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[–] shadowplay@lemmy.wtf 1 points 6 days ago

I absolutely mangled his surname lol it's Neil Cicierega and this was the album that I was thinking of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2arFId7T4w

[–] shadowplay@lemmy.wtf 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Holocaust denialism is censorship. It's an attempt to hide reality itself by controlling the narrative. If anything, outlawing holocaust denialism is anti-censorship, as it's helping ensure that Nazis won't be able to suppress the truth about what happened.

Someone claiming that outlawing holocaust denialism is censorship is trying to flip the script and overwrite reality (or just repeating someone else who is doing so, I guess). It's like saying "Hey! Stop censoring my attempt to censor others! This is censorship!" It's a mind game, an attempt at manipulation through deception. Look up the term DARVO: Deny, Accuse, Reverse Victim and Offender. That's what saying "Outlawing holocaust denialism is censorship!" is: Reversing the Victim and Offender.

Lies and misinformation and other attempts to deceive and suppress the truth are not a form of free speech. Quite the opposite, they're what results when free speech remains unprotected.

[–] shadowplay@lemmy.wtf 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Oh, is it like that Neil Ciceriga or whatever his name is? The Mouth Sounds guy? Internet mashups are definitely a different category but I've always found them interesting. Anyway, I'll check it out, thanks.

[–] shadowplay@lemmy.wtf 1 points 6 days ago

Okay, fair enough. I think I'm still a little shellshocked from using Reddit for years. I'd like to see Lemmy work out in the long run so I'm taking a chance and writing, I don't know, like sincere efforts to spur discussion? It's not something I do on Reddit anymore because there are too many people trying to "defeat" posts instead of just honestly answering, or people who will say "Why don't you just Google it?" and act like they're doing you a favor by treating you like a halfwitted child, to say nothing of some of the genuinely unhinged shit that goes on over there... I mean, you're probably a Reddit refugee yourself so I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. I pretty much only lurk and occasionally shitpost at Reddit these days because it has so little value beyond that anymore.

Anyway, I'm sorry if I came across as harsh or overly defensive, I'm honestly trying to be better about that. Social media is really only as good as the people who use it, and I'm no exception.

[–] shadowplay@lemmy.wtf 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I’m sure you could find a bunch of other tribute albums if you search the site a little bit.

Did you really read the original post and think to yourself "Oh, this person doesn't know how to use the basic search function on Bandcamp?"

[–] shadowplay@lemmy.wtf 1 points 6 days ago

Are these a 90s thing?

I mean, if you read the original comment I actually mentioned twice that it wasn't exclusive to the 90s and continued to the present day, it's just that the trend seemed to have started there.

[–] shadowplay@lemmy.wtf 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks for the link, shame about your copy but it's not the worst thing you could lose in a car accident, I hope at least it didn't suffer long

[–] shadowplay@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah I feel like I've heard of at least a few tribute albums for the Ramones and there are at least two or three each for Misfits and the Velvet Underground.

[–] shadowplay@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 week ago

I'll definitely check it out, I love the Pixies. I've heard at least a few covers of "Where Is My Mind" and it's one of those songs that I don't think anyone can quite get right, so I'll be interested to see what it's like here.

[–] shadowplay@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 week ago

Is Violent World the album with a song by Zombina & The Skeletones? I don't think I have that one but I may have heard of it. I do have another Misfits tribute album called Graven Images: A Tribute to the Misfits (2000) and it's all stoner rock bands. I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet so I couldn't tell you if it's good though. I suspect there are probably a few Misfits tribute albums out there.

 

I don't know if I've ever seen an online discussion on this particular subject before.

Back in the 90s, there were a number of "Tribute Albums", compilation albums where a record label would reach out to a bunch of bands, usually lesser known bands, to each record a cover of a song by some popular and influential band. The two albums I had back in the day were Surprise Your Pig: A Tribute to R.E.M., and Virus 100: A Tribute to Dead Kennedys, both released in 1992.

I really liked them for two reasons. One, it was fun to hear covers of already familiar songs being done in creative ways, as many of the bands sort of interpreted their chosen song a bit. Like King Missile's cover of "Get Up" being performed with a very prominent electronic keyboard and an additional verse being added, or Nomeansno performing "Forward to Death" a cappella. And two, it introduced me to more obscure bands that I likely wouldn't have otherwise discovered in those days, like Steel Pole Bath Tub (who had a song on both albums, their rendition of "Chemical Warfare" is amazing but their version of "We Walk" was a, uh, interesting choice).

Flash forward several years and the Internet now has Wikipedia and Discogs and several means of obtaining music, and I revisited these albums and came to discover that there were several such albums released. Like, I wouldn't have a complete list of all of these albums I've since discovered, because there were a lot and the trend continued into the 2000s and (as far as I know) this is still a thing that happens.

I will mention one other that I discovered very recently: it's called Another Damned Seattle Compilation, it's from 1991, and it's a bunch of Seattle bands covering songs by The Damned. And, although the whole thing isn't made up of grunge bands, there are a lot of grunge bands on it. I think the most famous grunge band here is Mudhoney ("Stab Your Back") and there's Skin Yard ("Machine Gun Etiquette"), Coffin Break ("Love Song"), Love Battery ("I Just Can't Be Happy Today"), Hammerbox ("New Rose"), and Gruntruck ("Nasty"). I know most people have never heard of any of those bands but for those of you who fall into the incredibly niche category of fans of both The Damned and the early grunge (and Seattle music) scene, it's an amazing find.

Anyway, I'm open to other recommendations, including albums that aren't from the 90s. There are also compilation albums like the Before You Were Punk series, where a bunch of punk bands would cover 80s pop songs, similar concept.

[–] shadowplay@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 week ago

Honestly the main reason I know the Odds is because this music video was featured on Beavis & Butt-head once, lol. I grew up in the middle of nowhere and even though the show was kind of stupid they always had the best variety of music that was available to us at the time.

 

Also the song link at Bandcamp: https://starcrawler.bandcamp.com/track/i-love-la

 
 

The whole album is mostly post-punk but the single "Crazy" is more jangle pop. R.E.M. covered it for a b-side to the "Wendell Gee" single.

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