PERMANENT WAVES

Now we're talking - for me Rush's best release since 2112. A more refined and mature sound from this great band. This album paves the way for the brilliant next offering. I love "Natural Science". There are no throw away tracks on this album whatsoever. The only critisism that I could make is that sometimes Lee sounds like he's singing the lyrics as if he's reading from a philasophic work as he's going along however on this album he could almost sing the words to a phone book and I don't know that I would mind all that much as the music is just that brilliant. Where on the previous album I had to pause to wonder whether that was a 3 or a 4 star album to me I have no hesitation in awarding this offering a solid five stars. Rush had garnered a new fanboy in me with this release and I say that unashamedly. Man! these three could light up the music in my head as few 5 member acts could.