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I watch and listen to LiliacвЂ™s covers and ask questions like вЂњhow well were they able to incorporate keyboards into songs that didnвЂ™t originally have them?вЂќ or вЂњhow well did Melody adapt her singing voice as either a tribute to or update of the original vocals, especially when singing songs originally sung by men?вЂќ. Since original songs have a songwriting component that needs to be evaluated, while covers donвЂ™t, the more important issue for covers is the arrangement. Reviewing and ranking covers is different than for original songs.

ThatвЂ™s a big part of why this re-write was made.

In my earlier ranked list, though, вЂњThe Last In LineвЂќ had not yet been covered, and вЂњMaster Of PuppetsвЂќ was bumped out of the top 10 by another Metallica cover of theirs and their original tunes, for reasons I needed to explain further but really didnвЂ™t. They did the latter first, but eventually did cover both tunes, and absolutely crushed them. I said at the time that if they really wanted to establish themselves as the new face of metal music into the 2020s, they needed to cover вЂ“ and master вЂ“ two particular songs from that era and post them on video: DioвЂ™s вЂњThe Last In LineвЂќ and MetallicaвЂ™s вЂњMaster Of PuppetsвЂќ. I recall responding to one of their videos (I think it may have been вЂњHoly DiverвЂќ) on YouTube with a comment about their penchant for doing 1980s metal particularly well. Not every cover (or original for that matter) has been perfect a few of their early covers have exposed their youth a bit but as time has gone on and they have grown up a bit more, their covers have mostly become better and better. On their live performances as well as their вЂњofficial cover music videos,вЂќ the band as a whole and Melody in particular has shown an incredible level of musicianship that is well beyond their ages. DioвЂ™s вЂњRainbow In The DarkвЂќ and then вЂњHoly DiverвЂќ. Through the various YouTube videos that have appeared since, Liliac has tackled some of the biggest and best hard rock and metal tunes, and nailed every one of them. The first one I saw was their cover of Jefferson AirplaneвЂ™s вЂњSomebody to LoveвЂќ where I was simply blown away by then-16 year old lead singer (and bassist, then) Melody taking on the iconic Grace Slick. My introduction to Liliac, like with most people, was through their covers. And they are arguably the most exciting thing to happen in the music world in the last couple of decades.

The entire band has been involved, at least to a small degree, in their songwriting. Their dad ( Florin Cristea aka вЂњPapa LiliacвЂќ) is their producer and manager and occasional songwriter however, their original music is primarily the product of Samuel and Melody, on music and lyrics, respectively. Their musical style is concentrated heavily on 1980s hard rock and metal, though theyвЂ™ve covered songs of various rock styles from the 1960s through the 1990s. So in writing this article and the companion article soon to come (Top 10 Liliac Original Songs), I separated my review of the two types of songs, and here present only their covers.ДЇor those who simply havenвЂ™t heard of them yet, Liliac (pronounced вЂњlily-ackвЂќ) is a rock band consisting of 5 siblings, currently ranging in age from 14 to 22: Samuel Cristea (22, 23 later this month) on lead guitar and backing vocals, Abigail Cristea (22 as of February 24) on drums, Melody Cristea (20, 21 in December) on lead vocals and occasional bass, Ethan Cristea (15, 16 in August) on bass and occasional rhythm guitar, and Justin Cristea (14, 15 in October) on keyboards.

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To start with, mixing the covers with the songs from their two albums of original material ( Chain Of Thorns, Queen Of Hearts) resulted in way too many вЂњhonorable mentionsвЂќ that deserve a full review. In the months since, I have had my errors (there were several of them) pointed out, new videos have made their debut, and several re-listens have resulted in a modest but noticeable change in my ranking of Liliac songs. In May of 2021, I wrote up a Liliac Top 10 which included both covers and original songs.

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