Power windows is such an underrated album.

Alex’s rhythm work on the second verse is just sublime. Some of his best work!

"The office door closed early The hidden bottle came out The salesman turned to close the blinds A little slow now, a little stout But he’s still heading down those tracks Any day now for sure Another day as drab as today Is more than a man can endure Dreams flow across the heartland Feeding on the fires Dreams transport desires Drive you when you’re down - Dreams transport the ones Who need to get out of town The boy walks with his best friend Through the fields of early May They walk awhile in silence One close - one far away But he’d be climbing on that bus Just him and his guitar To blaze across the heavens Like a brilliant shooting star The middle-aged madonna Calls her neighbour on the phone Day by day the seasons pass And leave her life alone But she’ll go walking out that door On some bright afternoon To go and paint big cities From a lonely attic room It’s understood By every single person Who’d be elsewhere if they could So far so good And life’s not unpleasant In their little neighbourhood They dream in Middletown…"

This song and in fact the entire album are an absolute masterpiece.

RUSH The greatest rock band that ever was or ever will be.

It’s hard to get past neil and geddy’s playing but once you can listen to this album a few times and hear the work Alex did, you’ll be blown away. He had the hardest job from signals through this album to make the guitar fit and fill out the sound and he nailed it. Very odd fills, chords, and his solos on this album are some of his best. I don’t think there are many guitarists that could have pulled off what he did on these synth era albums.

Dreams transport desires Drive you when you're down Dreams transport the ones Who need to get out of town

I love their Power Windows album, and this song is one of my favorites from the album. They played this on the Clockwork Angels tour when I saw them. As soon as those opening notes started, my jaw dropped. I honestly thought I'd never hear this one performed live again. I couldn't have been happier.... until they started playing "Territories" from this album. Being one of the other favorite songs from the album, and never thinking I'd hear it again, I was beside myself. What a great show.

The lyrical content on this album sits front and center. The content of the storytelling and phrasing is amazing. The musical landscape is the bonus on top. This is just business as usual for Rush!

I have always appreciated that RUSH'S lyrics connect to the common man.

This era solidified my love for Rush. They weren't just super musicians but Neil was a brilliant poet. Grace Under Pressure, to Roll the Bones really shows how powerful his lyrics could be. Power Windows is as close as you can get to a perfect album. Considering the Oppenheimer movie currently in theaters, I can't think of a better song to listen to than Manhattan Project, off this same album!

Been a fan of rush since 1980....this is hands down my favorite Rush song.....heard it back in high school 1986 and the rest is history. Thank you rush for writing the soundtrack to my of our lives.

I’ve heard this song about 100k times since it came out in 85’. Still gives me chills. Saw them perform the whole Power Windows album @CowPalace Winter 86’

A complete masterpiece.

Finally. Someone who appreciates this song like I do...

Neil Peart was the master of creating lyrics that so many fans could relate to. I was 15 when this came out and still love it today.

Interesting enough, this was Rush’s most symphonic phase with all the instruments and sounds melding together to create and form sounds and music that no other musician would ever dare to attempt. Add in the lyrics and you have Shakespeare meets Mozart on a heavy metal plane.🤯🎹🥁🎸🎤🤘🖖✌️

After 42 years experiencing this band …I still get the same look on my face you both had …and it still makes me just as happy to see someone else GET it ….great job y’all

In the early to mid 80's, Rush had the beast four album run in history. I'll take Signals over Hemisphere's any day of the week.

“Don’t be over” - what I said at the end of the Clockwork Angels album, knowing it was their last, and what I said through tears at the end of their R40 concert, knowing it was the last time I’d see them live.

Lyrics by mr. Neil Peart. So good. We miss him so much.

Alex Lifeson is a legend. Very few rock guitarists are able to sound as exciting and innovative as him.

You can actually listen to this four times in a row - concentrating each time on a singular part of the song Bass Guitar Percussion Vocal/lyrics and the story Neil is telling. It's amazing how much more you learn about the song and actually appreciate it even more. That's what I think anyway 😉 Alex's "wakka wakka wak Wakka wakka wakka wak" makes me smile every time I hear it.

I think a lot of people don’t like this album. But to me it is a quintessential Rush album! I had just started listening to Rush thanks to Grace Under Pressure, so this was the first new release I had heard from them. I think it’s a great album.

Back when the album came out this song became my go to song every day for about a year or so ... back then I used to say this song was what kept me alive during those days. I love it to bits.

"Turn The Page" from their "Hold Your Fire" (1987) is an AWESOME track. I promise you guys will love it - OR YOUR MONEY BACK 😅😅 Please put it on your list, as there are very few reactions to it.

Cool guys, yeah Rush is so focking good. Almost impossible to put these 3 together in 1 band….Amazing career, catalogue, humble normal guys…lots of humor….their fanbase kept on growing till they got popular and cool in 2013 and still their fanbase is growing. They influenced so many bands…great so see you guys exploring the rabbit hole. Greetings from The Netherlands!

"A boy walks with his best friend; one close, one far away."

Might be my fav RUsh song of all time. And that is saying something.

Did you guys notice the musical changes when the lyrics changed to the middle aged maddona (keyboard pop sound) from the boy with the guitar (hard rock guitar sound) ? I still pick up on new things every listen. Even 40+ yrs later.Enjoy your journey. PS Counterparts is my fav. Check out Alien Shore, Cut to the Chase, Double Agent , heck all of them.

Always so much fun to see how much you two just love Rush.... More, more, more!

This song has so many beautiful layers that tells a story with the music, Power Windows is an incredible album by a very talented band!!! You need to listen Losing It ! Off Signals i have heard all these songs live , and the sound and power you feel at their concerts were unbelievable as well as the light show , Rush had the best sound live i have ever heard , there are a lot of talented bands out there and i have seen a lot of them. But Rush always seemed to me to be in a Class all by themselves!

Quite possibly my favorite Rush song Right next to Between the wheels

The first Rush album I bought at the time it was released in the mid 80's. Sure, I love all the 70 and early 80's classics but I'll always have a special connection with this one. Great album.

Rush has many many great songs. This is one of their best

Such a great song from Power Windows. My favorite track on the album. Geddy's bass tone, the keyboard elements, Alex ripping into it like a buzz saw but staying melodic, and of course Neil the human metronome with otherworldly fills.

This track is like a perfect Engineered machine. Perfectly tuned, everything works fine, everything sounds great. Just perfect.

I had to listen to this one again and there are so many great inspirational songs that they wrote over time. Two other ones that I truly love are Mission and Marathon. My favorite versions are from the show of hands tour. Actually every single song off of that tour was fantastic but those two in particular are very inspirational you should really look at them.

Absolutely love this song .. and this entire album .. MAGIC!

It's such a great album that is highly underrated!

❤ what a reaction 😸 I remember getting this CD from my big brother for xmas. Even if the album was from 1985, I heard it in the mid 90s for the first time. It was amazing.

Hey guys. I believe you've done six of the eight tracks on this album. You're missing the best one. Marathon. I promise you you won't be disappointed. It's got everything.

Power Windows (PW2, to my friends and I) is up there with their very best albums. This was the first of their albums that I bought on the day of its release. The melodies in this song are so beautiful and the middle eight brings tears to my eyes every time. Beautiful song.

Not listened to that one in a minute. God! They were such a unique and incredible band Really had their own sound, their own path. No one else sounded like that. Love it or hate it, Rush is just Rush!

I really appreciate u 2!!!!! Im 51, been playing drums and listening to rush for over 40 years. U r appreciateion is over whelming . !!!!!!love u both....lol, much love and respect!!!!

exquisite track of course. great reaction vid.

Greatest Band ever in all the eras they performed Greatest reactions ive ever seen! Yiu guys are the best! Keep up the great work as i know its work.

Saw that tour twice. Top 3 album for me. Great reaction as always. Thanks Jeff!!!!!!!

Sometimes it takes a review/reaction like this to re- appreciate what a brilliant song this is both lyrically and musically Power Windows isn't an album I listen to too often but then you hear a track like this and it makes you reconsider

This song , many state, is the follow on to Subdivisions. Which , lyrically, does make sense. Great reaction guys. Keep up the amazing work .

This is the best song on the album, in my opinion. I’m feeling some strong nostalgia for the first time I listened to this album in 1984. A lot of people don’t like the synth era for Rush, and those feelings are valid. But I love the keys from Moving Pictures through Power Windows. Alex felt alienated since keyboards kind of filled his space, but he still puts his stamp on every song. The solo in Middletown Dreams is sizzling.

One on my favorite songs period! Rush forever!!!

Love watching your reactions as I remember reacting the same way. My favorite song on the album as it pertains lyrically to my childhood and also I saw them in concert at the time this was released at 17 years old.

What a great fkin raw reaction. I feel it all over again just watching you both.

Always love your reactions.

This is by far the best Rush album of their “Synth Era”. There is not a song on this album that is not epic, musically or lyrically! But I will have to say, “Middletown Dreams” Is the most beautiful song tonally. I never get tired of listening to this song. The music is a beautiful example of tension and release! Which is what life is! The lyrics, written by the Professor, or poignant and every one who dials in to what is being said, is something that we can all relate to. Rush is the reason I became a musician. Favorite band of all time, and there are a lot of amazing bands. Rush takes top shelf, every time! Thank you for reacting to this song! Cheers!

i so love you both .. thats my hearts jam yo. .. and i so see you two get it ..

Love your reaction!

Visual music, Neil's lyrics paint a picture, and the music that accompanies it takes you on a cerebral journey.

Love Rush, love you guys. Awesome reaction!!!!

Dude, watching you light up to 80’s Rush makes me soooo happy!

Awesomeness. Thks guys!

Rush portrayed every everyday life, and what we dream about!

Gracias por el video. Para mi, esta es una de las mejores de Rush (la mejor del PW por lo pronto). Sensible, potente, arreglos increibles... instrumentos y voz se lucen..... y la letra, imposible no emocionarse

I played the heck out of this album when it came out and for years after, lucky enough to see them many times over the years.

My favorite Rush song. It's about despair, and hope. This one and, "The Analog Kid".

Wonderful to see people enjoying this fantastic album, I can tell you got really into the spirit of the music which is exactly why it was written

PWs is my favorite Rush album. I had just turned 18 when it came out. Loved it from the get go. Everything on the album speaks to me. It's a huge part of my life soundtrack.

Power Windows is a 10/10 album

This album is not jewel of this band, it is jewel of the world and this song - unbelievable.

As others noted Neil used to often ride his bike (bicycle) all over the place, dropped off up to 100 miles outside a gig and ride in. Then later on a motorcycle after encountering some very difficult times with the loss of his daughter and rather shortly thereafter his wife. It was an escape, a journey lost in himself likewise as noted by him or others. Tragic to a degree but necessary (for him.) All three of these guys are very deep. Very caring and respectful of their craft and one another. Their results are powerful.

so far ... so good...🤘🤘🤘

Good job guys ❤😊

Rush released this album on my 25th Birthday in 1985... Of course, I made it a gift to myself...

Such great melodic keyboards and foot pedals by Geddy.. One of my favorites!!

I was at this concert (Power Windows Tour) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada!!

Epic! 😎

Yes! My favorite Rush song!

You guy’s are right on with the lyrical message. It was definitely based on people that Neil knew.

I love all music but the 80's was something special.....this is one of my favorite songs of all time period.. :) Hope this reaction goes well ha

YES!

It is glorious

This shows us how versatile and unique they were. Harder rock first album. Then transition with time and killer individual talent in every song.

Neil was an avid bicyclist. In the '80's he would often bike long distances. While touring, he would have the tour bus drop him and his bike off some distance from the show - usually something 100 miles and he'd bike the rest of way into the arena. I was hanging out at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium trying to score better seats 2-3 hours before a show started and I saw Neil whizz past me on his bicycle and into the loading dock of the arena! He has also written about his experiences doing a bike tour around Africa. After his very long motorcycle journey to recover from losing Selena and then Jackie, he would often ride his motorcycle between gigs on later tours with his assistant. He wrote of being essentially invisible on his long journey, able to travel town to town, sit in a diner and observe without anyone recognizing him!

thanks for the react folks..

When the drop into the chorus after the solo might be favorite part of any Rush song. They built the emotion up as only Rush could do

Said it before, many times, will say it again...there is *everyone* else...then there is Rush...

The live track from Clockwork Angels tour is worth a listen to see them execute this song live. Geddy has to work his voice hard …. But the three pull this off in typical Rush fashion which in my humble opinion is spectacular.

My fav Rush song.

I’ve been watching a lot of your Rush reaction videos and I am now your new subscriber , keep on the Rush Journey. love you guys. Ps Ive noticed your Caifanes tee, and have you hear Cafetacuva??

I love rush ❤😊

I love rush❤😊😊

First off, as a 40+ year hard core fan, this is my second favourite Rush album!! Second, this song is a hidden gem…beautifully crafted and recorded both lyrically and musically!! I find it interesting that with the exception of Xanadu, all my favourite Rush songs are the ones with beautiful melodies, not the hard/heavy songs🤔 You should check out the songs Bravado and Time Stands Still!! I like you guys, happy listening!!😊🇨🇦

Rush has always been my favorite band. Check out Best Intro Ever Spirit of the Radio . Instrumental of songs off their first few albums I could recommend endless songs that have lyrical and musical properties

most badass song...

more rush!!! :)

Lock and Key from Hold Your Fire. You won't regret it.

Arrangements on this album are next level.

One more thought…Geddy said in the documentary that he thought this album represented the “final and essential blending of keyboards and guitar…” and he’s right. Listen to the guitar during the “middle aged Madonna” part, the way it syncopates so well with the sequencer. Just perfect.

I've been waiting for my second favorite Rush song, and it did not disappoint. (Favorite is Time Stands Still for anyone wondering.)