Hi Vee - I haven't heard the collection you presented but you make great points about why you would choose to let it go. I don't think I'm too much of a covers person, with a lot of exceptions to the rule. Like, Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs covering various artists does not appeal to me. I like the originals better. However, Juliana Hatfield did a marvelous covers record that I listen to on occasion. It's her arrangements that make the songs fresh. She also did a whole covers record of Olivia Newton John that I enjoy very much. I did not get her Police covers record or ELO covers record. That whole thing aside, I hope you get the $ that this particular song collection is worth - so you can buy more, of course! Just kidding.
I would be interested in hearing this. I think cover albums are fun. I'm sure you've heard me say I think Through the Looking Glass is the GOAT when it comes to cover albums.
I've long thought the whole 'Paisley Underground' thing was overblown. Not that many bands to include, not esp. psychedelic, and little of it was particularly good, imo. As for cover or tribute albums, very few, almost none really, are good enough that I've kept them or gone back to them repeatedly. I vote ditch it.
Vee, you are correct. I agree in most cases the original is better then the cover and unless i really love the band remaking it, its probably gonna sit gathering dust. I vote to get rid of this one
I'm much more of a fan of the music Roback and Smith did post Rain Parade and Dream Syndicate. Opal was esp. good, and I'm a big Mazzy Star fan, as well.And I think you're giving the Cale cover of Cohen's song too much credit. Never heard anyone play it around me that I recall. Heard the Buckley version way more. It may have been inspired some by the Cale version, but Cale's never seemed to enter the popular consciousness.
I probably should have expanded on what I meant with that comment but it's not the fact that his version was played a lot but that it was the catalyst that started the song becoming the phenomenon that it is today. Jeff Buckley based his cover on the John Cale version (he was apparently unaware of Leonard Cohen's original when he covered it) which then inspired more covers. I agree that you rarely hear his version but without his cover there would likely be no Jeff Buckley cover.
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I really like this album.
They may not be well thought of, but I also dig the Simple MInds and Duran Duran cover albums.
Hi Vee - I haven't heard the collection you presented but you make great points about why you would choose to let it go. I don't think I'm too much of a covers person, with a lot of exceptions to the rule. Like, Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs covering various artists does not appeal to me. I like the originals better. However, Juliana Hatfield did a marvelous covers record that I listen to on occasion. It's her arrangements that make the songs fresh. She also did a whole covers record of Olivia Newton John that I enjoy very much. I did not get her Police covers record or ELO covers record. That whole thing aside, I hope you get the $ that this particular song collection is worth - so you can buy more, of course! Just kidding.
I would be interested in hearing this. I think cover albums are fun. I'm sure you've heard me say I think Through the Looking Glass is the GOAT when it comes to cover albums.
@@179rich it's definitely worth checking out!
I've long thought the whole 'Paisley Underground' thing was overblown. Not that many bands to include, not esp. psychedelic, and little of it was particularly good, imo. As for cover or tribute albums, very few, almost none really, are good enough that I've kept them or gone back to them repeatedly. I vote ditch it.
Vee, you are correct. I agree in most cases the original is better then the cover and unless i really love the band remaking it, its probably gonna sit gathering dust. I vote to get rid of this one
I doubt you have listened to this record so your vote is kind of meaningless.
I'm much more of a fan of the music Roback and Smith did post Rain Parade and Dream Syndicate. Opal was esp. good, and I'm a big Mazzy Star fan, as well.And I think you're giving the Cale cover of Cohen's song too much credit. Never heard anyone play it around me that I recall. Heard the Buckley version way more. It may have been inspired some by the Cale version, but Cale's never seemed to enter the popular consciousness.
I probably should have expanded on what I meant with that comment but it's not the fact that his version was played a lot but that it was the catalyst that started the song becoming the phenomenon that it is today. Jeff Buckley based his cover on the John Cale version (he was apparently unaware of Leonard Cohen's original when he covered it) which then inspired more covers. I agree that you rarely hear his version but without his cover there would likely be no Jeff Buckley cover.