Hayseed Dixie Bouncin Betty Boogie

Hayseed Dixie established their gimmick on their debut album, in which they covered ten AC/DC tunes in bluegrass style, and five albums later they haven't gone out of their way to mess with their formula. Released in 2007, Weapons of Grass Destruction features the band bringing the twang to another batch of unlikely covers, running the gamut from the Beatles to Turbonegro, with the Scissor Sisters, the Sex Pistols, and Judas Priest sitting somewhere in between…..

It's pretty much what you'd expect from the crew that had already tapped the cornpone soul of AC/DC. The scary thing about these covers of Kiss classics is how easily teenage testosterone rock can be transplanted to a self-described "hillbilly" milieu……

Queen. They made music that was so unique, there aren't really that many bands that have been brave enough to attempt cover versions of their songs. Few singers, after all, want to have their voice compared to Freddie Mercury's, few guitarists can negotiate the tightrope wire between dazzling technique and melodic playing as skillfully as Brian May.
While some bands are all about The Sound, and others are all about The Song, Queen excelled at both. Sumptuous productions, virtusoso performances and a willingness to go out on a limb meant that you were guaranteed to hear something you'd never heard before, while the songs got their finely honed hooks in you and refused to let go…