Gotcha Covered
author: Erika
This album is fun, creative and Debra adds a new refreshing twist on these songs. Great to play on a road trip or at a party.
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Better than the originals
author: Monika Petroczy
These songs are - dare I say it - better than the originals. Debs versions of Use Me, Aint No Sunshine, Stormy Monday, Route 66,Spooky, Yellow Moon are addictively funky & good. Deb & her band are brilliant. There are some great blues, swing and vintage tunes here.I love it.
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Gotcha Covered works for me!
author: John H.
Popped it into the cd player while cruising along the interstate here in the midwest the other night. Good vibes and toe-tapping fun. Great job Debra K!
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Fine collection of covers
author: Bluesbunny
This collection of songs from the Debra Farris Band, as the album title implies, predominately features cover versions. With a solid band to back her up Debra is able to go for broke on the delivery of the material that has been chosen, and the result is a particularly catchy set of music. As tends to be the case with cover versions some work better than others, and on occasions it just all seems to fall into place and they work spectacularly well. This is the case with her version of T-Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday"; this one really does hit the mark and she gives us a superb, slow bluesy performance of a genuinely classic song.With "Route 66" we are treated to a swinging jazz style interpretation of the song, and Van Morrison's "Moondance" is given a similar, and strangely pleasing, treatment. On Bill Withers' "Use Me" she demonstrates a somewhat funkier side with another standout performance. She also features a couple of her own compositions, with the blues tinted "Exponential" and the slightly funky sounding "Get Up". She even pulls off a great rocking version of Lennon & McCartney's "I Saw Her Standing There" to finish.
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