The Spirit of Radio
Song by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil PeartWikipedia
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Search complete. 16 mentions across 10 episodes found for "The Spirit of Radio".
Sep 18, 2026
BradHOST
And if you've got the set list right there, Kevin, you want to rattle off your set one and and two and and then i can go through mine and then yeah and i i just emailed you mine kevin just just in an email uh if you wanted to bring it up at uh at some point just to again compare to it but yeah all right go ahead
Kevin WilliamsGUEST
so toronto night one set one uh xanadu was the opener then we went into limelight far cry subdivisions free will bravado headlong flight la villa vital signs and they ended set home with spirit of radio now there was a tribute to neil in there i just kind of let that out but they do have these attributes
BradHOST
it was like right it was during bravado or like i was part i believe so yeah i think it was
Kevin WilliamsGUEST
going on during that yeah yep yep So that was set one.
BradHOST
I mean, it was so good.
BradHOST
So well done.
BradHOST
And then went into Spirit of Radio.
BradHOST
analog kid, free will subdivisions, bravado, the villa.
Chaz CharlesHOST
Yeah, sure.
Chaz CharlesHOST
You know, at a certain point, Permanent Waves is kind of when it's pointed to as like, you know, that's when they started getting, you know, Spirit of Radio.
Chaz CharlesHOST
Yeah.
Chaz CharlesHOST
You know, I mean, that record was just crossover with Radio Free Will.
Mack BHOST
You know? So, and that's prescient, I feel like, uh, in today's world.
Mack BHOST
And then Spirit of Radio.
Mack BHOST
Now, this is one of the ones that I wanted to see just 'cause I wanted Wolf Cub to be like, "Look at the way they all clap together-
Gary Action JacksonHOST
Mm-hmm
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Ride the death ray, fueling the energy.
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Emotional feedback on a timeless line.
Mack BHOST
line.And then at the end of Spirit of Radio, of course, Geddy's like, "All right.
Mack BHOST
These youngsters need a break."
James GoldenHOST
So we started with, um, what you call it? No Doubt.
James GoldenHOST
With No Doubt, and now we go to Rush, Spirit of Radio, because Alex Lifeson has a birthday today.
James GoldenHOST
Born in 1953.
James GoldenHOST
You know he's a Canuck.
Mack BHOST
And that's prescient, I feel like, in today's world.
Mack BHOST
And then Spirit of Radio.
Mack BHOST
Now, this is one of the ones that I wanted to see just because I wanted Wolf Cub to be like, look at the way they all clap together for this.
Mack BHOST
Look at the way they're all excited and smiling and happy.
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you.
speaker_10SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Thank you.
Mack BHOST
And then at the end of Spirit of Radio, of course, he's like, all right, these youngsters need a break.
Mack BHOST
So I guess we'll take
John RodenburgHOST
Today is the 35th anniversary of the release of 10, arguably, inarguably, their best album.
John RodenburgHOST
Also, we're going to need to hear some Rush, and I'll put in a personal request for Spirit of Radio.
John RodenburgHOST
Which kind of speaks for itself because Alex Lifeson of Rush is 73.
John RodenburgHOST
Oh, my God.
Tony SlagleHOST
Think about some of the other songs we've talked about.
Tony SlagleHOST
So there's Spirit of the Radio.
Tony SlagleHOST
There's the Boston song.
Tony SlagleHOST
Um, is it More Than a Feeling? Is that the, which is the one that's the, the one that's the radio song? Yeah.
Andy TemteHOST
Geddy Lee and Alex Leifson back on a stage after 11 years with Anika Niles behind the kit in the seat that Neil Peart made sacred.
Andy TemteHOST
If they'd walked off without playing Limelight or Spirit of Radio, I'd have gone home genuinely let down, and I'd have been within my rights to do so." you go hear the songs that define the band.
Andy TemteHOST
And Rush know it, and they've been open about what this tour is.
Andy TemteHOST
It's a celebration of the music and a tribute to Neil.
Gary Action JacksonHOST
Okay.
Mack BHOST
And then they close with, the first set, with Spirit of the Radio, which I would say is one of the 12 they kind of have to play.
Gary Action JacksonHOST
Mm-hmm.
Mack BHOST
Then you take a break.
Ivor HamiltonHOST
David Calcano's Spirit of Radio video that has animated David Marsden and a CFMI in it.
Ivor HamiltonHOST
So it was really, you know, fun to do it at Rush Day and people embraced it wholeheartedly because they were mostly international Rush fans who wanted to learn something new so uh the folks at the rock and roll hall of fame heard about it they're doing four days of rush events around the two shows in cleveland upcoming and uh this panel that i'm going to be on is uh the topic of it is uh from working man to spirit of radio so when i heard that it said it was going from working man to spirit of radio i said reached out to them and said, you know, I know a little bit about the spirit of radio.
Ivor HamiltonHOST
So maybe, maybe I can help you out.
Ivor HamiltonHOST
And I had been introduced to one of the, one of the higher ups there through Alan before.
Ivor HamiltonHOST
So it's a, it's a cool thing.
Ivor HamiltonHOST
So.
Scott TurnerHOST
You know, one of the things just watching it recently, Ira, that I enjoyed about it, and this is one of the reasons that, you know, this legend of the spirit of radio written about the radio station, that it was a surprise for a lot of people.
Scott TurnerHOST
Not a lot of people knew that.