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PERMANENT WAVES January 14, 1980 B-DAY


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Even though Hemispheres will always be my favourite Rush album, Permanent Waves was quite a step up in terms of production and complex song writing. Natural Science and Jacob's Ladder were miles above anything they had done, technically. My second fave Rush album... It's on right now, youtube on the Google.
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Albums don't have birthdays. The album physically existed before January 14th.

 

My daughter physically existed before her birthday. ;)

 

Perhaps that's why much of the world considers you 1 year old when you're born. But the analogy isn't very useful, even though it undercuts your argument if one applies any bit of sense to it.

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  1. While everyone is debating what decade PW belongs to what about albums that take decades to make and what decade do they belong to for instance Chinese Democracy apart from being a pile of crap.

 

Just look for the year the album was completed. In this case, 1979.

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Albums don't have birthdays. The album physically existed before January 14th.

 

My daughter physically existed before her birthday. ;)

 

Perhaps that's why much of the world considers you 1 year old when you're born. But the analogy isn't very useful, even though it undercuts your argument if one applies any bit of sense to it.

 

My argument is that no rational person should get butthurt when an album's release date is celebrated as its birthday.

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The thread was Bait! Right from its inception. I can see it in post #1, you can't fool me! Lol
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Did just hear an Entre Nous cover by John Kadlecik (founder of Grateful Dead tribute band Dark Orchestra and then joined Phil Lesh and Bob Weir for Further for several years).

 

I'm guessing the majority around here won't think too highly of it. It didn't do much for me either upon 1 listen. It is certainly stripped down and as John even comments at the end, purposely 'Deadified' so that it is hardly recognizable.

 

But, I figured I would post this for all of the Deadheads lurking around here

 

https://archive.org/details/johnkadlecik2016-01-15.sbd.neumannkm143.nickyc.flac16

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Did just hear an Entre Nous cover by John Kadlecik (founder of Grateful Dead tribute band Dark Orchestra and then joined Phil Lesh and Bob Weir for Further for several years).

 

I'm guessing the majority around here won't think too highly of it. It didn't do much for me either upon 1 listen. It is certainly stripped down and as John even comments at the end, purposely 'Deadified' so that it is hardly recognizable.

 

But, I figured I would post this for all of the Deadheads lurking around here

 

https://archive.org/details/johnkadlecik2016-01-15.sbd.neumannkm143.nickyc.flac16

It never ceases to amaze me how Rush songs can be adapted to other styles of music and sound authentic to that style. He did a good job.

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This thread may get resurrected for today, so I wanted to share this February 9, 1980 article from RPM Weekly Magazine (a former Canadian music magazine) re-posted on the Power Windows Tribute website below.

 

Intense Early Reaction to Rush's Permanent Waves

 

It says the actual release date is January 14, 1980.

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OMG it's 12 months older than it was last year! Another year has gone by what are we going to do??? Make up a lame excuse for a party?? YEAHHHH! Let's par-tey!

 

:7up: :7up: :7up: :7up: :7up: :7up: :7up: :7up:

 

:smoke:

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Definitely 1 of the best 80's albums ever recorded.

The best that was recorded in the 70s.

Sounds Great!

 

 

Less filler!

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I suppose being pedandtic if 2000 was technically the last year of the 20th century then 1980 was the last year of the 70s....

Not quite, but I like the sentiment! :ebert:
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Lucky to hear this as my introduction to Rush on Christmas Eve 1979.

 

It was the first album I heard as well.

I heard it through a 10,000w P.A. system at The Floral hall, Southport UK at one of the many rock nights with Phil Easton.

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A perfect album to finish the 70’s.

 

A perfect album to start the 80’s!

True for the average radio listeners but Permanent Waves was the last album of the 1970’s a fact that can’t be denied.

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A perfect album to finish the 70’s.

 

A perfect album to start the 80’s!

True for the average radio listeners but Permanent Waves was the last album of the 1970’s a fact that can’t be denied.

Sure it can. It's a fact that an album is dated by it's release date. In the case of Permanent Waves, it was January 1st (or maybe even later based on recently discovered information). Find anyone in that part of the music business or send an email to Billboard and they'll tell you. It's not like religion where people think their beliefs outweigh science. It really shouldn't be too hard to figure out but for many, it seems to be.

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A perfect album to finish the 70’s.

 

A perfect album to start the 80’s!

True for the average radio listeners but Permanent Waves was the last album of the 1970’s a fact that can’t be denied.

Sure it can. It's a fact that an album is dated by it's release date. In the case of Permanent Waves, it was January 1st (or maybe even later based on recently discovered information). Find anyone in that part of the music business or send an email to Billboard and they'll tell you. It's not like religion where people think their beliefs outweigh science. It really shouldn't be too hard to figure out but for many, it seems to be.

Don’t make me bring out the shrink wrap again.

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A perfect album to finish the 70’s.

 

A perfect album to start the 80’s!

True for the average radio listeners but Permanent Waves was the last album of the 1970’s a fact that can’t be denied.

Sure it can. It's a fact that an album is dated by it's release date. In the case of Permanent Waves, it was January 1st (or maybe even later based on recently discovered information). Find anyone in that part of the music business or send an email to Billboard and they'll tell you. It's not like religion where people think their beliefs outweigh science. It really shouldn't be too hard to figure out but for many, it seems to be.

 

I think the problem is that with the possible exception of Caress of Steel, all of the band's 70's output was, at a minimum, good. The majority of their 80's output is not, and some of it (cough, HYF) is their low water mark. So for some people, regardless of the date it was released, they want Permanent Waves to be grouped with the band's best work.

 

For me, I like to think that Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures and Signals saved the decade for the band. Which was no easy task as the decade wore on.

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