Whats so special about a Guns N Roses cover? Especially the one thats been covered in some form by Manic Street Preachers, Juelz Santana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Texas, Sheryl Crow, Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, Black Eyed Peas, Turbonegro, Luna, the Aluminum Group, Akasha & Neneh Cherry, and to a much lesser, completely unknown extent, Second Coming, Most Precious Blood, Dead Tongues, Flat Pack, Schmoof, DJ Dex & A, Chester the Pup
WTF? As you can see, the world needs another version of "Sweet Child O Mine like a bargain bin needs another copy of The Spaghetti Incident?.
No, I havent heard all of even most of those versions. But as much as Luna put a nice woozy spin on Axls five-minute ballad, Crow, Linkin Park, BEP and you have to imagine, the rest of them, butchered the sweet sentiment of the sleazy L.A. rockers classic.
So, what does a solitary Swede with the voice of an angel bring to the table? Well, depending on what youre looking for, it could be everything. And it is for me. Much like her striking 2007 debut, Open Field, and lets face it, just about everything shes graced with her warm coo, ex-Concretes siren Victoria Bergsman or Taken By Trees as shes christened her music re-invents the song as her own.
A hushed piano assumes Slashs legendary riff, but its also backed by the subtlest of guitars and a nearly invisible drum kit filling in some occasional rolls to give it more life. But as always, its that vocal vulnerability of Bergsman exuding the longing Rose felt for his girlfriend that lifts the song beyond the empty efforts that preceded it. Unpretentious, heartfelt and beautiful yes, Im gonna say it which even the original cant touch.
Taken By Trees "Sweet Child O Mine
No, I havent heard all of even most of those versions. But as much as Luna put a nice woozy spin on Axls five-minute ballad, Crow, Linkin Park, BEP and you have to imagine, the rest of them, butchered the sweet sentiment of the sleazy L.A. rockers classic.
So, what does a solitary Swede with the voice of an angel bring to the table? Well, depending on what youre looking for, it could be everything. And it is for me. Much like her striking 2007 debut, Open Field, and lets face it, just about everything shes graced with her warm coo, ex-Concretes siren Victoria Bergsman or Taken By Trees as shes christened her music re-invents the song as her own.
A hushed piano assumes Slashs legendary riff, but its also backed by the subtlest of guitars and a nearly invisible drum kit filling in some occasional rolls to give it more life. But as always, its that vocal vulnerability of Bergsman exuding the longing Rose felt for his girlfriend that lifts the song beyond the empty efforts that preceded it. Unpretentious, heartfelt and beautiful yes, Im gonna say it which even the original cant touch.
Taken By Trees "Sweet Child O Mine
