Independent hard rock band Of Limbo has revisited a classic Van Halen song for its latest single.
The band unveiled its cover of Van Halen’s ‘Finish What Ya Started‘ Friday, along with the song’s companion video. Originally featured in Van Halen’s 1988 album, OU812, the song was one of four singles spawned from the record, which was also vocalist Sammy Hagar’s second album fronting the band. The song peaked at #13 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and #2 on the magazine’s Mainstream Rock Chart.
Of Limbo paid full tribute to the source material both in regard to the song and its companion video, the only difference being that Of Limbo’s take is an acoustic presentation. The video is presented in exactly the same style as that for the video for the original song, too.
Front man and founding member Jake Davies talked about the creation of the song and its video in a prepared statement.
Jason Klein (formerly of Butcher Babies), our “Unplugged” bassist, brought us this one and we knew we had to do it. said Davies. “Van Hagar at their best! It’s a true “hound-dog” masterpiece. We would never try to improve on their perfection. But we did take a couple liberties with the song here and there!”
Of the video, Davies said, “We just wanted to have fun and recreate the classic Van Halen video. We played around a little bit to make it a version our fans have come to expect. Other than that, we just followed their lead and hit up a couple babes (Internet sensations Heather Leather and Lindsey Ferrari) to dress up like rocker cowgirls while we danced around and sang along. There might have been some tequila involved…”
Of Limbo’s cover of the Van Halen classic is featured in the band’s forthcoming “Unplugged” album, which is expected for release this summer. The record’s release date and more information is under consideration.
In other news, Of Limbo has a pair of concerts coming up in support of that record. Those dates are noted below:
Live Shows
Friday, April 18th @ 4th Street Vine – Long Beach, CA (Acoustic)
Saturday, May 3rd @ The 3 Clubs – Hollywood, CA (Full band/Electric)
More information on Of Limbo’s new single, video and upcoming live dates is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
Website: https://oflimbo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oflimbo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oflimbo
