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RUSH - La Villa Strangiato | OUR FIRST TIME LISTENING | COUPLE REACTION
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Күн бұрынSee how Nick (🇩🇪) and Lex (🇺🇸/🇲🇽) listen to the much awaited track by this epic trio band. We are truly becoming fans the more we listen. We love the Rush Army and their warm welcome!
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@dannyboy5616 3 жыл бұрын
Enjoying your RUSH journey... Simply the greatest band of all time.. RUSH IS THE TRUTH! Time for you to experience them live.. WORKING MAN LIVE IN CLEVELAND is an awakening to the genius of RUSH.. Rush army will show up for you.. Great reaction guys.. RESPECT
@NicknLex 3 жыл бұрын
You guys are the best. Thank you all! We love your positivity and warm welcome :) - Lex
@Paul_Halicki 3 жыл бұрын
@@NicknLex if you want a quick journey through the first 7 Rush albums in less than 12 minutes, check this out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j7mEoq6Ux73eYZ8.html
@celticblood4010 3 жыл бұрын
If you want to continue the Rush experience, check out the Rush cover band YYNOT! Alex and Geddy endorsed them! Even their original music has a very heavy Rush influence!
@jonasmannon3039 3 жыл бұрын
Danny Boy, you said it the best, plainly and simply: RUSH IS THE TRUTH! Cheers my man.
@sharongranger5860 3 жыл бұрын
The are great but…Alan Parsons Project is my jam😜💜🤗
@robchehowski4281 3 жыл бұрын
This song should be played for anyone who thinks Alex Lifeson is less than a guitar virtuoso.
@cruiserhog1 3 жыл бұрын
reporter asked Eddie Van Halen what it was like to be the best guitarist on the planet, his response...I dont know ask Alex Lifeson
@jr-xs9tf 3 жыл бұрын
My personal favorite for 45 years.
@celticblood4010 3 жыл бұрын
Alex Lifeson, definitely one of, if not the most underrated guitarists in history of rock! Both him and Tom Morello! Saw Rush over 10 times. And watching Alex play was beyond Amazing!
@deanmarr785 3 жыл бұрын
Criminally under rated
@grahamkey8496 3 жыл бұрын
Then make them watch Working Man Live in Cleveland to show he's still got it 35 years later
@walterstover3730 Жыл бұрын
I NEVER get sick of this song. I’m 60 years old and have been listening to Rush for 44 years. This was the first song I ever heard by them at a friends house. I became fascinated by them. Alex Lifeson is my favorite guitarist. He doesn’t get the recognition,but true musicians know how talented he is.
@orion2peter Жыл бұрын
THIS IS THE BEST INSTRUMENTAL EVER BY ANY BAND IN THE WORLD
@keithcullison9152 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know about you, my fellow RUSH fans, but honestly I get so emotional when listening to these songs from my youth...its so amazing watching people hear them for the first time.
@kevinwilson2442 2 жыл бұрын
You can feel Alex's pain in the first solo. Heart breaking.
@jeffreyjtrust 2 жыл бұрын
I get to remember in sequence and it is very powerful
@harveysmiley5077 2 жыл бұрын
Well said. That is how I was truly introduced to Rush. On headphones. That album is why I'm a Rush fanatic.
@georgehuerta1990 Жыл бұрын
Dude you ain’t alone you’re absolutely correct sometimes it breaks tears to my eyes feel so fortunate that I got to experience rush and their greatness from the beginning to the end. And you’re also correct to witness somebody here them for the first time with today’s technology and see them start to experience things that I experienced a very young age and they will always be a part of my life now until the day I die and I probably will be playing rush when I’m buried with Van Halen.
@philminervino5351 Жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@JoeAlbertan 3 жыл бұрын
Alex Lifeson is responsible for more eargasms than anyone in history.
@brucedickinson12 3 жыл бұрын
david gilmour possibly more
@dallassukerkin6878 3 жыл бұрын
Very possibly the most underrated of all the major guitarist of the past two generations. He is consistently wonderful.
@dallassukerkin6878 3 жыл бұрын
@@brucedickinson12 Gilmour is a class of his own :). The signature Artist of the Gaps. It's something all of us who play 'know' ... that it's the spaces that make the music; but none have the touch of the god of the fretboard :). My three playing influences are Gilmour, Iommi and Lifeson - with those three you hit pretty much every foundation stone of what it takes to be a good guitar player.
@dallassukerkin6878 3 жыл бұрын
@@FURDOG1961 {Obiwan Voice} Now there's a name I've not heard in an age {/Obiwan Voice} :D. I never got into Mahogany Rush as a young fellow ... maybe time for another listen ...
@frankbarnwell____ 3 жыл бұрын
longevity yes J Page over Hendrix, evh...
@nitedrive2956 3 жыл бұрын
Guys, when you find a girl who 'gets emotional' over Rush......grab on and don't let go ;)
@Heathcoatman 3 ай бұрын
All 5 of them are taken
@AlanHoss-pb1bc 2 ай бұрын
Wait… since when did the ladies start listening to RUSH? 😎. Cool
@slayer2112w1 3 жыл бұрын
I truly feel sorry for anyone that never saw Rush live. They have so much fun playing these epic songs and sending there audiences on a journey. R.I.P. Neil
@execatty Жыл бұрын
amen.. I saw this on the time machine tour 6 times live.. including the classic "still no guitar" in Boston.... arguably one of the best tours.. all of MP.. I wish I could see them one more time.. rip rush
@jonathanblair5255 Жыл бұрын
12 times for me
@Particulator 3 жыл бұрын
I don't care what other people feel about this song but in my book this is the best instrumental rock song ever recorded in history. The band that will top this one off has not been formed yet.
@GT-mq1dx 3 жыл бұрын
And it will never be formed. 😁😎
@TeeDOG6 3 жыл бұрын
In Rush's documentary, several famous 90's musicians though, if they could master this song, then they could have a career in the music industry.
@raymondrocha797 3 жыл бұрын
Particular,. YOU ARE SPOT ON! GREATEST INSTRUMENTAL IN HISTORY!
@GorgonTheHybrid 3 жыл бұрын
There's only one other instrumental that I would rate in the same category, and it's a vastly different song - and that's the 16+ minute version of Interstellar Overdrive by Pink Floyd from the Tonite Let's All Make Love in London soundtrack, but other than maybe that, best instrumental of all time easily. A stone cold masterpiece!
@GT-mq1dx 3 жыл бұрын
@@GorgonTheHybrid I never really got into Floyd though they’re a top notch band, one of a kind, but I’m gonna check out the song you just recommended. Who knows, hopefully I’ll be pleasantly surprised. 😎
@compnnburns8831 3 жыл бұрын
I cry every time I have listened to this song over more than 40 years, sheer joy!
@ronponce8238 3 жыл бұрын
Was just about to write something very similar, only nearing 40yrs for me, and of ‘a Lerxst in Wonderland’ specifically.
@johndavis9196 3 жыл бұрын
This is the very first Rush song I ever heard... and my life was never the same. Possibly the greatest instrumental of all time from what I consider to be the greatest album ever recorded by what has to be the greatest band ever.. but that’s just me. ✌️☝️☝️✌️
@roxaneramsey9606 3 жыл бұрын
it is THE greatest rock instrumental.
@celticblood4010 3 жыл бұрын
If you want to continue the Rush experience and the music of the greatest prog rock band ever! Check out the Rush cover band YYNOT. Alex and Geddy endorsed them. Even their original music has a very heavy Rush influence!
@johndavis9196 3 жыл бұрын
@@celticblood4010 I would agree that YYNOT is the best Rush cover band that I have heard. Their young female vocalist is a true talent.
@GT-mq1dx 3 жыл бұрын
No it’s not just you my friend. 😁😎
@AWildBard 3 жыл бұрын
I'm with you greatest on the greatest by the greatest
@jimtatro6550 3 жыл бұрын
This is Rush’s instrumental masterpiece, if it was written 200 years ago it would have been one of the great symphonies
@jr-xs9tf 3 жыл бұрын
I agree! Love, L. Beethoven
@steeltag 3 жыл бұрын
Welll said!!
@jonnordstrom8997 3 жыл бұрын
Indeed!!
@chipsfalling8625 3 жыл бұрын
Mostly agree.. if 'Hope' was longer it would be a difficult choice. I do love 'Hope' as well.
@plantfeeder6677 3 жыл бұрын
Going forward in time...it will be
@Green-Lyon 3 жыл бұрын
That guitar solo in the middle is for me one of the most exquisite things ever recorded.
@scottshields113 3 жыл бұрын
This band: Legendary in talent This song: Epic This album: 🤯 Humble guys that could play like madmen...
@Fonpol68 Ай бұрын
@@scottshields113 well said... well said👍
@kevinkilduff2064 3 жыл бұрын
People who understand guitar know that Alex is among the giants of rock musicians-just take a look at how many professionals emulate and complement him. People who understand music understand the unique greatness of this iconic trio. We shan't see their likes again.
@johnnyb6512 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Guys, 53 year old male here and a huge Rush fan. Saw them live 11 times and there's nothing like it. Glad to see younger people experiencing older music. Love the channel. 👍
@JSE2023 3 жыл бұрын
She started tearing up & I totally understand. To think they had reached this level of musicianship and creativity by the age of 25 or 26 years old is crazy. Good Lord. I believe they peaked as musicians at this point. They may have learned new styles & techniques or improved in some areas of their craft but they never again displayed it in full like they did on Hemispheres. Just perfection and kick-ass-ness.
@frazierb2112 Жыл бұрын
Peaked? Growth, that's wat I think you are looking for. They NEVER stopped growing.
@joehahn8817 3 жыл бұрын
43 years later I still get chills during that first guitar solo.
@PaulHilburger 3 жыл бұрын
I see Rush, I click
@paulleduc93 3 жыл бұрын
The whole band shines on this song but this is Alex Lifeson's tour de force.
@kippsguitar6539 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@metalmike570 2 жыл бұрын
I think that Neil Peart on this here really equals Tom Sawyer and then some. His strength - just so many fills and the jazz technique in this is right where Alex is. Geddy is just tremendous too he puts some runs that are perfect for the piece. It is a piece not a song, it is a progressive rock masterpiece.
@cweefy 3 жыл бұрын
his name was neil peart. he's back in heaven now after coming here for a while and making billions of us happy . thanks neil, loved it. you guys really nailed this . you both sound like my brain . p.s i literally was that teenager laying on the floor with headphones gone on another Rush journey .
@lateforthesky61 3 жыл бұрын
What a trio... each brought 200 percent to the mix. Lifeson was not only humble, but Rush wold be impossible without his spectacular contribution to each and every song! And his great sense of humor too. What a tremendous musician and sunny human being!
@JimmyRJump 3 жыл бұрын
"The Strange Village" spurred from a recurring dream/nightmare Alex Lifeson had in his youth. The dream went away, but the song never will. One of the 'best' instrumpentals I've ever heard and a staple in any of my playlists. Gracias.
@plantgeek 3 жыл бұрын
I know it's premature, but when you do live Rush reactions, I can't wait to see you react to Xanadu from the Exit Stage Left tour in 1981. It's amazing to see how they make all of that sound, especially live. And of course, thanks for sharing this reaction with us! It was great watching you listen to La Villa Strangiato for the first time!
@NicknLex 3 жыл бұрын
We promise Xanadu Exit Stage Left is on the list of countless songs we can’t wait to react to by Rush. Thanks for joining us on the journey; we’re glad to have you! :)
@generoberts9151 3 жыл бұрын
Nick you will have field day with this performance
@NicknLex 3 жыл бұрын
@@generoberts9151 I am sure I will. Thanks so much for being so nice 🙏
@5346565 3 жыл бұрын
@@NicknLex The thing to remember while watching the 1981 live rendition of Xanadu is that it is three people pulling it off live, long before digital overlays ruined live music. One of the best live pieces I have ever seen.
@kevint4327 3 жыл бұрын
@@NicknLex The sheer amount of precision musicianship and expertise on instruments from Xanadu (Live 1982 Exit Stange Left) will leave you breathless... and (BEST OF ALL) watching them get pure enjoyment and satisfaction out of playing it live with each other - is an absolute joy to watch... and then: remembering that this happened in the early 80s? Hole-E-Shit....
@motodork 3 жыл бұрын
The official video for this song is actually a live recording of them playing it from 1978
@stephanechamberland8486 3 жыл бұрын
They're playing without a crowd in the official video. The live version on Exit...Stage got a electric opening , some vocals and extra bass from Geddy Lee !
@Jelsick 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely need to watch that 1978 live version. Because it's, well LIVE!
@ericclay5428 3 жыл бұрын
The live version of this song on Exit Stage Left is actually better in my opinion.
@ogmandog 3 жыл бұрын
@@Jelsick Rush wuzz badass before badass was badass!
@GT-mq1dx 3 жыл бұрын
@@ericclay5428 unfortunately it’s not on the video but yeah it’s on the album. Woulda loved to have seen it on video.
@ledoutofshadow8004 3 жыл бұрын
Recording this masterpiece in 1977 is like breaking the sound barrier in a biplane.
@gritter2112 3 жыл бұрын
They create such mature music and to think they wrote this when they were like 22. Great reaction guys.
@martinkulkarni3569 3 жыл бұрын
I think they were a bit older than that to be honest!
@rickwheeler5496 3 жыл бұрын
Geddy and Alex were 25 and Neil was 26 when Hemispheres was released
@TommyLMason 3 жыл бұрын
@@rickwheeler5496 But Lerxst wrote most of the music for La Villa when he was still a teenager. 17 y o , I believe was his age at the time. NONETHELESS, A TRUE MASTERPIECE THAT HASN'T BEEN EQUALLED YET! I've been to see Rush 18 times before their retirement and Neil's subsequent passing. (One of the saddest days of my entire life 😭😭😭😭). I am indeed a fortunate man to have been to see their mastery live as many times as I have. I've heard guys say they have been to 100 Rush concerts! Yes, a Rush head fanatic, but also dedication to some of the best music ever played! Hold the Red Star proudly high in hand! Almost forgot... Lexi, if you ever see that you're going to have to leave Nick...FOR GOD'S SAKE, LET ME KNOW!! Nick, you struck gold there son! A great heart and soul, and a GODDESS TOO? I'm sure you have known all of this for years!! Best of luck to your channel in the future! And please let me know what you saw and felt in your minds while listening to Entre Nous It's Billy Corrigan's (former Smashing Pumpkins' lead vocalist) favorite Rush song. He played it for his mom at home, and she had to sit down and cry uncontrollably. TRUST ME! GET OUT A FAREWELL TO KINGS, AND REACT TO XANADU. YOU WILL HAVE MORE THAN ONE LIFE-CHANGING MOMENT WHEN YOU LISTEN TO IT. THE LIVE VERSION FROM 1981 (EXIT STAGE LEFT), IS SOME OF THE BEST MUSIC EVER RECORDED!! GET YOUR BUTTS DOWN THAT RUSH RABBIT HOLE!! ❤️U BOTH! 😁😍😮😮😲🤯😢
@kippsguitar6539 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@warrenbfeagins Жыл бұрын
Growing up back then (I'm 56), we loved the music, but we didn't realize that we were listening to some of the greatest music EVER made in all the various genres. We could just turn the knob on the radio from one end to the other. R&B, Rock, Reggae, Jazz, Disco, New Wave, Punk, hell whatever you were into. Real instruments. Real voices. Actual lyrics. It was awesome. Great reaction!
@buffluffstuff 3 жыл бұрын
The short bass solo melts my face every damn time
@kevsnight1 3 жыл бұрын
1978 hemispheres tour was the first time I saw rush live . I thought I died and went to heaven. It was great to be a teenager back then.
@lisaharrison1031 3 жыл бұрын
Hearing “LaVilla” live & watching just 3 guys play this was life changing for me and all of us RUSH fans. Welcome to the world of RUSH. I have been listening to this song and seeing it live since 1978.....it STILL gives me goosebumps!!
@coot1925 2 жыл бұрын
One of the things I love about geddy lee is that he's not only an amazing bass guitarist & vocalist, but he plays the keyboard parts with foot peddles while playing bass. This is one of those bands that will be really missed but never forgotten.
@CrazyLife2112 3 жыл бұрын
The Hemispheres album was my introduction to Rush. A friend had it on cassette and said, you have to listen to this. It was immediately clear that there was something special happening just a minute or two into the title track. That spring they were the first band I ever saw live on their Power Windows tour. They were and always will be my favorite band. Now it is a joy to be able to log into KZfaq and see so many young people show appreciation for the coolest uncool band in the world!
@spacecowboy_1962 3 жыл бұрын
Nothing says RUSH more than this......it's based on the dreams and nightmares of Alex. It actually has 12 parts: I-- Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds!, II-- To Sleep, Perchance To Dream, III-- Strangiato Theme, IV-- A Lerxst in Wonderland, V-- Monsters!, VI-- The Ghost of the Aragon, VII-- Danforth and Pape, VIII-- The Waltz of the Shreves, IX-- Never Turn Your Back on a Monster!, X-- Monsters! (Reprise), XI- Strangiato Theme (Reprise), XII-- A Farewell To Things. Peace out and RUSH on
@louaguado995 3 жыл бұрын
I'm shocked at how many reaction videos there are of this song on KZfaq. I bought this album when it first came out in '79 when I was a teenager! And yes, I had the same reactions you guys did, amazed! Welcome to the Rush club. 😊
@slhanks4 3 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, La Villa is Rush's magnum opus. One of the most complex, masterful works of progressive rock. I've been a Rush fan since the first time I heard them in 1975. Hemispheres is my favorite album of all time.
@compnnburns8831 3 жыл бұрын
Song showcases Alex, his song, and for me the first guitar solo is orgasmic, simply spine tinglingly good. Rush the original theatre of dreams!
@vladtepes97 3 жыл бұрын
it's not by accident it's considered the greatest rock guitar solo ever.
@yes_head 2 жыл бұрын
Actually, the solo to Steely Dan's "Kid Charlamagne" is usually given that nod, but there's no denying the importance of this solo. I think Kirk Hammett said it was a pivotal inspiration to him as a young guitar player.
@BittersweetDuality 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t hear people say that too often, but I might be inclined to agree. I usually hear people say that about Stairway or Comfortably Numb instead
@Domino-bo4kh 2 жыл бұрын
@@BittersweetDuality Add Firth of Fifth to that list and pick a winner! Impossible! Then there's No Quarter (live), The Lamia, Beyond the Realms of Death live (KKD solo)- take your pick...
@michaelkeller6223 3 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh.. I needed that. You guys catch so much on the first listen, it’s great. You GET it, which is everything in reactions. This song (if you count the Flamenco opening) has like 3! Of my all-time favorite guitar solos in it....(can you spell versatility? It’s A L E X!)oh, and the other guys ain’t so bad neither..! Cheers!
@NicknLex 3 жыл бұрын
We love comments like these; thank you! Our love for music is innate and we have really enjoyed sharing it with the world. Comments like yours really let us know we’re doing a good thing. Thanks again and sending peace, Lex. :)
@MrPanther1986 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your response I really appreciate it that you actually listened to your listeners that's awesome! Please indulge yourselves on rush and all they have to offer and I would also add Iron Maiden to that list!
@generoberts9151 3 жыл бұрын
Nick , Alex uses a Gibson ES - 355 in this time period. My favorite of his guitars. Uses a variety of pedal effects and harmonics that are just beautiful.
@Scottracine68 3 жыл бұрын
I agree with all the above, you guys are spot on and also one of my favorite instrumentals. Lex your comment imagining lying down with headphones on listening to it on vinyl resonated, that was me! 40+ years later the music is still relevant and influenced many other artists along the journey. They made the music they wanted to make and "Rolled the Bones", if you continue down the rabbit hole you will understand that reference. I think seeing people, especially young people, enjoy music that I honestly feel can be life changing. I suggest 2112 if you haven't already.
@frankbarnwell____ 3 жыл бұрын
go on a ride. left turn now, instant right, then up, then full throttle... stop, go down, .... where?
@NicknLex 3 жыл бұрын
GUYS!!! One of our fellow subscribers gave us a great idea (thank you, Mr. Mojo Risen), we will be doing a LIVE WATCHPARTY so that we can share our reaction to the documentary RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage with you! Check out the details here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ldt8dLhn2raXn58.html It's this Saturday (3/6/21) at 6pm MST (8pm EST)! Would love to see as many of you and chat! :) Sending peace and can't wait, Lex
@dodgycamreacts-lyricsinabo5170 3 жыл бұрын
What a great idea. I dare & defy anyone to watch that film and NOT come away liking the band, even if you don't like the music. It is a fantastic piece of work. Top draw.
@michaelclark66 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds awesome if you haven't heard Xanadu yet please do. I promise you will be blown away. And I know your policy for live videos but exit stage left live version of Xanadu is one of the most impressive live performances of all time
@ritchmoore1442 3 жыл бұрын
This song is based on the various nightmares Alex would have, particularly while on tour, which provided the theme to what he described as a "musical re-creation" of them. The track was the sole piece that developed from the two-week rehearsal period the group had prior to entering the studio.
@mhlevy 3 жыл бұрын
Mike Portnoy (former drummer from Dream Theater) said that you knew you had accomplished something really special when you could play this song straight through with no errors. My high school band tried, but we never could get this song right, so we stuck to Working Man and 2112-Overture!
@cristallecromey2663 3 жыл бұрын
43 years on a Rush journey. One of my favorites Rush songs. "La Villa" Alex is amazing. I saw Rush play this song in concert many times. Live version is a must Pink Pop 1978. Spirit of Radio is a must reaction.
@alekhidell 3 жыл бұрын
In the 80’s I told a Rush sceptic friend to listen to this track 3 times. Once for bass, once for guitar and once for drums. He did. In my presence. He converted.
@NicknLex 3 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I feel I need to do with a lot of Rush songs! I try to catch as much as I can on the first run, but that's such a great idea; good for you! :) Thanks for watching and sending peace, Lex.
@daneng3641 3 жыл бұрын
That bit you were dancing to was from was the 1936 song "Powerhouse". Of course Rush gave credit where it was due. Most of us know that from Loony tunes cartoons, whenever they showed a factory or some sort of Rube Goldberg machine.
@JohnBrooking4 3 жыл бұрын
Actually, what I read was that they didn’t give it credit initially, because they just didn’t know where it was from. They’re of the age that they probably heard it first on Looney Tunes, as I did. But they did step up and give the composer, Raymond Scott, credit after his estate contracted them about it. Scott was an interesting guy himself. He sold the rights to most of his 1930’s music to Warner Brothers, then went on to be an early pioneer in advent-garde electronic music in the 1950’s and ‘60’s. That Powerhouse bit has been used in tons of other songs, including by another of my favorites bands, They Might Be Giants (“Rhythm Section Want Ad”). The Wikipedia entry does has a huge listing of references. Raymond Scott’s original, quoted section starts at 1:14: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p8dzY9l_scqwpo0.html
@jaym3064 3 жыл бұрын
@@JohnBrooking4 I’ve been listening to Rush since 1981 and I never realized I new that Powerhouse melody! Glad they found their way to give credit where it’s due.
@jonathanroberts8981 3 жыл бұрын
By Raymond Scott.
@iestyndavies7287 3 жыл бұрын
Rush being Rush made a payment to the Scott estate for the use of his work even though the statute of limitations had expired on the piece. Did the right thing by choice, not by force.
@FlightData101 3 жыл бұрын
When you consider that this album came in the middle of a stretch of nine epic releases in eight years from their debut in 1974 through Signals in 1982, it’s hard to think of another band who’s put out so much incredible and inspiring work in a lifetime, never mind in less than a decade. I’m lucky to have been an early adopter to this band, and can remember the time I played each of their albums through for the first time.
@claverhouse1 3 жыл бұрын
I am 54 in a couple of weeks, I've been listening to Rush since I was 10, I still get the butterflies in my stomach listening to this
@zildjian4life433 3 жыл бұрын
Arguably - Rush's greatest instrumental ever. Im getting chills from watching you guys experiencing it.
@Sam1jere 3 жыл бұрын
Rush is truly a journey. It is an adventure around the world without ever leaving your seat. They are truly a gift.
@saturnracer156 3 жыл бұрын
IMO Three of the best musicians to ever grace the stage. I saw them perform this live in 2011 on their Time Machine tour. OMG what a show!
@grimdrum2396 3 жыл бұрын
You all had to pause it because the mind can't keep up! It means you are very appreciative of the incredible talent! Thanks you so much for bringing this thought to me!
@paulfromt.o.7384 3 жыл бұрын
So great seeing people listening and reacting to Rush.
@ryancraig2795 3 жыл бұрын
11 years old. My babysitter brought this album over to play on my dad's decent stereo. First rock album I bought. Listened to it over and over, sitting on the floor between the speakers, or on headphones.
@CJINW 3 жыл бұрын
I call BS on your story... unless you had a male babysitter back then???? We all know girls do not like Rush.
@ryancraig2795 3 жыл бұрын
@@CJINW lol. well, it was a male babysitter. Jeff Uher from across the street, who was 5 or 6 years older.
@TylerLL2112 3 жыл бұрын
@@CJINW Haha!
@kippsguitar6539 3 жыл бұрын
What a great story thanks for sharing
@progressiverush7463 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy to see young people really enjoying a 40+ year old song. But its kind of normal : Rush's music is ageless! A few more and you'll be hardcore members of Rush Army!
@racebiketuner 3 жыл бұрын
Me too. But a little sad you will never get the chance to see them live.
@briancarpenter1255 3 жыл бұрын
You guys are awesome because you are real. When you said you felt you were about to listen to something EPIC I just wanted to say to strap in and get ready for the ride of your life. Well done and keep up this great forum.
@rwfrench66GenX 2 жыл бұрын
You literally hear something new every time you listen to the same Rush album! There are so many layers in the music and the lyrics! Great reaction!
@bobespirit2112 3 жыл бұрын
I was so happy to see you hear this for the first time. It’s totally a magic song. They are all just killing it and the arrangement is awesome and totally fun. But Alex is sublime throughout - the first slow solo is probably my favorite of all time - so expressive and exciting without playing too many notes.
@JK-so9ke 3 жыл бұрын
best part is 8:00 in when Alex starts his solo, and she rubs the chills on her arm, i get it. I've been listening to this song for 35 years and I still do the same thing.
@JohnBrooking4 2 жыл бұрын
I watched this reaction when you first released it a year ago, but it’s just as good the second time. It’s so joyful watching you enjoy this music as much as the rest of us do.
@cozmicpfunk 3 жыл бұрын
I am a new subscriber to your channel- I saw the Rush Hemispheres concert in Austin Texas in 1978 when I was like 13- it was my first ever concert- so I can totally relate to seeing you Nick and Lex being blown away just like I was. That show was so good, they are consumate live performers, that is where they really shine as artists. Thank you for sharing your video reactions of one of my all time favorite bands. Keep the faith
@alanalanis2257 3 жыл бұрын
Xanadu and By-Tor and the Snow Dog by Rush are also spine tingling and breathtaking epics that don't get the appreciation they deserve. Could you please react to these songs as well?
@debbieplato5107 3 жыл бұрын
There is an official video of them playing this live. You will have to check it out. 😃✌🇨🇦
@NicknLex 3 жыл бұрын
We definitely will!!! Thanks for the suggestion! :) - Lex
@stephanechamberland8486 3 жыл бұрын
Live without a crowd ! The live version on Exit...Stage Left is the best version !
@KurtColville 3 жыл бұрын
@@stephanechamberland8486 Indeed! The solo on ESL is otherworldly!
@johnboymann1046 2 жыл бұрын
Can't tell you how much I enjoy watching you two react to Rush and Tool and some others ! It feels like listening to music with friends ! It's great !
@lindapellegrino1110 2 жыл бұрын
Rush was a band ahead if it's time. The fact that all the decades of music they made was done by 3 people is mind-boggling. I have been listening to Rush since my childhood, when music was artistic, deep and meaningful. RIP Neil Peart, you are truly missed.
@motodork 3 жыл бұрын
And the entire album is fantastic, their final true prog album. But you can’t listen to Cygnus X1: Book II without first listening to Cygnus X1: Book I from the previous album.
@27thangel23 3 жыл бұрын
Nice going, you two! You both have an appreciation for excellence of instrumentation, and Rush joins the inner circle of rock greats- Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Supertramp, The Who, The Kinks, Mott the Hoople, Eurythmics... you know, the G.O.A.T.s. Be safe.
@NicknLex 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much; we truly love music and have had so much for sharing it. Thanks for joining us! :) - Lex
@bencausey 2 жыл бұрын
Your tears made me cry, too. Thanks again so much for listening to the original studio version. Love you guys.
@sirsuse 3 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel and I have to say that it really warms my heart to see young people enjoying music I grew up with.
@NicknLex 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you and welcome! :) Also: the pleasure is all ours!! - Lex
@stevebinning977 3 жыл бұрын
My two favourite Rush albums are "Hemispheres" and "Moving Pictures" both of which feature stunning instrumentals. This one on "Hemispheres" and "YYZ" on "Moving Pictures".
@charlesmclaughlin3578 3 жыл бұрын
I saw the hemispheres tour at the arena in North Bay
@by-torandthesnowdog1647 3 жыл бұрын
Remember getting this album when I was 15 in 1978 seeing them the following year come to my city Nanaimo on Vancouver Island i got Neil's drum skin thrown to me music so far ahead of its time RIP Neil 🙏
@anthonycastoro1684 3 жыл бұрын
This is the fifth reaction video I've watched of this song, mostly because I love this song, but it also it's like reliving my first time! Nice job.
@markhenrynoll5601 2 жыл бұрын
My wife of 42 years turned me onto RUSH. This is one of our favorite albums. Thanks again.
@IanHillan 3 жыл бұрын
YYZ, and this is the one time I would recommend watching a live version first, but make sure it's the one Live in Rio. Trust me.
@tencentwonders 3 жыл бұрын
It was the tour in support of this album that I first saw Rush. Austin, Texas, February 25th, 1979. I’d been a fan for about two years at that point.
@zapzeus988 3 жыл бұрын
I was 13-14 when this came out and Rush was my world as I was just getting into rock music in my freshman year of high school. You are listening just like we did back then, perfect. I've listened to them every day since.
@musicman70707 Жыл бұрын
You're so right about what it was like to listen to this album when it came out. In headphones it was amazing. I used to listen to the whole album over and over. Rush Hemispheres is my favorite classic rock album of all time.
@thegman8968 3 жыл бұрын
Love your reaction and commentary on this song! You are both quite insightful about the music. P.S. There really is La Villa Strangiatto in Italy, which Alex visited.☮☮☮
@gregorykenfield3134 3 жыл бұрын
You're ready for 2112 now...if anyone is ever truly ready for their first encounter with something THAT epic.
@Frankincensedjb123 3 жыл бұрын
What's funny is that the song is still in the introduction and you say "This is ridiculous." Then ... the rest of the song. Mind blown.
@Kidgloves1984 Жыл бұрын
Welcome both of you and we appreciate you listening to the best of progressive hard rock ever!
@greymattervandal 3 жыл бұрын
If I had to pick only one Rush song to take with me... It's like the best carnival ride ever.
@jr-xs9tf 3 жыл бұрын
You just listened to one of the greatest tracks ever recorded. Each one of these guys is top five alltime.....at least......on their respective instruments.
@johndoh5182 Жыл бұрын
What was it like hearing a lot of this 60s and 70s music when it first came out? I heard of Rush before this album came out but I didn't have any of their albums. We had a couple great rock stations where I grew up that during off hours, mostly night they would play all KINDS of music including what you would call fusion, almost jazz. The first time I heard this I was driving alone after getting off work late in the eve, taking the Long Way Home, and THIS song comes on the radio. Now, the long way home was driving around a small lake, so almost no traffic, no lights, just a slow drive to calm the mind so just like a person who gets to lay on a bed and put on headsets and listen to this for the first time my brain was allowed to engage with the music, and having listened to classical, jazz, rock and prog rock through my childhood, this song was a musical feast. I proceeded to the record store the next week and bought every Rush album up until that point and learned the lyrics of almost every song on every album, except the first. I only liked about 3 or 4 songs off the first album.
@GorgonTheHybrid 3 жыл бұрын
So, the great thing about Rush, and I say this as a fan of the band for 40 years (since I was 11), is that while it's truly special to watch people like you hear this for the first time, this song, like much of their music, literally NEVER gets old. It's fantastic every single time. Their musicianship and creativity is incomparable, and it's a sheer pleasure every damn time! Write to me 40 years from now (God willing I'm still alive) and tell me I'm wrong. ;)
@julio_scissors 3 жыл бұрын
Alex's best guitar solo. His style his bends it's absolutely perfect.
@georgetaxi8179 3 жыл бұрын
Great reaction guys. You guys are becoming my favorite reactors.
@dpall38 Жыл бұрын
Quick background story. I bought this album after hearing Permanent Waves in 1980. Went to a friends house and smoked some great 1980s bud. Put this album on with 2 sets of headphones. After it was over my mind was completely blown. I am 59 now, saw the band live at least 20 times, all thanks to that day. Keep listening it is a great catalog of music.
@bobk9753 3 жыл бұрын
This is the 2nd vid of you two I have watched. This is one of my all time favorite bands and one of my favorite records and one of my favorite songs. I have seen Rush live many, many times over the years. I'm still not over the fact that I will never see them again. Neil was one of the greatest ever, as are the rest of the band. I saw Lex get chill bumps during a song I have heard thousands of times. It made me cry. To think you are experiencing something for the 1st time that I have loved for so many years made me very emotional in the moment. I wept for Neil I think for the first time since his passing. Music can heal us all.
@davemcclelland3164 3 жыл бұрын
This song is pure ear candy for everyone. Close your eyes and listen. Rush were so amazing...
@IanHillan 3 жыл бұрын
Also... Alex: Everyone: Wow, that's so beautiful Alex: Everyone: Mommy, I'm scared.
@JasonUmbrellabird 3 жыл бұрын
I bought this album when it came out. I was given A Farewell To Kings by my Uncle's Father-in-law who worked at a pressing plant. I loved it. I bought Hemispheres and saw RUSH on that tour at the Hammersmith Odeon. I saw them in 1980 when Permanent Waves came out and met them backstage after waiting outside the stage door (Fast Eddie Clarke from Motorhead was also waiting outside) I've still got my signed programme.
@gilgonzo294 11 ай бұрын
Nick and Lex, I've enjoyed watching your channel for a few weeks now. It was 1978 my HS grad year. It was as you imagined Lex. For me and my friends there was a sense that something very special was coming from our head phones, turntables and the 8-track decks of our cars. My first Rush concert was the year prior, "A Farewell to Kings" (1977) and nothing was gonna keep us from "Hemispheres" and a chance to see them play this epic live in 1978. Rush was and still is a San Antonio favorite. We never missed a show whenever they came our way. Our late great radio disc jockies would say, "Three guys from Canada......just three guys!" Can you beleive it. They surely made beleivers of us all. Thanks Nick and Lex
@michaelbriefs9764 3 жыл бұрын
I remember when this came out! I had seen Rush in December of 1977, for the first time, on the A Farewell to Kings tour. That album ended with "Cygnus X-1, Book I" with a "to be continued" at the end. I knew that the Hemispheres album started with Cygnus X-1, Book II, but I had no idea what it would sound like. I was so enthralled with Rush at this point in my life -- I was 14 -- and I was a passionate drummer and Neil Peart fanatic (along with guys like Phil Collins and Bill Bruford). But...WOW...did Hemispheres take me on a mind-bending trip! And that was just side 1 of the album! Side 2 was incredible too but La Villa Strangiato just took it to a totally different level. I could not believe what I was hearing from my favorite Prog Rock 3-piece from Canada! OMG! Such memories!
@wilsard 3 жыл бұрын
i used to go to sleep listening to this in around '83, from the exit stage left live version.
@mde944 3 жыл бұрын
We smoke a lot of “vegetation” listening to Exit Stage Left back in the day.
@michaelcalvert7363 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys for doung this its a total classic you can never get tired listening to it there us so much going on everything is so crisp and clean.Wait till you see it live!
@gwvest 3 жыл бұрын
I have listen to this dozens of times- each time is like the first always something new to hear- chills after the swells and the leads kick in!
@1misfits 3 жыл бұрын
Dude Alex Lifeson was something else in his twenties
@kippsguitar6539 3 жыл бұрын
And 30s 40s 50s 60s
@j.c.a2872 3 жыл бұрын
70's Rush is the best !!!!!!!!
@kevinkilduff2064 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed, J.C.A. but I think they, like Yes, had to evolve to survive the "end times" of prog rock which saw its unfortunate fall from music stage after the horrid disco era. People just lost the capacity to patiently listen to great music unfold over the course of 10+ minutes or so. Rush did an excellent job morphing into a tremendous prog/rock hybrid band in the 80s and 90s and I personally enjoy much of what they played over some 20 years after "Moving Pictures."
@davelazar2600 3 жыл бұрын
I love how much you guys are digging it lol. A true classic by the mighty Rush! 😊
@kentk2215 2 жыл бұрын
Never tire of seeing someone blown away hearing La Villa Strangiato for first time.
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