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The Walkmen - Pussy Cats Audio CD

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The Walkmen Band: The Walkmen
Title: Pussy Cats
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Release Date: 2006-10-24
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Many Rivers to Cross 2: Subterrannean Homesick Blues 3: Don't Forget Me 4: All My Life 5: Old Forgotten Soldier 6: Save the Last Dance for Me 7: Mucho Mungo/Mr. Elga 8: Loop de Loop 9: Black Sails 10: Rock Around the Clock 11: In Loving Recollection: The Making of "Pussy Cats"

Don't let the one detractor dissaude you
My appreciation for this album deepened hearing the Walkmen play the album, track by track, live. Great album-- a very inventive cover of one of the legendary impromptu recording sessions- the lost weekend of Lennon, Nillson, Ringo and Keith Moon. The Walkmen are one of the more dynamic bands out there, consistenly reinterpreting their own material live. Disregard the one negative review that dismisses the album out of hand because it's a cover. Kudos to bands that elect to cover a fairly obscure project, and do it well. Highly recommended!.


GREAT
Obviously a cover, but don't let that bother you. This was a great album. The Walkmen have always had their own way of doing things, and don't really conform to the typical rock albums. It takes effort to listen to their albums, and this is no exception. There were no standards for this album . . . it was just FUN. It's SUPPOSED to be derivative -- it's a COVER!.


a fun record
They came out with a great album earlier this year.
The Walkmen have been one of the most intelligent and prolific bands to come out of the NYC scene. It baffled some people. So here they are back already with "Pussy Cats. " This is based on a famous album created by John Lennon and Harry Nilsson almost thirty years ago. It's often a record you don't hear much about. They got a few friends together like Svenonius and Rockwell to help sing the lead. Some songs like "Many Rivers To Cross" seem like a perfect song for the Walkmen. "Subterranean Homesick Blues" sounds a little too loose. There are some cool ballads. "All My Life" is a great song. Another favorite is "Old Forgotten Soldier. " The song "Rock Around The Clock" is pretty funny. This is a quality album. One of the weirdest records of the year.


relax
The Walkmen had already released an official album in 2006, "A Hundred Miles Off". This is not meant to be a major artistic statement. This was just a fun record for the band to put together as their private studio, Mercata, was closing. It's comparable to Camper Van Beethoven's take on Fleetwood Mac's Tusk. No, it's not a great record, but it's pretty fun and crazy and interesting to listen to. As always, Hamilton Leithauser is a truly unique and exciting vocalist, and the band does manage at times to capture its usual otherworldly atmospherics. Buy it used. It's worth it.


What The Hell?


This imitation of the 1974 Nilsson classic shows just how desperate artists have gotten that they no longer seem self-inspired or clever enough to at least make unique covers but actually just ape them.
Who thought it was a good idea to remake things other artists have done note for note??? Does copying an entire album deserve recognition whether they do a good job or not??? Of course not, unless you're their parents. It doesn't matter if this was "just for fun" or not; they are capitalizing on the work of another artist as well as capitalizing on the consumer- why not make it free with the "real" release, A Hundred Miles Off.


I do think that the Walkmen are pretty decent band in an ocean of mediocrity, but this should of stayed hidden. The one redeeming thing about this is at least they picked a good musician and not someone who has already been covered way too much. Otherwise, just get the classic Nilsson Pussycats album and see what a great artist can do while drunk, pissed and with a damaged vocal-cord!.


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