Golden Smog: Blood on the Slacks
Status of copy at Case Memorial Library
Eric R. Danton wrote in his Hartford Courant blog Sound Check: "Some 40 years after releasing his first album, David Bowie is still everywhere. Maybe not always in person, but the Thin White Duke remains a pervasive musical force. He jams with the Arcade Fire, records with TV on the Radio and brings the Polyphonic Spree along on tours. Other artists frequently cover his songs, whether it be Nirvana … Tina Turner … or minimalist composer Philip Glass. … Add Golden Smog to the list. The indie-rock supergroup, comprising former Jayhawks Gary Louris and Marc Perlman, along with Soul Asylum's Dan Murphy and, occasionally, Jeff Tweedy, takes on 'Starman' on its forthcoming mini-album, 'Blood on the Slacks.' (There's also a cover of 'Tarpit' by Dinosaur Jr. …) Instead of hewing to the glammy sound of Bowie's version from the 1972 album 'Ziggy Stardust' or updating the song the way Mates of States did [i.e., Mates of State], Golden Smog puts a country-rock spin on the tune that gives it the feel of vintage psychedelia, like a collaboration in 1968 between hippie cowboy Doug Sahm and T. Rex" (3/30/07).
Eric R. Danton wrote in his Hartford Courant blog Sound Check: "Some 40 years after releasing his first album, David Bowie is still everywhere. Maybe not always in person, but the Thin White Duke remains a pervasive musical force. He jams with the Arcade Fire, records with TV on the Radio and brings the Polyphonic Spree along on tours. Other artists frequently cover his songs, whether it be Nirvana … Tina Turner … or minimalist composer Philip Glass. … Add Golden Smog to the list. The indie-rock supergroup, comprising former Jayhawks Gary Louris and Marc Perlman, along with Soul Asylum's Dan Murphy and, occasionally, Jeff Tweedy, takes on 'Starman' on its forthcoming mini-album, 'Blood on the Slacks.' (There's also a cover of 'Tarpit' by Dinosaur Jr. …) Instead of hewing to the glammy sound of Bowie's version from the 1972 album 'Ziggy Stardust' or updating the song the way Mates of States did [i.e., Mates of State], Golden Smog puts a country-rock spin on the tune that gives it the feel of vintage psychedelia, like a collaboration in 1968 between hippie cowboy Doug Sahm and T. Rex" (3/30/07).
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