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A Rose By Any Other Name...
| A Rose By Any Other Name... | |
| Created by: | johnny_luddite |
| Tracks: | 14 |
| Length: | 01:18:58 |
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1. AKA 2. origins 3. Alias |
| Created on | 9/27/06 08:03am |
| Level | 5 |
| Points | 2214 |
| Total visitors | 47 |
| Unique visitors | 28 |
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The idea here is that for various reasons, musicians you know and maybe even love have ofeten released records (yes, I am old, I still refer to 'records')under not so recognisable names. There may be many reasons for this. It might be that an artist or act record under one name, only to find fame and/or fortune under another. It might be that an established artist or act wants to do a little moonlighting from their regular career so does something under a different name. There is of course the bona fide side project as well, a close relative of this. You will hopefully find examples of all these and more in this mix.
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| 1 | Gorillaz : Feel Good Inc. (Featuring De La Soul) |
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If Gorillaz started as a side project from Blur, it has certainly grown bigger than anyone could have predicte [...]
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Track 6 from Demon Days
Length: 00:03:41 Year: 2005 |
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If Gorillaz started as a side project from Blur, it has certainly grown bigger than anyone could have predicted. I have a lot of time for Damon Albarn, whether in flesh and blood or animated form. He is debuting yet another new band in London soon. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | The Imposter : Pills And Soap |
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In the USA, this came out as a track on Elvis Costello's "Punch The Clock" album, but it had first been releas [...]
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In the USA, this came out as a track on Elvis Costello's "Punch The Clock" album, but it had first been released in teh UK as a single under the name of The Imposter. Elvis released a few more singles as the Imposter, and would later dub an incarnation of his backing band "The Imposters." SHOW LESS
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| 3 | The High Numbers : I'm The Face |
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The first and only single from Ealing scene Mod band 'The High Numbers." They changed their name in 1964 to "T [...]
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Track 2 from 30 Years Of Maximum R n'B (The Who)
Length: 00:02:27 Year: 1994 |
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The first and only single from Ealing scene Mod band 'The High Numbers." They changed their name in 1964 to "The WHo" and did rather better from then on! SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Walter Becker And Donald Fagan : Dog Eat Dog |
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Two songwriters were called in to write and record the soundtrack to an obscure movie called "You Gotta Walk I [...]
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Track 6 from You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It
Length: 00:03:43 Year: 0000 |
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Two songwriters were called in to write and record the soundtrack to an obscure movie called "You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It (Or You Ain't Got That Beat!)" Most of the recording is unmemorable, but this track has just a few traces of Steely Dan, the band that Becker and Fagan were about to form. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | The Mothers of Invention : Love Of My Life |
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Although long since credited to The Mothers, "Cruising With Ruben And The Jets" was originally released withou [...]
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Track 2 from Cruising With Ruben And The Jets
Length: 00:03:08 Year: 1968 |
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Although long since credited to The Mothers, "Cruising With Ruben And The Jets" was originally released without reference to Zappa or the band and some were fooled into thinking this was a real if somewhat strange doo-wop band. FZ's love of the genre is not in question! SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Ciccone Youth : Into The Groovey |
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Sonic Youth get their Madonna on in this "Into The Groove" cover which was on an EP in England in '86.
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Sonic Youth get their Madonna on in this "Into The Groove" cover which was on an EP in England in '86. SHOW LESS
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| 7 | The Honeydrippers : Rockin' At Midnight |
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Ex Zep chaps Robert Plant and Jimmy Page with a little bit of extra curricular fun in 1984.
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Track 5 from Volume One (EP)
Length: 00:05:57 Year: 1984 |
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Ex Zep chaps Robert Plant and Jimmy Page with a little bit of extra curricular fun in 1984. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Tin Machine : Baby Universal |
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Sometimes the side project really takes off, as ihe case of Gorillaz, sometimes the side project is fairly low [...]
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Track 1 from Tin Machine II
Length: 00:03:18 Year: 1991 |
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Sometimes the side project really takes off, as ihe case of Gorillaz, sometimes the side project is fairly low key like The Honeydrippers. Then again, projects like Bowie's Tin Machine can actually adversely affect the main career. Bowie is Bowie though, so of course he came back. I have to admit I quite liked this as a single though! SHOW LESS
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| 9 | The Creatures : Exterminating Angel |
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Siouxsie Sioux and drummer Budgie and their wondrous Banshee spinoff!
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Track 8 from Anima Animus
Length: 00:05:50 Year: 1998 |
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Siouxsie Sioux and drummer Budgie and their wondrous Banshee spinoff! SHOW LESS
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| 10 | Derek and the Dominos : Key To The Highway |
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It was not really difficult to drop the "D" and realise Eric Clapton was at the helm, but this short lived pro [...]
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Track 7 from Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Length: 00:09:45 Year: 1970 |
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It was not really difficult to drop the "D" and realise Eric Clapton was at the helm, but this short lived project prooved to be some of Clapton's best work, alongside the great Duane Allman! SHOW LESS
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| 11 | The Hindu Love Gods : Mannish Boy |
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Take Buck, Berry and Mills, then threequarters of R.E.M, add Warren Zevon on vocals, take a bunch of mostly bl [...]
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Track 6 from The Hindu Love Gods
Length: 00:06:57 Year: 0000 |
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Take Buck, Berry and Mills, then threequarters of R.E.M, add Warren Zevon on vocals, take a bunch of mostly blues covers and you have The Hindu Love Gods. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | The Special AKA : Nelson Mandela |
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The Special AKA was Jerry Dammers project. Dammers had been the leader of the Specials, and as The Special AKA [...]
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Track 6 from In The Studio
Length: 00:04:07 Year: 0000 |
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The Special AKA was Jerry Dammers project. Dammers had been the leader of the Specials, and as The Special AKA came up with a couple of wonderful singles, including this star studdded plea to free Nelson Mandela. Elvis Costello puts in a great vocal. Once Nelson Mandela was freed (the purpose of this song) it seemed to fade from memory which is a shame as it's ska/calypso vibe is one of the few things that ever enticed me onto the dancefloor. These days not even wheelbarrows full of money can achieve that! SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Brand X : Why should I lend you mine (when you've broken yours off already) |
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Brand X were a side project for several musicians such as bass player Percy Jones and keyboard player Robin Lu [...]
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Track 2 from Moroccan Roll
Length: 00:11:16 Year: 1977 |
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Brand X were a side project for several musicians such as bass player Percy Jones and keyboard player Robin Lumley. The one you will have heard ofn is drummer Phil Collins. Hang on, don't walk away! This was before the solo career when he was still in Genesis. Anyway, this band was not about him, but rather about some pretty enjoyable jazz rock improv. Listen without prejudice as George Michael used to say! SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Govt. Mule : World Of Difference |
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What Warren Hayes did when he was not on Allman Brothers duty. I love a good jam track meself!
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Track 12 from Govt. Mule
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What Warren Hayes did when he was not on Allman Brothers duty. I love a good jam track meself! SHOW LESS
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A special badge for the first-place winner of the fabled robots vs. monsters mixtape contest. As my boy Johnny 5 would say, "Robot Team kick your ass, Robot Team Kick your face, Robot Team kick your balls into outer space"
awarded on 2006-10-18
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nice job!
10/10/06 10:00am
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++++ for "Into the Groovey" and "Exterminating Angel" alone.
9/28/06 08:19am
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awarded on 2006-10-18
Level 40
I seem to remember that Townshend once said that when people asked for the name of the band and they said "The High Numbers" people said "The Who?" and that was that. Nice story, but I suspect that the real reason they hit with their first single as the Who was that "I Can'T Explain" is a much better record than "I'm The Face"
9/27/06 09:57pm
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awarded on 2009-03-07
Level 27
This is a pretty cool idea. And I think i like the name "The High Numbers" better than "The Who"! I wonder if it would have affected their iconic status had they kept the name.
9/27/06 08:08pm
