Uncovered
Editorial
Spread over two CDs and 43 tracks, Uncovered features some of the biggest cover versions of all time. Also, a whole lot of totally obscure tracks that are forgotten for good reason. That's the nature of the beast; covering another artist's song is playing with fire, especially when the songs are as iconic as, say, Bizzare Love Triangle, Seven Nation Army, Riders on the Storm and Sweet Child of Mine.
Uncovered certainly has a well-manned licensing department, when it comes to high-profile covers like Easy (Faith No More), Bizarre love Triangle (Frente) and Heartbeats (Jose Gonzalez) this album really can't be faulted. If it's a cover and was halfway successful, it's included. Great, but there's only so much you can do with that concept, especially over 43 tracks. While it's certainly interesting to tear Tiga's take on Hot In Here by Nelly, or Senor Coconut attempt Daft Punk's Around the World, the hit/miss ratio is the wrong side of 50%.
Or maybe we're just being miserable? If you ignore the lacklustre stuff, there's still more than enough big-name releases here to justify the price. Also, you can impress your friends by having super obscure covers of their favourite songs and have them all "what the hell was that?"
Tracks:
Disco One
1. The Four Seasons - Madcon Beggin'
2. Riders On The Storm - Yonderboi
3. Use Somebody - Pixie Lott
4. Rebel Rebel - Seu Jorge
5. Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez
6. Bette Davis Eyes - Sexton Blake
7. Ms Jackson - The Vines
8. Toxic - Yael Naim
9. Bizzare Love Triangle - Frente!
10. Tainted Love - My Brightest Diamond
11. Mercy - The Third Degree
12. Call Me - Hollywood, Mon Amour (feat. Skye)
13. Live & Let Die - Duffy
14. All I Need - [re:jazz]
15. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Nouvelle Vague
16. Aerodynamic - Tom Hodge
17. This Boy's In Love - Sparkadia
18. Seven Nation Army (Patchworks remix) - The Dynamics
19. Magnificent Romeo - Basement Jaxx
20. Around The World - Senor Coconut & His Orchestra
21. Blue Monday - Flunk
22. Don't Dream It's Over - Sarah Blasko
23. Easy - Faith No More
Disco Two
1. Are "Friends" Electric? - Groove Armada (feat. Crazy Girl)
2. On A Real Train - Williams Love
3. Daydream In Blue - I Monster
4. Ghost Town - The Prodigy
5. Need You Tonight - Cassettes Won't Listen
6. Hot In Herre - Tiga
7. So Human - Lady Sovereign
8. Rock Your Body - Kiko & S Deschezeaux
9. No Go - PJ Pooterhoots
10. A Horse With No Name - A. Human
11. Sweet Child O' Mine - Flat Pack
12. Talking In Your Sleep - Anoraak
13. The Rain - Just Fascination
14. Running Up That Hill - Placebo
15. A Forest - Bat For Lashes
16. With Every Heartbeat - The Futureheads
17. Your Love - Friendly Fires
18. Daft Punk Is Playing At My House - Magic Arm
19. To Cut A Long Story Short - Cazals
20. Satisfaction - WhoMadeWho
Mikolai, June 2009
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