Uncle Reg Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 If you've heard it, then you know. Q107 keeps playing Rush's version of "Summertime Blues' from their new all covers album "Feedback". Yes, they added large rock out parts in order to please the loyal Rush fans, but, in all seriousness, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON??? My 'feedback' is BOOOOOOOoouuuuurrrrnnnsssss!! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Hmmm... I haven't heard it yet. Personally, I love The Who's version of Summertime Blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Not liking it myself.Also,I'm hearing it way too much for my own good latley.Haven't heard much else off the new album,but I hope that summertime blues isn't an indication of the rest of the album.I'm partial to the Blue Cheer version myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 well, i've heard it a few times now... its so horrible!! i can't believe getty is even attempting to sing that! and whats with his cheesy voice synthasizer? makes bobby look a whole less cheesy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_Milbury_Esq Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 I'm stoked about the new Rush,I love it.The whole album is rad.Rock and roll man!Rock and roll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Reg Posted June 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 Heard it twice yesterday.........so....much.......pain. Agreed Secondtube, the voice-synth has gotta go. Neil's big fill at the end is the song's only saving grace. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 if they released the summertime blues as their single, i wonder how bad the other covers are going to be! and whats worse, q107 claims the cover to be brilliant. they have no idea what is going on. brilliant. (eye roll) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 At least this Rush covers album will have good lyrics for a change. Like Esau, I'm partial to Blue Cheer's garage/early metal version. Eddie Cochran's original does not suck either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Here's the CD's title and track listing for this hunk of junk: Track Listing of “FEEDBACK” 1. “Summertime Blues” 2. “Heart Full of Soul” 3. “The Seeker” 4. “For What It’s Worth” 5. “Shapes of Things” 6. “Mr. Soul” 7. “Crossroads” 8. “Seven and Seven Is” I may never listen to music again if I ever hear Rush's versions of " Heart Full Of Soul " and " The Seeker ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 The thought of Crossroads being covered after hearing Summertime Blues isn't very promiseing either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Robert Johnson may have to save a place for Rush in Hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 i wonder how they got the rights to neil's music?For What Its Worth, i dont think Neil has the rights to, but what about mr Soul? WOuldn't they have to get the rights to play and record that? I know neil doesn't give out rights to his music all too easily!Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 It may be a Buffalo Springfield rights issue for both songs. Neil didn't write " For What It's Worth " either. It's a Stephen Stills song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Keep your chin up, Mr. Musicface.....! We still love ya! :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 ya i knew FWiW was a stills song (even though neil wrote the music, and some of the lyrics to it), but i'm pretty sure Mr Soul was all Neil. That doesn't mean he has the rights to it though...your most likely right, neil doesn't own Mr Soul either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 I've always felt that " Mr. Soul " is nothing but a heavier and sped-up version of " Satisfaction ". Same, unmistakable riff. I love both songs, even though I'm sick of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 its really funny you mention that.... in his book shakey, neil writes he was a huge fan of the stones around that time, when he met up with springfrield.... i think he actually mentions when he started writing, the first song he set out to write, was taken from the Stones Satisfaction, and added to, changed, until it was his own... i wonder if it was mr soul he was referring to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 It has to be Mr. Soul. The riff is identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Musicface Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Keep your chin up, Mr. Musicface.....! We still love ya! Hah, you know I was so trying to stay out of this, but now that I've been mentioned by name I can't resist... I've actually only heard the full "Summertime Blues" a couple of times, although there's a short clip on rush.com that I re-listened to based on some of the comments here. For what it's worth as resident Rush-defender, here's my two-cents: Musically, I honestly don't see what everybody here is complaining about. The Rush version of "Summertime Blues" is basically the Blue Cheer arrangement with some Who-isms thrown in. They've taken very little in way of liberties, other than a couple of breaks later in the song if I remember correctly. They didn't add any weird 80s synth sounds or a five-minute drum solo, and other than the fact that they're cleaner 21st century recording equipment and techniques, they've kept fairly true to the 60s sound. As for the "voice synthesizer" that people are complaining about, I believe this is actually a combination of flange and a little distortion, again used in an attempt to emulate the kinds of vocal treatments/recording artifacts from the Blue Cheer & Who versions. Now, I do understand a lot of people don't like Geddy's voice... okay, I'm not going to try and defend that here, if you don't like his voice fine, you're never gonna like it. As to the motivation for the project and song selections, here's a quote from Neil: "Geddy, Alex, and I were channeling back to 1966 and 1967, when we were thirteen- and fourteen-year-old beginners," writes Peart in the liner notes to "FEEDBACK." "We thought it would be a fitting symbol to commemorate our thirty 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." Seems like a reasonable and worthy rationale, paying tribute to your roots is a bit of fun and something for the fans. I know they are playing a number of these songs on their current tour. I suspect "Summertime Blues" was probably selected as a single by the label 'cus it's one of the more recognizable tunes, probably no other reason. Personally I'm looking forward to hearing "The Seeker" & "Shapes Of Things" which are better suited to Rush's style IMO. And I've said this before but I'll say it again - if you don't like what Q107 plays, for gawdsake don't blame the band! It's hardly Rush's fault that they are one of the few Canadian classic rock acts with a large, decent catalog of material. Every time you hear a Rush song on Q, it's part of them fulfilling their licencing agreement. Just thank your lucky stars they aren't replacing every Rush play on Q with a Triumph or Loverboy song. And hey here's a thought - if you don't like what's on the radio, we've got this great new technology called a Compact Disc player that allows you to listen to whatever music you like - go get one, I hear they are available all over the place. Peace, Mr. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotoRooter Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Musically, I honestly don't see what everybody here is complaining about. Remember this is coming from someone who thought "Joyslam" was a good band provided you had beer and wings. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Musicface Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 In fairness, what I think I said was if I had beer and wings, I probably wouldn't have walked out of a bar if Joyslam started playing. At least not before I'd finished my gawdamn wings anyway. - M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Honestly Jay, this track listing is predictable and boring. I'm tired of all these songs outside of The Seeker and the original Crossroads by Robert Johnson. It's as if Q-107's Andy Frost selected the tunes for Rush to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 To be honest, I think it's refreshing to hear Rush do something different. Pretty cool, as far as I'm concerned. Although I'm sure "Summertime Blues" will be played to death in the months to come. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Musicface Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Honestly Jay, this track listing is predictable and boring. I'm tired of all these songs outside of The Seeker and the original Crossroads by Robert Johnson. Yeh okay I can see that, and frankly I thought "Summertime Blues" was a bit of a lame choice for a single. But that was why I posted Neil's comments - if you're those guys trying to get into the space of being 13 or 14 again, this is a prefect list. They really stayed very true to that concept actually, I think pretty well all of those songs (at least the versions they are probably thinking of, not necessarily the originals) were released between about '66 & '69, correct? And they're exactly the songs that you could imagine them in their bedrooms picking away for the first time - can't you just see Geddy slowing down his 45 of "The Seeker" down to 33 to figure out what the hell Entwhistle was doing? I mean, they could have equally gone to the bands that inspired them later, such as Zep, Floyd, King Crimson, Yes, and even bands that inspired them in 80s like The Police & Ultravox, but they had a concept and the stuck to it. I think that aspect is very cool, even if the track list itself is indeed a bit predictable as a result. - M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotoRooter Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 I'd like to hear Rush do something different. Like maybe they could start performing 4:33 by John Cage, or start new careers as Canadian Idol judges. Geddy- "no no Charysse you need a little more fingernails on the chalkboard in your voice" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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