Interesting topic this, given his tendency to cover his own back catalogue. He's also just released an album of alternate versions of the songs on 'The Letting Go' which, so far, I'm loving (in contrast to the album itself).
There's a full list of covers here
― boring, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 09:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Search:
All Babies (There's a session version available on slsk) Babylon System The eagle and the Hawk Horses I had a good mother and father Just to see you smile My Donal Ohio river boat song
Destroy:
Big Balls Early morning melody Sweeter than anything
― boring, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 09:59 (sixteen years ago) link
How does that "Wai Songs" (or whatever it's called) compare to "The Letting Go"? Are the songs radically different? I think the "Wai" disc were the first recordings of those songs, no?
Oh, also - search: - "Puff the Magic Dragon" - "Can't Take that Away" (Mariah Carey)
― Savannah Smiles, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 10:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Admittedly, I've only listened to the letting go a couple of times. I'm not too much of a fan of his more recent stuff. My faves are the first two Palace albums. I find the newer stuff (basically, the albums after I see a darkness) a tiny bit bland. Wai notes is great because it's a much rougher recording. There's quite a bit of microphone hiss and tape glitches. This seems to make it a more direct and involving listen, for me at least.
― boring, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 11:30 (sixteen years ago) link
This new one - Ask Forgiveness - is terribly bland. Even the R Kelly cover. Maybe that's what you get for making an album with any of the members of Espers that aren't the drummer.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 16:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh, I like the R Kelly cover. The others haven't inspired me to listen to them more than once but the R Kelly one has had a few spins.
― boring, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 16:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Destroy "Thunder Road" real hard.
― wanko ergo sum, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 17:56 (sixteen years ago) link
A dream of the sea (the Renderers) <--- this one is good
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 17:59 (sixteen years ago) link
That Micky Newbury cover, "I Only Came To Hear the Music," on "Ask Forgiveness," is really awesome - I've never heard the original, but I just love the song; the lyrics are so great.
― Savannah Smiles, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 18:21 (sixteen years ago) link
Always liked this one:
http://pry.com/pulpit/scans/joyal.jpg
― Pleasant Plains, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 19:20 (sixteen years ago) link
I thought the new album of covers was really good. A nice surprise after the almost completely terrible Tortoise collaboration.
The Letting Go is a really fantastic album too if you spend enough time with it. I've been kinda lukewarm with pretty much every album he's done post Ease Down the Road on initial listens (I guess that's just Superwolf and The Letting Go), but they really unfold with repeated listens.
Anyway, the answer to this thread has to be "Horses".
― circa1916, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 22:20 (sixteen years ago) link