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Great tune. This album (Grace Under Pressure) is probably their most underrated one of their catalog. Check out the "The enemy within" Great song with a ska feel and Great lyrics.

"Between The Wheels" Alex's guitar solo is is just amazing, one of my all time favorites, and favorite Rush song...One of my favorite songs period.

This is one of my favorite hidden gems in the Rush catalog. I suggest trying "Afterimage" from the same album.

Sees Rush, clicks on the video -- breaks down crying because this song is just too true, too real. The syncopated percussion in the chorus just feels like things you should be dodging - but you can't. You can't dodge, and you can't escape.

It’s synth heavy. Most of the record is and yet “brother Alex” still finds a way to shine. Dare I say Rush’s synth heavy period forced Alex to explore and broaden his style even more and create some truly incredible soundscapes and solos.

From the 1984 underrated and magnificient cold-war themed GRACE UNDER PRESSURE.

The lyrics to this song come to mind often these days. God bless Rush for being so prescient.

In the 70s, Neil wrote great songs about fictional things. Starting with Permanent Waves in 1980, he switched to mostly writing about real things and real people, and the songs got more relatable and more powerful. I'd suggest The Enemy Within, Kid Gloves, and Middletown Dreams from the same period.

IMHO Alex's best solo. Brings me back to my first Rush show.

They played this at their fair well show I saw in Buffalo. I was instantaneously transported back to my childhood bedroom listening to this song with headphones on, on a hot summer night. When they started playing this song , my eyes welled up.

The chord progressions when it talks about the wheels is so simple yet amazing I love it’s so powerful and gives you feels

Damn, the more I listen to rush, the more I love and respect The Professor. I mean not only is he a god on the skins, but wrote a majority of their music. Songs like this one make me sad, like the dude was just a legendary musician and storyteller😟

RUSH Army is present and prepared for duty.

great song...... live version kills. Never get tired of Rush reactions

This is one of my favorites, honestly. It's such a powerful song, and Geddy's singing makes it such a powerful statement 👏 I know you get trouble doing live stuff, but you should watch them doing this in concert. Watching the three of them do this live and sound just like the album is mind-blowing 🤯

Jamel, this is one of my favorite Rush songs. It all really comes together on this song (just like it does on Tom Sawyer): the lyrics are amazing and they drive Geddy to new heights of soaring melody and intensity; Alex unleashes his searing tremelo bar pyro-technics and deep emotion to the lead and opening/closing sections; Neil is playing/driving/accenting like it's his last chance to make his mark in the world. This is a band on top of their game, telling the world to wake up! The Grace Under Pressure (GUP) album is a real "dark horse" in the catalog. It is dark of theme and tone. It has cutting edge Keyboard/synth effects (ala, proto-industrial; just ask Trent Reznor) and electronic drums (for the first time). It has a very guitar-forward style and mix -- Alex was making a statement after he was under-represented on the preceding Signals album. The band was really trying to prove themselves again, in a post-Moving Pictures world. Sure, they had become an Arena-act, consistently selling out the largest "Barns" in the world but the music they themselves were listening to was inspiring them to keep their sound fresh, urgent and relevant. The news of the times was much on their minds and in Neil's lyrics. Not only that, but the process of making GUP was brutal for the guys. They actually came close to calling it quits during the making of that album and the tension and passion really shows through, especially on songs like Between The Wheels. Great stuff!

This Rush song is one of their absolute best!!! They have sooooo many but all around, this one is way deep!!

As being a Rush fan for 40 years, the really deep cuts are the ones that move me the most. This and Middletown Dreams send chills up and down my spine. ( pun referring Red Barchetta intended) everytime i hear them. So do The Pass, Losing It, Afterimage, Bravado and many others. The guitar solo in this is full of so much emotion. Hands down one of Alexs' best.

The "Grace Under Pressure" album is overlooked a lot of times in the Rush catalog but it's always been a personal favorite of mine. Although I have a lot of favorites when it comes to them.

Such a great album, Grace Under Pressure..Afterimage is a must for you to try Jamel.

One of my favorite songs from the classic Rush album Grace Under Pressure was "The Body Electric". It's fascinating to consider that song's theme when we think of today's discussions about artificial intelligence. Their previous album Signals (Great Album) had a song titled "Digital Man" which was also dealing with A.I., but in a much lighter manner.

More from "Grace Under Pressure"! So glad you're discovering this album. My all time Rush favorite. Check out the rest of this album. Its a true gem. Alex called it one of the most satisfying albums they ever made. Would also love to see your reactions to songs from "Signals", "Power Windows" and "Hold Your Fire". There's just something special about their 80s period. Thank you Jamel. God bless you.

You *know* how that rabbit feels. It’s the same feels I get from this song’s solo - chills

Welcome to Grace Under Pressure. It's an album that will leave you weak-kneed and shell-shocked with more than half the songs on it. This same album has the WWII epic "Red Sector A" on it, as well as Afterimage and Distant Early Warning. Love the use of early century (20th) imagery on the song. "Lost generation" was what the WWI veterans were called, "Bowl of Dust" refers to the Dust Bowl in the midwestern states in the 20's-30's, and "Brother Can You spare" was a Depression era song from the 30's, and the mention of "cathode rays" immediately brings images of old black & white TVs and oscilloscopes from the late 40's and early 50's.

Neil Peart was the Poet Laureate of our times. Canada needs to recognize him as such.

These are some of my favorite lyrics from Neil. This song ALWAYS gives me a kick in the ass. it makes me want to live life more.

I just LOVE Neil's drumming on this song (as in all of their songs, of course. LOL!) Those steady triplets on the hi-hats as he opens and closes them throughout the song, it's just so hypnotic.

This song. May 1984. Grace Under Pressure. The Cow Pa,lace. Gary Moore opened. Had just moved from my hometown to Oakland in April. Felt like the beginning of a great adventure, and it was. Saw them five more times and lived in the East Bay 35 years.

"Between the Wheels" closes the apocalyptic album, 'Grace Under Pressure.' It's continuing commentary on the perils of war and how concentrating on "it" allows us to not notice the passage of time. Jamel! You now need to react to the live version! Just to see how THREE GUYS replicate this in concert!! This song and "Red Sector A" always give me chills. To think this song is 37 years old!!! ✌❤🎶

Such an underrated release. I initially gave up on it shortly after it came out, but when I gave it another listen years later I was kicking myself. Talking about getting deep, another track off this release is called Red Sector A. Neil wrote it about the Holocaust...Geddy and Alex's parents survived that shit!!! Give it a listen. GREAT reaction, thank you!!!

I have been waiting a long time for you to react to this one my friend. This is one of my alltime favorite Rush tracks off this album.

This brings me back to the year the album was released. For me it was in high school, living on a military base that trained Canadian Air Force personnel to watch for potential ICBMs coming from the USSR. The music at the beginning of this one was similar to a warning sound we heard during bomb drills. Yes, it was during the Cold War. A good portion of us on that base wore out vinyl and cassette tapes of this album. Rush was a band that made us think as we listened. The lyrics didn’t preach at us, but challenged us to think. And unlike some of the glossy video driven pop music of the time, it didn’t talk down to us. I used to listen to the entire album without skipping songs. This album had the most emotional impact on me as a teen. Probably because of the daily reminders of the proximity of potential war. Not many of my high school peers felt it like I did. We military brats were a minority in our schools. I do confess one of my favourites was Red Sector A from this album. But part of that is knowing Geddy Lee had a grandparent who survived a concentration camp in WW2. The song personalized for me what was only lines written in a history boo. Made me feel a bit what it might have been like to be there. And it was where I started to reread history books and do more than rote learning of dates and places and names of leaders. It’s where I started to think deeper if the people living at those times. Rush was that kind of band. As always, I love this channel best of all the reaction videos. Jamel, it is a genuine pleasure to get notifications that new videos are up. Thank you again.

Love the 80's "synth era" (by the way, as an old bass player, I can tell you that, as a whole, Geddy's best bass playing on albums was done during this so called "synth era"). The albums Signals, Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows and the much maligned (and unfairly so) Hold Your Fire (Niel Peart's favorite), all of them a masterpiece in their own right. Rush in their PRIME! Would love to see you do more reactions to Rush from this era Jamel. I'm sure you'd dig it. "Digital Man" and "The Analog Kid" from Signals would be good or "Big Money" from Power Windows. Thanks for doing this one from Grace Under Pressure! Cheers and Merry Christmas good man!

I’ll always remember the magical moment of hearing this live for the first time in Atlanta in 2008. Standing on top of the lawn, sun going down behind the amphitheater, sky pink and orange, and Alex hits that solo.

The only band that I had to listen to each track 3 times, in a row, so I could hear Alex, then Geddy, then Neil. And not necessarily in that order. Monster Musicians!!!

Always my favorite Rush song. BTW, they were doing killer live versions of this at the end of their career. Check out the Snakes and Arrows tour version on YT. Also Alex is THE MAN on this!!!

Jamel, Please do "Kid Gloves" from this album. It's a sleeper but deserves respect! Love your time and effort in every upload Dude!!!

I've been a RUSH fan since I first heard them ca. 1978 so, basically since I was 10 years old and even against all the fantastic "classic" RUSH songs from that era this is ABSOLUTELY my favorite RUSH tune. This song is really deep, even for RUSH. The quote from "The Sun Also Rises" (published in 1929 relating to events in Hemingway's life from a 1925 trip) is just one of many references in this song to the era leading to and of the great depression, "Dreams to a bowl of dust" refers to agricultural boom and bust leading to the great dust bowl of the 30s, "brother can you spare another war.." is both a play on the song "Brother can you spare a dime?" which was written in 1931 to try to raise people's hopes during the great depression of the 30s and a reference to the fact that the true end of the great depression came about due to the wartime industrial boom of the 40s

Rush never fades. There since 1984 for me and will be til the day I draw my last breath. Their mastery, musicianship and greatness will NEVER be matched. 100% guarantee on that.

One of my favourite guitar solos by Alex. He's on fire here.

RUSH fan since 81. Saw every tour sometimes multiple times since moving pictures. By far the greatest artists of all time!! Have you reviewed Oracle or The Garden? 2 of my favorites - simply amazing! Keep up the fantastic work!!!

moving pictures, grace under pressure, hold your fire, and presto were in my headphones all throughout high school and middle school. I can literally smell the gymnasium watching this video, what a great throwback! Thank you!

In the early 2000s there were some Rush mailing lists like The National Midnight Star, and polls about songs Rush had never played live. Between The Wheels was up there near the top, and the band heard about this and brought it back for the R30 tour in 2004.

I agree the chemistry is unbelievable !! I feel lucky to have seen them 3 times !!

Thank you Jamal/Jamel for a wonderful year. Your videos have made the world a better place….. Merry Christmas from Toronto, the home of RUSH……..

It is SO hard to pin down a favorite for me out of all of their songs in all of their albums, but this song...man o man. It just doesn't get the hype it deserves. Has to be in my top 5 songs of theirs. SO under-appreciated.

Jamal, your lost for wordsness at the end of the track is a joy. I feel the same. That song has everything. Great watching you.

Red Sector A is very intense & deep too. If you haven't done it yet you must Jamel!

I got goosebumps on top of goosebumps in that middle section. My favorite Lifeson guitar solo period. This brings me right back to my first Rush show on Grace Under Pressure tour. Ears ringing walking out of the arena in a magical haze. Grace remains in my top 5 Rush albums to this day.

1st saw RUSH on the HEMISPHERES TOUR IN 78 ! ABSOLUTELY KILLED IT ! THAT'S OVER 45 YEARS OF SEEING RUSH LIVE. BUT MY 1ST EXPERIENCE WAS WORKING MAN IN 75

There will never be another RUSH 🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🔥🙂

Thank you for this reaction. Awesome way to end the day and get some rest.Merry Christmas to you and your family.Your wife,2 brothers,mother,in laws, brother in law.Hope I'm not leaving any family out that was on the channel.Its been an honor keeping good music alive, promoting being a good human with this channel in 2021.✌

I saw them perform 'Between the wheels' on Rush's 'Snakes & Arrows' tour '07/ '08.... the song was released in 1984, when Rush was making the transition into the 80's and experimenting w/ synthesizers and electronic beats on the 'Grace under pressure' record. Despite their 80's records underselling, compared to their 70's and early 80's peak, Rush would continue on that path until 1987...Lifeson's guitars made a return in 1989 on the 'Presto' record.

That song is from "Grace Under Pressure" which was released in 1984. I have a hard time deciding which of their albums is my favorite. But this one is definitely up there. They finished touring from their "Signals" album in mid-1983 and they went right to work on "Grace Under Pressure in August 1983. They were the hardest working band in show business.

Jamal it gave me great pleasure to rock out to this tune with you. And what a deep cut you picked here! I haven't listened to this album in quite some time. To see you get affected by the different elements of Neil's drumming, Alex's solos, the lyrics and how Geddy sang them, and how they hit you like a tidal wave brings me back to seeing them live the first time in 1990 and getting hit the same way while the dude in front of us went crazy playing the air drums for over an hour straight. Talk about magic. Thank you sir

Awesome song live as well. Gave me goosebumps the first time I heard it live . Light show was crazy too.

Great pick! Another one to listen to that has great relevance is “Territories” from the Power Windows album.

Been years since I heard this....thx for the reminder... such a timeless group...

and I’m super happy I got to see them live every tour since 1985

When that keyboard comes in during the second half of the guitar solo is musical beauty

Your Rush reactions are my favorites. The more the better. You’ve seen the light of how great they were and it’s awesome. Greatest band ever.

This is one of my top 5 favorite Rush songs. So underrated. The time changes, the tempo play, it’s just phenomenal. Love this entire album.

Did y'all notice Jamal experiencing "The goosebump effect" during the solo? Alex once said that his goal as a guitarist was to make the hair on the back of your neck standup.... He has succeeded exceedingly!

Whoa... introducing me to Eric Johnson, plus Blue on Black and Between The Wheels... Jamel this really is Christmas coming early! Love the distorted, dystopian keyboards and Alex's guitar slashing across until his own twisted solo. Got to see it on the Snakes and Arrows tour and live this song is a BEAST.

Really really good! No joke! This song gets better every time you hear it. Unbelievable. Pearls grooves propel the song and Alex’s tone and choices? Crazy.

this song and working man and the camera eye the best and of all their magnificent song! all had this solid urgency throughout. and loved the lyrics!! also i never wanted that guitar to end!!!

It is SOOOOOOOOOO COOL to see somebody react to this INDUSTRIAL MASTERPIECE!!

AWESOME!!! One of my most FAVORITE RUSH songs. You should check out the live version from the Snakes & Arrows tour. RUSH FOREVER!!

As you mentioned, "Lost Generation" was a phrase coined by Gertrude Stein to describe post WWI writers and poets (Hemmingway, TS Eliot, Steinbeck etc). In fact "another wasteland" is a reference to TS Eliot’s The Wasteland. “Dreams to a bowl of dust” ie.. the dustbowls in the 30’'s depicted in the Grapes of Wrath. ‘Brother can you spare a dime’ was a depression era song. Peart's lyrics are very dense and chock full of references.

Distant Early Warning contains an open jam mid-late song and is one of my favorite Rush moments. A lot to take from Grace Under Pressure and my favorite “synth era” Rush album.

Always love your Rush reactions. You have to check out Territories' next. My current Rush favorite (this week anyway! 😆)

This has literally been one of my favorite rush tracks, maybe even one of my favorite songs of all time.

I love the way this song and the rest of Grace Under Pressure sounds. Futuristic, almost icy.

Welcome to the deep cuts of Rush music. I'm proud of you taking on my favorite song from Rush. It's so powerful but so true to life.

This song is an implosion of power and emotional matter.Highly underrated.

Unbelievable song, unbelievable band. Their music hits your soul like no other band can

I was 18 when P/G came out. This song was my favorite. Then, and now.

One of my favorite albums my mom bought it for me Easter of 84 way back there I was 16 and it blew me away I was a supper fan ever since

Welcome to the world of RUSH! The best band ever! I just hope that you have seen there shows in person.

Can't believe you are reacting to this! I have been a Rush fan for a long time, but I always skipped past this one for YEARS when I'd hear that intro. When I finally listened to it, I was hooked. The music is great, but the lyrics are maybe my favorite of any song.

I've seen them 29 times since 79. That song blew my mind live

Classic RUSH, at the height of their powers. Can leave you speechless.

Grace Under Pressure was the first "new" to me Rush album i bought on release day in 84 after i became a fan in the early 80s, so this whole record always has a special place for me. Hearing/seeing "Between the Wheels" live the first time was unbelievable. Great song and great reaction!

What a great album closer! This one really cooks!

Your first comment , these 3 have chemistry that are unmatched. Totally agree, great review, more Rush please!

Brother,sorry I have not stopped by in a long while, however I saw the title and had to check THIS out. By far one of my favorite “album tracks” for real!! Keep bringing back Rush and you’ll have my attention.

One of my favorite Rush songs. I was blessed to see Rush 4 times...once on this tour, twice on Hemispheres and once on Shoots and Ladders. The best 3 man rock band of all time! RIP, Neil wrote some of the best lyrics of all time. A true poet of our times. RIP, Proifessor!

Seen Rush 4 times they were legendary best concerts of my life .

Great tune, great review, keep up the good work! Keep the Rush coming, they are powerful rock trio, that are great musicians, performers, and people

I was so happy to hear this live when I saw Rush in Toronto during R40

So glad to be able to share this with you guys!

I'm SO glad you featured this song. It's brilliant both musically and lyrically. Between The Wheels and Pink Floyd's Time have always been the "canary in the coalmine" songs about not taking a single moment of your life for granted to me. The former warning my young teenage self decades ago that life comes at all of us fast and you will experience countless ups and downs - but time will march on with or without you, so get moving. I just turned 50 this year and I'm so glad I've had Rush with me along the way. I have their music on everything from 8-track to MP3 and have seen them many times live since the mid 80's. There are a LOT of amazing bands out there, but as far as Rush is concerned, there is no equal.

Brief additional notes - hope you see them. Here's a list of the literary allusions in the song. The "Lost Generation" referred to World War I vets with what we would now call PTSD. Stein was talking about the young writers and artists she knew. (WW I was a much bigger deal in Canada than in the USA.) "Brother can you spare" is a reference to the 1930s depression-era song, "Brother can you spare a dime?" about a down-and-out (yes) "World War I" vet. "Rockets' red glare" (in case you didn't recognize it) is a quote from the US national anthem. "Waste land" may - may! - be a reference to, again, the depressed post-World War I TS Eliot poem of that title.

LOVE THE ALBUM THIS SONG IS FROM 'Grace Under Pressure'

And this was written so many years ago....its even more appropriate today. Neil was amazing.

RUSH has been my favorite Band for 40 years. I was incredibly lucky to have seen them more times than I can remember and even luckier to have met 2 of the 3. I really enjoy your reaction videos. If you have never heard them you really should check out FATES WARNING. Perfect Symmetry or A Pleasant Shade of Grey would be a great place to start. I think that you would get into them as well. Keep up the good work!!!

I'm stoned and it's the so incredibly Da Bomb!! Bless you and Happy New Year. RASH ON!

The Thinking Man's Rock Band! One of my favorite songs.

Neils writing as far as I am concerned is unmatched! This song talks about them mistakes that society makes over and over again. Going from Rockets red glare ,war, to brother can you spare… Poverty. Another war another wasteland another lost generation. The cycle. Neil was, and is, up there with some of the great philosophers, period…. Like , a windshield towards a fly. Think about that one! The machine flying Down the road towards us, the fly.