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Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:10 pm
by epilogue
tragabigzanda wrote:From Ms. Carlile:
@Brandi Carlile
I can't wait for you guys to hear this!
This is Pearl Jam's incredible cover of "Again Today".
This band is nothing short of sacred to me and the twins.
These guys are all incredible activists and total heroes of ours.
When Mike called me up on the phone and said that they were gonna do it in the style of the Ramones and Ed wanted me to sing the harmony the world stood still.
I LOVE THIS!
xobc
#CoverStories
#rockandrollhalloffame
#TheStoryCampaign
https://www.coverstoriesalbum.com/
https://brandicarlile.merchtable.com/
http://smarturl.it/Brandi_CoverStories
Doesn't that bold part sting a little bit, guys?
Absolutely not. Why would it?
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:10 pm
by Jorge
Not to me. The influence is pretty clear.
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:12 pm
by epilogue
theplatypus wrote:Not to me. The influence is pretty clear.
Yep. Felt the same after listening.
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:13 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:16 pm
by evenslow
I don't think it's that crazy of a method to find your way into a song.
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:18 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:19 pm
by evenslow
Do you really think anyone in the band focuses on their stock portfolios? Pretend we're not on RM and answer that question.
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:20 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:20 pm
by Jorge
Well, it's a cover song for a charity album. If you didn't already feel that way after Lightning Bolt I don't know why this is pushing you over the edge.
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:21 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:21 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:30 pm
by epilogue
tragabigzanda wrote:evenslow wrote:I don't think it's that crazy of a method to find your way into a song.
It's just lazy and creatively dead. If I were ever headed into the studio with a band and they said "Make us sound like X," I'd try to back out of the session.
I guess I don't see how having a specific vision or a sound in mind and entering into a creative endeavour that you aren't required to undertake is lazy. Seems like the opposite to me.
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:31 pm
by stip
i am disappointed by that approach only because they chose The Ramones. But a 'lets sound like X' approach is just musical shorthand
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:32 pm
by epilogue
stip wrote:i am disappointed by that approach only because they chose The Ramones. But a 'lets sound like X' approach is just musical shorthand
And it shows vision and initiative.
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:33 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:33 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:34 pm
by Jorge
Also, I'm pretty sure they've done it before. I can't think of specific examples but I'm sure I've heard them describe the process of writing or arranging older songs with "we were going for a (older artist) thing".
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:35 pm
by epilogue
tragabigzanda wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:evenslow wrote:I don't think it's that crazy of a method to find your way into a song.
It's just lazy and creatively dead. If I were ever headed into the studio with a band and they said "Make us sound like X," I'd try to back out of the session.
I guess I don't see how having a specific vision or a sound in mind and entering into a creative endeavour that you aren't required to undertake is lazy. Seems like the opposite to me.
It's lazy when it's entirely dependent on someone else's aesthetic. I get the lines are blurred a bit with a covers record, and I should have allowed for that in my post. But still, it doesn't sit quite right with me given the other creative missteps.
Gotcha. Yeah, I guess it doesn't bother me as much as it does you. Especially since their version sounds so totally different from the original. Who produced this covers album? Did different people produce and/or mix each track?
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:36 pm
by epilogue
theplatypus wrote:Also, I'm pretty sure they've done it before. I can't think of specific examples but I'm sure I've heard them describe the process of writing or arranging older songs with "we were going for a (older artist) thing".
I mean, isn't No Code their "Neil Young Record"? I feel like half the songs on that album were described as "we were going for a Neil Young thing."
Re: Pearl Jam covers Brandi Carlile
Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:38 pm
by tragabigzanda