The Way the Wind Blows - Rush

[bleachtoast1]

@thebigcheese664 its actually about growing up have you ever noticed that trees only grow the way the wind blows theres and interview on the game of snakes and arrows on how and why the made this album

[TheFullmoonslight]

The start of this always reminds me of music to strip to, sometimes i have to stop myself from peeling my clothes off = )

[heapbigtalk]

tis about life ~

[DJChrisBradley]

Great song, love the bluesy intro preceding the tempestuous verses, which create great contrast with the more uplifting choruses. Hearing the story behind the making of this song makes me appreciate it even more. Nick Raskulinecz deserves a lot of credit for how driving these verses are. It takes a lot of balls to tell Neil Peart that his drum parts could be better, but like the band said, what resulted totally elevated the song!

[basman2011]

un pur chef d'oeuvre comme toujours

[Gleison696]

3 idiotas !!!!!!!!

[JANXDPDX]

Now it's come to this

Hollow speeches of mass deception

From the Middle East to the Middle West

Like crusaders in a holy alliance

"Now it's come to this

Like we're back in the dark ages

From the Middle East to the Middle West

It's a plague that resists our science"

[TheJat70]

love the guitar into, very much sounds like the blues. Heck rush should have kept that same beginning into and made a this song a blues type song.

[PandaGoth82]

Who cares if it really is about religion just stfu and enjoy it

[luna6suit]

Not my favourite but probably Rush's best crafted song.

[in2dionysus]

Harmonies of A and D, using expression!

[lowend60]

To me, this piece is the product of musical evolution. A rare example of 3 bad-asses playing and writing together long enough to produce textures that were previousy unheard. The lyrical genius adds greatly to the mystique of this song, which I think is their best yet. Trying to imagine how long it must take to write, coordinate, and record these songs is the only thing that allows me to wait patiently for the new record!!

[InvaderPOE665]

I wonder how many of you guys listening to this realize this song is speaking out against religion.

[poddish]

@InvaderPOE665

I always thought that it was about how some people tend to judge people based solely on religion, and how instead, we need to treat everyone as a unique individual.

[InvaderPOE665]

@poddish that's an interesting interpretation. If you look at the lyrics it describes religion as "a plague that resists all science" as in hardcore religious people completely dismissing all the scientific evidence for evolution in favor of intelligent design. He talks about "how it's like we're back in the dark ages" which was when religion oppressed intellectual growth, which is happening "in the middle east and the middle west" talking about the Islam faith in the middle east,

[InvaderPOE665]

@InvaderPOE665 and Christianity in America. "They leave no child behind" is probably referring to George W. Bush known for his strong Christian beliefs, and the lines "pray and pass the ammunition" refer to people today killing for their God aka muslim extremists, which is paralleled with Christianity in "crusaders in a holy alliance." Peart is taking a strong stance on modern religion in this song and also faithless, as illustrated by the line "it's a world of superstition."

[poddish]

@InvaderPOE665

I took the "dark ages" part as a reference to the "Holy wars," and how they were purely over which religion was "correct," and the "plague" section as how most people who follow science tend to be immune to these problems. I see your point too, and, because of songs such as "Freewill," "Totem," etc. I think you're right, or at the very least closer to being right than I am.

[InvaderPOE665]

@poddish All we can do is speculate what goes on in Neil Peart's brain Dx

[AnthroWoman]

@InvaderPOE665 Not really. See what Neil says about the inspiration for this song on the 'Making of Snakes and Arrows' videos here on YouTube.

[1001001sos1001001]

These guys just keep getting better!!

[vhrw]

SHIT! wheres the dam applause button?!?!??!

[MrHypermoto]

Whatever the newest, most exciting thought you have about human existence is, Neil already knows about it, has analyzed it from multiple perspectives, and then wrote a song about his experience.

[gtseyfried]

This song at about 50 seconds in reminds me of Stone Temple Piolits lol - nevertheless an awesome song from an awesome album, maybe the best on the album

[GrayWolf1138]

RUSH.

[Drummer5Boy]

sick. 

[visionmaster153]

The best composers of music, of all time - hands down.

From Canada, with love

RUSH - Canada's Greatest Export

[NerdPowah]

This image always reminds me of those above the influence commercials... It's true I am high on Rush, all day, every day. No exceptions.

[jviola04]

i love neil's way of playin drums alex's guitar style and geddy's awsome bass licks and everything i listen to everything by rush they r the best band in the world and again they should play this on mtv cause all the new music is more techno and retarted this is wat u call music not nigger shit or techno shit either

[jviola04]

this is the type of music they need to play instead of tht nigger music

[constantinosbassman]

This is the Hottest song on this catalog of RUSH the Best EVER ANYWERE

[georgenoory]

Rush is the single greatest musical act in the history of humankind.

[constantinosbassman]

@georgenoory hes RITE HE aint Lying LOL really hes not

[wheelywot]

I hope the tour in England in 2011 so i can go see them live again

[TCzelusniak]

ive had the great fortune to have heard this music when i was 13, and now not a day has gone by where i dont listen, and i have a lot more days ahead

[vidman520]

PROG ROCK IS AMAZING!

[humbledrumah]

this kicks ass!!!!!!

[seanLFCcoyne]

brilliant



[TheRushBravado]

Once again, Alex delivers flawlessly! He plays the guitar like no one else...gives me the chills. Long live Rush! I hope they never retire and will be rocking out at the age of 70. LOL. We can only hope.

[TheErnst1969]

somehow I know that RUSH the holy trinity of rock knows about you illumined ones I must be one of your most prized tortured ones one day you will torture me and you will be thinking that you are doing God service remember the scripture?you will capture me and torture me and kill me thats a given

[rstlssdreamr]

Damn. Just damn.

This is the first time I've heard this song, and it's soooooo good! :D

[tacosalad98]

it's ok, but not the same or as good as their old stuff (pre-Signals)

[humbledrumah]

@tacosalad98 it is more intricate and complex. which makes it better as a composition. i love old rush, but i am glad they are not stamping out the same stuff or they would just be another 70's revival band.... that 3/4 rock is tight.

[MrMusicman456]

@tacosalad98 This is probably their best song since moving pictures

[FeelingFreshSon]

@MrMusicman456

lol no you're thinking of just about every song on Signals

[diazcamille]

man, this sounds so much like zeppelin with a sick rush feel, and a little post grunge. man, this album is one of their all time best. every song on it just seems to good to be true.

[fob199]

This song is awesome. Ever since I've been listening to the 3 Different Stages disks, though, I haven't been able to listen to studio recordings the same way. Rush is just so god damn awesome in live performance XD

[paul44miles]

This is vintage Rush right here. A great song from the Snakes and Arrows album. This has a great melody to it, and the band is in top form here.

[dwilmer7]

I think there are no overdubs on the intro? Must be really hard to play then. I saw steve smith do a similar thing where left and right hands do 2 independent patterns it looks really weird.

[AzurePalmsSensation]

one of the best rush albums in my opinion

[ePhilosopher9]

long time? hell... it's a rasculinitz fail. prollly next release too. an chord or far flung thought that make pictures move, sirs.

[humbledrumah]

if you watch the "making of snakes and arrows" vid series, you will fall for this album immediately. they are so professional, it is impressive!

[cptXmunch]

great song :D had it stuck in my head all day thx for the upload!

[TemplesofLamneth2112]

no problem, glad you liked it man. long live rush! more uploads coming :D

[cptXmunch]

yupyup! its weird alot of people dont like this rush cd it took a while for me but these songs grew on me, i heard somewhere rush is working on a new cd, but i dont know if thats true or not

[2010Freightliner]

@cptXmunch lol i hav all of them stuck in my head

[wheelywot]

my favourite of snakes and arrows

[TTDFan]

One of my favorites!

[georgenoory]

excellent