Rush:The Spirit of Radio or Limelight?
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Topic: Rush:The Spirit of Radio or Limelight?
Posted By: TexasKing
Subject: Rush:The Spirit of Radio or Limelight?
Date Posted: February 21 2017 at 15:47
| For me TSoR all the way, because I feel it's a better song. |
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Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: February 21 2017 at 17:29
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Spirit. Never been a fan of Limelight. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: February 21 2017 at 19:17
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If I never hear either one again (and I will) I will be a happy man. ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: Thatfabulousalien
Date Posted: February 21 2017 at 19:43
Amen, I hear ya brutha!  "begin the day with a friendly voice....."  ------------- Classical music isn't dead, it's more alive than it's ever been. It's just not on MTV. https://www.soundcloud.com/user-322914325 |
zravkapt wrote:Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: February 21 2017 at 22:11
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I don't listen to FM radio, so I've never had any problem of getting oversaturated with these fine rock songs. The Spirit of Radio is my favourite Rush track, though, so it got my vote. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: February 21 2017 at 23:54
| Limelight, The Spirit of Radio is the one weaker song on Permanent Waves. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 21 2017 at 23:56
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Limers ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 22 2017 at 01:59
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This one is harder than the previous. I like both. Nevertheless I think The Spirit of Radio is my favourite of these two. ------------- 
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: February 22 2017 at 02:31
| The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: Libor10
Date Posted: February 22 2017 at 02:48
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The Spirit Of Radio is it. For some reason I've always liked it. Permanent Waves was my second LP I heard from Rush after 2112 (it was back in the '80th) and as TSOR is the opening song it was the first taste of this record. And I loved it then. And to some degree this feeling lasts over three decades :-) Surely it isn't the best song in Rush's career but nevertheless. You can call it nostalgia maybe. ------------- 
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Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: February 22 2017 at 04:27
I'm with you guys. Never need to hear either one again
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 22 2017 at 08:13
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I guess Limelight. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: February 22 2017 at 09:17
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You must be Jone-sing for a thread to drag out that FM whore Limelight. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: February 22 2017 at 09:37
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Excellent tracks, but Limelight for me. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 22 2017 at 09:39
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"Limelight"...easily. A classic riff, some of Neil's best lyrics, one of Alex's best solos (and his tone has never sounded better), and a truly riveting climactic outro! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Upbeat Tango Monday
Date Posted: February 22 2017 at 10:02
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The Spirit of Radio ------------- Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement. |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: February 22 2017 at 13:13
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love both but Invisible airwaves crackle with life ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: February 22 2017 at 22:47
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Limelight. I wish to be. ------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: February 24 2017 at 08:51
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Limelight ------------- |
Posted By: maryes
Date Posted: February 28 2017 at 09:21
| Spirit of Radio have one of most incredible overtures of prog rock in all times, Limelight have a very difficult ( for execution) broken beat after the first verses. My vote is Spirit of Radio by a nail |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: March 14 2017 at 05:24
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Voted for Spirit just to even the poll. Two fine numbers indeed. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: March 15 2017 at 15:20
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Spirit just ahead of Limelight. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 15 2017 at 15:41
happy for you
and I.... will be a happy man if I never see another damned Rush poll by TexasKing. ENOUGH ALREADY!!! In fact...I hereby unleash a curse upon your keyboard dude... may it die a horrible death and you are consigned to internet-less and Rush poll-less hell. hahah  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: March 15 2017 at 16:05
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^Bah! Keep them coming. Whatever it takes to shove all the annoying "overrated" threads off the first page. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: May 05 2018 at 21:13
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Limelight ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: May 05 2018 at 22:35
| the Spirit of the Radio. From the Limelight Moving Pictures starts to go into Signals direction. |
Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: May 06 2018 at 00:04
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I love Limelight, but The Spirit of Radio gets my vote as the opening still brings up the hairs on the back of my neck and transports me back to great times as a student. To hear my favourite band at the time on commercial radio alongside those New Wave bands was very satisfying. ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: May 07 2018 at 10:35
| Both are great, Limelight gets my vote. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: May 07 2018 at 10:46
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Both are awesome songs.....I love Spirit because of the reggae beat. Limelight has a excellent lyrics, but Spirit is simply a feel good song and a fantastic live song to boot. I voted to try and even the votes....coin toss. -------------   
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