Giuseppe Zangara

I also grabbed Ying Yang Twins' "Georgia Dome." It's so ridiculously over the top, no one with any sense should be offended. So I like it.

So I d/l'ed that version of "Sweet Jane." It's good, but it doesn't surpass the original; plus, Timmins' "la la la"s lack the exult and joy of Reed in the original. As for Galaxie 500's "Here She Comes Now," it's almost three times as long as the original (six minutes compared to two), but they use the extra time to fully explore the song's melody, as well as throw in a blissful guitar solo. Oh, and it's at a slower tempo than VU's, slower even than CJ's "SJ."

How'd that Papa M work for you.

Thanks to this thread, I've had "Pennyroyal Tea" in my head all morning.

That one is self explanatory. Country 1, Rap 0. I laffed.

I recall being prepared for In Utero by the time it came out; shortly before its release, I started getting into Melvins (thanks, Kurt!), so my ears were ready for anything abrasive.

I should probably check out In Utero again, at least. That one wasn't so earth-shattering.

See, in spite of my not listening to Nevermind in years, I can still recall, vividly, the songs from it. The "yeah yeah yeah"s from "Lithium," the chorus of "Territorial Pissings," the first time I heard "Polly" and thought it was just so creepy and cool, etc. All that is still a part of me, almost as if it were in my genes. That album blew my 12-year-old mind; I hadn't heard anything quite like it before. As such, my formative years were spent playing that tape over and over again to the point where I had to get a second copy simply from wearing down the first. That thing—that memory—is something I don't want to relive. Let it stay in the past. The main reason, incidentally, for my not listening to it for so long was due to a brief period in my late teens where I rejected everything that was popular, that the masses at large held dear. When I grew out of that awful phase, I never tried to get into Nirvana again for the aforementioned reason.

I think I'm gonna seriously give Johnny Cash a shot when people stop pretending to care about him.

I think you can look past that if a supposed "rough" version of the album proved its worth. One thing I wouldn't be able to look past—and I know that this is my fault entirely—is my trouble with listening to things I liked when I was 12 with a fresh set of ears. I fear nostalgia would be a powerful deceiver.

Nothing will ever make me care about this band, dude. Not working with Robert Smith (ha) or the bassist playing an upright. A pity, my loss, etc.

VU's "Sweet Jane" is one of my favorite songs ever. Surpassing it is nigh impossible.

Granted, I haven't heard Nevermind in ages, but you can have well-written pop songs without studio polish. Guided By Voices have proven many times over that strong melodies and hooks can overcome lo-fi grit.

Who covered "Sweet Jane"

Furthermore, Galaxie 500's cover of "Ceremony" is not only better than the original, it surpasses much Joy Division's catalogue, excepting "Dead Souls" and "Transmission." Also, Galaxie 500 are the best band to have never made a great album.

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Galaxie 500's take on the Velvet Underground's "Here She Comes Now" is the only cover of a VU song that surpasses the original. And I've heard a lot.

This thread was better before the band's name was mentioned.

SOC is superior in every way outside the production, though. Niggaz gets a little too caught up in shock value and puerility; plus, Dre raps way too much on it. Dude's always had a decent voice, though his flow is kinda dull. fake edit: In spite of my comments re: shock value, "Automobile" makes me giggle if only for the fact they all sing so horribly.

And Banky wants to act like he knows "street rap" because he's been listening to Mobb Deep recently.

If you wanna get down to it, "pop rap" covers any sort of hip hop that sells a lot of records; going quadruple platnium, no matter how "street" you sound, makes you pop. However, more in terms of style, substance, etc. Ja Rule is pop rap, even if he never had a hit in his life. He's like Will Smith but with more profanity.

I kinda want to kill anyone who says Nirvana's version of "The Man Who Sold the World" is superior to Bowie's. The Meat Puppets covers from the same set are decent, but I'd rather just listen to the originals.

God, I got this album when I was in high school; I sold it for some stupid reason about five years ago. I have a burned copy now, but I kinda wanna buy it again just to say "sorry," or at least send a few more coins to Dave Blood's family's way.

"Punk Rock Girl"

Second best song on the album.