Audio CD review:
Joe Ferry, Joe Ferry, Geddy Lifeson, Alex Peart, Neil Lee, Geddy Lifeson, Alex Peart, Neil Dubois Lee, Geddy Peart, Neil Lee, Eric Helmuth, Jim O'Garra, Brian Knox, Dave Keen - Chamber Maid: The Baroque Tribute to Rush

Joe Ferry, Joe Ferry, Geddy Lifeson, Alex Peart, Neil Lee, Geddy Lifeson, Alex Peart, Neil Dubois Lee, Geddy Peart, Neil Lee, Eric Helmuth, Jim O'Garra, Brian Knox, Dave Keen - Chamber Maid: The Baroque Tribute to Rush

Band: Joe Ferry, Joe Ferry, Geddy Lifeson, Alex Peart, Neil Lee, Geddy Lifeson, Alex Peart, Neil Dubois Lee, Geddy Peart, Neil Lee, Eric Helmuth, Jim O'Garra, Brian Knox, Dave Keen Title: Chamber Maid: The Baroque Tribute to Rush Rating: Release Date: 05 October, 2004 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Tom Sawyer 2: Limelight 3: Fly By Night 4: Witch Hunt 5: The Trees 6: Madrigal 7: Force Ten 8: Distant Early Warning 9: Closer To The Heart 10: Flickering

Customer Reviews should be zero stars This was the worst spent money on a cd . . EVER! As a Rush fan for many (30) years , this is an abomination of their music. It would have been a little better if there was no percussion . . . . this guy was horrible. The drumming sounds like a junior high snare drummer that knows one little ratta-tat-tat and plays the same thing on every song. The terrible tone and playng of this drummer sounds like popcorn popping in the background. The group as a whole are just not a tight group. This sounds like a practice session that got recorded while the annoying fiddlesticker was doodling. This bunch obviosly understands nothing about dynamics. You will be listening along and then there is an abrupt stop. . . . . now here comes a disjointed pipe organ solo that doesn't sound like the same song. This happens several times in different songs. I can't even listen to this. . sheer torture. This is an abuse of the fans of Rush and yes, this is a severe review. I fell like my money was stolen on this one. Don't bother The drums sound like a kids starter set. This is just terrible. . absolute cash-in garbage It is simply an assembly-line "fake" tribute album with an acoustic guitarist, keyboard player, violinist and drummer (?) playing the intro to a Rush tune, then going off on uninspired counterpoint explorations for a bit before returning to the song at the end. I will make this as plain as possible: this CD has no redeeming value of any kind. On EVERY SINGLE SONG. The shifts in style are frustrating and agonizing. I barely made it all the way through the disc before I put it in the "recycle at the used CD store" pile. Now, if Apolalyptica wanted to do a Rush tribute on four cellos, I'd pay big money for that. Special hatred goes out to engineer and drummer Eric Helmuth, who plays annoyingly in every tune on what sounds like an old high school marching band snare drum and a cereal box full of toilet paper for a bass drum. Dude, you're the freakin' engineer! Couldn't you at least make your own drumming sound halfway decent? Bottom line: what could have been a potentially interesting concept to a select few fans is fumbled on first down on this irritating "tribute" that was cynically calculated to seperate gullible Rush fans from their cash. Don't fall for it. . You can see a complete list of all Joe Ferry, Joe Ferry, Geddy Lifeson, Alex Peart, Neil Lee, Geddy Lifeson, Alex Peart, Neil Dubois Lee, Geddy Peart, Neil Lee, Eric Helmuth, Jim O'Garra, Brian Knox, Dave Keen discography, or go back to the Joe Ferry, Joe Ferry, Geddy Lifeson, Alex Peart, Neil Lee, Geddy Lifeson, Alex Peart, Neil Dubois Lee, Geddy Peart, Neil Lee, Eric Helmuth, Jim O'Garra, Brian Knox, Dave Keen tabs