If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “I like Led Zeppelin, but I wish their music sounded more like audio wallpaper I can enjoy while cruising the freezer section of a grocery store,” the band Train is here to help you.
According to several outlets, including Entertainment Weekly, Train will release a cover version of Led Zeppelin II, titled Train Does Led Zeppelin II. (Just in case you don’t get the concept.) The album will cover the entire original nine-song playlist, which includes Zeppelin classics like “Whole Lotta Love,” “Heartbreaker,” and “Ramble On.”
You might remember Train from such hits as “Drops of Jupiter.”
This is “Heartbreaker,” one of the songs Train will be covering. Jimmy Page’s guitar solo is considered legendary.
https://youtu.be/QelV0hx4i8c
Here is another hit from Train you might recall fondly, titled “Hey, Soul Sister.”
Much easier to decide buying Amy’s Kitchen cheese enchilada, DiGiorno’s rising crust pizza or taking a chance on Hot Pockets with Train’s pleasant fare playing in the background, isn’t it?
Widely perceived as one of the greatest rock albums of all time, Led Zeppelin II was released in 1969, and was the band’s first record to reach No. 1 in the U.S. and U.K. Train Does Led Zeppelin II will be available at your local Starbucks, setting itself up as an impulse buy for those waiting for their barista to finish whipping up that half-caf caramel macchiato. You can also pre-order the record on vinyl or CD through Crush Music. The cover album will be released on June 3.
Oh, let’s just keep hammering at this. Here is Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love,” which you might not hear at Starbucks.
https://youtu.be/Q0utAHY3xo4
OK, it’s easy to poke fun at Train, especially in regards to how unlike Led Zeppelin their music sounds. But maybe we should applaud the band’s ambition. I mean, they could have taken a stab at The Monkees or something like that. And as much as we might mock this, Train is probably going to move a ridiculous amount of music by having this cover album available at Starbucks.
Personally, I think it’d be easier on people if they could hide the purchase among other household items while shopping at Target or Walmart. But if you want to buy this album in public, Train and Starbucks are making you boldly stand by that choice. At least the barista won’t call out your name (and mispronounce it, of course) with the CD purchase.
