[dazedcola]

Im sure bands have covered sonic youth over the years but i dont think ive heard any.I vaguely recall Pavement doing Expressway, but thats it. Anyone have a list of bands and songs that covered sonic youth?

[EvdWee]

there's been a full Evol cover by dutch bands a few years ago called Retro retry: Evol.

[Rob Instigator]

Vlanetine records, before going kaput, released this cover of all the songs on dirty by their acts, online. check it
most are decent, some re great great, and a couple are lackluster.
http://www.valentinerecords.co.uk/di...entine020.html

[Tokolosh]

Here are 10 doing EVOL.

 

M023
retro retry
sonic youth - evol
released june 4 2005

mp3 / cd
download mp3's + artwork
(zip file, size: 54,3 MB)

tracklisting

1.gifkip - tom violence
2.makazoruki - shadow of a doubt
3.petrified host - star power
4.the hitmachine - in the kingdom #19
5.pfaff - green light
6.fine china superbone - death to our friends
7.blues brother castro - secret girl
8.franco formica - marylin moore
9.gone bald - expressway to yr skull
10.zzz - bubblegum

Edit: I see that EvdWee mentioned it already.

[GrungeMonkey]

I remember hearing somewhere that Beck did a cover of the Diamond Sea. Though I'm not sure. If he did, I HAVE to hear it.

[Bal]

is that evol cover thingy any good?
dont want to hear anyone playing shit covers of the best album ever.

[racehorse]

the only band i've heard of on that compilation is ZzZ doing bubblegum. they are a dutch rockabilly type band consisting of an organ and a drummer.
it should be interesting.

[finding nobody]

There was a comp. being put together by a fellow boardie. But that bastard bailed out and hasn't posted in like a year

[Everyneurotic]

the yeah yeah yeahs butchered the diamond sea.

there's a tribute called confuse yr idols

flaming lips covered death valley '69

lydia lunch used to cover she's in a bad mood, she even recorded it with kim as harry crews.

I/C/O/C did kill yr idols.

[fluxequalsrad]

Flaming Lips covered Unmade Bed too
The Go-Team covered Bull in the Heather

I didn't think Pavement actually covered Expressway, I think Malkmus just sung it with Sonic Youth on the Lollapalooza 95 tour once or twice.

[Rob Instigator]

I like the Evol covers album.

i love covers

[finding nobody]

Originally Posted by fluxequalsrad

Flaming Lips covered Unmade Bed too
The Go-Team covered Bull in the Heather

I didn't think Pavement actually covered Expressway, I think Malkmus just sung it with Sonic Youth on the Lollapalooza 95 tour once or twice.

Here's them doing it with him last year at bonaroo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zForRqJMDpU

[Danny Himself]

Originally Posted by finding nobody

There was a comp. being put together by a fellow boardie. But that bastard bailed out and hasn't posted in like a year

I remember that. I covered 'Scooter + Jinx', haha.

[FruitLoop]

Originally Posted by GrungeMonkey

I remember hearing somewhere that Beck did a cover of the Diamond Sea. Though I'm not sure. If he did, I HAVE to hear it.

Indeed. According to this site (http://www.whiskeyclone.net/ghost/) Beck has also covered Silver Rocket. From the above-mentioned site:

"Beck during January of 1996 toured Australia as part of the Summersault Festival. Sonic Youth was another part of the tour. "To segue between the two stages," Beck covered SY's "The Diamond Sea" as a folk song (acoustic guitar and harmonica) on January 7, 1996. I'm not sure who is playing harmonica though...much of Beck's singing is at the same time, so it can't be him! The audience reaction at the singing seems to imply to me that he didn't do much more before when the recording starts.

Then again appearing on the radio to promote Odelay on June 16, 1996, Beck and the DJs began talking about Sonic Youth. Beck had done a short stint touring in Europe with them, opening their shows alone with his guitar. He said that one night, Sonic Youth asked him to join them for their encore on "The Diamond Sea." Beck added harmonica to their amazing 20-minute epic. I'm not sure which date it was when he did this, but Beck toured with them during March of 1996. He also played the riff on his harmonica and guitar for the radio listeners, but it was just for a few seconds."

[to.w]

Originally Posted by fluxequalsrad

I didn't think Pavement actually covered Expressway, I think Malkmus just sung it with Sonic Youth on the Lollapalooza 95 tour once or twice.

They really did cover "Expressway" there's a recording of it on Emule. It's quite funny!

BTW I covered "Flower" with a friend of mine, check it on myspace if you want!

[EvdWee]

diamond sea as a folk song, interesting... if anyone has the file

[Sonic Youth 37]

Yeah yeah yeahs coverd Diamond Sea as an acoustic in a session, it's on iTunes

[drrrtyboots]

murdering the classics. well, sorta.

parts and labor did a cover of sugar kane, which is the only song ive heard off the confuse yr. idols cover album. its pretty interesting and i do love parts and labor. ive been meaning to get that album though.

[Pax Americana]

 

There was this. It sucked.

[terminal pharmacy]

lets not forget the halloween/touch me im sick split 12". mudhoney doing halloween and sy doing touch me im sick