OFF: Re: Sympathy For The Devil (Motorhead new album taster)

[Abra Cadabra]

The Legendary Pink Dots re-recorded their 1981 song "Legacy" for a
2006 25th anniversary 7" single. Also their "Film Of The Book" from
Chemical Playschool 1+2 cassette (later re-compiled on The Legendary
Pink Box) was re-recorded by vocalist/synth guy Edward Ka-Spel a few
years later and is a bonus track on his solo "Chyekk China Doll" CD
(the remaster, as "The Forgotten Version") and also on the insanely
sinister prog darkness concept album in 1984 "The Tower", re-named as
"Astrid" with female vocals. I am sure Monster Magnet re recorded some
songs, yes they did of course for the now super rare Tour 10" Maxis
from 2010 and 2011 (I had Scott H. pick them up for me in Sweden and
Denmark) and of course the latest Re-imagined stuff from recent years
like "Milking The Stars" and the upcoming "Cobras & Fire" albums. Solo
artists doing band covers and vice versa don't super count in The
Grateful Dead world much like the Hawkwind world in a sense... but i
am not HUGE on GD though consider myself "initated" to fair degree in
to the scene via Hawkwind and crossover Dead Head world hehe.
Christian.

2015-09-10 16:57 GMT+02:00 Carl Edlund Anderson <cea at carlaz.com>:
> On 10 Sep 2015, at 09:36 , Abra Cadabra <anacondaconan at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> I always thought it was cool crossover that MH did "R.A.M.O.N.E.S" and
>> that Ramones covered that.
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> Yeah, _that’s_ cool. I can’t think of another example of a cross-band dynamic like that one. If there are any others, they are few indeed.
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>> Grateful Dead never "covered" themselves except on Live stuff like
>> "Steal Your Face" and "Without A Net" etc no?
>
> The only _semi-_examples I can think of might be "The Main Ten (Playing in the Band)” (which evolved our of a Hart percussion riff that first appeared in live performances around ’68 or so) and “Pump Song” from Mickey Hart’s _Rolling Thunder_ solo album in 1972, versions of which also appeared as "Playing in the Band" and "Greatest Story Ever Told” on Bob Weir’s _Ace_ solo album (which I understand was recorded around the same time; probably Hart’s was actually recorded earlier, though released later). The respective albums feature different lineups on both pieces, though Weir’s are _basically_ performed by the Grateful Dead as such. (Arguably, the "Playing in the Band” on _Ace_ is the Dead’s finest studio moment — and so, in keeping with their vibe, not actually on one of the band’s official albums! ;) )  Both songs entered the Dead’s live repertoire in the early ‘70s, though I think “Playing” remained the more frequently performed through !
>  the band’s career.
>
> Otherwise … I think no. The Dead seemed to record whatever they were into at the time -- live or studio -- so there’s studio stuff that didn’t get so much of an outing live, and live songs that became fan favorites without ever appearing on studio albums! (Equally, a number of songs from Garcia solo studio albums became established in the Dead’s live catalog, as with the aforementioned Weir/Hart songs.)
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> Cheers,
> Carl
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> Carl Edlund Anderson
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