Rush
Permanent Waves
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | |||
| 1 |
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The Spirit of Radio full track | 4:54 | 43,602 | |
| 2 |
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Freewill full track | 5:24 | 43,944 | |
| 3 |
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Jacob's Ladder full track | 8:45 | 17,459 | |
| 4 |
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Entre Nous full track | 4:37 | 14,077 | |
| 5 |
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Different Strings full track | 3:50 | 13,117 | |
| 6 |
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Natural Science full track | 9:17 | 16,690 |
About this album
Permanent Waves is the seventh studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released January 1, 1980 (see 1980 in music). The album was recorded at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec, and was mixed at Trident Studios in London, UK. Permanent Waves became Rush’s first US Top 5 album hitting #4 and was the band’s fifth Gold (eventually Platinum) selling album. The album also marks a distinct transition into more accessible, radio-friendly numbers and consequently, a significant expansion in the band’s record sales with perennial favorites such as “The Spirit of Radio” and “Freewill” seeing quite a fair bit of radio airplay. Lee’s singing style changed, too; his range is much lower than the previous albums.
Music
“The Spirit of Radio” featured the band’s early experiments with a reggae style, which was explored further on Moving Pictures and Signals.
A notable track on Permanent Waves is “Jacob’s Ladder”, a song style reminiscent of their earlier art rock period. Exploring odd time signatures, the song possesses a dark, ominous feel. The song’s lyrics are based on a simple concept; a vision of sunlight breaking through storm clouds. The title is a reference to the natural phenomenon of the sun breaking through the clouds in visible rays, which in turn is named after the Biblical ladder to heaven on which Jacob saw angels ascending and descending in a vision.
Music
“The Spirit of Radio” featured the band’s early experiments with a reggae style, which was explored further on Moving Pictures and Signals.
A notable track on Permanent Waves is “Jacob’s Ladder”, a song style reminiscent of their earlier art rock period. Exploring odd time signatures, the song possesses a dark, ominous feel. The song’s lyrics are based on a simple concept; a vision of sunlight breaking through storm clouds. The title is a reference to the natural phenomenon of the sun breaking through the clouds in visible rays, which in turn is named after the Biblical ladder to heaven on which Jacob saw angels ascending and descending in a vision.
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Shouts
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metfan31 wrote:
wheels within wheels in a spiral array..
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AmenCorner wrote:
Fav Rush album.
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Dyno88 wrote:
prog kings!
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Aero-zeppelin wrote:
I love Rush!!..
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StakerSen wrote:
Great album, but Natural Science isn't as good as most people think. It's a great song, but it doesn't deserve a place on their set lists today - instead they should play Xanadu.
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icowdave wrote:
I'll echo what's been said already. Fantastic album and Natural Science is a wonderful cut.
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sdplunkett wrote:
some of Alex Lifeson's best guitar work
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johnnynuxxx wrote:
Front to back, a great album. They were reaching their peak at this point.
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BostonBruin wrote:
this is pretty cool stuff
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Enman wrote:
Great album from start to finish displaying their skill and diversity. Shorter format songs: The Spirit of Radio, Freewill, Entre Nous, a beautiful mood piece: Different Strings, and two awesome traditional prog format songs: Natural Science and Jacob's Ladder. Love all the albums prior to this one but much like Neil Peart believes, Rush really came into their own on this one.
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bobinabobo wrote:
The Best One Ever :)
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Tromperie wrote:
The best of Rush, along with Hemispheres and Signals.
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fexnah wrote:
Every song is now pwn, hehe, good one.
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rand0mnez wrote:
This album is great, but Natural Science just pushes it up a a whole 'nother level.
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The Creed wrote:
Awesome album, my favourite is Natural Science.
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gawriel wrote:
el mejor album...
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soggiewaffle wrote:
Awesome album.
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JohnyWalker wrote:
WIth this album you can firstly hear their 80's sound. Excellent record, what should I say. There's no weak point, but If I should lift some song, it would be Natural Science.
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Impreza22B wrote:
Possibly my favorite Rush album
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