Moons- The Raven

[Alias]

Macedonian tribute project, Moons, with their version of The Raven-
I could probably have hidden it on the YouTube/Gems thread,
but I thought it deserved a thread of it's own, on a Friday night.
Kinda Sisters-y in places (probably just the vox), with some nice surprise elements
and styles to listen out for too - I can hear the Smiths, Sisters, the Police,
among others, and it's even got a Prog break, and reggae finale-
and still sounds like it's self.

- I like it.

I just listened to it twice and I'm gonna stick it on again


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B7oLuW61L0

[suchi]

What a load of.......... excellent stuff....... a lunar landscape! Good find! Gerrit on t'album.

[AndyMatthews]

Wasn't impressed for the first 30 seconds - but then it got really good

[Blackbeered]

Never heard anything like it Quite amazing

There is no video to accompany the song.....but that didn't stop me imagining it....

A Johnny Marr lookalike on guitar, an early career Sting on bass, complete with huge sunglasses. Not sure about the drummer, perhaps a faceless Spinal Tap-esque session musician.....
....then out of a wall of dry ice, appears a man dressed in black, wide-brimmed hat sprinkled with flour, tassled suede coat, tight leather trousers and pointy boots....yes, it's Macedonia's answer to Andrew Eldritch...

Can just picture it now

Not a bad effort - certainly puts a different spin on the classic we all know and love

[Blackbeered]

Well fuck my old boots

Just watching a friend's link on FB to The Cult's She Sells Sanctuary - a quality song and vid if I ever saw one - and who should I see "appearing from a wall of dry ice, dressed in black, wide-brimmed hat, tassled jacket", the lot....not Mr Eldritch, no..but a certain Ian Astbury (because he was, after all, The Cult's frontman and Andrew wasn't).

So that's where that image came from....although I'm sure it's been done many a time by the Sisters main vox-man as well......

[paulwilko]

Pretty cool version if you ask me

[jonimac]

That's bloody brilliant.

Really captures the feel of the original and the vocals are suitably edgy.

[Barracuda]

this version is fantastic !

[mantheylovetohate]

It lacks keyboards so the singer should maybe have done some 'Do do do' bits like Steve Lawrence/Fish or whatever!

Good find Alias-very interesting interpretation...

[Stevie.T-'up north']

Wank. I could do better with a wooden toothpick and a 1970's egg slicer.

[yellowcakeuf6]

It lacks keyboards

It doesn't seem to matter ............How many versions are there now? Isn't there a search facility on BUT?????? (I wish they hadn't done the dub version at the end...),

[Alias]

Wank. I could do better with a wooden toothpick and a 1970's egg slicer.