NMC #79 (RUSH, OVERKILL)

by "I got the BLESSING" Jon

Rush--Clockwork Angels (June 2012)

The 20th studio album from Rush, and a return to their earlier concept albums, "Clockwork Angels" "centers on a loose narrative about a young man following his dreams. He struggles with inner and outer forces of order and chaos; he encounters an expansive world where colors, images, territories, and characters are embodied by pirates, strange carnivals, rabble-rousing anarchists, and lost cities. His enemy is the Watchmaker, a ruthless authoritarian presence who attempts to rule the universe and all aspects of everyday life with fascistic precision."*

Compared to the previous "Snakes & Arrows" this is more proggy yet is still quite heavy. I can't recall when Lee's bass work was so noticeable, on every song you can hear it quite clearly. Peart is Peart (as always) and Lifeson is just amazing, with some incredible solos that might sound out of place but really aren't. Great stuff here.

1. Caravan

2. Clockwork Angels

3. Carnies

4. Seven Cities Of Gold

5. Wish Them Well

Overkill--The Electric Age (May 2012)

Album #16 for Overkill and they have not lost a step. If you want mellow music, love ballads, pop, etc., etc., then you've come to the wrong place. Visit here: TageRyche's Review for a complete review of the album (hell, he does it more justice than I ever could!)

1. Electric Rattlesnake

2. Black Daze

3. Drop The Hammer Down

4. Old Wounds, New Scars

5. Good Night

*From allmusic.com

Note: I'm trying something different. Instead of posting tracks I like, I only used even numbered tracks for the first album and odd numbered tracks for the second. That way I believe it'll be more varied, stuff I like you might not and vice versa.

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Permalink Reply by Jon on June 21, 2012 at 7:07am

You don't sing along to Rush! You air drum/geetar/bass. That's it. Anyone that sings along to Rush is just borderline crazy (unless it's Subdivisions, that one you're allowed to sing along with).

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Permalink Reply by Alan Christensen on June 20, 2012 at 10:04pm

The Rush album is a #1 album, or so I heard on the radio today!

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Permalink Reply by Niels (Mod) on June 27, 2012 at 4:40am

Did anybody else notice, that the time is 21:12 on the cover to Clockwork Angels? I think it's kind of cool.

On the inner-sleeve to the album-version of "Hold Your Fire", there's also a clock, where the time is....21:12.

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Permalink Reply by Niels (Mod) on July 10, 2012 at 4:43pm

OVERKILL - 3 out of 6

The singer definitely sounds like the bastard son of Udo Dirchsneider. You'll have to be in a freekin' special mood to enjoy this kind of music, or at least I have to. I kind of like the first track. Good speed. But the track is too long for it's own good. The second track starts like Metallica's "Harvester of Sorrow". The rest of track two is pretty boring compared to Track no. 1. These guys sounds very much like a cross between Metallica and Accept!! Ahhh, track 3 has some of that good speed again. Oh, in this track we have some Iron Maiden-inspiration as well. Good start to track no. 4. Track 5 is not bad, but again: it sounds too much like Accept or Metallica. Get your own style for Christ's sake.It's not that bad, this album, but it's NOT a purchase.