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- Date Released: March 21, 2000
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Matador
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We Say...
Chan Marshall (a.k.a. Cat Power) has made a career out of taking unexpected left-hand turns with her own material, so it was little surprise when an album of 12 covers appeared featuring an obscure Bob Dylan tune, a Velvet Underground number and tracks once associated with Moby Grape, Michael Hurley, Smog and — hey, wait a minute — Cat Power. But Marshall has no intention of being a human jukebox or a missionary spreading the word on overlooked songwriters: she simply heightens the songs' mystical auras with her seductive and perverse charms.
Marshall unplugs the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," stripping its signature riff and chorus, making the song an ethereal lament with a dark sexuality lurking underneath its surface. She similarly subdues her own "In This Hole" from What Would the Community Think, reflecting the placid tones of her later work. Whether the track is a natural fit — Lou Reed's "I Found a Reason," Smog's "Red Apples" - or something that requires a bit of surgery — Dylan's "Paths of Victory" and the traditional "Kingsport Town" (also covered by Dylan) — Marshall ensures the song never remains the same. -
They Say...
On the The Covers Record, Chan Marshall continues her evolution into a remarkably expressive interpreter of songs; her earlier covers of Pavement's "We Dance" and Smog's "Bathysphere" are among her most distinctive performances. This collection includes songs originally by Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the Velvet Underground, Moby Grape, Michael Hurley, and Anonymous. Marshall's sparest album yet, The Covers Record uses guitar and piano as the only foils for her malleable, emotional voice. These tools are more than enough to turn the Stones' anthem "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" into a bluesy, slinky version emphasizing the song's tension and frustration as much as its jaded sexiness, and "Kingston Town" from a reggae standard into a hymnal reflection. Marshall's gentle version of Hurley's "Sweedeedee" and plaintive reading of the Velvets' "I Found a Reason" recall the quietest, most spiritual moments from Moon Pix. This culminates on the cover of her own "In This Hole" from What Would the Community Think; one of the most drastic revisions, its soft pianos and serene vocals replace the original's turbulent anguish, reflecting her changing musical path. Marshall explores many emotional directions, from her yearning version of Moby Grape's "Naked If I Want To" to her brooding sensuality on "Wild Is the Wind," to her down-home optimism on Bob Dylan's "Paths of Victory." "Salty Dog"'s lilting melody and humorous lyrics bring out Marshall's Georgia twang, while her version of Smog's "Red Apples" shows off her voice's sensual lows and keening highs. The joyous cover of "Sea of Love" (originally by Phil Phillips) brings this accomplished, heartfelt Covers Record to a very happy end.
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| 01. |  |
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction |
3:05 |  |
| 02. | |
Kingsport Town |
4:55 | |
| 03. | |
Troubled Waters |
3:29 | |
| 04. | |
Naked If I Want To |
2:47 | |
| 05. | |
Sweedeedee |
3:53 | |
| 06. | |
In This Hole |
4:26 | |
| 07. | |
I Found A Reason |
2:00 | |
| 08. | |
Wild Is The Wind |
4:10 | |
| 09. | |
Red Apples |
4:24 | |
| 10. | |
Paths Of Victory |
3:24 | |
| 11. | |
Salty Dog |
2:08 | |
| 12. | |
Sea Of Love |
2:19 | |
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