20 Years of Heideroosjes has to be celebrated and since a greatest hits collection was too easy according to these guys, I am now listening to a double album called “Ode & Tribute”.
Disc 1 is all about Heideroosjes paying tribute to the bands that influenced them. Obvious choices are of course the Ramones and the Misfits but they just as easily cover Johnny Cash (yes, apparently we really did need another cover of “Ring Of Fire”), Doe Maar and Stray Cats. Hell, they even crank out a medley of Metallica songs. It’s pretty bad but it does show you exactly what these guys are all about. For twenty years they’ve been doing exactly what they wanted and they always get away with it.
On disc 2 there’s a whole slew of artists covering Heideroosjes’ songs and making them their own. Again, some acts on here are obvious choices (Peter Pan Speedrock, The Kids, The Apers) but Gorki covering “Embrace & Destroy” is odd to say the least. As is Jacqueline Govaert’s version of “Time Is Ticking Away”. Yet both of them work. As does Epica’s metal treatment of “Nothing’s Wrong”. And closing off this massive 30-song collection is Urbanus with “Ze Smelten De Paashaas”. Which makes sense because Heideroosjes got their name from one of Urbanus’ sketches.
Not everything on here is good but this is way cooler than a greatest hits collection would’ve been even despite the fact that Nailpin is featured.
Score: 7 out of 10
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