ILX pre-covers LULU -- the Lou Reed/Metallica album

To quote from the relevant bit of the thread -- and a key requirement in particular:

Can this be the next ILX "pre-covered" album? Please?

― Stockhausen's Ekranoplan Quartet (Elvis Telecom), Wednesday, September 7, 2011 6:13 PM (Yesterday)

haha i'm into it

―  (gr8080), Wednesday, September 7, 2011 6:14 PM (Yesterday)

i was wondering how that hadn't been suggested earlier

― Speculum (some dude), Wednesday, September 7, 2011 6:21 PM (Yesterday)

one requirement should be that the fake songs have the same running time as the real songs

― Speculum (some dude), Wednesday, September 7, 2011 6:21 PM (Yesterday)

OTM^^

―  (gr8080), Wednesday, September 7, 2011 6:32 PM (Yesterday)

So, when is it out?

How long have we got?

And, where do we get the 'running times' from?

― Mark G, Thursday, September 8, 2011 1:58 AM (8 hours ago)

Available worldwide on October 31 on Universal Music
Available in North America on November 1 on Warner Bros. Records

Brandenburg Gate (4:19)
The View (5:17)
Pumping Blood (7:24)
Mistress Dread (6:52)
Iced Honey (4:36)
Cheat On Me (11:26)
Frustration (8:33)
Little Dog (8:01)
Dragon (11:08)
Junior Dad (19:28)

― Geirge Hongriot (NickB), Thursday, September 8, 2011 2:01 AM (8 hours ago)

Junior Dad (19:28)

Blimey

― Euripides Trousers (Tom D.), Thursday, September 8, 2011 2:02 AM (8 hours ago)

Bleedin' nora!

I was going to bagsy "Cheat on me" but.. Eleven minutes?

.....

.. yeah, I could do that..

― Mark G, Thursday, September 8, 2011 2:03 AM (8 hours ago)

Something like Junior Dad needs someone to mix individual sounds from ILX contributors to make a whole 19 mins.

I have no idea if that's possible, but.

― Mark G, Thursday, September 8, 2011 2:04 AM (8 hours ago)

Claim your songs now.

(EDIT October 12: So this was all done and you can see the results below but here's the basic information:

i got "little dog"

i'll do brandenburg gate.

iced honey for me.

oh god, you guys MUST 'leak' this a few days before the real one. incredible. *bookmarks thread*

I'll do "The View"

Can it be an extended cover of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpXTISw_Huw&ob=av3e

dudes, going forward with this project, I really want to make sure that by definition, everybody involved is honest and that we push as far as we possibly can within the realms of reality. Just keep that in mind.

Right, I officially bagsy "cheat on me"...

also make sure it’s maybe the best thing done by anyone, ever.

I mean, I'm ready with inspiration: I listened to my mono "Sister Ray" three days ago!

Okay, so a running list, and keeping everyone honest:

Brandenburg Gate (4:19) -- tylerw
The View (5:17) -- polyphonic
Pumping Blood (7:24)
Mistress Dread (6:52)
Iced Honey (4:36) -- charlie h
Cheat On Me (11:26) -- Mark G
Frustration (8:33)
Little Dog (8:01) -- upper mississippi sh@kedown
Dragon (11:08)
Junior Dad (19:28)

I'm almost tempted to claim Junior Dad and do it as some extended drone thing!

I'm wavering on volunteering for Junior Dad, it'll be the "experimental" track though, not dissimilar to the track Lars' dad wasn't keen on in Some Kind Of Monster.

In fact, count me in for Junior Dad.

Done. Survive.

what the actual deadline? "Before October 31" is a little nebulous

mistress dread!

Let's say October 10th for now. Personally I'd aim for earlier, who knows when this thing will leak.

Assuming sarahel's post was a claim:

Brandenburg Gate (4:19) -- tylerw
The View (5:17) -- polyphonic
Pumping Blood (7:24)
Mistress Dread (6:52) -- sarahel
Iced Honey (4:36) -- charlie h
Cheat On Me (11:26) -- Mark G
Frustration (8:33)
Little Dog (8:01) -- upper mississippi sh@kedown
Dragon (11:08)
Junior Dad (19:28) -- Matt #2

I wanna do "Dragon"

Done. "Frustration" and "Pumping Blood" to go -- as Elvis Telecom brought up the whole idea in the first place I say he has to have one of those.

it was indeed: not sure whether "mistress dread" will be something that sounds vaguely like dub reggae or something that sounds vaguely like an italian horror movie soundtrack

I'm in for "Frustration"

I'm down for "Pumping Blood".

Annnnnnnd done:

Brandenburg Gate (4:19) -- tylerw
The View (5:17) -- polyphonic
Pumping Blood (7:24) -- Pleasant Plains
Mistress Dread (6:52) -- sarahel
Iced Honey (4:36) -- charlie h
Cheat On Me (11:26) -- Mark G
Frustration (8:33) -- Elvis Telecom
Little Dog (8:01) -- upper mississippi sh@kedown
Dragon (11:08) -- DJP
Junior Dad (19:28) -- Matt #2

if this will help anyone, it is a bad instrumental cover of metallica's version of whiskey in the jar-roooo that can be repurposed:
http://www.mediafire.com/?9ur8ph6u34aktuf

I've got the first track that frees up when someone gets "too busy" to do this.

thinking about sampling Lars' hawaiian shirt rant from the Some Kind of Monster dvd extras

Noted re: n/a as backup.

Okay rules as such, since I love herding cats or something:

* Deadline is October 10th at absolute latest, earlier if possible; just send it as an attachment to my e-mail, mp3 or FLAC or whatever.

* Per some dude's note above, songs must be exactly the same length as the real thing

* Otherwise, you know the drill

We also need an exact album title, cover art and figuring out the best way to host and share this (SoundCloud, presumably?)

could you ilx webmail that e-mail?

Oh lord, it's no secret -- ned at kuci dot org

put me down as second backup I guess

Anticipating this more than the real thing TBH.

So fucking psyched for LITTLE DOG

Let's just hope Lars and Lou won't sue your asses...

Should I listen to the older version of Junior Dad that's up on youtube or just wing it? y/n

Don't. It wouldn't be a proper pre-cover if you did.

You should use the lyrics though.

album of the year

i'm very pumped about how "iced honey" is turning out so far.

Saw this too late :-/

Put me down as back-up if anyone else can't make it!

Almost sounds like we could do an entire second version of this!

deluxe edition? bonus choose-yr-own song titles!

imo for some of the longer tracks you could probably just take the contributions of 2 posters and edit them together (as incongruously as possible, of course)

Psyched for this!

i'd say it's within the realms of reality for people to do different versions of the same song. as long as as everyone is honest by definition.

If we want to do a companion version let's go to town. And why not? LULUse Your Confusion I and II.

it should be like that Junkie XL album with the AM and PM discs

Damn straight!

HOLY SHIT @ CONFOUNDED!

I AM THE DOG

Hahahah. I was waiting for someone to get to the second "Little Dog"

mad respect, crut

Virgin Killer's 'Junior Dad' rocks so hard... insane.

likewise, DJP!

And I'm not even half way.

Yeah, crüt is the bringer of ëvil on this thing.

tears of joy at Tyler's house piano + Walk on the Wild Side backing vox

wait ars lulrich = sarahel? this is great

All right, straight on to VOL. II.

'Brandenburg Gate' works as a great intro, nice groove.

Love the guitar on 'Pumping Blood'!

okay II's "Little Dog" is also great

yes! I AM THE DOG

omg the shout-out at the end

Wait... I just noticed in the very last minute that it's P-U-M-P-I-N-G-B-L-U-D.

L-O-L

Confounded's is my favorite.

thanks guys :)

B-L-U-L-U-D

Oooh, 'Mistress Dread', some very mid-80s Sonic Youth vibes here.

i couldn't decide between PUMP ING BLUD or PUMP INB LOOD, decided the former was funnier

Indeed :)

oh my god "Dragon" II is killing me

J3ff T. sent it in with apologies; for a random improv I think it's perfect!

Quick, point me to a few albums that sound like 'Mistress Dread'. I want to listen to this stuff all week!

CATS
IN MY DRAGONS

the tune trainspotting alone makes this fantastic

Dylan is fighting back against Loutallica-mania:
http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/10/12/bob-dylan-plays-the-bagpipes-now/

Sean, did you overdose on Chill Out before you recorded yours?

lol, sean's is a good way to end this.

I AM THE DOG - WHOOOOO!

This was probably the most fun I ever had recording

loving the 808+synth coda on Little Dog I

Thx, actually a alesis sr-16, very functional but not particularly prized early 90s drum machine, piano was recorded with a handheld digital recorder and synth is an odd ball cheap yamaha I picked up for 50 on craigslist

It's a little ” loose” because I could not figure out how to make loops so all the parts are played live

losing my shit at disc II's "the view"

Ivre kicking off II just as good as "Civil War" kicked off UYIII. Spoken interludes and everything.

Thanks for the kind words, the apology had more to do with people having to listen to 11 minutes of my voice. But it was fun.

Sean, did you overdose on Chill Out before you recorded yours?

Hah, it was probably more like Lustm0rd!

Fun fact: the very beginning of mine actually features heavily processed slowed-down loop of the main riff from "Sister Ray". Not that you could tell, anymore!

"J3ff T. sent it in with apologies; for a random improv I think it's perfect!"
the delivery on "then... you would have... a lot of dragons" kills me!

hey, not to be all george-lucasy, but would it be weird if i added backing tracks to da croupier's for a special edition release?

Fun fact: the very beginning of mine actually features heavily processed slowed-down loop of the main riff from "Sister Ray". Not that you could tell, anymore!

― Sean Carruthers, Wednesday, October 12, 2011 2:30 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark

in a similar vein, i start playing the guitar arpeggio from "nothing else matters" right near the end of mine

omg matt this little dog!

Sean's "Junior Dad" #2 is beautiful.

hey, not to be all george-lucasy, but would it be weird if i added backing tracks to da croupier's for a special edition release?

That's up to the croup.

I have CD reviews to do and writing to get done, but what the hell, I've already slept until noon today, may as well listen to this thing.

You will find it will make writing those reviews much easier, as in, "Why the hell is this tenth-rate lame black metal wannabe band nowhere near as good as ILX Pre-Covers LULU?"

I was thinking about looping the instrumental of "Tom's Diner" under mine eventually as well

so basically, I approve if the backing sounds line the DNA version of "Tom's Diner"

rats! i was thinking more fantasy by mariah carey meets slayer...

can we lock this thread since there's an official release thread now?

The other thread does seem to have more commenting at present so head over there...

ILX Pre-Covers LULU I and II -- When The Realms of Loutallica's Reality Were Breached