Punk Goes All Classic Rock
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25/02/2010 17:32pm
It seems that punk bands can’t get enough of classic rock – which is why Fearless Records are about to release an album Punk Goes… Classic Rock.
This features loads of punks we’ve never heard of doing covers of songs by the likes of Journey, Kiss, Boston, Blue Öyster Cult… oh, here are all the details. Read them for yerself:
- Hit The Lights – More Than A Feeling (originally done by Boston)
- VersaEmerge – Paint It Black (Rolling Stones)
- The Almost – Free Fallin (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
- Mayday Parade – We Are The Champions (Queen)
- The Summer Set – Rock And Roll All Nite (Kiss)
- We The Kings – Caught Up In You (38 Special)
- A Skylit Drive – Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (Journey)
- I See Stars – Your Love (The Outfied)
- Pierce The Veil – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult)
- Forever The Sickest Kids – Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne)
- The Maine – Pour Some Sugar On Me (Def Leppard)
- Envy on The Coast – All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix)
- Every Avenue – Take Me Home Tonight (Eddie Money)
- Never Shout Never – Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
- Blessthefall – Dream On (Aerosmith)
Yes, we know All Along The Watchtower is a Bob Dylan song, but it’s the Hendrix recording that’s inspired this version. The album’s out on April 17.
So does this mean the punks have at last surrendered and realised there songs were shite? They understand it’s about music and not screaming shit and sticking pins in your face.
oh no; a punk cover of bohemian raphsody
this will be either amazing or total shite
i know which one my moneys on
I SO don’t want to hear a punk version of Bohemian Rhapsody.. guaranteed RuuuUUUbbish
Okay. I don’t know about this. Punk goes pop was great ’cause punk is better than pop. But classic rock beats punk, so I’m probably not gonna like it very much at all.
None of these are punk bands. Just a part of the average Kerrang reader’s record collection. This is guaranteed to be awful.
agree with peter about them being part of kerrang’s collection most of them were on their relentless tour of screamo stuff, this album would probably flop in the compilation albums chart and be sold in lidl for about £1.50
wow really, punk music is not all about sticking pins in your face, its about being able to express yourself and be who you want. Plus the punk bands you are describing is the complete stereotype, maybe you should get your butts out of the toilet and stop bashing awesome music before you listen or understand it.
i am a huge fan of most of the bands the are covered and are covering in this album. but i can say this, back then it was about the music. fame corrupted. nowdays, most bands sound the same or follow the same mold. so even though i am a huge fan and will by the cd’s, merch, and go to the concerts, i can still say that they don’t stick pins in their face to express themselves, its to conform to another clique, and to be assimilated by the stereotypes.