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Rich Versus Roach by Buddy Rich, Max Roach
( Uni/Verve, (July 7, 1987), Audio CD ) | |  |  This Disc features Gene Krupa & Max Roach.
1. Sing, Sing, Sing - (previously unreleased alternate take)
2. Sing, Sing, Sing
3. Casbah, The
4. Casbah, The - (previously unreleased alternate take)
5. Sleep
6. Figure Eights
7. Yesterdays
8. Big Foot
9. Big Foot - (previously unreleased alternate take)
10. Limehouse Blues
11. Limehouse Blues - (previously unreleased alternate take)
12. Toot, Toot, Tootsie Goodbye
|  Price:$14.99 | | | |
CounterParts by Rush
( Wea/Atlantic, October 19, 1993, Audio CD ) | |  | The production on Counterparts is a bit too smooth, which means that the passion that normally infuses Rush's music (and prevents it from being too coldly intellectual) is weakened. The songs themselves are good, including the singles "Animate", "Nobody's Hero", and "Stick It Out". Other standouts are "Cut to the Chase" and "Cold Fire". Though Rush's brand of slick, sophisticated progressive rock isn't exactly trendy, it is what they do best, and they've wisely stuck to it. Therefore, although Counterparts isn't on a par with Moving Pictures or Permanent Waves, it's still a strong effort. -- Genevieve Williams
Track Listing
1. Animate
2. Stick It Out
3. Cut To The Chase
4. Nobody's Hero
5. Between Sun & Moon
6. Alien Shore
7. Speed Of Love, The
8. Double Agent
9. Leave That Thing Alone
10. Cold Fire
11. Everyday Glory
| | Price:$11.97 | | | |
Presto by Rush
( Wea/Atlantic, November 17, 1989, Audio CD ) | |  | A Rush album based on groove? Strangely enough yes, and what's even more astonishing is how well it works. Rush have always been known more for technical flash than for straight-ahead rock, but Presto achieves a synthesis of the two that's accessible without compromising. It's strong lyrically, without the heavy-handed symbolism that makes, for instance, "Trees" so difficult to listen to, and the band often gets into a rhythmic groove that's positively infectious; check out "Scars" or "Superconductor." Presto is also the first Rush album where the incorporation of electronics and synthesizers truly works, instead of sounding like an additional layer artificially added to existing music. This album marked something of a creative rebirth; Rush has turned out consistently strong efforts ever since. -- Genevieve Williams
Track Listing
1. Show Don't Tell
2. Chain Lightning
3. Pass, The
4. War Paint
5. Scars
6. Presto
7. Superconductor
8. Anagram (for Mongo)
9. Red Tide
10. Hand Over Fist
11. Available Light | | Price:$11.97 | | | |
Roll The Bones by Rush
( Wea/Atlantic, September 3, 1991, Audio CD ) | |  | Amazon.com essential recording Rush's return to progressive hard rock continued with Roll the Bones, though there's still a bit of synth work (notably on the title track). The music flows like a well-oiled machine, and with Rush, that's an asset, particularly when the material is this good. The songs are mostly up-tempo, with the intellectually oriented themes and musical structure that Rush is famous for. Especially memorable are "Dreamline," "Face Up," "Big Wheel," and "Neurotica," but everything here is good. --Genevieve Williams
Track Listing
1. Dreamline
2. Bravado
3. Roll The Bones
4. Face Up
5. Where's My Thing? (part IV, "Gangster Of Boats" trilogy)
6. Big Wheel, The
7. Heresy
8. Ghost Of A Chance
9. Neurotica
10. You Bet Your Life
| | Price:$11.97 | | | |
Test For Echo by Rush
( Wea/Atlantic, September 10, 1996, Audio CD ) | |  | Entertainment Weekly (10/04/96) ...by clearly out-funking the likes of Yes and ELP, Rush prove, at long last, that art rock needn't be lethal.
Track Listing
1. Test For Echo
2. Driven
3. Half The World
4. Color Of Right, The
5. Time And Motion
6. Totem
7. Dog Years
8. Virtuality
9. Resist
10. Limbo
11. Carve Away The Stone
| | Price:$11.97 | | | |
Situation Dangerous by Terry Bozzio, Tony Levin, Steve Stevens
( Magna Carta, August 8, 2000, Audio Cd ) | |  | The hurried nature of this supergroup's first outing, Black Light Syndrome, gave it an urgency and focus that is somewhat lacking on this release, replaced by a textural density that rewards repeated listening. "Dangerous" sets the tone with alternating metal and noir sections, complete with Led Zeppelin and Perry Mason quotes. Former Billy Idol sideman Steve Stevens spices up the proceedings with his signature flamenco influences and electronic textures, tossing in with some Jeff Beck-like guitar on "Melt." King Crimson bassist Tony Levin lends the rock-solid bottom that has made him a sought-after session man, but this is clearly Terry Bozzio's baby. On "Spiral," the former Zappa percussionist spins out of control, bashing and crashing with gleeful abandon. Elsewhere, his unique cymbal work and melodic toms add personality to otherwise straightforward compositions. --Michael Ross
Track Listing
1. Dangerous
2. Endless
3. Crash
4. Spiral
5. Melt
6. Tragic
7. Tziganne
8. Lost | | Price:$13.99 | | | |
Stick It by Buddy Rich
( Bmg/Rca Victor, (May 18, 1999) original release 1973, Audio CD ) | |  | This Disc features the tracks.
1. Space Shuttle
2. God Bless The Child
3. Best Coast
4. Sassy Strut
5. Something
6. Wave
7. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
8. Bein' Green
9. Space Shuttle - (bonus track, previously unreleased, extended version)
| | Price:$11.97 | | | |
VTT2 by Scott Henderson, Steve Smith, Wooten
( Tone Center, (May 23, 2000), Audio CD ) | |  | Complex, robust, full-bodied. Like a bold cabernet, the jazz-rock fusion that flows from the three lads in Vital Tech Tones is best appreciated by those with mature tastes and inquisitive natures. After an initial jolt to the senses, it gradually reveals subtle satisfactions that become more apparent after repeated samplings, persuading you over time that you have unearthed something deeply enjoyable. Fusion fans fond of music with a freestyle rock sensibility should be drawn to this inviting, hard-edged excursion into territory once explored by the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Guitarist Scott Henderson (of Tribal Tech) sends showers of expressive, nonlinear chords raining down on the detailed rhythmic underpinnings supplied by drummer Steve Smith (of Vital Information and, long ago, Journey) and bassist Victor Wooten (of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones). The results (all instrumental) are challenging, engrossing, a bit raw, not fully melodic, yet never so abstract that they become alienating. Without showboating, Henderson tinkers with textures that at times bring to mind Jeff Beck, Eddie Van Halen, and a young Al Di Meola, all in an ever-shifting context that encourages sustained listening. Worthwhile. --Terry Wood
Track Listing
1. VTT
2. Subzero
3. Litigants, The
4. Puhtainin' Tuh...
5. Drums Stop, No Good
6. Catch Me If U Can
7. Nairobe Express
8. Who Knew?
9. Time Tunnel
10. Chakmool-Ti
| | Price:$13.99 | | | |
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