Rabid Chords Vol. 2 at Cable and Tweed

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Rabid Chords Vol. 2 at Cable and Tweed

Published Saturday, April 01, 2006 by Jeff | E-mail this post

Rich, blood-blog-brother at Cable and Tweed, has posted the entire two-discs of the superb Velvet Underground tribute album, Rabid Chords 002. Why is this of interest? Well, Of Montreal, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Music Tapes, and the Ladybug Transistor all contribute covers. You might have heard those tracks before at Elephant6.com, but I'd encourage the full download (he's got it zipped in a Rapidshare file), because it's really, really cool to hear Japanese bands cover Lou Reed. And for other reasons. I've always loved the cover of "I'll Be Your Mirror," as done by Swarm's Arm; it rocks. And I will always maintain that the Ladybug Transistor cover of "I've Found a Reason" is actually superior to the VU version. They get it right. They find the song it should have been (the VU demo of this song is actually closer to the Ladybug's interpretation). It's gorgeous.

Thanks, Rich, for sharing these files.