| Counterparts | |||||
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| Studio album by Rush | |||||
| Released | October 19, 1993 | ||||
| Recorded | April - June 1993 at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec & McClear Place, Toronto | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock, rock | ||||
| Length | 54:17 | ||||
| Label | Anthem (Canada) Atlantic | ||||
| Producer | Peter Collins and Rush | ||||
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Counterparts is the fifteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Le Studio was a Recording studio located just south of the tourist town of Morin Heights Quebec. Morin Heights is a town in the Laurentian Mountains region of Quebec, Canada. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Anthem Records is an Independent record label based in Toronto Ontario. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Peter Collins may refer to Peter Collins (Australian politician Peter Collins (organ builder Peter Collins (racing driver allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Roll the Bones is the fourteenth studio Album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music) Test for Echo is the sixteenth studio Album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music) An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January
Lyrically, Counterparts continues the trend of dark and emotional themes; it takes on difficult subjects such as homosexuality 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". Beavis and Butt-head is an American Animated television series created by Mike Judge. Other highlights include "Animate" and "Double Agent". Although debatable, many Rush fans agree that Counterparts features some alternative rock elements. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of The song "Nobody's Hero" (about Ellis, a gay friend of drummer Neil Peart from his London days, and a girl who was murdered in his hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario), alienated many Rush fans. Neil Peart (ˈpɪərt OC, (born Neil Ellwood Peart, September 12, 1952, Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian Musician London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. However, Peart himself claims he never thought the song would be controversial before someone pointed it out to him.
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). Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 The album went Platinum according to Atlantic Records although the RIAA has it listed at Gold.
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Track listing
All songs written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart except where noted. Alex Lifeson, OC (born Aleksandar Živojinović on August 27 1953 in Fernie, British Columbia) is a Canadian Musician Geddy Lee OC (born Gary Lee Weinrib on July 29, 1953 in Willowdale Toronto) is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist Neil Peart (ˈpɪərt OC, (born Neil Ellwood Peart, September 12, 1952, Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian Musician
- "Animate" – 6:05
- "Stick It Out" – 4:30
- "Cut to the Chase" – 4:49
- "Nobody's Hero" – 4:54
- "Between Sun and Moon" (Lifeson, Lee, Peart, Pye Dubois) – 4:37
- "Alien Shore" – 5:45
- "The Speed of Love" – 5:03
- "Double Agent" – 4:51
- "Leave That Thing Alone" (Lifeson, Lee) – 4:06
- "Cold Fire" – 4:27
- "Everyday Glory" – 5:10
Personnel
- Geddy Lee – Bass guitars, Vocals, Synthesizer
- Alex Lifeson – Electric & Acoustic guitars
- Neil Peart – Drums and percussion
with
- Michael Kamen – Strings arrangements and conducting ("Nobody's Hero")
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | The Billboard 200 | 2 |
Singles
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 | "Stick It Out"
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 | "Nobody's Hero"
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"Cold Fire"
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"Animate"
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 | "Double Agent"
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