you broke another mirror, and turned it into something you are not
Hearing covers of songs I know sort of make me start to feel old. Not just songs that I know, but I mean, songs that were originally released in the last, say, 10 years or so I guess.
My mom recently bought Jacksoul's new album, "mySOUL." It's an album that consists almost entirely of covers. The fact that I know most of these songs -- while my mother, music genious extraordinaire, doesn't -- sort of wierds me out.
Stranger still, these covers are actually pretty good. This guy's (or band's, I'm not quite sure) goal was to prove that you can still make great soul music today without always singing the old classics. My opinion? That's a pretty damn cool mission statement. Props for going through with it.
Covers are pulled from an odd range and include Blue Rodeo's "Try" and The Guess Who's "These Eyes." These, although nice, I might have heard too much of, thus less appealing to me. But that's nothing. Try listening to soul versions of David Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes," the Smashing Pumpkins' "1979" (which really isn't all that hard to beat because Billy Corgan probably has THE worse voice in rock & roll history) and Jane’s Addiction's "Been Caught Stealing." Jane's Addiction?! What was this guy thinking?
The wierdest one by far on this CD is Ashlee Simpson's "Pieces of Me." Everytime I hear it, I think "wait, don't I know this song..." only to come to the painful realisation "oh! ewwww!" -- Ew to the thought of the original. Jacksoul's version isn't too bad.
My favourite on the album is the cover of Radiohead's "High & Dry." I'm not entirely convinced yet, but I'd almost go so far as to say that it's better than the orginal. I haven't decided yet. It would be saying a lot, because I love the original. Which is actually saying a lot on its own, because I loathe Radiohead...
This guy must've taken one nasty blow to the head to have come up with the idea for this album (or his hairstyle is numbing his brain**), but overall it works out nicely. It's reccommend checking it out.
** Seriously, Marge Simpson has a better hairdo. Someone needs to sneak up on him during the night and shave it off. He'll thank them later. Really, that hair is clouding his judgement.
Also, the guy is Canadian and managed to put in a few songs from the mother country on his album. Extra karma points for that.
feeling:
tired
listening to: Radiohead - High & Dry
My mom recently bought Jacksoul's new album, "mySOUL." It's an album that consists almost entirely of covers. The fact that I know most of these songs -- while my mother, music genious extraordinaire, doesn't -- sort of wierds me out.
Stranger still, these covers are actually pretty good. This guy's (or band's, I'm not quite sure) goal was to prove that you can still make great soul music today without always singing the old classics. My opinion? That's a pretty damn cool mission statement. Props for going through with it.
Covers are pulled from an odd range and include Blue Rodeo's "Try" and The Guess Who's "These Eyes." These, although nice, I might have heard too much of, thus less appealing to me. But that's nothing. Try listening to soul versions of David Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes," the Smashing Pumpkins' "1979" (which really isn't all that hard to beat because Billy Corgan probably has THE worse voice in rock & roll history) and Jane’s Addiction's "Been Caught Stealing." Jane's Addiction?! What was this guy thinking?
The wierdest one by far on this CD is Ashlee Simpson's "Pieces of Me." Everytime I hear it, I think "wait, don't I know this song..." only to come to the painful realisation "oh! ewwww!" -- Ew to the thought of the original. Jacksoul's version isn't too bad.
My favourite on the album is the cover of Radiohead's "High & Dry." I'm not entirely convinced yet, but I'd almost go so far as to say that it's better than the orginal. I haven't decided yet. It would be saying a lot, because I love the original. Which is actually saying a lot on its own, because I loathe Radiohead...
This guy must've taken one nasty blow to the head to have come up with the idea for this album (or his hairstyle is numbing his brain**), but overall it works out nicely. It's reccommend checking it out.
** Seriously, Marge Simpson has a better hairdo. Someone needs to sneak up on him during the night and shave it off. He'll thank them later. Really, that hair is clouding his judgement.
Also, the guy is Canadian and managed to put in a few songs from the mother country on his album. Extra karma points for that.
feeling:
tired
listening to: Radiohead - High & Dry