Not too shabby...

Dec 28, 2006 09:00

Heard Devotchka's cover of Velvet Underground's "Venus In Furs" on XRT last night.

Not too bad, that.

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fieldsclaphands December 28 2006, 15:59:06 UTC
It's actually one of the few covers that rivals the original (in my opinion)!

You really need to see them in concert sometime. Such a passionate performance. I've seen them a few times in different venues (even in the shitty Metro) and they never disappoint.

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nukem_454 December 28 2006, 16:14:52 UTC
I never cared for the original song.

I'm considering buying one of their CD's...but the songs seem to be hit-or-miss with me. On a given album, I only like about half of them (based on samples). Perhaps this would be best purchased with a gift card--less guilt if I don't care for it much.

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fieldsclaphands December 29 2006, 03:15:39 UTC
I have a feeling you would fall in love with How It Ends. Or, you could try the Little Miss Sunshine soundtrack. They did the entire orchestration for it. The other albums may take some getting used to.

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nukem_454 December 29 2006, 03:45:00 UTC
Based on what I've heard, I really dig the gypsy, Eastern-European sounding cuts (tunes similar to "Russian Dance" off of Black Rider). The songs that don't have that sound are the ones that seem rather bland. I wish I could be more specific, but it's hard to form solid judgment off of iTunes samples.

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