Luna: S&D

Did their boring cover come before or after Sheryl Crows boring cover?

All the Luna covers on the Slide ep are pretty great. But then, once again, I like pretty much everything from the original lineup.

iirc the summer of 99 was the summer of boring sweet child o mine covers. maybe there was even another one?

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.

Digging that "Most of the Time."

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.

It was the memoir that annoyed me the most.

No "Superfreaky Memories"! That's probably my fave Luna track.

"Superfreaky Memories" a victim of not remembering TDOON very well.

that is def the standout track on that album

Math Wiz is pretty nice.

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

"Math Wiz" and "Superfreaky Memories" kinda strike me as miniature Noah Baumbach movies (apologies if y'all hate him)

(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.

Baumbach and Wareham are a perfect fit imo

ok off the top of my head

California All The Way
Bobby Peru
Friendly Advice
Bewitched
Freakin' And Peakin
Speedbumps
Astronaut
Superfreaky memories
Lovedust
Tiger Lily

x-post - Yes.

"Astronaut" is definitely a late-period classic. That whole Close Cover Before Striking EP is killer.

Yes! It's very good.

Dean Wareham has been in a few movies!

And "Neon Lights" from that EP, a classic cover (I'll admit to liking it more than Kraftwerk's).

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?

Yes.

Clean members in Luna?

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

Justin is from NZ too, right? That said, NY band in my mind. No question.

Taking sides: Luna as a NZ band vs. The Lemonheads as an Australian band.

vs ac/dc as a scottish band

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.

"...how ONE might see..."

That's actually next in my Netflix DVD queue. Assuming it shows up I can rip and send you a file if you want.

Are you in the U.S.? There's a good condition one on Ebay right now for $24.99/free shipping.

BTW, new record from from Dean and the guy from Cheval Sombre next month, a "western dream pop" covers album.

I'm not in the US, sadly. I shall have a closer look at ebay...

Holy shit did I really never post about the best present in the world that I got for my last birthday?

http://i64.tinypic.com/28b9sog.jpg

!!!

Right?! It is the best gift I’ve ever received by a long shot.

What a great gift! Bewitched rules.

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.

It's a generous offer ER! I'd happily deal with .mp4 or pretty much anything you might find convenient!

Pretty uninspired performance of Penthouse last night (imo) until they redeemed it all w/ a gorgeous version of "Indian Summer" during the encore.

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.

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

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.

> 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.

'the days of our nights' is a much stronger album than i had recalled! all the songs are kind of the same, but it's a good song

some bad titles tho

So, will be seeing them tonight (at the Fillmore) for the first time since 1993. Also apparently they're doing a Lou Reed set after midnight. Will be interesting to see how this shakes down!

Oof I think that is something that would get me out of the house for NYE — have fun! Saw they were covering “new sensations” lately, which is an inspired choice.