This week, we go with the best Canadian band in history, RUSH. Bassist and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer Neil Peart have been making amazing music (and I stress MUSIC) together for more than 30 years. These guys are each at the pinnacle of their musical abilities individually, and together their talent is phenomenal.
This video was filmed in HD in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2008 as part of their "R30" 30th anniversary tour. The song, "Subdivisions" is from their album "Signals" and tells of the hopes and fears, and the emptiness, that can come from growing up amid the order and vacant promises of the suburbs. Beautifully orchestrated and expertly played. Enjoy along with the crowd! (Lyrics below)
Sprawling on the fringes of the city
In geometric order
An insulated border
In between the bright lights
And the far unlit unknown
Growing up it all seems so one-sided
Opinions all provided
The future pre-decided
Detached and subdivided
In the mass production zone
Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone
[Chorus:]
(Subdivisions)
In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Conform or be cast out
(Subdivisions)
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out
Any escape might help to smooth the unattractive truth
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe the restless dreams of youth
Drawn like moths we drift into the city
The timeless old attraction
Cruising for the action
Lit up like a firefly
Just to feel the living night
Some will sell their dreams for small desires
Or lose the race to rats
Get caught in ticking traps
And start to dream of somewhere
To relax their restless flight
Somewhere out of a memory of lighted streets on quiet nights...
[Chorus]
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