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Geddy's vocals in the early days were a force of nature.

Alex Lifeson is an incredible guitarist. Never given the credit he deserves as one of the greatest guitarist of all time🤘🏼

I saw RUSH live 13 times in 3 different states, this band NEVER DISAPPOINTED, NOT EVER.Amazing sound duplication/ replication.

I saw this show the next month in Kansas City. Front row center arms on stage. 16 years old. It was magical. I am a 49 year fanatical disciple of THE GREATEST BAND IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!

In December 1976 I walked into my home town record store armed with a record token. I started browsing through Queen albums and then noticed a record in the "R" section. It was a plain blue cover with the picture of a drum set on a plinth on a stage in the centre. As an aspiring drummer, I bought the album without hearing it based solely on that picture. The album was called "All The Worlds A Stage" - the live album that was spawned by this gig and featured 2112 almost exactly as you just watched. From the opening bars of "Bastille Day" I was hooked. A couple of weeks later it was Christmas and armed with another record token I bought "2112". Almost 50 years later and I am still hooked. Viva Rush!

Great reaction! And like others have said, watch the 1997 live version. Due to time constraints in their early touring days, they never played 2112 in its entirety. Starting in '97 (and until their final tour in 2015), they began playing 3 hour shows, so they were able to finally play the entire 2112 suite for its 20th anniversary.

This suite of songs never gets old! 😄You both look like you really enjoyed this performance, but trust me, the 1997 Molson Center performance is the complete song and it is "jaw dropping". It is MUST SEE !! 🏆

A former co-worker of mine, told me that she and her brother went to see Uriah Heep. She was still in high school and her brother was in college. The night started with this three man group named Rush. She told me that after their relatively short set, the rest of the night, while still good, was a bit of a let down. After that, they kept an eye open for any rumors of Rush coming to town again.

That scream at the beginning gives you chills

It shows when a band just loves what they do with a passion. 3 good guys and 3 tremendous musicians. Pure ear candy.

Yep, I was wearing platforms back then along with bellbottom pants. You had to be careful not to trip. LOL Fantastic powerful performance! ❤❤❤

Fantastic performance. The audio recording transitioning between the stage monitors and the soundboard actually works. Next level vocals from Geddy!🎤

Saw them live 20 times...absolutely fantastic...

Those lads have really got something, Lol. I personally count myself lucky to have found their music about 4 years after they started and have been inspired ever since, without platforms. Thankyou you two great people. great job.

The 97 version is worth a watch to really compare how well they aged, you will also get more water which is bonus

All this musicianship in 3 guys at their young 20s. This is just unbelievable.

You may like the video of Rush's 2013 induction into Rock hall of fame . Alex's speech is a blast !

This is one of the best live albums of all time. Hard to believe, but they got even better over the years. Peart has no equal.

Was lucky to grow up in Lodi NJ which was maybe 5 miles from the Capitol Theater. Best concert I ever saw was Ozzy with Randy Blizzard of Ozz. Wish there was footage of that. This is classic. A great time to be a teenager. Love your reactions. God Bless

Awesome video ! Love seeing the boys young again 🤘RUSH🤘MY favorite band of all time, but hey I am Canadian. 😃s from 🇨🇦

I'm so used to seeing them when they were older. Wow the hair, the ascot,

Imagine how strong they were at this age to tell the record company where to go.

love the live - always better

In 1976, on that tour, I was 15 and my friend was 16. We told our parents we were going camping overnight with the Youth group. Well Worth the Small lie.😉👏🎸💯🔥☮️

Saw them 6-7 times back in their heyday and they put on amazing shows every time.

Thank you for this and the studio version too! The 76 and early live versions of 2112 included 5 of the 7 parts. They omitted “Discovery” and “Soliloquy”. In 97 for the 20th anniversary of the song they played all 7 parts live.

One of the Greatest albums of all time real band .

I saw this band perform this twice. Once in 1978 for the Farewell to Kings tour, and in 1985 for the Power Windows tour.

This was back from when they were opening for acts like Kiss, and their shorter sets didn't give them the time needed to perform this one in full; if you'd like to see it performed in full, be sure to check out the 1997 performance at Toronto's Molson Amphitheater. Great reaction; looking forward to Side 2! 🎤 🎹 🎸 🥁 🎸 🔥 🔥 🔥

They’re soooo tight! Live!

If you are looking for artifacts, there is a KZfaq out there of a Canadian documentary called "Come on Children" where Alex as a teenager is arguing with his parents about quitting school and joining a band (presumably Rush)

I had platform shoes and bell bottom pants back then, everyone did in high school. My hair was not as long as theirs, but long enough. I first heard this album in 1976 and was amazed. They’ve been my favorite band since then. I’ve seen them 4 times in Chicago, International Amphitheater 2X, Rosemont Horizon, & United Center. Also Alpine Valley Music Theater. Never disappointed. 🤘❤️ 💔RIP Neil Peart 

To pull that off live. Amazing

These 3 have to be the best at what they do all time

Hell yeah I had Stacks and flares in the 70's ... Rock On 🤘🤘🤘🤘

No other live performance can touch these guys.

Hey! New subscriber. I like to watch that version from 76 then watch the Test for Echo tour 97? I think. 20 years after they where even better and you will DIE hearing Alex's solos. Oh my word. Incredible

Seen dozens of performance of this song, but never seen this one! Nice find and thanks so much!

In 1978 we were wearing Fry boots and Levi bellbottom jeans until 80-81 cable came with Mtv showing straight leg jeans and Nike's.

Just an incredible performance. It’s mind blowing to me that these guys can come up with these arrangements and actually remember the 8 billion changes in one song. And performing live just as tight and maybe even better than the studio recording. Zeppelin who influenced Rush quite a bit never sounded like their studio work live. Which was fine that was their thing and what made them magical. But it doesn’t bother me in the least that Rush stuck to their album versions because they were so freaking great at it!… and yeah while it’s great that the 20th anniversary tour allowed them to play the whole thing, sorry there’s just nothing like hearing the original in ‘76. 20 years of singing like that Geddy didn’t sound remotely the same. Can’t blame him. He’s trying his best but there’s nothing like hearing him do it live like he did on the album!… you guys absolutely picked THE live version to watch! IMHO.

I’ve listened to and watched tons of Rush for decades but THAT was NUTS…. And yeah I had platforms

ROCKS. CLEAN !

My first concert in 76 i was 16 in Detroit!

Saw this tour Max Webster opened one of my earliest shows

Wow this was awesome. Thank you for reacting to this. I had never seen the or heard this version.

YES! Plenty more LIVE RUSH to be discovered, nice find Mike!! Neil, head down just doing the work, absolute maestro of the three Legendary Rockers! "There's something here that's as strong as life, I know it will reach YOU"!! SO, SO much more content readily available on the internet, these days. Looking Forward. Thanks!

The version from 1997 Molson amphitheatre is by far their Best performance of this Epic.

Yes ,I had shoes like that in 1974

Seen them live from the beginning. In Toronto. Shoes- I was 5' 8" barefoot and 6' 1" in platforms. Lol

Anyone else tear up from the shear genius?

Great channel, just found it.

In 1997 there is a live video rhat they played all 2112 parts.

I didn't catch that when I watched the last video that you were Mike & Deb. I'm Mike & my better half is Debbie😂 & 2112 has been my favorite RUSH album since I discovered it as a teen in the 80s. Update edit: after a couple more videos I realize I misinterpreted Dev as Deb. My apologies

I saw them do this in full twice - once in 76 (I think) and again in 78 for the Farewell to Kings tour. The first time, I had never heard them before but I went to pretty much any concert that came to town. Picture being 14 years old, hearing Rush for the first time, crowded arena, slight "contact high" lol - and hearing this for the first time. I remember the sound quality being much better than this recording.

And yes i too had platforms & they disappeared in 1980

Geddys vocals and Neils drums though,fuckin WOW😮

Drummers didn't get a lot of attention from the cameramen and producers back then. They figured the lead singer and guitarist were the ones people would want to see and the few shots they'd give you of drummers was to throw them a bone. They all really rocked this performance! This recording was only a few towns away from me back then. I was only 17 at the time though and hadn't heard of them yet. Well.... until 11 months later when I did see them and fell in love with them. :)

Rush didn't have a lot of time because they were the middle band with Montrose opening and Foghat headlining. Check out the newly released footage from 6/18/76 on KZfaq. Killer stuff!

This was the bare bones Rush, 1/4 the drum kit, no keyboards, no pedals just raw power. Most of the people at the show didn't know who Rush was at the time, they were probably there for Foghat or Montrose.

I was actually at this concert! It was one of my first concerts, and The Capitol Theater was old Theater that showed porn movies part of the time, but also some amazing shows..unfortunately I don't have much of a memory of that show...

Great footage!

Now remember we lost the guys for 5 years. Neil's family situation. So in 5 Geddy's voice changed. I thought I'd mention it wit all do respect. 😢

bravi - great reacts

I just want to thank you for sharing your love for this incredible band.. There is plenty more. Try Marathon off Show of Hands. Your lady partner likes drums. Neil was The Best!!!

The shoes were called, “Stacks”. I quit wearing them in 1980.

Chromey! 😊

The only people I remember wearing platforms in the sarly 80's were Kiss & Kiss tribute bands😅

The 3 ringed circus....The Holy Trinity! I really miss these gentlemen.

That's how you do that!

RIP Neil Peart.🎸😎🎼

I was born in 66. But I rejected what the COOL kids liked which is probably why I embraced RUSH

Yea please show the drummer/percussionist/ genius!

RUSH: Making other bands say: WTF since 1974!

Too bad Alex wasn't able to get a new, tuned guitar to him, perhaps between TOS and Presentation. He kept trying to tune it but it was still messy throughout the rest of the song. That's why they decided to splice-in the "All the World's a Stage" version, here and there, to improve the sound. That's a cool video but the original is hard to watch because of Alex's issues. Oh well, they rock, I love them!

The Platform shoes, Don't ask 'why' because I don't know, I was done with them by'75 though. Thankfully, That was my Cockney Rebel (Steve Harley) & Be Bop Deluxe (Bill Nelson) era, I was 2 years late picking up on '2112', But from '78 on, after seeing them live in Leeds (UK) well, The rest is history as they say 😊👍 Try this one guys, '75 I think, I'm sure it'll resonate with you both, Have a good day. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aph-hLKh2rOtpn0.html

Doesn't Rush just ROCK !!! ???

Hard ear candy

not any more they tore in down many years ago..i live 3 miles from their..i seen kiss debut album thier many big bands played their r.i.p. capitol theatre

Neil Peart didn’t like the Limelight, thats why there are many shots of him. Listen to Limelight and you'll understand.

Neil would have as Alex was Russian Orthodox and Geddy was raised with Judiasm

Checkered Vans

Yeah, we get it. We're not likely to hear musicians or musical composition at this level ever again. Thank you KZfaq.

Just come across you two like the reaction to Rush, the music of my youth as I am 70 now, I am English and English prog rock is one of my favourites so I would like to introduce you to Porcupine Tree I always advice anyone interested to listen/watch them live, they are brilliant musicians and the song writing and arrangements are stunning here is the link for Arriving Somewhere Not Here live in Tilberg kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZmcptSG1q24qoE.html

I wonder who they were opening for…Kiss?

Where did you find a stereo recording? I've only heard this video in mono.

LOL - Alex and Neil were likely raised in Christian houses, Alex more likely to be Catholic, but Geddy is Jewish as his parents were holocaust survivors.

Y'all's audio on this particular video sucks. I listen to to guys on headphones when I'm walking my dog. This one keeps changing? And btw, VERY happy you are discovering Rush! Greatest band ever. Especially when you realize it's just three dudes. Like when the earth, sun and moon all align perfectly. I doubt there will be another band like them. Unless Radiohead suddenly morphed into ONLY three guys

"Show the drummer", amen, most of the 70s live concert video sucks, it's always in the dark, and you usually can't see most of the people on stage.

Not the best camera men in '76 or even after that. Being a drummer, I wanted to see Neil. It took a while before they included him in the videos.

How did Ged keep his hair so fluffy? He's a Jew, 😄 (He said it himself).

Fantastic pick. Rush fans never recommend this song because it’s too heavy for them. They have been emasculated by decades of soft, feminized music, such as Time stand still.

Why is there broken crosses! Satanists? 😊

Hell yeah Rush! Geddy Lee Neal life in the one and only Neil Peart rip you know what now that i just thought about it I would love to see you guys react to the mahavishnu orchestra you know that band John McLaughlin had with the one and only Billy Cobham on the drums and what made me think of them because Neil Peart said before that he became a drummer because of Billy Cobham man I tell you Billy Cobham was no joke on those drums man he played so fast it was unbelievable no drummer in the 70's era could not touch him at all not John boham Keith Moon not even Carl Palmer of ELP that's how bad Billy Cobham was back then in the mahavishnu orchestra used to open up for ELP back in the 70s my mother had me wearing bell-bottoms in the 70s but I didn't have any platform shoes lol man I miss the 70s

I believe that Rolling Stone once asked Eddie Van Halen how it felt to be considered the best guitar player. Eddies reply, "you would have to ask Alex Lifeson".

This Is Rush, nothing more to be said.

Holy shhhhitttt awsome

Neil read a lot of Ayan Rand this is a parody of the book Anthem. Note, Anthem records is the company Rush stated.