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msongs

(67,395 posts) Sun Nov 26, 2017, 12:41 AM Nov 2017

a reworking of dark side of the moon. flaming lips do it right, reinventing rather than

reproducing. IMO.

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a reworking of dark side of the moon. flaming lips do it right, reinventing rather than (Original Post) msongs Nov 2017 OP

I enjoyed it Eko Nov 2017 #1

DING DING DING! Eko, you're our grand prize winner! rocktivity Nov 2017 #2

The original worked because as good as the music was, it knew its place rocktivity Nov 2017 #3

Sounds almost like a parody, IMO. Nitram Nov 2017 #4

I'm partial towards the original version. BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #5

It really can't be beat, can it? mr_lebowski Nov 2017 #6

Eko

(7,281 posts)

1. I enjoyed it

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Sun Nov 26, 2017, 02:52 AM

Nov 2017

but I would call it an interpretation rather than reinventing it. Reinventing something would be like Dylan's version of all along the watchtower and Hendrix's or Joni Mitchell's woodstock and Csm's.

rocktivity

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2. DING DING DING! Eko, you're our grand prize winner!

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Sun Nov 26, 2017, 02:09 PM

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I would call it an interpretation rather than reinventing it.

Exactly -- it's not a successful "re-invention" unless you literally take OWNERSHIP of the song. I would have bet my first born male child that each of these were written by the performers -- but they're all cover songs, LOL!

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rocktivity

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3. The original worked because as good as the music was, it knew its place

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Sun Nov 26, 2017, 02:13 PM

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-- as a backdrop for the vocal.

Lips turned the music and vocal into a duel, and I don't know whose side to take, LOL

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Nitram

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4. Sounds almost like a parody, IMO.

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Sun Nov 26, 2017, 04:53 PM

Nov 2017

BigmanPigman

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5. I'm partial towards the original version.

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Mon Nov 27, 2017, 12:25 PM

Nov 2017

mr_lebowski

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6. It really can't be beat, can it?

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 12:47 PM

Nov 2017

Well, maybe Wish You Were Here, I suppose ...

Anyways I do like the Lips in general but not huge fan of this re-working as I'm too used to the original. Too close to my heart. Been rocking it since High School in the 80's, so ...

Anyways you should check out the Lips albums The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. They're f'ing brilliant works, esp. the former ... Takes a little to settle in to the hooks, somewhat lo-fi groove, and to get use to Cohn's weird voice but once you do by listening 3 or 4 times through (headphones highly rec'd) you'll find they're real keepers. Both very much concept albums in the vein of early 70's PF.

From Soft Bulletin

From Yoshimi (and yes, Cat Stevens has co-songwriter credit and gets paid for this, you'll likely recognize why).

Friggin' LOVE those songs and records, man.

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