Queensryche - Take Cover

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1510 Age : 41

This was posted as a bulletin on Myspace today so I thought I would share it with those of you that don't have a Myspace(who doesn't have one by now sheesh).

QUEENSRYCHE PAY HOMAGE TO THEIR IDOLS

WITH TAKE COVER

Adventurous
11-Song Collection of Covers Ranges From Black Sabbath to Broadway,
Including the Band's Unique Take on Songs By U2, Queen, Pink Floyd,
Buffalo Springfield, Peter Gabriel, The Police, The O'Jays, and More

Available From Rhino November 13

Queensrÿche
pay tribute to some of their favorite songs with an adventurous
collection of covers that range from Black Sabbath and The O'Jays to
Italian opera and Broadway musical. Singer and chief songwriter Geoff
Tate, guitarists Michael Wilton and Mike Stone, bassist Eddie Jackson,
and drummer Scott Rockenfield put their stamp on 11 classic tracks with
TAKE COVER. The album is available November 13 at regular physical
retail outlets and at www.rhino.com for a suggested price of $13.98,
with a digital version also available for the suggested price of $7.99.
The album will also be released on 180-gram vinyl on November 20 for a
suggested price of $13.98.

Not known for playing many
covers live, Tate says the album gave the band a chance to relax and
have some fun. "During sound checks, Stone and Michael like to play
'name that riff,' and sometimes the whole band joins in. That's really
the way this album came together too. We got together and started
playing songs to each other, and then we picked our favorites."

The
eclectic list of songs reflects the members' divergent tastes and
includes a few surprising selections such as "Heaven On Their Minds"
from the hit musical Jesus Christ Superstar, the O'Jays R&B classic
"For Love Of Money" and an operatic epic originally performed by the
Italian duo of Carlo Marrale and Cheope, "Odissea." Recognized as an
accomplished vocalist, Tate says he enjoyed the song's demanding
arrangement. "I really like this song because there is a lot for a
singer to sink his teeth into, plus I got a chance to sing in Italian,
which was interesting considering I don't speak a word of it."

The
set covers a lot of ground both lyrically and musically, opening with
"Innuendo," Queen's epic song about life and death; "Almost Cut My
Hair," Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's paean to freedom; and the
medieval metal of Black Sabbath's "Neon Knights." Starting September 5,
Queensrÿche and Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio (touring as Heaven
And Hell), will play a month of North American concerts. Says Tate,
"Ronnie took us out on our first European tour and he's always been
good to us. With the tour coming up, this seemed like a nice way to pay
tribute to him. I hope he likes it, or I'm sure I'll hear about it
every night of the tour."

TAKE COVER also features
Queensrÿche's distinctive arrangement of Pink Floyd's "Welcome To The
Machine," an acoustic version of Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's
Worth," and a highly charged live version of U2's "Bullet The Blue
Sky." "We'll never top the originals; they're classics for a reason,"
Tate says. "We were more focused on finding different approaches that
took the songs in unexpected directions."

Singing Peter Gabriel's "Red Rain" and the Police's "Synchronicity II,"
Tate
says, were opportunities for him to explore music he'd previously
overlooked. "I'd heard these songs on the radio before, but I didn't
really appreciate them before the guys suggested we record them. It was
a rewarding experience doing this album because it gave us all a chance
to pay tribute to some of the bands that have meant so much to us over
the years, and we all discovered new songs to love."

TAKE COVER

Track Listing

Original artist in parenthesis

1. "Innuendo" (Queen )

2. "Bullet The Blue Sky" -- Live (U2)

3. "Synchronicity II" (Police)

4. "For What It's Worth" (Buffalo Springfield)

5. "Welcome To The Machine" (Pink Floyd)

6. "Red Rain" (Peter Gabriel)

7. "Neon Knights" (Black Sabbath)

8. "Almost Cut My Hair" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)

9. "Heaven On Their Minds" (Jesus Christ Superstar)

10. "For The Love Of Money" (The O'Jays)

11. "Odissea" (Carlo Marrale & Cheope)

Metal master Number of posts : 688 Age : 35

they have some good covers there! i want to hear them.

Administrator Number of posts : 19452 Age : 57

Might be interesting if they made the songs their own. Might be a nightmare.

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Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1510 Age : 41

ultmetal wrote:: Might be interesting if they made the songs their own. Might be a nightmare.

True. I'm excited to hear their versions of Innuendo and Heaven On Their Minds. I'm getting tired of everyone covering For What it's Worth from The Buffalo Springfield though. It seems like every cover album has that song on it.

Guest

Has anyone ever heard their cover of "Scarborough Fair?" It's pretty awesome! One of my favorite QR songs, gives me chills.

Not sure about this covers album, though. If Tate is behind it I wonder how heavy it'll be. If I had to bet, I'd say it'll be more like his solo album, that's what the song selection is telling me. And, of course, his solo album is all that great. Not horrible, but the worst QR album blows it away.

We'll see. I'll buy it either way. Haha. I'm a sucker.

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1510 Age : 41

Eyesore wrote:: Has anyone ever heard their cover of "Scarborough Fair?"

Not yet. I think it is going to be on the new compilation though, the two disc version anyway. I wish you could buy the second disc separately, because I already have the greatest hits album that was released in 2000, so there is no need for this one. I love the original Simon and Garfunkel version of Scarborough Fair, so I should love this one to.

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37871 Age : 54

Their cover of "Scarborough Fair" was on the soundtrack to the Andrew Dice Clay movie "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" wasn't it? I vaguely remember hearing it once or twice back then

Guest

Scarborough Fair is awesome. It is on one of the remasters I believe. My girlfriend loves Queensryche so last Christmas I got her that boxset that has all the remasters.

Looks like a good selection of odd covers, looks way better than the Iced Earth cover album where there are multiple covers of the same band.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3367 Age : 56

Fat Freddy wrote:: Their cover of "Scarborough Fair" was on the soundtrack to the Andrew Dice Clay movie "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" wasn't it?

Yes, that's correct. It also had Last Time in Paris.

And I DON'T have a MySpace account and I'm proud of it. lol!

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37871 Age : 54

Tall Tyrion wrote:: And I DON'T have a MySpace account and I'm proud of it.

I don't either! Laughing very hard

Guess we're both outta the loop!

Subject: Re: Queensryche - Take Cover Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:09 am

Tall Tyrion wrote:: And I DON'T have a MySpace account and I'm proud of it.

Me neither,nor do I want one

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

Tall Tyrion wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:: Their cover of "Scarborough Fair" was on the soundtrack to the Andrew Dice Clay movie "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" wasn't it?

Yes, that's correct. It also had Last Time in Paris.

And I DON'T have a MySpace account and I'm proud of it. lol!

"Last Time in Paris" was on the Ford Fairlane soundtrack, but not "Scarborough Fair", unless it was a bonus track on some import version that I didn't own. As firestar said, however, it was released as a bonus track on the remastered version of Empire.

I lost interest in Queensryche pretty much after Empire, but I'm a sucker for these type of releases, so I imagine I'll pick it up somewhere down the line.

And I too, do NOT have a myspace account. As a mid-30's married man with no band to promote, no good can come from me having an account there.

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 13862 Age : 49

"Scarborough Fair" was the B-side to the "Empire" 12" single (or maxi-single as we called them).

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Metal master Number of posts : 688 Age : 35

all you guys in your mid-30's+ should make myspaces and add each other :lol:

no wait that would be wierd

j/p don't conform!!

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37871 Age : 54

Hahaha, my buddy has a MySpace page and he's always trying to get me to start one so we can "add" each other (or whatever the term is). Our other friend is constantly raking him over the coals about it, i.e. "You have a MYSPACE? My DAUGHTER has a MySpace. She's TWELVE."

Back on topic... I would be interested to hear QR's take on the Queen, Floyd, Police, and U2 tunes (Sepultura also did an interesting cover of "Bullet the Blue Sky" a couple of years ago) but... The O'Jays?? Shocked

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

Quote :: Back on topic... I would be interested to hear QR's take on the Queen, Floyd, Police, and U2 tunes (Sepultura also did an interesting cover of "Bullet the Blue Sky" a couple of years ago) but... The O'Jays??

I'm guessing that the O'Jays song is the same one that the Bullet Boys covered on their s/t debut, if anyone remembers that one.

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37871 Age : 54

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Quote :: Back on topic... I would be interested to hear QR's take on the Queen, Floyd, Police, and U2 tunes (Sepultura also did an interesting cover of "Bullet the Blue Sky" a couple of years ago) but... The O'Jays??

I'm guessing that the O'Jays song is the same one that the Bullet Boys covered on their s/t debut, if anyone remembers that one.

Yea, that's the one. I wonder how many people are gonna buy the CD and wonder "Why is Queensryche covering a BulletBoys song?" Laughing very hard

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1636 Age : 37

I think im going to orgasm all over that Neon Knights cover.

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 9428 Age : 50

I got the new two-disc collector's edition greatest hits yesterday (and the remeastered version of Operation Mindcrime today) and it is terrific!

The only drawback is the lack of "Real World" from the Last Action Hero soundtrack. But I have that so I have the song anyway Very Happy

. Also, I could have done without 2 versions of silent lucidity. I am excited about the cover disc and thanks to the original poster for sharing the info.

P.S. I don't have a myspace account either and I thank God every day that I do not!!! Very Happy

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kmorg wrote:: "Scarborough Fair" was the B-side to the "Empire" 12" single (or maxi-single as we called them).

I have it as a b-side on the "Anybody Listening?" single (cassette).

And I have a MySpace page. To me it's just e-mail with pictures.

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1510 Age : 41

the sentinel wrote:: thanks to the original poster for sharing the info.

No Problem. Very Happy

Guest

...other than the "Neon Knights" cover im completely disinterested.Peter Gabriel ? Buffalo Springfield ? The O'Jays ?....Get real...No thanks.

Guest

Quote :: An e-card for QUEENSRŸCHE's upcoming collection of covers, "Take Cover", is available at this location.

Anyone else think Geoff's vocals sound really unsteady on "Welcome To The Machine?" It sounds weak to me, like his voice falters a bit here and there. The O'Jays cover is decent, but an odd choice indeed. "Neon Knights" is cool, but it's not raw or heavy.

Looks like this will be your typical covers album. Decent, but without much passion.

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1510 Age : 41

It sounds pretty cool to me. If it is first week cheap at Best Buy I'll buy it.

Baron Von 40oz. Number of posts : 4386 Age : 34

In concert, they did their version of Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine". It was so bad ass. Geoff played the tenor sax solo.

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