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Post by channonite on Oct 9, 2024 6:57:00 GMT
Day 3: Robert Johnson and Larkin Poe - Sweet Home Chicago Melrose' "ancient & modern” late, late post yesterday gave me an idea for my Day 3. So, two for the price of one. Both are versions of Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago". The first by Johnson himself was recorded in 1936 in one of only two recording sessions he ever made. Only 42 recordings of him exist, some different versions of the same song. The man himself is mostly a legend, as by the time people became interested in him, he had already died, poisoned in 1938 at the age of 27. His influence on modern music is impossible to overstate. If you are interested, try having a rummage at robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/The video is an old black-and-white film of the poor areas of Chicago in the thirties, which provides a great backdrop to Johnson's plaintive voice. Right, now come forward 85 years for a version of the same song by Larkin Poe, or more precisely, the Larkin sisters, Rebecca and Megan. This is a low-tech job recorded using a mobile phone in their house and is one of a series of acoustic covers of various songs. This has Rebecca singing and Megan playing the steel guitar. Rebecca starts relatively low-key but rapidly gets carried away in the moment! |
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Post by threehundred on Oct 9, 2024 8:08:23 GMT
Day 3: Robert Johnson and Larkin Poe - Sweet Home Chicago Melrose' "ancient & modern” late, late post yesterday gave me an idea for my Day 3. So, two for the price of one. Both are versions of Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago". The first by Johnson himself was recorded in 1936 in one of only two recording sessions he ever made. Only 42 recordings of him exist, some different versions of the same song. The man himself is mostly a legend, as by the time people became interested in him, he had already died, poisoned in 1938 at the age of 27. His influence on modern music is impossible to overstate. If you are interested, try having a rummage at robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/The video is an old black-and-white film of the poor areas of Chicago in the thirties, which provides a great backdrop to Johnson's plaintive voice. Right, now come forward 85 years for a version of the same song by Larkin Poe, or more precisely, the Larkin sisters, Rebecca and Megan. This is a low-tech job recorded using a mobile phone in their house and is one of a series of acoustic covers of various songs. This has Rebecca singing and Megan playing the steel guitar. Rebecca starts relatively low-key but rapidly gets carried away in the moment! Utterly superb. |
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Post by Mandochris on Oct 9, 2024 15:31:50 GMT
I love Larkin Poe. Seen them twice. Fun show, great music. Down to earth.
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Post by channonite on Oct 10, 2024 9:07:26 GMT
Day 4: The Velvet Underground with Nico - Femme Fatale
Since I first heard this haunting song many years ago, I still randomly find myself humming it and wondering what it is before I realise.
The Velvet Underground are possibly a band most know about, even if they can't recall one of their songs. They are probably as famous for being managed by Andy Warhol as for their music. At the time of this recording, the line-up was singer and guitarist Lou Reed, bassist John Cale (A Welshman in a band of Americans), guitarist Sterling Tucker and drummer Moe Tucker. On a whim Andy Warhol shoehorned into the band Nico, a German model, actress, songwriter and sometime singer. The collaboration did not last long but produced a couple of gems, one of which is this.
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Post by spot51 on Oct 10, 2024 9:59:23 GMT
Au Contraire channonite I know this. Not sure what they were "on" at the time but the result is epic. There is an equally brilliant cover of this by The Ukrainians sung (obvs) in Ukrainian. |
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Post by OneBeat on Oct 10, 2024 10:22:17 GMT
The Velvet Underground were a big influence on some of the early punk bands, particularly Siouxsie & The Banshees, and a little later bands like Bauhaus.
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Post by spot51 on Oct 10, 2024 10:33:34 GMT
The Velvet Underground were a big influence on some of the early punk bands, particularly Siouxsie & The Banshees, and a little later bands like Bauhaus. Remember you recommended the Elastica album? Had it on in the car yesterday. All decent but couple of tracks absolutely outstanding! |
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Post by threehundred on Oct 10, 2024 10:34:47 GMT
Day 4: The Velvet Underground with Nico - Femme Fatale Since I first heard this haunting song many years ago, I still randomly find myself humming it and wondering what it is before I realise. The Velvet Underground are possibly a band most know about, even if they can't recall one of their songs. They are probably as famous for being managed by Andy Warhol as for their music. At the time of this recording, the line-up was singer and guitarist Lou Reed, bassist John Cale (A Welshman in a band of Americans), guitarist Sterling Tucker and drummer Moe Tucker. On a whim Andy Warhol shoehorned into the band Nico, a German model, actress, songwriter and sometime singer. The collaboration did not last long but produced a couple of gems, one of which is this. This song is a big banana! 😁 I love the Velvet Underground. VU was in my 20 influential albums. I have one of their tracks shortlisted for MWM too… |
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Post by OneBeat on Oct 10, 2024 10:52:29 GMT
The Velvet Underground were a big influence on some of the early punk bands, particularly Siouxsie & The Banshees, and a little later bands like Bauhaus. Remember you recommended the Elastica album? Had it on in the car yesterday. All decent but couple of tracks absolutely outstanding! I bloody love the first Elastica album, and I don't care that they "borrowed" riffs from The Stranglers and Wire. |
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Post by Frankfurt Saint on Oct 10, 2024 17:13:02 GMT
Day 4: The Velvet Underground with Nico - Femme Fatale Since I first heard this haunting song many years ago, I still randomly find myself humming it and wondering what it is before I realise. The Velvet Underground are possibly a band most know about, even if they can't recall one of their songs. They are probably as famous for being managed by Andy Warhol as for their music. At the time of this recording, the line-up was singer and guitarist Lou Reed, bassist John Cale (A Welshman in a band of Americans), guitarist Sterling Tucker and drummer Moe Tucker. On a whim Andy Warhol shoehorned into the band Nico, a German model, actress, songwriter and sometime singer. The collaboration did not last long but produced a couple of gems, one of which is this. I love this one. As I came of age in the 90s I first heard the song via the REM cover. I remember being disappointed when I realised it wasn’t an original composition as I liked it so much. I then traced it back to the Velvets and got into them too. The whole album is great but they were all nuts. I do a mean Nico impression. |
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Post by Frankfurt Saint on Oct 10, 2024 17:18:04 GMT
PS. They had a Warhol exhibition at work last year. I quite like a bit of pop art but my favourite aspect was the soundtrack, which was all Velvets.
PPS. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this song performed live either. Nico’s voice and accent are barmy but it just works for some reason.
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Post by channonite on Oct 11, 2024 8:12:42 GMT
Day 5: Can - Dizzy Dizzy
This is the German experimental and avant-garde band Can, shown in their recording studio in a German castle in 1974. At that time, they were the original founding core members Holger Czukay (bass, tape editing), Irmin Schmidt (keyboards), Michael Karoli (guitar, violin), and Jaki Liebezeit (drums). At various other times, they added vocalists, but this is the band at their stripped-back best. I went to see them with a group of friends somewhere in London. I forget where, and I didn't know anything about them other than they were German. It is difficult to explain just how different they were at that time. I remember being struck by how out of place Irmin Schmidt looked. He had followed a classical music education and was once a conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra...
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Oct 11, 2024 8:34:50 GMT
Day 4: The Velvet Underground with Nico - Femme Fatale Since I first heard this haunting song many years ago, I still randomly find myself humming it and wondering what it is before I realise. The Velvet Underground are possibly a band most know about, even if they can't recall one of their songs. They are probably as famous for being managed by Andy Warhol as for their music. At the time of this recording, the line-up was singer and guitarist Lou Reed, bassist John Cale (A Welshman in a band of Americans), guitarist Sterling Tucker and drummer Moe Tucker. On a whim Andy Warhol shoehorned into the band Nico, a German model, actress, songwriter and sometime singer. The collaboration did not last long but produced a couple of gems, one of which is this. This song is a big banana! 😁 I love the Velvet Underground. VU was in my 20 influential albums. I have one of their tracks shortlisted for MWM too… It was in my initial IA list too, but missed out in the cull to 20.. I only have* a couple of albums (banana and Loaded), but I do rate them... *having said that, I can't recall seeing them for a while, I'll have to have a proper look What I definitely don't have any more is my favourite track of theirs, which was a more up-tempo version of Sweet Jane. I got it off an Italian compilation a (Italian) mate had but it was on tape (along with a couple of other albums of theirs) so went in the bin when we moved and I've never been able to track it down.  |
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Post by melrose on Oct 11, 2024 9:29:43 GMT
Day 3: Robert Johnson and Larkin Poe - Sweet Home Chicago Melrose' "ancient & modern” late, late post yesterday gave me an idea for my Day 3. So, two for the price of one. Both are versions of Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago". The first by Johnson himself was recorded in 1936 in one of only two recording sessions he ever made. Only 42 recordings of him exist, some different versions of the same song. The man himself is mostly a legend, as by the time people became interested in him, he had already died, poisoned in 1938 at the age of 27. His influence on modern music is impossible to overstate. If you are interested, try having a rummage at robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/The video is an old black-and-white film of the poor areas of Chicago in the thirties, which provides a great backdrop to Johnson's plaintive voice. Right, now come forward 85 years for a version of the same song by Larkin Poe, or more precisely, the Larkin sisters, Rebecca and Megan. This is a low-tech job recorded using a mobile phone in their house and is one of a series of acoustic covers of various songs. This has Rebecca singing and Megan playing the steel guitar. Rebecca starts relatively low-key but rapidly gets carried away in the moment! That is great - both versions. Robert Johnson sounds pretty up to date. Quite rocky. As for 'poor areas of Chicago in the 1930's' - they look way better than Peterborough does today. |
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Post by OneBeat on Oct 11, 2024 9:57:42 GMT
Day 5: Can - Dizzy Dizzy This is the German experimental and avant-garde band Can, shown in their recording studio in a German castle in 1974. At that time, they were the original founding core members Holger Czukay (bass, tape editing), Irmin Schmidt (keyboards), Michael Karoli (guitar, violin), and Jaki Liebezeit (drums). At various other times, they added vocalists, but this is the band at their stripped-back best. I went to see them with a group of friends somewhere in London. I forget where, and I didn't know anything about them other than they were German. It is difficult to explain just how different they were at that time. I remember being struck by how out of place Irmin Schmidt looked. He had followed a classical music education and was once a conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra... I have never heard Can before, but I like that. They are another band who influenced some of the early punks, John Lydon was a fan and I can now see the influence they had on what he did with Public Image Ltd. I'm going to have to investigate more. |
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