Geddie and Alex were 58 and Neil was 59 at the time of this performance and this is the second encore after a three hour show. My votes for Natural Science next. 😊

There was no experience in life like Rush live in concert. Nothing compares to watching 3 perfectionists actually have so much fun playing.

Being 26 years old, I unfortunately missed a lot of opportunity to see RUSH as I discovered them towards the end of their career. But the 1 show I did see, which was during their R40 tour in the Nationwide Arena in Columbus Ohio, was the best live show I have ever seen. Literally EVERYONE was there. Like you had Grandma and Grandpa there, you had mom and dad there, and you had the sons and the daughters there. You literally had the entire family completely engaged to the show and responding to whar Geddy was singing. It was truly an unforgettable live show. They were unlike any other band out there man. Absolutely incredible

Do the studio version of this one too. You won’t be sorry. The original of WM is what got them noticed in 1974 by a Cleveland radio DJ.

One of the best renditions of Working Man!!!!!!! You are watching some of the greatest at their craft. Their concerts were not just shows....they were experiences.

We show up for Rush, we stay for the good people. ❤🍁🎸🇨🇦🌈

I was waiting to see your reaction to this video. Exactly what I expected. Would love to to see your reaction to The Garden live. It’s their final song on the final album. It’s a beautiful masterpiece. Though I must admit I cry near the end because of the message, and with Neil’s death. Most Rush fans would agree I think.

I was able to see them live twice. Incredible!!! I love this rendition of Working Ma. At the end when Neil makes that face priceless. RIP Neil the greatest ever.

Working Man was off their first album and it was the song that first got them radio exposure (in Cleveland) and a record deal. It was a blues rocker with a lot of jamming in it. It became a regular in their concerts and they loved to have fun with it. I saw them at least 30 or more since '77, and it was ALWAYS a crowd favorite!

What gives this true perspective.... I am 55. They are collectively in their mid/late-50's in this vid. I would have collapsed!

As a member of the RUSH ARMY since 1975...Thank you for service ! Glad you're down the rabbit hole... Xanadu!!!

Talking about rush having long songs, 2112 is a masterpiece that take up the whole side of an album. They only played the whole thing during one tour (1997) which is an awesome video to react to. Your channel rocks! 😊

Three fifty year olds ending a three hour concert they are truly working men

Best live performance of any song by any band. Ever.

Yep, nailed it. Just lurking waiting for this reaction! Xanadu showed the absolute mastery of the craft from these guys, this one shows the stage presence, and yes, face melting musicianship of each member of the group. Tour de force for Alex (guitar) and Neil (drummer) And of course the multi tasking abilities of the great Geddy Lee.

One thing that Rush always wanted to do, and prided themselves on, was to be able to play what they recorded live. The fact that they, later in their career, started having jam sessions during concerts was awesome

Working Man was Rush's first big break, Donna Halper, a Cleveland DJ started playing it and it picked up enough popularity to get the band noticed and signed to a record label. The original track was pure hard rock, the reggae intro was introduced as a way to change up a song that the band had been performing since at least 1974.

It's usually fun to watch the RUSH new comers appreciate them as much as we old fans did way back when. You will find that each time is as fresh as the first. Welcome aboard. And you two are cute as and polite as all get out. Though we have lost The Professor, Rush will live long in our hearts and minds.

Hanging(virtually) with you is like the listening parties we'd have when new albums were released back in the day. Good music, good folks and good fun! I'm sorry you never got to see RUSH. A good as the recordings and videos are, there was something magical at the live shows. My first ever concert was a RUSH show in 1977 and managed twelve shows over the years and each one was wonderful. I'll put in another pitch for "Manhattan Project" and raise you a "Hemispheres" (c'mon, an epic that spans two albums!) Another commentor suggested a live video of "The Garden" which is a beauty as well (one of Alex's best solos IMHO) Thanks for doin what you do and spreading smiles.

If you'd like an explanation for "Sausage Time", do a KZfaq search for "rush time machine intro". It will be titled "Great Rush Full Intro Spirit of Radio Time Machine Tour HD Marvelous". The thumb nail for the video should show a drum head that has RASH instead of RUSH printed on it, and in smaller print over that, "The 'Real' History of Rush". It's the video that was played on the stage screen for several minutes before the boys actually hit the stage, playing "Spirit of Radio". After the first intermission, they play another video before they return to the stage and play "Tom Sawyer" plus the rest of the Moving Pictures album. These videos show that they could have had a career as comedic geniuses, if they had quit music early on.

I was at that show! I'm a life-long Clevelander and remember listening to Rush when WMMS started playing them. Love Rush!!

THE greatest Prog Rock band....ever. Mind blowing. And doing this in their late 50's. One of the greatest live songs I've ever watched. Of note....thanking the crowd for being "best audience ever" goes back to their earlier days, when their first big concert in the US was in Cleveland.

Your faces after the solo from Alex. So good. 😂

The pinnacle of Geezer Rock!! 🤣🤣 Almost 60, at the end of a 3 hour show, and they can still outplay bands half their age! 🎸🥁🎸🤘

The reggae section was a nod to The Police, a British band that partly influenced their early 1980s music; if you'd like to see more examples of that, I recommend Vital Signs from this same show, Distant Early Warning and New World Man from Live In Rio, and Digital Man from the Snakes And Arrows Tour. Cheers from Canada! 🇨🇦 🎤 🎸 🥁 🎸 🔥 🔥 🔥

Someone else may have already mentioned this in the comments, but Rush liked to dip their toes into different musical genres. Like The Police, they seemed to especially enjoy reggae vibes. I recommend "The Spirit Of Radio" for a reaction. As with EVERY song by Rush, it would probably be best to start with a lyric video of the studio version, just to appreciate the poetry of The Professor. Then the version with animation is REALLY excellent. And then wrap it up with the live version from Toronto where they do a "Paint It Black" intro, and Alex rips open a new hole into The Upside Down when he absolutely SHREDS the guitar solo!

RUSH= Gods of music

I saw RUSH 13 TIMES in 3 different States, they NEVER DISSAPPOINTED. They had some of the best sound replication of any band i have seen. Rush Rocks!!!

Both of you probably wondering why Rush recorded this concert live in Cleveland? Back in the mid 70's, Rush had a hard time to break in USA's music scene. Then a radio station with callsign- WMMS "The Buzzard" started playing Rush songs on the radio. Rush never forgotten that WMMS helped them in this country.

I was lucky to see them 3 times live, and I think they played this song each show, with a different sound each time. They were amazing!

Natural Science is my favorite Rush song to see and hear live. I saw Rush in concert 5 times. I know this performance of "Working Man" in Cleveland is incredible.

Hope you'll consider reacting to Rush performing "Spirit of Radio" live in Toronto in 2003 in front of 500,000 fans on a sunny August afternoon. They start with a short instrumental version of "Paint It Black" in honor of the Rolling Stones. And then it segues into a blistering version of "Spirit of Radio". It's one of the greatest live performances I've ever seen from any band! The video has over 11 million views on youtube. It's awesome.

Heyyyy… it’s time for “MORE USELESS RUSH TRIVIA FROM KELLY!!” If you’ve wondered why Rush has clothes driers onstage, it began as a beef between Geddy and Alex that Alex was using too many amplifiers on his side of the stage, while Geddy’s side of the stage only had ONE bass amp… so as a joke, Geddy brought in 4 clothes driers and had them placed on his side to balance things out., unbeknownst to Alex before the show…. Alex found it so humorous that it stuck and became the new stage setup.

I was at this concert! Three guys pushing 60, closing out a 3 hr show like bosses. Amazeballz

This is what you get when three musical geniuses get together and try to "outdo" each other. RUSH rules!!!

Just commenting on the comment that you commented about. ❤ love to see young people appreciate my favorite band of all time! 😊 thanks 😊!

Lifeson in person is funny and a kinda good natured dork (in a good Canadian way). Guitar in hand on any stage and he's a rock God and only a small amount of people can get away with those power stances he does and be taken seriously for it.

Where else can you watch 3 concurrent solos ... and all three are EPIC and complement the others. ONLY at a RUSH concert.

“I know you wish you could drum like that!” Don’t we all? 😂

As a guitarist, playing off the fretboard live and successfully like Alex did is legendary unprecedented. Note* That added extra end was a treat for Rush-book-author Bill Banasiewicz as a little bit of the song, Cygnus-X1 who complained they hadn't played it since the 1970's.)

I love all of the songs Rush has done, but by far my favorite of their videos is Neil's drum solo in Frankfurt. Shows just how much of a legend he was.

RUSH: Making other bands say: WTF since 1974!

It's always a good time to Rush!👍

The synchronicity of these three guys was impressive... their full creativity in Rock.

Very happy to sub you guys - I'm a big fan of Rush and was lucky enough to see them perform this here in London and have seen them live 2 or three times. An absolutely outstanding band. RIP Neil Peart too - one of the finest drummers of all time! I just know you've had plenty of Rush requests so I'm going to suggest that maybe you'd like to react to Nightwish 'Ghost Love Score' official live at Wacken open air festival 2013. I'd love to see your faces!😅 Take good care of yourselves. David 😊

I will say that anything from Rush in Rio is amazing. Two of my favorites from that would be Natural Science and YYZ. They are both incredible

Saw this tour live. Rush is known for their wacky and wonderful stage props, including dryers with t shorts, and my all time fave, chickens on rotisseries! Just brilliant!

RUSH are great members of the universe.

During my high school days of 1976-1980, I was in 3 different rock bands, in 3 different states over those years, and EVERY high school rock band included "Working Man" as part of their set! This is the song that "put them on the map" in the US, but they were really discovered in Cleveland. This song was on their first album, and the drummer back then was John Rutsey (RIP.) John only appeared on their debut album. Needless to say, there was no reggae anywhere on that original album. In case you weren't aware, while the members of Rush were amazing musicians, the band were best friends, practically family, and they all had incredible senses of humor, so having fun (like doing working man like this,) was pretty typical. They were so funny, though Alex went off-the-scale to "goofy!" Check out Alex's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction speech! It's on youtube, and it's hilarious!

That part at the end is a snippet from another song, Cygnus X-1, from the 1977 album A Farewell to Kings

The little thing at the end was a special tribute to a song that did not appear on one of their albums. This was the closing song of the concert, and it was a "concept" concert ... they began with their newest music and went backwards to their first album. As they did so, they changed the stage behind them to reflect what it looked like at the time of the song. The last sixteen bars was the earliest song they've ever played on stage, as it did not appear on an album.

Rush rabbit hole. Careful what you ask for. There’s a reactor on here who decided to do everything Rush. A year later, he’s still at it.

Yeah Rush is pretty awesome. The original did not start out with the reggae beats that's something they did for the live show. Had the privilege of seeing them for the first time on the permanent waves tour and the last with the R40 tour... Five times in total. And they put on an epic performance every time. Washing machines, time machines, rotisserie chickens instead of a regular bass amp rig. And then there is the back screen. They use it so effectively. I would suggest a live version of Tom Sawyer with the South Park introduction. When you see it you will know. Also some of the other videos they play after the intermission to introduce the next song. Absolutely hilarious. As is their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction speech. Alex lifeson will absolutely crack you up. Keep up the great work.🍻🎶🇨🇦

Watching your channel for the 1st time I think lol. I'm a super big RUSH fan. I've got all their CDs, seen them multiple times in concert before Neil passed away and love watching reaction videos for them, so thanks for this video. I'm from their hometown city of Toronto also. You guys are awesome reactors and great to see how you react to their musical talent. I once got up to the front row of a concert for them, right in front of Alex Lifeson ( the guitarist ) and it was a highlight in my long life. Also Neil always did a drum solo in each concert I saw, which is something everyone should experience at least once ( on TV now since Neil is gone R.I.P. ) Finally just wanted to compliment the lady reactor ( I think the name was Kayla ) as she was so full of energy in the reaction, which made it so fun....and she's super beautiful too!!❤ Thanks and keep smiling👍🇨🇦

The bridge chord at the end is from one of their earlier songs Cygnus X-1.

Having big fun watching you two listen to Rush. Such brilliance being discovered is a true hoy. Now, I don't want to distract you, but there is a rather unknown, un-reacted to super-group that recorded a beautiful song named "Kayla" and for obvious reasons, I think you should hear it. The band is Flying Colors abd features Steve Morse (five-time winner of Best Overall Guitarist in Guitar Player Magazine) from Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, Kansas and his own band; Dave LaRue (Steve Morse Band & Joe Satriani) on bass; Mike Portnoy (from Dream Theater and just about every band on the planet); Neil Morse (Spock's Beard founder plus many other bands) and Casey McPherson as singer and guitar. Incredible band and the song is amazing and will likely become your theme song, Kayla. Thanks for having so much fun with Rush!

PS - Time for you to have a listen to Headlong Flight and then The Garden, both from their last album, Clockwork Angels. Do the official video for the first and the live performance in Dallas for the second. PPS - Pretty please…

This was Rush's "new" live take on an old favorite from Rush's debut album that was done just for this concert tour to give the long time fans a fresh approach. But you MUST also listen to the original studio version of this song which is every bit, as incredible, both in different ways. The original studio version is very Led Zeppelin like and Alex goes insane on his guitar in it as well, again, in a totally different way. One thing about the original studio version though is that it was recorded while Rush still had their original drummer John Rutsey. He's incredible on this song too, so you won't be disappointed, but he's no Neil Peart. So you will also have to listen to a live version of Working Man when Neil Peart is drumming, but sticks closer to the original studio version, but probably has extended solos from Alex and Neil, if not all three. Also, an bit of trivia on a side note; you may remember that Geddy points and calls the audience "Best audience ever." A thing about Geddy and Rush in general is that they NEVER before ever said that to another audience at another show. And Geddy commented in an interview once that he never did that at a show because he saw other artist do it all the time with multiple audiences and it was very disingenuous to him. So when he said it this one time he really meant it (though by default as explained below), and hard-core Rush fans know this well. He did it at this specific venue though as a bit tongue-and-cheek too, which the audience knew, because they knew he never said that to any audience before, and because it was really in honor of the fact that it was the city of Cleveland and it's Radio station that introduced them to the United States and lead to their big break getting a record deal with Mercury Records and being picked by Gene Simmons of KISS, also on the Mercury label, to be their opening act on Kiss's big tour! So Cleveland has a special place in Rush's heart and Rush's fans hearts too.

Ahhh The Holy Trinity. I've seen them over twenty times and they've never disappointed. So much to choose from with over 20 studio albums. I think you'll like some of their newer stuff. Some of my favorites are Ghost Rider live in Rio, Working Them Angels, Half The World, and Headlong Flight. Those just came to mind. I was born and raised in NorCal, and I must be the only one who has never heard "hella", because I've heard people say that before about it being a NorCal term🤔🤷🏻‍♂️ Anyway, enjoyed the reaction ✌️

Just fyi, you are great at your pauses. It seems to happen quite a bit at a transition, which is what most people want. It's hard to plan for breaks with a band like Rush because you don't really know when the solos end or the changes occur.

I absolutely love this performance. They took it RIGHT TO THE EDGE of, well, going OVER THE EDGE...I call that "controlled chaos"!

Love Rush !! Always have !! Phenomenal band of 3 very talented guys !!

You've got to cut them some slack on this one because it was at the end of an almost 3 hour show and they are in their late 50's at this point. So they might've slowed down a little. The encore for this tour was La Villa Strangiato followed by Working Man. I see you've now done both! I saw them 27 times between 1984 and 2015. Each one was fantastic. I'd love to see Freewill from the Time Machine Tour. Or Driven from either Rush in Rio or Different Stages.

The main staple song off their first album who at that point had drummer John Rutsey. Neil Peart took over on the tour of their first record because Geddy and Alex wanted to play more progressive rock and Rutsey was more blues rock. Rutsey also had juvenile diabetes of which he succumbed to later in life. RUSH STAPLE SINCE 1974!

For Rush may I suggest the song The Garden live. The last song on their last album...it's one of their best and quite different and the stage setup is amazing.

Loved it, MORE RUSH Please. Anything will do, but if your looking for one, Spirit of the Radio is a must. (Or anything from their Moving Pictures, Hemispheres, or 2112 if you want something earlier, is fine with me.) CHEERZ !!!!

I seen Rush. Amazing musicians. Beautiful music 🎶 great fun great people

Great reaction! I agree with Natural Science next - the live version from Toronto is great. 😎

Frankly, I almost didn’t click as I was sure you would’ve hit this one by now. Glad you did.

Lifelong member of the Rush army. Loving the reactions. On board with Natural Science for the next one. Future suggestion is "R30 Overture into Spirit of Radio". AKA the "Best Intro Ever". Another army that travels well is Tool. If you're not familiar, "The Pot" is a great place to start.

I was there. Floor on Geddy's side. My favorite of 20 times seeing them since I can relive it! And the start of this song is just something they did live for fun.

What's just insane is that this song was done as the last of their encore, after almost 3h of show, and they still had that much to give.

The studio version of Working Man is straight up a rocking song. And it was a program director in Cleveland for the radio station WMMS that first introduced Rush to America. You should check out the instrumental YYZ from Rush In Rio. Hearing the crowd singing along to non existing words is simply amazing.

What are you watching? 3 master musicians KICKING ASS

“What am I watching??!” Greatness my friend, pure greatness.🔥🤘🏻👏

I think, "The New Guy" caught a pretty good grasp of this song.

Watching ya'lls reaction to this piece of Rock greatness? Was incredibly entertaining. One of the best reaction couple, react to greatest trios in music. What's not to like? More More More!

The garden from clockwork angels tour is a must listen... it's their last song from their last album and just beautifull song

Prog this, Prog that…sometimes you just gotta jam. And Rush can do that with the best of them when they are In The Mood😅

they've literally played this song for over 40+ years, so to change it up, they often start off Reggae...and poor Geddy has to hit those high notes of yesteryear...

You guys are awesome!

So many badass performances over there: "Wheres my Thing" live on Clockwork angels tour,R30 Overture,Ending Medley on Rush in Rio,The Live version of the Fear trilogy on Grace Under Pressure Tour...list goes on..😂

Definitely check out the studio version of Working Man. The reggae opening was unique to this live performance, so the studio version is, of course, the "original". It is the song that launched them on the radio, and Cleveland was the city where it first happened, hence why this performance was so special.

Neil is the most fit of the three used to bike ride between concert stops. Layer he changed to a motorcycle because he almost didn't make it to one of the stops on time.

Next Rush video? For an instrumental, I suggest "Where's My Thing" live in Dallas. Incredible bass-playing by Geddy Lee, and a fantastic drum solo by Neil Peart. And a great song, of course. For a video with lyrics, "Natural Science" is great. Not sure which version is best, I like the lyric video of the studio version.

Natural Science, live, Molson Amphitheater performance is cool

Reggae became very popular in the 1970s. A lot of artists got into it. Eric Clapton had a huge hit with his rendition of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff".

Great reaction to an incredible video. The guys were all just givin' er for the final song of the night. Amazing.

they are from Toronto ..there is a large Jamaican community in that city

there is also a video of them playing this song in a school gym ,for kids wehn they first recorded this album called "Rush" with their first drummer

This same tour, Time Machine tour, my friends and I have seen this concert in West Palm Beach, Florida back in Oct of 2010.

Working man debut was 1974 with a different drummer forget his name he had some health issues and left enter Neil and the rest is history. I started listening to Rush in 1980 over 40 yrs later and still have the original albums it's nice too see younger people getting into iconic bands God bless

Hey guys, great video!! Geddy Lee just turned 70 years old, a little time back.

I've seen every tour multiple times since 1981. Started with Moving Pictures. Remember they did this song after playing for 3 hours. They'll always be my favorite 4 EVER.

John Rutsy was the original drummer for Rush , and can be heard on a very early Rush album, and the recording of The Working Man

You’re watching greatness!

i was fortunate enough to see them at least a few dozen times from just after their 2112 album and almost ever year after , each show was amazing.. one of the best bands ever ... RIP Neil :(

They changed up the tempo on this version. They were all masters of their craft. Some of the best to ever do rock n roll. In the 80s, Their concerts were an amazing ride on LSD.

This was the time machine tour. I wish I would have known to go see this back in the day. You can watch some of their studio videos of it, spirit of radio is hilarious.

There was a time, rumored that before a concert they'd drop off Neil a hundred miles out on his bicycle from whatever venue (that seems like a big number but maybe someone can clarify) and he'd ride the rest of the way in. Later years he'd ride his motorcycle, and Alex would play 18 holes of golf. Geddy would chill reading. Some of that's in documentaries.