REVISITED: The Rockin' Ramrods--"Bright Lit Blue Skies"

 I'm usually all for covers. On Before Today, the latest album from lo-fi wonderlusts Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, the group perform a cover of the Rockin' Ramrods' "Bright Lit Blue Skies." Ariel Pink does a fantastic job of recreating it and they certainly make it their own, but the Ramrods have a rawness in their original that Ariel Pink is missing. The Ramrods' recording is grainy and gritty, sounding more like a bunch of 16 year old friends recording in their garage. Although they never made it big, the Ramrods have developed a strong following in recent years and are regarded as one of the Nugget era's best bands. Take a listen.

--Mike