Nach dem tragischen Tod von NO USE FOR A NAME Frontmann Tony Sly vor fuenf Jahren veroeffentlicht Fat Wreck Chords mit "Rarities Vol. 1: The Covers" eine Kollektion aller Non-Album-Coversongs, die die kalifornische Skatepunkband je veroeffentlicht hatte. Am 11. August erscheint das Album mit dreizehn Coversongs, darunter Originale von MISFITS, SUBLIME, DEPECHE MODE oder KISS.
Von Seiten des ehemaligen Drummers Rory Koff heisst es zum Release:
"Over the years, No Use always had a fun time recording a great cover song. A few of these are masterpieces, with the studio magic of Ryan Greene, such as “Dream Police” by Cheap Trick. Of course, every California punk band MUST do a Misfits cover to honor their roots. We were huge fans and here, we laid down our version of “Hybrid Moments.” The song “Selwyn’s Got a Problem” was for a not-so-major movie—produced by Joe Escalante of The Vandals—called Cake Boy. It was our take on D.I.’s “Johnny’s Got a Problem,” strangely, with Matt Riddle singing instead of Tony Sly. After Bradley Nowell of Sublime passed away, we were asked to do a cover for a tribute comp honoring him. We had a long history of touring and friendship with Sublime and were honored to do the classic song, “Badfish.” The song “Fairytale of New York” is the original version we recorded with Meegan Lair (singer of the San Jose band Soda) on guest vocals. Tony and Chris Shiflett were massive Pogues fans and insisted on recording this song as our tribute to them. We played it all over the world and it became a fan favorite because we always had guest singers. One track in particular was done in one take with no practice: “Beth” by Kiss. You also get to hear two great guitarists in Chris Shiflett and Dave Nassie on this release, along with rare vocals by Matt Riddle. Most importantly, of course, is more Tony Sly! So here you are, the No Use for a Name covers album. Enjoy!"
| 01: | Turning Japanese | ||
| 02: | Hybrid Moments | ||
| 03: | I’ve Heard | ||
| 04: | Selwyn’s Got a Problem | ||
| 05: | Enjoy the Silence | ||
| 06: | Badfish | ||
| 07: | Dream Police | ||
| 08: | Fairytale of New York | ||
| 09: | Making Our Dreams Come True | ||
| 10: | 1945 | ||
| 11: | Don’t Cry for Me Argentina | ||
| 12: | The Munsters’ Theme | ||
| 13: | Beth |
