Cover Songs I Enjoy

No claims that these “cover” versions are superior to the original versions…just 10 picks that I enjoy…enjoy a lot.

 

The Beautiful Ones – Dump/Prince & The Revolution

Sadly no you tube clips available…but here is the almost equally great Pop Life.

Young Man Blues – The Who/Mose Allison

Faca Amolada – Royal Trux/Milton Nascimento

The Orchids – Califone/Psychic TV

12XU – Minor Threat/Wire

You Still Believe in Me – M. Ward/Beach Boys

I Will Follow Him – Les RallizesDenudes (Night Of The Assassins)/Little Peggy March

I Am The Walrus – Boris w/Merzbow/The Beatles

Where Were You – Boredoms (Super Roots 7)/Mekons

Live With Me – Ghost/Rolling Stones

Ziggy Stardust – Bauhaus/David Bowie, I’m Waiting For The Man – Bauhaus/The Velvet Underground

 

5 Great Tribute Albums

 

Weird Nightmare:  Meditations On Mingus

A Chance Operation:  The John Cage Tribute

Yoko Ono (Georgia Stone), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Haiku FM)

I Am The Resurection: A Tribute To John Fahey

Cul De Sac (The Portland Cement Factory At Monolith, CA), Pelt (Sunflower River Blues)

Virus 100:  Dead Kennedys Songs

Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy (California Uber Alles), NoMeansNo (Foreward To Death)

Chamber Music:  James Joyce (1907) 1-36 Performed By Various Artists

Flying Saucer Attack (XXIV)

Mike’s 2013

1. Jason Isbell—Southeastern. Just about every song is strong, and one as good as it gets: Elephant.
2. Tim Berne’s Snakeoil—Shadow Man. Strong second to BB’s rec. Instantly became one of my favorite ECM recordings. God, what a band.
3. Son Volt—Honky Tonk. Quite possibly their best album yet. Try Angel of the Blues.
4. Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band—Take Me to the Land of Hell. New Yoko always cause for celebration, a hell of a lot of fun to listen to for a while and funky as hell. Try Moonbeams.
5. Myra Melford—Life Carries Me This Way. Surprisingly, Melford’s first solo recording. Just started listening to this, but as she’s never put out a bad record there’s no reason to think this won’t become a favorite for the year. Attic

Reissues: Jimi Hendrix—People, Hell and Angels.