Cat Power : Jukebox (lyrics, blues, jazz, metal, albums)

[sleepy jack]

Cat Power - Jukebox

Theme From New York, New York (John Kander, Fred Ebb)
Rambling (Wo)man (Hank Williams)
Metal Heart
Silver Stallion (Lee Clayton)
Aretha, Sing One for Me (J Harris, Eugene William)
Lost Someone (James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Lloyd Stallworth)
Lord, Help The Poor and Needy (Traditional)
I Believe In You (Bob Dylan)
Song to Bobby
Don't Explain (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday)
A Woman Left Lonely (Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn)
Blue (Joni Mitchell)

[Piss Me Off]

This is brilliant. I'm quite a fan of Cat Power and she's often at her best with covers. Silver Stallion is so sparse but somehow really sexual, thats probably my fave out of the covers.
That said, i'd say the best tracks are probably the originals, the new version of Metal Heart (think Pissing In A River by Patti Smith) is far better than the original, sends shivers down my spine.
Not sure if this is as good as her previous Covers Record but its among her best work.

[pheurton]

lawl at the hot boys cover =d

[Bane of your existence]

Yo Crowquill, weren't you the one I told about Cat Power forever ago and you said it was bunk.
Something sarcastic about the name of her album "The Greatest"

[Piss Me Off]

Everyone gives The Greatest a hard time. Just as good as the others i say.

[sleepy jack]

Originally Posted by Bane of your existence

Yo Crowquill, weren't you the one I told about Cat Power forever ago and you said it was bunk.
Something sarcastic about the name of her album "The Greatest"

I probably made some bad pun or something.

[Bane of your existence]

Haha, I'm not trying to bust your balls or anything. I'm glad to see you've come around and she's grown on you.

Originally Posted by Crowquill

I didn't really like this at all, it was repetitive electric guitar plucking with not too striking backing instruments and a good voice, but thats the only good thing to be honest. It would've been nicer if it was slightly more varied in pace or instrumentation, like Colors And The Kids is a decent song and so is Cross Bones Style. The end of Moonshiner when she broke out was was okay, but the part leading up to it sucked. I thought the lyrics could be the saving grace here so I read through the words and discovered they weren't. To me it just came across as its menstrual bitching about being sad placed over dull guitar parts.

Maybe the Greatest Will be better, its name implies it would be, and I hope she at least keeps her titles honest. I mean she called herself Cat Power, and her music has the power of a tiny little cat, which isn't much, but it's just enough to knock a vase over or keep you awake when you're trying to sleep.

Originally Posted by Crowquill

Thats right I made a bad pun to finish my review.



The added instruments actually did wonders, however this album made me discover i'm not a fan of her voice or this blues jazz soul thing shes doing. This really isn't "The Greatest", and I have a feeling I could make another pun to finish that statement but I think one bad Cat Power pun is enough for today.

[sleepy jack]

the power of a tiny little cat lols, I'm such a silly bitch sometimes. Anyway I haven't really come around but I did see her live and it was pretty moving. I've grown to like Moon Pix a lot as well as You Are Free but those are the only two I've given a chance.