Rush - Chemistry 4-8-1983

[suzigti92]

Alex.... what can i say! That is a hidden gem of a guitar solo!!

The younger crowd say under 25 need to listen to this stuff. New music sucks.

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

2012

/watch?v=3NaP0jNsDvA&feature=r­elated

[kennyplay]

yea and middle parts, 1:42 Alex is playing the key part with his feet..

[Dahstin]

@kennyplay Yeah man Alex loves his pedals. But later albums like Vapor Trails showed his roots, and just rocked the fuck out with less synths . RUSH!!

[NetBoySteve]

oh god... this concert is amazing.

[fucheduck]

I like the over charged synth of Chemistry. I think it goes well with Lifeson's gitar rather than demeans it. some say "Chemistry is "oversynthed" I say it's just right synthed.

[RallyCat909]

@fucheduck

Fuck yeah dude. I love the analog synthesizer Rush sound from Grace Under Pressure back. Its hte digital synths that sound so dated. Id like to see a produced make Geddy break out the old Oberheim OB-Xa.

[fucheduck]

@RallyCat909 the "muscle car" of keyboards, though I do not understand the analogue/digital principle hard work engineered the first ones.

[rafro007]

I wanted so badly to see this tour, but living in a state where decent concerts rarely, if ever, came to anywhere close to our area I missed it. This album was one of a few that got me through that lonely place in a lonely time of my life & despite having so many ppl around in a large family,I still felt isolated. Signals, Hemispheres, Exit....Stage Left, AFWT Kings, & P.Waves were a mainstay during that excruciatingly painful period of my life,in which very little "Chemistry" was ever found...

[akparasite]

Awesome...love this song...a favorite Rush song of mine. Lifeson's guitar work is at its best in the vids you've provided from this concert. Thank you!

[sweetnothing1977]

Beautiful solo ! Lifeson is an absolute master at his craft.

[guitargrimoire]

that is some great audio, and no crowd noise?

[Dahstin]

RUSH



[kalungarocker]

Wow, Alex playing keyboards part with his foot! Amazing!!!

[pryt86]

@kalungarocker just to let u know he does that in most of the songs

[n2112bytor2112p]

its time to pull this one out again

[spitfire71068]

Decent sound quality! Surprisingly so. Great song. This tour was my first Rush show. Sh*tty seats, obstructed view, but still great.

[ePhilosopher9]

Abacus subtract

ion, losing in the abstract,

machine tour 2010,

lightning hey shirt hey Time

eLemental eTelepathy eReflection

[ePhilosopher9]

Abacus subtract

ion, losing in the abstract,

machine tour 2010,

lightning hey shirt hey Time

eLemental eTelepathy eReflection

[Digikid313]

Being that this was the only song that they all wrote the lyrics for, I wonder how the writing process went, with Neil being serious while alex would continualy goof around. I like the lyric H2O no flow without the other, I wonder who thought up that

[baltimoreteacher]

Man, I hope they do this during the summer tour. It's one of the best. I can just see Alex' face as he struts up with the main riff, then hangs back and shreds the solo in a very unassuming way. And how he does the peddles. Chicago on 7/7 will be my 28th time.

[jasonriker]

Instead of worrying about what he means, let's be happy this video is out there! Thank you so much for this!!!!!

[DelDuio]

Wow they're exactly the opposite here from the S&A tour- TOO FAST!

Awesome song!

[martinlaporte2]

I was there !!! Amazing show !!! Thanks for posting !!!

[Delgift]

This is one of the songs I think the boys should take into account for the Time Machine tour, instead of Digital Man which was absolutely amazing during the S&A tour.

[DelDuio]

@Delgift That's a possibility. I know Nick (Clockwork Angels producer) is a huge fan and he used to sing Chemistry in the studio while they were recording S&A. Maybe the seed was planted!

[Delgift]

@DelDuio Good premonition then, hope they`ll actually play the song. : )

[shystylzyt]

Long live Signals. One of the most underrated albums in modern music history. Rush dared to take their creativity and craft to a whole different world of new textures and colors. Long live 1980s Rush.

[Mindbender019]

@shystylzyt Totally Agree!

[DeltaGaryGordon]

geddy's voice is awesome on that first verse. Signals is the best thing to come out of the 80's

[87nickyboy]

I swear half of u dumb fucks should learn something about music and what real music is.... And ummm let's see, true talent instead of bashing these outstanding musicians who are most likely old enough to be ur father or even grandfather. fuck some of u need to grow the fuck up and listen to, admire and respect real music/musicians instead of pantera and shit that u fuckers truly call fucking music and talent ... hah grow up please haha

[constantinosbassman]

R T F Thanks Friend ... One of my Favoites off SIGNALS

Constantinos

[buminbeer2]

Been playing 30 years in bands. I can tell you this much, Lifeson is SO underrated, it sucks. Not flashy, but deadpanned. Not following, but pushing the flow. Not cocky, but hitting stars. He is as good or better as the "other two" stars and only his guitar style would have helped form Rush. I think the best THREE musicians in the world are in one band, bar none.

[divyx]

That is so true comment. I wish guitarists would learn from this fellow, he plays SO musically. Uses sort of chords alot and not just always the all too common 1-5-octave chords. Sorry for bad description, i play keyboards hehe.

[RollTheFemers]

I think maybe you mean the 1-4-5 chords that are so common in rock music. Of course the sixth is also popular.

[divyx]

Sorry i said it wrong, i didn't mean that, i just meant the normal chord that has root 5th and octave in it making one chord, that guitarists uses so often ( power chord!! ) =P

[jazzfunk1992]

@RollTheFemers no what he means is the power chord i think...

[RollTheFemers]

@jazzfunk1992 Oh, yes, I see what you mean, now.

[shadowmanzx1]

I couldn't agree with you more. Many folks rate Neil or Geddy in the top 1 or 2 all time great...but forget about Alex. Alex is one of the greatest of ALL TIME. Signals was and is a very underrated album, I believe it's because this was the start of "less" guitar...more keyboards. This album was genius. Alfter "grace under pressure" it seemed that the guitar just disappeared...I didnt like it at all. Now it seems with S&A that the guitar has returned to the front where it belonged.

[SciMasterGeneral]

@buminbeer2 BE FOR REAL, WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN GUITARISTS LIKE HENDRIX, VAN HALEN, AND PAGE IN THE WORLD, ALEX IS NOT EVEN IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS THOSE GUYS.

[theyself]

@SciMasterGeneral Hendrix was a genius, there's no disputing that point. But Page is a horribly sloppy player even though he is quite creative, and Van Halen can't even compare to the compositional and chordal structure and complexity of Alex. Alex is easily at least as good as either of them and quite probably much better.

[SciMasterGeneral]

@theyself You obviously know nothing about playing guitar. Unless youv'e spent years playing, you wouldn't understand. I love Alex, but he is an amateur compared to Eddie or Jimmy. There is nothing complex about Alex's playing, thoughtful and quite often good, but not difficult. Christ, I can't even comprehend some of the shit VH does. And Page wrote the greatest music of all time.

[theyself]

@SciMasterGeneral Hmm, interesting. Leads me to conclude you are the one who knows nothing about guitar playing. EVH himself has said of Lifeson that he plays all kinds of chords he's never even heard of. And what's so difficult to comprehend about EVH's finger-tapping technique? He's a one trick pony, and the trick is now trite and boring. I already acknowledged Page's creativity, but that creativity doesn't keep him from being embarrassingly sloppy.

[lerxstcat]

@theyself Early in his career EVH was asked by one of the guitar mags "What's it like to be the best rock guitarist in the world?" Ed said "You should ask Alex Lifeson that question". I think that is probably the most insightful thing Edward Van Halen has ever said!

[malcolmX213]

Wow he said that? I didn't think he knew anything about actually playing the guitar. The time when I have to actually put up instead of shutting up, and listen to all the damn Van Halen albums is approaching.

[OUtsidethenine4eva]

@theyself Of course he's better. By 2010 he's been playing live almost every year since 1972. Can EVH or JP say that? No. They had years of lying around their house with their families trying to live off past successes while Alex keeps playing and keeps getting better year after year after year.

[tergre2112]

@SciMasterGeneral nigger, pleeeeeeeeeze!!!!

[tergre2112]

@SciMasterGeneral ni**er, pleeeeeeeeeze!!!!

[UltimoGuitarist2]

@buminbeer2 All of Lifeson's playing is original as hell and epic. Challenging as hell to play too.

[JackOrion0670]

@buminbeer2 At least in the way three musicians work together. As time moves on the "Chemistry" of this band becomes undeniable. It's more about the song and the sum of the individual parts. Equal to the acknowledged greats in my opinion.

[crobilly19]

wow..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[siitrom]

For an album that was considered to have "less" guitar.........

Lifeson is FUCKING AMAZING

[divyx]

I think he never got the credit he'd be due to. He's really good, and uses alot of things you don't find even today's music. Petrucci sure has listened a lot of Lifeson's style =)

Love rush.

[ubertrooper6300]

@siitrom Well, as they say...less is more. And Signals is proof of that. I mean, if you listen to Chemistry and Digital Man's opening riffs, you can tell they have so much intensity and intricacy, even though apparently (on the surface) there isn't as much as some of Rush's other albums.

[bosoxyaz8]

this song rulz. reminds me of when i was a young kid. the whole signals trip (1982-83) sucked me in. funny thing they did not come to the san francisco bay area on that tour. same as hold your fire tour ? tripppy little rush fact there .

[braceface180]

This is my favorite band ever since i was 4 years old!!! And this is my FAVORITE SONG.

[VegasRage]

I remember this tour, they did the show and the album hit the shelves the very next day. My first Rush concert.

[siitrom]

I saw this show (my first) back in 1982, December I think, at Nassau Colosseum, NY.

INSANE.......

[ep3gers]

alex playing guitar and bass pedals with his left foot at the same time ,how hard is that? live

[Codackussell]

Not easy at all... Slightly less hard than what Ged is doing. Ha.

[biped19]

This would be awesome for the next tour.

[Matey3]

Thanks so much for sharing..

man this song takes me way back...

still a great song, never gets old.

[SpreadingLoveAround]

abacus!!!!!! indeed

[SpreadingLoveAround]

RUSH 2012

[bosoxyaz8]

BAD ASS SONG !!

[lerxt42]

no biiterpsycho the original was by abba

[BitterCycle]

Rush messed this song up by covering it. The original version by Triumph sounded better;)

[rushfannlv]

you're full of it for sure..

[BitterCycle]

You know, you are right, come to think of it, it was Boston that originally did it ;)

[doten67]

naw, it was Flock Of Seagulls...

[crobilly19]

I love watching alex and geddy use their feet!!!!!!!!!

[maheekat]

thanks for posting this...

[BDizDaBest]

Rush is the greatest band ever.

[brazenhubris]

what a great performance. In 1983 video cameras weren't that easy to get in. Alex's playing on this one is even greater than usual.

[6StringCrunch]

This is the song that should be brought back for the next tour.

[1234598321]

Thanks for posting this....pure gold!!

[jkerrigan1990]

This is why youtube is so great. I can research live shows that were made before my birth.

[ackerlaw2004]

Thanks for so many great uploads and this one, RTF.

[blafls]

This is a motherfuckin awesome song. That's coming from someone who doesn't like RUSH.

[stlflyguy]

I remember seeing this tour in Chicago at what was then named the Rosemont Horizon. The sound of the Oberheim and the Taurus pedals were incredible. What a great show it was!

[tbird8174]

Thanks for posting most of these songs on this tour. This was the first Rush tour that I saw on November 12, 1982. This brings back so many memories. I started playing guitar because of this band. Thank you so much!

[electricchaos]

They were my first concert too! Hey November 12 was that in Toronto by anychance or no ? April 7/83 in Buffalo anyways was when I saw them. I wasn't knowledgeable in all the gear they used like Oberheims and Taurus pedals like now but I remember being fucking impressed for a week after that show..

[jazzfan30329]

Thanks for posting a live clip of one of my favorite Rush songs, that I've never witnessed in a live show (5 and counting)! The whole Signals recording is so strong. "Electricity, Biology, Seems to me it's Chemistry!" Nobody could touch these guys then, and nobody can now.

[trevizons]

I loved this tour, and watching all this videos make me feel when I was in highschool, thanks for posting them, great quality and sound.

[jimmyjr62]

this was my 1st rush tour - really got into them about ayear & 1/2 before getting to see them, couldn't wait to see Neal's drumkit live!

[rossboss1]

Awesome - and great sound quality! Love finding stuff like this on Youtube!

[hershism]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks - super rare!

[fcoac]

OMG Classic

[eddievanlerxst2112]

holy fucking shit!

[royski9]

so rare! kool

[starsky2112]

Brilliant, thanks very much

[Satchbot]

This is fucking amazing. THANKS for posting!