BEST TRIBUTE COMPILATION

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What is your favorite TRIBUTE ALBUM?

― Link Missing, Wednesday, 8 January 2003 03:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Whenever the Raunchy Young Lepers tribute album comes out. And it will, one day.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 03:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Vol puor Sidney (Bechet) - with Lol Coxhill, British Summertime Ends, Han Bennink et al on Nato, early 90s - wasn't half bad

'bout Nothing ever was, anyway (Annette Peacock) - Crispell/Motioan/G.Peacock - am still undecided, tho

BTW: how's that Gainsbourg disk in the Great Jewish Music series?

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 03:34 (twenty-three years ago)

MEANS TO AN END (Joy Division)
ENCONIUM (Led Zeppelin)
A PUNK TRIBUTE (to the Clash)
RISE AND FALL (Iggy Pop)

― Tristan Nola, Wednesday, 8 January 2003 03:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Living, Loving, Played (Women doing Led Zeppelin Songs)

Beat the Retreat (The songs of RIchard Thompson....great WALL OF DEATH by REM and TURNING OF THE TIDE by Bob Mould)

― Questor, Wednesday, 8 January 2003 03:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Not that I've heard the Shaggs tribute album, but don't you think the RYL tribute album will turn out flat? Unless you can get a lot of really high-profile and unlikely bands performing on it -- I mean, I'd love to hear, say, Sting's take on "Long-Time Lesbians".

― Chris P (Chris P), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 04:01 (twenty-three years ago)

If I Were A Carpenter...

and Means to an End is ace too, and probably better song-for song, but it doesn't have the scary-as-hell SY cover of Superstar

― jm (jtm), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 04:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye (Roky Erikson) - has a batch of good covers overall - starts and finishes with Reverberation (Doubt) - the former by ZZ Top, the latter by The Jesus And Mary Chain - and Top's take is v.vigorous

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 04:07 (twenty-three years ago)

IF I WERE A CARPENTER is great, especially the Shonen Knife version of ON TOP OF THE WORLD.

― Justine, Wednesday, 8 January 2003 04:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Carpenters one seconded, and a vote for that Smiths one with "The Light 3000" and Supergrass's "SGABTO" on it.

― Charlie (Charlie), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 05:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Dynamite With A Laserbeam

― Dave Fischer, Wednesday, 8 January 2003 05:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Agree with 'Where the pyramid meets the eye'. There's some good stuff on the Gram Parsons one from a couple of years ago too.

― James Ball (James Ball), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 11:35 (twenty-three years ago)

The Gainsbourg one has some good stuff on it, esp. Ikue Mori's "Pauvre Lola." But I'm going to have to go with "Red Hot + Blue"... oh what a pity that the Fall tribute never came out (my fault)...

― Douglas (Douglas), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 11:49 (twenty-three years ago)

"Heaven & Hell" - Velvet Underground tribute
If I Were a Carpenter would be flawless if it didn't have "Bless the Beasts & the Children" on it.

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 12:10 (twenty-three years ago)

The Rocket Girl tribute to Spacemen 3, DUUUUUH!!!

Second the 13th Floor Elevators tribute album, mmmmmmm.

― kate, Wednesday, 8 January 2003 12:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Rutles Highway Revisited!!!!!!

Heaven & Hell was rather skewed towards dull copies I thought. Pyramid Meets The Eye had some better stuff.

But seriously Rutles Highway Revisited.

― tigerclawskank, Wednesday, 8 January 2003 13:06 (twenty-three years ago)

3rd the Roky tribute. Also like the Tom T Hall tribute, the Merle Haggard one, and Sam the Sham ("Turban Renewal").

― pauls00, Wednesday, 8 January 2003 13:34 (twenty-three years ago)

This Is Where I Belong, trib to Ray Davies & the Kinks is swell. Great performances from QOTSA, Fountains of Wayne, Jonathan Richman, Matthew Sweet (who I normally don't really like), Lambchop, etc. A few duds, but overall, a notch above typical tribs.

― Horace Mann, Wednesday, 8 January 2003 14:37 (twenty-three years ago)

There are some good tracks on 'Deadicated', the Grateful Dead tribute. 'Estimated Prophet' by Burning Spear, 'Deal' by Dr John, 'Bertha' by Los Lobos, 'Friend of the Devil' by Lyle Lovett. And most of the others are listenable.

― James Ball (James Ball), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 14:43 (twenty-three years ago)

The Kurt Weil one.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 17:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Both "Left of the Dial- A Pop Tribute to the Replacements" and "I'm in Love...With that Song!" are excellent if you're a 'Mats fan.

― Mark M, Thursday, 9 January 2003 02:02 (twenty-three years ago)

reminded by that mention of the Weill tribute -- Hal Willner, the mastermind behind an entire SERIES of similar records
which of Hal's worth the highest praise?
i've heard in full only the Weill and the Nino Rota disks (Weill's more varied), but what are the opinions about the rest?

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 9 January 2003 02:17 (twenty-three years ago)

God Save The Clean and the aforementioned Spacemen 3 tribute. I really don't think much of tribute albums in general, mainly because they pretty much all suck (with the odd track by track exceptions).

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 9 January 2003 02:52 (twenty-three years ago)

which of Hal's worth the highest praise?

The Disney one is well worth hearing.

― James Ball (James Ball), Thursday, 9 January 2003 14:32 (twenty-three years ago)

MEANS TO AN END is super, specially for 'Atmosphere' and 'Transmission'. I'd love to see someone dance...dance...dance at Low's speed.
I had issues with the Kinks tribute for having my favorite Kinks covers not on it.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 9 January 2003 14:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Low's version of TRANSMISSION on the "Means to an End" tribute is such a fucking masterpiece. I heard playing in the store and was going to myself, "This song is great! I wonder who it is and why does it seem so familiar?" I felt like a geek asking the clerk what was playing so I could buy it but I did anyway and have cherished the purchase ever since.

― Speedy Turlington, Thursday, 9 January 2003 23:53 (twenty-three years ago)

The Disney one is well worth hearing.

Seconded. As for the JD one, a VERY mixed bag. I do like the Low cover but I was lucky enough to catch them in 1994 at a small show -- the following day they played on the air at KUCI, and both times they did a version of "Transmission" that is far superior (still got the tape around here somewhere).

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 10 January 2003 02:08 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

The Neil Young Tribute The Bridge is one of the best ever: Nick Cave's "Helpless" is creepy; The Pixies' "Winterlong" is a better read on it than the original; pre-suck Soul Asylum (when Dave Pirner actually sounded like he believed what he sang) just flat out hit "Barstool Blues" perfectly; I've always thought Psychic TV's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" was waaay better than St. Etienne's...etc, etc.

― frankE (frankE), Monday, 18 October 2004 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)

The S3 comp thirded.
I've had the recent Low tribute in heavy rotation. It's hit or miss but the hits are spectacular (Mark Kozolek's "Lazy" is one of the best things I've heard all year).

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 18 October 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

The Wire tribute - if only for MBV's cover of Map Ref.....

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Monday, 18 October 2004 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I second The Bridge - although I wish "Lotta Love" had been done straighter. "Computer Age" is great too. "Winterlong" is one of my favorite songs ever. I rarely listen to Neil Young too!

Psychic TV's got nothing on St Etienne though!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 18 October 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

'The Bridge' thirded. More love should be given to Nikki Sudden & the French Revolution's 'Captain Kennedy'

also, SOFT LOVE: A TRIBUTE TO SOFT CELL (555 Records)

― Sasha (sgh), Monday, 18 October 2004 23:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Two I expected to see all over this thread: "I'm Your Fan (Tribute to Leonard Cohen)", and "Sweet Relief: A Benefit For Victoria Williams".

― grapeshine (grapeshine), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 06:07 (twenty-one years ago)

The Supremes - "We remember Sam Cooke"
Does the Powerpuff Girls album count?

― Jacob (Jacob), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 08:02 (twenty-one years ago)

the mingus wilner one is good. pretty arty. the disney one more fun (obv). the weill one is docked points for having sting. i seem to remember the monk one was...problematic for me.

― bulbs (bulbs), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 08:49 (twenty-one years ago)

i'll add my vote behind Heaven & Hell and the Roky Erikson one
and i'll add "Beyond The Wildwood" the Syd Barrett tribute with the awesome Opal and The TVPs and the Soup Dragons - and a surprisingly good version of "no good trying" by none other than the Mock Turtles (!) and a plethora of (largely) unknowns doing a great job of paying their homage.

also good is the Trojan "reggae tribute" to The Beatles

― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 11:36 (twenty-one years ago)

That Syd one is supposed to have sparked the modern 'tribute' album trend.

Also, as I understand it, it's supposed to be about making the songs into more fully realised arrangements rather than the skeletal versions of Syd's own. How successful was it, I haven't heared it?

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 11:48 (twenty-one years ago)

The whole thing turned out well - it's a lot of fun, from my perspective. Though styles vary greatly, it all sounds really acid-drenched and happy and offbeat and a bit crazy, much like Syd.

I can try to do a rip of the cd at some point... I've been meaning to get around to ripping all those Imaginary Records tributes I've got (the Dylan ones, the VU ones, the Byrds one), but so far haven't done it.

"Apples and Oranges" is what first turned me onto the TVPs - surprisingly I'd not heard of him/them until then.

― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 12:00 (twenty-one years ago)

also, does anyone know a place to cross-reference these Imaginary comps with anything for more info? i have a faint recollection of once upon a time reading that many of the "unknown" bands on these comps were actually better-known artists doing one-offs in strange combinations - i'm specifically thinking that the "Lobster Quadrille" on the Syd tribute was like the Close Lobsters plus or minus some other people, etc. i think XTC were in on the fun at some point too

but now all that's long gone from my brain and google offers no help

― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 12:03 (twenty-one years ago)

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