Rush - The Camera Eye 4-8-1983

[bigtwit]

The snare intro is insanely good.

[GStricke]

I was 15 when I saw the Signals tour back in '83, this brings back great memories!

[33ordie]

I was there, didn't remember them playing Camera Eye, I'd have to look at the track list of that tour!

[mycatwilatackyou]

i was there 81 woohoooooo rush is the best

[gorillabelly1]

They play fast, here. Peart's on speed. Sounds like playback at 78 RPM!!! 

[Jedi1365]

I think that this is some of the best bootleg RUSH Ive ever seen! For that matter I was at the Moving Pictures show in 1981 in St. Louis Mo. when I was 16 years old and they played this for the first time. Exit Stage Left for some reason dose not have this footage I guess beause back then VHS tapes were on average 90 min long LOL! Thanks to DVD and Blue Ray we no longer have that problem now.

[seaduckman]

@Jedi1365 I saw that same show at the Checker Dome Neil through hes drum sticks to the audience and all the way to the lights it was a great show and party we got hell stoned after the show we ate white castle hambergers and they served us beer at a skid road bar in down town then got lost in St Louis into day light . We were also about 16 years old.

[jamacare]

Wow!! That's like 300 BPM!!

[constantinosbassman]

why do your comments come up twice?

[alwaysopen]

Geddy looks new wave in this video.

[cyberbri68]

WOW!!! Nice footage especially since video cameras were so freakin' huge back then!! Wonder how they got the camera in

That tour was the first time I saw Rush and I was only like 12 or 13 and I can remember that was my favorite song they played and that I know of, they didn't play that song again until the Time Machine Tour so it was such a freakin' treat to hear it again but this time at Red Rocks.... which by the way is the best place in the world to see Rush!!!!!! RUSH ON!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jibran666]

We just went back in time to the good old days!

[PoeJoe8]

This song just demonstrates the genius of this band.

[frase1234]

Try being a servere Rush fan & livin' in Australia We dont have Leprosy.... Mostly

[jonLyndon]

I've seen Rush as far back as Waves Tour in 1980; never missed a show up to Vapor Trails... then I got stupid & moved to Australia & have now missed the last 2 tours & possibly this Time Machine Tour 'cause they've NEVER toured down under in OZ!!??? & there are tons of fans... Dream Theater & Porcupine Tree finally came down here (twice each) the past 3 years. Praying Rush makes the trip!!!

[Terga2010]

Theyre coming to west palm beach!!!!! :O__!!!!

[ryslo2000]

I really hope they don't cut it like this for the TM tour.

[wrinkleneckbass]

Wow, that's a rare video. I saw them on that tour and it'll be cool to see them play this song again in a few weeks.

[Digikid313]

Its funny how fast Geddy runs away from the syntesizers in this song.

[75apocalypse]

I'm gonna see Rush this AUGUST!!!!!!!!

[TitaniumByFire]

Cheap, they cut it in half :(

[cwodragon]

I saw them play this live on Moving Pictures and Signals tours and it was awesome. I am looking forward to seeing the whole Moving Pictures album live.

Long live RUSH

[Varragos]

This is just so great...so rare...I saw them on this tour...This was NOT played...Matter of fact, Ive heard thru the years that Camera Eye is not one they usually played....Thanks for this rare gem....

[RememberDeath2112]

Been seeing RUSH since the late 80's. Been waiting all that time to see Camera Eye as it is my favorite RUSH song. Turns out, no Michigan show!!! They never miss Detroit! This is such a bummer. I may have to make the trip to Sarnia, but that means the hassle and expense of getting a passport. Chances are I won't see them this time and I am just sick over it.

[RollTheFemers]

@RememberDeath2112 Don't worry TOO much -- Alex said that they're planning on touring again in 2011 after they release their new album.

[MattyHild]

@RollTheFemers

I hope this is true, i saw them on aug 27th and would LOVE to see rush next summer :)

[eggo63]

Thanks to the magic of cryogenics and stem cells, a 2112 Tour is being planned!

;-)

[jesse1291]

@RememberDeath2112 Do what I and several other Detroiters are doing going to the Columbus show

[ieetemos4breakfast]

what do you think now? Theres a Michigan date on April 17th! No need t feel sick anymore! Not in Detroit though. It's in Auburn Hills I guess.

[BayAreaLen]

2010 Time Machine Tour coming...! :)

[MitcheruUSA62]

Alex is playing his Howard Roberts Fusion! I had to buy every guitar he had- lol! I can't afford to do that now!

[fogliolinasullacqua]

3:08 Titanic Rick sound!!

[gorillabelly1]

Hey! Neil still has his tubular bells here! Haven't seen those in a while!

[MuscleBound46]

Grim-faced and forbidden their faces closed tight an angular mass of New Yorkers. Pacing in rhythm race the oncoming night they chase through the streets of Manhattan.

I mean this entire song top to bottom, lyrics to lick is one of their best ever.

I saw Rush once in my life. It was the Moving Pictures tour in the 80s ironically at Boston Garden and me being drummer was in 7th heaven.

[thatguyfromImpanema]

I remember being so pissed that they cut over 3 minutes off of the end of this song during this tour. But after seeing this posting I feel much better knowing we all got CHOKED with this edited version. And now even greatful that I got to see any version of it AT ALL!

[wrinkleneckbass]

I saw them on that tour and it was the last time they ever played that song. For some reason they just won't play it live anymore.

[jcrossney]

Rush is touring Summer '10, playing the entire Moving Pictures album.

[RollTheFemers]

@jcrossney I know, I can't f***ing wait!! :-D

[Rushguitarist1]

@jcrossney Dude yeah Im going to the Time Machine Tour!

[thefrijole15]

@jcrossney see them twice and they only get better every show..

[TMountainroad]

this is a priceless video for classic rush fans. at this point rush was just emerging into stardom.

[fendergibs]

actually this was their peak time 1978-1984

[visionmaster153]

Oh, too have witnessed this played live !!

From Canada, with Love !

RUSH - Canada's Greatest Export

[saulocpp]

Don't forget your wonderful maple syrups! :-)

[gorillabelly1]

@saulocpp

Ha ha ha. Actually, Canada's top export products come from energy, agriculture, mining, fishing and logging.

[constantinosbassman]

Saw them twice this tour!!

love to see these older shots "Sweet Memories"

[Annonymus121]

@constantinosbassman Flashing very quickly by.

[constantinosbassman]

@Annonymus121 reminding me, and giving me a reason.... why.

[Annonymus121]

@constantinosbassman I know that, my goal is more than a though.

[constantinosbassman]

@Annonymus121 I'll be there, when I teach, what I've been taught, and I've been taught,,,dahnahnahnahnah( Drum Fill )

[Annonymus121]

@Annonymus121 

[Annonymus121]

@constantinosbassman I now that my goal is more than a thought.

[constantinosbassman]

@Annonymus121 oops I jumped to the second verse DAmn!!!!

[Annonymus121]

@constantinosbassman ccc-combo breaker lol

[dwilmer7]

what is this signals tour?

[RollTheFemers]

@dwilmer7 Yep. Signals tour.

[BLUESMANRONCHICAGO]

@dwilmer7 saw Rush on Signals tour in Chicago in 82 for first time, they were and STILL are the most amazing band i have ever seen.

[Eeklair]

Hell, I've been to 20+ Rush concerts since 1977, They make mistakes all the friggin time. Its Non-musicians that wouldn't notice or care... I'm a musician and hell, i don't care.. I like mistakes, that's Jazz baby.. Mistakes give birth to brlliance! I hear it, he was doing something at the keys, and forgot for a moment to start singing. I've done that before... Give busy musicians a break why doncha!

[adrianblack666]

Gustavito, it you think he's coming in late, you've never seen a Rush concert. Geddy always changes around the vocal arrangements...it's just Geddy doing what he's always done. Not late, "geddy'd up".

[cidman2001]

I was also at this show. The Forum was awesome....as was Rush!

[gustavito7]

6.04 Geddy missed the entrance but who cares! he can do any mistake and nothing would change his amazingness !..!

[mcconnell51]

whas that the year when the tennants were the opening act?

[s4001]

Wow. Fast.

[lakesidepark2112]

I would love to be part of this live. But no complaints here.

[martinlaporte2]

I was at that very show. Changed my life.

Picked up the drums shortly after.

Thanks Neil !

[andy0273]

The effin balls......first tour for me '86, they owe us this one live

[kevslove]

i agree fendergibs, but come now.  the new material is good stuff, not like this, but still good. if i could hear this one, hemispheres, and fountain of lamneth in one show, that would be the my dream. for music that is.

[fendergibs]

I am waiting for them to play this song again as I missed this tour, 7th grade. It would be nice if Rush could tour without any new record release thereby opening up time to play classic such as this, instead of new material nobody knows or wants to hear.

[jeannetteett]

I was there..it was so loud that I had to stuff my ears and went home with ringing in my ears..lol

[joenas83]

This is a good video. It would have been cool to have been there, but I was born September of 1983 so that wouldn't have worked out. ;) Really good song.

[kennyplay]

I'm would bet that they will do this the next time around, I hope..What about you guys..what about you guys? It's been so long since they did it, they would smoke it

[tbird8174]

Are you kidding me? There is no overshadowing of any kind. They are truly the equal of the sum of its parts. That's what a band is!

[DarkOctane]

there kind of is, when most think of rush they think of either the vocals or the drums, but much more rarely that of alex. Unfortunate, he's a great guitarist.

[genaricname]

funny I just think of their music...

[pryt86]

true that

[racrx32]

I could not agree more with you. The music has so much room to breath no matter how restrained or all out it is . It just flow's like the wind. I have never heard anything more balanced and natural.

[sh2master]

What the hell are you talking about? They are greater than the sum of their parts, since only together do they produce their awesome music. You have each individuals talent, plus how they interact and work with each other, that's the "extraness" that results from adding them together. It's kind of a given that they'd at least be the sum of their parts; if they weren't, they would suck, since that would mean they'd be better off not being in that band.

[straightener]

Alex is just so good. To be that good but still be overshadowed by Geddy and Neil shows you how good they are as a band.

[Darkmatter2]

I think this is my favorite Rush song ever... I know, almost impossible to pick one, but this takes the cake for emotion and epic-ness.

[orsok]

this song is always in my head...At work when the elevator doors open and sound off like the synth part (2:25), this song emerges in me... I wish Rush would play at least, the intro, and I'd be fulfilled!!...I've seen Rush over 10 times, like so many of us Rush fans...We're blessed!!!

[moses132049]

i disagree with herostatus completely, i think if fans keep telling them to play it they will...eventually... why dont they even play it? is it too hard for geddy to sing it now or what?

[jayjco]

Was there too - they didn't come to Ottawa on that tour, so on to the tour bus we went - Big Chappy Tours ... haha the same year we went to MTL to see Robert Plant with Phil Collins on drums - and the Van Halen Diver Down tour..

[stevedrums]

They've said that they've rehearsed the song at various times for certain songs and they just (to a man) weren't that into it. Too bad. If I could see a tour with just this song off of 'Moving Pictures' I'd be happy.

[herostatus]

The more we beg them to add this song to the set list, the less likely they will.

And if it's ever played live, it will be about a 30 second version tease .. as they always do with Cygnus X1.

[tripyramidslide]

I can't understand their lack of set-list depth. I've seen Rush more than any other band; and they have a larger catalog than anyone else; yet they play the same songs on each tour (aside from their new material and usually one change on their set-list).

Yet, in the last decade I've begun following Radiohead. When they tour, they play a different set-list every night and have nearly 100-songs rehearsed and ready to go.

Why can't Rush delve into their less played catalog???

[Ragnar0k951]

I sometimes kinda wish they hadn't always used things that were new at the time, as it makes their stuff kinda scream the decade it was made. I still love Rush, though

[siitrom]

Saw this show at the Coliseum LI NY. Seeing them do this song was like the Rangers winning the CUP. Now I've seen it all.....

[jimmynorton1001]

well you were in enemy territory

[pisar66]

Coo!!!! I was at this show.

[harrybrandy]

Now that i see this song is such a static act

i won't feel like missing it anymore ...livewise

great they dismissed it.

[keznh]

What'd be cool is if in 2011, they played this song for the 30th anniversary of Moving Pictures.

[SciMasterGeneral]

Geddy always said that he disliked playing this song live, and I can understand why. That being said, this song is really cool and unique. Moving Pictures rules!

[RUSH1200]

Geddy Lee Of RUSH Makes A Cameo Appearance In The Film "I LOVE YOU MAN" In Theaters On March 20, 2009 VERY COOL..........

[poofer89]

Seriously, in every Rush video?

[jimmyjr62]

Miss Neal's tubular bells! Even though he can reproducethe sound with electronic pads - it's not the same

[humanity6fl9]

what happened to "the buildings are lost in the limitless rise, my feet catch the pulse and the purposeful stride" lyric. all in all you have a jewel there my friend,thankyou thankyou for sharing. made my day

[minuteman3]

Where was this shot?

[counterpartsguy]

If you read the video description you would know...

Rush playing at The Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on April 8, 1983, as part of the Signals tour.

What an awesome ERA this was! love it!

[jddrock]

Pure magic!

[bosoxyaz8]

26 years ago not 30. lets not wipe 4 years away....lol

[satamique]

I have this complete show on video cassette, the guitar solo on that one is awesome.

[moses132049]

holy crap this is like 30 years old! how did you keep this for so long???

[progbc]

Thankyou!!!!!!!!

[SiriusRushFan]

I bet they do this song on their next tour, or at least a condensed version of it. ;)

[bddrex]

I bet they don't. I would love to hear this song played

[pryt86]

great version thanks for postin this

[pullybrit]

I can only imagine what that guy had to do to get that footage. Remember, back in '83 there were no camera phones nor palmcorders. Home vid cams were freeking monsters to handle back then.

[rubenevangelista]

Finally!!!!!!! one of the best underrated songs of Rush!!!!! thank you!!

[ChimpsyVideo]

Rockin!

[1980MF1980]

It is unbelieveably cool that so much "new" Rush is available on Utube!!!

[juandaru2112]

this video is a diamong in the rough!! thanks for the post!

[nucemgd]

man...why i moved to nyc, I had this playing as I approached the city with all the lights shining and i completely understood what neil was talking about so poignant

[daydreamersforum]

great find.

[pm3470]

man, your footage is always really high quality - I sometimes wonder how the hell you go to so many shows in so many cities and am most curious about how you shot such still footage especially with 80s technology- who cares- I'm just glad you post great live stuff

[RollTheFemers]

Glad you enjoy the footage! However, I did not tape this. I am just sharing it with you. Credit goes to the taper, whoever he is. :-)

[scallen2112]

Still a great find, man. Thanks for sharing.

[mRtReMeLo]

Golly! Why do I have to like the songs that they dislike (The Camera Eye, Countdown, etc.)? Rush is my life musically. Almost 100% of my individual influence is from them man.

[kev5655]

its not rush doesnt like this song they think the fans dontlike it ina recent interview lerxtsaid thatthis almost made the setlist

[ackerlaw2004]

I hope they bring it back. Its a fascinating song and I think its time.

[harrybrandy]

goose bumps, heart beats, LOVE

[Lived2112]

please play this live...PLEASSSSE RUSH!

[xanadu77]

no question.....

[journeyandrushfreak]

i luuuuuuuuuuv this song!!! <3 Rush 4ever!

[drumrnva]

These are great clips- thanks for posting them! Am I imagining it, or are pretty much all of the tempos a bit fast from this show? If so, is this something to do with encoding the video, the age of the footage, etc?

[RollTheFemers]

As far as I know, I think they're just playing fast! :-)

[ltcurry]

who cares if Geddy fuckes up, considering what he puts into the songs and sings, playes keys, taurous pedals, mistakes here and there are going to happen just out of having a good time. Cut him a break if thats what you are taking a about. You get 1 10th the talent and i will want to talk to you.

[vinnykster]

I wish they'd play it too .. but u know .. I wouldnt want them to play it if they're hearts not into it .. as much as the fans would want it .. it wouldn't be right to "fake" it. I think Geddy probably feels there isn't enough bass in the tune or maybe that its too repetative for his liking .. I dunno .. its the way it is sometimes .. artists feel different about songs as they move on. It happens

[vinnykster]

Nevertheless.. I still love it and TY for posting this amazing Signals bootleg!.. I got into Rush on Signals but missed seeing the tour :(( Was 12 and just didnt have a way of getting tix.. I should have seen them at Radio City but missed that too.. Ever since GUP I haven't missed a tour. AND i got to see them at Radio City after all in 2004!:-)

[chrisbmets]

THANKS FOR POSTING THIS!!! THIS IS AWESOME! I only wish they would agree to play it live again!!!

[rushbum]

geddy dislikes this song Thats why they never play it live

[sugarcrazii3]

they never play the camera eye live. i wish i was born alot earlier than i was. oh well. sixteen years old and going back for my 3rd time to see rush this summer. not bad.

[oakeysmokey]

awesome...now I can go and live...my life is complete :)

[pikachuiluvyou]

bitchen. my favorite rush song. was wonderin if youtube would have a live version.

[weeniedogfan]

I've seen Rush on every tour since Grace Under Pressure and it's a shame that this is the only song I have missed and longed for to hear live.

[Rendclaw]

That was awesome, but Geddy fucked up! :)

[rog944]

Amazing! Watching Neil swing away on this one is just mesamerizing! Thanks for posting!

[woloschuk123]

this is awesome. do u happen to have countdown from this tour. if u did that would be sweet.