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  • Audio CD (18 Oct 1993)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Wrong
  • ASIN: B000002IWQ
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 60,342 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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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

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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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rush at the top of their game!!!!!!, 17 Mar 2004
By Proudmomofagayson (Berkshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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This received a tepid response from critics upon release but I can't think why, this is a brilliant return to form for this Canadian power trio. The guitars are right back upfront and the drumming throughout is of the highest quality. Geddy's bass pulses and throbs and his high-pitched vocals seem to set everything off perfectly. This is classic Rush.

The musicianship is quite simply stunning, Alex Lifeson's guitar seems to weave around and through Neil's percussion without ever saturating the proceedings. These guys are at the top of their game and they know it. There is not one duff track, "Animate" is as strident an opening track as anything they have done until now. "Stick It Out" is more of the same, a dark yet energised song that takes us to I feel the album's strongest track "Cut To The Chase" which has a gem of a solo from Alex, he has rarely sounded this assured.

"Nobody's Hero" features the orchestral sweeps of the late great Michael Kamen and touches on topics as diverse as homosexuality and rape. An extraordinary song that leaves an emotional impact and will surely be on your mind for the rest of the day. The next 4 tracks "Between The Sun & The Moon", "Alien Shore", "The Speed of Love" and "Double Agent" are dark statements of intent, infused with infectious driving rhythms and ingenious wordy lyrics.

Then we have the one instrumental piece of the album "Leave That Thing Alone" that sounds almost like the theme from Doctor Who in places. It gives the band the chance to open up and show us what they are all about. Geddy's bass is right up in the mix and shows us all what a stupendous player he is. Neil's drumming is breath-taking, never once does he play for the sake of playing, instead he lays down a nice groove and occasionally he introduces some trademark flourishes just so that we know it's The Professor behind the kit. Alex's playing is eloquent, emotive and tasteful as always. Why oh why doesn't Alex get the kudos reserved for players such as Satriani and Vai, this man is as good as they get.

Then we have the album's closers, "Cold Fire" and "Everyday Glory" which end the album on not so much a high but a more positive note than what has gone before. All in all, this is a remarkable album from some of the world's finest musicians and is indicative of what the Rush phenomenon is all about. It's just a shame that they followed it up with a rather tepid release in the form of "Test For Echo". Never mind, we always have this (from 1993) to whet our appetites and what a feast for the senses it is. Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best, 27 Aug 2002
Rush are always pacey and compelling, but in 'Counterparts' they encompass an impressive range of moods and feelings, with relatively little variation in style.
'Nobody's Hero' plays like a blues track, despite its triumphal style, 'Alien Shore' is typical of Rush's non-cenceptual work, but 'Everyday Glory' sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it.
It's upbeat, it's good, and it's Rush. What more do you want?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars where to start?, 20 Aug 2005
By mind over matter (a wilderness of mirrors) - See all my reviews
my top 3 from counterparts: animate, leave that thing alone and stick it out. three of my favourite tracks of all time and with good reason. they're the kind of thing that anyone with a brain can get into but without being tame. animate, which deals with the relationships between men and women, may sound dodgy at first but we have to realise this song is in praise of women, a description of everything a woman is to a man. musically it is impossible to resist. leave that thing alone blows me away every time i hear it. it's emotionally stimulating and i for one get goosebumps when i hear it. on stick it out we hear the heavy side of rush. any young person will learn from these lyrics and i am no exception.
all in all a thumping good album
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