"cast in this unlikely role, ill-equip to act, with insufficient tact, one must put up barriers to keep oneself intact."

gracious, unassuming, genuine... and they were never anything but. Class people, class musicians, class band.

@@9EricCN3 Have never felt any shame in being a fan of their music. Cheers!

Well I love them but they are cast as uncool because they play nerd music

They have respect for the music so they didn't do drugs or drink heavily while performing, so many bands had no respect for thier music or fans

Rush is the official ambassador of good music for Canada.

Between Geddy and Gord Downey Canada has left an impressive mark for front men to live up to. Both talented musicians but also great guys. I wish more musicians were like these guys.

@Fred Jaminson Sundin shoots, HE SCORES!!!

❤️🇨🇦❤️

He is a fantastic ambassador for man.

agree

down to 2 god-like men now 😞 miss you professor .... you were the best !

MM...tragically sad but that's the reality. So, so gutted about Neil's passing. 🙏😥

He has aged really gracefully. He's that one guy who looks better for a little extra weight.

I dknt know... the wicked witch look he had going on around 1981 was pretty badass. Definitely my favorite Geddy Lee era

@@jackmomma7481 Oh my god yes

@@jackmomma7481 🤣

I think he's always been a cool down to earth guy who you can approach and ask for an autograph

He's so awesome. I remember growing up a Toronto Blue Jays fan and seeing footage of him at the games. Anytime they interviewed him he was always so so genuine and interesting. Used to get mocked for liking Rush. Now the world has caught on to how great they are.

@@tobyfunk6858 here as a BlueJays fan as well, I loved searching for Geddy at the games! It was always cool seeing a familiar face.

He got a helluva nice pad on the traffic circle in Rosedale, too. It'a actually an historical landmark! But if it hadn't been for Neil Peart's lyrics, heh heh heh, HE'D PROBABLY BE A HARDWARE STORE CLERK!! UH HUH!!!

No, he was thinking Alex has a nice ass.

I agree

Bang on brother!

on the money man!!!!

Yeah, they've got the 4 most important band qualities nailed down........Which explains why it took so long for the elitist douchers at the R&R Hall of fame to even notice them. Its also why they shouldn't have been inducted in the first place, because they deserve better than to be lumped together with cheesy fad-bands like Bon Jovi and Green Day.

If you saw their induction, then you know what Neil had to say about that.

Geddy is a great guy, he can represent my country anytime!

not period you for got the keyboards singing and using his nose to move the mic! =D

i dunno.. I love Rush, but Cliff Burton gives him a run for my money

Entwistle is top of the heap for me...Geddy's too, if memory serves.

idk what ever... I still love rush!

ギャビン I like the flea comment that was funny but how did you not include JPJ in your comment

silly

Uh...no

Perhaps they should have been honored to meet each other?

Perhaps. But the man who wrote Quadrophenia, or rather, channeled that music into the world from wherever it came, deserves respect regardless.

@@pCeLobster Well, that goes without saying....

Yeah, I mean, it's a little way from their regular sound but I don't see how it could be considered bad.

Canadian ingenuity......oh..gonna need this thing in Paris too.......

I didn't really like that period of Rush so much (it has grown on me over time) but always liked that song myself.

And NOT the last song on HYF.

Craig is off his meds again,...

Geddy

Gary Lee ? Auto correct strikes again 😂

looks like my dad did lol

I am jealous he got to see Genesis with Gabriel. I was only 9 when he left the band.

For years, members of Rush have named Genesis as an influence on their early stuff. And who can blame them? Genesis from 1970-1977 made some of the best shit ever.

@@mrgrey361 You can hear the influence of Genesis in Fountain of Lamneth, in the first section 'In the Valley'' Rhythmically it's very like Watcher of the Skies.

@Wicker Billy Also Geddy and Alex have both mentioned being influenced by Jethro Tull.

Geddy Lee kinda based his style after Mike Rutherford. Mike was doing the double-neck Rickenbacker and bass pedals thing before Geddy.

Old Genesis is killer. The Peter Gabriel stuff kicks the crap out of Collins. And Collins is good don't get me wrong. More people should know those classics like carpet crawlers and lamb lies down on Broadway.

ha "For what its worth"

facelessfatloss Definately

facelessfatloss honestly thats a really silly thing to say. There are a lot of very talented bands out there. There is one called mars volta who really is as good as rush was from 2112-hemispheres. Their song called the widow was a semi-hit, for a prog band anyway. Neil is a fan of them btw. Tai Shan is not a great song.

The only song they recorded that I hate is I think I'm going bald. I love Thai Shan, but I have been to China a lot too...

I love Tai Shan! One of my favorites! I agree, there's just so much worthless crap out there! And NO REAL BANDS!

ha me also i was waiting for him to slag them off but yep he has great taste..seriously i have heard him before and he is a humble guy

roy ashman He was always one of my favourite singers :) His voice is great,he could sing anything.

and pete townsend ! coollest musician ever--- the original !!! love geddy

I like all Genesis records,but i grew up listening to Phil Collins music,so i prefer Phil,but Peter is amazing! :)

Rachel Baril its reminds me why i love Geddy, you are stupid, but your picture is good. how long did it take you to search that up on google images?

Frodo Bolbo As Rush once said, "Quick to judge. Quick to anger. Slow to understand".

WTF is going on here ?

Rachel Baril dont worry about it, im a simple internet troll who happens to love rush :)

Rachel Baril hello??????? who are you????????

James Murray yeah Rush and Genesis are my favourite prog groups Yes and PF are up there as well I also love porcupine tree and Steven Wilson as well

I think you'll find that Lou Reed closed for Genesis...

Did u see R40?

John Petito Na I wish I did, Clockwork Angels was the first concert I saw, wanna see them again.

Anthony Reynoso just saw them last night in Irvine CA. Absolutely perfect show!

Robert Pierce There show is worth every penny, love them.

i saw their moving pictures tour in seattle... my favorite band before and after that concert

I love RUSH, but I think after Neil auditioned Geddy and Alex realized they'd have to up their game to virtuoso level. Such an amazing band and you're right. The odds of three virtuosos meeting and sharing the same vision are ridiculously off the charts.

@peggy… Well done.

+Ed9870 I actually really like that song! The main riff rips!

He wrote that for Kim Mitchell, his friend from Max Webster.

One of the only songs I like from HYF

+Fabiano Dias I like everything that RUSH does! They could sing Mary had a little Lamb,and I would not only BUY it,but LIKE it as well!

David

+Del McTarsney buddy guy and stevie ray Vaughn already did it

Me, too. I like that it sounds like it's from a Martial Arts movie.

Marilyn Catalano I agree they seem to have maintained pretty level headed lives, but they most certainly have done some drugs, there’s interviews about them talking about doing hash back in the day and ‘Passage To Bangkok’ is a drug reference song. Also, Geddy is a wine aficionado. He collects wine (Alcohol is a drug, for the record). Additionally, you can be “raised right” and still end up with substance abuse problems. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem like any of them had any major struggles with abusing substances, but to imply it’s just a matter of being raised correctly, is sheer ignorance. Viewing it as a moral issue, rather than a disorder of the brain is outdated and incorrect.

@@karenhansen2440 first of all, I can and did say what I want. I don't need a tutorial on abuse, alchohl or drugs. I do NOT believe hash is a drug in the worst case scenario. They drank a little but so do most young people. Their record speaks for itself and they didn't do Crystal meth or heroin I believe. Just hash (recreationally). They all looked very healthy so I don't believe anyone had a drug problem. Unless your an addition counselor who likes to cram down our throats that a drug, is a drug, is a drug. Speaking about something I have been doing as a teenager then I fell in love with heroin and that drug brought me to my knees for twenty years and I lost my great career. My face doesn't scream drug abuse and I'm not a typical addict as I went to work everyday for years until the gorilla on my back had me get into treatment and I did but it took three times to get clean but when I came home, family thought I was golden for getting sober. These guys faces looked very healthy. Like I said and meant, just saying they may have smoke weed, well that's great. There is no strong indication of a horrible abuse of minor experimentation. They were a very respected group of men that was Jimmy Page heroin addict .my favorite band led Zeppelin play high like I saw three times and page and Jimmy was wasted that he could lift his nesdll

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Their faces leie

Marilyn Catalano of course you can say whatever you want. I have the same right. I simply disagree with your opinion that being “raised right” is the primary reason people don’t have addiction issues, but I’m not getting into a heated debate with you over it. Best of luck to you.

Grace Under Pressure days.... I always thought the same.

Yes,He definitely had a Davey Crockett hat thing going on there . Needed a better Hairstylist!!

Aren't we all?