Tempest and Subdivisions.

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Here's a little Tempest (and Rush) tidbit that even I (both a Tempest and Rush fan) managed to miss, from Wikipedia:

Tempest is featured prominently in the Rush music video for their 1982 song "Subdivisions".

Looks like it's time to see if that vid is out on YouTube.
 
I have a Rush VHS tape from the mid 80s that has maybe 10 videos on it; Subdivisions is one. Not having watched it in quite some time I do remember a shot where you can clearly see a Pac Man upright right next to the Tempest. Cool stuff.
 


"Subdivisions" is a Rush song often considered to be describing feelings of isolation, boredom, conformity, and sadness springing up from teenage life in the suburbs.
"Subdivisions" was released on the 1982 album Signals. Aside from being a perennial fan favourite and a staple of live performances, the song appears on several greatest hits compilations, was released as a single in 1982, and despite doing little serious business in the UK charts, it gained a lot of radio airplay in Britain at the time. It was also played live prior to its release. Pre-release live versions exist on the internet.

The promotional videos scenes were filmed in the Toronto area. The downtown scenes in downtown Toronto, the suburbs scenes in Scarborough, Ontario, near Warden and Finch. The high school scenes were filmed at L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute, in the same area. The student that walks downtown in the video is Dave Glover, a student at the L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute at the time. Near the end of the video, Glover is seen playing the video game Tempest at an arcade, which was reportedly his favourite video game at the time. Info courtesy: wikipedia.org]

I never really liked Rush but may have to give them another listen....
 
Known that forever!! Thanks for the post though. I haven't watched that video in a couple months.

Tom
 
That is such a great vid. For anyone who hasn't checked it out yet, the Tempest is at 4:40 on the counter....
 
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