They Call Me The Hunter: An Exploration of Influence

They Call Me The Hunter: An Exploration of Influence
Created by: sfigato
Tracks: 21
Length: 01:12:18
Keywords 1. covers
2. rock
3. blues
Created on 7/30/06 2:35pm
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description:
The concept is fairly simple. This mix is a collection of rock and blues standards or underground classics, either original or reinterpreted (or re-reinterpreted). It is a study in context and some of these songs can take on completely new lives with the most subtle of tweaks. And of course, there are some tweaks in the mix that are anything but.

I book ended it with "Your Southern Can Is Mine"-- the original "Blind" Willie Mctell version and The White Stripes cover. Mctell's being one of the oldest recorded blues songs in existence, and the White Stripes being, of course, a representation of modern rock music.

There are multiple versions of songs throughout, but examples of two versions aren't always necessary. For example: when you hear Kaleidoscope's version of "Minnie the Moocher", you don't really need to hear the Cab Calloway version to know it's a cover. The same can be said for The Who's version of "Hall of the Mountain King". Also, some songs, such as "Fortune Teller" and "Leaving Here", were done by so many artists, and were all so akin to one another, that two examples would be redundant.

At the heart of the mix is the build up to Led Zeppelin's reinterpretations of "The Hunter" (Albert King) and "You Gonna Wreck My Life" (Howlin Wolf), which took form in the epic "How Many More Times". Both of the originals are featured on here, as well as the Blue Cheer version of "The Hunter", which helps for dramatic effect.

It may seem rather lengthy, but I actually had to whittle it down to 21, after coming up with over 50 songs I could have used.

If anybody would like a rapidshare link of it, let me know.

tracklist

1 White Stripes : Your Southern Can Is Mine
Garage Revival, 2000
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Length: 00:02:29
Track Description:
Garage Revival, 2000
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2 Elvis Presley : Kissin' Cousins
Rock & Roll/Rockabilly, 1964
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Length: 00:02:13
Track Description:
Rock & Roll/Rockabilly, 1964
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3 Marvin Gaye : Hitch Hike
R&B, 1963
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Length: 00:02:30
Track Description:
R&B, 1963
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4 Little Richard : Keep-A-Knockin'
Rock & Roll, 1958
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Track 4 from The Essential
Length: 00:02:18
Year: 1985
Track Description:
Rock & Roll, 1958
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5 ALbert King : The Hunter
Blues, 1967
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Length: 00:02:45
Track Description:
Blues, 1967
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6 The Merseybeats : Fortune Teller
Rock & Roll/Merseybeat, 1964
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Length: 00:02:02
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Rock & Roll/Merseybeat, 1964
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7 Mose Allison : Parchman Farm
Jazz Vocal/Hard Bop, 1957
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Length: 00:03:18
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Jazz Vocal/Hard Bop, 1957
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8 Howlin' Wolf : You Gonna Wreck My Life
Blues, 1958
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Length: 00:02:53
Track Description:
Blues, 1958
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9 Small Faces : What'cha Gonna Do About It?
Rock & Roll/British Invasion/Mod Rock, 1966
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Length: 00:01:59
Track Description:
Rock & Roll/British Invasion/Mod Rock, 1966
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10 Eddie Holland : Leaving Here
R&B/Motown, 1964
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Length: 00:02:34
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R&B/Motown, 1964
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11 The Music Machine : Hey Joe
Garage Rock, 1966
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Length: 00:04:13
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Garage Rock, 1966
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12 Blue Cheer : The Hunter
Rock & Roll/Proto-Metal/Proto-Punk, 1968
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Length: 00:04:31
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Rock & Roll/Proto-Metal/Proto-Punk, 1968
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13 Artful Dodger : Keep-A-Knockin'
Rock & Roll/Power Pop, 1976
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Length: 00:04:23
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Rock & Roll/Power Pop, 1976
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14 The Saints : Kissin' Cousins
Punk/Aussie Punk, 1977
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Length: 00:02:00
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Punk/Aussie Punk, 1977
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15 Dan Melchoir : What'cha Gonna Do About It?
Garage Revival/Garage-Punk, 2001
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Length: 00:05:22
Track Description:
Garage Revival/Garage-Punk, 2001
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16 The Velvet Underground : There She Goes Again
Rock & Roll/Garage/Proto-Punk, 1967
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Track 16 from The Velvet Underground & Nico
Length: 00:02:43
Year: 1967
Track Description:
Rock & Roll/Garage/Proto-Punk, 1967
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17 Kaleidoscope : Minnie The Moocher
Rock & Roll/Garage/Psychedelia,1967 1967
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Length: 00:02:15
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Rock & Roll/Garage/Psychedelia,1967 1967
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18 The Who : The Hall of the Mountain King
Rock & Roll, 1967
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Length: 00:04:19
Track Description:
Rock & Roll, 1967
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19 Blue Cheer : Parchment Farm
Rock & Roll/Proto-Metal/Proto-Punk, 1968
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Length: 00:05:49
Track Description:
Rock & Roll/Proto-Metal/Proto-Punk, 1968
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20 Led Zeppelin : How Many More Times
Rock & Roll/Proto-Metal, 1969
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Track 20 from Led Zeppelin
Length: 00:08:28
Year: 1969
Track Description:
Rock & Roll/Proto-Metal, 1969
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21 Blind Willie McTell : Your Southern Can Is Mine
Blues, 1933
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Length: 00:03:14
Track Description:
Blues, 1933
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great job. Especially the Blue Cheer.
8/14/07 4:35pm
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Whoa, fascinating. I'm gonna stay up all night to put this together.
7/4/07 11:48am
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This is sweet. Awesome job. +5
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That is a killer mix. Marvin Gaye, White Stripes, Saints, Velvet Underground... Excellent!
7/31/06 5:49am
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Can I get a link to this please?
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Love love LOVE. Link it, please!
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Way to put some effort in, good job.
7/30/06 6:39pm
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big points for moses and blind willie
7/30/06 6:18pm
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I feel alot of great things coming from this guy! Great mix.. Points!
7/30/06 3:04pm
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Wow. Very impressive. Thanks for sharing your musical knowledge with us.
7/30/06 2:45pm