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Test for Echo by Rush, released in 1996, in the version included in the box set Rush The Albums: 1989-1996.
This is a controversial album in the band's discography, with a hard rock sound, it continued the heavy and guitar-driven direction of its predecessor, Counterparts, but with less inspired tracks and it can be considered the band's weakest work, although it still contains some songs of great value.
The title track is a powerful song, Test for Echo, and also Driven, a very compelling track, as well as the ballad Resist and the instrumental track Limbo are noteworthy, and this is thanks to the individual performances of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart, which are extraordinary.
Geddy Lee's bass does not disappoint, Lifeson delivers excellent guitar solos, and Neil Peart's lyrics are among his best works, as for example in Resist.
An album that does not contain only perfect tracks like the title track, a masterpiece, technical finesse especially in the instrumental parts, or like Time And Motion, a beautiful song with aggressive tones used by Geddy Lee, keyboards, and virtuosic bass playing.
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Some of the tracks are “weaker” and less incisive, but only because Rush always raised expectations; any other band would have given everything for an album like this. A beautiful record by a great band.
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Tracklist
1. Test for Echo (5:55)
2. Driven (4:26)
3. Half the World (3:42)
4. The Colour of Right (4:48)
5. Time and Motion (5:01)
6. Totem (4:57)
7. Dog Years (4:54)
8. Virtuality (5:43)
9. Resist (4:23)
10. Limbo (5:28)
11. Carve Away the Stone (4:05)
Duration 53:22
LineUp
- Alex Lifeson - electric and acoustic guitar, mandola
- Geddy Lee - bass, synthesizers, vocals
- Neil Peart - drums, cymbals, hammered dulcimer
With:
- Peter Collins - co-arranger and co-producer
