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@_stardust624 ай бұрын
You can hear that they were fans of the police at this time, especially Alex and his style of guitar playing. ... And Neil was a big fan of Stewart Copeland. It's all good!
@BigTimeRushFan21124 ай бұрын
I remember so many people when this was just released either loving it or hating it because of the heavy synthesizer use by the band. Seems nobody noticed that Moving Pictures, the album just before this one had really kicked off the 80's Rush synthesizer era that lasted most of the decade. I personally loved this album, I first owned it on cassette tape!
@danmayberry11854 ай бұрын
Well spotted! Not many artists "sneaked in" synths without a cringe factor. Maybe Elton.
@rumourhats4 ай бұрын
There's not even any synths on this track, except that arpeggiated bass synth loop
@BigTimeRushFan21124 ай бұрын
@@danmayberry1185 Van Halen got away with it big time on 1984.
@danmayberry11854 ай бұрын
@@BigTimeRushFan2112 That tour was my third VH concert, and I hit the washrooms for Jump. (I know I'm in the minority there)
@blanewilliams59604 ай бұрын
@@danmayberry1185I Never liked that song, woulda been in there with you.
@studa684 ай бұрын
Another track from this album to check out. Analog Kid! It’s a banger!!!
@ErikaSMHS4 ай бұрын
Don’t underestimate Alex Lifeson 🎸🎸 . Been a minute since I’ve heard this. Thanks!
@blanewilliams59604 ай бұрын
MORE RUSH!!!
@Big_Al_634 ай бұрын
They have a Rush reaction playlist. Awesome stuff.
@EchoesDaBear4 ай бұрын
Great reaction guys!! This was Rush channeling The Police - Neil had a definitely respect for Steward Copeland (they would become very close friends as time went on), and this vibe is totally from their playbook! Listen to the rhythm from 'Walking On The Moon' - you'll see the similarity. Rush still did their own thing though - reggae influenced groove, but their own bass lines, guitar riffs & of course, time signature changes! They were constantly evolving their sound. For me, Rush never fell into a static state. Cheers.
@goldenageofdinosaurs71924 ай бұрын
This entire album is basically a Stu Copeland tribute & I have zero issues with that🤣
@EchoesDaBear4 ай бұрын
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192same here. Love The Police. Love Rush more...but it's obvious that Neil really respected Copeland.
@puncht374 ай бұрын
Digital Man, off this same album, is lit.
@garyalu56364 ай бұрын
Especially live!
@robertcleveland954 ай бұрын
Every Rush song has a GROOVE!
@smilerpink4 ай бұрын
Great point that Rush music requires repeated listens to truly appreciate. They pack so much multi-layered brilliance into each song. You spoke to their use of various elements of genres here (ska/reggae with their usual prog transitions executed seamlessly). Valid points. However, you didn’t comment at all about Neil Peart’s lyrics-another whole ball of wax. Not criticizing you-a lot to take in for a first reaction. Like I said, repeated listens required.
@bookhouseboy2804 ай бұрын
Rush's only US Top 40 hit single. Alex Lifeson: “I agree with the consensus that 'Signals' is among our most important and interesting records." Released in September 1982, 'Signals' topped the charts and went platinum... Its more user-friendly contents served to polarise the opinions of diehard Rush fans. “Some people love it, others hate it,” nods Lifeson in agreement. “That’s inevitable... and there were times when I might’ve felt [reservations] at certain points back then, but now I’m very proud of it.” - excerpts from Louder
@user-yu8yz8rb8t4 ай бұрын
What an incredible band
@susiedawson33494 ай бұрын
They follow unbelievable time signatures. A truly unique band.
They were heavily influenced by reggae, specifically The Police. They were very in touch with the music at the time and what was cool.
@leddygee18964 ай бұрын
Rush could play The Police's music... The Police could NOT play Rush's music... Stewart Copeland, The drummer for The Police, Thought the world of Neil...
@jgsrhythm1004 ай бұрын
The reason many UK bands adapted to Reggae is Jamaica was a colony of the UK . Many Jamaicans in London. In addition Bob Marley broke Reggae wide open..
@tjmasson10134 ай бұрын
Def gotta love the bass line
@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer4 ай бұрын
I've loved this song since I was a kid with a K-tel record with this on it.
@timshelton85354 ай бұрын
K-tel! Lol! I haven’t even thought about those cheap things in forever! I owned too many of them!
@Jude_1964 ай бұрын
LOVED K-TEL RECORDS!!! Had SO MANY BANGERS on 'em!! ...and, you could COLLECT 'EM!!!
@bobrush42174 ай бұрын
My only K-tel record had the Monster Mash, Hello Muddah Hello Faddah, Little Red Riding Hood, and other novelty songs.
@karlschmitt63594 ай бұрын
Signals is one of my favorite Rush albums and it was right after Moving Pictures. Subdivisions is my second favorite Rush song next to Red Sector A. Every album from Moving Pictures and prior had been heavier rock, but I found Signals to be a phenomenal album, too. I had no problem with it being not as hard as their previous albums. I saw them in Albuquerque on that tour, loved everything about that concert and I even bought the concert t-shirt. This is a great song you're reacting, too. Thank you for your reactions especially for: Kansas, Boston, Journey, Toto, Styx, Rush, and Yes.
@STAMPER-DESIGN4 ай бұрын
This is 80s Rush and it's another step in the band's evolution. Great ear on hearing the Reggae vibe before the first chorus! Keep up the great work!
@loosilu4 ай бұрын
same I was impressed they heard it!
@SnowDogisVictorious4 ай бұрын
Perhaps needless to say, this is one of my favourites!
@mark-be9mq4 ай бұрын
😊
@dab_family94054 ай бұрын
Losing It from that album is one of my favorites. It's a bit simpler and softer than most of their stuff. Lyrics hit me.
@johndonovan7584 ай бұрын
The Rush bass line is one of my favorite parts of their music, and it's recognizable both in tone and just how it is thumpin' and bumpin' all over the place.
@ezed39024 ай бұрын
I love the bass line.
@cityhonors14 ай бұрын
🤗 THIS WAS MY JAM!!!! ☺️ This 45' stayed on the Record Player. 🖖🏿 Happy 1st Contact Day! 🥰🐰
@analogkid43214 ай бұрын
For a change of tempo, hit the song Losing It from this album, or Available Light, I think off the Presto album.
@MrLedotson4 ай бұрын
Different Strings off the Permanent Waves albums has a real unique tempo and sound.
@lucky-boots4 ай бұрын
Great motivational song!
@georgetaxi81794 ай бұрын
I knew Rush would grow on you guys. The more you listen, the more you appreciate how amazing that band is. Please finish the rest of the Moving Pictures record. It's a masterpiece. Banger after banger!
@jackndan66034 ай бұрын
Nice guy's.I was fortunate to see Rush many times in Vancouver. Loved this song!!!🇨🇦
@tjrivers4 ай бұрын
Check out, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” by The Police, Sting leads with a similar tempo, Reggae feel.
@loosilu4 ай бұрын
Neil Peart and Stewart Copeland were friends who both loved that reggae tempo!
@michaelkeller62234 ай бұрын
Ear worm city! Cranked at max volume in the car! Cruising with the NWM! Rush on!
@spawn45824 ай бұрын
You just read my mind guys, they gave us a little bit of Reggae in this song.
@christopherglock72394 ай бұрын
Even Eddie Van Halen admitted he loved and used Loftons harmonic guitar plucking was awesome. The Lyrics are filled with intelligence dialogue
@JayMil365Ай бұрын
Loftons is great!
@davidmaholchic61464 ай бұрын
My favorite Rush song love you guys
@michaelkeller62234 ай бұрын
Great extended outro on the live track too!
@jimmyjohn28154 ай бұрын
👌 Rush!
@christopherglock72394 ай бұрын
Rush was the New World Man Libertarian thought processes. They made you think. Best verse/Bar from Tom Sawyer lyrics - change is not permanent BUT Change IS!
@bobdelp20234 ай бұрын
HEY LAH AND CHE!😊DEFINITELYYYY ONE OF MY FAVORITE RUSH ALBUMS GUYS ( SIGNALS )👍ENJOYYYY!
@bobdelp20232 ай бұрын
Of Course My Favorite Album Was ( Caress Of Steel ) You Get The Angry Rush Trying To Make It. Right Before 2112, Great Songs: Bastille Day, The Necromancer, Lakeside Park 👍🙂
@srt8rocketship2414 ай бұрын
Gold.
@deadmeat_01524 ай бұрын
Back to Rush, all right!
@richpeltier95194 ай бұрын
For over forty years, listening to Rush has filled me with an incomparable quality of joy. Such amazing and positive music. Since Neil passed away a few years ago, this joy is diminished and now there is always a part of me that is crying when I hear them play and remember all the times I saw them live. He was a unique and driven person. My 2 Rush hot takes (something to chew on); Neil was a great drummer, but he was an even better lyracist. Alex was the most talented member of Rush. 🤟🧙♂🤟 Rich the Ancient Metal Beast
@ericperkins93354 ай бұрын
Ghost Of A Chance is a great and very underrated song IMO. Check it out!
@TheFingerFrame4 ай бұрын
This was the era where RUSH was heavily influenced by the Police, and the Police were into reggae-ish beats. I'm not surprised you caught that. This song was the only #1 hit for RUSH despite it being written in a day to fit into the last 2:30 of the Signals LP.
@MaudeWhite-yc6ji3 ай бұрын
DaT Basss 🔊 dougH...🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@danarchuleta11544 ай бұрын
Signals is fantastic! Like others, my interest waned a little with later offerings, but still some select gems throughout!
@crucialtaunt57174 ай бұрын
Check out Digital Man off of this same album, Signals. Amazing bassline!
@mr.snicker-doodles70814 ай бұрын
I seem to be the only one who likes Rush PRE "moving pictures" haha...AND I saw that tour!
@crucialtaunt57174 ай бұрын
@@mr.snicker-doodles7081 Haha, I know it feels that way, but a lot of Rush fans prefer more of the 70s, though. I've been in a lot of comment sections where everyone was recommending everything pre-Moving Pictures or pre-synth era. This comment section is a bit unusual. All of the synth weirdos came out to play today. 🤪
@mr.snicker-doodles70814 ай бұрын
@@crucialtaunt5717 Oh haha, phew...thanks for the reassuranceI feel much better now haa, there is still hope for guys like me! I guess it seems as though I never see any love for the early stuff, so I am glad to hear this! Thx again!!
@ykmgeedee4 ай бұрын
As with the title track off Black Sabbath's Paranoid, this was the last song written for album, like hey we another song to fill it out let's just throw it on as an afterthought. They both became the band's biggest hit.
@Critical_Thinker8584 ай бұрын
True statement. They also hated Tom Sawyer before it was released, and look what happened.
@paulgarcia15664 ай бұрын
Rush at this stage was listening to and inspired by The Police.
@ML-un1oi4 ай бұрын
Great start to the weekend, fellas. Appreciate you 🙏 ❤
@tomtompkins75464 ай бұрын
In the pre-chorus, he hits a timbale, which is on the left hand side of his hi-hat. Part of his kit for decades.
@garyalu56364 ай бұрын
Digital Man from this album, you guys will love it, especially a live version!!
@appropriatelyinappropriate1323 күн бұрын
I love your reactions, fellas! Thanks to you, half of my day has been spent in your Rush rabbit hole! Good stuff (your reactions, not my being at my computer all day))
@Michael-Philip4 ай бұрын
Digital Man vs. Analog Kid
@aspjake1234 ай бұрын
My favorite Rush album
@kimbarry46744 ай бұрын
Neil loved reggae ❤🇨🇦
@chrisoakley58304 ай бұрын
Not a typical song for Rush, but my favorite by them.
@mr.snicker-doodles70814 ай бұрын
More stuff from ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE please! Their first live album and one of their greatest achievements!!
@dmCurator4 ай бұрын
There's bits of reggae sprinkled throughout Rush's catalog
@tonydagostino61584 ай бұрын
Everybody does Tom Sawyer and a few others. So glad you did my favorite Rush song
@brandonjones13494 ай бұрын
Nice call
@user-nu2hp2jn4u4 ай бұрын
Keep it up guys
@darrenmaxwell10854 ай бұрын
This. Was the album that was the turning point to a new more 80s sound. But still really good!
@calvingreen52024 ай бұрын
Great reaction and analysis. This song and album, is a sentimental favorite of mine. A departure from Moving Pictures, but still very impactful. If you want something with a different tempo, check out Losing It. Very deep, very emotional song...see what you think.
@Hornsfan644 ай бұрын
It’s the way they “fill the space”, IYKWIM.
@debbieplato51074 ай бұрын
This to me is an ok song. Two of my favourite songs off the album are Analog Kid and Digital Man.
@lesblatnyak59474 ай бұрын
Nice boys! La you da man! ✨️🎶✨️
@artharrison95864 ай бұрын
Neil was keeping time but remember, all the lyrics were his too. My impression is that, in this song, he was suggesting hope that the current industrialization of society would stop long enough to recognize that the values of the old world (perhaps third world people from less “developed” nations) would maybe be more sustainable than the current system (the new world) of allowing billionaires to dictate everything from government to economic policy. Just a guess. I didn’t know Neil personally but I think he was a conscious individual.
@user-yj7iq6um8g4 ай бұрын
That was good, thanks
@HakubaDojo4 ай бұрын
They were listening to a lot of the Police obviously! lol
@davidrolfes8803Ай бұрын
This song, I believe, is about a new kind of man, one ready to lead a new path out of the old system and into the new. The song highlights a imperfect person moving forward regardless of the outcome, because the old way is suicide to the sovernity of nations, and the right to be competitive, to control your own future, regardless of the outcome, we just want our own control back. He will break the system at all costs.
@michaelbriefs97644 ай бұрын
Great album, guys! NWM is just one of many great songs! You should check out a song called "The Weapon" on there (1982's "Signals"). It's really proto-Electronica/Industrial. It's dark and epic!
@Critical_Thinker8584 ай бұрын
Are you thinking what I'm thinking... Recommend a "Fear trilogy" on the channel (now a quadrilogy)?
@Kuesel684 ай бұрын
The path layed out with Moving Picture towards New Wave sound and Police influences came to fruition with this album. Not my fav Rush phase but they tried out contemporary music to weave into theirs.
@txrojas4 ай бұрын
You gotta listen to “Analog Kid” from this album. Total banger!
@leddygee18964 ай бұрын
Neil was definitely the captain of that ship!! If it wasn't for Neil...😞 Rest In Power, Professor.
@toddashton96964 ай бұрын
Bit of a forgotten track off Signals. I enjoyed this one. Thanks guys
@cackalackcowboy21274 ай бұрын
I’m an old school Rush fan, but never picked up on the Ska beat that Niel lade down in the middle, nice pick up!
@mariaassante6204 ай бұрын
I heard that reggae beat right in there
@jewel_laughs4 ай бұрын
This album was a real departure for RUSH. They decided not to repeat what they had done in the past. They were always true to themselves. It was a big risk and they lost a lot of fans, but in the end won even more. As for me, I always loved what they put out (with few exceptions). Great reaction!
@jeffjohnson84444 ай бұрын
This song is about the America. Our history, our present and our future
@ajmackin4 ай бұрын
Bad Company - Live for the Music
@darrenmaxwell10854 ай бұрын
Lots more Rush guys! Try Distant Early Warning from Hold your Fire, one of their better songs from their mid 80s stuff!
@thatsnice994 ай бұрын
By the way, you have to wait till the very end of the song to hear the bass solo which fades out very faint, but fantastic to listen to
@christopherglock72394 ай бұрын
Spirit of the radio also has the Ragee vibe. Tom Sawyer was the best sound and lyrics for them.
@timothykunkel7315Ай бұрын
You guys are the best Like your reactions
@timothykunkel7315Ай бұрын
Did you guys ever do moby Dick live?
@timothyslaughter4764 ай бұрын
This was an album and bit of a phase when the music was very much a formula for them. Still, every song gave you the adrenaline bit and there has never been a more appropriately named band ever.
@midnightrambler77164 ай бұрын
One of my all time misheard lyrics…”He’s a radio receiver tuned to factories and farms” I always heard as “factory tampons” 😂
@goldenageofdinosaurs71924 ай бұрын
Lol, same!🤣
@lindaward53764 ай бұрын
It's good to hear that I wasn't the only one!!😂😂😂
@Critical_Thinker8584 ай бұрын
Another one that seems to trip people up is, "He's a writer, an arranger, and a young boy bearing arms." I mean, we're talking music here. So, context people! And if you owned the CD or LP, it was on the album sleeve / insert) (Some lyric vids wrongly say, "He's a writer [and a ranger]"...)
@richardeast33284 ай бұрын
Rush channeling their inner Police.
@gavinschwier82423 ай бұрын
It’s Reggae the same vibe of the Police. White Reggae styles which were big in the 80s. But still obviously Rush.
@4yules4 ай бұрын
to rush fans they are not underated but they have so many underated songs
@mjm50814 ай бұрын
❤❤❤ 🙏❤🌹 Neil 🌹❤🙏
@timshelton85354 ай бұрын
Reading the comments I guess I’m in the minority. Loved all but one album of theirs! The one with the rock guy on the cover. Tour was great though
@BGRPiccu4 ай бұрын
This was a very Police like song to me, which is also very influenced by reggae.
@freddymo33394 ай бұрын
Remember guys, the drummer write the words1
@paulgarcia15664 ай бұрын
Rush's only Top 40 hit and Rush fans rarely even mention or care for this short track.
@williamdemerchant72954 ай бұрын
The New World Man and Tom Sawyer ("the modern day warrior") seem like the same person to me. Although, musically you gotta hand it to Tom Sawyer. More great lyrics from Neil Peart.
@LzCoda4 ай бұрын
As others have said, this album divided Rush and rock fans. Rush's previous offering -- Moving Pictures was a real rocker, so when they released this "80s synth rock" stuff, a lot of us were like....hhhhmmmmm, what's this? Yes, it’s Rush, but....I don’t know." Personally, I loved it. But with newer, heavier stuff hitting us in early 80s --- Ozzy, Sabbath, Dio, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, among others --- 80s synth Rush got lost in the mix.....
@bookhouseboy2804 ай бұрын
This album is from Rush's most successful period (early to mid 80's), so they certainly did not get "lost in the mix" unless one expected Rush to be a metal act like those artists.
@blackwolf60824 ай бұрын
This album took some time to grow on me
@goldenageofdinosaurs71924 ай бұрын
Around ‘84-‘85, I took a road trip with a friend, from Kansas City to Berkeley CA, to see my folks & some relatives. We only had a radio, but we traded a couple joints for Signals & a tape of U2’s Live Under a Blood Red Sky. We listened to those 2 tapes about 100 times each & it had definitely won me over by then🤣
@paulpuerling95044 ай бұрын
I believe they were influenced by the Police around this time
@brandonjones13494 ай бұрын
Getty up
@user-dy1wo5wl8z4 ай бұрын
Signals was the album that had the purist Rush fan from their start jumping ship.they had songs that were good after this point all be it very sparse and limited. The sound became homogenized. The success of moving pictures was well deserved and was a breakout album for sound.......but after moving pictures they changed and sadly not for the better
@Critical_Thinker8584 ай бұрын
All y'all haters and trolls can take your ball and go home. This song is a banger and for a bass player, Geddy's runs in here bridging the phrases are true ear candy. Some folks don't get it. But I do. Where they started to lose me was with the next release, 1984's Grace Under Pressure and subsequent 80's albums. But even those albums had some hidden gems and fantastic musicianship. 1984 is where the guitar thinned out noticeably and the synth started to play a larger role. So, I'm team Alex there, although I understand Geddy's desire to explore the keys more as a musician. But 1982's Signals is much more closely related to Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures (same producer so it makes sense). As a kid, (like a lot of people) my first introduction to Rush was 1981's "Tom Sawyer." I think I heard it on the school bus and was immediately hooked. Signals was the first album released after I knew who they were and I LOVE this album. For me, it's part of a trilogy of top albums released starting with Permanent Waves in 1980. I hope you love their work on Signals as much as I do. Okay, now you gotta check out the live version (live in Toronto 1984). My only criticism of the first 6 releases is that, at times, the music sometimes sounded a bit halting and choppy and not as cleanly produced (some early Yes classics hit me the same way, though I love them too - notes cut off when sustain was called for - which comes across as more harsh to the ears - talking mainly about Alex Lifeson and Steve Howe's playing and solo techniques). With Permanent Waves, Geddy's vocals approach changed (he came down to his normal register more - i.e. less shrill screaming - also easier on the ears) and Neil's lyrics shifted from fantasy to reality and the production from 1980 to 1982 was pristine. So clean. It was meant for CD technology that was emerging a the time and was best enjoyed with quality headphones. Signals - like the 2 albums preceding - is great from start to finish. My least favorite track is Chemistry. But it's grown on me over the years. There's a theme of boyhood to manhood from Subdivisions, The Analog Kid, and New World Man to Digital Man and I love that about this album. I also love Losing It, a commentary on the sadness that can accompany aging. And as a Gen X kid, we were all caught up in the Space Shuttle program and space exploration and Countdown gives me goosebumps thinking about that very first Space Shuttle flight. Just beautifully written and executed by the band.
@trenken4 ай бұрын
Their reggae influences arent specific to this song. Rush was getting into that stuff on a lot of songs in the 80s across multiple albums.