I hate it for two reasons: 1) it's a shitty song, 2) their take on it is very predictable and obvious ie, "let's take this rocking anthem and turn it into an ironically narcotized plodding indie song"
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 16:51 (six years ago) link
i think i just like narcotized plodding indie songs
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 16:53 (six years ago) link
i think the cover is fine though if you don't like GNR i can understand finding it lame. i'm kind of a Guns n Roses agnostic, their usefulness as a band lasted for one album (one that was mostly classic but not as much as the CW suggests), but then again the Luna style goes a long way for me.
― nomar, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 16:58 (six years ago) link
Did their boring cover come before or after Sheryl Crows boring cover?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:03 (six years ago) link
All the Luna covers on the Slide ep are pretty great. But then, once again, I like pretty much everything from the original lineup.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:04 (six years ago) link
iirc the summer of 99 was the summer of boring sweet child o mine covers. maybe there was even another one?
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:11 (six years ago) link
you haven't seen sweet child o mine covered until you've seen Black Eyed Peas cover it w/Fergie singing and Slash stepping onstage to contribute lead guitar.
― nomar, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:13 (six years ago) link
Digging that "Most of the Time."
― Eazy, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:13 (six years ago) link
Sheryl Crow 1998! That's how far Luna had fallen off. Not only were they covering GNR, they were covering them after Sheryl Crow did it.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:14 (six years ago) link
It was the memoir that annoyed me the most.
― campreverb, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:35 (six years ago) link
No "Superfreaky Memories"! That's probably my fave Luna track.
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 18:03 (six years ago) link
"Superfreaky Memories" a victim of not remembering TDOON very well.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 18:09 (six years ago) link
that is def the standout track on that album
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 18:14 (six years ago) link
Math Wiz is pretty nice.
― campreverb, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 19:00 (six years ago) link
haha yeah I was gonna say the other one that sticks in my memory is the one about he mathematician naked at his window or something like that
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 19:02 (six years ago) link
"Math Wiz" and "Superfreaky Memories" kinda strike me as miniature Noah Baumbach movies (apologies if y'all hate him)
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 19:15 (six years ago) link
(and obviously wareham and baumbach have worked together at various points)
I love Slash Your Tires. I also love Freakin' And Peakin and think it's very underrated.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 19:47 (six years ago) link
Baumbach and Wareham are a perfect fit imo
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
ok off the top of my head
California All The WayBobby PeruFriendly AdviceBewitchedFreakin' And PeakinSpeedbumpsAstronautSuperfreaky memoriesLovedust Tiger Lily
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 20:01 (six years ago) link
x-post - Yes.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 20:02 (six years ago) link
"Astronaut" is definitely a late-period classic. That whole Close Cover Before Striking EP is killer.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 20:12 (six years ago) link
Yes! It's very good.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 20:17 (six years ago) link
Dean Wareham has been in a few movies!
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 21:26 (six years ago) link
And "Neon Lights" from that EP, a classic cover (I'll admit to liking it more than Kraftwerk's).
― nickn, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 23:40 (six years ago) link
Just out of interest, I sort of consider Luna to be a New Zealand band given Dean Wareham's ancestry and with past line ups containing members of the Clean and the Chills - am I alone in this?
― Grantman, Monday, 11 June 2018 10:25 (five years ago) link
Yes.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 11 June 2018 11:30 (five years ago) link
Clean members in Luna?
― nerve_pylon, Monday, 11 June 2018 15:41 (five years ago) link
Hamish Kilgour played on some of Wareham's post-G500 demos, but I don't think he was ever really in the band ... https://luna.bandcamp.com/album/luna-demos-1991
― tylerw, Monday, 11 June 2018 15:52 (five years ago) link
Justin is from NZ too, right? That said, NY band in my mind. No question.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Monday, 11 June 2018 16:12 (five years ago) link
Taking sides: Luna as a NZ band vs. The Lemonheads as an Australian band.
― dorsalstop, Monday, 11 June 2018 16:27 (five years ago) link
vs ac/dc as a scottish band
― CARL MARKS PRINCIPAL INVESTING AND ADVISORY SERVICES (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 11 June 2018 18:00 (five years ago) link
Anyone have any thoughts on how might see Tell Me Do You Miss Me, the documentary, without spending a fortune? Ludicrous prices are listed online these days. Heck, shipping alone is terrifying enough on most secondhand DVD copies.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Friday, 21 September 2018 05:08 (five years ago) link
"...how ONE might see..."
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Friday, 21 September 2018 05:14 (five years ago) link
That's actually next in my Netflix DVD queue. Assuming it shows up I can rip and send you a file if you want.
― early rejecter, Friday, 21 September 2018 12:48 (five years ago) link
Are you in the U.S.? There's a good condition one on Ebay right now for $24.99/free shipping.
― early rejecter, Friday, 21 September 2018 12:53 (five years ago) link
BTW, new record from from Dean and the guy from Cheval Sombre next month, a "western dream pop" covers album.
― early rejecter, Friday, 21 September 2018 12:58 (five years ago) link
I'm not in the US, sadly. I shall have a closer look at ebay...
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 22 September 2018 04:32 (five years ago) link
Holy shit did I really never post about the best present in the world that I got for my last birthday?
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Saturday, 22 September 2018 04:59 (five years ago) link
http://i64.tinypic.com/28b9sog.jpg
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Saturday, 22 September 2018 05:00 (five years ago) link
!!!
― willem, Saturday, 22 September 2018 06:27 (five years ago) link
Right?! It is the best gift I’ve ever received by a long shot.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Saturday, 22 September 2018 14:28 (five years ago) link
What a great gift! Bewitched rules.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 22 September 2018 14:43 (five years ago) link
Hey N!N!N!, my Netflix DVD should be arriving this weekend. If you want a rip let me know what file format works for you. I usually use .mp4 for bringing into iTunes but can do whatever works for you.
― early rejecter, Friday, 28 September 2018 16:24 (five years ago) link
It's a generous offer ER! I'd happily deal with .mp4 or pretty much anything you might find convenient!
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 29 September 2018 07:02 (five years ago) link
Pretty uninspired performance of Penthouse last night (imo) until they redeemed it all w/ a gorgeous version of "Indian Summer" during the encore.
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Monday, 14 October 2019 18:52 (four years ago) link
The Bewitched shoe was perfectly okay, nothing more, nothing less. Encores included Hey Sister, their Donovan cover, their Deam Syndicate cover, and a couple of later era Luna songs. Oh, and Blue Thunder.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 14 October 2019 18:57 (four years ago) link
still have never been to one of those "play a whole album in sequence" shows — seems like it'd take a little bit of the pleasure out of a gig (for band and audience!). but what do i know ... here's a good recent digital EP of recent Luna odds n sods: https://luna.bandcamp.com/album/postscripts
― tylerw, Monday, 14 October 2019 19:00 (four years ago) link
If you think about it, it's a lot stranger that acts spend so much time figuring out a track order on an album, but then when they play live they just shuffle everything up.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 14 October 2019 19:04 (four years ago) link
> here's a good recent digital EP of recent Luna odds n sods
Now that I re-think it, they closed the set with "Indian Summer" at which point I turned to my friend and said "I think I should leave now." Then they came back out and played "Lonesome Cowboy Bill", which made me wish I had trusted my instinct.
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Monday, 14 October 2019 20:42 (four years ago) link