Rush
– Feedback EP
I’m not the biggest Rush fan,
nor would I really call myself a fan, however, they have kicked out some great
tunes in the past and are definitely in a class by themselves. And for that, they deserve our respect.
The new EP entitled Feedback
is a collection of covers. Rush
supposedly never played any covers on any albums or live, I’m sure their
extreme early years are exception. In
2004, they are celebrating their 30th year together as Rush and
decided to return to their roots and perform some covers for their big
tour. They had so much fun with it that
they put 8 songs together for this release.
The Packaging:
It is very simple, cardboard
case. The cover is psychedelic like with
the Rush name and symbol at the top with the list of songs on the front and
back.
The Music:
This definitely has the Rush
touch but without losing any of the power and influence of the originals. Rush pays great homage to
these songs. The songs are all
from the mid to late sixties. They cover
the Who, Yardbirds,
If you like Rush, even a
little bit, you should buy this album.
These were great songs originally and Rush does them just as well, if
not better in some cases. This is an EP
though, so it is only 27 minutes long.
That does mean a cheap CD though so it is a great impulse buy.
Review by Joe