Usually tributes are the worst.
All of those song tributes to Whitney Houston? Bad. And the tributes to Michael
Jackson? Worse. That poor man got an entire tribute concert, complete with a
holographic image that made it look like he’d breakdanced his way back from the
dead. That is just plain wrong.
But I’ve finally found a
musical tribute that is just plain right. Even better than the original, and
the points you score with your fella when you buy it for him? Higher than Tiger
Woods’ score card at the Augusta. The CD is called “Bluegrass Tribute to
Metallica”, and it’s a “must have” for your favorite head-banger.
Instead of all raging and
distorted like the originals, the plucky banjo action lets the actual words
come through. And when you catch your favorite fella playing air guitar to it
-- the kind of blissed out look on his face that you usually see only when he’s
off to take a weekend nap -- you’ll know it was a good choice.
“Master of Puppets” you’re not,
but “Mistress of Sweet Music”? Add that to your business card. (Available on Amazon for around $15.)
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