This Thursday (June 14) Bad Religion will be playing the NXNE Festival in Toronto. Apparently the Canadian Bad Religion fans aren't the only ones who are excited to see the band playing; the godless gospel band "Irreverend James and the Critical Mass Choir" can't wait either.
The band from Montreal are also playing the NXNE Festival two days after Bad Religion. When they found out that Bad Religion was going to play the same festival, they decided to cover a song during the recording of their upcoming EP:
"We started wondering what a punk anthem might sound like if it were done gospel. And what better song to cover than American Jesus? It lays out a message that deserves to be belted. So we did. [...] We’d love nothing more than for this to make it to the band’s ears. They were on the front line before it was fashionable. They are giants."
This is their take on American Jesus:
Extra tidbit: This is not the first 'unusual' Bad Religion cover...remember this one?
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posthc
The Devil In Stitches
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nice cover i love it
06/12/2012 at 08:04
nice cover i love it
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che sus
Infected
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amazing!
06/12/2012 at 06:22
amazing!
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brdanne
Billy Gnosis
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Nope gospel is not my thing, i would like to hear a Richard Cheese cover,he`s done some funny stuff.
06/12/2012 at 03:40
Nope gospel is not my thing, i would like to hear a Richard Cheese cover,he`s done some funny stuff.
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Alice
Staff
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Wow, that is brilliant. More please!
06/12/2012 at 02:49
Wow, that is brilliant. More please!
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Inatoryo
Guest
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I think this band really got it ! They are sending a cool message playing it in a gospel way. It's usually punk band that are doing covers of similar music. I checked their website and it's actually really great, even almost punk rock. Never tought Id like that kind of music.
06/11/2012 at 18:20
I think this band really got it ! They are sending a cool message playing it in a gospel way. It's usually punk band that are doing covers of similar music. I checked their website and it's actually really great, even almost punk rock. Never tought Id like that kind of music.
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Wilhelmina
Lost Pilgrim
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Why? Why would you? What the fuck? *vomits*
06/11/2012 at 15:04
Why? Why would you? What the fuck? *vomits*
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Groomits
Man With A Mission
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That is great, but I'm sad they didn't do the bridge... That would've sounded bad ass gospel style...
06/11/2012 at 14:35
That is great, but I'm sad they didn't do the bridge... That would've sounded bad ass gospel style...
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nropevolI
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awesome! the ending made me smile
06/11/2012 at 14:28
awesome! the ending made me smile
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Robo Pilgrim
Generator
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Oh mono, you stop bidding on ebay for a second and give it a chance.
06/11/2012 at 13:13
Oh mono, you stop bidding on ebay for a second and give it a chance.
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MONOLITH
Infected
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Yup. Groove Coverages girly song ain't that bad actually. Not listening to any remixes though..
06/11/2012 at 13:08
Yup. Groove Coverages girly song ain't that bad actually. Not listening to any remixes though..
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MONOLITH
Infected
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The start took so long I got bored and I started to listen to 'American Jesus' (live) by the Feisty Pirahnas instead.. Just fuckin' awesome!!!
06/11/2012 at 13:07
The start took so long I got bored and I started to listen to 'American Jesus' (live) by the Feisty Pirahnas instead.. Just fuckin' awesome!!!
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Bossae
Henchman
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PS: lets FORGET about this "unusual" cover song [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6qjpTOCn88[/url]
and its endless remixes [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2ksIDWvzvM[/url]
dont click!
06/11/2012 at 12:33
PS: lets FORGET about this "unusual" cover song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6qjpTOCn88
and its endless remixes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2ksIDWvzvM dont click! |
Some Guy
Modern Man
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Ha, that's very cool. I like BR covers that aren't acoustic or straight-up punk rock covers.
06/11/2012 at 12:30
Ha, that's very cool. I like BR covers that aren't acoustic or straight-up punk rock covers.
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Brett Religion
The Same Person
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Awesome cover! Someone tweet this to Brett, Greg and Jay! They should perform this version in Toronto and invite Irreverend James on stage!!!
PS: Let's not forget about another 'unusual' BR cover: [url=http://www.thebrpage.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6109&PID=120873&title=little-known-covers-of-br#120873]21st Century (Digital Boy) by the UMD Generics[/url].
06/11/2012 at 12:22
Awesome cover! Someone tweet this to Brett, Greg and Jay! They should perform this version in Toronto and invite Irreverend James on stage!!!
PS: Let's not forget about another 'unusual' BR cover: 21st Century (Digital Boy) by the UMD Generics. |
frod79
Generator
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fantastic.
06/11/2012 at 12:08
fantastic.
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Graffinius
The Same Person
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Wow. I really like this.
06/11/2012 at 11:51
Wow. I really like this.
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