Whoooaaaaaah.

Well, firstly, it has indeed been a while since I last posted a blog. Hmm. This must be rectified.

Of course, the reason of my absence is mainly due to holidays overseas, cousins, and returning to school only to have several assignments piled on me in the first day. Uhuh. My life DOES suck

Secondly, my mind is sorta being blown right now. Why?
Well, could you ever imagine that a band could possibly cover any of Queen and get away with it? P!nk had a close shave on her Aussie tour covering Bohemian Rhapsody. While she pulled it off amazingly in typical badass P!nk fashion, I very nearly wet myself worrying that it would all go to shit.
But imagine covering WE WILL ROCK YOU and getting away with it.
I mean, that song is fucking WIN. You cannot IMPROVE We Will Rock You. You'd be lucky if you pulled it off without sounding like a try-hard.

So how in the HELL did Nickelback manage it?!
Not that I don't like Nickelback. Nickelback pwn. They be teh epic sauce. But it had never occurred to me that ANY band would dare cover such a song of win, ever..

But, in all their badass fashion, Nickelback attempted it.
And, if I dare say so, they pulled it off pretty damn well. In fact, at risk of being condemned by the music-gods up in the ether and Queen fans alike, I think Nickelback very nearly did better.

I mean, not only did Nickelback manage to retain the pure hardcore energy of the song, that amazing energy that makes you leap up off your feet screaming YEAH! and stamping your feet, but they also put a modern badass 2000's twist on the song with the polished touches and techno voice-editing. Not too OTT, but not too stingy. Not too careless, but not tryhard either.
And of course, the lead singer's voice (STILL don't know his name!) matches the song perfectly. I don't know how they did it, but they got a voice out of a million that could match the song perfectly. It didn't have to sound like Freddie Mercury (which it most certainly never could), but still matches the song perfectly.

So yes. Nickelback blows my mind yet again with their ability to cover immortal songs WITHOUT ruining them.

Either way, this rant needs to END..
Missed y'all in my long absence, by the way. Holidays get quiet. Too quiet. o.0

~lylt,
The Aliway.