Comments on: Matty Groves, Covers and Copyright http://songbytoad.com/2009/10/matty-groves-covers-and-copyright/ Independent music from Edinburgh, Scotland - with added gin and swearing. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2009/10/matty-groves-covers-and-copyright/#comment-33077 Matthew Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:05:20 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7475#comment-33077 I haven't listened to it for ages, to be fair, so I might be totally wrong, but no, it's not a favourite. I haven’t listened to it for ages, to be fair, so I might be totally wrong, but no, it’s not a favourite.

]]> By: sean http://songbytoad.com/2009/10/matty-groves-covers-and-copyright/#comment-33015 sean Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:14:44 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7475#comment-33015 Wait, so no one likes Monster anymore? I always thought that was a weird and interesting album. Wait, so no one likes Monster anymore? I always thought that was a weird and interesting album.

]]> By: Wally http://songbytoad.com/2009/10/matty-groves-covers-and-copyright/#comment-32930 Wally Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:54:00 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7475#comment-32930 Anyone who likes covers may want to check out the 10 volume Television Personalities tribute series as there are literally thousands of ways to reinterpret a song and it's very interesting to see the directions you can take with a cover. I personally am a big fan of covers as it is always interesting to see what can be done with someone else's work, even though I have to admit it doesn't always work. Bands like the Manic Street Preachers, however are a great example of a band who can pull of some great covers (Rolling Stones, Primal Scream, The Clash) as is Phil Wilson and some of his more recent projects (doing Belle & Sebastian, The Scars and even Kraftwerk) that have all been released on smaller labels. Nick Heyward did some great Beatles covers many years back, on the b-side of one of his Ep's, that are worth searching for as is the Jetset tribute and the Go-Betweens tributes that came out in more recent days. In Spain you can find a great Nikki Sudden tribute and just out in the US a tribute to The Shambles, who are a band that have themselves recorded many great covers from The Jam to the Undertones to the TVP's, and I guess that's a good place to stop as I can go on forever. Cool article - Thanks! Wally Anyone who likes covers may want to check out the 10 volume Television Personalities tribute series as there are literally thousands of ways to reinterpret a song and it’s very interesting to see the directions you can take with a cover.

I personally am a big fan of covers as it is always interesting to see what can be done with someone else’s work, even though I have to admit it doesn’t always work. Bands like the Manic Street Preachers, however are a great example of a band who can pull of some great covers (Rolling Stones, Primal Scream, The Clash) as is Phil Wilson and some of his more recent projects (doing Belle & Sebastian, The Scars and even Kraftwerk) that have all been released on smaller labels. Nick Heyward did some great Beatles covers many years back, on the b-side of one of his Ep’s, that are worth searching for as is the Jetset tribute and the Go-Betweens tributes that came out in more recent days. In Spain you can find a great Nikki Sudden tribute and just out in the US a tribute to The Shambles, who are a band that have themselves recorded many great covers from The Jam to the Undertones to the TVP’s, and I guess that’s a good place to stop as I can go on forever. Cool article – Thanks!

Wally

]]> By: Dylan http://songbytoad.com/2009/10/matty-groves-covers-and-copyright/#comment-32884 Dylan Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:19:00 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7475#comment-32884 To be fair, Man On The Moon is fantastic live. When they play it live, they seem to attach the big hairy set of balls the album track desperately needs. To be fair, Man On The Moon is fantastic live.

When they play it live, they seem to attach the big hairy set of balls the album track desperately needs.

]]> By: dav http://songbytoad.com/2009/10/matty-groves-covers-and-copyright/#comment-32883 dav Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:14:44 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7475#comment-32883 Up and Monster are the best. Fact. Up and Monster are the best. Fact.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2009/10/matty-groves-covers-and-copyright/#comment-32882 Matthew Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:14:06 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7475#comment-32882 And you don't get to win an argument just because a band has poor punctuation. And you don’t get to win an argument just because a band has poor punctuation.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2009/10/matty-groves-covers-and-copyright/#comment-32881 Matthew Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:13:41 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7475#comment-32881 Dylan, I think it might be, actually. Although I agree with Chutters that their problem is more massive over-playing that excessive shitness, and Man on the Moon is indeed brilliant. But in general you're right, Everybody Hurts and Drive really put me off the album in general, and so does Nightswimming which at the time I loved, but in retrospect just seems a little bit over-cooked. The rest of it is fucking brilliant though - I agree completely on all of the four you mention there. And perhaps Star Me Kitten too. Dylan, I think it might be, actually. Although I agree with Chutters that their problem is more massive over-playing that excessive shitness, and Man on the Moon is indeed brilliant.

But in general you’re right, Everybody Hurts and Drive really put me off the album in general, and so does Nightswimming which at the time I loved, but in retrospect just seems a little bit over-cooked. The rest of it is fucking brilliant though – I agree completely on all of the four you mention there. And perhaps Star Me Kitten too.

]]> By: Rampant Chutney Consumerism http://songbytoad.com/2009/10/matty-groves-covers-and-copyright/#comment-32880 Rampant Chutney Consumerism Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:07:49 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7475#comment-32880 they are far from dull.....just over played Man on the moon is an awesome song they are far from dull…..just over played

Man on the moon is an awesome song

]]> By: Dylan http://songbytoad.com/2009/10/matty-groves-covers-and-copyright/#comment-32879 Dylan Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:06:37 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7475#comment-32879 Not to pick nits, but is shunting Automatic down a level a response to the dull hit singles (Everybody Hurts, Drive, Man On The Moon and so on..)? It took me ages to get past those tracks and realise that songs like Try Not To Breathe, Sweetness Follows, Monty Got A Raw Deal and Find the River are amongst the band's best. Not to pick nits, but is shunting Automatic down a level a response to the dull hit singles (Everybody Hurts, Drive, Man On The Moon and so on..)?

It took me ages to get past those tracks and realise that songs like Try Not To Breathe, Sweetness Follows, Monty Got A Raw Deal and Find the River are amongst the band’s best.

]]> By: Dylan http://songbytoad.com/2009/10/matty-groves-covers-and-copyright/#comment-32877 Dylan Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:58:31 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7475#comment-32877 The title of Lifes Rich Pageant doesn't have the apostrophe. I win! :) The title of Lifes Rich Pageant doesn’t have the apostrophe.

I win!

:)

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