09. Adult Books - Faint Praise (mp3)
Phil and Tina's hypnotic X cover.
I was still recovering from natural one when this selection came on. I was stumped. j looked at me expectantly. not only did I not know who this was but I had no idea what song it was either. joy division gone western? "adult books." j said. never heard of 'em. "no, that's the song. it's x." oh. can't remember which one that is. who is doing it? "phina" ah.
this explains the hard to spot-ness, phil has chameleon-like vocal stylings & can easily swing from super stylized to something rustic. & tina is whispering somewhere in the waves of reverb so I didn't recognize her either. it sounds like a ghostly dispatch from a long forgotten town. for me, it did exactly what covers should do, which is to interest you into seeking the original. good one!
original: adult books/x
I was still recovering from natural one when this selection came on. I was stumped. j looked at me expectantly. not only did I not know who this was but I had no idea what song it was either. joy division gone western? "adult books." j said. never heard of 'em. "no, that's the song. it's x." oh. can't remember which one that is. who is doing it? "phina" ah.
this explains the hard to spot-ness, phil has chameleon-like vocal stylings & can easily swing from super stylized to something rustic. & tina is whispering somewhere in the waves of reverb so I didn't recognize her either. it sounds like a ghostly dispatch from a long forgotten town. for me, it did exactly what covers should do, which is to interest you into seeking the original. good one!
original: adult books/x
posted by d at 11:40 AM
3 Comments:
also very cool
this is really good too, wouldn't have known the original either. couldn't help thinking of xine and john (right??) sleeping together on a cot.
even if you don't know the original, I think they nailed the X harmonies that are unmistakable
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