I saw Eddie Izzard last night at the Orpheum in San Francisco. Amazingly funny man, hecklers kept throwing him off, but he soldiered on.
Eddie Izzard-Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite. Off the deluxe Across the Universe soundtrack. Personally, I can't stand Julie Taymor so I never saw the film. Some of the covers on the soundtrack aren't bad though.
Eddie Izzard-Daleks. Found online in the dark ages of p2p. From a broadcast on BBC Radio's Kaleidoscope program, the clip itself is from Live at the Ambassadors. I love the fact that Arnold Brown tries desperately to deny the fact he hid behind the sofa. Tom Baker has wanted Eddie as the next Doctor for about a decade. While it'd be interesting, I don't think he's the right fit for "New Who". Could have easily seen him taking over from Sylvester McCoy though. Even though he wasn't famous then. Maybe then one after Sylv had the series continued after 1989. I'm drifting...
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
A Quick One While He's Away
A bunch of live Who covers today for no particular reason. And as a bonus, the only cover done by the Who but boy do they do it a lot! No time for commentary hence the title.
Erase Errata-Boris the Spider
Mr. Blotto-Eminence Front
Shady Deal-Love Ain't For Keeping
Amazing Journey-1921
Morse, Portnoy And George-I'm Free/Spark
Blues Traveler-The Seeker
Of Montreal-The Kids Are Alight
The Who-Summertime Blues
Erase Errata-Boris the Spider
Mr. Blotto-Eminence Front
Shady Deal-Love Ain't For Keeping
Amazing Journey-1921
Morse, Portnoy And George-I'm Free/Spark
Blues Traveler-The Seeker
Of Montreal-The Kids Are Alight
The Who-Summertime Blues
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Oddball Covers
A walk on the weird side today.
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain- Satisfaction. Actually, I could do a whole post on odd Rolling Stones covers, but I don't like the Stones that much. The ukulele is, of course, the thinking man's violin. According to their website, the UOGB has been around since 1985. That's a hell of a long time for essentially a novelty act, so well done.
Portsmouth Sinfonia-A Day in the Life. I came across the Portsmouth Sinfonia on a comedy CD called Dead Parrot Society many years ago. Ever since I've had a mild obsession with the self proclaimed "World's Worst Orchestra". Brian Eno once counted among their number. It's not that they are bad musicians, just unsuited to the instruments they play.
Rick Wakeman-The Nursery Rhyme Concerto. Wakeman explains the conceit behind this song better than I could, so just give it a listen. If you weren't aware, Wakeman is easily the most popular keyboardist of Yes and arguably the best. He also has a nice little sideline as a comedian in Britain.
Percy Thrillington-Uncle Albert. Okay, another questionable cover because Percy Thrillington is Paul McCartney. But he didn't actually play on the album. It's all very confusing. Thrillington is rerecording of McCartney's album Ram done in an easy listening style. Actually, I like it a little more than the actual album.
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain- Satisfaction. Actually, I could do a whole post on odd Rolling Stones covers, but I don't like the Stones that much. The ukulele is, of course, the thinking man's violin. According to their website, the UOGB has been around since 1985. That's a hell of a long time for essentially a novelty act, so well done.
Portsmouth Sinfonia-A Day in the Life. I came across the Portsmouth Sinfonia on a comedy CD called Dead Parrot Society many years ago. Ever since I've had a mild obsession with the self proclaimed "World's Worst Orchestra". Brian Eno once counted among their number. It's not that they are bad musicians, just unsuited to the instruments they play.
Rick Wakeman-The Nursery Rhyme Concerto. Wakeman explains the conceit behind this song better than I could, so just give it a listen. If you weren't aware, Wakeman is easily the most popular keyboardist of Yes and arguably the best. He also has a nice little sideline as a comedian in Britain.
Percy Thrillington-Uncle Albert. Okay, another questionable cover because Percy Thrillington is Paul McCartney. But he didn't actually play on the album. It's all very confusing. Thrillington is rerecording of McCartney's album Ram done in an easy listening style. Actually, I like it a little more than the actual album.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Oh, and by the way...
If there's something you'd like to see, please ask. This blog doesn't have a theme, at least as yet. If you have a suggestion, I'd love to hear it.
Greetings and Salutations
First post and all that. Rather exciting. Let's jump straight to it, shall we?
California Gutiar Trio- The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. California Guitar Trio are one of my favorite groups. They formed out of Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft courses of the early 90's and have been playing together ever since. Their latest album, Echoes is made up entirely of covers. Here is a track, not from the album, but from their gig at the famous Freight and Salvage club on their latest tour.
Tony Levin Band-Back in New York City. Continuing the Fripp connection is the Tony Levin Band. Tony Levin, if you don't already know, has played with just about everybody under the sun including Paul Simon, King Crimson, Yes, Alice Cooper, and even the California Guitar Trio. Here, his touring band plays a song done by his boss, Peter Gabriel back when he was with Genesis with Jerry Marotta, drummer extraordinaire, on lead vocals. Off the album Double Espresso
Peter Sellers-Help. Does this count as a cover? Shall we say a dramatic recitation? Amusing, anyhow.
Bela Fleck and Chick Corea-Brazil. More properly known as The Watercolor of Brazil and written by Ary Barroso in 1939. This version comes from Fleck and Corea's superb album, The Enchanted. The album itself is quite a good blending of their different styles and this track is one of highlights.
Keller Williams and the Keels-Mary Jane's Last Breakdown. Generally, Keller performs as a one man band, but here he is joined by husband and wife duo Larry and Jenny Keel. The resulting album, Grass, is a little dissapointing because it features few of the typical Keller trademarks. As an experiment, it is a flawed one but does result in a gem or two. This is, of course, a mash up of two Tom Petty tunes done in such a way that makes you wonder why it had never been done before.
California Gutiar Trio- The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. California Guitar Trio are one of my favorite groups. They formed out of Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft courses of the early 90's and have been playing together ever since. Their latest album, Echoes is made up entirely of covers. Here is a track, not from the album, but from their gig at the famous Freight and Salvage club on their latest tour.
Tony Levin Band-Back in New York City. Continuing the Fripp connection is the Tony Levin Band. Tony Levin, if you don't already know, has played with just about everybody under the sun including Paul Simon, King Crimson, Yes, Alice Cooper, and even the California Guitar Trio. Here, his touring band plays a song done by his boss, Peter Gabriel back when he was with Genesis with Jerry Marotta, drummer extraordinaire, on lead vocals. Off the album Double Espresso
Peter Sellers-Help. Does this count as a cover? Shall we say a dramatic recitation? Amusing, anyhow.
Bela Fleck and Chick Corea-Brazil. More properly known as The Watercolor of Brazil and written by Ary Barroso in 1939. This version comes from Fleck and Corea's superb album, The Enchanted. The album itself is quite a good blending of their different styles and this track is one of highlights.
Keller Williams and the Keels-Mary Jane's Last Breakdown. Generally, Keller performs as a one man band, but here he is joined by husband and wife duo Larry and Jenny Keel. The resulting album, Grass, is a little dissapointing because it features few of the typical Keller trademarks. As an experiment, it is a flawed one but does result in a gem or two. This is, of course, a mash up of two Tom Petty tunes done in such a way that makes you wonder why it had never been done before.
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