Rush - The Spirit of Radio - Live @ NEC 2007

[CranialConundrum]

When will these shmucks learn? You do NOT clap during Spirit of Radio. You do whatever the fuck Geddy is doing.

[IgnacioBuenosnachos]

I think I want to buy Rammje666 a beer. LOL!

[MrSyCoe]

F*** the ROCK and ROLL HALL OF FAME. Period.

[shadowfrog76]

Just saw these guys tonight. They opened up with this song. It's definitely one of the best concerts I've been to!

[racefaceec90]

i was there :-) am going to see them on 22nd at nec CANNOT WAIT!!!

[ponce1968]

ROCK and ROLL HALL OF FAME DIRECTORS, PLEASE, LISTEN TO THE FANS, RUSH HAS TO BE INDUCTED.

[DrumsnotDrugz]

@ponce1968 I agree. They should be. They honestly deserve it. But do you think it really matters to be put into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Not really. Its an award. In the beginning it seems like a dream come true. Then you get it. Then its nothing. You forgot all about the fact that you got it. In the end all you really want, is to play music. But I guess thats just me.

[baristeve1]

Saw them this past summer. Fantastic concert! These "old guys" make this music sound so fresh and new, and blow away so many of today's bands! Rock Rush!!

[Bigalwannabe]

RUSH!!! A cult band which I"m a proud member there of...  Rock on RUSH

[juddgreg333]

Rush amazes me. I think their longevity could be atrributed(amongst other things) to how they have managed to keep a huge stadiums a farily intimate experience for ther audience.

[LivingInTheLimeligh7]

@conormather lol XD Alex Lifeson, the guitarist of Rush :D I think he was 54 at this video

[n2112bytor2112p]

WIN

[karadan100]

What an absolute frikking TUNE!! I grew up on this stuff.

[WelshDood]

Awesome Song from an Awesome Band.

[RaunchyRocker]

I hate the NEC been to see 4 bands always come away disapointed no atmosphere at all ! Crap venue Jonna from DC said it like a Cow Shed !

[OctopusPain]

The quality is horrible you loser, why do you even bother posting this? I suggest your learn what women are and stop being such a pathetic loser. It's pretty sad...

[ChanelBankierPerry]

@OctopusPain

I suggest you shut the fuck up, you retarded fucking moron. Why must you diss the video? You watched it DICKHEAD

[level9statedept]

who said anything about rush stealing my song? i dont write songs...who is smoking what now? the only point i made was talent is in the eye of the beholder...you either have it or you dont...what the fck are you talking about? pay attention next time... dont be dissing Rush anymore either! if you dont like them go listen to lady gaga or something.

[nicfader52]

Does rush have pyro live?

[darksymphonybass]

@nicfader52 they got washers and rotisserie chickens if that's what you mean

[PChord1]

Sound man needs to be shot.

[rammjet666]

@zackjp - right on, man. You will get to see RUSH this year on their world tour. This time out they are going to play MOVING PICTURES in its entirety. It is going to be epic. There are a lot of RUSH albums that I like - but MOVING PICTURES in my opinion, is a Masterpiece.

[rammjet666]

There is such a thing as bad music. There is nothing subjective about a moron who has trouble playing three chords, or an idiot pop singer girl who lip syncs. If you suck then you suck. If everyone thought like you, every artist and musician and every band in existence would be huge stars. Talent isn't subjective either - you either have it, or you don't. By the way, I started playing drums before your mom had pubic hair. So practice your rudiments - something tells me you're gonna need it.

[ePhilosopher9]

in a perfect world, spock-eared umpired wouldn't jump out on salesmen at the blah blah conviccanvention.

[MST3Kfanatic]

advanced degredation...look at your grandparents, see your fate. but only three people ever will be able to say they were in RUSH ( no sorry, john rutsey and/or pete best, yes you can both play drums better than me, but all these years on, not the point )

[millsy2625]

why does alex look so damn old when like in 06 he didnt look old only like 40

[zackjp]

@millsy2625 there like 60 they look great and play great for there age

[millsy2625]

some dude jumpin up and down pissin me off lol

[gunnerion]

@millsy2625 Its a concert. you do what you want.

[herbh00ser]

I believe the song before the video starts is called "Bravado" off Rush's Roll the Bones album?

[MST3Kfanatic]

people who love rock'n'roll...love RUSH! that being said, the audio on this is touchy, but the cleverness (sp?) is there from the beginning

[bulletman100]

what song is that from at the very beginning, before Spirit starts?

[ebonitemorich]

the holy trinity old as shit still rockin the fuck out of it

[Zooroonies]

will they be touring again next year?

[WesterFaust]

Yes.

[Zooroonies]

cool!

[rammjet666]

I have seen RUSH live for the past 20 years. II saw them live recently and I think they sounded better than ever! It's very easy to be a critic, especially all of you obtuse RockBand/GuitarHero morons. If you don't play an instrument, then you're in no position to judge - and your musical taste is probably planted firmly up your ass.

[username125418]

well said

[DogShit94]

so you say that when i dont play a instrument and still likes Rush alot have a bad taste of music. well in that case, so do you?

[rammjet666]

I was not addressing Rush fans, I was addressing all the negative comment idiots who have way too much time on their hands. By the way, just because you like Rush does not necessarily mean you have good taste in music. And generally speaking, people who play instruments know morre about music than people like you who's only proven talent is sticking a CD into a CD player or clicking on an MP3 file. So, shut yer hole, thank you very much.

[PoeticJustice05]

Music is neither good nor bad. It just is. People who like The Jonas Brothers don't have bad taste in music, their music just connects with them. Music doesn't have to be hard to be good. "Smoke on the Water" is an extremely simple song, but it connects with a lot of people. Music is art, and just like art, taste is subjective to the listener.

And I've been playing drums for eleven years this Christmas, so don't use that "you don't play music" argument on me.

[ePhilosopher9]

i take shattering the illusion of integrity seriously, punks. let's do luncheons and early broadcasts on the Ellen Degeneres Simon COWELL wait echoes of perfect sales daisy chains curly ques flops and flams and wiccan bs wtF! Awesome!

[PoeticJustice05]

What the fuck are you talking about?

[DogShit94]

well said indeed, but i do play an instrument as well you moron, and since i know it's hard to play as good as these people, i know that they are talentet

[betterthananyoneelse]

@rammjet666 you said it, i play the real guitar and that is that. This music is amazing and hard!

[zackjp]

@rammjet666 i agree bu i can sing pretty we'll in tune but i agree just becuase u know tom sawyer from rock band dosent make u a hard core rush fan the first time i heard rush was when i was 5 in the car and i hummed it while playing with my toys the song freewill then when i was 9 i was in the car and superconductor came on it was awsome then grade 5 my dad added 2112 and tomsawyer ever since i've loved them have 17 cd's 4 posters a shirt and cards i hope to see them live soon im 14 by the way

[rammjet666]

@level9statedept what are you a fuckin retard? Skill is an actual characteristic one posesses - its not subjective you idiot. i dont care whether you have 2 drums or 200. If you don't have the skills, you suck ass. Now get back into your toilet and shit on yourself, moron. As for RUSH stealing your song, yea keep smoking whatevers in your bong.

[Flurry27]

@rammjet666 I love Guitar Hero, and I play several instruments, including the guitar. And the talent it takes to play this song is pretty amazing to me. I like it Lol

[bradwalsh93]

why the fuck are there so many negative comments on this video? if you don't like a band, dont come to one of their videos and leave a load of shit comments. you would probably have to search "rush" to find this so dont chat bollocks and say you found this by accident. i dont like oasis, but i wouldnt go to one of their videos and post "L0L0L0L THIS IS SHIT"

[taufactor]

No kidding. It was taken off a regular pocket/phone camera. Do people expect Lucasfilm-quality sound?

Rush have been around since the early 70s, you can't expect these guys to be as fresh-faced as they were back in the day.

These guys rock hard! They're tight musicians, and have been master performers longer than most of these new guys have been alive.

Fully with you.

[bradwalsh93]

amen to that

[rizkt]

they're old

[lilspark3000]

just like your mom so stfu

[smb40]

there not not bad there amazing !!!

it's just bad quality filming

[nanticommando]

Geddy is a god.

[EMBOBZ2112]

Your right .. they all all gods of their own instruments!! Neil is the greatest drummer everrrr!

[shaun3701]

this is the same place the "Show of Hands" video was recorded in 1988. Interesting to see them on the same stage nearly 20 years later.

[allenflx]

This video is the reason that cameras were never allowed into concerts!! WOW But still, it's fun to see them from different "angles".

I saw Rush twice on the S&A tour, I've seen them every tour since Grace Under Pressure and on some tours I caught several shows. This tour was by far without a doubt the best they've ever sounded in concert. Both of my shows sounded as good as the DVD. I only wish I had seen them more, I missed the 1st leg in 2007, What? Circumstances? Entre Nous?

[owenbourland]

You have a afull lot of infromation, don't you have anything else to do?

[cashmerestaten]

rrdrums110 please go die in the ditch your whore mother birthed you in. fuck face

[WhiteSoxVids]

lol at the guy jumping up and down

[stoppanig]

'fraid the lousy sound isn't just down to the camera. I was there and the mix was dire :-( You'd think it wouldn't be that difficult with a three piece... Poor old Geddy may as well have stayed in the dressing for all you could hear him. Such a shame for such a good band.

[captaingradetwo]

lose the dumb intro. seriously

[cashmerestaten]

you are such a faggot captain grade two. go die in a fucking whole. or at least burn in hell

[Aloflymm]

Lousy sound, one camera position and some wazzock bobbing up and down in front of the shot. This looks like it was recorded on a mobile 'phone and I don't know why the prat who did so bothered to post it. There are much better versions of the song on Youtube - check out the Toronto Rocks version.

[Obelisk2290]

im tired of watching that kid bob up and down

[bytorbytor2112]

Birmingham,England.I was there, 3rd row from the front on Alex,s side, , ,They were AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

[snowddoogg]

well it had to be either counterparts or roll the bones cause bot were made almost year apart right? now if i was to say tom swayer was from the flyby night album i would probably be hung right i know its from moving pictures

[Rushrules1974]

Yeah Bravado from Roll the Bones

[Tonket]

whats the name of the music in the beggining ?

[snowddoogg]

bravado- from conterparts i think or roll the bones

[Tonket]

thanks my friend, its bravado ;)

[seahawks2043]

roll the bones, i know what u mean by the "i think" lol so many albums

[tdb124]

That crowd is beyond pathetic.

[Bronzey57]

I always carry a shovel with me into gigs like this so I can repeatedly strike about the ears and head region, with some degree of force, dickheads who have to get up and "bounce" like that long before everyone else has the need to.

[TheBigAlShow]

is this in alabama?

[yomamadontdanz]

Alex Lifeson looks like hes been clubbing and eating too many seals again.

[Holdurfire]

Saw these guys in chicago on this tour. Love this tune. Lerxst jams the shit out of this one; as do Geddy and Neil. Nothing more amazing than live RUSH!!!!

[erikinhawaii]

Shit man, Alex needs to refrain eating too many twinkies...

[mribanez123]

You need to shut it... Alex Rocks.

[erikinhawaii]

What's wrong Sizzle Chest ? Just pointing out Alex is a fat ass now, nothing else.

[mribanez123]

Wow... Sizzle Chest, that just goes to show what a moron you are.

[TheJackFactor]

dude, it's alex lifeson, he can do whatever the hell he wants for what he has done with a guitar. hes incredible.

[RyanCoosh]

I was at this concert and when he ran on doing the intro to limelight my first reaction was "shit he's lost weight"

[medwards8820]

My first rush concert and i hope its not the last. RUSH RULES

[Punorss]

What do the rule exactly?

[medwards8820]

RUSH RULES!

[Punorss]

Yes I think we have established that according to you, Rush rules. But what in fact do they rule, was the question put to you.

[medwards8820]

Well really its just a saying but if u want to have a answer u could say they rule the world with their music. RUSH RULES haha

[Punorss]

Well,obviously they dont. The world is ruled by a whole host of kings,queens,presidents and chairmen/women and Rush and their music don't enter into it.

[medwards8820]

So ur not not a RUSH fan by the sound of it. I'll say this insted 'RUSH R THE BEST BAND AROUND' how does that sound Punorss.

[Punorss]

Now your talkin' errr typing.

[guitarmaniac1123]

Yea, and you enter the world of overlooking obvious things that don't need to be overlooked. To put what medwards8820 said in SMALL WORDS so that you can understand better, is RUSH IS GOOD AT MUSIC. Better? (Rock on, Rush!)

[TheBigAlShow]

hay hay punorss UR AN ASSHOLE rush is the best and if u dont agree than y r u even wachin so hows abuot u go download more porn yu lifeless rush-hater wooooohooooooo RUSH RULS!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheBigAlShow]

hay no question needed thay simply rule and ur simply a dick the end

[Yonktech]

if you trying to sound smart its having the opposite affect

[Punorss]

Me......smart? Hell no! I am full of shit!

[alexvan77]

vos peti cara de verga

[nononsense123]

I was there !!!! One of the best things... ever. This and natural science sent shivers up my spine.

[clpzx]

Hi Meiloyn

The clip is Bravado from Roll The Bones. Thanks for viewing

[Meiloyn]

What is the name of the clip used at the beginning of the video? I know it's a Rush song, I just don't know most of the names or lyrics. (I'm on a quest to rediscover as many favourite Rush songs from my childhood as I can. Because it's my dad's favourite band, I've heard them since birth.)

[ePhilosopher]

icarus' phase shift

[nicnet21]

I was there, excellent gig! although did anyone else notice how crap the snare drum sounded for the first half of the gig. Did it improve or did my ears adjust?

[FOOTYBOY123]

no painting sommmin lol...

[darkling64]

no, he was roasting the chicken! we were there front row center, it was amazing :]

[FOOTYBOY123]

hehe did u see tht guy a 1:35 he looked like a cook n was talking to Neil peirt

[Johhnycashmonkey]

thats right, rush had three rotissary(sp?) ovens on stage with like sixty chickens each in them. that guy was certainly juicing them. my issue was why did i pay 8.50 for a hot dog and soda at Saratoga when they had all those birds roasting. Rush truly is a unique band.

[nsfmf2000]

Weird to see Alex playing this on a LP.

[roryinHD]

unfortunately they didnt do 2112 or working man. i was gutted but they played YYZ so i was happy. The snakes and arrows dvd is out next year, from the "Ahoy, Rotterdam" gig.

[Starscream1262]

Hi mate,

I was at this show myself, great night. You've got some great videos of the gig, really close to the stage with good sound as well.

Have you by chance got this on DVD?

Thanks

[darkling64]

ahh i was front row center too of course haha as me and fizzymoon1 went together lol but anyways at 2:06 when he lowers his hands and does that hand movement action he is doing that to us!! WOO IT WAS SO GOOD =)

[severdnerv]

he is amazing they r amazing n i wish i was 16 again when i saw them on the 2112 tour

[fizzymoon1]

i was FRONT ROW CENTER ITS SOO AMAZING!! and we got GIVEN neil parts drumsticks!! that was the greatest day of my lifeeeeeee=) my craziest favourite songgggg!!!!!!!!!!!i lovee rush!

[GibsonMusician]

peart I think

[darkling64]

sorry haha my spelling went a bit crazy there as i was typing so fast lol!!

of course i know its peart lol=)

NEIL PEART ROCKS THIS WORLD!

[darkling64]

i did not post that comment it was fizzymoon1 hacked into my account that biatch!! =P

[u2feeder]

i waz dere!

[leselo]

I remember looking up at the cameras all around thinking this will be on youtube in the morning,your late!.great song,didn't expect to hear this one and glad they did it,would half liked to hear 'the trees' sadly they didn't play it.

[hwrestler18]

Odd...they played "The Trees" here in Oklahoma City- right after "a song about a red car" as Geddy put it.