Red Rider "Lunatic Fringe"

[reception]

This is something I heard on a classic rock aircheck. At first I thought it was Pink Floyd. Here's a full clip.

[stevie nice]

reception said:

This is something I heard on a classic rock aircheck. At first I thought it was Pink Floyd. Here's a full clip.

You rock!!!!! This song is so awesome! I really wish more people were familar with this song, maybe here some of the older posters will know it. Tom Cochrane had the big hit "Life Is A Highway." And I know lots of Canadians are familiar with Red Rider, tho this didn't do very well here in the states.

It was in a soundtrack I think Visionquest or something. I'm sure someone knows.

[mst3k]

stevie said:

It was in a soundtrack I think Visionquest or something.

You are correct. :)

[irock]

I suppose I qualify as one of the "older posters" stevie speaks of.  He's right, this one really takes me back. 

I was a club disc jockey at the time this was originally released back in 1981.  I remember the specific year because it was the same year that Jackson's (locally) legendary WZZQ-FM switched from AOR to Country.  The first time I heard it I loved it.  I went to the Be-Bop Record Shop to buy the album but it was unavailable.  I had to place a special order for it.  When I'd play it at the club (in the early evening, of course, this certainly wasn't a dance classic) someone would always come up and ask me who it was.  A number of people thought it was Pink Floyd.

This wouldn't happen today, you know.  There are no more ZZQs around to play songs that aren't on the national charts. 

A few years later the album was stolen from me but I've since acquired it on CD.  Good album, but in my opinion this is the best track.

[jimmy74747]

I remember this. I liked it, but don't think it was as good as "Life Is A Highway"

[areyoureadytojump]