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DISCID=46085e06
DTITLE=Rush / Permanent Waves
DYEAR=1980
DGENRE=Other
TTITLE0=The Spirit of Radio
TTITLE1=Freewill
TTITLE2=Jacob's Ladder
TTITLE3=Entre Nous
TTITLE4=Different Strings
TTITLE5=Natural Science
EXTD=\nOriginally Released January 1, 1980\nCD Edition Released June 1989\n
EXTD=Remastered CD Edition Released May 6, 1997\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Since
EXTD= Neil Peart joined the band in time for 1975's Fly by Night, Rush had 
EXTD=been experimenting and growing musically with eachsuccessive release. 
EXTD=By 1980's Permanent Waves, the modern soundsof new wave (the Police, P
EXTD=eter Gabriel, etc.) began to creep into Rush's sound, but the trio sti
EXTD=ll kept their hard rock roots intact. The new approach paid off -- two
EXTD= of their most popular songs, the "make a difference" anthem "Freewill
EXTD=," and a tribute to theToronto radio station CFNY, "The Spirit of Radi
EXTD=o" (the latter aU.K. Top 15 hit), are spectacular highlights. Also inc
EXTD=luded weretwo "epics," the stormy "Jacob's Ladder" and the album-closi
EXTD=ng "Natural Science," which contains a middle section that contains el
EXTD=ements of reggae. Geddy Lee also began singing in a slightly lower reg
EXTD=ister around this time, which made their music more accessible to fans
EXTD= outside of the heavy prog rock circle. The album proved to be the fin
EXTD=al breakthrough Rush needed to become an arena headliner throughout th
EXTD=e world, beginning a string of albums that would reach inside the Top 
EXTD=Five of the U.S. Billboard album charts.Permanent Waves is an undisput
EXTD=ed hard rock classic, but Rush would outdo themselves with their next 
EXTD=release.  -- Greg Prato\n\nHalf.com Details \nContributing artists: Hu
EXTD=gh Syme \n\nAlbum Notes\nRush: Geddy Lee (vocals, synthesizers, bass);
EXTD= Alex Lifeson (guitar); Neil Peart (drums, percussion).\n\nAdditional 
EXTD=personnel includes: Hugh Syme (piano).\n\nAll tracks have been digital
EXTD=ly remastered.\n\nFalling somewhere in between heavy metal and AOR, Ru
EXTD=sh were one of the success stories of the period from 1976 to 1986--al
EXTD=l the more surprising because few Canadians manage to break out from t
EXTD=he land of the maple leaf in this area of music. Much of their followi
EXTD=ng idolized Alex Lifeson, who was a guitar hero with the technical abi
EXTD=lity of a Page or a Beck. Occasionally Neil Peart's lyrics leave a lit
EXTD=tle to be desired: "the shifting shafts of shining, weave the fabric o
EXTD=f their dreams . . ." Jon Anderson fromYes was afflicted with the same
EXTD= condition of pretentiolyricitus.That aside, the music is faultless.\n
EXTD=\nAmazon.com essential recording\nOne of Rush's finest moments, second
EXTD= only to Moving Pictures. This album includes two classic songs, "The 
EXTD=Spirit of Radio" (which has one of the most recognizable guitar riffs 
EXTD=in all of rock) and "Freewill." There's also the epic-feeling "Jacob's
EXTD= Ladder," as well as "Entre Nous," a sort of intellectual love song (i
EXTD=f such a thing can be said to exist). The introspective "Different Str
EXTD=ings" and the anthemic "Natural Science" (which clocks in at over nine
EXTD= minutes) close the album. Though there are only six songson Permanent
EXTD= Waves, it's enough; the material is rich enough that more of it would
EXTD= be like overdosing on chocolate. -- GenevieveWilliams \n\nAMAZON.COM 
EXTD=CUSTOMER REVIEW\nRush's Second Incarnation..., September 14, 2003\nRev
EXTD=iewer: Samhot (Star Land)\n...excluding Neil Peart's entry into the ba
EXTD=nd.\nMostly recorded in 1979, PERMANENT WAVES (1980) marked the starti
EXTD=ng point for Rush's full-blown entry into condensed, accessible progre
EXTD=ssive rock. They abandoned the 20-minute suites and mystical lyrics fo
EXTD=r catchy progressive song structures, and more human, worldly-related 
EXTD=topics. But, Geddy Lee (vocals/bass/synths), Alex Lifeson (guitars) an
EXTD=d NeilPeart (drums/lyrics) didn't lose their brilliance in composition
EXTD=, even if most of the track lengths were fit for radio.\n\n"The Spirit
EXTD= of Radio" is an ever-popular track, and seems to still getas much rad
EXTD=io airplay as it did over two decades ago. A catchy, melodic track wit
EXTD=h cerebral lyrics dealing with no other than theradio, and it's effect
EXTD= on us listeners (i.e. music fans.)\n\n"Freewill" is a philosophical r
EXTD=ocker dealing with personal beliefs (e.g., god, fate, stars) and the c
EXTD=onsequences - positive or negative - of them. Neil Peart seems to be q
EXTD=uite ambiguous in his lyrics, and you can't necessarily tell what *his
EXTD=* personal beliefs areat times. He 
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