It's great to see a band not take themselves too seriously and have a good time poking fun at themselves. "Spirit of Radio" is one of their anthems, and for them to lampoon it with a polka, disco, and country versions is funny and says a lot about the character of Geddy, Alex, & Neil.
@silverdrillpickle75962 жыл бұрын
Thank you for stating what clearly needed to be said.
@dieterlend19882 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@MarkPalmer-rt7fz Жыл бұрын
I've been hooked since the first album! Mp3!
@aurelnoang712010 ай бұрын
Neil looks like tom hanks 😮
@DuaneRomanellCreatesManyThings4 жыл бұрын
Everything Neil does in this is pure gold.... from the "Jesus, Mary and Joseph!" to the crossing himself when Alex farts, to really digging Disco... makes me laugh every single time.
@canadianbacon26933 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna miss that guy.
@alanstrom22213 жыл бұрын
Rush are a waste of recording technology. Rush are bland, boring and beige. Actually, Rush make beige look like a vibrant colour, LOL
@NismoDJ203 жыл бұрын
@@alanstrom2221 bait
@misterauctor73532 жыл бұрын
@@alanstrom2221 OK boomer.
@fred7182 жыл бұрын
@@misterauctor7353 Boomers aren't this moronic. This guy is a lord of mooks.
@dale88096 жыл бұрын
Makes me sad watching this. Gonna miss these guys.
@turnleftaticeland6 жыл бұрын
ah, don’t remind me... god, i’d do anything for them to tour one last time. hell, even do one last show. i’d pay anything, go anywhere.. (haven’t seen them live ever - didn’t become a fan till this year, actually - so it’s pretty sad for me lol)
@cvn65556 жыл бұрын
I feel so incredibly bad for you. Not as bad as if you had never discovered them but the timing is epically awful. I seriously keep hoping that the band realizes that they have left all of us without closure. Even if they don't want to tour one last time maybe they will do a residence in NYC or Vegas or LA or Toronto. I'll fly anywhere and go to several shows. I never had the money or time in the last twenty years to see them; I have both now and I'd use it. Their shows are like listening to the studio versions of their songs- they never recorded anything they couldn't play live. That is one of the most amazing things about Rush.
@turnleftaticeland6 жыл бұрын
John Malloy sigh. yeah. guess i’ll have to be happy with what’s available on youtube and dvds. nowhere near the real concert experience though. if neil’s the main stick in the mud here i’m hoping maybe alex & geddy’ll do little one-offs or something.
@microsoftsamreloaded35584 жыл бұрын
Reading this comment is painful now
@anguitenens3 жыл бұрын
I will always love these guys! They have been a part of the soundtrack of my life for 40 years. ❤️
@danmiller29404 жыл бұрын
I never realized how easily Spirit of the Radio would be made into a country tune.
@danmiller29404 жыл бұрын
@Dave State-61 The last version was country. 1st polka, then disco, then country.
@scottwinarski65954 жыл бұрын
'now that was the brilliance of these three guys that made 'rush' for their antics at their concerts',.... rip Neal Peart
@kaanaslan30033 жыл бұрын
Best band ever. There guys have been friends for 40+ years, nobody can deny the chemistry between them. It’s no surprise that this musical trio sound so HUGE. That’s the magic of FRIENDSHIP 🥺
@TheMidnightCloak3 жыл бұрын
5:30 I love that Neil’s first impulse is to look for something to hit with a stick.
@keepthemetalflowing4 жыл бұрын
LOVED Neil with his arm/finger in the air getting his disco on during the "disco portion" -had me cracking up! And the country version just had me rolling my eyes and laughing!! RIP Professor, you are sorely missed by so, so many...
@paulsimmons57263 жыл бұрын
Gosh, I really miss these guys... RIP Maestro Peart!
@shereckvideo10 жыл бұрын
"Jesus, Mary, Joseph. SOunds like the damn Tobes of Hades." From Bytor & The Snow Dog
@dancampbell91514 жыл бұрын
How can anyone with a brain and a sense of humor not love this band? Fourteen thumbs down morons I guess. Thank you Alex, Geddy and last - but certainly not in the least - Neil. May your music forever echo into eternity. Long Live RUSH!!!!!!!!
@dwainsellers64533 жыл бұрын
Amen
@canadianbacon26933 жыл бұрын
Amen!!
@jimgleason30622 жыл бұрын
They work for Rolling Stone Magazine
@dancampbell91512 жыл бұрын
@@jimgleason3062 Haha - Rolling Stone sock puppets! I should have known! You are a very astute man Jim Gleason - bravo! Any relation to Jackie?
@jimgleason30622 жыл бұрын
@@dancampbell9151 No, I wish. Ironically I don't get asked that much anymore. Getting old =)
@madmattdrummer54874 жыл бұрын
I wish I had a time machine to go and see Rush on the tours that I missed...
@robr.72834 жыл бұрын
I saw signals tour in front row center. I watched Neil Peart the whole time with my jaw hanging to the floor. Amazing show, glad I got to see them a few times. Never forget them.
@Kapricorn14 жыл бұрын
Wish I had a time machine to see just one Rush concert 😔
@rushfan9thcmd4 жыл бұрын
@@Kapricorn1 there are many here on yt.....
@MOJO-xi3wf3 жыл бұрын
I went to their New Years Eve concerts at Maple Leaf Gardens 3 years in a row in the late 70s. Usually on the floor about 5 to 10 rows back. Lineup was usually Rush , Triumph & Max Webster. With an opening act of either Nash the Slash or another band. One year it was Chilliwack , we booed them of the stage & the lead singer mooned us. Lmao. Sweet Memories. 🇨🇦👍🍺
@anguitenens3 жыл бұрын
Wish I could fill the gap and could've see them from the beginning up until 1981 when I saw them for the first time live! ❤️
@scarbourgeoisie4 жыл бұрын
Proof in the pudding that this trio were both talented and hilarious. I always chuckle when I see this. Definitely some SCTV influence here.
@micheandmikey3 жыл бұрын
Best band in history! Period! I'm just so happy and thankful it took place in my lifetime! Thank you Gedy, Alex & The Professor Neil (RIP).
@laineleavitt284 жыл бұрын
I need a rash t-shirt....so sad about Peart...my heart is breaking & im laughing at the same time....the power of music
@Wells3063 жыл бұрын
They used to sell them- I proudly own a Rash shirt myself
@captainmw88852 жыл бұрын
I know, cancer is a terrible thing, I lost my mother to it. I hate it!
@laineleavitt282 жыл бұрын
@@Wells306 I got one!...I wear it with pride- it's like a little secret only I know- until I meet someone who "knows"🤣
@paulwilk696 ай бұрын
Got one myself
@davidtimms96154 жыл бұрын
Parody is one of the best forms of humor, and how they did this with one of their greatest songs was masterfully done (Polka, Disco and Country versions of The Spirit Of Radio had me rolling). This is classic. These guys are gifted and serious musicians, and at the same time they are goofy and the best of friends - genuine and real - which is why Rush was around for more than four decades. Alex (the goofy one), Neil (the serious one), and Geddy ("lukewarm water" - to quote Derek Smalls from Spinal Tap). I have loves these guys since the late '70s. Their music will forever stand the test of time and influence countless generations to come. RIP Neil. You are greatly missed.
@trebor33773 жыл бұрын
One of the many best jokes in Spinal Tap!
@philproffitt83634 жыл бұрын
Had the pleasure of seeing this tour live in Manchester (United states of Kingdom) and these moments take their long-ass gigs to another level. Great musicians, humble and humorous...RIP Neil
@rac3rx10 жыл бұрын
Alex is having way too much fun in that fat suit :D
@sblack484 жыл бұрын
rac3rx he’s in a fat suit?
@321bytor2 жыл бұрын
What a fucking band, three beautiful people!
@dr.pendyke48876 жыл бұрын
When Alex laughs...coughs...farts...then goes back at that sausage again, now that is funny, I don't care who you are.
@gravydavy41884 жыл бұрын
That made me laugh out loud, I coughed and me roll up shot out of me mouth, which made me laugh even more. I survived with minimal burns. 😂
@dadadruma4 жыл бұрын
THat Look on Geddys face after the Fart is Priceless!!
@marcelwilliamson73844 жыл бұрын
Yeah but the strange thing is I really want sausage with mustard right now am I wrong for that
@gravydavy41884 жыл бұрын
@Crazy Cajun 🤓
@JeremyGalloway4 жыл бұрын
RDJ410 Yes he is absolutely an entertainer in many capacities, not just a musician!
@lincoln33074 жыл бұрын
Geddy says "Take a break boys, you're giving me such a HEADACHE!" Must be his favorite. Ah, that Kugel!
@ronaldtartaglia44594 жыл бұрын
Wow! I just got that! Thanks!
@grabasandwich4 жыл бұрын
I don't get it :(
@lincoln33074 жыл бұрын
Geddy's solo album is "My Favorite Headache"
@dangibson45175 ай бұрын
That’s actually Geddy’s daughter Kyla
@steviea4279 жыл бұрын
These guys are great. Rock stars with a sense of humour are very rare. I love how Neal is thoroughly enjoying the disco version. Is is just me or does Neal have a striking resemblance with Tom Hanks?
@dorian21126 жыл бұрын
Neil.
@simoncollett45246 жыл бұрын
Yup. It's just you! ;)
@screwyootube15 жыл бұрын
I agree! I've seen a few different people point that out!
@samculver98524 жыл бұрын
steviea427 Neil IS Tom hanks!
@peterscheffer35784 жыл бұрын
Totally!
@dr.pendyke48877 жыл бұрын
Alex coughs...laughs....coughs..farts...coughs....Neil crosses himself...Geddy looks shocked....Alex goes in for the kill on that snausage! HILARIOUS!
@seattlesix99536 жыл бұрын
5:08 "it doesn't suck so bad this time papa no...em no" died 😵
@karengummer66573 жыл бұрын
Wow that brought back since great memories. Best band ever. I always loved the vignettes between breaks.
@Fretless994 жыл бұрын
I love it! RIP, Neil Peart...we'll miss you, Professor :(
@ThoughtCriminal9184 жыл бұрын
An Epoch has been reached, an end and a beginning. The end of a life is the beginning of a legend. We have walked with greatness and have been cast down. Rest in Peace Neal, we hardly knew Ye.
@diannebdee4 жыл бұрын
RIP Neil. Missing your spirit on this earth so much. I just love Kyla Lee as Kugal. I love that she's in on the joke as much as her dad, Alex and Neil. Love the Pipi Longstocking pigtails. Too cute.
@JohnBrown-ig5nc2 жыл бұрын
Who's Kyla Lee?
@dirklerxstprof21124 жыл бұрын
God, I love these three Nutters, Laugh Choke Fart, They must have had a blast making this, probably took a month to film 7mins, couldn't act for laughing...... Farewell to a Dear Friend that I never met....God Bless Professor : (
@dr.pendyke48874 жыл бұрын
It is absolutely hilarious.
@davidkelly12984 жыл бұрын
That was just hilarious. Those guys are just so awesome. What a great way to start off a song. The world is gonna miss their antics for sure. RIP Neil I am sure you are once again with your first wife and daughter.
@HelloKitty37289 жыл бұрын
Love Geddys reaction when Alex starts coughing 😂😂
@ronthuomas74283 жыл бұрын
I grew up loving their music in the 70s I never pictured them being down to earth jokesters like this. Makes me love them even more. I took the stern intellectuals view of them to heart at 13. At 55 I take their humor to heart!
@longlost84243 жыл бұрын
its 2021, and this still cracks me up. my memories of rash stretch back to 1975 when I first saw them, became a life long fan, and miss them every day....
@1TakoyakiStore4 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate enough to make it just in time to see Rush at their Time Machine Tour (one of only 2 concerts I ever went to to see then). One of the highlights of my life.
@rickwpaperworkmakeschildsu46557 жыл бұрын
They are good actors in this piece
@Kapricorn14 жыл бұрын
Neil, getting on down to the Disco Version has me creased up laughing, RIP Professor
@scottmoore7975 Жыл бұрын
One of the best bands ever!!! To deep for the norm, to bad!!!
@RufusZerep19612 жыл бұрын
This is priceless! The best of The Epic Trio from The Great Country of Canada! So humble. Just doing what they liked to do together. Keep it complicated. If people enjoyed the music, so much the better. We continue to do so. Thank You RUSH. I am genuinely confident that all of us continue to think of Mr. Peart everyday! PEACE
@lisaharrison10313 жыл бұрын
“Music for morons.....” gets me every time!! No one can take their place in my life. RUSH fan since 1975 & Caress Of Steel.
@wlouisharris7 жыл бұрын
This was a great intro video. Rather than becoming caricatures of themselves they poked fun at the idea.
@QAMan233 жыл бұрын
I remember this opener from the Time Machine tour. Had the whole crowd laughing and going nuts during the false start of Spirit of Radio. Still can't believe I'm never gonna see them live again.
@Jpriest134 жыл бұрын
It ain't rock till you got a tuba. My favorite version of Spirit of the Radio.😉 RIP Neil.
@lisalee844 жыл бұрын
Damn I miss these guys. That they could laugh at themselves only endeared them more their fans. I am still hopeful that Neil left some writings that Alex and Geddy will put to music. As prolific as The Professor was, there has to be something. I haven't cried in over a month, and I'm tearing up again right now. I love you guys.Thank you for everything
@ronsopinion50557 жыл бұрын
This is why I love these guys. Amazing artists!
@PumaTwoU2 жыл бұрын
I was there in Cleveland. It was terrific.
@johngalt92627 жыл бұрын
these guys are awesome musicians and they have a great sense of humor.. Alex is a ham
@michaelbolduc71949 жыл бұрын
I love Alex's reaction to the tempo of the songs beats at 4:33...He throws his arms up and then turns his head in tempo with the SONG, hilarious....
@samculver98524 жыл бұрын
Lmao thanks for pointing that out. HE KNEW. And neil’s just plugging his ears and shaking his head...
@JeremyGalloway4 жыл бұрын
Alex is a brilliant entertainer. Music is just one of his many ways to entertain 😃
@anguitenens3 жыл бұрын
Alex is a total ham. 😆 I love him!! 😁❤️
@ricardocastillo54855 жыл бұрын
I love, love, love music, almost every kind and variety, thousands of styles, can listen forever. But Rush is the only music I've ever heard that is so beyond good, it actually hurts. It is almost too good to listen to, sometimes my heart can't take it.
@samculver98524 жыл бұрын
Ricardo Castillo I feel that. Rush just hits different than any other song, or genre. Yes is another band I listen to excessively sometimes. Any band that makes you feel that way...
@ronniesmithers99342 жыл бұрын
I don't know why, but I keep watching this and laughing my ass off. Maybe because I love Rush...crazy funny. Lifeson is hilarious!
@markjohnson42173 жыл бұрын
Geddy and Alex are great comic actors!! maybe there is a post-Rush alternative career there. There are so well loved as people already, just casting them in comedic movies would create a buzz.
@jimcudasnyder4 жыл бұрын
I've known these guys through their music since the age of 12 (1980). So many moments celebrating life with their music as the soundtrack to each of my stages to manhood. I will miss "the new guy" with great fondness and reverence. Thank you, Rush, for many years of inspiration.
@kerrydevereux7798 Жыл бұрын
So fantastic. I binge watch this a few times a week. When Alex coughs and then Farts !!!! Omg. Neil says “ A bunch of crap !!!” But he does comment that Books are good .!!!! This should be shown before any concert,no matter who is playing . Absolutely a classic . The fun they must have had doing this together . Oscar winner . God bless the 3 of them
@dopy84183 жыл бұрын
I LOVE THIS BAND !!!!!!!
@vandalorianvandalorian47693 жыл бұрын
Signals was first. Time Machine was the last. I’ve got a RASH forever. Thanks for the memories and music, N G & A!
@shereckvideo8 жыл бұрын
Geddy Lee is Jewish. His real last name is Wienrib. Both his parents are Holocaust survivors. Read lyrics to Red Sector A. That is his real daughter in video.
@mancaveextras84738 жыл бұрын
Yeah but he was born after the Holocaust in 1953. Cool thing is his parents are Holocaust survivors and his mom is STILL alive.
@fabiocaprari11897 жыл бұрын
shereckvideo Shalom 🔯..... Geddy Lee.....
@thomasmorris20697 жыл бұрын
His Grandmother called Him Getty, instead of GARY which is HIS real name. She spoke Yiddish and had a hard time pronouncing Gary and if you think about saying Getty really fast and you can hear how she said it. God bless these guys who are very well respected in their CRAFT. I wish I knew HOW they actually got the music, lyrics and the tempo to come together and ALIVE. You think about playing 1 instrument, not hundreds, then working with different sounds, mix it up into a BLASTING song that becomes legendary.
@cvn65556 жыл бұрын
I had no idea that his parents are survivors. Gary Weinrib just doesn't sound right but there it is. Nothing changes about the songs, the lyrics, the devotion to musicianship and legitimacy. Spirit of the Radio neatly encapsulates the mission of the band. 40+ years of not being salesmen.
@40horsejohnson5 жыл бұрын
@@thomasmorris2069 It's his mother that said Gary with the accent, leading to the name Geddy.
@paulelliott32204 жыл бұрын
Tremendous And the guys are having fun, although Alex loves that suit Remember watching this live ... love Rush Gutted by the news of Neil Listening to every album, live album, bootleg I have through the rest of January RIP Professor, you are a legend Sir
@Duh66666663 жыл бұрын
All the show intros over the years, watching this makes me a bit nostalgic.
@craigkelm488 Жыл бұрын
So great. This never gets old!
@gregggoss22102 жыл бұрын
First saw Rush on the Permanent Waves tour. Seen them at least 7 more times since then. All I have now are memories. Seems to be happening more often.
@raphaelargus29847 ай бұрын
I love so many different kinds of music, but in my 53 years, only Rush was so god damn good that it hurts.
@briancarpenter71793 жыл бұрын
I sure do miss those RUSH days.
@chuckshartz27222 жыл бұрын
Why Alex isn't doing more in comedy television and movies... he really should. He's totally got it. He could play so many different funny characters
@Cheek19696 жыл бұрын
Legend says, he still hasn't bitten that sausage yet
@jmthompson4374 жыл бұрын
Love their acting chops too! RUSH played in Nashville at Municipal Auditorium during their "Grace Under Pressure" tour ca. '85(?) Midway through the concert, Geddy Lee announced that in honor of being in Nashville, the band had worked up a country music song. The audience erupted in a deafening din of "Booooos!" and we were denied what surely would have been an entertaining performance. I have always resented such narrowmindedness. I wonder if it would have been akin to "Spirit of the Country Radio" featured in this vignette? I will never know, sadly.
@mrbass13102 жыл бұрын
I love everything that these gentlemen represent, including of course their music. the BEST songwriters unrivalled band cohesion and not bad musos either
@buckybuilder2 жыл бұрын
One of the best things I have ever seen.
@leddygee18964 жыл бұрын
I think Alex missed his real calling, Comedic actor!!😂😂😂
@gocars32102 жыл бұрын
I just caught it. Alex turns to Neil (aka “the professor”) and says “books are for tourists”
@Sudz282 жыл бұрын
I don't get that reference - is this from a Rush song I'm just not thinking of?
@ELEcomments10 жыл бұрын
Lmfao this just made my day best band ever! thanks rush!!!
@asiasmaster3 жыл бұрын
I was at this tour, when this came on everyone went crazy lots of fun Alex has a natural comic sense of humor : the trailer park boys featured Alex Lifeson
@blaker0077054 жыл бұрын
These guys are so awesome...rock on world.
@mde9443 жыл бұрын
Neil dancing to the disco version. 🤣🤣🤣
@stevenczarnecki970 Жыл бұрын
Reminiscing only tears.. My favorite rush concert ever and I've been to all of them since signals
@bbbushhh8 жыл бұрын
Best thing ever.....makes me proud to be a Canucklehead.
@NouisFam4 жыл бұрын
Fun to watch this again. Alex is a great actor! Love that Neal does the cross when Alex is dying and love that Alex rips on him about books being dumb. So good
@MOJO-xi3wf3 жыл бұрын
I remember this .LoL. just awesome. 👍🇨🇦🍺
@i.p.knightley69703 жыл бұрын
1:05 looks like Constable Peart is taking a break from being on the 'beat'
@bengaltiger963 жыл бұрын
Saw this tour at Red Rocks….such a stellar show.
@Yeagerade3 жыл бұрын
This is the greatest thing ever
@toddwalker43012 жыл бұрын
Neil could have won an Oscar here as a beat cop....he is a natural!
@melsthemagnificent81799 жыл бұрын
HAHA! I've watched this at least every other day after R40 and it is still hilarious!
@0424523 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Mr Peart! !
@jevs1964Ай бұрын
This NEVER gets old!
@rachelbaril73469 жыл бұрын
Greatest intro ever.
@calldwnthesky64952 жыл бұрын
wow they're good actors too. i guess i shouldn't be so surprised
@luvahadowsdolls10 жыл бұрын
@Franz Linszt: "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, it sounds like the damn poundin' in Hades!"
@kai3264 жыл бұрын
*howlin'
@chrisgrcich74052 жыл бұрын
To say we love their music is an understatement. But watching the boys showcasing their sense of humor and not taking themselves so seriously is just as awesome.
@elianad20835 жыл бұрын
"Sounds more like the Spirit of bankruptcy" great actors, musicians..just the best ever..miss them" wonder what ever happened to the "gafilter" 😄👍💕
@trueknowledgeispower4 жыл бұрын
The only great band that could make fun of themselves. R.I.P. PRATT! (Pratt was one of Peart's nicknames in the band)
@1WEareBUFO14 жыл бұрын
chris Pratt is alive. RIP Neil Peart
@JerryInGeorgia2 жыл бұрын
Pratt Bubba The Professor
@thehertzman8 жыл бұрын
Isn't that Alex Lifeson in a fat suit?
@effjay21128 жыл бұрын
+Stephen Hertz Bingo!
@dr.pendyke48876 жыл бұрын
the way he keeps going at that snausage is hilarious
@steelekiller85405 жыл бұрын
Stephen Hertz yes it is I died when I saw that he was so funny. They all where hilarious
@donlang79644 жыл бұрын
You've a keen eye there, McGraw!!!
@yvesroy012 жыл бұрын
Best intro ever! From plain stupid fun to ultimate excitement! RUSH. Missing you guys.
@thegloriouspyrocheems22776 жыл бұрын
They are fantastic performers
@lesliesauceman80933 жыл бұрын
That was hysterical!
@Piperdakotapilot3 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@Carlos-fh8wk4 жыл бұрын
Rush movie. Neil/Tom Nanks, Geddy/ Adrien Brody, and Ale/Val Kilmmer. But seriously all of the vids that have been posted of late have been a celebration of Neil Peart🤙
@andrewcorbett57293 жыл бұрын
Saw this live at 02 in London pre show. Everyone was laughing and enjoying it
@WinstonTexas8295 жыл бұрын
5:09 "It doesn't suck so bad so this time Poppa, no hmm" Best line, I howled.
@rockhouse909 жыл бұрын
That's no piece of garbage....garbage is my friend from old country!
@BrianViPond7 жыл бұрын
Sean Rock *gargage
@djmando62352 жыл бұрын
How cool was it that Geddy's sporting a "RASH" shirt live in concert?
@frankmeenzen7872 жыл бұрын
Alex, Geddy & Neil should have been made complete movies. It is so funny and they have had so much fun doing it!