Rush - Counterparts (1993) [Audio Fidelity 2013]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 54:59 minutes | Scans included | 1,7 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,5 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,27 GB
Mastered for this SACD by Kevin Grey at Cohearent Audio | Audio Fidelity # AFZ-152
Counterparts is the fifteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush. After they finished touring in mid-1992, the band took a break before they started work on a follow-up. Counterparts reached No. 2 in the US, one of their two highest-charting albums in the country, and No. 6 in Canada.
By 1993, alternative rock had arrived in a big way, and surprisingly, Canadian veterans Rush were game, releasing their most honest and organic rock & roll record in over a decade with Counterparts. Opener "Animate" is straightforward enough, but doesn't even hint at the guitar ferocity and lyrical angst of "Stick it Out," a song which undoubtedly polarizes Rush fans to this day. Intellectual melodic rockers like "Cut to the Chase," "At the Speed of Love," and "Everyday Glory" are also present (and less shocking), but diversity continues to rule the day with Geddy Lee's bass taking charge on the amazingly somber "Double Agent" and the giddy instrumental "Leave That Thing Alone." Pure hard rock resurfaces on "Cold Fire," but it is the largely acoustic "Nobody's Hero" which provides the album's most gripping moment with an impassioned plea for HIV consciousness and understanding.
Tracklist:
01. Animate
02. Stick It Out
03. Cut to the Chase
04. Nobody's Here
05. Between Sun & Moon
06. Alien Shore
07. The Speed of Love
08. Double Agent
09. Leave That Thing Alone
10. Cold Fire
11. Everyday Glory
Mastered for this SACD by Kevin Grey at Cohearent Audio.
foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Rush / Counterparts
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -5.76 dB -19.84 dB 6:04 01-Animate
DR10 -7.50 dB -19.33 dB 4:48 02-Stick It Out
DR12 -6.04 dB -19.87 dB 4:49 03-Cut to the Chase
DR12 -6.07 dB -21.12 dB 5:05 04-Nobody's Here
DR13 -6.12 dB -20.31 dB 4:40 05-Between Sun & Moon
DR12 -5.70 dB -19.43 dB 5:48 06-Alien Shore
DR12 -6.03 dB -20.48 dB 5:03 07-The Speed of Love
DR12 -6.52 dB -20.03 dB 4:52 08-Double Agent
DR12 -6.31 dB -21.07 dB 4:08 09-Leave That Thing Alone
DR14 -5.59 dB -20.77 dB 4:27 10-Cold Fire
DR14 -5.68 dB -21.34 dB 5:16 11-Everyday Glory
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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Analyzed: Rush / Counterparts
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -5.76 dB -19.84 dB 6:04 01-Animate
DR10 -7.50 dB -19.33 dB 4:48 02-Stick It Out
DR12 -6.04 dB -19.87 dB 4:49 03-Cut to the Chase
DR12 -6.07 dB -21.12 dB 5:05 04-Nobody's Here
DR13 -6.12 dB -20.31 dB 4:40 05-Between Sun & Moon
DR12 -5.70 dB -19.43 dB 5:48 06-Alien Shore
DR12 -6.03 dB -20.48 dB 5:03 07-The Speed of Love
DR12 -6.52 dB -20.03 dB 4:52 08-Double Agent
DR12 -6.31 dB -21.07 dB 4:08 09-Leave That Thing Alone
DR14 -5.59 dB -20.77 dB 4:27 10-Cold Fire
DR14 -5.68 dB -21.34 dB 5:16 11-Everyday Glory
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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