such high praise to Neil in his speech, to only have both no longer with us now.

@mycroft16

2 жыл бұрын

Taylor was beyond giddy up there. He was like a kid in a candy shop, it was infectious and a wholesome sort of derpy. Gonna miss that guy. May the jam sessions in Heaven be epic as fuck.

This never gets old. Brings tears to my eyes every time

@cygnus-studios

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, you're certainly not alone Bro.

@edwardgensheimer6640

2 жыл бұрын

Every time even weeks apart it still enlightens and brings the tears.

@alwaysopen7970

2 жыл бұрын

Their wives talking amongst themselves. "So....THIS is what they do when they go away".

@stevehanford1753

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!

@PianoManPaul

2 жыл бұрын

Every time I watch, the prominent word in my brain: "FINALLY".

Neil was the best drummer to ever grace the stage. There is no argument. So awesome that Taylor was part of this.

@stevehanford1753

2 жыл бұрын

Agree

@liftme225

Жыл бұрын

he was good

@danmcgrath8801

11 ай бұрын

Buddy Rich

@foto21

8 ай бұрын

The first Foo record was good, like the first Hole record was good. Both were proximate to Kurt Cobain who was light years ahead of where the Foo are and were. And the Foo will never hold a candle to Rush, period.

Any real Rush fan understood exactly what Alex said

Alex is a good story teller. Such a powerful story with hardly a word spoken.

@jazzcat412

2 жыл бұрын

Love it 😆 l

@brentcrude8565

Жыл бұрын

Actually, just one word. But yes, it was profound.

Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since they have been inducted. RIP Neil.

The only band I've ever seen 45+ times live, yet STILL counted the minutes for the next show. RIP Neil and thank you guys for all the years of inspiration.

@haplopeart

Жыл бұрын

I'm in the same territory! I treated every performance from Vapor Trails on as if it might be the last, because who knew, and saw them every chance I got from then on.

R.I.P. Taylor Hawkins.. may you be Drum jamming with the professor himself in Heaven

Watching this with tears in my eyes accepting the fact we will never see this guys live again. Thank you RUSH, we were blessed to live in the same time you existed!!!!

@photographyinflight4183

Жыл бұрын

Well said brother.

The now most important and most popular rock and roll hall of fame acceptance speech in history…hands down…for all time.

@cygnus-studios

2 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt! Also contains Lifeson's infamous "BLAH BLAH BLAH" speech, a nice jab at the assholes who run the Rock Hall, with no words required.

@jamesdavison2927

2 жыл бұрын

A- EFFING- MEN

@PianoManPaul

2 жыл бұрын

@@cygnus-studios I -was- thinking about coming up with subtitles, but now that I see you put it that way ... maybe not lol

@cygnus-studios

2 жыл бұрын

@@PianoManPaul Thanks for the great idea, I picked it up and ran with it! kzread.info/dash/bejne/apyGkpSpdM2TecY.html

Alex showing his true feelings to the hall of fame.

Love Dave Grohl!! God Bless him during this difficult time!! Rest in Paradise Taylor!!

@chrisi123

Жыл бұрын

🤣

Man, when Alex went "blah blah blah blah", that really hit home for me.

@rduncanjr1984

2 жыл бұрын

True, but for me it was more the "blah blah blah blah blah blah" than the "blah blah blah blah" that touched me the most.

@joehahn8817

2 жыл бұрын

@@rduncanjr1984 Blah, Blah BLAH???

@shaunrobertson1064

2 жыл бұрын

Blah BLAH blah! ❤

@jazzcat412

2 жыл бұрын

So blah blah funny

@hihunter7

2 жыл бұрын

100%. A close second was "Blah bluh bleh bluh BLAH!"

Neil's sense of humor and wit will greatly be missed.

@cygnus-studios

2 жыл бұрын

Super-intelligent man... He may have possibly been an alien. 👽

@allencollins6031

2 жыл бұрын

@@cygnus-studios yeah lol introverts get that now and then.

I was never much into Rush's music, but if any band deserved this, then Rush! Such nice people and such amazing musicians!

@cygnus-studios

Жыл бұрын

Refreshing to hear... You may not like their music, but you've gotta respect their unbelievable talent. 💯

WOW HAVE WATCHED THIS ABOUT 500 times Now with a heaviER heart RIP NEIL AND TAYLOR much love to all those STILL feeling the loss of the greatest of all time and those heavy hearted from this recent loss of a great one who tried his best to be as good and was DAMN GOOD

There are not enough words or enough time to say how much this band has ment to me & i am sure countless other fans around the planet. I enjoyed every minute of skipping school to sleep out for tickets, every second of every show..from 7th grade in 1977 to this minute I have been a HUGE fan & will continue to be till my heart stops beating. Thanks boys!

RUSH is THE PERFECT EXAMPLE of the fluidity of MASTERING TIME SIGNATURES! I play drums and there are a few things that you need to know about Neil Peart’s ( pronounced PEER-T) character: First he writes the lyrics so he knows in advance what TYPE of song it’s meant to be ie ballad, driver, etc. Second he COMPOSES on the drums… like a carpenter who looks at a set of blueprints before building the object. Neil lays out a SKETCH in his mind of the VOICES of the drumset and builds the song from there. He is also a great LISTENER knowing when NOT to step over Geddy’s singing or Alex’s solos! Finally, he had perfect timing and fluidity of time changes. He said himself that it’s not about COUNTING the time signatures as much as fluid motion to change the tempo without counting: in other words it should FLOW! He hates repeating the same drum patterns in the same song meaning if he plays a fill one way the first time around he will play it differently the second time around. IE. Rolls down the toms the first time around and triplets or quads (all four limbs) the second time around. In short there will NEVER be another like him on planet earth 🌍 🌏 🌎! REST IN PEACE PROFESSOR! With heart felt admiration and sincerity! Gary

@garylagstrom3864

2 жыл бұрын

I just thought of something in examining the Professor’s last name: the first that caught my eye 👁 was ART- artist, artistic expression in both music and lyrical content. Second: PE as in physical education as in the Stamina it takes to play drums and in particular at a EXCEEDINGLY HIGH LEVEL!!! So we can deduce through his last name that we have an ARTIST in every sense of the word and Physical Education in terms of stamina and physicality to play at level that boggles the mind and soothes the Heart! Rest In Peace Professor there will never be another like you! Sincerely, Gary

@johnnythrogmorton7700

Жыл бұрын

gary lagstrom • Very well worded here friend. You really summed it up proper and thoroughly. Fantastic heartfelt honesty, as well as honorably. Thanks Gary!

@gregorypfliger7756

Жыл бұрын

Well said

Been with this band since the start. Rest in peace Neal.

@rickpapineau5939

Жыл бұрын

With the band from the start, but can't spell Neil's name correctly...

Here is something allways cool from Rush, captured on the video. Been listening to them for 30 years, and at that moment, all of them are just playing and having fun, as their first videos. They are playing together and never caring they are playing on their Hall Of Fame Induction. They say something like "lets rock, and forget about everything........" Well, for inspiring thousands of musicians and drummers like me, I am so sorry to tell you that Neil and Taylor cant be forgotten, as well as the great musicians, that live in our hearts forever and ever. At least I can say I lived that era, and Im proud of that. Cant forget anybody who has inspired and/or taught us something that will last a lifetime. This guys overpass time and words....they were born for that. To never die. Im not impressed if there is a drum analisis of Neil in a Drum Book in 70 years when most of us are not here. Thank you, wherever you are (Both of you and all the greats)

@luislora183

2 жыл бұрын

English is not my first language, sorry for my writing

Came here after watching that Rush interview on Strombo. RIP Peart & Taylor.

The best drummer on earth so gentle and humble and hilarious with his dry humor giving a speech that could be used as lyrics to a song. Rest in the Stars

I keep watching this video over and over. I was in high school in the late 70's/early 80's and they were the band. Sure, I liked other bands, but I always came back to Rush. I've introduced my entire family to them and every day that goes by we listen to at least a few Rush songs. They were right, the fan base is just solid. Never wavering. The road trips to concerts in the early years I remember well. I was just so happy when they made it there.

Rush played the bar circuit in the 70's. They played at a hotel my dad was running, in Smiths Falls, Ontario.They were so loud that the wait staff couldn't hear the customers orders. He asked them to " turn down" . They didn't , so , he went up and pulled the plug on them. They were much quieter afterwards.

Two of the greatest drummers gone.

Yes! Taylor on Peart: “melodic, lyrical, forefront”. Now, both gone. 😢

Thank you for posting this! RUSH!!!

@cygnus-studios

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it! 🤘

Two of my favorite drummers. You will greatly be missed, but we will always and forever have your gift of music. Raise hell wherever you are!!

I saw a 3 man band in Aylmer Quebec in the 90s . The band's name was "Vehicle " . The drummer looked like and sang exactly like Getty Lee and they played all Rush songs with perfect likeness . I always wondered if that was Rush playing but just letting Getty Lee play drums and Neil play bass . Getty Lee's voice and looks are unmistakable . I believe that for a $6 cover charge , I got to sit next to one of the greatest bands ever , doing one of the rarest of shows ever . I don't think anyone in the crowd even knew . I think they were fooled. I could only stay for 4 songs and 2 beers and had to leave. I'd like to know for sure if I was right.

Hard to believe that both Neil Peart and Taylor Hawkins are gone, hopefully playing together somewhere.

Rush was the first concert that I ever heard, and is still in the top five of the best concerts that I have ever heard. I am eternally gratefull to have witnessed Mr. Peart at his very best.

I’m out on the road right now playing drums for a living. I’m a hired gun nobody, but I’m still really lucky. It’s because of Neil. And Stewart and even Taylor to some extent. So I came back to watch again. Crying. Never cried watching some KZread video before. I’m sure you know why. Sorry if I’m all over the place here. Just overwhelmingly sad. Love to all of you fellow Rush and FF fans. Goddamn it.

@jamesdavison2927

2 жыл бұрын

No need to apologize I cried BEFORE at this Crying AGAIN ALL THE BEST 2 U

@warrenlastewka8035

Жыл бұрын

Everything you wrote I am the same. I grew up in st Catharines and live in T.O. to boot. We can't forget about John B as well

I miss seeing the G.O.A.T. Thank God for videos of your magical sounds. Rest in Paradise Neil

I was introduced to Rush by a childhood crush. It was 2112 and I was instantly amazed. I will never forget that night I first heard it. Coincidentally she introduced me to Styx as well. The memories of those 2 bands and of her will remain forever

We saw Rush 7 or 8 times in the early days. They were an inspiration for me to play guitar. RIP Neil Peart

Thank you so much for uploading the ENTIRE thing (rather than fragmenting it like all the others). First time I've gotten to watch it in its entirety.

@cygnus-studios

Жыл бұрын

Took a bit of editing, but you're quite welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!

I love how taylor Hawkins acts like Dave's younger brother that's just happy to be there rip to of the greatest drummer's in rock history

@Ariel_thenotsolittlemermaid

Жыл бұрын

He kinda was Dave's younger brother. Not biologically, but in every other aspect (Dave even called Taylor 'my brother from another mother' in his memoir). They were brothers... who constantly flirted with each other and spoke about how much they're in love.

You can see Neil and Geddy standing behind him trying not to throttle him. 😂

@jazzcat412

2 жыл бұрын

Blah blah blah 😂

I think it's pretty cool that every true Rush fan knew exactly what Lerxt was saying in that speech💕♥️

@chrisslooter2825

2 жыл бұрын

Every word.

Rush was one the first albums i bought back in the day..still love them!!! Best drummer ever..RIP

I just wish RUSH would release their entire catalog of music in 5.1 DVD-AUDIO. Signals, Snakes & Arrows, Moving Pictures, Fly By Night and A Farewell to Kings are good 5.1 mixes but they’ve got so many more albums that could really benefit from a surround sound mix imo.

@77perudo

2 жыл бұрын

YESSSSS!!!!!!.. i love listening to multichannel audio.. moving pictures sounds sooooo gooood.. witch hunt especially.. i have many audio-dvd's nothing like it..

@apieceofdirt4681

Жыл бұрын

@@77perudo IKR! I didn’t start really getting into DVD-AUDIO until the last SUV I bought had a 5.1 surround sound system in it. I absolutely love it. Once you’ve heard multi channel music you’re hooked. I bought around 12 DVD-AUDIO discs when that format first came out in the early 2000s but almost 20 years later I’ve really added to my collection. Because most of the titles I’ve bought are OOP I’ve paid a premium price for them. Every once in a while I’ll come across a decent deal but most have been $80 and above each. My favorites are any 5.1 release by Porcupine Tree, Genesis, Rush, Sting, Billy Idol, Bryan Adams, Roxy Music (SACD multi channel not DVD-AUDIO) Simple Minds, Queen, Steely Dan, Dire Straits, and several of the Silverline Records sampler discs that have some really great tracks on them. I’ve got around 110 multi channel discs now and have spent way too much money on them.

@77perudo

Жыл бұрын

@@apieceofdirt4681 exactly.. same here.. i remember the 1st audio dvd i got, it was acdc back in black.. and i was like whoa... this is interesting.. and hence jumped right down that rabbit hole.. LOL.. i dont have a multi channel pink floyd the wall and thats been on my radar.. so that will be one of the next to add to my collection. i dont have nearly as many as you do... maybe about 25-30..

@apieceofdirt4681

Жыл бұрын

@@77perudo The Wall has been on my radar as well but some of the asking prices are insane. I had to stop buying so many because I was running my credit card up.

A epic introduction to one of the most true epic rock n roll bands of all time.

I’ve watched this quite a few times and just realized that during Spirit of Radio when Geddy is singing the “shatter the illusion of integrity” part, Alex went back to Neil and went, “blah, blah, blah” to him. Hilarious!

@cygnus-studios

Жыл бұрын

Wow, totally missed that myself... Good catch!

@greengrass1072

Жыл бұрын

@@cygnus-studios There’s another version/camera angle of Spirit of Radio from this here on KZread, it cuts to Neil smiling/laughing from it.

@markanthony1363

Жыл бұрын

Spot on at 30:22 HAHAHAHAHA.

Thank you RUSH for all you have given us over the years. A catalog like no other in music 🎶 i am so glad that I came along for the ride. RUSH fan 4 life.... to be continued in the hereafter.

The passion, the technique, the uniqueness, the joy of playing great music and the camaraderie between them. Pure perfection.

This is cool, like an uncut version of the actual video

@cygnus-studios

2 жыл бұрын

The only things edited out are the others who were up for induction, and other BS. This is purely Rush. 🤘

IT's nice the see the raw footage of this event rather than the heavily edited HBO/HOF version that is also on the KZreads.

I just loved the reaction and speech of Taylor Hawkins. He is literally jumping up and down like a kid in a candy store when Rush gets to the stage. RIP Neil and Taylor

The greatest moment of these 3 guys lives... Not everyone gets to play on stage with Rush!

I watch this every few years to remind myself... The music we have lost... Neil we miss you... Alex and Ged are the best at what they do, I grew up with this band, its part of me.

@Mike-jv4rz

9 ай бұрын

Ditto-

Phenomenal performance by a Phenomenal band! The first time I ever heard them I was in the basement at my sister and her boyfriends house, it was set up exactly like the Memorex ad ! Sitting in the low rider chair with 2 speakers pointed my way, listening to THE FLY BY NIGHT ALBUM !That's all she wrote, I was hooked on these Guys, what's their name again, ohhh yeah RUSH ! I told all my friends about them, some didn't like them, and I didn't care! But a few of them did , I stood my ground, and most of them came around! LOL! I've Loved them ever since! ❤ RIP PROFESSOR 💔 !

@kenrobinson8667

Жыл бұрын

Rush kind of has an acquired taste, so to speak, I didn't like them at first but that changed.

Thank you Canada for sharing Rush with the rest of the world, pure talent..

RUSH will always be my most adored band.

Get this... at the Seattle Paramount 1974... Rush opened for... KISS ! Neil has just joined the band months ago.

@cygnus-studios

2 жыл бұрын

Yepper, that played a huge part in launching their careers. Gene Simmons in particular adores them!

@christineblack4654

2 жыл бұрын

@@cygnus-studios good, means he has good taste. there not the only ones I adore but they are there.

@5thsgamingreplays518

2 жыл бұрын

I went to see kiss never heard of rush prior to that nite. Pretty bad when the opening band blows away the main act. Left halfway thru kiss performance.

Even into their 60s, RUSH still crushed it...

So glad I saw Rush live. 🙏🏻

@cygnus-studios

Жыл бұрын

Me too, 24 times. 😉

@JoeRivermanSongwriter

Жыл бұрын

@@cygnus-studios jealous

@cygnus-studios

Жыл бұрын

I saw them on at least one date during every tour since Hemispheres (except Counterparts, they didn't come to Colorado during that one for some reason). If you think that's crazy, there are people who attend damned near every stop. Must be nice to be rich! I realize it's not the same, but you can always pick up DVD's. There's a bunch of great ones available if you shop around, both official and bootleg.

I've seen Rush 13 times in my life and can remember details of each show. The first time I saw them was 41 years ago (1981) and the last time I saw them was in 2013. I wish I could see them again.

@yrmthr

2 жыл бұрын

those 3 guys created a sound worthy of 3x that...saw them 9 times

I was watching this live and couldn’t stop smiling the whole time.

Now they're jamming together in the infinity and beyond.

That speech. He is the ultimate performer and few will ever fully understand his greatness.

Oh, the full unedited version of their induction? Cool! Thanx for this!

@cygnus-studios

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure... Everything non-Rush was carefully edited out, except for the Jann Wenner intro which I skipped since I can't stomach even looking at that moron. 😉

Turns out Neil was equipped to act with sufficient tact. Who knew?

Rush actually is the greatest live band ever seen thank you for the music God Bless

I was a Jr in High School riding to vocational school in my Buddys VW Van the first time I heard Working Man blew me away

Begin the day with a friendly voice. Best advice I ever got.

Wherever you are, you will always be missed Neil ❤️

I saw rush 7 times over the years in st Louis, always waiting for Neil's drum solo. But love all 3.

My stepdad bought me Signals for my 12th birthday, it changed my musical life! Rush is the best!

All rise and fully appreciate the performance you are privileged to receive.

Be a master of your instrument .....thats how RUSH got such AWESOME sound of the stage.

Dave Grohl should do every single RnR Hall of fame introduction!

Ugh 2 of the best drummers I have seen and my twin boys . Not here but we have your beats forever .

Geddy to Neil at 16:57 - “You got a pair of your 747’s on ya right now? You clock him, I’ll catch and drag him off stage right”

@cygnus-studios

Жыл бұрын

Ah, NP 747 Signatures... They're all I use. A little longer than standard 747's, same Shira Kashi Oak that seems to last forever. Getting a bit hard to find nowadays, but they're still around. About $20/pair, but well-worth every penny.

@pitstarproductions7792

Жыл бұрын

@@cygnus-studios there’s a reason the Professor swore by them for the last 41 years of his career!

@cygnus-studios

Жыл бұрын

No doubt, I've been using them since '91 myself. Once I first tried them, there's never been any looking back. 😉

That Chris Cornell shoulder pat on Geddy as they walk up the stage hits different now.

Neil said to Taylor - next time, say my name right. Alex is a comedic genius. I'm amazed he ended playing guitar and not being a club comic, but he picked the more elite path. The fact that Lifeson planned this, carried it through with literally nothing else said whatsoever, is really either genius or psychopathy.

R.I.P. Taylor Hawkins; his 'speech' about "who let's the fucking drummer write the lyrics?!?!?" TIMELESS

As Taylor said"F%%king Niel Peart.What a tribute/speech.RIP Neil.

@cygnus-studios

2 жыл бұрын

It's too bad he couldn't even pronounce his last name right, sounds pretty off for someone who admires him so much.

Congratulations to the band, Rush. 👍 For bring inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame.

One of the best things about the induction was the fact they were inducted by two world class drummers. RIP Professor Pratt RIP Taylor Long live Dave

Alex Lifeson has the heart of a poet

For everyone criticising on Geddy's voice, and saying it's good that "they packed it up when they did". Rush did the R40 tour, 2 years after this and Geddy's voice was perfectly fine. You can see them struggling with the monitors, and the whole thing sounds a bit off, so the sound wasn't great and they weren't receiving proper feedback. That probably helped him having trouble with the singing. And likely Geddy was having vocal issues when this happened, because they played live plenty after this and he sounded ok.

@cygnus-studios

Жыл бұрын

Like most bands nowadays, they use in-ear monitors. Regardless, I'd rather hear his voice naturally instead of using pitch correction, which I despise. BTW, totally agree with you about R40... I had front row seats directly in front of Geddy, and he sure sounded great to me!

@mpmlopes

Жыл бұрын

@@cygnus-studios yes, I meant the in-ear monitors, you can clearly see Geddy fiddling with it while frowning. It was clearly giving him trouble.

@cygnus-studios

Жыл бұрын

Nothing is foolproof (least of all electronics), so that may well have been. I didn't really notice it all that much. He was a little off a few times here and there, but it wasn't like he was constantly all over the place throughout every song. I'm a bit surprised they weren't transposing songs into lower keys by that time, respect to Ged for hanging in there! 💯

I love that Neil and Alex are wearing their Order of Canada pins

@cygnus-studios

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Never noticed that, great catch!

So cool to see this. I miss Neil the professor.

I was disappointed when they started playing "Tom Sawyer" and Geddy wasn't hitting the high notes. But then I thought, "Dude... It's fuckin Rush playing at their overdue induction into the fuckin R&R HoF, and they sound fuckin awesome!" Can't help but love these guys. 😎

Alex really has a flair for word.

I don't I've seen this cut, thank you.

Alex Lifeson is why I play guitar, Geddy Lee is why I play bass, and Neil Peart is why I gave up on drums

Alex is the reason I listen to Rush one of the most special guitar players in the world.

These rockin son of a guns were the sound track for my teenage life in the 80s. Talent like this will never be seen again. Thank you Rush and i hope that Neil is flyin high with the angels. You are missed.

Taylor Hawkins (R I.P.), possibly the only drummer who could ever have kept up with Neil Peart (also R.I.P.)

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All due respect to Hawkins, IMHO that would be Mike Portnoy.

@markmurray3193

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@@cygnus-studios Fair enough🙂