Natural Science (track)
by Rush
Year: 1980
From the album Permanent Waves (track #6)
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Natural Science appears on the following album(s) by Rush:
- Permanent Waves (track #6) (this album) (1980)
- Different Stages · Live (track #25) (1998)
- Rush In Rio (track #13) (2003)
- Snakes & Arrows Live (track #18) (2008)
- R40 Live (track #15) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 03/13/2026 09:17 | Exist-en-ciel | 99,528 | 71/100 | |
| 01/11/2026 10:25 | Gedster | 465 | 72/100 | |
| 01/06/2026 23:35 | djbauer99 | 761 | 90/100 | |
| 08/23/2025 23:11 | machiaj | 9,085 | 74/100 | |
| 08/16/2025 03:02 |  ExTeaSea | 12,708 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 85.8/100, a mean average of 85.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.2.
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Squonk007 08/08/2025 15:23 | #310477
There's nothing happening here for me. The weakest track on an otherwise superb release.
A Rush epic as so many other epics. Good, but it is getting repetitive after a while.
Fischman 01/17/2017 17:06 | #183018
In all the Rush pantheon of outstanding songs, this one stand with the top of the heap. A brilliant metaphor set to mind-blowing music. A perfect 100/100. Unique, hugely ambitious, and 100% successful on every level.
AAL2014 06/25/2016 03:07 | #169702
Top 10 Rush song for me. Epic and progressive as fuck.
My fave Rush song. Epic. Well thought out lyrics and amazing musicianship.
Filled with beauty, power, and jamming. Natural Science is a highly rated but overlooked Rush track.
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