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

[Leigh Newton]

Yeah, Melvins did a pretty rocked-out version of Interstellar Overdrive. Flaming Lips were also doing Lucifer Sam in their live set in recent years. Ogre from Skinny Puppy also did Scarecrow on his Ritalin album that he did with Martin Atkins. 

Fun fact about Scream Thy Last Scream (amazing, amazing song). It features drummer Nick Mason on lead vocals. Very weird.

Leigh


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From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
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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

>Sent: Mar 30, 2007 8:12 AM

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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,

>>

>>

>>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:

>>>

>>>6. Syd Barrett

>>

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