To my mind Hemispheres is the most challenging song this band ever attempted. Get behind a kit and play his stuff before you would stand as a critic of this badass band.
three guys that know each others game inside out which is why they make such fine music.many bands can and do replace or change various musicians within a band and its none the difference but not with this band each of them is vital to the sound that is rush
I used to get stoned and listen to this whole side of the ablum after Cygnus X-1. My firends all thought I was weird...they couldnt get what was going on. Its so deep....lyrically and musically.
Apparently the lighting guy was off that night. What's up with the crappy lighting? (from behind no less). Awesome performance, at least musically but Geddy's voice has gone the way of Ian Anderson's. But he's still the best bass player in hard rock today IMO.
but do you reject satan and all of his works? such as yeti and mind and spirit and any theism and the patient art of arts, the sweet knox block science that armliness is goose to nextliness is to gosling is to dog spelled backwards overt power of spilled milk coward flew over the moon swiss cheese pause rewind worn memory chip chocosopholosopocles' every heel's soul soldier... but one day at the gefilter...
repeat that part again during this wordless song about the mindless and the heartful from the purple mountains to the groundhog gefilters miners in chile abourd ship rocinante avec capsaiscin express ahoy matie arrrrr. stupid gefilter monkey. vhat's smell? chicken sasquatch sausage time jerky?
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@jedw Well, it is a warmer sounding instrument. And Geddy did say that the bulk of the Moving Pictures sessions was done with his Fender. According to the "Laws of Geddy" the Fender rules. And the matter is closed.
re: the voice - check the Madison Sq Gdns concert from the same tour - much better vocal rendition - I imagine Ged's voice gets raped by this song so he can only belt it out every so often - hardly worth wrecking a tour for one song.
I think Geddy's voice sounds relatively the same as it does now...Id love to see them pull this one out for the Clockwork Angels Tour, just the prelude, not the whole thing. After all, he can still hit the high notes during the part in Freewill where he sings "Each of us, a cell of awareness, imperfect and incomplete". Of course there are songs he "cant" do anymore like most songs off of Fly By Night (ex. by tor) and a few from AFTK.
Ooh My GOD.... too cool... & when Ged doesn't hit the pitch perfect..... he's too high....any1 notice his 2cd line especially? struggle..... love it! THE GREATEST ROCK STAR TO EVER WALK THE FACE OF THIS PLANET
God SHUT UP the live take is 7 years old so comments about his voice based on this clip are irrelevant, and they recorded Hemispheres in 77 so Christ people you body changes in 34 years...Geddy's voice is not "GONE". He can't sing the high notes he could in his twenties. I challenge anyone bitching do prove they can do the exact same things they could do at that age...especially given Rush's touring schedule. Rush Rocks and we love them.
@Hopspop Also, old musicains need to realise that they cant sing stff in there origonal tuining. do you think that daavid coverdale is going to go sing still of the night in the origional tuning.
i'm a huge rush fan, saw them at stafford bingley hall way back in the 70's myself being a 53 year old singer who has gigged as a solo for over 500+gigs with performances ranging from 2 1/2 hrs to 5 hours, time takes it's toll and geddy can't sing like he used to.it's not his fault it's a fact of life for most, not everyone, but most. I have all rush albums up to and including power windows but i feel that is where i have now called it a day as the best is gone. still love everything to then
If any of the plonks going on about Ged's vocal knew anything about Rush they would know that when originally recording the album in the UK they ran so late that the vocals were left until they moved to London to do the mix. It was only then that it was realised that the keys that the music was in were at the very top of Ged's range and he had a real struggle to complete the vocals, having seen him live in 2004, 2007 he sounds ok to me as he will be in Dublin and Newcastle this year.
OK, I've been a huge Rush fan since 1980, but Geddy's voice is gone. Damn near painful to listen to. They would be amazing if they got a powerful vocalist. I nominate ZP Theart or Mike Patton.
HLOY FUCKING SHIT!!!! Finally some one has realized that his voice is gone. Ok look, I love rush so much i would make a transplant for my voice for Geddy's but his voice is gone folks.
It isn't suited for the old, high-pitched "shrieking" stuff from before Permanent Waves, but everything past it still sounds good. Even the down-pitched 2112 sounds awesome to my ears.
@noobster504 You're such a moron! I just saw Rush a couple of weeks ago and his voice sounded fucking amazing! Doing this song all tour long must have been hard on his vocals, give him a break
They should open the Clockwork Angels Tour with Hemispheres Prelude :O, if this new concept album is supposed to have (according to their producer), this ''sound'' that would bring the boys ''back to their roots'' with lots of guitar, Geddy that does a lot of high-pitched vocals , just imagine how mindblowing it would be for the Holy Trinity to open with old epics such as these, Dirk does a little speech and says ''Here's our NEW epics from our new album Clockwork Angels!!'' I'd collapse ♥♥
You can see why they rarely played this, in the documentry they talk about how the album was keyed half an octave too high and it shows here, he's really stretching for those notes. Awesome vid though, so cool to see it played live.
hemispheres and 2112 entirety...in 2012...sick...thrown in Xanadu and natural science...only the 10 minute plus songs and the trees..how much u pay for that...???
@emobangs03 Yeah he still sings anything post hemispheres pretty well his voice dropped again before snakes and arrows it seems to be staying there now. But if I can get a lot of the notes in hemispheres so can he lol
@execatty Um, yeah....[thinks this over]....yeah, me 2. The 80s, yeah, that's when I was teeny bopper fan...innocent, naive, virgin...but not an idiot. Now my kid is nearly that old and I'm a triple divorce living in Germany.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE HALL OF FAME RUSH IS 4EVER WITH OR WITH OUT YOU.RUSH DOES NOT NEED YOU OR ANYONELSE TO BE WHO THEY ARE.THE BEST HA SITS OWN CREDIT EARNED NOT GIVEN OR PUT IN A PEDESTAL BY OTHERS WHO OBIOUSLY ARE BLIND.
ATTENSION RUSH BASHERS, and R&R H.O.F. If this doesnt doesnt promote all YOU" NON BELIEVERS" to finally understand, exspeacialy the Rock N Roll HALL OF SHAME well then " LET THEM ALL MAKE THIER OWN MUSIC, THE PRIEST PRAISE MY NAME ON THIS NIGHT"
@constantinosbassman Agreed, hall of shame doesn't even describe it anymore. I blame them, the Hall Of Blame, for showing what's wrong with the music industry, I repeat, MUSIC industry, when Madonna, ABBA are in there, and probably Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Hansen, and Jonas Brothers will probably be inducted before Rush gets it's ridiculously long overdue recognition. They have the 3rd longest consecutive gold and platinum sales record after the Beatles and Rolling Stones of all time now. Go Rush.
@metalfiend124 Well said!!!!!!!11 Fellow RushFreak, I agree enough is enough allready!!!! I would like to see who actually is The hall of SHAME, Prob. a bunch of POSERS later Dude I will send you an invite, got lots of Rush Treats 2 my Channel
@constantinosbassman i dont think rush really cares.as a tru fan though i think we all know they are better than any band they could ever put in there
@thecrippler1100 ya, your dead rite on that, I'm sure with thier sence of humor, it will be interesting to say the least when and ....IF.... they ever get in
@constantinosbassman A little Rush review, 35 years together, 20 plus albums, Neil's retired in 5 categories of best drummer in Modern Drummer magazine, "Geddy and Alex have won best player in Guitar magazines, they all have their own equipment lines and endorsement deals, Neil favorite lyricist in Guitar Magazine, Artist of Decade, Royal Order of Canada, record gold and platinum award, in the 70's 200 shows a year, they write all their own music unlike Madonna, etc... They rule, thanks for vid.
@constantinosbassman I hope when they get the Hall of Fame award finally, they sell it on ebay and donate the money to music school education or starving children, or just throw it in the face of the Hall of Fame voting board. Van Halen and Metallica got the award, and Rush has been together since Geddy and Alex met in 1968. How long were the Beatles together, 10 years or so? Rush is only 7 years or so younger than the Beatles, and still records and tours. Love the Beatles though. Go Rush.
@saotome692 That would be sooooo strenuous on Geddy to sing even The Voyage (Part 1) alone! You'd be asking alot for them to do that, even though I'd pay just to hear those 2 songs played together. Time Machine tour! Counting down the days till all of the Moving Pictures album is performed! :D
Awesome. Just some badass jams goin on. Man. Geddy sure was into it. He was ripping that bass apart. And the sound was as close to perfect as you can get. Was this from the Counterparts tour?
Man. If so, that was 16 years ago. And they still keep getting better. And younger. Hell.... Three hours of Rush, I'm ready to sit down. They can kick out a three hour show day after day and run around that stage the whole time. And here I am all worn out after watching one show. Those bastards.
I think I would have Plotzed as well. I seen them Rochester, NY around this date. I think it was after this date. Mid to late May. Had my best seats ever for a RUSH concert. They are the best.
well damn, he's been a power-vocalist for DECADES and he really used to screech - notice that in all songs now, he doesn't sing at the high pitch anymore. It's called getting old :) Still, until you can get up there and pump that out, just be happy they still do the old stuff.
i wish they's played this song on the snakes and arrows tour...i would of loved to see and hear it....its gotta be one of my favourite rush songs and believe me, that coming from me is strange because i dont like to pick favourites when it comes to rush!
makes me sad. Geddy Lee is my all-time favourite bass player. Everything I play, I model after him. but he can't quite hit those notes anymore... 2:57... I love it nontheless. When will they play Cygnus X-1 book i and ii back-to back?
They've always wanted to do their own thing, and that's how they stood the test of time. I saw them in Ottawa in Sept 07, it was a kickin show, but the paper only gave it 3 stars... of all the ignorant... In my opinion, they reserve the right to do whatever they want.
Well, he is in his fifties and I strongly suspect that Geddy has never been taught to sing. He raches for notes he doesn't naturally have and I wouldn't be surprised if he hasn't sustained some kind of voice damage over the years.
How hard do you think it is to hit those notes at 55 years old, natemoore. srsly. even rockstars get old, but that doesn't mean that they aren't as awesome
The release of this album was Rush at their pinnacle. "Hemispheres" was/is progressive rock at it's absolute finest. It is a crime that they have yet to be inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. One of if not thee greatest rock bands of all time.....
Yikes! Ged's not sounding so great on this song. His voice was spot on during this past New Orleans concert, however. They performed one of the best shows I've ever seen.
This is my favorite song by the group and I'd been wising they'd play the entire deal for a tour. I remember hearing it for the first time. I got chills down my spine when the prelude went into the other part, but "Amageddon" was the most spine chilling event for me.
got this album on vinal christmas day back right after it came out .i also got a cheap plastic record player to go with it and a six pack from my dad.after he helped me set it up,I said you can go now.he replied saying screw you,i bought it,i wanna hear it!!!!
after the first side was over i asked him ,well wadya think?he said ,and i quote,the bass and guitar are good but who the fuck is that guy playing drums?? he left i got drunk and heard the other side
arent chunky cantbars with raisins and one legged coocoocahewy people? truth and truth and and love of truth of love shining cadbury roll away the stoners
The rumor is that they are rehearsing most of Hemispheres for this upcoming leg of the tour. It's only a rumor so if they don't do it I don't want to be bombarded. It would be nice to hear a good chunk of it, however.
To my mind Hemispheres is the most challenging song this band ever attempted. Get behind a kit and play his stuff before you would stand as a critic of this badass band.
lunastwilights 1 week ago 2
what a nice sound geddy got of those Trace elliot amps...my fav Geddy´s sound I think.
Sanson101 3 weeks ago
three guys that know each others game inside out which is why they make such fine music.many bands can and do replace or change various musicians within a band and its none the difference but not with this band each of them is vital to the sound that is rush
strumfellow 4 weeks ago
I used to get stoned and listen to this whole side of the ablum after Cygnus X-1. My firends all thought I was weird...they couldnt get what was going on. Its so deep....lyrically and musically.
Great share!
moshin68 1 month ago
I was at this show...
janmadytay 1 month ago
Apparently the lighting guy was off that night. What's up with the crappy lighting? (from behind no less). Awesome performance, at least musically but Geddy's voice has gone the way of Ian Anderson's. But he's still the best bass player in hard rock today IMO.
cygnus53 2 months ago
@cygnus53 ian anderson has a voice ?
5sheldoncooper 1 month ago
Damn geddy struggled hitting those vocal notes.
74jailbreaker 3 months ago
@74jailbreaker Yeah, he did. It's up there.
tjcoffey 2 months ago
absolutely superb!
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repeat that part again during this wordless song about the mindless and the heartful from the purple mountains to the groundhog gefilters miners in chile abourd ship rocinante avec capsaiscin express ahoy matie arrrrr. stupid gefilter monkey. vhat's smell? chicken sasquatch sausage time jerky?
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i asked my love to give me shelter but all he offered me were dreams... run thru the light... machine timer steampunk bra who dat...weary? i got your poor tired Jung right here baybeee
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SuperMegaUberGenius 5 months ago
THE RETURN OF THE DOUBLE-NECK LEAD GUITAR!!!
gorillabelly1 7 months ago
Honestly, Geddy's Fender sounds so much better than his Rickenbacker.
bearmare 7 months ago
@bearmare Incorrect. Go and stand in the corner.
jedw 6 months ago
@jedw Well, it is a warmer sounding instrument. And Geddy did say that the bulk of the Moving Pictures sessions was done with his Fender. According to the "Laws of Geddy" the Fender rules. And the matter is closed.
bearmare 6 months ago
GREAT CAMERA WORK, I FEEL LIKE I'M FRONT ROW!!!!!!!!!
anthonymaleca 7 months ago
funny how that horrible note comes on the word struggle
axoliva 8 months ago
re: the voice - check the Madison Sq Gdns concert from the same tour - much better vocal rendition - I imagine Ged's voice gets raped by this song so he can only belt it out every so often - hardly worth wrecking a tour for one song.
sCUNThorPENIS 8 months ago
I think Geddy's voice sounds relatively the same as it does now...Id love to see them pull this one out for the Clockwork Angels Tour, just the prelude, not the whole thing. After all, he can still hit the high notes during the part in Freewill where he sings "Each of us, a cell of awareness, imperfect and incomplete". Of course there are songs he "cant" do anymore like most songs off of Fly By Night (ex. by tor) and a few from AFTK.
ieetemos4breakfast 8 months ago
ages and ages just as they battled thru nmo say that ten times fast backwards]
just like i waas born to beliveal that tyhese squid sounds came from Bohemia
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SuperMegaUberGenius 9 months ago
Replace Geddy with...Justin Bieber.
bearmare 9 months ago
Ooh My GOD.... too cool... & when Ged doesn't hit the pitch perfect..... he's too high....any1 notice his 2cd line especially? struggle..... love it! THE GREATEST ROCK STAR TO EVER WALK THE FACE OF THIS PLANET
guitarcrusin 9 months ago
I DO love neil´s look....
esrb 9 months ago
Wow he actually almost hit those notes, even here where his voice had dropped signifagantly.
Annonymus121 11 months ago
God SHUT UP the live take is 7 years old so comments about his voice based on this clip are irrelevant, and they recorded Hemispheres in 77 so Christ people you body changes in 34 years...Geddy's voice is not "GONE". He can't sing the high notes he could in his twenties. I challenge anyone bitching do prove they can do the exact same things they could do at that age...especially given Rush's touring schedule. Rush Rocks and we love them.
Hopspop 1 year ago
@Hopspop I see that you are correct. I also love rush more than anything
noobster504 1 year ago
@Hopspop Also, old musicains need to realise that they cant sing stff in there origonal tuining. do you think that daavid coverdale is going to go sing still of the night in the origional tuning.
noobster504 1 year ago
Man I wish I could see this whole song live. My favorite epic of their's is The Necromancer but this is up there with 2112.
Ryu12543 1 year ago
i'm a huge rush fan, saw them at stafford bingley hall way back in the 70's myself being a 53 year old singer who has gigged as a solo for over 500+gigs with performances ranging from 2 1/2 hrs to 5 hours, time takes it's toll and geddy can't sing like he used to.it's not his fault it's a fact of life for most, not everyone, but most. I have all rush albums up to and including power windows but i feel that is where i have now called it a day as the best is gone. still love everything to then
Raiderdream 1 year ago
there is no top to geddy's range
seasack1 1 year ago
If any of the plonks going on about Ged's vocal knew anything about Rush they would know that when originally recording the album in the UK they ran so late that the vocals were left until they moved to London to do the mix. It was only then that it was realised that the keys that the music was in were at the very top of Ged's range and he had a real struggle to complete the vocals, having seen him live in 2004, 2007 he sounds ok to me as he will be in Dublin and Newcastle this year.
simgorm 1 year ago
chillls
charadeyouareha 1 year ago
are you serious? replace geddy? are you even a real rush fan... fuckin moron...
bobbychullo 1 year ago 27
OK, I've been a huge Rush fan since 1980, but Geddy's voice is gone. Damn near painful to listen to. They would be amazing if they got a powerful vocalist. I nominate ZP Theart or Mike Patton.
caseyspaos 1 year ago
@caseyspaos
HLOY FUCKING SHIT!!!! Finally some one has realized that his voice is gone. Ok look, I love rush so much i would make a transplant for my voice for Geddy's but his voice is gone folks.
noobster504 1 year ago
@noobster504
It isn't suited for the old, high-pitched "shrieking" stuff from before Permanent Waves, but everything past it still sounds good. Even the down-pitched 2112 sounds awesome to my ears.
Aging, sadly..
Kumagoro314 1 year ago
@noobster504 i would rather hear geddy's "gone" voice, than yours anyday
dloyug 1 year ago
@dloyug Screw you asshole
noobster504 1 year ago
@noobster504 lol. don't BE mad
dloyug 11 months ago
@dloyug
Hey homeboy. I got a question, Are you a virgin?
noobster504 11 months ago
@noobster504 what's it to you faggot?
dloyug 11 months ago
@dloyug Nothing just a question asshole.
noobster504 11 months ago
@noobster504 kinda weird question to ask a guy. don't ya think?
dloyug 11 months ago
@noobster504 You're such a moron! I just saw Rush a couple of weeks ago and his voice sounded fucking amazing! Doing this song all tour long must have been hard on his vocals, give him a break
hat6036 7 months ago 3
2 dislikes??? who are these two people without sense???
Braunheim 1 year ago
@Braunheim
That would be caseyspaos & noobster504 :)
FrostbiteZ1 1 year ago
Geddy should have busted out the Rick for this...and it's really too bad he can't hit those high vocals anymore, but aging is a terrible thing lol
Jalreal 1 year ago
Geddy should have busted out the Rick for this...
Jalreal 1 year ago 14
Amazing how they can remember and play each segment so precisely.
Geddy Lee did a noble job of trying to belt out the highest notes there.
onthemoveagain 1 year ago
@onthemoveagain AGREED!!!!!
MrMegaFredzeppelin 1 year ago
Man, Geddy's bass totally rocks this piece of music.
RCAvhstape 1 year ago
They should open the Clockwork Angels Tour with Hemispheres Prelude :O, if this new concept album is supposed to have (according to their producer), this ''sound'' that would bring the boys ''back to their roots'' with lots of guitar, Geddy that does a lot of high-pitched vocals , just imagine how mindblowing it would be for the Holy Trinity to open with old epics such as these, Dirk does a little speech and says ''Here's our NEW epics from our new album Clockwork Angels!!'' I'd collapse ♥♥
YetAnotherMovie89 1 year ago
Fender sounds like Ric, awesome
fertriod3 1 year ago
Good audio
fertriod3 1 year ago
You can see why they rarely played this, in the documentry they talk about how the album was keyed half an octave too high and it shows here, he's really stretching for those notes. Awesome vid though, so cool to see it played live.
MrHypermoto 1 year ago
if i ever see them play this live i will cream in my pants
bitchum 1 year ago
@bitchum You most certainly will. I did, on this tour. And I did. =)
mbrisonyoutube 1 year ago
Fuck they sound great
SuperMrMalibog 1 year ago
OMG....Sounds toooo good :) The best musicians I have ever heard at their respective instruments
DowntownScotty 1 year ago
hemispheres and 2112 entirety...in 2012...sick...thrown in Xanadu and natural science...only the 10 minute plus songs and the trees..how much u pay for that...???
execatty 1 year ago
@execatty
Anything!
stratovani 1 year ago
now that they played moving pictures in its entirety how about hemispheres in its entirety next tour?
GuitarVato96 1 year ago
@GuitarVato96 I want Caress of Steel, something olllld.
NismoDJ20 1 year ago
@GuitarVato96 oh god geddys voice could not handle that
emobangs03 1 year ago
@emobangs03 If they dropped the tuning it could.
Annonymus121 11 months ago
@Annonymus121 yeah, but his voice has gotten a LOT lower
emobangs03 11 months ago
@emobangs03 Yeah he still sings anything post hemispheres pretty well his voice dropped again before snakes and arrows it seems to be staying there now. But if I can get a lot of the notes in hemispheres so can he lol
Annonymus121 11 months ago
@Annonymus121 Exactly that's what i'm trying to say retards!!!! duh!!
noobster504 11 months ago
bring this back next tour!! glad I got to see this tour!!
cpinto72 1 year ago
Love Alex on double-neck
fertriod3 1 year ago
Geddy, Alex, Neil = GODS
jaredawashburn 1 year ago
This is a drumming clinic! There is no one alive that could play this but Neil...
xyz321123 1 year ago
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RUSH1200 1 year ago
heaven. my high school friends didn't get me.fuck 'em.
serpikris 1 year ago
@serpikris fuk em is right..i was there in 80s bro..gods
execatty 1 year ago
@execatty Um, yeah....[thinks this over]....yeah, me 2. The 80s, yeah, that's when I was teeny bopper fan...innocent, naive, virgin...but not an idiot. Now my kid is nearly that old and I'm a triple divorce living in Germany.
MiriamSPia 1 year ago
Probably my all time favorite Rush song... I wore that record (LP) out playing my drums to it in high school. Thanks.
DaveTinNY 1 year ago
Yup they still got it.
In the future the Cygnus X-1 spacecraft will have this playing on the radio
Rushguitarist1 1 year ago
2 people who pressed dislike can SUCK MY COCK!!!!1
Rushguitarist1 1 year ago
It would be an insult to Rush to be put into the hall of fame with all those lesser bands and artists.
Foulacy 1 year ago
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE HALL OF FAME RUSH IS 4EVER WITH OR WITH OUT YOU.RUSH DOES NOT NEED YOU OR ANYONELSE TO BE WHO THEY ARE.THE BEST HA SITS OWN CREDIT EARNED NOT GIVEN OR PUT IN A PEDESTAL BY OTHERS WHO OBIOUSLY ARE BLIND.
daviddg548 1 year ago
Damn...straight up nailed it! I would kill to see them play both books in their entirety, doubtful it'll happen but I'll keep hoping anyways.
TheLifeEnigma 1 year ago
Oh how I'd love to see them play this on tour today..
bowlerguy219 1 year ago
These dudes are locked in.
Jitpring 1 year ago
ATTENSION RUSH BASHERS, and R&R H.O.F. If this doesnt doesnt promote all YOU" NON BELIEVERS" to finally understand, exspeacialy the Rock N Roll HALL OF SHAME well then " LET THEM ALL MAKE THIER OWN MUSIC, THE PRIEST PRAISE MY NAME ON THIS NIGHT"
Sincerly Dino
constantinosbassman 1 year ago
@constantinosbassman Agreed, hall of shame doesn't even describe it anymore. I blame them, the Hall Of Blame, for showing what's wrong with the music industry, I repeat, MUSIC industry, when Madonna, ABBA are in there, and probably Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Hansen, and Jonas Brothers will probably be inducted before Rush gets it's ridiculously long overdue recognition. They have the 3rd longest consecutive gold and platinum sales record after the Beatles and Rolling Stones of all time now. Go Rush.
metalfiend124 1 year ago
@metalfiend124 Well said!!!!!!!11 Fellow RushFreak, I agree enough is enough allready!!!! I would like to see who actually is The hall of SHAME, Prob. a bunch of POSERS later Dude I will send you an invite, got lots of Rush Treats 2 my Channel
constantinosbassman 1 year ago
@constantinosbassman i dont think rush really cares.as a tru fan though i think we all know they are better than any band they could ever put in there
thecrippler1100 1 year ago
@thecrippler1100 ya, your dead rite on that, I'm sure with thier sence of humor, it will be interesting to say the least when and ....IF.... they ever get in
constantinosbassman 1 year ago
@constantinosbassman A little Rush review, 35 years together, 20 plus albums, Neil's retired in 5 categories of best drummer in Modern Drummer magazine, "Geddy and Alex have won best player in Guitar magazines, they all have their own equipment lines and endorsement deals, Neil favorite lyricist in Guitar Magazine, Artist of Decade, Royal Order of Canada, record gold and platinum award, in the 70's 200 shows a year, they write all their own music unlike Madonna, etc... They rule, thanks for vid.
metalfiend124 1 year ago
@constantinosbassman I hope when they get the Hall of Fame award finally, they sell it on ebay and donate the money to music school education or starving children, or just throw it in the face of the Hall of Fame voting board. Van Halen and Metallica got the award, and Rush has been together since Geddy and Alex met in 1968. How long were the Beatles together, 10 years or so? Rush is only 7 years or so younger than the Beatles, and still records and tours. Love the Beatles though. Go Rush.
metalfiend124 1 year ago
It's great to hear a live version of this gem!
666slink 1 year ago
@666slink I must agree with you, sir.
Jitpring 1 year ago
These guys need to go on tour again SOON and play Cygnus X-1 Books I & II in their ENTIRETY, all 28 epic minutes.
saotome692 1 year ago
@saotome692 theyre gong on tour this year
jessezam 1 year ago
@saotome692 That would be sooooo strenuous on Geddy to sing even The Voyage (Part 1) alone! You'd be asking alot for them to do that, even though I'd pay just to hear those 2 songs played together. Time Machine tour! Counting down the days till all of the Moving Pictures album is performed! :D
narutozrasengan 1 year ago
Back in the day, I thought that there was no better album to do bong hits to. If I still smoked dope, I'd probably feel the same.
bluenote71 1 year ago
@bluenote71 yup still the best!
nightwithbird 1 year ago
Geddy is having trouble hitting those high notes! Can't blame him its ridiculously high and tough to sing this song.
Novaheart1998 2 years ago
Awesome. Just some badass jams goin on. Man. Geddy sure was into it. He was ripping that bass apart. And the sound was as close to perfect as you can get. Was this from the Counterparts tour?
Man. If so, that was 16 years ago. And they still keep getting better. And younger. Hell.... Three hours of Rush, I'm ready to sit down. They can kick out a three hour show day after day and run around that stage the whole time. And here I am all worn out after watching one show. Those bastards.
Great vid
AnubisXII 2 years ago
Good to here this live...best rush song and album!!!
BytorSnowDog1 2 years ago
'been to all their concerts in So Cal since late '81, never done it live.....wow!!!
hlazz 2 years ago
I think I would have Plotzed as well. I seen them Rochester, NY around this date. I think it was after this date. Mid to late May. Had my best seats ever for a RUSH concert. They are the best.
PaBasser 2 years ago
Holy shit, I never knew they played this live in the 90s!!! I think I would have had a stroke if I were at that show!
eveningtsar 2 years ago
No kidding! I've seen Rush 13 times now since 1991, and I've never seen this live!
Must've been a special treat for the Toronto crowd.
Meef1701 2 years ago
I was there! I can't believe I get to see this AGAIN!
Thank you for uploading this video! :-)
Chimpicide 2 years ago
Wow!! Just....Wow!!!
jtoshawa 2 years ago
Great bass playin'
JHallia 2 years ago
well damn, he's been a power-vocalist for DECADES and he really used to screech - notice that in all songs now, he doesn't sing at the high pitch anymore. It's called getting old :) Still, until you can get up there and pump that out, just be happy they still do the old stuff.
dmso12 2 years ago
Maybe it's flat. Whatever it is, he's not hitting it correctly.
weaselsuit 2 years ago
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on this, but it sounds to me like Geddy is significantly sharp on this vocal.
weaselsuit 2 years ago
What great memories i have to Rush in the 90's
Giovani22 2 years ago
what great memories i have to Rush in the 80s
leeble611 2 years ago
70's
drfunk444 2 years ago
awesome.
faithless1969 2 years ago
saw em this tour in Nashville. They did this very well
mart6992 2 years ago
I wish they played this on the snakes & arrows tour
FatGorilla95 2 years ago
they should have, that would have been sweet!
riffekara 2 years ago
i wish they's played this song on the snakes and arrows tour...i would of loved to see and hear it....its gotta be one of my favourite rush songs and believe me, that coming from me is strange because i dont like to pick favourites when it comes to rush!
Rago2112 2 years ago
holy man there is alot of bass in this mix. awesome!
blafls 2 years ago 9
makes me sad. Geddy Lee is my all-time favourite bass player. Everything I play, I model after him. but he can't quite hit those notes anymore... 2:57... I love it nontheless. When will they play Cygnus X-1 book i and ii back-to back?
cygnus2112 3 years ago
It's really fun to see him cut loose and try to sing that part though. He's typically very cautious vocally now.
berpaderp 2 years ago
They've always wanted to do their own thing, and that's how they stood the test of time. I saw them in Ottawa in Sept 07, it was a kickin show, but the paper only gave it 3 stars... of all the ignorant... In my opinion, they reserve the right to do whatever they want.
cygnus2112 2 years ago 2
Well, he is in his fifties and I strongly suspect that Geddy has never been taught to sing. He raches for notes he doesn't naturally have and I wouldn't be surprised if he hasn't sustained some kind of voice damage over the years.
A great singer and a unique voice nevertheless
floouk 2 years ago 2
He's been a smoker all his life, that has no doubt done some damage to his voice/range.
Peatman 2 years ago
he quit in the 80's
MikesTrainHouse 2 years ago
You would have seen Cygnus X-1 Books 1 & 2 played back to back on the Hemispheres Tour '78-'79. I know because I was there.
Cash2112 2 years ago
You sir, are one fortunate bastard. That is exactly the tour I would have loved to have seen.
Peatman 2 years ago
I vaguely remember reading somewhere when they made Hemispheres he was singing way out of his range the whole time. Awesome nonetheless.
goalie5hole 2 years ago
what do you mean, he was singing too high?
RushRulesRock 2 years ago
very unsepected that they played this song
n2112bytor2112p 3 years ago
Wow! TONS O' GEDDY in this mix!!! LOVE IT!!!
chrisbmets 3 years ago 2
Outta sight man!!!! Rush is the best!!!
Trajan1967 3 years ago
hemispheres is a very creative album
sandwich451 3 years ago 8
@sandwich451 Is the best!!
DEVILCHILDFUCK 1 year ago
@DEVILCHILDFUCK thanks man! have a great day!!!
sandwich451 1 year ago
:34-:56 So somple yet so sweet with that kick drum added.
Billyjoehenry 3 years ago
ゲディー！
無理して歌わんでもええ！
mkikuya2000 3 years ago
1:44 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ckyowns 3 years ago
what about it?
fanofthemusic1090 3 years ago
1:44 is when Geddy's little solo begins
MagellanOfBass 3 years ago
amazing bass solo thats what
ckyowns 2 years ago
what year is this?
fanofthemusic1090 3 years ago
May 7th, 1994
AeroZach1029 3 years ago
Why the Hell was this video rated 4.5 stars!? It should be 10 for cryin' out loud! This is my favorite piece of art provided by Rush for me man!
JarrettBourney 3 years ago 3
How hard do you think it is to hit those notes at 55 years old, natemoore. srsly. even rockstars get old, but that doesn't mean that they aren't as awesome
SpiritOfRadio2112 3 years ago
Best prog song ever!
SpiritOfRadio2112 3 years ago
not necessarily. bold statement, though
mhvoivod 3 years ago
The release of this album was Rush at their pinnacle. "Hemispheres" was/is progressive rock at it's absolute finest. It is a crime that they have yet to be inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. One of if not thee greatest rock bands of all time.....
xanadu77 3 years ago 3
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those guys have absolutely STOOD THE TEST OF TIME!
CLASSIC.
caribbeansun 3 years ago
still the best 3 man band ever!!!!!
itsabbritch 3 years ago 3
Yikes! Ged's not sounding so great on this song. His voice was spot on during this past New Orleans concert, however. They performed one of the best shows I've ever seen.
natemoore 3 years ago
This is my favorite song by the group and I'd been wising they'd play the entire deal for a tour. I remember hearing it for the first time. I got chills down my spine when the prelude went into the other part, but "Amageddon" was the most spine chilling event for me.
mRtReMeLo 3 years ago
got this album on vinal christmas day back right after it came out .i also got a cheap plastic record player to go with it and a six pack from my dad.after he helped me set it up,I said you can go now.he replied saying screw you,i bought it,i wanna hear it!!!!
RickSeibert 3 years ago
after the first side was over i asked him ,well wadya think?he said ,and i quote,the bass and guitar are good but who the fuck is that guy playing drums?? he left i got drunk and heard the other side
RickSeibert 3 years ago
arent chunky cantbars with raisins and one legged coocoocahewy people? truth and truth and and love of truth of love shining cadbury roll away the stoners
ePhilosopher 3 years ago
The rumor is that they are rehearsing most of Hemispheres for this upcoming leg of the tour. It's only a rumor so if they don't do it I don't want to be bombarded. It would be nice to hear a good chunk of it, however.
stevedrums 4 years ago
That would be incredible!!
guitarhero21323 3 years ago
hopefully they'll tune it down a whole step, like 2112. it'll give geddy a break from those notes way up in the stratosphere.
ComedyKilla 3 years ago
cuando rush en chile
pirirush 4 years ago
I love how heavy the bass sounds in this video.
rushtributeband 4 years ago 7
@rushtributeband Yeah, Geddys use of the Sansamp tube emulator does the business & adds the Grit to his sound.
alembicbassguy 1 year ago
@alembicbassguy This was before the SansAmp. I think he was using Trace Elliot at this time.
iloverush123 1 year ago
Geddy looks like such a rock star in this, especially when his hair is completely covering his face. Awesome!
bluenote71 4 years ago 2
vuelvan a tocar todo el tema entero!!
simongallup 4 years ago 3
Bring it back!!!!!!
brrbrr1963 4 years ago 2
Great Video. This captures RUSH magic.
Thanks DUDE!
RUSH is still the BEST BAND in the LAND.
hafapaca 4 years ago 2