(Come tomorrow), will I be older
(Come tomorrow), maybe a soldier
(Come tomorrow), may I be bolder than today
8. Crossroads - The Eric Clapton/Robert Johnson song is done in almost the same style as the original, with few Rush-specific touches. This revitalizes the classic song, which is still so bathetic in it's tale of asking for one last chance to retrieve the guitarist's soul from the Devil. It almost sends a frisson of fear down one's spine as if it were all for real.
In all, an excellent compilation, not perhaps what some aficionados of the band might have expected after the albums of the 1990s, but a good album to set off against the early blues rock albums, reinvigorating a genre not much heard from nowadays. The liner notes add some detail on the selection of the songs themselves, and the 'back to the roots' theme.
Article comments
1 - thrasher
Yes, a bunch of cool covers on Feedback. And hey, if it has a couple of Buffalo Springfield/Neil Young covers, all the better!
I hadn't heard about this release so I'll have to check out.
2 - DJRadiohead
Damn, I was hoping this was going to be about Otis Rush!
At any rate, good review. Interesting cover choices... I might like to hear some of those.