tas7 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Spirit of Radio ranked No. 18 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04f7xn6/live 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pip65 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 It should have been higher than 18, but as I can't remember hearing any Rush on British radio or TV since about 1980, perhaps it is surprising that it did as well as that. Most of the higher placed entries are very well known and frequently heard on radio and used as incidental music on TV, in adverts, at sporting events etc.There was also a short, pre-recorded talk from Geddy about how they came up with the riff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas7 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Yes in the UK, after Signals it was like they vanished. They didn't tour again until 1988 and did little to promote Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows or Hold Your Fire. When Roll the Bones came out people's response was, 'Are they still going?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Yeah 18 isnt too bad at all for the uk bearing in mind competition.. i'd have personally had it top ten but in a quality field like that, a rank of 18 is a real mark of respect in the uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBob Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Does anyone know how to view the list? All I see are a bunch of comments filled with hashtags and other symbols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Does anyone know how to view the list? All I see are a bunch of comments filled with hashtags and other symbols It seems as though the rankings are interspersed with the comments. What a poor presentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len(songs) Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 (edited) TSOR ranked 18th of 2? :P Edited August 26, 2014 by len(songs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pip65 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 To see the list go to BBC.co.uk/radio2 and click on the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len(songs) Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I know, I was referring to the thread title... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas7 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Yeah comma missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len(songs) Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 (edited) Oh! Sorry, not a Brit here. Didn't understand that it was "Radio 2: greatest riffs" rather than "Radio: 2 greatest riffs". I think a colon in the title would have done well to help... Edited August 26, 2014 by len(songs) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Oh! Sorry, not a Brit here. Didn't understand that it was "Radio 2: greatest riffs" rather than "Radio: 2 greatest riffs". I think a colon in the title would have done well to help... I thought the zero was missing from "20 Greatest Riffs". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Is there a proper list without all the twitter bullshit in the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 The full list is bullshit! Paranoid is the only Sabbath riff listed and there's no way that's the best Sabbath riff. And no Judas Priest at all... It's basically a popularity chart, it's nothing to do with riffs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len(songs) Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Oh! Sorry, not a Brit here. Didn't understand that it was "Radio 2: greatest riffs" rather than "Radio: 2 greatest riffs". I think a colon in the title would have done well to help... I thought the zero was missing from "20 Greatest Riffs". Me too... I was just joking around with the "18 of 2" thing to be honest. But the other comments were serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Bryan Adams Run to You is on there FFS! :laughing guy: And Eye of the Tiger?? You've got to be kidding! And the eagles! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas7 Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Calm down, calm down as we say in Liverpool. Sure these lists are crap but the fact that Rush not only made it onto the list but got into the top 20 is the amazing thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Calm down, calm down as we say in Liverpool. Sure these lists are crap but the fact that Rush not only made it onto the list but got into the top 20 is the amazing thing. Ya especially considering its a popularity contest! I guess IS cool now. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 TSOR has a way better riff than a lot of these songs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I used to listen to Radio 2 - I guess I must've missed most of it because I never once heard anything by Rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Calm down, calm down as we say in Liverpool. Sure these lists are crap but the fact that Rush not only made it onto the list but got into the top 20 is the amazing thing. Ya especially considering its a popularity contest! I guess IS cool now. Damn. That should say Rush is cool now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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