ICYMI: Riley's L.A. Guns Update

Riley's L.A. Guns is officially over. After Steve Riley died, this was inevitable. Kelly Nickels posted on the band's Facebook a few days ago, making the announcement. As for Kelly himself, it sort of sounds like he is just done with the performance scene period, writing:

"...Doesn’t mean you won’t see me at some old Honky tonk joint jammin' around, but for now...we’ll have to wait and see what the future holds."

Limp Bizkit Covers The Who

Ok, I was probably living under a rock but I honestly did not know that Limp Bizkit of all bands covered The Who. And not just any cover either - we're talking "Behind Blue Eyes" here. The scary part? I kind of like the cover and think the band did a good job.

Bizkit's version is on their album Results May Vary (2003). So how did I come across this song? Completely randomly, that's how.

I was listening to my Amazon Music and was just shuffling through stations and the song came on. I was like, "What the hell is this?" and looked it up. My guess is Eric had been listening to Nu Metal or something while running and it changed my algorithm. Still, I am grateful for the discovery. Seriously.

Erik Grönwall Does Bon Jovi

Happy March! Just a few more days until Spring officially starts. Former Skid Row singer and reality TV star Erik Grönwall covered Bon Jovi awhile back and he did the band justice. "Livin' on a Prayer" is a heavily covered song no doubt, but it's hard to get right and not sound karaoke. I think Grönwall nailed it.

Tesla Respects Aerosmith Classic

As the Queen (and King) of Bring Back Glam! – I make all the topic decisions and that means you knew that an Aerosmith cover would pop-up on this list of best and unique covers.

Tesla released the album Full Throttle in 2023. The album includes the Aerosmith song “S.O.S. (Too Bad)” from the album Get Your Wings (1975).

Check out that cool Aerosmith shirt near the drum kit! Singer Jeff Keith sounds incredible here in that he matches Steven Tyler’s energy note for note. That is obviously hard to do. Mad respect.

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Nickelback Rocks Metallica Classic

You knew Metallica was going to be featured on this week’s best covers list, right? How about Nickelback doing Metallica in a very proper, very heavy way?!?

Years ago, Nickelback played the Rock Am Ring festival and covered “Sad But True.” The song works on so many levels, especially since Nickelback were directly catering to their festival audience that day. Rock Am Ring books lots of true metal acts, so Nickelback needed to deliver. If you don’t nod your head along with this cover, you’re dead inside.

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Orianthi Does AC/DC

More covers! How about some AC/DC? Everyone loves them, right? Well, most rockers do, especially the famous ones.

Guitarist Orianthi recently performed at the PRS Guitars 40th Anniversary Celebration show – and she brought out fellow guitarist and singer Dany Villarreal of The Warning to join her in a performance of AC/DC’s “Back In Black.” This is a pretty stellar performance and great duo to boot. Women rock!

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Joe Bonamassa and .38 Special

Today, a cover of “Hold On Loosely” by .38 Special. Maybe I posted this before, or maybe not, but the clip needs to be here today. Joe Bonamassa & Train recently teamed up to cover .38’s biggest hit and the results are pretty amazing. Peep the guitar solo! It’s an interesting combo of Train and Joe B., but hey, anything goes today, so why not?

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