The US will now pay hundreds of millions of US Taxpayer money to Russia to haul our dumb asses (63 million dollars per seat) into space now. Is this a great country or what? Does anyone remember when America was worth a damn? How in the hell did we get so STUPID??!!??
LOVE this..the metaphors used in this song are awesome....sleeping white dragon. and its cool at the end u hear guy on radio say.."We enjoyed the music Bob thank ya" too cool
I think the last time I saw this video it was on one of my VHS tapes. I forgot just how wonderfully the video and the song work together. Great job from a band I have seen 27 times.
I WAS THERE!!!! Drove on the spur of the moment from Chicago Friday night April 10th....1200 miles later we arrive about 9:30 Sat night...got in the causeway gate with local guys...they GAVE ME THE PASS...printed on it is FIRST LAUNCH OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE....in 4 hours, I take off from Denverr to fly down on the 4th of July, and will witness the final launch on July 8th, 2011. The memory is still so vivid after 30 years, and sad to see it end...GO ATLANTIS!! P.S. wonder if Rush will come down?
Soon, we'll all say goodbye to the shuttle for good. I was 11 years old when this puppy took off back in 1981 and I was in such awe. That's one thing I regretfully never got to witness live, a shuttle launch and landing. Challenger and Columbia and your crews are gone but will NEVER be forgotten. Atlantis and Endevour, enjoy your retirements. You served the world well.
There is only one band on the planet that could capture the essence of a Space Shuttle launch and not come off like cheese balls. This just shows the musical depth of this band is beyond what normal people can even conceive. Just brilliant!
just watched a movie about chuck yeager ( hope I spelt that right) and about the shuttle lauches in the early 60's this song makes me think of that movie it was in my head the whole time
I can't believe they never used this song as a tribute for the Columbia disaster...I mean it was the first to launch and the last to perish. Rush is almost prophetic in their songwrting.
whoever is in charge of the 'ad' under the 'likes' and 'dislikes' needs to correct the info! apparently, it is NOT Rush performing at Liberty University, but some little nerdy Christian group who call themselves Rush of Fools(lmao!!!). i live near Liberty and can tell you for sure they could NEVER in a million years pay the real Rush what they deserve!!!
I've been to a launch, and man do the capture it. Sigh, what 1-2 left now. I love the fact the vid is actually STS-1, (for those who don't know, the white fuel tank gives it away)
this has to be one of my favorite videos from back in my teen years-when MTV actually rocked-great post! going to see these guys in Cleveland on April 15th!
I love that crash that comes from out of nowhere at 1:03. Then at 1:19 Peart keeps the bass drum part going and adds a part played on the snare & hi-hat that's one 8th behind the bass drum rhythm. Sorry about that. I can be a rhythm nerd sometimes. Hey, it's fun though.
@drewper73 hey! you're very astute and observant! i like that! ;) i'm the same way. and i have bands like this to thank for it. i'm a drummer and bass player so i learned the importance of rhythm and learning to count a long time ago! i always like to see other people who notice things like this. very cool!
@rickfan1964 Thanks 4 the compliments. I've just always loved the drum part at 1:19. I'll never know for sure if Peart was aware of what he was playing but I'd like to think he was. The drum part at 1:19 is the kind of thing drummers tend to come up with when they're "woodshedding" by themselves. I don't think he played that part only b/c of the 8th note displacement thing. I think he played b/c doing something creative with the rhythm just happened to be the perfect part. Who knows? *Take care*
@JustinC721 i love the bass and everything else, but i wouldn't call it corny. :( these guys witnessed a spectacular event not many people in this world have the privilege of and they were just trying to pay homage and tribute to the space program. nothing corny about that.
28 years after watching this video as kids, how many of us are now engineers or scientists or techies of one sort or another, and every time I see a space launch I think of this song. These three guys are more than rock stars, they actually inspire people to do cool stuff with their lives.
I knew I wanted to work in the space programme long before this song came out .. but I thought it was just the most amazingly beautiful and fitting piece of music I could imagine. It always brought me to the edge of tears whenever I saw it in concert. The subsonic roar of the lifting shuttle blew me away. Always will.
@jbj9802 Yeah, me too, it was certainly cool to have a rock band that we future engineers could rock out to back then, and the fact that Rush not only appeals to us geeks but also happens to be perhaps the greatest three musicians ever assembled makes me proud to be a fan. I know lots of engineers and scientists who are Rush fans, and at least one architect. Rush appeals to those of us who love to use our brains and build the future.
This song and "losing it"are two of the most underated compositions Rush ever played. Losing it applies to what is currently taking place in this country.
@FLTlingit Humans went to the moon in 1969. I mean, considering it was really truth. It's a HUGE achievement, even with today's tecnology it would be hard as hell.
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RUSH GOING TO NASA WAS JUST AS BAD A TRAGEDY FOR ROCK MUSIC AS THE DEATH OF JOHN BONHAM AND BON SCOTT. IT WAS A VERY SAD DAY WHEN OUR BOYS PUT ON THOSE SAFETY HELMETS. THEY EMERGED A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BAND AND NEVER WROTE A GREAT SONG AGAIN.
@SciMasterGeneral you typing down that statement was the saddest thing that has happened on Earth. If you have nothing good to type, then don't type at all!
Rush accomplished their stardom with zero publicity. That in and of itself is an accomplishment. Why ruin that with things as cheesy as guest appearances? Btw, anyone who would refer to Rush, or anything that they've written as "dorky" needs to re-evaluate their perception of creativity.
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This song was written during the heyday of excitement for the shuttlecraft. It should really win in the current poll as a song to be played as the shuttle missions wind down to their conclusion. They are ahead last I check by about 3000 votes, but keep voting. It's not over yet.
PLEASE VOTE! FOR COUNTDOWN , in the NASA new "Wake-up Song Contest" to allow the public to choose just what songs the crew will hear on the final flight of the space shuttle Discovery this November
@Georg5555 -- no, this song is far more relevant. It's a tribute to the first space shuttle mission, back in the early 80s. PERFECT for the final shuttle mission.
And that's coming from a huge star wars/star trek fan.
When Rush went to watch the shuttle launch this song was written for, they sat in Red Sector A. Which Neil later used of course. There's your Rush trivia for the day.
Rush has always been able to "up the anty" from album to album, Always stretching and changing but not lingering too long in any one form ie long prog songs to straight to the point kick ass song ie Subdivisions .
IMO Signals and Grace are 2 of my fave albums and I could care less if Gary,Alex and Neil think it was good or not,the proof is in the puddin' baby!!! I don't think they've ever done an album that was total shite!
Signals grew on me but it seems that they went with too much synthesizer in the 80s and lost something. I did like Presto a lot more and seemed to have more of a unique Rush sound. Things got reall good with "Counterparts"
I think "Signals" was one of my favorite Rush albums. It's very dark but consistent., it's not "Moving Pictures II" . Terry Brown was very unsatisfied with the album, because he didn't like the use of electronic drums. "Grace Under Pressure" I think it was a good record, but a unfair forgetten.
Rush can criticize the sound engineering of their own album (Signals), but there is no doubt, that is some of the best music ever comprised on one album.
What you have to realize folks is that, just like everything else out there, with time comes experience. The sound that they had at the time of this album was where they were musically. After watching "Beyond the Lighted Stage", I have a much deeper appreciation for their music. Different sounds and styles were dictated with where they were at that particular time in their careers. They will always be my favorite band.
RUSH GOING TO NASA IS PROBABLY THE WORST TRAVESTY TO HAPPEN IN ROCK MUSIC. THEIR MUSIC LOST EVERY BIT OF EDGE AFTER THE LITTLE JAUNT TO FLORIDA. THE TAURUS PEDAL PART SOUNDS LIKE THE MARCH FOR THE SCIENTIFIC YOUTH OF AMERICA. GEE ALEX, WHAT A SCORCHING LEAD.
can any tell me, what says at the end of the song, the NASA ...¿?¿?¿?? .......live in Madrid. because I `m from Spain, and I live in Madrid city. thx.
I think it says "You're looking good, burning over the hill. We'll see you in Madrid."
I assume it means that Columbia was reaching the horizon (the hill), and would be transferring to ground control in Madrid for communication with Earth.
@santyrush I believe it is where radio communications are x-ferred @ that particular point in the mission until they hit the next communications point.
This is what I think will happen this year sometime. Aliens are gonna come down to Earth, and b4 their ships are visible, rush will be playing "Countdown", and then when their ships become visibile and are getting ready to land, Rush will be jamming "2112" :D I mean honestly, what better band than Rush to open up for Alien arrival? NOBODY!!!
It was sort of a pivotal place in history. america was back in space with manned missions since the sklylab program. On april 12 of that day you were kinda proud to be an american again. it's appropiate nasa is shutting down the program .Columbiawas the flagship for the program. When she and her crew were lost it kinda signaled the end
Hell yea man :D That would be sweet. Haha they'd probably play Tom Sawyer, Limelight, and YYZ. I'd prefer Subdivisions, Losing It and Countdown though :D
If they played La Villa Strangiato, the world who combust due to the sheer amazement. By far the most instrumental-oriented and difficult song ever created.
i think this is the album where Geddy's bass tone peaked. i mean listen to it! it sounds like a freaking lion! the perfect mix of fuzz, crunch, and growl. at least in my top 5 rush albums. i must also agree that the riff at 2:59 pretty much describes Rush. it's one of their best riffs ever. so overlooked!!
It's probably the best for his old specific gritty bass sound heard from Kings - Signals. After this you had the Steinberger on GUP and it lost a whole lot of its ass kicking power. And then the Wal, which was a little better.
Yep. The fact that Madonna's an inductee (call that Rock 'n' Roll?) and not Rush pretty well sums up the HOF's lack of any credibility whatsoever. I think the only prog rock the HOF is interested in is Pink Floyd. King Crimson, Yes, and Rush could blow most of the HOF inductees off the stage with ease, but you'll never see them honoured, as it's not about IMPORTANT music, but what's POPULAR and what's (primarily) AMERICAN.
@gorillabelly1-What I find funny is that the Canadian's have elevated them to a pretty high standing in Canada but yet they are always passed over for the R&R Hall of Fame. I will never go to the hall because as you said, I seriously believe they lack any credibility. RUSH is and has been one of the most influential bands of all time...
This Rush made my mind travel at such a high speed as I leave the earth behind and feeling shaking vibration of my space ship... this song gave me a strange love for technology... and space program
some history about this video is a class went down to the take off and when some of the students were standing and waiting rush's base player came by and ate one of their donuts and used their bug spray then the base player was so thankful 4 the donut the teacher got to be in the video
The best tribute to the STS-1 launch ever. Yes, it was the first shuttle launch that the boys from up North watched (in person), and inspired them to write this song.
I have always loved this song, Niel Peart is a genius lyricist. - the only thing that ever bothered me about the song is that when the shuttle launches, it should be LOUD AS HELL, where it almost overpowers the music.
Something about this song still gives me goosebumps after all these years. They did a good job of capturing the excitement of the (then) new Shuttle space program. I sometimes wonder if the days of these type of "national pride" events are gone. Man in space is truly a remarkable historical achievement, and to think we got to witness the beginning of it. I hope greater days are to come for the U.S.
Geddy still playing the Ricky! cool as fuck.
forestdad 6 days ago
Still one of my fave Al riffs of all times.
This one and Anthem.
oldjizzy 1 week ago in playlist Prog rock of the 70's & 80's
FUCK YES
blaklodge 1 month ago
Ill go to the RNR hall of fame when RUSH is in it !!! No earlier ..
tenfiveracer 2 months ago
4 people would rather spend tax dollars on useless eaters!
69down 2 months ago
brilliant!.. thank you RUSH! <3
agnusska 3 months ago
I love the tone of Ged's bass in this one.esp 2:02-2:16.
Rowdyrecords55 3 months ago 3
oh shit i did not know there was a music video
as a bassist i get a boner from geddy's sound in this sond
vectron12 3 months ago
sick at 3:51
crazypenny94 3 months ago
@crazypenny94 SWEET! Love Alex's Leg up!!! A total Classic!!!
am2boni 3 months ago
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crazypenny94 5 months ago
4 people got cut from the astronaut program.
sabino86 5 months ago 3
Also it's like they told Geddy to create basslines that weren't as cool as before
throwsand 5 months ago
@throwsand I think the bass lines on Hold Your Fire are some of the best he's ever written.
ArareFISH 4 months ago
Cool, but almost everything before Signals was better
throwsand 5 months ago
This vid is a "rush" (awe-inspiring)...
duflachie 6 months ago
The shuttle is done, but RUSH far from it.
GPz84 7 months ago
Where there is Science - there is RUSH, I can totally hear this song in my head
when India launches a new satellite via its PSLV!
Holdsyfan 7 months ago
The US will now pay hundreds of millions of US Taxpayer money to Russia to haul our dumb asses (63 million dollars per seat) into space now. Is this a great country or what? Does anyone remember when America was worth a damn? How in the hell did we get so STUPID??!!??
centaurus777 7 months ago
@centaurus777 Not to worry, in a another 5-10 years WE'LL be a Third World Country!
NS9213 7 months ago
@NS9213 Thanks, that makes me feel Sooo much better.
GunBroker100 5 months ago
@centaurus777 Just ask Bush. lol
cookiemonster9052 6 months ago
LOVE this..the metaphors used in this song are awesome....sleeping white dragon. and its cool at the end u hear guy on radio say.."We enjoyed the music Bob thank ya" too cool
gdub454 7 months ago
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gdub454 7 months ago
Thanks for the memories NASA and Rush.
AlexanderRex2 7 months ago
I think the last time I saw this video it was on one of my VHS tapes. I forgot just how wonderfully the video and the song work together. Great job from a band I have seen 27 times.
Postman4561 7 months ago
What a view...
mrocktor 7 months ago
The last flight of Atlantis and I'm listening to this...I'm getting misty-eyed.
HollywoodWags 7 months ago
@HollywoodWags i agree just what i was gonna say bet me to it. there is one of usa night flight called rocket it .
smokey11able 7 months ago
@HollywoodWags same here
mlefebvre007 7 months ago
I WAS THERE!!!! Drove on the spur of the moment from Chicago Friday night April 10th....1200 miles later we arrive about 9:30 Sat night...got in the causeway gate with local guys...they GAVE ME THE PASS...printed on it is FIRST LAUNCH OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE....in 4 hours, I take off from Denverr to fly down on the 4th of July, and will witness the final launch on July 8th, 2011. The memory is still so vivid after 30 years, and sad to see it end...GO ATLANTIS!! P.S. wonder if Rush will come down?
IWuzThereSTS1 8 months ago 2
I like the way Alex's tie keeps moving over the guitar strings - he wasn't miming was he?
landregistry1 8 months ago
the last of the Broonsie era......Another perfect album.
DirkLerxstandPratt 8 months ago
Love this song and Geddy's shirt
kfsfkakf 8 months ago
Soon, we'll all say goodbye to the shuttle for good. I was 11 years old when this puppy took off back in 1981 and I was in such awe. That's one thing I regretfully never got to witness live, a shuttle launch and landing. Challenger and Columbia and your crews are gone but will NEVER be forgotten. Atlantis and Endevour, enjoy your retirements. You served the world well.
lowflyingcessna 8 months ago 2
There is only one band on the planet that could capture the essence of a Space Shuttle launch and not come off like cheese balls. This just shows the musical depth of this band is beyond what normal people can even conceive. Just brilliant!
xyz321123 8 months ago
just watched a movie about chuck yeager ( hope I spelt that right) and about the shuttle lauches in the early 60's this song makes me think of that movie it was in my head the whole time
zackjp 8 months ago
they actually played this on Endeavor yesterday!
up on youtube
umm yeah Rush has nothing to do with rock. rock and roll or anything of that nature.
istube33 9 months ago
even a rush song with a full-on keyboard solo is awesome.
machoTit 9 months ago
Great wakeupcall for the crew of the STS-134!
Slamm3er 9 months ago 5
I can't believe they never used this song as a tribute for the Columbia disaster...I mean it was the first to launch and the last to perish. Rush is almost prophetic in their songwrting.
cardinaldriver 9 months ago
Fuckin "A " bubba!
cardinaldriver 9 months ago
whoever is in charge of the 'ad' under the 'likes' and 'dislikes' needs to correct the info! apparently, it is NOT Rush performing at Liberty University, but some little nerdy Christian group who call themselves Rush of Fools(lmao!!!). i live near Liberty and can tell you for sure they could NEVER in a million years pay the real Rush what they deserve!!!
rickfan1964 9 months ago
FUCK OBAMA
Porojukaha 10 months ago
I hope pepsi and dubble mint hires Rush
clintonmount 10 months ago
I've been to a launch, and man do the capture it. Sigh, what 1-2 left now. I love the fact the vid is actually STS-1, (for those who don't know, the white fuel tank gives it away)
KG2V 10 months ago
this has to be one of my favorite videos from back in my teen years-when MTV actually rocked-great post! going to see these guys in Cleveland on April 15th!
seanandtracey1 11 months ago
awesome song. I wish they'd play it in concert, along with test for echo, manhattan project, and Cygnus X-1. They are some of my favorite rush songs.
fordescortracer 11 months ago
Definately a guy song....pure testesterone!
neilzep 11 months ago
Watching this now as they are gearing up to launch Discovery for the last time.
glhx2112 1 year ago 22
"See you in the drift"? Not a good thing to say nowadays to someone flying around in a space shuttle!
gorillabelly1 1 year ago
@gorillabelly1 that's actually 'See you in Madrid.' go to Google and type in 'Rush - album 'signals' - track 'countdown' - lyrics'
rickfan1964 9 months ago
What's this song about?
gorillabelly1 1 year ago
@gorillabelly1 It's about a guy that wants to eat beans around the universe.
LLeao2112 9 months ago
Sign into your facebook and type Juno Awards and
Vote for Rush New World Man from the Signals album as favorite song
exitstageleft327 1 year ago
I love that crash that comes from out of nowhere at 1:03. Then at 1:19 Peart keeps the bass drum part going and adds a part played on the snare & hi-hat that's one 8th behind the bass drum rhythm. Sorry about that. I can be a rhythm nerd sometimes. Hey, it's fun though.
drewper73 1 year ago
@drewper73 hey! you're very astute and observant! i like that! ;) i'm the same way. and i have bands like this to thank for it. i'm a drummer and bass player so i learned the importance of rhythm and learning to count a long time ago! i always like to see other people who notice things like this. very cool!
rickfan1964 9 months ago
@rickfan1964 Thanks 4 the compliments. I've just always loved the drum part at 1:19. I'll never know for sure if Peart was aware of what he was playing but I'd like to think he was. The drum part at 1:19 is the kind of thing drummers tend to come up with when they're "woodshedding" by themselves. I don't think he played that part only b/c of the 8th note displacement thing. I think he played b/c doing something creative with the rhythm just happened to be the perfect part. Who knows? *Take care*
drewper73 9 months ago
This is kind of one of their cornier songs, but just love hearing the bass in this song.
JustinC721 1 year ago
@JustinC721 The guitar in the begining is awesome, then once the bass comes in it kinds kind of cheesey i agree lol
Jalreal 1 year ago
@Jalreal Yeah, it does bring in that 80's cheese, but Geddy's Bass totally makes this song worth listening to.
JustinC721 1 year ago
@Jalreal Rush and 'cheesy' are two words that should NEVER be associated with one another...EVER!! that's blasphemy!
rickfan1964 9 months ago
@JustinC721 i love the bass and everything else, but i wouldn't call it corny. :( these guys witnessed a spectacular event not many people in this world have the privilege of and they were just trying to pay homage and tribute to the space program. nothing corny about that.
rickfan1964 9 months ago
This band not being in the Hall of Fame completely destroys the credibility of that Hall of Fame.
Crust218 1 year ago 3
@Crust218
That's why it's also known as the Hall of Shame! It's there to honour Board members' personal musical heroes.
gorillabelly1 1 year ago
the 3 a holes who dislike this can fuck themselves .. Rush Rules and this video ROCKS!
vinnykster 1 year ago 4
is anyone else addicted to the outro riff? lol
BDizDaBest 1 year ago 6
THIS IS EPIC!!!!!!!!!
69down 1 year ago
28 years after watching this video as kids, how many of us are now engineers or scientists or techies of one sort or another, and every time I see a space launch I think of this song. These three guys are more than rock stars, they actually inspire people to do cool stuff with their lives.
RCAvhstape 1 year ago 71
@RCAvhstape Well said! I completely agree!
SingularityComplex 7 months ago
@RCAvhstape
I knew I wanted to work in the space programme long before this song came out .. but I thought it was just the most amazingly beautiful and fitting piece of music I could imagine. It always brought me to the edge of tears whenever I saw it in concert. The subsonic roar of the lifting shuttle blew me away. Always will.
jbj9802 6 months ago
@jbj9802 Yeah, me too, it was certainly cool to have a rock band that we future engineers could rock out to back then, and the fact that Rush not only appeals to us geeks but also happens to be perhaps the greatest three musicians ever assembled makes me proud to be a fan. I know lots of engineers and scientists who are Rush fans, and at least one architect. Rush appeals to those of us who love to use our brains and build the future.
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Xombigod 1 year ago
Very moving song. The descriptions of the Shuttle by Neil as a smoking white dragon, just amazing. The man is just a genius.
spaden2112 1 year ago 5
Columbia will never be forgotten. A historic event, and song from a historic band.
oldjizzy 1 year ago 2
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HarmonicalTap 1 year ago
Best Album By Far SIGNALS!!!!
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spongemann89 1 year ago
Best bass sound ever!!
stoneagearcher 1 year ago 2
I always loved how neal put in a little flourish after the capcom guy talks about 'hotdogging it' :-)
damnyankeefl 1 year ago
This song and "losing it"are two of the most underated compositions Rush ever played. Losing it applies to what is currently taking place in this country.
Blixer7 1 year ago
I've seen all but two of the shuttle launches and I must say that Neil & the boys really captued the feel of a launch with this song
FLTlingit 1 year ago
@FLTlingit Humans went to the moon in 1969. I mean, considering it was really truth. It's a HUGE achievement, even with today's tecnology it would be hard as hell.
I mean... HUMANS WENT TO THE MOON, MAN!
gkyy3c 1 year ago
This was a great closing song for the Signals album, sends goosebumps up my spine evreytime i hear it.
chip14220 1 year ago
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RUSH GOING TO NASA WAS JUST AS BAD A TRAGEDY FOR ROCK MUSIC AS THE DEATH OF JOHN BONHAM AND BON SCOTT. IT WAS A VERY SAD DAY WHEN OUR BOYS PUT ON THOSE SAFETY HELMETS. THEY EMERGED A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BAND AND NEVER WROTE A GREAT SONG AGAIN.
SciMasterGeneral 1 year ago
@SciMasterGeneral you typing down that statement was the saddest thing that has happened on Earth. If you have nothing good to type, then don't type at all!
drjn8 1 year ago
Rush accomplished their stardom with zero publicity. That in and of itself is an accomplishment. Why ruin that with things as cheesy as guest appearances? Btw, anyone who would refer to Rush, or anything that they've written as "dorky" needs to re-evaluate their perception of creativity.
primordialblade487 1 year ago 2
This magic day when super science mingles with the bright stuff of dreams.
YES!!
I love Signals!
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RUSH1200 1 year ago
Hey RUSH fans!!!
Vote for this Rush song will be played will be provided as launch of the mission draws closer. STS-133 is currently scheduled to launch on November 1, 2010.
Vote in Nasa's Top 40 page!!!
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pablooctavio 1 year ago 2
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I did!
pigje 1 year ago
vote vote vote Rush for final space shuttle lift off
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SouthernSky 1 year ago 3
This song was written during the heyday of excitement for the shuttlecraft. It should really win in the current poll as a song to be played as the shuttle missions wind down to their conclusion. They are ahead last I check by about 3000 votes, but keep voting. It's not over yet.
iamguitarmutt 1 year ago
3:53 LOL Alex and his dropkick
best band ever!
sonoflife74 1 year ago
LITERAL space rock!
SonOfYoungwood 1 year ago 2
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MrDaIzenhower 1 year ago
@esteban3527343 no !! all people should vote for starwars theme its gonna be epic xD
Georg5555 1 year ago
@Georg5555 -- no, this song is far more relevant. It's a tribute to the first space shuttle mission, back in the early 80s. PERFECT for the final shuttle mission.
And that's coming from a huge star wars/star trek fan.
SonOfYoungwood 1 year ago
awsome i love rush
adenunzio2000 1 year ago
Vote for the NASA song contest ~ Rush - Countdown is currently winning!
PivotStudiosXE 1 year ago
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2. now,Star Trek surpassed it
By my music opinion this is better,but come on.it's Star Trek
Still,I would rather choose the ST:Enterprise Intro
nodakim13 1 year ago
lol at people who think anything by Dream Theater compares to this...
BDizDaBest 1 year ago
When Rush went to watch the shuttle launch this song was written for, they sat in Red Sector A. Which Neil later used of course. There's your Rush trivia for the day.
herostatus 1 year ago
Rush has always been able to "up the anty" from album to album, Always stretching and changing but not lingering too long in any one form ie long prog songs to straight to the point kick ass song ie Subdivisions .
IMO Signals and Grace are 2 of my fave albums and I could care less if Gary,Alex and Neil think it was good or not,the proof is in the puddin' baby!!! I don't think they've ever done an album that was total shite!
ashenhooves 1 year ago
Signals grew on me but it seems that they went with too much synthesizer in the 80s and lost something. I did like Presto a lot more and seemed to have more of a unique Rush sound. Things got reall good with "Counterparts"
ViciousAlienKlown 1 year ago
I think "Signals" was one of my favorite Rush albums. It's very dark but consistent., it's not "Moving Pictures II" . Terry Brown was very unsatisfied with the album, because he didn't like the use of electronic drums. "Grace Under Pressure" I think it was a good record, but a unfair forgetten.
kooks2009 1 year ago
syth was getting onto the scene then I like the album and everthing balances out well..
cpinto72 1 year ago
this song is about the columbia. i still like it but now it just makes me sad to hear it.
ftutbs 1 year ago
This song is fucking awesome. They should play it more often. Next live album should have more classics they never had on vhs/dvd shows like this.
medwards8820 1 year ago
Rush can criticize the sound engineering of their own album (Signals), but there is no doubt, that is some of the best music ever comprised on one album.
primordialblade487 1 year ago
I prefer SIGNALS over HOLD YOUR FIRE or POWER WINDOWS
Vatch1966 1 year ago
What you have to realize folks is that, just like everything else out there, with time comes experience. The sound that they had at the time of this album was where they were musically. After watching "Beyond the Lighted Stage", I have a much deeper appreciation for their music. Different sounds and styles were dictated with where they were at that particular time in their careers. They will always be my favorite band.
truckie449 1 year ago
my favorite part is from 5:07 to the end, favorite rush song
ogdensrule 1 year ago
RUSH GOING TO NASA IS PROBABLY THE WORST TRAVESTY TO HAPPEN IN ROCK MUSIC. THEIR MUSIC LOST EVERY BIT OF EDGE AFTER THE LITTLE JAUNT TO FLORIDA. THE TAURUS PEDAL PART SOUNDS LIKE THE MARCH FOR THE SCIENTIFIC YOUTH OF AMERICA. GEE ALEX, WHAT A SCORCHING LEAD.
SciMasterGeneral 1 year ago
signals is an awesome album, one of my all time favs, there's not a track on there that i skip
cm1179 1 year ago
great album, I don't care what they say :)
sullysnet 1 year ago
2:03
Love that part
simonalamona345 1 year ago
Alex's rif at 1:54 is totaly him.
OvrXtended 1 year ago
can any tell me, what says at the end of the song, the NASA ...¿?¿?¿?? .......live in Madrid. because I `m from Spain, and I live in Madrid city. thx.
santyrush 1 year ago
@santyrush
I think it says "You're looking good, burning over the hill. We'll see you in Madrid."
I assume it means that Columbia was reaching the horizon (the hill), and would be transferring to ground control in Madrid for communication with Earth.
pomincanada 1 year ago 3
@santyrush I believe it is where radio communications are x-ferred @ that particular point in the mission until they hit the next communications point.
truckie449 1 year ago
Definitely one song I'd love to hear these guys play....I don't think they've played it since their 'Signals' tour...
bmont2000 1 year ago
A classic song!!!
am2boni 1 year ago
I'm going to the first 3 Rush shows Albuquerque, KC, Milw. Road trippin' it from Indiana.....anybody wanna come?
waiting4guffman 1 year ago
@waiting4guffman ill go bro
kikme778 1 year ago
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This is what I think will happen this year sometime. Aliens are gonna come down to Earth, and b4 their ships are visible, rush will be playing "Countdown", and then when their ships become visibile and are getting ready to land, Rush will be jamming "2112" :D I mean honestly, what better band than Rush to open up for Alien arrival? NOBODY!!!
redx880 1 year ago
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redx880 1 year ago
Oh man Signals is incredible. Who's not "moved" by The Analog Kid? But my fave is Chemistry...there's just something about that song that gets me.
WestalSage 1 year ago
@WestalSage I agree 110% This album is their finest work ever.
devilsfan1986 1 year ago
It was sort of a pivotal place in history. america was back in space with manned missions since the sklylab program. On april 12 of that day you were kinda proud to be an american again. it's appropiate nasa is shutting down the program .Columbiawas the flagship for the program. When she and her crew were lost it kinda signaled the end
rds13601 1 year ago
Love this song.......sadly, they haven't played it live since the "Signals Tour.......maybe this summer on their "Time Machine" Tour.
rocktistic 1 year ago
@rocktistic They will be playing this reportedly....just gonna have to wait and see!
truckie449 1 year ago
one of my favorite songs. it's about a pivotal moment in history.
duncanroxit 1 year ago
The song is about a space shuttle launch. NOT a pivotal moment in history.
Section31Captain 1 year ago
@Section31Captain Actually it is about a PIVOTAL point in AEROSPACE HISTORY
truckie449 1 year ago
I would be nice if Rush played at the Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show next year in Dallas!!!
Pookatube 2 years ago 32
Hell yea man :D That would be sweet. Haha they'd probably play Tom Sawyer, Limelight, and YYZ. I'd prefer Subdivisions, Losing It and Countdown though :D
redx880 2 years ago 3
If they played La Villa Strangiato, the world who combust due to the sheer amazement. By far the most instrumental-oriented and difficult song ever created.
stallionplaya52 2 years ago 2
I don't think there'd be much of a Rush fanbase down there, don't you think?
Mrchoumni 2 years ago
@Pookatube the superbowl is gonna be indianapolis
TheMaster8061 1 year ago
@Pookatube Jerry Jones can't afford Rush!!!!!!!
falcon1163 1 year ago 2
I love it when Geddy rolls up his sleeves and acts tough haha
blaklodge 2 years ago
Geddy has more Rick's dude! Do your research. NASA and RUSH = Technology high, on the leading edge of Life!!! Randall 2112.
randall21122112 2 years ago
A Masterpiece!!! This is the only track that Geddy's recorded with the Rickenbacker bass. too much associated to him!
kalungarocker 2 years ago
The greatest rock band in history!
temdatli 2 years ago 4
i think this is the album where Geddy's bass tone peaked. i mean listen to it! it sounds like a freaking lion! the perfect mix of fuzz, crunch, and growl. at least in my top 5 rush albums. i must also agree that the riff at 2:59 pretty much describes Rush. it's one of their best riffs ever. so overlooked!!
superhomsar2112 2 years ago
It's probably the best for his old specific gritty bass sound heard from Kings - Signals. After this you had the Steinberger on GUP and it lost a whole lot of its ass kicking power. And then the Wal, which was a little better.
DelDuio 2 years ago
and why the hell arent they inducted in the HOF yet ??
cjf799 2 years ago 3
Because the Hall of Fame is a joke anyway.
burningxdimx 2 years ago 41
@burningxdimx
Yep. The fact that Madonna's an inductee (call that Rock 'n' Roll?) and not Rush pretty well sums up the HOF's lack of any credibility whatsoever. I think the only prog rock the HOF is interested in is Pink Floyd. King Crimson, Yes, and Rush could blow most of the HOF inductees off the stage with ease, but you'll never see them honoured, as it's not about IMPORTANT music, but what's POPULAR and what's (primarily) AMERICAN.
gorillabelly1 2 years ago 2
@gorillabelly1-What I find funny is that the Canadian's have elevated them to a pretty high standing in Canada but yet they are always passed over for the R&R Hall of Fame. I will never go to the hall because as you said, I seriously believe they lack any credibility. RUSH is and has been one of the most influential bands of all time...
truckie449 1 year ago
the progression beginning at 2:59 is pure RUSH! makes my hair stand straight up...
xyz321123 2 years ago 6
Dude you took the words right outta my mouth i rewind that part like 9 times everytime i listen to this track :)
cjf799 2 years ago 2
Here's a genre of music that is almost non-existant: The romance of technology through music. Wonderful. And, literate.
Andrei613 2 years ago 6
Excellent observation, well said....
xyz321123 2 years ago 3
This Rush made my mind travel at such a high speed as I leave the earth behind and feeling shaking vibration of my space ship... this song gave me a strange love for technology... and space program
ferrucciog 2 years ago 2
Alex's riff at 1.54 is an awsome add to this song....this band was truly blessed...:>)
OvrXtended 2 years ago 3
i love the synth solo in this song. amazing
scrambles12 2 years ago 4
5 stars and nothing less !!!
mycatwilatackyou 2 years ago
Love this song!! Alex leg kick is awesome!!!!
am2boni 2 years ago 2
some history about this video is a class went down to the take off and when some of the students were standing and waiting rush's base player came by and ate one of their donuts and used their bug spray then the base player was so thankful 4 the donut the teacher got to be in the video
sequassen820 2 years ago
*bass
scrambles12 2 years ago
The best tribute to the STS-1 launch ever. Yes, it was the first shuttle launch that the boys from up North watched (in person), and inspired them to write this song.
ElAviator72 2 years ago 2
one of the best synth solos/riffs ever made. altho this song sounds alot like subdivisons...
DrPunkin 2 years ago 2
What awesome song!
RUSH, the greatest BAND ever...
steppenwolf2005 2 years ago
What awesome song!
Rush are ALWAYS the greatest Rock Band EVER !!!
steppenwolf2005 2 years ago
I have always loved this song, Niel Peart is a genius lyricist. - the only thing that ever bothered me about the song is that when the shuttle launches, it should be LOUD AS HELL, where it almost overpowers the music.
ObiWanShinobi1 2 years ago
Just can't imagine wht ANYONE ANYWHERE wouldn't get off on this.
itzjoeymac 2 years ago 4
Something about this song still gives me goosebumps after all these years. They did a good job of capturing the excitement of the (then) new Shuttle space program. I sometimes wonder if the days of these type of "national pride" events are gone. Man in space is truly a remarkable historical achievement, and to think we got to witness the beginning of it. I hope greater days are to come for the U.S.
applefan17 2 years ago 3
T-shirt with the sleeves cut off
primordialblade487 2 years ago