Barbara Lusch
Rock Me Sweet
Review by Gary Hill
This is an album of covers. However, I’ve always said that if you are going to cover something, you should make it your own. That seems to be the motto of Barbara Lusch. She’s taken a wide selection of rock songs and turned them into jazzy torch singer type numbers. For the most part, she’s been very successful. I think only one or two songs fall short of the mark. The thing is, for some reason, this makes me think of Tori Amos’ covers album. I’m not sure why, but there are similarities in my mind. I love that one, and I love this one, too.
This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2014 Volume 5 at lulu.com/strangesound.
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