16 Stories - New American Musicals - Collection of 16 previously unrecorded songs written by award-winning musical theatre creators from around the world and recorded by The Australian Discovery Orchestra, conducted by Kevin Purcell. Writers (unconfirmed): Nikko Benson, Andre Catrini, Joe Chindamo, Craig Christie, Christopher Dimond, Scott Dreier, Joel Evans, Michael J. Farina, Anne Gasko, Adam Gwon, Oliver Houser, Victor Kazan, Peter Kellogg, Michael Kooman, Drew Lane, Greg Nabours, Jess Newman, Alan Schmuckler, Marcus Stevens, Clayton Walker, Stephen Weiner, Sam Willmott. Performers: Stephanie Adams, Mariana Bravo, Chris Dwan, Claire DeJean, Michael D Elia, Scott Dreier, Michael J. Farina, Madeleine Featherby, Sarah Krauss, Adrian Li Donni, Jenni Little, Marc Mackinnon, Michael McCorry Rose, Anouska Taylor. Released 3/4/22.
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Limp Bizkit s Rollin (Air Raid Vehicle) made quite a splash when it first emerged in the fall of 2000. So it makes sense that, 20-odd years on, there d be several Rollin cover versions rolling around the internet. But who knew there were renditions of the song performed in so many different styles?
Classical, lounge, country, parody, metalcore these are just a few of the disparate genres through which a range of performers have put their stamp on the single from the Fred Durst-led rap-rockers third studio album,
The best ones many Limp Bizkit fans have likely heard before: There s the country-western version from Robyn Adele Anderson that went viral last year, a piano and vocal take by The Lounge Kittens. Then, of course, there are covers in the rock vein that still manage to add some oomph to the original, such as a blistering version by the Japanese metal act Crystal Lake.