Rush - The Spirit of Radio | First Listen!?

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• SC

  @scott4482 · 6 months ago

  Everything on Permanent Waves is a banger

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• TR

  @trivialmind0 · 6 months ago

  For me "The Spirit of Radio" is both a celebration of the impact of radio DJs of the past and also a critique of the industry and how, over time, money and consolidation took more and more control away from DJs over what was played and promoted.

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• ST

  @stretch753 · 6 months ago

  In the cartoon, Neil is driving a Red Barchetta.

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• AD

  @adrenaline_surge · 6 months ago

  Who else had "unobtrusive" in a song. Neil Peart was a lyrical master 🎶🥁

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• MO

  @MoaN-jAm · 6 months ago

  The song was created to represent someone scanning a radio and landing on different stations: the change of rhythms, musical styles, time signatures. <br>This is my favourite album by Rush, maybe my favourite of all time. Every song is glorious. The production is tip-top, their best ever studio sound. You are in for a treat Angelica.

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• IL

  @ilionreactor1079 · 6 months ago (edited)

  Every word Mr. Peart wrote, and every tap of every fill, was <i>purposeful.</i> No more, no less. RIP, Prof. May you inspire for generations.

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• ID

  @idawizard · 6 months ago

  For years this song opened their concerts… light would drop and Alex would light up that killer riff. pure magic.

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• GO

  @gold98gtp · 6 months ago

  The DJ on the screen when you stopped is Donna Halper. She was a DJ and program director at a Cleveland Album Oriented Rock FM station. She introduced the USA to Rush by playing Working Man from their debut album RUSH.<br><br>They couldn&apos;t find any record label that wanted their music, so they recorded their first album on their own dime, pressed something like 1,000 LP&apos;s and released it on their own record label (Moon Records). They sent albums to every record label they could find, and a rep for one label gave Donna a copy of their album. At a little over 7 minutes Working Man was long enough for DJ&apos;s to take a bathroom break. Mercury records saw their potential and signed them.<br><br>The liner notes included &apos;With Special Thanks to Donna Halper of WMMS in Cleveland for getting the ball rolling&apos;.

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• GU

  @guymartin8167 · 6 months ago

  The words , written by the drummer Neil Peart are about musical integrity and not selling out to the commercial/corporate giants who run the music business....<br> &nbsp; This is a statement song about sticking it to the man❤️❤️❤️🎶🎵🎵🎼🎧🎤🎤

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• PE

  @PeterAdamic-y6v · 5 months ago

  The Spirit of Radio is probably my favorite &quot;radio friendly&quot; Rush song. &nbsp;I get choked up when I watch this particular animated video as it pays tribute to people, stations, etc that are important in radio and Rush history. &nbsp;I get particularly emotional when I see Donna Halper shown with a copy of their debut album. &nbsp;She was a DJ/programmer at 100.7 WMMS in Cleveland back when they released their debut album. &nbsp;She was given a copy and played the hell out of Working Man, and is often credited with starting Rush&apos;s popularity in the States, particularly in the Midwest. &nbsp;As a native Clevelander and Rush fan, she is like a saint to me.

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• KE

  @keydobutkrak · 6 months ago

  A gift beyond price <br>Almost free

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• JO

  @JohnBaptiste-b7w · 4 months ago

  Imagine driving down the road, reaching over to find a good song on FM radio,and having to travel through static and commercial noise before landing on the perfect song…that’s what the beginning of the song is. Beautiful.

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