Rush тобының «Қысым астындағы талпыныс» альбомы

1984 album by Rush

Grace Under Pressure is the tenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released April 12, 1984, on Anthem Records. After touring for the band's previous album, Signals (1982), came to an end in mid 1983, Rush started work on a follow up in August. The band had decided to not work with longtime producer Terry Brown, who had collaborated with Rush since 1974. The new material accentuated the group's change in direction towards a synthesizer oriented sound like its previous album. After some difficulty finding a suitable producer who could commit, the album was recorded with Peter Henderson. Grace Under Pressure reached number 4 in Canada, number 5 in the UK, and number 10 on the U. S. Billboard 200. It was certified platinum in the U. S. for selling one million copies.

In July 1983, Rush ended its 1982–1983 tour of North America and the UK in support of its previous album, Signals (1982). The group reconvened in mid August to write and rehearse new material for a follow up in a lodge in Horseshoe Valley in Barrie, Ontario. The group wished to explore different approaches and techniques that someone else might offer which in turn would develop their sound but stressed that the change did not suggest any dissatisfaction in Brown's production. Peart recalled that the split was tough for both parties considering the length of time they had worked together, but that they split on good terms. They had producer Trevor Horn and Yes bassist Chris Squire attend their concert at Wembley Arena with the prospect of choosing one of them to produce. Eventually, the group started pre production alone, which Peart thought increased the band's desire to succeed: "This really drew us together and gave us a strong resolve and a mutual determination to make a really great record." The album's title was inspired by a quotation from American novelist Ernest Hemingway. Peart was an avid reader and admirer of Hemingway, and liked the quotation "courage is grace under pressure" as he thought the quote reflected the ambient mood of the album's recording sessions. A music video produced for "The Enemy Within" would be the first played by the Canadian music television channel MuchMusic, which launched in August 1984.

The album marks yet another development in Rush's sound; while continuing to make extensive use of keyboard synthesizers as on Signals, the band also experimented by incorporating elements of ska and reggae into some of the songs. The guitars played a larger role on this record than on Signals, with Lifeson stating, "I think the guitar on Signals took a bit of a back seat. The keyboards were really upfront  though in a sense that's what we were trying to achieve, we wanted to go for a different perspective on the whole sound. But, possibly, we lost direction at times on Signals." Lifeson also pointed out that there is no acoustic guitar on Grace Under Pressure and the lack of ballad type songs. "Afterimage" was written about Robbie Whelan, a tape operator at Le Studio who was killed in a car accident a year prior to the album's release. The album was dedicated to his memory.

YearLabelFormatNotes2015MercuryCD, LPDigitally remastered, 200 g audiophile vinyl. Also available in 24 bit/96 kHz and 24 bit/192 kHz digital formats.