Mr. JD Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Permanent Waves was released on January 14th, 1980. 37 years ago today. To honor his occasion, I listened to this today; lhttp://www.jd-photography.net/pics/IMG_3947.JPG I'll break out my original LP later and listen to that too! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I thought the story was it was released on 1/1/80?Nice old system btw :) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verena Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Permanent Waves: Excellent album, one of their very best, incredibly amazing!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Holy shit, this really is a banner day for me! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) Great pic Mr JD !! I'll never forget sitting in the car, on my way to my 2nd guitar lesson, and hearing the DJ say .. and here's the new one from RUSH just before that iconic The Spirit Of Radio riff Happy Birthday Permanent Waves . . Edited January 14, 2017 by Lucas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Happy Birthday Permanent Waves :musicnote: :musicnote: :musicnote: :musicnote: :musicnote: :musicnote: :musicnote: 37 and not getting old ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Wow, where has my life gone? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirteen Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) The album that started my love affair with Rush IMO one of the best albums ever recorded.And IMO Rush at their untouchable best. Edited January 14, 2017 by thirteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 First (non-pirated) RUSH album I ever owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Great pic Mr JD !! I'll never forget sitting in the car, on my way to my 2nd guitar lesson, and hearing the DJ say .. and here's the new one from RUSH just before that iconic The Spirit Of Radio riff Happy Birthday Permanent Waves . . That was in rhe 80's huh? Hehe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 The album that started my love affair with Rush IMO one of the best albums ever recorded.And IMO Rush at their untouchable best. The only flaw for me is rhat Strings fades out too early. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Great pic Mr JD !! I'll never forget sitting in the car, on my way to my 2nd guitar lesson, and hearing the DJ say .. and here's the new one from RUSH just before that iconic The Spirit Of Radio riff Happy Birthday Permanent Waves . . That was in rhe 80's huh? Hehe yep, 1980 .. and I can remember complaining to my Dad on the ride there that I didn't want to learn Blowin' In The Wind or Leavin' On A Jet Plane And Spirit comes on a few minutes later 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I found sites claiming it was released on Jan 1, 7, and 14 1980. I wonder which one is correct. The first was a Tuesday and the 7th and 14th were Mondays 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Great album! Tho I cant listen to it. I have not listen to Rush in a few months and still taking break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Bay Rush Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Hemispheres will always be my number one Rush album, but Permanent Waves will always be a VERY friggin' close number two... I remember playing it for the first time on my stereo at home. I was 17 and a hard core fan. I thought... now this is cool! Very different... I was heavy into odd time signatures at that time and this album fit perfectly with the style of drumming I was playing then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Bay Rush Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) The album that started my love affair with Rush IMO one of the best albums ever recorded.And IMO Rush at their untouchable best. The only flaw for me is rhat Strings fades out too early. Yes, Different Strings could have gone on for another two whole minutes! Alex's spooky solo was is so wicked... I wonder what guitar he used on that one? I'm thinking the ES355. Edited January 15, 2017 by Thunder Bay Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 absolutely perfect. in every way. including the packaging. rarely listen to these days as BURNED INTO MY DNA seriously, if you could unravel one of my dna strands you'd probably get each track from Waves somewhere in it, note perfect. prefer listening to VT these days for the sheer variety but if i had to introduce someone to our band, i'd defo refer them to Permanent Waves, ideally the vinyl so they could savour the sleeve artwork & lyrics too. written by men, sent down from the gods. what an album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eel Yddeg Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Awesome album! Natural Science is a masterwork, top 5 song for Rush!Ranking:1. Natural Science2. The Spirit Of Radio3. Jacob's Ladder4. Freewill5. Entre Nous6. Different Strings But all are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I found sites claiming it was released on Jan 1, 7, and 14 1980. I wonder which one is correct. The first was a Tuesday and the 7th and 14th were Mondays Released in Japan on Dec. 31, Canada and the UK Jan. 1, and the US on Jan. 7,. according to the Chronology book. However, US new releases in the US were traditionally released on Tuesdays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 It's one of the best of their 80s albums. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezer Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Happy 37th, Supreme Masterpiece !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 absolutely perfect. in every way. including the packaging. rarely listen to these days as BURNED INTO MY DNA seriously, if you could unravel one of my dna strands you'd probably get each track from Waves somewhere in it, note perfect. prefer listening to VT these days for the sheer variety but if i had to introduce someone to our band, i'd defo refer them to Permanent Waves, ideally the vinyl so they could savour the sleeve artwork & lyrics too. written by men, sent down from the gods. what an album. "but if i had to introduce someone to our band, i'd defo refer them to Permanent Waves"... I always use PeW as a starting point for Rush with someone who's mostly unfamiliar. It's the best of what came before and after, and being recorded in the '70s, is a nice send-off to that fantastic (for Rush) decade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjgittes Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) Happy anniversary to the album that, in some ways, was either the end of the beginning or beginning of the end for the fans expecting another sci-fi slanted opus lp instead of songs about real life. It was a tough transition for me given the first time I heard SOR was on the AM radio dial(I know some of you youngsters may have to google the term "radio dial" to figure out how I had to find a station). It felt like the secret was out. They were selling what, maybe 200,000 copies of their albums up till then. Now, I would have to share them with millions. Ah, no matter, if their new "style" failed, who knows what it would have meant 37 years later. Edited January 16, 2017 by jjgittes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 It's one of the best of their 80s albums. :) That's a false statement and you know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeaveMyThingAlone Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 My favorite Rush album and rock album ever! A perfect album and the greatest guitar playing I've ever heard consistently throughout an album. Alex is just at his best on this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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