The Call of a "Nostalgic" 777 Nation Army

"I couldn't fight them off. . ."

I have to be honest in letting you know that I was caught a little off guard the first time hearing Nostalgia 77's cover of the White Stripes' song, "7 Nation Army."

Nostalgia 77’s version of this classic Stripes’ tune takes the perfect amount of time in laying down a thick n heavy groove in preparation of Alice Russell’s sopping-wet, soulful voice which gets the sweat dripping at approx. thirty seconds into this funked-out trip.

As remixes and cover songs must if they wish to get noticed, this diamond in the rough whole-heartedly confirms that it seeks not to mimic to the original, but rather to outwardly display the fact that it is an amazing funk song that just-so-happens to be masterfully produced and diabolically schemed by its creators.

In making this a standout track, It also helps to have prominent UK vocalist, Alice Russell's vocals bubbling all over a warm, vintage sounding percussion section that is lavishly complimented by bluesy-sounding horns and the familiar, hyperballein guitar line of “7 Nation Army.”

If you need more proof, please use the evaluation link below [look down] and then pick up a legit copy by clicking here [click here]

(it’s only $.99 for the highest quality MP3, which is well worth the loose change in my opinion)

Nostalgia 77 - "7 Nation Army" (White Stripes Cover) [MediaFire]

Work for Love?

"The hand model absolutely kills me," I think to myself as I notice exactly how similar the covers to Ministry's 1983 albums Work for Love and With Sympathy are! And the roses... oh the roses!

My second Ministry post this month focuses more on the disco-influenced synth-pop prequel to Ministry's harder-edged sound found throughout the 80's/90's, and is highlighted on such tracks as the dance-rock number titled, "Revenge." Also, some funky pop sounds worth checking out are found on "Here We Go" and general Jourgenson pop star status is found on "I Wanted to Tell Her."

It has been quite the discovery for me to learn Ministry's 'dirty little secret' on these 1983 releases, however it definitely puts their music into perspective, as they have undoubtedly helped pioneer and evolve the darker sounds of electronically influenced dark rock/metal into that which we may label 'industrial' or 'edm.'

You can pick up a copy of Work for Love (which is actually an imported, slightly different version of With Sympathy) by visiting the Smokeland California store!

Ministry - "Work for Love"

Ministry - "I Wanted to Tell Her"

Ministry - "Here We Go"

Ministry - "Revenge"