Queensr˙che are to release 'Take Cover' a collection of cover versions, next month.
The tracklist contains a collection of songs, that range from Black Sabbath and The O'Jays to Italian opera
and Broadway musical.
Singer Geoff Tate said that recording the album gave the band a chance to relax and have some fun. "During sound checks, Stone and Michael like to play 'name that riff,' and sometimes the whole band joins in. That's really the way this album came together too. We got together and started playing songs to each other,
and then we picked our favorites."
The eclectic list of songs reflects the members' broad tastes and includes a few
surprising selections such as 'Heaven On Their Minds' from the hit musical Jesus Christ Superstar, the O'Jays R&B classic 'For Love Of Money' and an operatic epic originally performed by the Italian duo of Carlo Marrale and Cheope, 'Odissea'. On the subject of the latter Tate said, "I really like this song because there is a lot for a singer to sink
his teeth into, plus I got a chance to sing in Italian, which was interesting considering I don't speak a word of it."
The tracklist for 'Take Cover' is:
'Innuendo' (Queen )
'Bullet The Blue Sky' - Live (U2)
'Synchronicity II' (Police)
'For What It's Worth' (Buffalo Springfield)
'Welcome To The Machine' (Pink Floyd)
'Red Rain' (Peter Gabriel)
'Neon Knights' (Black Sabbath)
'Almost Cut My Hair' (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
'Heaven On Their Minds' (Jesus Christ Superstar)
'For The Love Of Money' (The O'Jays)
'Odissea' (Carlo Marrale & Cheope)
The band have the following UK shows lined up for November and December:
November
22, Leicester De Montfort Hall
23, Cambridge Corn Exchange
24, Ipswich Regent
26, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
27, Birmingham Academy
28, Cardiff St. David's Hall
30, Glasgow Academy
December
1, Aberdeen Music Hall
2, Newcastle City Hall
4, Sheffield City Hall
5, Manchester Apollo
6, Liverpool University
8, Bristol Colston Hall
9, Southhampton Guildhall
10, Exeter University
12, Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
13, London Hammersmith Apollo