Last week we featured our opinion of the worst nude album covers. This week here are some of the best…This post contains nudity, all photos after the jump are NSFW.
“Whipped Cream & Other Delights” – Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass – Hands down the best cover of all time.
If you’ve been on vacation recently, you probably noticed how much your family gets on your nerves. C’mon admit it – you love ’em but sometimes … We know. To help restore your interest in your family, today we present some current music from artists who have familiar familial connections. Oh, brother – and sister.
Aimee Mann is the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter married to Michael Penn, himself no slouch in the singing and songwriting department. And Michael is the brother of Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn … nevertheless, Aimee’s new album is @#%&*! Smilers, from which comes the toe-tapping “Freeway.”
Teddy Thompson made a name for himself by playing with his father, British guitarist extraordinaire Richard Thompson and his mother, singer Linda Thompson. He also played in the band of Rosanne Cash, daughter of you-know-who. But back to Teddy – he frequently plays with his close friends Rufus and Martha Wainwright who … this is out of control, let’s just say Teddy’s new album is A Piece Of What You Need.
I was in Melbourne, Australia about ten days ago and I was watching a game show called “RocKwiz.” They take four people from the audience, divide them into two teams of two, and then match them up with a rock star. They answer questions, guess guitar riffs, and do other music type stuff. Overall, a very entertaining show. The episode I saw featured singer Martha Wainwright, daughter of Loudon Wainwright III (who she doesn’t thank on her new album, which leads one to think she’s not a big fan of “daddy”) and sister of Rufus, who is such a big Judy Garland fan, he recreated her concert at Carnegie Hall. Anyway….
While shopping one day, I decided to pick up Wainwright’s latest, I know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too. I really liked her voice, she was kind of sexy and I thought I would give it a shot, even though the Australian-only release cost $19.99 for a single disc (Bruce Springsteen’s Magic was selling for a whopping $26). The good news is the store was packed, which was encouraging for all of us fans of record stores, but I digress.
The disc turned out to be very entertaining. Wainwright sings about being unlucky in love with a married man on the sad, and best track, “Bleeding All Over You.” “You Cheated Me,” which is self-explanatory, is another excellent tune about the men in her life being unkind. Other tunes like “The Tower” show off her unique vocal stylings and she rounds out the disc with excellent covers of the Syd Barrett-penned “See Emily Play,” and the Eurythmics “Love is a Stranger.”
There are some slow moments throughout the 14 songs, but overall Wainwright’s second effort is a good one. I just wish the price was a little lower.
30 Days Out 