I did some record shopping while in New Orleans and I saw a brand new record in the three stores I visited. It caught my eye because of the mock "Yellow Submarine" album cover. The devil said, "Eh. Who needs another Beatles cover album." But when I got home, I had a pang of guilt. I thought, "I should have known better," pun not intended. So I dialed it up and man, did I love it. I did know better!
The Walrus is a New Orleans collective featuring guys from The Desert Nudes, who I've written about, Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes, Papa Mali, Mike Dillon, Jason Mingledorff, I mean, if you are into New Orleans music, you know who I am talking about. "Elysian Fields Forever"---love that title---is a New Orleans take on Beatles classics and if you're going to cover The Beatles, this is how to do it.
The Dave Bartholomew rip for the horns on "This Boy" and Andre Bohren's drum groove on "I've Got A Felling" sealed the deal for me. This whole record is a blast.
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This sounds like a blast! Thanks Sal
Cued (or queued?) up!
Very cool stuff.
Beatles covers is an idea I thought didn't have any life left in it. These tracks seem to put that notion to bed. Great stuff. Queued up the whole album for streaming. And Michael: it's definitely queue.
Just listened. Kinda stunned, really good. Hoping it holds up to a few more listens. To cover the Beatles well while not sounding like the Beatles- brilliant. And most of the new arrangements work. I wonder if Simels will feature it before I do.
I'd buy this.
This is outstanding, I need to get this. WOW
Sounds great!
Sounds great!
Very fun. Good song choices, smart arrangements and I'm even hoping for a Vol. 2. Are any of their other albums this good?
This is the first album by this group of musicians, as far as I know. But individually, these guys have made great records with other bands, like the New Orleans Nightcrawlers, The Desert Nudes, Garage A Trois, and more.
PS- Hysterical post title!!!
Very enjoyable. Thanks for the share.
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