"Feel Alright" is the 13th song on The Sound of Music. I always assumed Peter wrote it. I believe it was an extra song on the IRS CD release of the album.

Would that I had written it. It's a cover of a song by Cargoe, who were Big Star's labelmates on Ardent in the 1970's. Here is a huge article on the band from Pop Culture Press. Their album and single were real good, as were the Hot Dogs, another Ardent band at the time.

http://www.popculturepress.com/cargoe1.html

Love,
Peter

How different (if any) is the dB's version from the original? Also, did the dB's ever consider recording a Big Star cover?

Thanks!

Not too different, we like the original a lot. The only cover we ever released in the band's lifetime.

No, we'd played Big Star songs since the albums came out when we were in high school. Our covers were usually more obscure ("Lovers of Today" by the Only Ones, "Compared to What" by Les McCann & Eddie Harris, "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie, for three examples), and we assumed people would expect us to do Big Star stuff.

Chris does "Compared to what?" on his album with Yo La Tengo....and don't forget "Atlantis" by Donovan...look forward to seeing you guys at Maxwells tomorrow night!

There was a great interview done by WFMU DJ Pseu Braun a couple of years ago with engineer/producer (and Ardent label co-owner) Terry Manning, along with Max Wisley and Bill Phillips from Cargoe. And I hasten to point out it includes plenty of music as well.

It's archived at http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/9142 and is recommended listening for anyone interested in learning more about the early 70s Memphis rock scene. Also recommended: the Rockin' Memphis comp (and most other releases) on Terry Manning's Lucky 7 label (http://www.luckysevenrecords.com/).

Evan

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