Rockin' Romance

Rockin' Romance is a compilation album full of song covers by powerpop bands.

Track Listing
01) Runner Runner - She Will Be Loved (Maroon 5)
02) Goodnight Sunrise - With You (Jessica Simpson)
03) A Change of Pace - Summer Girls (LFO)
04) The Arrival - Kiss from a Rose (Seal)
05) The Real You - Don't Worry Baby (The Beach Boys)
06) Let's Get It - All My Life (KC and JoJo)
07) Love Me Electric - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler)
08) Daphne Loves Derby - At Last (Etta James)
09) New Heights - Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis)
10) The Scene Aesthetic - Love Story (Taylor Swift)
11) Moneta - 1,000 Miles (Vanessa Carlton)
12) Destiny Worldwide - Trade It All (Fabolous)

Some of the songs on the album are quite weak, however some are pretty nice.
Runner Runner does a great job of covering Maroon 5 although it does not touch the original. Goodnight Sunrises cover of "With You" may be one of the best on the album, I never though I'd want to listen to a Jessica Simpson song. I'm not quite sure what to think of A Change of Pace's cover of "Summer Girls." It is nowhere near as good as the original, it's not horrible... but I'm not quite sure I like it. The Arrivals cover of "Kiss From a Rose" is also pretty great, it's a fun listen and a nice cover. The Real You covering The Beach Boys song "Don't Worry Baby" is different from lots of songs on the album. I'm not even sure it belongs on the same album. Let's Get It covering "All My Life" is also one of the better songs on the album. Love Me Electric covering "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is again one of the better on the album and not a song I'd expect to be covered. Daphne Loves Derby's version of "At Last" Is also one of the slower and more boring on the album... it doesn't even touch the original. New Heights cover of "Bleeding Love" is not bad either though I am not at all familiar with the original song. The Scene Aesthetics cover of "Love Story" originally by Taylor Swift is also quite good. You have to be a fan of The Scene Aesthetic though, if you dislike them or their style then you will definitely not like this cover. Monetas cover of "1,000 Miles" is pretty good. Saving the best for last... scratch that... the last track which is Destiny Worldwide covering "Trade It All" is absolute horrible. It's easily the worst track on the record and is not even listenable.

Overall this isn't a very good release. I'd rate it at 5/10 stars. It's quite short at only 11 tracks and has a few tracks that aren't very good. If you're into PowerPop you'll enjoy this... otherwise probably not so much. The whole Powerpop thing has been overdone for a while now and this only adds fuel to that fire. Fortunately some of the bands like The Scene Aesthetic still manage to hold an ounce of originality, so we'll see.



Tracklisting Via absolutepunk