bradm Posted February 26, 2003 Report Posted February 26, 2003 In your music collection, what record has the strangest (most unlikely) collaboration? This QotD was inspired by a record I found at Spinables a while back: "Smash & Scatteration" by Bill Frisell and Vernon Reid. It was made in the mid-'80s, relies heavily on synth guitar and drum machines (it reminds me a bit of Zappa's synth work, e.g., "Jazz From Hell"), though it does have Reid playing six-string banjo (?!?) in places. Given what I know of Reid's work (with Living Colour and his solo album, "Mistaken Identity") and Frisell's work (his slower-paced stuff of late), I never would have thought of putting them together. It's not an album I listen to that often (like, twice, since I bought it), and its place in my collection is more of a curiousity and discussion-provoker (vis-a-vis, this QotD). Aloha, Brad
Guest Low Roller Posted February 26, 2003 Report Posted February 26, 2003 The strangest collaboration in my CD collection would have to be Kurt Cobain with William S. Burroughs. Kurt Cobain lays down the soundtrack to a Burroughs short story entitled "The Priest They Called Him".
Phred Posted February 26, 2003 Report Posted February 26, 2003 Pavaroti (sp?) the opera tenor has done some really strange collaborations. I don't have any of this, but have seen on tv him perform with: Beck Sting Bryan Adams some rapper I had never heard of. Phred
DevO Posted February 26, 2003 Report Posted February 26, 2003 DJ Logic sitting in with Bela Fleck & The Flecktones at the Berkshire Mountain Music Festival still kinda puzzles me. (I haven't heard it). Logic has also sat in with Del McCoury.. Weird, no?
Rossolee Posted February 26, 2003 Report Posted February 26, 2003 DJ Logic sits in on Swing Low with the Del McCoury Band from the Bonnaroo DVD. Phun Stuff. Del is awesome :-) Del is playing the Grassroots festival at Finger Lakes. I've heard from some friends from ny state this is a grate low-key festival.. Donna the Buffalo are the host band. http://www.grassrootsfest.org
Vermontdave Posted February 27, 2003 Report Posted February 27, 2003 Good one Brad! Straight out of the bizzaro decade of the seventies, David Bowie and Bing Crosby singing "Little Drummer Boy". Okay, it's not in my collection, but I still think it's weird.
Jaimoe Posted February 27, 2003 Report Posted February 27, 2003 John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (1963): avant-garde sax great meets under-appreciated balladeer/crooner, with beautiful results. Duane Allman as a Muscle Shoals session guitarist. His contributions were with some of the following: Aretha Franklin; jazz flutist Herbie Mann; Wilson Pickett; King Curtis. Saturday Night Live announcer Don Pardo singing a verse of " I'm The Slime " from 1978's live release: Zappa In New York. Not from any record collection, but oddly notable. From last Sunday's Grammy Awards: Bruce Springsteen (g & v); Dave Grohl (g & v); Little Steven (g & v); Elvis Costello (g & v); with the drummer and bassist with No Doubt, performing The Clash's " London Calling " in a Joe Strummer tribute. The shocking thing is that they kicked ass, and only Grohl has any semblance of a punk background. They shockingly did Strummer proud, and they did it with love. Good for them.
ScottieMac Posted February 27, 2003 Report Posted February 27, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Low Roller: The strangest collaboration in my CD collection would have to be Kurt Cobain with William S. Burroughs. Kurt Cobain lays down the soundtrack to a Burroughs short story entitled "The Priest They Called Him".I will second that. Has anyone seen the movie 'Beat'? I've been meaning to rent it for a while now. Kiefer Sutherland as William S. Burroughs. Looks very interesting.
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