[Powderworks] Instant Karma & other covers + new singers
Laura Wolfe
Laura Wolfe" <casalobo@lightspeed.net
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 19:19:28 -0800
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I don't think Oil covered Instant Karma very often, I'd guess less than =
10 times. They played it (first?) at the NYC street gig in front of the =
Exxon building in May 1990 (it's in the Black Rain Falls video). They =
played it as a second encore at the Universal Amphitheatre concert I =
attended on June 19, 1990. They do a really nice version of it. As =
Glitch pointed out, they've also done Wharf Rat by the Dead a few times =
(not a good combination of band and material IMHO, I would have =
suggested another Dead song, probably Passenger), and What's So =
Funny..., which was written by Nick Lowe (remember Rockpile with Lowe =
and Dave Edmunds?) but released on Costello's third album, "Armed =
Forces." "The Real Thing" would count as a major cover in Australia, as =
Russell Morris' song is a classic there, maybe an all-time Aussie pop =
top ten/hall of fame member.
Hey, Aussies, how about this for an off the wall choice to replace PG if =
he ever left Oil? Michael Thomas (Mick Thomas to most) of Weddings =
Parties Anything. Don't just scoff; think about his broadly Australian =
accent, his love of Oil, his left-leaning politics, and his GREAT =
songwriting ability. I could definitely hear him pulling off the more =
"strummy" material from "Diesel" and "Capricornia." I would love to =
hear Mick play with the Oils in some fashion. Maybe they could bring =
him and his band The Sure Thing along to open a US tour someday. WPA =
never played the US, to my knowledge; one of my great musical =
disappointments is that I never got to see the great WPA. If you're not =
familiar with them, order their double live CD, "They Were Better Live" =
from whammo; it's the ideal introduction. I reckon they're the best =
unknown band ever.
Bill Wolfe
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't think Oil covered Instant Karma =
very often,=20
I'd guess less than 10 times. They played it (first?) at the NYC =
street=20
gig in front of the Exxon building in May 1990 (it's in the Black Rain =
Falls=20
video). They played it as a second encore at the Universal =
Amphitheatre=20
concert I attended on June 19, 1990. They do a really nice version =
of=20
it. As Glitch pointed out, they've also done Wharf Rat by the Dead =
a few=20
times (not a good combination of band and material IMHO, I would have =
suggested=20
another Dead song, probably Passenger), and What's So Funny..., which =
was=20
written by Nick Lowe (remember Rockpile with Lowe and Dave Edmunds?) but =
released on Costello's third album, "Armed Forces." "The Real =
Thing" would=20
count as a major cover in Australia, as Russell Morris' song is a =
classic there,=20
maybe an all-time Aussie pop top ten/hall of fame member.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hey, Aussies, how about this for an off =
the wall=20
choice to replace PG if he ever left Oil? Michael Thomas (Mick =
Thomas to=20
most) of Weddings Parties Anything. Don't just scoff; think about =
his=20
broadly Australian accent, his love of Oil, his left-leaning politics, =
and his=20
GREAT songwriting ability. I could definitely hear him pulling off =
the=20
more "strummy" material from "Diesel" and "Capricornia." I would =
love to=20
hear Mick play with the Oils in some fashion. Maybe they could =
bring him=20
and his band The Sure Thing along to open a US tour someday. WPA =
never=20
played the US, to my knowledge; one of my great musical disappointments =
is that=20
I never got to see the great WPA. If you're not familiar with =
them, order=20
their double live CD, "They Were Better Live" from whammo; it's the =
ideal=20
introduction. I reckon they're the best unknown band =
ever.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bill Wolfe</FONT></DIV>
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