Reggae Artist Little Roy to Release Nirvana Covers Album – Listen Now
Monday, 15 August 2011
Written by Rob Sleigh
Jamaican solo artist Little Roy is to release a new reggae album featuring songs by legendary grunge band Nirvana. The album is called ‘Battle for Seattle’ and is due for release on 5th September. Little Roy will also be performing on the Festival Republic Stage at next weekend’s Reading and Leeds festivals, where you will be able to see him perform some of the tracks from the new album. Listen to Roy’s version of ‘Come As You Are’ below.
In a style similar to that of The Easy Star All-Stars, who have released reggae versions of Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ and Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’, ‘Battle for Seattle’ features renditions of 10 Nirvana classics, including ‘Lithium’, ‘About A Girl’ and ‘Heart Shaped Box’. Speaking about the album, producer Prince Fatty said: “We had the best intentions at heart. We had to think about it from both sides. We wanted to be respectful to Nirvana and Little Roy. He’s the real deal. We couldn’t just rip into this.”
Little Roy added: “When I listened to the lyrics as he sung them, I found it hard to pick up on what he was saying. The lyrics came too quickly for my ears and were buried in the music. It sounded to me like he was crying out. You have to listen deep to get it. The melody was always there, though, so I knew this was a chance for me to bring them up so people could really hear what Kurt was saying. People could enjoy the words of these great songs through me singing them in my reggae style – reggae fans like me who didn’t know about Nirvana would love the songs, and Nirvana fans could enjoy the music all over again.”
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