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[Abra Cadabra]

simultaneous Monster Magnet observations... LOL!

2015-09-10 17:17 GMT+02:00 Abra Cadabra <anacondaconan at gmail.com>:
> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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.)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Carl
>>
>> --
>> Carl Edlund Anderson
>> http://www.carlaz.com/