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jiggajake

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Topic: Feedback- Rush
Posted: January 08 2005 at 11:23

Recently(last year) Rush released an ep titled Feedback, with covers of their influences, how do you did you guys like it, any feedback would be appreciated

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Posted: January 08 2005 at 11:27

It is Ok.Enjoyable as a rock album. 3 Stars maybe.

Nice arrangements and great playing do not a wonderful album make.

Buy it if you can get it for £7 or less.

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Posted: January 08 2005 at 11:29

what songs are best?

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Posted: January 08 2005 at 11:30

Just a great band letting off some steam and having fun. None more, none less.

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Posted: January 08 2005 at 11:32

Crossroads,The Seeker, Summertime Blues and Shape Of Things.

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Posted: January 10 2005 at 21:04

I like the first 3 or so tracks. But I thought Al Lifeson could've pulled off a sweeter and longer solo than he did on Crossroads. From a production point of view, it is great. I didn't like the gatefold packaging; once I opened the CD, it wouldn't stay closed. In that respect, the packaging could've been better.

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Posted: January 11 2005 at 08:02

Didn't like it at all. On one hand, the promise of Rush jamming out in a more stripped down fashion than they have since, what, 1974? that sounds exciting, in theory. But most of the songs left me flat, maybe that's because I'm not a big fan of any of those songs/bands.

Not sure if anyone agrees, but I think Rush was the most focused band, EVER. Whether you like everything they did or not, they maintained an excellent 4 studio albums/1 live album pattern that seemed to work for them and help recharge their batteries occasionally. Now, after Vapor Trails, the first in the studio cycle, they've put out yet another live album and then a covers album. When bands start doing this, it often signals a downward slide...but they're getting old, and I guess they're allowed...

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Posted: January 11 2005 at 08:25

Anything by RUSH is crap !!!

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Posted: January 11 2005 at 09:44

Maybe they should have covered some Rush songs?

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Posted: January 11 2005 at 12:09

yeah, i fear, maybe without reason, that the band isn't going to be recording anything new... and that saddens me. Although I thought that Feedback was a nice listen and all, I would love to hear some new material, and something more adventurous than Vapor Trails... it'd just be cool to see that the band is somehow moving on to reinvent inself yet again, as it has done so many times... I mean, with all the musical influences out there, they could do anything, and from interviews I've read the band's members continue to listen to new sounds... it'd just be interesting to see them interpret some of what's going on and make it an element in their work.

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Posted: January 11 2005 at 12:18

Yes Sigod, that would be a novelty

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 12:12

Sweetnighter wrote:

yeah, i fear, maybe without reason, that the band isn't going to be recording anything new... and that saddens me. Although I thought that Feedback was a nice listen and all, I would love to hear some new material, and something more adventurous than Vapor Trails... it'd just be cool to see that the band is somehow moving on to reinvent inself yet again, as it has done so many times... I mean, with all the musical influences out there, they could do anything, and from interviews I've read the band's members continue to listen to new sounds... it'd just be interesting to see them interpret some of what's going on and make it an element in their work.

They are heading to the studio next month.That's presuming Big Al doesnt get sent down for slapping that Police Woman! Embarrassed
I will update you with news as it comes.................. Big smile

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 16:23

Reed Lover wrote:

They are heading to the studio next month.That's presuming Big Al doesnt get sent down for slapping that Police Woman! Embarrassed
I will update you with news as it comes.................. Big smile

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 16:26

Reed Lover wrote:

It is Ok.Enjoyable as a rock album. 3 Stars maybe.

Nice arrangements and great playing do not a wonderful album make.

Buy it if you can get it for £7 or less.

Very fair comments

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 16:56

It was short and sweet, and a bit of 5 minute wonder here, (even though Classic Rock magazine rated it one of the albums of 2004 - but they completely missed so many others e.g. I.Q's). Interesting to hear Rush do some classic numbers other than their own but they didn't take any real risks wrt rearangement (cf. A Perfect Circle's Emotive), so the originals still remain the definite versions.