I listened to this interview on my Radio Shack clock radio back in 1980!

I remember recording this off the radio back in the day and listening to it as a kid over and over again.  I still remember Neil talking about Natural Science and the "arcs of the spiral"... LOL.

Permanent Waves will never be a bad listen. Natural Science is close to perfection. A perfectly realized work of sonic art with a deeply-relevant theme and lyrics, in a mini-epic package. My favorite Rush track, alongside The Camera Eye, another mini-epic but with an urban theme of humanity's impact. Neil's own impact (along with his bandmates') will be felt for a long time!

Jim Ladd is such a great interviewer 👍

One of my favorite interviews with Neil. Funny that Jim mispronounces Neil's last name and Neil doesn't correct him. The band was just starting to break through to the mainstream, though, and Neil probably would have thought it rude to contradict the interviewer. Overall, though, this is the interview and album (Permanent Waves) that really cemented my fandom and respect for the band. I had only discovered them about a year earlier, but I've been a die-hard ever since. Neil's passing in 2020 was a tremendous loss. Rest easy, Professor.

Jim Ladd on KMET 94.7 a little bit of heaven. There is a two hour interview Jim Ladd has with Neil Peart that I recommend for Rush fans.

What I really enjoy about this interview is the fact everything, especially the music, sounds so clean & pops so well. Everything sounds fantastic.

RIP Mr. Ladd.

It is quite odd to think we are listening two guys who are no longer between us!

Can imagine Neil's eyes blinking, so enthuastic..thinking, so loose. Tnx for this memoir, me as a foreign radio entusiast those times 83>, found Rush around 1979. Hello all Rushians!

Thank you for this upload. This is a gem. In 1980 Rush we’re still about a year away from superstar status. A year later with the blockbuster album “ Moving Pictures “ did they finally emerge in mainstream popularity. But in 1980 they were still a bit under the radar but as Jim Ladd implied they had a loyal cult following. Neil was only 27 years old but wise in his years at this time. These vintage interviews are gems because you get to hear the meaning of Neil’s lyrics. Enter Nous is such a beautiful song that I was able to see live on their ‘ Snakes and Arrows” tour. I always felt the song’s beautifully described the male- female relationships
but after this interview I see how it describes relationships in general. Neil mentioned it’s about the loneliness of the human condition. I always felt Neil had a spiritual side to him. He eloquently spoke about his spiritual beliefs in this interview. Neil also was respectful of the Bible in his words on “ Jacob’s Ladder”. In 1976’s 2112 he used “ And the meek shall inherit the earth” a biblical quote in that epic song. What a wonderful interview during a time where were not in the mainstream so much. I became a fan in 1982 right after “ Exit stage left” was released and by that time they were hugely popular.

Amazing interview so much insight and detail from 33 years ago?! I’ll probably have to listen to this again.

It's interesting that the heartbeats on the picture above are reversed.

wow music editor on this interview made that amazing 'natural science' loop during neil's last segment; its perfect and goes on for like 2 minutes

I actually had tickets to go see Rush in Chicago on the night this aired. I got my Mom to sit at the stereo and record this interview for me. It was the beginning of my Rush Fandom. I was 16yo.

I don't know of many interviews with Rock musician would touch on so many thought provoking topics. Jim Ladd was really able to engage with Neil in such a way that really allowed him to express himself.

First concert of my life... RUSH second round of Moving Pictures at the Philadelphia Spectrum 13 years old!!  That was not common back then and everyone kept commenting on my age and asking me how old I was. I then saw every tour most of them several times up until R30 when I systematically destroyed my retirement by going to 10 shows and then more than TWO DOZEN shows for every tour thereafter including countless broker front row tickets or the first few rows. Many of you will recall my great videos that used to be on YouTube before I was demonetized on the channel ACELLOFAWARENESS.  I was the first one to put up Jacob's ladder just like Neil mentioned in the interview after they played the first night in Lincoln Nebraska I literally uploaded it from the parking lot!!!  I was going to skip the last two shows in Irvine and Inglewood on the last tour because I'm not a big fan of SoCal but then I asked myself "what if these are not just the last two shows of the store but the last two shows ever?"  So I went yo both of them 😢.  Do I have any regrets destroying my retirement account and racking up a whopping 105 RUSH concerts and seeing myself on two of the DVD's?  Yes.  I regret wasting the rest of my money on food and shelter 😮

I just found this video (and subscribed to the channel) and upon hearing Neil talk about his thoughts behind the song "Natural Science" I find it ironic that he exited stage left just at the start of the Covid pandemic and the politics of that which made science neither natural or based in reality.  I'm not trying to start anything; I just wish Neil was still around and Rush could have made a song or two to reflect these times.

Neil said "subdivisions that divide us" back in 1980.

Intelligent questions. . .  Intelligent answers.