We interrupt the normal Tuesday’s Memes scheduled to talk about something amazing…Matt Nathanson surprised his fans with an announcement of a new album and released it the very next day. The album was only a 6 song E.P., but who cares. Any new music from Matt is super fantastic. The only problem is that it wasn’t actually new music. It was an E.P. full of cover songs.
Now, they aren’t just any cover songs. They are from my all time favorite band, Def Leppard. If you don’t know, Matt Nathanson is a metal head. I realized that a few years ago when I saw Matt being interviewed on the VH1 show “That Metal Show” with Eddie Trunk. Matt gushed on and on about his rock and metal influences and it made me appreciate him more than I already did.
Matt is also one of my all time favorite artist and he can do no wrong in my book. So, let’s throw Matt together with Def Leppard songs and you have what could possibly be the greatest combination in music history. I am not kidding!!
When I saw the track listing, I was a little disappointed with a few choices as they seemed obvious and then stunned at some others as I couldn’t imagine what he would do with it. The songs are as follows:
- Pour Some Sugar on Me
- Bringin’ on the Heartbreak
- Comin’ Under Fire
- Hysteria
- Stragefright
- Promises
With cover albums you either need to nail it perfectly or completely re-imagine the song. Matt completely re-imagined the songs. He plays them acoustically and even adds some string orchestration to them. He takes these songs and makes them his own and does an absolutely impressive covers album.
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