Thursday, April 24, 2008

Everclear Release "The Vegas Years" Classic Rock Cover Album April 15 2008

Image:Everclear Vegas Years.jpg

Everclear is a well known indie rock band from Portland, Oregon,1992, a band that actually came a cropper down here in Australia ten years ago and never returned.

Audiences threw a shoe at the band, breaking teeth and a lit explosive, of all things, nearly causing the band to break up.

Their new album, The Vegas Years was released April 7, 2008, an album of covers that clearly demonstrates their love of classic rock

Some tracks have been released before: "American Girl (Tom Petty)" "Our Lips Are Sealed (Go-Go's)", "Bad Connection", and "Pocahontas (Neil Young)". "The Boys Are Back in Town (Thin Lizzy)

The rest were recorded for the album.

1. Rich Girl- Hall & Oates
2. Our Lips Are Sealed- The Go-Go's and Fun Boy Three
3. The Boys Are Back in Town- Thin Lizzy
4. Bad Connection- Yazoo
5. Kicks- Paul Revere & the Raiders
6. Pocahontas- Neil Young
7. Night Train to Memphis- Roy Acuff
8. This Land Is Your Land (Guthrie)
9. American Girl- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
10. Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
11. Southern Girls- Cheap Trick

Image: Courtesy Capitol

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