Released in 1989 (wow, a whole twenty years ago) The Bridge – A Tribute To Neil Young boasts an impressive array of artists representing a wide swath of the, then, contemporary “alternative” music scene. The set is […]
Category: Under The Covers
Down By The River :: The Soul Covers
As I mentioned the other day , you can expect a good amount of Neil Young related posts leading up to the June 2nd release of the first installment of the bard’s long awaited/delayed Archives Series . […]
Tunde Adebimpe :: Unknown Legend (Neil Young)
This being AD it is inevitable that there will be a myriad of Neil Young related posts on the horizon, what with the first volume of his long awaited archives set with a release date of June 2nd. Last […]
Under The Covers :: Mystifies Me
In comparing an original song to a cover, it usually makes sense to discuss the qualities that defined the original in relation to how the cover treats the material. […]
Spoon :: It’s Gonna Take An Airplane (Live, Cover)
I have my friend Adam to thank for turning me on to this Destroyer cover last October while staying at his home in Brooklyn…so thanks, pal. Destroyer’s 2004 LP Your Blues […]
Under The Covers :: Nervous Breakdown
If you were to pose the question of what makes for a good cover I would cite Whiskeytown’s late ’90s re-tooling of Black Flag’s “Nervous Breakdown.” Yes, the group’s alt.country forbears Uncle Tupelo pulled […]
Under The Covers :: People Who Died
Context is everything. And sometimes it’s the mere shift of geography, the slighter or greater roar of the narrator that can make the biggest difference in a song. Jim Carroll’s “People Who […]