Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
A surprisingly awkward song to play.
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Stolen from Wikipedia:
"Distant Early Warning" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush. It was released as a single and as the lead track on their tenth studio album Grace Under Pressure (1984). As with most Rush songs, its music was composed by bassist and vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson, while its lyrics were written by drummer Neil Peart.
Greg Prato of AllMusic describes "Distant Early Warning" as a "tale about nuclear war". Its title is derived from the Distant Early Warning Line, a succession of missile detection radar systems located in Canada's northern Arctic region. Described by Stereogum as an "eloquent state-of-the-world address circa 1984", the song's lyrics contain references to nuclear fallout, acid rain, and communism, as well as environmentalism and the Cold War. Biographer Jon Collins calls the track an "environmental call to arms".
The song contains a synthesized intro played by Hugh Syme, who also created the artwork for the album. Collins opines that the track showcases Lifeson "at his dissonant best", while also highlighting its backing of "reverberating drums and keyboards".
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A surprisingly awkward song to play.
#rush #guitarCover #distantEarlyWarning
Stolen from Wikipedia:
"Distant Early Warning" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush. It was released as a single and as the lead track on their tenth studio album Grace Under Pressure (1984). As with most Rush songs, its music was composed by bassist and vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson, while its lyrics were written by drummer Neil Peart.
Greg Prato of AllMusic describes "Distant Early Warning" as a "tale about nuclear war". Its title is derived from the Distant Early Warning Line, a succession of missile detection radar systems located in Canada's northern Arctic region. Described by Stereogum as an "eloquent state-of-the-world address circa 1984", the song's lyrics contain references to nuclear fallout, acid rain, and communism, as well as environmentalism and the Cold War. Biographer Jon Collins calls the track an "environmental call to arms".
The song contains a synthesized intro played by Hugh Syme, who also created the artwork for the album. Collins opines that the track showcases Lifeson "at his dissonant best", while also highlighting its backing of "reverberating drums and keyboards".
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