Slog - Comments on Rumours/Murmurs http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs Running through Interlaken Park this morning, Fleetwood Mac's "I Don't Want to Know" from Rumours came on. This reminded me of Janet Bloomberg's Bas Mitzvah, but it also reminded me that R.E.M. should cover Rumours from start to finish for their last album. R.E.M. Rumours.... Copyright 2007 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 14:06:31 -0800 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 16:34:03 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Gomez I always thought that would be such a cool idea: a popular band covers an entire legendary album from wire to wire, with their sound.

... as long as it doesn't lead to, say, Lil John and the Eastside Boyz covering OK Computer. THIS SUIT MAKES YO AZZ LOOK PRETTY UGLY- WHAT?!

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455450 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455450 Music Sun, 03 Sep 2006 14:41:42 -0800 Comment by Harshed Or Phish covering every hippie album under the sun. Oh, wait.

]]> Harshed http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455484 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455484 Music Sun, 03 Sep 2006 15:50:37 -0800 Comment by Grant Cogswell Josh, I think you're going to dig the Camper Van Beethoven cover of 'Not That Funny' on the CTHULHU soundtrack.

]]> Grant Cogswell http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455499 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455499 Music Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:21:51 -0800 Comment by Lippy Imp Here's a puzzler I just encountered:
You want to fill your 5-disc changer with the Stones. Slots 1-4 go to Let It Bleed, Beggars Banquet, Sticky Fingers, and Exile on Main St., undoubtly the best four album run in rock history. But which Stones album takes the remaining slot?

]]> Lippy Imp http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455545 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455545 Music Sun, 03 Sep 2006 18:15:41 -0800 Comment by Wachovia Some Girls

]]> Wachovia http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455557 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455557 Music Sun, 03 Sep 2006 19:03:29 -0800 Comment by Lippy Imp Great album, but not the same feel as the others. Think continuity.

]]> Lippy Imp http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455562 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455562 Music Sun, 03 Sep 2006 19:19:14 -0800 Comment by StrangerDanger More importantly, how was the run?

]]> StrangerDanger http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455566 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455566 Music Sun, 03 Sep 2006 19:28:35 -0800 Comment by Tonguey Tongue Uh, Goats Head Soup. Star Fucker is cool.

]]> Tonguey Tongue http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455567 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455567 Music Sun, 03 Sep 2006 19:32:50 -0800 Comment by Tonguey Tongue Uh, Goats Head Soup. Star Fucker is cool.

]]> Tonguey Tongue http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455568 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455568 Music Sun, 03 Sep 2006 19:32:59 -0800 Comment by terry miller rem isn't as talented as mac. no one can play guitar like lindsey. he's a wonder of the guitar world. and while rem could certainly do lindsey's wail and stevie's whine, noone in the band could do christine's utter naive sweetness.

sorry mate. leave perfection alone.

]]> terry miller http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455572 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455572 Music Sun, 03 Sep 2006 19:38:34 -0800 Comment by Justin J Camper Van Beethoven did a cover of the entire "Tusk" album. It's really good, but hard to find. :)

]]> Justin J http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455624 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455624 Music Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:00:40 -0800 Comment by phish is smarter than you People who hate Phish are weird. They know so little about the band they for some reason despise.

The "hippie" albums they covered for their "musical costume" shows included The Who's Quadrophenia, Talking Heads' Remain in Light, Velvet Underground's Loaded, Dark Side of the Moon, and The White Album. The last two are arguably "hippie albums," but inarguably great. The others? Not so much.

It's not Phish that you dislike, it's Phish fans - a defensible position. But leave the music out of it, they were extremely talented, and one of the best live acts in many years.

]]> phish is smarter than you http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455630 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455630 Music Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:26:57 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale Justin J -- Agreed. Every band will have some kind of Revolution #9 fantasy cover in their head at some point, but Camper Van Beethoven's Tusk cover is a good time.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455768 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455768 Music Mon, 04 Sep 2006 08:19:09 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale ...because that's what it is:. "Tusk #9". A hoot.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455769 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455769 Music Mon, 04 Sep 2006 08:22:15 -0800 Comment by libber-tine while you're at it, can you please get reggie watts to cover the stones' beast of burdern? that would kill.

]]> libber-tine http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455788 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455788 Music Mon, 04 Sep 2006 09:08:45 -0800 Comment by religion sucks Only religious idiots believe in Bas Mitvah. Christians don't want teenagers to fuck and Jews think god wants them to suck blood out of baby cocks and believe god won't let you read the bible in public until you Bas Mitvah. Only idiots believe in religion.

The Torah is good for wiping your ass with, the bible works just as well.


Even New York Public Health can't stop Rabbis from sucking blood from baby cock because god tells them to. Check out what Slate says;


http://www.slate.com/id/2133654/

]]> religion sucks http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455836 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455836 Music Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:13:14 -0800 Comment by Don Josh are you really religious or something? Why mention Bas Mitvah? Isn't that some idiotic religious ceremony?

]]> Don http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455839 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455839 Music Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:14:28 -0800 Comment by Josh Feit Terry Miller, Peter Buck is a better guitar player.

Don, I'm not even spiritual, but Janet Bloomberg's Bas Mitzvah was unstopppable teenage witchcraft.

Tonguey Tongue, I'm with you on Goat's Head Soup and Star Fucker.

Grant Cogswell, That sounds cool. Are you in town?

]]> Josh Feit http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455848 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455848 Music Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:40:10 -0800 Comment by Shoshana I'm not religious or spiritual either. But I agree that Bas Mitzvah is an unstoppable movement in Judaism. I'm an athiest Jew, but I do celebrate all the major Jewish, not in any spritual way though.

]]> Shoshana http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455868 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455868 Music Mon, 04 Sep 2006 12:15:10 -0800 Comment by PDXRitchie A great cover album is Laibach's version of Let It Be. All sorts of good.

]]> PDXRitchie http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455873 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455873 Music Mon, 04 Sep 2006 12:22:47 -0800 Comment by terry miller josh - no, peter is not. period. listen to lindsey's third solo album, out of the cradle, for insane speedmetal type fm radio licks, noone plays like lindsey. have you heard the guitar at the beginning of "big love"? and i've seen him do it all live, no post-recording studio shenanigans. lindsey is a true guitar god, josh. all peter buck does is strum chords... slowly.

now stop geeking out.

]]> terry miller http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455948 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455948 Music Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:51:02 -0800 Comment by Grant Cogswell I AM in town, daddy-o. Lindsay Buckingham is the fogging shiznatch. You can find the Camper 'Tusk' at that record store by Powell's on Burnside in Portland. Hilarious, brilliant and respectful pot-flavored reinterpretation of an accidental masterpiece. My brother, born in 1983, turned me on to the original. My phone is crapped out (what's up with Capitol Hill and the cell phones today?) so let's use the comments log of your post as our email.

]]> Grant Cogswell http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455987 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/rumoursmurmurs#c455987 Music Mon, 04 Sep 2006 16:34:03 -0800