Genre/Influences: Punk-rock. Background/Info: British punk legends U.K. Subs are now active for more than 40…
Genre/Influences: Punk-rock.
Background/Info:
British
punk legends U.K. Subs are now active for more than 40 years. They belong to
the collective memory of the Punks. It’s hard to compare the glorious 70s punk
years with today, but the band never stopped releasing new material. They last
year released “Subversions” and are now back on track with the second chapter
of this ‘cover-series’.
Content:
Twelve
songs have been chosen and covered/adapted into the punk-rock style of the
band. This opus features songs that were originally composed by The Equals, The
Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin, Joe Jackson, Donovan, The Stooges, The Kids,
The Who, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Neil Young, Queen and The Rolling
Stones.
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It always is a risky business and for some fans of the original artists
a blasphemy to cover famous hits, but when it’s accomplished by a band such as
U.K. Subs is just fun and party music. You clearly can feel they’d some fun
covering these songs. Even if most of the original songs are pretty ‘rock’
like, U.K. Subs transposed them into a raw punk-rock style. I think they did a
great job covering “White Light, White Heat” from The Velvet Underground and
“This Is Rock ‘N’ Roll” from The Kids. I can imagine this is pure party on
stage!
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I’m not convinced by some of the songs and that’s maybe because some
tracks feel a bit like sacred sonic anthems. I’m not convinced by their edits
of Queen (cf. “We Will Rock You”) and The Rolling Stones (cf. “The Last Time”).
Conclusion:
Original
70s punk music is probably dead and gone forever, but the spirit is still alive
even when U.K. Subs are busy covering famous rock ‘n’ roll artists.
Best
songs:
“White Light, White Heat”, “This Is Rock ‘N’ Roll”, “Rockin’ In The Free
World”, “One More Time”.
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