At this point, there’s no in depth analysis–most of these songs I’ve listened to only once or twice. This is the initial impression; some will grow on me, others will fade.
One thing I learned: I get locked into “the right way”. When someone covers a song that I know, I typically dislike it–or at least prefer “the original”. It doesn’t even have to be the real, historical, original–just the version I know best. (The same was true for original artists performing acapella or live versions of their song–I’d rather hear the full instrumentation, most of the time.)
Below are my initial impressions–