ROLL THE BONES

What a disappointing album. What do we expect from a Rush album? Usually it's good songwriting, spectacular drumming and bass playing, cool guitar parts and solos, and, wll, Geddy Lee's voice.

I blame producer Rupert Hine. On this album it's difficult to tell if the songs are good, although every live version is much better than these tracks, because the recordings are so lifeless.

Let's start with the drums. This album is from 1991. There's no reason that it should sound as though Neil Peart was banging on a set of trash cans. Someone should have known where to place the microphones.

Geddy Lee sounds as though he was told to not play any interesting licks on his bass. On most Rush albums, even on the lesser songs, Lee adds flourishes to make most bass enthusiasts drool. But here? Nothing.

Alex Lifeson fares the best on the album. At least his rhythm guitar parts sound good. But his soloing, like Lee's playing, is just not up to par.

Only Where's My Thing?, the only instrumental track, sounds like the band was enjoying themselves while recording. It's an okay track, but Rush has done much better.

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