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Post by ElegantMule on Mar 13, 2004 10:54:07 GMT -5
Have any preferences for the cover songs PW has chosen to do over the years?
I'm not a fan of "Postcards From Paradise," if I hear "Another Girl, Another Planet," one more time I may vomit, but I do have a little place in my heart for "Turning Japanese." I like the more obviously out of character covers.
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Post by scoOter on Mar 13, 2004 11:12:44 GMT -5
"make your own kinda music" - that was a cover, right? man, that rocked!
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Post by Cathy on Mar 13, 2004 15:13:09 GMT -5
I loved "Daydream Believer", which Paul played at the Stone Pony, in 1993.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Mar 13, 2004 19:21:12 GMT -5
I liked his version of "Wrote a Song For Everyone."
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Post by Kathy on Mar 13, 2004 19:24:48 GMT -5
The live versions of "Souvenirs" were about the best covers I have ever heard -- it's unfortunate that it didn;t translate to CD. Same with "These Days" - the acoustic radio version was great, the CD version...not so much.
I also really really like "You Just May Be The One" and "Daydream Believer".
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Post by kgp on Mar 13, 2004 19:33:54 GMT -5
The live versions of "Souvenirs" were about the best covers I have ever heard -- it's unfortunate that it didn;t translate to CD. Same with "These Days" - the acoustic radio version was great, the CD version...not so much. I completely agree. His voice on "Souvenirs" sounds too strained but the XRT version of "These Days" is absolutely beautiful. I think the cd version was somewhat of a let down. Maybe he tried too hard to make it his own. I really liked "Nowhere Man" from I Am Sam, but I think i'm in the minority. |
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Post by ClamsCasino on Mar 13, 2004 21:55:21 GMT -5
Wow, I love the slightly Country & Western re-imagining of "These Days". The version he sang on XRT was great, but it was too close to Nico's version.
I do agree that the album version of "Souvenirs" sounds terrible though. I don't know why he chose to record it in such a high register when he was clearly more comfortable singing it in a lower voice on tour. But then again I think that's a problem with many of his own recent songs. The higher he sings these days, the weaker his voice sounds.
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Post by scoOter on Mar 14, 2004 10:16:25 GMT -5
I do agree that the album version of "Souvenirs" sounds terrible though. I don't know why he chose to record it in such a high register when he was clearly more comfortable singing it in a lower voice on tour. But then again I think that's a problem with many of his own recent songs. The higher he sings these days, the weaker his voice sounds. i think that clams & i used to fight on "another message board", but lately i have been agreeing with him. on the very last sentence, anyway. i happen to LOVE the dead man shake version of souvenirs. love it. i always skip to it. but, clams is right about paul's voice. not sure why as he ages he starts singing in a higher range. it's usually just the opposite. |
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Post by DaveinDK on Mar 14, 2004 10:18:11 GMT -5
I agree with Clams here. I think These Days on CFMT is up there among the great PW covers. I think he was succesfull in making it "his" here. I played it for a friend who is intimately familiar with the Nico version, and it took him awhile to recognize it. He didn't know it was a Jackson Browne tune, though. i think it's a great outtro for the album.
Would agree also that Souveniers is kinda lame and that the vocals don't match the but I really do like Take out Some Insurance and I'm So lonesome I Could Cry. fro DMS. Not Pauls strongest covers, but they work on this in the twisted Grandpaboy way. Also have Paul doing Positively Fourth Street which I think is great. Doing one of my favorite songs by my favorite artists and rocking with a slide guitar, cant be all worng. Oh, and I also really dig Wonderful Copenhagen. Rock and roll.
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Post by kgp on Mar 14, 2004 17:32:30 GMT -5
I do agree that the album version of "Souvenirs" sounds terrible though. I don't know why he chose to record it in such a high register when he was clearly more comfortable singing it in a lower voice on tour. But then again I think that's a problem with many of his own recent songs. The higher he sings these days, the weaker his voice sounds. I just assumed the higher range was just a "grandpaboy thing" to distance himself from his "proper" solo albums. But it seems like it's all grandpaboy as of late. I'm not a musician, but don't most singers have the opposite problem and become hoarser as they age? I can take the nasal/higher voice on something like "Undone" or "Homelessexual" (read: less serious) but he obviously can perfom this song live so what happened on the official recording? |
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Post by ClamsCasino on Mar 14, 2004 17:36:55 GMT -5
i think that clams & i used to fight on "another message board"... Probably not. I posted to alt.music.replacements a handful of times a couple years ago, but that's about it. Maybe there's another opinionated Clams out there somwhere? not sure why as he ages he starts singing in a higher range. it's usually just the opposite. My theory is that it's sort of like using a new tuning on your guitar. It tends to spark some fresh creativity when you try to write outside your comfort zone. Since Stereo/Mono he's been singing in a higher register than usual, which may have something to do with the suddenly prolific output. Unfortunately, it also means that we get a thin, reedy (sometimes even whiny) Westerberg as opposed to the full roar that we're used to. But I've been whining about his whine for a while now, so I'll shut up about it. |
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Post by serferjoe on Mar 14, 2004 19:36:43 GMT -5
Saw him cover "daydream.." and "japanese" in 96, just before he left the stage and ran for the mens room...his band played on waiting for his return....he did. I liked the daydream cover cause that was my g-g-g-generation.
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Post by BigWheel on Mar 15, 2004 11:25:45 GMT -5
The cover they always did in the old days of Vanity Fair's hitching a ride always cooked. They really played that one well and it seemed to fit well into their set back when they were a little louder and a little faster.
18 was always well done.
They could do the T. Rex thing great, but they tended to sound too much like T. Rex to make their versions remarkable.
The Soft Boys cover on the DTAS tour (I wanna destroy you) was always good.
I agree with the Another Girl Another Planet person. It was not until the 14 songs tour that he actually played it properly, and by then I was sick, sick, sick of it.
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Post by scoOter on Mar 15, 2004 13:58:47 GMT -5
The cover they always did in the old days of Vanity Fair's hitching a ride always cooked. They really played that one well and it seemed to fit well into their set back when they were a little louder and a little faster. 18 was always well done. They could do the T. Rex thing great, but they tended to sound too much like T. Rex to make their versions remarkable. The Soft Boys cover on the DTAS tour (I wanna destroy you) was always good. I agree with the Another Girl Another Planet person. It was not until the 14 songs tour that he actually played it properly, and by then I was sick, sick, sick of it. hitching a ride smokes. i have some old cassette boots (a chicago one, and "al's bar" in l.a.?)with that song on it. i'd love to hear a studio version of it on the upcoming twin/tone boxset.... |
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Post by Monkey on Mar 15, 2004 14:05:23 GMT -5
Who originally did the "1977" song they play on the Simply Unacceptable bootleg? I recognize the song but can't place who first recorded it.
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Post by scoOter on Mar 15, 2004 14:07:00 GMT -5
Who originally did the "1977" song they play on the Simply Unacceptable bootleg? I recognize the song but can't place who first recorded it. i honestly don't think i have heard the mats do a song called 1977, but i know that the clash had a song of the same name. is there a line in it, "no elvis, beatles or the rolling stones..."? |
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Post by Monkey on Mar 15, 2004 14:16:00 GMT -5
Never mind, apparently it's an unreleased original also known as "Punk Poop"- they've updated the info since I got the bootleg.
I still think I've heard some other song that sounds a lot like it, but I'm probably just hearing voices again.
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Post by scoOter on Mar 15, 2004 14:18:38 GMT -5
Never mind, apparently it's an unreleased original also known as "Punk Poop"- they've updated the info since I got the bootleg. I still think I've heard some other song that sounds a lot like it, but I'm probably just hearing voices again. oh yeah! i've heard that one.... |
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Post by BigWheel on Mar 15, 2004 14:22:25 GMT -5
I think there is a studio version from the Let It Be sessions for that Vanity Fair song. I would love to hear that.
At the risk of working ILOVEBOBSTINSON into a lather, Bob Stinson really cooked on the Vanity Fair cover....
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Post by bhay42 on Mar 15, 2004 15:56:12 GMT -5
That Vanity Fair cover is one of my favorites. It just kills. I have it live from their gig at Maxwell's in the mid-80's.
Also from that same show, they do a sped-up, rockin' version of "Nowhere Man" that puts Paul's I am Sam version to shame.
As far as other covers, I enjoyed the "Long Black Veil" that he played at Bowery last go round, "Make Your Own Kind Of Music" and "Postcards from Paradise"
And my dream cover remains "You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory."
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