Rush: Natural Science - Live : (Crazy good musicianship with an excellent song): Reaction

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  • Rush pull out all the stops with this one. Album from 1980 and this version Live 1997/06/30 - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario CAN
    #rush #naturalscience #permanentwaves #rushreaction #reaction #thamesmen
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Komentáře • 216

  • @blazingsaddle166
    @blazingsaddle166 Před 3 lety +53

    I doubt we will ever see another 3 piece rock group like Rush. They eclipse all other bands by a massive margin in technique, skill, creativity and especially longevity. Natural Science is an absolute classic from the mighty Permanent Waves album from 1980 & was the first album I ever bought. I don't use the term rock gods if I can help it but I'll make an exception for these guys.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +2

      I agree

    • @mikeraz594
      @mikeraz594 Před 3 lety +1

      There are no 4 or 5 piece bands as good as Rush

    • @michael7324
      @michael7324 Před 2 lety

      My first RUSH album as well. And I have never looed back.

    • @squamishfish
      @squamishfish Před 2 lety +1

      Not just that but how hard is it for any musicians to work together for so long and stay friends not letting egos get in the way , It really shows on stage

  • @RH-xs8gz
    @RH-xs8gz Před 4 měsíci +1

    Three virtuoso musicians writing and performing music at the absolute top of their game. It simply doesn’t get better than this. It’s no wonder that Rush received the longest, loudest standing ovation in the history of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when they were finally inducted.

  • @gregcormier2379
    @gregcormier2379 Před 3 lety +26

    The biggest compliment I can give this three musical genuises is that they always had a great time playing despite the complexity in what they are performing on stage.The seem so loose and at ease while playing and the smoothness that they can change between time signatures is sublime.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +1

      I agree. They looked like they were having so much fun

  • @jimtatro6550
    @jimtatro6550 Před 3 lety +19

    “I don’t know how they do that?”
    They can do that because they’re Rush.
    👍🔥🎧

  • @blakes.9712
    @blakes.9712 Před 2 lety +3

    I grew up in a Black neighborhood and was into Disco and old school rap. Moved to the Bronx in 1980(was 16) Met a friend that I'm still friends with till this day. He gave me pot and played This song studio version blew my mind.

  • @mikaelandersson3255
    @mikaelandersson3255 Před 3 lety +11

    Best band in the history and future! RIP Neil "The Professor" Peart.

  • @edwardilowiecki8925
    @edwardilowiecki8925 Před 2 lety +5

    Hey guys, Rush is always best served LIVE! They have a 167 songs. So GET TO WORK!!!

  • @kben036
    @kben036 Před 2 lety +3

    Neil was once quoted as saying (paraphrasing), “my drum parts are like running a marathon and doing calculus at the same time.” That’s why he looks so serious!

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for the comment and also thanks for being here and more soon. Thanks G&A

  • @bobcarn
    @bobcarn Před 3 lety +5

    "Each one of them are the very best of what they do. They're like a supergroup." Yeah, that pretty much nails it.

  • @carlosdanielscala8605
    @carlosdanielscala8605 Před 2 lety +1

    Molto bene grazie Evitaeterna.Grande rush-

  • @michelmoreau8117
    @michelmoreau8117 Před 2 lety +2

    Glad you like our Canadian trio - Ambassodors of Rock

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 2 lety

      :) Thanks for the comments and also for being here. Be well G&A

  • @jhc2093
    @jhc2093 Před 3 lety +5

    Alex and Geddy are best friends. They’ve been in a band together since the 8th grade. And even after the sucess and the ability to live anywhere on the planet, they’ve never lived more than a couple of blocks from each other for nearly 50 years. It’s a real life long friendship and musical partnership.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +2

      That is really awesome. Made me smile. thank you

    • @GoblinGuy333
      @GoblinGuy333 Před rokem +1

      As a running joke, Alex and Geddy have always called Neil "the new guy," even though he joined the band in 1975 after the original drummer, John Rutsey, bowed out.

  • @Kirkunik1
    @Kirkunik1 Před 3 lety +4

    Neil, Alex and Geddy are great guys. Down to earth with good wit. Serious about the music and not the ego trip of fame. Intelligent with talent and creative instinct from the cosmos. They gave us 40 yrs of masterful progressive rock. They were ahead of their time. And still are.
    Enjoyed your reaction. More please.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      More soon. Thanks for being here and have a great weekend.

  • @brettking1014
    @brettking1014 Před 3 lety +14

    That was spectacular! Yes, 2112 and Hemispheres...technical masterpieces. Workin Man Live in Cleveland is the version of that one you want. Nice job guys! 😎

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      COOL!!! Thanks for being here and more Rush soon!

    • @michael7324
      @michael7324 Před 2 lety

      Alex absolutely RIPS in the song at that show. Amazing.

  • @2get2Terrapin
    @2get2Terrapin Před 2 lety +1

    Natural Science is peaceful for a bit; then the humans enter. Each musical movement reflects this.

  • @SpartanGuy83
    @SpartanGuy83 Před 3 lety +3

    The loudest concert I ever attended was Rush in '91 at the Philly Spectrum on the Roll the Bones tour. It was an absolutely incredible concert. Three masters at their craft. I think my ears might still be ringing. Thanks for another great reaction George and Alex. Be well.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      Oh wow! Thanks for being here and have a great weekend.

  • @zerglilngvet5428
    @zerglilngvet5428 Před 3 lety +2

    rush between the wheels

  • @David-su4is
    @David-su4is Před 2 lety +1

    Such an awesome song. Thanks gentlemen.

  • @tjcurtin9
    @tjcurtin9 Před 3 lety +1

    Came back for Rush, thanks guys

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      There will be more and thanks for being here!

  • @slydogger
    @slydogger Před 3 lety +4

    This live version is a shortened version of the original.
    They left out the crucial second guitar solo.
    But it still rocks none the less.
    L8

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +1

      I noticed the time was shorter for live vs studio and I wondered why. That said this live version is so good!

  • @christhecurator
    @christhecurator Před 3 lety +6

    So very good, they really do epitomise the prog rock feel, with the best musicians playing together. And how fancy having the lyrics scroll up the video, love that! I just saw before this that Les Claypool, a monster on bass himself and huge Rush fan, is touring performing the '77 Rush album A Farewell to Kings. He did a similar thing with Floyds Animals album a few years back and it was awesome. You should try to get tix so you can tell us poor Aussies with no live music how good it is! Great video, really enjoyed it, more please!

  • @byronpark6916
    @byronpark6916 Před 3 lety +2

    La villa strangiato- rush- official music video..... Extremely technical

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      We did do one version of this, not sure if it was the one you refer to but by god it was good!

  • @tonyramwell1407
    @tonyramwell1407 Před 3 lety +5

    Please guys. Watch Neil's drumsolo from Frankfurt. It will blow you away. Please!!
    Great channel 👍

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +1

      Noted. Thanks for being here and more Rush soon!

  • @squidly2112
    @squidly2112 Před 3 lety +1

    Hemispheres Album will blow your mind as well.

  • @RaymondBCrisp
    @RaymondBCrisp Před 3 lety +4

    Damn Geddy's voice sounded good in this show!

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +1

      Not kidding

    • @primemover1416
      @primemover1416 Před 3 lety

      That was the Test for Echo tour, and they released a live album, Different Stages, after that tour. Seems like Ged's voice diminished after the Snakes and Arrows tour.

  • @robertdaxon3117
    @robertdaxon3117 Před 3 lety +5

    Check out the live version on the song “Analog Kid.” Won’t disappoint.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      Noted!! Thanks for being here and more Rush soon!

  • @bostonwhofan
    @bostonwhofan Před 3 lety +5

    You should react to "The Camera Eye" by Rush next. Great song, great lyrics, mindblowing guitar solo by Alex at the end!

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      Noted. Thanks for being here and have a great weekend.

  • @darkether1170
    @darkether1170 Před 3 lety +9

    Yes, back to some Rush! I'd recommend more songs, but I imagine my recommendation list is very long already. Just, once again, try to do the animated version of 2112 while it's available on YT.

    • @darkether1170
      @darkether1170 Před 3 lety

      ^ that's the video number here on YT.

    • @jaywitt5171
      @jaywitt5171 Před 3 lety +3

      Agee on the animated version so you can fully understand the story being told. It's the official Vevo video. If you can't show it to us, don't worry - we just need to hear the music and your reaction. Cheers

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      Noted Dark - Lots of people asked for this

  • @Tech-tipsntricks
    @Tech-tipsntricks Před 3 lety +2

    Neils mom asked him why he never smiles while drumming and he said mom, because it’s hard !!!

  • @trailchasing5081
    @trailchasing5081 Před 3 lety +2

    Great reaction guys! Digital Man off the Signals album would be a great song to react to.

    • @donnielee5331
      @donnielee5331 Před 3 lety +1

      One of my favorite RUSH tracks.....Bass MONSTER!

    • @trailchasing5081
      @trailchasing5081 Před 3 lety +1

      @@donnielee5331 The live performance of it off the Snakes and Arrows video is great.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      DONNY LEE!

  • @jaywitt5171
    @jaywitt5171 Před 3 lety +2

    Here is a short list of awards to Neil Peart from Wiki:
    Peart received the following awards in the Modern Drummer magazine reader's poll:[27][112]
    Hall of Fame: 1983
    Best Rock Drummer*: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2006, 2008
    Best Multi-Percussionist*: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
    Best Percussion Instrumentalist: 1982
    Most Promising New Drummer: 1980
    Best All Around: 1986
    1986 Honor Roll: Rock Drummer, Multi-Percussion
    (* - As a member of the Honor Roll in these categories, he is no longer eligible for votes in the above categories.)
    Best Instructional Video: 2006, for Anatomy of a Drum Solo
    Best Drum Recording of the 1980s, 2007, for "YYZ" from Exit... Stage Left
    Best Recorded Performance:
    1980: Permanent Waves
    1981: Moving Pictures
    1982: Exit... Stage Left
    1983: Signals
    1985: Grace Under Pressure
    1986: Power Windows
    1988: Hold Your Fire
    1989: A Show of Hands
    1990: Presto
    1992: Roll the Bones
    1993: Counterparts
    1997: Test for Echo
    1999: Different Stages
    2002: Vapor Trails
    2004: R30
    2007: Snakes & Arrows
    2011: Time Machine
    2012: Clockwork Angels

  • @jackteppo9633
    @jackteppo9633 Před 3 lety

    Its da da Bomb! Beautiful!!

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      It is!! Thanks for being here and have a great weekend.

  • @ThisTrainIsLost
    @ThisTrainIsLost Před rokem +1

    This looks to be from 1997, only weeks before Neil Peart's (pronounced "Peert")) daughter was killed in a motor vehicle accident. It wasn't very long before Rush went on an indefinite hiatus.
    Back to this concert: two very good shorter songs should be here, "Nobody's Hero" and "Cold Fire." Both will show you a facet of Rush that you may not have heard yet. And the performances here are top drawer.

  • @bengriffin1089
    @bengriffin1089 Před 3 lety +7

    Great reaction, as ever. 2112 is historically a really important track for the band, but if Alex wants a big technical opus then “Cygnus X-1 Book 2” from Hemispheres is the business, but I don’t know of a live version where they played the whole song through. If you want some of the more accessible tracks, then I would recommend some of their later stuff, like “Far cry”. There’s a degree of maturity in the songs on the Snakes & Arrows album that few bands have matched - some great rock songs in which three middle-aged men write about proper grown-up subjects without needing to strike poses. “Clockwork angels” from their final album is also terrific.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +2

      Thanks Ben. Also thanks for being here an great info

    • @JusCuz410
      @JusCuz410 Před 3 lety +1

      Plenty of live versions on CZcams. The entire suite was played during the Hemispheres tour.

  • @GM-MarkOfExcellence
    @GM-MarkOfExcellence Před 3 lety

    all right... subscribed
    My second fav Rush album behind Hemispheres
    Caress of Steel is my 3rd then Moving Pictures (and the stones are thrown at me) then A Farewell to Kings

  • @islaypeat9798
    @islaypeat9798 Před 3 lety +3

    Great version absolutely. What’s funny is every time I see them perform live I always say “that’s them at the height of their powers” regardless of the era but they’re always at the height of their powers aren’t they? Lol.
    If you’re looking for some more technical prowess, you can check out “Freewill” off the same album, Permanent Waves. It’s actually a radio friendly song that got some play in the day so it’s kind of atypical of their other, longer progier techie tunes...
    Anyhow, it definitely packs a punch and will give your brain a cramp trying to keep up when all 3 go virtuoso at the same time. Definitely worth a listen, and it’s short enough that you can fit another reaction in. Though you might need time to compose yourselves afterwards!

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks Islay. Thanks for being here and have a great weekend.

  • @wizardsuth
    @wizardsuth Před 2 lety

    The hat Neil wore is a kufi from Africa, where he cycled for a month visiting various villages to learn African drumming.

  • @toronto57
    @toronto57 Před 3 lety +1

    Great reaction Lads..
    This was the same concert they played 2112 it was a great 20 minutes.. Alex shows how great he is...
    Cheers...

  • @cityhonors1
    @cityhonors1 Před 3 lety

    🤗 Subscribed to #TToo & 👍🏿 Liked all the videos. Good luck with the new channel. Will take a listen later. 😍 Right now it's all about 👩🏿‍🔬 Natural Science! 🐰

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks For the support and I hope you’re enjoying channel 2!

  • @dianaa9826
    @dianaa9826 Před 3 lety +1

    Got into Rush a little late in my life and never looked back ! They are simply awesome ( and addictive in a good way).. Great song, great informative reaction guys.. How about reacting to "Mission" the live version....

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      Noted Diana... Thanks for being here and more Rush soon!

  • @thetreehugger
    @thetreehugger Před 2 lety

    AWESOME 🤗

  • @donnielee5331
    @donnielee5331 Před 3 lety +3

    Awesome reaction to an awesome live version. Neil Peart is the reason I play (attempt to play) drums....he inspired me and countless others I'm sure. I have watched Neil "mount" his drumkit....it was a tight squeeze with a section of hardware that sort of "swung away" like a little door. It is entirely possible that one of those 32 channel mixers is solely dedicated to the drums. 2112 is really cool....many would consider it their masterpiece. On the other hand, Hemispheres is probably what I would consider their "Magnum Opus" track. It has a sound and feel that is very similar to Natural Science.....2112, while proggy, no doubt, has a bit more of a 70"s hard rock vibe. Hemispheres was so difficult to pull off that there are hardly any full "live" versions out there.....it literally made them change directions musically and was the last time they would create a song of that kind of length.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks for this and noted. Thanks for being here and more Rush soon!

    • @donnielee5331
      @donnielee5331 Před 3 lety

      @@TheThamesmen My pleasure! I check on you guys every day! Great stuff!!

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +1

      @@donnielee5331 thanks for the support!

  • @carlbusque1856
    @carlbusque1856 Před 3 lety

    They are underrated and need to be explored. Loved then for 40 years, more Rush please.

  • @therealspooks
    @therealspooks Před 2 lety

    One of my last few shows in Dallas, blown away they played this one...was so blown away!! Think it's loud with headphones? You felt it in your soul!!!!

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 2 lety

      Wow it must’ve been amazing to have been there. We are very jealous!

  • @MrDuneedon
    @MrDuneedon Před 2 lety

    Seeing this particular live performance brings back some fond memories of the very first Rush concert I ever attended -- in October 1996.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 2 lety +1

      Lucky you. We never got to see them. Bet they were even better live

  • @rickfairman5640
    @rickfairman5640 Před 5 měsíci

    They must have a great sense of humor to last as long as they did. In fact they never chose to break up Neil just passed.
    Apparently they work hard to keep the sound of the album. In play on stage

  • @johnhaley5593
    @johnhaley5593 Před 3 lety +1

    2112 is a concept album. It was what wrote their ticket to musical freedom. Once it sold well, the record companies pretty much left the to their own devices.

  • @danjmcs
    @danjmcs Před 2 lety

    Seeing Natural Science live was amazing... was lucky enough to see Rush 10 or so times live, twice on the final R40 tour and these guys only got better with age as musicians, just masters at the craft. They had so much together on stage, Alex and Ged have such great chemistry. To be besties since high school and play together had to be so cool. They always took it as a challenge to try to crack Neil up since he was usually Mr intense during a show. Great reaction guys.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks and be well. Thanks for being / supporting us and more soon!

  • @michaelkeller6223
    @michaelkeller6223 Před 3 lety

    Oh man, that drum fill a third in. One of my favorites from Peart and that’s saying a LOT! You could write a whole Philosophy course on this song. , and the structure of the music echoes the lyrics and theme. DEEP!

  • @Epulor1
    @Epulor1 Před 3 lety

    What I most admire Rush for is their drive to be the best they can be without an ego. They give the fans the best music they can make.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      I know - Just having fun, Thanks for being here and have a great weekend.

  • @robcandiani6355
    @robcandiani6355 Před rokem +2

    😊

  • @yes_head
    @yes_head Před rokem +1

    In some ways "Natural Science" is more "technical" than "2112", even though it's shorter. IMO, Rush songs in a similar vein would be "La Villa Strangiato" or "Red Barchetta".

  • @radarjet
    @radarjet Před 3 lety

    Great reaction. So looking forward to 2112.

  • @MycontentisgoldJerryGold
    @MycontentisgoldJerryGold Před 2 lety +1

    I've got to track down this show. It's one I've never seen before. 😍
    Edit: if you want to see Rush "go off" you want La Villa Strangiato.
    Edit2: I see you've already done it. How about something by Karnivool, maybe 'Aeons' live in studio?

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 2 lety

      Thank you for being here and the recommendation. I have never heard of that

  • @thegman8968
    @thegman8968 Před 3 lety +2

    Hi guys, when 2112 comes up, Please do the version from this same concert!! You won't be disappointed. ☮☮☮

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      NOTED. Thanks for being here and have a great weekend.

    • @squamishfish
      @squamishfish Před 3 lety

      They need the lyrics the studio version for this song for the 1st time is really needed , If you know the song and lyrics yes the live version but first time Lyrics

  • @aland4092
    @aland4092 Před 2 lety +1

    You should check out the best intro ever. They do a medely of like the 1st songs off their 1st 6or7 albums but play it out as one piece. It's absolutely amazing. They are probably the best you will ever see or hear live. More often than not They sound better live than they do in studio. And yall said working man live in Cleveland awesome they have some fun with it. And a similar one is closer to the heart different stages. They have some fun with that one too.

  • @davidransom4703
    @davidransom4703 Před 3 lety

    rock gods..... period

  • @donhadfield2835
    @donhadfield2835 Před 3 lety

    There is a CZcams of the boys having dinner together having fun, hanging out getting a bit tipsy and being themselves. Check it out, what you see on stage is what they are.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      Really. I'd love to see that. Thanks for being here and have a great weekend.

  • @ritchmoore1442
    @ritchmoore1442 Před 3 lety +1

    More instrumentals by Rush? Leave That Thing Alone ( Time Machine 2011 DVD ) and Where s My Thing?/ Here It Is! (drum solo) - Live in Dallas

  • @mark-be9mq
    @mark-be9mq Před 2 lety

    The Necromancer is a longer story &musical piece where Geddy uses diff tones of voice beautifully w Alex Giutar telling the story along from struggle to triumph.
    Where to start? Animate live. one of Neil's favs. Bastille Day. By Tor, or In The End Live. The Pass many said saved them from very dark place??
    Bravado, not a love song but a song about love; Different Strings, Digital Man, Available Light, Workin Them Angels, The Way the Wind Blows, The Garden.
    It's a feast, where to begin? Up to you. But hope you enjoy. Certainly enjoy watching.
    One caveat, the lyrics are truely a works of art, and often profound, having you give them a read even just a couple mins, after would greatly enhance your and our enjoyment of the song in its full.
    Peace guys.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for being here and checking our channel out. More soon!! Thanks G&A

  • @cityhonors1
    @cityhonors1 Před 3 lety

    🙋🏿‍♀️ May I suggest 🏎️ 'Red Barchetta' or 'New World Man' before the epic 2112 as a fill in? 🤗 This was so much fun & well worth the wait! 🤯 Plus we got the live version! 😁 Awesome! 🐰

  • @lyleman2112
    @lyleman2112 Před 2 lety

    There were eight time signatures in that song.....
    2/8
    3/8
    7/8
    12/8
    3/4
    4/4
    5/4
    7/16

  • @progvinyl9021
    @progvinyl9021 Před 3 lety

    2112 from the same show.The whole Molson Consert is great Animate,Test For Echo etc.

  • @robertmckinnon7245
    @robertmckinnon7245 Před 2 lety

    There is more going on in the first 10 seconds of any Rush song than the entire song catalog of Kiss.

  • @ZIG4ZAG20
    @ZIG4ZAG20 Před 3 lety

    You mention the amount of equipment/mixing boards they have/use. I either read it or watched a interview piece once that said they’ll set up two entire identical rigs for each one of them in order to ensure if something fails in one set up they’ll have that fail safe to fall back on. So they’re only really using half of what’s there in terms of speakers, amps effects and such. I forget the technical term of something redundancy, but yeah that’s what you call complete, super professional set up.

  • @compnnburns8831
    @compnnburns8831 Před 3 lety

    Give yourselves a treat and do Cygnus X1 book 1 (Farewell to Kings) followed by Cygnus X1 book II (Hemispheres) back to back.

  • @jacquesjrviens3384
    @jacquesjrviens3384 Před 2 lety

    The song Freewill !!!!

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 2 lety

      Noted - Thanks and hope all is well out there!

  • @aland4092
    @aland4092 Před 2 lety

    Yall gotta check out best intro ever. Rush . You will never see bettet musicianship anywhere!

  • @David-su4is
    @David-su4is Před 3 lety

    Geddy, and Alex both play foot pedals. Cyngus X-1 is a good technical piece as well.

  • @lewisbernstein4272
    @lewisbernstein4272 Před 3 lety

    Rush reached their pinnacle of Progressive playing on Hemispheres. The first side of the album is Cygnus X-1, Book II and that is an amazing continuation of Cygnus X-I from A Farewell to Kings. On the flip side, the instrumental track La Villa Strangiato is a 9+ minute instrumental song that they tried to record in a single take and couldn't pull it off. So it might have out-Rushed, Rush. Anyway, that song might be the pinnacle of the complex playing for Rush. It's amazing. They tend to show off when they perform their instrumental songs, so La Villa Strangiato, YYZ (live in RIO if you haven't done that one), Where's My Thing? Leave That Thing Alone, Malignant Narcissism (short, but good), etc.
    I know I have given you a long list of Rush tunes to react to in the past and you mention a lot of them in the videos. One not to overlook would be the Analog Kid, especially the live version from the R40 tour in Dallas. A great recording.
    You guys are mentioning 2112 and it's really good. They finally played the whole suite live in 1997. It's on a album called Different Stages (I'm in the audience for the version they used on the album! One of 25 Rush shows I fortunate enough to go see). If you choose to react to the studio version, watch the comic book tale, but don't try to show the comic book tale because it often gets blocked on CZcams.
    Oh, and one last thing. Cinema Strangiato! In Cinemas one night only - September 9th, 2021!
    Trailer here: czcams.com/video/veVDkWwhRuw/video.html
    Trailer with mostly Neil: czcams.com/video/J57sE-T432U/video.html

  • @zimmyfan617
    @zimmyfan617 Před 3 lety

    Hemispheres next please!

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +1

      Noted. Thanks for being here and more Rush soon!

  • @johncolligan7439
    @johncolligan7439 Před 2 lety

    You need to go to next Cygnus X1 book 1. The Necromancer.

  • @squamishfish
    @squamishfish Před 3 lety

    Do the studio comic version of 2112 around 2.6 million views , you need the lyrics ,for 2112 , and yes Working man live in Cleveland just to see how after three hours they can still rock it out

  • @lvgelfling72
    @lvgelfling72 Před 3 lety +1

    You're ready for 2112. Do the comic book video version. It has the lyrics and it does a great job telling the story. You can block it for us out here though to be safe. I'm pretty sure you guys did the later version of Working Man though. If you aren't ready for 2112, pick something from Clockwork Angels, their last album, a full concept album. All the songs are great. Headlong flight gets a lot of requests. I personally like 7 Cities of Gold, buy they are both great. Or! One Little Victory Live in Rio. Great performance.
    Grest reaction!

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +1

      Cool!! Noted. Thanks for being here and more Rush soon!

    • @lvgelfling72
      @lvgelfling72 Před 3 lety

      @@TheThamesmen you guys are a lot of fun to watch! I cone to CZcams to get my Rush fix now. Which btw, not sure if they are releasing where you are but here in the states on September 9th, they are doing Cinema Strangiato and playing R40 on big screen. 👍

  • @soundhealer6043
    @soundhealer6043 Před 2 lety

    "OK, how many time signatures were in that track"?
    All of 'em? lol

  • @rob3732
    @rob3732 Před 3 lety

    I was at this concert. Remember it well. Unfortunately shortly after this concert Neil Peart lost his first daughter in a car accident.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      Dam.... Dam dam dam... I have kids. The pain. Poor family

    • @rob3732
      @rob3732 Před 3 lety

      @@TheThamesmen Peart’s first wife then lost her battle to cancer about 10 months after the loss of their daughter. Very sad time for Neil Peart. Rush did not write or play for about 5 years from the summer of 1997.

  • @radarjet
    @radarjet Před 3 lety

    Great reaction guys. But, 2112 is the track that set them on their way to autonomous control over their music. Much to the chagrin of the record company, it was their last shot to make a more commercially friendly record. This was their response....it is based on a Ayn Rand novel, but the characters represent them and the record company. Pure BALLS!!! And the rest in history after 1976.

  • @bevofrancis4309
    @bevofrancis4309 Před 3 lety

    🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦😎

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      Thanks for being here and more Rush soon!

  • @jons3808
    @jons3808 Před 2 lety

    This version is cool, but the studio version is king.

  • @lyleman2112
    @lyleman2112 Před 2 lety

    I LOVED Shaun of the Dead!

  • @aspackblaze3583
    @aspackblaze3583 Před 3 lety

    A live rendition of Freewill would fit the bill!

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +1

      Noted. Thanks for being here and more Rush soon!!

    • @RedPillMode
      @RedPillMode Před 3 lety +1

      Freewill from Exit Stage Left is magical.

  • @jaywitt5171
    @jaywitt5171 Před 3 lety

    When you do 2112, do the official Vevo version (studio recording) - it's a comic with lyrics and lets you fully understand the story being told in pictures whilst hearing some amazing music. It's ok if it's blocked from our view - as long as we can hear it.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      Ok. Noted but they will also block the music....

  • @carlbusque1856
    @carlbusque1856 Před 2 lety

    Geddy and Alex went to middle school together, what are the odds!

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 2 lety

      1 in 2?

    • @carlbusque1856
      @carlbusque1856 Před 2 lety

      @@TheThamesmen not really, they both have to be that caliber, hence the comment, what are the odds?

  • @stefanpettersson8918
    @stefanpettersson8918 Před 3 lety

    When are you gonna do a reactionvideo to NESTOR and the song 1989? Brings the childhood back Into my mind❤❤

  • @RaymondBCrisp
    @RaymondBCrisp Před 3 lety

    "How do they get him into his drum kit?" LOL, they lower him down from the rafters. 😛

  • @vanlifeson6773
    @vanlifeson6773 Před 3 lety

    Crackatowa Banger😂🤣😅😆 Rush Rush Rush Rush

  • @GM-MarkOfExcellence
    @GM-MarkOfExcellence Před 3 lety

    Here's your extended prog pieces: from the very beginning
    Working Man
    By-Tor And The Snow Dog
    The Necromancer, and the Fountain of Lamneth
    2112 (the greatest work of Rock ever created)
    Xanadu and
    Cygnus X-1 Book I, Book II: Hemispheres
    You just listened to Natural Science
    The Camera Eye

  • @scott4482
    @scott4482 Před 3 lety

    2112, the studio track

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +1

      Everyones asking for this!!

    • @scott4482
      @scott4482 Před 3 lety

      @@TheThamesmen You haven't experienced Rush until you've listened to it.

    • @generoberts9151
      @generoberts9151 Před 3 lety

      Yeah but using the studio for audio. There is a storybook version to go along with it. Gives you the complete experience because not many people really understand the whole plot from a first listen to the music. It’s an epic tale told through music

    • @scott4482
      @scott4482 Před 3 lety

      @@generoberts9151 that video usually gets blocked

    • @generoberts9151
      @generoberts9151 Před 3 lety +1

      @@scott4482 dunno I seen it a few times and Rush hardly ever blocks

  • @fredscribner3688
    @fredscribner3688 Před 2 lety

    La Villa Strangiato.

  • @ffestudio
    @ffestudio Před 3 lety

    When we find a band better than Beatles, is really hard to believe LOL

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety +1

      Tough call. Ok would rush have existed if The Beatles did not exist?

    • @ffestudio
      @ffestudio Před 3 lety

      @@TheThamesmen Maybe not, like 99% of the bands that originated after them but there are some cases that the creature tops the creator. I believe Rush is one of them, imho ;) Could be a interesting subject for later videos :) Respect for you guys! Keep rockin' Peace!

  • @rushdiehard8784
    @rushdiehard8784 Před 3 lety

    If you do every song rush ever did....you will reach 20 000 subscribers in a heartbeat. Rush is a cult band.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      If we did every song Rush ever did we would be 85 years old!😀

  • @maggaw9869
    @maggaw9869 Před 3 lety

    Please another Finnish band Battle Beast Noora Louhimo.Familiar Hell official video.

  • @steelshotproductions
    @steelshotproductions Před 2 lety

    Strictly my own opinion......never listen to a live version of anything for the FIRST time. So much is missed on a live version compared to a studio version.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 2 lety

      Yeah thats an interesting one.... especially when you look like us. Maybe better to watch the band :)

  • @TexasVeteranPatriot
    @TexasVeteranPatriot Před 3 lety

    Rush's greatest song second only to Hemispheres... Re: Neil's kit...they lower him in with a hoist. ;oP
    Technical? 2112..yes, but no... Rush 2112 (Graphic Novel ver) czcams.com/video/w5jwxrTqoEA/video.html
    I've been playing Rush since 77 (guitar) and can play both these songs as well as the one you just reacted to (and 90% of the rest of the discography). Their Magnum Opus is their technical pinnacle (IMO).
    Rush - Cygnus X 1 - czcams.com/video/ZeQLVxBczBY/video.html
    Rush - Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres czcams.com/video/J3AJUjtWTgc/video.html

  • @marinaandersson3034
    @marinaandersson3034 Před 3 lety

    Hallo! Blind Channel (from Finland) "Balboa", please! New musicvideo"! Have fun!

  • @jmmk00
    @jmmk00 Před 3 lety

    Closer to the Heart Live 1998
    Gonna keep spamming you

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      Ha ha ... Noted Jeff. Be well

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 3 lety

      You have a suitable link?

    • @jmmk00
      @jmmk00 Před 3 lety

      @@TheThamesmen czcams.com/video/ih6PEhhR4UM/video.html

  • @stevevukich8958
    @stevevukich8958 Před 2 lety

    wow do i not like this version...baffling

  • @brianparsa7794
    @brianparsa7794 Před 2 lety

    I'm making this comment 2 months or 2.5 months after you guys put this video out, but George and Alex please do me this favor: please DO NOT play the entire 2112 piece!
    It is roughly 22 minutes long, and it was the entire "A" side of the vinyl album 2112 when it came out. Why not? At the risk of being stripped of my Rush fandom, the entire piece is not that good. There, I said it (ok, everyone, pelt me now with rocks and garbage!) The first two sections of 2112 (the Overture, and Temples of Syrinx) are FREAKIN' AMAZING!!! The rest just isn't nearly as interesting, my opinion.
    If you want to go do a 20-minute-plus video from 2112, play the entire "B" side of the album -- much more enjoyable (but that's in my opinion, again.)
    Cheers!

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 2 lety

      Brian..... OK!

    • @brianparsa7794
      @brianparsa7794 Před 2 lety

      @@TheThamesmen Hi guys, can I make an amendment? Rush did so many tours over the years, I know that they did not always play the entire 2112 piece in concert themselves. I am confident to say that you can probably find concert footage of Rush playing the abbreviated 2112 that every longtime fan and most casual fans of Rush are familiar with, which I mentioned in my first comment. It is the first two parts(?) or sections(?) of 2112 and I suspect that there is a decent chance that you guys might bestow the honor of "Krakatoa Banger" to that abbreviated performance. I can whole-heartedly endorse a Thamesmen reaction video to that! Thanks again!

  • @simonfrancoeur3796
    @simonfrancoeur3796 Před 2 lety

    Sound is not very good, it is flat and confused. It doesn't do justice to this phenomenal track.

    • @TheThamesmen
      @TheThamesmen  Před 2 lety

      Sorry Simon, early days for us... Thanks or being here and more soon.