'Rubber Soul' Tribute Album

zeke the moody drifter · **Joined:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:24 pm **Posts:** 557

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In a shocking turn of events, we are pleased to report yet another Beatles tribute album. But this one's different, folks. It ain't just a big steaming pile of "Yesterday" and "Across the Universe" covers (for the love of God, please, stop covering these songs!).

This album is a track-by-track run through of the Beatles' 1965 masterpiece (aren't they all?) Rubber Soul. It's titled, appropriately, This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul, and will be released by Razor & Tie on October 25. Featured on the album are Sufjan Stevens, the Fiery Furnaces, Ted Leo, Low, Nellie McKay, and a few others.

The album was produced by Jim Sampas, who producer a Bruce Springsteen tribute album in 2002. Sampas says, "As we looked toward artists we would approach, we felt they should be kindred spirits, whose gifts for singing and arranging lend themselves to these melodies and themes. Each artist on this album brought their own fascinating interpretations and have extracted new meanings from Rubber Soul."

This thing is chock full of Bens, too. Harper on "Michelle", Lee with "In My Life", and Kweller doing "Wait". What, are the Beatles too good for you, Folds? Oh wait, no, you did "Golden Slumbers" for the I Am Sam soundtrack. How about you finish that medley, you Abbey Road elitist! "Oh, look at me, I'm too cool for pre- Revolver Beatles!"

Tracklist:

01 Drive My Car - The Donnas
02 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - The Fiery Furnaces
03 You Won't See Me - Dar Williams
04 Nowhere Man - Low
05 Think for Yourself - Yonder Mountain String Band
06 The Word - Mindy Smith
07 Michelle - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
08 What Goes On - Sufjan Stevens
09 Girl - Rhett Miller
10 I'm Looking Through You - Ted Leo
11 In My Life - Ben Lee
12 Wait - Ben Kweller
13 If I Needed Someone - Nellie McKay
14 Run for Your Life - Cowboy Junkies

Some of these look interesting like The Fiery Furnaces, Low, Ted Leo, Sufjan Stevens, but i don't want to the Donnas cover Drive My Car

ayah · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:03 pm **Posts:** 6402

people need to stop this.
no one should cover the beatles. it rarely ever works with a few exceptions that i can't remember right now.

and i heard paul mcartney's new single yesterday and it sounds like a bad ringo song but i have to admit his voice sounded great.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:32 pm

ayah Wrote:

people need to stop this.
no one should cover the beatles. it rarely ever works with a few exceptions that i can't remember right now.

I cover "Norwegian Wood" in my acoustic sets.

I don't think I'm as good as the Beatles.
It's just fun to play.

south pacific · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:48 pm

ayah Wrote:

People need to stop this, it rarely ever works.

FT · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2005 5:11 pm

I actually think Rhett can pull off "Girl," including all of those prolonged toke sounds.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2005 5:17 pm

ayah Wrote:

people need to stop this.
no one should cover the beatles. it rarely ever works with a few exceptions that i can't remember right now..

I agree. Some exceptions that come to mind:

Two of Us - Aimee Mann & Michael Penn

Across the Universe - Rufus Wainwright

Both from the I Am Sam soundtrack.

Both are pretty close renditions to the original but pretty well done.

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

I hated both of those. I loved the stereophonics doing Don't Let Me Down.

tentoze · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2005 1:52 am

God. Please make it stop.

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

This was better when it was "Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father" and included The Fall and The Wedding Present.

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

Oh, and as far as great Beatles covers:

The Wedding Present: It's Getting Better
The Fall: A Day In The Life
Robyn Hitchcock: Rain
Richie Havens: Rocky Racoon
The Chameleons: Tomorrow Never Knows
Cheap Trick: Daytripper
The Damned: Help

HideousLump · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:08 am

I am genetically programmed to buy this album. It can't be helped.

Billzebub Wrote:

The Wedding Present: It's Getting Better
The Fall: A Day In The Life

Sonic Youth's "Within You Without You" on that album is godhead.

'Rubber Soul' Tribute Album

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