When I see “Today Was a Fairytale” I think of Taylor Swift’s upbeat country love song. That is defiantly not what I got when I saw Amyst’s cover of this song. Taylor Swift and Amyst are what you call polar opposites. Yet, I like their version for the sheer fact that I like a screamo post hardcore sound and growling. I think it’s pretty awesome when a band does a cover of a song from a completely different genre then what they're used to. I like to hear the different variations of songs; Amyst definitely performed “Today was a Fairytale” differently, to say the least. In the introduction, the vocals are okay, and when it gets to the first set of growling you kind of get lost and forget what song it is, but once you pass that point you can feel the connection between this version and the original. The addition of the techno beats at about 2:30 minutes threw me off the first time I listened to it, but when I listened to it again you can see that the change blends and somewhat lightens up the intensity of the song; making it like the more composed original version. All in all, Amyst’s version of “Today Was a Fairytale” was intriguing.
Well done Amyst, you get 4 Sexploding Ears out of 5.
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