Ye Olde Space Bande is the second album by the Moog Cookbook, released in 1997. It is a selection of covers of classic rock tracks remade using Moog synthesizers and other analog synthesizers. It featured contributions from Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh, who plays on the duo's version of Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love",[4][5] to computerized vocal samples by Michael Penn.[6] Other musicians featured on album were the MC5's Wayne Kramer, the Go-Gos' Charlotte Caffey, and the Eels' Mark Oliver Everett.[7]
| Ye Olde Space Bande | ||||
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| Released | October 28, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Classic rock | |||
| Length | 43:42 | |||
| Label | Restless | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| Pitchfork | 1.0/10[3] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Born to Be Wild" | Mars Bonfire | Steppenwolf | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Cat Scratch Fever" | Ted Nugent | Ted Nugent | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Sweet Home Alabama" | Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 4:30 |
| 4. | "More Than a Feeling" | Tom Scholz | Boston | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" | Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen | Van Halen | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Whole Lotta Love" | John Bonham, Willie Dixon, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | Led Zeppelin | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Ziggy Stardust" | David Bowie | David Bowie | 3:59 |
| 8. | "25 or 6 to 4" | Robert Lamm | Chicago | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Hotel California" | Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley | The Eagles | 6:34 |
| 10. | "Rock and Roll All Nite" | Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley | KISS | 4:44 |
| Total length: | 43:42 | |||
References
edit- ^ Prato, Greg. "Ye Olde Space Bande: Plays the Classic Rock Hits Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ Willman, Chris (November 7, 1997). "Album Review: 'Ye Olde Space Bande'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "The Moog Cookbook: Ye Olde Space Bande: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ Chidester, Brian (15 October 2013). "Moog Cookbook Were Daft Punk Before Daft Punk". LA Weekly. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Parker, Lyndsey (17 May 2018). "The Moog Cookbook talk '90s synth spoofs: 'We sank our teeth into songs we wanted to destroy and make gross'". Yahoo. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Paul Myers. "In The Kitsch-en With The Moog Cookbook." Electronic Musician. 14:3 (March 1998). p. 78.
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Ye Olde Space Bande: Plays the Classic Rock Hits Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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