TEST FOR ECHO

With Counterparts representing the absolute low-point in the Rush catalog I was not very enthusiastic about this release. Unfortunately Test For Echo delivered about what I expected, which is mediocrity. The songs are bland, Geddy's voice has been flattened to the point of being virtually invisible and Alex power chords his way through every song with none of the panache, creativity and liveliness present on classic Rush songs.

Test For Echo is, literally, the only song on here I can even listen to. And it's basically the same song they've opened with on previous albums (Show Don't Tell, Dreamline, etc.). A blot on the Rush landscape.