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      Rhyme
      And
      Reason
     
    

    
     
      OST
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      album
      is
      not
      really
      for
      your
      Boyz
      to
      Men
      or
      Brandy
     
     
      lovers.
      It
      contains
      all
      hard
      rap
      with
      artists
      like
      Tha
      Dogg
      Pound,
     
     
      KRS-ONE,
      and
      E-40,
      and
      that’s
      music
      you
      certainly
      do
      not
     
     
      hear
      at
      this
      end
      of
      Canada.
      In
      comparison,
      it
      is
      like
      the
      Boyz
     
    

    
     
      in
      the
      Hood
      and
      Juice
      soundtracks.
     
    

    
     
      If
      rap
      is
      your
      kind
      of
      music,
      however,
      then
      you
      will
      love
     
     
      this
      album.
      There
      is
      aton
      of
      great
      lyrics
      and
      beats
      that
      will
      make
     
     
      you
      nod
      your
      head
      forever.
      Former
      Wu
      Tang
      Clan
      artist
      RZA
     
     
      has
      a
      song
      called
      “Tragedy”
      that
      is
      strong,
      as
      well
      as
      KRS-
     
     
      ONE’s
      “Bring
      it
      Back”’.
     
    

    
     
      There
      are
      a
      lot
      of
      lesser
      known
      artists
      like
      Delinquent
     
     
      Habits,
      Crucial
      Conflict
      and
      MC
      Eiht
      that
      might
      shy
      you
      away
     
     
      from
      buying
      this
      album.
      If1
      were
      to
      see
      it
      in
      the
      store,
      I
      would
     
     
      probably
      pass
      it
      by.
      Since
      I
      listened
      to
      it,
      I
      really
      enjoyed
      it,
      and
     
     
      I
      think
      that
      rap
      lovers
      will
      too.
     
    

    
     
      -
      Greg
      Lucas
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      MARK
      RAWLINES
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Canadian
      rock
      legends
     
     
      Rush
      recently
      released
      their
     
     
      latest
      effort
      following
      their
      brief
     
     
      hiatus
      to
      pursue
      various
      side
     
     
      projects.
      Distributed
      by
      An-
     
     
      them
      records
      in
      Toronto,
      Test
     
     
      For
      Echo
      proves
      to
      be
      a
      dis-
     
     
      appointingly
      typical
      Rush
      al-
     
     
      bum.
      For
      die
      hard
      Rush
      fans,
     
     
      this
      is
      another
      fine
      addition
      to
     
     
      their
      collection
      of
      25
      years
     
     
      worth
      of
      material.
      Anyone
     
     
      hoping
      to
      find
      a
      cut
      on
      the
     
     
      cutting
      edge
      of
      rock
      shouldn't
     
     
      look
      here;
      you
      can
      find
      the
     
     
      same
      style
      of
      songs
      on
      any
     
     
      other
      Rush
      album.
     
    

    
     
      The
      first
      three
      singles
     
     
      released
      --
      the
      title
      track
      “Test
     
     
      For
      Echo”,
      “Driven”,
      and
      “Half
     
     
      The
      World”
      —
      are
      faring
      well
     
     
      on
      the
      charts
      and
      are
      receiving
     
     
      substantial
      radio
      play.
      These
     
     
      three
      songs,
      with
      the
      addition
     
     
      of
      “Resist”,
      are
      worth
      listen-
     
     
      ing
      to
      and
      are
      definitely
      the
     
     
      best
      songs
      of
      the
      album.
     
    

    
     
      Unfortunately
      the
      band
     
     
      seems
      to
      have
      fallen
      into
      the
     
     
      rap
      of
      writing
      “deep”
      lyrics
     
     
      regarding
      topics
      ranging
      from
     
     
      the
      environment,
      politics,
      so-
     
     
      cial
      inequality,
      and
      religion.
     
     
      Don’t
      get
      me
      wrong:
      there
     
     
      isn’t
      anything
      wrong
      with
      writ-
     
     
      ing
      songs
      that
      have
      meaning
      to
     
     
      them,
      but
      these
      types
      of
      songs
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rush
      releases
      record;
     
     
      receives
      recognition
     
    
   
   
    
     
      are
      boring.
      There
      is
      another
     
     
      reason
      they
      scored
      high
      on
      the
     
     
      boredom
      factor:
      they
      have
      a
     
     
      hard
      time
      expressing
      all
      their
     
     
      views
      in
      under
      5
      minutes.
     
     
      While
      the
      average
      song
      is
      3
      or
     
     
      maybe
      3
      1/2
      minutes
      long,
      their
     
     
      5-6
      minute
      long
      songs
      seem
      to
     
     
      wear
      thin
      on
      one’s
      attention
     
     
      span.
      All
      complaints
      aside,
      the
     
     
      members
      of
      Rush
      still
      clearly
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rush
     
    
   
   
    
     
      display
      virtue,
      if
      only
     
     
      instrumentally.
      “Limbo”
      (an
     
     
      instrumental
      track)
      is
      a
      great
     
     
      example
      of
      their
      musicianship.
     
    

    
     
      The
      trio
      does
      boast
      one
     
     
      of
      the
      best
      line-ups
      around,
     
     
      featuring
      Geddy
      Lee
      (vocal/
     
     
      bass/keyboards),
      Alex
      Lifeson
     
     
      (guitars)
      and
      Neil
      Peart
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Service
     
    
   
   
    
     
      resume"
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      paper
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Resume
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      to
      create
      or
      improve
      any
     
    
   
   
    
     
      $30
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      with
     
     
      resume
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      resume
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      disk
      containing
      a
     
     
      WordPerfect
      6.0
      version
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Students
      apply
      now
      and
     
     
      beat
      the
      summer
      rush
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Call
      Tim
      at
      566-1997
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      18,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (drums).
      These
      guys
      are
      still
     
     
      rock
      solid;
      their
      songs,
      how-
     
     
      ever,
      are
      much
      weaker
      than
     
     
      their
      earlier
      releases.
      Musi-
     
     
      cally
      they
      are
      more
      creative
     
     
      than
      most
      bands
      today,
      an
      ex-
     
     
      ample
      of
      this
      is
      the
      use
      of
     
     
      metrical
      changes
      and
      complex
     
     
      th
      (“Time”
      and
      “Mo-
     
     
      tion”)
      --
      true
      Rush
      trademarks.
     
     
      They
      also
      makemany
      attempts
     
     
      to
      use
      dynamic
      variations
      to
     
     
      their
      fullest
      potential.
     
    

    
     
      The
      members
      of
      Rush
     
     
      have
      become
      the
      first
      rock
     
     
      group
      to
      be
      awarded
      the
      Gov-
     
     
      ernor
      General’s
      Medal
      of
      Dis-
     
     
      tinction
      in
      the
      30-year
      history
     
     
      of
      the
      awards,
      having
      been
     
     
      inducted
      as
      members
      of
      the
     
     
      Order
      of
      Canada.
      While
      they
     
     
      are
      certainly
      deserving
      of
      this
     
     
      honour
      for
      their
      contributions
     
     
      to
      music
      in
      Canada,
      Test
      For
     
     
      Echo
      isn’t
      as
      deserving
      of
      a
     
     
      good
      review.
      For
      “Test
      For
     
     
      Echo”,
      “Driven”,
      “Half
      The
     
     
      World”,
      “Resist”,
      and
     
     
      “Limbo”,
      I
      give
      three
      stars:
     
     
      very
      good.
      As
      far
      as
      the
      other
     
     
      six
      tracks
      go,
      they
      are
      deserv-
     
     
      ing
      of
      only
      about
      two
      stars:
     
     
      OK,
      but
      not
      great.
      For
      the
     
     
      overall
      album,
      Test
      For
      Echo
     
     
      receives
      two
      and
      a
      half
      stars:
     
     
      a
      good
      quality
      album
      but,
      un-
     
     
      less
      you
      are
      a
      true
      Rush
      fan,
      I
     
     
      would
      not
      recommend
      it?
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