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Post by hudson99 on May 24, 2010 16:11:29 GMT -5
I'm on music industry insider Bob Lefsetz's email list, and occasionally he prints some of the letters he receives. In today's batch of mail, the founder of Ensign Records, Nigel Grainge, was listing the various ideas that he had proposed in the last few years to update some of the old "dinosaur" acts, and this was one of his gems:
"10 years ago I lined up Roger Daltrey to have Joe Henry produce an album of Paul Westerberg/Replacements stuff at Ardent in Memphis, but he chickened out ....told me his wife thought it wasn't really "him'!!!"
Wow. I'd love to see the list of suggested songs for this project.
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Post by wecantgetanybetter on May 24, 2010 18:04:06 GMT -5
I was gonna start a thread on who do you think will be the most famous singer to record a Paul/Mats song. Daltrey and/or Rod Stewart strike me as the most famous rumored almosts.
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Post by holeinthedrapes on May 24, 2010 22:18:53 GMT -5
I would like to Eddie Vedder do some Westerberg/Replacements songs.
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Post by wecantgetanybetter on May 25, 2010 2:18:24 GMT -5
BH: Did you see that Dave Marsh recently did a hatchet job on you in Rock & Roll Confidential? PW: I didn’t have the pleasure, no. TS: That’s why I don’t read... PW: Dave Marsh sucks. He thinks The Who are the greatest band of all time. - Creem 1986 interview by Bill Holdship Here's audio of the Mats doing "Substitute" in 1981. |
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Post by raccoon on May 25, 2010 7:06:13 GMT -5
I think the mats also covered 'I can see for miles'. It seems inevitable that Green Day will cover one of Paul's tunes one of these days. Bob Dylan could do a swell version of Even Here We Are.
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Post by Hide N Lurkin' on May 25, 2010 11:34:49 GMT -5
Billie Joe did do a cover of Achin' to Be with his side band, Pinhead Gunpowder, on their Shoot the Moon album. It is a faster, punk version of the song - sounds good. Also, I think there was a mp3 floating around of Green Day doing a live cover, can't remember what song. Green Day recorded some extra cover songs (The Who, Social Distortion, Elvis, Bob Dylan) from their last album session - would have been the perfect time for a Mats song (They did Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone but didn't sing Like a Rolling Pin so that couldn't be considered both a Dylan and Mats cover).
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Post by cford on May 25, 2010 16:04:24 GMT -5
Billie Joe did do a cover of Achin' to Be with his side band, Pinhead Gunpowder, on their Shoot the Moon album. It is a faster, punk version of the song - sounds good. Also, I think there was a mp3 floating around of Green Day doing a live cover, can't remember what song. Green Day recorded some extra cover songs (The Who, Social Distortion, Elvis, Bob Dylan) from their last album session - would have been the perfect time for a Mats song (They did Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone but didn't sing Like a Rolling Pin so that couldn't be considered both a Dylan and Mats cover). Search youtube...Green Day has various live Replacements covers out there... Bastards of Young, and If Only You were Lonely come to mind. CF |
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Post by gage on May 25, 2010 19:43:32 GMT -5
I bet The Hold Steady could have a bona fide hit if they recorded the right Replacements song. Let them make I Will Dare the hit it should have been. I'm hearing Jerry Lee doing Achin' To Be, sounds great in my head.
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Post by raccoon on May 28, 2010 15:19:01 GMT -5
Roger Daltrey could have done a fantastic version of 'Husker du are you?' or 'kiss me on the magic bus' or 'If only you were Boris the Spider'and of course 'Tommy'.
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Post by wecantgetanybetter on May 28, 2010 17:02:56 GMT -5
Roger Daltrey could have done a fantastic version of 'Husker du are you?' or 'kiss me on the magic bus' or 'If only you were Boris the Spider'and of course 'Tommy'. Four gun salute to you sir. To which I can only add "Behind Blue Eyes Like Sparks" "5:15:05" "Like a Rolling Pinball Wizard" "I W-W-W-W-Won't Get Fooled Again" ... and maybe "Pine Squeeze Box" |
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Post by jd19jd on May 29, 2010 15:01:57 GMT -5
'Sixteen Blue Eyes'
'Tommy Can You Hear Me Get Your Tonsils Out'
'Blue Red Red Wine and Grey'
'Long Live Rock n Roll Ghost'
'I am Darlin' One'
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Post by brianlux on May 29, 2010 23:33:30 GMT -5
"The Kids Are All Shook Down"
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Post by wecantgetanybetter on Sept 26, 2010 11:28:10 GMT -5
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Post by paulie on Sept 26, 2010 22:10:32 GMT -5
Paul Westerberg is the best artist to cover Paul Westerberg
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Post by DoseOfThunder on Sept 27, 2010 2:22:14 GMT -5
1. I like the Who/Westerberg combo song titles  2. And I also like the idea of Jerry Lee doing "Achin' To Be" PW: Dave Marsh sucks. He thinks The Who are the greatest band of all time. 3. I know PW was mad, but still, why does PW (as quoted above) find it so wrong to think the Who are the best band ever? Whether or not one chooses them as best, they are very clearly a contender for the title, I feel. The way PW reacted, you'd think Dave Marsh called Pat Boone the most rock 'n' roll singer of all time. |
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Post by hudson99 on Sept 27, 2010 9:24:55 GMT -5
Actually, I think Marsh believes that Springsteen's E Street Band is the greatest of all.
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Post by brianlux on Sept 27, 2010 14:53:46 GMT -5
I often scratch my head when anybody refers to a rock and roll band as "the greatest of all". What does that mean? How do you determine something as subjective as a rock band to be "the greatest". On what factor/s is "the greatest" based - most albums sold? Highest lifetime attendance of live performances? Techinical prowess? Groove? Longevity? Best hair?
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Post by hudson99 on Sept 27, 2010 16:11:25 GMT -5
You could say the same for any proclamation of any sort, but that doesn't stop magazines, tv shows, newspapers, and books from doing those sorts of lists every single day.
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Post by 4x8 on Sept 27, 2010 17:38:32 GMT -5
I often scratch my head when anybody refers to a rock and roll band as "the greatest of all". What does that mean? How do you determine something as subjective as a rock band to be "the greatest". On what factor/s is "the greatest" based - most albums sold? Highest lifetime attendance of live performances? Techinical prowess? Groove? Longevity? Best hair? You could say the same for any proclamation of any sort, but that doesn't stop magazines, tv shows, newspapers, and books from doing those sorts of lists every single day. All these best/greatest lists do is create conversation and debate over something that is impossible to quantify. I have trouble picking my top 10 favorite bands, let alone one song, album or band of all time. They create ratings/sell magazines/books, etc. for the people that create the lists. |
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