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Greg Laswell — Your Ghost
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jhorton
(Trailer Park on Cape Cod)
Posted: May 12, 2013 - 15:27
 
Everybody in my trailer park agrees, my cover of this is better than Greg's but nowhere even close to the Hersch/Stipes version.

But we still enjoy this one too, GREAT SONG! 

tputkey
(Burnaby, BC)
Posted: Apr 24, 2013 - 16:33
 
Yeah, Hersh's version is better. I've always LOVED that version so I went and found it and listened to it and compared the two songs and we're right, Hersh is better.
You can listen to it here: 
http://www.kristinhersh.com/Releases/hips-and-makers/ 

shellbella
(so california)
Posted: Apr 24, 2013 - 16:30
 
I got it the first 20 times....

pcicatar
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Apr 11, 2013 - 10:30
 
It's hard not to be a little critical of perfectly good covers of masterpiece songs.  Laswell does well here and in truth, the rest of this album full of cover songs is worth finding.  Why Bill doesn't break out the other songs is beyond me.

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Mar 11, 2013 - 00:01
 
Pointless and disappointing cover of one of the greatest songs ever.  Greg would have been well advised not to stand next to Michael and Kristen.

StoneyG
(Just east of The Rockies; north of the 49th)
Posted: Feb 15, 2013 - 19:38
 
Ok, time for something a little more upbeat.  Starting to kill the vibe at work.  Or not; whatever you figure.

fandango57
Posted: Feb 07, 2013 - 15:01
 
I think, right now, this song is driving circles around me...making me a bit crazy...

Rebis
(Chicago)
Posted: Jan 27, 2013 - 15:39
 
Nice to hear Ms Hersh covered!

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Jan 15, 2013 - 12:08
 
 TerryS wrote:

For those needing a translation service, here you go:-

Bollocks" /ˈbɒləks/ is a word of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning "testicles". The word is often used figuratively in British English and Hiberno-English, as a noun to mean "nonsense", an expletive following a minor accident or misfortune, or an adjective to mean "poor quality" or "useless". Similarly, the common phrases "Bollocks to this!" or "That's a load of old bollocks" generally indicate contempt for a certain task, subject or opinion. Conversely, the word also figures in idiomatic phrases such as "the dog's bollocks", "top bollock(s)", or more simply "the bollocks" (as opposed to just "bollocks"), which will refer to something which is admired, approved of or well-respected.
 
Thank you, Data. Please return to your station.

ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion)
Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 06:53
 
This song is one of the only ways I can tolerate Greg Laswell. I like this actually.

coy
(san antonio)
Posted: Dec 06, 2012 - 21:53
 
i'm sad now

jmkate
(nearly under a stack of books)
Posted: Nov 25, 2012 - 22:30
 
The Kristin Hersh version still gives me chills....

bachbeet
Posted: Nov 25, 2012 - 22:29
 
Not really fond of it so can't give it more than a 5.

Rofi
(Amsterdam)
Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 09:09
 

Great song,nice version,but the original from Kirstin Hersh is ten times better!



TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Sep 16, 2012 - 19:47
 
 fredriley wrote:
The late, great DJ John Peel once said that all good music should scare you, and this one gives me goosepimples and butterflies in Spades. No disrespect to REM, but this cover is the absolute dog's bollocks. 9 from the spooked and disturbed Nottingham jury.
 
For those needing a translation service, here you go:-

Bollocks" /ˈbɒləks/ is a word of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning "testicles". The word is often used figuratively in British English and Hiberno-English, as a noun to mean "nonsense", an expletive following a minor accident or misfortune, or an adjective to mean "poor quality" or "useless". Similarly, the common phrases "Bollocks to this!" or "That's a load of old bollocks" generally indicate contempt for a certain task, subject or opinion. Conversely, the word also figures in idiomatic phrases such as "the dog's bollocks", "top bollock(s)", or more simply "the bollocks" (as opposed to just "bollocks"), which will refer to something which is admired, approved of or well-respected.

lattalo
(Beartooths)
Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 13:40
 
Hell yeah!!!!

TJS
(Bradley, Il)
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 08:09
 
3>2.  Makes me want to hear the original version by Kristin Hersh since she wasn't taking qualudes in the studio.

drsteevo
(Location Location)
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 08:08
 
This is my favorite version of this great song.

Byronape
("post-capitalist wreckageville")
Posted: May 20, 2012 - 21:06
 
I didn't want to like this.  I really didn't.  But I lost.  I do like it.  Dammit.

1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: May 08, 2012 - 10:41
 
 gladly..I'll bring a guitar and a mic  LongGoneDaddy wrote:
somebody please take this guy to Starbucks...
 


LongGoneDaddy
Posted: May 08, 2012 - 10:39
 
somebody please take this guy to Starbucks...

railroadwail
(Deep in Penn's Woods)
Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 08:00
 
It would be nice to hear Fleetwood Mac's "Ghost" after this one.

pcicatar
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 08:00
 
 meinthecorner wrote:
Took a few listens to sink in.
Sounds like a home run to me now!
 
Super agreed!  I love this cover.  It speaks to the original and keeps it true to Laswell.  I've listened to the rest of the album as well and it's all brilliant!  Thanks for the new tunes, Bill!

patrick30
(Austria)
Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 07:58
 

totally fits the moment!!!! thanks



Egrey
(WASH, DC)
Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 07:58
 
 idavido wrote:
In my opinion Laswell's cover, though quite beautiful, does not compare to the Kirsten Hersh / Michael Stipe version...
 


Thank for noting the original . It was driving mecrazy who stipe cut that track with

TJS
(Bradley, Il)
Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 07:58
 
I'll agree that the production is better, but this version is bland and mechanical compared to the original.  It just doesn't sound like his heart is in it.

LongGoneDaddy
Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 07:58
 
50 FT WAVE!  just play it; this guy sounds like he needs a nap...

idavido
(Fairfax, Northern California, USA)
Posted: Mar 18, 2012 - 11:29
 
In my opinion Laswell's cover, though quite beautiful, does not compare to the Kirsten Hersh / Michael Stipe version...

meinthecorner
(Past the gravy, far beyond the golden fries)
Posted: Feb 15, 2012 - 17:40
 
Took a few listens to sink in.
Sounds like a home run to me now!

BLADERUNNER
(Port City on the Cape Fear)
Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 08:47
 
this is an awesome cover of the original, it has better production values, but.....somehow, since i have heard the original so many times, i still prefer that version.  some songs just sound better when sung in a discordant manner.

Dalebarely
Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 08:44
 
All I can think of now when I hear this, is what a damn lucky guy Greg Laswell is.
Congrats, Mr. Ingrid Michaelson...

auram
(Cheltenham, UK)
Posted: Jan 02, 2012 - 13:55
 
 fredriley wrote:
The late, great DJ John Peel once said that all good music should scare you, and this one gives me goosepimples and butterflies in Spades. No disrespect to REM, but this cover is the absolute dog's bollocks. 9 from the spooked and disturbed Nottingham jury.
 
D'accord! Ghosts round here too. A.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Nov 23, 2011 - 10:52
 
The late, great DJ John Peel once said that all good music should scare you, and this one gives me goosepimples and butterflies in Spades. No disrespect to REM, but this cover is the absolute dog's bollocks. 9 from the spooked and disturbed Nottingham jury.

ick
(...out of the primordial ooze)
Posted: Nov 23, 2011 - 10:51
 
I think last night you were driving circles around me.

...damn, I'm dizzy 

1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Nov 23, 2011 - 10:50
 
I love this song and the ghostly vibe it gives me
You were in my dream  {#Meditate}


Phototrekker
Posted: Sep 29, 2011 - 11:54
 
I love both versions of this song but I must admit I like the Hersh/Stipe best.

Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window)
Posted: Sep 29, 2011 - 11:52
 
 sunward wrote:
"I think last night you were driving circles around me. I think last night..."



Repetitive. Ponderous. BORING!


 



I can't get no satisfaction

I can't get no satisfaction

'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no

mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Jul 28, 2011 - 17:03
 
 mandolin wrote:
...this cover doesn't seem to bring anything new in its interpretation...
 

...i rescind that comment:  volume makes a profound difference in this version, listen to it loud and it works very well...

gekkosan
(Ithaca, NY)
Posted: Jul 20, 2011 - 11:37
 
 vicariance wrote:

the disharmonious clash of stipe and hersh is the reason why the original is good.  it sounds like agony, which is the friggin' point, yo. 
 
I agree. I miss that in this version.{#Rolleyes}

1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Jul 20, 2011 - 11:37
 
just bumped it up to 8...nicely done

DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 06:59
 
I like that It doesn't have Michael Stipes squealing in it like the original though I still like it regardless..



SpamNRice
(Northern, Italy)
Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 06:57
 
Still pontificating... with beer... should know... soon...?

sunward
(British Columbia)
Posted: May 31, 2011 - 18:33
 
"I think last night you were driving circles around me. I think last night..."

Repetitive. Ponderous. BORING!


Jimforrestal
Posted: May 31, 2011 - 18:27
 
Awesome

1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: May 26, 2011 - 15:42
 
GOOD, nice twist on the original...this gives it a mood all its own.



Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: May 18, 2011 - 04:46
 
 vicariance wrote:

the disharmonious clash of stipe and hersh is the reason why the original is good.  it sounds like agony, which is the friggin' point, yo. 
 
At first glance, I read that as 'clash of Pipe and Hash'. Arf!

 

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: May 18, 2011 - 04:45
 
 SlinkyJ wrote:
Kristen Hersh did a much better job with this one.
 
They're both pretty good, IMO, and both raise the hairs on my arms. Having heard the Kristin Hersh version on RP I think I'd prefer that, marginally, but this guy makes a good fist of it and brings a lot of feeling to the song. 8 from the Nottingham jury.


mikexican
Posted: May 07, 2011 - 11:11
 
Meh.

vicariance
(awesome like a billion hot dogs)
Posted: Mar 29, 2011 - 14:02
 
 sdn wrote:

It does, however, remove something:  The awful disharmonious clash of Stipe and Hersh.
 
the disharmonious clash of stipe and hersh is the reason why the original is good.  it sounds like agony, which is the friggin' point, yo. 

le_colonel
Posted: Mar 29, 2011 - 14:01
 
 kaybee wrote:
This is nice but not as compelling as the Hersh/Stipe version.
 

+1

Please play the original.