Jumpin said:
That's the singer from Dead Sara, IMO the best cover of Heart Shaped Box (a song about Courtney Love's... box). Speaking of Courtney Love, the singer was featured on the Courtney Love album Nobody's Daughter. |
Was always a fan of LP. Quite liked most of their stuff.
She's decent, and does quite a good job of mimicking Chester's voice, but she doesn't have the feel and power that Chester had. Not even close. You can really hear it in any of the covers (are they considered LP covers with her singing in the band?). She can't let it rip like he could and it doesn't come off as genuine emotion from her to the audience where as with Chester it did.
This is the kind of thing that could have worked for me if she was original to the band (whether or not Chester replaced her later), but her trying to replace Chester now just can't cut it. Anyone getting close to Chester would be extremely difficult.
I don't hate the new direction, but I feel the shoes are just too big to fill. This new song is catchy and has a strong message, so I do like it, but expecting Chester's voice and hearing hers just automatically makes me think the song isn't living up to what it should be, even though it can't be, because it simply is what it is. Chester's gone and that's it.
Dunno if I can ever really get into it again in a manner where I'm truly enjoying it by feeling it, but time will tell.
