TRIBUTES OR NOT TRIBUTES VOL. 17 (2021)
It's been more than one year we are experiencing those troubled times, and during the last 110 days i was thinking about locking down PPC (you know it will happen one day), but during the same time i noticed that i had never heard so many covers posted all around the world within a year, and it is true that new covers were coming day after day, so the idea of a new volume began to grow recently.
As usual, i know that plenty of people don't like covers and are saying "who need those versions", but i will always think that without some songs covered by The Fab Four, the Ramones, the Beach Boys et al, i wouldn't have never dig deeper in the roots of the sound i love. And i'm still discovering some classic or more obscure tunes covered here for the first time or the umpteenth time.
and just like Johnny Ramone used to say:
"Go back and learn the history.
Go back to the beginning of rock 'n'roll
and listen to everything that went down".
Once again, it is available in lossy and lossless formats with the usual
set of custom artwork, (even though, i know only a few will ever print
the artwork), including full details of the bands involved.
All the covers included here were lifted from lossless CD's, LP's,
singles or digital downloads (even though a few ones seem to have been
lossy mastered - audiochecker file added)
43 comments:
Welcome back my friend!
So glad to have you back! Keep it coming!!!
Yes, welcome back Angelo. And just to be clear, there never was a Volume 13, yes?
Possibly because volume 9 had a bonus volume?
Thanks Angelo!
Thanks Angelo!
Gracias por retomar el blog!! Espero que continúes ofreci´rndonos tan buena música como hasta ahora!!
Thank you, Angelo, and welcome back! Your posts last year helped keep me sane. Anytime you post, I greatly appreciate your effort! Be well.
Angelo, thank you for posting this and you've been missed. PLEASE don't lock down PPC. Looking forwarding to repostings of some albums that I've missed previously. WELCOME BACK!
So happy to see you back
What is the world without PPC ?
Et je blague pas
Thanks Angelo. I always enjoy your Tribute comps.
Love these tributes! Glad to see you're back; thanks Angelo.
Brilliant. Great to have you back.
Have been checking in regularly and so pleased with this addition to the greatest series of comps ever.
All the best
SteveO
Brilliant. Great to have you back.
Many thanks for the latest addition to the greatest series of compilations ever.
All the best
Glad you reconsidered any thoughts you had about stopping with these brilliant compilations. Yes, some cover versions are better than others. Yes, some cover versions should probably have stayed under the covers. But then there are also those cover versions which surpass the originals. And I might never have heard many of those if it weren't for you and your constant digging. Many thanks for all the work you've done over more years than I wish to count.
Take a break when you need it. We all do sometimes.
hurray and welcome back again! thanks a bunch for all these treasures and goodies. best of all, Angelo!
Goodness gracious, that is another amazing gift! Fresh, raw and upbeat stuff with a few slower tracks to catch a breath. Thank you so much after all this time! Hope you been doing good and welcome back. Appreciated and doomed to be on my playback for long hours to come. Blesses and best wishes, Angelo))
It's a treat to have you back in action, and with one of my favorite features of the blog. Thanks, Angelo, and be well.
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Welcome back!!!
Thank you for your generosity.
- a Faithful Reader
Thanks as always! Can't resist a good cover.
I am very glad that you are back! Thank you very much for your wonderful gift to music lovers! I wish you health and optimism!
PS. I love covers and always pay attention to them. The last one was the song "Gimme Some Truth" by Cheap Trick.
I look forward to every edition of this.. I feel like it's my little musical secret. Thanks so much for what you do!
Wow!, thanks again, but on an amusing note, the best version of the Angels "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again", you need to watch episode 5 of Upper Middle Bogan (Bess of Both World in the US) (o:
Glad that you're back again. What's this talk about locking down PPC? Please don't! Too many bloggers have disappeared in recent years. Remember Willard's? Absolutely legendary, we're still in shock since he simply pulled the plug and vanished down a wormhole of his own, never to be seen again. PPC is too good a resource to be without. Great music, inspired compilations, brilliant artwork and in D/Ls in lossless if we want (and we DO want). You're one of the true jewels of the Internet. Thank you very much, Angelo, please keep up the good work.
"(even though, i know only a few will ever print the artwork)"...well you can count me in on those that actually appreciate and print the artwork Angelo...thanks as always for the hard work and dedication you show to the power pop artists out there...enjoy the day and please know that you have a legion of fans that do appreciate your efforts...
Looks like a great set. Thanks very much for posting. Such a treat in a world that needs all the joy it can muster! I really appreciate your effort.
Hello, thank goodness you're still around! I was honestly worried you had either given up the blog or something had happened to you.
Thank you for this, very much appreciate everything you've posted and the work you do in finding music!
A new post from you is always a welcome thing in my house so first and foremost I want to say thank you. And while I know that all good things must end sometime, I hope that PPC will be with us for a long time to come.
i heard a version of A Hazy Shade Of Winter today, i couldn't believe my ears synthetic rhythms etc, a rather obscure song i bought around 1968 on a S&G album being piped around a shopping mall unrecogniseable except for the words which were sung in a rather expressionless manner.
angelo -does- love us!!!
Welcome back....hope you and yours had a healthy rest!
Thanks for another great comp. I am getting a 404 error on the MP3 link. Is it me or could you please update the link?
Can't get zip from zippy anymore
Why bother putting anything up that cannot be downloaded?
I always like your posts. I don't have a problem with covers if they're a different interpretation however. Classic example is Dinosaur Jr doing Just Like Heaven.
As usual, I love this! Thanks so much!
Never leave it Apollo, even from month to month. I did it and I regret it, I have never been closer to people who feel the same as me. Now I have had an aggressive prostate cancer and I have missed my music friends. A very strong hug for you, my "fred_nd".
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Hi Angelo - I love your Tributes series, but the files for 16 and 17 - the ones I'm missing - are not on ZippyShare any more. Do you have any plans to re-up them? I know you're out of the blog business, and I hope you're feeling better. Thanks for all the great music over many years!
Hi Angelo - any chance of re-upping Tributes 16 and 17? Thanks - be well.
Hi Angelo! Any chance for a re-up on 13 and 17? They are no longer on the server... THANK YOU!
Can anyone help me fill this one last hole in my TONT series????
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