Y'know, it's funny to me that I can have albums sitting in my collection for months, nay . . . years, before I recognize their brilliance. Waveriders, I have a hidden gem for you, specifically if you like your music dark, moody, and dipped in a healthy coating of depression, and draped in a heavy layer of gothic fabric. Katatonia 's Last Fair Deal Gone Down has been in my collection for a few years by now, though originally released in 2001 through Peaceville , and for some unknown reason, it didn't immediately resonate with me. [...]
Sometimes you just need a dose of Robert Johnson It's the last fair deal goin' down, last fair deal goin' down It's the last fair deal goin' down, good Lord, on that Gulfport Island Road1 Please, Ida Belle, don't cry this time Ida Belle, don't cry this time If you cry about a nickel, you'll die 'bout a dime She wouldn't cry, but the money won't mine
Enough of the metaposts and navel gazing. As a triumphant return to normalcy here in our new home at Cover Lay Down, today we return to one of our favorite exploratory lenses: the covered songbook, as interpreted by a full set of artists from a wide swath of the folkworld who have been inspired by their contemporaries and musical forebears. Ladies and gentlemen: the songs of The Band. Being of a certain middle age means having first experienced The Band in my most [...]
Grateful Dead : Friend of the Devil [ purchase ] Lyle Lovett: Friend of the Devil [ purchase ] Bob Dylan: Friend of the Devil (live '99) [unpurchase-able] Counting Crows: Friend of the Devil [ purchase ] Last Fair Deal: Friend of [...]
One of the most idiosyncratic artists around, Beefheart's two most obvious associations - Frank Zappa (friend and collaborator) and Tom Waits (follower) - have never actually covered his songs themselves. But plenty of others have, taking the strange originals and reworking them in every way imaginable. The Black Keys - I'm Glad A special mp3 release a few months back, the usually hard-rocking Black Keys bring the soul on this loungey cover that sounds like Sam Cooke singing through a distortion microphone. Chris [...]
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