Lindsey covers album

[CarneVaca]

OK, so everyone is talking about the disappearing act of the Joni Mitchell tribute album, for which Lindsey recorded Big Yellow Taxi. If you heard the clip, you could tell it was a brilliant rendition.

Lindsey has done several covers. So I propose he release an covers album, including some of the ones he's recorded and some that I will suggest. Won't you play along? My suggested covers album:

What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding (Nick Lowe)
Mr. E's Beautiful Blues (The Eels, with E. dueting)
The Singer Not the Song (Rolling Stones)
Low (Cracker, with David Lowery dueting)
Gotta Get Away (Rolling Stones)
Have You Ever Seen the Rain (CCR)
Hey Bulldog (The Beatles)
Blue Monday (Fats Domino)
When the Rainbow Comes (World Party)
She Smiled Sweetly (Rolling Stones)
Louie Louie (Kingsmen)
Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)
Last Man on the Planet (CarneVaca, with Carne on backing vox)
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Bob Dylan)

[shackin'up]

Originally posted by CarneVaca
What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding (Nick Lowe)
Mr. E's Beautiful Blues (The Eels, with E. dueting)
The Singer Not the Song (Rolling Stones)
Low (Cracker, with David Lowery dueting)
Gotta Get Away (Rolling Stones)
Have You Ever Seen the Rain (CCR)
Hey Bulldog (The Beatles)
Blue Monday (Fats Domino)
When the Rainbow Comes (World Party)
She Smiled Sweetly (Rolling Stones)
Louie Louie (Kingsmen)
Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)
Last Man on the Planet (CarneVaca, with Carne on backing vox)
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Bob Dylan)

Mr. E's Beautiful Blues (The Eels, with E. dueting)

nice choice, but I'd say: My Descent into Madness (The Eels, with E. dueting)

Last Man on the Planet (CarneVaca, with Carne on backing vox)
Only backin' vox? Do you not dare to play some guitar?

Marliese, Fischer-Z
Dollar Bill, Screaming Trees
Mockingbird (JT/CS-version with stevie duetting)

gerald

[chiliD]

Originally posted by CarneVaca
Hey Bulldog (The Beatles)
After the fiasco that was "Here Comes The Sun", I'm hesitant to even THINK of what Lindsey would do with another Beatle tune. :eek:

He should stick to Stones, Dylan, & Fats Domino covers. :laugh:

[CarneVaca]

Originally posted by shackin'up
Do you not dare to play some guitar?
gerald

I'd be too intimidated. But I could definitely play rhythm.

[CarneVaca]

Originally posted by chiliD
After the fiasco that was "Here Comes The Sun", I'm hesitant to even THINK of what Lindsey would do with another Beatle tune. :eek:

He should stick to Stones, Dylan, & Fats Domino covers. :laugh:

Chili, I thought of that because I could just imagine that bad-ass riff in Lindsey's hands. The riff would have to stay, that's a given. If he can handle Oh Well and come up with something as kick-ass as Shuffle Riff, he can do this.

[chiliD]

Originally posted by CarneVaca
Chili, I thought of that because I could just imagine that bad-ass riff in Lindsey's hands. The riff would have to stay, that's a given. If he can handle Oh Well and come up with something as kick-ass as Shuffle Riff, he can do this.

Oh, that's the first thing I thought of, too...the riff...but, then I equated "Beatles" with "Lindsey" and had that cold "Here Comes The Sun" shiver go down my spine! :laugh:

[CarneVaca]

:laugh: :laugh:

I shudder at the thought of turning Hey Bulldog into a Lindsey-style Travis-picking-on-speed number. Not at all what I had in mind.

[chiliD]

He could keep the riff and make it sound somewhat similar to the live version of "Not That Funny"...that's a possible sound I hear him doing with the song.

[CarneVaca]

Does the new live version of Not That Funny incorporate the Travis picking thing?

[macmar71]

Allison~Elvis Costello
The One I Love~REM
Tender Is The Night~Jackson Browne
Return To Sender~Elvis

[DownOnRodeo]

I'm sorry, but Lindsey's take on Here Comes the Sun was the most intense, dramatic, heartfelt and personal cover I've ever heard - The only problem with it is that he didnt make some of the notes, so its sounds like he's gratuitously wailing, but really those vocals towards the end have an operatic sort of power to them and they blow me away each time.

I love it! A definite inclusion on Carne's covers album list. :nod:

[shackin'up]

Originally posted by DownOnRodeo
I'm sorry, but Lindsey's take on Here Comes the Sun was the most intense, dramatic, heartfelt and personal cover I've ever heard - The only problem with it is that he didnt make some of the notes, so its sounds like he's gratuitously wailing, but really those vocals towards the end have an operatic sort of power to them and they blow me away each time.

I love it! A definite inclusion on Carne's covers album list. :nod:

(again) I totally agree with you. It goes right into my soul. And everytime someone says it stinks and he does something totally untasteful i put it on again to check if I'm a lunatic, and everytime I have to conclude that I am, a luny with goosebumps. so, sorry to spoil your party,Chili and Carne, but Here comes the sun must be included, too!

[Mari]

Ashes to Ashes (David Bowie)
No Rain (Blind Melon)
Kinder Murder,
I Want You... and others by Elvis Costello
some of the later songs by Los Lobos or the Latin Playboys (he really should do something with producer Mitchell Froom anyway)
...Skik, Doe Maar ...
Twilight Zone (Golden Earring)
Dreams (Fleetwood Mac):cool:

that's all I can think of uptil now.

can I do the soprano backup vocals on Last Man on the Planet ?(even though I don't know the song :D )

[DownOnRodeo]

Thanks for your reply Gerlad - I thought I was just about the only one who appreciated it!

[xdreamsunwindx]

Imagine- John Lennon
With or Without You- U2
Sentimental Lady- Fleetwood Mac (I think he could pull that one off)
Paranoid- Black Sabbath. I'm not kidding. :laugh:

[stefan]

Originally posted by DownOnRodeo
Thanks for your reply Gerlad - I thought I was just about the only one who appreciated it!
Now come on guys! The singing on this live version is plain awful. No matter what freaky kind of fan I am- I was embarassed as I heard it and afraid that he possibly could have lost his voice over the years. Which he hasn't as I can state after seeing them live in autumn. But the point is: this song was too much for him and he wasn`t able to hit the notes.
The finger picking arrangement didn`t bother me though. If he had managed to sing it right I would have been happy with the song.

[chiliD]

Originally posted by DownOnRodeo
I'm sorry, but Lindsey's take on Here Comes the Sun was the most intense, dramatic, heartfelt and personal cover I've ever heard - The only problem with it is that he didnt make some of the notes, so its sounds like he's gratuitously wailing, but really those vocals towards the end have an operatic sort of power to them and they blow me away each time.

I love it! A definite inclusion on Carne's covers album list. :nod:

He butchered the song, he disrespected George Harrison's memory, he should've taken ABC's hint and not done the song. End of story.

[CarneVaca]

Originally posted by shackin'up
so, sorry to spoil your party,Chili and Carne, but Here comes the sun must be included, too!

Very nice pun. Was it intentional?

Gerald, I like Lindsey's Here Comes the Sun. I was merely suggesting that playing Hey Bulldog the way Lindsey approached Here Comes the Sun might not work. Hey Bulldog is a bad-ass tune because of that mean electric guitar riff. So if Lindsey were to add Travis picking to the number, it would have to be layered under the riff for it to work for me.

[CarneVaca]

Originally posted by Mari
Ashes to Ashes (David Bowie)
can I do the soprano backup vocals on Last Man on the Planet ?(even though I don't the song :D )

Certainly.

[shackin'up]

Originally posted by CarneVaca
Very nice pun. Was it intentional?

Gerald, I like Lindsey's Here Comes the Sun. I was merely suggesting that playing Hey Bulldog the way Lindsey approached Here Comes the Sun might not work. Hey Bulldog is a bad-ass tune because of that mean electric guitar riff. So if Lindsey were to add Travis picking to the number, it would have to be layered under the riff for it to work for me.

It was so intentional that I actually was explaining it in the sentence afterwards. luckily I edited it 5 mins later.:laugh:

hey bulldog could be working! Maybe even helter skelter for the same reasons...

Glad you like HCTS.

[shackin'up]

Originally posted by stefan
But the point is: this song was too much for him and he wasn`t able to hit the notes.


I couldn't care less. I like it when someone loses it due to the intention and emotion of the performance. And-for me- that is happening, in this case.

I'm not defending out of fandom. I really loved it immediately. It just hits my soul, whatever your arguments are.

Steve Harley (& Cockney Rebel) sang it live in 77. Also out of tune. Great version. It's the opener of his great live-epos Face to face.


gerald

[dissention]

Essence (Lucinda Williams)
Solitary Man (Chirs Isaak; acoustic a la Big Love)
Gold (John Stewart)
Cactus (David Bowie; could be one of the sexiest songs ever recorded)
Humpty Dumpty (Aimee Mann)
Rainy Day Women (Bob Dylan; I think it would be totally awesome)
Illume (Fleetwood Mac; just out of curiosity!!!)
Heart of Gold (Neil Young)
Try Some, Buy Some (George Harrison)
Roxanne (The Police)
She Smiled Sweetly (The Stones)
I've Been Waiting For You (Neil Young; bombastic a la Come)

[chiliD]

Originally posted by dissention
Solitary Man (Chirs Isaak; acoustic a la Big Love)


Just checking...you DO know that "Solitary Man" is a Neil Diamond song, right? :shrug:

[Johnny Stew]

Originally posted by trackaghost
Don't diss the Diamond man Chili! Neil D is responsible for one of the greatest lyrics ever written!I don't think he was dissing Neil Diamond... just pointing out the fact that "Solitary Man" is not a Chris Isaak original. :D

[chiliD]

I'm not. Dissention had posted "Solitary Man (Chris Isaak.."

Just making sure that Neil D is given credit for writing the song. That's all.

:nod:

[Johnny Stew]

"Solitary Man" is a fantastic song! :nod:

And I have to say that, while Lindsey's interpretation of "Here Comes The Sun" was kind of jarring at first, I actually like it considerably.

The original can never be improved upon, so why bother doing a paint-by-numbers version that can't help but pale in comparison?
Lindsey put a new spin on it that's pure Buckingham. :)

[Cammie]

:wavey: Amen to you Johnny Stew!!!
Our feelings...exactly!!! Lindsey
was so hurt by Harrisons death
he has a tearful little sound in
his vocal like he is ready to CRY!
His performance gave us shivers!
What a Showman!:) Bless Him!Sky

ps...He could have played Dylans
Love Minus Zero just as well!!!;)

[dissention]

Originally posted by chiliD
Just checking...you DO know that "Solitary Man" is a Neil Diamond song, right? :shrug:

Yup, but I think Neil's version pales in comaprison to Isaak's, unfortunately. Which is strange because Neil is *the man.* :nod: :wavey:

[larg]

I wouldn't mind hearing Lindsey's take on She Drives Me Crazy by the Fine Young Cannibals. Now THAT would be interesting live!

:D :D :D :D :D :D

Adam R.

[shackin'up]

Originally posted by larg
I wouldn't mind hearing Lindsey's take on She Drives Me Crazy by the Fine Young Cannibals. Now THAT would be interesting live!

:D :D :D :D :D :D

Adam R.

Oh, yes, I'd hear him do that one.

[shackin'up]

Originally posted by trackaghost
Once again we agree Gerald! :nod:

I love it too. That reminds me of people I've heard criticising Neil Young for sometimes playing out of tune or playing "sloppy" solos during concerts. It's the passion behind it not the ability to hit the right notes without fail. Listen to the record if that's what you want :rolleyes:

I'll take passion over perfection any day!

Has neil ever hit a note correctly...:cool: ? His electric solo's are build on sloppyness! I just can't get it that someone goes to a Neil Young-concert -intentionally- and come back with those comments...weird...I have to think about that...