Other Mixes By Pop Kulcher
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A Different V.U. (2-cd set)
| Side A | ||
| Artist | Song | |
| Jonathan Richman | Velvet Underground | |
| The Feelies | What Goes On | |
| Nirvana | Here She Comes Now | |
| Bettie Serveert | Beginning To See The Light | |
| Big Star | Femme Fatale | |
| Buffalo Tom | All Tomorrow's Parties | |
| David Bowie | White Light/White Heat | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | Run Run Run | |
| Luna | Ride Into The Sun | |
| R.E.M. | There She Goes Again | |
| Mott The Hoople | Sweet Jane | |
| Teenage Fanclub | Who Loves The Sun | |
| Phish | Rock & Roll | |
| The Primitives | I'll Be Your Mirror | |
| Yo La Tengo | It's Alright (The Way That You Live) | |
| Joy Division | Sister Ray | |
| Side B | ||
| Artist | Song | Buy |
| Motorcycle Boy | Run Run Run | |
| Teenage Fanclub | Femme Fatale | |
| David Bowie | I'm Waiting For The Man | |
| Secret Square | Candy Says | |
| Chapter House | Lady Godiva's Operation | |
| Bettie Serveert | Stephanie Says | |
| Galaxie 500 | Here She Comes Now | |
| Jazz Butcher | Sweet Jane | |
| Yo La Tengo | I Found A Reason | |
| James | Sunday Morning | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | Heroin | |
| R.E.M. | Pale Blue Eyes | |
| The Soft Boys | Train Round The Bend | |
| Rainy Day | I'll Be Your Mirror | |
| Phish | Cool It Down | |
| The Feelies | White Light/White Heat | |
| Yo La Tengo | I'm Set Free | |
| Pansy Division | Femme Fatale | |
| Modern Lovers | Foggy Notion | |
| Bettie Serveert | After Hours | |
Comment:
A 2-cd collection of Velvet Underground covers, a mandatory part of every hip band's repertoire (alongside the obligatory Big Star, Stooges, Neil Young, and/or Wire covers). A fair amount of duplication (though perhaps a bit less than on my comparable Big Star and Neil Young tributes); I've got nearly as many versions of "Femme Fatale" in my collection as I do covers of "Thirteen" (at least Pansy Division takes a bit of creative license by changing genders). A few of these come from the out-of-print Heaven & Hell VU tribute (domestic version); I'd kill for a copy of the import version (a.k.a. Fifteen Minutes) and the more recent (but also out-of-print) Rabid Chords VU tribute.
Feedback:
Absolutely lovely.
P.S.: There is a stunning cover of "All Tomorrow's Parties" out there by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on Kicking Against The Pricks--their covers album. Good stuff.
a exemplary addiction to your big star tribute
Are there any tunes here you like as much as (or more than) the originals? The Feelies cover is great. As is Galaxie 500's and Rainy Day's.
I don't know if there are any striking improvements (or re-workings). The Feelies' take on "White Light/White Heat" is nice because it's bright and driving whereas the original was too muddy; Motorcycle Boy (no, haven't a clue who they are, they just showed up on a compilation) add a nice Jesus & Mary Chain-type beat to "Run Run Run"; and Pansy Division's "Femme Fatale" is kinda fun (though really just changing "she" to "he"). I actually think Phish did an excellent run through the Loaded album, my least favorite VU album and the one most benefitted by some relaxed jamming; their take on "Sweet Jane" is particularly rousing, though I omitted it here to minimize duplication.
Outstanding work once again chief. You obviously know your stuff. The Motorcycle Boy (not to be confused with the LA punk band) were an offshoot of the fabulous Shop Assistants. They recorded several singles and an unreleased album before calling it quits.
you should definitely here cat power's i found a reason