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| Permanent Waves | 
 enlarge | Artist: Rush
Label: Island / Mercury
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
Buy New: $4.11
You Save: $7.87 (66%)
New (56) Used (17) from $4.05
Avg. Customer Rating:  169 reviews
Sales Rank: 1753
Format: Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
MPN: 534630
UPC: 731453463028
EAN: 0073145346302
ASIN: B000001ESN
Release Date: May 6, 1997
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW, Factory Sealed items direct from the Studios. 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee. Quick International Airmail!
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 Awesome Update to already great Disc January 8, 2008
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
What can I say take one of Rush's greatest album's master it to a Gold Disc...Only greatness can happen! The sound it crisp, clean and clear. There is actually a noticeable difference between this and my older disc.
Welcome addition to my Gold Disc Collection.
I'd still love to see a gold disc of Hemispheres someday!
Breaking Through and We're Loving Every Second! July 22, 1999
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This has to be my favourite Rush album. Permanent Waves is the perfect transition between the epic concept stories (2112) and songs concerning everyday life(Limelight and Subdivisions). Alex Lifeson provides versatile guitar solos, Geddy Lee is in good voice providing both bass and keyboards. Behind the percusssion orchestra and poetic lyrics is Neil Peart. "Jacob's Ladder" is interesting and futuristic and the sole ballad is "Different Strings" (much better than the sappy "Tears"). "Free Will" deals with spiritual questions and "Entre Nous" deals with the communication barrier. "Natural Science" is ahead of its time with its environmental concerns. Last but not least, there's "The Spirit of Radio" which was reportedly dedicated to a Canadian radio station (and one of Rush's 1st big hits!). Finally, we have a "rock anthem" with intelligent lyrics!
 Retarded.... January 18, 2008
7 out of 41 found this review helpful
Same old classic record company gimmick, re-release an already fine sounding cd/album and call it "Remastered" and "Better sounding then Eva!!", while charging it for a downright stupid price for a single CD. I don't know if this is band approved (i doubt it), but it looks like filthy rich record companies have no qaulms about milking fans into buying CD's they already own. I guess when the money stops flowing from from bands back catalogs they have to start pulling stunts like this...
I don't think Rush would do this to their fans, I bet this thing isn't even band approved, official licenced, therfore Geddy and the boys get screwd out of hard earned balloons.
Don't buy this sad attempt at a record executive ca$h grab.
 End of an era August 21, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Rush said goodbye to the sci-fi tales, the ten-minute epics and the complex arrangements for a more commercial, radio friendly sound, with successful results. A change of decade bought a change of approach in their music, with lyrics that the man in the street can relate to, the right to choose ("Free Will"), the communication barrier ("Entre Nous") and the environment ("Natural Science"). Opener "Spirit of Radio" was a hit on this side of the Atlantic, and unbelievably can still be heard on radio today (albeit not very often) Had I reviewed this without hearing "Moving Pictures", I would probably have given it 5 stars. "Pictures" is in every aspect better than "Waves" and is probably the best rock album ever made (check my review), but this record still stands out on its own. Worth purchasing.
One of the best rock albums ever. March 26, 2001
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
It is with Permanent Waves that Rush began to shed their progressive trappings and garner interest beyond the steadfast progressive crowd. Geddy Lee began to sing at lower ranges, complexity was trimmed, but excellence was preserved. It is a precursor to Moving Pictures; a bridge between their recondite progressive rock days and their immersion in the mainstream. But while most transitional albums merit dismissal, Permanent Waves remains one of the band's best releases, accessible to the band's aficionados from their progressive era or their lush pop/rock days."Spirit of the Radio" and "Free Will," both recipients of lucrative radioplay, prove that songs can be commercially accessible without sacrifice. Neil Peart's superb lyrics lift "Spirit of the Radio" from a mere tribute to radio in Toronto to something markedly intelligent (he could always make something simple seem deep), and it features some of rock's most memorable guitar riffs. "Free Will" is an anthemic piece with inspiring individualist lyrics and an energizing solo by Lifeson. Beyond the album's most recognizable songs, there's plenty of great material. "Entre Nous" is a love song with brains, all the better because it never uses the word love (all of the best love songs eschew the word, I find). "Different Strings," featuring some piano during the chorus, is a pretty song, and my favorite of the band's ballads. "Jacob's Ladder" is one of the band's most mysterious compositions. The stormy arrangement is dense, with swirls of synthesizers and fierce, chaotic riffs. The pseudo-epic "Natural Science" is the closest thing to their previous epics, written in three movements and covering plenty of musical ground. It's as good as anything they ever wrote. In the end, Permanent Waves is a rock milestone. A remarkable synthesis of progressive rock and commercial music, although there's nothing really commercial about it. Just great music, plain and simple.
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