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Permanent Waves

by Rush

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360
2008

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Overall Rating: 3.0611 Permanent Waves is ranked overall as 3.0611 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.3000 Permanent Waves has an avg. critic score of 3.3000 out of 4 stars

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It's easy to criticize what you don't understand, which at least partly explains why Canadian power trio Rush have suffered so much at the hands of rock journalists since the band's debut album in 1974. Critics find bassist-lead singer Geddy Lee's stratospheric wails and drummer Neil Peart's lyrical excursions into philosophy. ...more

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Since Neil Peart joined the band in time for 1975's Fly by Night, Rush had been experimenting and growing musically with each successive release. By 1980's Permanent Waves, the modern sounds of new wave (the Police, Peter Gabriel, etc.) began to creep into Rush's sound, but the trio still kept their hard rock roots intact. ...more

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Adrian Denning.co.uk

A return to a more straightforward album structure here, ditching the extended suites that marked much of their seventies output. 'The Spirit Of Radio' has something of a distinctive guitar introduction and then moves through some fine sounding Geddy ...read the complete review at Adrian Denning.co.uk

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