New takes on old tunes
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caddymanCourtesy of a colleague who has far more music available to him than he can possibly listen to on account of the freebies given out on a regular basis by such magazines as Mojo and The Word I seem to have inherited four CDs, two of which are still in their cellophane wrappers.
Each of the CDs contains a recreation of a classic album with each track covered by a different band. I am the beneficiary of three of them because he knows I am a Beatles fan, the other is a recreation of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here on a single CD by various artistes. Steve professes to detest the Floyd (poor lad, he’s so normal in other respects; he doesn’t like the Beatles over much I think, either), so I managed to grab that too.
They may turn out to be rubbish, but it will be good to have a listen to them. At least some of the tracks have to be worth the effort. I already own a couple of Beatles covers that I like better than the originals: I am the Walrus by Spooky Tooth and Dear Prudence by Siouxie and the Banshees, so I have high hopes that there will be some good renditions on these CDs (though I have never quite forgiven The Damned for their version of Help!).
Anyway. In addition to the Floyd covers, I have and album called Revolver Reloaded featuring fifteen acts I’ve never heard of, Abbey Road Now! on which I have heard of Glenn Tilbrook and Noah and the Whale, but no-one else, and Let It Be Revisited featuring twelve acts of whom I have heard of Beth Orton and Judy Collins only.
It will be interesting listening; I know what I think of the original recordings, now to see what other people have made of them…
Each of the CDs contains a recreation of a classic album with each track covered by a different band. I am the beneficiary of three of them because he knows I am a Beatles fan, the other is a recreation of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here on a single CD by various artistes. Steve professes to detest the Floyd (poor lad, he’s so normal in other respects; he doesn’t like the Beatles over much I think, either), so I managed to grab that too.
They may turn out to be rubbish, but it will be good to have a listen to them. At least some of the tracks have to be worth the effort. I already own a couple of Beatles covers that I like better than the originals: I am the Walrus by Spooky Tooth and Dear Prudence by Siouxie and the Banshees, so I have high hopes that there will be some good renditions on these CDs (though I have never quite forgiven The Damned for their version of Help!).
Anyway. In addition to the Floyd covers, I have and album called Revolver Reloaded featuring fifteen acts I’ve never heard of, Abbey Road Now! on which I have heard of Glenn Tilbrook and Noah and the Whale, but no-one else, and Let It Be Revisited featuring twelve acts of whom I have heard of Beth Orton and Judy Collins only.
It will be interesting listening; I know what I think of the original recordings, now to see what other people have made of them…
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Date: 2012-01-30 02:58 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-30 03:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-30 04:52 pm (UTC)Revolver Reloaded.
Catfish Haven: Taxman
The Handsome Family with the Rivet Gang: Eleanor Rigby
Neal Casal: I’m Only Sleeping
Sukilove: Love You To
Belarus: Here, There and Everywhere
Chris Eckman: Yellow Submarine
Mark Mulcahy: She Said She Said
Lampshade: Good Day Sunshine
Jim Reid: And Your Bird Can Sing
Michael Weston King: For No One
Luke Temple: Doctor Robert
Thea Gilmore: I Want To Tell You
Green Pajamas: Got To Get You Into My Life
Jason McNiff: Tomorrow Never Knows
Ed Harcourt: Rain
Abbey Road Now!
The Invisible: Come Together
Leisure Society: Something
Let’s Wrestle: Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
Broken Records: Oh! Darling
Jeffrey Lewis: Octopus’s Garden
Robyn Hitchcock: I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
Charlie Dore: Here Comes The Sun
Martin John Henry: Because
Glenn Tilbrook with Nine Below Zero: Never Give Me Your Money
Gomez: Sun King
Cornershop: Mean Mr Mustard/Polythene Pam
Karima Francis: She Came In Through The bathroom Window
Blue Roses: Golden Slumbers
Noah and the Whale: Carry That Weight
Loose Salute: The End
The Low Anthem: Her Majesty
Let It Be Revisited
John Grant: Two Of Us
Dennis Locorriere: Dig A Pony
Phosphorescent: Across The Universe
Beth Orton: I Me Mine/Dig It
The Amorphous Androgynous: Let It Be
C.W. Stoneking: Maggie Mae
The Besnard Lakes: I’ve Got A Feeling
James Apollo: One After 909
Judy Collins: The Long And Winding Road
Pete Molinari: For You Blue
The Jim Jones Revue: Get back
Wilko Johnson: One After 909
Return To The Dark Side Of The Moon
Gallops: Speak To Me
Our Broken Garden: Breathe
The Oscillation: On The Run
Wolf People: Time
The Last Hurrah!!: The Great Gig In The Sky
The Pineapple Thief: Money
Doug Paisley featuring Gareth and Maud Hudson: Us and Them
Matt Berry: Any Colour You Like
Neville Skelly: Brain Damage
of Arrowe Hill: Eclipse
Wish You Were Here Again
Malachai: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part One)
Beak>: Welcome To The Machine
John Foxx And The Maths: Have A Cigar
Lia Ices: Wish You Were Here
The Orb: Shine On Your Crazy Diamond (Part Two)
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Date: 2012-01-31 10:46 am (UTC)Abbey Road. Gomez and Cornershop could be ok.
The others I know you already mentioned (orton, The Orb et al).
I'm surprised at my lack of recognition : (
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Date: 2012-01-31 02:01 pm (UTC)