The good, the bad and the ugly of cover tunes

Author: CasperPublished: Aug 12, 2004 at 9:42 pm 0 comments

Cover tunes are meat and potatoes to most bands — particularly when they are starting out. Here's a few ideas to consider:

  • The Acoustic Guitar
  • The 'Gary Jules': When in doubt SLOW IT DOWN.
  • The Atomic Kitten
  • The Jazzy Bit
  • The Faithful Tribute: The neutral point of the cover version...
  • The Satirical Alteration
  • The Violent Sodomising
  • The Gay Italian
  • The D.I.S.C.O.
  • The Microhouse Pederast
  • The Pop-Punk
  • The Happy Hardcore

I think I'd add genre change to the list somewhere around "Satirical Alteration" — changing Feel Like Makin' Love to a reggae tune, or giving Crazy Train the lounge lizard treatment.

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