\/\/illy Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Rush records album of covers Last Updated Tue, 18 May 2004 CBC News Online TORONTO - Canadian rock gods Rush are back with an album of covers. The latest release from the trio, who made their name with hits like Tom Sawyer and Closer To The Heart, is a tribute to the bands that influenced them when they were youngsters. Called Feedback, it includes versions of Buffalo Springfield's For What It's Worth and Mr. Soul, as well as Eddie Cochrane's Summertime Blues and The Who's The Seeker. The album marks Rush's 30th anniversary as a group. Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart released the self-titled Rush in 1974. They quickly became known as the three-man outfit that sounded like it had four times as many members, earning a place in the heart of guitar aficionados. The group was named the most-promising act of the year at the Junos in 1975 and, bucking the usual trend of artists saddled with that title, they actually went on to global success. In the liner notes for the new album, Peart writes that he and his bandmates were "channelling back to 1966 and 1967, when we were 13- and 14-year-old beginners." "We thought it would be a fitting symbol to commemorate our 30 years together if we returned to our roots and paid tribute to those we had learned from and were inspired by. We thought we might record some of the songs we used to listen to, the ones we painstakingly learned the chords, notes, and drum parts for, and even played in our earliest bands." Feedback lands in stores on June 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kung Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 So it's an albumful of covers from the period right before they started banging meth into their arms- cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuckholes Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 mmmmmmmmm.... crank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Typo. Neil wasn't in the band for the first album. That was John Rutsey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted May 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Typo. Neil wasn't in the band for the first album. That was John Rutsey. Yup, that's correct. This information was straight from CBC's web site. I noticed the oversight later when I looked up Rush on Wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyK Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 RUSH RULES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 I hope that Rush performs some of these covers during their 30th Anniversary Tour this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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