Cover Albums (Angelique Kidjo, The The, Metallica)
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Cover albums are essentially love letters from a band to their influences. Some pull from a variety of artists, others focus on one. Some even go as far as doing a track-by-track rendition of the entire record. On today’s show we explore one of each type of cover album. Angelique Kidjo – Remain in Light (Andy)The The – Hanky Panky (Don)Metallica – Garage Inc (Dude) What do you think of these records? What cover albums do you enjoy? Tell us on the Album Nerds Discord, albumnerds.com/discord or email us, [email protected]. Cast your vote for on-going Album Nerds Hall of Fame votes on our website, albumnerds.com/#vote. Listen to more episodes and suggest topics for the Wheel of Musical Destiny on albumnerds.com. Follow us on Instagram & Facebook. Thanks for listening!
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