I
don’t recall too many tribute albums being dedicated to a specific album. Usually, they are for an artist, sure, so
you get a bunch of bands covering Weezer or Duran Duran, but to have them cover
songs of the same band, from the same album and in order is pretty rare,
no? The only other instance I can think
of this happening off the top of my head was that “In Utero” tribute from last
year.
Regardless,
whether or not you like Hole and whether or not you like any of these bands,
you still should be into this. The
first time that I downloaded this and played it, I literally listened to it
three times in a row.
Some
of the highest points of this are the beats filled version of “Violet” by Fancy
Pants, which is a great way to kick this off, and the –gaze type feel to the
Shadowdive take on “Jennifers Body”.
Treasure Mammal offers up a version of “Doll Parts”, while other Raised
by Gypsies favorite Cum Stain tackles “Softer, Softest”.
I’m
still not sure who the band Lunch is, but their take on “Gutless” is just so
rocking.
Granted,
there are some lower points, most specifically Fat Girl Sad’s cover of “Miss
World” (Though “Olympia” by Hi My Name Is Ryan could be better, but it could
also be a lot worse)
For
an album of twelve tracks, there are at least four, maybe five here you need to
experience at least once, no matter how you feel about the bands involved or
even Hole. I really would like to see
more tribute albums done in this nature though.
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