Legendary English label Peaceville Records put out this tribute compilation in 1998 to celebrate their ten years of forcing good music down the throats of the unworthy masses. For a label comp this is pretty cool. It's my understanding that all the bands were allowed to pick a non-metal song of their choosing to cover. The results were hit and miss, but the hits were dead on.
Anathema's re-envisioning of Bad Religion's Better Off Dead is breathtaking. The once up beat and sarcastic punk anthem takes on a new life all its' own. Thine's cover of the Nick Cave murderous epic Song of Joy is a pleasantly macabre surprise from a band who although underrated, normally deal in more of pop conscious style of doomy rock. Their effort is unique and admirable. Covering Nick Cave is not a task to be taken lightly. The highlight of the album though, is easily My Dying Brides version of the Portishead classic Roads. Somehow My Dying Bride has managed to make this ode to depression and self loathing even more self loathingerer. And I don't care if I just made that word up. There's also Tears for Fears, Nancy Sinatra, Joy Division, the Stones, Thin Lizzy among other covers that are worth a listen. So get downloading ya creep.
