Free Ben Lee!
by 
lkatulka on August 25th, 2007
It’s not unusual for musos to include a cover version or two in their live show or as B-sides. But you rarely see performers cover entire albums. Yet that’s exactly what Australia’s resident oddball, Ben Lee, has done.
When Ben flew from LA to Sydney recently, he decided to give Against Me’s album, New Wave, a spin. A love affair, and new project, was born.
“I fell in love with the album. Really. Like, couldn’t stop listening to it,” Ben wrote in his blog. “I wondered to myself how these songs would sound acoustically.”
He wondered so much that he decided to record the entire album.
If you’re already a fan of the heavier original disc, Ben’s recordings will shed a new light on these songs. I must admit, I didn’t know the songs, but I was instantly drawn to “Borne on the FM Waves of the Heart” and “Thrash Unreal.”
You can stream the tracks individually, or download the entire album, from Ben Lee’s website. It’s free, so why not give it a listen?
Image source: Ben Lee website
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2 opinions for Free Ben Lee!
Aug 26, 2007 at 1:29 am
I swear, is this Ben fellow an Oz god or something? Every time I turn around there he is. It is a little strange to cover a whole album. I wonder… has that actually been done (thinking) I don’t know. I’ll think some more. Since it’s free and all I may have to give old Ben a whirl (not literally, more in the listen to sense). Wait! I’ve got one, but it’s lame. Cheap Trick covered all of Sargent Pepper (but in concert — recorded, I don’t know) they also did another Beatles album. Talk about a crime.
Aug 26, 2007 at 6:58 am
*lol* Ben’s a pretty interesting guy, which is why he seems to find himself popping up here on a regular basis :-). Not quite god status - he’s not quite mainstream enough for that - but he’s certainly got something.
I can’t recall anyone covering an entire album and recording it either. I’d love to find out whether it’s a first! The less that’s said about Cheap Trick’s latest live endeavours the better ;-).
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