{"id":28411,"date":"2013-03-24T08:04:15","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T13:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=28411"},"modified":"2014-02-08T08:34:09","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T13:34:09","slug":"rob-lane-straight-to-video-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/rob-lane-straight-to-video-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Lane | Straight to Video<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Derric Miller<\/span>
\n– Managing Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"StaightThere are some movie soundtracks and song that will stick with you forever, and the second you hear them, it takes you back to when you watched the movie. Although Fastway with Trick or Treat<\/em> was the rare time when the soundtrack annihilated the movie it umbilically embraced, most movie songs that resonate do so because of the quality of the film it resided in \u2014 movies and songs you loved. Taking this idea one step further, Rob Lane (Teenage Casket Company, sometimes touring bassist with the Bulletboys and The Black Mollys) decided to make a covers album of his favorite movie songs. <\/p>\n

\u201cLong before I became obsessed with all things Hair Metal & Cock Rock, pretty much my entire music collection consisted of just Movie Soundtracks,\u201d said Laney. \u201cLittered in those tapes were tunes, which to this day, are still some of my favorite songs ever! With STRAIGHT TO VIDEO<\/em>, I get to put my own spin on them with the help of some good friends!\u201d<\/p>\n

Those good friends include artists like Jaret Reddick of Bowling for Soup, Johnny Monaco of Enuff Z\u2019Nuff, his former Teenage Casket Company band mate Jamie Delerict, and a slew of others. The upshot is a nostalgic look into the past that is part homage, part guilty pleasure, and part awesome. <\/p>\n

\u201cRush Hour\u201d is taken from the movie License to Drive<\/em>, aka a \u201cThe Two Coreys\u201d movie. This version is more electronically injected than the original but every bit as melodic at the same time, mostly because of the lush and honest vocals of Becky Edwards, who still manages to sing like an \u201880s pop star. <\/p>\n

\u201cPretty in Pink\u201d was recorded by the Psychedelic Furs in the movie \u2026 yes, you guessed it. The Psychedelic Furs were an eclectic pop band, and anyone recording their music is going to have to make sense of it. Richie Hudson nails the vocals, singing with both an antiseptic and emotive delivery simultaneously, a requirement to sound anywhere near as authentic as the original vocals. It\u2019s one of those timeless, cool classic movie songs and Laney and crew breathe new life into it. <\/p>\n

Of course, Jaret Reddick is the biggest name on the release so folks might want to just skip to \u201cMisery\u201d from the get go. \u201cMisery\u201d comes from Clerks 2<\/em>, originally recorded by Soul Asylum. There\u2019s such a dichotomy in comparing Reddick\u2019s smooth and mainstream vocal style to Dave Pirner\u2019s snarky and sometimes breathy vocals. Reddick actually takes it in a bit of a different direction, slightly, because it sounds like he\u2019s consciously singing with MORE melody than the original; this could also be that he\u2019s just a more melodic singer than Pirner. Regardless, if for some reason you forgot about this song, you\u2019ll listen to this version over and over, and then go back to Soul Asylum and wonder why you ever stopped listening to them. <\/p>\n

\u201cMiss Amanda Jones\u201d is the reach on the release. Taken from Some Kind of Wonderful<\/em> and performed by the March Violets in 1987, the updated version isn\u2019t bad, but it\u2019s a cover of a song that probably doesn\u2019t stand the test of time to most listeners and if it does, then you\u2019ll have to relive Mary Stuart Masterson as a blond tomboy. That\u2019s the payoff. <\/p>\n

Laney takes over the vocal duties (as well as bass and guitar) on the energetic, fun, and just most rambunctious cover on the release on \u201cAnything, Anything (I\u2019ll Give You).\u201d Dramarama recorded it for 1988\u2019s A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master<\/em>. The movie may be remembered as a cheese-filled critical failure at the box office, but song itself would fit on dozens of movies from that era. Why wasn\u2019t it on the Reality Bites soundtrack instead? The draw of this song is you probably forgot how great it was originally, and Laney does everything in his power to recreate the chaotic emotional mess the lyrics convey. Even vocally, Laney slams you with bonafide punk, semi-unhinged rants during the chorus that is just believable. Songs about destructive, co-dependent relationships make for addictive music, and this one is the best remake on the release.<\/p>\n

An obvious labor (or labour if you are English) of love from Laney, the quality of the covers is impeccable. You can feel and hear the respect for these tracks throughout every note, every song. Yes, some are better than others, but the music expertly takes you decades back (except for the \u201cMisery\u201d 2006 cover) to younger, hopeful, \u201cwhat\u2019s next for me?\u201d days. If there was ever a reason not to heed Don Henley\u2019s advice of \u201cdon\u2019t look back, you can never look back,\u201d Laney just gave it to you. <\/p>\n

Genre: Movie Soundtracks<\/p>\n

Track List:
\n1. Rush Hour
\n2. Pretty In Pink
\n3. Misery
\n4. Miss Amanda Jones
\n5. Anything, Anything (I’ll Give You)<\/p>\n

Rush Hour (Originally performed by Jane Wiedlin)
\nTaken from the 1988 film ‘License To Drive’
\nLead Vocals \u2013 Becky Edwards
\nBacking Vocals \u2013 Jamie Delerict
\nGuitars \u2013 Daz Lawson
\nGuitar Solo \u2013 Johnny Monaco
\nKeyboards \u2013 Richie Wermerling
\nBass \u2013 Rob Lane
\nDrums \u2013 Michael Richards<\/p>\n

Pretty In Pink (Originally performed by The Psychedelic Furs)
\nTaken from the 1986 film ‘Pretty In Pink’
\nLead Vocals \u2013 Richie Hudson
\nBacking Vocals \u2013 Keef Gibbs
\nGuitars \u2013 Craig Reynolds
\nBass \u2013 Rob Lane
\nDrums \u2013 Michael Richards<\/p>\n

Misery (Originally performed by Soul Asylum)
\nTaken from the 2006 film ‘Clerks 2’
\nLead Vocals \u2013 Jaret Reddick
\nGuitars \u2013 Simon Clements \/ Rob Lane
\nGuitar Solo \u2013 Tory Stoffregen
\nAcoustic Guitar & Backing Vocals \u2013 Tom Wardle
\nBass \u2013 Rob Lane
\nDrums \u2013 Michael Richards<\/p>\n

Miss Amanda Jones (Originally performed by March Violets)
\nTaken from the 1987 film ‘Some Kind Of Wonderful’
\nLead Vocals \u2013 Candice Lorraine
\nGuitars \u2013 Daz Lawson \/ Rob Lane
\nBass \u2013 Rob Lane
\nDrums \u2013 Michael Richards<\/p>\n

Anything, Anything (I’ll Give You) (Originally performed by Dramarama)
\nTaken from the 1988 film ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
\nLead Vocals \/ Guitars \/ Bass \u2013 Rob Lane
\nBacking Vocals \u2013 KC Duggan \/ Joe Brown
\nOutro Solo \u2013 Joe Brown
\nDrums \u2013 Michael Richards<\/p>\n

Label: Trashpit Records<\/p>\n

Online: www.straighttovideo.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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