RUSH - Stick it out

[LiveOnQueen]

why did Rush

go soo

so

dark?

like the 90s music, its really dark

nothing like the rush before...

[jaketheman091]

Many people hated it when Rush went alternative, thinking theyve sold out. Now how can that be, when they pretty much influenced a whole bunch of younger alternative bands with their pre-existing sound? In a way, they were "alternative" to begin with.

[theofelix08]

this album came out the same day as vs.

[good222speed]

a band of is own,impecable!!

[Jags6523]

Aboslutly sick guitar.

[potsos]

Alex Lifeson channeling Stone Gossard and Mike McCready. Probably my two favorite bands of all time, so this song is about as perfect as it gets for me.

[kavedude77]

Counterparts is one of my favorite Rush albums. This song is the reason.

[wwefreakjon]

this and nobody's hero

[theaphextwinnn]

lmao i bet one night geddy was piss drunk off his ass with lifeson and geddy said to alex "hey alex, i bet you $100 you can't write a grunge song like the rest of these fucks nowadays." and alex was like "oh yeah?" and this song was the result. good song tho :)

[RushPwnsX]

theaphextwinnn

and

justjoshinn

GO KILL YOURSELVES

[justjoshinn]

omg this is the worst fuckin rush song ever its soooooooooooooooooooo bad rush u ruined yur band by making this awful song

[habde]

aw, I had hoped that this would be a cover of the Frank Zappa song! but Rush is fine playing their own music too...

[Melodramus]

Rush fans, check us out!!!

[ProffessorMusic]

If you ask me, Rush is aging like fine wine. They're just getting better and better. Rather than blasting us with metal (which they're much better at than most), they now choose to make their music much more melodic and focus more on harmonies instead of power. Sure, the sound is different (not necessarily better or worse), but I find it to be more musically advanced which I enjoy.

Really, if anything, their sound has gotten more jazzy. Keep in mind- they're not a metal band. They're Prog rock.

[theorytest5]

even though he seems like a genuinely nice guy, i really wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of geddy lee

[ProffessorMusic]

Oh nobody would. Hell, I bet Lifeson and Peart are afraid of pissed-off Geddy. Mainly because he doesn't seem like the type to ever get pissed off, so if by some crazy chance he does, it'd be crazy.

[LiveOnQueen]

acully a few months ago, alex lifeson kicked some dudes ass at an airport lol

xD

dont get on HIS bad side

[ProffessorMusic]

lol nice. I'd LOVE to see that.

[LiveOnQueen]

wouldent we ALL???? lol xD

[jesse1291]

don't forget the naples incident

[LiveOnQueen]

whats that??

[jesse1291]

on new years eve 2003 alex beat the shit out of a cop in naples florida and was arrested

[LiveOnQueen]

omg hahaha thats great & bad at the same time !!

[sos1001001]

You might be to dizzy, to do the right thing!

[jesse1291]

The Reason I like Rush is because i luv Zeppelin and Proto Metal and i first heard working man and thought it was Zeppelin. I like there heavy metal stuff Xanadu, X-1, Anthem and i think that MOving Pictures is The perfect balance betwween Hard and Progressive rock but around Grace Under Pressure that sound got old.

[DEMONSPEED2112]

I just can't get enough of this video....@ 3:22 when Neil whacks the fucking cymbal with that confidently brief pounding pause. Genius!!! Rush rules.

[doubleagentxisto]

Thanks for upload this video !!!!!

Rush rulezzzz

[Rorylp]

i know Geddy drops D (tuning) idk about Alex though

[Rushobsessed]

alex is drop d

[RUSH1200]

Call your local Rock Radio Station and make "Working Them Angels" RUSH Single #1 requested RUSH tune.......

[deltron05]

There is crap "music" out there and there is RUSH...the most humble and respected band EVER !

RUSH RULES

\m/ \m/

[MiddletownDreamz]

The video montage reminds me of Soundgarden with the bent imagery.

[LedZeppelinRushFloyd]

I dont like much of their new stuff, I bought Snakes and Arrows and vapor trails a while ago, I like them but their nothing compared to Hemispheres or Grace Under Pressure.

[ledzeppelinfan9393]

I completely agree with you. Although I respect Rush enormously for being able to change with time, their last great album was Grace Under Pressure, and I would maybe listen to an arguement for Power Windows. But the stuff they do today, its not by any means bad, its just not my kind of music. And though its not what Id like them to be doing, they dont owe a thing to me, and theyve given me 10 of my favorite albums of all time.

[ledzeppelinfan9393]

I give Rush all the credit in the world for still being around, but in their progressive days, they were just so amazing. It gets me kinda sad on their newer live albums when theyll tear through a classic on Signals or Permanent Waves, and then play something off of Snakes and Arrows. But the important thing is that Rush is still together and happy, making music, something that other bands cant come close to. Rush is a gift to music.

[DEMONSPEED2112]

Amen, they should stand as a template that through decades of changing genres of music and personal turmoils, they kept evolving continuing to make great music and always reinvent themselves. And yet they still go on. They still are my favorite band now just as much at 34 as they were when i was 12. They are inspirational and the music is testament to that.

[Zanman450]

pretty much everything after Moving Pictures is not as great in my eye. I greatly prefer the 70's hard rock stuff. I grow weary of synthesizers VERY fast. The tried to go back to hard rock in the 90's, but something was missing. I DO like Snakes and Arrows, because they didn't used a shitload of synth, and i really like Far Cry, and Malignant Narc, and Workin' Them Angels.

[ledzeppelinfan9393]

Its not so much that I can't stand the synth because to me, Signals is just as amazing as Moving Pictures. I just feel that Rush lost their edge in the type of music they were playing. For me, Grace Under Pressure was their last good album as a whole and all that's good off Power Windows. They just seemed to get less powerful after that. And their 90's/2000's stuff, well Im just not into that genre. But its great that you like Snakes and Arrows, though the genre theyve taken on is not my taste

[Zanman450]

the reason i like snakes and arrows is because i tend to judge albums based simply on how many songs on it i like, not the overall sound. i really appreciate the lack of synth on it, though ill admit the overall sound of it is not their best work.

[ahvaimusicom]

but i beg to differ i say it is some of their best sounds, but it is all opinion, for instance my dad cant stand Sawyer i love it tho! im a real huge fan of Alex so that has to with it a bit ;)

[ledzeppelinfan9393]

All that's good off Power Windows is Big Money*

[raddeon101]

Power windows is a amazing album, i like all of them. its very underrated, you gotta hear it. but yea hold your fire, and presto are not as good

[rokstar55]

i didnt like snakes&arrows when i first bought but it grows on you

[sammelvuo]

RUSH RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And all the people who said they suck, come and suck my dick

[Adrianrulz]

Well said.

[dylpic2]

agreed

[TehRealToefte]

Rush suxx!

[DethLeppard666]

You suck, asshole. Go watch your Justin Timberlake videos. Rush is too smart for you.

[zoidberg1337]

amen

RUSH RULES

\m/ \m/

[timfortune9]

Then why watch the video ass head? Go listen to your lame ass music, while we bathe in the glory of these gods.

[jbeug]

Why does Rush have Eric Melvin tied up in a chair?

[blackpuke]

LOL

[blackpuke]

LOL

[RollTheFemers]

I remember on the Counterparts tour, in one show, Alex (yes Alex) introduced this song:

"This next song's about a guy tied to a chair on top of a pole."

LOL. :-)

[elfalse]

Ahahaha... yes, just a bit, but you are right...

Scrubs and Rush... both great!!

[ledzeppelinfan9393]

I dont know how many of you guys watch Scrubs, but in this video, Peart looks a bit like Dr. Cox.

[rushdude90]

hahaha....he does!

[SciMasterGeneral]

I remember the feedback almost bringing a tear to my eye when I first heard this. Alex almost remembered how to play rock guitar! And yes I agree, this album is RUSH's best sounding production next to Moving Pictures.

[DethLeppard666]

What do you mean, almost? He's one of the best.

[spike14501]

By far their best album of the 90s.

[rodan333]

great Gotta love

[VandenPlasGirl]

Rush rules!

[DethLeppard666]

Gotta love this song. I punched through a two inch thick wall the first time I listened to this song. Not to mention the message is worth listening to.

[VandenPlasGirl]

RUSH RULZ!

[AtariMan76]

I think I once saw Lenny Kravitz tied to a cross

Uhh Beavis, that was Jesus Christ.

[FinalCut1190]

Rush is really awesome!!

and this song is one of the best!!!

[RASINTX]

Rush kick ass!

[Chewy2284]

awesome song, by the greatest rock band!

[KENVAIL]

some of their heaviest guitar ever in this song....i love it.

[srice555]

"Yeah, if you are a wuss"

[pityjoe]

fuck you. Rush is awesome

[stupidpablo1]

thats from beavus and buthead lol

the guitar is seriously cool in this song tho, they havent made a song this heavy in a while (although YYZ had potential to be a lot heavier)

[benderbrau1156]

Who is that dude sitting in the chair all tied up? He looks like he's one of the dudes from Skinny Puppy. Alright song, but everyone else that I know as a Rush fan hates it.

[ePhilosopher]

Bather in artificial fake spitted original Philochat, looks like a labyrinth clovering up the volatile knight, only their hunger for bathwater gives them thirston for freewill

[ePhilosopher]

show me, tell kneel

[westholmes2001]

Thanks for putting the videos from Rush's Atlantic years. It seems that the music networks ignored them during that time, because I never seen the videos during the time, and even today, VH1 Classic seems to only play their stuff from the Mercury years. Thanks again!

[HabsFan12CV]

Amen, I am sick of hearing that noise some people call music. Get some Rush out there, Crank up Far Cry. Get rid of this S*** they call "Music"

[47themovies]

Oh, You must be talking about lamb of god and Rage against the machine. And all heavy metal. And Rap. Remember Kids,

R-etards

A-ttempting

P-oetry

[ahvaimusicom]

hey dont knock RATM they are amazing!

[AtariMan76]

I watched this video on Beavis and Butthead and they thought Rush is a band for wusses, then again what do they know.

[RockerThis21]

No Actually Beavis liked Rush but Butthead didnt {he's a dumbass for not liking them}

[rokstar55]

Which is why they call him butthead

[PhatMatt412]

He played Wal basses too, and Steinberger, but always the Rick way back...alot of recording with the Jazz bass it seems...

[PhatMatt412]

Steinberger headless bass....

[PhatMatt412]

Counterparts was a great album..

w w w dot myspace dot com / bpgh9

[joemj413]

"Is that our Lord Jesus Christ?...ohhhh god...it's Rush" - Beavis

[kotzensue]

One of my favorites. EXCELLENT!

[acdcfanuk]

October at Wembley Arena,can't wait to see them

[Rocko619]

All this talk is really making me want to hear some Lakeside Park, or some Bastille Day on this upcoming tour. August 24th, at the Verison Wireless Ampitheatre in St. Louis, Missouri, I AM FUCKING THERE!

[romaneberle]

my god! finally! somebody mentioning 'lakeside park'! I think this is one of the most beautiful songs EVER! :-)))

[Rocko619]

lol, romaneberle!

[Tavat]

I like how the video is in the cliche early 90's "grunge" style. They're not Temple of the Dog, so it looks really contrived and awkward. But Rush rules, either way.

[musiclover10]

I loved 2112, I loved the live version on all the worlds a stage. Some serious talent there.

[Withinthemind666]

this song is so good

one of the best if not the best canadian band ever.

[allsopman]

the POSITIVE vibe in this video probably made the nirvana fan's cringe...

[jordanhedlund]

hell yeah zappatx!!! his new tone is not workin and fenders are good instruments so i dunno why he messed it up so badly. ricks are where its at and geddy could rock it back in the day

[zappatx]

I cant get in with the new RUSH so much. No melody but just seems like they are mailing it in. Too over produced. And why is it when bands mature the bass player drifts away from the Rickenbacker?

[smajda79]

I dont think Getty has played a Rickenbacker since Hemispheres. He's Played a Fender Jazz most of the albums since Permanent Waves.

[2112Gauge]

I Know Rickenbackers are sweet I'd love to see Ged play one live on the S & A tour. Plus he's got the new fretless, can't wait to see that either.

[EsnkExcel5]

Geddy played a rick from "Rush" the album to "Signals" were he changed to a headless bass-forgot the name, then to a Wal, then his now famous Jazz Bass, and the fretless he has.

[smajda79]

I don't think thats a Rick on Perminant waves (doesn't sound like one to me) There is a pick of Ged playing the Jazz bass on the inside of my Moving pictures CD. I think I have a book with an interview of Ged from Guitar Player mag where we talks about switching to the Jazz around the time of Moving Pictures.

/willing to admit to being wrong though.

[rushmixtape5]

its on youtube that he says he plays Tom Sawyer with the Jazz bass. songs like Limelight and Red Barchetta is played with the Rick! It's on youtube and very interesting, check it out!

[smajda79]

i cant find that interview I tried searching " interview Ged rush" and watch all the interviews can u help me. Maybe message me a link or something?

[RockerThis21]

In The Book Contents Under Pressure it said Geddy had played a J-bass and a rick throughout 1968-82ish and he has used the rick more than J Bass. Although you are pretty good to admit to be wrong but its ok.

[47themovies]

He stopped using the rick around the beginning of the 80s. He started using Jbass and Steinberger around that time. He pulled out the Rick for A Passage to Bangkok in The SAnA Tour though.

[WGMSMan]

Most of his stuff is J-Bass, but you can always tell when he's using the Ric. Rics have a very distinctive punchy quality to them, very unique to them.

[nipsy01]

cool shit veryyyyyyyy cool

[c02615223]

classic

[Rush303]

The music video is a little strange. But the song is great.

[Khomradeigor]

Very good song but the seemed to have done what many other classic rock did around that time: Grunge-fying their sound to appeal more to kids of that day and age.

[VinMetal666]

I remember seeing this on Beavis and Butthead

[ronnie4631]

Ditto, but the little buttmunches didn't like it!

[ViciousAlienKlown]

I thought the they made a great album with "Counterparts" , i think Alex wanted to rock some more. I hope they get back to that heavy, edgier sound like they did with this one.

[rushmixtape5]

I remember reading that Alex and Geddy would get into fist fights over the keyboards on the album because Alex wanted to do all the colorful keyboard arrangemnts on guitar.

[gnaav0x]

what the fuck are you talking about?

[AJAM69]

That was the best reply of any comment on youtube, Ever.

[moreno116]

three guys playing their instruments to perfection, intelligent minds, the perfect band!! the best band on planet earth!!

[AJAM69]

Its pretty good. Animate is way better I LOVE that song. And from having every Rush album its on my top 10 favorite songs and even more amazing they made it in 1993 lol. Pretty decent album, but Rush has made things 10 times better, but i mean for there ages and making something like this..its amazing. Check out anything before Signals and its a masterpiece, but Grace Under Pressure Power Windows are equally amazing but..some others do not think so.

[romaneberle]

I think 'Presto' is among their best albums. 'Caress of steel' might be the best. :)

[AJAM69]

Its all opinion my man, and as for Caress of Steel that is an AMAZING album. Dont know why the public didnt like it...maybe too good for them or they just werent ready for that amazing of music.

[romaneberle]

btw., I like 'counterparts' very much, more than 'test for echo'. what do u think about 'vapor trails'? I'm still not sure if I like it or not.

anyway, it's just opinion, right. ;)

(...people, don't forget, there's a new album on the way... snakes and arrows... scheduled for may 2007... everybody go buy it then, ok? ;)))

[AJAM69]

I really like Vapor Trails, sitting down is not the way to listen to that album its possibly the best driving music ever. Just crank up One Little Victory and just drive with the windows down, nothing better than that.

[ronnie4631]

This member of the public loves Caress of Steel, weird but brilliant like a lot of Rush.

[ePhilosopher]

Gulps in ! mode

[ronnie4631]

i like!

[jaketheman091]

Great song! love the energy through :34 where it builds up and starts plain rockin

[SocialStigma]

zomg dis musik haz a postiv msg! teh ar teh GAY.

Get a life "music fan".

[victoir2112]

Excellent. It's a good choice, not liking the bad songs. That's the mistake we've all been making.

[musicfan99999]

eww... this song sucks. the verses sound cool, but then of course they have to come in with the dorky "uplifting" chorus. this is why rush fans are dorks. i do like quite a few of their songs though, just not the bad ones!

[malinwj]

haha I'm a huge Rush fan, but your post made me laugh. "This is why rush fans are dorks". However, most rock/pop songs have the 'uplifing' chorus - this is typically the hook of the song; not much you can do about that.

[19andlife]

It's better to have a "dorky" uplifting chorus than a dorky depressing chorus. Go listen to your Nirvana and My Chemical Romance...leave the good music for us Rush fans!

Anyway, this is a really cool video. I kept hearing all this great stuff about "Test For Echo" and I actually enjoyed "Counterparts" )which I heard a lot of bad comments about a great deal more. Good album, good song.

[crowman1979]

I really liked the direction they were going with on the album "Counterparts". One can assume they were tired of over-emphasizing synthesisers in the musical arrangement after "Roll the Bones".

[jimmynorton1001]

It's about not being free and being free all at the same time and the choice to know the difference. A play on AA obviosly.

[oxley1165]

hehe loving it

[subdivisiones]

buenisimo el counterparts...

and nobodys hero??

ese video cuando?

[jetboy66]

RUSH!! Greatest Band EVER!!!

[ePhilosopher]

high laby

[ytserob2112]

This is a song about a guy in a chair, on a post, on a building, in the city, I don't know, but it is.

:)~

[gordymcneil]

One of my favourite songs..so much tension...magic!

[Xanthyan]

Wow, Neil is something else. Musically charismatic in every way. ^_^

[sophiegromit]

RUSH is absolutely BRILLIANT! Their songs have it all... melody, counterpoise, tension, release, etc. I'm 44 years young, and have been a fan since 1976 or so. LONG LIVE RUSH!!!

[acidbass]

Nice and heavy from Rush! Great tune