I've come to a bit of a conclusion lately. This blog has been totally for my own personal record of this project I've been doing. Nobody else is reviewing old music; it was reviewed when it was brand new, and that was long before blogs were around. At the same time, however, I am a huge proponent of today's new music. People love to complain that new music will never stand up to the classic stuff of yesteryear, but I have always disagreed, despite my background. I honestly believe many musicians are just as talented today as they have been in the past, but I can't disagree that some of the older music has a bit more substance than today's pop hits (i.e., Turn Down For What by the illustrious Lil John and his partner in music crime, DJ Snake, doesn't exactly have the je ne sais quoi required for an iconic musical work as compared to, well, anything I've reviewed here so far).
The solution? For this blog: covers.
YouTube is awesome because you can browse thousands of covers of any given song by thousands of artists all over the world. People get famous off of YouTube - I mean, I met my EP producers through YouTube, too, and they've opened so many doors for me. It's a hell of a website. Though it is often a breeding ground for unfortunate sounding covers, it's also proof that there are boatloads of talented people out there, covering equally as many great songs.
So! On Fridays, I plan on posting a cover of a song that I've reviewed in the past. It's the best of both worlds, really. Melding the old with the new, plus adding something to this blog that gives a few other people a reason to take a look at it.
Today is Thursday, so this starts tomorrow! Check back then for the very first Friday Feature. :)
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