
Remember that mixtape from last week? One hundred Beatles covers? That thing was EPIC! It was freaking magnificent!
Yup… That was… really something.
Well, then.
Midnight Oil – Under The Overpass from Capricornia (2002)
fun. – Benson Hedges from Aim and Ignite (2009)
The 77s – The Treasure In You from More Miserable Than You’ll Ever Be (1990)
Roland Orzabal – Dandelion from Tomcats Screaming Outside (2001)
Porcupine Tree – Black Dahlia from The Incident (2009)
Velvet Crush – Hold Me Up from Teenage Symphonies to God (1994)
Elton John – Something About The Way You Look Tonight from The Big Picture (1997)
Gin Blossoms – Till I Hear It From You from Outside Looking In: The Best Of Gin Blossoms (1999)
Yngwie Malmsteen – I’m My Own Enemy from Fire & Ice (1992)
Toto – Drag Him To The Roof from Tambu (1996)
The Smithereens – Behind The Wall Of Sleep from Especially for You (1986)
Elvis Costello And The Imposters – American Gangster Time from Momofuku (2008)
The Balls Of France – Message From The Country from Lynne Me Your Ears: A Tribute to the Music of Jeff Lynne (2001)
The Simpsons – What Do I Think Of The Pie? from The Simpsons: Testify (2007)

A famous occurrence found its way into Woody Allen’s film
Ben Folds, Way to Normal (Epic)
Porcupine Tree has been, for well on a decade now, a cult favorite trying to simply be a favorite, but there has been a problem in making that happen. That problem is the box lead member Steven Wilson refuses to be put in. The band started as a home studio project, a solo affair that leaned heavily on psychedelia, hence the trippy group name. The project would soon be fleshed out into a full group comprising Wilson, bassist Colin Edwin, drummer Chris Maitland (to be followed later on by Gavin Harrison), and former Japan synth player Richard Barbieri. With the expanded group ethic, Wilson found the proper tools to stretch out in progressive rock, pop, and even the current metal sound. That metal sound has, unfairly, caused some to blanch at the group’s Tool-like complexity and weight, which are mixed with Wilson’s harmonious, classic rock vocals.