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    Re: What are you listening to?

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    My wife bitch about this and that



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    Re: What are you listening to?

    Copperhead Road - Steve Earle Band


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    Re: What are you listening to?

    Quote Originally Posted by MindCrime View Post
    I had a 32MB mp3 player hooked to a chatterbox playing this in my helmet as I blasted down I-8 from Yuma to San Diego on my gsxr 750. If i had them down to 128kbps I could fit nearly 20 tracks, this and chutes and ladders was usually on it.
    MMMMM That would be around 160 miles and you blew right by my house.
    I can imagine your time on that bike and with that music blasting.
    That run thru the mountains is fun.


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    Re: What are you listening to?

    Rush - Subdivisions

    That song came on as I was detailing the '70 Cad for a car show tomorrow. Brings back memories, I used to listen to that song while detailing the same car 25 years ago in high school…


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    Re: What are you listening to?

    Sweet ride! Sweet song too.

    (I was going to attach a live video from them from back in the day, but the quality back then just sucks.)

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    Re: What are you listening to?

    Just saw Rush in Greensboro on Thursday night this past week. Awesome show!!

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    Re: What are you listening to?

    Kool man, I seen em live around 1987 or so in San Diego.
    They had good laser show then.


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    Re: What are you listening to?

    My all time favorite band!

    Rush.jpg

    Besides the songs that got airplay,

    Tom Sawyer
    Working Man
    The Spirit of Radio
    Limelight
    Freewill
    Subdivisions
    Closer to the Heart

    some of my other favorites are:

    Superconductor
    Red Barchetta
    The Trees
    Second Nature
    Prime Mover
    Mission
    Losing It
    The Pass
    Presto

    But most of all, I really like 2112.

    1976, one song, one side of a vinyl LP, 20+ minutes.
    Similar to the oppression of the individual in Ayn Rand's novella Anthem, the images in 2112 have stuck with me for nearly 40 years.
    I've always felt this song needed a mini video, much like Michael Jackson's Thriller.
    But RUSH was not that main stream, and the song came out well before music videos.
    It is very rarely performed in its entirety in concert, only the well known parts that were edited for radio.

    Here is a video of the song and story that came out way later.




    "2112"

    "I lie awake, staring out at the bleakness of Megadon.
    City and sky become one, merging into a single plane,
    a vast sea of unbroken grey. The Twin Moons,
    just two pale orbs as they trace their way across the steely sky.
    I used to think I had a pretty good life here,
    just plugging into my machine for the day,
    then watching Templevision or reading a Temple Paper in the evening."

    "My friend Jon always said it was nicer here than
    under the atmospheric domes of the Outer Planets.
    We have had peace since 2062, when the surviving planets
    were banded together under the Red Star of the Solar Federation.
    The less fortunate gave us a few new moons.
    "I believed what I was told. I thought it was a good life,
    I thought I was happy. Then I found something that changed it all..."

    -- Anonymous, 2112

    I. Overture
    (Instrumental)

    "And the meek shall inherit the earth."

    II. The Temples of Syrinx

    ... "The massive grey walls of the Temples rise from the
    heart of every Federation city. I have always been awed
    by them, to think that every single facet of every life is
    regulated and directed from within! Our books, our music,
    our work and play are all looked after by the benevolent
    wisdom of the priests"...

    We've taken care of everything
    The words you hear the songs you sing
    The pictures that give pleasure to your eyes
    It's one for all and all for one
    We work together common sons
    Never need to wonder how or why

    We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx
    Our great computers fill the hallowed halls
    We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx
    All the gifts of life are held within our walls

    Look around this world we made
    Equality our stock in trade
    Come and join the Brotherhood of Man
    Oh what a nice contented world
    Let the banners be unfurled
    Hold the Red Star proudly high in hand

    We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx
    Our great computers fill the hallowed halls.
    We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx
    All the gifts of life are held within our walls.


    III. Discovery

    ... "Behind my beloved waterfall, in the little room that was
    hidden beneath the cave, I found it. I brushed away the
    dust of the years, and picked it up, holding it reverently in
    my hands. I had no idea what it might be, but it was
    beautiful" ...
    ... "I learned to lay my fingers across the wires, and to turn
    the keys to make them sound differently. As I struck the
    wires with my other hand, I produced my first harmonious
    sounds, and soon my own music! How different it could
    be from the music of the Temples! I can't wait to tell the
    priests about it!" ...

    What can this strange device be?
    When I touch it, it gives forth a sound
    It's got wires that vibrate and give music
    What can this thing be that I found?

    See how it sings like a sad heart
    And joyously screams out its pain
    Sounds that build high like a mountain
    Or notes that fall gently like rain

    I can't wait to share this new wonder
    The people will all see its light
    Let them all make their own music
    The Priests praise my name on this night


    IV. Presentation

    ... "In the sudden silence as I finished playing, I looked up
    to a circle of grim, expressionless faces. Father Brown
    rose to his feet, and his somnolent voice echoed
    throughout the silent Temple Hall." ...
    ... "Instead of the grateful joy that I expected, they were
    words of quiet rejection! Instead of praise, sullen
    dismissal. I watched in shock and horror as Father Brown
    ground my precious instrument to splinters beneath his
    feet"...

    I know it's most unusual
    To come before you so
    But I've found an ancient miracle
    I thought that you should know

    Listen to my music
    And hear what it can do
    There's something here as strong as life
    I know that it will reach you

    Yes, we know it's nothing new
    It's just a waste of time
    We have no need for ancient ways
    The world is doing fine

    Another toy will help destroy
    The elder race of man
    Forget about your silly whim
    It doesn't fit the plan

    I can't believe you're saying
    These things just can't be true
    Our world could use this beauty
    Just think what we might do

    Listen to my music
    And hear what it can do
    There's something here as strong as life
    I know that it will reach you

    Don't annoy us further
    We have our work to do
    Just think about the average
    What use have they for you?

    Another toy will help destroy
    The elder race of man
    Forget about your silly whim
    It doesn't fit the plan



    V. Oracle: The Dream

    ... "I guess it was a dream, but even now it all seems so
    vivid to me. Clearly yet I see the beckoning hand of the
    oracle as he stood at the summit of the staircase" ...

    ... "I see still the incredible beauty of the sculptured cities
    and the pure spirit of man revealed in the lives and works
    of this world. I was overwhelmed by both wonder and
    understanding as I saw a completely different way to life,
    a way that had been crushed by the Federation long ago. I
    saw now how meaningless life had become with the loss
    of all these things" ...

    I wandered home though the silent streets
    And fell into a fitful sleep
    Escape to realms beyond the night
    Dream can't you show me the light?

    I stand atop a spiral stair
    An oracle confronts me there
    He leads me on light years away
    Through astral nights, galactic days

    I see the works of gifted hands
    That grace this strange and wondrous land
    I see the hand of man arise
    With hungry mind and open eyes

    They left the planet long ago
    The elder race still learn and grow
    Their power grows with purpose strong
    To claim the home where they belong
    Home, to tear the Temples down...
    Home, to change..


    VI. Soliloquy

    ... "I have not left this cave for days now, it has become
    my last refuge in my total despair. I have only the music of
    the waterfall to comfort me now. I can no longer live
    under the control of the Federation, but there is no other
    place to go. My last hope is that with my death I may pass
    into the world of my dream, and know peace at last."

    The sleep is still in my eyes
    The dream is still in my head
    I heave a sigh and sadly smile
    And lie a while in bed
    I wish that it might come to pass
    Not fade like all my dreams

    Just think of what my life might be
    In a world like I have seen
    I don't think I can carry on
    Carry on this cold and empty life
    Oh...noo!

    My spirits are low in the depths of despair
    My lifeblood spills over..



    VII. Grand Finale

    (The elder race returns!)
    (The temples are torn down)
    (The oppression of the Federation is lifted)

    Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation
    Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation
    Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation
    We have assumed control.
    We have assumed control.
    We have assumed control.
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    Re: What are you listening to?



    It glittered and it gleamed
    For the arriving beauty queen
    A ring and a car
    Now you're the prettiest by far

    No party she'd not attend
    No invitation she wouldn't send
    Transfixed by the inner sound
    Of your promise to be found, oh

    Nothing or no-one will ever
    Make me let you down

    Kiss them for me, I may be delayed
    Kiss them for me, if I am delayed

    It's Divoon, oh it's Serene
    In the fountains pink champagne
    Someone carving their devotion
    In the heart shaped pool of fame, oh

    Nothing or no-one will ever
    Make me let you down

    Kiss them for me, I may be delayed
    Kiss them for me, I may find myself delayed

    On the road to New Orleans
    A spray of stars hit the screen
    As the 10th impact shimmered
    The forbidden candles beamed

    Kiss them for me, I may be delayed
    Kiss them for me, I may find myself delayed

    Kiss them for me, kiss them for me
    Kiss them for me, I may find myself delayed

    Kiss them for me
    Kiss them for me
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    Re: What are you listening to?

    Quote Originally Posted by MindCrime View Post
    I had a 32MB mp3 player hooked to a chatterbox playing this in my helmet as I blasted down I-8 from Yuma to San Diego on my gsxr 750. If i had them down to 128kbps I could fit nearly 20 tracks, this and chutes and ladders was usually on it.
    This one is for you Mindcrime.
    Nursery rhymes will never be the same again.
    Mary had a little lamb ???
    Nick nap patty whack, give a dog a bone ?
    Korn - Shoots and ladders



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