Home / Music / Rush's Permanent Waves arrived on January 14, 1980Music linernotes album music rushRush's Permanent Waves arrived on January 14, 1980Permanent Waves was released on January 14, 1980 through Anthem Records. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesDid Rush quote 'Paint It Black' in 'The Necromancer'? Yes — and it was a deliberate studio wink.Geddy Lee's vocals got more restrained on Permanent WavesPermanent Waves was Rush's pivot toward radio-friendly songs — without abandoning progThe Spirit of Radio was Rush's first Top 30 single in CanadaRush recorded Permanent Waves in Quebec and mixed it in LondonExploreAlvin Lucier's The Shutout was released in 1970Home was Caribou's first new music in five yearsThe Singles soundtrack beat the movie to theaters by three monthsMendelssohn revived Bach's St. Matthew Passion in 1829 at age 20Billy Joel's The Stranger was released on September 29, 1977Previous Scott LaFaro died nine days after the Village Vanguard sessionsNext Rush recorded Permanent Waves in Quebec and mixed it in London
