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5	So, you are a band and you have just released your most successful studio album yet. So what do you do for the follow up album? Release one with a [[NewSoundAlbum completely different sound]]!
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7	''Signals'' is the ninth studio album by Canadian ProgressiveRock band Music/{{Rush\|Band}}, released in 1982 through Anthem Records in Canada and Creator/MercuryRecords internationally. The follow up to their best selling album ''Music/{{Moving Pictures\|Album}}'', ''Signals'' was highly anticipated upon release and many fans felt to it was going to be ''Moving Pictures: Part 2''.
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9	But they were wrong. From the opening song “Subdivisions”, the band had a [[NewSoundAlbum new sound]]. It was more keyboard-driven and included more new wave and reggae influences, with the band being influenced by artists like Music/ThePolice. The album contained their only Top 40 hit, “New World Man”, hitting #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts. It was also their only #1 pop hit in their home country of Canada. Other memorable songs of the album was “The Analog Kid”, “Digital Man”, and “Countdown”. This was also their last album to be produced by long-time producer, Terry Brown.
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11	[[VindicatedByHistory While now regarded as one their best albums]], at the time this was easily the most controversial album the band released in their career. Fans wanting more of their ''Music/{{Permanent Waves}}'' and ''Moving Pictures'' sound felt betrayed by the shorter songs, topical lyrics, and the focus on the keyboards. Rush would continue with this approach for the rest of TheEighties. Rush's “synth era” was born.
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13	!! Tracklist:
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15	[[AC: Side One]]
16	#"Subdivisions"
17	#"The Analog Kid"
18	#"Chemistry"
19	#"Digital Man"
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21	[[AC: Side Two]]
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23	#"The Weapon (Part II of Fear)"
24	#"New World Man"
25	#"Losing It"
26	#"Countdown"
27	[/numlist]
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30	!!Principal Members:
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32	* Geddy Lee - lead vocals, bass, synthesizer
33	* Alex Lifeson – guitar, synthesizer
34	* Neil Peart - drums, percussion
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37	!! New World Tropes
38	* AlbumTitleDrop: The word "Signal" is mentioned in "Chemistry".
39	* {{Bookends}}: "Countdown" ends with a reprise of the instrumental backing of the "Subdivisions" chorus, though it feels a lot less desperate, to the point of qualifying as a TriumphantReprise.
40	* CutAndPasteSuburb: Discussed in "Subdivisions", how everything is pre-fabricated and pre-decided.
41	* EpicRocking: "Digital Man" and "The Weapon" are both over 6 minutes.
42	* NewSoundAlbum: The most radical change for a Rush album, with synthesizers driving most of the songs, reduced song lengths, and more topical themes for the song's lyrics.
43	* OneWordTitle: "Chemistry", "Subdivisions"
44	* SmallTownBoredom: "Subdivisions".
45	* StepfordSuburbia: Again, the subject of "Subdivisions".
46	* StepUpToTheMicrophone: In "Subdivisions", Neil says the name of the song before each chorus, but Alex lip-syncs the word in the video.
47	* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Losing It".
48	* TriumphantReprise: The instrumental reprise of the "Subdivisions" chorus at the end of "Countdown".
49	* UncommonTime: Well... it's Music/{{Rush\|Band}}. For two examples, "Subdivisions" bounces all over the place and "Losing It" contains significant portions in both 5/8 and 11/8.

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