Cover Yourself

Performer: Blues Traveler
Engineer: Jim Eno
Producer: Jim Eno
Distributor: RED Distribution

Notes: Personnel: John Popper (vocals, harmonica); Jono Manson (vocals); Dav�d Garza (guitar); Ben Wilson (keyboards); Jim Eno (percussion). Audio Mixer: Jim Eno. Recording information: Public Hi-Fi, Austin, TX. As the title of this 2007 outing implies, Blues Traveler "covers itself" on these 11 songs, offering up reworked acoustic versions of many of its finest tunes. While the tracks aren't radical reinterpretations, some tunes stray a fair amount from their original counterparts, most notably "But Anyway," which becomes a driving, piano-led affair, and the lively "Runaround," a number that benefits from a boisterous horn section.

Blues Traveler personified the second wave of jam bands that arose in the late '80s and early '90s. It was the Grateful Dead that turned the idea of playing a different, heavily improvised set of its tunes every night into a fine art. Like the Dead, Blues Traveler employs a hybrid of a number of classic American styles, from country to folk and blues, delivered in an idiosyncratic style. Led by the mighty singer/harp player John Popper, Blues Traveler had personality and appeal, but it wasn't until their hit "Runaround" that the group was catapulted into the public eye.

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