Search - Russ Pay :: Closer Still: A Tribute to Joy Division

Stunning disaster

Jason | Washington DC | 05/04/2001

(1 out of 5 stars)

"In my mind this is an attempt to be Ian Curtis for a day, an obsessed JD fan (and there are, were, and probably always will be obsessed fans) finally having his childhood dream come true, kind of strange, kind of sad. Why do I say this? These songs are instrumentally so close to the originals so therefore are either a weak, poor copy or a failed attempt at interpretation. Many people have attempted (some more successful than others) to cover JD songs, and most have interpreted the songs by forming them into their own idea, this is not the case here by a long shot. Compared to the versions offered by SWANS, Codeine, Galaxy 500 or Roy Montgomery, this CD is nothing more than an embarrassment. Why listen to this when you can hear the real thing???"

You've lost the plot dude......

The Ledge | Redruth, Cornwall United Kingdom | 12/20/2001

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I used to be a good friend of Russ Pay - I hope he reads this review. Sort your (...) life out mate. You used to be a great musician and an inspiration to all that played with you. This is just a pile of toss. All I can say is that the money must have been good - or that George is feeding you too many narcotics. Sorry mate - it's (horrible) - however you probably already know that..."