Coverville
Hi! I'm posting! And it's not about books! Weird, I know.
So, those of you who have been following my Livejournal for a while know that I listen to the Coverville podcast. I haven't talked about it much lately because, well, I haven't talked about much of anything lately. But, today, I'm talking.
The latest episode is one that i enjoyed enough to tell everyone else about it, and try to get you all to listen too. Today was a 'cover story' episode of the podcast, in which Brian (the host) plays covers of or by a single band/artist, instead of a mishmash of a whole lot of unrelated groups. Today was XTC. So, today there were 9 consecutive covers of XTC on the show.
If you're not already a fan of XTC, this probably isn't the introduction to the band that will make you a fan. But, if you already worship at the alter of Andy Partridge's songwriting, then today's episode is one you will definitely enjoy. The show contained 1 track that I've already incorporated into one of my many CoverMix mix tapes, Mandy Moore's cover of "Senses Working Overtime". It also had covers of 2 other songs that I've used, although by different artists than the ones I'd used - "Dear God" and "Making Plans for Nigel".
The "Making Plans for Nigel" cover alone was worth your time for listening to the show. Al Kooper (famous in his own right) makes the track sound like it was written by Danny Elfman, and seriously, how can that be wrong?
There was a cover of "Ten Feet Tall" that, while fine, was more or less a note for note exact copy of the original, so nothing to write home about. But, Joe Jackson's cover of "The Mayor of Simpleton", performed live solo on piano, was mindblowing. I loved it. And this marks the first time I've heard covers of "All You Pretty Girls" and "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" that I was willing to listen to a second time.
I highly recommend it.
No Worries,
Matt
So, those of you who have been following my Livejournal for a while know that I listen to the Coverville podcast. I haven't talked about it much lately because, well, I haven't talked about much of anything lately. But, today, I'm talking.
The latest episode is one that i enjoyed enough to tell everyone else about it, and try to get you all to listen too. Today was a 'cover story' episode of the podcast, in which Brian (the host) plays covers of or by a single band/artist, instead of a mishmash of a whole lot of unrelated groups. Today was XTC. So, today there were 9 consecutive covers of XTC on the show.
If you're not already a fan of XTC, this probably isn't the introduction to the band that will make you a fan. But, if you already worship at the alter of Andy Partridge's songwriting, then today's episode is one you will definitely enjoy. The show contained 1 track that I've already incorporated into one of my many CoverMix mix tapes, Mandy Moore's cover of "Senses Working Overtime". It also had covers of 2 other songs that I've used, although by different artists than the ones I'd used - "Dear God" and "Making Plans for Nigel".
The "Making Plans for Nigel" cover alone was worth your time for listening to the show. Al Kooper (famous in his own right) makes the track sound like it was written by Danny Elfman, and seriously, how can that be wrong?
There was a cover of "Ten Feet Tall" that, while fine, was more or less a note for note exact copy of the original, so nothing to write home about. But, Joe Jackson's cover of "The Mayor of Simpleton", performed live solo on piano, was mindblowing. I loved it. And this marks the first time I've heard covers of "All You Pretty Girls" and "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" that I was willing to listen to a second time.
I highly recommend it.
No Worries,
Matt