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"'''Countdown'''" is a [[Rush (band)|Rush]] song that describes the launch of [[STS-1]] and the [[Space Shuttle Columbia]] <ref>{{cite book|last=Price|first=Carol Selby |title=Mystic Rhythms: The Philosophical Vision of Rush|publisher=Wildside Press LLC|date=1999|pages=131–132|isbn=1587151022}}</ref> as the group watched from a VIP area called [[Red Sector A]] at the time. The song incorporates audio from voice communications between astronauts [[John Young (astronaut)|John W. Young]] and [[Robert Crippen]] and ground control along with commentary from the Kennedy Space Center [[Public Affairs Officer]] leading up to the launch. <ref name="contents under pressure">{{cite book|last=Popoff|first=Martin |title=Contents Under Pressure: 30 Years of Rush at Home and Away|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=9781550226782|pages=102}}</ref> |
"'''Countdown'''" is a [[Rush (band)|Rush]] song that describes the launch of [[STS-1]] and the [[Space Shuttle Columbia]] <ref>{{cite book|last=Price|first=Carol Selby |title=Mystic Rhythms: The Philosophical Vision of Rush|publisher=Wildside Press LLC|date=1999|pages=131–132|isbn=1587151022}}</ref> as the group watched from a VIP area called [[Red Sector A]] at the time. The song incorporates audio from voice communications between astronauts [[John Young (astronaut)|John W. Young]] and [[Robert Crippen]] and ground control along with commentary from the Kennedy Space Center [[Public Affairs Officer]] leading up to the launch. <ref name="contents under pressure">{{cite book|last=Popoff|first=Martin |title=Contents Under Pressure: 30 Years of Rush at Home and Away|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=9781550226782|pages=102}}</ref> |
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The song incorporates foreboding serious tone with driving rhythm along with heavy amount of [[synthesiser]], with Lee playing only a minimal amount of [[bass guitar]]. Lyrics paint a vivid account of their experiences witnessing the launch. It closes the album [[Signals (album)|Signals]], and |
The song incorporates foreboding serious tone with driving rhythm along with heavy amount of [[synthesiser]], with Lee playing only a minimal amount of [[bass guitar]]. Lyrics paint a vivid account of their experiences witnessing the launch. It closes the album [[Signals (album)|Signals]], and its cautionary tales of man's reliance on technology, on a more positive, celebratory note.<ref>{{cite book|last=Roberto|first=Leonard |title=A Simple Kind Mirror: The Lyrical Vision of Rush|year=2000|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=9780595213627}}</ref> |
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The song was used as a wakeup song for astronauts during [[STS-109]], which was the last successful flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. |
The song was used as a wakeup song for astronauts during [[STS-109]], which was the last successful flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. |
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Revision as of 09:14, 22 November 2010
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| B-side | "New world man", "The Spirit of Radio" (live) |
"Countdown" is a Rush song that describes the launch of STS-1 and the Space Shuttle Columbia [1] as the group watched from a VIP area called Red Sector A at the time. The song incorporates audio from voice communications between astronauts John W. Young and Robert Crippen and ground control along with commentary from the Kennedy Space Center Public Affairs Officer leading up to the launch. [2]
The song incorporates foreboding serious tone with driving rhythm along with heavy amount of synthesiser, with Lee playing only a minimal amount of bass guitar. Lyrics paint a vivid account of their experiences witnessing the launch. It closes the album Signals, and its cautionary tales of man's reliance on technology, on a more positive, celebratory note.[3]
The song was used as a wakeup song for astronauts during STS-109, which was the last successful flight of Space Shuttle Columbia.
References
- ^ Price, Carol Selby (1999). Mystic Rhythms: The Philosophical Vision of Rush. Wildside Press LLC. pp. 131–132. ISBN 1587151022.
- ^ Popoff, Martin. Contents Under Pressure: 30 Years of Rush at Home and Away. ECW Press. p. 102. ISBN 9781550226782.
- ^ Roberto, Leonard (2000). A Simple Kind Mirror: The Lyrical Vision of Rush. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595213627.
This song as printed in the liner notes of the "Signals" album has the following dedication.
"Dedicated with thanks to the astronauts Young & Crippen and all the people of NASA for their inspiration and cooperation"
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