HAIR FORCE ONE- "Run for cover"

A cover album that combines male and female vocals in well known songs. Hair Force One are a heavy metal sextet from Southampton who exclusively play covers of classic pop songs.The general feeling varies from goth to epic with some pop overtones from 'I want your love' that have the NIGHTWISH feeling to "A thousand miles" that could be easily on a more rocking Cindy Lauper, Lady Gaga,Anastasia album.The opener 'All the things she said ' by rusian duet t.A.t.U and the drum attack, surprises, how easily this song transformed to a modern metal track. Something we hated when it came out as it was too dark for pop lovers and too light for metal fans. It's just a matter of arrangement. The speed up "Everytime we touch' is coming straight from the Rock of ages musical, state of mind. I wonder if MAIDEN had the tendency to 90s -00spop, how different their covers wuld be.In general, you are familiar with the originals, but nothing prepares you for these covers. Speedier, with great guitar solos, i would say (again) that the Nemo period of NIGHTWISH meets the best of 80s in an album that could make your classmates from the 90s, wonder with question marks in their eyes, what their favorite music has become. From Bon jovi to Lady Gaga or Miley Cirus, they give the songs the rock edge they truly deserve (especially "Wrecking ball"). 

The guys cover GOO GOO DOLLS , t.A.t.U, ABBA, Anastasia, Cascada putting their own touch to the songs. I personally enjoyed "Iris' and the ABBA 'lAY YOUr hand on me " dark, gothic approach with the power metal hints."Patience" cover is not of the GNR song but of TAKE THAT, a nice choice by the way. Anastasia is a cover that could be missed, she is an exceptional rock voice, that this cover doesn't give any more credit, without being bad.On the contrary with 'Wrecking ball" where HAIR FORCE one really gives the emotional boost,the song needed along with some guitars. At the end of the listening, you'll smile ,even sing along with some songs and that is the take away message. Modern pop can give good rock songs, if somebody works on them with love and interest, without making them unrecognizable.

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