Feedback (EP)

{{Short description|2004 EP by Rush}} {{Infobox album | name = Feedback | type = EP | artist = [[Rush (band)|Rush]] | cover = Rush Feedback.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2004|06|29}} | recorded = March–April 2004<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | title = Driven | edition = 1st | publisher = ECW Press | year = 2021 | pages = 279 | isbn = 978-1-77041-537-9}}</ref> | studio = Phase One, Toronto | genre = *[[Hard rock]] *[[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] *[[blues rock]] | length = 27:08 | label = [[Anthem Records|Anthem]] | producer = [[David Leonard (record producer)|David Leonard]], Rush | prev_title = [[Rush in Rio]] | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = [[R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour]] | next_year = 2005 }}

'''''Feedback''''' is an [[extended play|EP]] by Canadian [[rock music|rock]] band [[Rush (band)|Rush]], released in 2004. The record features eight [[cover song|cover]]s of songs that were influential for the band members during the 1960s. The outing marked the 30th anniversary of both the release of [[Rush (Rush album)|Rush's debut album]], which featured the original lineup of [[Geddy Lee]], [[Alex Lifeson]] and [[John Rutsey]], and of [[Neil Peart]]'s joining the band in the wake of Rutsey's departure. The tour in support of the ''Feedback'' album was called the [[R30: 30th Anniversary Tour]]. The record was remastered and reissued in 2013 as a part of the box set ''[[The Studio Albums 1989–2007]]''. In 2016 it was reissued after being remastered by Sean Magee at [[Abbey Road Studios]] following a direct approach by Rush to remaster their entire back catalogue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abbeyroad.com/engineer/sean-magee|title=Abbey Road - Engineers - Sean Magee|access-date=2021-04-02|archive-date=2020-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214135425/https://www.abbeyroad.com/engineer/sean-magee|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Critical reception == {{Album ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r695101|tab=review|last=Jurek|first=Thom|access-date=June 22, 2011}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|edition=4th|isbn=978-0195313734|title-link=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Martin C. Strong|The Essential Rock Discography]]'' | rev3Score = 6/10<ref name="Strong">{{cite book |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles |title=The Essential Rock Discography |edition=8th |year=2006 |publisher=Open City Books |isbn=1-84195-860-3 |page=938–939 |chapter=Rush }}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' | rev4score = F<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/rush/feedback.htm|title=Rush - Feedback - Review|last=Randolph|first=Bjorn|magazine=[[Stylus Magazine]]|date=July 27, 2004|access-date=February 23, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510022156/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/rush/feedback.htm|archive-date=May 10, 2012}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[USA Today]]'' | rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2004-07-12-listen-up_x.htm|title=For Rush, positive 'Feedback' (Rush, ''Feedback'')|last=Barnes|first=Ken|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=July 13, 2004|access-date=September 30, 2013|archive-date=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091448/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2004-07-12-listen-up_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> }}

[[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]] praised the EP, calling it one of their favourite cover releases.<ref>[http://blog.rhapsody.com/2010/02/great-covers-albums.html Rhapsody’s Favorite Covers Albums] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731012250/http://blog.rhapsody.com/2010/02/great-covers-albums.html |date=July 31, 2010 }} Referenced August 1, 2010</ref> [[AllMusic]] reviewer Thom Jurek called the track list "amazing" and said "None of these tunes are done with an ounce of camp. What the listener encounters is a Rush that has never ''ever'' been heard before."<ref name="allmusic" />

==Track listing== {{track listing | extra_column = Original artist/Inspiration | total_length = 27:08 | title1 = [[Summertime Blues]] | writer1 = [[Eddie Cochran]]/[[Jerry Capehart]] | extra1 = [[Eddie Cochran]], [[Blue Cheer]], [[The Who]] | length1 = 3:43 | title2 = [[Heart Full of Soul]] | writer2 = [[Graham Gouldman]] | extra2 = [[The Yardbirds]] | length2 = 2:52 | title3 = [[For What It's Worth]] | writer3 = [[Stephen Stills]] | extra3 = [[Buffalo Springfield]] | length3 = 3:30 | title4 = [[The Seeker (The Who song)|The Seeker]] | writer4 = [[Pete Townshend]] | extra4 = [[The Who]] | length4 = 3:27 | title5 = [[Mr. Soul]] | writer5 = [[Neil Young]] | extra5 = [[Buffalo Springfield]] | length5 = 3:51 | title6 = [[7 and 7 Is|Seven and Seven Is]] | writer6 = [[Arthur Lee (musician)|Arthur Lee]] | extra6 = [[Love (band)|Love]] | length6 = 2:53 | title7 = [[Shapes of Things]] | writer7 = [[Paul Samwell-Smith]]/[[Keith Relf]]/[[Jim McCarty]] | extra7 = [[The Yardbirds]], [[The Jeff Beck Group]] | length7 = 3:16 | title8 = [[Cross Road Blues|Crossroads]] | writer8 = [[Robert Johnson]] | extra8 = [[Robert Johnson]], [[Cream (band)|Cream]] | length8 = 3:27 | all_writing = | title9 = | length9 = | title10 = | length10 = }}

==Personnel== * [[Geddy Lee]] – lead vocals, bass guitar * [[Alex Lifeson]] – guitar * [[Neil Peart]] – drums, percussion

==Singles== {| class="wikitable" ! Information |- | "[[Summertime Blues]]" *Released: May 21, 2004 *Written by Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran *Produced by Rush and [[David Leonard (producer)|David Leonard]] *Chart positions: No. 30 US Mainstream Rock<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rush/chart-history/rtt/ |title=Rush Chart History: Mainstream Rock |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=July 3, 2020 |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613094144/https://www.billboard.com/music/rush/chart-history/RTT |url-status=live }}</ref> |}

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !Chart (2004) !Peak<br/>position |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|5|artist=Rush|rowheader=true|access-date=July 3, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Germany|59|id=24965|artist=Rush|album=Feedback|rowheader=true|access-date=July 3, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|19|artist=Rush|rowheader=true|access-date=July 3, 2020}} |}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2026) !Peak<br/>position |- ! scope="row"| Hungarian Physical Albums ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|MAHASZ]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2026. 3. hét |url=https://slagerlistak.hu/album-top-40-slagerlista-fizikai-hanghordozok/2026/3 |publisher=[[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|MAHASZ]] |access-date=January 21, 2026}}</ref> | 10 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:2004 debut EPs]] [[Category:Rush (band) albums]] [[Category:Anthem Records EPs]] [[Category:Atlantic Records EPs]] [[Category:Albums produced by David Leonard (record producer)]] [[Category:Covers EPs]]