Cover Lovers: 10 Great Covers Albums
By Jim AllenAnyone devoid of original ideas can knock off new versions of other folks' great tunes and come out sounding at least halfway decent, and many a floundering artist has used the device to maintain a holding pattern. The real trick is to turn out an album full of other people's songs and actually bring something substantive to the table.
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| Kicking Against The Pricks | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds |
| Scratch My Back | Peter Gabriel |
| The Covers Record | Cat Power |
| Kojak Variety | Elvis Costello |
| Thing of the Past | Vetiver |
| I’ll Take Care Of You | Mark Lanegan |
| Step Inside This House | Lyle Lovett |
| Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music | Ray Charles |
| To Almost No One | Simon Joyner |
| We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions | Bruce Springsteen |
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