Stephen Kramer Glickman Gives Peter Gabriel’s ‘Sledgehammer’ a Hard Rock Makeover
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Stephen Kramer Glickman, the ‘Big Time Rush’ star, injects 10,000 volts of heavy-hitting rock into Peter Gabriel’s iconic 80s anthem ‘Sledgehammer’. The release comes as Glickman gears up for his upcoming album Rhinestone Monster, accompanied by a star-studded music video.
The classic E-mu Emulator II “Shakuhachi” patch riff hits just as hard today as it did four decades ago when Peter Gabriel placed it at the start of ‘Sledgehammer’. The song was a pop masterpiece in 1986, and remains one today. Reinterpreting a track so deeply ingrained in music history calls for a distinctive approach, and Glickman delivers one with a hard-rock arrangement that turns a synth-pop mainstay into an absolute jackhammer.
Glickman packs stadium-sized energy into every sweeping riff and vocal line. His vocal performance is both commanding and polished, evoking a blend of Brad Roberts’s grounded baritone depth and Sammy Hagar’s soaring, spacious intensity. The production carries a visceral weight, giving the cover an unexpected sense of nostalgia and recalling an era when stadium rock ruled the airwaves with its bada...