Atlantic / Wea
2004
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This is a riot! Rather than put out some windy and dreary box set to celebrate their 30th anniversary, Canada's seminal power prog band and one of big rock's most enduring units turns the tables and lays out hot and heavy covers of eight classics from the annals of rock & roll history. The track list is amazing, and the cool thing is that the arrangements of these nuggets are not all ripped up and mutated, either. "Summertime Blues" may begin as a nod to Jimi Hendrix's "Foxy Lady," but it comes roaring back as an acknowledged homage to the Who's Live at Leeds version. The version of Stephen Stills' "For What It's Worth" begins as a slippery little acoustic tune but quickly turns into a heavy, droning rock orgy. "The Seeker" goes for the jugular in the same way that the Who's did; Geddy's sneer has a little less contempt than Daltrey's but it's just as hungry and desperate. "Heart Full of Soul" is pure psychedelic Yardbirds elegance with a bunch of space and dimension added to redeem the track for the 21st century. The backmasked guitars on "Mr. Soul" and Neil Peart's deliberate mix of thud and snap give the cut a solid footing for Alex Lifeson to unhurriedly coax Lee's vocal along the lyric.
Track List
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I find it amazing that these guys still tour with a "warm up" band. I'd like to see them "Springsteen / R o d Stewart/Quee s n s r y c h e " it and forgo a warm up act. An opening act just seems to cut into prime Rush time. Weak bands need opening acts, strong ones use them as a launch pad. There is no place for an opening act when you're a legend with this much material. Sure wish I'd have seen them in Rio.
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correction, the Summertime Blues cover is an homage to the 60s first heavy metal (arguably group) Blue Cheer.
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just heard seeker, sweet! When is the R&R Hall of Fame gonna ditch the anti-prog bias and induct these guys?!? Who else could be more deserving?
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AWESOME!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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