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All rights reserved.Counterparts - Rush (CD 1993)
| Track Listing 1. Animate 2. Stick It Out 3. Cut to the Chase 4. Nobody's Hero 5. Between Sun & Moon 6. Alien Shore 7. Speed of Love, The 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. 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) Q (12/01/1993) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||||||
Reviews  Counterparts - Rush (CD 1993) This CD is a masterpiece along with the other great works that Rush has put out over the past 30 years - if your not a Rush fan you will be after you hear this gem. Review ID: 10000000006480452 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Rush CounterpartsReview created: 08/06/06 by: My favorite Rush is around the Hemispheres,Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures era. Counterparts reminds me of the more modern version of this time period. The guitars are more prominant and it sounds like more of a band effort. All of the songs are strong and it is a great listen from a great band. Review ID: 10000000001523917 Was this review helpful? Report this review counterparts=harder partsReview created: 07/04/06 by: i liked animate, alien shore, double agent. those are the harder parts, rush getting the edge back in there music, a bit from the past.But i will admit everday prople is my favorite song it just has the right touch. and i could really do without nobody's hero. i bought it because i decided i wanted to have every studio rush album on CD at my job~ Review ID: 10000000001296304 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Counterparts, the album that planted the seed of my love for RushReview created: 11/13/03 by: flamepillar -- a member of Epinions Pros: Awesome lead guitars! Peart's drumming, some interesting lyrical musings. Cons: How easily I might have missed out. My first encounter with a Rush fan happened almost eight years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. On the walk home one day, I stopped by the video store and checked for Rush CD's after this guy had advertised them like the second coming. "Could anything be that good?" I thought. And then, there it was, Counterparts. The CD cover looked cool enough, so I parted with seven bucks and continued home with my first Rush CD ever. At this point in life, my musical vision was still pretty black and white. As far as I could tell, there were basically two kinds of songs -- the good ones and... Review ID: 10000000000232356 I Love That Big Guitar Sound!Review created: 04/01/08 by: starcollector-- a member of Epinions and Top Reviewer in Music Pros: The song arrangements are wonderful! Cons: Much of the melodies and harmonies continue to be boring. (Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Review Body" section. The section titled "Track Reviews" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and they do not constitute the essence of this review. Lastly and most importantly, this review is not necessarily written by the point of view of a Rush fan.) Overall Score: 4/5 Best song: Leave That Thing Alone Worst song: Everyday Glory Review Body: Rush moved to a more guitar-heavy sound in their 1991 release Roll the Bones. That was a great idea, of... Review ID: 10000000006848338 Rush is re-Animated by this albumReview created: 09/27/03 by: tmm2112 -- a member of Epinions Pros: More aggressive arrangements, usual great lyrics Cons: Near genius, but not quite The first Rush album worth getting excited about in years, Counterparts brings to the fore an edgier sound and songs with more emotion than they ve had since Moving Pictures. It s like the whole band took a shot of Viagra. Even Neil Peart s ever-impressive percussions reached a new level here. Although the song structures are engrained in a pop-friendly format with no hope of the epic song structure ever returning, the trio pushed the format to new heights by lacing their new driving rhythms and powerful chord progressions with their patented intellectual lyrics. That combination created... Review ID: 10000000000232358 Rush sticks it out for a return to basics...Review created: 07/03/01 by: jag2112 -- a member of Epinions Pros: Back to basics hard edge rock sound from Rush. Typical stellar lyrics and musical performances. Cons: Don't be swayed by some negative reviews - this one's a winner Author's Note: This is a complete re-write of an original (and woefully incomplete) opinion I posted several months back. How do you improve on your own success? Re-invent yourself? Perhaps. Explore new boundaries? Maybe. Well, the answer for Rush was a simple return to basics, and it shows with their early 90's release of Counterparts - a collection of 11 tracks that has the Canadian Power trio looking back over their career as well as looking forward to their future. Hard and concise guitar riffs, powerful bass lines, heart-pounding percussions and extremely tight production and... Review ID: 10000000000232368  Rush get scientific about love, sex and relationships.Review created: 03/11/03 by: matzaballman -- a member of Epinions Pros: Between Sun and Moon, Double Agent, The Speed of Love, Leave That Thing Alone Cons: Cold Fire, Nobody's Hero, Stick It Out I don't enjoy this album as much as Roll The Bones, which is my favorite album that Rush did after Signals, but Counterparts does have it's share of great songs. It also has it's share of duds. When the album works, it works amazingly well and when it doesn't, it falls flat on it's face! Rush got back to their roots a bit on Counterparts by cutting back on the keyboards and synthesizers and bringing the bass guitar back up in the mix. Alex Lifeson started playing his crunch guitar a bit more and cut back on some(but not all) of those guitar effects that he started toying with in the 80's.... Review ID: 10000000000232366 Epinions.com ratings are not included in the item's average rating. Links in this review may have been removed. |
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