#781 Tribute Albums
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🗓️ 13 November 2020
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
A tribute album is a way for musicians to pay homage to an artist they love. While not all of them are good, the great ones let the music shine through. This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk all things tribute and review the last release from late producer Hal Willner, a tribute to Marc Bolan.
Featured Songs:
John Cale, "Hallelujah," I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, Atlantic, 1991
R.E.M, "First We Take Manhattan," I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, Atlantic, 1991
Nino Rota, "8 e 1/2," Fellini e Rota, C.A.M., 1963
The Carla Bley Band, "8 1/2," Amarcord Nino Rota, Hannibal, 1981
Leonard Cohen, "Hallelujah," Various Positions, Columbia, 1984
Jeff Buckley, "Hallelujah," Grace, Columbia, 1994
The House of Love, "Who By Fire," I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, Atlantic, 1991
Leonard Cohen, "Who By Fire," New Skin for the Old Ceremony, Columbia, 1974
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "Tower of Song," I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, Atlantic, 1991
Bob Dylan & Mavis Staples, "Gonna Change My Way of Thinking," Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Music of Bob Dylan, Sony/Columbia, 2003
ZZ Top, "Reverberation (Doubt)," Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye: A Tribute To Roky Erickson, Sire, 1990
John Wesley Harding, "If You Have Ghosts," Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye: A Tribute To Roky Erickson, Sire, 1990
Bongwater, "You Don't Love Me Yet," Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye: A Tribute To Roky Erickson, Sire, 1990
Primal Scream, "Slip Inside This House," Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye: A Tribute To Roky Erickson, Sire, 1990
Doug Sahm & Sons, "You're Gonna Miss Me," Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye: A Tribute To Roky Erickson, Sire, 1990
Butthole Surfers, "Earthquake," Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye: A Tribute To Roky Erickson, Sire, 1990
Julian Cope, "I Have Always Been Here Before," Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye: A Tribute To Roky Erickson, Sire, 1990
R.E.M., "I Walked With A Zombie," Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye: A Tribute To Roky Erickson, Sire, 1990
Bobby Darin, "Mack the Knife," That's All, Atco, 1959
John Zorn, "Der Kleine Leutnant Des Lieben Gottes (The Little Lieutenant of the Loving God)," Lost In The Stars: The Music Of Kurt Weill, A&M, 1985
Marianne Faithful & Chris Spedding, "The Ballad Of The Soldier's Wife," Lost In The Stars: The Music Of Kurt Weill, A&M, 1985
Frank Sinatra, "September Song," Point of No Return, Capitol, 1962
Lou Reed, "September Song," Lost In The Stars: The Music Of Kurt Weill, A&M, 1985
T. Rex, "Bang a Gong (Get It On)," Electric Warrior, Fly, 1971
Kesha, "Children of the Revolution," Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex, BMG, 2020
Nick Cave, "Cosmic Dancer," Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex, BMG, 2020
T. Rex, "Cosmic Dancer," Electric Warrior, Fly, 1971
T. Rex, "Life's a Gas," Electric Warrior, Fly, 1971
Lucinda Williams, "Life's a Gas," Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex, BMG, 2020
Elton John & U2, "Bang a Gong (Get It On)," Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex, BMG, 2020
T. Rex, "Rock On," The Slider, EMI, 1972
Perry Farrell, "Rock On," Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex, BMG, 2020
Peaches, "Solid Gold, Easy Action," Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex, BMG, 2020
Bob Mould, "Siberian Butterfly," Blue Hearts, Merge, 2020
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to sound opinions and this episode is all about tribute albums. |
| 0:04.6 | We're going to discuss their history, what makes a good one, and we'll each share one of our all-time favorites. |
| 0:10.1 | But first a conversation with author Ray Paget. |
| 0:13.0 | They sentenced me to 20 years of order. |
| 0:18.0 | Trying to change the system with them. |
| 0:29.0 | I'm coming now, I'm coming to work them. |
| 0:35.0 | First, we take me now. |
| 0:40.0 | Then we take a nap. That is a little bit of the Leonard Cohen song First We Take Manhattan, as covered by |
| 0:52.3 | R.E.M. |
| 0:53.4 | off the 1991 Cohen tribute record, I'm Your Fan. |
| 0:58.1 | As we dive into the history and the merits of tribute albums, |
| 1:01.7 | we wanted to start by talking with an expert on the subject. |
| 1:05.2 | Our guest today is Ray Pajet. Ray is a writer and he runs the blog Cover Me, a site devoted to talking |
| 1:11.6 | about cover songs. We've had him on the show in the past. |
| 1:14.4 | Yes, we had Ray on the show a few years ago to talk about that subject, |
| 1:18.6 | but today we're chatting with him about his latest book, |
| 1:21.8 | I'm your fan, The Songs of Leonard Cohen, about that iconic tribute |
| 1:26.2 | album and the genre in general. |
| 1:28.4 | Ray, welcome to sound opinions. |
| 1:30.3 | I appreciate you having me again. You know what I loved about I'm your fan of The Songs of Leonard Cohen, your new book is that not only does it talk about this wonderful album for the 33 and a third series, |
| 1:41.0 | the book widens out to a deeper exploration of the tribute album, |
| 1:46.4 | the history of that particular format. What was it about the tribute album that despite their terrible reputation generally speaking |
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