Test for Echo

Test for Echo is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). The album marks the final Rush work prior to the events in Neil Peart's life that halted the band for half a decade. Peart recorded his drum tracks for the album using traditional grip, after receiving drum lessons from jazz instructor Freddie Gruber. The title track reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Like the album before it, Test ... more

Test for Echo is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). The album marks the final Rush work prior to the events in Neil Peart's life that halted the band for half a decade. Peart recorded his drum tracks for the album using traditional grip, after receiving drum lessons from jazz instructor Freddie Gruber. The title track reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Like the album before it, Test for Echo showed "alternative" influences (e.g. "Test for Echo", "Driven", "Time and Motion"). "Driven" became a bass showcase for bassist Geddy Lee during live performances, while "Resist" was rearranged into an acoustic folk song on the Vapor Trails and R30 tours. All songs written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart except where noted. Album - Billboard (North America) less