Some old live Rush footage

[shoeless]

This popped up for me this morning, so I thought I'd share it with any Rush fans out there. Just started watching it, but based on what I've heard so far, I'm guessing the earliest live footage was Fly By Night era ('75 ish). Pretty sure this was someones VHS Rush collection that got uploaded. It'll be interesting to see how long it stays up before it gets taken down for copyright issues.



Edit: Just got to the Farwell To Kings era concert. Quite a difference from the earlier stuff...much more polished.

 

[Andrew Sak]

I like this from the short lived John Rutsey era.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

I like this from the short lived Tom Rutsey era.

By law, I have to say this every time it is posted.

That’s my high school.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

Edit: Just got to the Farwell To Kings era concert. Quite a difference from the earlier stuff...much more polished.

audio mix is much better.

 

[Andrew Sak]

By law, I have to say this every time it is posted.

That’s my high school.

I broke the law by calling John, Tom. I want to blame auto correct.

 

[jrockbridge]

I like this from the short lived John Rutsey era.

John was with them for 6 years. His brother came up with the name RUSH.

Jeff Jones was their first singer/bass player. He left the band after their first concert. Geddy Lee replaced him.

I found it interesting that John was tasked with writing the lyrics for their first album, but he hated what he’d written, and he tore up the lyric sheets. So, Geddy hastily wrote lyrics for that very first album.

 

[Andrew Sak]

John was with them for 6 years. His brother came up with the name RUSH.

Jeff Jones was their first singer/bass player. He left the band after their first concert. Geddy Lee replaced him.

I found it interesting that John was tasked with writing the lyrics for their first album, but he hated what he’d written, and he tore up the lyric sheets. So, Geddy hastily wrote lyrics for that very first album.

He was only their 1st album though. They let him go so he wouldn't die. He was diabetic and drinking too hard on tour. For a while, he got into competitive body building after Rush.
I wonder if he had any lyrics written for the Working Man riff?

 

[jrockbridge]

He was only their 1st album though. They let him go so he wouldn't die. He was diabetic and drinking too hard on tour. For a while, he got into competitive body building after Rush.
I wonder if he had any lyrics written for the Working Man riff?

~Five skaters and a goalie
~Greatest sport of all time
~Bannock, moose, deer, bison
~Add some cheese makes a sandwich
~Poor a cold beer
~Scream and cheer
~Wave a flag
~I’m Canadian

 

[Andrew Sak]

~Five skaters and a goalie
~Greatest sport of all time
~Bannock, moose, deer, bison
~Add some cheese makes a sandwich
~Poor a cold beer
~Scream and cheer
~Wave a flag
~I’m Canadian

No 'an ice cold/a nice cold' beer controversy?

 

[jrockbridge]

No 'an ice cold/a nice cold' beer controversy?

How’s aboot Canadian whisky on the rocks?

 

[Andrew Sak]

How’s aboot Canadian whisky on the rocks?

An ice cold beer sounds better, eh?

 

[Frank Prince]

I like this from the short lived John Rutsey era.

It's interesting that Rutsey seemed to do the talking for the band. I still love that first record.