The Spirit of Radio: Conceptus Interruptus

[athelind]

AAAUGH.

The radio station just played one track from Rush's 2112 album.

For those who aren't familiar with it; 2112 is a "concept album" of the sort so beloved of Pretentious Prog Rock Bands like the Trio from Toronto. The "A" side is a single long story-based piece, divided into individual tracks solely for the sake of convenience.

Playing just "The Temple of Syrinx" is like ... like ... cutting off Star Wars right before the Death Star run.

Naturally, I have the CD, so I'm playing the entire album right the heck now, but, nevertheless, the damage is done. I'll have that irritating UNFINISHED feeling for the rest of the night.

How can you DO that?

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Comments

[richardf8]

Well, you know, Temples of Syrinx. It's got a good beat and you can dance to it, and it doesn't have all that drug subtext like Bangkok express.

[athelind.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I don't think a station that regularly plays "Cocaine" and has two shows hosted by old rockers who aren't shy about sharing stories of their misspent youth is especially concerned with SUBtext.