Cover Versions from Heaven and Hell!

Cover versions are almost always worse than the original. This tends to work as a general rule when listening to a cover. There are some very notable exceptions though. Johnny Cash’s version of Nine Inch Nails song, ‘Hurt’, is so good in fact, that Trent Reznor (NIN front man) doesn’t even consider the song as his anymore.



However, my favourite cover version has to be Nirvana’s cover of ‘Where Did You Sleep Last Night’. The song is a traditional American folk song, most often associated with the American musician Lead Belly, who recorded several versions in the 1940s. Yet, Kurt Cobain and Co. brought a completely different dimension to the song, creating a haunting and incredibly sinister version on the band’s MTV Unplugged in New York album. Cobain’s intensity bubbles over throughout the song, culminating in the screamed final verse.

Kings of Leon Radioactive Live in Chicago 7-24-10

New song sounds so much better live!!! I really don't get the choir on the recorded version, all it does is subject themselves to more fans branding them as sell-outs!!

Radioactive - New Kings Of Leon Song, Verdict?

It seems like just yesterday that Kings Of Leon released their fourth and most commercially successful album, Only By The Night. It was actually two years ago. Yet, the overwhelmingly positive public reaction to the album led to copious amounts of airplay. Eventually, there was an inevitable backlash to the new-found popularity of the four Followill’s from Tennessee. Their change in sound from the inaudible Southern Rock of their first two albums, Youth and Young Manhood and Aha Shake Heartbreak, to the alternative arena Rock of the third and forth albums, caused the hardcore fans who followed the band from the start to shun them in response to their commercial breakthrough.

Muse Live @ Manchester Lancashire County Cricket Club

Extravagant? Check. Ridiculous? Check. Impressive? Check. Muse are certainly going to leave a big void in the world of live music when they take a break from touring following this current three-gig run.

Muse have been wowing crowds for years now, and I expected the show to be impressive. However, what I didn’t expect was the huge triangular stage, lots of flashing lights, a big roaming eye, flying saucers, a moving stage and an overworked projectionist. Exaggerating? Only slightly, it really was a spectacle to behold. With the world seemingly coming to an end around the band, it would be easy to forget that the music is what everyone was there for in the first place.