i am writing about the btbam releases in order of their appearances but 'the anatomy of btbam' was actually the last missing piece i added to the collection. i was never really aware of its existence but when i was informing myself about some pressing numbers of an album of them, i stumbled upon this release. it's an cover album, so actually not a real album and the reason why it eluded me that long.
when i read about it being a cover record i was thinking if i needed it at all. i don't really like cover songs. why should i listen to stuff that wasn't written by the regarding band and thus doesn't give me an impression what the band is capable of? plus the original is in 99% of the cases the better song anyway. but then i was thinking of an certain example. it doesn't connect with hardcore or metal but have you ever heard the cover of john lennon's 'imagine' by a perfect circle?
this piece proved the relevance of cover songs to me. it's so far from the original that it's hardly recognisable but written so well that the original is always present in the back of the head and i'm always in awe of the transition. considering the musical genius of btbam in their past work i expected something in the vein of said a perfect circle version. maybe that high expectations killed it for me. of course, there are some interesting choices to be found here. smashing pumkins, queen, depeche mode and pink floyd for example.
in the end btbam's interpretations are pretty close to its original counterpart. just in metal with some keys. doesn't do anything for me, i'm afraid. i'll stick to their own stuff. bought this from london's flashback record store. actually wanted to grab it when i was in london last year but didn't found the shop. discogs came to my rescue though. the presentation looks pretty nice with its two glue pocket sleeves that makes one when put together. made for rsd '13. 900 copies on clear orange double vinyl. victory records. 2006/2013.
