BIGBENDS Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Happy New Year my fellow guitar pickers. I once heard the song Red Barchetta was written from an idea Neil Peart got from a book he read. Can't remember which book though. Anyone know the answer? I appreciate the help. Wish the best of 2012 to all of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Let me Wiki that for you... The song was inspired by the futuristic short story "A Nice Morning Drive", by Richard Foster and published in the November 1973 issue of Road and Track magazine. The story describes a similar future in which increasingly stringent safety regulations have forced cars to evolve into massive Modern Safety Vehicles (MSVs), capable of withstanding a 50-mile-per-hour impact without injury to the driver. Consequently, drivers of MSVs have become less safety-conscious and more aggressive, and "bouncing" (intentionally ramming) the older, smaller cars is a common sport among some. Rush lyricist Neil Peart made several attempts to contact Foster while working on the album, but Road and Track did not have an up-to-date address, and Rush were forced to settle for a brief "Inspired by" note in the lyric sheet mentioning the story. In July 2007, Foster and Peart finally made contact with one another; Foster later posted an online account of their journey by motorcycle through the backwoods of West Virginia between stops on Rush's Snakes and Arrows tour. Neil Peart also described the Barchetta like the guitar in the song "2112".[clar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Let me Wiki that for you... Whipping out the WIKI Fu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGBENDS Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Thanks for the info., Surfpup. Your Wikiness is absolute and supreme. LoL. I'm much obliged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Thanks for the info., Surfpup. Your Wikiness is absolute and supreme. LoL. I'm much obliged. No prob. I always wondered where the lyric ideas for that song came from myself. I like Peart's lyrics. He pulled a lot of stuff from Ayn Rand. The song Anthem and the whole 2112 A side thing came from her novel Anthem, one of my favorite novels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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