Zak Starkey and vocalist Sshh Liguz have teamed with original Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock and drummer Paul Cook for a ragged cover of the pioneering punk outfit's 1977 cut, "Problems."
The track appears on Starkey and Liguz's new project, Issues, a covers album featuring an array of guests and benefitting Roger Daltrey's Teen Cancer Program.
On the album, Starkey steps out from his usual spot behind the drum kit
— he currently performs with the Who — to play guitar while Liguz
sings.
The duo deliver a faithful, but blistering cover
of "Problems" alongside Matlock and Cook, with Liguz injecting her
melodic vocal turn with plenty of Johnny Rotten-esque snottiness.
As Starkey tells Rolling Stone, Issues was
initially pitched as a song series that paired covers with original
music, but the duo decided to take it in a different direction. "We
suggested we cut the tunes that influenced us with the original rhythm
sections from the bands we covered," Starkey says. "It turned out so
good that everyone involved thought it should be a record. So it is."
Along with Matlock and Cook, Issues also
features Mott the Hoople's Mick Ralphs playing on "All the Young
Dudes," Blondie's Clem Burke playing on "One Way Or Another" and the
Wailers' Santa Davis playing on "Get Up Stand Up," which also features
guest vocals from Eddie Vedder. A release date for Issues has yet to be announced.
Sshh Issues Track List
1. "Problems" with Paul Cook and Glen Matlock of Sex Pistols
2. "Jah War" with Dave Ruffy and Segs of the Ruts3. "Shoot Speed Kill Light/Rocks" with Darren Moonie and Simone of Primal Scream4. "All The Young Dudes" with Mick Ralphs of Mott the Hoople and Martin Chambers and Glen Matlock5. "Dominos" with Robbie Furze of Big Pink, and Twiggy and Gil Sharone from Marilyn Manson6. "One Way Or Another" with Clem Burke of Blondie7. "Back To Black" with Dale Davis and Nathan Allen of Amy Winehouse's band8. "Private Life" with Martin Chambers of the Pretenders and Glen Matlock9. "Get Up Stand Up" with Santa Davis and Fully Fullwood of Peter Tosh Word Sound & Power10. "Babylon's Burning" with Dave Ruffy and Segs of the Ruts10. "Tin Soldier" with Kenney Jones of the Small Faces
2. "Jah War" with Dave Ruffy and Segs of the Ruts3. "Shoot Speed Kill Light/Rocks" with Darren Moonie and Simone of Primal Scream4. "All The Young Dudes" with Mick Ralphs of Mott the Hoople and Martin Chambers and Glen Matlock5. "Dominos" with Robbie Furze of Big Pink, and Twiggy and Gil Sharone from Marilyn Manson6. "One Way Or Another" with Clem Burke of Blondie7. "Back To Black" with Dale Davis and Nathan Allen of Amy Winehouse's band8. "Private Life" with Martin Chambers of the Pretenders and Glen Matlock9. "Get Up Stand Up" with Santa Davis and Fully Fullwood of Peter Tosh Word Sound & Power10. "Babylon's Burning" with Dave Ruffy and Segs of the Ruts10. "Tin Soldier" with Kenney Jones of the Small Faces
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