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Live at Massey Hall: Geddy Lee

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Geddy Lee brings to life his memoir My Effin’ Life. Reflecting on his family, childhood and history of @rush; from the determined pursuit of music, to memories with his life-long friends and bandmates.

I so absolutely love these two in exit stage left during xanadu when they're bouncing off each other back to back playing incredible music and smiling like it was so enjoyable. Truly inspiring that the complexity of what they were playing and they made it look so easy and it's obvious they're having a great time. Great stuff.

— @jeffsteele4346

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i loved when geddy lee asked alex lifeson about rolling joints for hawkwind back in 1974 plus in 1978 while drunk alex destroying geddys hotel room

— @leelitif7187

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.....and I'll be in Manchester to these them in March next year......

— @kelvinpell4571

00:00 - Into

01:58 - Interview

Alex is the funniest human I’ve ever had the pleasure to hear as an interviewer. I never realized his speaking voice was so mellifluous❤.

— @Mona07452

46:43 - Book reading

54:36 - End

It's really interesting to rewatch this now, seeing Rush 3.0,. Neil, Geddy, and Alex were Rush and will always be "Rush". But it's so cool to see, ten years later after the 2015 tour, they have a second life, and it's amazing. I really hope that they continue to enjoy it and share this incredible music with the world. Anika adds so much joy and musicality to the group - couldn't be happier for them.

— @rationalmuscle

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Where's Anika ??...lol

— @RandyHughes-gk2rk

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We are here from the future and these boys are having a blast playing in the hottest tour in the world (again) thx to an incredibly talented Anika Niles. A beautiful honoring of what they all built and created together. Neil likely had something to do with it from above. 😊❤

@smoofollowingqalroundthewo206
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Just realized that Rush fans actually read a lot, so for Peart and Lee to write many books is not the worst idea. Alex, you're next... you have a built-in audience.... just saying.

@PureJadeKid
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Some times lies are the right thing too do and I hate lying but this was understandable people dying and your dream being smashed you guys were married to each other like a body part. I’m so glad you guys found away to stay together it’s as though God had a plan and it included working together with the new Drummer it pulled me in and I’m not your Biggest fan but for some reason now I am now Johnny come lately I. One of those guys RUSH! Oh I know Tom Sayer and Working Man there pretty Good I love comeback Story’s

@charmcrackermusic4250
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Does anyone else feel there's a sort of spooky prescience with the doll sitting between Alex and Geddy?

@joeiannandrea8165
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HAWKWIND BBC '72-"London Earth calling. London Earth -🌍?" WHOA, WTF is this‽ Amazing

@davedillon1372
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Crystal Skulls please look it up 😊

@davedillon1372
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How can you not love these 2 goofballs!

@dt1056
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BAHAHAHA Geddy : That was my dressing room. Your the opening act 😂😂😂😂😂 Killing it !!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

@Critterfest_Sanctuary
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The guitarist for hawkwind was Dave Brock

@scrivens100
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Love their friendship💗

@DeadParrot-yj8fn
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23:52 FYI Lemmy from Motörhead was in Hawkwind.

@tdogg6816
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I effin’ love these guys.

@tdogg6816
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Lerxst dropping Fargo quotes is awesome 😂 36:56

@Jason-p5c
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So many bands played at Massey Hall. Rush was one that became a legend to us growing up. ✌️

@dbireland2003
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The story being told here reinforces what Rush fans have long believed: There Is No Other Rock Band Like Rush. The lack of internal fighting, lack of litigation between them, the mutual respect and LOVE between them, the purity of musical cohesion, and the quality of their music, the lyrical intellect, all taken together shows them as unusually rare in the top level of the music business.
Their importance to me is a story that is more common. At the age of 15 in 1976, I met the new Ruch album 2112 in a very memorable way. Over the following 6 years, I grew up from a teen to an adult with every new Rush album as a primary component of my soundtrack. Experiencing them live in concert several dozen times. The challenging musical forms, and the righteous lyrics highlighting what's right, and what's wrong. Coming to know the Hemispheres waging battles in my head, sailing into destiny Closer To The Heart. My heart will always be close to Rush. RIP NP! ❤

@soyounoat2814
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Can we give them a talk show? Priceless.

@TELEMARKETINGMICDROPS
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I never hear Geddy laugh the way he does with Alex. It’s his genuine laugh, which makes me laugh as well. I love the bonds between these two.

@SanDiegoNico
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“To choose loyalty over Honesty!”… that statement alone shows you who these guys are really all about!!

@RonHiegelsberger
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If you haven’t yet, check out Rick Beato’s recent interviews with these gents.

@Krazed_Kanuck
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I felt Neil’s death as much as Gord Downey’s. Both very sad days for Canadians. Love you guys.

@Krazed_Kanuck
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Alex cleanses his soul on the golf course, 5 hours outside will do that....

@daveduncan9034
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best frinship in rockn roll. like trent reznor says in documentary. it matters most than anything

@gastonsalip1579
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Great music, by classy guys; you make Canada proud!

@meafordmichael
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🎉🎉❤❤

@anthonynichols5266
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My heroes since 1978.

@vandalorianvandalorian4769
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I could listen to these guys for hours

@ViaFerrataCH
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We are fans not only for their amazing music but for themselves, their humanity & humility as well. Good things come in threes.

@kevincummings632
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They just make you happy. good guys

@cathyquinn1
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Before watching this I was really on the fence about them playing RUSH music with another drummer let alone a female drummer at that. After seeing this I realize that these guys need to play their music that they’ve spent a lifetime creating. It’s in every fiber of their being. They want to play music so bad because that has been their life. So I say bring it on. I want to see these guys play again and they need to see us all again! I just bought 2 tickets for my wife and I for the November concert in Greensboro NC. I can’t wait!!

@apieceofdirt4681
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I love these guys! And I'm so happy to see them on stage again soon.

@luddyvd
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Life ends, but Rush does not. Rush goes on forever. I learned my first Rush song in 1979, and I'm still trying to play it correctly.

@carlstockmal
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Love that wonderful Canadian trio,known as Rush ! There's a nice video on YT,somewhere,of a young Alex Lifeson,with high school friends,living in a communal setting,in rural Canada ! Well worth searching for,and viewing. 😁🤪🤓💥👍👄

@EdwardCOLLINS-z5n
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Lerxst must write his book😅

@grantfreeman-y1o
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At Long and McQuade in Toronto and buy a Les Paul for Alex and a Rickenbacker for Geddy.....absolutely awesome!

@johnguglielmo1629
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RUSH sounds and lyrics are more relevant then ever before...
The Best Band in the Galaxy .

@RickySalas-e3v
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Effin' Wonderful! Thank you. My first time seeing Rush was at my North York high school in 1973, when John was drumming. Since that awesome day, I saw them another seven times. Every moment in their presence, a dream came true.

@squabby3
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Love these guys, so genuinely funny and likeable! 💘

@maxpowersoderholm3476
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Awe Letxstie ❤😮😅😊

@flybynightgirl
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What's that little musical piece at the end with Geddy singing? Where can I find the whole track?

@JeffMeyers-zm2lh
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theres a lot more to neil just writing lyrics watch the classic album documentary

@MichaelHansenFUN
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40:00 Rush Pittsburgh PA, August 14th, 1974 theres a bootleg of it that cuts off early

@MichaelHansenFUN
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40:00 theres a bootleg recording of that

@MichaelHansenFUN
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neils hair was longish by the photos ive seen

@MichaelHansenFUN