Review by Paul Monkhouse for MPM
Featuring one of the best and biggest riffs ever, ‘Barracuda’ became Heart’s signature song and the one that broke them massively into the rock world.
Now, forty-six years after the original was released, New York quartet Plush have unleashed their own, souped-up version, bringing a modern twist whilst being both faithful and respectful to the source.
First covered by singer Moriah Formica on social media during lockdown, public demand has been so high that it had to see an official release, the eviscerating lyrics are belted out with power and passion, the music as blistering as ever.
Once more, the girls from Plush have shown that they’re more than capable of taking on any other band out there. As Heart were at the time of ‘Barracuda’ first appearing, Plush are destined to fill arenas and on this form there’s no-one who can stop them.
Arguably the best cover of recent years since soon to be touring partners Disturbed took on Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘Sound of Silence’, this needs to be played loud and often. A sure thing that Ann and Nancy Wilson would approve, this is phenomenal.
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