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Oh yeah - I heard this a while ago. My sister dragged me along to some rock festival a year and half ago (was tempted by finally getting to see Smashing Pumpkins who was headlining) and they were one of the bands playing a smaller stage. Based on a couple songs we heard on the radio driving there I thought they might not be bad - didn't have high hopes or anything, but thought it would at least be interesting. It wasn't - they were terrible live. Their Lucretia cover wasn't out yet either.
I actually don't mind this cover as much as others I've heard - I think the instrumentation is interesting actually. If only I could get an instrumental version without the vocals - the vocals sound very flat and soulless to me. Course any time I've heard a cover of Lucretia (this Black Light Burns one, or the Alkaline Trio cover) it always sounds very subdued to me, doesn't sound so chugging or almost epic at times. It's almost as if it get toned down and "smoothed out" a bit. Course I might be just a bit biased in my opinion too.
...with the wind in our face and our arms open wide...