By: Clay
Have you ever noticed that people who take karaoke a little too seriously tend to choose their song choices based on their ability to mimic the original singer's voice? Does that make sense? Since they think they sound like, say for example, Eddie Vedder, they only do Pearl Jam songs? Or if they are alright at putting a little twang in their voice, they stick to country?
Well, that's what we get from Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo on his 2005 album Covering The Bases. The album features covers of "Slide," "Everlong," and "Plush" among others. All the songs he chose feature Bronson on guitar and mimic the exact same voice and singing style as the original artist. So basically we have no idea what Bronson's actual voice sounds like. Come on. I'm really good at making loud, wet farts when I shit, but you don't see me doing a cover album of Mumford and Sons.
Covering The Bases only cost me a buck at Dollar Tree. Now, I'm not sure what it says about me shopping for CDs at Dollar Tree, but I damn sure know what it means to have your album being sold there right next to James Blunt and Drew's Famous Party Music. It means you suck.
To sum it up, this is baseball's version of Glee with the only exception being that Bronson's form of brain and ear cancer is treatable by not listing to it. Unfortunatly, Glee won't go away. Maybe if Bronson was singing in a wheelchair and had some mild form of retardation... on second thought, no.
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