Brendan
Joined: Jul 06, 2006
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Posted on Dec 08 2008 11:52 PM
http://soundcloud.com/2jakes/smell-it-master-1-2
I kinda dig it.
_"When we first listened to this track on an unlabeled CD-R, we thought maybe it was a lost track from some teenage sixties garage band that had somehow covered "Smells Like Teen Spirit" through some Back to the Future-Christopher Lloyd time travel episode. But it was apparently recorded at a tequila-fueled session, that none of us remembered!
Apparently between listening to vinyl from Pedro Del Mar's personal collection, and recording our forthcoming album of original material (due in April 2009) we took a moment bash out this brain-numbing version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit." This time-travelling mash-up of Nirvana, The Sonics and Chuck Berry, should be played loud! "_
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
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Seattle
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Posted on Dec 08 2008 11:55 PM
Should have covered Rape Me instead. Or Polly.
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Brendan
Joined: Jul 06, 2006
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 12:42 AM
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UnsteadyFreddie
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 2979
Hell\'s Kitchen, NYC
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 06:14 AM
pretty wild!!
thx for posting this, including the photo!!
I just saw this in my e/mail from YepRoc as well
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WoodyJ
Joined: Apr 05, 2006
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Bethlehem, GA
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 09:51 AM
Gotta disagree, UF...
I listened to this twice. To my ears it was a cool idea, very poorly executed. And I am a huge LSJ fan. I've seen them dozens of times live and have most of their albums.
Am I the only one that thinks this sounds like crap? Maybe it's just me.
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JakeDobner
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Seattle
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 10:21 AM
WoodyJ
Am I the only one that thinks this sounds like crap? Maybe it's just me.
It sounds like a ringtone. It is really bad. The guitars sound horrible, the beat was abysmal, and it was a pretty nasty arrangement overall.
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wooza
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
Posts: 1618
Ithaca, NY
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 11:35 AM
I actually liked it a little. Yeah I agree the arrangement could've been made more instrumental-friendly, but overall it's pretty fun, and I just figured the nastiness of the sound was the point. It's got a nice crunch to it.
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UnsteadyFreddie
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 2979
Hell\'s Kitchen, NYC
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 11:50 AM
I wasn't thrilled with the mix, actually
and didn't say I liked the song
just said, 'pretty wild'
b/c the thought of covering Nirvana by Los StJax seemed like such an unlikely idea
I think the tune sounds a bit murky, like I said earlier, I thought the mix was kind of awkward
it is NOT like this band to record a song like this, so maybe it suggests they are willing to experiment, stretch out from what people are accustomed to hearing from them?
I am hopeful they see this thread and people's reactions to the song
hope that clarifies where I stand on this tune?
UN/F
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25597
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 11:55 AM
I kinda liked the raw feel of the song and the pounding drums,
but there is a guitar part(I assume- that sounds more like a digital keyboard-overdriven some how) and that made me cringe.
sounded like a very raw demo version.
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 12:00 PM
bigtikidude
I kinda liked the raw feel of the song and the pounding drums,
but there is a guitar part(I assume- that sounds more like a digital keyboard-overdriven some how) and that made me cringe.
sounded like a very raw demo version.
Sounds like live take demos we use to do in my bedroom with a 4 track recorder.
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surfaca
Joined: Sep 01, 2008
Posts: 113
Bariloche, Patagonia, Argentina
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 12:19 PM
Brendan
"When we first listened to this track on an unlabeled CD-R, we thought maybe it was a lost track from some teenage sixties garage band that had somehow covered "Smells Like Teen Spirit" through some Back to the Future-Christopher Lloyd time travel episode. But it was apparently recorded at a tequila-fueled session, that none of us remembered!"
actually they said they don't even remember when they recorded this, so we should assume it's only one of those songs that you record with your band when you're just experimenting or something.
and I think the bad quality partially it's because it's a streaming file.
That front cover it's a shame though, hahaha
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UnsteadyFreddie
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 2979
Hell\'s Kitchen, NYC
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 12:23 PM
But it was apparently recorded at a tequila-fueled session, that none of us remembered!"
I get a sense that isn't a serious comment, just a 'humorous' way to explain why the song sounds the way it does, from their perspective?
Unsteady Freddie
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CaptainSpringfield
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 4387
Under the Sun
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 12:58 PM
I'm not hearing the Sonics in that. At all.
-Warren
— That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it.
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Double-Crown-Records
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Posts: 1224
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 01:20 PM
I really don't think this is a song that should be covered - the original is good for what it is, but I've never heard a cover version that works. It's a song that's more about attitude, and the shocking rawness of it amongst what was being released in the early 90's, but it isn't a great melody. I don't have a problem with the style or production they used, but an original melody, or a better melody from a different song, would have worked much better.
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
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Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 02:01 PM
Plus "smells like teen spirit" was a rip off of "80's" by Killing Joke anyways.
 
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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tonybologna
Joined: Mar 06, 2006
Posts: 796
Oakland
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 02:08 PM
bigtikidude
Plus "smells like teen spirit" was a rip off of "80's" by Killing Joke anyways.
You mean "Come as You Are" ripped of the riff. I can never tell if there is interweb sarcasm going on.
Anyways, the cover is fun. Don't get your panties in bunch if it isn't the most mindblowing instrumental cover ever.
Like it says, they were probably just drunk having a good time.
— Science friction burns my fingers.
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ElMonstroPorFavor
Joined: Sep 01, 2006
Posts: 2732
New Orleans, LA
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 02:09 PM
I must be some kind of idiot because I thought this was a pretty interesting take on it and kind of fun. My only real problem was that the guitar playing the vocal lines was just kind of flat and souless, just plucking out the notes
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25597
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 02:18 PM
tonybologna
bigtikidude
Plus "smells like teen spirit" was a rip off of "80's" by Killing Joke anyways.
You mean "Come as You Are" ripped of the riff. I can never tell if there is interweb sarcasm going on.
oh sorry, your right,
whooops.
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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revmike
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3812
North Atlantic
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 03:09 PM
Teen Spirit always reminded me of BOC's "Godzilla.
Rev
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Dec 09 2008 03:10 PM
ElMonstroPorFavor
My only real problem was that the guitar playing the vocal lines was just kind of flat and souless, just plucking out the notes
Exactly! That is why I found it awful. If I wanted to listen to interesting souless music I'd turn the radio on to hip hop or uber-produced Britney Spears songs.
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