I’m pretty proud of this one! Making this video made me appreciate this song so much more than before. I have to mention, I didn’t find out until a couple of days ago when the creation was well underway, that someone has recently released a compilation of this. I normally try not to post songs that people have done recently but as you guys know from my poll on the community page, I’ve been planning this one for almost 2 months. I started working on it casually in April of this year. So I mean no disrespect to anyone by going ahead and releasing this one now. Big thanks, as always, to you guys… the viewers. You guys are fantastic! 💜 A few new things I heard that I never noticed before: 1. Bells or steel drums during the reggae sections 2. Ting ting ting of the triangle throughout (also the bell of a cymbal at parts) 3. Slight whispering behind a couple lines of the chorus I HIGHLY RECOMMEND: ONUKA (Ukrainian artist who I recently discovered and she is AMAZING!) “Time”: czcams.com/video/_4Cswp7smQ0/video.html “ZENIT”: czcams.com/video/27J4HUj6Ko0/video.html
Excellent job on this - can you imagine how difficult it would have been for Rush to get air play in the 1980s especially with a song that lightly criticizes radio. Their success, as they have often mentioned, is due to their very loyal fans.
Just for context, I grew up a few blocks away from Geddy Lee back in the day. This song was a direct reference to a local independent radio station that broadcast from Brampton Ontario in the '70's. CFNY 102.1 their slogan was "CFNY - The Spirit of Radio" they had no playlists. They played obscure underground music of all types. No corporate rock. The different music breaks were referencing this, as they had a Reggie DJ as well who had his own segment. Rush loved them. Peace.
They were still doing interesting things in the late 80’s early 90’s, playing rock bands that were under the radar from the UK and North America, embraced the club scene and underground rave scene in Toronto at the time. Deadly Hedley was a great DJ at the time and if he liked a song he’d give it another spin and say “ So Nice We Have to Hear it Twice” with a slight Jamaican accent and it was always a big tune if not at the time than a month later. Good times.
We had two independent radio stations where I live back in the day and they were both college radio. Two really different formats. One had regular dj’s playing a more freeform format and the other station were college students filling in for an hour or two sometimes three. We had a black and white uhf television station that played music videos at least two years before anybody ever heard of mtv. All these independent stations really broadened my sense of music appreciation and awareness. I’m really lucky to grow up back then
@yyz4761 was that Muchmusic? Or a forerunner....I could DX sometimes, clock in MuchMusic videos from CANADA all the way out in Cleveland. In the US, we had community or listener supported radio as well as college stations. The community radio were run by a board of volunteer governors, and they usually had large libraries of real vinyl, especially reggae, but also classical, to punk to old blues, and barbershop quartet. I dont know how many are still in operation now. These would be dream places to sample from like they do in today's dance music, but that technology didn't really exist back then. Commercial radio probably doesn't have vinyl libraries at all nowadays. WMMS Cleveland broke RUSH in the states after they played "Working Man" which became a gianormous hit locally.
To Andy and Alex I was 18 when this song came out. I'm 61 now and it still blows my mind it has staying g power that will never end. It does my heart good to see people finally get it about rush. There musicianship is unmatched.
I was thirteen at the time. FM radio was simply magic back then. This was the first song that I ever heard from Rush and I’ve been a fan ever since. Imagine hearing The Spirit Of Radio on the radio for the first time
RUSH is THE PERFECT EXAMPLE of the fluidity of MASTERING TIME SIGNATURES! I play drums and there are a few things that you need to know about Neil Peart’s ( pronounced PEER-T) character: First he writes the lyrics so he knows in advance what TYPE of song it’s meant to be ie ballad, driver, etc. Second he COMPOSES on the drums… like a carpenter who looks at a set of blueprints before building the object. Neil lays out a SKETCH in his mind of the VOICES of the drumset and builds the song from there. He is also a great LISTENER knowing when NOT to step over Geddy’s singing or Alex’s solos! Finally, he had perfect timing and fluidity of time changes. He said himself that it’s not about COUNTING the time signatures as much as fluid motion to change the tempo without counting: in other words it should FLOW! He hates repeating the same drum patterns in the same song meaning if he plays a fill one way the first time around he will play it differently the second time around. IE. Rolls down the toms the first time around and triplets or quads (all four limbs) the second time around. In short there will NEVER be another like him on planet earth 🌍 🌏 🌎! REST IN PEACE PROFESSOR! With heart felt admiration and sincerity! Gary
Momma. This was a masterpiece! I'm in my late 40s and seeing the joy of these younger people experiencing Rush just made ME start crying. It's like the joy of it over powered me. Simply amazing. You deserve all the subs and likes in the world. Thank you. Highlight of my day.
I have literally been rocking out to Rush since my mom went to see them in 1990 when she was 7 months pregnant with me. I love watching people experience Rush for the first time. I was lucky enough to see them twice before they retired.
Just done the exact same thing so I obviously feel the same way!!!!! Being a drummer and growing up listening to Rush, then watching these kids getting excited over the same song/band 40 years on…. WOW!!! What a great video…. Love it x
RUSH is THE PERFECT EXAMPLE of the fluidity of MASTERING TIME SIGNATURES! I play drums and there are a few things that you need to know about Neil Peart’s ( pronounced PEER-T) character: First he writes the lyrics so he knows in advance what TYPE of song it’s meant to be ie ballad, driver, etc. Second he COMPOSES on the drums… like a carpenter who looks at a set of blueprints before building the object. Neil lays out a SKETCH in his mind of the VOICES of the drumset and builds the song from there. He is also a great LISTENER knowing when NOT to step over Geddy’s singing or Alex’s solos! Finally, he had perfect timing and fluidity of time changes. He said himself that it’s not about COUNTING the time signatures as much as fluid motion to change the tempo without counting: in other words it should FLOW! He hates repeating the same drum patterns in the same song meaning if he plays a fill one way the first time around he will play it differently the second time around. IE. Rolls down the toms the first time around and triplets or quads (all four limbs) the second time around. In short there will NEVER be another like him on planet earth 🌍 🌏 🌎! REST IN PEACE PROFESSOR! With heart felt admiration and sincerity! Gary
Thank you for that informative description of Neil's style. I'm not sure if you've seen it yet but I did do a compilation for his Frankfurt solo... as a drummer you might enjoy that video as well. Apologies if you've already seen it! czcams.com/video/_phjcbdWqKE/video.html Thanks again
From a Gary to Geddy your one of the most talented musician of all time! No one touches your talent on bass, keyboards, and singing! You are the definition of Unique and RUSH is not RUSH without your playing and vocals! To quote the movie: I LOVE YOU MAN! Alex and Neil as well!!
The one thing they all have in common is the smiles on their faces as they listen to this great track, their look of joy as the listen to a truly great band😊
Alex Lifeson, one of the best gutarists ever, Getty Lee one of, if not the best bass player ever, and Neil Piert, the greatest drummer ever. Together the most under rated band ever. Thank you Canada for these guys
Alex Lifeson: RUSH guitarist and Guru Extraordinaire! The HEART ❤️ AND SOUL OF RUSH! THE FUNNIEST MAN ON THE PLANET AND GREATEST SPEECH GIVER OF ALL TIME!!! ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: BLAH…BLAH…BLAH! HATS 🎩 OFF TO ALEX LIFESON 😎😎😎👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎸🎸🎸
NEIL PEART’S 10 RULES FOR SUCCESS: 1: EARN YOUR AUDIENCE 2: BE RESTLESS 3: GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE 4: LEARN FROM OTHERS 5: CREATE WHAT YOU LIKE 6: INFECT PEOPLE WITH YOUR FIRE 7: DON’T READ REVIEWS 8: CREATE FOR YOUR IDEAL AUDIENCE 9: FIND YOUR INSPIRATION 10: NEVER STOP EXPERIMENTING
Spirit of the Radio is one of my top 5 songs of all time and I revisit my obsession with it every few years. I've been amazed at how many reaction videos have been made for this song over the last year or two, when the song is over 40 years old. You put together a spectacular collection of reactions. A song that effortlessly makes me smile is (finally?) getting the recognition it deserves. Thank you for this.
Geddy Lee - Bass guitars, Oberheim polyphonic; OB-X; Mini-Moog; and Taurus pedal Synthesizers, vocals Alex Lifeson - Six and twelve string electric and acoustic guitars, Taurus Pedals Neil Peart - Drums kit, timbales, gong bass drums, orchestra bells, glockenspiel, wind chimes, bell tree, tubular bells, crotales, cowbells, plywood, wood blocks, triangles, tympani, and Gong!
This is my essay to people who may not know RUSH or who Neil was professionally and his contributions to the art of drumming and lyrical writing! Enjoy! RUSH is THE PERFECT EXAMPLE of the fluidity of MASTERING TIME SIGNATURES! I play drums and there are a few things that you need to know about Neil Peart’s ( pronounced PEER-T) character: First he writes the lyrics so he knows in advance what TYPE of song it’s meant to be ie ballad, driver, etc. Second he COMPOSES on the drums… like a carpenter who looks at a set of blueprints before building the object. Neil lays out a SKETCH in his mind of the VOICES of the drumset and builds the song from there. He is also a great LISTENER knowing when NOT to step over Geddy’s singing or Alex’s solos! Finally, he had perfect timing and fluidity of time changes. He said himself that it’s not about COUNTING the time signatures as much as fluid motion to change the tempo without counting: in other words it should FLOW! He hates repeating the same drum patterns in the same song meaning if he plays a fill one way the first time around he will play it differently the second time around. IE. Rolls down the toms the first time around and triplets or quads (all four limbs) the second time around. In short there will NEVER be another like him on planet earth 🌍 🌏 🌎! REST IN PEACE PROFESSOR! With heart felt admiration and sincerity! Gary
One of the best video compilations EVER! I've loved that song since it came out 43 years ago. To see so may different people loving it for the first time made my heart full. RUSH can bring the world together! Well done, WonderMommaOG!!! We are all human. World peace through RUSH!
I've often wondered what it is that makes reaction videos so entertaining. To answer, at least for myself, it is twofold: (a) first, it is about watching people experience the joy I had when I first discovered Rush and their greatness; and (b) second, it is about sharing what I've since learned since and helping them along in their future discoveries. What a tremendous tribute to the most beloved and, at once, underrated, band in history and one of their many great compositions! Thank you for this masterwork - about a masterwork!
I grew up in Toronto, in the 80's and you have no idea how much it warms my heart to see so many people enjoying "MY" band..!!! Yes, that's right, I've claimed RUSH as my own!! They are mine!! Haha!! Thank you from the Subdivisions Of Toronto
I was lucky enough to see Rush open their tour supporting the Permanent Waves album featuring Spirit of the Radio in January of 1980. I can still remember looking at the immense drum kit lit up in the dim arena just before the band opened with 2112.🤯
Three dudes. I recall Rush on the old Rockline radio show in the mid-90s. After being congratulated by fans on their new album (Counterparts, maybe?), Geddy Lee said, "Thank you very much. Now we need to learn how to play it live."
All of you gave an amazing and funny reactions. It gives me pleasure to see you guys love the music I grew up with. I saw Rush live at Madison Square Garden back in 82/83 and they are just as amazing live. I am 61 now and I share this music now with my grandkids and I will ask you all to do me the same favor. Keep this great music alive I am counting on you to carry the torch😎✌🏻
The final cut came out great! All that work paid off! I like the analyses you chose to include after completion of song, especially the appreciation of the band. 😊
First Rush tune i really got into. I was working as a newspaper carrier and just bought boom box after 3 weeks of working. Permanent Waves on cassette is what I bought with my first paycheck.
I love how Ged's signal to the audience to clap is, well, how it is, ha...especially the way everyone is perplexed by it. Thanks for the hard work and featuring Rush! Pro quality vid!
We lost Neil Peart on January 7th 2020 to brain cancer! Geddy Lee called him: THE PROFESSOR because he had a verbal and musical vocabulary that I would put against anyone including Beethoven and Albert Einstein all this from a guy who didn’t graduate high school! Not only was he the drummer-percussionist of RUSH but he also wrote the Lyrics! RIP PROFESSOR
Pretty simple : you get in your car in the morning and turn on the radio, looking for your jam, you turn the different channels searching for a song to make you happy.
One of my favorites from RUSH. it's great to see such a diversity of people rockin out to this song. It goes to show the power of music . Great job on the video by the. OOOORIGHT ✌☮ 👍👍
RUSH: MASTERS OF TIME SIGNATURES: They don't sit down and say "Let's write in (x) time signature." They just write what they feel. Jacob's Ladder alternates between 5/4, 6/4 and 7/4, then 6/8 and 7/8. Limelight is 7/4 not 7/8. The middle of La Villa (A Lerxst in Wonderland) is in 7/8. Kid Gloves is in 5/4 for the intro and verses and 4/4 for choruses. The Trees starts in 3/4, moves into 4/4 and the solo section is 5/4.
Your videos are flawless. Other compilations don't even come close. The time and effort you put into these is obvious. I loved "The making of" section.
Absolute Fire Ms. Wonder! Another masterpiece! It’s crazy to think that during the mid 80’s I actually got a little tired of listening to Rush, they were everywhere, selling out stadiums for decades,however, seeing all these reactors react to songs for the first time makes me love all these songs even more than I did before! I know it’s a lot of work to put these together, but I (we) are grateful, and I (we) hope you never stop! Thank you Ms. Wonder!
I adore when ppl hear my favorite band & of course the GREATEST band of all time RUSH. I flipped over the Holy Trinity of rock from day one in June of 74 at 14 years old & playing Bass three years at the time. I'm 62 going on 63 & I've never put it down. To this day I'm still rocking out on stage in local bands & I must admit, Rush was the ONLY BAND EVERY ALBUM made me run home when I got they're new album at the time & grab my bass & want to learn not only every song they recorded but learn theroy time signitures rudements, the whole bass & music shabangabang. The greatest music teachers I ever had & they never knew what they did to that 14 year old kid back then ha ha.
NEIL PEART’S NARRATION ON EXIT STAGE LEFT DVD: There’s a tremendous ambiance about a concert hall…to even before a band starts playing…from the time the doors open..this place feels electric you know! That’s one of the things I like most about the road that feeling of standing in the hall when the doors open feel the excitement bursting into the hall. I must admit I feel very comfortable playing live a lot! A very modern urban setting for that Tom Sawyer mentality and a very carefree stride and a very self-possessed kind of air. Xanadu: The question we tend to ask the most often is WHAT IF? I think of you had to simplify a motivation or simplify a moving force in our music that would probably…suffice! Red Barchetta: Well it seems to me a car is one of those handy metaphors and volumes have been written about the sociological and cultural impact of the car and what it represents but it also has a very fundamental sensual feel and it’s a metaphor for sexuality and freedom. We’ve certainly tried to guide everything by the principles that were interested in and the freedom of choice and the material we’ve been playing and expression of music that we found to be exciting would excite other people as well. If the songwriting is important and playing really well on stage is important it’s gonna make the difference between feeling good or not feeling good when I walk off stage feeling that I played as well as I can or as close to well as I can then I feel very satisfied and good for what you have done. YYZED: I think there is a very strong relation maybe not generally recognized between drums and between words as the rhythmic structure and phrasing and the rhythm of verse especially is very strongly rooted in the same syncopation as drums the same patterns of thinking overall work for me with words as much as they do with drum beats.
We did not dissect the music. We just heard it and loved it. Our radio stations would play this and Earth Wind And Fire and we never ever distinguished. We just loved listening to music.
Another win, Momma! Back to back, Spirit of Radio is my all time Rush favorite song! Thanks for bring us awesome reactions and keep up your good work! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷
This was the opening song for their shows for years. They just dove right in baby. God those shows were astonishing. You left physically spent every single time. They ring every ounce of energy out of you.
so glad you all enjoyed rush truely masterful musicians the three of them you all need to check out YYZ an instrumental but mind blowing or go back to there 2112 album for the prog stuff temple of sirix etc. grew up with these guys they played the high schools in toronto area seen them often great guys all round
This came out near the end of 5th grade. I was going through puberty and it was harsh year on me because I was the 1st boy in my grade to deal with it... at least I think I was. Also pretty sure that this song saved me. I recall distinctly playing it in my head in one of the classrooms near the end of the year and just feeling an unmistakable and remarkable feeling of uphoria and calmness... maybe because the lyrics talked of the struggle and the joy of something so wonderful as radio - and I loved the radio so much - and I understood that something so great is sometimes not easy to deal with... and so is life... so everytime I hear this song I get the same feeling of uphoria... 😄and then just a little bit of melancholy..🥺 So effing good. To this very day.
I have been listening to Rush since 1980. This is a n amazing song. But then aren't they all RUSH are the greatest band in the world. So amazing to see people react to the band I grew up with. So happy . Rest in peace Mr Neil Peart. You will always be in my heart. PS.Alx Lifeson is the greatest guitarest in the world.😎😎😎😎
My husband has been encouraging me for a long time to give Rush a listen but I guess I just never did. So glad I found your video, I am now checking out all their music, can't believe what I'd been missing!!Great video!!
This is amazing to hear! Put their whole albums on when your cleaning house or doing laundry or something. I used to play them all the time, just in the background and that's how I discovered them. You're in for a real treat!
Simply Incredible Mash Up..What’s intrigued me about reaction videos. Is to realize they’ve never heard these songs before. And thanks to you, I’ve gotten turned on to so many other reactors channels. So your not only blowing me away. But opening new doors for me to discover so many younger people getting turned on. To the music of my Life. Thank You So Much, I Appreciate you and all your hard work. ❤️🙏💜
The Aladdin reference is absolutely perfect.RIP Neil the professor.The goat.My friend.Ill mention the carpet ride in my daily prayers to Neil.He always travelled on his Motorcycle between gigs.Much to the distress of all the crew.He told me once .Riding his bike rather then the tour bus was like a magic carpet ride.
These younger folks miss the radio point. It’s not that it was a new technology, it was a shared experience. I think the reason these reaction videos are so popular is it creates the illusion of the shared experience which is how most of us encountered music. We weren’t all running around with headphones listening to what suited our personal tastes every second of the day.
This is one of the great Rush masterpieces!!! One of the songs from them you constantly hear on the radio even today. Then...they did Moving Pictures, which started with Tom Sawyer!!!!
One of my all time favorites. Nothing is better than watching it blow someone's mind for the first time. Watching it blow 20 people's minds for the first time? Chef's kiss. You got me subbed for life. I especially like how you show at the end now how you put these together. Mad skill picking those timestamps and lining it all up. Highest respect!
Love this! As a Rush fan who jumped on when moving pictures was new.... you nailed it and had some of my fav reactors. I also appreciate the sound quality and the fact that you didn't interrupt the master shot. Love also how you took the animation suggestion. Great work
I watched this twice yesterday and I can’t get over how brilliant your editing skills are. Thank you for doing these. I know they’re time consuming and your finished products are always appreciated. I look forward to your next project.
This song about the beauty of radio back in the days before the internet made every song available at any time has absolutely destroyed me with nostalgia. Plus it is just a fantastic song. Such a great video. I watched it twice.
I’m pretty proud of this one! Making this video made me appreciate this song so much more than before.
I have to mention, I didn’t find out until a couple of days ago when the creation was well underway, that someone has recently released a compilation of this. I normally try not to post songs that people have done recently but as you guys know from my poll on the community page, I’ve been planning this one for almost 2 months. I started working on it casually in April of this year. So I mean no disrespect to anyone by going ahead and releasing this one now.
Big thanks, as always, to you guys… the viewers. You guys are fantastic! 💜
A few new things I heard that I never noticed before:
1. Bells or steel drums during the reggae sections
2. Ting ting ting of the triangle throughout (also the bell of a cymbal at parts)
3. Slight whispering behind a couple lines of the chorus
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Excellent job on this - can you imagine how difficult it would have been for Rush to get air play in the 1980s especially with a song that lightly criticizes radio. Their success, as they have often mentioned, is due to their very loyal fans.
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@@bogusawmaachowski6069 Wow! I love it, thank you for sharing!
How can we send reaction suggestion/ideas??
@@BRO77TX Hi Brian... feel free to send those to me in email... wondermommaplaysgames@gmail.com
There is an undeniably valid reason why Rush is so respected worldwide by musicians of all levels
Rush knows how to deliver the goods.
Well said
And they're good people
Just for context, I grew up a few blocks away from Geddy Lee back in the day. This song was a direct reference to a local independent radio station that broadcast from Brampton Ontario in the '70's. CFNY 102.1 their slogan was "CFNY - The Spirit of Radio" they had no playlists. They played obscure underground music of all types. No corporate rock. The different music breaks were referencing this, as they had a Reggie DJ as well who had his own segment. Rush loved them. Peace.
Cool!
They were still doing interesting things in the late 80’s early 90’s, playing rock bands that were under the radar from the UK and North America, embraced the club scene and underground rave scene in Toronto at the time. Deadly Hedley was a great DJ at the time and if he liked a song he’d give it another spin and say “ So Nice We Have to Hear it Twice” with a slight Jamaican accent and it was always a big tune if not at the time than a month later. Good times.
We had two independent radio stations where I live back in the day and they were both college radio. Two really different formats. One had regular dj’s playing a more freeform format and the other station were college students filling in for an hour or two sometimes three. We had a black and white uhf television station that played music videos at least two years before anybody ever heard of mtv. All these independent stations really broadened my sense of music appreciation and awareness. I’m really lucky to grow up back then
@yyz4761 was that Muchmusic? Or a forerunner....I could DX sometimes, clock in MuchMusic videos from CANADA all the way out in Cleveland. In the US, we had community or listener supported radio as well as college stations. The community radio were run by a board of volunteer governors, and they usually had large libraries of real vinyl, especially reggae, but also classical, to punk to old blues, and barbershop quartet. I dont know how many are still in operation now. These would be dream places to sample from like they do in today's dance music, but that technology didn't really exist back then. Commercial radio probably doesn't have vinyl libraries at all nowadays. WMMS Cleveland broke RUSH in the states after they played "Working Man" which became a gianormous hit locally.
Awesome memories!
Holy shit that Aladdin edit was fire. That’s like Dark Side and Wizard of Oz shit right there. So perfect
I was worried what you guys would think about that part! Perhaps a future endeavor... Classic badass songs to famous Disney scenes. 😂
@@WonderMommaOG It was very cool!
@@WonderMommaOG it was really good,,,,💥💥💥👍
I came to say the same thing! Thanks so much for the work put into that! Much appreciated! Pro level work 👍👏💚
Wasn't it just! Fantastic!
Brings tears to my eyes watching the younger generation appreciate the same music I liked.
You love!
To Andy and Alex I was 18 when this song came out.
I'm 61 now and it still blows my mind it has staying g power that will never end.
It does my heart good to see people finally get it about rush. There musicianship is unmatched.
It’s a timeless classic, full stop.
I was 12 years old 😂
@@Rosaesombrero I was 13 and had seen them twice lol
I was thirteen at the time. FM radio was simply magic back then. This was the first song that I ever heard from Rush and I’ve been a fan ever since. Imagine hearing The Spirit Of Radio on the radio for the first time
RUSH is THE PERFECT EXAMPLE of the fluidity of MASTERING TIME SIGNATURES! I play drums and there are a few things that you need to know about Neil Peart’s ( pronounced PEER-T) character: First he writes the lyrics so he knows in advance what TYPE of song it’s meant to be ie ballad, driver, etc. Second he COMPOSES on the drums… like a carpenter who looks at a set of blueprints before building the object. Neil lays out a SKETCH in his mind of the VOICES of the drumset and builds the song from there. He is also a great LISTENER knowing when NOT to step over Geddy’s singing or Alex’s solos! Finally, he had perfect timing and fluidity of time changes. He said himself that it’s not about COUNTING the time signatures as much as fluid motion to change the tempo without counting: in other words it should FLOW! He hates repeating the same drum patterns in the same song meaning if he plays a fill one way the first time around he will play it differently the second time around. IE. Rolls down the toms the first time around and triplets or quads (all four limbs) the second time around. In short there will NEVER be another like him on planet earth 🌍 🌏 🌎! REST IN PEACE PROFESSOR!
With heart felt admiration and sincerity!
Gary
Momma. This was a masterpiece! I'm in my late 40s and seeing the joy of these younger people experiencing Rush just made ME start crying. It's like the joy of it over powered me. Simply amazing. You deserve all the subs and likes in the world. Thank you. Highlight of my day.
😊 thank you Jason!
I have literally been rocking out to Rush since my mom went to see them in 1990 when she was 7 months pregnant with me. I love watching people experience Rush for the first time. I was lucky enough to see them twice before they retired.
I'm in my mid-'60s and I feel the same way! 🤗
Just done the exact same thing so I obviously feel the same way!!!!! Being a drummer and growing up listening to Rush, then watching these kids getting excited over the same song/band 40 years on…. WOW!!! What a great video…. Love it x
Please go ahead and listen to more Rush, especially they're 70's records,so glad young people are learning about them
RUSH is THE PERFECT EXAMPLE of the fluidity of MASTERING TIME SIGNATURES! I play drums and there are a few things that you need to know about Neil Peart’s ( pronounced PEER-T) character: First he writes the lyrics so he knows in advance what TYPE of song it’s meant to be ie ballad, driver, etc. Second he COMPOSES on the drums… like a carpenter who looks at a set of blueprints before building the object. Neil lays out a SKETCH in his mind of the VOICES of the drumset and builds the song from there. He is also a great LISTENER knowing when NOT to step over Geddy’s singing or Alex’s solos! Finally, he had perfect timing and fluidity of time changes. He said himself that it’s not about COUNTING the time signatures as much as fluid motion to change the tempo without counting: in other words it should FLOW! He hates repeating the same drum patterns in the same song meaning if he plays a fill one way the first time around he will play it differently the second time around. IE. Rolls down the toms the first time around and triplets or quads (all four limbs) the second time around. In short there will NEVER be another like him on planet earth 🌍 🌏 🌎! REST IN PEACE PROFESSOR!
With heart felt admiration and sincerity!
Gary
Thank you for that informative description of Neil's style. I'm not sure if you've seen it yet but I did do a compilation for his Frankfurt solo... as a drummer you might enjoy that video as well. Apologies if you've already seen it! czcams.com/video/_phjcbdWqKE/video.html Thanks again
Only 3 individuals made this music. True Virtuosos. RIP Neil. Read Geddy Lee's new book.
From a Gary to Geddy your one of the most talented musician of all time! No one touches your talent on bass, keyboards, and singing! You are the definition of Unique and RUSH is not RUSH without your playing and vocals! To quote the movie: I LOVE YOU MAN! Alex and Neil as well!!
When I listen to RUSH ....So do my neighbors 👍💯...... greatest live band ever
The one thing they all have in common is the smiles on their faces as they listen to this great track, their look of joy as the listen to a truly great band😊
Three LUDICROUSLY TALENTED musicians, decades of brilliant music. Thank you gentlemen. RIP Professor, the best ever.
Alex Lifeson, one of the best gutarists ever, Getty Lee one of, if not the best bass player ever, and Neil Piert, the greatest drummer ever. Together the most under rated band ever. Thank you Canada for these guys
That Aladdin magic carpet ride edit is brilliant!
Thanks yet again, Momma!
Yesss! Hilarious.
So good, utterly perfect. Way to go OG Mama, that’s how you do it. A+++
Alex Lifeson: RUSH guitarist and Guru Extraordinaire! The HEART ❤️ AND SOUL OF RUSH! THE FUNNIEST MAN ON THE PLANET AND GREATEST SPEECH GIVER OF ALL TIME!!! ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: BLAH…BLAH…BLAH! HATS 🎩 OFF TO ALEX LIFESON 😎😎😎👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎸🎸🎸
NEIL PEART’S 10 RULES FOR SUCCESS:
1: EARN YOUR AUDIENCE
2: BE RESTLESS
3: GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE
4: LEARN FROM OTHERS 5: CREATE WHAT YOU LIKE
6: INFECT PEOPLE WITH YOUR FIRE
7: DON’T READ REVIEWS 8: CREATE FOR YOUR IDEAL AUDIENCE
9: FIND YOUR INSPIRATION
10: NEVER STOP EXPERIMENTING
dont be the cause of your audience getting tear gassed
The "Magic Carpet Ride."
That just works.
Phenomenal.
Spirit of the Radio is one of my top 5 songs of all time and I revisit my obsession with it every few years. I've been amazed at how many reaction videos have been made for this song over the last year or two, when the song is over 40 years old. You put together a spectacular collection of reactions. A song that effortlessly makes me smile is (finally?) getting the recognition it deserves. Thank you for this.
Hell of a lot of sound from 3 musicians. All 3 virtuosos. Excellent vocals, instrumentation, and orchestration! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹
Greatest band of all time. Untouchable.
Geddy Lee - Bass guitars, Oberheim polyphonic; OB-X; Mini-Moog; and Taurus pedal Synthesizers, vocals
Alex Lifeson - Six and twelve string electric and acoustic guitars, Taurus Pedals
Neil Peart - Drums kit, timbales, gong bass drums, orchestra bells, glockenspiel, wind chimes, bell tree, tubular bells, crotales, cowbells, plywood, wood blocks, triangles, tympani, and Gong!
This is my essay to people who may not know RUSH or who Neil was professionally and his contributions to the art of drumming and lyrical writing! Enjoy!
RUSH is THE PERFECT EXAMPLE of the fluidity of MASTERING TIME SIGNATURES! I play drums and there are a few things that you need to know about Neil Peart’s ( pronounced PEER-T) character: First he writes the lyrics so he knows in advance what TYPE of song it’s meant to be ie ballad, driver, etc. Second he COMPOSES on the drums… like a carpenter who looks at a set of blueprints before building the object. Neil lays out a SKETCH in his mind of the VOICES of the drumset and builds the song from there. He is also a great LISTENER knowing when NOT to step over Geddy’s singing or Alex’s solos! Finally, he had perfect timing and fluidity of time changes. He said himself that it’s not about COUNTING the time signatures as much as fluid motion to change the tempo without counting: in other words it should FLOW! He hates repeating the same drum patterns in the same song meaning if he plays a fill one way the first time around he will play it differently the second time around. IE. Rolls down the toms the first time around and triplets or quads (all four limbs) the second time around. In short there will NEVER be another like him on planet earth 🌍 🌏 🌎! REST IN PEACE PROFESSOR!
With heart felt admiration and sincerity!
Gary
One of the best video compilations EVER! I've loved that song since it came out 43 years ago. To see so may different people loving it for the first time made my heart full. RUSH can bring the world together! Well done, WonderMommaOG!!! We are all human. World peace through RUSH!
Thank you so much!
See human, be human. What a great intro to such a profound song
Yes……… as a Rush fan thank you. Now to go watch the making of. Thank you again
RIP Professor. And thanks to the band for all the years of great music.
I’ve been rocking on this for 40 years, glad to see a new group appreciating their artistry.
Best concert I ever saw. What’s crazy is all this came from 3 musicians
Rush is magic.
Glittering prizes and endless compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity! Wow! Neil PEART rights all songs The Professor 👍
I've often wondered what it is that makes reaction videos so entertaining. To answer, at least for myself, it is twofold: (a) first, it is about watching people experience the joy I had when I first discovered Rush and their greatness; and (b) second, it is about sharing what I've since learned since and helping them along in their future discoveries. What a tremendous tribute to the most beloved and, at once, underrated, band in history and one of their many great compositions! Thank you for this masterwork - about a masterwork!
I grew up in Toronto, in the 80's and you have no idea how much it warms my heart to see so many people enjoying "MY" band..!!! Yes, that's right, I've claimed RUSH as my own!! They are mine!! Haha!!
Thank you from the Subdivisions Of Toronto
“Be cool or be cast out” great album!
I was lucky enough to see Rush open their tour supporting the Permanent Waves album featuring Spirit of the Radio in January of 1980. I can still remember looking at the immense drum kit lit up in the dim arena just before the band opened with 2112.🤯
Awesome! I saw the same tour at the Capital Center in DC. Vague, fuzzy, warm, smoky memories. :-)
Lex of Brad and Lex makes me smile every time I see her her enthusiasm is infectious
What a lot of people don't realize that it is only 3 GUYS making this music. TOTALLY AMAZING
Three dudes.
I recall Rush on the old Rockline radio show in the mid-90s. After being congratulated by fans on their new album (Counterparts, maybe?), Geddy Lee said, "Thank you very much. Now we need to learn how to play it live."
I love the way you took the Aladdin cue and ran with it. You are the best compiler! Ha Ha!
Everybody loves this song. Your editing skills make that VERY CLEAR. 💥💥💥👍 You make the music BETTER,,,,,in YOUR way. 👍👍👍🤪
😊 Thank you!
Thanks to you our technical maestro!! I’m 58 and seeing the next generation jam is so awesome!
Good Lord the Aladdin carpet ride to this song is straight 🔥🔥🔥. Thank you for putting that together. So awesome!!!
So freaking good. Props to this woman for making this happen
All of you gave an amazing and funny reactions. It gives me pleasure to see you guys love the music I grew up with. I saw Rush live at Madison Square Garden back in 82/83 and they are just as amazing live. I am 61 now and I share this music now with my grandkids and I will ask you all to do me the same favor. Keep this great music alive I am counting on you to carry the torch😎✌🏻
I was so lucky to grow up in the 80’s. Such a wide variety of great music put out.
The final cut came out great! All that work paid off! I like the analyses you chose to include after completion of song, especially the appreciation of the band. 😊
Hey, Elizabeth. Awesome job huh? Glad we were there when it was being made.:))
Rush isn't just a band. They were 3 world class musicians who inspired and loved their fans. By the way, the Aladdin clip was awesome.
I’ve loved RUSH since I was in college and I wrote a paper based on “Free Will” and seeing these youngsters love RUSH is amazing!
I love it
I’ve never heard these little outroes before, I think they’re brilliant. I really enjoy this channel. What a gem. Highly enjoyable!
I'm so glad you're enjoying the content. That's all I could ask for. Thank you for being here.
Still here, still having a good time!😊
First Rush tune i really got into. I was working as a newspaper carrier and just bought boom box after 3 weeks of working. Permanent Waves on cassette is what I bought with my first paycheck.
I love how Ged's signal to the audience to clap is, well, how it is, ha...especially the way everyone is perplexed by it. Thanks for the hard work and featuring Rush! Pro quality vid!
He was preserving his hands for playing. You can’t clap your hands every night on tour! 😆
How crazy. I've followed Rush since around 1978 and had no idea why Geddy was doing the hand thing!!!
As a lifelong Rush fan, it warms my heart to actually see new people get exposed to them for the first time.
There's only one thing that sucks about Rush all of their songs have a ending
You got that right
It’s absolutely delightful
Yes I couldn't agree more brings tears to my eyes, greatest band of all time lyrically and musically, seen them 39 times!!!!!
We lost Neil Peart on January 7th 2020 to brain cancer! Geddy Lee called him: THE PROFESSOR because he had a verbal and musical vocabulary that I would put against anyone including Beethoven and Albert Einstein all this from a guy who didn’t graduate high school! Not only was he the drummer-percussionist of RUSH but he also wrote the Lyrics! RIP PROFESSOR
Canada 🇨🇦 Proud. Fantastic editing, great job. Just scratching the surface of Rush with this song.
Pretty simple : you get in your car in the morning and turn on the radio, looking for your jam, you turn the different channels searching for a song to make you happy.
One of my favorites from RUSH. it's great to see such a diversity of people rockin out to this song. It goes to show the power of music . Great job on the video by the. OOOORIGHT ✌☮ 👍👍
RUSH: MASTERS OF TIME SIGNATURES:
They don't sit down and say "Let's write in (x) time signature." They just write what they feel.
Jacob's Ladder alternates between 5/4, 6/4 and 7/4, then 6/8 and 7/8.
Limelight is 7/4 not 7/8.
The middle of La Villa (A Lerxst in Wonderland) is in 7/8.
Kid Gloves is in 5/4 for the intro and verses and 4/4 for choruses.
The Trees starts in 3/4, moves into 4/4 and the solo section is 5/4.
Your videos are flawless. Other compilations don't even come close. The time and effort you put into these is obvious. I loved "The making of" section.
The “making of” portion is the bomb. I’ve never heard any of these versions before and they are all very good
Everyone listening to that song finally has a happy smile on their face. Rush bring the world together!
Andy And Alex: Explain why this song isn't a 10!
Me: Because it's an 11!
🎤 🎹 🎸 🥁 🎸 🔥 🔥 🔥
Absolute Fire Ms. Wonder!
Another masterpiece!
It’s crazy to think that during the mid 80’s I actually got a little tired of listening to Rush, they were everywhere, selling out stadiums for decades,however, seeing all these reactors react to songs for the first time makes me love all these songs even more than I did before!
I know it’s a lot of work to put these together, but I (we) are grateful, and I (we) hope you never stop!
Thank you Ms. Wonder!
💜💜💜😊
I saw Rush twice. Yes, they are as good live as they are on their records. RIP, professor.
I lived in Ontario '81-83, 13-15 years old. Q107 was the rock FM station. I absolutely get this.
I adore when ppl hear my favorite band & of course the GREATEST band of all time RUSH. I flipped over the Holy Trinity of rock from day one in June of 74 at 14 years old & playing Bass three years at the time. I'm 62 going on 63 & I've never put it down. To this day I'm still rocking out on stage in local bands & I must admit, Rush was the ONLY BAND EVERY ALBUM made me run home when I got they're new album at the time & grab my bass & want to learn not only every song they recorded but learn theroy time signitures rudements, the whole bass & music shabangabang. The greatest music teachers I ever had & they never knew what they did to that 14 year old kid back then ha ha.
I have to add... That Aladdin clip was perfect
YAY! was worried about that. Many thanks!
Freaking amazing, I showed that part to a buddy at work the other day. I’ve never seen Aladdin and I still thought that it was amazing
I loved this. Such a great reminder that editors create too.
Yes! Thank you!
NEIL PEART’S NARRATION ON EXIT STAGE LEFT DVD:
There’s a tremendous ambiance about a concert hall…to even before a band starts playing…from the time the doors open..this place feels electric you know!
That’s one of the things I like most about the road that feeling of standing in the hall when the doors open feel the excitement bursting into the hall.
I must admit I feel very comfortable playing live a lot!
A very modern urban setting for that Tom Sawyer mentality and a very carefree stride and a very self-possessed kind of air.
Xanadu: The question we tend to ask the most often is WHAT IF? I think of you had to simplify a motivation or simplify a moving force in our music that would probably…suffice!
Red Barchetta: Well it seems to me a car is one of those handy metaphors and volumes have been written about the sociological and cultural impact of the car and what it represents but it also has a very fundamental sensual feel and it’s a metaphor for sexuality and freedom.
We’ve certainly tried to guide everything by the principles that were interested in and the freedom of choice and the material we’ve been playing and expression of music that we found to be exciting would excite other people as well.
If the songwriting is important and playing really well on stage is important it’s gonna make the difference between feeling good or not feeling good when I walk off stage feeling that I played as well as I can or as close to well as I can then I feel very satisfied and good for what you have done.
YYZED:
I think there is a very strong relation maybe not generally recognized between drums and between words as the rhythmic structure and phrasing and the rhythm of verse especially is very strongly rooted in the same syncopation as drums the same patterns of thinking overall work for me with words as much as they do with drum beats.
Absolute Truth about RUSH❤❤😊
I HADTHE BEST HIGH SCHOOL YEARS EVER!!!!!❤
I love that so many different types of people love this song and Rush!
We did not dissect the music. We just heard it and loved it. Our radio stations would play this and Earth Wind And Fire and we never ever distinguished. We just loved listening to music.
This song is a tribute to music and the radio that brought to the public. It's only fitting to be shared this way also.
Thanks for the carpet ride!! I’ve heard TSOR thousands of times, but never saw Aladdin in my head. Love it
Another win, Momma! Back to back, Spirit of Radio is my all time Rush favorite song! Thanks for bring us awesome reactions and keep up your good work! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷
Alot like other Rush fans, so much happiness seeing a new generation finding the joy in this band. Much more left to explore🤘👽
I've never actually listened to this song before? But now I'm loving it so much 💖. Playlist!!!!🎧💯❤️
Only 3 band members and the drum kit is phenomenal!!!!!❤
Worth the wait!!! And omg the Aladdin!
Ty Momma! I'm sharing this everywhere
I'm so relieved people are liking the Aladdin bit. I was nervous about it. lol Thank you so much.
This was the opening song for their shows for years. They just dove right in baby. God those shows were astonishing. You left physically spent every single time. They ring every ounce of energy out of you.
so glad you all enjoyed rush truely masterful musicians the three of them you all need to check out YYZ an instrumental but mind blowing or go back to there 2112 album for the prog stuff temple of sirix etc. grew up with these guys they played the high schools in toronto area seen them often great guys all round
YYZ Live in Rio is insane
These guys are just three of the greatest musicians of all time
This came out near the end of 5th grade. I was going through puberty and it was harsh year on me because I was the 1st boy in my grade to deal with it... at least I think I was. Also pretty sure that this song saved me. I recall distinctly playing it in my head in one of the classrooms near the end of the year and just feeling an unmistakable and remarkable feeling of uphoria and calmness... maybe because the lyrics talked of the struggle and the joy of something so wonderful as radio - and I loved the radio so much - and I understood that something so great is sometimes not easy to deal with... and so is life... so everytime I hear this song I get the same feeling of uphoria... 😄and then just a little bit of melancholy..🥺
So effing good. To this very day.
I have been listening to Rush since 1980. This is a n amazing song. But then aren't they all
RUSH are the greatest band in the world. So amazing to see people react to the band I grew up with. So happy . Rest in peace Mr Neil Peart. You will always be in my heart. PS.Alx Lifeson is the greatest guitarest in the world.😎😎😎😎
My husband has been encouraging me for a long time to give Rush a listen but I guess I just never did. So glad I found your video, I am now checking out all their music, can't believe what I'd been missing!!Great video!!
This is amazing to hear! Put their whole albums on when your cleaning house or doing laundry or something. I used to play them all the time, just in the background and that's how I discovered them. You're in for a real treat!
Whoo! Man that pumped me up. Made my evening, once again thank you Wondermamma.
Thank you Blair! 💪🏽
Thank you so much! Excellent song selection
Absolutely fantastic. The song, the reactions, the editing...exhilarating! And this guy's reaction is my favorite 5:42
Simply Incredible Mash Up..What’s intrigued me about reaction videos. Is to realize they’ve never heard these songs before. And thanks to you, I’ve gotten turned on to so many other reactors channels. So your not only blowing me away. But opening new doors for me to discover so many younger people getting turned on. To the music of my Life. Thank You So Much, I Appreciate you and all your hard work. ❤️🙏💜
Man, yall are making me tear up a little. ❤ so glad to see my favorite band's music will live on.
The Aladdin reference is absolutely perfect.RIP Neil the professor.The goat.My friend.Ill mention the carpet ride in my daily prayers to Neil.He always travelled on his Motorcycle between gigs.Much to the distress of all the crew.He told me once .Riding his bike rather then the tour bus was like a magic carpet ride.
These younger folks miss the radio point. It’s not that it was a new technology, it was a shared experience. I think the reason these reaction videos are so popular is it creates the illusion of the shared experience which is how most of us encountered music. We weren’t all running around with headphones listening to what suited our personal tastes every second of the day.
Everybody in this band is always out on a drive that takes you somewhere
Freaking beautiful watching the younger generation enjoying Rush the way I have for 30 + years. RIP Professor
This is one of the great Rush masterpieces!!! One of the songs from them you constantly hear on the radio even today. Then...they did Moving Pictures, which started with Tom Sawyer!!!!
One of my all time favorites. Nothing is better than watching it blow someone's mind for the first time. Watching it blow 20 people's minds for the first time? Chef's kiss. You got me subbed for life. I especially like how you show at the end now how you put these together. Mad skill picking those timestamps and lining it all up. Highest respect!
wow... thank you so much. Happy to have you, welcome! 💜
Excellent reaction video as usual. RUSH RULES THE AIRWAVES! Rush has to be required listening 🤟🏼
I subscribed. The best reaction compilation I've seen to date. Don't blame you for feeling proud, you should be. Well done!
Thank you. Glad to have you, welcome!
Love this! As a Rush fan who jumped on when moving pictures was new.... you nailed it and had some of my fav reactors. I also appreciate the sound quality and the fact that you didn't interrupt the master shot. Love also how you took the animation suggestion. Great work
I watched this twice yesterday and I can’t get over how brilliant your editing skills are. Thank you for doing these. I know they’re time consuming and your finished products are always appreciated. I look forward to your next project.
Much appreciated, Jim.
Love seeing the stunned expressions, the acceptance, the follow-along, the breathlessness. All my favorite reactors in one place!
Thanks for all the work you put into your videos. They are fantastic.
Rush was depicting how it sounds when we used to change the station a lot to catch all the different sounds. Magnificent, Momma!❤❤
LOL YES! The worst was when you liked two songs at the same time, or even worse when a song you loved was ending as you hit the channel. :-)
This song about the beauty of radio back in the days before the internet made every song available at any time has absolutely destroyed me with nostalgia. Plus it is just a fantastic song.
Such a great video. I watched it twice.