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All rights reserved.Rush - Counterparts [Remastered] (CD 2004)
| Track Listing 1. Animate 2. Stick It Out 3. Cut To The Chase 4. Nobody's Hero 5. Between Sun And Moon 6. Alien Shore 7. Speed Of Love 8. Double Agent 9. Leave That Thing Alone 10. Cold Fire 11. Everyday Glory
Album Notes Rush: Geddy Lee (vocals, bass, synthesizer); Alex Lifeson (acoustic & electric guitars); Neil Peart (drums, electronic percussion).Additional personnel: Michael Kamen (conductor); John Webster (keyboards).Principally recorded at McClear Pathe, Toronto, Canada from April to June 1993."Leave That Thing Alone" was nominated for a 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.Rush: Geddy Lee (vocals, synthesizer, bass guitar); Alex Lifeson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Neil Peart (drums, cymbals, electronic percussion).Recording information: 1993.Reuniting with POWER WINDOWS/HOLD YOUR FIRE producer Peter Collins, Rush released their fifteenth studio album (and nineteenth overall). During its recording, guitarist Alex Lifeson wanted the album to be more hard rock-oriented, while bassist Geddy Lee was content with their recent excursions in melodic pop. Lifeson must have won the battle, because COUNTERPARTS is a harder-rocking affair than Rush's previous several albums. It's also the strongest and most consistent set of songs the band had composed in a while, with a grittier feel (an element sorely missed by fans of the band's 1970s work).COUNTERPARTS contains at least one track that deals with a topical issue (as in 1989's anti-suicide "The Pass," etc.)--"Nobody's Hero" is Rush's analysis of the AIDS situation. But not all of the tracks were conceived as lyrical epics; the opening "Animate" and "Stick It Out" delight in the strength of the band's re-discovered hard rock chops. And while the sheer force of "Cut To the Chase" serves as the track's catalyst, the band's pop sensibilities come back into play on the album's closer, "Everyday Glory." COUNTERPARTS is Rush's greatest work of the '90s. Editorial Reviews Entertainment Weekly (10/29/1993) | |||||||||||||
Reviews  One of their best.Review created: 10/08/08 by:  Counterparts seems to be an album that's slipped through the net as far as classic works of rock go. It even seems to have slipped through as far as Rush albums go too. Massively underrated and so far removed from the general record buying public, Rush remain, for the loyal fans, a major talent. People who know them all seem to agree - as far as talented musicians are concerned, there are few bands to rival them. It seems ridiculous that Alex Lifeson, a guitarist to equal some of the greats, is probably the weakest member. If the band had to continue with one member replaced, Geddy on bass and Neil, almost certainly the greatest rock drummer of all time would be assured of their jobs. As an album, Counterparts is, on the face of it, a fairly simple, easy going, catchy cluster of tracks, but look deeper and uncover a maze of musical brilliance and lyrical skill to make Paul 'Frog Chorus' McArtney look like a talentless amateur. Pure, effortless genius. Review ID: 10000000008297118 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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