'Part III of Fear') from Moving Pictures. Side B commences with the angular thrust of 'The Weapon' (subtitled as being 'Part II of Fear'), a rumination on personal apprehension and doubt that also serves as a modernized offshoot of the mob-mentality prejudices of 'Witch Hunt' (a.k.a. Meanwhile, the quest for emotional interactivity reaches a combustive head in the connective musical tissue of 'Chemistry.' Side A closes out with the fast-forward thinking of 'Digital Man,' presaging our eventual reliance on the 0s and 1s that now permeate our daily lives.

Next, the band shifts gears and leans back into the wide-eyed yearnings of 'The Analog Kid,' a propulsive track that also reached No. 'Subdivisions,' the generation-defining lead-off track on Signals, succinctly captures the angst of the perennial restless dreams of youth, and this synth-driven song subsequently became one of Rush's most celebrated FM favorites as well as a cherished concert staple for many years to come. The band's synergistic recording process at Le Studio had been well-established during sessions for the aforementioned Moving Pictures, as well as the sessions for that album's predecessor, January 1980's Permanent Waves. Signals, co-produced by Rush with longtime band confidant Terry Brown and engineered by Paul Northfield, was the third of numerous Rush recording sessions held at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Quebec. The album's eight songs built upon Rush's penchant for adapting to the flow of the times without compromising its flair for melding long-established progressive roots with radio-friendly song arrangements. Signals, Rush's ninth studio album, was originally released in September 1982, and its technology-embracing riffs and rhythms, continued the forward-thinking trajectory of the acclaimed Canadian trio as it continued to chart the demands of a new decade. On April 28th, UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records continue the comprehensive Rush 40th anniversary album series with new and expanded editions of the band’s decade-defining 1982 release, Signals, an album that signified how the band was in no way detached and subdivided from the ever-shifting 1980s musical landscape.

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