Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	The Spirit of Radio	Rush	4:59	$1.29
2.	Freewill	Rush	5:24	$1.29
3.	Jacob's Ladder	Rush	7:28	$1.29
4.	Entre Nous	Rush	4:37	$1.29
5.	Different Strings	Rush	3:50	$0.99
6.	Natural Science	Rush	9:17	$0.99

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Our Review

At the onset of the 1980s, Rush were poised as one of hard rock’s most successful groups. Their album epics established them as cult favorites with a rapidly expanding cult. Their overtly serious lyrics, written by the group’s drummer Neil Peart, led to obsessive discussion among fans and were a point of derision for critics. But what could not be argued was their larger than life sound — other power trios might be as loud, but none were as complex. Alex Lifeson’s guitar was simply massive, essaying classic guitar riffs soon emulated by aspiring actual and air guitarists everywhere, while Peart’s unrestrained drum fills challenged all rock drummers with their liberal use of unusual time signatures. Permanent Waves features several of the group’s essential tunes. “The Spirit of Radio” has become a classic rock staple with its climactic chorus delivering the necessary catharsis. “Freewill” stands as the band’s self-empowerment anthem (Peart is a diehard Ayn Rand disciple) and the expanded tracks — “Jacob’s Ladder,” “Natural Science” — trip out into extended instrumental passages that are among the most nuanced in rock. Rush managed to be progressive without losing their core appeal.

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Customer Reviews

"Invisible airways crackle with life..." (5 stars)
Permanent Waves is an album that doesn't seem to have a whole lot of meat on its bones at first, but something keeps you listening to it. It could be the two well-known tracks "Spirit of Radio" and "Freewill". Or it may be the two instrumentally-driven progressive pieces "Jacob's Ladder" and "Natual Science". Or you could be a "hit-hater" and the two underrated pieces "Entre Nous" a

The True Spirit of Radio (5 stars)
The way Rush describes music in this song is still extremely relevant - " All this machinery making modern music can still be openhearted, not so fully charted it's really just a question of your honesty, yeah, your honesty. One likes to believe in the freedom of music, for glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity." That has to be my favorite lyrics ever.

Classic (5 stars)
Top 5 rush album, solid from start to finish

Biography

Formed: 1968 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

Over the course of their decades-spanning career, Canadian power trio Rush emerged as one of hard rock's most highly regarded bands; although typically brushed aside by critics and rarely the recipients of mainstream pop radio airplay, Rush nonetheless won an impressive and devoted fan following...

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Top Songs By Rush
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	The Spirit of Radio	The Spirit of Radio - Great..	4:56	$1.29
2.	Tom Sawyer	The Spirit of Radio - Great..	4:32	$1.29
3.	Closer to the Heart	The Spirit of Radio - Great..	2:52	$1.29
4.	Limelight	The Spirit of Radio - Great..	4:19	$1.29
5.	Freewill	The Spirit of Radio - Great..	5:21	$1.29
6.	Working Man	Rush (Remastered)	7:09	$1.29
7.	Fly By Night	The Spirit of Radio - Great..	3:21	$0.99
8.	Subdivisions	The Spirit of Radio - Great..	5:33	$1.29
9.	Working Man	The Spirit of Radio - Great..	7:09	$1.29
10.	Tom Sawyer	Chronicles	4:34	$1.29

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