This week, a group of really good musicians do a really bad job on Iron Maiden, and we throw in a little classic country, Southern rock, Canadian thrash and punk...
Chuck Billy/Craig
Goldy/Rickie Phillips/Mikkey Dee, “Fear of the Dark.” From the album Numbers
from the Beast (2005). Yeah, this is one of Iron Maiden’s coolest songs, and
this version just really doesn’t work for me. An overly effects-laden vocal
performance from Chuck Billy might be cool in another use, but I miss the dark
Bruce Dickinson delivery. Musically it’s pretty faithful, but as much as I love
Testament, this isn’t the venue for Billy.
Annihilator, “Death in Your
Eyes.” From the album Annihilator (2010). After two fantastic albums,
Annihilator has really been a roller coaster ride over the years with very good
albums and pretty bad ones. I really liked this self-titled album when it was
released, but it faded quickly. This is a good Jeff Waters tune, though, with
thrash and some of those quirky melodies he’s known for.
Willie Nelson, “Always on My
Mind.” From the album Always on My Mind (1982). An absolute classic. I’m no fan
of love songs, but it’s hard to go wrong with Willie Nelson and a piano.
Whiskey Myers, “Song for
You.” From the album Firewater (2011). Two love songs in a row? What’s going on
here? This isn’t one of my favorite songs from Firewater, but I like the
scratchy, vinyl feel of it.
The Misfits, “Last Caress.”
From the album Collection II (1995). Like many kids of the 1980s, my
introduction to this song, and the Misfits, came through the Metallica cover of
this song on Garage Days Re-Revisited. It was years later before I heard the
original, and while I love the Misfits, I still have to admit I prefer the
Metallica version.
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