TEST FOR ECHO

After the promising Counterparts, Test For Echoes doesn't live up to the same potential. It's simply messy, overly loud, and lacks any great melodic ideas. While I appreciated the alternative sound in their previous effort, this time around it is somewhat of a turn off.

This is probably the band's most uninspired record; it just seems like it's riff after riff without any real ideas blooming. In addition, some songs are just downright terrible, like 'Dog Years.' Unfortunately, not even 'Driven' and 'Resist' save this album from getting a full on one star, which it undoubtedly deserves. I love Rush, but this is simply a terrible record.

2/10