[GROUP PICK] From "Working Man" to Ayn Rand, Rush runs the gambit on expressing a variety of philosophies in it's music. If you know anything about Ayn Rand's philosophy, objectivism, you know it's pure selfishness (literally) and very anti...anything remotely socialist or communist (as in, took part in the second red scare... yikes). But if you know anything about Rush, you know they are champions of the working class, with their blue collar hit "Working Man" in 1974, an anthem to the proletariat (working class, but more fun to say), and "Tom Sawyer" in 1981, an anthem to the common man. So how can one band have such conflicting ideas between songs? Well... Rush... is complicated. After locking-in to their classic line-up of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart (RIP), they started expanded their influences from their blues-rock background to something... proggier. They began telling tales with their songs, using everything from science fiction, to fantasy, to philosophy, to tell them. And they drew inspiration from many sources, some from different perspectives. In 2112, they are drawing "Anthem," a short totalitarian dystopia written by Ayn Rand, in which individuality and electricity has been erased from society and everything in your life is dictated by shadowy elder councils. Rush takes this story and turns it into a similar tale about music being erased from the world. In both stories, the protagonist finds what has been erased and tries to share it with the elders, who only punish him for not falling in line. It's a tale that many people can relate to, humble working class or selfish billionaire... and then theres side B. Whatever you know about Rush, you know that when they tell you a story, they make it their own, and they make it loud... Listen to Brad, Jon, and first time returning guests, Trevor Kolden and "Under the Covers" host Jake "the-Snake-on-the-Lake" Foster break it down!!!
UNDER THE COVERS:
https://spinitron.com/WSUM/show/80710/Under-The-Covers
https://www.facebook.com/UnderTheCoversWithJakeTheSnakeFoster
Next Up: (06-22-20) Fugees - The Score
(06-29-20) SEASON FINALE Grant Summerland - Bigfoot Museum with GRANT SUMMERLAND HIMSELF!!!
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST NUMBER ONE: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Z67Ka5xedSfYIvWw6YNt4?si=GG5CAvtUQ0CWpr74gRn-_A
Links:
www.twitter.com/RevoloverAudio
www.anchor.fm/AlbumConceptHour
www.twitter.com/AlbumConceptPod
www.myspace.com/AlbumConceptHour
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https://freethe350bailfund.wordpress.com/(Madison bail fund)
https://www.racialjusticewi.org/stop-matt-kenny(join the call to get cop that murdered Tony Robinson in 2015 fired. he is currently in charge of training people on how to react to dangerous situations...)
