“He sings! He swings! ‘Til the money runs out, he’ll tango ’til you pour…”
Another Top 10 arrived: Donald Gibson, Music critic and editor for the Blogcritics Magazine compiled his ranking of the 10 best covers of the year 2008. Southside Johnny’s “Temptation” of GRAPEFURIT MOON made it on place 8, which is just great, given the Gazillion covers released again last year! So here’s what Donald had to say:
8) “Temptation” – Southside Johnny & The LaBamba Big Band Album: Grapefruit Moon: The Songs of Tom Waits Soaked in the faded glitz of late-night burlesque and the blue-collar grime of a Jersey shore bar, Southside Johnny bejewels this Tom Waits gem with a big brass band (or is it a brass big band?) and swagger to spare. It’s a nocturnal lament, ladies and gentlemen, rife with carnal delights and callings. It’s Southside Johnny for one night only, every night of the week: He sings! He swings! ‘Til the money runs out, he’ll tango ’til you pour.
http://donaldgibson.blogspot.com/2009/01/do-it-again-top-10-covers-of-2008.html
Ok, now, here’s the question: What do artists like Will.I.Am, Beyonce, N.E.R.D., The Hold Steady or Ryan Adams have in common? They all share the list of “Best Albums of 2008″ of the blog-magazine GROOVEVOLT.
Another list (this must be that time of the year, where people are sitting at their desks and think about nothing else than lists for the better part of their days…) made a strange selection when it comes to Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes… they picked the -Australian- compilation of songs where the most actual track has been released not later than 1991 – “FEVER! The Anthology” for their list of the best “Americana” albums of 2008.