There are many genres of music in the world and no one seems to have have exactly the same "taste" in music. Some like music they can dance to, some like music to just sing along to. Other people like music that had a deeper meaning behind it, with emotional lyrics that touch their hearts and speak to them individually. There really is no one genre of music that can trully be deemed "better" than another, either, despite how many would argue that.
Some argue that Pop is the best for it's variety, while others say that R&B or Techno are better because of the beats to dance to. Then there are the "metal heads", the classical music lovers, and the Jazz fans. The Blues, hip hop, all of them. And then of course there are the "rockers". "Rock n Roll", as one type of music was branded in the 1950's has evolved from singers like Elvis Presley and The Beatles to others like Linkin Park and Lee Harding.
I chose one song from Lee Harding's album "What's Wrong With This Picture?" because I myself am a fan of today's harder rock and the rock n roll of yesterday. That song was "Eye of the Tiger". Survivor recored their hit single "Eye of the Tiger" in 1982, and the song became an instant sensation, even being heavily featured in Rocky III. In 2005, Lee Harding performed on (and later won) Australian Idol. One of the songs he sang was his own interpretation of the song, which he and his band Bedrock released later on. The song takes the classic lyrics and idea from the Survivor smash hit and gives it a hard, modern twist. The tempo is faster, the vocals more energetic, and the volume (much) louder.
Eye of the tiger is a very sensational song, and this version is quite unique indeed. It is very different from Survivor's but also the same. It has that "pump" to it that really gets the blood going. But the only thing is that Dave Bickler's voice is so perfect for the song. I don't even like Jimi Jamison's vocals than the orignals. (Jimi is was their singer after Dave left.) The song was made for Daves voice although the tempo is pretty neat, I think it is incomparable to Dave, but that is the good think about music everyone can have their own opinion.
ReplyDeleteEye of the Tiger was always one of my favorites. The original would get me pumped up and ready to conquer any obstacle in my path. I felt some of that same feeling in this song but not so much. I think I would have enjoyed this song more if they varied the tempo some. I was waiting for an "F" bomb to be thrown in there, but I didn't hear any which was nice. He should do a remix integrating some of the old-school tempo with the newer faster tempo. This is exactly what makes America great. Jason, you love this song, but I do not and that is O.K.
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