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This was their least memorable record? The album that includes two of the all-time D'nC classics, "Honeysuckle Blue" and "Straight To Hell"? Those two songs made an indelible mark on the collective consciousness of every rock fan here in Georgia. I guarantee that if you started to sing "Straight To Hell" on the streets of Atlanta or Athens, every man and woman over 30 within earshot would start singing along. I am not the biggest fan of this band, but I admire what Kevn Kinney has accomplished as a songwriter. He came from Milwaukee but managed to write some of the best Southern rock anthems since Lynyrd Skynyrd. Proof of the saying that it ain't where you're from, it's where you're at. And for Southern whites of a certain age, this album is where it's at.
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I really enjoy this album of covers. Micadelia has a lovely voice, and the arrangements are contemporary (Free Ride was released in 2009), but respectful of the originals. My favorites are the title track (an uptempo arrangement of Nick Drake's song), and a fun cover of "Bron Y Aur Stomp". Micadelia also does a good job on the other Led Zeppelin cover, "Going To California".
She appears young but seems to have an affinity for the Seventies: Carole King's "So Far Away", the aforementioned Nick Drake cover, George Harrison's "Long Long Long", plus three by Neil Young: "Cinnamon Girl", "The Needle and the Damage Done" and "Through My Sails" (an interesting choice, and another highlight of the album). I read that she once fronted a Neil Young cover band called Mica and the Gold Rush, and a Led Zeppelin cover band called Mica and The Other Pages. ("The Needle and the Damage Done" is a bonus track on the Free Ride album.)
More contemporary are "Hanging On The Telephone" by The Nerves (performed in a style similar to Blondie's cover); and Nirvana's "Polly" (my least favorite song on the album). Languid and moody ballads suit Mica's voice well, and the Church's "Under The Milky Way" is another example.
"Sadness" was written by Mika Sundqvist, a Finnish musician. "With Every Heartbeat" is by Swedish pop star Robyn. I think Micadelia is also from Sweden. There is only a slight trace of an accent in Mica's voice, which is clear and smooth, and has a slightly breathy tone that is pleasant to hear. The only other release by Micadelia (aside from this album) is a digital single of "Grow Old With Me," which I believe is a cover of one of John Lennon's last recorded songs.
She appears young but seems to have an affinity for the Seventies: Carole King's "So Far Away", the aforementioned Nick Drake cover, George Harrison's "Long Long Long", plus three by Neil Young: "Cinnamon Girl", "The Needle and the Damage Done" and "Through My Sails" (an interesting choice, and another highlight of the album). I read that she once fronted a Neil Young cover band called Mica and the Gold Rush, and a Led Zeppelin cover band called Mica and The Other Pages. ("The Needle and the Damage Done" is a bonus track on the Free Ride album.)
More contemporary are "Hanging On The Telephone" by The Nerves (performed in a style similar to Blondie's cover); and Nirvana's "Polly" (my least favorite song on the album). Languid and moody ballads suit Mica's voice well, and the Church's "Under The Milky Way" is another example.
"Sadness" was written by Mika Sundqvist, a Finnish musician. "With Every Heartbeat" is by Swedish pop star Robyn. I think Micadelia is also from Sweden. There is only a slight trace of an accent in Mica's voice, which is clear and smooth, and has a slightly breathy tone that is pleasant to hear. The only other release by Micadelia (aside from this album) is a digital single of "Grow Old With Me," which I believe is a cover of one of John Lennon's last recorded songs.
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