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Best Tributes, Covers, Dedications

There have been some fine tribute, cover, and dedication albums. A few examples in pop include:

The Bridge-A Tribute to Neil Young
Hank Williams-Timeless
Till The Night Is Gone-A Tribute to Doc Pomus
Shangrila-A Tribute to the Kinks

I would include albums of original material in which the dedications are presented thematically, like Lou Reed's "Magic & Loss"(Doc Pomus), or Lou Reed with John Cale "Songs for Drella"(Warhol).

The idea could be stretched into a general list of "best of" cover albums. I nominate Matthew Sweet's recent "Under the Covers Vol. I & II.

Any other good examples in pop, jazz, or classical?
dgarretson
bongofury
1,160 posts
 
Try The Clash "Policeman"
vinylmeister
68 posts
 
One of the best cover albums is "Metal Juke Box" by Helloween
chatta
314 posts
 
I do have to agree with those who have said that Paint it Blue is one of the best. Of course, there are any number of other good tributes as well as many that are not so good.
rnm4
282 posts
 
Ed Palermo Big Band does terrific big band arrangements of Zappa. Zappa plays Zappa just tries to do what FZ himself did -- which is something FZ would never do, if you know what I mean. But Palermo's stuff is excellent.
martykl
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I've been through the new Richard Lloyd cover album (Jimi Hendrix) a couple of times and it's interesting. The arrangements sound "thinner" (less dense) and, while some of the original's "funk" appeal is lost, the "pop" appeal of the songs is enhanced. At the risk of offending, it sounds like a white guy covering Hendrix. Lloyd's playing is excellent, but unlikely to please die hard fans of the original. Worth hearing, but not earthshaking.

Marty
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