Never Judge a Book by it's Cover!

Okay, so I was wrong--sue me!

 

 

   I few weeks ago, I learned that the old saying, 'Never judge a

   book by it's cover' is oh, so true. A friend of mine said she'd just

   heard a song by the punkish band 'Disturbed'. Now, as soon as I

   heard 'Disturbed' I had already dismissed it, not only

   because I don't care for their type of music, but also because it

   was covering 'Sound of Silence' by Simon and Garfunkel.

   I figured with a punkish band, their interpretation would leave me

   cold, and as soon as I looked it up on Google, my prejudice

   seemed to be confirmed. The singer looked like he could compete

   in a fishing derby with his face. A ring was jutting out

   just below his bottom lip. So I started the video, with a certainty I

   wouldn't like it, and what I heard floored me. It was incredible!

   The guy's voice was about as far from punk as you could get. I

   kept waiting for the screaming punk explosion, but it

   never came. It started off beautiful, and stayed that way

   throughout. His vocals, while they became more powerful as the

   song progressed, never strayed into freak

   territory. I can honestly say it's one of the best songs I've ever

   heard.I heartily give it three thumbs up!

        I also have listened to them since I wrote this, and they're not

   punk, like I had assumed, but they sound metal, 'doh!'