The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Rush | ||||
Released | February 11, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 1973–1987 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 79:47 | |||
Label |
Mercury (outside Canada and Japan) Anthem Atlantic (Japan) |
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Producer | Rush, Terry Brown (tracks 2-12), Peter Henderson (track 13), Peter Collins (tracks 14-16) | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Q | |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
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The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on February 11, 2003. It includes many of the band's most popular songs from their Mercury Records era. A special edition of the album included a DVD containing music videos for several songs, including "Mystic Rhythms" (which does not appear on the album itself).
"This 16-track Best Of skips over the early years…" noted Paul Elliott in Q. "The '80s brought shorter songs, better tunes and even a Top 20 UK hit with 'The Spirit of Radio', one of the great rock singles and perhaps the only song ever to feature a Simon & Garfunkel reference, a reggae breakdown and the word 'unobtrusive'."