Presto-digitation Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Simply, which album do you like better...and how much better? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 (edited) Funny, I was just thinking about posting a thread about this over at CP, which is, well...you know. I don't know why BOTH of these albums get slagged so much. But of the two, and it's a close match, but I'd have to go with TFE. I think that TFE has such a beautiful sound to it, especially in Alex's department. Half the World is really a great song and so many others make sense lyrically and sonically...I just think it's a really great album. Counterparts is obviously more rocking, harder, etc. And CTTC still gives me the chills. But there is something about TFE that makes it stand out above CP. I still don't understand why TFE, especially, gets so much grief from fans. If Rush fans want to give Rush grief, they should start with Hold Your Fire! Both CP and TFE are good and special in their own ways...but my vote, if I HAVE to choose, would be for TFE. Edited May 10, 2006 by Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midway Hawker Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 CP is my favorite Rush album since the mid 80's. I love the sound they captured. TFE is great also, but probably my second favorite for this time frame. CP has more "great" songs including some sleepers like Cold Fire and Everyday Glory at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 I prefer CP. Test for Echo was one of my least favorite albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Counterparts by a long shot. Their best 90s album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 QUOTE (liquidcrystalcompass @ May 10 2006, 05:12 PM) I prefer CP. Test for Echo was one of my least favorite albums. Let me recant please. I've been listening to RushRadio all day and it's been heavy on TFE. I forgot just how much I liked it. So......... it's a tie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signals1982 Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Love both albums. But I'm partial to CP, because it's the first album I really started getting into by Rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 I don't like most of Counterparts, but Test for Echo is as mixed a bag as Roll the Bones. Beats Counterparts any day for me, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 I like both albums but Counterparts really does the business for me.. Test for Echo is underrated though, I like it a lot and it spins in my player here and there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KublaKhan Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Test For Echo is probably my least favorite Rush album, after listening to everything by them. Do i go with CP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rocinante Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Both of these albums are great(yes they are) but I'll have to go with Counterparts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrd6376 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Test For Echo, although Counterparts is also very, very good. I think the only tie-breaker for me is that T4E is consistently good from beginning to end, whereas Counterparts has a few, eh, "controversial" moments for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewb93 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Counterparts by a mile. I love the whole male v. female themes, and most the songs on it are, in my opinion, incredible. Test for Echo had a few good tracks, but nothing that really jumped out at me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 (edited) "Counterparts" is better... by quite a lot! It's more rocking, and the arrangements are better. The ratio of good songs vs. filler is stronger than on T4E. I know CT doesn't like "Double Agent," but it's one of my faves on the album; it really allows the guys to get their ya-yas out. "On the edge of sleep..." "Between Sun and Moon" was one of my sleeper favorites; I love the unusual (for Rush) chorus of "ahh yes to yes, to ahh to yes." I was glad they brought it out for the VT tour, but it didn't translate too well in the live setting. Animate, Alien Shore, Leave That Thing Alone... Edited July 6, 2007 by GeddyRulz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The O' Sullivan Factor Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 (edited) Not by much but I like Test For Echo more. I love the little lyrical numbers (Half the World, The Color of Right, and Totem) and the sheer charm of stuff like Driven and Dog Years. Also this album has some shifting time sigs on it and thats always a plus. I can also see the seeds of many things to come on my 2nd fav. album Vapor Trails. Counterparts is still an amazing piece of work Edited July 6, 2007 by The O' Sullivan Factor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del_Duio Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 QUOTE (liquidcrystalcompass @ May 10 2006, 05:12 PM) I prefer CP. Test for Echo was one of my least favorite albums. I second this, although very recently T4E is growing on me a bit more. Time and Motion is a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0N Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Counterparts is sweet as T4E is my least favourite rush album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodys hero Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 (edited) I like more songs on Counterparts Edited January 1, 2008 by nobodys hero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZ Working Man Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 QUOTE Both of these albums are great(yes they are) but I'll have to go with Counterparts however - seeing how neil plays through TFE from a work in progress enhances the technical elements of TFE I think Driven and TFE are excellent caliber songs that disputably are a bit better than some of CP songs but I like more songs of CP and it was done in La Studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wots...uh the deal Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 test for echo was one of the first Rush albums I listened to but it never stuck out ot me (except for Resist, that is one of their best songs), I think that was a year ago, anyways, I acquired many more albums since then and recently got Counterparts and the first time I listened to it... I was blown away! It made me hyper because I thought it was so good; it had great music, a most awesome instrumental, nice lyrics, and a good booklet that had a lot of work put in it. So by far I say that Counterparts is better than Test For Echo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCFIELDS Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Counterparts is better............but honestly I can't listen to RTB, TFE or, Counterparts.......IMO the worst 3 Rush albums recorded............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Test for Echo is bipolar. You've got one end of the spectrum with Time and Motion, T4E, Driven, and Resist, which just rock. Then over on the other end, there is Dog Years and Virtuality. Yikes! CP is solid all the way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plodder Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Counterparts is fantastic probably my favourite Rush album. Test for Echo is a great listen once and a while but I can listen to Counterparts very often. I can't think of a bad track on it to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbass Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Counterparts wins hands down... miles ahead of T4E, IMHO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show Don't Tell Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ May 10 2006, 05:22 PM) Counterparts by a long shot. Their best 90s album. I say the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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