Post by Bret Walker on Jul 2, 2004 12:03:21 GMT -5
I just got this new Rush EP (yes, EP!) today, and it totally kicks ASS. In celebration of their 30th anniversary (the debut album "Rush" was released in 1974), Rush has returned to their garage-band days and found eight tracks that they had either covered in their early bands, or songs that they felt were pivotal in their musical foundation. To that end, Feedback is an album of cover songs entirely. The songs they've picked exemplify the more interesting rock of that time (late 60's to early 70's). It's so interesting to hear these tunes redone in the vein in which they were originally performed, but definitely with that Rush flavor.
Opening with Summertime Blues, the EP propels the listener forward like a slinghot into heady guitar solos, complex time changes, and the lava-lamp/beaded curtain hippie music that Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart grew up with. Heart Full of Soul, For What It's Worth, and Shapes of Things being the more Summer of Love songs, they flow with a propensity that only the progressive spirit of early Rush could capture. The bluesier songs such as The Seeker and Crossroads and the aforementioned Summertime Blues hearken back to the days of the debut album "Rush" when the trio was more known as a Canadian Led Zeppelin knock-off. But it's that guitar-driven blues-rock that still drives Rush as a band, and you can hear their joy at playing these songs in their performance. It's enough to make you want to don your fringe vest, hop on your chopper, and drive out to Monterey (blaring this EP all the way, of course!).
"Feedback" is certainly the shortest of Rush's albums, and it's also tremendous fun. Even for non-fans of Rush, I would recommend this album highly, if only for the sentimental value of it. Check it out ASAP, you won't be disappointed.
Opening with Summertime Blues, the EP propels the listener forward like a slinghot into heady guitar solos, complex time changes, and the lava-lamp/beaded curtain hippie music that Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart grew up with. Heart Full of Soul, For What It's Worth, and Shapes of Things being the more Summer of Love songs, they flow with a propensity that only the progressive spirit of early Rush could capture. The bluesier songs such as The Seeker and Crossroads and the aforementioned Summertime Blues hearken back to the days of the debut album "Rush" when the trio was more known as a Canadian Led Zeppelin knock-off. But it's that guitar-driven blues-rock that still drives Rush as a band, and you can hear their joy at playing these songs in their performance. It's enough to make you want to don your fringe vest, hop on your chopper, and drive out to Monterey (blaring this EP all the way, of course!).
"Feedback" is certainly the shortest of Rush's albums, and it's also tremendous fun. Even for non-fans of Rush, I would recommend this album highly, if only for the sentimental value of it. Check it out ASAP, you won't be disappointed.
