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Free Music Review: Permanent Waves
Hit: 5 Stars
A classic Rush album, it is the next part of the evolution of Rush. This album sounds alot like 1981's "Moving Pictures" but it's alot better written. This record is not a concept album like their past ones, this is more song based, but that's not a bad thing, because the songs are superb. 4-5 Minute songs. Still a great record.1."The spirit of radio" - This was a really big hit in it's time. A Rush classic about the power of the modern music industry. The song is just so catchy and the lyrics are well written like every other Rush song. 4/5
2."Freewill" - A very dark song but the power of it's lyrics still hold validity. I hear it on the radio atleast 3 or 4 times a week. It is about people's will that others try to manipulate. And it is easily my favorite song by the band. Great riff!!! 5/5
3."Jacobs ladder" - Resembles one of their early epic tracks, it's around 8 minutes and is the second longest song on the album. There is just some crazy instrumental work going on by all three members at the same time. As a musician it is still even hard to understand how these guys do this. It's a slower dark song about the power of nature. 5/5
4."Entre nous" - Cacthy, it's nice. Nothing too special, not many people I know really like it but still it's good. I feel it actually could have been a single. 5/5
5."Different strings" - A Rush ballad with ever so dark lyrics pertaining to love. 5/5
6."Natural science" - This is a really long song and I felt it was a nice way to end the album. This is another track like "Entre Nous" that isn't well accepted by Rush fans, but I think it's perfect. 5/5
All in all this album is perfect for someone who is just getting into Rush, because it exposes all elements of their evolution at one time. It's a transition from the 70's to the 80's and it's a really nice touch.
Free Music Review: Permanent Waves is a brilliant Rush effort
Hit: 5 Stars
Hey Amazon! Could you maybe this time keep from deleting my review!! You've done it twice!!! The album that really got me interested in Rush was Moving Pictures, but soon after I gave Permanent Waves a whirl, and it's my favorite, along with Moving Pictures and 2112. For this release Rush decided to get away from the side long conceptual pieces (like the previous album HEMISPHERES), and stick with shorter non conceptual songs, but it would have two songs that were about 7:30 and about 9:30 minutes in length. Now, let's get to the review. My least favorite song is "Jacob's Ladder", but I'm not saying it's a really bad song, just that I haven't yet really got into it yet. The rest of the recording is gold. Of course the songs "The Spirit of Radio" and "Freewill" are what brought me to the album because of all the radio play they got, but really, my two favorites are "Natural Science" and "Entre Nous". They are just amazing songs in my book! The Geddy Lee penned "Different Strings" is also a superb song. It would have been nice if Geddy could have helped Neil out with the songwriting duties over the years, but Neil does a fine job in that area of expertise. I think this album was about the first Rush album that got a lot of radio play because the songs "Freewill" and "The Spirit Of Radio" were really assessible hit songs that a lot of the public really liked. The remastering job seems like it was a pretty good success. In some places it could have been mastered at a higher volume because I had to crank up my car cd player kind of high, but it still sounds better than my mid 80's issue did. If you're new to Rush this sounds like a perfect place to start, but the cds Moving Pictures and 2112 would be great also. Enjoy!!!Free Music Review: The Spirit of Radio Lives On
Hit: 5 Stars
This album (1980) and "Moving Pictures" (1981) were probably considered the best releases ever by Rush. The tracks contained in both are very recognizable since many classic rock stations have aired at least one or two of them - almost an everyday ritual it seems. It was possible that this was the reason why Rush during a live performance would open up with "The Spirit of Radio" on most of their tours. That was exactly the case when I attended a concert on September 14, 1984 in Portland, Maine together with some old friends who were, by the way, die-hard Rush fans.
Other tracks of interest: "Free Will" has a great sound and a very catchy chorus if you listen to it long enough. You can't help but sing along. Three of the remaining tracks: "Jacob's Ladder", "Entre Nous" and "Natural Science" contain lyrics that, like many of Rush's other tracks, are kind of educational in the world of science. In "Jacob's Ladder", the theme is about weather. "Entre Nous" compares the human element with certain objects as planets, passing ships or islands and that we all have spaces in between. "Natural Science" the longest track on the album is about small marine life. One would think about the everyday life of arthropods such as plankton or other small crustaceans living along the shallows of any rocky shoreline. Lastly "Different Strings" one would think about a tale dating back to medieval times, particularly in the opening verse.
This is a great album for any Rush fan together with "Moving Pictures" I consider both as my personal favorites. These two albums alone could have easily been one album very much like two previously released albums "A Farewell to Kings" (1977) and "Hemispheres" (1978).
Free Music Review: WOW....This Is Incredible!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm just your average Heavy Metal fan. I grew up listening to the bands like Rush, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Scorpions, and a few others....
Once "Chronicles" was released, I thought it would be pointless to go out and spend money on the entire Rush collection. That was a big mistake...
After several years had passed, I decided that I needed to get into Rush more than I ever had. I loved "Moving Pictures" back when it was released, but I had yet to really truly understand what Rush was all about prior to that release....Another big mistake.
So, I went out determined to find out the truth. I started with 2112, A Farwell To Kings, and Hemispheres. I loved them all....
What I really enjoyed the most, was the musical brilliance these guys have. All of them are incredible musicians. From 2112 - Hemispheres, you really get a great variety of the time, and effort Rush puts into their music, and all three of those releases deserve five stars....
That brings us to "Permanent Waves". This release is where the sound for "Moving Pictures" was first born IMO. This is without question my favorite Rush release. It has power, beauty, and intelligence all wrapped into one. The production here is awesome as well. Rush must have really spent some serious time getting this release perfect, because that's exactly what it is to me....PERFECT.
This is a great place to start for any new Rush fan. It's not too "sci-fi" like 2112, and it's not all "radio friendly" like Moving Pictures was. "Permanent Waves" is Rush in their purest form IMO. No wimpy filler here at all...
This is also my favorite Rush release of all time....
Free Music Review: I agree with the reviewer for amazon.com
Hit: 5 Stars
This album clocks in at 35 minutes and 42 seconds, but one second more would be too much, and excessive. It's my favorite Rush album, and it's completely satisfying in every way imaginable. "The Spirit of Radio" is one of the most popular songs of their entire catalogue, and it's very light and catchy. Certainly the 'worst' song on the album, but most artists would kill to have a song like this be one of their worst.
"Freewill" rocks! The mood changes and the complex rhythms and guitar riffs are incredibly moving, and contains my favorite quote ever: "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."
"Jacob's Ladder" is ominous, and eerie. The instrumental interlude is one of the darkest and one of the best rock moments ever.
"Entre Nous" is Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead," meets any sappy love song of that era. The song is about togetherness and relationships but in very thought-provoking and very sagacious terms ("we are islands to each other...).
"Different Strings" is a 'ballad' but not like Styx or anything. It's very introspective, and the lyrics of this song are actually Geddy Lee's. He has a tendency to be more peronal, than the philisophical, sci-fi influenced uber-drummer/lyricist Neil Peart.
"Natural Science" is the best Rush 'epic' (at 9 minutes long) they ever did, and perhaps their best song. It's totally euphoric, and to me that's what heaven sounds like.
The best Rush album, on a personal level, and it's also definitive, but somehow, Moving Pictures receives more credit. Either way, pick both of them up for some of the greatest music you'll probably ever hear.