Toronto Rocks - Paint it Black - Rush

[uss11rage]

whats up with the laundry washing at 0:48? :P

[KingofDrums19]

I love watching this it makes me proud to be a Torontonian :D

[azlimbor]

@RainCityBlues...The fact is that Mr. Watts got them dancing in the aisles and Neil Peart doesn't. He's a very good drummer for what he does (Prog-rock), but He's no Philly Joe Jones.

[kattastrofe]

@azlimbor he is very good for what he does: play drums. period

[afroman1ish]

i drove all the way from novascotia to see this

[czwij]

@afroman1ish nova scotia to see rush? do you, by any chance, have the appelation of "bubbles"

[azlimbor]

Wow- That's one way to take the piss and ruin a classic Rolling Stones song...Soul-less drumming indeed.

[RainCityBlues]

@azlimbor You do realize he is one of the greatest rock drummers to ever live right? Probably not, you just decide to chime in when you have no idea WTF you are talking about.

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

When Rush did the remake, the king had Neiled to kiss charlie watts's hand

[MyTravelClips]

@SuperMegaUberGenius

other way around - do your research.

[SgtZaqq]

oh, stones = rolling stones

i got it

[comicgeeknerd101]

They do it better then the Stones!

[Skaternick911]

Canada rocks.

[penguinteeth3]

i saw them live, best night ......but ...............i dont understand the washing machines

[progrocker78]

@siomig you must mean they can't sell out as well, right?

[JoeFarmerFarndonJr]

Rush has THE Best Drummer, One of the Best Guitarists and One of the Best Bassists and THE VERY VERY VERY Best lyrics

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

/watch?v=l2a-_dvxtN0

[2333jim]

First time I have seen this. I read about it in Tom Davis' (SNL, Franken&Davis) book. Dan Aykroyd emceed. Davis was there to help Aykroyd. AC/DC, and The Stones were there, among others. Justin Timberlake was booed off the stage. Davis said that the bottled water was free; it was so hot that people would have died without it. Too bad Rush only plays festivals in Canada. "Paint it Black" sounded great, I would love to hear the whole song.

[siomig]

these fucks couldn't write such a great song if their lives depended on it. Yay, drum solos!!!!

[bcromagnon]

@siomig Pussy

[TheOnlyLabz]

@siomig this isnt their song you fuckin idiot

[siomig]

@TheOnlyLabz did you read my comment? Had you read it, it would have been obvious to you that I know Paint It Black is not a Rush song, especially since I'm a Stones fan.

[TheOnlyLabz]

@siomig why are you insulting rush's song writing on a song thats not theirs then?

[Mr8bitgamer]

if there's one drummer i have the most respect for it would be Neil Peart!

[nickthecomedian]

Canada rocks.

[Warthogfan]

Wish they had done the whole thing, it was sounding better than the original

[RussB93]

1:10 = ultimate head bang

[SchuchWun]

they did this "tribute" because the stones were on right after them.

[robertdothatgmail]

I must say, I love Rush, but I also love Paint It Black, and this song can't be altered without being sullied. Needless to say, when performed by a power trio, the original instrumentation has been abandoned.

[fumetti]

@robertdothatgmail They did an album called Feedback dedicated to the older songs they were influenced by, and the Stones were on the same bill, so it made sense.

[SuperMrMalibog]

I think Geddy had his hands to full to try to sing

[GTAfan421]

This is awesome...A great band covers a song from another great band...Pert can do this all day though lol!

[jmellef]

Neil Plays this went him and Chuck Norris throwdown

[1965maple]

They really should record a full length audio of this cover. Awesome, absolutely awesome. To be honest, among the very best of anything Rush played :-)

[Gary2112]

Neil is probably thinking, "FUCK THIS IS TOO EASY, GIVE ME A CHALLENGE."

[21Rushisaband12]

@Gary2112 ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT THE PROFESSOR CAN BE CHALLENGED?!?!?!?! BLASPHEMY!!!

[thetreesify]

who dares through a bottle at the all mighty lifeson? >:O

[holycrapitsalex2112]

@thetreesify

The person didn't throw a bottle at him. The bottle jumped onstage to hug Alex.

[bearmare]

The best thing about SARS-stock was topless girls. They were all over the place. Canadian women are great, and they have no morals. AWESOME!

[AdventNoob]

Neil took a fifteen minute break during this song.

[ryanandbranslurppiss]

@AdventNoob lmao for sure

[mallarpuppet]

Now play the rest.

[Rushguitarist1]

NEIL WAS BORED

[BassDude50000]

:42 they fucking rock

[TomShutter4]

I want!

[cpljones69]

come on a longer video would be bad ass

[poddish]

@cpljones69 I'm pretty sure this is all that they played of the song before switching to The Spirit of Radio

[lorneould]

Bass is Direct Input

[jo366]

So, with the Henhouse, the sound comes out of the holes at the bottom.So where the heck does the sound come out of the dryers???

[anime1654]

This song is 10000000000000 times better when played by Rush!!

[19nervousbreak]

@anime1654 ur putz 2

[smb40]

@anime1654 too true :)

[grado28]

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII LIKEEEE FUCKS STOONEEESSSS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RCAvhstape]

Tour of Duty!

[armyman090]

my most hated song in the world

[Rushguitarist1]

@armyman090 What the fuck do you mean this songs awesome

[armyman090]

@Rushguitarist1 Blesh you

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

they were still using the washing machines on stage

[PanaceaSJBR]

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[zackjp]

i am going to toronto to see my dad but there is a rush concert in the same week i might be able to go :D

[k726able]

Awesome song. Man that water bottle at 1:13 came out of nowhere.

[vg543]

Can't wait for the new Rush album (in 2010) Alex said it's more guitar and less organs.

[vg543]

This was the craziest concert ever, AC/DC, Rolling Stones, Guess Who, Rush...all in one day, not to mention many other amazing groups like the Isley Brothers, 500,000 people...it was like a 12 hour orgasm.

[nurbSoldier]

Playing a Stones cover in a show where the Stones would play later?

[SenecaHighlander]

Actually, it's funny... in his book "Traveling Music," Neil talks about how sore and nervous he was playing this show. They only had a couple weeks preparation after having not played since the Rio show several months earlier.

[lustandblood]

Rush is my fav. band of all times, yet the version of this song i like the most is Rolling Stones and Jean Luc-Ponty

[glsingle]

Oops....sorry....I posted the same comment 3 times.....ouch!!

[malakopitouras21]

Wow.I haven't seen Rush play so slow before.

[XanaduNintendo156]

They nailed the song....

[rorshakks]

I don't want to hear Rush do covers

[glsingle]

@rorshakks Rush plays fantastic covers!!! I heard them many times in the early '70's.......and you really need to hear Feedback!!!

[rorshakks]

@glsingle I understand. You were lucky to hear/see them in the early 70's when covers were their main repertoire. Their cover of Bad Boy from 1974 is one of the greatest covers of any song. But now, since they have countless fantastic originals, hearing them do covers is just not what I want because I prefer THEIR tunes to anyone elses. I enjoyed Feedback for the most part. Some of the selections were questionable.

[glsingle]

@rorshakks Rush plays fantastic covers!!! I heard them many times in the early '70's.......and you really need to hear Feedback!!!

[19nervousbreak]

This whole show although hastily put together was very pleasing even if it was a blistering hot day. The two bands I love the most are The Stones and Rush so you can imagine my 'Satisfaction' when I see this AWESOME cover! Originally Bill Wyman made the bass line on this unique and it is regarded as pioneering at the time. When I heard Charlie sought out Neil to shake hands I was crying with Canadian pride! Luckily I met them in the 4Seasons and had a drink with them the day before this show!

[glsingle]

@19nervousbreak That tells us something big when Charlie Watts sought to shake Neil's hand.....what a compliment to Rush as a band!!!

[reason51111111]

People are just jealous if they say this band sucks.

[dkswjdghks]

@reason51111111 people muast be soo jealous of the bands like nickle back and so on...

[mediblue9]

nver heard rush ever doing a cover before

[pango14762]

yeah my band is doing another cover of a cover by them summertime blues

[jtoshawa]

@mediblue9 Oh man!!! You need to go out and buy Feedback!!! Fantastic cover album!!!

[spiralarray1969]

I'm a Rush fan. I've never heard the Stones love Rush, but that would be a cool thing to find out. I know Charle Watts watched them onstage playing at that show and went to meet Neil after Rush played and they shook hands and exchanged a few words, but Ive never heard anything about the Stones loving Rush. Any confirmation on the source of that?

[jtoshawa]

@spiralarray1969 I would't be suprised.....Watts is definitely a Peart fan....

[spiralarray1969]

you base that on what?

[Jburchell123]

i dont think anyone is not a Peart fan anyone who plays drums anyway

[bearmare]

Never mentioned it. He's a fan of Bill Bruford, Barriemore Barlow, Ginger Baker, Stewart Copeland, and, of course, Buddy Rich. I recall listening to solos by Peart and Barlow -- one would think that Neil lifted Barlow's licks.

[netowner666]

geddy lee is the best fucking bassist in the world! im glad he didnt sing it, cause even if i love him, his voice doesnt fit with this song, RUSH IS DA BOMB!

[jtoshawa]

netowner666....DA BOMB?? What the hell is that?? Do you like Rush? Do you dislike RUSH? Speak English man!!! By the way, as for your comment about Geddy' Lee's voice....have you listened to Feedback??

[netowner666]

@jtoshawa dude, what the hell? when you say that something is da bomb you mean it rocks, i can say it however the hell i want to and i didnt say anything about geddy's voice except that his voice is not very good to sing this song because it has a high tone

[jtoshawa]

@netowner666 Well I guess I don't get what your saying because I SPEAK THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE YOU MORON!!!!

[netowner666]

@jtoshawa i dont live in USA or the UK, i live in mexico, but even like that i know that "da bomb" is a common expression of approval, i guess you're the one who doesnt know the english language, so if you disagree with how i express myself you can go fuck yourself

[glsingle]

@netowner666 I agree with jtoshawa...."da bomb" is a ridiculous expression......I know the English language (notice I know where to use caps?) and so does jtoshawa. I get sick and tired of people that don't speak properly, so mabye, just maybe you should go fuck yourself too!!!

[netowner666]

@glsingle whatever, im sick of this discussion, that comment is from months ago! and just for the record i could call it a thousand names for "good" or "awesome" and in the end, they all mean the same fucking thing

[treeeeeeeish]

The reason for the washing machines is because these guys are so busy they don't have time for laundry....it's basic multitasking. If you look close you can see Alex changing the oil in his car. I think Neil is buffing his shoes at one point. Man these Willowdale boys are good.

[gettingsmited]

Now that is pretty much the best cover of this song, even without the vocals.

[bigwo56]

Why are there washing machines on the stage?

[LazyShikamaru26]

Geddy lee has a very funny and obscure collection of Bass Amps lol.

[Azwethinkweiz667]

Because their fucking Rush.

[Alkonium]

Geddy Lee doesn't use onstage amps, but feels the need to compensate for it.

[outlaw6066]

I believe they're bass amps disguised as washing machines. On their Snakes and Arrows tour Geddy had another disguised as chicken roasters. Bizarre eh? : )

[Alkonium]

No, they're real dryers. Geddy Lee doesn't use onstage amps.

[Ryu12543]

Best musicians ever. Well there are better than Lifeson, but he's probably the most underrated guitarists ever. Don't think I'm saying he sucks, there are just better.

[omegavalderrama]

then you are saying hes OVERrated right?

well there's always someone better, but Lifeson usually are undereated i mean ppl thinks there are better guitarist but there are not. :p

[Ryu12543]

No, I'm saying he's amazing but doesn't get much credit, I guess it's because Neil's drumming blows everyone away.

[wisesatyr72]

pretty righteous cover

[TheXankun]

best cover of this song ever

[jtoshawa]

Great!! No wonder the Stones love Rush!! Oh and by the way Kobeownnzu81...what language is that?? Maybe you should take some spelling and grammar lessons!!

[scoobes11]

Do the stones love Rush? How do you know?

[daledale1010]

neil peart is to bomb

[aeterni7]

Great cover for them.

[D35J4RD1N5]

I think it's funny that rush, a band famous for making songs that are epic in length, played a shortened version of a rolling stones song.

[1980MF1980]

Its simple and easy, but feels good to listen to it and isn't that the point

[Kobeownzu81]

i dont know yea i bet alot of bands could play rolling stones material, because just because they are great songs it doesnt mean there hard. however i wouldnt say theyd do it better because u know original versions are better then covers because ur always gunna be used to the way u heard it first. idk its hard to explain

[omegavalderrama]

some covers are better than originals

[XanaduNintendo156]

@omegavalderrama

yeah, that's kinda...Obvious...

[omegavalderrama]

@XanaduNintendo156

Obvious? give me a break!!! thats not

remotely obvious at all, some covers

are better than originals, some are not,

how is that obvious?

c'mon ppl.

[XanaduNintendo156]

@omegavalderrama

Okay, then, it's obvious that SOME covers are better than the originals, and others are NOT. There...¿Está bien eso?

[omegavalderrama]

@XanaduNintendo156

Jajajaja si, esta bien, lo ke entonces hace tu comentario inicial totalmente innecesario.

[XanaduNintendo156]

@omegavalderrama

AHAHHAHA! Okey okey, no mas, no mas.

[ryanandbranslurppiss]

lol neil looked bored doing that its way to easy for them

[DrummBum2112]

Ya he did look bored....but he wasn't playing the actual drum notes that the rolling stones drummer plays.... he was trying to not copy them...^_^

[8Bsabres8]

@ryanandbranslurppiss agreed

[Rushguitarist1]

@ryanandbranslurppiss Neil always looks bored and has a straight face because there is no face to express what he feels inside

[ericplayzbass2]

@Rushguitarist1 that's very true. drumming is his only expression because he is wrought with so much inner torment and sadness but the love of music as well. you can't be that happy and that horribly depressed at the same time physically, so he shows no emotion and just plays. plus he's a total god.

[Rushguitarist1]

@ericplayzbass2 Yeah he's Jesus. They are all Gods

[19nervousbreak]

@ryanandbranslurppiss  ur putz

[spacebase00]

Rush had a hard time with this!!?? Are you guys nuts? It's Mother****** RUSH. They seriously can do anything you know.

[RatchetGUN]

Guys... its Rush for God sake... theres nothing tough enough for Rush... Imma say I think Rush is Chuck Norris favorite band or somin like that LOL so no discussion... RUSH CAN PLAY ANYTHING!!! We should make some Rush jokes like Chuck Norris LOL imma tell one.... LOL I have one

"Rush was the first band ever to play a Free Bird encore better than Lynyrd Skynyrd..."

ummmmm LOL o.O

[lastdaysguitar]

"Methinks sarcasim be reigning..."

Rush could play ANYTHING by the Stones.

Left-handed even.

[joannalovesrush]

@lastdaysguitar YOU KNOW IT!!!!!

[jkawaza]

@lastdaysguitar oh I don't know man the stones are very talented apples and oranges apples and oranges

[lastdaysguitar]

@jkawaza maybe your right... the stones DO have their own thing going on, and I guess it's kind of succesfull. lol

But I do know one thing (or maybe three):

1) Dirk is way cooler than Bill W + Mick J

2) Lerxst is way cooler than Keith R + Ronnie W

3) The Professor is way cooler than Charlie Watts

Rush is the best band in this galaxy.

[jkawaza]

@lastdaysguitar yes they are very very good and cool and trust me my favourite band! But you can't say the individuals are cooler than those of the great band the rolling stones! Those guys are freakin awesome

[lastdaysguitar]

@jkawaza Rush have real families, and hold to real responsabilities - whereas the Rolling Stones are a bunch of magalamanicacal narcissistic pissants that have desecrated their families... with talent.

Rush wins as better people.

[luit13]

@lastdaysguitar Who the fuck are you to judge people and make statements like who wins as better people! What the fuck do you know about the Stones and how they relate to their families?! Ever met one of them? It's people like you who spread nonsence like this, judging people without any knowledge that make this world ugly!

[lastdaysguitar]

@luit13 Sounds like you are the one doing some judging there hoss.

As to the character of these men and how they treat their families families, if you knew anything about either band, you'd know these are well documented matters of public record over the decades.

But feel free to troll on you creep.

[luit13]

@lastdaysguitar I am a Stones fan since 1982, have about anything there is available about the band (dvd's, documentaries, cd's, books you name it). Family is everything for these guys, they even take the whole bunch on tour! Yeah sure, there have been devorces, but we are all on the risk of experiencing one of those. That doesn't make you a bad person.

You call me a creep. How would you know? You're doin' it again.

[lastdaysguitar]

@luit13

"How would I know" you're a creep?

Re-read your initial foulmouthed post.

[SteffeLeffe]

@lastdaysguitar They could play it, yes, but never create it.

[lastdaysguitar]

@SteffeLeffe

Good point & true that... the Stones and Rush are very different animals.

[SteffeLeffe]

@lastdaysguitar Indeedio, because it works in both directions - Stones couldn't create what Rus has. :)

[blackbarron0456]

i dunno they have some pretty complex songs themselfs

[mikerizzo42]

I bet Rush really struggled to learn this...all the complex parts and difficult arangments. Proubly wore the boys out.

[lavaxtris1]

i hope you are being sarcastic

[mikerizzo42]

:-)

[bassplayerguy4]

lolzzzzzzzzz water bottle

[phinsrule77]

judgin by the previous comment, its a PRS

[mcuiabano]

ENLOQUECERAM, ÓTIMO!!!

[xXMatthewRoyXx]

Lol Geddy and his washing machines...

[jaymanxyz2]

...um, dryers, you mean?

[xXMatthewRoyXx]

My mistake...

Geddy and his " Drying Machines "

What does it matter anyways?

[jimmymccrim]

when i saw them last summer at Ontario Place they had 12 machines cooking 24 chickens each on stage.. it looked delicious

[TJGProductions]

is lifeson using a Schecter?

[TheMetalerEricM]

nope. PRS

[twolitereightrabbit]

I know the stones suck!

[daambs]

Hey! Watch your mouth!

[seahawks2043]

they do lol

[lzconte]

Rush é FODA!!!

[mertle22]

I like this cover. He sings way better than Jagger. I wish he would have sung.

[twolitereightrabbit]

the play way better then the stones!

[frenchy994]

why do people campare bands like cars or something i believe music brings out all emotion in people be it sad or funny or it makes you want to jump up and play air guitar ya i love Rush and The stones and i think Mick and Geddy would agree.

[ironrushscorp]

water bottle at 1:14 !!!

[kev5655]

i wish ged ang this that would be very intersting

[kev5655]

meant 'sang'

[rlmcentee]

This is not a true "cover" of Paint it Black. Rush is actually carrying on an old concert tradition that bands don't really do anymore. They, because they are the warm-up to the headliner (Stones), play a short snippet of one of the headliners songs. I've seen this many times at concerts back in the day. It's really cool that Rush paid respect to the Rolling Stones in this way. Anyway, I haven't seen this done in a long time.

[TheCityOfKingsALC]

Rush totally kills the Rolling Stones. Not in the bad way! IMO, Rush is superior to that of the RS, even though I love RS as well. But this is a great song, and an even better cover of it! Can anyone tell me where there might be a full length version of this, if any? Thanks!

RUSH FTW!!

[hyperblade416]

y r there washers in the back round?

[darksideofthemoon7]

Geddy doesn't use bass amps he runs through the PA. So they put random things behind him so it doesn't look bare. They also use oven and vending machines. Just a gimmick.

[hyperblade416]

ah, ok. thanks.

[lsmith161]

ahaha I don't know?

[bmoney2011]

It's a Rush thing. Geddy Lee decorates the stage with whatever comes to mind. For the Vapor Trails/30th Anniversary tours it was wsahing machines filled with t-shirts (they'd hand out at random intervals and at the end of shows).

This year's tour, the Sankes & Arrows one, He bought commercial rotisseries and was cooking tons of chicken on stage. lol.

[TheTrueFortress]

Rush has been my favourite band now for, what, 28 years? But I hate the Rolling Stones (much respect, though), so this tune goes right over my head.

I don't think Rush sounded all that great on this day. Just my opinion. I think the "event" distracted them from their normal game faces. And besides, who cares about puttin' on a stellar set (musically-speaking)when you're rocking that many people? It's about the, again, event, not how cracking your band is at that moment.

[majordilligaf]

I like this version better but to bad it isnt the whole song

[blafls]

hey, was this on "feedback"? cause I never really have taken a close look at it's track. I know "summertime blues" is on there and so is "the seeker".

[codeman11845]

no, paint it black wasn't on "feedback"

[nippletouch]

really good

[GuitarHerolover13]

one of the best covers i've seen. rock on!