Stop and think about your favorite band for a minute. Folks ’round these parts probably actually know them and have had them crash on their couch as likely as not so this one should be easy. It’s always fun to see where your favorite music got its start. So here are my picks.
Lucero – Influences:
The Replacements – If Only You Were Lonely
I almost went with Unsatisfied for this one but since Ben’s favorite ‘mats cover is rare to begin with I just went with it.
Jawbreaker – Kiss The Bottle
It’s almost a cop out but it’s an awesome track to begin with so I had to toss it in
Cory Branan – Influences:
The Misfits – Where Eagles Dare
If you haven’t had the chance to do a sing along with Cory on this one you haven’t freakin’ lived. It’s a strange one to be sure but him playing it live acoustic is amazing.
Jackson Taylor – Influences:
Social Distortion – Ball and Chain
Love this track and the first time I saw Jackson he was opening for Jason Boland. He walked out on stage wearing a Social D t-shirt and opened with a Honky Tonk cover of this one.
Jason Boland – Influences:
Prince – Purple Rain
I have a bootleg version of Jason covering this one that will blow your mind. I would have never guessed Prince as an influence but I guess that short bastard made his mark on all sorts of artists.
AUTOPSY IV’S ANSWERS:
Since mostof our bands are gonna be the same I chose to go with only two bands:
Who: Drive-By Truckers
Influence: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Example: Poison Whiskey
Who: Two Cow Garage
Influence: I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House
Example: Gone
romeosidvicious
Here’s a couple easy ones…
Drag The River – Thin Lizzy
Jason Isbell – The Band
Reverend Horton Heat:
Scotty Moore, SCOTTY MOORE. Repeat: SCOTTY MOORE
Cliff Gallup
Eddie Cochran
Chet
Wayne the Train Hancock:
Hank
Bob Wills
Merle Travis
BRMC
Jesus and Mary Chain
Stone Roses
Love and Rockets
Steve Earle-> The Rolling Stones
cover- “Dead Flowers”
DBT-> Tom Petty
cover-”Rebels”
The Black Crowes-> The Band
cover-”The Night They Drove ole Dixie Down”
Supersuckers->Steve Earle
cover- “Before They Make Me Run”
Patterson Hood-> Tom T Hall
cover- “pay no attention to Alice” “Mama bake a pie”
Cory Branan-John Prine, “One Red Rose”
Big Star, “Thirteen”(His cover is the best, no one else is allowed to cover this song ever again)
Lyle Lovett, “If I Had a Boat”
North Mississippi Allstars-Jimi Hendrix, “Hear My Train a’Comin”
Mississippi Fred McDowell, “Shake ‘Em On Down” and “Someday”
Amy Lavere-Johnny Cash, “Big River”
Haven’t heard Cory do “Thirteen” but I have heard some good versions of it.
As for bands influencing other bands….geez…
I figure AIV’s favorite band Uncle Tupelo had something to do with Drag the River existing in some way or another.
WhiskeyT, Snodgrass has told me he saw Uncle Tupelo over 100 times and Farrar was probably one of his biggest musical influences. I’ve never heard them cover any UT, but the influence is pretty apparent. I think he even shot the Visitor Band cover photo in Bellville.
Supersuckers influences:
AC/DC: “Rock N Roll Singer”
Ramones: “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” (as the Junkyard Dogs)
Motorhead: “Sex and Outrage”
Thin Lizzy: “The Cowboy Song,” “Dancing in the Moonlight,” “Jailbreak”
Replacements: Eddie Spaghetti mentioned them in that new Eric Davidson book
WhiskeyT, request it next time you see him. He might cry a bit what with the recent deaths of Andy Hummel and Alex Chilton, but he does such a great job with the song.
I really need to stop singing his praises, someone might get the wrong idea and actually think I’m a fan.
Good to see we have some fans of the supersuckers on here.
They were influenced by all the rock bands mentioned above. On their country side they also covered…
Merl Haggard- I cant hold my self in line
Willie- Bloody Mary Morning
Conway Twitty- Image of me
The Commodores- Sail on
and many others….