Bernie Taupin (John‘s longtime lyricist): “It’s a pretty simple idea, but one that I think everyone can relate to at one point or another in their life. That whole idealistic feeling people get when they want to save something from dying when they basically know deep down inside that it’s already dead. It’s that heartbreaking, sickening part of love that you wouldn’t wish on anyone if you didn’t know that it’s inevitable that they’re going to experience it one day.”
The now 85-year-old songsmith icon NEIL DIAMOND recorded his
first album, named 12 Songs, with renowned producer Rick Rubin
in 2005.
A second collaborative one, titled Home Before Dark, came out in 2008.
10 other tracks from those same sessions were planned
to be released later as the 3rd LP, but it didn’t happen.
Now the news came in that those tracks will, after all, be out on
a new full-length, titled WILD AT HEART. It’ll see the day of light
on May 8th.
Diamond: “My work with Rick was a labor of love, and I’m so gratified
that these songs will finally be set free into the world to complete our
trilogy of work.”
Band: YEAH YEAH YEAHS Who: Alt-rock trio from New York,
fronted by the gorgeous Karen O.
Album: SHOW YOUR BONES – 2nd full-length. Released: 22 March 2006 – 20 years ago today.
Pitchfork said: “New York band follows its debut album
‘Fever to Tell’, this decade’s gold standard for transcending
indie hype, with a record that offers only one side of the
group’s multifaceted sound.”
TUTV: Seems like Pitchfork only listened to one side.
Trust me, this is a totally underrated LP.
Zia McCabe (keyboards, percussion): “We’ve been talking for years
now about getting as many of the covers we’ve done for specific territories
together and releasing them for all to hear. It’s finally happening.”
A total of 17 covers by legendary bands/solo artists.
TRACKLIST
Cherry Bomb – The Runaways What We All Want – Gang Of Four Primary – The Cure Kiss Off – Violent Femmes Goo Goo Muck – The Cramps Rain – The Cult
Straight To Hell – The Clash Sister Golden Hair – America Lay Lady Lay – Bob Dylan Ripple – The Grateful Dead Easy Chair – The Byrds Blackbird – The Beatles
The Beautiful People – Marilyn Manson Love Song – The Damned Jet Boy – New York Dolls She Sells Sanctuary – The Cult Inside The Outside – Love And Rockets
TUTV: Best covers album ever, to my ears. Why? Because The Dandys do a fantastic
job by revitaziling all those classic crackers, the buzzing and fuzzing Warhols way. No
lousy copy/paste performances whatsoever, what happens/happened on so many
covers records.
Pin Ups excels in sonic ingeniousness and absorbing implementation.
They speed up originals, they slow down originals, but most of all, they immerse
them all in a whirling psychedelic bath, resulting in amazeballs renditions, revved
up with a mind-blowing barrage of hefty hooks, unlimited licks, rotating riffs, and Herculean bass/drum/synth extravaganza.
If you’re not familiar with some/all of the originals (people that live on Mars), you would think that Pin Ups is the Portland‘s mean groove machine’s new original LP. For those about to rock, The Dandy Warhols pin you up. After all these years, they’re not in the slightest passé.
Californian surf-pop icons THE BEACH BOYS released one of their
top drawer hit singles with SLOOP JOHN B today 60 years ago.
It peaked at #2 in the UK, at #3 in the US.
Topped the charts in New Zealand, South Africa
and several European countries.
The song is a cover of a Bahamian folk tune from Nassau, published in 1916 as “The John B. Sails”.
It was also covered by other artists besides The Beach Boys.
Al Jardine (guitarist/co-vocalist and songwriter) said years ago: “Brian was at the piano.
I sat down and showed him the chord pattern for ‘Sloop John B.’ He wasn’t into folk music. But
I didn’t give up. I figured if I gave it to him in the right light, he might end up believing in it.
So I modified the chord changes so it would be a little more interesting.
I put some minor changes in there, and it stretched out the possibilities from a vocal point
of view. The very next day, I got a phone call to come down to the studio. Brian played the song
for me, and I was blown away. The time to complete the track took him less than 24 hours.”
Kerrang says: “Not at the sharpest bit of the cutting edge,
but these are fine songs to do yourself a damage to, equal
parts cracked neck and shit-eating grin. Thrash icons Exodus
still pack a decent punch.”
So that’s what Goliath looks like.
And here’s how he sounds.
Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggghhhh.
Ferocious rockers FOO FIGHTERS announced their 12th LP
a few weeks ago. It’s named Your Favourite Toy and will land
on our stereo April 24th.
Following the brutal title track, they present another steaming slam dunk
with CAUGHT IN THE ECHO and primal screamer Dave Grohl going out of
his mind again.
