Rite of 2112 part 1.

[ozzyFTW1369]

KICK ASS JOB !!!great video for this classic tune!

[BassDude50000]

this song is freakin amazing beyond my understandings. how could they come up with such a great story?

[bohlonuts]

@BassDude50000 its from an Ayn Rand book. forget which one, but its essentially the same

[Mikester283]

@bohlonuts The book was called the Fountain Head

[JorgeFurrioso]

@Mikester283 Incorrect. Though most of Peart's influence comes from Ayn Rand's the Fountain Head, this story is based on Anthem, which also really influenced Peart. (Hence the album Anthem).

[Satonica]

1. 2112--All 7 parts of course. 2. Manhattan Project 3. Red Sector 4. YYZ 5. Cinderella Man 6. A Farewell to Kings 7. Cygnus X-1 8. Twilight Zone 9. Vital Signs 10. Tom Sawyer PS Yes, if I try this again tomorrow, it would probably be a completely different list. Might be easier to just list the songs I don't like. It would look something like this: 1. 0, nada, nil, zilch, niet, none, etc. LoL!

[derek7521]

I LOVE IT ! Dude you did good ! The evolution animation goes so well with 2112

[angusyounghero]

oh man! if only they would remake fantasia with a soundtrack like this!

[sabbathofcolorblack]

Oh my god I dont know what the fuck is going on. Groovy

[vampirelady206]

freking EPIC man

[0pretentious]

we need to get some HQ up in this video

[AlcoholLevel]

Check out my recent uploads... I think I have it in high-quality audio.

[3r1k666]

is there anyway i could buy this fucking awsome sync up or even download it in the full version with out the split? I wanna watch i on my tv with surround sound and ganga :)

[1988TS185]

THANK YOU....

YOU RULE

RUSH Would be proud

[ByTor190]

Hmmmmmmmmm????

[fretburner101]

what cartoon is this

[JsRf13]

Fantasia.

[indoninjaa]

at 9:01 my face was like :O

[alsal88]

I always wanted to see an animated film about 2112. Seems a nuclear war sents the world back to the stone age... sorta, so they have rebuilt their lives forbbing evil music! very cool!

[CoombesKidd]

yeah, but that doesnt explain the great computers and traveling to other planets. still a good song and theme though

[Username11available2]

doesnt sync at all. people just look for the tiniest parts that match because they dont want to admit it. Still Cool video and great song though

[bob999999999900000]

The entire 2112 album is amazing. Something for Nothing, A passage to bangkok, Twilight zone, Tears, Lessons, and of course, 2112: Overture/Temples of Syrinx/discovery/presentation/­Oracle:the dream/soliloquy/grand finale.

[mootallica]

This video is trippy. Earth 4.5 billion years ago.

[mj3092000]

I'd list my favorites, But it's like choosing a favorite child or chevy truck, I just can't do it. If you like only a few RUSH songs, You like those songs. If you can't decide which ones you like best out of their hundreds of songs, Then you truly are a RUSH fanatic. Thats just my 2 cents worth :)

[bob999999999900000]

I can pick my favorite chevy truck. Well it's GMC, but it's the next best thing to chevy i guess. But your right Rush is sometimes under-rated, and thats just not right. They have some of they greatest songs ever.

[robertbombino999]

1.roll the bones

2.spirit of radio

3.red barchetta

4.closer to the heart

5.yyz

[mathamaticgennisis]

These are my favorite Rush songs in order:

1.2112

2.The Enemy within

3.Red Barchetta

4.Tom Sawyer

5.The Trees

[mathamaticgennisis]

you're wrong acctually. Do me a favor and dig out your 2112 album. Look above were it says overture and it says with ackknowladgment to the genius of Ayn Rand. It was infact based off the book. Ask Niel Peert.

[brettdylan0121]

Good lucking finding Mr. Neil Peart and asking him to his face though :D

[Rynosaur94]

lolol

[guitarguy93]

Yep! Basically the story called Anthem by Ayn Rand. This is almost exactly that, but with a guitar instead of a lightbulb.

[Imakemoviesthatrule]

I LOVED THE BOOK ANTHEM! Finished it in two hours!

[guitarguy93]

Such a great book :DD

[Belikoze]

THIS GUY GAVE HIS TOP 10 RUSH SONGS IN HIS OPINION AND DID NOT INCLUDE Xanadu, Freewill, Entre Nous, Natural Science, Analog Kid, Witch Hunt...He does not get Rush

Anyone who likes time stands still as a favorite doeas not get Rush

[guitarguy93]

My favorite songs are Distant Early Warning, Subdivisions, Jacob's Ladder, Cygnus X-1, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, La Villa Strangiato, Xanadu, Farewell To Kings, By-Tor and the Snowdog, The Camera Eye, Witch Hunt, Vital Signs, 2112... Just to name a few....

[brettdylan0121]

I love you man! Your favorite songs are the ones few people know about!! Fuck yeah!!

La Villa is amazing. I think it was there first instrumental, if i'm not mistaking. And By-Tor fucking rules too. And so is Fountain of Lamneth.

[mooghammondb3]

Well said. My favourites would have to be:

5)The Fountain of Lamneth

4)La Villa Strangiato

3)Cygnus X1 (duology)

2)Need Some Love (big fan of Rutsey-era rush)

1)Xanadu

True, there are so many people who don't know Rush beyond the songs that were made famous by Rockband or Guitar Hero. Kind of sad, really.

[Belikoze]

It is not that this is the best song ever but this is a piece in an intricate puzzle. A chapter in the story that is written in music and flows beautifully

[mathamaticgennisis]

infact, this song is based off a book by Ayn Rand named Anthem. If you read the book then listen to the song it acctually says a lot about the book.

[OhShize]

I dunno why, but I imagine the priests of the temple as the mighty tallest in Invader Zim. =/

[dylantscott]

One of the most glorious and beautiful songs Ive ever heard

[joeltoth2]

Best Rush Songs Ever (my opinion) 1. Tom Sawyer 2. 2112 3. Limelight 4. Subdivisions 5. Closer to the Heart 6. Time Stand Still 7. Red Barchetta 8. YYZ 9. Fly by Night 10. Spirit of Radio

[champandy5]

amazing insane song!!!!!!!!!!! heavenly

[Mosher2112]

yyz2112cygnus

are you insane????

[knigget1]

Awesome piece of art, cygnus! After thinking about it, it could also be called 2112 B.C. (2112 million years before Cambrian period). Great job!

[mdog2700]

~Great job here* ~ * 5 * Stars * 4-u *

[way2waky]

Clyde Good One Thanks Your Bro In MO!!

[OrangeMango30]

If you listen to Tool or Dream Theater, yProxy-Connection: keep-alive

Cache-Control: max-age=0

 HAVE to listen to Rush. And if you listen to Rush, then you HAVE to listen to Pink Floyd.

[BUFFTHEDOCTOR]

ive done both

[paula5766]

this is AMAZING! nice job!

[totheend1251]

Is this synced to Fantasia?

[yyz2112cygnus]

That it is, I found a website a while ago that lists songs that sync up to films and this was one I had never heard of, then also discovered that it hadnt yet been put on youtube so I put it together myself. This is the first of many I am going to do hopefully

[totheend1251]

I absolutely love Fantasia. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find it anywhere. If you haven't seen it, you need to.

[capeman23]

@yyz2112cygnus what was the name of the site

[yyz2112cygnus]

I just want to ask everyone that is watching this video for an opinion on whether or not rush could be considered the most influential progressive rock band? I want to say yes but would like to get a few more opinions and views on it.

[siddog7]

i totally agree... like i said earlier, Dream Theater is an amazing band but without Rush to be there to influence them, they would have never even existed.

that was actually the argument i used on my friend cuz him and i would argue who was a better drummer. he would say Portnoy and i would say Peart. after listening to a lot of things i have found out that Portnoy HAS (in my opinion) surpassed Peart, but the thing is, if Peart hadnt been around, Portnoy would be nothing.

[RiffRaffFreak]

The most influential Prog Rock bands are Rush, Yes, and Pink Floyd (if you call them Prog. I do). Dream Theater of course is fantasmic :D

[lzds2112]

I'd put Genesis in there too, as well as King Crimson. Possibly ELP. They're all influential :P

[pickzzzzzz]

Absolutely

[yyz2112cygnus]

I definitely agree Dream Theater kicks ass!

[Justusbears]

is thier a way to get the full song not in 2 parts

[gaijintheoutsider]

What book was this based on?

I was told it was based on a song anyway.

I know it had a basic story on the vinyl but I never found out if there was a whole story.

[yyz2112cygnus]

The song is based on the book Anthem by Ayn Rand. If you read it then read the lyrics to this song, you will notice that it is almost the same story except for what the 'discovery' is. In Anthem he discovers electricity, and in the song he discovers the guitar.

[CoombesKidd]

so true, when i first heard this song i thought the lyrics were similar to the book, and behold i was right

[yyz2112cygnus]

It really is I mean you still have to give good old Neil some credit for adapting the story into a song, a song which became a legend of progressive rock! If it werent for this song, and a few other early rush songs, I think quite a few people might not have heard of Ayn Rand. True some dont even know that neil was so influenced by her writing but just as many if not more do.

[siddog7]

best prog rock band now is Dream Theater, no doubt

even though they are more prog metal...

[yyz2112cygnus]

I agree, and I have no idea why I am suddenly commenting on everyone's answers here I guess I am just bored. It should be added though that they are the best modern progressive rock band. Its debatable that they are the best ever but definitely the best prog rock band formed in the past decade

[citizenjef]

you rockers are forgetting the best prog band of the last decade TOOL, Rush is fucking Amazing though!

[yyz2112cygnus]

I wouldnt go so far as to say tool was the best progressive rock band of the last decade, I wouldnt say that about any band because it is way too debatable, but they are good. I hate tool personally but I will not deny they are talented

[citizenjef]

what do you hate about TOOL, explain yourself.

[yyz2112cygnus]

Just dont enjoy their music... they are talented I just dont really enjoy their music too much.

[musicalkaratekid]

@yyz2112cygnus its true that tool and rush are two entirely different bands. i love both, but rush for me,will always be better than most bands of any genre. rarely has any band gone so far to push the boundaries of music and create something truly wonderful. and yeah,2112 is a masterpiece. thanks for posting:)

[neurochris]

ive had the same argument with someone i know it isnt worth it haha rush fans just dont get it and i dont really get rush , i like tool and rush though just tool is amazing but i havent listened to much rush, tool is just easier for me

[yyz2112cygnus]

Oh my god someone besides me has actually heard hemispheres? That is seriously my favorite epic song ever it even beats out 2112 in my book.

[turdstar]

any colour you like (pink floyd)

Hemispheres ( rush)

[LinkBulletBill]

Dazed & Confused is not progressive rock, so sorry.. D&C is rock.. And has a great solo, I know which one you're talking about the TSRTS.. And I don't like to add 2 or more songs from the same band in the top list, trying to give every band a chance... The End... Hmmm.. Probably a, yes... But is it Progressive... Well it was the beginning of Progressive... I don't know.. Really don't know... Because it really doesn't sound like it... So.. YES! ... Thank you! Thank for reminding of that song too.

[yyz2112cygnus]

I agree with dazed and confused not being progressive rock... but I think it also has to be said the only reason it isnt considered progressive rock is because led zeppelin is one of the bands that defined rock. If it had been done by a band like pink floyd or rush then it would be progressive. And I have to break the 2 or more rule and add cygnus x-1/hemispheres by rush (2 part song) and roundabout from yes. Also long but fantastic songs. Thank you for this list it helped expand my ipod library

[LinkBulletBill]

however there's one song of Led Zeppelin that is progressive like... Carouselambra by Led Zeppelin, one of their longest songs, and kinda progressive...

[LinkBulletBill]

Close To The Edge (by Yes)

Eruption (by Focus)

Tubular Bells (by Mike Oldfield)

Echoes (by Pink Floyd)

Tarkus (by Emerson, Lake and Palmer)

Thick As A Brick (by Jethro Tull)

Supper's Ready (by Genesis)

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (by Iron Butterfly)

2112 (by Rush)

are possible the best (and longest) songs of progressive rock!

[snoopanthony]

awesome song

waaaayy better live

[yyz2112cygnus]

Which sounds insulting, almost as if you are saying this song sucks if it isnt live, but I know what you mean. When it comes to rush, that isnt an insult that is simply the only way to truly give someone an idea how amazing they are live if they havent seen them

[trippdefane]

December 21, 2012.....!?

[LinkBulletBill]

21, 12... That would make song... You just caused the next great rumor...

[inlcr47]

great song, wats with the video tho?

[madcapromanian]

This looks like it's from Walt disney's Fantasia. Looks awesome!

[silverhead48]

Ummm hi

[cheesebumble2]

awesome vid man!

i love 2112

[ortonforwwechampion]

This is really a very classical song by Rush. Thank you for posting.  LOVE IT!