I guess the original is either in a different key or slightly off key or Neil does smth weird with his voice because both this and the excellent Buddy Miles version has something off about the vocals (not necessarily in a bad way) particularly on the "when you could be taking me for a riiiiiide" line
― niels, Friday, 30 March 2018 07:52 (six years ago) link
KD Lang - HelplessNeko Case - Dreaming man
― while my dirk gently weeps (symsymsym), Friday, 30 March 2018 17:02 (six years ago) link
Ida - Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere
― that's not my post, Friday, 30 March 2018 20:38 (six years ago) link
Chris Forsyth - Don't Be Denied
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6dUriWmnh
― Brad C., Wednesday, 11 July 2018 16:50 (six years ago) link
https://chrisforsyth1.bandcamp.com/track/dont-be-denied
― Brad C., Wednesday, 11 July 2018 16:51 (six years ago) link
Roxy Music's "Like A Hurricane" is so incredible, it sounds like a Roxy song, even the lyrics ("Once I thought I saw you, in crowded, hazy bar") seem like Roxy lyrics.
That and Killdozer's "Cinnamon Girl", which points for having, some how, and even more inept rhythm section that the Horse
― chr1sb3singer, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 18:05 (six years ago) link
Does CSNY doing Down By The River at Balboa park in 1969 count as a cover? Never sure if the writer is on board.Anyway 19 minutes of guitar burn including a hypnotically repetitive element from one of the players.NOt sure if it is available anywhere legally yet but it does circulate on bootleg which is why i've heard it.
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 19:19 (six years ago) link
think Y is on that one
― tylerw, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 19:26 (six years ago) link
no what I meant was never sure if it counts as a cover if the writer/original artist is onboard i.e. later band with writer as central player or contemporary alternative band to the main one the artist is known for when artist is a permanent player in both bands.
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 19:47 (six years ago) link
Intuitive call: I probably wouldn't count that, but I would count Neil joining R.E.M. for their cover of "Ambulance Blues" (some fan-club record put out by R.E.M., with a great lyric change to accommodate Bill Clinton).
― clemenza, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 19:56 (six years ago) link
Definitely Tori Amos Philadelphia
― Ross, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 22:02 (six years ago) link
was never sure if it counts as a cover if the writer/original artist is onboard
omg I got into an epic argument w my bass player years ago about this very subject when he insisted on calling Spiritualized's version of "Lord Can You Hear Me" a cover, because Spiritualized is ostensibly a "different" band than Spacemen 3, even though both feature Jason Pierce and it's his song
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 22:04 (six years ago) link
i mean, if you wrote a song and you are performing it, it's not a cover, right?
― tylerw, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 22:47 (six years ago) link
my point exactly
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 22:49 (six years ago) link
Yeah just never sure if you could cover yourself years later since you're going to be in a different context, chronologically at least and probably mentally. maybe in terms of style too. & playing style with different players in your band is likely to change a bit or at least the surroundings will. So what word would you use to differentiate between different versions?
With CSN there's a lot more melodic guitar burn. I thought the version that's shown in the Big Sur film was really nice for that and the Balboa park version is much longer.
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 22:54 (six years ago) link
has the undisputed truth's "down by the river" hit this thread yet?
― Arch Bacon (rushomancy), Thursday, 12 July 2018 02:33 (six years ago) link
So what word would you use to differentiate between different versions?
performance
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 12 July 2018 12:26 (six years ago) link
you're going to be in a different context, chronologically at least and probably mentally
this different context is happening continuously, from writing the song, to demoing it, to rehearsing it, to recording it, to touring it, etc. i would even argue there is no "original context" for a song outside the abstracting of an official record release, which is still a document of a single performance.
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 12 July 2018 12:30 (six years ago) link
have we done simply red's 'mellow my mind' yet? i heard it in a hotel lobby while jetlagged out of my mind a few months ago and had something close to a psychotic break in responsehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOfWPsFpuHY
― look, you’re just gonna get gravy on the baby sometimes 🤷♂️ (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 12 July 2018 12:31 (six years ago) link
really disappointing that mick chooses not to emulate neil's wobbly, off-key delivery of 'railroad traaaaaaaack' tbh
― look, you’re just gonna get gravy on the baby sometimes 🤷♂️ (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 12 July 2018 12:34 (six years ago) link
Boz Scaggs - On the Beach
― Brad C., Wednesday, 1 August 2018 23:42 (six years ago) link
oh nice, just released
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Wednesday, 1 August 2018 23:52 (six years ago) link
very good, thanks
― niels, Thursday, 2 August 2018 09:18 (six years ago) link
58. the meters - 'birds'
― jlgt, Saturday, January 16, 2010 7:21 AM (eight years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
just heard this for the first time, way prettier than anything i've heard from the meters. they did down by the river too if you're more into their usual funk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH9-1RV5j7s
― ant banks and wasp (voodoo chili), Thursday, 9 August 2018 18:24 (six years ago) link
i'm going to see eleventh dream day play ZUMA on saturdaycan't wait!!!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 9 August 2018 18:26 (six years ago) link
that meters track sounds real quality. im really into the built 2 spill cortez the killer cover lately. i mean its just basically like 20 minutes of loud guitars whats not to like.
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Thursday, 9 August 2018 18:30 (six years ago) link
that eleventh dream day thang looks awesome.
in other newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77Ycxql63nY&feature=youtu.be
― tylerw, Thursday, 9 August 2018 18:37 (six years ago) link
hmmm https://youtu.be/77Ycxql63nY
anyone done a Youtube playlist or similar of these? A project for the weekend maybe...
― Neil S, Thursday, 9 August 2018 18:45 (six years ago) link
do it
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Thursday, 9 August 2018 18:45 (six years ago) link
work is p quiet at the moment, I'll have a look tomorrow...
― Neil S, Thursday, 9 August 2018 18:47 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBVkKcQJu5A
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 9 August 2018 18:50 (six years ago) link
nice. one cover the length of 4 tony molina songs
― ant banks and wasp (voodoo chili), Thursday, 9 August 2018 19:01 (six years ago) link
hehe Neil is probably the one note guitar solo kingMeters cover is great - why are there so many good soul covers of Neil? doesn't seem like he was too into that scene?
― niels, Friday, 10 August 2018 08:15 (six years ago) link
New ones appear all the time, but I thought I knew pretty much every big-name Neil cover done before The Bridge, at least. Somehow this one slipped by me until I bought the album at a record show today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7fxxJIm-A4
Not very good.
― clemenza, Sunday, 9 December 2018 22:14 (five years ago) link
I think I actually prefer it to the original! An entire album of Neil songs in that style would get a bit much though.
― GG Allin: The Musical (Matt #2), Sunday, 9 December 2018 22:36 (five years ago) link
Just Like Me, Nowadays Clancy Just Wants To Be (Close To You)
― The Greta Van Gerwig (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 9 December 2018 22:38 (five years ago) link
clemenza, have you heard this ?
https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3366656313_10.jpg
https://anonymouschoir.com/album/anonymous-choir-sings-neil-youngs-after-the-gold-rush
― budo jeru, Sunday, 9 December 2018 22:54 (five years ago) link
The original's not a favourite, so that figures in. I actually really like their "Ticket to Ride" cover (same album--it was originally released as Offering, then re-released a few months later as Ticket to Ride when that became a minor hit).
No! Thanks--will order that for sure.
― clemenza, Sunday, 9 December 2018 22:56 (five years ago) link
Clancy's such a weird-ass song to have inspired so many period covers (I think like three or four besides the Carpenters one).
― The Greta Van Gerwig (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 9 December 2018 23:00 (five years ago) link
Including--I could be wrong--the first Neil cover ever, Fever Tree's version of "Clancy" in 1968.
― clemenza, Sunday, 9 December 2018 23:22 (five years ago) link
Clancy fucking sucks wtf
― calstars, Sunday, 9 December 2018 23:34 (five years ago) link
there's also joni mitchell's 1967 radio recording of "sugar mountain" which is cool
featured here, along with many other covers mentioned itt: https://www.mixcloud.com/aquariumdrunkard/hello-mr-soul-neil-young-covers-1967-1978/
― budo jeru, Sunday, 9 December 2018 23:37 (five years ago) link
67? Wow that’s early. Maybe Neil “gave” it to her?
― calstars, Sunday, 9 December 2018 23:50 (five years ago) link
Maybe Fever Tree's was the first one to make it onto a record. If anyone knows one earlier (March 28, 1968), please post.
― clemenza, Sunday, 9 December 2018 23:57 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfeIk5XKnf8
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Friday, 10 January 2020 18:48 (four years ago) link
The Sylvester links don't work upthread, so just adding. It's *so* good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS_dmViKZXI
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 10 January 2020 23:45 (four years ago) link
A different take on After the Gold Rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2XcBL6kWn8
― that's not my post, Sunday, 12 January 2020 17:52 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2suWODDn08&pbjreload=10&fbclid=IwAR1RfJ5JeLNDGfFq0YWXGoGveJEX8B8pc5XQG3Hyry-WclgHQws3juZsOsU
― clemenza, Saturday, 14 March 2020 23:56 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2suWODDn08
(I was trying to post a Facebook link.)
― clemenza, Saturday, 14 March 2020 23:58 (four years ago) link