Permanent Waves is a Rock album by Rush, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 219 pressings tracked, owned by 93 collectors.
About
This album is Mastered for iTunes. At the onset of the 1980s, Rush were poised as one of hard rock’s most successful groups. Their album epics established them as cult favorites with a rapidly expanding cult. Their overtly serious lyrics, written by the group’s drummer Neil Peart, led to obsessive discussion among fans and were a point of derision for critics. But what could not be argued was their larger than life <i>sound</i> — other power trios might be as loud, but none were as complex. Alex Lifeson’s guitar was simply massive, essaying classic guitar riffs soon emulated by aspiring actual and air guitarists everywhere, while Peart’s unrestrained drum fills challenged all rock drummers with their liberal use of unusual time signatures. <i>Permanent Waves</i> features several of the group’s essential tunes. “The Spirit of Radio” has become a classic rock staple with its climactic chorus delivering the necessary catharsis. “Freewill” stands as the band’s self-empowerment anthem (Peart is a diehard Ayn Rand disciple) and the expanded tracks — “Jacob’s Ladder,” “Natural Science” — trip out into extended instrumental passages that are among the most nuanced in rock. Rush managed to be progressive without losing their core appeal.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Spirit Of Radio4:54
- A2Freewill5:23
- A3Jacob's Ladder7:50
Side B
- B1Entre Nous4:37
- B2Different Strings3:50
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- polished
- driving
- cerebral
Seventh studio album by Canadian rock band Rush.
The original cover depicted the famous incorrect headline "Dewey Defeats Truman" on a newspaper in the bottom left corner.
However, the Chicago Tribune (the paper that originally published the error) pressured the band to remove the headline. Some versions appear altered with either "Dewei Defeats Truman" or whited-out completely.
The billboards in the distance (mid-right) originally read "Coca-Cola." However, the cola company objected to the use of their logo and the cover was changed to display the band members names in a similar typestyle to the original logo.
Trivia: The woman on the cover of this album is model Paula Turnbull. Contrary to rumor, the guy waving in the background on the cover is not one of the members of Rush, it's actually Hugh Syme, the art director of the album (and also who played piano on "Different Strings").
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alex LifesonACOUSTIC GUITAR, 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER , 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR , 12-STRING ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Daisy The DogOTHER , VOCAL COACH VOCAL COACH
- Erwig ChuapchuaduahGUEST , STEEL DRUMS STEEL DRUMS STEEL DRUMS, GUEST
- Geddy LeeBASS BASS , SYNTHESIZER , VOCALS BASS GUITAR , SYNTHESIZER , PEDALBOARD , VOCALS
- Hugh SymePIANO FEATURING, GUEST , PIANO GUEST , FEATURING , PIANO
- Neil PeartDRUMS DRUMS, DRUMS , TIMBALES, BELLS , TUBULAR BELLS, WIND CHIMES, BELL TREE, TRIANGLE, CROTALES, COVER DRUMS, LYRICS BY, TIMPANI, TIMBALES, BELLS , TUBULAR BELLS, WIND CHIMES, BELL TREE, TRIANGLE, CROTALES
- Tony GeraniosGUITAR , SYNTHESIZER
93 collectors on Gatefold own this · 219 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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