We have established countless times on this blog that The Hellacopters were one of the finest, if not the finest rock 'n' roll band of all time. And by "we" I mean me.
They may have made the 11th best album of the 90s and the 3rd best album of the 00s, but their might goes deeper than that. I honestly and literally cannot think of one single song of theirs I don't like. I don't think I can say that about any other band.
During their fourteen year existence they released seven albums, countless EPs and singles and two compilations of songs off of those countless EPs and singles. These were called Cream of the Crap! and came in handy for those us who weren't too keen on spending hundreds of dollars on an old rare 7".
When the band split up in 2008 there were hints that a third volume of rarities was on the way. Well, it's almost three years to the day and it still hasn't arrived so I took upon myself to compile Cream of the Crap! Vol. 3, consisting of my favorite non-album tracks that weren't already included on volumes 1 and 2. And now I'm gonna share with all of you, because I'm awesome.
Avid readers of this blog will recognise some of these tracks as I've posted them before in various contexts. Don't worry, they're good enough to download twice.
Mostly covers on this one, but I always felt you tell the good bands from the bad ones from whose songs they choose to cover. When you can cover everyone from Venom and Motörhead to Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett and pull it off 100% you know you're dealing a group of dudes who know what the fuck they're doing.
(zip) The Hellacopters - Cream of the Crap! Vol. 3
1. American ruse (MC5 cover)
2. Long gone losers
3. Working for MCA (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
4. Have mercy on the children
5. Oh yeah alright
6. A man and a half (Wilson Pickett cover)
7. Heaven (Sonic's Rendezvous Band cover)
8. Pack of lies (The Nomads cover)
9. Speedfreak (Motörhead cover)
10. Doggone your bad luck soul
11. Disappointment blues
12. Cold night for alligators (Roky Erickson cover)
13. Ferrytale
14. 455 SD (Radio Birdman cover)
15. Angel dust (Venom cover)
16. Positively so naive
17. Get ready (Smokey Robinson cover)
18. Ungrounded confusion (The Flaming Sideburns cover)
19. What'd ya do? (The Ramones cover)
20. Whole lot of shakin' in my heart (since I met you) (Smokey Robinson cover)
21. Her strut (Bob Seger cover)
22. It might mean something to you
23. You left the water running (Otis Redding cover)
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2 comments:
i've really been enjoying this comp. thank you. best band in the world.
My pleasure!
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