Punk Goes 80's
by: Various Artists
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Rating:  - * Punk Goes The 80's In The Series' Best Yet ... The 80's were memorable to say the least; in fact, it had an air all it's own. The music has stood the test of time, and still holds fond memories for those who lived through the decade. Apparently, the bands who appear on this album grew up in the 80's, and are covering their favorite songs, for better or for worse. Not surprisingly, Relient K brings the best work on the album with a true cover of "Manic Monday" that keeps the original spirit of the song, while still keeping the Relient K sound we all know and love. So if the highlight comes first, does that mean it's all downhill from there? Not exactly, as Hidden In Plain View, Sugarcult, Midtown and Motion City Soundtrack all put up worthy covers sure to appeal to any pop punk fan. Whether or not they're good covers is a different argument altogether. They're just good songs. Emery brings out their big guns next with "Holding Out For A Hero," which is a very good song up until the last minute when the song puts all its breaks on, and suddenly switches to a scremo-fest. Now, I may not be the biggest scremo fan in the world, but the sudden switch in the direction confuses me, and for me at least, ruins a perfectly good cover. For most of the second half of the album, we're treated to a variety of songs which range from the snooze-fest that is The Early November's "Power of Love," to the pleasing rock-fest of So They Say's "Forever Young." However, most of the tracks in-between just aren't memorable enough for any critique. But then I came across the California duo of JamisonParker's fresh new spin on "Everybody Wants To Rule The World." It's a techno ballad that's far away from the light Tears For Fears classic and one that is made the band's own with very good results. Amber Pacific then takes us out with a true punk reworking of the MTV classic "Video Killed the Radio Star." While no ground is exactly broken here, there is certainly something here for most everyone. Whether you're a nostalgic 80's fan, a pop punk fan, a fan of cover songs, or just a fan of any artist around here, you'll find something that'll float your boat, at least for awhile. Because even though you'll still come back to your favorite tracks, the album doesn't hold much of a lasting value. So get it for a nostalgic summer, or if you just need that one Relient K track, otherwise, pass this one up. Rating:  - * Same taste no Flavor ... Ok most of these songs are classics in their own right and it seems like so many of the artists here just played the song as it was on the original recording. I enjoy punk covers and was hoping for something a little more edgy to the sound. Only a couple of songs on this cd are following that formula. I might as well listen to my cure album because the cover really just tried to sound like Robert. Rating:  - * Missing some Hits ... I was hoping this CD came with some more well known 80's songs. I would be funny to hear someone like NoFX play the Rating:  - * How Cover Tunes Go Bad ... So one of the things that I got for Christmas was the punk cover tunes compilation "Punk Goes 80's". I had high hopes for this compilation, as I greatly enjoy both punk and 80's music, and previous compilations like this (notably "Before You Were Punk"). I have thus far been sorely disappointed. To be fair, the music presented is - for the most part - very faithful renditions of the previously released songs. That is, they are are pretty much dull. What I like out of a cover song is that: 1) the song is still (mostly) recognizable from its previous incarnation and 2) the person/band covering it go out of their way to make it "their own." The best examples of this that I think everyone might immediately identify are the Tiffany cover of "I Think We're Alone Now," the Disturbed cover of "Shout 2000" and the Marilyn Manson cover of "Tainted Love." Each song is readily discernible if the original is known, yet each is also recognizably belonging to the artist/s in question. That is not the case of the bulk of the songs on "Punk Goes 80's. A good many of the songs keep the same tempo, majority arrangement and style of the original - and thus, as far as I am concerned, better as filler for live performances vice for a compilation as such. Hell, the "Power of Love" cover is freaking acoustical - ACOUSTICAL on a punk compilation. That's just wrong. And the cover of "Dead Man's Party" - while keeping very close to the original - could have been an alternate track by Oingo Boingo themselves it was so unoriginal. The one song that did stand out was the cover of "Straight Up" (originally performed by Paula Abdul), but otherwise this was a pretty bland rehashing of these songs. Rating: - * Weak and Sanitized ... ()|{, Punk 84nd5 (0v3r1n6 80'5 h175. 7h3 n3w w4v3 57uff 3v0|v3d fr0m punk 50 7h15 15 fu|| (1r(|3 1 6u355, 8u7 m4ny 0f 7h3 50n65 50und |1k3 4 p00r (h01(3, w17h 5u(h 4 54n171z3d 3x3(u710n 7h47 m4ny 0f 7h3 0r161n4| v3r510n5 50und p0w3rfu| 8y (0mp4r150n. P|3453 574y 4w4y un|355 y0u 7ru3|y 83|13v3 7h15 15 punk r0(k 0r |0v3 7h3 84nd5 |1573d.The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindleis a much better buy. |
