Albums of the same songs, yet clearly different songs.

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I am looking for albums that contain songs that are all clearly the same song, yet, all clearly different songs--if such a concept exists.

And I don't mean the same "song" remixed, or the first wiseass to snicker an obviously dull band. I am thinking more the gist of same song properties, or certain patterns or similar melodies that appear consistently within the music.

I have no examples to give, but I'm wondering if it's possible to have enough variation to keep a whole record intersting, yet, maintain the sameness throughout.

― mox twelve (Mox twleve), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 07:16 (twenty years ago)

al green, dawg.

― awful bliss (awful bliss), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 07:21 (twenty years ago)

Not sure if it's quite what you're going for, but I'm thinking of Brian Wilson's "Smile," which employs a number of recurring motifs and themes, which pop up in various arrangements and melodic variations on different songs. This is pretty common in art music generally though, and derivations therefrom (ie musicals) so I'm not sure really where to go from there in answering the question.... also, it's really late at night for me right now.

― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 07:22 (twenty years ago)

Uh, Bach's Goldberg Variations?

― Abbadabba Berman (Hurting), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 07:25 (twenty years ago)

Maybe the first Raveonettes album?

― brittle-lemon (brittle-lemon), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 07:45 (twenty years ago)

Jesus and Mary Chain, either before they figured out the difference between major and minor or chords or during that period where they decided not to care for a while?

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 08:41 (twenty years ago)

crazy frog presents crazy hits

― j b everlovin' r (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 08:45 (twenty years ago)

every acdc album ?

― retrogurl, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 08:46 (twenty years ago)

out of gas and heart cooks brain on lonesome crowded west

― kerrynews, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 08:53 (twenty years ago)

Vengasongs!

― do knut (donut), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 09:06 (twenty years ago)

Didn't Jonathan King do an album where every track had the same initial backing track? I seem to remember all the tracks were about pop stars. One was certainly about Morrissey.

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)

'Train of Love' and 'Western Hero' on Neil Young's 'Sleeps With Angels' have the same melody, if this is an example of what you're looking for.

― avery keen-gardner (avery keen-gardner), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 10:57 (twenty years ago)

Wesley Willis. You need look no further. Batman sucks a greyhound's dick.

― Steve Gertz (sgertz), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 11:02 (twenty years ago)

seven months pass...

Scott Walker - The Drift
I'm only on track 6 of this abomination, but I wonder if this sort of record is what I was initially thinking of.
(I guess only I can answer that.. but I can't quite remember the specifics of the creativity that my mind was reaching toward.)

The Drift. The tracks are different songs, yet clearly, the same song.
?
There's layered variation and sameness. (mockable description, but I'm lacking the words to capture what I've heard so far. don't yet have the complete picture, but I assume it not to vary much by its finale.)

― mox twelve (Mox twleve), Friday, 7 July 2006 03:49 (nineteen years ago)

Neu! to thread! Or, in a pinch, JW in his Neu! t-shirt.

― The Player In The Redd Cap (Two-Headed Doge) (Ken L), Friday, 7 July 2006 04:43 (nineteen years ago)

Wire - The Drill

― S- (sgh), Friday, 7 July 2006 04:47 (nineteen years ago)

69 Love Songs, no?

― Steve Go1dberg (Steve Schneeberg), Friday, 7 July 2006 04:50 (nineteen years ago)

And while I haven't heard it, Love is All - Nine Times that Same Song seems like it would be a good answer.

― Steve Go1dberg (Steve Schneeberg), Friday, 7 July 2006 04:51 (nineteen years ago)

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