Enjoy your poison. Under the Covers Vol. 3
Monday, November 11, 2013
New Tune on Monday
Ok, these songs might not necessarily be new tunes, but they are new releases. Matthew Sweet & Suzanna Hoffs have released their Under the Covers Vol. 3. Their first attempt was fair, but by volume 3, they butcher some of the sacred artists of the Discordants. XTC, Roxy Music, and The Beat, are just a few of the bands that are poorly covered here. The real punishment comes in the shape of both the Smiths "How Soon is Now?" and Echo & the Bunnymen's "Killing Moon." Such a shame for 100% Fun by Matthew Sweet still holds up so well. I also enjoy a little Ming Tea.
Enjoy your poison. Under the Covers Vol. 3
Enjoy your poison. Under the Covers Vol. 3
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You're right -- this is truly awful. I listened to a few of the songs, and while "Girls Talk" is reasonable -- Suzanna Hoffs actually has a great voice for it -- the rest is atrocious. And especially bad is "How Soon Is Now?", a song that should never be a duet! I mean, it's about alienation and loneliness -- so singing it with another person makes absolutely no sense artistically. I also listened to "Save It For Later" which hews too closely to the original to have any redeeming qualities, "Our Lips Are Sealed" which was mediocre and "The Killing Moon" which was just bad.
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