Camper Van Beethoven - Tusk remake album – how is it?

[greendaze5]

Did anyone ever buy, or at least hear, the remake of the whole Tusk album (by Camper Van Beethoven). Is it any good?

Roland

[Richard B]

It's awesome, interesting and I love it and often listen to it.
It's definitely alternative music. So if that is not your cup of tea, you probably won't like it.

[vivfox]

I loved it, especially the title track!

[TrueFaith77]

i listened to it once

[aleuzzi]

Love it. But there's a strange lack of energy when you hear it back to back. It's best savored in bits. Love the version of Brown Eyes, which is weird and kind of sexy at the same time.

[wheart]

I've been meaning to buy this album for um, about 10 years now. Maybe it's time

[cristochango]

Ive never heard of this, and wanna try listenin to parts of it. any ideas?
does amazon or itunes do a preview?

[nailatixela]

Thanks for bringing this up! I've been meaning to listen to it. I've never heard any of it before. You can listen to the whole album once for free on LaLa:
http://www.lala.com/#album/1657606138230257082

[chelluversu]

I cannot find there vers of Angel =[
I love Storms tho =]

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by chelluversu

I cannot find there vers of Angel =[
I love Storms tho =]

You can hear a 30 second sample on iTunes.
Here's a direct link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tusk/id84552232

[nailatixela]

The whole version of Angel, and all the other songs are on the link I posted in this topic.

[louielouie2000]

I've only heard the three songs you can stream on grooveshark.com, but I've gotta say their version of Brown Eyes is pretty heinous . Agreed, the title track is neat though. I even kinda like their version of Never Make Me Cry. Guess I need to shell out some coins and get the album, since I am such a Tusk-ophile .

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

...I've gotta say their version of Brown Eyes is pretty heinous . ...

Aww! That's my favorite one!

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by nailatixela

Thanks for bringing this up! I've been meaning to listen to it. I've never heard any of it before. You can listen to the whole album once for free on LaLa:
http://www.lala.com/#album/1657606138230257082

Thanks for posting that! I'm just finishing up the album. Something I'm finding extremely interesting is that they took songs that were inherently angry and snarky (such as What Makes You Think You're The One), and made them soft and beautiful... while making soft and beautiful songs such as Brown eyes angry and snarky! I actually like they kind of made a farce of songs like Sara... which inherently take themselves too seriously. Their Sisters Of The Moon TOTALLY had me cracking up! I must say, I find their more literal translations of Storms and Walk A Thin Line very enjoyable. I actually find the whole album very fun and thought provoking. Even if it wasn't their intent, the whole thing makes a huge statement... and I like it.

[Lori40]

"oregone" on youtube has made a video of every one of Camper Van Beethoven's Tusk songs featuring his baby, Henry.