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PERMANENT WAVES Released: January 14th, 1980



Certified Gold by RIAA: March 17, 1980

Certified Platinum by RIAA: November 9, 1987

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Highest Billboard Chart Position: 4

LINER NOTES

ARTICLES

TRACK LISTING

THE SPIRIT OF RADIO

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart

FREEWILL

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart

JACOB'S LADDER

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart

ENTRE NOUS

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart

DIFFERENT STRINGS

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Geddy Lee

NATURAL SCIENCE

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart

I. TIDE POOLS

II. HYPERSPACE

III. PERMANENT WAVES

- Six and twelve string electric and acoustic guitars, Taurus pedals- Drums, tympani, timbales, orchestra bells, tubular bells, wind chimes, bell tree, triangle, crotales- Bass guitars, Oberheim polyphonic, OB-1, Mini Moog, and Taurus pedal synthsizers, vocalsProduced by Rush and Terry BrownArrangements by Rush and Terry BrownRecorded at Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec, during September and October 1979Engineerd by Paul NorthfieldWith general assistance from Robbie WhelanMixed at Trident Studios, Soho, London, in November 1979Engineerd by Terry BrownAssisted by Adam Moseley, Craig Milliner, and Geddy Lee, with cameo appearances by Steve S. HortMastered by Bob Ludwig and Brain Lee at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, MaineSpecial featured guest: Hugh Syme, piano on "Different Strings"Inspiration and vocal coaching by Daisy the DogSteel drums by Erwig ChuapchuaduahArt Direction and graphics by Hugh SymeCover concept by Hugh Syme and Neil PeartPhotography by Fin Costello, Flip Schulke and Deborah SamuelCover girl couturière: Ou la laColour collaboration: Peter GeorgePilot of Juliet Foxtrot Kilo: Mike DeereManagement: Ray Danniels, SRO Management, Inc., TorontoExecutive Production: Moon RecordsRoad manager, lighting director, and assistant to Mr. Shreve: Howard (Herns) UngerleiderStage manager: Michael (Lurch) HirshConcert sound engineer: Ian (the Weez) GrandyStage right technician: Liam (Punjabi) BirtStage left technician: Skip (Slider) GildersleeveCentre stage technician: Larry (Shrav) AllenGuitar and synthesizer maintenance: Tony (Jack Secret) GeraniosElectrical technician: Ted (Theo) McDonaldStage Monitor mixer: Gred (Gordie) ConnollyProjectionist: Harry (Tex) DilmanPersonal Shreve: Sam (Shreve) ChartersConcert sound by National Sound and Electrosound (U.K.)Concert lighting by See Factor InternationalConcert rigging by Bill CollinsAll of the above was transported by the skilled hands of: Tom (Whitney) Whittaker, Pat (No. 9) Lines, Arthur (Mac) MacLear, Gene Guido, and Tim LewisHonourable mentions: Moe Kniffman, Nick Kotos, George (Ike) Guido, Bob (Puppy) Cross, John LeBlanc, Bill Churchman, Dave (Shreve 1) Donne, Fuzzy Frazer, Dave Burman, Helmut, Nick Prince, Graham (Wild Man) Hewitt, Sgt. Rock & Easy Co., Second City Television, Lakewoods Farm, The Sound Kitchen, Lefty, D.K.D., Steve Herns, Le Studio: Andre, Yael, Pam, Kim, Carole, and Roger, Andre & La Barratte, the Wines & Crew, FM & Crew, Wireless & Crew, The Maxoids, Marvin Gleicher, Brian Robertson, Jimmy Bain, Michael Schenker, the Projectors, Peter Mensch, the P.M., Bob (the Grove) Snelgrove, the inmates of the Great Fog, Gerry Griffin, Lee Scherer, and their families and friends at NASA, Henry Spencer and baby, Le Mont St. Michael, the Montcalm, vin-du-hairface, volleyball, Space Invaders (10p), euchre, Malibu Grand Prix, hockey--Steve Shutt and Larry Robinson, thanks for the sticks!, M*A*S*H, The Jack Secret Show, Rickey, Lucy, and Ethel, (Where's Fred?), Neal and Larry at the Percussion Centre, all at Oak Manor, and all at Trident. Ho-Hoo!We express our appreciation to the fine people and instruments of Gibson, Moog, Tama drums, Rickenbacker, and Sunn amplification© 1980 Mercury Records © 1980 Anthem Entertainment1. The Spirit of Radio (4:57)2. Freewill (5:23)3. Jacob's Ladder (7:28)4. Entre Nous (4:37)5. Different Strings (3:49)6. Natural Science (9:16)Begin the dayWith a friendly voiceA companion, unobtrusivePlays the song that's so elusiveAnd the magic music makes your morning moodOff on your wayHit the open roadThere is magic at your fingersFor the Spirit ever lingersUndemanding contactIn your happy solitude.Invisible airwavesCrackle with lifeBright antennae bristleWith the energyEmotional feedbackOn a timeless wavelengthBearing a gift beyond price -Almost free...All this machineryMaking modern musicCan still be open-heartedNot so coldly chartedIt's really just a questionOf your honestyOne likes to believeIn the freedom of musicBut glittering prizesAnd endless compromisesShatter the illusionOf integrity"For the words of the profits,Are written on the studio wall,Concert hall -Echoes with the sounds...Of salesmen."There are those who think that lifeHas nothing left to chanceWith a host of holy horrorsTo direct our aimless danceA planet of playthingsWe dance on the stringsOf powers we cannot perceive"The stars aren't aligned -Or the gods are malign"Blame is better to give than receiveYou can choose a ready guideIn some celestial voiceIf you choose not to decideYou still have made a choiceYou can choose from phantom fearsAnd kindness that can killI will choose a path that's clearI will choose free will.There are those who think thatThey were dealt a losing handThe cards were stacked against themThey weren't born in Lotus-Land.All pre-ordainedA prisoner in chainsA victim of venomous fateKicked in the faceYou can't pray for a placeIn Heaven's unearthly estateEach of usA cell of awarenessImperfect and incompleteGenetic blendsWith uncertain endsOn a fortune huntThat's far too fleet...The clouds prepare for battleIn the dark and brooding silenceBruised and sullen stormcloudsHave the light of day obscuredLooming low and ominousIn twilight prematureThunderheads are rumblingIn a distant overtureAll at once,The clouds are partedLight streams downIn bright unbroken beamsFollow men's eyesAs they look to the skiesThe shifting shafts of shiningWeave the fabric of their dreams...We are secrets to each otherEach one's life a novelNo-one else has readEven joined in bonds of loveWe're linked to one anotherBy such slender threadsWe are planets to each otherDrifting in our orbitsTo a brief eclipseEach of us a world apartAlone and yet togetherLike two passing shipsJust between usI think it's time for us to recognizeThe differences we sometimes fear to showJust between usI think it's time for us to realizeThe spaces in betweenLeave room for you and I to growWe are strangers to each otherFull of sliding panelsAn illusion showActing well-rehearsed routinesOr playing from the heart?It's hard for one to knowWe are islands to each otherBuilding hopeful bridgesOn a troubled seaSome are burned or swept awaySome we would not chooseBut we're not always freeWho's come to slay the dragon -Come to watch him fall?Making arrows out of pointed wordsGiant killers at the callToo much fuss and botherToo much contradictionAnd confusionPeel away the mysteryHere's a clue to some real motivationAll there really isThe two of usAnd we both know why we've come alongNothing to explainIt's a part of usTo be found within a songWhat happened to our innocence -Did it go out of style?Along with our naiveté -No longer a childDifferent eyes see different thingsDifferent heartsBeat on different stringsBut there are timesFor you and meWhen all such things agreeWhen the ebbing tide retreatsAlong the rocky shorelineIt leaves a trail of tidal poolsIn a short-lived galaxyEach microcosmic planetA complete societyA simple kind mirrorTo reflect upon our ownAll the busy little creaturesChasing out their destiniesLiving in their poolsThey soon forget about the sea...Wheels within wheelsIn a spiral arrayA pattern so grandAnd complexTime after timeWe lose sight of the wayOur causes can't seeTheir effectsA quantum leap forwardIn time and in spaceThe universe learned to expandThe mess and the magicTriumphant and tragicA mechanized world, out of handComputerized clinicFor superior cynicsWho dance to a synthetic bandIn their own imageTheir world is fashioned -No wonder they don't understandWheels within wheelsIn a spiral arrayA pattern so grandAnd complexTime after timeWe lose sight of the wayOur causes can't seeTheir effectsScience, like NatureMust also be tamedWith a view towards its preservationGiven the sameState of integrityIt will surely serve us wellArt as expression -Not as market campaignsWill still capture our imaginationsGiven the sameState of integrityIt will surely help us alongThe most endangered species -The honest manWill still survive annihilationForming a world -State of integritySensitive, open and strong.Wave after waveWill flow with the tideAnd bury the world as it doesTide after tideWill flow and recedeLeaving life to go onAs it was...