Tag: covers

  • Bruce Springsteen – Covers Volume 1 – Only The Strong Survive 2LP

    Bruce Springsteen – Covers Volume 1 – Only The Strong Survive 2LP

    Bruce Springsteen Covers Volume 1 – Only The Strong Survive 2LP (Columbia/Sony Music) As open as Bruce Springsteen’s fans have become to the singer’s experimentations and his desire to push boundaries as the tape rolls in the studio, that doesn’t mean the singer’s fans are incapable of being apprehensive when they hear how far from…

  • Kepi and Friends – Full Moon Forever LP

    Kepi and Friends – Full Moon Forever LP

    Kepi Ghoulie Kepi and Friends – Full Moon Forever LP (Pirates Press Records) After having already reviewed Kepi Ghoulie’s “other” album released this year (the Ramones In Love LP), I can say with regret that I approached Ghoulie’s output this annum in the wrong order. Full Moon Forever is a really good album which features…

  • Various Artists – Meantime [Redux]

    Various Artists – Meantime [Redux]

    Oh, Helmet! Now, I’m not talking about anything sexual. Just the legendary NY band. If I were a real journalist I’d go into the influence Helmet have had on the hard music scene, naming specific bands or scenes or whatever but Helmet’s reputation speaks for itself. Well, to a point. Strap It On, Meantime, Betty…

  • Six Feet Under – Graveyard Classics III

    The concept of the covers album is a risky one. Nothing wrong with slapping one on as a B-side or extra track. But to propose a whole album of covers often begs the question, “What? Have they run out of their own material already?” When you decide to make the cover album an ongoing series,…