Artist: various
Albums:
A Psych Tribute To The Doors
Released: 2014
Quality:
mp3 CBR 320
Size: 137 MB
"I
have to admit that at first I was a little skeptical when I heard about “A
Psych Tribute to The Doors.” It seemed like it could have been all concept, but
the execution might have fallen short. After listening to the whole CD I can
say this is a tribute album that actually pays tribute to the band they’re
covering.
I’ve never
heard of any of the bands on the CD before, but each one has a completely
different take on The Doors song they chose. They picked songs from throughout
The Doors career and not just their psychedelic songs. Each band takes the
songs to places The Doors might never have contemplated. The bands also
exercise a lot of creativity and originality without ever completely abandoning
The Doors road. There are signposts and markers for fans along the way, while
each cover is quite different from The Doors original while still paying
tribute to it.
Some of the
standouts for me were Elephant Stone opening the CD, ripping into “L.A. Woman”
with a trippy, sitar influenced cover, Camera with a completely instrumental
version of “People Are Strange,“ Sons of Hippies followed the lead of The Doors
and layered “The Soft Parade” creating an aural texture quite unique and
different from The Doors, Wall of Death accentuating the anthemic in “Light My
Fire” to heights The Doors never took it to but which legend and rock ‘n’ roll
history have taken it. The Raveonettes cover of “The End” that is totally
unexpected and could make the song a top 40 hit.
I didn’t
find one of the songs boring or an uninteresting experiment. If you want to
take a chance that isn’t really taking a chance, get “A Psych Tribute to The
Doors” I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with the original and creative take
on The Doors. “A Psych Tribute to The Doors” comes in both CD and on vinyl. You
can get it at Amazon or at Cleopatra Records.".
