
Covers are always a tricky thing. I tend to be underwhelmed by them, for the most part, but I'm always willing to give them at least one shot. If the original track is powerful enough, sometimes it can survive even the sloppiest of attempts to cover it. On the other hand, even the best track can be botched if someone doesn't 'get' what it was about in the first place. So when listening to a cover, I cross my fingers and hope for the best. If the original track was by Love and freakin' Rockets , it's [...]
Yes, the hype is finally here...and if you're the many thousands who are like me, and are not attending...at least we can be glad, that we won't be shakin and bakin out in Indio, as it will be in the upper 90s- actually hittin the triple digits on Saturday with a whoppin 100. A couple of my favorites, if you guys have a chance to check em out: Portishead- "Machine Gun" Love and Rockets- "No New Tale To [...]