OK - mine finally came today, and it's had 3 listens already whilst I've been at work... here's what I think.
1 God Gave Me Gravity - In Flight Program - It's pretty good... I know there were some arguments a couple of months ago about the fact that some of the tracks were TOO faithful to the original, but that's not always a bad thing. Am very impressed with the crunchy guitar work and the timekeeping, which can't have been easy, is great! Not a huge fan of the vocals, though. 7/10
2 Choice - The Killerest Expression - It's turned into heavy metal-lite, but that's OK. It surprisingly seems to work - to an extent. The bassist is trying very hard isn't he? 6/10
3 Ultraviolet - Tom Vek - It was a pretty messed up time signature in the first place, but now Tom's gone and fucked it up even more. I love it though - a good example of what can be done if people try something a little bit different. Only reservation is that the distorted guitar at the end isn't crunchy enough, but that's just nit picking. 9/10
4 Sports Cars and Devil Worship - Stapleton - It was with a mix of excitement and dread that I listened to this one for the first time. One of my favourite Cable tunes done by one of my current favourite bands. At first I thought that the vocals were a little bit weak, but after repeated listens, you get used to it. Stapleton couldn't have made the song any better than it was though, and they've not done it nearly as well as Cable, so that's why it's getting an 8/10 instead of a 10.
5 Bluebirds Are Blue - My Awesome Compilation - Nah... I still don't like it, sorry. The vocals are really weak. Some might say that Matt's voice wasn't the strongest, but I can't get my head around this one. I know I couldn't do any better, but I don't have any tracks released on a tribute album to one of the best bands this country has spawned.
3/10
6 Signature Tune - Knives - Aaaaahhhh.... Cable v Helmet. What a prospect that would be. This is as close as you're going to get I think though. It's really good - I'm impressed. Remaining faithful to the original, but not overly so. I obviously don't own any other stuff by Knives, but this sounds as if they've turned the song into their own. It's not theirs obviously, but I doubt they'd want it any other way either. 8/10
7 Freeze The Atlantic - Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. - My God, he's twee isn't he? Sounds like Cable being played at a poolside bar in Magaluf. Might find it's way onto elevator music of the future. I liked it when I first heard it months ago... perhaps I'm just in a bad mood. 3/10
8 Honolulu - Swound! - Isn't this just Cable in a live session? A beat-for-beat-word-for-word cover, it's true, but it's really good. I'm just waiting for my favourite bit of the song before I give it a mark. It's currently at 7/10. ('....and I just want you, to take me for a RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE!!!!!'). I like. 9/10.
9 Do The Tube - The League of blah blah blah blah blah - What a crock of shit. Was the drummer inside a ball of bubble wrap? Fucking hell. Blasphemy. Fucking hell. Go back to your own bands and stop ruining it for others. 0/10.
10 Sale of the Century - Lost Alone - I'm sorry... did he just go 'Ugh' before the second verse? Yes. He did. I like this one, despite that. My eyes are starting to hurt because this font is too small. Let's speed things up. 7/10
11 The Clairvoyant - Econoline - That's more like it. I didn't even like this song when Cable did it, but now I do. Well done, chaps. 8/10
12 Oubliette - Fixit Kid - Not sure if he's singing the right words, but then again, I don't know if Matt ever did. Very good. Etc... 7/10
13 Song 1 - Tellison - I love the way he says 'weary', 'ready' and 'buried'. This one is brilliant. It's grown on me a lot over the months. But is it better than Tom Vek? No. But it's just as good. 9/10
14 Comprendez? - Pocket Promise - "Woo-woos" and 'Woah-oahs" aside, this is pretty good. Aside from the bit where the vocals all but disappear. And don't blame my headphones, they were expensive. 7/10
15 Souvenir - Dave House - How old is Dave House? He sounds about 12. Makes me realise how good the original is - and I don't mean it in a bad way - just a rediscovery kind of way. 6/10.
I'm going home now.
