Posted on 10/13/2021 5:21:23 AM PDT by mylife
Surviving Rush members said they were "speechless" after seeing a video of the Ohio State University Marching Band performing the music of the influential Canadian prog-rockers over the weekend.
The Buckeyes' tribute happened at halftime on Saturday (Oct. 9) during their home game against the Maryland Terrapins in Columbus, Ohio.
The marching band added extra drums in honor of the late Neil Peart, the Rush drummer who died last year. The percussion section used 20 more toms and 20 more cymbals than usual, with the percussion players at the front of the group, per Ohio State News.
The Buckeyes played several classic Rush tunes during the showcase, called "The Music of Rush," including "Tom Sawyer, "Red Barchetta," and "Fly by Night." At one point, the marching band moved together to spell out "2112" and "YYZ," the titles of two other Rush songs.
One formation replicated Rush's guitar parts as the bolstered percussion section, led by the band's five percussion alternates for the week, drummed away in celebration of Peart.
Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson seemed pleased with the tribute, retweeting a video excerpt of it on Saturday. "We're speechless," they remarked, adding hand clap emojis.
The Buckeyes' football team, currently ranked sixth in the nation, beat Maryland 66-17.
In other Rush news, Lifeson last week revealed that he may be done with extensive touring. Lee got out of the pandemic blues by starting on his memoir.
Video at link
Now THAT’S how you do it! And their Band Director (can’t think of the proper title?) deserves a raise!
Loved it...:)
Beats DJ Fuzzy Beans...
Blows away Super Bowl halftime shows from the last 20 years.
I wonder if Rush liked Rush....
Cool! But still an overrated team. The SEC is laughing.
Almost guaranteed, as they are quite conservative.
“Surviving Rush members” makes them sound like they came out of a plane crash.
I will actually get to see this live on Saturday. My son’s high school marching band will be at a state band competition at Ohio Stadium this Saturday. The OSU band will perform the same Rush tribute, after the high school bands are done, before the awards are given out.
Sweet!
Loved it...:)
That’s awesome.!!
I have watched a lot of Super Bowls (Being an ex-Patriots fan and ex-NFL fan) but...I stopped watching Super Bowl halftime shows decades ago.
I find them absolutely 100% nauseating and repulsive. I have heard it said that the Super Bowl was/is the epitome of a statement of American culture, and I have long thought if that were the case, we are in serious trouble.
I guess the complete degeneration of the halftime show shows was an accurate indicator.
Really cool. Big Rush fan here.
Thanks,
L
Mark for later listening 😌
Thank you for this. As someone who knows how much hard work and practice these band shows actually do take, the day they stopped televising these during halftime was the day I stopped watching football...
Glad I did not watch the Browns last weekend.. ARRrrrggghh
I recall when the Fox TV show In Living Color timed their Sunday night show to coincide with the Super Bowl halftime show. Everyone I know switched to watch it and then back to catch the second half.
I think the last good Super Bowl halftime show was The Who.
Although, the Rolling Stones, U2 and Springsteen were not bad either.
I know lot of people here do not like Springsteen or Bono.
I do not care. They are ENTERTAINERS.
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