Tuesday, November 13, 2018

The Indigo Girls - Love by You - Various Cover Versions (1988-1994)

Here's a companion to the Indigo Girls album I posted last week. That one covered mostly original songs done in the studio from 1988 to 1990. This is all live performances, from concerts, TV, or radio show appearances, and all cover versions. It also covers a longer time period, from 1988 to 1994.

I like the Indigo Girls both because of their songwriting and their musical talent, especially their intertwining harmonies and Emily Salier's tasteful lead guitar playing. Unfortunately, their songwriting can be hit or miss, in my opinion. But when they cover great songs, you can't go wrong with their performances, especially since they usually play the songs in the acoustic style that they excel in. This is mostly an acoustic album, with a few exceptions, like their rocking version of Neil Young's "Cortez the Killer."

This album has two types of cover songs, in my opinion. Mostly, they do famous, classic songs, such as "Summertime," "American Tune," and "Melissa." But they also do a lot of covers of much less well known songs, often by artists from Georgia that they know personally.  This includes "White House Blues," "Love by You," and "Tired of Talking."

The sound quality is generally excellent, even though all of the songs come from bootlegs. One partial exception is their version of "Good Times (Let the Good Times Roll)." Since it's a bit rough, I've included it as a bonus track.

01 Summertime (Indigo Girls)
02 White House Blues (Indigo Girls)
03 Love by You (Indigo Girls)
04 Love of the Common People (Indigo Girls)
05 American Tune (Indigo Girls)
06 Melissa (Indigo Girls)
07 In the Bleak Midwinter (Indigo Girls)
08 Daddy's All Gone (Indigo Girls)
09 Bartender's Blues (Indigo Girls)
10 The Water Is Wide (Indigo Girls)
11 Cortez the Killer (Indigo Girls)
12 Tired of Talking (Indigo Girls)
13 Duncan (Indigo Girls)

Good Times [Let the Good Times Roll] (Indigo Girls)

https://www.upload.ee/files/15271273/TIngidoGs_1988-1994_LovebyYouCoverVersions_atse.zip.html

I have no idea when or where this photo for the cover art is from, but I'm guessing it fits the time frame of this album.

3 comments:

  1. It's like Christmas morning every day. Thanks!

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  2. I like to make "inner cover 'cheat-sheets'" of who all the songs were originally by, and I can't find who originally did "White House Blues," "Tired of Talking," or this particular "Let the Good Times Roll..."

    Could you please provide that info?

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    1. Sorry, I don't know that info. But I'll tell you who does: the woman who runs the www.lifeblood.net. Send her an email, or maybe you can find the info on that site. I've had some good back and forth with her, though sometimes it takes a while for her to reply.

      If you find out that sort of thing for this or any other album, please post it in the comments. I'll bet other people would be interested in that info.

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