Friday, November 14, 2008

RUSH - Permanent Waves (1980)



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General Information
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Artist...............: Rush
Album................: Permanent Waves
Release Date.........: Jan 1, 1980
Genre................: Progressive Rock
Source...............: CD
Number of Songs......: 6
Duration.............: 00:35:35 min

Audio Format.........: MP3
Bitrate..............: CBR 320 HQ
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44,100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Included.............: M3U, Covers


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Release Notes
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Track Listing:
01. "The Spirit Of Radio" (4:59)
02. "Freewill" (5:24)
03. "Jacob's Ladder" (7:28)
04. "Entre Nous" (4:37)
05. "Different Strings" (3:50)
06. "Natural Science" (9:17)
I. "Tide Pools"
II. "Hyperspace"
III. "Permanent Waves"

Album Review:
Since Neil Peart joined the band in time for 1975's Fly by Night, Rush had been experimenting
and growing musically with each successive release. By 1980's Permanent Waves, the modern
sounds of new wave (the Police, Peter Gabriel, etc.) began to creep into Rush's sound, but
the trio still kept their hard rock roots intact. The new approach paid off - two of their
most popular songs, the "make a difference" anthem "Freewill," and a tribute to the Toronto
radio station CFNY, "The Spirit of Radio" (the latter a U.K. Top 15 hit), are spectacular
highlights. Also included were two "epics," the stormy "Jacob's Ladder" and the album-closing
"Natural Science," which contains a middle section that contains elements of reggae. Geddy Lee
also began singing in a slightly lower register around this time, which made their music more
accessible to fans outside of the heavy prog rock circle. The album proved to be the final
breakthrough Rush needed to become an arena headliner throughout the world, beginning a string
of albums that would reach inside the Top Five of the U.S. Billboard album charts. Permanent
Waves is an undisputed hard rock classic, but Rush would outdo themselves with their next release.
- Greg Prato, All Music Guide

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