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'''"Vital Signs"''' is a song by [[progressive rock]] trio [[Rush (band)|Rush]] from their album ''[[Moving Pictures (album)|Moving Pictures]]''. The song is heavily influenced by reggae |
'''"Vital Signs"''' is a song by [[progressive rock]] trio [[Rush (band)|Rush]] from their album ''[[Moving Pictures (album)|Moving Pictures]]''. The song is heavily influenced by both [[reggae]] (in the guitar riff) as well as progressive [[electronica]] (in its use of [[Music sequencer|sequencers]]). This dual reggae/electronica influence would carry on into their next studio album, ''[[Signals (album)|Signals]]''. The song was released as the final single from the ''Moving Pictures'' album. It has appeared in Rush's set lists as current as that of [[Time Machine Tour]]. |
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A live version of "Vital Signs" appears as the B-side on Rush's "[[New World Man]]" single in 1982; other than the band's self-released 1973 single of "Not Fade Away/Can't Fight It," this is the only song Rush has ever released on a single that did not appear on a Rush album (Mercury #76179, US edition). |
A live version of "Vital Signs" appears as the B-side on Rush's "[[New World Man]]" single in 1982; other than the band's self-released 1973 single of "Not Fade Away/Can't Fight It," this is the only song Rush has ever released on a single that did not appear on a Rush album (Mercury #76179, US edition). |
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| B-side | "In The Mood", "A passage to Bangkok", "Circumstances" |
"Vital Signs" is a song by progressive rock trio Rush from their album Moving Pictures. The song is heavily influenced by both reggae (in the guitar riff) as well as progressive electronica (in its use of sequencers). This dual reggae/electronica influence would carry on into their next studio album, Signals. The song was released as the final single from the Moving Pictures album. It has appeared in Rush's set lists as current as that of Time Machine Tour.
A live version of "Vital Signs" appears as the B-side on Rush's "New World Man" single in 1982; other than the band's self-released 1973 single of "Not Fade Away/Can't Fight It," this is the only song Rush has ever released on a single that did not appear on a Rush album (Mercury #76179, US edition).
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