various artists - Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

i should've known an unpromising premise when I saw it, but the price was right so I took a chance on this thing, which features indie rock bands covering Vietnam-era classic rock. on first listen, nothing's sounding particularly good, and i like several of the bands...a few interesting interpretations, but as we all well know, "interesting" doth not equate "good".

the tracklisting:

01 Q and Not U: Don't Let It Bring You Down [Neil Young]
02 J Robbins: Fear is a Man's Best Friend [John Cale]
03 Enon: White Rabbit [Jefferson Airplane]
04 Atombombpocketknife: Immigrant Song [Led Zeppelin]
05 The Caribbean: They Just Can't Stop, Games People Play [The Spinners]
06 Big Heavy Stuff: Hello It's Me [Todd Rundgren]
07 The Reputation: For What It's Worth [Buffalo Springfield]
08 The Gooses: 1969 [The Stooges]
09 Cable Car Theory: Come Together [The Beatles]
10 Leigh Sabol: Me and Bobby McGee [Janis Joplin]
11 Death Cab for Cutie: Fortunate Song [Creedence Clearwater Revival]
12 Panoply Academy: Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag [Country Joe & The Fish]
13 Doiron Wood Guilt Trip: Little Boxes [Malvina Reynolds]
14 John Guilt: Song for the Asking [Paul Simon]
15 Rouge: Happy Together [The Turtles]
16 Dame Fate: There Is a Mountain [Donovan]
17 Jessica Skolnik: Everybody's Been Burned [David Crosby]
18 Tony Dolvin: Taps [Traditional]
19 Beauty Pill: I Don't Live Today [Jimi Hendrix]
20 Ted Leo: Many Rivers to Cross [Jimmy Cliff]

― Al (sitcom), Thursday, 19 June 2003 21:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Weeping Tile already did the ultimate cover of 'Don't Let It Bring You Down', it's true.

― derrick (derrick), Thursday, 19 June 2003 21:55 (twenty-two years ago)

of course "Fortunate Son" is misspelled via Pitchfork, but eh, they were the easiest place to cut-and-paste the info from. that one I was curious to hear simply because Death Cab is the most un-Creedence-worthy band ever, but it's the guy from Harvey Danger on vocals, and he does a decent job, despite DC4C's limp backing.

― Al (sitcom), Thursday, 19 June 2003 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

The bookends are great: I think the Q and Not U cover is excellent and really creative, and the Ted Leo version of the Cliff tune is really soulful and pretty... he does well with the reggae things (see also: his cover of ther Mighty Diamonds "I Need a Roof"). It's worth getting for those two songs (and to support the cause -- it's a benefit comp for American veterans of the Vietnam war).

― Ben Boyer, Thursday, 19 June 2003 22:34 (twenty-two years ago)

One more question -- I know J. Robbins has a solo track on here, but has anyone who's on here and lives in the D.C. area seen Channels (his new band) yet? I'm curious how they sound.

― Ben Boyer, Thursday, 19 June 2003 22:35 (twenty-two years ago)

The next time somebody does a goddamn comp like this one I want them to contact me so the Brazen Hussies can send them their version of Staff Sgt Barry Sadler's "Bambia". "Viet Cong all around, it's looking bad I think, since we can't do our stuff let's have another drink"

― dave q, Friday, 20 June 2003 09:47 (twenty-two years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.