New Holiday Road cover

Les · #1 02-09-2005, 12:17 PM

There is a band called Matt Pond PA that has released a new EP called Winter Songs that includes a cover of "Holiday Road". I was perusing some reviews of the EP yesterday and most of the reviews point to the HR cover as a highlight.

I'm not sure how long it's going to be there, but at least for now you can hear the whole song at NPR's "All Things Considered" site right here.

AliP · #2 02-09-2005, 04:13 PM

Ooh, I like it! Way different from Lindsey's version - but way cool. Thanks for posting Les!

wondergirl9847 · #3 02-09-2005, 04:19 PM

I want to like it, but it's too dang slow. LOL I'm so used to hearing Lindsey's upbeatness. It's cool for a cover though.

David · #4 02-09-2005, 04:24 PM

I think this is an absolutely beautiful cover. It's like the lost track from "Pet Sounds." I imagine Lindsey himself getting knocked out by the retro sweetness of the production.

WelshWitchPMD · #5 02-09-2005, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

I want to like it, but it's too dang slow. LOL I'm so used to hearing Lindsey's upbeatness.

I have to agree, I did not care that much for it, The vocals were too drawn out or something. It was putting me to sleep but that doesn't take too much.

I also don't know why the website couldn't even give Lindsey credit for the original song.

No wonder nobody knows his name.

golddustwoman77 · #6 02-10-2005, 04:39 PM

It is a little bit too slow for me too, Wondergirl9847, but only because I'm so used to the original---quick and upbeat. On the other hand, it is a nice contrast to the original. It is definitely unique. Thanks for posting that, Les!

shackin'up · #7 02-11-2005, 05:56 AM

Oh, i agree christy! too slow, no original feel. On the same page you can hear "stuck in the middle with you" from Stealers Wheel by Josh Homme's Eagles of Death Metal, a stripped down friggin simplified rockin' version. That's what I call a cover. (nothing to do with death metal, just plain rock and roll)

gerald