Comments on: Bust Outs: Covering The Beatles

By: Easy Star All-Stars- Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band (7.5/10) | Rhymer Prymer

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:25:55 +0000

[...] The album does not benefit from the obvious nature of putting sunny Beatles tunes to reggae when it gets lazy. “Getting Better” does not show much retooling and lacks a quality that most of these other tracks share: a clear personal connection between the musicians and the classic Beatles album. This is evident on tracks like “When I’m Sixty-Four” which maintains the complex vibe of the original without being a cookie cutter. [...]

By: gaug

gaug — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:10:53 +0000

Somebody already mentioned Umphrey’s McGee, but I can’t believe nobody has mentioned the Brain Damaged Eggmen — their combo with Bisco.

dirty funk jams Beatles tunes = boom-shaka-lacka

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:28:56 +0000

Oops… ukUlele

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:28:04 +0000

Jake Shimabukuro absolutely tearing a fucking hole in “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” … on UKELELE, no less.

Work won’t let me open the YouTube, but do a search for ukelele and while my guitar. Perpare to be amazed. It should be on this list.

By: Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:54:09 +0000

U-melt does an excellent cover of Tomorrow Never Knows. IMO their “bust out” with that song, if you will, was from their performance at Summercamp in ’07 where Chuck Garvey from moe. joined them. Great call and answer jam between Rob Salzar and Chuck. I’m still waiting for a recording of that to surface.

By: Some Dude

Some Dude — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:15:57 +0000

I’m definitely a fan of the Grateful Dead’s version of Rain

By: jr

jr — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:07:15 +0000

here’s a great vid of Victor Wooten playing Norwegian Wood solo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9a4ThBNacY

By: jg

jg — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:14:20 +0000

I was a big fan of the “She Said She Said” with Phil and Friends sung by Warren
-plus I believe the song was a recounting of an acid trip, so its got that going for it.

By: jg

jg — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:03:26 +0000

I haven’t listened lately, but there’s the Trey Band doing the second side of Abby Road at Bonnaroo

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:46:24 +0000

Brendan’s voice seems to handle Beatles songs quite well (see I’ve Got a Feeling). Also, I have always been a fan of Umphrey’s take on The Fussy Dutchman > Tomorrow Never Knows (04.03.01, for example). One other example is 11.30.01 with their acknowledgment of George Harrison’s passing throughout the show.