Grace Under Pressure [LP]

by Rush

Overview

Grace Under Pressure was the first Rush album since 1975's Fly by Night to not be produced by Terry Brown, who was replaced by Peter Henderson (Supertramp, Paul McCartney). The change resulted in a slightly more accessible sound than its predecessor, Signals, and marked the beginning of a period where many Rush fans feel that synths and electronics were used too prominently -- in effect pushing guitarist Alex Lifeson into the background. The songwriting and lyrics were still strong however, as evidenced by the video/single "Distant Early Warning" (a tale about nuclear war) and the often-overlooked highlight "Kid Gloves," one of the album's few songs to feature Lifeson upfront. Other standouts include a tribute to a friend of the band who had recently passed away, "Afterimage," the disturbing "Red Sector A" (which details a concentration camp), and one of Rush's first funk-based songs, "The Enemy Within." Whereas most other rock bands formed in the 1970s put out unfocused and uninspired work in the 1980s (which sounds very dated), Rush's Grace Under Pressure remains an exception. [Grace Under Pressure was re-released on LP in 2016.] ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	01/08/2016
Label:	Mercury
UPC:	0602547118271
Rank:	2007

Tracks

1. Distant Early Warning
2. Afterimage
3. Red Sector A
4. The Enemy Within
5. The Body Electric
6. Kid Gloves
7. Red Lenses
8. Between the Wheels

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rush   Primary Artist
Geddy Lee   Keyboards,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Bass,Guitar,Vocals
Neil Peart   Electronic Percussion,Drums,Percussion
Jim Burgess   Synthesizer
Alex Lifeson   Guitar,Synthesizer
Paul Northfield   Synthesizer

Technical Credits

Geddy Lee   Composer,Producer
Frank Opolko   Assistant Engineer
Steve Kleinberg   Design
Jim Burgess   Programming
Rush   Composer,Producer
Peter Henderson   Engineer,Producer
Hugh Syme   Paintings,Art Direction
Alex Lifeson   Composer,Producer
Paul Northfield   Programming
Jon Erickson   Pre-Production Engineer
Roberto Di Gioia   Assistant Engineer
Neil Peart   Composer,Producer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering