V/A - Bring You To Your Knees: A Tribute To Guns & Roses
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Guns N Roses (DUH!)Label
Law of InertiaTracklist
1. Zombie Apocalypse (Welcome To The Jungle)2. Haste (Youre Crazy)
3. Vaux (14 Years)
4. Unearth (Its So Easy)
5. Break The Silence (Night Train)
6. Death By Stereo (Anything Goes)
7. Most Precious Blood (Sweet Child Of Mine)
8. Time In Malta (November Rain)
9. Dillinger Escape Plan (My Michelle)
10. Eighteen Visions (Paradise City)
11. Every Time I Die (I Used To Love Her)
12. God Forbid (Out Ta Get Me)
13. Bleeding Through (Rocket Queen)
14. Beautiful Mistake (Estranged)
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Anyone else find it funny they called it Guns & Roses? Not Guns N Roses?
Where can you find the words “Guns N Roses” and “hardcore” in the same sentence? The answer is on the hardcore tribute to Guns N Roses “Bring You To Your Knees.” If you’re any kind of rock fan, then you’ve had to have rocked out to Paradise City and Welcome to the Jungle at least once. However, Axl has gone down the tubes (what’s with the face surgery and hair extensions) lately and the new lineup just doesn’t cut it. This release may be a new light. If you’re like me, you’re thinking a hardcore GNR tribute might sound cool. Especially since bands like Bleeding Through, Eighteen Visions, and Every Time I Die are involved. Not to mention the other list of huge names in today’s metal and hardcore scene. Then again, it could suck. Turns out, it’s actually both.
The formula is simple. Pick 14 hardcore and metal bands, and give them each a GNR hit to cover. I’m not sure if the artists picked their songs or they were assigned tracks. Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, Night Train, Sweet Child of Mine, and all the others make appearances. I’ve already done enough name dropping for bands, so to see the rest, I guess you’ll have to check out the track listing. But trust me there’s some big names.
Covers can be tricky. You want to pay tribute and respect to the original artist and not butcher the song too much, but at the same time, you’ve got to put your own spin on things. This is a fine line to walk. Inevitably some bands are going to suck at it. This disc has its fair share of hits but also includes some misses. It seems that the bands that stuck closer to the original while adding a little hardcore kick to and some grittier vocals to the mix are the ones that came out on top. Others tried too much to make the song their own, and failed in making it sound good.
When it’s all said and done, this CD comes off as a decent effort by some, but no one artist sticks out. As I said already, there is definitely some butchering going on here. I’m not going to name bands, but I think you’ll be able to tell once you give it a listen. The bottom line is if you’re a hardcore music fan, then you might be interested. I’m not saying it’ll be an instant hit, but it’s at least worth a listen. As for the old school GNR fans, well they might as well pop in their Appetite for Destruction tape and save a few bucks.
--Jared Mehle
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