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Grace Under Pressure | 
 enlarge | Artist: Rush
Label: Island / Mercury
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Rating:  152 reviews
Sales Rank: 2935
Format: Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 534634
UPC: 731453463424
EAN: 0731453463424
ASIN: B000001ESV
Release Date: June 3, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | Distant Early Warning | | • | Afterimage | | • | Red Sector A | | • | The Enemy Within | | • | The Body Electric | | • | Kid Gloves | | • | Red Lenses | | • | Between the Wheels |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 147 more reviews...
 Powerful October 31, 2008
OK, I admit it. I'm a closet GRACE UNDER PRESSURE fan. The first half is nearly flawless. "Distant Early Warning" opens the record on an ominous note but it's catchy as hell. It might be Rush's best pure pop song. From there it just doesn't let up. "Afterimage" serves as a wonderful eulogy to a lost friend. "Red Sector A" features what are possibly Neil Peart's best lyrics. They're absolutely chilling. And the music suits them perfectly. The first half ends on a up note with the romping "Enemy Within," yet another fine example of the influence that the Police had on Rush at this point.
The second half of the album is almost as good. "The Body Electric" may have a silly premise, but you can't deny that the performance (especially Lifeson's) is awe-inspiring. "Kid Gloves" is a great pop song, nothing more nothing less. Again, the guitar solo is out there. I'm sure that "Red Lenses" annoys the heck out of a lot of people, but it has a serviceable groove and is just weird enough to work. I especially like the slightly discordant guitars in the verses. The record closes with "Between the Wheels," which is one of my favorites. The opening is wonderfully discordant, while the chorus is so melodramatically catchy. There's another great guitar solo here as well.
For me there just aren't any lulls here. I like every single song quite a bit and I don't think I can say that about any other Rush albums except for maybe MOVING PICTURES, PERMANENT WAVES, and SNAKES AND ARROWS. I never seem to get sick of it.
Not their best, but really good... July 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a really good album...I thought that I would dislike it, being a strong fan of 2112, Fly by Night, and A Farewell to Kings. I am glad to say that I was mistaken. It is not as good as the albums listed above, but it catches them in the middle of their synth period. This album is really catchy and has great singing. It shows how diverse Rush can be. Recomended to the moderate fan, but not a casual fan.
Rush's greatest effort July 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Many people consider Rush's MOVING PICTURES album to be the peak of their career, but I heartily disagree. GRACE UNDER PRESSURE is Rush's greatest album. The album is pessimistic for sure, but their musicianship has never been greater. DISTANT EARLY WARNING and BETWEEN THE WHEELS are the highlights of this album, with all the other songs being better than the average Rush affair. Since this album is stylistically a bit different than other classic Rush albums, it might take a bit of getting used to. It took me a good year and a half to appreciate this masterpiece, but once I did I was amazed. This album is recommended to anyone willing to put the time into realizing it.
 Rush - 'Grace Under Pressure' (Mercury) June 2, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Review #149. Originally released in 1984, this was when Rush was still re-inventing themselves (I'm assuming). An era for the Canadian power trio when the young/er fans might have eaten this (then) new material up but older Rush fans, like myself were patiently waiting for them to return to their roots - like they finally did over ten years later on their 'Test For Echo' CD. Tunes here that sort of grab my interest were the over-played "Distant Early Warning", "Red Sector A", "Kid Gloves" (possibly the disc's best track) and "Red Lenses". Okay, but certainly nothing to write home about.
googleoid March 8, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am listening to Xanadu and I typed in to google "there was a time when i wished that all music was like this atmospheric and yet concrete" and what pops up... GUP. 4 stars!
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