COUNTERPARTS

The album is well played and sung, with some good sounds. That's about all I can say for it. The songs are some of Rush's crappiest, and the lyrics are abominable. The best track is probably the instrumental "Leave that thing alone". It seems that Rush took a new and heavier direction with this one, influenced by Soundgarden who Neil was quite fond of. However Neil's lyrical style is at odds with the music here. All of you people who rated this album with 5 stars need to go back and take a better listen. To foist this mediocre selection upon us as an essential masterpiece, an accolade which should be reserved for only the highest pantheon of progressive rock music, is laughable. Go listen to Hemispheres again.