First time hearing the legendary Rush - The Spirit Of Radio (Reaction!)

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[miked]

The song structure represents changing channels on an old analog radio.

[pxlmvr]

Alex Lifeson is probably one of the best guitarists alive. The reality is that they are 3 musical *geniuses* in one band.

[AWSOMEPOSSUM]

While he was a drumming genius, Neil was also a lyrical genius, writing all of Rush’s lyrics. He will be forever missed.

[chrisdodge]

Alex Lifeson is the guitarist for Rush. One time, Eddie Van Halen was asked how he felt about being the best guitarist of all time. His response, "I wouldn't know, ask Alex Lifeson."

[vanilla_milkshake]

holy shit bro. you're gonna have a wild ride getting into Rush.. they have a DEEP discography, but all worthwhile 🤘🤘

[stevet]

I grew up in Canada - Rush fan my whole life. I’ve seen then 23 times live starting in the late 70’s. Your take on the lyrical significance is right on … but the music is incredible. They wrote everything in order to be able to perform live. No overdubs, no ghost tracks. They used Moog pedals and keyboards to fill while playing guitar and bass, and the drummer used key pads to complete the sound. 3 pc band. Incredible. Unmatched. Rush was the inspiration for many outstanding professional musicians. Thank you for your reaction. It made my day.

[Fred-vyhm]

The greatest power trio and live band ever. Watch Working Man live in Cleveland, three 58+ year olds that can shred better than guys half their age. Kirk Hammet mentions in the Rush Documentary Beyond the Lighted Stage how much of an influence Alex Lifeson was for him growing up just as many other Drummers like Danny Carey, Chad Smith and the late Taylor Hawkins were influenced by Neil and Bassists considered Geddy to be one of the very best.

[johnandrews]

The Rush rabbit hole is deep and fully satisfying... enjoy the plunge. I've been a fan since 1977 and seen them 30+ times live. Best combination of musicians ever in one band, and IMO the most amazing live band ever.

[rushtabconvideo]

Yes, Alex Lifeson was/is an influence on Kirk Hammett. Kirk specifically has mentioned Rush’s La Villa Strangiato with Alex’s performance and solo being much more specifically influential.

[dc]

Old guy here. I instantly followed you when you pointed out what no one else ever notices—the Simon and Garfunkel borrowed lyric. Thanks!

[t.k.]

What always amazes me when I listen to Rush, is that I am constantly looking for the other 5 hidden musicians. That they constantly produced a sound so big with just three (incredible) musicians blows me away everytime.

[olafthebent]

Also, the crowd sound when Geddy sings "concert Hall" is from a Max Webster concert. Max Webster used to open for them. They did the song Battlescar together

[MrMusicMan]

Dude you may never read this but you earned a sub from this video. The fact that you can speak intelligently about music, picking up immediately on the time signature changes and structural shifts, and knowing how to describe them literally using the word ‘motif’. Freakin love it is all.

Keep on keepin on brother!

[jimtatro]

These guys were huge influences to Metallica, Tool, Dream Theater and 100’s of other bands

[tannonwraith]

Rush is music written by music geeks for music geeks.
And that's a really great thing.
A great rabbit hole to find yourself in.

[alecsangster]

"Invisible airwaves crackle with life; bright antenna bristle with the energy.

Emotional feedback, our time is wavelength; bearing the gift beyong price, almost free."

Poetry.

[charlierice]

The music industry hated them because they didn’t conform to what they wanted. They had one of the biggest and most loyal fan bases of any band though and could basically do what they wanted. Definitely a band to take a deep dive on.

[robertgrimstadjr]

This is not an official video by the way. There wasn’t one for this song. This was done by a fan and done VERY well. Mad props to whoever put this video together

[roszyknuke]

Spent the 70s listening to CFNY radio here in western New York. Went to Ontario many times to see Rush and other groups in concert. Good memories of a time gone by.

[RushfanDave]

Although you can't go wrong with much of Rush's catalog, I would suggest Natural Science next. Massive transitions and deep lyrics.
RIP Neil Peart (Jan 7, 2020 brain cancer). Thank you for the gifts you've given. The garden well tended. 🙏