A refreshing surprise
author: Matthew Grant
As a life-long OB fan, I was not expecting much, but was blown away by the creativity of the bands involved. Great interpretations of the songs while staying true to the spirit of the originals...A tough feat to pull off. Very well done!
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The way covers should be
author: Gle3nn
I am quite impressed with this compilation. These covers are very original and well done. Even the ones that I don't like as much are still interesting. It's a sign of a good band that can do a cover, make it their own but still keep the spirit of the original alive. I'll be listenening to these bands now that they got my attention through this CD.
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An interesting, fun tribute.
author: sean
Tribute albums are always hit and miss. The hope is that there's more hits than misses, and Drink To Bones comes through. A lot of really thoughtful, cool takes on the originals. Who would have thought Running On A Treadmill could sound so awesome? Other highlights are Nasty Habits, Spider, Who Do You Want To Be, Little Guns. There are certainly a few missfires-- Lost Like This, Only A Lad, Grey Matter. But that's par for the course. And Skin! From that album I purposefully forgot existed it's so awful, sounds great in Spanish! I also just heard the other Boingo tribute disc. It's unlistenable. Not a single good song. So kudos to the Dept. of Records! How about a volume 2?
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Cool acoustic versions and fresh arrangements!
author: Thor
Last year saw the release of not only one but TWO Boingo tribute albums. The first, DEAD BAND'S PARTY, was quite nice as the various cover songs were all over the place, stylistically. Nice mix. Now I just got this one, DRINK TO BONES THAT TURN TO DUST. Most of the tracks are far more acoustic, some of the tempo is slower and some are plainly un-recognizable, such as the hip hop/Santana-version of "Grey Matter". Some are fun, such as the bluegrass version of "Nasty Habits" that also includes the whole BEETLEJUICE them midway. In either case, it's recommended for Boingo
and Elfman fans!
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