When you hear that a School of Rock is covering a Fugazi song, you probably think, "oh, pretty easy, pretty common jam band classic. This could be disrespectful."
I'm here to tell you that it is not. I went into this expecting it to be a terrible trainwreck. It is not. It is excellent, and performed by musicians who absolutely understand the energy and feeling of the original, with the lead vocalist (who is identified in the comments as "Emma") bringing the stage presence and gravitas that rivals what Ian MacKaye brought to the original.
I'm here to tell you that it is not. I went into this expecting it to be a terrible trainwreck. It is not. It is excellent, and performed by musicians who absolutely understand the energy and feeling of the original, with the lead vocalist (who is identified in the comments as "Emma") bringing the stage presence and gravitas that rivals what Ian MacKaye brought to the original.
This is a frequently covered song, by a lot of big time artists. This is the best one I've heard.
"What are they selling?" "CHOCOLATE!"
ReplyDeleteThis went onto my list of the very best School of Rock performances I've shot in a ten year career of doing so.