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I remember hearing this live for the very first time on the Test For Echo tour. My first tour was Signals. So they never played this tune.....ever (in my touring life with the band) until a cold 1997 September evening down here in South Florida (along with 2112 complete to end the first set). It was amazing. This is a top 10 Rush song on my personal list. Just incredible. What I loved about Permanent Waves (my absolute number 1 Rush album) was the way they were able to write much more concise songs and even the longer epics like Jacobs Ladder and this incredible song was they were more focused and to the point and at the same time still musically complex. They were making a lot more out of less at this point and this song and album proved they were going to be a force for decades to come.16. Natural Science (from the 1980 album Permanent Waves)
When I first got into Rush, several friends remarked to me that Natural Science was Neil Peart's most impressive song from a drumming standpoint, a bold statement for sure. It is certainly in the conversation. I sometimes forget how awesome this song is, and then I turn it on and get smacked in the face, by both the greatness of the song and the reminder! LOL I love the flow and arrangement, how we get the soft opening section featuring just Geddy's voice, Alex's acoustic and water effects, before getting to rock out for the remainder of the song about two minutes in. The third section has one of my favorite Alex solos, which unfortunately was omitted (along with the "Art as expression..." verse) when they tweaked the live arrangement starting in 1997. Oh well, it is still there in the original for me to enjoy. Great, great song.
"Living in their pools, they soon forgot about the sea."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7W0Nm8iHwk
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