I was out earlier today and now it's starting to rain .... be careful out there!
One of my favorite blogs is written by WGEM's Josh Houchins. Every Monday he updates WGEM's Stew, which isn't enough.
In his latest blog he bemoans a terrible cover version by one of this favorite bands.
Josh has a point. There are a lot of really bad cover songs out there. You have to balance the fine line between remaining faithful to the idea of the original but putting your own spin on it.
One of my favorite CDs is a U2 cover compilation. About half of them miss. The other half rock.
Just heard a version of The Pretender's 2,000 Miles, a classic Christmas song, by a female artist I didn't recognize. It actually sounded really good.
Then I heard this version and almost threw up, which is sad because the band in question has some good songs.
So be it. It's their take, and it either works for you or it doesn't.
3 comments:
That's the great thing about a rock band ---- ANYONE can be a singer!
Not true. There are people who can sing. But they couldn't do it in a band.
Too many examples of this to count. I agree RH.
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