© Cover us in glory

As someone who finds perfect music in a single human with a message and a wooden, acoustic guitar, I lament the addition of instruments, musicians and electricity.

I therefore find myself at the opposite end of the musical spectrum from Metal (Heavy or otherwise). If you’re a fan of that type of music, you are wrong. Harsh, but true.

However, I’ve got the perfect cover album to bridge the musical gap between us. It’s called What’s Next to the Moon? by Mark Kozelek. Kozelek was the lead singer of the grammatically ambiguous Red House Painters - who I also have a soft spot for.

The album is a series of reimaginings (sorry) of early AC-DC songs with a folky feel. I love it. I’m afraid I don’t even know the originals, so I’d love to know how any AC-DC fans feel about them. Horrified I would imagine.

Here’s a selection…

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In another era I had hair (dyed burgundy), wore leg warmers, and listened to stuff like this…

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So here’s a relatively new one to me.

Long story, well a story that spans a long period of time anyway. My memory is a bit sketchy as my synapses had cider in them at the time, but a few months before Arthur Lee died, a mate and I went to see him at The Brook. He was the frontman of the band Love. I didn’t know much about him/them before going, but my mate (who is older) was a massive fan. Anyway, it was a great night and even though he was getting on, he put on a great show.

Fast forward to last month and me and the same mate are at a Calexico gig in London and as part of the encore, they played this.

A cover of Love’s Alone again, or…

Was almost spiritually good.

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Pretty sure we must be related bletch.

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I think this is probably wrong but always preferred this to the real deal.

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Originally posted by @Bearsy

https://youtu.be/Pw8sNoodIDk

:laughing:

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Some strong choices in here f’sure. I’ll have some fun with this when I have real internet again.

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This is a Bragg cover of Tim Buckley’s Dolphins - which in turn was a version of Fred Neil’s work.

If you don’t get Bragg this will be shite, and perhaps it is, but at the time it showed a softer side of Bill’s work.

Bletch, you were spot on regarding my liking of Nick Cave - I knew my Wild Roses reference wouldn’t have missed. Johnny Cash’s take on The Mercy Seat is excellent, come to that. Anyway, Cave recorded a whole LP of covers way, way back; his version of this song, originally by the late, great Alex Harvey, is fabulous.

I love this - a Cajunised version of a Chuck Berry song. Get that accordian - yeah!

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Two covers of the same song, by the same singer…

On the first, from 1974 (I think), Cale imbues the song with an air of terror and even menace. For a solo live performance he turns it into one of the bleakest songs imaginable.

Originally posted by @Halo-Stickman

Being a teenager through large parts of the seventies I was a fan of David Bowie; therefore, I’m slightly embarrassed to say that I much prefer Lulu’s version of The Man Who Sold The World, mainly because of the saxophone.

Said saxophone being played, and the record produced, by one David Bowie…

Originally posted by @saintbletch

So here’s a relatively new one to me.

Long story, well a story that spans a long period of time anyway. My memory is a bit sketchy as my synapses had cider in them at the time, but a few months before Arthur Lee died, a mate and I went to see him at The Brook. He was the frontman of the band Love. I didn’t know much about him/them before going, but my mate (who is older) was a massive fan. Anyway, it was a great night and even though he was getting on, he put on a great show.

Fast forward to last month and me and the same mate are at a Calexico gig in London and as part of the encore, they played this.

A cover of Love’s Alone again, or…

Was almost spiritually good.

Forever Changes, recorded in 1967 and from which Alone again or… is taken, is a masterpiece. I saw Arthur Lee perform the LP at the RFH about a dozen years ago and he was excellent. I like that Calexico version, mind.

Beautiful

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There was probably a time when I knew about that myself Fowllyd; but if there was, then I’d certainly forgotten about it in the intervening years, so thanks for reminding me!

Originally posted by @Cynicalsaint

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAy3_WyWEgQ

Nice version… Enjoyed that.

It is indeed a stunning album, Fowllyd D. Complete, everything belongs, nothing out of place. My mate (also a Halo) is a second-hand record dealer and has a catholic tastes and a massive collection, and Forever Changes is in his Top 10. Praise indeed. And it’s as old as me. Another a-lbum that I marvel at from that era is Tim Buckley’s Drean Letter Live. Full album here - try Phantasmagoria in Two at o7:24.

The clarity of the recording is incredible.

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