[kj] Damned/syd - wasRe: Top 10 bands

[Alex Smith]

As long as we're talking `Floyd/Syd covers...

Love & Rockets did a respectable take on "Lucifer Sam"
Both the Jesus & Mary Chain and Robyn Hitchcock have tackled "Vegetable Man"
Voi Vod took on "Astronimy Domine"
The Melvins took on "Intersteller Overdrive" (right, Leigh??)
At the Drive-In did a remarkably faithful version of "Take Up Thy Stethescope & Walk"
Bowie did a ham-fisted versin of "See Emily Play"


Favorite Syd track: "Scream Thy Last Scream"

Alex in NYC


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>From: gingoblin at easynet.co.uk

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>Subject: [kj] Damned/syd - wasRe:  Top 10 bands

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>The Damned also used to do Arnold Layne, and a version of Matilda Mother 

>has recently turned up. Naz Nomad (Damned alter-ego) also did Lucifer Sam 

>(great version). The song Generals has the guitar line to Lucifer Sam in it 

>too, and Gigolo has a total Syd rip-off intro.  Er, I think that's all my 

>Damned/Syd connections for one day! Oh apart form them wanting Syd to 

>produce Music For Pleasure, but getting the drummer instead!!! Oops!

>

>That song Nice Cup Of Tea I see more as a Sensible demo than a Damned 

>song... half that album is really  just solo Captain stuff.

>I'm intrigued by the Hangover Heartattack thing... gonna have to give that 

>a listen. I know Pig Champion took influences from a lot of different 

>places... a lot of classical stuff too apparently.     Baby Lemonade is 

>indeed a great song!

>

>Dave in Edinburgh

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>At 01:10 30/03/2007 -0500, you wrote:

>>Leigh,

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>>

>>My gf LOVES Syd Barrett -- esp. "Baby Lemonade."  I like that song, too. A 

>>LOT!

>>

>>If you notice, The Damned really do a sort-of rip-off job of Barrett's 

>>"Baby Lemonade" with their song "Nice Cup of Tea." I have to admit, I 

>>think "Baby Lemonade" is a really great song (and I like The Damned's 

>>"Nice Cup of Tea," too, even if it is derivative) -- one I never tire of 

>>listening to, for some reason. It probably has to do with the chord 

>>progressions and juxtapositions of odd melodies that later almost became 

>>bog-standard, but never succeeded in the way Barrett did succeed 

>>critically even if not totally financially.

>>

>>There is a similar, unique innovative chord-pattern of excellence I get 

>>from POISON IDEA's "Hangover Heart Attack," for some reason -- which is 

>>hardcore punk, believe it or not, though Barrett is not. And that 

>>contributes to Poison Idea being in my Top 10. And I've noticed I'm not 

>>alone in putting Poison Idea in my Top 10 on this KJ list. If you have 

>>Soulseek (www.slsk.net) or the SSX equivalent for the Mac (ssx), get 

>>Poison Idea's "Hangover Heart Attack" song -- excellent riffage from the 

>>late Pig Champion, guitarist of Poison Idea, which for some reason reminds 

>>me of Syd Barrett (!), but filtered through a post-Black Flag lense. Just 

>>damn good stuff! It's why Pig Champion's recent death was so mourned by so 

>>may punx.

>>

>>And I do like Syd Barett -- great choice, btw.

>>

>>(FYI: Poison Idea's "Hangover Heart Attack" is the 1st song I play on 

>>Radio Schizo #46, available here online:

>>http://www.cultpunk.com/?p=136     -- this mp3/show also features The 

>>Ramones at their thrashiest in the 80s, a cover of a Killing Joke song 

>>'Wardance' as well -- and more. But it leads off w/ the Poison Idea song I 

>>mention. The guitar work has a cool Syd Barrett sound to me.)

>>

>>-Oliver

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>>Leigh Newton wrote:

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>>>6. Syd Barrett

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