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So Meta It's Ridiculous
One idea here at Mumble Herder that I never managed to get together was "Ernie and the Elephant Review Albums That Were Never Made," in which Ernie (of Bert and Ernie) and an African elephant (of Loxodonta Africana) would expound at length on collaborations by unlikely artists, à la Kot and DeRogatis on "Sound Opinions." The first feature was always going to be the never-released ('cause it was never made, get it? Am I overexplaining this yet?) Ramones Jones, in which George Jones shared lead vocals with Joey on covers of various hillbilly classics, show tunes, and an original called "Drunk Tank." The joke would be that since the recording happened during one of Jones's alcoholic binges, he claimed to have no memory whatsoever of the event, and blocked the album's release.
I am thinking about this today because there are certain artistic juxtapositions that seem so natural (like, say, Emmylou Harris and Tom Waits) or so perfect (how about Missy Elliott and the Pixies?) that it makes me sad to think they have never happened and likely never will. Forget fantasy baseball, I want fantasy super-groups. In a world where Bing and Bowie got it together, why can't PJ Harvey and Can?
Since this entry is less than a complete thought, I put it to all y'all: what artists, living or dead, real or fictional, would you lock in a studio together if you ruled the world?
I am thinking about this today because there are certain artistic juxtapositions that seem so natural (like, say, Emmylou Harris and Tom Waits) or so perfect (how about Missy Elliott and the Pixies?) that it makes me sad to think they have never happened and likely never will. Forget fantasy baseball, I want fantasy super-groups. In a world where Bing and Bowie got it together, why can't PJ Harvey and Can?
Since this entry is less than a complete thought, I put it to all y'all: what artists, living or dead, real or fictional, would you lock in a studio together if you ruled the world?
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Seriously, though, I'm not sure, although something tells me Laibach and Eazy-E would have made studio magic together because they had such similar goals (world domination).
I recently discovered Pailhead, which is an ancient collaboration between the guys from Ministry and Ian MacKaye from Minor Threat/Fugazi, and it's really great stuff.
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I really wanted to hear Sinead O'Connor sing "River Deep, Mountain High" backed by Husker Du.
Swamp Dogg should do an album of John Prine covers backed by the Dap Kings.
PJ Harvey should do an album of 70s blues rock - like "Whipping Post" and "Bellbottom Blues" with SRV. But no changing the gender on the lyrics.
The Pixies should cover their favorite Black Francis and Breeders songs.
Tom Waits is actually a huge Missy Elliot fan. He also loves Prince. Put 'em in a room together and don't let them out until they've cut a track.
(Prince has actually cut tapes of himself playing with Larry Graham and Ani Defranco. Prince also jammed with Miles.)
Brian Wilson arranges songs by Teenage Fanclub as sung by the Posies.