Counterparts (album)
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| Studio album by Rush | ||
| Released | October 19, 1993 | |
| Recorded | 1993 | |
| Genre | Progressive rock | |
| Length | 54:17 | |
| Label | Anthem Records (Canada) Anthem/Atlantic |
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| Producer(s) | Peter Collins and Rush | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Rush chronology | ||
| Roll the Bones (1991) |
Counterparts (1993) |
Test for Echo (1996) |
Counterparts is the fifteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music).
Lyrically, Counterparts continues the trend of dark and emotional themes; it takes on difficult subjects such as bigotry and crime, yet it keeps a general concept of ambition, sadness, and love on songs like "Nobody's Hero," "Speed of Love," and even "Cold Fire." "Leave that Thing Alone" earned a Grammy nomination for "Best Instrumental." The song "Stick it Out" is one of the band's "heaviest" works in quite some time, and the video was featured on an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head where Beavis said "the guitar is pretty cool" (after mocking the 1980 Rush track "The Spirit of Radio") only for Butt-Head to reply "yeah, if you are a wuss". Other highlights include "Animate" and "Double Agent." Although debatable, many Rush fans agree that Counterparts features some alternative rock elements.
Counterparts became Rush's highest charting album in the US peaking at #2 on The Billboard 200 (only for Pearl Jam's Vs. to prevent it from hitting #1 in the US). The album went Platinum according to Atlantic Records although the RIAA has it listed at Gold.
[edit] Track listing
- "Animate" – 6:05
- "Stick It Out" – 4:30
- "Cut to the Chase" – 4:49
- "Nobody's Hero" – 4:54
- "Between Sun and Moon" – 4:37
- "Alien Shore" – 5:45
- "Speed of Love" – 5:03
- "Double Agent" – 4:51
- "Leave That Thing Alone" – 4:06
- "Cold Fire" – 4:27
- "Everyday Glory" – 5:10
[edit] Personnel
- Geddy Lee – Bass guitars, Vocals, Synthesizer
- Alex Lifeson – Electric & Acoustic guitars
- Neil Peart – Drums and percussion
- Michael Kamen – Strings arrangements and conducting ("Nobody's Hero")
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | The Billboard 200 | 2 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | "Stick it Out" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1994 | "Cold Fire" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 |
| 1994 | "Nobody's Hero" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 |
| Rush |
| Geddy Lee | Alex Lifeson | Neil Peart |
| John Rutsey |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Rush | Fly by Night | Caress of Steel | 2112 | All the World's a Stage | A Farewell to Kings | Hemispheres | Permanent Waves | Moving Pictures | Exit...Stage Left | Signals | Grace Under Pressure | Power Windows | Hold Your Fire | A Show of Hands | Presto | Roll the Bones | Counterparts | Test for Echo | Different Stages | Vapor Trails | Rush in Rio | Feedback (EP) |
| Compilations: Archives | Chronicles | Retrospective I | Retrospective II | The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 | Gold |
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