Classic Album Discussion Thread: The Kinks-Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Pt. 1 (4 Viewers)

[Eephus]

  I do too.  Do you believe the story that Blackbird was in response to the civil rights movement in the US, though?  I kinda think no.  I don't think Paul mentioned it at all at the time but only started giving that story much later.  And for me, I like it better not as a "statement" song (whatever that statement might be) but as a bit of fabulous poetry.  "Blackbird, fly, into the light of the dark black night" is a gorgeous line.

It's better than that horrible Freedom song Paul put out after 9/11

Too soon?

 

[rustycolts]

I saw John Lennon at the Contemporary Hotel at Disney back in 74.  It was so cool.  I didn't get to talk to him or anything but what really sticks out in my mind was he was bare footed.

 

[timschochet]

  I do too.  Do you believe the story that Blackbird was in response to the civil rights movement in the US, though?  I kinda think no.  I don't think Paul mentioned it at all at the time but only started giving that story much later.  And for me, I like it better not as a "statement" song (whatever that statement might be) but as a bit of fabulous poetry.  "Blackbird, fly, into the light of the dark black night" is a gorgeous line.

The only thing that annoys me about Blackbird is the birds chirping in the end. Overdone. 

Blues artist Colin Linden does an awesome cover in The Blues White Album. 

 

[krista4]

It's better than that horrible Freedom song Paul put out after 9/11

Too soon?

It's never too soon to make fun of horrible post-Beatles Paul (while admitting he's had great post-Beatles Paul, too).  Here ya go.  

 

[timschochet]

I have no idea about the civil rights thing. Who knows? 

 

[krista4]

The only thing that annoys me about Blackbird is the birds chirping in the end. Overdone. 

Blues artist Colin Linden does an awesome cover in The Blues White Album. 

I hate that chirping, too.

I'll check out that cover.  When I do my ranking of all Beatles songs I also intend to post covers I like of each song.  So I'm always on the lookout for good covers.

 

[timschochet]

I hate that chirping, too.

I'll check out that cover.  When I do my ranking of all Beatles songs I also intend to post covers I like of each song.  So I'm always on the lookout for good covers.

Blackbird has a LOT of covers. 

 

[krista4]

Blackbird has a LOT of covers. 

Good god, the number of covers I've listened to so far is insane.  Songs I thought, "Well, no one would have covered this" have dozens of legitimate covers (by which I mean, not some dude strumming on YouTube).   Songs that are actually good have hundreds of legitimate covers.  And I haven't even gotten to Yesterday.

 

[Eephus]

It's never too soon to make fun of horrible post-Beatles Paul (while admitting he's had great post-Beatles Paul, too).  Here ya go.  

I feel like I've been rick rolled

 

[General Malaise]

I think it’s Mann. And your opinion is kind of squirrely whirly. 

Stranglehold or Blinded by the Light.  Cage match, loser never hits your ears again.

 

[rustycolts]

I think my favorite cover of a Beatles song is Aerosmiths cover of Come Together.

 

[Eephus]

This cover of Savoy Truffle by Ella Fitzgerald is a hoot

 

[krista4]

Any love for Yer Blues out there?

 

[shuke]

Wait, a guy calling himself "KarmaPolice," a song that begins with a play on the riff from Sexy Sadie, from the exact Beatles album in question, says this?  

Whoa, never made that connection before.

 

[Eephus]

I think my favorite cover of a Beatles song is Aerosmiths cover of Come Together.

Well, it was the highlight of the Sgt. Pepper movie.

 

[shuke]

Anyone ever try the Dark side of Oz thing?  Kind of interesting.

Kind of interesting?  Try life changing.  I can't explain why though so don't ask.

 

[krista4]

This cover of Savoy Truffle by Ella Fitzgerald is a hoot

Oh man, I needed this. There are relatively few covers of this song.

I'm happy to listen to any covers of any Beatles songs people want to suggest (you can PM if you don't want to clutter this thread).  The amount of time I'm putting into my eventual thread is astonishing and embarrassing. 

 

[Eephus]

Lena Horne's version of "Rocky Racoon"

It storms out of the gate but falls off a cliff after the guitar solo.

 

[timschochet]

Any love for Yer Blues out there?

Yes. and John does a great live version, backed by the Stones, in their circus movie. 

 

[General Malaise]

Whoa, never made that connection before.

Mind. Blown

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Across the Universe - Fiona Apple

 

[krista4]

Lena Horne's version of "Rocky Racoon"

It storms out of the gate but falls off a cliff after the guitar solo.

Agree on both counts.  I love hearing a non-cowboy version, though.

Yes. and John does a great live version, backed by the Stones, in their circus movie. 

Big fan of this song.

Across the Universe - Fiona Apple

Listening right now, and it's fantastic.  There's nothing that can supplant the Rufus Wainwright version of this song for me, though.  I'm just a huge fan of his, and I love this even though it breaks my rules of "Should I cover this song?", which are (1) can I do it differently and (2) can I do it better?  Hard to go wrong with covers of such a perfect song, though.

 

[rustycolts]

Dark Side of the Rainbow (full 43 minute version)

Acid not provided.

@shuke Eephus posted this earlier.  I immediately  watched it.

 

[timschochet]

Agree on both counts.  I love hearing a non-cowboy version, though.

Big fan of this song.

Listening right now, and it's fantastic.  There's nothing that can supplant the Rufus Wainwright version of this song for me, though.  I'm just a huge fan of his, and I love this even though it breaks my rules of "Should I cover this song?", which are (1) can I do it differently and (2) can I do it better?  Hard to go wrong with covers of such a perfect song, though.

Rufus also does the best Hallelujah too. I know that’s sacrilege but it’s true.  

 

[krista4]

Rufus also does the best Hallelujah too. I know that’s sacrilege but it’s true.  

Is it sacrilege because people like Jeff Buckley's?  I loooooved Jeff Buckley but think Rufus's version is better, too.

ETA:  And I think kd lang's is second best.

 

[timschochet]

My favorite Rufus song is “California”. “Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk” a close second. Great songwriter. 

 

[Eephus]

My favorite Rufus song is “California”. “Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk” a close second. Great songwriter. 

My favorite Rufus song is "Tell Me Something Good"

 

[krista4]

My favorite Rufus song is “California”. “Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk” a close second. Great songwriter. 

Great songs - I especially like Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk.  My favorite is "Barcelona."  

 

[timschochet]

My favorite Rufus song is "Tell Me Something Good"

Yeah that’s pretty awesome too. 

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Life Goes On - Utopia (homage to Eleanor Rigby)

Off the "Deface the Music" - which was an album homage to early Beatles.  All original songs patterned after Beatles songs. 

 

[shuke]

Rufus also does the best Hallelujah too. I know that’s sacrilege but it’s true.  

Is it sacrilege because people like Jeff Buckley's?  I loooooved Jeff Buckley but think Rufus's version is better, too.

No, it's sacrilege because Cohen's is the best.  You know, the guy who wrote the ####ing song?

 

[Eephus]

Life Goes On - Utopia (homage to Eleanor Rigby)

Off the "Deface the Music" - which was an album homage to early Beatles.  All original songs patterned after Beatles songs. 

back to Todd

 

[Binky The Doormat]

back to Todd

seemed appropriate - dedicated an entire album to early Beatles.  

I'll move on.  

 

[rustycolts]

Since we are talking about the Beatles.  I remember when I got back home from the Army in 79.  An album came out called Klaatu. All the DJs were hinting that it was the Beatles reunited trying to play with peoples heads.  Maybe it was a little Beatleisque but it turned out to be a Canadian band I believe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URM_5R-vWk&start_radio=1&list=RDEMO82vbkRXJwVwudQBxwOE8g

Edit to say I think it was when I came home on leave in 76.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Cream's song, "Badge" was co-written by Harrison and Clapton.   

Once you know that ...you can hear George's "soundprints" all over it.  

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Since we are talking about the Beatles.  I remember when I got back home from the Army in 79.  An album came out called Klaatu. All the DJs were hinting that it was the Beatles reunited trying to play with peoples heads.  Maybe it was a little Beatleisque but it turned out to be a Canadian band I believe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URM_5R-vWk&start_radio=1&list=RDEMO82vbkRXJwVwudQBxwOE8g

Edit to say I think it was when I came home on leave in 76.

That album was all over campus, accompanied by all sorts of pot-filled, stoner theories.  

ETA:  Good call.  

 

[timschochet]

No, it's sacrilege because Cohen's is the best.  You know, the guy who wrote the ####ing song?

Oh that guy. Yeah I know him. No. 

 

[Eephus]

seemed appropriate - dedicated an entire album to early Beatles.  

I'll move on.  

Deface the Music is more fun than a barrel of monkeys

 

[Eephus]

No, it's sacrilege because Cohen's is the best.  You know, the guy who wrote the ####ing song?

Oh that guy. Yeah I know him. No. 

He's talking about Mindy Cohen's version that she sang on the graduation episode of Facts of Life

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Get out the fuzzbox for The Black Keys "She Said, She Said" cover.  

 

[krista4]

No, it's sacrilege because Cohen's is the best.  You know, the guy who wrote the ####ing song?

Never heard of him.

 

[timschochet]

Never heard of him.

Michael Cohen. Trump’s lawyer. He got drunk and sang it at his sons Bar Mitzvah. 

 

[Binky The Doormat]

No, it's sacrilege because Cohen's is the best.  You know, the guy who wrote the ####ing song?

this guy?

 

[Zegras11]

I think my favorite cover of a Beatles song is Aerosmiths cover of Come Together.

Mine is Petty, Lynne and Prince doing My Guitar Gently Weeps.  

 

[Zegras11]

This thread is a 1000x better now that Krista is here.  

 

[krista4]

Mine is Petty, Lynne and Prince doing My Guitar Gently Weeps.  

Definitely on my list.  Anything with Prince is automatically there.  

This thread is a 1000x better now that Krista is here.  

  You're the best.  I will try to be a better contributor to the thread.  

 

[Ilov80s]

Great album, but not really classic rock. As Wikkid highlighted, it's an anthology of genres. I don't think I ever heard a White Album song on a classic rock station. Maybe back in the USSR or the version of Revolution that isn't actually on the album. 

 

[HellToupee]

Cream's song, "Badge" was co-written by Harrison and Clapton.   

Once you know that ...you can hear George's "soundprints" all over it.  

Fantastic song with nonsensical lyrics. I’m not a Cream guy but love Badge and I agree about Harrison vibe

 

[AAABatteries]

90s alternative, 80s new wave, aughts rock, the entire punk genre, all the early rock that gets filed under oldies, folk rock etc, I prefer that stuff to the classic rock we are discussing here.

Gotcha - makes sense and I know a lot of people who agree with you.  I would go the other way on this but don’t think it’s crazy.

 

[AAABatteries]

Since @Ilov80s took the fall for PG, I will for DSOTM.  I never liked Floyd enough to ever want to listen to one of their albums straight through.  I've never heard the whole thing. 

The two bands in my life that I really WANT to like but just don’t are Pink Floyd and Radiohead.  They both have a few songs that I’ll listen to but I just don’t “get” either of them.