BEGIN THE DAY,
WITH A FRIENDLY VOICE
A COMPANION, UNOBTRUSIVE
PLAYS THAT SONG
THAT'S SO ELUSIVE
AND THE MAGIC MAKES
YOUR MORNING MOOD
Permanent Waves
is the seventh
studio album
by Canadian
rock band
released on
January 14, 1980
through Anthem Records.
The album charted at No. 3
in Canada
and the UK,
and No. 4
in the United States.
By March 1980,
the album was
certified Gold
by the RIAA
for selling 500,000 copies.
It became the
fastest-selling Rush album
up to that point,
before
Moving Pictures
(1981)
surpassed it
the following year.
Permanent Waves
was later certified
Platinum
in November 1987
for selling
over one million copies.
After touring for 1978's
Hemispheres
ended in the
summer of 1979,
the band retreated to a farm
near Flesherton, Ontario
to work on material
for a new album.
This period marked a shift
in the group's songwriting
towards
concise arrangements
and radio-friendly songs
such as
"The Spirit of Radio"
and
"Freewill",
though their progressive
rock blueprint is
still evident on
"Jacob's Ladder"
and the nine-minute closer
"Natural Science".
The album is also
the first to display
a more restrained
vocal delivery
from
bassist/vocalist
Geddy Lee.
Recording took place at
Le Studio in
Morin-Heights, Quebec
with production
handled by
the group
and Terry Brown.
The release of
"The Spirit of Radio"
as a single
in February 1980
marked the first
Rush single
to crack the Top 30
in Canada.
The album's
six-month supporting tour
was significant,
becoming the first
to earn the band a profit.
A 40th anniversary edition
of
Permanent Waves
with bonus material
was released in 2020.
TRACKLIST
The Spirit Of Radio
Freewill
Jacob's Ladder
Entre Nous
Different Strings
Natural Science
Freewill
(Instr)
Tom Sawyer
(Instr)
Freewill
(Just Vocals) [*]
The Spirit Of Radio
(Alt Version) [*]
CD 2
Beneath, Between & Behind
(Live in Manchester)
By-Tor & The Snow Dog
(Live in London)
Xanadu
(Live in London)
The Spirit Of Radio
(Live in Manchester)
Natural Science
(Live in Manchester)
A Passage to Bangkok
(Live in Manchester)
The Trees
(Live in Manchester)
Cygnus X-1
(Live in London)
Cygnus X-1
Book II Hemispheres
(Live in London)
Closer To The Heart
(Live in Manchester)
Jacob's Ladder
(Live in Missouri)
Freewill
(Live in London)
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