Take Cover - Queensryche

I have a lot of CD's in this collection, and something that I wonder about is a perception people might have going through it that I like everything I have. Well, generally people don't have things they don't like. But this isn't like that. I don't like this album. Which is odd, as before it came out, I was REALLY looking forward to it. The reason is most cover albums by established artists are full of songs I don't care about. Not the case here. This was packed with songs I wanted to hear covers of. Here's what I was looking forward to:

Welcome to the Machine - Pink Floyd
Innuendo - Queen
Neon Knights - Black Sabbath
Synchronicity II - The Police
Bullet the Blue Sky - U2

These are all songs I REALLY REALLY like by the original bands. The ones by U2 & the Police could be called my all time favorite tracks by those bands. Then I got the CD, and was disappointed. I can't really tell you why on most of them, but on a whole I don't like this album. Now it's not worthless, the Police & Black Sabbath covers are quite good, but I was let down by the others I listed. In particular, the U2 cover. Oh dear god - it was AWFUL! I bloody love Bullet the Blue Sky. It's a fantastic song. Not this version.

Yuck.

Actually, I'm writing this in April of 2008, after having gotten it originally in November. My opinion has toned down since I first got it when I had some genuine irritation at the album. I'm now filing it under "not that good", but I don't hate it like I did when I first got it.

They say these kinds of things are for "Queensryche die hards". I am one, and I didn't like it. A better album title might have been "Run for Cover".