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Made in Medina
Rachid Taha

This album, my only exposure to Mr. Taha, is quite good. Spectacular, in fact.

Salon’s Thomas Bartlett writes:

Rachid Taha

This is the Algerian rock/pop/rai star Rachid Taha’s cover of the Clash’s “Rock the Casbah” — the verses translated into Arabic, the choruses left in English, and the whole thing decorated with the standard trappings of Arabic pop. It’s an intensely charged cover, not a simple tribute, complicated as it is by Taha’s belief that Strummer and Co. got their unacknowledged inspiration for the song from his ’80s French band Carte de Séjour, which they heard after Taha himself gave them a tape in 1981

and from Calabash Music

Rachid Taha, a man that knows the inside story! Never mind the war on terrorism, what about the war on fear, complacency, ignorance, racism, poverty and lies. That’s a struggle that Rachid Taha has been fighting for the past two decades and more, ever since he was a tear-away punk immigrant from Algeria gobbing metaphorically and no doubt literally at the good burghers of Lyon in France.

His band, Carte de Sejour (the French for ‘residence permit’), proved that rock power, punk attitude and Arabic roots could get along famously if mentored by a passionate, razor-sharp and mouthy soul like Taha. Being proudly North African on the one hand and truly rebellious on the other has always meant struggle on many fronts and Rachid Taha has spent his whole career lobbing musical molotovs at the latent and, as recent event have proved, not so latent racism of the French in the form of classic songs like ‘Voile Voile’ and ‘Douce France’ whilst berating his fellow North Africans for lack of ambition, obsession with tradition, cabaret complacency and enslavement to rai.

Knock Knock

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Yes, I’m a little bit obsessed with playlists. This post triggered a quick browse through my iTunes library. I didn’t bother with all the variants of Knockin’ On Heavens Door by Bob Dylan, there are literally dozens, and not all are worth hearing very often. The original is my favorite: from the Sam Peckinpah western, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. Also ignored a few other covers of that song by other artists, but this list as configured isn’t bad. My favorite is probably still the Rolling Stones song, too bad Mick Taylor didn’t last longer with the band: those records are the best albums they ever recorded.

  1. B.B. King– Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man
    More Treasures From The Vault
  2. Jay-Z– Can’t Knock The Hustle
    Jay-Z Unplugged
  3. Rolling Stones– Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
    Sticky Fingers
  4. Fats Domino– Don’t Come Knockin’
    Fats Domino – Walking to New Orleans (Disc 3)
  5. Mavis Staples– Don’t Knock
    You Are Not Alone
  6. Pickett, Wilson– Don’t Knock My Love (Part 1)
    Greatest Hits
  7. Jay-Z– Hard Knock Life
    Chapter One
  8. Dave Edmunds– I Hear You Knocking
    Rockpile
  9. Fats Domino– I Hear You Knocking
    Fats Domino – Walking to New Orleans (Disc 3)
  10. Smiley Lewis– I Hear You Knocking
    Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens
  11. Little Richard– Keep A Knockin’
    Uncut Not Fade Away: 15 Classics That Fired Up The Rolling Stones
  12. Sonics, The– Keep A Knockin’
    Here Are The Sonics!!!
  13. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five– Keep A Knockin’ But You Can’t Come In
    Disc A: 1938-1940
  14. Fleetwood Mac– Keep A Knocking
    The Early Years
  15. Little Richard– Keep On Knockin’
    Greatest Gold Hits
  16. Death– Keep On Knocking
    Uncut: May 2010 Search And Destroy
  17. Mississippi John Hurt– Keep On Knocking
    The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt
  18. Allen, Lily– Knock ’em Out
    Uncut August 2006
  19. Weezer– Knock Down Drag Out
    Weezer (Green Album)
  20. Hives– Knock Knock
    Veni Vidi Vicious
  21. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five– Knock Me A Kiss
    Disc B: 1941-1944
  22. La’s, The– Knock Me Down
    The La’s
  23. Redding, Otis– Knock On Wood (w/ Carla Thomas)
    The Very Best Of Otis Redding, Vol 2
  24. The Upsetters– Knock Three Times
    Trojan Upsetter Box Set (Disc 1)
  25. The Humane Society– Knock, Knock
    Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 3
  26. Kings Of Leon– Knocked Up
    Because Of The Times
  27. Armstrong, Louis– Knockin’ A Jug
    Hot Fives & Sevens Volume 3
  28. Lil Green– Knockin’ Myself Out
    Reefer Songs
  29. Antony & The Johnsons– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
    I’m Not There
  30. Booker T. Jones– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
    How Many Roads: Black America Sings Bob Dylan
  31. Denny, Sandy– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
    Who Knows Where The Time Goes – Disc 3
  32. Dylan, Bob– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
    Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid
  33. Ferry, Bryan– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
    Dylanesque
  34. Grateful Dead– Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  35. Guns N’ Roses– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
    Use Your Illusion II
  36. Luciano– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
    Is It Rolling Bob?
  37. U2– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
    Covering ‘Em
  38. Warren Zevon– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
    The Wind
  39. The Unknown– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door Dub
    Is It Rolling Bob?
  40. Dylan, Bob– Knockin’ On Heavens Door
    Live 1975 – The Rolling Thunder Revue (Bootleg Series Vol. 5)
  41. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds– Knockin’ On Joe
    The Firstborn Is Dead
  42. Elmore James– Knocking At Your Door
    Uncut – April 2008 – When The Levee Breaks
  43. Uncle Tupelo– Knocking On heavens door
    Colorblind & Rhymeless
  44. Wonder, Stevie– Knocks Me Off My Feet
    Songs In The Key of Life
  45. Bonnie “Prince” Billy– Knockturne
    I See A Darkness
  46. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings– Let Them Knock
    100 Days, 100 Nights
  47. LL Cool J– Mama Said Knock You Out (w/ Bob Dylan intro)
    Bob Dylan – Theme Time 2 Mother
  48. Gil Scott-Heron– No Knock
    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
  49. Social Distortion– She’s A Knockout
    Social Distortion
  50. Plant, Robert and the Strange Sensation– Somebody Knocking
    Mighty Rearranger
  51. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five– That’ll Just ‘Bout Knock Me Out
    Disc B: 1941-1944

 

Space the final frontier

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  1. Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats– Rocket 88
    The Roots Of Rock ‘n’ Roll
  2. Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats– Rocket 88
    Chess Rhythm & Roll Vol 1 1947-1955
  3. MC5– Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)
    Kick Out The Jams
  4. Young, Neil– Running Dry (Requiem For The Rockets)
    Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
  5. Elton John– Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long, Long Time)
    Honky Chateau
  6. Sun Ra– Rocket Number Nine
    Space Is The Place
  7. Suicide– Rocket USA
    First Album
  8. Suicide– Rocket U.S.A.
    No Thanks! The ‘70s Punk Rebellion
  9. Fabulous Thunderbirds– Pocket Rocket
    Girls Go Wild
  10. Jan Hammer– Crockett’s Theme
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Vol. 3: Emotion 98.3
  11. Guns N’ Roses– Rocket Queen
    Appetite For Destruction
  12. Sonic Youth– Silver Rocket
    Daydream Nation
  13. Shonen Knife– Riding On The Rocket
    Pretty Little Baka Guy + Live In Japan
  14. Wedding Present– Rocket
    Hit Parade 2
  15. The Fabulous Thunderbirds– Pocket Rocket
    The Fabulous Thunderbirds / What’s the Word
  16. Cat Power– Rockets
    Myra Lee
  17. McCarty, Kathy– Rocket Ship
    Sorry Entertainer
  18. McCarty, Kathy – Rocket Ship
    Sorry Entertainer
  19. Red Elvises– Rocket Man
    I Wanna See You Belly Dance
  20. Professor Longhair– Rocket 88
    Big Chief
  21. Godspeed You! Black Emperor– Rockets Fall On Rockets Fall
    Yanqui U.X.O.
  22. Bob Dylan– Cats and Crockett
    Theme Time Radio Hour – 31 – Tennessee
  23. Jackie Brenston– Rocket 88
    Theme Time Radio Hour – 12 – Cars
  24. Devo– Human Rocket
    Something For Everybody

and

 

  1. Booker T. Jones– Space City
    Potato Hole
  2. twi the humble feather– Music for Spaceships & Forests
    Music for Spaceships and Forests
  3. Tangerine Dream– One Night In Space
    Booster
  4. (movie promo)– Plan 9 From Outer Space
    Theme Time Radio Hour 26 – Halloween
  5. Drive-By Truckers– Space City
    A Blessing And A Curse
  6. dj BC and The Beastles– Anna’s MCs (Set Free From The Crawlspace)
    Let It Beast
  7. Sun Kil Moon– Space Travel Is Boring
    Tiny Cities
  8. Mary Gauthier– Empty Spaces
    Mercy Now
  9. Beastie Boys– Crawlspace
    To The 5 Boroughs
  10. Teenage Fanclub– Empty Space
    Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Seconds: A Short Cut To Teenage Fanclub
  11. Bowie, David– I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship (Legendary Stardust Cowboy )
    Heathen
  12. Bowie, David– I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship
    Heathen
  13. Sun Ra– Space Jazz Reverie
    The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun R
  14. Pink Floyd– Empty Spaces
    Is There Anybody Out There – The Wall Live 1980-81 – Disc 1
  15. Bowie, David– Space Oddity (BBC Live)
    Live At The BBC
  16. Smog– Teenage Spaceship
    Knock Knock
  17. Steve Miller Band– Space Intro
    Greatest Hits
  18. Liz Phair– Whitechocolatespaceegg
    Whitechocolatespaceegg
  19. Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo– Texas Man Abducted By Aliens For Outer Space Joy Ride
    Strange But True
  20. Destroyer– The Space Race
    City Of Daughters
  21. The Verve– Space And Time
    Urban Hymns
  22. Spiritualized– Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
    Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
  23. Pavement– Space Ghost Theme II
    Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed. (Disc 2)
  24. Modest Mouse– Space Travel Is Boring
    This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About
  25. Butthole Surfers– Space
    Electriclarryland
  26. Bragg, Billy– The Space Race Is Over
    William Bloke
  27. Flying Burrito Brothers– Mr. Spaceman
    Relix Records Best of Flying Burrito Brothers
  28. Bowie, David– Hallo Spaceboy
    Outside

moon

  1. Iron & Wine– Half Moon
    Kiss Each Other Clean
  2. Deerhoof– C’moon
    Deerhoof Vs. Evil
  3. Sonny Burns– Frown On The Moon
    Satan’s A Waitin’
  4. Paul Weller– Moonshine
    Wake Up The Nation
  5. Luv You Madly Orchestra– Moon Maiden (12″ mix) – Luv You Madly Orchestra
    Jungle Music
  6. Los Lobos– Jupiter Or The Moon
    Tin Can Trust
  7. Jack Rose– Moon In The Gutter
    Luck In The Valley
  8. Ludwig Van Beethoven – The 99 Darkest Pieces Of Classical Music
    Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27:2, ”Moonlight Sonata”: Adagio Sostenuto- Finghin Collins
  9. Elvis Costello– You Hung The Moon
    National Ransom
  10. Ludwig Van Beethoven – The 99 Darkest Pieces Of Classical Music
    Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor For Piano, Op. 27:2, ”Moonlight”: III. Presto Agitato- Dubravka Tomsic
  11. Waits, Tom– I’ll Shoot The Moon [Live]
    Glitter And Doom Live
  12. Sunset Rubdown– Silver Moons
    Uncut 2010-03: Heart and Soul
  13. Claude Debussy – Five Hours of Classical Favorites (Amazon exclusive)
    Suite Bergamasque, L 75: III. Clair de lune (Moonlight)- Peter Frankl
  14. Nelson, Willie– Fly Me To The Moon
    American Classic
  15. Joel Plaskett– In The Blue Moonlight
    Three
  16. The Dukes Of Stratosphear– Bike Ride To The Moon (Demo)
    25 O’Clock
  17. Ludwig van Beethoven – The 99 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music
    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27:2, “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto- Dubravka Tomsic
  18. Deradoorian– Moon
    Seeing For Miles (Uncut 2009 10)
  19. Cantonese Opera– The Moon / Two Green Lotus Bitterly Imprisoned
    Sprigs Of Time
  20. Baaba Maal– Dakar Moon
    Television
  21. Akron/Family– Gravelly Mountains of the Moon
    Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free
  22. A.A. Bondy– On The Moon
    When The Devil’s Loose
  23. Uncle Monk– Wishing At The Moon
    SXSW 2008 Showcasing Artists
  24. Emmylou Harris– Moon Song
    All I Intended To Be
  25. Ludwig van Beethoven – The 99 Most Essential Beethoven Masterpieces
    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27:2 (Moonlight): III. Presto- Elisso Bolkvadze
  26. Ludwig van Beethoven – The 99 Most Essential Beethoven Masterpieces
    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27:2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio Sostenuto- Elisso Bolkvadze
  27. Daniel Lanois– Moondog
    Here Is What Is
  28. Steppin’ In It with Rachael Davis– It’s Only a Paper Moon
    Shout Sister Shout