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69 Love Songs, Exile in Guyville, and {insert your favorite here}
Submitted by imaginary dana on June 30, 2008.While TIG doesn't host tribute nights very often, when we do -- they're a doozy. We have in fact thrown two, in our six years of existence: our 2006 69 Love Songs pre-Valentine's Day bash, and last week's smashing Exile in Guyville party at Chop Suey.
Both shows were incredible, approaching transcendent, for me. Hearing some of my all-time favorite records performed by some of my favorite local bands, surrounding by hundreds of people all experiencing the same sense of excitement, is a very amazing sort of high. And like any good buzz, now that I've had some, I want MORE.
I have had a few thoughts about what records are amazing enough to be covered in their entirety: the first Stone Roses record. Radiohead OK Computer. The Smiths The Queen is Dead. The Breeders Last Splash. Nick Cave Let Love In. Or the obvious: The Cure Three Imaginary Boys. But I'm not really sure I've nailed one, really.
To that end, my simple question to you, our imaginary readers, is this: If you could pick the next album for our next TIG party, which record would it be, and why?
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Mike Mess said on June 30, 2008:
afghan whigs - black love
mercury rev - deserters songs
chicago - II (guilty pleasure)
yo la tengo - and then nothing turned itself inside out.
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Jflores said on June 30, 2008:
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories From The Sea
Belle & Sebastian - Boy With The Arab Strap
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ChrisB said on June 30, 2008:
I would be against OK Computer just because that's one that Stereogum did, albeit in mp3 form. My choices would be Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney, Is This It by the Strokes and maybe Odelay by Beck.
You know what I would really like to see, though? Is at the end of 2008 have a show with like 3 bands whose record made the top 10 of TIG's EOY poll play their records in their entirety.
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imaginary dana said on June 30, 2008:
@ChrisB I love that idea.
I think we should make that happen for sure.
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imaginary dana said on June 30, 2008:
Also, I second the votes for Girlfriend and Stories from the City, Stories From The Sea as tribute-worthy.
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bijoubaby said on June 30, 2008:
Trust by Elvis Costello
Yankee, Hotel, Foxtrot by Wilco
Pretenders 2
... still on the shortlist of albums I can listen to from back to front after all these years.
A film soundtrack night wouldn't be a bad idea either... but that goes without saying
(;-D)
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BrianYeazel said on June 30, 2008:
I like the idea. I would recommend:
Nick Drake: Pink Moon
Interpol: Turn On the Bright Lights
Wolf Parade: Apologies to the Queen Mary
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Mike Mess said on June 30, 2008:
Easy-Star All-Stars also did an Ok Computer tribute called Radiodread. Check it out because it really is fantastic (unlike the stereogum trib. IMO)!
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Pizazzle said on June 30, 2008:
The Supersonic Storybook by Urge Overkill
And for the ladies: Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
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Pat-Trip said on June 30, 2008:
"Dragnet" by The Fall. I *know* Seattle has players who could pummel the crowd with those Steve Hanley basslines & Scanlon guitar scrabblings. & everyone wants to be Mark E Smith for a night.
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Jim H. said on June 30, 2008:
A few;
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (duh!)
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill (I might be alone here)
Throwing Muses - Throwing Muses
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
I could go on.
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Joseph Riippi said on June 30, 2008:
@ChrisB. Brilliant idea.
Given that 69LS and EIGV were both classics of the indie genre, and also leant themselves easily to covers and reinterpretation, I think Belle and Sebastian is a great choice, which someone mentioned above. But if you're going Belle and Sebastian route, TIgermilk or Sinister I think is a better choice than Arab Strap.
But really, I think the best would be The Microphones _The Glow, pt 2_.
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Dave said on July 1, 2008:
Either Paul's Boutique or Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge would be my choice.
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jordan said on July 1, 2008:
a nick drake tribute night, sometime next year, to mark the 40th anniversary of his first record. or why not do "bleach" next june, to mark the 20th anniversary of that...
a night of randy newman covers would be pretty spectacular as well...
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jordan said on July 1, 2008:
a nick drake tribute night, sometime next year, to mark the 40th anniversary of his first record. or why not do "bleach" next june, to mark the 20th anniversary of that...
a night of randy newman covers would be pretty spectacular as well...
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blargh said on July 1, 2008:
Pavement-Slanted and Enchanted
Prince-Purple Rain
The Replacements-Let It Be
Bikini Kill-Yeah Yeah Yeah/ Bratmobile-Pottymouth
Michael Jackson-Thriller
Pixies-Doolittle
Sonic Youth-Goo
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Cristina said on July 2, 2008:
Oooh! I will third the suggestion for Matthew Sweet's Girlfriend record! And Thriller! YES!
Others record cover nights I would definitely nerd out over:
The Knack - Get the Knack
Elvis Costello - My Aim is True
The Modern Lovers - (the first self-titled one)
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ImaginaryShane said on July 2, 2008:
Tom Waits, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen ?
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beewus said on July 2, 2008:
A fourth vote for Matthew Sweet and seconding for The Modern Lovers and Rumours.
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keenan said on July 3, 2008:
I would also throw my vote in for the s/t Modern Lovers record and any of the first 3 Elvis Costello records.
However, I'm totally throwing in a vote for repeating the 69LS cover night, because it happened before I was 21 and it broke my heart.
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Will in 98103 said on July 4, 2008:
ABC's The Lexicon of Love. XTC's Skylarking. The Cure's Disintegration. All pivotal to my conversion to good music (and homosexuality).
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Erik Gonzalez said on June 30, 2008:
Matthew Sweet's Girlfriend would be brilliant.