M!ke Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 http://exclaim.ca/music/article/blink-182s_mark_hoppus_shares_creepy_cover_of_the_cars_just_what_i_needed_in_memory_of_ric_ocasek Fuckin weird take on the song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ182 Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Just in case anybody misses the context of why the cover is so weird: "A couple years ago, I was asked to record a creepy cover of Just What I Needed for a tv show. They wanted moody and strange, dark, and drony, with space for dialogue to go over it. I went into the studio with my friend James Ingram and this is what we came up with. The show was cancelled so quickly the episode never aired, but if you can imagine a grim and grizzled detective determinedly working a murder case that shook them to the very core of their being, this is the music the show requested. It's been sitting on a hard drive ever since, and with the sad news of Ric Ocasek's passing, I thought I'd put it up here. Enjoy it. And go listen to The Cars." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy030 Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Mike where is your NINE review? Or are you waiting for Friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aria Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 I didn't need this song. But thanks, I hate it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 This sounds like Mark's evolution from +44 to Neighborhoods to what he has in his head right now. Just goes to show that California was nowhere near genuine. Nine was a step in the right direction and I enjoy the album loads but this cover is more genuine and a true representation of his natural sound IMO. FTG, In Transit, Heart's All Gone. That's his true sound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ182 Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 12 minutes ago, Nosferatu said: This sounds like Mark's evolution from +44 to Neighborhoods to what he has in his head right now. Just goes to show that California was nowhere near genuine. Nine was a step in the right direction and I enjoy the album loads but this cover is more genuine and a true representation of his natural sound IMO. FTG, In Transit, Heart's All Gone. That's his true sound. Ehhh we don't even know when this was recorded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aria Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 28 minutes ago, Nosferatu said: This sounds like Mark's evolution from +44 to Neighborhoods to what he has in his head right now. Just goes to show that California was nowhere near genuine. Nine was a step in the right direction and I enjoy the album loads but this cover is more genuine and a true representation of his natural sound IMO. FTG, In Transit, Heart's All Gone. That's his true sound. I’ll type out what I didn’t even mean to say out loud while reading this: oh, stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aria Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Also if we’re to go by marks backstory regarding this cover, it legit was written a specific way to fit a mold and not how he’d necessarily of done it if he was just doing it for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheerios4u98 Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 20 minutes ago, Champ182 said: Ehhh we don't even know when this was recorded. within the last couple years according to Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 20 minutes ago, Ari said: Also if we’re to go by marks backstory regarding this cover, it legit was written a specific way to fit a mold and not how he’d necessarily of done it if he was just doing it for fun. There's a difference between Mark being in charge of the whole recording still though, compared to Feldman and his co-writing teams being involved. They would've it similar to the real song and have it be some cheesy pop punk song. Yeah sure Mark would come up with more a more groovy idea if he wasn't told to have it fit a mould, but it'd still probably be as weird as FTG or similar sounding to MH. Hell, even his remix of that 1990's song was very +44 sounding. I'd be very interested to hear a Mark solo album. Would definitely be a weird album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_dept. Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Well, that sounds like something a lot more sincere than overproduced blink releases, nice that Mark still has some desire to produce music and not earn money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aria Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 2 hours ago, alex_dept. said: Well, that sounds like something a lot more sincere than overproduced blink releases, nice that Mark still has some desire to produce music and not earn money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Value Boy Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 I'd rather listen to my parents have sex than listen to another second of that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M!ke Posted September 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 On 9/16/2019 at 2:58 PM, Chewy030 said: Mike where is your NINE review? Or are you waiting for Friday? Heh, does anyone even care what I have to say about the album? I like it a lot, way more than California, but I'm not sure that what I have to say about it really matters to anyone here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Value Man Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 The Cars suck. The only good song was Drive and Ben Orr sang it and he's been dead 20 years. The guy who just died was 40 when he fornicated with a 18 year old. Heard he was a jerk too. Gross. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 You're allowed to have an opinion on The Cars when you apologize for your opinions on the Beatles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheerios4u98 Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 4 hours ago, M!ke said: Heh, does anyone even care what I have to say about the album? I like it a lot, way more than California, but I'm not sure that what I have to say about it really matters to anyone here. I do! Throw your opinion in one of the NINE threads! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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