OH DEAR, HE'S RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS (Part 2)

This was originally posted on Thursdau 29th March 2007 during a short series looking at Compilation CDs.Some of my favourite performers have been the subject of tribute albums, the results of which have, to put it mildly, been mixed. There was a great 1991 effort – I’m Your Fan : The Songs Of Leonard Cohen in which the likes of REM, Ian McCulloch, James, The Pixies, Nick Cave, Lloyd Cole and John Cale delivered some really special versions. But there was also Fire and Skill, the sh...

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