Amen

They truly are a band where there is no "best" member. They are all masters of their craft.

Truly awful!!! This is nothing but noise... How people confuse this with music is amazing..

@@48Ballen - I wholeheartedly agree! Truly awful Nothing but noise. How people confuse this as coming from someone who isn't a hate-filled dweeb is amazing. See how that works?

Yeah they were a three ring circus, you never knew which one to look at.

If only they played rock and roll

@@1StinkyFinger Sorry they didn't live down to your baseness. For guys like you there's always Nickelback.

@@RCAvhstape Nickelback is worse than Rush! What's in that mellow Canadian water, ehh??? There is no rock and roll DNA there for sure.

@@gb6003 You also sound like a Nickleback fan. Or maybe Limp Bizkit is more your speed.

I used to like the song " Stereo" from Pavement and at some point the lyrics says: ’What about the voice of Geddy Lee How did it get so high?’ I was thinking who the hell is Geddy Lee. I did my own research just out of curiosity and that s how I discovered Rush I was blown away ! I instantly became a big fan. This story happened in 2022, i was 49!

54 myself! Love Rush! Been listening since I was 14!

@@Boss_Tanakathat’s a great story!! Keep Rushing brother!!

Agreed Lisaharrison1031. I am 64 now and have been a Rush fan since their first album. Musical background in HS, and sang in a few garage bands since, had some fun with it.....Rush blew me away from the start. A lot of my cohorts were put off by Geddy's vocals but they fit! Seen them 6 times through the years and loved it. This UKposts vid so perfectly illustrates how badass and tight all 3 of them are. RIP Neil, and best wishes Geddy and Alex.

You mean spirit of the radio correct​@@Boss_Tanaka

I’ve played 40 years and know a small part in closer to the heart. It’s the only Rush I know. I was doing Maiden, Metallica, Pantera, lol. So I have the speed, three and four fingers sometimes (double thumbing). I live in Neil’s hometown and grew up on Rush, so it’s ingrained in my head but not my hands 😂.

@@PhonePole68 Yeah, Rush basslines are extremely difficult. I remember how frustrated I was when I started first playing bass how I could only play a few of the simpler Beatles, Stones, Who, and Led Zeppelin bass lines. It took a few years to get to the point where I could play some of the easier Rush basslines. Not that there's anything wrong with simple basslines - I stopped playing entirely during my 30s and 40s and developed a repetitive strain injury. I can't use my left pinky and I can't play for too long, so the songs I play now tend to be fairly simple basslines, and I've developed a real love and appreciation for them. I try now to focus on playing in the pocket as much as possible (lol, I'm still not great at that) and trying to lock in with the drummer. Totally different to the "hey, look at me" approach I took in my 20s. But now it's just about having fun and enjoying myself, while back then it was super serious and obsessed with trying to get our band signed and quit our regular jobs, lol. Way less stressful this way.

@@jerejaco just found out my other shoulder is torn. The Who the real me I can do, or roundabout by yes. 13+mins of Rime of the ancient mariner np. Pain is bad at certain points, in some songs. I wanted an upright but that’s out of picture. No motorcycle, bicycle. And the wife complains about my limited positions 😂😂😂

I have tried for years to nail this. I can get the opening bit, and the first part. But can not hit the solos. I see kids (age 7) in UKposts playing it, and I actually get annoyed. 😂 Same thing with the latter parts of Freewill, I have the first part of the solo, till he really takes off and I can only throw up my hands

I really appreciate that! Thank you! More to come 🤘😊

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neil wrote all the parts for Rush's music, even the lyrics. he truly was a composer

Alex and Geddy wrote most not all but most of the music especially early on, but Neil had input on the drum sections obviously. @@DE-GEN-ART

Neil improvised a bit in his solos. He's talked about how no two nights were the same.

@@DE-GEN-ART Neil wrote the lyrics to almost every song, Geddy and Alex added the music

He continued to literally take lessons from drummers in different genres even at the height of Rush’s popularity. He was always adding to his skills.

I assume most Rush fans know the backstory, but for anyone who doesn't: YYZ is the location identifier for Pearson International Airport in Toronto. After months-long worldwide tours, the exhausted trio would always rejoice at the sight of their luggage tags displaying YYZ - it meant they were going home! What more inspiration do you need for composing one of the most badass prog-rock instrumentals of all time?

Also for pronouncing Peart correctly

@@marpsr For those of us who remember life before the internet, we grew up pronouncing his name "pert" like the shampoo. Also, Moog was pronounced like "moon" instead of "mogue". And YYZ was, if you were an American, yy "Zee". We only had album liner notes and magazine articles to go by, and there wasn't an army of pedantic a-holes correcting us every time we spoke.

Just who is Zed, and why is he being questioned? 😆

@@davidjorgensen877 All true. As well, they could hear the repeating Morse Code for YYZ coming from the cockpit as their plane would be on final approach into Pearson. It's that rhythm that inspired the opening. “dash dot dash dash, dash dot dash dash, dash dash dot dot”

Literally? Then how did you write that?

Welcome to the Rush lovers club. Pop in a CD or put on an album, crank it up, and rock out!! 😄

RIP you.

Most people say that about their "first time". Congratulations, you are no longer a Rush virgin.🤓👍

@@zwastiunburzy3688 C'mon now most Rush fans are virgins lol

Definitely. Not as well known though.

This song is so sick it made me barf! God I love YYZ...and so much Rush music!

​@@davidprice6222yeah trying to play it guitar bass or drums it's badass

My first Rush concert was on the 2112 tour, with Max Webster opening.

For several years, they played Maple Leaf Gardens every New Years Eve! The show always sold out so quick, they always added a second show the night before, and for 4 or 5 years straight, I went to both! Sadly, I didn't get the chance to see them much in the last few decades, but thank goodness for the internet and youtube, we will always be able to enjoy their live performances for ever, right up to the end and the R40 tour! Master musicians all!!!

Awesome Mark! Thanks man! 🤘

Take off, hoser.

Zed

Zed rules !!. There is only one country I know where its pronounced Zee. Pilots and ham radio operators (even in the US) mostly say Zed (Zulu) to differentiate from Cee and Dee and Eee etc.

@@Snowdog070 Using the phonetic alphabet isn’t the same thing as just saying the letters. Pilots, ham, police, and military use words in place of just the letter names. You don’t say “ped” or “ed” or “ded” so why say “zed?” B, C, D, E, G, P and Z all have the same sound but you only differentiate one of them?

Last point taken but being an amateur radio operator myself I can say that even US operators mostly say Zed with Zulu being the worldwide phonetic expression for Z sometimes called NATO Phonetics, ie. Alpha, Bravo, Charlie etc. It is what it is. Only one country says Zee.@@rapid13

Thanks a lot for saying that! I try very hard to both do the research AND be able to play it well. Means a lot!😊

Thanks so much! Comments like this is the reason all the work put into creating these videos are worth it. More to come! Appreciate you! 🤘

@@BassFreedom I love your enthusiasm for this song and Geddy's playing. I see from the comments that this was some people's introduction to Rush. Thank you for that. The world must hear these three virtuosos.

Know how you feel. I'm so glad that I heard them the first time in '76, but I also feel ripped off that they never toured our great country. RIP Neil Peart.

Been a big fan since 1978 and I remember Molly Meldrum mentioned the album Moving Pictures on Countdown in 1981 and talked of a possible tour which sadly never happened.

“dash dot dash dash, dash dot dash dash, dash dash dot dot”

Literally came to the comment section to say this LOL 2:27

true dat. Cheers!@@bretwalker2295

Yeah, this lad wasn't even born when "hold your fire" album came out. That was the era.

@@bretwalker2295 Yep, me too.

Thanks so much Tommy! 🤘

Thanks, Joseph! Welcome! Time to start playin' again, ay? I appreciate you! More vids to come!

Dirk !!

The Mighty Who and The Mighty Rush are two of the greatest bands, and certainly live they are the best. Cheers mate!