Best Cover Song Albums by Punk Bands
Punk Goes Mainstream with Two Compilation Albums Covering 80s Music and Metal Music
"Music is culture," says music and CD distribution service LaLa.com. And while music is culture, each genre of music is so different that you could easily classify it as a culture on its own. Take Woodstock as an example: The Woodstock scene had its own vibe, its own feeling; its ownThe same goes for the punk music scene, which started in grungy underground clubs in places like Seattle, Washington. The punk music scene has long scene itself as an anti-mainstream, rebellious genre. Its bands have embraced alternative lifestyles and different clothing styles, and have often been viewed as being somewhat extreme and radical.
The same goes for their music: The angry guitar riffs, the screaming or heart wrenching vocals pouring over with teen angst; all of this has helped set punk music apart from, say, Simon and Garfunkle or Madonna.
Thus, the slew of punk bands that cover more "mainstream" music is interesting. In fact, there are several compilation music albums that collect all of these punk band covers into easily accessible
Today, we'll be reviewing a handful of these albums and telling you exactly what covers are worth buying and which punk bands should be left by the wayside.
Punk Goes 80s
Artist: Various Artists - Fearless Records
Release Date: June 7, 2005
Genre: Alternative/PunkStyles: PunkLabel: Fearless Records
Manic Monday by Relient K
I Ran by Hidden in Plain View
Your Love by Midtown
I Melt With You by Sugarcult
Don't You Forget About Me by RUFIO
Pop Song 89 by Motion City Soundtrack
Holding Out For A Hero by Emery
Just Like Heaven by Gatsby's American Dream
Power of Love by The Early November
Straight Up by Halifax
Dead Man's Party by A Thorn for Every Heat
Wrapped Around Your Finger by Brazil (Fearless)
Forever Young by So They Say
Everyone Wants To Rule The World by Jamison Parker
Video Killed The Radio Star by Amber Pacific
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