While I don’t want to take anything away from this terrific album of covers by Firewater, I wanted to use this post as an opportunity to remind everyone how much cool music there is out there, if you only look, and take a chance on something you’ve never heard before. Case in point, Songs We Should Have Written by Firewater. I guess you could call these guys – led by Tod A – a rock band, or an indie rock band, but their sound can have a little gypsy feel to it, using a wide variety of instruments to create their unique sound. I first came upon this because this CD contains a cover of “Hey Bulldog” by The Beatles, and as I’m always curious to hear Beatles’ covers, and this – in particular – is one of my favorite Beatles songs, I gave it a try. I LOVED their cover, because I always knew this song could rock this hard, but you also have to appreciate a cover album that opens with a Sonny Bono tune, and lays claim to covers by Johnny Cash, The Rolling Stones, and the traditional tune “This Little Light of Mine.” This is a great CD I’m sure you’ll enjoy, but I also hope people take my suggestion and pull something of the stacks by someone they’ve simply never heard of before. Really take a chance. You might love what you find.
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