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Submitted by Etaoin Shrdlu on Mon, 10/23/2006 - 8:05am.

can any of you Who fans explain THIS to me?

cover songs are one thing. cover albums a lesser thing. cover albums done a capella is… er… I honestly don't know. 

stay tuned for Bobby Mcferrin doing Exile On Main Street. 

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#1Submitted by Mr. Jass on Mon, 10/23/2006 - 8:15am.
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baked beans

I heard a track on a MOJO CD comp. Intrigued.

Mr. T (H#$den) zoinked me a copy. I couldn't stop listening to it for a couple of weeks. It's a little gimmicky… der.

check it.

#2Submitted by dingey on Mon, 10/23/2006 - 8:47am.
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believe me....

I had my doubts, too, and I[m very protective of beloved albums like "Sell Out," but I really really really like the Petra Haden.  I'm not sure why it works…perhaps because she's very un-Bobby McFerrin? It's actually really entertaining and fun.  Granted, there is the "why the hell…." factor, but it's a really genuinely enjoyable record.  She's got a gorgeous album out with Bill Frisell, too.  Petra's an odd girl..  She's Charlie Haden's daughter, for what it's worth.
#3Submitted by Etaoin Shrdlu on Mon, 10/23/2006 - 5:03pm.
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sure, why not?

I know of two really good full-length album covers by "newer" bands that really work: Let It Be by Laibach (supposedly, Harrison really dug it) and Exile on Main Street by Pussy Galore. Those both work because they're radically different from the source. Haden's *sounds* like it's trying to sound exactly like the original, only done with mouth sounds… so, that makes me skeptical… but, heck, now I'm curious! thanks.
#4Submitted by Samantha Stephens on Tue, 10/24/2006 - 11:15am.
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I say the best record that a

I say the best record that a band has done that was originally done by another band is Booker T. & The MG's McLemore Ave.  Its even better than Abbey Road.

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