Comments on: Lo-Fi Mojo: The Sonics, “Have Love, Will Travel” http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JPhttp://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-54229 JP Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:48:25 +0000 http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/#comment-54229 "The Black Keys absolutely did not cover Sonic Youth's interpretation of "Have Love, Will Travel"... they covered the interpretation by the original performing artist and songwriter, a bluesman from the south, and lived with his family for sometime."<br><br>OH NO - the original artist and songwriter was Richard Berry, an R&B singer from Los Angeles (unless you consider California part of the southern states?). Berry is probably best-known as the original author/singer of "Louie Louie." I don't know if the story about them staying with the Berry family is true, although I did see them perform this song at Lollapalooza last summer. Their version sucked, but then again I'm no Black Keys fan anyway. “The Black Keys absolutely did not cover Sonic Youth's interpretation of “Have Love, Will Travel”… they covered the interpretation by the original performing artist and songwriter, a bluesman from the south, and lived with his family for sometime.”

OH NO – the original artist and songwriter was Richard Berry, an R&B singer from Los Angeles (unless you consider California part of the southern states?). Berry is probably best-known as the original author/singer of “Louie Louie.” I don't know if the story about them staying with the Berry family is true, although I did see them perform this song at Lollapalooza last summer. Their version sucked, but then again I'm no Black Keys fan anyway.

]]> By: JPhttp://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-42492 JP Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:48:25 +0000 http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/#comment-42492 "The Black Keys absolutely did not cover Sonic Youth's interpretation of "Have Love, Will Travel"... they covered the interpretation by the original performing artist and songwriter, a bluesman from the south, and lived with his family for sometime."<br><br>OH NO - the original artist and songwriter was Richard Berry, an R&B singer from Los Angeles (unless you consider California part of the southern states?). Berry is probably best-known as the original author/singer of "Louie Louie." I don't know if the story about them staying with the Berry family is true, although I did see them perform this song at Lollapalooza last summer. Their version sucked, but then again I'm no Black Keys fan anyway. “The Black Keys absolutely did not cover Sonic Youth's interpretation of “Have Love, Will Travel”… they covered the interpretation by the original performing artist and songwriter, a bluesman from the south, and lived with his family for sometime.”

OH NO – the original artist and songwriter was Richard Berry, an R&B singer from Los Angeles (unless you consider California part of the southern states?). Berry is probably best-known as the original author/singer of “Louie Louie.” I don't know if the story about them staying with the Berry family is true, although I did see them perform this song at Lollapalooza last summer. Their version sucked, but then again I'm no Black Keys fan anyway.

]]> By: JPhttp://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-19890 JP Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:48:25 +0000 http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/#comment-19890 "The Black Keys absolutely did not cover Sonic Youth's interpretation of "Have Love, Will Travel"... they covered the interpretation by the original performing artist and songwriter, a bluesman from the south, and lived with his family for sometime."<br><br>OH NO - the original artist and songwriter was Richard Berry, an R&B singer from Los Angeles (unless you consider California part of the southern states?). Berry is probably best-known as the original author/singer of "Louie Louie." I don't know if the story about them staying with the Berry family is true, although I did see them perform this song at Lollapalooza last summer. Their version sucked, but then again I'm no Black Keys fan anyway. “The Black Keys absolutely did not cover Sonic Youth's interpretation of “Have Love, Will Travel”… they covered the interpretation by the original performing artist and songwriter, a bluesman from the south, and lived with his family for sometime.”

OH NO – the original artist and songwriter was Richard Berry, an R&B singer from Los Angeles (unless you consider California part of the southern states?). Berry is probably best-known as the original author/singer of “Louie Louie.” I don't know if the story about them staying with the Berry family is true, although I did see them perform this song at Lollapalooza last summer. Their version sucked, but then again I'm no Black Keys fan anyway.

]]> By: DJ Max Powerhttp://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-19889 DJ Max Power Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:09:10 +0000 http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/#comment-19889 Ha! He said "ig'nant" - and appears to have spelled it correctly as well.<br>Good song, BTW... Ha! He said “ig'nant” – and appears to have spelled it correctly as well.
Good song, BTW…

]]> By: mojohttp://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-19888 mojo Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:59:22 +0000 http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/#comment-19888 I am so glad I said that thing below about typos. I meant "grunge" and not "garage," two different bags. Thanks for keeping me on my toes :) I am so glad I said that thing below about typos. I meant “grunge” and not “garage,” two different bags. Thanks for keeping me on my toes :)

]]> By: edmurhttp://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-19887 edmur Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:50:36 +0000 http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/#comment-19887 It's amazing how well this recording has aged...or could it be that so many new bands just try to capture that classic garage sound?<br><br>You're right about a lot in this post, but can you really say "Seattle spawned the 1980s-1990s garage rock revolution?" I think that's overstating things a bit...<br><br>The Chesterfield Kings - arguably one of the first/leading lights of the '80s garage rock revival - were from Rochester, NY.<br><br>Now, there's no doubt that Seattle-area grunge was partially inspired by '60s garage rockers like the Sonics and the Wailers (from Tacoma, WA), even the Kingsmen (Portland, OR), but to say Seattle SPAWNED an '80s-'90s garage rock revival is, well, wrong. It's amazing how well this recording has aged…or could it be that so many new bands just try to capture that classic garage sound?

You're right about a lot in this post, but can you really say “Seattle spawned the 1980s-1990s garage rock revolution?” I think that's overstating things a bit…

The Chesterfield Kings – arguably one of the first/leading lights of the '80s garage rock revival – were from Rochester, NY.

Now, there's no doubt that Seattle-area grunge was partially inspired by '60s garage rockers like the Sonics and the Wailers (from Tacoma, WA), even the Kingsmen (Portland, OR), but to say Seattle SPAWNED an '80s-'90s garage rock revival is, well, wrong.

]]> By: mojohttp://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-19886 mojo Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:37:36 +0000 http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/#comment-19886 Heh, you gotta at least give me that Black Keys version sounds a lot more like Sonics' than Perry Como's or even Duane Eddy's version of it. <br><br>Or Sonic Youth's. <br><br>(That's in jest—eventually I will commit more typographical errors than all the commenters on this site combined...so I'll say right now that typos don't invalidate arguments with Mojo, it'd be the pot calling the kettle metal if you know what I mean).<br><br>I don't know if living with a particular songwriter's family actually speaks to authenticity of the music (hell, I'd myself pack up and go live with Wayne Kramer for a while if I could kick out the jams like he did!) but if your anecdote is true, credit is probably due... Heh, you gotta at least give me that Black Keys version sounds a lot more like Sonics' than Perry Como's or even Duane Eddy's version of it.

Or Sonic Youth's.

(That's in jest—eventually I will commit more typographical errors than all the commenters on this site combined…so I'll say right now that typos don't invalidate arguments with Mojo, it'd be the pot calling the kettle metal if you know what I mean).

I don't know if living with a particular songwriter's family actually speaks to authenticity of the music (hell, I'd myself pack up and go live with Wayne Kramer for a while if I could kick out the jams like he did!) but if your anecdote is true, credit is probably due…

]]> By: drcastratohttp://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-19885 drcastrato Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:32:22 +0000 http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/#comment-19885 Sonic Youth? That would be "Have EVOL, Will Travel." Sonic Youth? That would be “Have EVOL, Will Travel.”

]]> By: Benhttp://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-19884 Ben Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:17:02 +0000 http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-3-the-sonics-have-love-will-travel/#comment-19884 The Black Keys absolutely did not cover Sonic Youth's interpretation of "Have Love, Will Travel"... they covered the interpretation by the original performing artist and songwriter, a bluesman from the south, and lived with his family for sometime. The Black Keys absolutely did not cover Sonic Youth's interpretation of “Have Love, Will Travel”… they covered the interpretation by the original performing artist and songwriter, a bluesman from the south, and lived with his family for sometime.

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